We talk with Austrian born Cornelia ("Connie") Calcaterra and husband/guitarist Frank from Tampa’s DieAlps! They tell us about being in a band with your spouse, being the only Austrian in Tampa, their changing sound, New Granada Records, buying a Google Maps van for touring, recording music and working at Atomic Audio, and their 2017 plans. We also talk a lot about cats!
On a Most Merry Metal edition of Cigar City Radio, we meet Ben Falgoust from extreme metal band Goatwhore. We talk about the New Orleans metal scene, metal subgenres and influences, Bandcamp as the new tape trading, supportive parents, 35 years of Metalblade, and tour stories.
We also give a special shoutout to the most metal 10 year old we’ve ever met.
We talk with Grammy nominated, Platinum selling singer/songwriter Shawn Mullins about his hit “Lullaby”, sharing stages with major pop stars, being compared to 90s bands, analog music, Nashville, writing songs with others, meeting Chuck Cannon, and his cabin in the woods.
Billy Mays III opens up about the Billy Mays legacy, seeing his dad on South Park, the BillyMays.org digital museum, and meeting Conan. We also talk about his music at Infinite Third, his “spontaneous group vocal looping” project, Mouth Council, Remember You Are Dreaming, and giving away music for free…because Obama.