Syd Green’s career in music is like unravelling a Matryoshka doll. You open up the first doll to find another one inside. When you think you’ve opened them all, you find yet another doll sitting there to surprise you. Many of my old school metal/rock mates will remember Syd best from his years with Killing Time/Mantissa. Read More The post Episode 124 – Syd Green (MonoNest Studio, ex-Mantissa, 19Twenty) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Caitlin Langley is the media spokesperson for a group pushing for exclusions zones for a fertility clinic in Albury as well as the right for privacy and freedom for those who utilise its services. Fertility clinics are few and far between in the state of New South Wales. Outside of metropolitan Sydney, there is only one clinic Read More The post Episode 123 – Caitlin Langley (Media Spokesperson – Exclusion Zones for Albury Fertility Clinic) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Phyco Health’s founder Pia Winberg is a marine ecologist based in the Shoalhaven and created her business in the hope of the western world, and in particular Australia, finally catching up with the east when it comes to seaweed farming, which is already a 6 billion dollar industry. The health benefits of seaweed in our Read More The post Episode 122 – Pia Winberg (Marine Ecologist, Seaweed Science, Phyco Health) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Paul Holmes rode his Triumph Scrambler Motorcycle from London to Wollongong. If you’re not up on your Geography, there’s a considerable distance between the two locations and this not a trip that most people would have the guts to embark on. Well, Paul has guts. Lots of it. After seeing a couple people close to him have Read More The post Episode 121 – Paul Holmes (London to Wollongong on Triumph Scrambler Motorcycle) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

While it might be an exaggeration, Adrian Griffin has probably played in every single metal and rock band that has ever existed. Yes, a slight exaggeration but for many musicians finding and holding onto a drummer is really difficult and Adrian certainly has helped out many Aussie bands over the years and thankfully (for many Read More The post Episode 120 – Adrian Griffin (Lo!, Session Drummer, Digital Designer and Marketer) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Cliff Reid is a Doctor and Specialist who works in both emergency and intensive care as well as pre-hospital retrieval medicine. To put it simply, Cliff provides emergency care to people who experience sudden unexpected extreme forms of physical suffering. I got the chance to meet Cliff out at the brand new multi-million dollar Helicopter Read More The post Episode 119 – Cliff Reid (Doctor/Specialist – Emergency and Intensive Care, Pre-Hospital Retrieval Medicine) appeared first on The...

In the metal community it’s not uncommon to meet people who are die-hard enthusiasts. It’s the appeal of not only music and lifestyle but the community aspect which draws people in from all over the world. One of those is Gary Carson. If you’re a big metal fan, in particular melodic metal, you might know Read More The post Episode 118 – Gary Carson (Screaming Symphony, Vegan, Die-hard Metal Fan) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

For the past 20 years, Chris Porcianko has been the key song writer and guitarist in the legendary Australian melodic metal band Vanishing Point. In that time, Chris and the guys have experienced many ups and downs over the past two decades. From label and band member changes, to internationally acclaimed albums, tours with some of metal’s Read More The post Episode 117 – Chris Porcianko (Vanishing Point) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Oscar McMahon is Newtown through and through. Whether it be growing up and attending high school in the area, playing in the Hell City Glamours, or working the local bars, Oscar is a part of Sydney’s Inner West and continues to call it home. Several years ago, Oscar decided to step it up a notch Read More The post Episode 116 – Oscar McMahon (Young Henrys, The Persian Drugs, ex-Hell City Glamours) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Peter Hodgson is one of those guys that I would have been in awe of as a teenager. The guy is a total guitar nerd, running his popular blog I Heart Guitar, he’s a music journalist writing for publications such as Australian Guitar, Guitar World, Gibson, Premier Guitar, Mixdown Magazine, Blunt, and Beat (to name Read More The post Episode 115 – Peter Hodgson (I Heart Guitar, Seymour Duncan, Music Journalism) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Sarah Lim is a Jiu-Jitsu grappling, keytar slinging legend who has been a part of the Melbourne music scene for over half of her life. From starting out playing local all ages shows at the age of 14, Sarah has played in a long list of bands over the years including her current long stays in Electrik Dynamite, Earth Read More The post Episode 114 – Sarah Lim (Electrik Dynamite, Earth, The Night Terrors) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Odd Studio has a resume that many can only dream of. Client projects include blockbusters such as Mad Max 4 Fury Road, Star Wars Revenge Of The Sith & Attack of the Clones, Alien Covenant, Wolverine, Farscape and many more. Established close to 15 years ago, Damian and Adam have built Odd Studio into what Read More The post Episode 113 – Adam Johansen & Damian Martin (Odd Studio – Alien, Mad Max, Star Wars and more) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

He was the first ever guest on The Andy Social Podcast and now Andrew Craig, school teacher by day, heavy metal drummer by night is the last guest for a big 2017. Since we spoke back in 2015, Andrew has been kept busy with Rise of Avernus, touring with other bands crewing as a Light Read More The post Episode 112 – Andrew Craig (Rise of Avernus, Metal Drummer, School Teacher) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Good on ya champ! Nat’s videos on Facebook alone have totalled nearly 5 million views to date. Ranging from excursions to a car exhibition in Los Angeles, to various Sydney expos and general day to day observations (see: ‘Fuck it’s hot‘), Sydney comedian Nat provides an in-depth analysis and documents his experiences at these special Read More The post Episode 111 – Nat’s What I Reckon (Video Series and Comedian) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Luke Cornish is a stencil artist. Ignorant old me thought that stencil art was simple in skill and style, however after digging deeper into Luke’s world and seeing some of his amazing works of art I’ve realised that I was completely off the mark. So how good is Luke? Well he’s the first ever stencil Read More The post Episode 110 – Luke Cornish (E.L.K Stencil Artist, Archibald Finalist) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Willie Gee might be metal’s most famous guitar tech. Starting off in the late 90s working with King Diamond, Willie has gone on to tech some of metal’s greatest guitar players in Megadeth, Anthrax, Slayer, Nevermore and many others. While Willie is a go to in the metal world, his services are not limited to Read More The post Episode 109 – Willie Gee (Guitar Tech – Megadeth, Anthrax, King Diamond, Slayer, Nevermore and more) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

When it comes to metal, Dave Harrison is your man. He played bass for Australia 90s Aria chart metal legends, Allegiance who played The Big Day Out and tour with bands such as Kreator, Slayer, Fear Factory, Biohazard, Machine Head and more. He later kicked off the Perth band Black Steel playing with the likes Read More The post Episode 108 – David Harrison (Heavy Metal Merchant, Allegiance) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Mortal Sin are legends in the Australian metal scene. They are the only Australian band to have played with each of the Big 4 (Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax) as well as Testament, Exodus, Kreator, Sepultura to name a few (shall we call it the Big 8?). Through classic albums such as Mayhemic Destruction and Face Read More The post Episode 107 – Mat Maurer (Mortal Sin) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Dedication is packing up your band of seven guys, all leading their separate lives and relocating from Brisbane to Hungary for 7 months. Most bands can’t even co-ordinate a 1 week tour! Joel Orford and Brisbane band Lagerstein have done just this by covering 13 countries, playing 71 shows, driving to every show and covering 43,565 kilometres of Read More The post Episode 106 – Joel Orford (Lagerstein) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.

Husband, Father, Thrash Metal Guitarist and Small Business Owner, Jake Weber. He’s a busy fella! Juggling family life, playing on stage with Melbourne band Harlott (who are on Metal Blade Records) and now running his own cafe with his wife called Bettie’s, which is named after their daughter and located in the inner Melbourne suburb Read More The post Episode 105 – Jake Weber (Harlott, Bettie’s Northcote) appeared first on The Andy Social Podcast.