Couch Riffs

Our guest this episode is the amazing Brittany Davis, a singer/keyboardist from Seattle WA. Brittany performs as a solo artist and with a number of folks around town, including Painted Shield, a project that includes Stone Gossard, Matt Chamberlain, Mason Jennings and Jeff Fielder. In 2024 Brittany released Image Issues and in May 2025 will release Black Thunder, an improv jazz album. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! If you're digging the Couch Riffs Podcast please consider supporting us through PATREON. Your support goes a long way toward making all things that Couch Riffs does possible. Thank you so much!

Our guest this episode is Ben London, the Executive Director of Sonic Guild, an organization that every year grant's unrestricted funds to musical artists of all genres. Ben has lived in Seattle WA for over 35 years and is the guitarist in local favorites, STAG, as well as the former singer/guitarist of Alcohol Funnycar. He has previously worked for the Grammys, EMP museum, and has held a number of other music industry positions before finding himself at Sonic Guild. Sonic Guild will be awarding 2025 artist recipients at a show and ceremony on February 22, 2025 at The Triple Door in Seattle WA. Last year's show was absolutely fantastic and I encourage you to attend and check out some of the massive talents that are bubbling up from the Seattle music scene! Thanks for watching Couch Riffs Podcast. If you are enjoying the show please consider supporting us through Patreon at the link below OR you can make a one-time donation at the link below your video viewer. Your support goes a long way in supporting an artist who commits many hours toward every single Couch Riffs release. Thank you so much for your support! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://sonicguild.org

Our guest this episode is Seattle's original hip hop here, Sir MIxaLot. Rising to notoriety in the 80s with a series of hits and tours, MixaLot put Seattle rap on the map and put him at the top of the charts for 5 weeks with Baby Got Back, a hit that has stood the test of time. I had a fantastic time speaking with Mix for this podcast. What a story teller! If you're enjoying Couch Riffs Podcast, please consider supporting us at PATREON. https://patreon.com/couchriffs is the only place that Couch Riffs is able to bring any money in to help support and maintain the studio space where these episodes are being recorded. Many, many hours go in to every single episode and your show of support is massively appreciated. Thank you! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

Our guest this episode requires no introduction (but I'll do it anyway). Peter Hook is the co-founder of TWO of the most influential bands to ever come out of the UK, Joy Division and New Order, and currently leads his band Peter Hook & The Light. Hooky is a true blue punk to this day and I had a fantastic time connecting with him here. I hope you enjoy our conversation. If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast please consider supporting us on PATREON. Patreon is the only thing that helps keep the lights on at CRHQ and your support on this platform is massively appreciated. Thank you! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

My guest this episode is yet another punk rock legend: Jonny Wickersham aka Jonny Two Bags most notably of Social Distortion. Two Bags has also done many hours and miles with Cadillac Tramps, Youth Brigade, US Bombs and most recently Me First & The Gimme Gimmes. I had a fantastic time speaking with Jonny in this podcast episode and I hope that you enjoy our conversation! If you are enjoying Couch Riffs please consider supporting us on PATREON. Patreon is the only avenue Couch Riffs is able to generate any income from and for the podcast to grown and improve and your support there is greatly appreciated. Unpaid memberships are available, as well! But, for as little as $5 per month you can help keep this free content happening. Thanks so much! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

This episode I'm very happy to have my longtime bandmate and friend Duff McKagan on the podcast. Duff released his most recent solo album, Lighthouse, nearly a year ago and will be touring Europe/UK and the US this Fall. Be sure to catch a show near you! I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. If you are enjoying Couch Riffs Podcast please consider supporting us through Patreon for as little as $5/month. Your patronage there is what helps keep Couch Riffs happening, improving, and building. Thanks so much! photo by Veronica Sams https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://duffonline.com

Our guest this episode is Teza of TeZATalks, a Seattle/Tacoma-based singer, self-described as hardcore pop. Seeing Teza perform at SMASH and again for Sonic Guild's award ceremony was amazing and I've been looking forward to this opportunity to learn a bit more about her and share it with you all. TeZATalks new album, Black Girl American Horror Story, will be out in Fall '24 and promises to take Teza to the next level and I recommend keeping her on your radar to catch any live performances she may make in your area. You won't want to miss it! Thanks for watching and listening. If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast please click the subscribe button and consider supporting us on PATREON. Patreon is the only way that Couch Riffs stays funded. Thank you so much for helping keep Couch Riffs rolling along in this way. https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://tezatalks.com

In this episode we host Seattle's darlings, The Fastbacks. The Fastbacks have a new album coming this week titled "For What Reason?" and it is classic butt-kicking pop from The Fastbacks. I enjoyed hosting the entire band but hand in there with me as we wade through the conversation. This is the most folks that have ever appeared in an podcast episode so it was new territory. Thanks for watching and listening! If you are enjoying the podcast please consider supporting Couch Riffs on Patreon! Your support through Patreon is crucial to the growth and life of Couch Riffs. Thank you! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

Our guest this episode is Alie Byland of Byland, a band that released a phenomenal album earlier in 2024, Heavy For a While. Alie has a great story which she generously shared here with me, for you. Please go check out Byland's new album and see her and her band out on tour this Fall (details to be announced soon, check their website!). Thanks for listening. If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast please consider supporting us through Patreon. https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://www.bylandmusic.com

My guest this episode is drummer Faith Stankevich of Acid Tongue, Kathy Moore Super Power Trio and many other live and recording projects. I first met Faith years ago in Seattle and when I moved back to Seattle she was playing the first gig that I worked after landing back. Faith's energy for music is inspiring and contagious and I urge you to go check out any live performance she is involved in. I had a great time hosting her on the show this day and I hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching. If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast please support us on PATREON. Patreon is the one opportunity that Couch Riffs has to generate any kind of operating funds and your support is crucial and massively appreciated. Thank you so much! https://patreon.com/couchrifffs https://couchriffs.com

Our guest this episode, Dave Dederer, is the founding guitarist of The Presidents of the United States of America. Dave has also had quite a storied career behind the scenes in the music and digital world since taking hiatus from performing with PUSA and in recent years has been playing tons of guitar around Seattle. I've known Dave for many years now and have always had a ton of fun hanging with him and I even played the first 1 or 2 Loaded shows with him on bass. What a time! I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did. If you are enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast or any of our other fine, fine content please consider supporting us at PATREON. Patreon is the one and only place where you can support Couch Riffs and help keep it alive and well. It is also the only place where you may download the cover songs that Couch Riffs produces. They are all available for free download! Go get it and help support us today. Thanks so much! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

Our guest this episode is Shaun Crawford, a young Texan in Seattle who commands attention anywhere he posts up and performs. Shaun can be found playing guitar and bass in Seattle and on tour around the country and Europe in a variety of bands including Acid Tongue, Rub, and with Stephanie Anne Johnson. It was a pleasure to host him here on Couch Riffs and I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying Couch Riffs Podcast or any of the other content that we're creating please consider supporting us at PATREON. For as little as $5 per month you can help Couch Riffs continue to grow and expand. All of our content exists for free on the internet and PATREON is essentially the only way Couch Riffs is able to fund anything at all. Your support is greatly appreciated! Thank you! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

Our guest this episode is Pawel Maciwoda, a player who has been the bassist for German metal legends, Scorpions, since 2003. Pawel was an absolute treat to host on the podcast and to get to know throughout the Scorpions Las Vegas residency recently. See the band on tour now and in the coming year all over the world. Thank you for supporting COUCH RIFFS on Patreon! Patreon support is the primary way Couch Riffs earns any money to support production on all of the free content we are creating. Thank you so much for being supportive and helping us make this bigger and better every year. Follow Pawel at: facebook.com/pawelmaciwodaofficial instagram.com/pawelmaciwodaofficial/?hl=pl twitter.com/MaciwodaPawel https://couchriffs.com https://patreon.com/couchriffs

Our guest this episode is Todd Morse, a veteran musician of punk and rock scenes on both coasts of America and the bassist for The Offspring. Todd also releases solo material with a rootsy/Americana vibe and fronts the coverband Petty Cash with a crew of his bandmates from The Licks. Check out his 2019 solo album, Late Bloomer, or his multiple singles he's released since. Todd plans to record and release another solo album by the end of 2024. Let's make sure to hold him to that! Thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast and/or the cover song series we release please consider supporting us on Patreon. All of our content is available for free for all people to enjoy on streaming sites and YouTube and your support at PATREON truly makes it a possibility. Thank you so much for supporting! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

Our guest this episode is Stoney Curtis, the leader of the Stoney Curtis Band and guitarist of Count's 77 featuring Danny "Count" Koker. He has released a number of albums through Mike Varney's legendary Shrapnel Records and is currently working on a new album with a forecasted release before the end of the year. It was an absolute pleasure to speak with Stoney and I hope you enjoy his story and this conversation. Thanks for listening! If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast please consider supporting the Couch Riffs Patreon page. Patreon support is what allows the podcast and cover song videos to be continue to grown, improve, and thrive. Thank you so much! https://couchriffs.com https://patreon.com/couchriffs

Tim DiJulio has been a fixture on the Seattle rock 'n roll scene for decades and leads the charge on many guitar-fueled nights in local clubs. Tim was a member of the first band I saw perform in a club in Seattle in 1993 and I've always looked up to him so it was a great pleasure to host him on this episode of the Couch Riffs Podcast. Most recently, Tim and I have become bandmates playing together in Duff McKagan's solo band in support of his newest album, Lighthouse, which Tim tracked many of the guitars for. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed this time shared with Tim. If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast or the cover song videos that we create please consider supporting us on PATREON so that this may continue to grow and improve for years to come. Thank you so much for your support! https://couchriffs.com https://patreon.com/couchriffs

My guest this episode is Chris Jordan, bassist for the Seattle bands Sunny Day Real Estate and Spirit Award. Chris has been an awesome addition to SDRE since the band's reunion and subsequent touring from 2022 through to today. The month this podcast is released the band will be releasing a live studio re-recording of the SDRE debut, Diary, and it is glorious. It also features an unreleased song from the band, reworked during this session. Be sure to check Sunny Day Real Estate out when they come through town and give the new recording a listen. You won't be sorry. I hope you enjoy this episode! If you're enjoying the Couch Riffs Podcast or our cover song videos please do consider joining our patreon community and help propel Couch Riffs along to create bigger, better, more spectacular content for the people. Your support is essential and much appreciated. Thank you so much! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com

This comeback episode we talk to Corey McCormick, bassist in Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Willie Nelson, Chris Cornell and none other than Neil Young. Honestly, Corey has my favorite resume of any guest I've had to date. He's an incredibly talented musician and a top-shelf dude. I caught him on a day off in Seattle where Corey was treated to a brief tour of some Seattle spots and then we sat for the podcast. The next day Corey came to Crackle & Pop where he and a group of us tracked a new live cover for Couch Riffs. Corey was phenomenal as was the entire band. I hope you enjoy this podcast! Catch Corey on tour NOW with Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real. And, if you're enjoying Couch Riffs Podcast please support us on Patreon. Your patronage goes a long way toward making the podcast and the cover song videos happen. Thank you so miuch for your support! https://patreon.com/couchriffs

Our guest this episode is Kristian Dunn, one-half of the instrumental rock band, El Ten Eleven. We cover Kristian's young musical life, his influences, love of sci-fi and writing as well as plenty of El Ten Eleven history. I met Kristian and Tim (El Ten Eleven) on tour last year and got to enjoy their music almost nightly and I can't recommend enough to see them. There is so much music coming off of the stage from two musicians with no pre-recorded loops. Be sure to check them out when they tour next for an upcoming release this Fall and go out and support independent music by buying theirs where ever you like to buy music, downloads or vinyl at the record store! I hope you enjoy this episode. If you're enjoying Couch Riffs podcast please support us on PATREON! Patreon is the lifeblood of Couch Riffs and supports our efforts to create and publish this podcast and the cover song videos that we release on a regular schedule. Thank you so much for your support! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://elteneleven.com https://varietycoffeeroasters.com/pages/subscriptions

Our guest this episode is Peter Summit, singer/front person for the Las Vegas band Crashing Wayward. Peter walks us through his history as a singer from his earliest days as a karaoke star to touring and single parenting as a working musician. Crashing Wayward release their debut album, Listen, on June 9 2023. The album is chock full of fantastic songs that sound familiar without being derivative and contemporary without losing its appeal to classic rock fans. Look out for this band to explode. I thoroughly enjoyed hosting Peter and I hope you enjoy this, too. Be sure to stream Listen on all major streaming platforms the week this episode comes out! If you're enjoying Couch Riffs Podcast or our cover song videos please consider supporting us on PATREON. Patreon is the one place where you can help make Couch Riffs happen through direct support. Thank you so much if you're already helping to make this happen. You're the best! https://patreon.com/couchriffs https://couchriffs.com https://crashingwayward.com https://varietycoffeeroasters.com