Episodes
Oct. 31, 2022
Caving In w/ Ryan of Fuzzrocious Pedals
On this glorious episode, Ryan Ratajski from Fuzzrocious Pedals returns to the podcast to nerd out with Blake about Thrice's Alchemy Index, talk about his new collaboration with the band Cave In, and just generally hag out fo...
Oct. 24, 2022
Video Games Started It All w/ Ayla Tesler-Mabe
Lots of people have theorized that the video game "Rock Band" may have kick started a whole generation of guitarists. Ayla proves that that might just be true. We had a great conversation about bringing just what the song nee...
Oct. 17, 2022
Protesting... Music? w/ Pat Finnerty
WHAT MAKES THIS SONG STINK? That is the question that launched Pat's YouTube career. In the depths of lockdown, Pat Finnerty, a lifetime musician from Scranton, PA started making videos critiquing songs. I found him via a vid...
Oct. 11, 2022
Dumble Drama w/ Taylor of Amplified Nation
What is the deal with Dumble Amplifiers? What is it about these guitar amplifiers that cause so much of a stir amongst us guitar geeks? Is the Overdrive Special really magical? Is a Steel String Singer deserving of it's legen...
Oct. 3, 2022
Mark Agnesi of Gibson Guitars
Mark Agnesi first popped up in internet guitarland as the host of Guitar of The Day and other such content for the legendary Norman's Rare Guitars in Los Angeles, California. Eventually he became the Director of Brand Experie...
Sept. 26, 2022
PIZZA. PEDALS. PODCAST. w/ Scott's Pizza Tours
It was bound to happen eventually... I am very excited to welcome to the podcast Scott Wiener of Scott's Pizza Tours! In another life, Scott was a touring musician who had a breakthrough while sampling various famous pizzeria...
Sept. 19, 2022
What Is A Guitar Pedal? w/ Addison from The JHS Show
On this week's episode, I am stoked to be talking to Addison Sauvan from JHS Pedals/The JHS Show! We had a brilliant chat about his career and how it has lead him to a spot on one of the most popular gear channels on YouTube....
Sept. 12, 2022
Working For Free w/ Ian Martin Allison Main
Ian Martin Allison is a bassist. And not just any bassist, this dude is an absolute MONSTER on the instrument. Ever since he was first "forced" into the roll of commanding the low end, he developed a true passion for the inst...
Sept. 5, 2022
Know Your Worth w/ Corey Congilio
Welcome to today's episode! Today I'm talking to Corey Congilio. Corey has made his living as a professional guitarist for many years, and has done session work/toured with a ton of different artists. The dude has a ton of in...
Aug. 29, 2022
The Origin of Origin Effects w/ John Dines
Here we go! This week I have John Dines from Origin Effects on the show this week to discuss his musical history, how he got into messing with electronics, and the history of Origin Effects. Everything from Digitech Pod ripof...
Aug. 22, 2022
Everything Is Pro-Wrestling w/ Exel
Is the whole entertainment industry kafabe? The rules are made up and the points don't matter? Maybe... On this episode I'm talking with Exel. The dude is a lifelong musician based in the big ole state of Texas. On this episo...
Aug. 15, 2022
How To Get Sponsored? w/ Alex Auxier (Origin Effects, Victory Amps, Stringjoy)
How do I get sponsored? How do I get FREE GEAR??? These are questions that I get fairly consistently and the short answer is that nothing is free. The long answer is at least partially contained in this podcast episode. Alex ...
Aug. 8, 2022
Is It OK To Smash Guitars? w/ Kai West
What do Wendy O. Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Pete Townshend, Mike McCready, and Blake Wyland have in common? We have all SMASHED GUITARS as part of a public performance. This polarizing practice is so deeply integrat...
Aug. 1, 2022
Shavo Odadjian of System Of A Down
It is officially one of those times again... System Of A Down are one of my biggest musical inspirations. Toxicity literally did not leave my Discman for about a year and a half. (Yes Discman. I said what I said.) The dudes a...
July 25, 2022
Tweaking The Tone Of Your Life (Big KO Part 2)
Welcome "back" to the podcast my dude Kareem Denis, otherwise known as Big KO! When KO and I recorded several months ago, I knew that his Patron conversation was going to have to be public at some point. He made some very cru...
July 18, 2022
There Is Actually Guitar On This One! w/ Aaron of Intervals
What is this? A guitar announcement on a guitar podcast complete with ACTUAL GUITAR PLAYING??? This madness. Blake must have officially lost his mind. This is Aaron's second appearance on the show, and he is debuting his new ...
July 15, 2022
Live From The Shred Shed w/ Charles Henry of Silktone Amps
Here you are folks! This week you are getting a bonus episode with my guy Charles Henry from Silktone Amps! Charles visited Portland because he has a bunch of friends up here, and we decided to get some Vietnamese and do some...
July 11, 2022
37 Surgeries & Van Halen w/ Pete & Dede Dankelson
Peter Dankelson was born at 30 weeks and diagnosed with Goldenhar Syndrome. His Mom, Dede, kept a daily journal to update family and friends. This became known as " Pete's Diary " during the 102 days he was in the NICU. Fast ...
July 4, 2022
The Man Behind The Curtain w/ James Santiago of Universal Audio
James Santiago is a super cool dude who is absolutely instrumental in so many facets of this crazy industry. There is a very good chance that you have put your hands (or feet) on products that James has had a hand in. Serious...
June 27, 2022
PODCEPTION w/ Emily Harris, Jason Mays & Zach Broyles
Here we go good people! I am back from Gearfest with a whole pile of content to hand over to you! On this episode, I sat down with Jason Mays from Working Class Music, Emily Harris from Get Offset, and Zach Broyles from Mytho...
June 21, 2022
Something Entirely New w/ Terry & Angelo of Meris
Here we go! On this episode Angelo and Terry came on the show to discuss the creation of their new pedal, LVX. We get into the goals, inspirations, and challenges associated with creating such an advanced product in the crazy...
June 13, 2022
Punching Faces w/ Yvette Young
Yvette Young of Covet, Dewey Halpaus of The Peer Pleasure Podcast, and some guy named Blake Wyland sit down for a podcast EXPLOSION! In all seriousness, this one is very special. This is the first episode that I'm recording i...
June 6, 2022
Recording In The Modern Age w/ Rian O'Conell Lewis Main
Rian is a Grammy nominated producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based out of Los Angeles, California. We dove deep into how modern technology has completed changed the recording experience, feeling the physical move...
May 30, 2022
Product Development is Weird w/ Scott of Templo Audio Devices
Scott is back! I had an absolute blast chatting with him the last time he came on the show, so I was crazy happy to have him back on the podcast. We talked in-depth about his lifestyle, and company on his previous episode so ...