Ep 253: A Conversation with Grant Whiteoak of Heart to Gold
3 lifelong friends and music nerds discuss all things music. Interviews, album deep dives, and more. No genre is off limits; however, you'll likely hear us discussing rock, punk, metal, hip hop, etc. #nerdery.
Recent conversations include members of: Cypress Hill, Taking Back Sunday, P.O.D., Crime In Stereo, Sum 41, Teenage Wrist, Hawthorne Heights, Knuckle Puck, 311, Quicksand/Deftones, Incendiary, Frank Turner, Anthrax, NVM, Hatebreed, Sevendust, Killswitch Engage, The Gaslight Anthem, Shadows Fall, Thursday, The Movielife, The Distillers, GWAR, Sepultura, Koyo, August Burns Red, Movements, and many more.
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