Entries by Cinnamon

Album Review: “Stake Your Claim”by Big Eyes

Stake My Claim by BIG EYES Taking control of the punk indie crown and owning the perfect sound of big distorted guitar and hella ferocious vocals. Stake Your Claim acts as fulfilment as well as statement of intent – yeah they’re staking their claim and dropping their flag on the biggest piece of cake.

Album Review: “No Control” by Jelly Mammoth

Jelly Mammoth EP by Jelly Mammoth Such sweet young kids from Geelong. So innocent and uncontaminated. Or maybe not. Just intent on leaving expectations behind, drilling into the basics of power chords, and the direct vocal direction – no control, no control, no control!

Episode 15: Edna

This week we discuss what ladies like. Also the relationship between yoga and buttholes, men who buy ladies’ nighties at the Kiwanis, and Cinnamon’s new `scenester’ personality. Tristan Colby and Josh Davis of The Styrofoam Turtles reveal how to not miss chords while you jump off a drum kit. We also have excellent music: The […]

Episode 14 – Mean Colleen

Episode 14 – Mean Colleen. ‘Mean’ Colleen Rose, lead singer of the Egg Eaters, joins the podcast to discuss out-of-body experiences, eye contact, and how to look cool while carrying a pie. John interviews Lowell Hobbs of Tongues of Fire and gets scolded by somebody’s mom. We also have excellent music: Fime with Hover Hand […]

Episode 13: Fuck you, I’m pretty

Episode 13: Fuck you, I’m pretty: Guitar-licking, and Nietzsche’s philosophy of sheep. John plans a parade. Melissa Lucciola of New Jersey band Francie Moon describes the little clouds that deliver melodies through the air. We also have excellent music: Saturno Grooves with Beaumont Tim OT with Diary Francie Moon with Grow PrettyPretty with Dicks and […]

Episode 12: Near-misses

Episode 12- Near-misses: John reveals how he almost sat naked on a bagpipe-end. BROTHRS Lo and Rev reveal how they almost became country-rap poster-boys. Also some discussion of Monica Lewinski, neck tattoos, and an embarrassing song about the IRS. We also have excellent music: The Memories with La La Land The White Oak Splits with […]

Episode 11 – Free Candy!

 Episode 11- Free Candy! The Kennedys, exhausted from their fake tour of the Northeast, wax sort of sentimental about art, and artists, and bananas. Jim McCarthy and Max Steele of Skunk Ruckus discuss why you need a stage name, and give some specifics about how to set up a multi-city tour. We also have […]

Podcast 10 – Hole Nose

Summer McClinton, artist and lead singer of Foot Gun, joins us as we discuss the strange city of New Haven, John running naked around a lake, whether or not Facebook is bullshit, and why you really only need one pair of pants when you go on tour. We also have excellent music: Ceschi with Elm […]

Podcast 9 – Breaking the Fourth Wall

Episode 9- Breaking the Fourth Wall: Why JP Kennedy refuses to play the trumpet ever again. Is body odor sexy? Scary and inspiring bartenders. And Benjamin Hatch of the Cannonball Jars discusses how Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure changed his life. We also have excellent music: The Claws of Death with My Brain is a […]