Hit My Music

Episode 15 - Ernie Osiris

We're back!

This week's episode features my conversation with former Ring of Honor staple, and one of the longest tenured members of the Embassy, Ernie Osiris. This is a fun conversation, and features talk of a lot of different artists, but it's clear that Ernie has his foots firmly planted in hip hop and rap. In addition to being a fun conversation, we talk about some real issues. Specifically, those of Ernie's struggles with addiction, and how music can be a trigger for that. 

Thanks to Ernie for coming on the show, and thank you for downloading!

Links:

Ernie Osiris on Twitter 

Episode 14 - Kevin ”The Man” Graham

Thanks for downloading episode 14 of Hit My Music. This week's guest is Kevin "The Man" Graham, who I got to know when we were opponents during the Tournament of Champions on The A Show, on CKCC Radio. Kevin was a staple in east coast independents throughout the 2010s, and can now be found on Brain Wreck TV on YouTube.

 

In our conversation, Kevin and I discuss his DJ father's vinyl collection, finding new genres/artists through a sort of reverse engineering, and learning to get past initial impressions of certain types of music. We also discuss trying to find the right theme for your first wrestling match, and the journey Kevin took in that regard, as well as discussions with friends and tag team partners about when it's right to change your music.

 

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Check Kevin out on Twitter.

Brain Wreck TV on YouTube

Episode 13 - Ska Round Table Special

Thanks for downloading Hit My Music! This week's episode is a special episode, as I've gathered four additional wrestling content creators to talk about one of our favorite genres of music, ska. Ed from Pod Van Dam, Chris and Matt from The A Show, and Peter DeLonge from Peter DeLonge Talks on YouTube (links below) have joined me for a really fun discussion.

We discuss our favorite ska bands, favorite ska albums, how Christian ska kept the genre alive, what bands are not necessarily our cups of tea, and a whole bunch of other nonsense. We even find out that Ed, unsurprisingly, has never heard of Serpico. There are a handful of really fun and interesting stories centered around ska scenes, and it's just a generally good time.

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Links:

Ed 

Peter 

Matt (The A Show Twitter Account) 

Decker 

The A Show 

Wrestling Shorts With Peter DeLonge 

Pod Van Dam 

Episode 12 - ”The Weirdster” Evan Ambrose

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This week, I have the pleasure of speaking with “The Weirdster” Evan Ambrose. He has some interesting taste in music that starts with Don McLean and winds through ska, folk punk, and Italo Disco. As always, we talk about entrance themes, but not just Evan’s. We go down a weird rabbit hole dissecting the lyrics to Billy Kidman’s theme, “You Can Run”, and Evan name drops Johnny Gargano, who had to break it to Evan that DMX did not do that song. This was a very fun discussion, and you can listen to the end of the episode to hear Evan’s new theme song in full.

 

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Check Evan out at AIW, and on Twitter.

Episode 11 - Logan Easton Laroux

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You may have seen this week's guest on AEW programming, or all over promotions that have been affiliated with IWTV during his career. He is the champion of the 1%, Logan Easton Laroux. 

In my discussion with Logan, we talk about trying to play the drums, uncles with massive cd collections, and Soundcloud rappers. We also discuss the theme songs that he's used throughout multiple phases of his career, including one that sounds suspiciously like a WWF theme from the early 90s.

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Follow Logan on social media:

Logan on Twitter

Blank on Twitter

 

Episode 10 - Hallowicked

Thanks so much for downloading this episode of Hit My Music. My guest this week is none other than the Broadsword of Nazmaldun himself, Hallowicked. He graciously allowed me, the one known as Swinetooth, to interview him about all things music.

In our conversation, we talk about the magical properties of music, and those who make it. We talk about music that makes the best soundtrack for chasing down campers, and the post-chase relaxation. We talk about boom boxes being left in the woods of Sleepy Hollow, and the bonus uses of D batteries. We also talk about heavy nonsense, and authoritarian garbage.

In the second half of the show, we go through the entrance themes that Hallowicked has used throughout the years, which leads to discussions of theme songs that Eddie Kingston hates, wrestlers who buy a lot of movie soundtracks, and Hallowicked gives his thoughts on the late Larry Sweeney.

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Follow Hallowicked on social media:

Twitter 

YouTube 

Episode 9 - Shane Hagadorn

As always, thanks for listening to Hit My Music. This week, my guest is former ROH wrestler and manager, Shane Hagadorn. Listen in, as we chat about his varied musical history, and discover that we have a lot in common musically. Later, we talk about finding the right song for a character after using a "wrong" song, checking off a bucket list item in the world of wrestling, finding himself and his character, and we trace the entrance themes that Shane has used throughout his career, including a theme that would be created in part by a future colleague of his.

 

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Find Shane in the following places:

Twitter

Instagram

An Honorable Mention

Episode 8 - Daniel Makabe

Episode 7 was a wild one. In a completely different way, episode 8 is just as wild. My guest this week is The Wrestling Genius, Daniel Makabe. He doesn't have the manic energy of Wes Barkley, but he does have an eclectic taste, and quite a musical journey. Whether it's starting out listening to Aerosmith, starting a Neutral Milk Hotel cover band, or making his own original music in multiple projects, Daniel certainly covers a lot of ground, musically.

 

In this conversation, we talk about a variety of topics, including the CanCon law in Canada, getting bands to play covers they weren't planning to play, and ill fated co-headlining tours...when you were really only there to see the opening act.

You can find Daniel all over the internet. Check him and his music out in the following places:

Twitter 

Bandcamp - Griefwalker 

Bandcamp - Taxa 

IWTV - The Life Of Daniel Makabe 

 

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Episode 7 - Wes Barkley

Y’all...you’re not ready for this week’s episode. If you have a tendency to listen to podcasts at an increased speed, you’re probably going to want to fix that this week. My guest this week is Wes Barkley, and if you’re familiar with him from the world of independent wrestling, then you know that he is one of the best talkers in the game today. He’s also an interesting fan of music. In this conversation, we talk about being introduced to music and...ahem...ways to get music for free by babysitters, and how those babysitters would breakdance to Vanilla Ice. We also go into tangents about bedroom posters, learning to play guitar, Tiger Woods’ dad, and a career playing bocce. We also talk about playing mind games, and getting blocked by Dylan Postl.

 

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Wes Barkley on Twitter

 

Note: We recorded this episode in August, and a lot of things have happened in the lives of the Rip City Shooters since then. Just something to keep in mind.

Episode 6 - Dr. Ethan Wilde, Ph. D.

Welcome back to Hit My Music. This week, my guest is an academic. A man of learning. A man of high standards. Welcome to the show, Dr. Ethan Wilde, Ph.D. 

 

Dr. Wilde is primarily associated with the goings on at Camp Leapfrog, where he is currently the Camp Athletic Commissioner. Despite his reputation from Camp Leapfrog, I found that Dr. Wilde was a delight to talk to. He has an extensive personal history with music, and we delve into such topics as where his love of vinyl records comes from, which character from A Song of Ice and Fire Mick Mars reminds him of, poison pills in a road trip playlist, and bench press PR songs. We also talk about his use of a harpsichord concerto as entrance music, but we also talk about his dalliance with Yacht Rock.

 

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Find Dr. Ethan Wilde on Twitter

Camp Leapfrog on IWTV