Throwback: Chris Ballew - Musician (The Presidents of the United States of America / Caspar Babypants)

About this episode

Chris Ballew discusses his music career, including his time with The Presidents of the United States of America and his work as Caspar Babypants.

Hey Streetwalkers. This is a throwback episode with Chris Ballew from the ground breaking 90s band The Presidents of the United States of America. Chris first appeared on the show on 7.18.22 It was such a compelling & fun episode, l decided it needed to be re-visited! Enjoy this throwback episode, tell a friend, and thanks for listening! Chris Ballew Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Chris Ballew. Chris is a musician and founding member and lead singer of the alternative rock band The Presidents of the United States of America. Chris is also known as Caspar Babypants; catering music for parents and kids to enjoy together. In this episode we chat about why he was drawn to music, touring as a band member with Beck for 2 tours, forming The Presidents, managing huge hits like Peaches, and Lump, and some of the strangely stringed instruments he has played in those songs. He shares stories about Sir Mix A Lot, Beck, Madonna, and even a great story about Kurt Cobain's GHOST! We talk about he second, third, and now fourth musical incarnation; including Caspar Babypants, writing music for tv, film, and commercials, and his latest project, ethereal music. All…

People in this episode

Host: Steve Owens

Guest: Chris Ballew

Topics covered

• music
• interview
• 90s band
• alternative rock
• storytelling

Keywords

• Chris Ballew
• The Presidents of the United States of America
• Caspar Babypants
• alternative rock
• music storytelling
• Beck
• 90s music

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Presidents of the United States of America, Caspar Babypants

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