The First Ever Podcast

Jeremy talks to Thirdface vocalist Kathyrn Edwards. During this podcast the two discuss growing up in Mississippi, moving to Nashville for College, the music she grew up around and learning piano, playing clarinet in the high school band, learning how to play bass, the formation of Donors, discovering pop punk, the box music video channel, fall out boy, her first time performing, the formation of Thirdface, her first recording experiences, booking shows, the genesis of DRKMTTR Collective, the joys of having access to screen printing, designing a shirt for Paramore, horror movie talk, and more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Musician and Visual Artist Yvette Young of Covet. During this podcast the two discuss how it was living on campus at UCLA, trying to write Baroque classical music, her love for The Darkness, learning instruments at an early age, her first band Astrochasm, her first show at Jerry’s Pizza in Bakersfield, the early stages of making art, her physical and mental health struggles (TW: anorexia) and how music helped her, getting a bachelors in fine arts, recording with Covet for the first time, catching Bird Flu on her first tour, SXSW and the pains that come with it, her signature Ibanez guitar, our mutual love for Iceland, releasing her solo material DIY, a special performance of PARACHUTE and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to singer / songwriter Cecilia Della Peruti who makes music under Gothic Tropic and has been a touring member for artists including Beck, Charlie XCX and more! During this podcast the two discuss the beach, New Jersey, having parents that are both classically trained performers, her introduction to Bjork, finding her voice by impersonating others, learning how to play guitar, her first punk band The Cheats, her first experience recording, opening for The Dickies, her time with the band Rumspringa, starting Gothic Tropic, her first experiences with record labels, being hired for Charlie XCX through Jack Antonoff, her audition for Beck and what it’s like playing with him, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson, who released Jeremy’s favorite album of 2020 “Beginners” on Anti Records. During this episode they discuss Promising Young Woman and movies getting lost to Covid, Blink 182, nylon-string acoustics, guitar tablature, alternate tunings, the talent show he played with Elliot from Touche Amore, first bands, moving out of Los Angeles, first tours, Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst and the impact they’ve both had on his musical career, touring with Jenny Lewis and their mutual love for Rilo Kiley, and at the end of the episode Christian performs “Northsiders” for the first ever performance on the podcast! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Chase Mason, Arizona based musician and artist who has played in bands such as Gatecreeper, Spirit Adrift, and more. During this episode they discuss growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, first connecting with music through his family's love of The Beatles, going to see Paul McCartney on his 3rd birthday, the importance of Jimmy Eat World to Arizona’s local scene, recording with Bob Hoag, starting his band Gatecreeper, the local promotion company that helped him find work that built Arizona’s aggressive music community, booking tours, working with different labels including King of the Monsters and Relapse, the two discuss what new bands should do when they start, how Gatecreeper record songs, when he started getting into design work, releasing a record avoiding the traditional roll out, and much more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Halley Gross, LA-based writer and actor who won the Best Narrative award for her work on The Last Of Us Part II at the 2020 Game Awards. During this episode they discuss Halley being born and raised in Florida, New Jersey, how playing video games as a kid sparked her interest in media, writing apocalyptic short stories, her love of The Addams Family in kindergarten while going through a stage of wearing all black, how she started acting and got her first agent at 9 years old, her condition which affected her growth, her first movie role as an actor in Lying, playing a lot of victims in Law & Order, appearing on a few episodes of Broad City and how it was her last acting role, Halley's struggle with writing TV comedy, what it was like working and writing on Westworld, her first writing break on Banshee, how she got The Last of Us II the same time as Too Old to Die Young, Halley’s advice on how to get into writing, and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Jordan Dreyer - writer and lead singer of La Dispute who released their fifth studio album, Panorama, in March 2019. During this episode they discuss the COVID-19 vaccine, how Jordan discovered Neil Young and Bob Dylan early in life by digging through his dad’s vinyl collection, Jordan’s cousin and bandmate Brad Vander Lugt, getting a ‘Toys-R-Us’ guitar and a synthesiser but never learning how to play either, Jordan and Brad’s shard love of Modest Mouse, At the Drive-In, and Glassjaw, impressing Brad by performing vocals on a Rage Against The Machine cover, starting La Dispute, recording their debut album Vancouver, getting signed to Friction Records, playing weekend shows while Jordan was still in high school, taking part in competitive public speaking events, No Sleep Records, Lars Ulrich’s battle against Napster, recording Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair, meeting Jeremy and performing on the West Coast for the first time, being humbled by fans singing along at European shows, abandoning financial security in pursuit of a life music, the significance of making money for the first time, Jordan’s favourite films of 2020, and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Alexis Marshall, vocalist for Daughters. Alexis also recently released a poetry collection in collaboration with Dan Darrah titled Moving Windows, available now through Secret Voice. During this episode they discuss how Alexis moved around a lot in childhood, getting kicked out of school, going to gigs in venues throughout Providence, how Alexis’ brother got him into Thrash and Hardcore at a very young age, having a difficult upbringing, how Alexis started writing lyrics, forming his first band called Displaced, the allure of becoming a frontman, starting Daughters and spending several years playing basement shows, why performing live now feels like second nature, the recording process for Alexis’ upcoming debut solo album, touring with Daughters, becoming sober, publishing poetry collections, the differences between writing lyrics and writing poetry, working with Jeremy and Dan Darrah on Moving Windows, playing at Hellfest in 2003, what the future holds for Daughters, and more. Moving Windows now available through Secret Voice: https://secretvoice.bigcartel.com/product/moving-windows-by-dan-darrah-alexis-marshall Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Jillian Evelyn, LA-based artist and designer whose paintings explore the struggle of womanhood and the anxiety that arises from societal pressures, During this episode they discuss growing up in rural Michigan, the difficulties of discovering new music in a small town pre-internet, Jillian’s parent’s careers, connecting with art through school, getting into trouble for drawing on notebooks and clothes, dealing with ADD, sketching portraits, going to art school, switching from graphic design to illustration, being doubted by teachers, how Jillian developed her own style, working with Shepard Fairey, how certain galleries exert control over artists, COVID’s impact on the art world, working on shoe design for Converse, challenging expectations around the kinds of things women are ‘supposed’ to draw, taking a job with TOMS and moving to California, how Jillian’s struggles in the corporate world influenced her art, advice for aspiring artists, habit formation, and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Bartees Strange, producer and singer/songwriter who released his debut album, Live Forever, in October 2020. During this episode they discuss recording Live Forever, Bartees’ experiences growing up in a military family and traveling throughout his childhood, being exposed to church music early in life, discovering Jimi Hendrix, getting a guitar for Christmas in high school, recording for the first time in a friend’s garage with just a Macbook and two mics, why Bartees over-prepares for everything, how rushing negatively impacts the recording process, Jeremy asks Bartees to name his favorite songs by The National, the pros and cons of being on the road touring, Bartees’ long list of previous bands, dabbling in many genres - from country to hardcore, Bartees’ unexpected love of Chris Gaines (Garth Brook’s alter ego) and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Ross Robinson, renowned producer that has worked with The Cure, Korn Slipknot, and more. In this episode they discuss Ross’s mothers love for music and how he has fond memories of his entire family singing at every event, how his mom gave birth through an epidermal which allowed them to party with the doctor, his older brothers love for music, how his passion for dirt biking evolved into a passion for guitar and then producing, the impostors syndrome he developed when he first started in music, how Ross began working with nu metal pioneers Korn, why Korn were able to tour more than most other bands, and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Tim Williams, vocalist for Vision of Disorder. During this episode they discuss Tim’s early love of singing, growing up listening to Mötley Crüe and Twisted Sister, hanging out at Island Sound records in Long Island, collecting rare band posters, the pivotal influence of Jim Morrison and The Doors on Tim’s career, recording his first lyrics with a friend’s older brother on a 4-track recorder, how Tim’s vocal style influenced Jeremy, writing poetry vs writing lyrics, starting Vision of Disorder, getting signed to Roadrunner Records, working with producer Jamie Locke, the story behind the ‘Green Drip’ self-titled album cover, working with Phil Anselmo, touring with Pantera, re-recording old demos, Tim’s relationship with Daryl Palumbo from Glassjaw, working on From Bliss To Devastation with producer Machine, and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm

Jeremy talks to Courtney Coles, Los Angeles-based photographer and visual storyteller. During this episode they discuss the challenges lockdown poses for artists and creatives, how Courtney discovered Touché Amoré, finding new music on Myspace during its heyday, how Courtney’s parent’s focus on education made it difficult for her to go to gigs, The Cobalt Cafe and its historic significance in LA’s punk and hardcore scene, how Courtney got into photography, getting her first camera for Christmas at age 13, being the only person in her photography class to use a film camera, the story behind Courtney’s favourite band photo, how some good luck led to Courtney landing her first paid gig as a music photographer, and more. Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremyXBolm