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Independent Minded

Independent Minded

By: Ron Scalzo
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Independent Minded is a podcast where DIY music professionals, indie artists, and pop culture icons tell their origin stories, talk about inspirations, commitment to craft, and struggles and triumphs in the entertainment biz. Hosted and produced by Ron Scalzo, an indie musician with an independent record label of his own, Bald Freak Music.

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Episodes
  • ELEVEN: The Sun Harmonic, Gogol Bordello, Failure

    ELEVEN: The Sun Harmonic, Gogol Bordello, Failure
    Feb 26 2026

    #176. The Sun Harmonic slows things down to create some space, Gogol Bordello gets some post-punk groove revenge, Failure sets the air on fire.

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    56 mins
  • Roddy Bottum

    Roddy Bottum
    Feb 10 2026

    #175. Musician & author Roddy Bottum talks with Ron about the unexpected rise of Faith No More, coming of age in a San Francisco subculture, being a queer rock pioneer, his new memoir, The Royal We.

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    27 mins
  • ELEVEN: Winged Wheel, Ken Park, Holy Fuck

    ELEVEN: Winged Wheel, Ken Park, Holy Fuck
    Jan 28 2026

    #174. Winged Wheel see poseurs every day, Ken Park makes the most of a spur-of-the-moment smartphone recording, Holy Fuck reconvenes to resurrect a decade-old jam.

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    56 mins
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