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Rockstar Superhero

Rockstar Superhero

By: Rob Leland
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 Rockstar Superhero examines the personal lives and creative careers of established and upcoming musical, comedic, and theatrical artists.

Join us for our shows, as we pursue conversations with legends (and legends in the making)!

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  • RS #191 - An Oooey Gooey Sticky Mess with Tommy Meehan | Squid Pisser

    RS #191 - An Oooey Gooey Sticky Mess with Tommy Meehan | Squid Pisser
    Mar 19 2024
    In the music business, there are the normies, there are the crazies, and there are the in-betweens. There also happens to be an unspoken netherworld that aligns with something a little stranger and sits outside the boundaries of pretty much everything you know.

    My guest today, Tommy Meehan, dislikes the comparisons to the influences of his youth, but it's hard not to hear the tones that built the man. His absurdist venom-spouting new act, Squid Pisser, is nothing I've ever heard before.. and that means something extra extra to me. The man is already a guitar god of the underworld who also just happens to be an incredibly warm human which seriously belies his altered state of a stage personality.

    Squid Pisser's new EP, 'Vaporize a Neighbor' and it's big brother, 'Vaporize a Tadpole,' is out on Bandcamp now and requires listening of a most scrutinous level. It's also recommended that you are looking for something a little confounding, a lot distorted, and that which oozes a bit from a two week old wound. It's disgusting, yet somehow, some way... once you pick the scab off, it's perfect.

    Welcome to the new world order of Squid Pisser.
    This is Rockstar Superhero.

    Time Codes:

    2:00 The insane vitality of the band
    4:00 Hanging out with GWAR
    6:30 Tommy's creative projects
    9:40 What if there were 3 Tommy's?
    13:15 Tommy will never be bored
    16:10 Being in a band is like polyamory
    18:20 How far is Tommy willing to go?
    21:00 Turned on by new sounds and the risk it takes
    23:40 Tommy isn't worried about the plan
    26:45 When did Tommy become possessed by the magic of music
    29:30 Tobi Vail started Riot Grrrl
    32:25 New record available via Skin Graft or Squid Pisser Bandcamp pages
    35:00 Ambitious metal punk

    Use of 'Liquified Remains' is provided by Squid Pisser and Skin Graft records, copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved.

    The Rockstar Superhero Podcast examines the personal lives and creative careers of your favorite classic rock artists. We are obsessed with understanding the inner workings of the music business and all that it takes to remain in the public eye for as long as possible. Join us as we pursue conversations with legends and legends in the making.

    Copyright 2024 Rockstar Superhero Podcast - All Rights Reserved

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    37 mins
  • RS #190 - The Hunt for the Soul with Anthony Jones | LoveLostUK

    RS #190 - The Hunt for the Soul with Anthony Jones | LoveLostUK
    Mar 12 2024
    For today's release, I am honored to have met and chatted with Anthony Jones of the significantly fantastic LoveLost from Southwest England.

    The band has recently released the mesmerizing single, 'Burnbright,' and the upcoming EP to follow will absolutely erase your brain's expectation of what modern music should sound like.

    LoveLost has a lot up their sleeve and this shining collective will prove their value. The near future is a wonderful place where their musical seed has already found a home.

    This is my interview with Anthony Jones of LoveLost and you're listening to Rockstar Superhero.

    The new single, 'Burnbright,' is graciously provided by LoveLost and Year of the Rat Records all rights reserved, 2024.

    Time Codes:

    1:15 How Anthony discovered Slipknot
    3:20 When bands aren't faking the anger
    5:40 What a first name means
    7:50 Why Anthony picked up the bass guitar from drums
    10:00 Advocating mental health in the music business
    10:52 LoveLost - 'Burnbright' - part 1
    12:00 The meanings behind the pricelessness of everything
    14:00 The requirements of love
    15:30 Studying music in college
    16:44 LoveLost - 'Burnbright' - Part 2
    17:20 No ego behind LoveLost
    19:20 Finding democracy in the music business
    21:00 Developing a fanbase community
    23:00 A discussion around Sleep Token
    25:50 When bands hide their identities
    28:00 Real fans will follow you to the ends of the Earth

    Copyright 2024 Rockstar Superhero Podcast - Rob Leland - All Rights Reserved

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    30 mins
  • RS #189 - Music is an Act of War with Scott 'WINO' Weinrich | The Obsessed

    RS #189 - Music is an Act of War with Scott 'WINO' Weinrich | The Obsessed
    Feb 12 2024
    Scott WINO Weinrich is everything I ever wanted to be when I grew up.

    He's a pure soul, a fantastic guitarist and vocalist and boy... does he mean business. It's not often you get to chat with a legend but this was all the things for me.

    Listen to the show, buy the incredible new record and go see this electrifying unit on tour. Tell everyone. For real.

    Oh and to quote Scott, "Create or die!"

    This is Wino of The Obsessed and you're listening to Rockstar Superhero.

    Time Codes:
    1:00 What was Scott trying to say with The Obsessed?
    3:45 Wanting to prove oneself to the Punks
    7:00 The best musicians from 1974
    11:00 Finding the right lead singer
    13:45 Stealing from the band
    15:40 Bringing in the Second guitarist
    16:20 The Obsessed - 'Daughter of an Echo'
    16:45 Giggling from ear to ear
    19:30 The Lifer Brigade and the Military
    22:30 Finally finding the bass
    25:30 Meeting Dave Grohl to do Probot
    27:00 The Obsessed - 'Stoned Back to the Bomb Age'
    27:50 Doing press everywhere
    30:20 How does Scott weather the storm of life?
    33:00 Money is money and art is art - Create or Die
    35:45 The new album hasn't leaked yet
    38:00 Next tour, next record

    'Daughter of an Echo' and 'Stoned Back to the Bomb Age' are tracks from the upcoming 2024 release "Gilded Sorrow," and are provided by Scott Weinrich, The Obsessed, Jeff Keller Management, and Ripple Music, All Rights Reserved 2024. Gilded Sorrow will be released February 16th, 2024.

    Interview courtesy of Jeff Keller Management and Purple Sage PR.

    Rockstar Superhero Podcast is a Copyright of Rob Leland, All Rights Reserved, 2024.

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    39 mins
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