On this week's episode of Between Two Amps, we chat with Nick Thieneman (Young Widows, Fotocrime,  Fools Ghost, Breather Resist) about hearing Nirvana for the first time and finding out about bands like the Melvins and Jesus Lizard from there, watching the Box, learning to play on an Ovation that was all about that treble, how a slinky transformed the tone of his first electric guitar, starting to play bass and getting into solid state Sunn amps, the trials and tribulations of Young Widows' custom guitar cabs, the one thing that Nick can't live without out, and LOTS MORE!!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/                  -----------------------------                        Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

On this week's episode of Between Two Amps, we welcome the force of nature, Doug Carrion (Field Day, Dag Nasty, Descendants).  We talk about getting into playing music through his exposure to jazz at a young age, getting into the punk scene of SoCal, adventures with Fletcher (of Pennywise fame), the evolution of punk and hardcore and how many varied forms the music has taken, touring, the evolution of his rig throughout his career, what gear he takes on the road, fly rigs, an impromptu commercial break brought to you by Doug, the latest with Field Day, and LOTS MORE!!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/                -----------------------------                      Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

In this week's episode of Between Two Amps, we talk to Jim Carroll (Spiral Heads, Burn, American Nightmare, Suicide File, Hope Conspiracy and many, many more) about growing up in Worcester, MA, his journey into punk, seeing Danzig on the 4P tour, working up to get a BC Rich Virgin, the evolution of his gear to where it is today, lots of stories from all of the bands that Jim has played in over the years, and LOTS MORE!!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/               -----------------------------                    Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

On this episode of Between Two Amps, we talk to Brad Logan (instant Ruin, Adolescents, Leftover Crack, F-Minus, Rats in the Wall) about getting into music and picking up the guitar, the beginning days of the SoCal punk scene of the late 70's / early 80's, seeing bands like Black Flag and the Minutemen figure out how to go on tour, tour stories from around the world, the evolution of Brad's gear, getting the tone bug and the numerous gear adventures that ensued, favorite touring rigs, and lots more!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/             -----------------------------                  Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

On this episode of Between Two Amps, we sat down with Perry Bean to get the rundown of rundowns!  We talk about growing up in upstate New York, a chance encounter cleaning out a totalled car at a salvage yard that had the hardcore starter pack of tapes, getting into the punk and hardcore scene of Syracuse, taking guitar lessons from Manowar's guitarist, getting emancipated as a minor, his gear used while touring in hardcore bands, how narcolepsy nearly ended his ability to play guitar (seriously crazy story) and started him down the path of videography, opening the door at Premier Guitar for hardcore and punk bands to be featured, and lots more!!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/           -----------------------------                Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

On this week's episode, Between Two Amps welcomes Mike Bingham (Spiritual Cramp, Creative Adult, Spice, Smirk) to the show!  We talk to Mike about getting exposed to punk through skate mags in the suburbs of Portland, moving to NorCal and building a local scene outside of San Francisco, going from stacks to combos, getting rock 'n roll with Les Pauls, teasing the pedal that gives Spiritual Cramp their signature smooth guitar tone, and lots more!  Be sure to catch Spititual Cramp out on tour now with Angel Du$t!!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/         -----------------------------              Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

This week on Between Two Amps, we have an all time favorite dude, Scott Mellinger (ZAO, Pack, Creation is Crucifixion) on the show!  We chat about ZAO and Darkest Hour wrapping up a tour with a bang, riots at shows, coming up in the Pittsburg hardcore / punk scene, Scott's love of ESP guitars, EVH heads of each generation, the upcoming Darkest Hour / Zao / Bloodlet tour, and LOTS MORE!!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/       -----------------------------            Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

On this week's episode of Between Two Amps, we have an AMAZING guest, Mike Hickey.  He's played in Venom, Cronos, Carcass (Heartwork era), Cathedral (Ethereal Mirror era), and even with Daryl Hall of that little band, Hall and Oates.  We talk about how Mike first started with guitar in Massachusetts, quit music college to play rock and move to LA, almost joining LA Guns, landing the gig with Venom (BIG twist on how that cam about), taking over bass duties with Cathedral on the Ethereal Mirror tour and convincing them to stop tuning to A, getting the call from Carcass to replace Mike Amott on guitar, how to get the legendary Carcass guitar tone, how to keep a Les Paul in tune (as demonstrated on an original '59 LP Burst), and LOTS MORE!!! Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/      -----------------------------          Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

This week on Between Two Amps, we have the bounty hunter of tone, Jonathan Nunez (Torche, Shitstorm, Sound Artillery Studios, Nunez Amplification)!!  We had such a great conversation, we split it up into two episodes.  In Part 2, we pick up where we left off last week and talk more about Jonathan's various schemes to trade in and trade up his gear, opening his studio (Sound Artillery Studios), his favorite recording gear, what's new with his amp / pedal company (Nunez Amplification), the one piece of gear he can't live without, upcoming tour plans, and lots more!!   Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/    -----------------------------         Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support

This week on Between Two Amps, we have the bounty hunter of tone, Jonathan Nunez (Torche, Shitstorm, Sound Artillery Studios, Nunez Amplification)!!  We had such a great conversation, we're splitting it up into two episodes.  In this episode we talk about his early interest in music, discovering heavier music at his local music stores, early on identifying and gravitating towards different sounds captured on recordings, getting shot at in a backyard rehearsal (spoiler alert: everyone is okay), buying a phaser pedal, the long road to buying a Dual Rectifier, and lots more!   Between Two Amps is now brought to you by Liquid Death!  MURDER YOUR THIRST.  Find out where to buy and get some sick merch at https://liquiddeath.com/    -----------------------------         Between Two Amps Intro Music written and performed by godcollider (Available here: https://www.indecisionrecords.com/ban... and on iTunes) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fred-ziomek/support