Part 2 of our chat with Hozoji (Helms Alee, Lozen, Uukwuuk, Tacos!) and Justine of the Northwest 2 piece rippers, LOZEN. The exciting conclusion of an alcohol fueled stumble through tour memories. Is it secret? Is it safe? Falling asleep at the wheel. Montana dude compounds. Suspended licenses.By Jon Weisnewski and Jeff McNulty

Part 1 of a chat with Hozoji (Helms Alee, Lozen, Uukwuuk) and Justine of the Northwest 2 piece rippers, LOZEN. For the first time on the show we revisit past tour stories with a new perspective. Vans held hostage, hairy border crossings into Juarez, and of course no TWD episode would complete without a hand job at knife point.…

A long overdue chat with one of the kindest and most humble musicians out there (who also happens to be a living legend), Tad Doyle of the band Tad and Brothers of the Sonic Cloth. We talk about the early days of Seattle's heavy music scene, set a new record for near-death tour stories in a single show, and Tad drops a true stunner of a tour story …

Part 2 of our hand held skip along memory lane, window shopping the best tour stories from Red Fang's prolific career as road warriors. A gingko-biloba trust is breached, myths are busted, the grim truths of stage diving are revealed, and an endearing moment during a deadly van crash is exposed. Bryan falls asleep.…

Part 1 of two interviews with Aaron Beam and Bryan Giles of the fabulous RED FANG, possibly one of the hardest working touring bands in America today. We discuss saxophonic beginnings, how not to tantrum on stage, and the origin of The Hand Shake. A deeply shameful amount of cat feces is also discussed.…

A deep relaxing soak into the soothing baritone of Kayhan Vaziri as he enlightens our hosts with stories from Yautja, Coliseum, and Die Young. How fast can one procure a passport prior to a border crossing? What hell awaits the damned who have clothes stolen on day one of tour? How many dogs are required to find Mexican shwag at a military checkpoi…

In episode 20 we catch up with our old friend Rob Hampton who played with hardly known The New Mexicans, and the greatly known Band of Horses. Joining us is also his current band mate Jonathan Carman who brings us tour stories from his former bands Leslie, and Farewell to Fashion. Together they play in Majic Dust. Never ask to see a stranger's gun …

A business/casual interview with friends and road-mates Laura Pleasants and Corey Barhorst, who for 15 years crushed the underground metal scene in Kylesa. Buying a used van from an ex cop! Touring in vans without seats! Touring in cars that aren't vans! None of these are good ideas! We also discuss the lifestyle choices one makes to support 'the l…

A fantastic talk with solo touring musician Kelli Frances Corrado, who brings a unique and mystical approach to her art and how she tours. What kind of encounters fall into your lap when you consult a seer prior to tour? How do dream rituals help one prepare for a six week tour alone in a rental car? Literally our most magical interview yet.…

Part 2 of our interview with Meg Castellanos and Tony Aguilar, the tremendous couple behind All Souls and Totimoshi. Tony finds himself in fisticuffs in a driving van, Meg face plants, and both of them offer soulful perspectives to the boring white male hosts on what it's like to tour in their shoes.…

Part 1 of a long interview with Meg Castellanos and Toni Aguilar, the talented couple behind All Souls and Totimoshi. Insane times with a party-wild drummer. Nature calls amidst a domestic suicide attempt. Skin heads thwarted. A border crossing gets very personal.By Jon Weisnewski and Jeff McNulty

Our first and likely only interview with a touring artist and self taught robotics expert, JBOT, the DIY warrior behind Captured! By Robots; a touring and recording band of actual hand built robots. We talk about his touring origins during the third wave of ska in the 90's, and how travelling with a nine piece band can drive one to a solitary life …

A fun and hilarious chat with Rob Sheridan, who for many years was the Art Director and creative force behind Nine Inch Nails' stunning live show. Rob tells us what is involved with bringing a live show of this magnitude on the road, how not to piss off Trent Reznor, and gives us the best hotbag story ever told on the airwaves.…

A long delicious talk with Coady WIllis, drummer of Big Business, Melvins, Murder City Devils, Dead Low Tide and more. A dirty punk show begets a lap dance which begets a full on brawl. Bladed Christmas gifts are not enough to impress Lemmy. A nefarious Texas State Trooper returns. A rare Rick James is spotted in his element. A foreign tour through…

We talk with tour veteran Conan Neutron about his decades of touring in Replicator, Victory and Associates, and Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends. Circus metal is mutually denigrated. Box Elder is pondered. A most unfortunate happy hour is discovered. Band fights beget band make-ups. Boris the cat wins initiative.…

Jon Weisnewski (host) invites his long time friends Nat Damm (Akimbo, Sandrider), TJ Cowgill (King Dude, Teen Cthulhu), Brandon Nakamura (Teen Cthulhu, Doomsday 1999), and Travis Nakamura (Teen Cthulhu, Doomsday 1999) to tell the story of their first tour together 20 years ago. In part 2 we discuss the second half of the tour: Bakersfield, LA, and …

Jon Weisnewski (host) invites his long time friends Nat Damm (Akimbo, Sandrider), TJ Cowgill (King Dude, Teen Cthulhu), Brandon Nakamura (Teen Cthulhu, Doomsday 1999), and Travis Nakamura (Teen Cthulhu, Doomsday 1999) to tell the story of their first tour together 20 years ago. In part 1 we detail the first half of the tour: Seattle to San Francisc…

We share a few clips from individual sessions. Jesse Roberts (Sandrider, Old Iron, The Ruby Doe, Kid Congo Powers) sets a record for most U-Hauls used in a weekend warrior tour. Joe Plummer (Cold War Kids, The Shins, Modest Mouse, Black Heart's Procession) may or may not have broken into a parked vehicle to swap parts for a parking lot van fix. Sea…

A mimosa fueled chat with the charming Ethan Anderson of Seattle americana group Massy Ferguson. He reminisces about early days touring the college circuit, a patchwork European tour featuring a pre-deployment send off show for the US Army's 1st Armored Tank Division, what really happens when the band passes the tequila bottle, and an endearing sto…

Field trip episode featuring Christian Lembach, Casey Maxwell, and Joel Willis of the Atlanta band WHORES. Jon chats with them about European toilet situations, how much tour earns the right for a hashtag, illegal apples, and how one navigates a 15 passenger van plus trailer through a Taco Bell drive thru (one doesn't). Also joining are Matt Koroul…

Brian Cook, legendary shredder from Botch, These Arms Are Snakes, Roy, Russian Circles, Mammifer, Sumac, and probably a few dozen more talks with us about his career as a touring human. We find out what it's like to tour Hawaii and/or Russia, how tough The Get Up Kids truly are, and make a crucial connection back to a fateful night in Dayton, Ohio.…

Shane Mehling and Demian Johnston talk to us about touring in Great Falls, Playing Enemy, Hemmingway, NineIronSpitFire, and Undertow. Important questions are asked! Would you wave at a cop? Do you bring a towel? Where is my shirt and why is it not on my torso? Where would you like to be tazed? Answers await!…

Our first field trip (out of studio interview) with Kyle Shutt of The Sword. Jon talks to Kyle about his tour life with The Sword, meeting Lars Ulrich and supporting Metallica on the road, meeting even more famous people, Russian mafia, Phil Anselmo's male heritage, and more.By Jon Weisnewski and Jeff McNulty

Lisa Mungo and Brian McClelland talk with us about touring in Fucked & Bound, He Whose Ox is Gored, and more. We learn about hot bagging and savage brews, hear a harrowing story of being chased down by a crazy psycho, and discover the universal magnetic pull of Albequerque New Mexico.By Jon Weisnewski and Jeff McNulty

Corey J Brewer talks to us about touring with his solo music, and as a roadie/merch slinger for Murder City Devils, Dead Low Tide, and GODHEADSILO. Topics discussed include the allure of Weed, CA, practical hazards of touring in arctic conditions, and what happens to cheeseburgers after being rejected by legendary rap artists.…

Episode 1 of TOMORROW WE DIE! a podcast bringing you interviews with underground touring musicians, telling crazy stories from life on tour. Episode 1 features Lupe Flores, the ferocious drummer of Tacos!, Wild Powwers, LORBO, and Sugar Sugar Sugar.www.wildpowwers.comhttps://tacosband.bandcamp.comwww.twitter.com/TomorrowWeDiePC…

We're back with a lil' ol special episode of the Bad Melee Podcast recapping the Roast of Hugo Gonzalez. Each person on the cast had a very different role in the event, with everyone pressing the heads of their penises together to make a giant roast Megazord.We go through the writing process, wax philosophical on the concept of accreditation, talk …

Welcome to the second annual post-Bigger Balcony podcast. A bit of a departure from last year as nobody almost got into a fistfight at the venue and Ludwig was not present to show his nutsack during mafia, this year's Project M tournament still left us with plenty to discuss. With several actors as Balcy the Bro Sun, PM being streamed on Twitch wit…

Special circumstances have led a very sorry individual to our podcast, where he takes us through his life's journey leading him to place 5th at Summit of Power, as well as describes in great detail the story of how he was DQ'd from EVO Top 8. We finally pinpoint which Seinfeld characters each member of the podcast is, with some startling revelation…

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It's the final podcast of season 3, and with an uncertain future the boys spend their last hours talking about poop fetishes, the Socal arcadian, and break down the structure of memes. Later on in the night, Dawson and Anthony talk about potential future timelines as well as distinguish the line between bullying and clowning, which Dawson has been …

The boys return with an inside look at Smash Summit 6 in which Dawson successfully convinced Slime that he had never used a microwave for his entire life. Also covered is the fiery twitch reception from the Bad Melee Podcast being broadcast in the late timeslot at Smash Summit, Puzzle Bobble, UCF, and the nature of self-reflection.…

Our very dear and ghostly friend Indie makes a special guest appearance on this, the day of Slime's birthday. After a thorough roasting session, the boys once again delve into the sedate waters of esports content and attempt to get at the heart of what makes people FEEL. Other topics include the new Socal house of smashers, SSS, and Ludwig.…

In one of the more rigorous AMAs of Miles's life, the boys ask him a barrage of questions about animals in Australia and what joey meat tastes like. We cover topics including sending severed pinkies in the mail, Ninja going to the grocery store, Flatiron 3, content creators, and chasen dreamz.By Bad Melee Podcast

It seems that when the going gets tough, we can all come together and agree how fucked up it felt to slap the animals in Black and White. Among other topics, the boys go over the yips, removing the ladder while our Sims are swimming, playing lame, Ludwig Anders Gaming, Miles at shine, and mean people on the internet.…

In the spirit of Hugs, we started this podcast late but ended up finishing strong. We talk about the apparent uselessness of the council, the current trajectory of reality TV and esports, the plight of the Unga Bunga Man, and grade school crushes.By Bad Melee Podcast

This podcast eventually features newly sponsored Buzzfeed Melee professional, Hugs, here for his second tour on the show. After taking his licks for showing up late, we cover topics such as Tom Hardy's traps, comedic analysis, social climbing, racism, and LIFE AFTER MELEE.By Bad Melee Podcast

This episode of the podcast has the Miles and Anthony recounting their trip to Indiana for Full Bloom. Amidst Miles getting food poisoning from pad thai and Anthony having net 7 hours of sleep during the whole trip, turns out it was alright. We delve into the current state of commentary as we see it, Zamu from Champagne, and how most people are act…

The boys come back fresh from the one-day tournament "The Mangus" and break down what went well and what didn't at the event. We also explore the distinctions between "not-serious" tournaments against traditional ones, as well as if Mega X-mas's wins on Mike Haze and Hugs really do count (they do).By Bad Melee Podcast

On this episode of the podcast, the boys have a new table and are ready to talk about the fiasco of the National Arcadian and the subsequent VroPost™ in the Socal Melee page. Other topics covered include EGLX, Smash 5 tinfoil hat conspiracies, people named Amsa who do not play red Yoshi, and Miles’ new outlook on the game we all love.…

Our beloved Australian friend returns for season 3 of the podcast thanks to viewers like YOU. In the first episode of the new dawn, we cover the recent Socal vote scandal, the National Arcadian, fire-ing in the hole, and the magic of just having a really sick float, bro. It's good to be back.By Bad Melee Podcast

This FREE EDITION of the patreon sidecast features a guest appearance from a nice boy named Eddie that we found wandering around at the local In n' Out (not really, but how funny would that be). Topics included feature the magic of ventriloquism, owning actual castles in 2018, Dr. Disrespect's money-making play, Mike being propositioned for sex dur…

During their stay at Smashcamp 2017, The Cheat and Ludwig join a special campout podcast in the heart of Friendly Pines in Prescott, Arizona. The boys discuss several topics including mirrors, Pepis, Amanda Peet, DaVinci Camp, and field a few twitter questions after we swap to local recording.By Bad Melee Podcast

In a special interim episode of the podcast, I take my happy ass down to San Diego to hang out with the discontinuity leader himself Chroma, and perhaps the only Indian Marth prodigy/stand up comedian in the world, Diya. We discuss Pat's House, Diya's contempt for kids, pooping strategies, shoe money matches, Hungrybox's decimating/heartwarming pho…

The boys give a very heartfelt send-off to one another in the final episode of the Miles Arc of the Bad Melee Podcast. Topics of discussion include reminiscing on the past nine months or so in SoCal, what it means to go for what you really want, the glory days of WoW raiding, and Dawson finally bears all about his Wiccan babysitter that shaped him …

In a stunning return to form, we're back to our Bebas Nue typeface overlay with Neep at the stream helm. This week we recap Smash Summit and Slime goes inside baseball with his experience. Other topics are Hbox yelling at the internet, the Tipped Off guy selling his house, the Mortal Kombat movie, and what the future holds for the boys.…

This very spooky podcast features the fulfillment of our patreon goal to bring everyone's favorite socially anxious cat lover, Neeper. This episode covers tales from the traphouse (which just recently got the water turned back on) standing desks, where the money is in Melee compared to other esports, and Chong's first interaction with Youtube comme…

This week Miles, Guntherz, and Slime recount their horrible trip to Dreamhack Denver. Tales include missing flights, drinking bombayterade, boosting sandwiches, money matching Colorado boys, Skeeball, and more shirtless Mario Party. Don't take your Tool CDs for granted.By Bad Melee Podcast

This week features the old rig coming in CLUTCH as Jett got in an unfortunate car accident and couldn't come stream (he is ok). In this special standard definition episode, Slime and Ludwig sort out their feelings on the former's new success. The Big House and the boys' experience in Detroit is recapped, as well as Summit voting, Michael Jackson, b…

On this podcast, the boys cross streams with the most hated PM commentator to ever grace his illegal game. Guntherz fills us in on some SoCal PM lore as well as tales from his travels to gatherings of Melee's disfigured, but equally degenerate cousin. Other topics include GTX, roasting libertarians, and not talking about Big House despite it being …