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The Upgrade Podcast - 042 - Keeping My Eyes Open - with Moe Watson (Cipher/Shai Hulud/Vagus Nerve)
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Episode 042 - This week drummer Moe Watson (Cipher, Shai Hulud, Vagus Nerve, John Ginty Band) joins The Upgrade. Len & Gary talk about the new upgrades at Landmine Studios, and then Moe joins the conversation. The trio talk about Moe’s band history and shared paths between the three of them, how he started playing music and his earliest influences, discovering alternative and getting into heavier music, playing the first drive-in live show in NJ, playing with Matt Fox in Shai Hulud, favorite drummers, Pantera getting ruined, the influence of Meshuggah & Candiria on current heavy music, trying to explain hardcore to non-hardcore people, seeing bands live before they blow up, white power knuckleheads getting chased out of shows, white supremacy as part of American culture, getting profiled & harassed by cops and other fools, getting ripped off on tour, Moe’s current projects and how covid is affecting them, Cipher’s set at This Is Hardcore 2017, the Sound City documentary, cancel culture, the Gina Carano situation, Trump’s unwavering followers, Republicans taking the moral low ground, covid financial assistance, how Moe’s work as a drum teacher changed due to the pandemic, missing live performances, Sunny Singh aka HC MacGyver, Len & Gary’s complete lack of drum skills, Lars vs Ringo, Moe’s favorite records, classic vs modern hip hop, favorite pro wrestlers, Hulk Hogan hatred, and more!
Moe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mOeb0cop
Moe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/mOeWatson
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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.
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