Between Awesome And Disaster With Will Carey

Comedian Andy J Ritchie has lived and performed in a number of countries around the world.  He talks to Will about Growing up in Edinburgh Scotland, The World Cup, The difference between stand up in the UK and the United States and how the two scenes are influencing each other, living and performing in France, England, Japan, Portugal, Spain, the evolution of the english language stand up scene in Barcelona, and his movie podcast. Andy's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/call-it-friendo/id1531561871 Andy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andyjayritchie/?hl=en Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg Listen to Will's Solo EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/3jMCe7S0qxESZaXEcfR1Cj?

Songwriter Jack Adamant's new solo record Obscure Place & Cupboards is a blast of hook laden guitar rock that evokes the heyday of 90's alternative rock.  He talks to Will about the writing and recording process for the new record, growing up in Italy and discovering grunge, moving to Stockholm Sweden, the Swedish music scene, and plans for live shows in the future. Listen to Jack's new record: https://jackadamant.bandcamp.com/album/obscure-places-cupboards Jack on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackadamant/ Jack on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jackadamantofficial Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg Listen to Will's Solo EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/3jMCe7S0qxESZaXEcfR1Cj

Finn Mckenty's approach to marketing, creativity, and personal growth is uniquely practical within the realm of metal and alternative music and it's working.  He talks to Will about how his mindset differs from the majority of creators, joining the debate team in High School, studying graphic design before switching to marketing in college, his experience working at Abercrombie & Fitch, how The Punk Rock MBA youtube channel came to be, how creative people can reframe there mental approach to marketing and social media, favorite reality tv, and what it will take for a pop punk, pop country crossover. Punk Rock MBA on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThePunkRockMBA Finn's Website: https://www.finnmckenty.com/ Finn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thepunkrockmba Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen

Actor Vince Eustace and Will met as Theater students at Towson University.  He talks to Will about things you notice in movies set in LA and New York after spending some time living there, Growing up in the Baltimore area, his initial plans to play in the NBA, the moment he realized he wanted to pursue a career as an actor in high school, the physically brutal Runaways monologues a generation of Towson University students went through, discovering a love of comedic acting, Advice on audition technique for actors, moving to Los Angeles, appearing on Inside Amy Schumer, and what he would like to create next. Vince on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinceeustace/ Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47r

Will's Friend and member of the Sketch group Backdoor BBQ Chris Migliaccio returns to the show to discuss the groups recent run of shows at The Pit in NYC, the idea of Gurus in comedy, music fandom, their favorite concerts they've added this year and more!   Get Tickets to Backdoor BBQ's December shows in NYC https://thepit-nyc.com/events/backdoor-bbq/ Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrismigs/?hl=en Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg Listen to Will's Solo EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/3jMCe7S0qxESZaXEcfR1Cj?si=9h8vYhNKT5qmQX5g8QvWlw

Goalkeeper Bassist/ Vocalist Ryan Beebe drew inspiration from classic doo wop music and country singers for the bands debut full length I Wish I'd Met You Sooner.  He talks to Will about wanting to create classic lonely romantic music, writing songs in the very beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic, working with Bruzzese of Man Overboard and Casey Cavalier of The Wonder Years, Plans for the band's upcoming tour, and things that a band that want's to tour should know before hitting the road. https://www.goalkeeperband.com/ Listen to their newest single Lost Reality: https://youtu.be/IBGos_SRZtg Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg Listen to Will's Solo EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/3jMCe7S0qxE

Michael C Maronna still sees many of the same crew he met working on The Adventures Pete and Pete today working as an electrician on TV and Movie in New York City.  He talks to Will about growing up in Brooklyn, doing commercials and Broadway plays as a child actor in Manhattan, filming Home Alone, The enduring appeal of The Adventures of Pete and Pete, Slackers, studying documentary filmmaking, how Pete and Pete led to his career as an electrician on TV and Movies, and his podcast with his Pete and Pete Costar Danny Tamberelli. Michael's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-adventures-of-danny-and-mike/id701676914 Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelcmaronna Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si

Cody Ritchie returns to Between Awesome and Disaster after the release of his band Goalkeeper's newest single Car Wreck. He talks to Will about the writing and recording of the band's upcoming first full length album I Wish I Met You Sooner, the importance of having someone push you out of your comfort zone in songwriting, the importance of lyrics, connecting to an audience, playing drums to service the song, and upcoming plans to hit the road. https://www.goalkeeperband.com/ Listen to their newest single Car Wreck: https://open.spotify.com/track/3nDO4w05MQ6rvn1tknCnQg?si=9bc0ac4290aa42d6 Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg

Will has just returned from performing in Paris, France.  He shares the audio from his performances on Unstable Comedy, and the Improvised I Forgot My Notes show from Blast Off Comedy in Paris, and then has a quick chat with comic Rebecca Anne about Comedy in Paris, living in France and performing live after having to start over zoom in the Pandemic. Unstable Comedy https://www.instagram.com/unstablecomedy/?hl=en Comedy in Paris https://www.instagram.com/englishcomedyinparis/ Blast Off Comedy https://www.instagram.com/blastoffcomedy/ Rebecca on Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_anne_comedy/ Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg  

Rerelease of my conversation with Goalkeeper Drummer Cody Allen from 2020

Comedian Justin Willliams and Will cut there teeth on comedy at the same early shows at the comic strip, and late shows at the Creek and The Cave.  He talks to Will about Growing up in Missouri, how he got to New York City, starting stand up comedy, his History studies, and the advantages of producing a show in New Jersey just outside of New York City. https://justinwilliamscomedy.com/ https://www.facebook.com/ComedianJustinWilliams https://www.youtube.com/user/JustinCWilliams Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg

Kris Roe of The Ataris survived two serious cases of Covid-19, and a serious car accident, and continues to be inspired and create music.  He talks to Will about musical influences outside of Punk Rock, Growing up in the midwest admist the decline of industry, his early years living in his Van in Santa Barbara while putting together the Ataris, Kung Fu Records, Book Your Own Fucking Life, how their cover of Boys of Summer became a radio hit despite it not being planned as a single, the writing of Takeoffs and Landings, plans for music in the future, and going on his first tour since the begging of the Pandemic The Tried and True Tour with Alien Ant Farm, Lit, and Hoobastank. Tried and True Ticket links here: https://blabbermouth.net/news/hoobastank-and-lit-announce-co-headlining-tried-n-true-tour-with-alien-ant-farm-blabbermouth-net-presale All Things The Ataris: https://lnk.bio/theataris https://theataris.bandcamp.com/ Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Pod

Comedian Ethan Stanislawski's move to Los Angeles revitalized not just his life but his comedy as well.  He talks to Will about being born and raised in New York City, being the son of a professor, going to school for journalism, music journalism, starting stand up comedy, when he realized he needed to leave New York, comedy in Los Angeles, Sketch comedy, and his plans for upcoming animation work. https://www.ethanstanislawski.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ethanstancomedy/ Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg

Since Marc's last appearance on the podcast his band Goalkeeper have released an EP, opened for Bowling For Soup, released an acoustic version of their song Black and Blue, and just put out the new single Sooner from their upcoming debut full length.  He talks to Will about the response to Life in Slow Motion, Working with Nik Bruzzese from Man Overboard and Casey Cavaliere of The Wonder Years and their different approaches to songwriting, going outside of their comfort zones when writing for the new record, and plans for extensive touring after the release of the album.  Listen to Goalkeeper: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1foCMRbxVRo99EWPglSD3n?si=Z0MRbhGXSVW53w3ivFk95Q Marc on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarcAJuliano   https://www.goalkeeperband.com/ Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will'

Ahead of his upcoming return to the show and my return from the west coast.  Here is my conversation with Marc Juliano of Goalkeeper from 2020.  New episodes resume next week

Dave Gomez grew up right outside of the thriving Chicago punk scene. He talks to Will about growing up outside of Chicago, playing shows at Age 14, what drew him to bass guitar, his love of Mest and Blink 182, writing songs for his project Summer Curse, and how he remains productive when he is the only core member of the band, and plans for future singles later in the year. https://solo.to/summercurse https://twitter.com/davegomez22 Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=T0jg3j1bS9iXQ47rHekvgg  

Fireworks Bassist Kyle O'Neil is a performer at his core.  He talks to Will About Fireworks' return from Hiatus, Their upcoming Fall tour with The Wonder Years, The status of Their new album Higher Lower Power, growing up going to punk shows in Detroit, Touring, recording with Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory as their producer, a great story touring in South America with his Hardcore band, and branching out into Improv, and Sketch Comedy. Listen to Fireworks: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FcxTTXQKgTdJzTeACMlVU?si=GELYEBNBTsmu_2sm5EKrSg See Fireworks live: https://linktr.ee/wearefireworks Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's New Solo Single: https://open.spotify.com/track/1kdVurvFhDbU5xhHa1G5Rk?si=bb1c4514664e47cb   Will's Band: https://open.spotify.com/album/6diGYyCyFjJZNOZ0Madqrl?si=58a_-A5sSye0anV5rgXpEA  

Matt and Devin became friends early in life before forming a band.  They talk to Will about the benefits of recording with a producer, guitars, The Warped Tour era of the early 2000s, and plans for the future. Listen to All Systems Go: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3vUgiedsWyaAljWZL0MMCo?si=_Auwhv3RRfCH1cd1uZ8eeA https://linktr.ee/allsystemsgoNJ Will's Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/WillCarey Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's New Solo Single: https://open.spotify.com/track/1kdVurvFhDbU5xhHa1G5Rk?si=bb1c4514664e47cb

Westly Bunjunas' band Sunday Morning combines both melodic and heavier elements.  He talks to Will about being influenced by Slipknot when he was younger, Sunday Morning's New Split EP with friends of the show What Makes Sense, The Connecticut alternative music scene, 3 hour cover gigs, and constructing left handed guitars for wider variety.  Listen to Sunday Morning: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jctlQLPR5HkLkNZz4Zo4G?si=OAaCSdJiSwi0OR71Jc0alQ Will's Website: www.awesomedisaster.com Podcast Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/between-awesome-and-disaster Get exclusive music and videos at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/awesomedisaster Listen to Will's New Solo Single: https://open.spotify.com/track/1kdVurvFhDbU5xhHa1G5Rk?si=bb1c4514664e47cb

Rishi Bahl followed his own path and passions inspired by his love of the bands of the label Drive Thru Records.  He talks to Will about his love of the seminal Pop Punk record label, how it inspired the community feeling behind Four Chord Music and the Four Chord Music Festival, the thrill of creating something from scratch, His band Eternal Boy's new album Bad Days Are Over, Touring Japan, and England, and why he feels lucky that he never signed to a record label. Listen to Eternal Boy: https://open.spotify.com/album/2IEczGJYYQsPJb86o9vZ73?si=wyq5w2QZQ4WB9c3EQRInUQ Get Tickets to Four Chord Music Festival: https://www.fourchordmusicfestival.com/ See Will's band live in Brooklyn July 19th: https://dice.fm/partner/chip-su-dba-norman-kingsland-llc/event/g23wb-calling-all-captains-and-goalkeeper-and-friends-19th-jul-sovereign-new-york-tickets?dice_source=web&dice_medium=organic&dice_campaign=Chip+Su+dba+Norman+Kingsland+LLC&fbclid=IwAR1udqffqtcQXGsvtDksbRs6cxGFdlW5yeamW_q6qgho19tz2jVH_qDhDys&_