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JNQP 87 071022 Gates to the Morning Sean Meyers interview
Gates to the Morning is a New Jersey based black metal project founded by Sean Myers
They have just released their second album Walk Between Worlds which is the first album in a planned trilogy of albums. ( 2019’s Return to Earth was the debut album but not part of this trilogy) We discussed songs from the album such as Moon in the Mid Day Sky, Paradigms Fall, Chapel Perilous and Chasing the Shadows. The philosophy of the song title Return to Earth was examined. We spoke about the cover photo. We finished the dialogue with a discussion of how to know as an artist when a song is finished.

JNQP 86 052222 Villins Bodies Interview

We spoke about how their past year was and how their song "Bodies developed. We spoke about the feeling of Alice In Wonderland in different mediums. We finished things up with a discussion about the Akashic Records and how they would use it.

Japan Nick's Quarantine Podcast Episode 85 050822 Heterochrome interview

JNQP 85 050822 Heterochrome Interview
We spoke with Heterochrome’s Mida and Arash to hear about their early years growing up as music fans in Iran. We heard about how they were led to music through their families. They spoke about how the band formed. We covered the various countries the album was recorded in from Iran, Finland, Canada, Spain, and South Korea. We spoke about instruments native to Iran they would like to see more of in today’s music like the Taar, Santoor, and Kamaancheh. We spoke about different songs recorded for the album. I inquired if they plan to write about the struggles of Asian Americans as well as Ukrainians. They was discussion about performing at the Shab Shanheba Festival. We finished things off with some dialogue about their most cherished Heterochrome possession.

Blister Brigade is a 4 piece rock band from Sweden. We heard them tell stories about getting their first instruments and valuable lessons they learned from being in the music education program growing up. We heard about how Blister Brigade formed. We spoke about their new single "Carousel," and the band's history with the establishment. We also spoke about their writing process for their music.

JNQP 83 041922 Madrost Tanner Poppitt Interview

We spoke with Madrost Guitarist/vocalist Tanner Poppitt about his first guitar. He told me about how valuable the lessons he had when he was younger shaped him as a musician. He told me about the history of his band and favorite memories over the years. I asked him about his favorite guitarist, the best album they were on and what made the album so amazing. We talked about writing/recording techniques using odd time signatures, experimenting with arpeggios, palm muting and things of that nature for the writing of Charring the Wrotted Earth?

We spoke about the origin of Poppitt’s Corner and what makes a great podcast as well as viewpoints on his 3 favorite interviews he had recorded. We spoke about his favorite podcast. We also delved into his favorite print zine in his collection. We chatted about most cherished California albums. He told me his favorite Madrost related possessions. We spoke about his favorite urban legend or ghost story from Southern California.

This is the second interview with Gravehuffer’s guitarist Richie Randall from Missouri. The first one was in July 2020. Since then the band has released another split in 2020 with Souls of Hades containing 2 songs from the Your Fault album sessions. We talked about the lyrics on the new album (NecroEclosion) containing many elements of historical content. We spoke about in depth the tracks Ghost Dance, Sights to the Sky, and Smaller than Death. Ghost Dance speaks about the Wounded Knee Massacre from the nineteenth century. Sights to the Sky is about astronaut Buzz Aldrin's life. Smaller Than Death is about legendary superstar wrestler Andre the Giant.

We ended the dialogue with a fun urban legend from the South.