Metal Chick Podcast Carrie Zylka

Metal Chick Podcast 079 - Cari Cody of Pop Culture  
In this episode, host Carrie Z interviews Cari Cody, vocalist for the band Pop Culture. She shares how the band was formed and the band's focus on 80s music. They also talk about the enduring popularity of 80s music and the impact it has on audiences. Cari shares her musical journey and growth, from being involved in community theater to joining bands. She emphasizes the importance of having fun and connecting with the audience during performances. Carie shares upcoming gigs and thoughts on Pop Culture's summer schedule.
00:00 Introduction and Background
01:01 Formation of Pop Culture
06:13 Musical Journey and Growth
10:06 The Magic of 80s Music and Soundtracks
21:22 The Importance of Having Fun and Connecting with the Audience
25:13 Continuous Improvement and Growth
29:05 Receiving Compliments and Making an Impact
31:02 Conclusion and Upcoming Gigs
 
Links:
Pop Culture on Facebook

On our way home from a trip to Barbados, we had a layover in Dallas. Seated next to us was the drummer for a Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band/blues band from Texas, and the band graciously agreed to a brief interview.
As we stood in the baggage claim area, the members of Texas Flood shared the story of how the band came to be, discussed the distinctive hometown of one of the band members, and talked about their upcoming shows scheduled for this weekend.
Links:
Website Facebook page August 26, 2023 at Des Plaines Theatre  
 

We're catching up with Chi Node of Headstone! 
We talk about his journey to becoming guitarist of the band and about the Appleton event "For the Love of Metal"
Links:
Headstone Facebook Chi Noden Facebook For the Love of Metal 2023

"Metal Chick Podcast Ep076 - WAMI Nomination Process and New Direction Explained with Board Member Phil Norby"
 
Phil Norby, board member for the Wisconsin Area Music Industry (WAMI) stops by to explain the new "nomination" process that's been the talk of the town in the past week.
He shares that the WAMI Board members do not have anything to do with voting, they've had 1100 nominations as of Friday, January 20, 2023, and why it's called "nomination". We talk about changing the perception of the organization and what's being done to change it.
 
Be sure to listen in for an answer to a lot of your questions!
 
Links
To nominate someone or yourself: https://www.broadjam.com/wami/ WAMI Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/WAMI.Music  WAMI Website - https://wami.org/  Press Release - https://wami.org/press/2023-nominations-open/  Join the WAMI here - https://wami.org/shop/  Subscribe to the show!
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MetalChick Podcast- Olaf Różański & Grzegorz Luzar of the Polish Metal Band Wingless.
It’s 35 degrees Celsius, (or 95 degrees Fahrenheit for us Wisconsinites) in Crakow, Poland, Greg and Olaf are sharing how the band got started, how they were almost a Gothic Rock band in the style of HIM
The Polish mindset vs the Wisconsin mindset when it comes to categorizing metal genres. And for the record Wingless does not want to be put into a box!
Carrie refuses to attempt pronunciation of the band members names.
And then they talk about how they’ve been putting out their albums themselves, and providing the promotion via the internet themselves.
How Slash was Greg’s original inspiration and how the minute Olaf saw Freddie Mercury he knew he wanted to be a singer.
Listen in to find out where their dream European gig would be.
Wingless Facebook Wingless Twitter Wingless Website

Metal Chick Podcast - Episode 075 - Inverted Vision
We have the whole band on the line!
They tell me about where they're from, how they got into music and how Craig's List saved the day.
They talk about their upcoming Halloween show at X-Ray arcade - listen in to find out what they're dressing up as!