The Zen Perry Project

Zen Perry
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The Zen Perry Project

Professional musician Zen Perry chats with artists from around the world about their lives and their crafts. Occasionally classy, always in-depth. Does anyone actually read this? 

  1. ZPP 92 - Eddie Brnabic of HIPPIE DEATH CULT

    SEP 2

    ZPP 92 - Eddie Brnabic of HIPPIE DEATH CULT

    This week on the Zen Perry Project, we welcome Eddie Brnabic - guitarist and founding member of the Portland-based stoner metal power-trio, HIPPIE DEATH CULT. Freshly returned from a summer European tour and gearing up for a fall North American run, Eddie talks everything from the experience of performing with the backdrop of a Sardinian sunset on the beach of the legendary Duna Jam festival to reminiscing on how he and bandmates Laura Phillips & Harry Silvers have effectively challenged ...

    57 min
  2. ZPP 91 - Lori S. of ACID KING

    AUG 26

    ZPP 91 - Lori S. of ACID KING

    This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Lori S. - guitarist, vocalist, & mastermind of ACID KING, the pioneering psychedelic doom metal band from San Francisco. Lori chats everything from the immaculate vibes of Val de Moine in Clisson, France to breaking down what goes into curating a two-night hometown celebration for the 25th anniversary of the seminal Busse Woods album. With spirited insights shaped by an impressive career and fueled by committing herself to writing and performi...

    1h 6m
  3. ZPP 90 - Scott Reeder of FU MANCHU, SUN & SAIL CLUB, and JACKET THIEF

    AUG 20

    ZPP 90 - Scott Reeder of FU MANCHU, SUN & SAIL CLUB, and JACKET THIEF

    This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Scott Reeder, best known for his twenty plus years of drumming for the So Cal Stoner Rock legends FU MANCHU. In addition to talking the band’s thirteenth album The Return of Tomorrow and how he’s been recovering & prepping for the upcoming Two Headed Beast Tour with CLUTCH & RIVAL SONS, Scott delves into the recently revived SUN & SAIL CLUB supergroup, his solo project JACKET THIEF, how he approaches offering drum lessons, and how...

    1h 4m
  4. ZPP 89 - Melissa Lucciola of GUSTAF & FRANCIE MOON

    AUG 12

    ZPP 89 - Melissa Lucciola of GUSTAF & FRANCIE MOON

    This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Melissa Lucciola, a talented multi-instrumentalist best known for fronting FRANCIE MOON and drumming with GUSTAF. After meeting at a local show and subsequently geeking out talking Jon Beavis of IDLES (who GUSTAF just toured with), Mel and I picked up our conversation where we left off talking everything from balancing concurrent artistic commitments to working as a certified hypnotherapist. Don't miss GUSTAF's Package Pt. 2 or their ongoing Europ...

    1h 14m
  5. ZPP 88 - Barrett, Nacho, & Cole of SLEEPWELL

    AUG 5

    ZPP 88 - Barrett, Nacho, & Cole of SLEEPWELL

    This week on the Zen Perry Project we get the chance to talk to Barrett (Guitar/Vox), Nacho (Bass), and Cole (Drums) of SLEEPWELL, a supremely badass genre-defying act ascending out of Brooklyn. The band has been secretive to the point that despite not knowing any of the members names before they joined the zoom call, we had a blast talking about their well composed rage that simmers into a twisted carnage of relentlessly punishing breakdowns, Barrett's writing & sobriety, and a harrowing...

    44 min
  6. ZPP 87 - Mike Brandon of THE MYSTERY LIGHTS

    JUL 22

    ZPP 87 - Mike Brandon of THE MYSTERY LIGHTS

    This week on the Zen Perry Project, we're ecstatic to welcome Mike Brandon, guitarist & vocalist of the Brooklyn-based psychedelic-60's-inspired garage rock band, the MYSTERY LIGHTS. In addition to divulging details on the band's recently announced upcoming third LP PURGATORY (to be released September 13th), Mike discusses everything from the efforts of plotting tours to his admiration of songwriters who demonstrate restraint with their perspective when writing about polarizing topics.Mik...

    1 hr
  7. ZPP 86 - High Priestess NIghtHawk of HEAVY TEMPLE

    JUL 15

    ZPP 86 - High Priestess NIghtHawk of HEAVY TEMPLE

    This week on the Zen Perry Project we are joined by the High Priestess NightHawk, vocalist, bassist, and leader of the Philadelphia-based stoner metal trio HEAVY TEMPLE. In addition to reflecting on the processes of writing and recording their recently released second LP Garden of Heathens, she talks preparation for the band’s upcoming Nation of Heathens tour (with Valley of the Sun) and considers how her reflections on reality are cathartically embodied through her art. Photo courtesy of Eri...

    58 min
  8. ZPP 85 - Vincent Blackshadow II

    JUL 8

    ZPP 85 - Vincent Blackshadow II

    This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome back Brooklyn’s prime pioneer, VINCENT BLACKSHADOW. In addition to delving into his most recent release Mandatory Reporter (his second release of a planned trilogy along with 2023’s Burn Out Loud and an upcoming album Cafe Mirror), Vincent talks figuring out what art means to oneself after the fact, celebrates the cultural irrelevance of creating a CD, & about the matter of tone with which we should embrace the death of the art economy as a pr...

    1h 2m
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Professional musician Zen Perry chats with artists from around the world about their lives and their crafts. Occasionally classy, always in-depth. Does anyone actually read this? 

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  • Creator
    Zen Perry
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    95
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 The Zen Perry Project
  • Show Website
    The Zen Perry Project

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