SLAM: Music Survival Guide

Jack Mangan
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The Music Industry Survival Guide! Real talk with music superstars and industry VIPs, shining a spotlight on the day-to-day realities for songwriters, performers, road warriors, industry workers, and all the resilient souls who live and breathe music. Host: Jack Mangan. “I hope other musicians see this and know they’re not alone.” -Marc Lopes (Metal Church, Ross the Boss) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

  1. Mar 5

    The Guy who Invented the MP3

    Jack Mangan and Eric Haley visited the Brandenburg Labs booth at NAMMShow 2026 to speak with legendary musical inventor and Internet Hall of Fame Inductee: Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg, about his latest innovation: Okeanos Pro Headphones. His biggest claim to fame is co-inventing the .mp3 file format. Topics covered: -Augmented Reality Immersive Headphones. The sound changes as you walk around the rood. It’s wild to experience. -Listening to Rush on the Atari 800. -Impact of the .mp3 format. SLAM Bumper: Rich Catino. Full disclosure. The room around us was seriously noisy. Some of the audio is rough. We know. The second half of the video is better. Yes, we did run Noise Reduction. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    The Guy who Invented the MP3

  2. Feb 26

    Positive Attitude, Positive Attitude

    An 8-minute NAMM hallway conversation with Chad Leon, singer and guitarist of the mighty Kings of Thrash . Lyrics reference: Megadeth. SLAM Bumper: Jason McMaster -Be humble -Forming your neuro pathways. -Practice thinking positively Camera work: Eric Haley. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    Positive Attitude, Positive Attitude

  3. Feb 12

    Every Day I Move Forward

    A 10-minute NAMM hallway conversation with Joel Hoekstra, hyper-talented guitarist with Whitesnake, Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Revolution Saints, and numerous other projects, including Joel Hoekstra’s 13. Lyrics reference: Whitesnake. -Making 10 cents an hour. -You’re treated like a king and then you’re a bum and then you’re a king. -Try and look at it logically. Camera work: Eric Haley. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    Every Day I Move Forward

  4. Feb 5

    Hot Girl Walk

    Iconic singer, Lorraine Lewis (solo artist, ex-Vixen) talks to Support Life And Music hosts Mark Pruett and Jack Mangan about sexuality in Rock n’ Roll, being selective about her band, David Lee Roth, Rikki Rocket, waitressing at Bob’s Big Boy, her OnlyFans page, ways to cope and deal with it all, and much more. Lyrics quote: Lorraine Lewis SLAM Bumper: Sam Saltman I'm not that different. My trajectory has always been sex.I believe in manifesting, I believe in frequency. drama and arguments before you're getting ready to go on stage - - so not cool. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    Hot Girl Walk

  5. Jan 29

    The Business of Silliness

    Professor Elemental - “The preeminent Rap (Chap Hop) superstar of the U.K.” SLAM Bumper: 1 minute Lyrics reference: Professor Elemental. -If you've got other orangutans you want to speak to on your presumably orangutan-themed podcast, you just crack on, mate. -What would I be doing today if I felt on top of the world? How would I treat myself? -The business of silliness is really important. -Loneliness plays a huge part in modern society and how sad people get. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    The Business of Silliness

  6. Jan 22

    please

    This may be one of the most powerful episodes we’ve done. Chris Hathcock of The Reticent talks to us about their recent album, “please,” which Jack Mangan ranked as a Noteworthy Album of 2025. Chris understands the psychology and reality of music and depression at about five levels deeper than anyone else. Jack is usually pretty stoic, but he gets emotional during the course of this conversation. This one just hits home. Trigger warning: There is frank, open talk about suicide in this episode. If you are aware that you or someone you know may be at risk, call “988” from your phone. You are not alone. You are not without hope. SLAM Bumper: Jason McMaster Quotes: -My first book was just a humor thing, which is extra funny considering how depressing my music is. -The depression may be telling us the truth as it sees it. -When the despair comes, if you can, see if there's a kindness you can do https://thereticent.net/home This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    please

  7. Jan 15

    RIP!

    Regiment - Tyler Heath Intranced - James-Paul Luna Persekutor - Vlad the Inhaler Three of the best NWOTHM vocalists in the game today talk about the challenges and rewards of the musician life. Lyrics Reference: Saxon Host(s):Jack Mangan, and Mark Pruett (The Whiskey Network) Jack’s T-shirt: Fender SLAM Bumper: Bobby Blitz Lead quote: People are eating this stuff up. Everybody who's in the room is in the room for a very specific reason, and it's because of the music. Quotes: It used to be not important to me, and I got kind of in some dangerous situations. . . I used to do all kinds of crazy stuff.The front man needs to be, yeah, hydrated, lubed up, and rested. The main reason I do that, another job, you know, is so I can set aside the time and have the funds to make the tour, to make the recordings of our music and, you know, give the peoples what they want. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    RIP!

  8. Jan 8

    Blitz

    Bobby Blitz of Overkill SLAM Bumpers: Doro Pesch Quotes from this episode: it's almost like the secret silent killer, isn't it? I'm grateful to be able to have lived my life in Levi's and motorcycle boots.I was drinking with Pete Steele. I mean, what do you think's gonna happen? This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

    Blitz
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The Music Industry Survival Guide! Real talk with music superstars and industry VIPs, shining a spotlight on the day-to-day realities for songwriters, performers, road warriors, industry workers, and all the resilient souls who live and breathe music. Host: Jack Mangan. “I hope other musicians see this and know they’re not alone.” -Marc Lopes (Metal Church, Ross the Boss) This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Information

  • Creator
    Jack Mangan
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026 Jack Mangan
  • Show Website
    SLAM: Music Survival Guide