THE AMERICAN GALACTIC PODCAST
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Take a ride on the Podcastin’ Space Sausage with rock dogs AMERICAN GALACTIC (Evan Watkins, Jason Kaye & Nick Gligor) as they blast off into the Milky Way of Music to discuss the best bands, albums and songs of the last ONE THOUSAND YEARS, sometimes with special guests and maybe even some live music!
Total 18 episodes
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Episode 18-Best Drum Intros
The band talks a lot about guitars on this show, but sometimes, the DRUMS are the perfect instrument to set the tone from the very get-go of a song... and many of those very intros are the famous calling cards on a number of classic tracks! This week, AMERICAN GALACTIC explores the best Drum Intros in the canon of not only Rock, but in Pop and beyond! So get those rack toms all tuned up and load up the tour van, because the paradiddle pavement is being laid down now on Rudiment Road!
MEGA-SIZED Playlist featuring the songs mentioned here+ many others available on the
AMERICAN GALACTIC artist page on Spotify!
54:5905/11/2024
Episode 17 - Halloween Songs: The Deeper Cuts
Spooky Season is upon us and AMERICAN GALACTIC has returned for a ghoulish, gruesome, bloody good time! This week, the band fires up the music cauldron to concoct the perfect Witches brew of HALLOWEEN SONGS: THE DEEPER CUTS!
No "Monster Mash"-es and "Thriller"-es-es here...we're cuttin' deeper and further to perfectly Pump(kin) up your 2024 Rest-In-Party Playlists!
Playlist + more available in the graveyards of spotify!
56:2129/10/2024
Episode 16 - Whatcha Listenin’ To? II: The Secret of The Tooze
The boys return for the proverbial SQUEAKQUEL with their now officially recurring series, where they check in and ask each other “Whatcha Listenin’ To?” Experience what jams the band is spinnin’ during riveting life activities like running to the grocery store and vacuuming their living rooms - featuring old tunes, new tunes and everything in-between tunes!
Playlist on Spotify!
01:10:2808/10/2024
Episode 15 - When Bands Jump The Shark
Whether it happens over a long period of time or seemingly overnight, some bands eventually just completely lose the plot. Go off the rails. Nuke the fridge. Grow the beard. Sometimes... they just Jump The Shark. But no matter your idiom of choice, these idiots (American Galactic) are here to strap on the waterskis and choose the choices for you!
01:01:5001/10/2024
Episode 14 - Top 5 Guitar Solos w/ Adam Newman
In this episode, the band takes on the massive, nearly impossible task of ranking their favorite guitar solos, and to help them make sense of the madness, they welcome guest comedian and musician Adam Newman (Jew Versus The Volcano, PuzzyBoyz Podcast) to the show! Listen as they rip, sweep, hammer-on and pinch harmonic their way through this list of bonafide axe classics!
Playlist on Spotify!
01:20:5224/09/2024
Episode 13 - Biggest Rivalries in Rock
Batman and the Joker. The Sox and the Yankees. KISS and...KISS? Rivalries aren't just exclusive to good vs evil in fiction, or saved for generational feuds between sports dynasties - they're also a major factor in the storied history of Rock N Roll! In this episode, the band explores some of the craziest, most heated feuds in music - sometimes even between warring factions within the very same band.
01:15:2517/09/2024
Episode 12 - Would You Rather?
In this week's episode, the band has some episode format fun by challenging each other to a music-based game of the very first ever installment of "WOULD YOU RATHER?"! Whether it's preferences of artists and albums, taking on a shitty job to service famous rock stars or proposing a preposterous life-or-death situation, all scenarios are on the table in this rousing game of Rathering!
35:1410/09/2024
Episode 11 - The Keyboards & Synths of Rock
Episode 11 - The Keyboards & Synths of Rock
In this episode, the band navigates, oscillates, modulates, arpeggiates and Moogates their way through a vast swath of songs featuring the very best Keyboards and Synths that the canon of Rock 'N' Roll has to offer! Organ is invited to the party, too. Piano had to stay at home and practice.
Episode Playlist available on Spotify!
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58:3504/09/2024
Episode 10 - Best Movie Soundtrack Songs w/ Mike Reagan
Whether a movie was a boffo box office smash or a cataclysmic ill-fated flop, the music featured in Soundtracks not only can set the tone for a picture, but many times can outlive the entire film itself. In this episode, the band welcomes Musician, Composer and member of the Academy Award nominated team that did Sound Design for the legendary Nicolas Cage/John Travolta movie Face/Off MIKE REAGAN (Powerpuff Girls, God of War, Twisted Metal Franchise) to talk all about the most memorable sounding soundtracks to ever grace celluloid!
Episode playlist available on Spotify!
01:16:0727/08/2024
Episode 9 - Whatcha Listenin' To?
In this brand new and sure-to-be recurring series, the boys decide to check in with each other about what's currently spinnin' on their digital turntables, asking one of the timeliest questions of our time: "Whatcha Listenin' To?" Old, new, doesn't matter - all tunes apply!
Full episode playlist available on Spotify!
01:03:2020/08/2024
Episode 8 - Concept Albums w/ Nick Stargu
All artists have songs. Most artists have albums. But how many artists can truly say they have CONCEPTS? In this episode, the band welcomes musician, comedian and Prog-Rock expert NICK STARGU to the show to conceptualize a dramatic conversation that hopefully has a unifying narrative and through-line as everyone dissects their favorite CONCEPT ALBUMS!
01:19:2413/08/2024
Episode 7 - Misheard Lyrics w/ Jen Caldwell
Song lyrics are a crucial part of any popular song, American Galactic just happens to have very dumb ears for them. So the band brought in Actor, Improviser, Singer Songwriter AND lyrics aficionado JEN CALDWELL (Anna NicoleMiner's Daughter) to help them decipher some of the craziest song lyrics that they've misheard, misconstrued and misremembered throughout the years.
Full episode playlist available on Spotify!
01:14:5006/08/2024
Episode 6 - Musicians Who Would Make Great Bond Villains
Sure, feel and technique are important attributes that define a musician... but what about how DIABOLICAL they are? And would those diabolical musicians make great James Bond villains? Find out when the band reveals their choices in an episode that is both shaken AND stirred!
25:3330/07/2024
Episode 5 - Rock Stars and the Dogs They Look Like
You ever notice a lot of Rock Stars look like dogs? In this very special and necessary episode of the AG Podcast, the band grabs their instruments and hangs out in the garage to take a look at famous musicians and the furry friends they resemble. Plus, more barking about birds, geckos, worms, Roy Orbison's eyesight and much more!
21:0523/07/2024
Episode 4 - Musicians Who Would Make Great Presidents
For better or worse, Presidential Election season in America is upon us, and the candidates are...not particularly rockin'. But what if the candidates were MUSICIANS?
In Episode 4 of The AG Podcast, the boys plead their case for which titans of tune would be perfectly Presidented, and also, unprecedented.
39:4916/07/2024
Episode 3 - Top 5 Summer Songs
Summer has arrived! In Episode 3 of the AG Podcast, the band reminisces with a look back at their personal favorite Summer Songs. It's all fun, sun and puns as we grill and chill, pull up to the pool and crank that heat-stroked memory bank!
Summer Songs Playlist
01:02:5409/07/2024
Episode 2 - Guitar Shredders and Cartoon Themes w/ Nekrogoblikon's Alex Alereza
In our second episode, the band welcomes super shredder and sweep king ALEX ALEREZA of the iconic goblin metal band NEKROGOBLIKON! But this ain't just an interview, as Alex is put to the ultimate guitar test in a game of "Song from a Super Shredder or 80s/90s Cartoon Theme?"
53:2802/07/2024
Episode 1 - Drug Songs
It's the debut episode of THE AMERICAN GALACTIC PODCAST!
Hop into the rotation and get hooked as Evan, Jason and Nick talk about their top 5 Drug Songs!
Episode Bonus Feature:
Spotify Drug Songs Playlist
41:2401/07/2024