142: Walter Schreifels (Quicksand / Gorilla Biscuits): A Real Treat
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2023
⏱️ 90 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy interviews prolific singer, guitarist, and producer Walter Schreifels
On this episode Jeremy and Walter talk Ohio, Neil Young, record stores, The Clash, his first concert, Dead Kennedys, recording at Chung King, the first Gorilla Biscuits show, joining Youth of Today, his first European tour, Quicksand, major labels, working with different producers, seeing Nirvana twice, touring with Rage Against the Machine, Rival Schools, his approach to producing bands, and so much more!
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| 0:00.0 | First ever |
| 0:11.0 | Pondes |
| 0:13.0 | First ever |
| 0:16.0 | Pond chips |
| 0:19.0 | First ever podcast. My first ever podcast. My name is Jeremy Bollm. I am your host, and if this is your first time here, this is a show where I interview artists of all kinds about the first experiences in their art form that led them to where they are today. This is episode 142. And I'm so pleased to say my guest this week is the legendary Walter Shrifles. |
| 1:01.3 | This man has been a part of so many incredible things from Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Quicksand, Rival Schools. |
| 1:08.3 | He even produced title fights shed. So much great stuff. He's just one of a kind. |
| 1:14.1 | I had the absolute pleasure of touring with them a few years ago in Europe. Tusha did support for |
| 1:19.6 | Gorilla Biscuits. It was just the best time. I completely adore this man. I just got to see |
| 1:25.9 | rival schools this last week. They played here in L.A. and I got to see Rifle Schools this last week. |
| 1:28.8 | They played here in L.A. |
| 1:32.6 | And I want to let you know that they have, they're actually playing tonight. |
| 1:36.4 | If you're in New Jersey, they're playing tonight at Crossroads. |
| 1:43.9 | Then, uh, they are playing the 19th in New York City at the Bowery Ballroom, the 20th at the music hall of Williamsburg. |
| 1:45.3 | And then in July, |
| 1:49.8 | rival schools goes overseas. They're doing some dates in Germany, the Netherlands, in the UK. |
| 1:57.0 | And then Gorilla Biscuits just announced some West Coast dates. They're going to be playing in Denver, |
| 2:01.3 | L.A., Santa Cruz, and Berkeley in July. |
| 2:03.5 | So you better catch that. |
| 2:04.3 | I'm going to be home. |
| 2:06.4 | So I'm very thrilled to see them at the L. Ray. |
| 2:07.6 | That's going to be super awesome. |
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