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The First Ever Podcast

177: Spenser Granese (Actor / Musician): Clambering Towards The Non-Existent Peak of the Mountain

The First Ever Podcast

Jeremy Bolm

Music, Arts, Music Interviews

5.0532 Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2024

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Summary

This week Jeremy interviews actor and musician Spenser Granese.

On this episode, Jeremy and Spenser talk coffee, the Ninja Turtles movie, Bryan Cranston, auditioning for Marvel, tattoos on screen, going to the Sundance Film Festival, being yelled at by Tom Hanks, Green Day, going to see Poe, starting to play guitar, the new release from his band Kevlar Upper, and so much more!

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0:00.0

I am here to update you on the upcoming releases from Persistent Vision Records.

0:06.5

You can pre-order the incredible split between Massanera and Quiet Fear.

0:11.2

It's a collaborative split.

0:12.7

Both of these bands are great.

0:13.9

If you're a fan of Screamo, sign right up.

0:16.3

You can pre-order these through Persistent Vision and through Death Wish, Inc.

0:22.8

Also available is a self-titled 12-inch from the band Goetia, who are a new DC band featuring members of Genocide Pact and

0:28.1

Brain Ternicate. They're playing in death metal with elements of grind, black metal, and punk.

0:32.9

And lastly, a record from the band, Reith. The album is called The Land is Not an Idol God.

0:38.6

They are a dark, melodic crust band out of London,

0:41.5

featuring members of the iconic bands, Fall of Afrofa, and Morrow.

0:46.3

Head up Persistent Vision or Death Wish, Inc. to order now.

1:12.6

Music Now. First ever The first ever podcast.

1:15.6

What is up? I'm trying. I'm really trying to shoehorn this thing in there.

1:34.3

Welcome to the first ever podcast. My name is Jeremy Bollum. 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

1:45.2

them to where they are today. My guest this week for episode 177 is my good friend, actor and

1:54.9

musician Spencer Grenise. He plays in some awesome bands. One in particular is called SWAT, which features Patrick

2:04.0

Kinlin of Drug Church, as well as Ian Shelton of Military Gun and Regional Justice Center. Also

2:10.2

features Mac Miller, obviously not the late rapper, but the frontman of the band Cosmic Joke,

2:16.0

who actually just put out a record on Hardlors label, which is brand new. I think is through Triple B. So check that out. But yeah, the band is called SWAT. It stands for Sex or the Terrorist, which is an incredible band name. And yeah, you should check that out. They have a cassette that they released. I believe that's out of print, but you could still listen to it

2:34.3

online. We talk about that a little bit. He plays in some other great bands as well. And if you are

2:40.8

wondering what you've seen him in, if you're a fan of maybe the show Barry, he had a pretty big

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