291: Tuna Tardugno (SWEAT): A New Love Language

The First Ever Podcast

Jeremy Bolm

Music, Arts, Music Interviews

5.0 • 532 Ratings

🗓️ 8 April 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

This week Jeremy welcomes Tuna Tardugno of the band Sweat.

On this episode, Jeremy and Tuna talk WWF: The Music, skateboarding, Soundgarden, garage sales, Bush's Sixteen Stone, the perils of recording, the joys of touring, Sam the Eagle, producer Jack Shirley, touring Europe, album artwork, the new Sweat album "Tear It On Down", and so much more!!!

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0:00.0	To all my lovely music-loving listeners in the UK and Europe, I've got exciting news, so listen closely.
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1:18.6	The first ever podcast.
1:34.9	My name is Jeremy Bollm.
1:36.2	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 and their art form that led them to where they are
1:45.1	today. This is episode 291. And my guest this week is my dear friend Tuna Tarduno, who is the
1:54.6	vocalist of the awesome band, Sweat. Their brand new album, Territon Down, is out now on Vitreel Records, and it sounds like this.
2:15.6	If you are in the Southern California region, they'll be playing this Saturday, the 11th at the Prince Shop in San Diego, and this Sunday, the 12th at the Echo in Los Angeles.
2:26.7	And hey, I want to let you know if you happen to be new here that there is a bonus episode available now where Tuna answered questions that were submitted by subscribers.
2:35.2	You can hear that by going to patreon.com slash the first ever Patreon.
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