Ep117: Mario Rubalcaba of Earthless
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 19 March 2018
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
From skate ramps to drum kits, Mario Rubalcaba shares his journey, his records, his bands as well as a killer new track from the recent Earthless LP 'Black Heaven'.
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, this is Mario from Earthless, and you're listening to The Vinyl Guide with Nate Goiard. |
| 0:03.9 | Well, hey, everyone, welcome to this week's episode of The Vinyl Guide. |
| 0:07.3 | This week, we are talking Earthless with Mario Rubel Cobb. |
| 0:11.3 | Earthless is a three-piece, but man, what a sound. |
| 0:15.0 | Heavy Groove Psych Rock and their new album, Black Heaven, is absolutely killer. |
| 0:20.2 | Here, listen to a bit of it right now. Oh man, I love this band. And today we are talking with drummer Mario about his history with drumming and professional skateboarding, his other bands and projects, including hot snakes, |
| 0:54.9 | Rocket from the Crypt, off and more. Plus, we'll talk Earthless. And of course, their new LP |
| 1:00.1 | Black Heaven, their upcoming tour, plus we'll play a full cut from the Earthless LP. Stick around for |
| 1:06.7 | that. And we are brought to you in part today by run-out groove vinyl. Look, there are a |
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| 1:45.2 | at runoutgroovevinyl.com. That's runout groovevinyl.com limited reissues that sound |
| 1:51.8 | friggin great. And with that, let's get on to our conversation with Mario Rubelcaba of Earthless. |
| 1:58.4 | Do you listen to and collect vinyl records? |
| 2:02.0 | Well, you're in luck. |
| 2:06.2 | Welcome to the vinyl guide, the podcast made for record nerds like yourself. |
| 2:10.3 | Here's your host, the biggest record nerd of them all, Nate Goyer. |
| 2:14.2 | Well, look at this, my goodness. |
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