It was honestly such an honour getting to chat with Poli Van Dam for this episode of the podcast. Poli plays covers guitar & vocal duties as co-frontwoman of The Bombpops; along with Jen Razavi. I discovered The Bombpops a few years ago through Fat Wreck Chords, I was living in Barcelona and the weather was just perfect for the vibes, I become an i…

Had a blast catching up with my bud Danny Harvey for this episode of the podcast! Touring Front of House Sound Engineer for Beartooth, Silverstein & Cancer Bats. Working with Tandem Management managing Heart Of Gold, River Become Ocean & Limbs. Tour Managing. Setting up Sonic Workshops; a community that offers 1 to 1 online mentoring with some of t…

Loved chatting with Anika Pyle for this episode of the podcast! You might know Anika from playing in the bands 'Chumped', 'Katie Ellen' and 'Sheena, Anika & Augusta', all three bands I love and you should definitely check out. However, you should also be aware of their incredible solo material, 'Wild River' in particular, being their most recent an…

On this episode of the podcast I have a chat with Dylan Slocum; lead singer & guitarist for Spanish Love Songs. I've loved every single one of Spanish Love Songs records, last years release 'Brave Faces Everyone' has become an integral part of my lockdown soundtrack. I was excited to chat to Dylan about the band and their wonderful Patreon content,…

Loved chatting with Kathryn Woods for Episode 45; she plays in Fresh, ME REX & Cheerbleederz, three amazing bands that I consider super important to the current UK DIY Punk scene. Fresh have just recently released an absolute RAGER of a track called 'Girl Clout' so make sure you check that out!!! Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/miztrujillo) We …

Absolute honour chatting to Jason Lytle; singer and songwriter for the band Grandaddy, as well as solo musician and absolute legend, on this episode of the podcast. It's hard to describe how much it meant to me to chat with Jason, I'm incredibly thankful. 'Sophtware Slump' is an album that really affected me and my music taste in a major way, heari…

I chat to punk rocker, author, public speaker, yoga teacher, family man and absolute legend; Miguel Chen! Miguel is bassist for Teenage Bottle Rocket, author of the wonderful books "I Wanna Be Well" & "The Death Of You"; as well as owner of a Yoga Studio & Yoga For Punks. All of those are subjects I wanted to know more about, not to mention Teenage…

BONUS EPISODE!! I chat to my good friend Lewis Reynolds who played bass for Meet Me In St. Louis. They've also played in bands Colour, EXES (formerly Tropics), Bookhouse, Real Adventures and their latest, absolute banger of a project; Park Rager (I hope I didn't miss any). Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/miztrujillo) We obviously cover their ti…

On this episode I chat to Jimmy Stadt from Polar Bear Club & now a new band called Shy Tooth. This conversation means a whole lot to me, PBC were a band that inspired and captivated me like few others and I was incredibly gutted when they chose to call it a day. If you'd have told me 10 years ago I'd be chatting to Jimmy about films, music and mark…

Decided to drop a bonus episode! Don't get used to it, or maybe do, who knows? I have a rad chat with Joe Booley from Beth Shalom Records. They've been a big part of the UK DIY music scene for the last few years, releasing albums from the likes of itouldyouiwouldeatyou, LASTELLE, PETSEMATARY, Bryony Williams and more. Support the show (https://ko-f…

On this episode I chat to Dan Palmer, lead guitarist for Zebrahead, Death By Stereo, Fear No Empire, a bunch of cover bands aaaaannnd he's also a sessions musician. Basically Dan loves to play music and this episode is all about his attitude and passion towards what he does. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/miztrujillo) Zebrahead have been a ban…

Loved having this conversation with Shane Brady; actor, magician and complete legend, who's been in a bunch of my favourite films including The Endless, Spring, Doctor Sleep & Synchronic. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/miztrujillo) I initially stumbled across Shane's name repeatedly through powerhouse indie directors Aaron Moorhead & Justin Be…

This week I chat to Luke Henery, absolute legend, incredible photographer and bassist for the Brisbane based Alt Rock/Punk band Violent Soho. Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/miztrujillo) I stumbled across Violent Soho years ago whilst trying to find the UK Punk band 'WACO' on Spotify and finding Violent Soho's album of the same name. I was an i…

This week on the podcast I chat to Ben Hopkinson, Co-Founder of Hop King, the worlds first beer & skateboarding brand! Not only do they make beer that's simple and easy drinking, they also make merch & release great content, as well as have a UK skate team and an indoor skatepark/bar in London called Hop Kingdom. I was obviously stoked to chat to B…

This weeks conversation is with the wonderful Paul Jones, Owner and Managing Director of Cloudwater Brew Co. I can't even begin to tell you how much of their beer I have drank and how much of a fan I am, both of the brand and of Paul as a person. Cloudwater are Manchester based craft beer brewery who constantly stay ahead of the curve not only with…

This weeks conversation is with Kevin Douch, Owner of UK Record Label 'Big Scary Monsters' who have provided me with so many records over the past few years it's hard to know where to start. They have been a bench mark for the UK music scene for the past 20 years and consistently collaborate with incredible artists. Having worked with legends such …

This weeks conversation is with Irish rapper and absolute legend JYellowL! He's been smashing it with his hard work and positive attitude, featuring on the Fifa 20 soundtrack and recently being nominated for Irish Album Of The Year in the Choice Music Prize. His 2020 release conveniently called 2020 DIvision is an absolute banger filled with smart …

Soooo, yeah, it's been a while. Life got a bit hectic there, but I'm back and I have an episode that I guarantee will make it up to you. Just before I lost all sense of time and was consumed with working for others/paying off bills, I had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Dan Le Sac. Honestly, that's huge for 31 year old me, but even bigger fo…

Wonderful start to Season 4 sharing this great conversation I had with Angel Laws; Award Winning Community Manager for TrustedHousesitters. For the past year, my partner and I have been travelling the UK; virtually rent free, whilst looking after the most adorable pets. We do this using TrustedHousesitters and have been having an absolute blast, so…

We've hit Episode 30 and to celebrate I had the massive privilege of chatting to Nigel House, Co-Owner of Rough Trade! Rough Trade is a legendary group of independent record shops with headquarters in London. At various times there were also shops in San Francisco, Tokyo and Paris. In 2007 Rough Trade opened a gorgeous shop/cafe in Brick Lane calle…

It was an absolute privilege to chat with Author, Public Speaker & Multi Award Winning Campaigner; Hope Virgo, for Episode 29 of the podcast! Hope suffered with anorexia for over 4 years, before being admitted to a Mental Health Hospital in 2007. She lived in the hospital for a year, fighting one of the hardest battles of her life. She is now at th…

So great catching up with my great friend Alex Mills for Episode 28. Account Director, as well as a Content & Social Media Marketing Specialist. Alex is currently Account Director at WE Communications over in Australia; however, when I met him he was in London and worked for Microsoft on the launch of Zune Music, then later with HMV as Digital Mark…

Absolutely stoked to chat with Pete Wright for Episode 27. Drummer for the amazing Ducking Punches, I Said Goodbye & Summer Now; as well as playing in a function band, being a drum teacher and a family fan. We talk about the importance of future proofing playing in a band, looking after yourself on tour, how meditation and yoga is way more punk roc…

Not sure if you've heard, but apparently Donald Trump's Italian interpreter was pulling funny faces at everything he said. In all honesty, I wouldn't be surprised. However according to Dr. Jonathan Downie; my guest for episode 26, those are just the kind of faces you can expect an interpreter to pull when they're concentrating. Dr. Jonathan Downie …

I learnt so much from my chat with Niki McGlynn for Episode 25! Niki is a Complementary Therapist and founder of Organised Mind. Organised Mind provides Neurodevelopment Therapy & Skills for Learning with a focus on Rhythmic Movement and Functional Reflex Therapy. We obviously talk about what all those words mean, how early development of reflexes …

Had a great chat with my partner Jayne Robinson for Episode 24! Founder of Kitsch.Inc, CMK & Food Scouts, Jayne is an experienced Digital Strategist, Content Director & Writer as well as producer for this podcast (amongst lots of other things!). Jayne has worked in London for top agencies including Rabbit, Mission and Exeat, as well as time spent i…

I caught up with the wonderful Clara Herbaut in Barcelona for episode 23! Clara is a Cannabis & CBD Marketing and Communication Expert who works relentlessly within the industry to promote change and education on the subject. Co-Founder of Herb & Co a Cannabis & CBD Consulting Agency, Head Project Manager at The Tree CBD, International Marketing Co…

Wonderful chat with Dirk Singer for episode 22! Dirk is a senior marketing, content and digital director with 25 years experience and a specific focus on aviation. Currently working as Creative Director at SimpliFlying; a consulting firm that specialises in aviation marketing and innovation. There he looks after content development, both for Simpli…

Absolutely loved having Rosie Yakob as my wonderful guest for episode 21! Rosie is Co-Founder of the nomadic creative consultancy Genius Steals, along with her husband and partner Faris; whom I had on the show earlier on in the year. Genius/Steals have helped build strategies and consult iconic brands such as Gibson, Coca-Cola, Google, The Guardian…

For Episode 20 I had a chat with Pro Skateboarder and absolute legend Carlos Lastra! Having recently left Braille Skateboarding it felt like the perfect chance to catch up with Carlos and find out a bit more about him! We chat about his move from Arizona to California at the age of 16, we chat about the struggles that come with moving to a city lik…

Absolute honour to have Dr. Steffanie Strathdee as my guest for episode 19. Dr. Strathdee is an infectious disease epidemiologist, Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences, Harold Simon Professor at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Co-Director at the Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics. Herself and…

Incredibly happy to have Benita Matofska as my guest for Episode 18. Benita is a world-leading speaker and change-maker, as well as a global Sharing Economy expert and author of the wonderful book 'Generation Share'; the world's first collection of inspiring stories from change-makers building the Sharing Economy. She is also the founder of The Peo…

On Episode 17 I chat to the wonderful Gabe Cruz from Braille Skateboarding! Gabe is a skateboarder and filmmaker. He is also Video Production Supervisor for the Braille Skateboarding YouTube Channel and he runs the Braille Army Channel! If you've never watched any of the Braille Skateboarding videos, then you are definitely missing out! Braille was…

It was an absolute privilege chatting to Faris Yakob for episode 16! Faris is Co-Founder of the nomadic creative consultancy Genius Steals, along with his wife and partner Rosie. Genius/Steals have helped build strategies and consult iconic brands such as Gibson, Coca-Cola, Google, The Guardian and more; so you instantly know it's worth paying atte…

On Episode 15 I chat to my good friend Richard Heaven about his time out at sea with the Merchant Navy! I knew extremely little about the Merchant Navy before going into this conversation and had a hell of a lot of preconceptions about it too. Richard is someone I have know for a long time within the punk scene, he is extremely knowledgable about m…

I feel absolutely privileged to have Dr. Rick Lines as my guest for Episode 14. Dr. Rick Lines is an Associate Professor of Criminology and Human Rights at the University of Swansea. A key figure in the emerging field of human rights and drug policy and expert on subjects including international drug control law, prisoners' rights, HIV and human ri…

Incredibly happy to have Promoter & Booking Agent; Ricky Bates, as my guest for Episode 13. Ricky has been absolutely pivotal to keeping the historical venue of 'The Joiners Arms', as well as the music scene, alive in Southampton, UK for over 8 years. Having also worked on 'Bestival', 'Groezrock Festival', 'Common People' festival, as well putting …

Incredibly happy to have Travel YouTuber; Alexander Travelbum, as my guest for Episode 12. This conversation means a whole lot to me, Alex and his Youtube channel played a huge role in motivating myself and my partner to pack up our flat in Barcelona, put everything in storage and head out to South East Asia. Alexander Travelbum has been documentin…

I feel absolutely honoured to have Dr. Matt Lodder as my guest for Episode 11. I had been looking forward to this conversation for a while and I am incredibly excited for everyone to hear it. Dr. Matt Lodder is a Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory, and Director of American Studies at the University of Essex. His research primarily concern th…

We made it to episode ten of 'Promote The Hell Out Of It' and this week I chat to Giles Bidder! Musician, writer, radio host, podcast host and absolute dude. I met and subsequently became a massive fan of Giles from his days in Great Cynics, but he's just released a beautiful new record with his new project Dangers of Love and it was definitely tim…

On episode nine of 'Promote The Hell Out Of It' I chat to Luke Hodson, founder & creator of Awesome Merch, a company I have used frequently and admire massively. In 2017 they grew to £5.5 million in revenue and produced their 65 millionth product, they've recently expanded to the states; helped by a crowdfunding campaign which they absolutely smash…

On episode eight I chat to Eleanor Snare, business coach, artist, mentor, writer, overall wonderful human being and the list goes on. Eleanor's view on creativity, business and sustainability are refreshing, encouraging and incredibly important for our own personal development; as well as that of society at large. I can't even begin to describe how…

I talk to interesting people about concepts I think are important for our own development or that of society as a whole, you can expect musicians, artists, writers, activists, small business owners and everyone in between. We talk about people, concepts, businesses and things worth promoting, as well as about how to promote them. On episode seven I…

I talk to interesting people about concepts I think are important for our own development or that of society as a whole, you can expect musicians, artists, writers, activists, small business owners and everyone in between. We talk about people, concepts, businesses and things worth promoting, as well as about how to promote them. On episode six of …

I talk to interesting people about the interesting things they get up to and, yes, I purposefully keep that vague, but you can expect musicians, artists, writers, activists, small business owners and everyone in between. We talk about people and things worth promoting, as well as about how to promote them. On the fifth episode of Promote The Hell O…

On this episode of Promote The Hell Out Of It! I chat to my friend Jak Hutchcraft about all the good stuff; including his band WACO, the poetry night he helps run called VERSES, religion & spirituality, conspiracy theories and a load of topics he's written articles about for the likes of VICE, Sidewalk Magazine & Kerrang, including the punk scene i…

On the third episode of Promote The Hell Out Of It I chat to the incredible Kelly Kemp about co-operatives, Kurdistan Solidarity, eating healthy on tour, intermittent fasting, The Hippaes and a whole load more. You can follow Kelly Kemp on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kellyiam You can check out The Hippaes here: https://keroleenrecords.bandcamp.com…

On the second episode of Promote The Hell Out Of It I chat to the incredible street artist Sara Lucas (aka Hello The Mushroom) about all the incredible collaborations she's done recently, including being involved in Cash Is King, collaborating on a mural with DRT London and getting her art up on venue walls like Monty's in London, plus a load more …

On the first episode of Promote The Hell Out Of It I chat to Seán McGowan about the incredible year he had in 2018, getting to talk about Brexit with Billy Bragg, sharing a tour bus with The Levellers, taking a band on tour with him and paying them properly, selling out home town shows and everything in between. You can check out Seán McGowan on Sp…