The South of the Straits Podcast

The #MIMusicFam was in full effect on this episode!! Shawn & Jeremy of Five After Five hung out in the New Leonard Media studio this show to tell us about their recent lineup change & also that they are looking for a new singer and guitarist during their hiatus from their original singer while he takes care of some personal stuff. We will actually be holding auditions for the next few Sundays at the stooge if anyone would like to try out!! Alfonso of Heartsick US chatted with us about their next gig at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan alongside Biffy The Beat Slayer August 19th! Carrie Westbay, the hardest working female vocalist/guitarist in MI called in to talk about some of her local gigs as well as Jim from The DrooGs to promote the upcoming HaloHorn Benefit happening this Saturday at the HaloHorn Studio in Greilickville!! And Shawns wife 2 Litta Leah gave us some interesting and hilarious facts tonight! We may have her back on again!! Did you know that female kangaroo's have 3 vaginas? Ha ha!! Thank you people so much for this week's podcast!!! FREE DOWNLOAD HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

The LONG AWAITED Lost Episode 77!! Listen to our interviews with Eric Hayes of In The Making & long distance bicyclist Joe Wambold! Listening back on this episode was hard for myself... Many behind the scenes emotions felt. Enjoy! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Hip hop & rock on this week's podcast!! We had a smorgasbord of talent on this show! Joining us in studio this week was "Duble U" Trey Wilcox, BRI, Trouble & Iron Lungs of 231Recordz as well as Shawn of 5 After 5!! In the second hour we chat with Dave from Toledo, Ohio based band Sunz Of Sam! Big thanks to Katie Ray of Dreamtree Entertainment for getting us connected! We also have an on air cipher as well as SideShow bitching about local businesses expecting free promotion for their events! WHAT?! Ha ha!! Awesome show this week! Free Download Here! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

We made it through the Cherry Fest Traverse City!!! Rejoice! Ha ha!! Tonight's podcast was awesome, despite all our technical difficulties! Our in studio guests tonight were Strange Flavors out of Ypsilanti, Michigan & nationally known graffiti artist Deka!! Strange Flavors has a very cool sound & backstory of how the band formed as well! A must hear group if you are around the U of M area of the state! And Deka was in town for the National Cherry Festival last week but we got a chance to hear his story of his artwork that you may see on your next vacation on the sides of city buildings or other public structures! In the 8 o clock hour we spoke with JP of Keychain from Montreal in Quebec, Canada! These guys have a sick sound man! They revive the old feel you had when you first heard bands like Rage, Limp Bizkit, Korn & some of the other numetal bands many of us grew up loving! But they do it heavier man! We also spoke with Genevieve Slater of Designs By Genevieve in Grand Rapids about her business in interior design! Dino Goss of Graves Crossing called in too to talk a little about Metalfest IV happening July 21-22. And Coke Hogan has people who are calling him out online!! Ha ha!! This Coke Hogan stuff may be going too far! ;) Free Download HERE!! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Man, you people are awesome!!!! Really! I love our listeners! This week's podcast will go down forever as one of my favorites!! Tonight, we came in totally unprepped.... so we called Jessie Bobenmoyer of Hail Your Highness, wished her a happy 28th birthday, played some killer tracks from them as well as Live For Tomorrow & Parsec & then we just kicked some ass!! Ha ha!! Also, you'll hear a little bit about a possible Kamp Omelette returning later this year, recapped the week in SideShow's tales of his divorce & just had a moment with my pure Michigan family!! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Happy Fathers Day Week to all the dad's out there! On this week's episode, we start the show off with a heartfelt song from New Leonard Media owner Mr Markis with a song dedicated to his father. Very cool stuff man! Also, our in studio guest, comedian Josh Paul!! Very funny guy that you gotta check out this Tuesday at The Distillery in downtown Traverse City! And our musical guest this week is another outsider from Michigan using the 6 People Away Card!! Australian hip hop artist Mugzy joins us at about a half hour in! Mugzy has a very cool, early 90's feel of hip hop that you gotta check out! And we're trying to find the guy who used to have SideShow's phone number! Ron, if you are reading this, please call us!! You know the number! Ha ha!  Fun show this week for sure!! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Fun times had tonight with our guests!! First up is Sabrina Fallah! A Canadian singer/songwriter who used our 6 People Away Card tonight to be on the show! We also played a fun game with her called "Get To Know Your Canadian!" A multiple choice game where every answer was "A"! In the second hour of the show, enjoy the world premiere of Hail Your Highness's new single "Levels!" So honored to be the first station to be able to play this song for the world to hear!!! Jessie & Nicky are super talented & they are definitely THE BAND to check out from northern Michigan!! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

AWESOME SHOW TONIGHT!!! Just friggin' great! This is our "Hip Hip & THRASH!" episode! Joining us in studio on this one was Cheeze Weez & his son Tisey Tise from Grand Rapids for the hip hop portion of the show! And SideShow's favorite guest, Sir Hoovington Esquire of Traverse City & Orlando based thrash/metal band Zergoth!! And we didn't stop there! If you go like the "Seat Wars" Facebook page, you are in the running for 2 tickets to see Bob Seger at the Van Andel Arena, September 19th!!! Such a fun vibe on this episode that I'm sure you'll feel too! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Our return to the Michigan music scene following SideShow's drunken meltdown following last week's now "lost show!" It will be released this week! Promise!! In the mean time, check out this week's show featuring Ashley MacDermaid (like a mermaid) from Flint based punk rock band Cheerleader!! They're one of the CD's we sent to Australia! She stopped by here during her vacay to the TC area to chat about the band & a little about the Flint Water Crisis & her professional career of a roller-derby girl!! We also celebrated Memorial Weekend by showing honor to the fallen soldiers who keep us free by recording a new COKE HOGAN music video to be released on Memorial Day!! Check out the COKE HOGAN Facebook & YouTube pages!! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Happy Mother's Day Week! Ha ha!! This week's podcast we celebrated Mother's Day by calling random mom's off a list we compiled from a Facebook post to wish them a happy Mother's Day & pull their leg a little! We also spoke with country music artist Melissa Lee (we know her locally as Missy Zenker!) about an upcoming show she'll be having at the Stormcloud Brewing Company this Saturday, May 20th at 8pm!! She has a beautiful voice & grew up right here in northern Michigan before travelling to Nashville where she's been bumping elbows with some top names in the scene, including Confederate Railroad, Charlie Daniels, Buddy Jewell and Jeff Carson! Very cool!! In the 2nd hour of the show, we chat with Jedediah Miers of Trademark Zero & Danny Grim, both formally of Graves Crossing, who ended up coming together to form their own side project "Sylva!" We even get to hear the first ever performance of "Breathe," a song that Danny wrote about his mother who passed away when he was only 12. It was very emotional & is a powerful song!! Can't wait to hear more from their new act as well as Jeds gig Trademark Zero! They'll be recording soon! And Jed got to meet his hero too! COKE HOGAN stopped by to say what's up afterwards & drop off a medallion he made especially for Jed! Ha ha!!! Look for the video on the COKE HOGAN YouTube channel! FREE DOWNLOAD HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Another fun episode in the books! Tonight we gave away 4 more tickets to see Devour The Day and Graves Crossing at Streeters this Saturday by doing an online caption contest on our Facebook page and then played "Make Mama Cuss!" Congratulations to Thomas Lane and Dick Norman on all that! We also paid our penance for talking too much during the Jack Begley interview by electrocuting ourselves in a group-chain-electrocution ring on the air!! Ha ha!! Crazy! Shawn and Jeremy from 5 After 5 played along and we also talked about the Interlochen Elementary School time capsule that we WILL be looking for this summer! FREE Download Here! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

THERE WILL BE A SEASON 5 OF OAK ISLAND!!!! So geeked!! I thought we'd have more time moving to a 2 hour slot! Ha ha!! Nope!! This week's podcast is already going down as a hit in my books! Our guests this week range from a man who specializes in fine etiquette to punk rockers to a treasure hunter!!! Ric Coates, former morning show host/producer for the Omelette and Friends show came by to remember some of the old days him and SideShow shared back at WKLT! Really awesome to hear Rics voice on a mic again tonight! Our featured Michigan musical guest this week is The DrooGs out of Traverse City! These guys are a blast man! We even get to hear a very rare performance of "Functioning" of their yet to be released album! And taking up the last hour of the show this week is treasure hunter/TV producer Jack Begley from the History Channel's "The Curse of Oak Island!" This is rare folks!! A personal interview with one of the people involved with the biggest treasure hunt ever! We have some questions from some of Jacks fans that were answered tonight too!! And also a confirmation that THERE WILL BE A SEASON 5! Did I say that yet? Ha ha!! Just very happy! Congratulations also to Shawn Gates of Rapid City! You're going to see Devour The Day & Graves Crossing May 13th at Streeters Ground Zero!! We'll be giving away a couple more pairs this week on our Facebook page! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Northern Michigan hip hop at it's finest!! We had a packed studio tonight at New Leonard Media!! K Love of Kalkaska, B.R.I. of Frankfort and Micah Byrnes of Traverse City came by & showed us their amazing gifts!! The emotions felt from the lyrics in all 3 of these hip hop artists music were totally real tonight! Awesome music!! We gotta put together some kind of live show for these guys!! We also heard from Spencer of A War Within with some very cool news about a cover contest they are having!! The winner gets a Grand Prize merch bundle that includes a Skype session with a sneak peek at their next album! Also can't forget a cover of your choosing to do with Spencer D Maybe! More details on their Facebook page!! We also spoke with Gordy Garris from Saginaw and played a brand new song he recently recorded! AND!!!! TICKETS TO SEE GRAVES CROSSING OPENING FOR DEVOUR THE DAY AT STREETERS MAY 13TH!!!!! We have 5 pairs we're giving away!! Keep your eyes on our Facebook page for that!! Thank you all so much for coming by and calling the show and most of all, for letting us hear your awesome music!! Free Download HERE! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here

Man! Dammit dammit dammit!!! Apparently we had some issues with the live broadcast tonight.

Nonstop content in this episode!! Comedian Dick Norman of Onaway came into the studio & talked about how he became a comic as well as a roast coming April 15th at Three Cedars Restaurant & Clubhouse! Also in studio is Rapid City based singer/songwriter Chris Edgington with some very cool original tunes!! We chat with Zachary McAllister of Sterling Heights based band Eyes On Damascus about their new album "Built For Failure" available everywhere online where music is sold! Jason Boudrot, another musical guest from Massachusetts who was using the "6 People Away" card, got roped into a little prank we pulled on B. Davis! We made 2.0 interview Jason without him knowing anything about Jason!! Ha ha!!! Happy Birthday man!! It was nice to hear your family members call in! Plus so much more! Free Download Here! If you cannot see the audio controls, listen/download the audio file here