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FromThe Trap Set with Joe Wong

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BNS: Venzella Joy Bonus Mini-Episode

FromThe Trap Set with Joe Wong

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3 minutes

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Sep 16, 2015

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Venzella Joy (drummer for Beyoncé) and Joe talk about their wonderful moms.

Released:

Sep 16, 2015

Format:

Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Each Episode, Joe Wong speaks to a different musician about life.

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Brendan Canty Preview: Here's a preview of Joe's interview with Brendan Canty, drummer of Fugazi. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
2 min listen
018: Kliph Scurlock (Flaming Lips, Gruff Rhys, Psychic Heat): Kliph Scurlock was born to a musician mother and policeman father in Kansas. He tells Joe how he began his career with The Flaming Lips as a roadie and eventually realized his dream of becoming the band's drummer for over a decade. He also discusses his c by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
34 min listen
012: Lori Barbero (Babes In Toyland): Joe talks to Lori Barbero about living on a houseboat, her time with the highly influential Babes In Toyland, and going with the flow. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
30 min listen
003: Kid Millions (Oneida, Man Forever, Spiritualized): Joe talks to Brooklyn drummer Kid Millions. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
29 min listen
001: Brendan Canty (Fugazi): Joe's interviews Brendan Canty, drummer of the legendary punk band Fugazi. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
30 min listen
006: Butch Norton (Lucinda Williams, Eels, Tracy Chapman): Joe talks to Butch Norton about Eels, Tracy Chapman, Rufus Wainwright, and Lucinda Williams. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
31 min listen
014: Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Fantomas, Philm): Joe talks to Dave Lombardo about co-founding the groundbreaking metal band Slayer, his experience as the son of a Cuban butcher living the American Dream, his Latin Jazz influences, and expanding his horizons with Fantomas, John Zorn, and Philm. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
33 min listen
023: Danny Frankel (Lou Reed, Fiona Apple, KD Lang): Danny Frankel began his career as the drummer for DC band Urban Verbs. After the group dissolved in 1981, Danny moved to Los Angeles and became an in-demand session drummer. He tells Joe about how his time with Lou Reed, Fiona Apple, and KD Lang. And he d by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
31 min listen
002: Ndugu Chancler (Michael Jackson, Miles Davis, George Duke): Joe talks to Ndugu Chancler about his upbringing and his career, which spans from Miles to MJ. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
31 min listen
007: Patty Schemel (Hole): Joe talks to Patty Schemel about Hole, addiction, recovery, and motherhood. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
33 min listen
011: Bermuda Schwartz (Weird Al): Joe talks to Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz about Dr. Demento, his 35 year collaboration with Weird Al, and the meticulous effort that goes into re-creating the sound of the constantly shifting pop landscape. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
30 min listen
016: Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint): Joe talks to Stella Mozgawa about her Polish heritage, her musican parents, how a benign lie became the truth, how she evolved beyond her competitive nature, and her creative collaboration in Warpaint. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
32 min listen
004: Sandra Vu (Dum Dum Girls, Sisu): Joe talks to Sandra Vu of Dum Dum Girls and Sisu. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
29 min listen
028: Bernard Purdie, Part Two (Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Steely Dan, etc.): In Part Two of his Trap Set Interview, Bernard Purdie tells Joe about how his legacy has been broadened by sampling, his solo career, and the sessions and artists that who took the music over the top. Also, he briefly addresses his controversial claim of by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
29 min listen
005: Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock's Headhunters, Brand X, Betty Davis): Joe talks to Mike Clark about Herbie Hancock, Betty Davis, and Buddhism. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
30 min listen
021: Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses): As the original drummer for Guns N' Roses, Steven Adler was the swaggering pulse of the 80's Los Angeles hard rock scene. But as the band exploded, so did Adler's addiction to drugs and booze and he was ejected from the band. Steven discusses his difficu by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
32 min listen
010: Dale Crover (Melvins, Altamont, Nirvana): Joe talks to Dale Crover about confidence, his three decade--and counting--run as drummer for The Melvins, playing with Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, his love of baseball, marriage, and parenthood. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
30 min listen
025: Sheila E. (Solo Artist, Prince, E. Family): Sheila E. talks to Joe about her legendary musical family, joining a gang, working with Prince, overcoming abuse, and helping youth through her Elevate Hope foundation. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
35 min listen
017: Victor Delorenzo (Violent Femmes, Nineteen Thirteen): Joe talks to Victor Delorenzo about seeing Sun Ra perform at the Racine Zoo, entering the arts as an actor, co-founding the successful and incredibly influential Violent Femmes, and remaining creative and prolific as a member of several groups including L by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
32 min listen
026: Steven Schick (UCSD, Bang on a Can All-Stars, red fish blue fish): Steven Schick was first heard music as a child on a farm in Iowa. Over the course of his 40 year career, he has become a renowned performer, educator, conductor, and author. He talks to Joe about cultivating financial stability as an artist, learning to b by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
30 min listen
027: Bernard Purdie, Part One (Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Steely Dan, etc.): In part one of a two part interview, Joe speaks to a true original, the legendary Bernard Purdie. They discuss Purdie's early fascination with drumming, the tragic loss of his parents, overcoming alcoholism at a very early age, and his arrival in New York by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
31 min listen
008: Jeff "Tain" Watts (Wynton/Branford Marsalis, Alice Coltrane, Solo): Joe talks to Jeff "Tain" Watts about growing up in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, getting suspended from school for fighting, ascending to the top of the 80s jazz world, etc. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
31 min listen
BNS: Sam Fogarino Bonus Mini-Episode: In this bonus mini-episode, Joe and Interpol's Sam Fogarino trade culinary tips and discuss the sometimes annoying foodie culture. Check out Sam's full-length episode at thetrapset.net (Past Episodes) or on iTunes. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
9 min listen
013: Hamid Drake (Don Cherry, Fred Anderson, Mandingo Griot Society): Joe talks to master improvisor, Hamid Drake, about playing with Don Cherry, Fred Anderson, and Mandingo Griot Society, his evolving concept of meditation, being a "bridge", and the inseparable nature of music and life. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
32 min listen
033: Venzella Joy (Beyoncé): It's not enough to merely be a great drummer if you want to play with the biggest pop star in the world. In addition to her unstoppable groove and technical prowess, Venzella Joy possesses an extraordinary combination of wisdom, humility, and confidence t by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
32 min listen
019: Milford Graves (Albert Ayler, NY Art Quartet, Pharaoh Sanders, Anthony Braxton): Joe talks to Milford Graves about exploring uncharted musical territory as an avant-garde pioneer; building a second career in medicine; supporting a family; and cultivating a multi-disciplinary artistic approach. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
31 min listen
015: John Herndon (Tortoise, 5ive Style, Isotope 217): Joe talks to John Herndon about growing up on a commune; leading a musical movement with Tortoise, 5ive Style, and Isotope 217; his side career as a tattoo artist; and raising his kids in LA. by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
29 min listen
009: John "Drumbo" French (Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band): Joe talks to John "Drumbo" French about blazing a singular path with Captain Beefheart, slipping his under tyrannical rule, arranging the seminal album, "Trout Mask Replica" and learning many years later that his work truly meant something to people all o by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
30 min listen
032: Fred Armisen (8G Band, Trenchmouth, SNL, Portlandia): You know Fred Armisen from his work on Portlandia and SNL, but before he was a comedy star, Fred was a working drummer. He charts the journey from his early fascination with music, to his time touring and recording with arty Chicago band Trenchmouth, to B by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
33 min listen
022: Billy Cobham (Solo Artist, Mahavishnu Orchestra): Legendary drummer Billy Cobham tells Joe about immigrating to the US from Panama, performing with his father's band in New York City, co-founding the extraordinarily influential Mahavishnu Orchestra, making the jump to a successful career as a leader, and by The Trap Set with Joe Wong
31 min listen

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