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John Arquilla - Beta 7 / G-Spot

John Arquilla - Beta 7 / G-Spot

FromUnion and Metro podcast


John Arquilla - Beta 7 / G-Spot

FromUnion and Metro podcast

ratings:
Length:
108 minutes
Released:
Jul 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

   This one was a fun one , you basically get dropped into 3 friends brainstorming and just having  a great chat !  Jer , Jerm & John chat about the new name for G-Spot , Now Beta 7 . We jump right into it debating cancel culture and the rumor mill and its effects on bands .We chat about his facebook page / documentary San Diego SKA in the 90,s documentary as well as facebook page .  Highly recommend checking out his band page as well as the SKA page !  Jer and Jerm both will be interviewed in the documentary . We discuss the SKA scene and the lack of . We discuss the need for live music and the ways to adjust to the new covid era. Beta 7 played at the Halloween event at Sea World .  We discuss vinyl records , independent record labels, touring , NAPSTER  and navigating producing music these days . pressing CD,s etc...   What is SKA ? what is punk rock ? what labels describes a band ?? Jerm references his bands , we debate AquaBats , Oingo Boingo , DEVO , English Beat , Madness . Big Bad Voodoo daddy and many more bands .   We really go deep into ideas for future shows ! shout out to Mikey Beats , San Diego.s Sea World , AquaBats ,intro and outro music provided by Break Anchor .logo design : Chris Armes #AQUABATS #devo #OINGOBOINGO #SKA #PunkRock #SeaWorld #GSpot #BETA7
Released:
Jul 3, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

Bands such as Blink 182 ,Agent 51, Sprung Monkey , Unwritten Law started at the San Diego, CA music venue called SOMA . SOMA was an all ages club with a heavy emphasis on local bands.This is where many bands grew up and became national touring bands by starting off on the smaller stage and then growing their audience to get to the main stage and open for national acts as well as headline their own shows . Jerm booked bands and ran the club from November 1989 until 1997 .Jer took over running the club and eventually opened the latest version with Scott Raynor years later . We helped grow the scene and bands such as Blink 182 ,Agent 51, Sprung Monkey , Unwritten Law ,Ghoulspoon ,Slightly Stoopid , P.O.D. ,Buck-O-Nine , and many many others as well as National acts such as Green Day , No Doubt , KORN who had become regulars as far as main stage acts . Jerm & Jer talk with band members , production friends and patrons about the scene and shows .Union and Metro is recorded at Jerm's house , headquarters for Red Rum Skates ( skateboard company ) . The club is now owned by a corporation and has a whole new crew working there .Jerm also is known from the bands : P.O.U.R. , Tribe of Fallen Dreams , Cockroach ! , MEAT, Urine , Sin Sin77 , The Graveyard Dogs , Enclosure of Blood , Flinch , Off With Your Head , Weird Al Queda , Reberth, Deathiosaurus and currently The Left Outs .Logo artwork provided by : Chris Armes : Green Ribcage Graphics ;greenribcage@gmail.com .Recorded at Red Rum Skates headquarters in San Diego CA 92103Music for intro and outro courtesy of Break Anchor From Detroit spinach dip provided by the lovely Miss V- .facebook : https:/www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100071150805517 @jermaddams (instagram & facebook )@redrumskates (instagram )@redrumskates/witchboards ( facebook )