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The Crushed Monocle Podcast is a show where Jon and Coop talk about stuff. ALL the stuff! Music, movies, shows, life, or whatever. Naturally, they will mispronounce names, poke fun at themselves, and never fail to profess their love for Showgirls’ 1995 masterpiece. Doesn’t that excite you? Sure it does! This is why it’s essential that you subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you consume fine podcasts. This is the Crushed Monocle Podcast: Episode 13 – Dave Kushner in the Big Machine!
While known as the guitarist in the Grammy award-winning supergroup Velvet Revolver, Dave Kushner’s career reads like a roadmap of the L.A. rock n’ roll scene. From being in bands such as Wasted Youth, Infectious Grooves, Electric Love Hogs, Danzig, and Cyco Miko. Scoring feature films like Four Christmases, Couples Retreat, and TV such as F Is For Family and nominated for an Emmy for the theme song to Sons Of Anarchy. Kushner has been there and done most of that while maintaining an honest-to-goodness demeanor.
In this episode, Jon, Coop, and David Kushner discuss a wide variety of topics such as:
- Growing up in the Los Angeles hardcore and rock scenes.
- Going to junior high with Slash.
- The early days of Velvet Revolver.
- Maynard from Tool being an awkward introvert.
- Choosing the correct producer for a supergroup.
- Leaving a tour bus to score television.
- The Goodfellas-esque mishap that saw him exiting Danzig.
Meanwhile, Coop explains how Shade Without Color, the new record from Ghost Toast is part of your complete breakfast. Jon goes through the delicious history of the post-punk band Cola with their record Deep In View.
Do these topics interest you? Well, you’ve stuck it out with us for this far, so we gotta be doing something right! Most importantly, don’t forget to subscribe, like, and share The Crushed Monocle Podcast in your favorite format. So, kick back and enjoy Jon, Coop, and Dave Kushner as we talk about stuff. ALL the stuff!
For more information on Dave Kushner and his production company, check out Monkey Mind Music Group.