Chattered with Rik Collins

MIKE IS THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF CIRCLE ONE, LEGENDARY EARLY 80'S HARDCORE PUNK PIONEERS, HAILING FROM THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY CITY OF PICO RIVERA, CALIFORNIA. HE'S PLAYED WITH BANSDS, ILL REPUTE, RESISTANT MILITIA, THE STAINS, DECRY, AFU TO NAME A FEW. HE HAS ALSO RECORDED MANY NOTABLE BANDS AND IS A MENTOR TO MANY UP AND COMING PUNKS IN THE MUSIC COMMUNITY OF LOS ANGELES. HE ONCE OWNED FEEDBACK RECORD STORE AND IS CURRENTLY  A VINYL...

MIGHTY MANFRED IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPLOSIVE FRONT MEN ALIVE. HIS SOULFUL ROCK AND ROLL CLERGYMAN DELIVERY IS SAVAGELY WORSHIPPED BY R N' R REVELERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. HIS BAND THE WOGGLES HAVE PUT OUT A STEADY STREAMING OF CONSISTENTLY GREAT MUSIC FOR DECADES. HE ALSO IS A DJ AND HAS A SHOW ON THE WILDLY POPULAR LITTLE STEVENS UNDERGROUND GARAGE ON SIRIUS XM CHANNEL 21.  I HAVE TO SAY HE IS ONE OF THE MOST BELOVED CHARACTERS ON...

Tony Valentino is a garage punk icon. Guitarist for the hugely influential 1960's garage, punk, psych band The Standells. His signature fuzz riff on Dirty Water has buzzed all around the world. He has continued to play and create music to this day, with a new album out and tours in the works. He should be an inspiration to us all. We cover a-lot of ground on this episode, the stories, oh! the stories! enjoy!

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Hailing from San Diego CA. Javier Escovedo is a musician best known for leading the seminal 70's punk rock band The Zeros! Javier has also been in several other bands as well a healthy solo career.  As of the date of this podcast, The Zeros are still are very active touring and by the end of 2024 Javier will be playing out with his solo band. Victor M. Penalosa and Jesse Ray Rodriguez are current members of The Zeros, t...