March 19, 2024 • 36 mins
In the music business, there are the normies, there are the crazies, and there are the in-betweens. There also happens to be an unspoken netherworld that aligns with something a little stranger and sits outside the boundaries of pretty much everything you know.
My guest today, Tommy Meehan, dislikes the comparisons to the influences of his youth, but it's hard not to hear the tones that built the man. His absurdist venom-spouting new act, Squid Pisser, is nothing I've ever heard before.. and that means something extra extra to me. The man is already a guitar god of the underworld who also just happens to be an incredibly warm human which seriously belies his altered state of a stage personality.
Squid Pisser's new EP, 'Vaporize a Neighbor' and it's big brother, 'Vaporize a Tadpole,' is out on Bandcamp now and requires listening of a most scrutinous level. It's also recommended that you are looking for something a little confounding, a lot distorted, and that which oozes a bit from a two week old wound. It's disgusting, yet somehow, some way... once you pick the scab off, it's perfect.
Welcome to the new world order of Squid Pisser.
This is Rockstar Superhero.
Time Codes:
2:00 The insane vitality of the band
4:00 Hanging out with GWAR
6:30 Tommy's creative projects
9:40 What if there were 3 Tommy's?
13:15 Tommy will never be bored
16:10 Being in a band is like polyamory
18:20 How far is Tommy willing to go?
21:00 Turned on by new sounds and the risk it takes
23:40 Tommy isn't worried about the plan
26:45 When did Tommy become possessed by the magic of music
29:30 Tobi Vail started Riot Grrrl
32:25 New record available via Skin Graft or Squid Pisser Bandcamp pages
35:00 Ambitious metal punk
Use of 'Liquified Remains' is provided by Squid Pisser and Skin Graft records, copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved.
The Rockstar Superhero Podcast examines the personal lives and creative careers of your favorite classic rock artists. We are obsessed with understanding the inner workings of the music business and all that it takes to remain in the public eye for as long as possible. Join us as we pursue conversations with legends and legends in the making.
Copyright 2024 Rockstar Superhero Podcast - All Rights Reserved
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rockstar-superhero--4792050/support.
My guest today, Tommy Meehan, dislikes the comparisons to the influences of his youth, but it's hard not to hear the tones that built the man. His absurdist venom-spouting new act, Squid Pisser, is nothing I've ever heard before.. and that means something extra extra to me. The man is already a guitar god of the underworld who also just happens to be an incredibly warm human which seriously belies his altered state of a stage personality.
Squid Pisser's new EP, 'Vaporize a Neighbor' and it's big brother, 'Vaporize a Tadpole,' is out on Bandcamp now and requires listening of a most scrutinous level. It's also recommended that you are looking for something a little confounding, a lot distorted, and that which oozes a bit from a two week old wound. It's disgusting, yet somehow, some way... once you pick the scab off, it's perfect.
Welcome to the new world order of Squid Pisser.
This is Rockstar Superhero.
Time Codes:
2:00 The insane vitality of the band
4:00 Hanging out with GWAR
6:30 Tommy's creative projects
9:40 What if there were 3 Tommy's?
13:15 Tommy will never be bored
16:10 Being in a band is like polyamory
18:20 How far is Tommy willing to go?
21:00 Turned on by new sounds and the risk it takes
23:40 Tommy isn't worried about the plan
26:45 When did Tommy become possessed by the magic of music
29:30 Tobi Vail started Riot Grrrl
32:25 New record available via Skin Graft or Squid Pisser Bandcamp pages
35:00 Ambitious metal punk
Use of 'Liquified Remains' is provided by Squid Pisser and Skin Graft records, copyright 2023, All Rights Reserved.
The Rockstar Superhero Podcast examines the personal lives and creative careers of your favorite classic rock artists. We are obsessed with understanding the inner workings of the music business and all that it takes to remain in the public eye for as long as possible. Join us as we pursue conversations with legends and legends in the making.
Copyright 2024 Rockstar Superhero Podcast - All Rights Reserved
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rockstar-superhero--4792050/support.
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