how did i get here?

2011-12

Episodes

Thursday Dec 29, 2011

WOW! 2011, what a year! this strange episode is an overview of 2011 in pop culture (or poop culture). i got to talk to talk to two music critics, Andy Langer (Esquire magazine, d.j. on KGSR 93.3) and Richard Skanse (Lone Star Music Magazine) about the year's best albums. A film critic, Eric Rudolphy (my cousin) about the year's best films. my lovely girlfriend, Jessi Clayton (amazing artist), reflects on the loss of Steve Jobs. two of my aunts and my grandmother look back at 2011.  there is also a round-table discussion at IHOP looking back at 2011 with my good friends, Todd V. Wolfson and Roy Fredricks. i had a great time talking to everyone yesterday but the the show, as an undertaking, was exhausting and dizzying. i hope you enjoy it. i'd like to thank all of my guests for taking the time to talk to me.
also, as 2011 draws to a close, i would like to thank my girlfriend jessi for her total support and helping clean up when a guest is coming over. thanks to jessica who has just come on-board to make this bigger and better. i would like to thank all of the guests that have come to my apartment or met me for breakfast and opened-up and were honest with me about their feelings and who they are and trusted me. mostly, i have to thank you for listening and sharing with your friends and helping us make this grow. i have had an amazing few months getting to spend time with and probe the minds of, people that inspire me. i hope that we can take this podcast to as many people as possible. i hope that the fans of the artists and my fellow musicians draw some sort of insight and inspiration from these conversations as well. i hope you all have an amazing 2012 and THANK YOU for an amazing 2011!
ciao! -jg

Friday Dec 23, 2011

"how did i get here?" wishes you and yours a very merry christmas! happy hanukkuh! and anything else you might choose to celebrate. do any of you worship satan? if you do, what do you do? do you eat chinese with the jews? i think i'm going to eat chinese this christmas as well. if any of you satanists or jews want to meet me for chinese on christmas, just email me.
my guest for this very special christmas episode is one of my very best friends ever! this has been "johnny's bros. week". i'll be honest, interviewing your closest friends is not as easy as it seems, but it's nice to sit with someone you've been through a lot of shit with and talk. really talk. joseph and i played some shows together and had a great time for a couple of days and played some pretty successful shows. anyway, it was great to have this conversation with joseph. his band, deadbeat darling, has a new album coming coming out in march. the album is beautiful! i hope you enjoy our hungover conversation.
thank you so much for listening to this podcast! ciao! -jg

Wednesday Dec 21, 2011

hey everyone! i am happy to announce that i am almost (88%) done with my christmas shopping! no women will cry because of empty boxes. i won't have holiday guilt. (well, no more than usual). also, i'll be playing some shows with one of my best friends, joseph king. come out and see the shows. these are my first solo shows in a long time.
WED 21 DEC DEAN'S BAR ::: Houston 316 Main St 9pm
THURS 22 DEC HOTEL VEGAS ::: Austin 1500 E 6th St 9pm
my guest today is casey mcpherson from the band alpha rev. casey is an exceptional musician/songwriter/human being and one of my best friends. he came by the apartment yesterday morning bearing the gifts of espresso and honesty. we got to talk about his how he turned his experiences with family suicides and self-destructive behavior into beautiful music, how hundreds of fans and steve jobs helped get his music back from disney,  his newest album, "city farm: roots", his involvement on the board mental health america of texas and much, much more. i hope you enjoy our conversation.
ciao! -jg

Friday Dec 16, 2011

first off, a very happy birthday/happy graduation shout out to my good friend, jake "jakey lee" weiser!  we're all very proud of you!!!!!
hi everyone! i hope you're all doing well. christmas is just around the corner and i am completely unprepared. i mean, i don't have one present finished or bought. i kind of feel like christmas is on my ass. it's making me anxious. last night, i dreamt that my grandmother, my aunt olga and my girlfriend jessi were opening their presents from me and they were just empty boxes and they all cried and called me an asshole. merry christmas!!!!!
i'll be playing a couple of solo shows next week. i haven't played any solo shows in a while and i have 2 next week w/ my friend, joseph king.
WED 21 DEC DEAN'S BAR ::: Houston 316 Main St 9pm
THURS 22 DEC HOTEL VEGAS ::: Austin 1500 E 6th St 9pm
my guest for episode 31 is pulitzer prize nominated composer and bassist for the austin symphony (among many other things), mr. p. kellach waddle. i've known kel for almost 24 years. i've always liked him. he is an extremely interesting character as well as being a tremendous talent, brilliant mind and a sweet southern gentleman. we got together for lunch at austin's south congress cafe' and we got to find out just how kel got here. from his humble beginnings in southern kentucky to the symphony stage and beyond. i really enjoyed my conversation with him and i hope you do too.
ciao! -jg

Wednesday Dec 14, 2011

hey everyone! i hope you're all doing well. we have a new member of the "how did i get here?" family... welcome our new producer, jessica jarrett! she will be booking talent etc. if you're looking to be on the show, talk to jessica. she's awesome! hi jessica!
liars & saints plays tonight, wednesday, december 14th at hotel vegas in austin. come out! also,  i'll be playing a couple of shows next week (wednesday 12/21 in houston and thursday, 12/22 at hotel vegas in austin) with my friend joseph king from the new york band, deadbeat darling. come out and see the shows!!!
today is my cousin, emily's 30th birthday. happy birthday emily!!!! it's also our 30th episode. cosmic. my guest for episode 30 is tony scalzo from fastball. tony and i talked about his incredible journey that started in hawaii, then lead him to orange co. california into the punk scene of the early 80's, then moving to austin, starting fastball, having hits and getting back to LIFE... there's a lot in there. tony has his first solo album coming out next year so be sure you look out for that. i hope you enjoy our conversation as much as i did.
ciao! -jg

Wednesday Dec 07, 2011


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episode 29 features patricia lynn and justin mchugh from the soldier thread. my old band, johnny goudie & the little champions, were label mates with the soldier thread. i've always thought they were an incredible, hard-working band and i've also always found them to be humble and very, very nice. we talked about what brought the band together, kept them together and the musical and business paths they've taken. from independent band to small label and back to independent, but stronger and more focused than ever! they've released a couple of "free download" singles, toured the u.s. with blue october and recorded a new e.p. that they hope will reflect the changes they've gone through as people and a band. i'm glad i got to sit down and talk to them and get to know them a little better. i hope you enjoy our conversation.
you can find more about the soldier thread at www.thesoldierthread.com
ciao! -jg

Friday Dec 02, 2011

i hear they're banning free toys with fast-food meals. who is taking away the fun of living????? no wonder kids are lame nowadays. is there someone i can write? is it these fucking birkenstock fools? who ever you are, STOP! you are creating a nation of medicated pussy-children!!!! bring back playing outside. please!
hi! how are you? i can't believe it's already december. it's time to make holiday plans (or if you're organized, they're made.), shop (or if you're organized...) and give. speaking of giving... my friend, shane "the rock and roll dentist" matt, just put together a christmas album called, "holiday haam jam". buying the album benefits H.A.A.M. (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians), which is austin's extremely unique organization that provides low-cost healthcare for musicians. find out more about H.A.M.M. and BUY the album, "holiday haam jam" by going to http://www.myhaam.org/index.php
my guest for episode 28 is director/photographer, andrew shapter. i've known and known of, andrew for years and years but i've never gotten to sit down and talk to him at length. i am really glad i did. andrew made a beautiful movie called, "before the music dies"  a documentary inspired by a conversation about music with his musician brother just before his untimely passing. it's basically about the death of the "old" music business and what musicians are doing to adapt. it's narrated by forest whitaker and stars, erykah badu, doyle bramhall II, elvis costello, dave matthews, ?uestlove, steve poltz and my liars & saints bandmate, kacy crowley. it's an eye-opening and inspiring film. you should watch it. i hope you enjoy my conversation with andrew, i did. to find out more about andrew, go to http://www.andrewshapter.com/
thank you for listening. ciao! -jg







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