The Ttlm Podcast

My first guest of 2026! I actually had this chat a little bit before New Years Day 2026. I'm stoked to share with you my interview with Chad Kaya, local Maui musician who has been in projects such as Entity Awakened, Abandon the Raft, Owaila, The Kittinger Jump and more recent, Kū. We talk about it all. I've been following Chad's journey from Maui, to Las Vegas to San Diego and back to Maui. He writes some stellar riffs. Enjoy my chat with Chad Kaya. And hear some songs on Apple Music.  Playlist:  Entity Awakened - Blind the Masses (Demo 2006) - [0:16] Entity Awakened - Only Human (Showing the World Who We Are EP) [8:05] Entity Awakened - Emersion (Demo 2006) [16:55] Abandon the Raft - Pendulum (Concept Paradox) [25:45] Owaila - Walk Away (Alternative Hi) [31:56] The Kittinger Jump - Waiting (Single) [40:36] Kū - Wolves (single) [48:52] Entity Awakened - Show the World Who You Are (Showing the World Who We Are EP) [56:23] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpod

Welcome to the first episode 2026! All local 808 bands on this episode, all new music.  Playlist Heart Attack - Background Music (The Future Is(n't) Yours) [0:16] The Caballerials - Postcards & Photographs (Waxed Curbs and Suburbs) [4:43] The Minorities - Comatose (single) [7:18] El Sancho - Julie (Roll Right Over You) [9:19] Kauz of Affliction - Rat Problem (Life Tips on Dumpster Diving) [15:22] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com X: https://x.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

A fond farewell to a couple bands and a warm hello to some new releases.  Playlist Regal Foul - Eyes on the Horizon (Eyes) [0:16] Faithless Saints - The Price of Love (State Dependent Learning) [10:12] skullbøy the band - These Drugs Don't Work (Love on Automatic x Death on Impact) [15:09] Ninjas with Syringes - Bones (Live at Dante's: Fatter, Balder, Harder) [17:59] Blood Money - Spite your Face (Single) [24:14]   SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com X: https://x.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

Some cool punk-pop from across the country and Canada!  Playlist Craig's Brother - 10,000 Miles (E.Pidemic) [0:16] Milddleton - A Song to End all Songs (Unreleased) [5:04] Trashed Ambulance - Blip on the Radar (Future Considerations) [8:47] Old Scars - Here with Me (Here with Me) [12:11] Coco Pastel - Apartment (Girl EP) [18:12] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com X: https://x.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia  

I talk a little bit about Sailor Jerry Fest 2025 and some of the bands that played.  Playlist Zoinks! - Dirty Underwear (Stranger Anxiety) [0:16] Grapefruit - Santa Wears Doc Martens (Dorkabilly Stew) [4:46] Weight of Sin - Witch Hunter (Single) [6:44] Load tha Chamber - Reign of Terror (Load tha Chamber EP) [9:20] The Caps - Money (Single) [15:21] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

First episode of Season 15. Playing tracks from my favorite releases of 2024.  Playlist Unit 101 - 20/40 (Unit 101) [0:16] Dislocation - Calls from the Void (Life's Thorns) [4:14] School Drugs - Feel Like Shit (Disposition) [6:12] Cobra Skulls - You Know I Know (Red Scare Industries: 20 Years of Dreaming and Scheming) [8:23] Weight of Sin - Weight of Sin (single) [10:39] Ten Things I Hate About You - Costco (Ten Things I Hate About You) [12:57] Generic - Believe in Aloha (Believe in Aloha) [19:03] Third Degree - Way it Be (Demo 2024) [21:33] PMX - PMX TV (Rise and Shine) [24:13] Sorry - Coward (Attention! A Wiretap Summer New Music Compilation) [27:14] Impostor Cult - Savior Self (Pfone) [30:47] Ninjas with Syringes - Smudge (Funerer) [37:03] Ghost Work - Earthquake (Light a Candle for the Lonely) [40:32] Holding onto Sound - Song for the Children (Songs of Freedom) [44:46] Fastidium - Profane Geometry (Fastidium) [54:00] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttl

From the vault of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 05/06/2011.  "May 06, 2011 - Episode 18 is streaming here. Download the episode here.      This episode has a fantastic line up on it. Opening the show is a band from Southern California called Blighted. Really great sounding band, they have an LP available here and also on bandcamp. They also have a show coming up on May 31 in Sanger, California. Check out their facebook or the Shows section for details. Also on the episode is Kill the Masses from Las Vegas, Nevada, who are now going by the name Aechoes. They too have a show coming up, on May 28. Check out the Shows section for more details. The band is currently working on new material. On a lot of the episodes, I tend to close with a clip from the song, Bones, by No History of Violence. This is a band that I used to play with in La Grande, Oregon. Some really great times with these guys. We played tons of shows in La Grande with some pretty cool bands, both local and out of town.

From the Vault: Episode #17 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 04/21/2011.  "April 21, 2011 - Episode 17 is finally up for streaming here. The episode is also available for download here.       I wanted to play some music by a couple bands that were on previous episodes. On this episode is another track from Social Concern's album, Cut and Dry (2010). That album appeared on the Top 25 of 2010 list. It's a great album. Also on the episode is another track from Crookedhook, this time from their first full-length record, All We Got (2007). They have a bunch of shows in the works. Check out their website or the Shows section for more details. The other bands that appear on the episode are The Rusty Trombones, Still Alive and Broken Spokes. The Rusty Trombones come from Ontario, Canada and play some pretty tight punk and ska. Check out more of their music on myspace. Still Alive are from Chicago, IL and have a demo out for free download on their bandcamp. They're a bit more hardcore tha

From the Vault: Episode #16 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 03/24/2011.  "March 24, 2011 - Episode 16 is up for for streaming here. You can also download the episode here.       This episode is another ska themed show. Opening the podcast is a band from Vancouver, BC, called Rude City Riot. They're a six-piece that plays some sweet power-ska. A new album is currently set to be released soon. Here more of their tunes here. Another sweet track from Big D and the Kids Table from their album, How It Goes. They too have a new album coming out this year. Exit 24 was a ska band from the island of Oahu. I never got to see those guys play, but rocked their EP, Read...Break!, all throughout high school. I think some members went on to play in other local island ska bands. Stuck Lucky comes from Nashville, TN. Awesome stuff. They'll be playing Bloc Party in April as well as select dates on the Ska is Dead: Young Guns tour. Bloc Party looks awesome and wish I could make it. More info on tha

From the Vault: Episode #15 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 03/03/2011.   "Featured on this episode are some indie rock, punk, and pop tunes. Great tracks by The Please & Thank Yous, the Power Pellets, The Slats, Super Bowl Rocket Ship, and Citycop. A few of these bands have some shows lined up this month, so be sure to check out their respective websites or the (finally) updated Shows section for more details. On this episode are The Please & Thank Yous from Chicago. They've been around for four years and have two releases out. Check out their bandcamp for more great tunes. Another great band, but no longer around, are the Power Pellets. I've been listening to these guys for a while now, but never had the good fortune to see them live. I think the first time I ever heard a bass guitar solo was on their track, Classmate, another great song by them. The Slats come from Minnesota, a band of many sounds, playing garage rock tunes to experimental stuff. Really fun to listen to

This is the last episode of Season 14!  Playlist Nicki Tedesco - Taco Truck (Heaven is a Ghost Town) [0:16] Lesbian Dads - Kaena Point (STEVE EP) [3:39] Wipes - I Don't Wanna Be Here (Making Friends) [7:44] Holding Onto Sound - Song for the Children (Songs of Freedom) [12:11] Load tha Chamber - Open Wound (Load tha Chamber) [23:06] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

Lots of heavy tunes on this episode. Enjoy! Playlist YUH - Post Human Highway (YUH) [0:16] Hard Mind - Empty and Cold (Endless Fall) [3:29] Siblings - Massive Aggressive (Four Songs) [5:23] Sorry Baby - Coward (Coward) [8:27] Facet - DDMDD (split w/Haunted Horses) [16:06} SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

Coming Down are a band from Rochester, New York. The band's latest record, "Curve," was released through Hex Records in March. It's available on two color variants, soild red and ocean blue. The song on this episode is titled, "Doubt."  SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

A mix of local 808 bands and a band from California.  Playlist: Fastidium - Factory, Reset, Smile (Fastidium) [0:16] Mistermeaner - HPU (Mistermeaner) [9:04] The Granite Saints - Loser (Union Jack) [10:09] Reef! - Big Time Party Foul, pt. 3 feat. Yolo Ono (Anubis) [15:25]  Journal- Fortuitous Accelerations Part 1 (single) [21:31] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

Todays episode features the track, "Born all Wrong," off of the latest album by Museum of Light, "Diviner," released through Spartan Records.  SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

Some local heavy hitters on this episode alongside some new music. Bite the  Playlist:  Bite the Hand - TV's On (Conned out of Life) [0:16] Weight of Sin - Weight of Sin (Single) [4:58] Augustine - Vexed in a Reverie (Single) [7:11] Sideline Hero - Promises and Lies (self-titled EP) [10:03] Teethout - Flicker Out (Brittle But Elite) [17:40] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

On this episode is a track from Duane Regretzky, solo project of Tyler Hall. The track comes from the album, Live From Death Mountain, released through High End Denim.  SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

On this episode is a track from industrial-punk trio, Haunted Horses, from Seattle, Washington. The bands' latest album is titled, "Dweller," but its most recent release is a split with Oakland, California locals, Facet. Five songs are featured from each band and available on a swirly galaxy red vinyl through Hex Records. The song featured on this episode is titled, "Cypress." SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia

Welcome to the first episode of 2025! I talk a little bit about Sailor Jerry Fest 2024, play a few tracks from several local 808 bands and a couple from the mainland. Also included is an unreleased Unit 101 song.  Playlist:  1. Bad Cop/Bad Cop - Why Change a Thing? (Warriors) [0:16] 2. Skullboy - Redone (Just Because) [4:40] 3. Kauz of Affliction - Gas Station Burrito (Single) [8:26] 4. Castle Park - Sea Life Park (Castle Park 2.0) [12:01] 5. Summer Street - This Disaster (Secrets & Regrets) [16:50] 6. Avenues - I Let Go (We're all Doomed) [19:54] 7. Ninjas with Syringes - Face Full of Lead (Live at Dante's: Fatter, Balder, and Harder) [21:41] 8. Mara Bloom - Dirty Deeds (They Who Invite) [24:52] 9. Pacifica - Isolated Black Shell (Transient Colors) [29:17] 10. Unit 101 - Unite (Unreleased) [36:12] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingthelea

This is episode 166 of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. On this I have a guest, Dave Frye, of the band Generic. He joins me to talk about the the bands' latest album, Believe in Aloha, the history of the band, that one set at KTUH and the time Pennywise "borrowed," one of the Generic's guitar riffs. An extended version of the talk will be released soon.  Playlist:  E Ho'i Mai - Believe in Aloha [0:16] Redline - Victim of Society [5:01] Crazy - Victim of Society [14:26] Welcome to My Bedroom - Victim of Society [23:12] Anarchyland - KTUH MNL [39:25] Believe in Aloha - Believe in Aloha [45:31] Change - Believe in Aloha [51:32] Generic - Victim of Society [56:35] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: www.takingtheleadmedia.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ttlmpodcast Tumblr: https://oneshotsideshow.tumblr.com YouTube: Taking the Lead Media Instagram: https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia