If I Ruled The World Podcast

If I Ruled The World Podcast

A New York Podcast hosted by George Reynolds and Sam Hoyos. This is a podcast where these two musicians are on a mission to find out the philosophy behind how and why their guests do what they do. Guests include musicians, authors, comedians, actors and essentially anyone in the Arts community with a story to tell.

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May 30, 2023 80 mins

We did an interview with Derrick Sherman form Sainthood Reps and his solo project Grist Mil.  Derrick shares his stories of his origins in music, to touring with Brand New.  We also discuss Sainthood Reps and his solo project Grist Mil.

 

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Georges Jewelry Shop

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This week Sam spoke with musician and artist, Richard Penzone.
 
Richard has been in a lot of varying projects since his musical career started. Although his most well know projects happen to be with a fellow Long-Islander Daryl Palumbo(GLassjaw)  such as Color Film(Epitaph 2017) and more recently Head Automatica, he spoke about all of his projects including the aformentone...
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April 24, 2023 79 mins
We had a great conversation with our friend Michael Dubin. Although Michael is mostly associated with his photography in some circles, in many other  circles we talk about the many other projects and music-oriented stuff he is known-for. We talk about how he started and ran Fadeaway Records in 1999 (with the help of Neil),which released the first Movielife and which was active for 4 years. After a 10 year break, the label was ...
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April 10, 2023 73 mins

Eddie Reyes returns to the podcast to discuss what hes been up to musically, professionally and personally. 

 

Support George's Jewelry shop www.515jewelrystudio.com

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March 4, 2023 62 mins
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November 22, 2020 75 mins

I sat with Comedian Neil Rubenstein for the second time as he was traveling through Las Vegas for some shows.

We caught up on all things in his personal and professional world as we traded ideas about what's goin on in this crazy new world of all of ours.

Find out everything you need to know about Neil on his site and social media. 

www.neilrubenstein.com

 

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Since the day I started this podcast, Paul Bearer was and remained on my list of top 5 people that I had wanted to interview for more than one reason.

I'm sure that its clear to almost anyone who has seen him play on any stage anywhere during his over 35 year career in music that he is one of the most unique front-men the hardcore/punk scene has ever had. Its an enduring legacy that persists because Paul is known as much for the gr...

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June 8, 2020 51 mins

I finally got a chance to chop it up with the legendary Long Island MC RA The Rugged Man. We talked movies and hip hop, including about his brilliant brand new album, All My Heroes Are Dead (out now). Dropping this one as a joint venture between Red River Podcast and If I Ruled The World Podcast. It was recorded via zoom so I cleaned the audio as best i could in this pandemic era. Please listen and share if you enjoyed it, and chec...

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March 22, 2020 58 mins

For more than 20 years, Mike Rubino has been the singer and front-man for some of the most aggressive hardcore bands on Long Island. In a rare interview, he speaks on his history in LIHC, his bands, his philosophy on life and his future.

-Check out the first single from CRIME PAYS

https://crimepayslihc.bandcamp.com/releases

(ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON 3-31-20)

https://www.instagram.com/crimepayslihc

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 George and Joe from Outburst discuss how they formed, broke up, reformed and their unexpected rediscovery by younger audiences and newer bands.

https://twitter.com/OutburstNYHC

Www.instagram.com/outburstnyhc

Sponsored by Nautilus Coffee! www.nautilusroasting.com

 

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February 12, 2020 86 mins

Round Two of talking with The Lord Goat(aka Gore-tex, Gore Elohim)

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December 16, 2019 94 mins

We sat with Anthony Bozza at his apartment in Brooklyn, New York. Anthony has an incredible story and its more than likely that he's worked with one of your favorite artists. So, check out the episode and the links below.

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Anthony Bozza is a New York City-based author and journalist who has written extensively for Rolling Stone and other magazines. He is also th...

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November 25, 2019 101 mins

Don Fury called in from his current studio in Troy, New York to discuss his incredible musical history and his current projects.

Don Fury is most known for his recordings and production within the NYHC and Punk scene. He's been instrumental in working with bands as varied as Agnostic Front and Quicksand to GG Allin and Gorilla Biscuits in those musical genres.

But, the truth is that for more than 30 years Fury has worked with hundr...

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November 5, 2019 53 mins

We spoke with Chris Conley as he was getting ready to do the limited run of shows with Saves The Day, to celebrate their classic 20 year old album "Through Being Cool."

Chris spoke about many things including his other projects, his influences, how he approaches and has worked on his vocals and his unique history with the band and their future. 

https://savestheday.merchdirect.com/

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October 28, 2019 85 mins

We sat with Michael Alago at his NYC apt for an in depth interview about his photography, his upcoming book, his recent signing, his past relationship with artists he's signed(Metallica, Johnny Rotten etc) and his life after being the subject of the documentary "Who The F**K Is That Guy?".

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We recently came across a podcast series by Josh Lefkowitz, aka "Whutsiznaim" called WHY YOU'LL NEVER BE A RAPPER. 

To call this feat of audio just a "podcast" or an "audiobook" doesn't quite effectively explain what you'll hear in his series.  Josh calls it a "Mixtape Memoir" and it more aptly describes his exciting and one-of-a-kind narration and storytelling.

We invited him to sit down and give us some insight into how and why h...

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September 18, 2019 78 mins

We spoke with the legendary and prolific MC Ras Kass about his history in music and we took a deep dive into his incredible new album Soul On Ice 2.

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August 26, 2019 69 mins
We had an in-depth conversation with Matt Rubano about his life in music and other artistic endeavors, such as improv comedy.
Some highlights include.
1) Matt talks about his vast array of musical experiences had icluding his past work  with including everything from Lauryn Hill and Taking Back Sunday to his present run with Glassjaw and Angels and Airwaves.
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August 5, 2019 79 mins

Michael F. Dowd is a former New York City Police Department (NYPD) officer, drug distributor, and associate of the Diaz organization who was arrested in 1992 for running a drug ring out of Suffolk CountyLong Island, New York.[1] He is the subject of the 2014 documentary film The Seven Five[1]

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July 29, 2019 39 mins

We spoke with Lars Frederiksen on a break from his touring with Old Firm Casuals. 

Lars spoke about many things including his upcoming show with Rancid opening for  The Misfits at Madison Square Garden, his songwriting process in all of his bands and his connection with the East Coast and NYHC

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