Ep. 148: Big Wheel Recreation w/ Rama Mayo

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08/27/21 • 118 min

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Big Wheel Recreation was an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was formed in the fall of 1994 by Rama Mayo and Dickie Cummings. Started as a hobby, Big Wheel became a fully functioning record label in 1999. The label took a hiatus from releasing records sometime in 2004 until September 23, 2015, when it released an audiobook version of Hyena by Jude Angelini.

Thank you Casey from Iodine Records (episode 134) who helped me get Rama on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

Jon Cheese
Being business partners with Gary Vee
New Bedford Fest
Cast Iron Hike
Max Bemis
Putting out the Jimmy Eat World / Jejune split
The Explosion
Piebald
River City High
And a ton more

Lastly, I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Thank you Casey from Iodine Records (episode 134) who helped me get Rama on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

Jon Cheese
Being business partners with Gary Vee
New Bedford Fest
Cast Iron Hike
Max Bemis
Putting out the Jimmy Eat World / Jejune split
The Explosion
Piebald
River City High
And a ton more

Lastly, I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Previous Episode

Ep. 147: Grey AM w/ Chris Murray and Todd Fogle

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

The Grey AM was a punk band from Herndon, PA who released full-lengths on Fiddler Records, and One Day Savior Recordings. They also did splits with Mid Carson July, One Line Drawing, Ruined in a Day, and Juliana Theory.

I actually did an interview with Bryon Lippincott about Mid Carson July (episode 127) where he talked about being best buds with these dudes so I had to get them on.

I got Todd and Murray on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

The Goth Scene
Murray creating his own tunings
Stealing members from other local bands
Playing the first Fest
Using fire on stage (this is where the interview really starts to get great)
Lighting bottle rockets off their guitars
Vampire Teeth merch
Fiddler Records
Ipecac
Catching a girls hair on fire
Watching porn with The Locust
The crackhead story
Shooting fireworks at bands
And a ton more

Lastly, I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Next Episode

Ep. 149: Mineral w/ Chris Simpson

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Mineral is an American emo band originally from Houston, Texas. Soon after their formation, they relocated to Austin. After disbanding in 1998, its members worked on other musical projects, including The Gloria Record, Pop Unknown, and Zookeeper. In 2010, a compilation CD of all the band's songs (except for "Sadder Star") was released in Japan, entitled TheCompleteCollection. Mineral announced a reunion tour on April 24, 2014. In 2019, the band celebrated their 25th anniversary with two new songs titled "Aurora" and "Your Body Is The World", a retrospective book, and by going on tour.

Why they changed Zookkeeper to Mountain Time
Christie Front Drive
Touring with Jimmy eat World and Sensefield
Love My Way
EndSerenading
How he came up with the song &Serenading
Signing to Interscope
The Clive Davis story
And a ton more

Lastly, I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.