Archive for: February, 2020

237: Jeff Friedl (Beta Machine, Devo, A Perfect Circle, etc.)

Jeff Friedl drums with well-considered precision and a soulful groove. Jeff and Joe were born in the same year and discovered some interesting similarities in their respective life trajectories. Jeff discusses being raised in Tuscon by a visual artist and a pharmacist; how drumming kept him from making bad life choices; and how his life…

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236: Jason Sutter (Cher, Marilyn Manson, Foreigner, etc.)

Jason Sutter is a consummate professional with a command of the craft of drumming that has allowed him to thrive in seemingly disparate situations ranging from Cher to Marilyn Manson. Jason grew up in upstate NY, but through a strange twist of fate, he and his cousin were friends with Joe’s next door neighbors in…

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235: Money Mark (Beastie Boys, Beck, Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, Solo)

Creative polymath, Money Mark, visits The Trap Set to discuss: working as a carpenter at a film studio; why his parents’ bi-racial marriage forced them from their home state; occasionally sleeping in his car after attending LA punk shows; how touring with The Beastie Boys forced him to give up a job remodeling kitchens; his…

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