Episode 57: Brett Batliner
Brett Batliner.
Whew. It's even a mouthful to type.
I kid, I kid.
Brett Batliner cooked for me a dozen years ago, and we've somehow managed to stay in quasi-contact since. What fun times those were, too. Me. The fearless leader amongst a dozenish 19-year-olds. Yikes.
Anyway...Brett's a great guy. He's a son and a brother and a boyfriend and a pet lover and a guitarist and a rapper. And unfortunately for Brett, he's also a service-industry guy. Run, Brett! Run far and fast!
My conversation with Brett for Episode #57 was a hoot, though. We talked family and musicianship and recording. We talked about that ski-bum life and skateboarding, and, of course, Brett's favorite band of all time: 311.
This is the third episode to feature a different 311 record (which may be rivaled only by Wilco here on the Badass Records Podcast), and Brett's choice was Transistor (1997). We had a good time breaking it down, and I think it's safe to say that we both enjoyed the conversation as a whole.
Thanks for stopping by, and please be sure to buy Brett a Jager Bomb if you see him out there on them streets.
Cheers.
copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the intro/outro audio. They are samples from a track called, "Countach" by Ratatat, which is off of their 2015 record, Magnifique (c/o XL Recordings LTD).