Rock For Initiative
Rock For Initiative is a podcast about the overlap between music and nerd culture. Each episode, we talk with emo, punk, ska and hardcore artists about the tabletop games, card games, and fandoms they love, from D&D campaigns to Magic The Gathering decks to Pokémon. It's the same passion that drives their music, pointed at the things they geek out about off stage.
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Episodes
Undertale, Omori and Dimension 20 with Nat from Weak Hands
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Nat from Weak Hands! We dive into Undertale and Deltarune, we get into the psychological horror of Omori, and then move on to Dimension 20. We also talk about Nat’s D&D campaign. Make sure you check out Weak Hands’ debut album We Can’t, out now wherev...
Personal Development, Fitness and Ska with Kyle from GAMETIME
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Kyle from GAMETIME, a personal trainer, singer, and guitarist whose band is back after 25 years with their first official full length.We start with Kyle’s path into fitness and what it’s like being a personal trainer, we get into personal development,...
Legos and Pokemon with Becky from Big Picture Media
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Becky from Big Picture Media, the publicist behind bands like Taking Back Sunday, Silverstein, and Cartel, and more importantly @beckysbricks on Instagram! We start with Lego, then move into Pokemon. We also talk about life as a publicist...
Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and Vintage Schwinn Bikes with Jagger from Harrison Gordon
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in Jagger from Harrison Gordon (that's right, we're 2 for 4 on Harrison Gordons now!), recorded at a park in downtown Norfolk, Virginia, just before the band opened for Mom Jeans at The NorVa. We start with the golden age of late 2000s comedy and Jagger’...
Musical Theater and Redondo Beach with MEGG
This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in MEGG for a conversation covering everything from Broadway to beer pong. We start with MEGG’s musical theater origin story and dig into favorites like 42nd Street, Wicked, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Urinetown, and Mexodus. We talk abou...