Part-Time Artist Podcast
by RogerStaysCreative
The mission of this podcast is to connect like-minded artists with one another by sharing our stories and art and our learnings. Together, we can create a network of artists who empower one another to stay creative in a world where it can be easy to lose ourselves. This podcast is FOR artists and made BY artists. LET'S STAY CREATIVE!!
Episodes
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Episode 211: What We Can Do to GROW in 2026
If your time & energy have been consumed by your job lately, this show is for you. This episode is diving into why I had to take a break from the internet world, take care of myself, and the 3 big things that I have been doing to grow outside of being creative in 2026. My reading resources: PM...
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Episode 210: I Asked a Self-Published Author EVERYTHING!
Talking with newly published author John Hennessey, who also happens to be my cousin, about his new book: 'THE FOREST FOR A TREE.' We talk about becoming an author, the publishing process, having a creative outlet for recovery, and get some insight into this twisted vampire romance-gone-wrong...
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Episode 209: THE 2026 BHM RADiO SHOW LiVE!!
💥Happy Black History Month💥 This radio show features underground Black & POC artists showcasing a variety of music genres! Here is the playlist on Bandcamp: https://bandcamp.com/rogerstayscreative/playlist/2026-bhm-radio-show ➤PLAYLIST: 1. Dawg - The Bad Ups 2. I Don't Know, Honestly - THE…
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Episode 208: This Chicago artist just dropped something SPECIAL...
***BHM RADiO SHOW SUBMISSION OPEN*** Chatting with Seth aka SCHRACHEE, a Chicago-based artist who puts out music for your SOUL! His new album, 'White Flags,' is a true work of art that spans 9 tunes & 13 musings to inspire some thought around the concepts of surrender when it comes to grief &...
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Episode 207: The Philadelphia band that EVERYONE is talking about rn...
Chatting with Sean & George of WAX JAW aka the hardest hitting band in Philadelphia! We talk about the biggest lessons they learned in 2025, releasing their DEBUT ALBUM & challenges they overcame with it, the concepts behind their awesome music videos, their highlights from touring in 2025, and...
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Episode 206: THE 2025 RADiO SHOW LiVE!!!!
GREAT mix of underground artists that put out music in 2025! If you want to watch the LIVE REPLAY on YouTube...CLICK HERE!! Thank you to everyone who tuned in live...the next live show will be at the end of February for the BHM Radio Show! Here is the playlist on Bandcamp:...
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Episode 205: This DIY Touring Expert's First Book Just Dropped (Hear How He Did It)
***2025 RADiO SHOW WiLL BE LiVE ON YOUTUBE 12/31 (DM SUBMISSIONS)*** Checking in with Matthew W. Charles, a longtime friend of the podcast who is a renowned DIY touring expert, singer-songwriter, punk frontman, merch maker, and now an AUTHOR. Matt talks about the BEST band merch, shares DIY…
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Episode 204: Why Touring is the BEST INVESTMENT For Artists
I sit down with Brian, the mastermind behind A DAY WITHOUT LOVE, a Boston based artist with roots in Philly. Brian is a road warrior who just returned from touring all 50 U.S. States!! We talk about Boston vs Philly, tour booking advice, signing to Ur Mom Records, what to do with social media…
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Episode 203: Your Next Hit Song Might Already Be IN YOUR POCKET!!
***HELL BEACH TOUR 10/18-26*** Sat down with Jordan, who fronts Hell Beach...a new garage power pop punk band outta New Hampshire. We play a little this or that, dive into the NH scene, contemplate small town versus big city music scenes, his approach to touring in 2025, the process behind…
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Episode 202: Wait...you can write songs WITHOUT playing any instruments??
***SANCHEZ IS PLAYING TONIGHT IN LONG BEACH, CA*** Chillin with THE Sanchez of SANCHEZ BY THE SEA*, a Southern California solo artist who likes to blend lyrics of inner struggles with melodies of good seaside vibes 😎 We learn the three words that sum up SBTS, reflect on the 6 years of their...
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Episode 201: You've Been Thinking About Metalheads ALL WRONG
***SID STRATTON TOURING RIGHT NOW -- CLICK HERE FOR DATES*** Ryan and Sid from SID STRATTON stop in to give us a much needed dose of METAL! If you're still buzzing from that last Ozzy show...I'm right there with you, and this is the perfect remedy for that! In this episode, we discuss the Florida...
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Episode 200: The Best Podcast I've Ever Done (PART 3/3)
***This is THIRD & FINAL PART of the THREE PART 200th Episode Extravaganza with JOEY STEEL*** Joey is a community organizer in New York City (former PUNK ISLAND admin), the frontman for MANY bands, and he hosted the Dispatches from the Underground podcast for over a decade. Joey is someone that I...
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Episode 200: The Best Podcast I've Ever Done (PART 2/3)
***This is SECOND of the THREE PART 200th Episode Extraveganza with JOEY STEEL*** Joey is a community organizer in New York City (former PUNK ISLAND admin), the frontman for MANY bands, and he hosted the Dispatches from the Underground podcast for over a decade. Joey is someone that I have always...
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Episode 200: The Best Podcast I've Ever Done (PART 1/3)
***This is FIRST of the THREE PART 200th Episode Extraveganza with JOEY STEEL*** Joey is a community organizer in New York City (former PUNK ISLAND admin), the frontman for MANY bands, and he hosted the Dispatches from the Underground podcast for over a decade. Joey is someone that I have always...
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Episode 199: What Underground Artists NEED to Understand (especially MEN)
Reunited with David AKA The Taste of Vomit, an underground rap artist in Philadelphia (who we also spoke with on Episode 169). We talk about his NEW ALBUM, what it means to be a man, being positive without being preachy, his favorite line from the record, the bright side of getting older, his...
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Episode 198: This NEW band is ROCKING the music scene (and has the BEST VIBE!!)
This may be the most nurturing and positive band EVER...at least for a group that is freshly 2 years into releasing music! I chatted with Abi, Joan, Steph, and Ade who all combine to form KULFIGIRLS! This group has quaked the underground in Philadelphia since their debut release 'DIVINITY' a…
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Episode 197: CRASH COURSE to being a MUSICIAN in 2025
Chatting with fellow Philly artist SUG DANIELS about how to be a musician in this day and age...this is a REAL crash course!! We talk about which artistic skill we wish we had, how music is a time capsule, Sug's first single with Don Giovanni Records, why artist's should have a YouTube channel…
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Episode 196: THE 2025 BHM RADiO SHOW LiVE!!!!
💥💥💥HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH💥💥💥 This is the 2025 BHM radio show that was LiVE ON YOUTUBE! Join us next time if ya missed it :) Enjoy these tunes coming from black artists//artists of color...such a great variety of tunes in here! Thank you all for being here to grow this community! Stay...
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Episode 195: How PUNK BANDS can LEVEL UP!!
***Happy Black History Month!!! RADiO SHOW iS LiVE 2/28 ON YOUTUBE*** Really awesome & enlightening conversation with Ade, Jessa, & Abbey... AKA SOJI, a Philly punk outfit that is on the RISE!!! We talk about their favorite desserts, where 'soji' comes from, their latest split release with Winter...
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Episode 194: Changing The World One Rhyme At A Time
Let's get ILL!!! Hanging out with US and JORDAN of the ILL DOOTS collective, and we are reunited with Christian (from Ep. 167)!! We learn how these worlds collided to make an awesome DOCUMENTARY outlining the first waves of ILL DOOTS...who now enter their 15th Anniversary helping us to love...
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Episode 193: Meet New Jersey's next PUNK PRODIGY
Chatting with Scott, JC, Jaden, AND Adam...aka the FULL SQUAD of chemical-x, an emerging punk band from New Jersey. We talk about their FIRST favorite band, FIRST song learned, the NJ music scene, what 'success' means to them as a band today, what their vision is for this band, and their BEST...
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Episode 192: THE 2024 RADiO SHOW LiVE!!!!
💥💥💥HAPPY NEW YEAR💥💥💥 This is the 2024 radio show that was LiVE ON YOUTUBE! You gotta join us next time if ya missed it :) Thank you all for being here to grow this community! 2025 I will be going much harder on YouTube and continuing to grow the community there! Enjoy these BRAND NEW tunes...
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Episode 191: EXPANDING your songwriting journey (TRY THIS)
Chatting with Brad of the Toronto based Alternative Funk group Cold Weather Captains. We debate winter stuff, transitioning from a 3 piece to 5 piece band, writing their S/T record, the challenges songwriters face, and what the vision is for the future. Follow CWC on INSTAGRAM, buy their music on...
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Episode 190: The secret to starting a band...DO THIS!
Chatting with Luis, who fronts The Currents...a rad new alternative indie group outta Toledo, Ohio. We get into the best & worst things about Ohio, how the band came together, what they learned from their debut EP, what the vibe is for the new album they're writing, and what the real goal is for...
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Episode 189: Make peace with the music industry by doing THIS
Talking with Izzy who fronts the band Poppy Roscoe, ANOTHER artist from the Los Angeles area! We get into the kind of animal he would be, why they have so many East coast listeners, their concept album/movie, evolving their live sound, and what the perspective is on being in a band today. Check…
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Episode 188: Discover the Secret of Jorge's EPIC New Sound
Sitting down with Jorge--the head of the L.A. based alternative group The Dancing Skeletons. We talk about his wide range of sound, the band's awesome aesthetic, the unconventional songwriting process, where we would relocate to, and what makes an album successful. We also get the EXCLUSIVE…
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About this show
The mission of this podcast is to connect like-minded artists with one another by sharing our stories and art and our learnings. Together, we can create a network of artists who empower one another to stay creative in a world where it can be easy to lose ourselves. This podcast is FOR artists and made BY artists. LET'S STAY CREATIVE!!
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