Seas. 4 - Ep. 8 - The World's Greatest Punk Interview with Sam King of Get Dead and Codefendants
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
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Hello and welcome to the Powered By Rock podcast where I am going to be speaking with one of the coolest guys in the punk rock scene in Sam King of Get Dead and the newly created genre-blending punk/hip-hop project Codefendants today.
Get Dead has evolved from an acoustic punk rock band to a more uptempo sound over the last couple of albums sort of like layering some Rancid on top of Social Distortion, in my own opinion, but in the process making something totally new and incredibly hyperactive in a live setting.
Over the last couple of years, Sam also got linked up with Ceschi (Chess-key) Ramos after helping to raise funds to release him from prison and the friendship turned into the new hip-hop/punk sounding style that is labeled “Crime Wave” to form the Codefendants with Fat Mike of NOFX rounding out the lineup.
I am super pumped to talk to Sam today about all of this and more, because he is one of the single most interesting people in the punk scene today.
Intro Music: "Colorado" by Birds Love Filters
Outro Music: "Snail Mail" by Speedway Sleeper
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"Suicide By Pigs" broadcast with direct consent from Codefendants
Get Dead's Links:
Website - www.getdeadmusic.com
Instagram - / getdeadmusic
Facebook - / getdeadband
Codefendants' Links: linktr.ee/codefendants_legal_...
Checkout Sam's recommendations - Ceschi Ramos, Prof, Oliver Tree, The Mountain Goats, Surf Curse, Goth Babe, AJJ
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - Segment 1 - Sam talks about Get Dead's music, the forming of Codefendants, working with Indecline, and all the awesome tangents that come up
40:03 - Reverend Guitars
40:55 - Segment 2 - Putting Sam King into the spotlight with some hot seat questions
01:08:19 - "Suicide By Pigs" by Codefendants
01:11:35 - diyrockcareer.com
01:12:07 - Segment 3 - What's on the horizon in 2023 for Codefendants and Get Dead?
01:25:20 - Outro - Розваги
Fucking love that Sam is blowing up. Codefendants is going to be huge. That record is fucking phenomenal.
I agree
@@poweredbyrock I just saw Get Dead and Codefendants and they absolutely killed it at NoFx's final tour. Sam and Mikey's chemistry on stage was fuckin hilarious. I really want to see them in a small indoor joint though. The outdoor arena aint the best environment for punk rock but ill take what i can get. Lol
@@mr.martyr8573 that's awesome. I live in Vegas where they played the Codefendants album release, and I missed it because I committed to judging a local battle of the bands show. Hope to see both bands and NOFX at some point in the near future (before I can't anymore).
@@poweredbyrock I believe they only have 3 more dates left. If you live in Vegas, the 9/16 show in San Francisco would be your best bet. Hope you make it because NoFx played quite honestly the tightest ive ever seen them play (Ive caught them live like 8-10 times in the last 20 years.) They're just out there having a total fucking blast and it shows.
@@mr.martyr8573 I guess I am going to have to convince them I do a house party for me then. 😂
Excellent interview. I'm a huge get dead and codefendants fan
LOVE SAM!!!!! Great guy!!!
I saw Codefendants live, and between songs Sam hops over on to his turn tables and busts out the coolest remix of In my eyes by Minor Threat, it was unreal. I also got to sing next to Ceschi in the pit. Easily the best show i've ever been to
That's pretty damn awesome. I still haven't seen Codefendants live yet. Seen Get Dead twice though.
Sam is my favorite punker. Areal punk. So glad I found get dead.
The Codefendants are great too
Finally a decent interview with Sam. Ask him what bothers him about the system and he will speak about it for hours. Very well done💣💥🔥
I am glad you agree. In prepping for the show, it was hard to find a decent interview that gave some insights into how he actually thinks, and I was blown away by everything he shared. An awesome guy to talk to.
@@poweredbyrock yeah, I was looking for the same thing since Dancing with the Curse caught my attention....
Walking on Sunshine is a pretty bangin happy song
Ha 😆😂
Get Dead is one of my favorite newer bands and it’s obvious how much Fat Mike likes him. The Codefendants record is great.
Yeah, Get Dead is awesome and the Codefendants is sick
Get dead’s been around a long time. Definitely not new
@@jasonbenton1134 They're new to me man. I'm old and set in my ways.
The Codefendents sound SOOOOO much better live. Their record sounds like soft, thin, neutered garbage by comparison. The songs are still good, but man is the production completely wrong for what this band ACTUALLY sounds like. It's depressing.
I admire Sam for how well he articulates his first hand experience being a child of a parent who was distressed, abused, and manipulated by a shitty, broken, profiteering prison system. I'm sorry for any person that has to endure that shit. AND Wow! Talk about turning shit into gold, I love the music, lyrics and pure antiestablishment attitudes conveyed by Get dead and Codefendants bands. I get energised. I feel empowered. I feel seen, and I feel connected to the unseen, or those who feel unseen. Thanks For the interview Isaac! Get hearing from you Sam.
Thanks for taking the time to listen to it. It means a lot, and yeah, I loved hearing Sam's story. Just a really down to Earth and honest guy.
Well said. I’m been obsessing over codefendants since fast ones dropped on the fat mic show
I fucking love Get Dead and Codefendants someone thru up their set they just played in Austin fucking sounds just as good as their recordings...
They are pretty awesome (both bands)
Can't wait to see them in Vegas
Yeah, I have missed Codef in Vegas a couple of times, but I did see Get Dead in San Diego a few years back.
You going to the show in Vegas...
@@izzydeadly2717 gonna try, have a 3 year old that it can be hard to find a sitter for. Lol
Exactly! 💯 Sam!
Sam is the man!
Great interview! Sam is cool guy.
Definitely is
Get dead has always been great. Always had a little Swingin utters vibe in there with the ska, hardcore, folk, a little hip hop, and everything else. I always loved that you really couldn't label them one thing. And now Codefendants are keeping up that whole genre blending aspect. Love it.
Great insight. Both bands are really good
From the first second i heard tall cans i was hooked on get dead. Sam is the perfect front man for a punk band.
Very nice
I love Sam, he’s the man. I heard the song crime wave and I got deja vu of the first time I heard pepper spray. Right when I was feelin it and sayin “fuck yeah” it was over. Gotta just put it on repeat 3 times and it’s a full song
Definitely
Just watched this all at work, hiding in my dungeon.
Awesome
@@poweredbyrock it was I worked 3 out of 8 hours, get more punk interviews please.
@@skitzolorenzo549 most of our interviews have punk bands, but been trying to branch out a bit this season. :)
Best positive song "Shake it off" Taylor Swift.
It’s funny to hear this being old haha in the early eighties when rap came out the metal heads and punks were the audience.
Strange how the world of music works. Lol
Great interview! (btw you have a spelling mistake on the intro it's 'independent')
Thanks. Didn't see that!
Sam high as a kite lol
ha ha ha...Sam? Nah. That's just a cool looking cigarette. Lol
Great interview!
Much appreciated! :)
What I got - Sublime is a real nice and happy song...😉
Yeah, it is definitely up-tempo, but Bradley Noel is still talking about his real-life problems throughout. Basically saying even WITH all these problems, I still got love. :)
This man is incredibly fucking wise. He's like vulgar Yoda, ketamine and all.
He speaks truth about Prof, too.
Ha ha
Just subscribed
Hell yeah, much appreciated. :)
Sam in other videos wondering why they call him acoustic punk and Issac just calling it that is pretty hilarious. Bro had one video of them doing all acoustic and then Issac just redeemed himself by understanding already. He confused me for a second
I think I understand your comment, and yes, I have never understood why they are called acoustic or folk...I actually thought I was going crazy when I was digging up research for the episode. Literally every other article or interview said they were basically folk punk. I was like, "Are there two bands with this name?" Lol
If Sam was a dog he would be a miniature schnauzer
Does wearing an A's hat make you take forever to roll a blunt?
Ha ha ha...in his defense, I believe he was still just waking up. ha ha
(0.10) Spell INDEPENDENT. 😂
Yeah, I never caught it in the intro...watched it like 10 times before I approved the final edit too. Lol
I love Sam King but it was evident from minute 2 that the interviewer did not do his part. At all. Like rancid on top of social distortion? When did you decide to start writing more up tempo songs and go electric? Damn. Who the hell did you think you were interviewing?
I have known Get Dead for years and seen them live, my intro was actually a bit of bait for conversation later, because if you look around at all the press sites out there, that's how they are described. But in reality, Rancid on top of Social Distortion is actually how their albums sound. Their live show on the other hand is definitely more East Bay punk than anything. Out of curiosity, how would you describe Get Dead's sound to someone who has never heard them before?
@@poweredbyrock but social distortion isn't even close to being an acoustic folk punk band. Another state of ears?
@@Ty-138 Social Distortion is widely considered a "folk-like" punk band. They were even labeled "cow punk" for many years. Mike Ness is kinda the godfather of bringing that sound to punk music. "Ball & Chain" is a good example of that, I suppose. It may not be "acoustic" but as Sam says, neither are they. That's just how they recorded their album due to the budget of the band at the time. Hopefully that makes sense.
@@poweredbyrock yeah I've seen that description almost word for word on some shitty generic oversimplification of them. But yeah, fucking great bands. I am about to catch get dead and the codefendants. So pumped. My favorite active band.
@@Ty-138 hell yeah, that sounds like a good time. 👍
Fuck yeah
Is this gonna be a live thing?
It is pre-recorded, but it is awesome.
@@poweredbyrock awesome man! Thanks a lot!