
204 - GWAR | Mike Derks: Censorship, Tragedy & Beavis and Butt-Head
About this episode
Garza sits down in-person with Mike Derks. Guitar player of Richmond, VA heavy metal band GWAR. Best known by his stage name Balsac the Jaws of Death. https://linktr.ee/GWAR
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00:00 - Being Behind the Scenes
03:14 - Gwar Exhibition in LA
06:35 - VCU, Richmond, VA & Learning Jazz
09:50 - Aggressive Humor Study
12:06 - Sgt. Pepper’s
14:42 - Hamer Guitars & Andy Summers
16:30 - Restaurant Jobs & Customer Etiquette
22:22 - GWAR BAR
27:25 - Approach to Guitar Playing
30:49 - GWAR’s Origin & Evolution
33:05 - Joining GWAR
37:10 - Censorship, PMRC & Dave Brockie Arrest
42:23 - Attending the Grammys // Beavis and Butt-Head
47:15 - The Mythology of GWAR
49:04 - The Documentary
53:33 - Garza & Derks Meeting in Australia
56:15 - Dave Brockie
59:38 - Cory Smoot Tragedy
1:04:20 - Having a Consistent Career
1:07:48 - GWAR After Dave Brockie // Mike Bishop
1:11:49 - Personal Life
1:16:18 - GWAR-B-Q Sauce & Festival
1:19:03 - Bone Marrow Transplant
1:24:19 - GWAR Book, Tour Dates & Merch
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