Rock'n The Mike
By Michael J. Carrasquillo
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Podcast Description
Rock'n the Mike is a general humorous bi-monthly talk radio format audio podcast which typically showcases famous & successful entrepreneurs, musicians, comedians & entertainers of all levels talking about their passions, political issues, technology news and interesting personal inside industry revelations. The show is hosted by musician, filmmaker & political junkie, Michael J. Carrasquillo.
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RTM024: Exile Ramirez, Super Popping Hip-Hop Music Video | We welcome Exile Ramirez to Rock'n The Mike for his first on-air interview where we chat about Whiskey, celebrity holograms and making music videos! Exile is a friend of mine from back when I worked in Manhattan with Music Video directors Jim Swaffield and Ulysses Terrero. Facial Hair Blues. As usual when guests arrive at Rock'n The Mic studios they forget that we have a three camera setup. So when Exile showed up he forgot that he had a rather bushy beard, which prompted us to talk about barber shop stories... Respect The Whiskey. When Exile showed up to the house he was somewhat nervous (understandably) since this was his first live interview, but the best part about having guests come in about a half hour early is that we have time to try and calm them down a bit. I think, for the most part, he was calm but he became calmer when he came across a bottle of Jameson whiskey that I had lying around. So, since I'm not really going to drink that stuff anyway—I use it for marinades and cooking—I decided to go ahead and let him polish off the rest of the bottle...yeah he calmed down quite well. Mentions: A-Love, Ulysses Terrero What Goodfellas Enterprises Could Have done To Help It Succeed. Goodfellas entertainment was housed in the same suite that I worked with Jim Swaffield in. The back of the office, which was ours, is where we did all the post-production for Trapped in the Closet and Goodfellas was in the front of the suite. We regularly bumped into each other. Tupac Hologram An Industry Pandora's Box? Considering Exile is in the hip-hop industry making music videos, I decided I'd try to get his initial response on the Tupac hologram at Coachella. I'm sure we both thought the novelty of it was quite awesome but there's a lot of hidden issues that this hologram concept will be raising in the music industry for years to come. My opinion is that this is a marketing pilot program that will eventually bring artists to start litigating about what "in perpetuity" really means (there's some irony). Reminiscent of the arguments about artists owning their (recording) masters. Video Clips Mentioned: 40yr Old Virgin Clip - "Big Words Taken As Disrespect" Dude get's eaten in Jurassic Park BREAK MUSIC: Robbie Shades "It's Over" First single off that "Broadway Barrett" mixtape - Finishing The Unfinished. Sometimes as a music video director you'll have your "runaway video" and by that I mean a video that you started but for some reason (budget, lack of interest, death or disbanding, etc...) it just "runs away" from you. I was happy to know that I'm not the only one who suffers from runaway video syndrome. Sometime ago I shot a video for a friend, & former guest on Rock'n The Mike, and since we shot that video in 2006 it never really got finished; he had to go and do "some time." When he got out of jail he looked significantly different than when I shot him in 2006...it was roughly two and a half years later. Needless to say I had to think, should I re-shoot or try do use the two and a half year old footage. It still sits in my archive. Video Village, Not The Place To Be. Having a music video director in the studio, discussing his craft, I decided that since I directed a few music videos myself I would try to get something answered once and for all that was bugging me...about standing in 'video village' on the hip-hop music video set. The brief story is that I was invited to drop by the set for NAS's video, for 'Unforgettable' (w/Natalie Cole), that was happening in midtown Manhattan some years ago. Now, I've been on film sets before (invited) and knew to respectfully stand a fair distance away from the actual people working on this project. Nobody said anything to me directly, at the time while I was on the set, but apparently there was a buzz going around that everyone may have been mildly annoyed at someone (me) they didn't know standing 5 feet behind a very prominent music video director, | 5/4/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM023: Our Damn Interview with Rob Barnett | Rob Barnett, CEO of My Damn Channel, drops into the studio to talk about the LIVE show partnership with Youtube & the state of online content creation. Rescheduling is futile! | 2/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM022: Kelly Carlin: A Companion In My Home | Kelly Carlin joins us for a chat about Buddhist Jesus, her podcast, the Solo "A Carlin Home Companion," & SiriusXM shows and her Twitter feed. | 1/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Sound of Rock’n The Mike Under SOPA & PIPA Laws | Wanna know what we would sound like under the proposed SOPA & PIPA legislation? Here is one minute 18 seconds & 12 frames on January 18th 2012. | 1/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM021: Anyone Who Cares To Listen | We won a listener happy hour, we cover the unhappy part. Clients, stop using the word "Easy," and MC Hammer...hammering out a dream search algorithm. | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM020: Newsflash, The Unemployed Have One Extra Member. Back To You | Greg joins the ranks of the unemployed so now it's time to get new roommates, have a party, play with sound effects and teach him Twitter & Facebook! | 12/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM019: Herman Cain Has No Problems With Gnarly Smelling Fish, Flash & Cash | We learn Greg is allergic to fish, Herman Cain is a essentially a pimp and Facebook sinks flash player for Mac PPC users. | 12/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM018: In Stitches With Comedian TJ Del Reno | Comedian TJ Del Reno visits on our 1yr milestone, gives some comedy tips, puts us in stitches then get's upstaged by my celebrity beer cooler. STAY CONNECTED! | 11/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM017: Liberally Speaking with Michael J. Visceglia | One day before his birthday, long-time bassist for Suzanne Vega, and friend of mine, Michael J. Visceglia chats with us. STAY CONNECTED! | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM016: Good & Bad Insights Of Marketing, Social Media & OWS | Greg Q & I discuss (and rant about) some hits & misses in marketing, social media & while attending NYC's Occupy Wall Street, STAY CONNECTED! | 10/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM015: Gropers, Occupiers & Siri-ously Slow Downloads | We revel in our newly self-appointed podcast award of best non-nominated podcast! We talk local gropings, Siri, the late Steve Jobs & Occupy vs T.E.A., STAY CONNECTED! | 10/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM014: Meat and Metal with Sean Roberts | Sean Roberts, former TVT/Waxtrax Records A&R Exec., drops in and talks meat, music & metal! | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM013: Pop’n with Raghava KK | Artist, TED speaker & app creator Raghava KK sits down and talks about his Brooklyn neighborhood domestication & sets the record straight about his controversial children's iPad app, Pop-It! | 9/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM012: Using This…As It Was Sold | Greg Q & I return for a chat about spaghetti, Apple, ducks & iPhone DSLRs. Occasionally Stevie Hawking interjects. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM011: Announcing ch-ch-changes | After a week of being "off-the-air", Greg "Q" & I return to cover my vacation and announce some changes and ideas for the future of the podcast. | 4/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM010: Birthday Hiccupocalypse | We're at the Dram Shop Bar in Brooklyn on Greg's birthday, & iPhone. We TRY to see what we've learned in 10 (really 13) shows. Plus, I have a Hiccupocalypse! | 2/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM009: G.R.I.M.E.Z? We got ‘em! | Rapper Get Em G.R.I.M.E.Z freestyles into our studio and talks about his hustle, his passion, his drive to spread his wings and how he's trying to change the way Hip Hop deals with new talent. We talk about this years overly sexually suggestive Superbowl ads, what I used as my rescue theme song while rushing to save "The Lurker" (who was stranded on the FDR Drive) and China's air-force training "footage" which is eerily similar to a certain Hollywood flick. A. Pre-Interview Chat PLUG: Wanna jump in on a topic while we're broadcasting LIVE? Add "RocknTheMike" on Skype or Call me on Skype! - TOP GUN movie footage passed off as Chinese air-force training footage [VIDEO] [http://youtu.be/yBjggJgiEP8] - Sukhoi Su-27 Air-force plane [WIKI] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27] - Theme song played while saving "The Lurker" [Audio] [http://youtu.be/V92OBNsQgxU] - Mitzvah [WIKI] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitzvah] BREAK SONG: "Parasite" by How To Destroy Angels from the album HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS * - [http://howtodestroyangels.com/] B. Interview with Get 'em G.R.I.M.E.Z. PLUG: Connect with us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RocknTheMike & Facebook at http://facebook.com/RocknTheMike - We sing happy Birthday to Get 'Em G.R.I.M.E.Z - Boston Vs Yankees - Ulysses Terrero [T&T Casting/Terrero Filmworks] - Hip-Hop Freestyle Battle Rap [WIKI] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_rap] - Angie Martinez [8 Million Stories] - Waka Flocka BREAK SONG: "Inside You" by Godhead from the album 2000 YEARS OF HUMAN ERROR * [http://www.godhead.com/] C. Sexually Suggestive Superbowl Ads PLUG: Got topic ideas? E-mail us theshow@rocknthemike.com - Black Eyed Peas (wtih Slash from G&R) Half-Time Show [VIDEO] [http://youtu.be/IJZUxR_dQz4] - Janet & Justin T*t Half-time show [VIDEO] [http://youtu.be/ErgpoSw9KEw] - The Who Half-Time show [VIDEO] [http://youtu.be/iGEDGUI1w68] - Tim "The Lurker" plays the "Shittzniple" - Q's laundry room half-time - Superbowl Ad: MINI USA - Cram It in the Boot [VIDEO] [http://youtu.be/bDnVE58Z9VA] - Superbowl Ad: Chrysler Eminem Commercial - Imported From Detroit [VIDEO] [http://youtu.be/SKL254Y_jtc] - Superbowl Ad: Pepsi MAX® - FIRST DATE [VIDEO] [http://youtu.be/ztojQhQofwQ] - Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog [WIKI] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward] And as always...theme Music provided by: Godhead "Trapped in Your Lies" from the album THE SHADOW LINE * all selections used with permission | 2/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM008: 3 Reasons To Inhabit Mars | We ponder why anyone would simulate a trip to Mars. We cover Keith Olbermann & MSNBC's mutual flip of the bird. We made up a language & teach you how NOT to be a RUDE p***k! | 1/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM007: We Dump Bradman 4 U! | Bradley Laborman, of iDUMP4U.com & BradmanTV fame, drops into our studio to catch us up, since his move to New York City, on some new exciting news. We also try to get some behind the scenes dirt and insights on his creative process for his youtube videos & iDUMP4U calls. | 1/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM006: Beer Diplomacy with Stuart Tracte | Stuart Tracte, Beer Diplomacy host, is in! We cover our love hate relationship with Sarah "Crosshairs" Palin, BD's growth & he unveils his tattoo! | 1/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM005: Net Neutral Snow In 2011 | First show of 2011! We'll cover our resolution(s)...we'll try to answer why Mike Bloomberg is a p***k, to the press corps, & what the hell net neutrality is. COLD OPEN: Yes, I'm ALWAYS louder...because the show is called? A. Welcome to 2011! PLUG: Wanna jump in on a topic while we're broadcasting LIVE? Add "RocknTheMike" on Skype or Call me on Skype! - New Years Resolution Greg: "Q" has no goals. - New Years Resolution Timm: He plans to shed his moniker, "The Lurker," that was given to him by Ron J. on Episode #3. - New Years Resolution Mike: Pay attention...in general. - HAPPY BIRTHDAY (Jan 5th) Jason Miller, Godhead front-man & songwriter of our theme song. Birthday event details: Skinnys Lounge, 4923 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA. BREAK SONG: "Brooklyn" by KING HELL from the album RHYTHM & BRUISE * B. Bloomberg's Classy Snowpocalypse Etiquette PLUG: Connect with us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RocknTheMike & Facebook at http://facebook.com/RocknTheMike - Snookie gets kicked out of Time Square. [http://huff.to/g2iBTB] - The greatest hits of our a*****e NYC Mayor, Michael Bloomberg. [video] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URzlGkxMO90 - Bloomberg's 2nd snow press conference. [video] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKvLdbLWWss - "A Pullback Shot" as Greg calls it.... - [Wiki It!]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Establishing_shot] BREAK SONG: "Cyberpunks" (drum & bass edit) by 2 Loose Buzzgoth from the album COSMIC BOOGIE MAN * [http://bit.ly/g6D41l] C. What The F*ck Is Net Neutrality! PLUG: Got topic ideas? E-mail us theshow@rocknthemike.com - Survey: Majority of voters oppose net neutrality [http://t.co/6Z5tFT4] - Poll: Only 21 Percent Of ‘Likely US Voters’ Support Net Neutrality [http://bit.ly/fYADYc] - Against net neutrality [http://t.co/2T9SjF1] - [Wiki It!]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/internet] - [Wiki It!]: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W3c] And as always...theme Music provided by: Godhead "Trapped in Your Lies" from the album THE SHADOW LINE * * all selections used with permission | 1/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM004: A Rock’n XXX-Mas Show | Q's on Twitter (& he hates it). Liz helps us with s**t you shouldn't do on Christmas in NYC & we hear stories about the shittiest gifts ever given or received! COLD OPEN: Peter Sellers doing Michael Caine 'not a lot of people know that' [video] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY85a15n5QY] A. Big Q-nnouncement PLUG: Leave a comment and rate us on iTunes [http://bit.ly/eJMJ3Y] (HINT: 5 Stars would be nice ::wink:: ) - Greg "Q" (Co-Host) NOW ON TWITTER! Follow him: @elq66 [http://twitter.com/elq66] - Greg gets a Twitorial - Hindenburg Disaster - [Wiki] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindenburg_disaster] - Greg get's a gift...Trying to change his opinion about Avatar, a movie he HATES, by giving him [video] "This Ain't Avatar XXX" [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Ain%27t_Avatar_XXX]! BREAK SONG: "Let It Snow" by Bit Shifter from the album THE 8BITS OF CHRISTMAS * - [http://www.8bitpeoples.com/] B. S**t you shouldn't do in a NYC Christmas Greg Q & I talk to one of his party guests, Liz, about things that SHOULDN'T be done while in NYC during the Christmas season. - An[Droid] vs iPhone Smack-down & Verizon rumors - New York City Resident Pet- Peeves: [http://www.guidespot.com/guides/new_york_city_pet] - Radio City Christmas Spectacular: [http://www.radiocitychristmas.com/] - iTrans: [http://www.itrans.info/] BREAK SONG: "Give Me A Second Chance For Christmas" by Candy Butchers * [http://www.mikeviola.com/candybutchers/] C. Shittiest gifts ever given or received audience stories! - My Chuck E. Cheese discomfort PLUG: We talk to Em, CEO of Dressing Em, Children's (Girls ages 4/5/6) clothing [http://dressingem.com] - Shittiest gift story #1. A caller voice-mail story, from a previous episode, get's replayed and the gift recipient is reviled. - Shittiest gift story #2. Suzy's Fruit roll-up gift. - Shittiest gift story #3. "Q" s****y "gold" bracelet gift. - Shittiest gift story #4. Eric's Gas-X gift. - Greg closes with a song. Special Thanks: Greg, Emily & Jason for allowing me to broadcast from the party! Thanks to all the people there as well. Very nice to meet you all! And as always...theme Music provided by: Godhead "Trapped in Your Lies" from the album THE SHADOW LINE * * all selections used with permission | 12/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitRTM003: Oh, SNAP(Goods)! | In This Episode: #003 A. Pre-Interview Chat ⁃ Greg "Q" (Co-Host) remains Twitterless...not for long though if we have anything to do about it. ⁃ Special guest in-studio, "The Lurker" @TimmKellyNYC. ⁃ SUPER Special guest in-studio, My Daughter. You can hear her in the background...she wanted in the Shenanigans. ⁃ Shameless Ignite [http://www.ignitenyc.org/] Holiday Party Plugs @Itscomplicated @justjon @JillHanner @Stwo @imtopher @Arshimbo @bradmantv @funksoup. Special Plug to @Solvate [http://www.solvate.com/] - Thanks for the "Boba Fett Was a Freelancer" T-Shirt! Let's get you on the show sometime! - What is the Unemployment rate? Check Here [http://bit.ly/h0YBqD]. PLUG: Leave a comment and rate us on iTunes [http://bit.ly/eJMJ3Y] (HINT: 5 Stars would be nice ::wink:: ) - Why is this show named 'Rock'n The Mike?' It's a Homonym...yes. [Wiki] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homonym] BREAK SONG: "The Thin Red Line" by Mona Mur & En Esch * - [http://www.myspace.com/monamurenesch] B. Interview with Ron J. Williams (@ronjdub), CEO of SnapGoods [http://www.snapgoods.com/] EXCLUSIVE NEWS (heard nowhere else): SnapGoods launching nationwide & global in (Q1) 2011! ⁃ High Die-cast Model - [Wiki] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die-cast_toy] ⁃ Franklin Mint- [Wiki] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_Mint] PLUG: Talked about Zipcar [http://www.zipcar.com/] Love you guys...we do, really. BREAK SONG: "Bad Mofo" by KING HELL * C. Riff'n with Ron (You WILL laugh...hard!) ⁃ No Agenda "In the morning..." gag homage. ⁃ Minefields... [Wiki] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_mine] ⁃ S**t we wished WikiLeaks WOULD expose: A Tupac & Biggie Duet? Special Thanks: Beer Diplomacy for the Ustream show toss Monday Night. Much appreciated! Watch me, Michael, on Monday, December 13th at 9:00 with Comedian, Dave Waite. And as always...theme Music provided by: Godhead "Trapped in Your Lies" from the album THE SHADOW LINE * * all selections used with permission | 12/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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RTM002: Broken Ribs For Thanksgiving | In This Episode: #002 A. THE Original Podcast.... ⁃ Greg "Q" (Co-Host) Reminisces about the Ticker Tape days. Ticker Tape [wiki] & Leonid Brezhnev [wiki] ⁃ Christmas Announcement! BREAK SONG: "It Won't Do" by SLICK IDIOT * B. Podcast Award Nominees And Their Shortfalls.... ⁃ Watch Rock'n The Mike podcast LIVE on Ustream ⁃ Raw Voice/Blubrry CEO Todd Cochrane. 2010 Podcast Award Nominations [Vote] ⁃ Payola [wiki] BREAK SONG: "Suck Up Everything" by SONOIO * C. Post Thanksgiving (Guest Greg "Q") ⁃ Neil Peart style microphone drum soloing. How to pronounce Peart? ⁃ Greg's Thanksgiving goes down pleasantly...an MMA fight ALMOST breaks out at Mike's Thanksgiving festivities. ⁃ Family disagreement - MSNBC vs FOX NEWS & Rush Limbaugh (Editorial corrections vs Outright lies & Racism) [Journalism Ethics & Standards] BREAK SONG: "No One Understands" by Berman * D. Crushed your ribs on Black Friday? Don't be a pussy, GET THAT G.I. JOE! ⁃ Richard "Nixon SHOCK!" [wiki] ⁃ Commercial changes...from "You'd Want This" to "You NEED THIS!" ⁃ Black Friday...Buffalo crush. "Crazed shoppers pile up at Target" [Video] Guy talked about in this segment shows in the clip at the :43sec mark. NYC Black Friday '08 death [Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being trampled] Theme Music: Godhead "Trapped in Your Lies" from the album THE SHADOW LINE * * all selections used with permission | 12/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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RTM001: Content Rules with CC Chapman | CC Chapman, co-author of the book "Content Rules" talks about how companies and individuals should harness the power of content creation to grow their business | 11/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Great show
An excellent podcast with an extremely high production value. Any show that can go from Angry birds to politics is awesome in my book.
MJ Carrasquillo - ear candy
I get a kick out of listening to Rocknthemike. You can never guess what they're gonna talk about. Um, and conservatives beware!!! Also, I had a good time skyping in to talk to Carrasquillo and friends one night after the show. Do subscribe. It's free and it's fun.
Rockn My Ears
A fun and honest, anything goes podcast about technology, music, politics or whatever is on Mike's mind. Half the fun is dropping in on the live feed and seeing what's going on behind the scenes while the show is being recorded live and then hearing what makes it into the show later.
