• Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 95 – A Little Richard Story

    In Episode 95 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast: Although it was before his generation, Eloy Escagedo use to sit and listen to the old-time Rock n Roll records. He was a student of music back then, and learning guitar. When learning an instrument like guitar, one tends to gravitate to the icons of prior decades for inspiration or just to pick up tunes. With the recent passing of Little Richard, Eloy shares his personal Little Richard story with Mark Lindsay. Little Richard was one of the original rock and rollers, and a huge inspiration for many of the big names we know and love today. The Trampled Underfoot Podcast crew…

  • Music,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 93 – Rendezvous with the Lizard People

    In Episode 93 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Eloy tells us about running across the subject of The Lizard People soon after buying his first personal computer, and getting connected to the internet. He then explains what he’s read about the “Reptilian Agenda” in recent times, and how he thinks they’re popular counter-culture figures that have gained prominence due to this theory. He and Mark discuss another theory that the agenda has been depicted in cultures around the world in the past. In the process, they briefly touch on Art Bell from “Coast to Coast Radio,” as well as the movie “They Live.” Finally, they lighten it up with a…

  • Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 92 – Woman, Guadalajara Won’t Do

    In Episode 92 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast, Eloy Escagedo asked Mark Lindsay’s opinion on to two lists of topics, on a scale of favorable to least favorable. First Eloy went through a series of Conspiracy Theories to see what Mark thinks. We discussed many popular theories, ranging from the New World Order to the New Coke Conspiracy. Then we lightened things up with a list of 1970s rock bands to see where Mark places them. Has he even heard of some of these bands? Will Eloy pop a forehead vein when he hears Mark’s opinion? Find out! Emotions run high in this episode, so you’ll want to check this…

  • Current Events,  Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 88 – Rockin’ 88

    “When did you start playing drums Mark?” That’s where this episode kicks off at. Mark Lindsay shares his stories of how he picked up the instrument and how his Dad, being a night shift worker, reacted to his son’s new found interest. We follow up on the subject of drums and talk about famous musicians and who are the most under-rated drummers of Rock. Then Eloy Escagedo shares a story from a Rock documentary he saw on the life of Vince Taylor. And from that the Trampled Underfoot Duo tackle 1960s culture in the US. All that and more in episode 88 of the Trampled Underfoot Podcast! We record LIVE…

  • Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Society,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – 84 – Bagpipes Family Discipline and Junk Mail

    Are you on the Do Not Call List? Is that list even relevant anymore? We are being overrun by junk mail and telemarketers. It’s so true! Mark and Eloy discuss and it leads to entertaining observations. Another thing that ticks us off is the route that software applications have gone in the past few years. You know – subscriptions with re-occurring payments as opposed to buying the product one time and being done with it. We get into this issue as well. Now this is a funny question to ask, but since it’s St. Patrick’s Day, we’ll go for it. Have you ever had a neighbor that plays the bagpipes?…

  • Music,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 81 – The Worst Vocalists In Rock

    The Worst Vocalists in Rock! Eloy and Mark try like crazy to talk about this topic, but you know how they are. Eloy found a list of the worst vocalists in rock online, and they try giving their opinions on the names offered on that list. Some of these singers they can agree about, but others, not so much. Of course names not appearing on the list have to come up, and that leads to some heated, but friendly, discussion. What do you think? Do you agree with these names on the list of the worst vocalists in rock? This is a fun conversation, so check it out! We record…

  • Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Technology

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 76 – Shining Like a National Guitar

    Shining Like a National Guitar – Episode 76 The imagery that lyrics invoke in songs can be very powerful. They can take us back in time to the place we first heard them. They’re like an anchor or placeholder in a way, if you think about it. Lyrics set to music can also launch us into new worlds altogether. The mind is a powerful instrument and certain themes and stories told through music are mysterious to us still. Mark Lindsay and Eloy Escagedo talk about this topic using the song Graceland by Paul Simon as an example. The hosts then get into the conversation of famous guitars. We’ve all heard…

  • History,  Inspiration,  Movies,  Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture,  Social Media

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 73 – The Night They Drove Old Lindsay Down

    “If you listen to the music, it will go through certain cycles…” – Lindsay “It was a town surrounded by fields, farmlands…” – Escagedo “You have to really plan ahead if you’re going to do something on the shady side…” – Lindsay “And some were waterworn, rotted…” – Escagedo What are they talking about? Well, in probably the most unconventional New Year’s episode of a podcast, Eloy & Mark talk about Christmas Muzak, family histories, Christmas 2019, small town vs big city, and a couple of other interesting things. No noisemakers, no shouting, no loud celebrations. Just two guys from different decades, backgrounds, and opposite sides of the continent, discussing…

  • History,  Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 70 – The Rock Music That Made Us

    In this episode, what are the songs that you grew up with? The ones you consider classics and have stuck with you ever since? In this episode Mark Lindsay poses the question to Eloy Escagedo; If you were trying to describe the music you grew up with to someone unfamiliar with rock music, what songs or albums would you share with them? The Trampled duo drop some heavy musician names and a great time being had. Unlike Episode 69, this one is a lot more laid back, so relax and check it out! We record LIVE every Tuesday evening at 9:30 pm Eastern, 6:30 pm Pacific time. Subscribe to our…

  • Music,  Nostalgia,  Pop Culture

    Trampled Underfoot Podcast – Episode 67 – We Want to Rock!

    In this episode, Mark finally asked Eloy about his music background – when he started learning the guitar, what was his motivation, and who were his early influences. They talk about his experiences in playing with a band, performing live, and studio recording sessions. Then they get into a discussion about their favorite songwriters – the musical poets who they feel are the best storytellers. As the discussion evolves, they ended up talking about the meanings of song lyrics from the 60s. Do later generations really understand the meaning of some of the songs of the Vietnam era? Finally, for some odd reason, the subject of hippies and the Haight-Ashbury…