#42 Part 1 – Who Or What Is A “Lifer”?: Alternative Lifestyle, Tattoos, Heavy Metal & Social Stigma With Junior Bernucci

This week Mike talks to Junior of We The Lifers, an alternative apparel company who’s goal is to keep people proud of being “alternative” and much more (discussed in this chat)!

As well as the above, Junior discusses why he started We The Lifers, what a “lifer” actually is as well as many other topics surrounding an alternative lifestyle including heavy music and people’s issues with “screamo”, how the stigma surrounding tattoos & piercings has changed over the years, what the alternative look is all about and how one gets treated differently because of it, why Junior moved over to England from Brazil in ’97,  enjoying what you like and not worrying about other people’s opinions and so much more – if you’re not a fan of heavy music this is still a great listen as it gives some perspective on the more aggressive side of music & subsequent culture without actually having to listen to any heavy bands!

Part 2 will be released next week, where the discussion on face tattoos continues, as well as controversial & drug tattoos, the dangers of fame, the questioning of racist jokes, collaborations, the Church of Satan and many more topics!

We The Lifers site – two t-shirts that Mike wears regularly can be found here which are pictured on the Instagram of Genuine Chit-Chat which will be with the post about this episode!

In case you missed it, last week Mike spoke with Dr Glenn Livingston, about his book “Never Binge Again”, along with the power of advertising in the food industry, how one can reprogram their own mind into eating better, how Glenn got into psychology & eating, the three brains; reptilian, mammalian & human and how they affect one’s perception of diet, how the world has been changing nutritionally with an influx of fast food but also health-awareness, opinions on fat-shaming and much more!

Shout-out to the X&Y Podcast

Genuine Chit-Chat is now a part of the Brit Pod Scene, so be sure to check out the other members of the family as well as the BPS podcast – www.britpodscene.com

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“It’s A Hard Industry To Get Into” – GCC #21 Part 2 – Difficulties Of Being In A Band, Plagiarism & Streaming Music w/ Ryan Payne

This week, Mike continues his chat with Ryan Payne: a musician who has been in numerous alternative bands as a guitarist and a vocalist, who Mike has known since school!

They discuss some of the difficulties around being in a band, fluking their way through their passions, writing music, plagiarism and how Ryan unintentionally wrote & released a very similar-sounding song to a big alternative band. They also discuss Spotify and owning CDs, as well as the state of modern music (including the likes of Drake & Post Malone)!

In part 1 of their chat, they discussed tattoos, the stigma surrounding them, the pain of a long session and what tattoos they both have & want to get. Following this, they talk about superhero movies, “guilty pleasures” in music, piercings & face tattoos, the difference in vocal styles and what “unclean” vocals actually are and what being in different bands over the years has been like for Ryan, including reminiscing of the good, and not-so-good times!

The last episode featured Mike speaking with Erin (a photographer friend of his), about anxiety, photojournalism, the homelessness crisis, support networks, snowboarding, individual & community change, gene memory and much more, so be sure to check that out too.

Ryan is the guitarist for the band Scars Of Protest – their music is on Spotify, so be sure to check them out – https://www.scarsofprotest.com/ 

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“Tattoos: Skin Art Is No Big Deal” – GCC #21 Part 1 – Piercings, Screamo/Sung Vocals & Being In Various Metal Bands w/ Ryan Payne

This week, Mike talks to Ryan Payne, a musician who has been in numerous alternative bands as a guitarist and a vocalist, who Mike has known since school!

In part 1 of their chat, they discuss tattoos, the stigma surrounding them, the pain of a long session and what tattoos they both have & want to get. Following this, they talk about superhero movies, “guilty pleasures” in music, piercings & face tattoos, the difference in vocal styles and what “unclean” vocals actually are and what being in different bands over the years has been like for Ryan, including reminiscing of the good, and not-so-good times!

Part 2 will be out next week, where they discuss some of the difficulties around being in a band, fluking their way through their passions, writing music, plagiarism and how Ryan unintentionally wrote & released a very similar-sounding song to a big alternative band. They also discuss Spotify and owning CDs, as well as the state of modern music (including the likes of Drake & Post Malone)!

Ryan is the guitarist for the band Scars Of Protest – their music is on Spotify, so be sure to check them out – https://www.scarsofprotest.com/

Last week Mike spoke with Erin, a photographer friend of his, about anxiety, photojournalism, the homelessness crisis, support networks, snowboarding,  individual & community change, gene memory and much more, so be sure to check that out too.

Promo by the Ragbag podcast which can be found here: https://goo.gl/ia82Wh

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