Episode 008 – “A Very Watt Christmas” featuring music legend Mike Watt at Good Hurt.

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Holiday abounds as STRLA takes on Christmas in 2009! Our episode opens with Skip and Robot discussing the modern day atrocity that is Christmas music and they reflect on the Christian tradition of outshining every other religion in the world when it comes to flaunting their holiday. After a brief recap of the previous week’s episode and a shout out to Adrian, the guitar player of American Idiots, our hosts partake in a brief gift exchange before heading out to Good Hurt in Mar Vista to see music legend Mike Watt perform with his band The Secondmen! This is the show’s proudest moment, as we were able to obtain a 90 minute interview from Mike Watt, who has played and recorded with The Minutemen, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy Pop, The Lemonheads and Sonic Youth just to name a few. He is credited with inventing Alternative rock and has had many of the most influential rock albums (such as Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic) dedicated to him in honor of his enormous influence. Despite the fact that he is one of the most in-demand, widely respected musicians in the rock and roll world he is a hell of a good guy and at 52 years old, still rocks like a mother-fucker! See video below!

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This episode features music from Mike Watt, Matisyahu, Stephen Malkmus, Jimi Hendrix, Green Day and more.

We here are STRLA would like to offer our most sincere and heartfelt thanks to Mike Watt and Howard Wuelfing for setting up this interview with us. Mike Watt, you are a gentlemen and a scholar. Mike arrived at the gig a few hours early to chat with us and sat down out in front of the club and gave us the all-access interview of a lifetime. Mike is a very personable, down to earth person that hasn’t let his tremendous success go to his head. He stood out in front of Good Hurt for hours talking with awestruck fans, signing autographs and taking pictures without once ever acting like the huge superstar he is. We are forever thankful and grateful for his grace and good spirit. Mike Watt, you’re everything a rock star should be and you’re welcome back on the show anytime you’d like!

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