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Troubled Men Podcast
René Coman sits down with the original Troubled Man, Manny Chevrolet, over cocktails at the Ring Room, in the heart of an old-school New Orleans social haunt. Manny is an L.A. native who had been through the Hollywood wringer by his late 20s. He then moved to New Orleans to become a perennial candidate for mayor and make a feature film about it. René is a New Orleans native who's been in the music biz wringer since he was a child. They are the Troubled Men for Troubled Times.
Episodes
Troubled Men PodcastTMP247 WASHBOARD CHAZ LEARY COMES CLEAN
The beloved washboard master and singer with the Tin Men, the Palmetto Bug Stompers, Washboard Rodeo, and his own blues trio was also a cofounder and namesake…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 17 MARIO MONTEROSSO: MASTERING CHAOS
The guitarist, composer, and record producer with Tav Falco’s Panther Burns caught the rock’n’roll bug during the rockabilly revival of his youth in Sicily…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 16 HAMMOND SCOTT: BLACK TOP CROSSROADS
The Black Top Records co-founding president, record producer, and A&R director was personal manager for the legendary Gatemouth Brown as well as an assistant…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP246 IAN BOWMAN: HEAD OF THE CLASS
The in-demand tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger with jazz/funk wunderkinder Naughty Professor played his way into the group as a freshman at Loyola…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP245 JIMMY FORD CHARGES AHEAD
As a drummer (DiNOLA, Pink Slip), artist manager (dB’s, Gun Club, Richard Hell, Peter Holsapple), tour manager, Monkey Hill Records label head (Cowboy Mouth…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP244 ARNIE FIELKOW LEADS THE WAY
The illustrious former New Orleans Saints VP, City Council President, Jewish Federation of N.O. CEO, and basketball executive has held a stunning series of…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP243 NICKY SANZENBACH COMES UP FROM THE UNDERGROUND
The musician, composer, and instigator was instrumental in the formation of bands such as Sex Dog, the RockAByes, the Blue Vipers, Waka Waka, Stanley and the…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP242 MICHAEL SKINKUS JOINS THE CLUB
The ace drummer/percussionist has worked with artists including Dr. John, Irma Thomas, the Radiators, and Michael Ray’s Cosmic Krewe. Studying under Cuban…
Troubled Men PodcastTPM241 JOHN TRAHEY: STOCKHOLM SYNDROME
The bassist and bandleader, formerly with Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts, Johnny J and the Hitmen, and Clockwork Elvis, has been living in Stockholm…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP240 KENNY CLAIBORNE: ESCAPE FROM POT PRISON
The charismatic guitar player, singer, and former Mermaid Lounge co-owner has lived on the Frenchmen St. crossroads overlooking Cafe Brasil/Favela Chic for…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP239 LAYLA MUSSELWHITE SINGS THE BLUES
The singer, guitar player, and songwriter grew up touring with her blues harmonica legend father, Charlie Musselwhite, at clubs and festivals around the world…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 15 WAYNE TOUPS: FROM THE BAYOU TO THE BIG ISLAND
The Grammy-winning Cajun singer and accordion star has carried bayou culture from Crowley, La., to the four corners of the globe. We catch up with him in…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP238 STANTON MOORE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS
A founding member of Galactic, the Grammy-winning drummer and educator has also been a member of Garage A Trois and the N.O. Klezmer Allstars, and is an owner…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP237 STEVE PYKE UP CLOSE
The British master photographer and MBE recipient started off shooting friends like the Pogues and the Clash when he was a touring musician. Renowned for…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP236 JEREMY LYONS: VAPORS OF MORPHINE
The singer and multi-instrumentalist with Vapors of Morphine, the Deltabilly Boys, and the Busted Jug Band cut his teeth in street bands in the French Quarter…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP235 MOJO NIXON: THE MOJO MANIFESTO
The irrepressible singer, guitar player, and radio host celebrates the release of “The Mojo Manifesto: The Life & Times of Mojo Nixon,” the hilarious bio doc…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP234 MISTI WHITE: ROCK'N'ROLL HELLCAT
The drummer, singer, and songwriter with the Hellcats, the Alluring Strange, and the Chiselers was a longtime provocateur and facilitator on the Memphis music…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 14 ARNE SKAGE: VIKING BLUES RETURNS TO THE 504
The Norwegian blues guitar titan, record producer, and songwriter returns to the musical center of the universe to soak up some 3rd world charm and record a…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP233 RENSO AMARIZ SHOOTS FROM THE HIP
The award-winning photographer and screenwriter’s work has appeared on the covers of every major newspaper, Time, and Newsweek. Renso recently turned an…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP232 JIMI PALACIOS: NOLA COUNTY DRIFTER
The award-winning DJ, radio programmer, and host of the NOLA County show on WHIV 102.3 FM and Country Du Monde on Gimmecountry.com digital radio backed into…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP231 DAVE EASLEY: PEDAL TO THE METAL
The transcendental pedal steel guitar virtuoso, composer, and singer is comfortable in just about any musical setting, be it jazz, blues, country, bluegrass…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP230 TOM FITZPATRICK MEETS THE WOLFMAN
The monster tenor sax player with Walter Wolfman Washington & the Roadmasters began his tenure with the hard-partying ensemble in 1987, logging countless late…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP229 ALISON YOUNG LETS THE DOGS OUT
The singer and songwriter with the Song Dogs has been playing club dates since she was a teenager on the Maple Leaf stage. She’s spent years living in NYC and…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP228 STEVE RAPPORT FOCUSES ON THE CLASH
The London-born music photographer came up in the thick of the ’77 punk explosion, shooting bands like the Clash, the Specials, the Damned, and the Jam, and…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 13 HENRY GRIFFIN: ESCAPE FROM SUNSET BLVD
The screenwriter, filmmaker, and college professor broke into Hollywood by selling his first spec script to a major studio. That led to a decade spent working…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 12: JOHN AGNELLO GETS LOOSE with MICHAEL CERVERIS
Effervescent record producer/podcaster John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dream Syndicate, Dinosaur Jr., Drive-By Truckers) and Tony Award-winning actor/musician…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP227 DIRK BILLIE TAKES CHARGE
The affable guitarist, sound engineer, tour manager, and studio builder with Gatemouth Brown, George Porter Jr., Ultrasonic Studios, and Daniel Lanois’…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP226 JAMES "12" ANDREWS MAKES THE SCENE
The quintessential New Orleans trumpet player and singer, along with brother Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, comes from a long line of musicians going back to…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP225 M.I.A. ON THE MEAN STREETS
On the final show of the year, a guest goes missing in action on the mean streets of New Orleans, and the Troubled Men turn on a dime to deliver an impromptu…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP224 ROCKIN' DOPSIE JR & THE ZYDECO TWISTERS: SOMEBODY'S SCREAMING
The electrifying frontman, vocalist, and rub board player spent years as his father Rockin’ Dopsie Sr.’s onstage foil and righthand man in the Zydeco Twisters…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP223 BRIAN COOGAN: BC GOES TO SATURN
The Grammy-nominated piano player, organist, and singer wowing crowds at a Monday night Saturn Bar residency has also toured and recorded with EDM star Pretty…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP222 IRIS BERRY: PUNK HOSTAGE
The celebrated author, poet, singer, and L.A. cultural historian is the co-founding publisher and editor at Punk Hostage Press and a true Hollywood Punk Rock…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP221 AUGUSTUS WALKER: SILICON SLAVE
The Australian experimental techno and electronic music artist is actually a New Orleans native and Charity Hospital baby who fled the city as a child in…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP220 FREE FOR ALL: THE SHOW MUST GO ON
When a scheduled guest falls ill at the eleventh hour, it’s once more unto the breach for the Troubled Men. Fulfilling the foundational axiom of showbiz, they…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP219 MACON FRY: RIVER RAT
The writer, educator, and author of "They Called Us River Rats: The Last Batture Settlement of New Orleans" has lived on the thin strip of land on the…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP218 TONY GREEN: UP FROM THE GUTTER
The lovable frontman, singer, songwriter, and musician with Concrete Confetti, the Gutter Brothers, and Sonny Schneidau’s Fortifiers started out busking on the…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP217 DAN OESTREICHER TAKES THE LOW ROAD
He’s the baritone and bass saxophone ace with Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue, Roger Lewis’ Baritone Bliss, and the N.O. Klezmer Allstars. An in-demand…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone11: BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX, MARDI GRAS INDIAN CHIEF OF CHIEFS
The Grammy-nominated Big Chief of the Golden Eagles recorded with the Wild Magnolias on their landmark records, electrifying Mardi Gras Indian chants with…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP216 BRIDGET FENLASON ROCKS THE VOTE
The costume designer, stylist, figure skater, and activist has been the coordinator for New Orleans Rock the Vote since its establishment. Her new Acushla…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP215 MATT TECU MEETS MR. HOLLYWOOD
The Grammy-nominated drummer has worked with artists including Neil Young, Beck, Daniel Lanois, Sam Morrow, and Manny’s Hollywood party band, Too Free Stooges…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 10: TAV FALCO'S PANTHER BURNS
The visionary performance artist, musician, filmmaker, visual artist, and author behind the legendary Unapproachable Panther Burns founded with Alex Chilton in…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP214 ALEX GREENE SCORES
The Memphis multi-instrumentalist, composer, and leader of the Rolling Head Orchestra is a veteran of the Reigning Sound, Alex Chilton, and Tav Falco’s Panther…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP213 JAKE ECKERT UNDER SUSPICION
The Grammy-winning guitarist, singer, and producer with the New Orleans Suspects is also a Dirty Dozen Brass Band alum and owner/engineer of Rhythm Shack…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 9: DR. DONALD SCHUELER REVISITED with EDDIE YOUNG and NICOLE PAVY
The now 93-year-old author and conservationist returns to the Feral Zone with his lifelong friend and drinking buddy Eddie Young to reminisce about the French…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP212 ROB WAGNER SPANS TIME
The modern jazz saxophone player, composer, and bandleader has recorded with his own trio as well as the Klezmer Allstars and Iris May Tango. His latest…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP211 CAROLINE VALENCIA: CIRCLE BAR CONFIDENTIAL
Her tenure dates back to the earliest days of the Circle Bar. In fact, she likes to say that she came with the building. The former tennis pro and…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 8: SHAWN WILLIAMS' FEARLESS JOURNEY
The Americana-noir recording artist comes in on a wave of stellar reviews for her latest, “Wallowing In The Night,” the follow-up to 2020’s acclaimed “Fear of…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 7 ANTHONY CUCCIA: THE NIGHT JANITOR CLEANS UP
The multi-instrumentalist behind the Night Janitor and the Other Planets has also played with Rotary Downs, the Iguanas, and Glyn Styler Presents the Clergy…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP210 ABBE WOOL LANDS ON HER FEET
The screenwriter (“Sid and Nancy”) and director (“Roadside Prophets”) started her career in the hotbed of the L.A. indy scene making “Repo Man” with Alex Cox…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP209 TIM ROBERTSON WINS AGAIN
The versatile guitarist with fiddle dynamo Amanda Shaw has had his orchestral compositions performed by symphonies around the country. All this is in addition…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP208 ZACK SMITH CAPTURES THE MOMENT
The award-winning commercial photographer and drummer with acclaimed alt-rock band Rotary Downs shot his first music festival as a teen at the Festivals…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP207 JUNE YAMAGISHI COMES HOME
The powerhouse guitarist from the Wild Magnolias and Papa Grows Funk spent 20 years as a star of the Japanese blues and soul music world before finding a new…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP206 KING JAMES HOLDS COURT
King James and the Special Men’s hold on the Monday night old-school r&b scene at BJ’s, Sidney’s Saloon, and the Saturn Bar lasted over a decade, leaving…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP205 DEAN ELLIS' FANTASTIC VOYAGE
The writer, translator, and WWOZ DJ discusses his new book of poetry, “Far Flung,” his early life in New Jersey, and the ocean trek that sparked his love of…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP204 JIMMY ROBINSON OPENS UP
The virtuoso guitarist and composer with Woodenhead and the New Orleans Guitar Masters has spent a lifetime exploring the possibilities of the instrument. He’s…
Troubled Men PodcastFeral Zone 6: THE IGUANAS IN PARADISE
Saxophone great Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr. joins the Iguanas and Emmy-winning Hawaiian filmmaker and festival producer Kenny Martinez-Burgmaier to reflect…
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Feral Zone 5: DR DON SCHUELER GETS A HOUSECALL
The 92-year-old author, college professor, and former French Quarter denizen mingled with luminaries like Tennessee Williams and Clay Shaw and counted…
Troubled Men PodcastTMP203 ROSIE ROSATO REPORTS FOR DUTY
The conga player and Vietnam veteran has led a life of service both in and out of the military. As a door gunner with the 1st Air Cavalry, he joined those…
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TMP202 RICH COLLINS: THE IMAGINATION MOVERS AND BEYOND
The Emmy Award-winning writer, musician, actor, and creator of Disney TV’s “Imagination Movers” series discusses the band’s 20-year history, his formative…
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TMP201 INSIDE THE WORLD OF BEN VAUGHN
He’s known for his work scoring music for hit TV shows “That 70s Show” and “3rd Rock from the Sun,” his records with Alan Vega, Alex Chilton, Charlie Feathers…