Scott "Shifty" MacDonald had spent the 1990's in his hometown of Detroit drumming for the band BIG BLOCK, an alternative rock band leaning towards groups of the alt rock explosion,likened to Soul Asylum with a country rock swagger. He relives the 90's Alternative scene. A stroll down memory lane through heartfelt interviews with musicians,scene dignitaries and stories of the myopic drive to make it as a musician and the insane events that unfolded!
IGHTRT90'S SEASON 2 MINI EPISODE 1-ME & JOE DANCE ALL NIGHT
SHIFTY TELLS OF THE RECORD COMPANY FEEDING FRENZY IN DETROIT AND HOW WE DID MORE THAN SIGN A HALF MILLION DOLLAR PUBLISHING DEAL AND BREAK THE BANK AT A BUSINESS DINNER IN NYC. IT SEEMS SOMETIMES YOU FIND YOUR ACTUALLY BROTHERS AMONGST THE NEED TO FIND YOUR OWN TRIBE OUTSIDE OF YOUR OWN FAMILY.
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26 May 2023
IGHTRT90'S PODCAST INTERVIEW CLIP SHOW
IGHTRT90'S PODCAST FIRST SEASON INTERVIEW CLIP SHOW! A QUICK SAMPLE OF EACH INTERVIEW FROM THE FIRST SEASON.
TODD VIERK,CHRIS OLIVER,RACHEL MAY,JOE HARRY,SHIFTY,CAIT ASH,DEREK JENDZA,WILLY WILSON.
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5 May 2023
IGHTRT90'S MINI EP. "WE BROUGHT BEN TO CANADA"
THAT TIME MY BAND THE NUMBERS NEEDED A ROADIE & WE BROUGHT OUR FRIEND,THEE EVER DELIGHTFUL,BEN RUSSO.A SHORT TALE OF OUR JAUNT TO THE GREAT WHITE NORTH & HOW BEN'S FEET MADE HIM A KING THERE!
17 Apr 2023
IGHTRT90'S MINI EPISODE-"I KILLED DEF LEPPARD ( HOW TO TELL A LIE )"
I'M A PROFESSIONAL LIAR.I USE IT FOR GOOD AND NOT EVIL,MOSTLY. I RETELL THE STORY OF WHEN I MADE UP THE RUMOR THAT ENGLISH ROCK BAND DEF LEPPARD TRAGICALLY DIED IN A PLANE CRASH.IN TELLING I SHARE MY PRO SYSTEM OF HOW TO TELL A BELIEVABLE LIE.
3 Apr 2023
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW WILLY WILSON PT. 2
IN PART 2 OF MY INTERVIEW WE DIVE INTO WILLY'S START AT WDET RADIO, BEING AT THE EPICENTER OF THE DETROIT GARAGE ROCK SCENE, THE START OF THE DETROIT COBRAS, THE WHITE STRIPES & MORE. WE GET INTO WHY LA PRODUCER KIM FOWLEY OF THE RUNAWAYS FAME MAY HAVE WISH HE NEVER STEPPED FOOT IN DETROIT & HIS TIME WITH SIRE RECORDS SEYMOUR STEIN.
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20 Mar 2023
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW-WILLY WILSON PT.1
WILLY WILSON HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF DETROIT'S MUSIC SCENE SINCE THE 90'S & BEYOND! IN PART 1 OF THIS INTERVIEW WE TAKE A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AND FIND OUT WHERE HIS LOVE OF MUSIC COMES FROM. WE DISCUSS HIS START AS A RECORD STORE CLERK, RADIO HOST, SHOW PROMOTER & THE BIRTH OF THE GARAGE SCENE IN DETROIT. JUST LEAVE YOUR HANDS OFF THE RECORDS HE FINDS!
28 Feb 2023
IGHTRT90'S MINI EPISODE-"YOU CAN TAKE THE BOYS OUT OF DETROIT..."
IGHTRT90'S MINI EPISODE- "YOU CAN TAKE THE BOYS OUT OF DETROIT..."
THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE YOU KNOW HAVE THAT WANDERLUST IN THEM & ARE LOOKING FOR THAT SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN LIFE. I TELL THE STORY OF WHEN MYSELF AND JAY BROWN DRIVE TO AUSTIN TX. IN 12 HOURS FLAT! THE SHEER EXCITEMENT OF LEAVING HOME ON A MISSION TO FIND THAT SOMETHING!
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30 Jan 2023
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW-DEREK JENDZA
THIS EPISODE I SIT WITH DETROIT'S OWN VERSION OF A ROCK & ROLL SUPERHERO DEREK JENDZA. WE DIVE BACK INTO HIS CHILDHOOD WHERE,W/ HIS BROTHER BRAD,HE DEVELOPED A LOVE FOR MUSIC. HE SPILLS THE BEANS ABOUT "BECKONING THE SEXUALITY" OF THE STUDENT BODY ON STAGE IN SCHOOL MORE THAN ONCE!
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17 Jan 2023
IGHTRT90'S MINI EPISODE-I MET A WITCH IN BOWLING GREEN OHIO
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU PLAY A SHOW OUT OF TOWN FOR PEANUTS AND YOU NEED A PLACE TO STAY? YOU MEET A WITCH! THIS EPISODE I TELL THE STORY OF THE TIMES WE HAD PLAYING IN BOWLING GREEN OHIO IN THE 90'S AND THE INSANITY THAT SEEMS ALL TOO COMMON BACK THEN! ENJOY
19 Dec 2022
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW-CAIT ASH
I SPEAK WITH AUDIO ENGINEER CAIT ASH ABOUT HER YOUTH AND ESCAPE FROM THE SUBURBS AND HOW THAT FUELED A LOVE OF MUSIC AND AUDIOLOGY. WE DISCUSS THE LOVE OF DETRIOT AND GEEK OUT ON SOUND ENGINEERING GIGS. SHE'S A DEAR FRIEND AND THE REASON I HAVE A ROOF OVER MY HEAD TODAY! ENJOY!
12 Dec 2022
IGHTRT90'S MINI EPISODE "SHIFTY"
WHAT'S IN A NAME? HA! SCOTT "SHIFTY" MACDONALD TELLS THE ORIGIN STORY OF HIS "SHIFTY" MONIKER AND REFLECTS ON IT'S 25 PLUS YEAR RUN. HAS HE BEEN LIVING A DOUBLE-LIFE? LISTEN IN AND FIND OUT,ENJOY!
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5 Dec 2022
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW- SCOTT "SHIFTY" MACDONALD
"JUST YOUNG AND DUMB ENOUGH..."
MUSICIAN CHRIS OLIVER BECOMES THE HOST AND INTERVIEWS ME ABOUT THE BAND BIG BLOCK. WE DIVE IN DEEP ON THE FORMING OF THE BAND THROUGH IT'S DEMISE. ENJOY!
28 Nov 2022
IGHTRT90'S MINI EPISODE "I HATE EVAN DANDO PARTY"
LET ME START BY SAYING I LOVE THE LEMONHEADS AND I'D GO AS FAR AS TO LIKEN THEIR SINGER EVAN DANDO TO A "NEW ENGLAND'S MORRISEY"! WHEN YOU'RE YOUNGER THOUGH IF THE WOMEN YOU KNOW SEEM TO CARE ABOUT SOMEONE A LITTLE MORE THEN YOU'D LIKE YOU JUST HAVE TO THROW A "I HATE EVAN DANDO PARTY"!
21 Nov 2022
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW-JOE HARRY "BEING BROKE SUCKS"
MY INTERVIEW WITH MUSICIAN,STUDIO WIZARD,GOLD RECORD SONG WRITER AND MY PARTNER IN LAUGHS IN THE 1990'S JOE HARRY WE DIVE BACK INTO HIS CHILDHOOD AND WHERE HIS LOVE OF MUSIC CAME FROM! HE RECOUNTS HIS QUEST FOR A DRUMSET TO BEING A CONSTANT FIXTURE IN THE DETROIT MUSIC SCENE BACK THEN.
WHILE WRESTLING TO KEEP ME FROM JUST TALKING ABOUT MYSELF JOE LAYS OUT HOW AN EARLY CHILDHOOD FRIENDSHIP WITH MY BIG BLOCK BANDMATE,NICK LUCASSIAN,FUELED HIS LOVE OF RECORDING AND HOW GRAMMY WINNING PRODUCER AL SUTTON POINTED HIM IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ENJOY!
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16 Nov 2022
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW-RACHEL MAY
RACHEL MAY IS A REAL-DEAL MUSICIAN! WE TALK ABOUT OUR COMBINED YOUTH AND HER PATH FROM HAMTRAMCK MICHIGAN TO THE WORLD-WIDE STAGE. MUSIC IN HER FAMILY SHE KNEW THAT THERE WAS NOTHING SHE WANTED TO DO BUT BE IN A BAND AND SHRED FACES ACROSS THE PLANET! SHE WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO INTRODUCE ME TO METALLICA AND I MAY HAVE TO BLAME HER FOR MY CAREER IN MUSIC! ENJOY!
16 Nov 2022
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW- CHRIS OLIVER "GENIUSES CAN'T SWIM"
THIS EPISODE SCOTT INTERVIEWS CHRIS OLIVER HYPER TALENTED MUSICIAN AND DRUMMER FOR THE BAND VELLOWS. OH AND DID I MENTION CHRIS IS MY COUSIN! CHRIS EXPLAINS HIS SAVANT-LIKE LOVE OF MUSIC FROM A YOUNG AGE AND WHY HE'S A PRODUCT OF THE DETROIT MUSIC SCENE IN THE 90'.
16 Nov 2022
IGHTRT90'S INTERVIEW- TODD VIERK
THIS EPISODE SCOTT INTERVIEWS TODD VIERK,OWNER OF ALBE'S BMX AND SKATE SHOP AND THE EPICENTER OF THE DETROIT SKATE AND MUSIC SCENE! ENJOY.
16 Nov 2022
IT'S GETTING HARDER TO REMEMBER THE 90'S EPISODE 1-CONTEXT
IN THIS FIRST FULL EPISODE I LAY OUT MY BACKGROUND AND HOW I STARTED MY LOVE OF MUSIC. THE XMAS DRUMSET AND HOW I STARTED PLAYING MUSIC AND BEYOND! ENJOY!
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