BPM Pod
Giving a voice to unsung musical talent. Join musicians and music lovers Ashley Scrace Wendel and Chris Weinhardt as they discover the lessons, inspirations and tips behind great musicianship. Plus, you‘ll hear some of the latest music reviews, of music both famed and not, plus you‘ll have a few laughs along the way down various deep rabbit holes (which, quite frankly, don‘t always relate to music).
Episodes

2 days ago
2 days ago
An hour-long, mostly uncut, wide-ranging interview with Chris and Shaun from the Berlin-based rock outfit, Inspectre. In the podcast, the gang talk about musical beginnings, British humour, and the importance of nineties rock music. Check out Inspectre on Instagram @inspectre_band Inspectre (@inspectre_band) • Instagram photos and videos

6 days ago
6 days ago
Quick bonus edition with Ashley sharing his thoughts on DIIV.

Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Ashley and Chris talk about new music they love, upcoming guests on the podcast, and Chris chats about his recent gigging experiences. Plus, there's a challenge to see if you (and Ashley) can tell the difference between recorded, analogue sound, and digitally replicated sounds. How well did you do? MUSIC USED IN THIS EPISODE Sum 41 - Jessica Killhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5kg_9LIXh8 Sharon Van Etten - Mistakeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9MgJ_VTpb0 Phileashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b05MXh23e8 Mishka - Ms Fireflyhttps://www.pianistmichaelatomanikova.com Hollow Frames - The Management of Forest Affairshttps://hollowframes.bandcamp.com/album/the-management-of-forest-affairs Inspectre - Settle Downhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obrzj9qMPJ8 Chee-Awai Projecthttps://willchee-awai.bandcamp.com/track/darling DIIV - Under the Sunhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQXHDDPgchg DIIV - Horseheadhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBwz3xto9WE Rick and Morty - Squanchhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEsqSJLeeDc

Saturday Jul 09, 2022
Saturday Jul 09, 2022
On this solo edition of BPM Pod, Ashley shares some of the music he's loved recently, and some artists to watch out for, including: Father Moon Tara C Taylor Sea Colour Skovron D Sahin Jerry Joseph We'll be back as a duo soon with a nonsense, chatty, live-recorded episode. Get in touch on Instagram and Facebook @BPMPod Music used in this episode: Father Moon (@fathermoonofficial) • Instagram photos and videos Stream Love Machine by Tara C Taylor | Listen online for free on SoundCloud ANIMOTION - Obsession - YouTube sea colour - our time (visualiser) - YouTube Quick Chapter by Skovron (soundcloud.com) D.$ahin & welovemelodies - BITTERSWEET OVERKILL (Official Video) - YouTube Days of Heaven - Jerry Joseph Dead confederate - Jerry Joseph

Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Solo Chris episode this time where he breaks down all of thought, energy, and confusion that goes into creating a jingle - a few seconds of audio takes a tonne of time, indeed.

Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
The boys catch up on a bunch of varied musical topics on this episode, including: Dreamtheater live in Berlin review Reflecting on Devin Townsend, and aiming to get him on the pod Drive-By Truckers live in Copenhagen review Musing on Wilco's new album, Cruel Country What is a pro musician? What is an amateur musician? What is a musician these days?! We discuss. Beginner guitar mistakes around reading tabs Music theory and why it rules Vanda Essay interview, where we talk about her latest single 'Tonight', what she's studying at Goldsmiths University, the ambitions for her music career, and we talk about the pros and cons of in-ear monitors. Find out more on Facebook and Instagram @BPMPOD Music used in this episode DEVIN TOWNSEND PROJECT - March Of The Poozers (Lyric Video) - YouTube Drive-By Truckers - The Driver (Official Video) - YouTube "Tired of Taking It Out On You" by Wilco | Cruel Country - YouTube Vanda Essay - Tonight (feat. Joni Saksala, Camilla Meisterjahn, Simon Löschke, Livia Thauer & Theo Hartmann) - YouTube Vanda Essay - Waste of Love - YouTube

Thursday Jun 09, 2022
Thursday Jun 09, 2022
US-Italian singer, songwriter, voice artist, and vocal coach Annalisa Lombardo swings by the podcast to talk all things American politics, songwriting process, and musical ambitions. Check out Annalisa's music on her website, or wherever you listen to your tunes. The new single 'American Fascist' is out soon. Home | Annalisa Lombardo

Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
For the longest time we've wanted to interview this sublime Swedish singer-songwriter. And now, we're pleased to welcome Emma Elisabeth along to the podcast. Emma talks about her latest album 'Some Kind of Paradise', the influence of 70s and 80s rock and pop, what's on her pedalboard, and what's coming up next. Keep up to date with Emma Elisabeth: HOME | emma-elisabeth Emma Elisabeth (@emmaelisabethmusic) • Instagram photos and videos

Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
There's a lot more to come from BPM Pod, albeit in its own time. Here's a quick word on what's going on behind the scenes.

Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
On this episode, the boys dedicate half the runtime to the Behringer Vintage Time Machine - a guitar pedal they adore, despite it being a copy of my a more expensive Electro Harmonix one. Chris teaches you a bit about how delay works, and how it can add to your overall sound, no matter what instrument you play. Plus they review new music from Emma Elisabeth, Bon Iver, and Son of a Pixel, as well as catching up with the funky 'Superbloom' by Misterwives. There's a tonne of fun in the Fact or Fiction segment too, this week focusing on classic rock myths. Got any Fact or Fiction questions for the guys? Send them in via Instagram or Facebook. Oh, and there's a bit of talk about dildos and sponsorship. It's weird, but it passes within a few minutes. Music on this episode MisterWives - SUPERBLOOM (Official Visualizer) Tessa Violet & MisterWives - Bored (Official Quarantine Video) Bon Iver - Second Nature (From 'Don’t Look Up') (Official Audio) Son of a Pixel - DIGIHELL (Official Video, 2022) - YouTube Emma Elisabeth - Some Kind Of Paradise (Official Music Video)

About Ashley & Chris
Ashley is a communications professional, voiceover artist, and (sometimes) a musician, based these days in Malmö, Sweden.
Chris is the founder, songwriter, vocalist and guitarist with the band Weinhardt. Chris is also a guitar tutor and video maker, baased just outside of Berlin, Germany.