Brian Heater
@riyl.bsky.social
Longform interviews with musicians, artists and other creative types.
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Hosted by @bheater.bsky.social
Email brian@riylcast.com for bookings.
I had to keep the part in where Amy Irving gets a text from Kate Capshaw. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
April 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I had to keep the part in where Amy Irving gets a text from Kate Capshaw. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
At age 11, his fate was sealed when Benmont Tench met Tom Petty at a Gainesville music store. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
April 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
At age 11, his fate was sealed when Benmont Tench met Tom Petty at a Gainesville music store. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Vladimir Nabokov's 1951 memoir, Speak, Memory, opens with a quote describing life as the content between two dark eternities -- the before and the after. Though teaming with potential existential dread, the quote is a hopeful one for Luke Lalonde. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
March 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Vladimir Nabokov's 1951 memoir, Speak, Memory, opens with a quote describing life as the content between two dark eternities -- the before and the after. Though teaming with potential existential dread, the quote is a hopeful one for Luke Lalonde. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Gabríel Ólafs describes a lifelong desire to score films. In the meantime, he’s making his own. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
March 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Gabríel Ólafs describes a lifelong desire to score films. In the meantime, he’s making his own. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Episode 700: Chester Brown - Since its debut at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Paying For It has garnered rave reviews from critics, drawing comparisons to fellow comic adaptation, Ghost World. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
March 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Episode 700: Chester Brown - Since its debut at last year’s Toronto International Film Festival, Paying For It has garnered rave reviews from critics, drawing comparisons to fellow comic adaptation, Ghost World. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
One thing you should know about Lloyd Kaufman is that he isn’t dead. The introduction to Mathew Klickstein’s new interview collection is very adamant about this.
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March 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
One thing you should know about Lloyd Kaufman is that he isn’t dead. The introduction to Mathew Klickstein’s new interview collection is very adamant about this.
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After 35 years, Tsunami returned with a bang. The Virginia-based band capped off 2024 by reuniting to deliver a massive, career-spanning boxset, Loud As. During their time away from the band, however, Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson were never too far apart. riylcast.com/episode/jenn...
February 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
After 35 years, Tsunami returned with a bang. The Virginia-based band capped off 2024 by reuniting to deliver a massive, career-spanning boxset, Loud As. During their time away from the band, however, Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson were never too far apart. riylcast.com/episode/jenn...
“I am edging away from apathy,” bellows, “I am drifting away from the dark. The rain has got my mind in motion.” riylcast.com/episode/epis...
February 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
“I am edging away from apathy,” bellows, “I am drifting away from the dark. The rain has got my mind in motion.” riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Following the release of Tank and the Bangas' Grammy nominated The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball returns to the show. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
January 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Following the release of Tank and the Bangas' Grammy nominated The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball returns to the show. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Fe finds Rafael Cohen's Las Palabras returning to his roots on multiple fronts. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
January 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Fe finds Rafael Cohen's Las Palabras returning to his roots on multiple fronts. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
What does “maturity” mean for a rock band? The answer is, perhaps, a bit easier to answer when you’ve been together since age 18. For Naked Giants, it means grown up things – getting jobs, starting families.
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January 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
What does “maturity” mean for a rock band? The answer is, perhaps, a bit easier to answer when you’ve been together since age 18. For Naked Giants, it means grown up things – getting jobs, starting families.
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Last month, Mileage scored Sun Records’ first-ever Grammy nomination. It’s hard to believe for a 72-year-old label that was once home to Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.
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January 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Last month, Mileage scored Sun Records’ first-ever Grammy nomination. It’s hard to believe for a 72-year-old label that was once home to Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash.
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Mighty Vertebrate hits different. In a world of sound a likes and slow burns, Anna Butterss' latest solo record makes itself known from immediately out of the gate. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
December 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Mighty Vertebrate hits different. In a world of sound a likes and slow burns, Anna Butterss' latest solo record makes itself known from immediately out of the gate. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
During our conversation, FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper reminds me of band’s acronym, Fuck It Dawg, Life's a Risk. Spontaneity has been a driving force throughout the band’s 15-year existence, but time comes experience and – hopefully – a bit of reflection. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
December 12, 2024 at 9:36 PM
During our conversation, FIDLAR frontman Zac Carper reminds me of band’s acronym, Fuck It Dawg, Life's a Risk. Spontaneity has been a driving force throughout the band’s 15-year existence, but time comes experience and – hopefully – a bit of reflection. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Released in September, Dirt On My Diamonds Vol.2 finds Kenny Wayne Shepherd doing what he was put on Earth to do. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
December 6, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Released in September, Dirt On My Diamonds Vol.2 finds Kenny Wayne Shepherd doing what he was put on Earth to do. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Few who have walked the Earth can write a pop song like Superdrag's John Davis. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
November 29, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Few who have walked the Earth can write a pop song like Superdrag's John Davis. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
French royalty, glam singer and MacGyver villain Michael Des Barres joins us this week. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
November 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
French royalty, glam singer and MacGyver villain Michael Des Barres joins us this week. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
This week, it's legendary Heartbreakers guitarist, Mike Campbell. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
November 11, 2024 at 9:28 PM
This week, it's legendary Heartbreakers guitarist, Mike Campbell. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Released at the end of August, Kishi Bashi's Kantos is a “party album about the possible end of humanity as we know it.” A few months later, that possibility seems ever more probable.
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November 8, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Released at the end of August, Kishi Bashi's Kantos is a “party album about the possible end of humanity as we know it.” A few months later, that possibility seems ever more probable.
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This week, Breymer discusses how top surgery inspired their latest record. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
November 1, 2024 at 6:58 PM
This week, Breymer discusses how top surgery inspired their latest record. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Halloween comes early this year, as Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones join us to discuss the final days of their Kickstarter campaign for Dracula Book II: The Brides. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
October 25, 2024 at 1:49 PM
Halloween comes early this year, as Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones join us to discuss the final days of their Kickstarter campaign for Dracula Book II: The Brides. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Band People is a pragmatic look at the life of road warriors in an increasingly untenable industry. More than anything, however, it's a labor of love from lifelong touring musician, Franz Nicolay. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
October 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Band People is a pragmatic look at the life of road warriors in an increasingly untenable industry. More than anything, however, it's a labor of love from lifelong touring musician, Franz Nicolay. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
This week, it's the legendary Steve Cropper. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
October 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
This week, it's the legendary Steve Cropper. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
Ahead of their final show in November, Tokyo Police Club's Graham Wright braces for the band's last ride. riylcast.com/episode/epis...
September 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Ahead of their final show in November, Tokyo Police Club's Graham Wright braces for the band's last ride. riylcast.com/episode/epis...