This week I am excited to share my conversation with the very talented and kind Frank Turner!

I have been a fan of Frank's music since 2013! He is by far one of the most talented songwriters out there!

I hope you enjoy our chat!

You can follow Frank at:

www.instagram.com/frankturner

www.frank-turner.com

You can follow me at:

www.instagram.com/christiegee

www.christiegee.com

Songs featured in this episode are:

(( by Frank ))

• Recovery
• Four Simple Words
• The Fisher King Blues
• Wherefore Art Thou Gene Simmons
• Be More Kind
• Make America Great Again
• Girl From The Record Shop

(( by Koo Koo (Kangaroo) ))

• Unibrow

**disclaimer** There were some audio issues with this episode, however I do believe that you will still enjoy it!**

Thank you so much for listening!

Ya'll are amazing!

XO, ChristieGee

A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.<3

In this episode I am joined by tattoo artist, silly goose and 90's nostalgia enthusiast Bryce Oprandi!

Bryce is the owner of Martlet Tattoo located in Highland Park, California.

What began as a conversation about a band tee I was wearing when we first met has turned into such a fun friendship! Thanks, Letters To Cleo!!! It's a genuine pleasure to call Bryce my friend. He is such a wonderful human and super talented artist!

We chat about his journey as a tattoo artist, his love of color & fashion as well as our shared admiration of 90's nostalgia!

You can follow Bryce over at:

www.instagram.com/bryceoprandi

and at:

www.instagram.com/martlettattoo

You can follow me at:

www.instagram.com/christiege

or by going to www.christiegee.com

Thank you so much for listening!

Ya'll are amazing!

XO, ChristieGee

Clips / music featured in the episode: Clueless / 'In The Meantime' - Spacehog / 'Kiss Me' - Sixpence None The Richer / 'Here And Now' - Letters To Cleo

A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.<3

I am psyched and honored to have the amazingly talented, ever so sweet (( see what I did there) and by far one of the coolest people I have ever talked with, Amy Fleisher-Madden on the show this week!

Amy founded the independent record label, Fiddler Records, in Miami, Florida when she was 16 years old. In her mind, it was a logical progression from her local fanzine. Before she could even vote she discovered and broke bands like Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, and several other indie darlings you may or may not have heard of. She oversaw the creative direction and released over 25 records—which is what fueled her desire to properly learn Art Direction at the world-famous Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Upon completing her degree, Madden promptly moved to New York City to work as a Copywriter for an advertising agency. Having real-world experience with her own business helped her climb the ranks quickly, and she fast became a Creative Director working for what you could call ginormous brands.

And after nearly a decade of that hustle and bustle, Madden decided to try her hand as a freelance creative whilst writing a book. This worked out well, and her first novel A Million Miles was released in 2014 to rave reviews and has become a fan favorite in the music scene.

In 2022 Amy inked a deal with Chronicle Books to release NEGATIVES, a first-of-its-kind photographic archive of the emo music scene from 1996 to 2006, which will be released October, 24th!

I loved this conversation so much and I hope you do as well!

You can follow Amy at:

https://www.amy-madden.com

and

https://www.instagram.com/AMYXMADDEN/

There you can find links to her book signing events and ways to order 'Negatives' and 'A Million Miles' as well.

You can follow me at:

www.instagram.com/christiegee

You can listen to the Spotify playlist I made inspired by 'Negatives' over at:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Zi7mPNVib8WQrg122ftOQ?si=8cc3c7a6249848c8

Thank you all so much for listening!

<3

A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.