Budgie has the rare ability to metabolize influences ranging from taiko to dub, from gamelan to to punk to Chinese folk, all into a single, uniquely fiery artistic identity. His poetic sense of rhythm has graced recordings by a range of iconic artists, but he is perhaps known for his partnership with Siouxsie Sioux. Budgie tells Joe about: a strange sense of freedom after losing his mother at a young age; his youthful attempts at abstract expressionism; why he thinks of music in visual terms; making a secret wax effigy of Siouxsie Sioux; working with The Banshees, The Creatures, The Slits, The Indigo Girls, and John Grant; hiding from his feelings and eventually—through sobriety—coming to terms with himself; and falling in and out of love.
173: John "J.R." Robinson (Rufus, Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, Daft Punk, etc.)
172: Pete Moffett (Government Issue, Wool, Burning Airlines, Second Letter, etc.)
171: Dave Elitch (Antemasque, Justin Timberlake, M83, Killer Be Killed)
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170: Brian Blade (Fellowship, Wayne Shorter, Joni Mitchell, etc.)
169: Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage)
168: Michael Shrieve (Santana, Go, Solo Artist)
167: Live from KEXP, Seattle
166: Karriem Riggins (Ray Brown, Hank Jones, J Dilla, Common)
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165: Barrett Martin (Screaming Trees, Barrett Martin Group, Mad Season, REM)
164: Adrienne Davies (Earth)
163: Atom Willard (Against Me!, Rocket from the Crypt, Angels and Airwaves, The Offspring)
162: Ralph Johnson (Earth Wind & Fire)
161: Dan Bailey (Father John Misty)
160: Adam Carson (AFI)
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159: Joey Castillo (Wasted Youth, Sugartooth, QotSA, Eagles of Death Metal, Zakk Sabbath)
158: Stephanie Luke AKA Rusty Coathanger (The Coathangers)
157: Orpheo McCord (The Magnetic Zeros, Cass McCombs, The Fall)
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