Jay Ramone Podcast

I am joined by special guest Tom Green of the band Ozzolution. Tom has been a long time fixture in the Oklahoma music scene for multiple decades, not only as a musician & drummer but also experience as a promoter, club owner, business owner, band manager, booking agent, & maintenance man. Tom is the drummer in an Ozzy Tribute band called "OZZOLUTION" which opened up the KATT 50th Birthday Bash at the Diamond Ballroom in OKC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I met Hank when he was around 12 years old at his Dad's Recording Studio, Valcour Sound in Broken Arrow, Ok.... After that he started a White Stripes Tribute band w/ his 8 year old sister. Since then he formed the original project The Red Alert & Nuns as well as playing drums for Ester Drang & Aqueduct.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

20+ years ago, I played bass guitar in a band from just outside of Tulsa called Hot Rod Bob.... We put out one full length record on Yawn Records called "No Siree Bob".... We were fortunate enough to get to play with bands like Velvet Revolver, Shinedown, Bowling For Soup, Blue October, the Burden Brothers, The Feds, & many more.... Our very 1st gig was in Pryor, OK at the American Legion Hall, which we rented out to put on the show. That night the 1st HRB, Punk Rock Halloween show happened. We had our friends in Composition B on the bill as well as a band from Muskogee called "Bill Murrays Prostate".... We instantly became fans of their band & friends with everyone in it. We probably shared the stage with BMP more than any other band. Recently, Aaron Walter, the singer & guitar player, has gotten BMP back together & have started to put out music again. They are playing a show at the Whittier Bar in Tulsa, OK on 10/23/26 as they revive the tradition known as Punk Rock Halloween! Originally for this episode we were going to be joined by Harley from HRB as well but his internet connection would not allow him to participate. Hopefully his internet provider realizes how bad they messed up this time, by not providing a stable enough connection.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She Hates Me Not, fresh off a smoking performance at Rocklahoma, were in Oklahoma City for a show at 89th & stopped by Rock 100.5 The KATT to talk about new music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beginning in 2015 in Florida, the band Felicity was born. After years of recording & releasing music and playing shows, they went into the studio to record a full length that would end up being titled "Dear Universe"... They made plans for its release & what they were going to do to promote it. They were on the heels of playing on of their biggest hometown shows w/ Issues & an unknown band at the time called "Sleep Token"... Then the world shut down when covid hit. Felicity decided to wait on their new albums release until they could actually do something with it.... That proved to be a smart move.... They began creating short form content using their songs & they have now gone viral, multiple times.... Drew Rapier from Felicity is my latest guest on the Jay Ramone Podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dustin Howard has been in a handful of bands over the years, most recently, his project is called Groucho & he has been a guest previously on the podcast. Dustin has also written the music for several documentaries & even an episode of Sesame Street. Dustin is part owner in Noise Town Tulsa & a content creator himself who had the idea to put together a film festival, featuring Music Videos from Oklahoma artists called The Oklahoma Noisemakers Picture Show - https://www.oklahomanoisemakers.com/  - If you are in an Oklahoma band & would like to submit your music video, click the link or visit the website. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode I am joined by Adam Richmond of The Surviving Rocklahoma Podcast. Adam & I discuss tips & tricks for attending Rocklahoma, the 2026 lineup & some of our favorite moments. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Atrus has been in the Oklahoma music scene for over ten years & have shared the stage with bands like Gemini Syndrome, Red, Hurt, Spineshank & more. Recently they participated in Rock 100.5 The KATT's Battle For KATTFEST for the opportunity to open for Chevelle, IPrevail, Sleep Theory, Ayron Jones, Mothica, Eva & Under Fire. Atrus ultimately ended up winning & you can catch them live at 2:30... Gates open at 1pm. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I am joined by Greg Upchurch. Before he was playing drums in Arenas & venues all over the world, Greg grew up in Kingston, Oklahoma. Myself being from Ardmore, OK in Southern Oklahoma, we all knew of Greg b/c he was one of us. He grew up in small town Oklahoma & was doing big things musically after moving to LA. We will discuss how he got to play with 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd, Chris Cornell, & more.... We will also discuss his love of coffee & what inspired him to open his own coffee shop in Kingston, Ok & how he ended up connecting with another person from Kingston who had recently purchased a coffee farm in Bolivia.... Just know, if you roll through Kingston & stop at Gregs Rockin Goat Coffee, there's a 99.9% chance that those coffee beans were roasted by Greg himself, right there in his shop! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode I am joined by Joey Duffy from the band Cliffdiver. Recently Cliffdiver announced they were "Going Out For Smokes" aka going on hiatus.... They announced 2 farewell shows, Saturday July 11th, 2026 in OKC at 89th St. & in Tulsa at The Vanguard on July 18th. Joey talks about some of the things he is going to miss the most about this band, playing Warped Tour & Riot Fest and getting to meet some of his musical heroes!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.