Josh and Tyler get cozy in the backyard around a campfire to discuss Brian De Palma's 1980 masterpiece "Blow Out" starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen and John Lithgow. They also dig into different methods of storytelling in film, novels and alb

IE053 - Hunter Beaumont of Fellowship Denver

Aug 7th, 2017 1h 21m

Hunter Beaumont is one of the pastors of Fellowship Denver, the church Josh attends. Josh sits down with Hunter for a conversation regarding his personal history in Arkansas and Texas and how he ultimately went from being a CPA to a pastor in C

IE052 - Tour Breakdown & One Year I&E Anniversary

Jul 31st, 2017 40m 47s

Josh and Andy are back together on the mic at last to celebrate one year of Ink & Echo and discuss all the traveling for Lowercase Noises Andy has done over the past month, including supporting Emery on a few short runs and why he may not agree

IE051 - Andy Talks Tour

Jul 24th, 2017 13m 33s

HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS, it's just Andy here this week talking about how the Slow Spaces Tour went, and how he's feeling about the upcoming tour with Emery this week. To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1/month in exchange for bonus episodes a

IE050 - One Listener Thinks We're Homosexual Satanists

Jul 17th, 2017 26m 1s

Andy will return next episode, so this week Josh gives a short solo talk about writing and creating fictional characters who are more crazy and demented than him, the nature of creative types and the way they communicate (or don't) to finish co

IE049 - Josh & Tyler Vol. I: Gaspar Noé's "Enter the Void" + Andy Phones in from Tour

Jul 10th, 2017 2h 31m

Andy and the Hotel Neon boys call Josh to give a brief update on how the Slow Spaces tour is going. Then, Tyler Barstow of Vinyl Me, Please joins Josh in his backyard for a lengthy discussion that begins with the film Enter the Void but blooms

IE048 - Billy Mays III of Infinite Third

Jul 3rd, 2017 1h 11m

Billy Mays III joins the Goodboys for a conversation about his music project Infinite Third, his unabashed love of Nu Metal, his introduction into instrumental music, some stories from the road, the balance and contented state of his personal l

IE047 - Stemson's "Weird World"

Jun 26th, 2017 1h 21m

Our friend Stemson (Stefan Tomlinson; heard of him?) returns to the show to discuss his stylistically-all-over-the-place-but-very-enjoyable new record "Weird World," the lengthy process of writing and recording the songs, the concept behind the

IE046 - Bradley Hathaway & His New Album About Sex

Jun 19th, 2017 1h 38m

Spoken word artist, musician and writer Bradley Hathaway joined us from his rural home in Arkansas for an in-depth conversation about his new album "FLESH EATER," the influence William Faulkner has had on him recently, how he views his previous

IE045 - Bill Vencil of Chords of Orion

Jun 12th, 2017 1h 24m

The very kind and insightful Bill Vencil joins The Goodboys to discuss his unconventional entrance into the "ambient" music world, how he has garnered a following, his view of art in all forms and how he interacts (or doesn't) with social media

IE044 - Dave Mantel Returns! with a new Naal album

Jun 5th, 2017 1h 11m

Josh has a new story out! Part of Andy's Emery tour got cancelled! This episode got all messed up! We'll explain all this and more, but the most important thing to glean this week is that Dave Mantel is back on the show and he has a new record

IE043 - Depression & Motherhood with Andi Kirk

May 29th, 2017 1h 50m

Josh sits down with Andi Kirk for a conversation that quickly goes into deep and vulnerable territory surrounding anxiety, depression, anti-depressants, therapy, contemplating suicide and how being a wife and a mother of three factor into these

IE042 - Fighting Authority & Rejecting Cultural Trends

May 22nd, 2017 1h 7m

This week Andy and Josh break out the guitars for a little on-mic impromptu hootenanny before digging into why Josh has big issues with authority figures and ambiguous cultural obligations. We discuss how those come into play in regards to work

IE041 - Andy Premieres a New Song

May 15th, 2017 16m 17s

Listen. It's a short episode this week! Andy premieres a new Lowercase Noises song that hasn't been available publicly. For 15% off the new Lowercase Noises album, use the code INKECHO at lowercasenoises.com. Intro/outro music by the always ama

IE040 - The Enneagram, Inspiration & the Passage of Time

May 8th, 2017 1h

This week Josh revisits the Enneagram results for his personality type 4w5 and shares how the answers there were revealing and helpful. Josh expounds on new writing projects in the works which leads to discussing how inspiration often comes fro

IE039 - Tim & Betony Coons of Giants & Pilgrims

May 1st, 2017 1h 28m

Tim and Betony Coons are a husband and wife team who have collaborated to build a unique project together called Giants & Pilgrims: A Marriage of Art and Music. Josh drove out to their home and art studio in Greeley, Colorado to speak with them

IE038 - Marshall Usinger of Be Still the Earth

Apr 24th, 2017 1h 28m

We're joined this week for the whole episode by our new friend Marshall, a longtime listener, a fellow musician and composer living in Denver and an insightful person. The discussion starts with Andy sharing how he has been going through some o

IE037 - Vulnerability Isn't Everything

Apr 17th, 2017 1h 13m

This week the Goodboys discuss Brene Brown's "Daring Greatly" and why Josh wasn't into it as well as Josh's recent work on himself to undo years of psychological issues and misled principles due to guilt and shame. Also, Josh is excited to writ

IE036 - Joel Stanley of Charlotte's Web

Apr 10th, 2017 1h 21m

Exclusive to listeners of Ink & Echo: Visit www.cwhemp.com and use offer code InkEcho10 now through April 30, 2017 to receive a 10% discount off your entire order! Joel Stanley is the CEO of CW Hemp, the Colorado-based company he began with his

IE035 - Brandon Vedder, Director of the David Bazan Documentary

Apr 3rd, 2017 1h 33m

Brandon Vedder is the director of the upcoming "Strange Negotiations," a documentary exploring the existential, artistic and family life of musician David Bazan. He sat down for an hour with us to discuss his background in film, the origins of

IE034 - Steven Kemner of Hotel Neon

Mar 27th, 2017 1h 25m

Steven is a musician living in Ohio and 1/3rd of Hotel Neon (remember Andrew Tasselmyer from episode 009?), the band that toured with Andy in 2016 on the Slow Spaces Tour. He joins the Goodboys for the whole episode to discuss his process of wr

IE033 - Imposter Syndrome

Mar 20th, 2017 1h 13m

The Goodboys are flying solo for a sprawling talk about the woes, joys and methods of parenthood, Josh having a mental breakdown last week because he worries so much about what people think and that his close friends don't care about him, Impos

IE032 - John Chong

Mar 13th, 2017 1h 24m

John Chong is a drummer and producer who grew up in LA and was formerly a member of the band Run River North. He is @JohnCHONG on Twitter and @john.chong_ on Instagram. To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1 a month and receive access to bon

IE031 - Stefan Tomlinson #3

Mar 6th, 2017 1h 25m

Stefan Tomlinson joins The Goodboys for some impromptu banjo and guitar singalong songs, Bambi the book and animal-centric novels, what the hell happened to Richard Simmons and what artists "owe" to their fanbase, the status of Stefan's new Ste