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Artist Friendly with Joel Madden

Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp

4/22/202653 min

On this week's episode of Artist Friendly, Joel Madden is joined by Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp. Last year brought us RUDE, the punk group’s second album, where self-deprecating humor, anxiety, and bruised love songs melded with their “hard mod” style. Their first U.S. headline tour, presented by AP, soon followed, where the band delivered ferocious cool night after night. Having wrapped the run in late March, the Spiritual Cramp frontman stopped by the Artist Friendly studio for an engaging conversation with Madden. He gets real about building a band from the ground up, scarcity mindset vs. abundance, and why after years of pushing, the momentum is finally starting to feel different. 

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Host: Joel Madden, @joelmadden Executive Producers: Joel Madden, Benji Madden, Jillian King Producers: Josh Madden, Joey Simmrin, Janice Leary Director/Visual Producer/Editor: Ryan Schaefer Audio Producer/Composer: Nick Gray Music/Theme Composer: Nick Gray Cover Art/Design: Ryan Schaefer Additional Contributors: Anna Zanes, Neville Hardman

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Clips

Fired, Then Full Commitment
Redefining Success, Saving Self
From Chaos To Intention
Effortless Takes Effort
The 0–500 Rule
Scarcity To Abundance
Sold-Out Homecoming Joy
Who You Hang With Matters
New Record On The Horizon

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Joel Madden· Host0:00

    Hey, what's up? It's Joel Madden here, and it's festival season. And as you know, our friends at DWP always bring the best rock shows in the summer. First up, in Daytona, Florida, is Welcome to Rockville from May 7th to May 10th. Lots of artists, friendly alumni are on this lineup. Everybody from Architects, The Offspring, Coheed and Cambria, Simple Plan, Under Oath, Attreyu, Yellowcard, Switchfoot, and many more. Make sure to follow Revolver Mag for all your DWP updates, and we'll see you at the show.

  2. Michael Bingham· Guest0:36

    I got home from tour yesterday, and I w- I was hanging out with my wife, and I was like, we played this really beautiful show. H- have you ever played the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco?

  3. Joel Madden· Host0:46

    Yes.

  4. Michael Bingham· Guest0:46

    You know that room?

  5. Joel Madden· Host0:47

    Yeah.

  6. Michael Bingham· Guest0:48

    A g- gorgeous, pre-earthquake room.

  7. Joel Madden· Host0:51

    Yeah, yeah.

  8. Michael Bingham· Guest0:52

    And it... we, we sold it out, like, to the gills with 100 person guest list.

  9. Joel Madden· Host0:57

    Right.

  10. Michael Bingham· Guest0:57

    People were hanging off the- Family, friends ... every person in the room knew the lyrics Popping show. Uh, I had all of my family in a reserved box. We all had our families in their reserved seats, and every person in the room knew the lyrics, and we played this beautiful show, and we played so well.

  11. Joel Madden· Host1:11

    Yeah.

  12. Michael Bingham· Guest1:12

    You know, and they all got to see it. They all got to see the thing that's happening right now- Right ... in its most thoughtful form.

  13. Joel Madden· Host1:20

    [singing] Bad times. I don't wanna have bad. Yeah.

  14. Michael Bingham· Guest1:25

    Here we are.

  15. Joel Madden· Host1:25

    Well, thanks for coming.

  16. Michael Bingham· Guest1:27

    Thank you for having me. This is amazing.

  17. Joel Madden· Host1:29

    Thanks.

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