Welcome back to the show! It's been over a year since the last episode, I'm sorry! However, I realized it's the 25th anniversary of one of my favorite albums ever - Green Day's Nimrod! Come hang out with me as I discuss some of the making of the album and my personal experiences with it. If you haven't listened to this album before, you definitely …

On this episode we have a very special guest. You may know Reagan Pasternak from her roles in Movies and TV shows (Wynona Earp, Sharp Objects, and Being Erica to name a few). Now she is taking on a new role, the role of Author. Reagan has written a book about mourning the loss of a pet. After a personal journey that she went through after losing he…

Welcome to the 2nd part of my interview with my old friends South Florida band Visionary! The second half of their story, plus just a little bit of us catching up. We recorded this just after 4th of July 2020, I released Part 1 Black Friday 2020, and now the conclusion is here on Valentine's Day 2021. I really know how to build suspense. Anyway, I …

On this episode I reunite some good friends of mine, members of the South Florida band VISIONARY! I had the pleasure of reuniting and speaking with 3/5 of Visionary, my friends and the band that gave me my start playing live. We cover the band's formation, successes, and some candid stories from their time playing the clubs of South Florida. Check …

It's a new record for me, 2 episodes in one year! Ok I've definitely done more than 2 in a year before, but not recently. This is the final episode in my "making of series". In this episode, My wife Stefanie and I play "Broken Hearted and the Angel's Wings" in its entirety and discuss the origins of the songs, reactions to them, and the way they we…

Finally back with another episode. It's been literally YEARS! Sorry about that, life gets in the way. Finishing what I started with my "making of" series. This is album 4 of 5 so we're almost done with this series. The last and final episode of this "making of" series will hopefully be coming soon. Thanks for listening!…

Happy Thanksgiving! This is the latest in my "making of" series. This time, I'm discussing the making of my 3rd album NEVER SAY DIE. I give you a glimpse into some of the stories behind the songs and also the way that I wrote and recorded them. There are also some anecdotes about some of my musician friends. How does Mike Caldarera fit in to one of…

Welcome to the 1st episode of 2015! In this episode I play my second album "Tales from Tourmaline" in its entirety and discuss the stories and experiences behind each song. Unfortunately I could not access the original recordings so I had to go with the 2nd version of this album, which in my opinion is sub par to the original. However, some of you …

It's been forever but I'm back! Sorry for the absence, I hope you're as excited for this return as I am. For the next five episodes I am going to give you a behind the scenes all access pass into the making of my five albums. We begin with my first album "McLeod". On this episode I play the album in its entirety and discuss each song one by one. I …

This week I continue my interview with my good friend Brian Russell. It's been a while in between episodes, I hope you haven't been missing the show too much. I'll try to update more frequently going forward. If you like what you hear, please spread the word!

On this episode I interview my good friend Brian Russell. Brian and I are a couple of movie buffs who met while working at a movie theater and have been friends ever since. Not only are we both movie buffs, but Brian is an actor. On this episode, we discuss movies, Brian's acting career, a possible collaboration on script writing, and catch up a li…

Under the Radar is back from Hiatus and we have a special guest this week...ADAM THE WOO! I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Adam before the holiday break. Adam goes on adventures and posts them on YouTube. I originally stumbled upon his channel when I saw a video he had posted of him exploring the abandoned River Country water park at …

On this edition of Under The Radar with Travis McLeod I interview my friend Joey Destefano. Joey is a musician, and my first songwriting partner. In high school, we formed several bands together, most notable We're a Band and Horny Dog. After that, Joey went on to join Visionary, and is currently playing in South Florida Bands The Toilets and I Am …

In Episode 5 we pick up where we left off in the interview with AJ Marchetta from last week. I also play some tracks from Groovenics, Suicide City, Skeleton Division, and a solo track from AJ. For some reason towards the end of the episode my mic level is very low. I tried to fix it but I couldn't so I apologize for that. I don't think I was saying…

This week on the show I interview my good friend AJ Marchetta. AJ was the guitarist in Groovenics and Suicide City, and is now currently playing with Skeleton Division. We talk about how he got started in music, the tail end of The Groovenics when he joined, the beginning through the end of Suicide City, and what he's up to now. There were so many …

On Episode 3 of Under the Radar with Travis McLeod, I am the guest. We are introduced to my lovely wife who interviews me about my musical and creative endeavors in her first appearance on the show. She is going to be an occasional co host, so keep an eye out for her in future episodes. Also discussed in this episode are boy bands, parenting, and o…

On Episode 2 of Under the Radar with Travis McLeod I interview Stephanie Walsh. Stephanie Walsh is the host of Side B Radio, an internet radio show on live365.com. I have been friends with Stephanie for many years, and have watched her pursue her dreams of being a radio personality over the past few years. On this episode we talk about her start in…

Welcome to the first episode of Under The Radar with Travis McLeod. My first guest on the show is Jaie Tang. Jaie, among other things, was the drummer for South Florida band Visionary in the early 2000s. On this episode we discuss Jaie's start in music, his experiences drumming for Visionary, and what he's been up to since Visionary disbanded. Ther…