Dylan James Bowker

Liberty Music: Raquel Bell

It was great speaking with Raquel Bell for this installment of Liberty Music.
 
 
We discussed the multiplicity to Raquel's music mindset as it pertains to pairing mediums (ie/ adding video to a song, having a video you apply music to, etc)......Whether or not her work as a dancer informs her efforts in music, the sonic change in Raquel's material when she moved between Austin and New York........
 
Thor Harris and the other musicians Raquel's collaborating with as of late, art installations at galleries and the creative process involved with that, incorporating projectors and vibrant colors into her live performance, the weirdest places we've both performed, playing Lebowski Fest and the culture of fandom related to The Dude, creating meditative soundscapes for fans to get introspective to, Raquel's experiences touring Canada, and more!

Steve Claggett announces plans for his next fight on January 26th, breaks down key moments from his big title bouts, and more

It was great speaking with top ten ranked pound for pound Canadian Boxer, Steve "The Dragon" Claggett........ (Bowks Talking Bouts #124)
 
We spoke about the understanding culture at SouthPaw Boxing club, how he's a road warrior and some of the stresses that come with fighting at home (4:47), his last stoppage win coming at home and where that ranks for Steve in terms of career milestones (6:58)........
 
EXCLUSIVE: the January 26th bout in Montreal that's set to be finalized this week with Mathieu Germain (8:50), being tripped over with a flash knockdown in his last fight and the mental processes between rounds that lead him to victory (13:45).......
 
The Fight IQ of Steve and the mental game/ mindset methodology The Dragon applies to Boxing (17:46), the calculated approach Steve has with the music that he trains to (20:57), and more!

Michael Short discusses Dekada's December 1st card, Dekada's 2019 event schedule, and Boxing's growth in Western Canada!

On Bowks Talking Bouts #123, it was great talking with Dekada figurehead Michael Short ahead of Dekada Fight Like A Pro on December 1st. 
 
We discussed the reception to the promotion's last card and how they have a tiered system for their shows, the mystery around S3 (1:57), Boxing promotions leaning more towards working together nowadays and the future of Devin Reti (3:06), what to expect from Dekada Fight Like A Pro on December 1st (4:55).....
 
What defined goals Dekada has for promotional growth in 2019 (7:48), Dekada's event schedule for 2019 (9:11), how the Fight Like A Pro series has altered Michael's promotional methodology in a way (10:15), the constant learning curve of being involved in the sweet science (11:50), and more!

Lindsay Garbatt talks about her BTC Strawweight title bid against Rayanne Amanda at BTC 4, her decorated Boxing history/ making the transition to MMA, and how you can't take the 'Shwa out of the girl

Bowks Talking Bouts #122 featured Lindsay Garbatt ahead of her BTC Strawweight title bid against Rayanne Amanda at BTC 4 Vendetta.
 
We talked about her upcoming BTC title fight at BTC 4, competing in multiple divisions and whether or not Lindsay will remain at Strawweight for the rest of her career (5:10), Lindsay's history training with Bruckmann Martial Arts and her present efforts at Para Bellum MMA (6:14), representing Oshawa and how you "Can't take the Shwa out of the girl" (8:42), traveling to Japan as part of Fight Xchange to compete for Pancrase (9:27), Lindsay's athletic history and when competing in MMA first started becoming a goal (11:25).........
 
The difficulties with booking fights for women and why there's a special camaraderie among female combat sports practitioners (13:26), Lindsay's day job and what a "Tactical Arms Nuclear Response Force" is (16:11), being a Weezer fan and coming out to odd walkout songs (17:31), and more!
 
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Ergys Sigeta talks getting his nickname from beating two guys in sparring, dominating grappling tournaments in the absolute division, and his status as one of Canadian MMA's top prospects

Bowks Talking Bouts #121 features rising Canadian MMA prospect Ergys Sigeta and many topics were covered including:
 
His strong grappling acumen that often leads him to gold at several tournaments in the absolute divisions, getting in work at Grants MMA (2:43), plans for Ergys' next MMA fight (4:57), his hectic schedule lately being a change of pace from the norm of opponents pulling out last minute (6:00), the mentality associated with getting shout outs from a lot of know MMA figures in the Ontario scene (7:10), how Ergys got his nickname from beating up two dudes in sparring at once (8:15)..........
 
The importance of having an Amateur career before transitioning into Professional mixed-martial arts and fighting twice in one night (9:05), fighting in the dirty 'Shwa and our mutual experiences rolling through the Oshawa area (10:52), the benefits of training kids classes but also always endeavoring to learn more from others (11:39), what music Ergys trains to (14:36), the many catchphrases of Ergys Sigeta (15:30), and more!

Pat Stay discusses his upcoming URL debut against Tay Roc, his role in the battle rap film Bodied, and more!

Bowks Talking Bouts #120 features Pat Stay, former KOTD champion and world renowned battle rapper ahead of his URL debut against Tay Roc.
 
We talked about how well the Danny Myers battle went over in the building and on camera, Pat's methodology for creating angles and how interviews with battlers offers him a lot of insights (3:14), settling into family life and how that's reshaped his perceptions on things including the angle he used on Marv's brother/ the Calicoe situation (5:05), Pat's role in the battle rap film Bodied and what his future is in terms of film work (9:49), his upcoming URL debut against Tay Roc at Summer Madness 8 and why this is the best possible situation on a number of levels (11:51).......
 
His recent overseas successes and how those performances make him feel validated after the longtime forum rhetoric of Pat not wanting to battle outside Canada (14:50), Some of the Ruin Your Day videos Pat Stay was part of and how Pat is endeavoring to set up a podcast in his garage going forward (16:08), What it means to him to help people out of tough times and some of the stressful aspects Pat goes through with those interactions (17:10), some of the music Pat has put out and if he has any music-based plans in his future (20:10), the compliment battles he had that involved Rone and why those were the most fun performances in all of his battle rap efforts (21:37), getting the usually stoic Head ICE to smile in their battle (22:33), and more!

Demetrious Johnson and Chatri Sityodtong discuss their respective futures in ONE Championship

It was great speaking to Mighty Mouse and the ONE Championship figurehead over two separate ONE Championship Media Calls. 
 
On Bowks Talking Bouts #119, I asked Demetrious about his level of know-how as it relates to the ONE Flyweight division's talent pool/ what skills everyone brings to the table. I also got to speak to Chatri about what express plans there are for ONE Championship's promotional growth in 2019. 

Esem discusses his biggest moments in battle rap, indie music bars, and being on shrooms at SXSW

It was great getting to talk to rising BOTZ, GZ, P&R battle rapper Esem aka Ryan Gosling aka Swaggy Man  
 
On Bowks Talking Bouts #118, We discussed Esem's early days of watching WRC's and how he analyzes his early battle performances now, Esem's Power and Respect battles where sometimes he would battle twice in the same night and the story behind how he began to get PY plates via KOTD (8:28), having a one on one and a two on two freestyle battle in a hotel with Laugh N Stalk and the modern battle rap dynamic of battlers wanting to compete against friends (12:03), how Esem performs better against people who he isn't cool with and some examples of those types of battles (15:25), battling Mewlips at SXSW and his experience there while on shrooms (21:28)........
 
All of the fire up indie/ alternative music-based references Esem has in his battles about The Strokes and Beirut (26:15), the wild Boy Meets World reference Esem dropped on Joe Cutter (28:46), referencing Roberto Duran and the love for Boxing that runs in Esem's family (30:38), Some of the wild pro wrestling bars Esem has dropped in battles and how Laugh 'N Stalk got Esem back into wrestling/ lets Esem use his WWE network subscription (32:14), what Esem's finishing move would be (37:24)........
 
Getting to collaborate on an EP with the guys from The Dirtbag Dan Show recently and info on the project he's working on with Everybody Knows (38:53), being inspired by Chase Moore as well as Cemetery Chips and why Esem is now known as Young Joseph Gordon-Levitt (46:56), the hipster's quandary of enjoying Pabst Blue Ribbon (48:03), and more!