#149: Vinnie Caruana (The Movielife / I Am The Avalanche)

<p>This is Vinnie Caruana&#39;s second time appearing on the podcast (part one was recorded in 2021). Vinnie currently has three active musical projects: The Movielife, I Am The Avalanche, and he sings / plays acoustic guitar as a solo act. On this episode, we discuss: the current state of the hardcore / punk / emo scene, nightmare international border crossings, touring, the children&#39;s book that he wrote, micro-dosing psilocybin mushrooms, and more.</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>This podcast episode features cameos from: </strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) </li> <li>Travis Stever (Coheed &amp; Cambria / L.S. Dunes)</li> <li>Eddie Reyes (Taking Back Sunday 1999-2018)</li> <li>Dan O&#39;Connor (Four Year Strong)</li> <li>Brendan Garrone (Incendiary)</li> <li>Matthew Davies-Kreye (Funeral For A Friend)</li> <li>Mike Ireland (I Am The Avalanche)</li> <li>Joey Chiaramonte (Koyo)</li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Links &amp; socials:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Vinnie&#39;s Instagram: <strong>@vinniecaruana </strong></li> <li>The Movielife Instagram: <strong>@themovielife.longisland </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickrhamm/⁠">⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li>Tickets &amp; more info for The Movielife playing very special shows with <em>PIEBALD</em> in August: <a href="https://www.bandsintown.com/a/23622-the-movielife" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://www.bandsintown.com/a/23622-the-movielife</strong></a></li> <li>I Am The Avalanche Instagram: <strong>@iamtheavalanchenyc</strong></li> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/iamtheavalanche" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://linktr.ee/iamtheavalanche</strong></a></li> </ul> <ul> <li>Purchase Vinnie&#39;s children&#39;s book, <em>&quot;Epic Sleepover&quot;</em> here: <a href="https://hecreative.com/product/epic-sleepover/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://hecreative.com/product/epic-sleepover/</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Two