Ben Flanagan - Black Map

<p>Ben Flanagan joins us this week, and we love to see it. &nbsp;Ben is the vocalist and bassist of the heavy hitting trio Black Map. &nbsp;The band is comprised of himself along with guitarist Mark Engles (of Dredg fame) and drummer Chris Robyn (of the band Far). &nbsp;As far as "super groups" go, these guys certainly fit the bill.</p> <p>A veteran of the rock n' roll lifestyle, Ben cut his teeth in the bands IO, The Trophy Fire, and The Actual prior to starting Black Map. &nbsp;He even spent some time as the "5th member" of Dredg for a spell, touring with them all over the world. &nbsp;Black Map have released two full length albums, some split records, and a few digital singles, as well as some awesome cover songs, most recently a mashup of Billy Idol's "Eyes Without A Face" and U2's "Exit" (with a touch of Jane's Addiction's "Mountain Song" thrown in for good measure).</p> <p>Beyond his work as a musician, he has worked for many years as a member of the booking team at San Francisco's famed club Bottom of the Hill, which we talk about in this episode. &nbsp;He also provides a few bands that he feels should be on everyone's radar, and his 5 desert island albums.</p> <p>To hear Black Map - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHJ2bGExQXZ1eFlPMVVwRXM3OHNPelhJNG8zUXxBQ3Jtc0traVdyUV9YQzI4RDd0aTBxc3FwbDdmNFFTWGJZVUc0VGxXa2UxUmI1RHFHWlYxRzNRb0tjS1JpeTFtUHc3T21NS085NnNTbjd5OU1GWkVtenVhV21TcFNCQnlUMXpCQjBmLU1GSWRFdTFtZlh1bmRTRQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blackmapmusic.com%2F" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.blackmapmusic.com/</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>To hear some of the music mentioned on this and our previous episodes, check out and follow this playlist on Spotify: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFkzdVdQaDZkNDl2UjNDT09sWXptVWdCVHAyUXxBQ3Jtc0tudnlPNWZKRGJRYmdaSWVrUTlOck9ISl9IZ2JpNlE5UGotd2d0R0JCNDl1bnpGYnRKUW5TNUJnOVYxSjNjS2o1OTNfelNXdjhOMUk3VzJJSjJWbTlUVktQdUtGOGZvcHdYM25PX24xNzFHaWo5LTY1SQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F