Dear Young Rocker
A coming of age audio memoir about finding home in rock music.
E31: ANXIOUS BUT OKAY FEAT ELISE OKUSAMI
Elise Okusami of the band Oceanator started playing guitar and listening to Green Day pretty young at nine years old, and her first band wasn't long after that. On this episode of DYR, she tells the story of attending an Against Me! show and finding the musical community that really inspired her to dream big about her own musical career. She gives some advice to her younger self about living as an anxious person. Elise recommends listeners check out two organizations: the Black Trans Travel Fund and Crown Heights Mutual Aid. For more about Dear Young Rocker, visit dearyoungrocker.com, follow DYR on instagram @dearyoungrocker and go to doubleelvis.com for merch and more great podcasts.
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Introducing Dear Young Rocker
A podcast memoir about finding a home in rock music and learning to flourish in your own weird way. Created and narrated by Chelsea Ursin, executive produced by Jake Brennan (Disgraceland). …
E1: STEAM
In this first episode, we travel back to the early 2000’s, get to know young Chelsea and experience first hand her struggles with anxiety, problems with being a girl, and why music is so …
E2: BASS PLAYER
Young Chelsea brings us back to the strange landscape of middle school and recounts how she discovered and fell in love with her favorite band and …
E3: CLAW MARKS AND BLOOD
In this installment of the story young Chelsea goes to her first big show (Green Day), attends a band practice for the first time, although not in the way she anticipated, and searches the …
E4: BATTLE OF THE BANDS
Chelsea's long held dream comes true as she experiences the rush of joining her first band and playing her first live rock show. Everything seems to finally be lining up. Even a surprise …
E5: KISS
A trip to the local fair for young Chelsea and her band ends up a little more eventful than she had planned for. Like with any group of high school …
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