The Rock n’ Roll Nomad: An Interview with Pete Menchetti of Sticker Guy and Slovenly Recordings

The sun’s glare begins to dip over a Northeast Los Angeles neighbourhood as the early evening dusk changes the sky’s colours from blue to purplish. Sitting in a low-key Mexican restaurant off Figueroa and Ave 50, Pete Menchetti looks very relaxed yet alert to someone who’s crossed all the U.S. time zones over the past few weeks, being at the merch helm for the tour of John Reis’ new band, PLOSIVS. This tour is not his first rodeo; in fact far from his first. Menchetti is one of the most mobile people in underground rock n’ roll music. If you’re reading this, it’s likely you might have come across him at a show, a record store, or even attended one of his traveling festivals over the past few years. Our waitress takes our order, and Menchetti rings his order off in Spanish before returning ...

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