I spend an hour with educator, author, musician & songwriter, Pete Braidis. Pete is a high school teacher in Haddon Township, NJ. He's also the founder, guitarist and principal songwriter of the seminal South Jersey "alt" band, The Ape Cafe, for which I was the lead singer and keyboardist. Listen to Ape Cafe music And Pete is the author of three music books, including the forthcoming The Police: every album, every song, which you can preorder now. Get all his books here: The Police: every album, every song Asia: every album, every song Unstrung Heroes: Fifty Guitar Greats You Should Know FEATURED SONG: The Ape Cafe – “Granny" BONUS EPISODE - Outtakes! ~~~~ Support MxG & REC: Get a shirt or mug! Support @ $5/month - TRY IT FREE! Subscribe & see the videos! Listen to REC on Bandcamp Subscribe to REC on YouTube Get Nick's Newsletter! ~~~ *intro music credit: REC - "Sing Owwt" *mid roll music credit: The Drop - "Outerloper" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices