Episode 2 | Featuring Chris Ballew of The President’s of the Unit

Peaches, Children’s Music, and Two-Stringed Guitars.

In this episode, The Hallowed Ground chats with multi-talented artist Chris Ballew about fronting 90’s Alt Rock power trio The Presidents of the United States of America. The band became popular in the mid-’90s for their hits “Lump” and “Peaches”, released in 1995 and 1996 respectively, which helped their self-titled debut album go 3x platinum.

They also discuss in-depth Ballew’s other career. They go over what it’s like to be a Grammy-nominated children’s artist under the pseudonym Casper Babypants. They also discuss songwriting during a pandemic, and how he started playing the “basitar.”