Rain Marie of Boise band Bone Haus joined me this week to discuss the bands upcoming debut record In Mourning, their latest single Rot and much more! BONE HAUS https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/confoundead-ep https://www.instagram.com/bonehausofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/BoneHausBand/ PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter…

Jack Grisham joins the show this week to discuss the new T.S.O.L. album A-Side Graffiti, creating things for nobody but yourself and the dangers of pandering, how Grant Hart changed how Jack writes, sequencing an album that was never meant to be an album and much more JACK GRISHAM/T.S.O.L. https://www.jackgrisham.com https://www.instagram.com/tsol_…

This week I talk with an artist I've been listening to almost my entire life - Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America! We talk all about his latest solo record Power Trip and a whole lot more. Chris Ballew https://chrisballew.org https://chrisballew.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisballew https://linktr.ee/preside…

Bassist Jonathan Anastas (DYS, Slapshot) joins the show this week to discuss the 40th anniversary of Brotherhood, the early days of Straight Edge Hardcore, cool music scenes in the New England region, what "success" looked like for a Hardcore band in the early 80's and much more DONATE TO THE DAVE SMALLEY GOFUNDME - https://gofund.me/2b325a6c http:…

Comedian, musician and writer Dave Hill joins me this week for the last PCH of 2023 to talk all about his new book The Awesome Game and much more! Dave Hill https://www.davehillonline.com https://www.instagram.com/mrdavehill/ https://www.facebook.com/TheDaveHill PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordho…

Morphine drummer Jerome Deupree is this weeks guest and we discuss the early days of Morphine, if Jerome ever expected to rejoin the band, the new vinyl reissues of The Night and Like Swimming, how to lock in the groove with a 2 string slide bass, touring the world with Vapors of Morphine, the bands long lasting legacy and much more Jerome/Morphine…

Luke Bentham returns to PCH to talk all about The Dirty Nils new record Free Rein to Passions, his guitar rig, touring the U.K, how the best Nil songs are written (according to Luke) and much more! https://thedirtynil.com https://thedirtynil.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/TheDirtyNil https://www.instagram.com/lukenukem90 PCH Instagram - www…

Craig Northey joined me this week to talk the new Odds album Crash the Time Machine, his musical relationship with Steven Page, writing music for Corner Gas and Kids in the Hall, touring the U.S versus Canada and much more! https://oddsmusic.com https://linkpop.com/oddsmusic https://www.instagram.com/craignorthey https://www.instagram.com/oddsmusic…

J.D Pinkus (Butthole Surfers, Melvins) and Mike Savino (Tall Tall Trees) join me to talk about their new experimental Banjo album Ponder Machine https://talltalltrees.bandcamp.com/album/ponder-machine https://www.jdpinkus.com https://talltalltrees.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - w…

Justin Perkins of Mystery Room Mastering joins me on this episode to talk all about his mastering work on The Replacements upcoming release of Tim - Let it Bleed Edition plus: - Justins past bands Yesterday's Kids and The Obsoletes - Joining Tommy Stinson's live band (and eventually Bash and Pop) - The transition to mastering music full time - Comp…

Niagara Falls punks Virus X stopped by the WRFA studios before their show here in town to talk 40 years of the band plus: - Breaking into the Buffalo punk scene as a Niagara Falls band - Playing with WNY acts like Goo Goo Dolls, Green Jelly and 10,000 Maniacs in their early years - The chaos of 80's punk show (and all the violence) - What has chang…

After a mini break we are back at it with an interview with indie rock legend Lou Barlow! I covered a lot of ground with Lou with topics including: - Lou's current East Coast backyard acoustic tour - Reconnecting with John Davis and writing new music for The Folk Implosion - Starting the RAW Impressions Podcast with wife Adelle Barlow - Why some ba…

This week we have Jeff Caudill returning for his fourth PCH appearance along with bassist Mike Fratantuno to talk all about their new band Low Coast as well as - How Low Coast is different from previous bands Jeff and Mike have played in over the years - The long and eventful journey of recording and releasing their debut record Existing the Dream …

On this episode I get in depth with Marko DeSantis for a career spanning interview! Topics include: - Reissuing the long out of print Popsicko album Off to a Bad Start - Punishing Matt Wallace with Replacements questions while recording Start Static - Which Ataris song Marko helped write for Blue Skies, Broken Hearts - How Superdrag helped the form…

Justin Vaughn of Cleveland band Low Morale returns to PCH to talk the bands new ep "This Planet Sucks" plus: - Working on the bands first full length - Aging in punk rock - Therapy through songwriting - Bass players who can actually play bass - Low Morale playing with Allister last December - Whats up next for Low Morale & much more! Follow Low Mor…

This week I am joined by skate punk legend Brian Brannon of the band JFA! On this episode we discuss: - JFA's upcoming record Last Ride - Getting your ass kicked for being punk in the 80's - The evolution of pogoing to slam dancing to moshing - Playing shows with Bad Brains and Bad Religion - Hanging out with the late Dennis Danell of Social Distor…

New music and music news of February 2023! Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to…

New music and music news of January 2023! Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8…

I was stoked to get to chat with the artist who wrote my favorite album of 2022 - Leo Dyke of the band Reminders! Topics on this episode include: - Reminders hitting the road with LOVEBREAKERS for a UK tour at the end of January - What makes a catchy song catchy - What it's like performing songs you wrote as a teenager in your early 20's - Shredder…

Matty Grace makes her return to the show to talk new music coming this year plus: - How Cluttered got started - Whether or not Matty has always been a prolific songwriter - The wisdom one can learn from the Ramones - Creating a project to fit every kind of song you write - Refusing to listen to the Virtue the Cat because you know you're gonna cry -…

Kicking off the year with a run through my top 10 albums of 2022! Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$ant…

Talking new music and music news of December 2022 plus - - A look back at a years worth of guests - Partying it up in Illinois for NYE - CJ Ramone and John Doe living inside of my heart - Allister putting on the best show of 2022 - New plans for the radio show in 2023 - Passing out on balconies in Maui &more! Check out the Power Chord Hour radio sh…

This week I am joined by Bridge Nine Records owner and founder Chris Wrenn about the record label and the new Bridge Nine Record Store in Beverly, Massachusettes plus: - The 90's mail-order experience - If Chris ever saw vinyl having the huge resurgence it has - Music piracy in the early 00's - The one requirement of signing a band to Bridge Nine -…

New music and music news of November 2022! Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@g…

This week on PCH our guest is Adam Clukey and Chris Couche of Buffalo band The Eaves. We discuss their sophomore record "Lately I Don't Have a God...and Other Obvious Epiphanies" plus: - The best live venues in Buffalo - Going from recording two songs to recording an entire new album - Sacrificing sleep for song ideas - Influences outside of music …

This week on PCH our guest is singer Blag Dahlia (AKA Ralph Champagne) of the Dwarves to talk his new solo album Introducing Ralph Champagne, his new book Highland Falls plus - - How Blag ended up singing on an episode of SpongeBob SquarePants - Burning the pop filter of Butch Vig's Shure SM7B - Working with Josh Freese - The Dwarves writing a new …

Bad Religion vocalist Greg Graffin talks his new book Punk Paradox plus: - When punk became accepted by the mainstream - Writing in a relatable way - Staying in one lane at a time creativley - Having a songwriting partner in Brett Gurewitz - Pre-punk influences - Bad Religions plans for 2023 - Not everything you write being gold & much more! Check …

Talking new music and music news of October 2022 plus - - What shows I'm excited to go to before the end of the year - Playing an ungodly amount of Misfits on the radio show for Halloween - Interviews I'm looking forward to - Already thinking of most anticipated albums of 2023 - What bands I listened to most on my recent Alaska trip & more! Check o…

First episode back since my drive to Alaska and I talk about the trip, seeing all 50 states before turning 30, going through Canada, getting in a hit and run car accident on the way to get Jimboy's Tacos, visiting one of the few record stores in Alaska and much more! Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to midnight est …

This week NYC band Komodos (Taran Dugal, Gabriel Altopp, Hunter Bovin, Kabir Dugal and Ben Baumann) talk with Anthony about - - Writing and recording their debut ep in the bands apartment - Getting the band off the ground and future plans - The music scene in New York City - Live shows and the want to tour - The debut single "Narcisse" - Mutual inf…

Talking new music and music news of August 2022 plus: - Living it up in RVA in under 48 hours - The influx of awful pop-punk being made (thanks machine gun kelly) - Last minute interviews before leaving for Alaska - Connecting with people over music - Summer concerts I attended - Ending 2022 strong & much more! Music heard on this episode - Thee Oh…

Mark McMillon (Hawthorne Heights/The Story Changes) joins the show for his second appearance to talk about the new The Story Changes ep Fall Asleep and Turn to Dust, the upcoming Is For Lovers festivals Hawthorne Heights plus: - Waiting for the right time to release new music until you realize there isn't a "right time" - The juggling and balancing…

Since we're halfway through 2022 I went down my list of favorite releases of 2022 (so far) with local musician and artist Joey Cobra in the WRFA studios! Joey Cobra Links - https://linktr.ee/JoeyCobra https://joeycobra.bandcamp.com https://www.josephgrice.art https://www.instagram.com/joey_cobra_music https://www.instagram.com/Joseph_Grice_Art http…

Talking new music and music news of July 2022 plus: - Planning out my upcoming trip to Alaska - Finally seeing Hot Rod Circuit after waiting for years - A quick run to Richmond to see Avail with my buddy - Looking through the top 10 most downloaded episodes of the show - My ever going quest to look for the best vegan food in every city I visit & mu…

Joey Siara of the band Near Beer joined me on this weeks episode to talk about the bands self titled debut plus: - The magic of bands that you don't get as a solo act - Watching professional musicians not be able to play a Ramones song the right way - Working on your debut record through a pandemic - Juggling living on the east coast when your band…

This week I'm talking with Danny Nogueiras and David Jerkovich of the band NO WIN all about their new record Dodger Stadium plus: - Why you can never truly escape sounding like yourself as a musician - NO WINs insanely spot on early 00's aesthetics and releasing an ep called Enhanced CD - Making music out of old internet sounds - How drums (or lack…

This week I am joined by Scott Radinsky of the band Pulley to talk their new record The Golden Life along with such topics as: - Compiling a live setlist when you have 25+ years of material to work from - The advantages of being a singer who also drums - Most people going back to their original ideas after spending hours trying to improve on them -…

I had the chance for a quick chat with legendary songwriter Don McLean to talk about: - 50 years of American Pie and what Don credits for the songs longevity - Performing at the Surf Ballroom on the anniversary of The Day the Music Died - Continuing to grow your live act and going on tour this summer - The release of the new children's book America…

This week Tim Rogner of Allister makes his second PCH appearance and this time we discuss the bands 2002 sophomore record Last Stop Suburbia for it's 20th anniversary. We discuss: - Recording at a studio on the beach - Why Last Stop Suburbia feels like the bands proper debut to Tim - Playing Four Chord Music Fest in September - The possibilities of…

New music and music news of June 2022 plus: - Rationing summer concerts to save for Alaska - Interviewing a Funk legend - Seeing recent guest of the show Jeremy Porter perform in Buffalo - Listening to a ton of Joyce Manor and 3LH - Running out of shirts really really fast - Other peoples podcasts - Dream vinyl presses of obscure Drive Thru Records…

Joe Reo returns to the show along with fellow Hidden In Plain View bandmate Rob Freeman to discuss the bands two new singles Wildfire and Temper. We also discuss: - what sparked the bands interest to write new music - how Joe and Rob learned to sing together - knowing when a song is gonna work for Hidden In Plain View - getting ready to play Furnac…

This week I am joined by Tony Scalzo of Austin, Texas band Fastball. Topics on this one includes: - The bands new Soundtrack ep - Recording a new record at Sonic Ranch Studios with David Garza - Going on tour this summer with Everclear and The Nixons - Big Star being a cut-out bin band in the 80's - Tony's beginnings in the late 70's/early 80's Los…

It's not everyday you get to talk to legends but I'll be damned if I'm not to talking to one on this episode! On the show we have musician and actor John Doe. We discuss John's new record Fables in a Foreign Land along with topics such as: - Writing murder ballads with Shirley Manson of Garbage - If John felt any pressure releasing Alphabetland aft…

New music and music news of May 2022 plus: - The Menzingers releasing one of the best albums of the 2010's - Podcast intros that are way too long - The insane amount of festivals that popped up in a post Warped Tour world - Hoping to one day be as cool as John Doe - Interviewing musicians, actors and hypnotists - Bands releasing some of their best …

This week I am joined by Matty Grace of Halifax band Cluttered and Chris Veinot of Toronto band Talk Show Host about the bands new Enemy You cover split ep Enemy Us. We get into: - The insanely fast process of coming up with the concept of the ep and then recording it - What it was like switching singers with each others bands for Enemy Us - Why En…

This week I am joined by Jamie Woolford and Rory Phillips of The Stereo! Jamie returns for his second PCH appearance, this time with Rory, to talk all about the new Stereo album Thirteen and the bands new podcast series Kings of No Hope plus: - How Kickstarter is a great tool for finding out what the fans want - Why Jamie enjoys writing a good brid…

Dylan Flynn makes his triumphant return to the Power Chord Hour for the first time since 2017! We catch up on his Pass The Bass campaign and talk about: - Turning a traumatic brain injury into something positive - Being interviewed by Bass Player Magazine - Mark Hoppus playing M+M's on Dylan's bass - The strong comeback of Pass The Bass after no co…

We have Dylan Flynn who runs the Pass The Bass campaign returning to the Power Chord Hour this Monday so I thought we'd celebrate with a bonus episode of Dylan's first appearance on the (pre-podcast) show from back in April 2017 Follow Dylan/Pass The Bass https://shop.biausa.org/products/search/pass+the+bass?order_by=name https://www.facebook.com/p…

I go through the new music and music news of April 2022 plus: - Getting paid to talk to the singer of Third Eye Blind - Why all the good music in 2022 is coming out of the UK - If NY or NJ has produced more amazing musicians - Playing four hours of nothing but Alkaline Trio on the radio show - Getting a new car so I can go to concerts again - Futur…

This week I am joined by singer/guitarist Leo Dyke from Isle Of Wight band Reminders! We discuss the bands debut record Best of Beach Punk as well as: - The importance of a good song title - Making music for the right reasons - The challenges of trying to write songs on a daily basis - Touring the UK recently to promote the new record (and future t…