Thanks to Diego and Abby of Philadelphia b/w of Seattle's Ramona for the sick interview back in April! Check out their new record, Deals, Deals, Deals!, out now on Red Scare Industries! PLAYLIST: Somerset Thrower - Wake Up, Motherfucker! It's Casual Friday! Ramona - Jet Fuel Can't Melt Steel Hearts Ramona - Hater's Ball Parade Hard Sulks - Moaning …

CW for this one: sexual assault, trauma, sex talk In this episode, I did something a bit different. I spoke at length with my friend Bee, who lives in Chicago and does a zine called Burn Black (and an upcoming podcast called Big Thick Energy). We've had this idea for a while about doing a special podcast episode where we discuss, openly, about sexu…

On January 5th, 2018, I hung out in the band room of Baby's All Right in Brooklyn, NY and chatted with Mike Natoli, Jon Hernandez and Max Stern of the NY/Philadelphia based Timeshares. We chatted about their newest, self-released EP On Life Support, Max joining up with the band in the last year, bagels, doughnuts, milkshakes, and everything in betw…

Sat in a car in early September, 2017 and interviewed Skylar Sarkis of the band Taking Meds. Skylar also performed acoustic guitar from his solo project, Growing Stone. PLAYLIST Freya Wilcox and the Howl - "Skin" Taking Meds - "Taking Meds" Growing Stone - "Party City" (live performance) Save Ends - "Same Old Dice"…

And we're back! Returning from our first show back since July of 2016, with guests (and also returned band), Albany, NY's Aficionado! In early March of 2017, I sat down with Aficionado duel vocalists Nick Warchol and Laura Carrozza (also flutist) at Suburbia in Brooklyn, NY to discuss why the band decided to get back together after 5 years, their u…

Thank you again to Zach, Brian and Erich (and briefly Jarrett) of New Orleans' PEARS for the fun interview! Go listen to their new record, Green Star (out now on Fat Wreck Chords). Go see them live, they're constantly on tour. PLAYLIST: The Backup Plan - "Send Her Seaworthy" Zach Quinn - "Infinite Sigh" PEARS - "Hinged By Spine" JANK - "Wut I Liek …

After months of trying to coordinate our schedules, I got to sit down with Arthur "Arty" Shepard, owner of NYC bar/venue Saint Vitus. Arty is also a longtime fixture in New York's music scene, having played in bands such as Mind Over Matter, Errortype: 11, Instruction, and currently in UnWed and Primitive Weapons. Arty and I sat in St. Vitus's base…

Thank you to Marisa, Hugo and Ramona for the stories about Rob. Please donate to the McAllister Family Memorial Fund, if you can. Rest In Peace, Rob. *Note: This was recorded February 29th, not February 24th. I'm a goof. PLAYLISTSilent Majority - "Cross Crowded Rooms"Carly Comando - "Fallow"The Reformation - "Inspiration"Capital - "Road Rash"Iron C…

Earlier in January, I sat down with Pittsburgh, PA/Brooklyn/Philadelphia transplant and great human, Roger Harvey, in the basement of St. Vitus Bar in Brooklyn and asked him some questions. Apologies in advance for the noise in this - the venue's ice machine was making it and I did all I could to fix it in editing (though it made for some funny mom…

Happy 2016! For the first podcast of the year, I broke form a bit and had two of my dear friends on the show. Genna Howard is an up and coming tattoo artist, artist, and photographer (she's shot The Fest for a few years in a row); Christian Beale has played in bands such as This Is Hell, Extinction A.D., and his current project, Starving Arts. We s…

Last of the Fest 14 interviews. Thank you to all the wonderful people I spoke to! PLAYLISTWorriers - "Plans"Banquets - "Stop Signs in a Ghost Town"Spraynard - "Everywhere"Bad Cop / Bad Cop - "Joey Lawrence"Binary Heart - "The Good Death"Reservoir - "Seems Like There's A Show Every Night"

Better late than never to finally post up the Fest 14 episodes, right? Apologies. That said, same format as last year. Mini interviews and talks with band-folk who played or attended this year's Fest party. The ending was me and my Fest hotel roomies talking about our weekend in the Tampa, FL airport that Monday following the Fest while waiting to …

Thanks a ton to Brian from New Jersey's Night Birds for the rad interview. Check out their new album, Mutiny at Muscle Beach, out now on Fat Wreck Chords.PLAYLISTNothington - "To Hold On"Bad Cop, Bad Cop - "Like, Seriously?"Night Birds - "Left In The Middle"Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond Band - "See Some Lights"…

In which I sat in the living room of Brooklyn's Suburbia venue one evening and chatted with Rochester, NY's Such Gold. Pick up the band's most recent LP, The New Sidewalk, which came out in 2014 on Razor & Tie.Thanks to Nate, Matty and Jon for doing this, it was lots of fun! PLAYLISTBroken Field Runner - "Black Irish"Taking Meds - "Jim Jones"Such G…

Matt and Patrick (also of Self Defense Family) and I had a great discussion about comics, punk rock and other musicians creating comics, and their most recent book series, We Can Never Go Home. Check out their site for more info on their comics: Ashcan Press Order We Can Never Go Home back issues here, or check your local comic shop. Issue #3 out n…

Very excited that I got to sit down and chat for a bit with the vocalist/lyricist of my favorite band of all time, Strung Out.I preface this at the beginning of the episode, but this was particularly nerve racking for me and not an easy interview for me to do. I managed to get through it, albiet some awkwardness. Still, the end result was a cool, i…

Very psyched that I got to sit down and chat with Jake about his bands. We talked about his move from Boston, MA to Austin, TX, Defeater going on tour for the first time since vocalist Derek Archembault's hip replacement surgery, Dreamtigers' crossover with Defeater fans and more. PLAYLISTCreative Adult - "Deep End"Touché Amoré / Self Defense Famil…

Recently, Nate Gluck, bassist of New Jersey hardcore stalwarts Ensign has been diagnosed with cancer. So the band and a few friends have come together and booked an incredible 2-day benefit show for him. The show has been dubbed NateFest and info can be found at that link. It will be on Saturday, March 21st, 2015 and Sunday, March 22nd, both at Gam…

The last (and late) interview I did at Fest 13, this one is with my hotel roomies, Staten Island, NY pop punk band Everything Ever. I chatted with dNo and Zack about the Fest of course, as well as being vegan while on the road, how to get free food for bands, and we trailed off into a very interesting conversation involving feminism/dudes being fem…

Listen to Cayetana. I had a fantastic chat with these Philadelphia, PA ladies about non-ironically being fans of ska music, drummer Kelly's cat sneakers, chili doughnuts, women in the punk scene in 2014 and some actual stuff related to their band. Also in this episode, Christmas themed music just because.PLAYLISTJimmy Eat World - "Last Christmas"Ca…

In this episode, I chatted via Skype (admist terrible echo, sorry) with my pal Bryne Yancey about his blog, The Runout, social anxiety in punk, briefly devlving into a serious conversation about much-needed discussions surrounding oppressions that marginalized groups (i.e. non white, non-male, etc) within the punk community feel. Then we switched t…

We've reached a milestone, big number 20! The last of my Fest 13 coverage before we resume regular episodes once again.Thank you to Jordan Luff, Chad Toper, Greg Frontiero, and Daniel of Arrow's Aim Records in Gainesville, FL for the interviews.(Be sure to check out Arrow's Aim if you're ever in Gainesville; honestly one of the best record stores I…

In part 3 of our Fest 13 coverage, I give you two post-Fest interviews with Greg Barnett of The Menzingers and Jon Loudon of Restorations. Plus, two more during Fest (final day) interviews with Ryan Hex of Hex Records & Jeff Takacs of Rocket Fuel podcast. Last bits of Fest coverage coming soon before we go back on regularly scheduled nonsense. I sw…

Fest 13 coverage part 2, this episode features NYC/Philadelphia's Timeshares, Rhode Island's Weak Teeth and Canada's Jenn Fiorentino. Thank you all for the rad interviews and check out all their music! PLAYLIST Hot Water Music - "Trusty Chords"Timeshares - "Woke Up In Grappler School"Weak Teeth - "Get A Life, Read A Book, Eat A Dick"Jenn Fiorentino…

Check out my homies in Florida's Protagonist as well as my Fest roomies' co-label, Secret Audio Club! PLAYLISTDillinger Four - "Gainesville"Protagonist - "The Stranger The Boy Became"The Flatliners - "Count Your Bruises"

Thank you immensely to Dave, Xin and Andrew (and of course Bao Bao) for sitting down with me again! Check out:Iron PierOvernight Drive podcast PLAYLISTSelf Defense Family - "The Way Out Is Back"Deep Pockets - "Stanley Street Justice"Self Defense Family - "Incoming Calls"

Thank you again to Al, Justin and Earl from Dangers (and Vitriol Records) for the really awesome interview. One of the best current bands in hardcore (or even music, I think), listen to them if you haven't. Thanks.PLAYLIST:Beach Slang - "Kids" Graf Orlock - "The Dream Left Behind"Dangers - "The Mourning Routine"Dangers - "Opposable" Cayatena - "Sco…

Thank you to Nick Deiner of The Swellers, Marc Dangora of A Loss For Words, Rachel Taft of Feed The Scene, Sarah Jane, Reid, and Fred for recording sound bites and/or submitting stories. RIP Tony.Two years, gone but not forgotten.PLAYLIST: Tony Sly - "Justified Black Eye"Alkaline Trio - "Straight From The Jacket"The Swellers - "Chasing Rainbows"Tee…

Thanks muchly to Alex for the rad interview! Check out their newest LP here, and then buy it, cause it's awesome. PLAYLIST: Greenhorn - "I Hit The Wall" (note: ignore my brain fart that I couldn't remember the song title when I spoke about it)Gameface - "Regular Size"Somerset Thrower - "Being Human"Silver Snakes - "Grey Wolf Wild"Dikembe - "Mad Fru…

Thanks to Mike, Mike and Steve from Hollow Earth! *Note: I don't know why, but the opening song/intro I had recorded got cut off in the final publish. Boo. So don't be confused if I said the first song was by the Swellers and then you don't hear it. Sorry! PLAYLIST: Another Breath - "Nausea"Hollow Earth - "There Will Come Soft Rains"Run With The Hu…

First ever podcast "themed" episode - comics/comic books! Guest is my friend Andra Passen, a very cool lady who does equally cool comics with a punk influence on them. Check out her website, Crowded Thoughts and Crooked Teeth.Also thanks Andra for helping me pick the songs on this episode's playlist! PLAYLIST:Latterman - "If Batman Was Real, He'd H…

Thank you to Jamie for the short but sweet interview, and thank you to Glenn of Kiss Of Death Records for the download links for the songs. Be sure to check out the label, all these bands and releases (links below)!Also check out Jamie's podcast, Cool Dudes Radio! PLAYLIST:Arms Aloft - "DOUBLEDRANOPERCOCETNOICE"Pale Angels - "Wasted On You"The Arte…

Thanks so much Drew from Run With The Hunted for talking to me. Stream their new record here, it's incredible. PLAYLISTCrow Bait - "83"Everybody Row - "The Sea Inside" Silver Snakes - "All Your Eye"Run With The Hunted - "Mea Culpa"Bad Cop / Bad Cop - "My Life"

Trying something new, this was my first ever "live" podcast recording. Recorded at the Suburbia venue in Brooklyn, NY and featuring mini-interviews with the residents of the house space, MA/NY's The Saddest Landscape (Topshelf Records), PA/FL's Direct Effect (Tiny Engines), and New Jersey's Capacities. Thanks to everyone involved for putting up wit…

Ryan Young, vocalist of Off With Their Heads took some time to talk with me via Skype tonight to talk about his most recent project, the podcast Anxious and Angry, including how he interviewed a mountain lion and other anecdotes/unhelpful suggestions from me. PLAYLIST: Banner Pilot - "Modern Shakes"Nightmares For A Week - "Bloodshot Monday"Direct E…

This episode I interviewed my buddy Josh Mikel, from Atlanta, GA. Josh is a former drummer for a few bands (namely Look Mexico). He is now an actor working his way through small roles and getting into various films, TV shows and commercials. He's also a graphic designer who puts out work under the moniker Sharkguts Design, and a video producer who …

Brooklyn, NY punk rock band Chumped sat down with me and we talked about music, bad movies and videogames, amongst other random things. We also debuted a brand new song by Jason Cruz and Howl, the vocalist of Strung Out's new solo project/side band's new LP, Good Man's Ruin (out April 29th). PLAYLIST:Jason Cruz and Howl - "High and Lonesome"Nothing…

Mike Bingham is a good friend of mine that I've known for a few years now. His new(ish) band, Creative Adult, from Santa Rose, California just released their debut full length, Psychic Mess, on Run For Cover Records. Mike chatted with me via Skype about CA's new record, playing the South By Southwest music festival, cool record stores worth checkin…