OK, not really a holiday episode, but Dan's new book makes a great "holiday gift." As for the interview, it's real and it's spectacular. DAN OZZI is a New York-raised, LA-based writer. He's got a new book called “Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)". He's written for outlets you've read and intervi…

We're (momentarily) back baby!! On this EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE, your regular HOST is the GUEST!! From March, in his other guise as SUNNYSIDE UPPERS on "I Like Your Style", a podcast hosted by Elder Brycen of the GOLDEN PLATES, a band out of San Diego USA. We're releasing it on the eve of the new Uppers single "MARY" (streaming everywhere Fri 1…

Our regular-season finale! Who better to cap things off with than longtime pal Adam Warren? Ryan and Adam first met as drum students in a university jazz program who shared an affinity for '90s skate punk. They formed a mathy punk band, then a mathy post-hardcore band ("GLORY GLORY") which morphed into a "psychedelic dance party." These days, Adam …

This week on ILYS we go on a quest with Girl Quest to talk about playing rugby on acid, the best season of Game of Thrones and their new single Major. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

Josh has followed his unusually keen interest in music from the outskirts of Yarmouth, NS, to a year in music school (where we first met), a slew of East Coast bands, two independent labels, the studio and the open road, to his current gig as an industry guy in Toronto. He actually thought he might quit the kit in favour of the straight job at one …

Join us this week as we talk with Keylation about becoming musicians because of how good we were with the ladies in 6th grade. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

Matty is a gal of many projects, much like your humble host. Accordingly, we kick off this chat by discovering that we both have ADHD! Well, technically it starts with gear and home recording. We talk about growing up as a small-town outsider, discovering punk rock, local bands, playing in multiple bands, being self-taught vs “schooled” as a musici…

Join us this week on ILYS for a chat with the incredibly talented band Phoenix' Ashes from the Netherlands as we chat about what touring in Indonesia is like, the absurdity of religious proselytizing, lighting tech nerd stuff and more! Don't miss this one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

This week on ILYS we chat with Civic TV about the importance of expanding your musical palette, learning how to fail, and their amazing single 3-1-1. Big things coming from this dude, check it out. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

dewayne is the groove machine behind halifax noise-rock stalwarts BOTFLY. that is, when he’s not ripping pop punk tunes with CROSSED WIRES or bummer punk with FUTURE GIRLS. he hasn’t been able to do any of it for a little while now (thanks, c19) but that just means he’s got a huge backlog of recordings awaiting your earholes. we talk about all of t…

This week on ILYS we chat with the singer of Just A Ride about getting signed by a major label at 15 years old, crypto picks, the magical positivity of Andrew WK and their new smash single, Razor, and so much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

This week on ILYS we're joined by Darius from Haunt Me out of Austin TX to talk about the DIY ethos, how youth pastors across the country are responsible for rock and roll, and their latest single, Our Ghosts, and you don't want to miss it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

A classic episode!! Dylan is a punk rock brother-in-arms and a true lifer. We mean that literally. He started playing at 2 and doesn’t recall life before the drums. Drumming also got him through a very intense bout with cancer at age 19. It’s a wild tale and you need to hear it directly from him. These days he’s making mathy post-punk with Alright …

This week's guest and self proclaimed luddite, Blackout Orchestra, made an entire album on a Blackberry phone, proving that no matter what, you can do anything you put your mind to without permission from anybody but yourself. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

Brohan, uh, rips the tubs (that’s something people say, right??) for Toronto-via-Charlottetown indie-pop rifflords Kiwi Jr. Their sophomore album “Cooler Returns” has been a favourite of 2021. A little something for everyone here - for the drummer, discussion about stick weight; for the indie fan, the time they met Thurston Moore while touring the …

This week on ILYS we're joined by DadbOdd to discuss sex, drugs, rock and roll, our daddy issues, and their fantastic song, Together/Apart. Tune in for another exciting episode! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

rob is a former classmate from his jazz saxophone days, and a fellow traveler in the halifax music scene. his own musical path has led him to nashville, tennessee, where he now drums with country superstars midland (when he's not doing sessions on bass or keys). we sat down for a wide-ranging chat about music, education, pocket, and the unexpected …

Join us this week on ILYS with special guest Hurt and the Heartbeat as we discuss the evils of pay for play, being yourself, touring in the UK, and lots more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

This week we chat with The Great Unfinished from Scotland about punk rock, Boris Johnson playing guitar, pissing your pants in a strip club and more on ILYS! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

michael is one of our favourite singer songers. he’s got two new records out. “harmonize the moon” is gorgeous, meditative piece of work. and one of his many side projects, allstar instrumental combo bell orchestre, just released their first album in a decade, the mesmerizing "house music." both this past friday. and so it goes. we sat down for a w…

This weeks guest Sunnyside Uppers chats with us about whether or not rock and roll is for olds, the dunning kruger effect, playing live on psychedelic mushrooms and their new single "nobody gets me". Tune in (is that what you do on a podcast) for a hilariously dark episode you don't want to miss. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify…

This week on ILYS we had the pleasure of hosting Velvet Starlings front man Christian Gisborne. Possibly our youngest guest yet, at only 17 years old he's already toured the world and shared stages with some incredible artists. Join us as we chat about some of our musical heroes, the evils of pasta, and their new album "Love Everything, Love Everyo…

An AXXION-PACKED EPISODE! OK, that's the only pun we'll make. Emily drums for the Toronto metal band AXXION! She's a lefty! She started playing on a beat up Westbury kit as a 13 year old (respect), took lessons for a couple years, then her teacher kicked her out, saying she knew everything she needed to! From there she started playing in bands, whi…

Trevor’s been making music on the East coast for years. He's been in bands, runs an independent label, works as a publicist and hosted a radio show championing local music for a decade. He's been making moves on his own recently - he's got a new solo project called “Sluice”!! In fact, he's got a new single coming out this Friday!! In fact, we’re go…

This week on I Like Your Style, Elder Brycen chats it up with Italian Cinematic Djent band Hiridis! These guys are a blast and their influences range from Hans Zimmer to Dreamtheater to Beyonce. Check them out! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

Eric Miko Findlay has been with SoCal alternative/post-hardcore band Seahaven since they formed in high school (he actually started on bass and switched to drums after auditioning for his own band!) They had a great run in the early-mid 2010s, then went dark for 2 years, then made a new record and got ready to hit the road juuuuuust in time for tou…

This week on ILYS we speak with Swedish artist W. Lindh about the fallibility of man, Bono and whether or not he is a giant turd, and his new cover of Kids by MGMT. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

This week on ILYS we have special guest NRTHN on to talk about their new album, Fausta, raving in Kiev, the difference between artists and celebrities, the absurdity of religion, and so much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

WE'RE BACK BABY! Our first of 2021 and features none other than NATE MORTON from the HOUSE BAND on THE VOICE!!⁠ Nate grew up banging on pots and pans, idolizing Animal from the Muppets. Through studies at Berklee and a move to LA, he's played with loads of people whose names you know. And while his current gig brings him to your living room every w…

Straight from Brazil we have a fun lil chat with Herzegovina about James Brown, touring in South America, and all the morons ruining the world by voting for science denying nationalists and populists as if they can't open a history book and see how that typically turns out. Apparently the media in Brazil is run by only 4 families, which is WAY less…

This week on ILYS we get to chat with Ana Kalan from Slovenia about moving to the US to start a career in both music and film and we discuss her single "Misguided". Be sure to check her out on YouTube as she shows you how to be a rock and not to roll. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

This week on ILYS Elder Brycen sits down with Confyde about going from playing covers at weddings to original music for 4000 people, human pyramids at metal shows, the evil of trap hi-hats, and their new single Don't Lie Awake. Give @confydemusic a follow over on the gram! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen…

This week on ILYS we have special guest Jordan Paul from the Great White North talk to us about French-Canadian curse words, racist hippies and his incredible new single, X Archetype. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support

Looks like we made it! Our final episode of 2020 is an interview with none other than BRENDAN BUCKLEY! He’s a touring/recording freelance drummer based in Los Angeles, California. You may know him from his work with Perry Farrell, Shakira, Tegan and Sara, many others. Originally from New Jersey, he started drumming the way many of us do - seeing a …

This week on I Like Your Style we sat down with Carter Brady to have a wholesome chat about his upcoming single, Chasing Vampires, playing guitar in a marching band, the time he broke a stage at a show, and more. Checkout his music on Spotify and...--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

Clare rips the kit (and the glock) with Halifax indie-pop superstars Hillsburn. Before dropping out of Humber, moving back home and joining a touring+recording band, she'd been considering a career in chemistry. She even applied for a job at a place that made cymbal cleaner. But as everybody knows, music is a much more stable path (hehe) and here w…

This week's episode of ILYS features special guest Trevor of DateMonthYear from New Zealand to talk about GG Allin, old people, getting tattoos that say No Ragrets, and their awesome tune Exodus, you can find it here.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

Tyler is a session drummer in Los Angeles, California. He was raised on top 40 and classic rock in Sacramento, but it was a Blink-182 show in the early 00s that changed his life. Since then, he's toured the world as a backline tech for artists like Usher, Demi Lovato, the Chainsmokers and Anderson .Paak. He's drummed with Charlie Puth, Noah Cyrus, …

This week on I Like Your Style we have a chat with San Diego band Small Talk about candy corn, break dancing, and their new acoustic EP. Check em out at https://lnk.bio/Dy1e or on IG @smalltalk.sd--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/supportBy AXIYUM Network

We finally did it! People have been saying “you should get Loel on the show” since we started this thing. For listeners on the East coast (maybe Canada in general), this man needs no introduction. For those who don't know, Loel is the drummer for WINTERSLEEP. he has also worked with acts like HOLY F*CK, COLD SPECKS, MATT MAYS, CONTRIVED, THE HOLY S…

This week on I Like Your Style we chat with Down Boy about jamming in a van, shady managers, putting ice cream on hamburgers, and their new album (which comes out on Halloween... SPOOKY!). Check em out at downboy.dog (a real website!).--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

This week on I Like Your Style, we speak with 2 brothers (it's not called 2 brothers) in a band together about blurring the lines between rock and jazz and their new live video EP. Check em out at https://www.instagram.com/hollow.engine/?hl=en--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

Sean Winchester is a Los Angeles studio & touring drummer with credits including Everclear, Buckcherry, Smash Mouth, Strung Out, Giants of Rome, Josh Todd and the Conflict, and more. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Sean currently spends most of his time working out of his North Hollywood studio Wolf Den Recording. We talked about music …

On a very wholesome episode of ILYS we're joined by our new hero Michael from Telco, who left a successful career on Wall Street to live in his parents basement and pursue his musical dreams.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/supportBy AXIYUM Network

Tucker Rule has been in the game for a minute. A hardcore kid from New Jersey who discovered underground music via skateboarding, he formed the band Thursday with his friends in order to open shows in a basement (it should be noted that these shows were headlined by bands like Saves The Day, At The Drive-In and Hot Water Music). DIY touring led to …

This week on ILYS we sit down and have a chat and a j with LA rock band Duderella about the joy of marijuana, setting Edward Snowden free, and their new concept album Utopia. Check em out at https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PgHMYRib4bAO5uxGBf7Xv--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

This week on ILYS we interviewed Marco from Vertical Patrols out of San Diego/Tijuana about their new single "Again Tonight", abandoning teenage fears, collaborating internationally, and more!Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/verticalpatrols/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

How does a kid from Houston, TX become the drummer for a legendary California punk band that’s been around longer than he’s been alive? What’s it like winning the Guitar Center drum-off? These and other questions answered as we chat with Isaias Gil! Originally from Acapulco, Mexico, Isaias has been working as a session drummer in Houston since his …

This week on ILYS we have special guest Melody from Queen of the Static Opera to discuss the upcoming EP "Make Love To America Gently With a Chainsaw", throw shade at Mariah Carey and Juice WRLD, rage against the music industry overlords, and just...--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ilysbrycen/support…

"Timothy Crofts is a true 21st Century pianist. His main focus is improvisation and world music aesthetics. In performance, Timothy explores the full sonic capabilities of the acoustic piano through extended techniques and a wide range of piano preparations. He is able to coax a variety of colour and extreme dynamic contract through employing tradi…