Episodes
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Keith sits down with Mike Cunniff to discuss growing up in Blackpool UK, making friends in his hometown that would become Boston Manor, the intense creative process behind their 2024 LP "Sundiver", how Mike revisited past music influences and incorporated them into the record as well as their 2022 LP "Datura", living a split life as a scientist and musician before fully committing to the band, how Mike and his bandmates give back to their community through charity and booking local shows, international travel expectations vs. reality, mental health and more.
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Keith sits down with Jared Cortland to discuss growing up in Santa Rosa California, discovering the local scene, early music influences, the early days of Brother Bear who eventually became State Faults, all of the work that goes into developing a new band and some on-stage mess up stories. We also discuss State Fault's hiatus due to personal and creative exhaustion and the subsequent formation of Slow Bloom, the return of State Faults partially inspired by an article written by Dan Ozzi, their return LP "Clairvoyant", the band's new momentum being sidelined by the pandemic, the writing and recording of their 2024 LP "Children of the Moon" which began during lockdown in 2020, the themes behind the record, the band's creative process and more.
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Keith sits down with Will Putney to discuss the same day release of "The Nothing That Is" by Fit For An Autopsy and "Highly Irresponsible" by Better Lovers, all the prep work that went into the double release day, the gear selection process for the current Better Lovers tour, digital vs. analog gear, Will's early history with music, discovering the local scene and his path to becoming a leading (and Grammy Award winning) producer and engineer in the scene. We also discuss Better Lovers, the formation of the band, their creative process, the making of their debut LP "Highly Irresponsible", Fit For An Autopsy, some of the band's history, the themes behind their latest LP "The Nothing That Is" and how the record came together, END, the formation of the band, if "Necessary Death" contains the greatest modern breakdown, some of the signature gear Will has released and more.
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Keith sits down with Rachel Rubino to discuss growing up in Long Island, discovering the scene in the late 90's, influential bands, the impact of seeing On the Might of Princes for the first time had on Rachel and some of the difficulties she navigated in the male-dominated scene at the time. We also discuss Rachel's earlier work in the bands Regarding I and Bridge and Tunnel, joining Open City as their vocalist, their debut Self Titled LP and the follow up LP "Hands in the Honey Jar", joining On The Might of Princes as their new vocalist and Rachel's history with the band, our experiences with sobriety, how the music scene has impacted us and more.
Artist Spotlight: Mikey Kent of Private Hell. We discuss the band, their recent EP "Days of Wrath", their new singles and more.
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Keith sits down with Chad Neptune to discuss growing up in South Florida, his history with music and early influences, being inspired to start playing bass guitar through discovering the local scene, joining the band Ikthus which eventually became Strongarm, the band's history and the scene in South Florida at the time, their debut LP "The Advent of a Miracle" which became the first Solid State records release, their breakup and the formation of Further Seems Forever. We also discuss the early days of Further Seems Forever, recruiting Chris Carrabba as their vocalist, the debut LP "The Moon is Down", Chris's departure from the band and the introduction of their new vocalist Jason Gleason, the follow up LP "How To Start a Fire", Jason's departure from the band amidst mounting pressures, recruiting Jon Bunch of Sense Field as vocalist for the band's follow up LP "Hide Nothing", memories of Jon's time with the band, what's next for Further Seems Forever and more.
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Keith sits down with Chris Simpson to discuss living in Austin, how the city has changed over the years, our lives in sobriety, Mineral, the recording of their final LP "EndSerenading", their near major-label experience and the reasons behind the band's breakup. We also discuss the beginning of Chris's solo work with Zookeeper, the new creative approach Chris took while working on the material and songs they wrote over the years which became the new Mountain Time LP "Dream Homes", Chris's early involvement with Suburban Eyes, his post-Mineral band The Gloria Record, the Mineral reunion and more.
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Keith meets individually with Jeremy Gomez and Eric Richter to discuss their new band Suburban Eyes, the earliest incarnation of the band which also included Chris Simpson of Mineral and Kerry McDonald of Christie Front Drive, band influences, the recording of their debut self titled LP on Spartan Records and the future of the band. Keith also does a full deep dive with Jeremy and Eric on their personal history, Mineral, The Gloria Record, Christie Front Drive, Antarctica and more.
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Keith sits down with Dave Masters to discuss growing up in Arizona, discovering the local scene, moving to Los Angeles, the formation of Signal Hill and the early days of the band. We also discuss the recording of their debut LP "More After We're Gone", the band's creative process, learning to work remotely after members moved to different places, the band's new LP "Discarded Futures", the process of making the record which included remote songwriting sessions spread out over years and several recording sessions in the UK and NYC, Dave's solo ambient work, what's next for Signal Hill and more. Artist Spotlight: Jai Aronsen of Take Hold. We discuss the band and their latest EP "Stay Down".
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Keith sits down with Julian Rosen to discuss growing up in Staten Island, Julian's initial hesitation towards the arts and music but learning to embrace them via a children's theatre group, early show going experiences and discovering emo and post hardcore music. We also discuss Julian's early work in the band Davey Crockett and their evolution into Common Sage, recording and releasing the debut 2021 LP "It Lives and Breathes", signing with Equal Vision Records, teaming up with Geoff Rickly and Steve Pedulla of Thursday to record their single and the video for "Edin", working with producer Brett Romnes to record their upcoming LP "Closer To;", what's next for Common Sage and more.
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Keith sits down with Quinn Murphy to discuss growing up in Providence RI, navigating life as young child between multiple foster homes and relatives in New York City, discovering the scene via skateboarding, the formation of Verse, band influences, the touring life and the circumstances that led to end of the band. We also discuss Love Letter, the evolution of the band, recording the debut LP "Everyone Wants Something Beautiful", what's next for the band, mental health, reckoning with our past and current struggles and more.
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Keith sits down with Scott Vogel to discuss life as a touring musician, Scott's intro to hardcore and the scene in Buffalo at the time, early musical influences and Scott's early work in bands like Lost Cause, Slugfest and Despair. We also discuss Buried Alive, the formation of their band, their debut LP "The Death of Your Perfect World", the end of the band, Scott's move to Los Angeles and the formation of Terror, Terror's incredible 20+ year run as a band, their latest LP "Pain Into Power" with founding member Todd Jones, the Buried Alive reunion and return EP "Death Will Find You", moving from Los Angeles back to Buffalo, what's next for Terror and more.
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Keith sits down with Rodrigo Palma to discuss growing up in Chile under dictatorship rule, the Chilean Plebiscite, how Rodrigo and his family emigrated to New York, early musical influences, Rodrigo's band Empire State Games and some of their history, some of Rodrigo's other bands throughout the years including Judah Johnson, trends and changes in the scene over the years and joining Saves the Day as their bass player. We also discuss the formation of Her Head's On Fire, the band's creative process, the making of their new LP "Strange Desires" and more.
Artist Spotlight: Nick Hannon of Sons of Alpha Centauri. We discuss the band and their latest LP "Pull" featuring Jonah Matranga.
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Keith meets individually with each member of This Day Forward to discuss the band's recent reunion shows, how they decided to reunite, the leadup to the shows, their history and discography, the future of This Day Forward and more.
Vadim Taver - Guitar / VocalsMike Shaw - VocalsGary Shaw - BassMike Golen - GuitarColin Frangicetto - DrumsBrendan Ekstrom - Guitar
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Keith sits down with Ben Jorgensen to discuss early musical influences, the formation of Armor for Sleep, recording the debut LP "Dream to Make Believe" and some struggles the band endured during the making of the record and after its release. We also discuss the making of their follow up LP "What To Do When You Are Dead", the band's rise in notoriety after its release, signing with Warner Brothers Records, their major label experience and first hiatus in 2009, their reformation, the band's 2022 LP "The Rain Museum", mental health, physical fitness and more.
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Keith sits down with David Yow to discuss growing up in Africa, the UK and Texas, early show going experiences including seeing Led Zeppelin in 1977, joining Scratch Acid as their vocalist, some of the band's history, their breakup and the formation of the Jesus Lizard. We also discuss the early days of The Jesus Lizard, recording the debut LP "Head" with Steve Albini, their time on Capitol records, their split release with Nirvana and some gigs they played together, the making of their new LP "Rack", David's acting career and recent roles in "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" and "Under the Silver Lake", what's next for the Jesus Lizard and more.
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Keith sits down with Steve Von Till to discuss his intro to metal, punk and hardcore, early musical influences, joining Neurosis and the early days of the band, living in San Francisco and how Steve ended up moving to northern Idaho. We also discuss Steve's solo LP "No Wilderness Deep Enough" and the new creative approach he took with the record, Harvestman, the history of the project, Harvestman's new Triptych series of LP's, Steve's label Neurot Recordings, the inner workings of the label, Steve's creative process, what's next for Harvestman, his upcoming solo LP and more.
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Keith sits down with Chuck Ragan to discuss moving to Northern California, parenthood, Chuck's job as a fly fishing guide and instructor and life as a father and husband. We also discuss Hot Water Music, some of the band's history, how the "Live at the Hardback" recording saved the band from their first breakup, life on the road, the circumstances that led to the band's 2006 breakup, how Chuck started performing solo, Hot Water Music's 2008 reunion, their 30th Anniversary tour with Quicksand and Tim Barry, their new LP "Vows", the making of the LP, reuniting with Brian McTernan as producer of the LP, the soundtrack Chuck made for the video game "The Flame and the Flood" and more.
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Keith sits down with Chris Broach to discuss Chris's history with music, early influences, discovering punk via Minor Threat and skateboarding and the burgeoning emo scene in Chicago in the early to mid 90's. We also discuss how Chris joined Braid during the band's early days, their creative process, their landmark 1998 LP "Frame and Canvas" and the band's initial breakup shortly after its release, the reunions, Chris's solo music his new single "Shoulder Your Own" and more.
Artist Spotlight: Scott Signorino of Soft No. We discuss the band and their debut self titled EP.
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Keith sits down with Chris Spencer to discuss growing up in San Francisco, early show going experiences, Chris' intro to the world of punk and witnessing early performances by Flipper, Black Flag and Dead Kennedys, the formation of Unsane, their early shows in NYC, life on the road, Unsane's major labor experience, their banned music video for "Body Bomb" and the video for "Scrape". We also discuss Human Impact, the origin of the band, their new LP "Gone Dark" and the new creative approach the band took with this record, Chris surviving being attacked in Vienna, our relationship with drugs and alcohol plus more.
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Egin Kongoli returns to the show and we discuss New Friends DIY, the work they do in Toronto booking shows and helping to develop the local scene and the annual New Friends Fest. We also discuss Respire, their new LP "Hiraeth", the making of the LP, the band's creative process, making the band work with members spread apart geographically, sobriety, mental health, what Egin has been up to since we last spoke and more.
Guest co-host: Tommy returns for his annual visit to the show.
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