Interviews

We're joined by members of Triplefastaction and some special guests for a deep dive on the reissue of their 1997 sophomore Cattlemen Don't

We revisit the debut 1993 album by Dig with lead singer and guitarist Scott Hackwith

Michael McDermott and Brian Koppelman stop by to share their experiences working together as artist and A&R rep on the 1993 album Gethsemane

Guitarist Christopher Thorn joins us for an indepth revist of their 1995 sophomore album Soup​

For more the past twenty years since his major label debut, Jonny Polonsky has charted his own unique course through the music industry

Craig Wedren joins us to discuss his new solo album Adult Desire, songwriting for film and television, Shudder To Think, and much more

A Tennessee rock band signed by the legendary Clive Davis to Arista records after just thirteen gigs together.

He shares how Superdrag ended up being release number one for Arena Rock and the story of how they returned to the label years later.

Jody started out with The Belltower, a dreamy/shoegaze band, but later joined Fountains of Wayne after their debut was recorded.

Marko DeSantis of Sugarcult, The Ataris and more joins us for an indepth discussion on growing up in Santa Barbara, Sweet Relief and more.

Eli Janney of Girls Against Boys and the 8G Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers stops by to talk DC punk, 90s NYC

Tim Kasher of The Good Life and Cursive stops by to talk about his new solo album No Resolution out on his new label 15 Passenger.

There is more Scarce than your typical 90s rock band, so we invited members of the band on to tell it in their own words.

Hiistorian Jovana Babovic, author of the 33 1/3 book entry for Dig Me Out by Sleater-Kinney, joins us for episode #300 of the show.

Former Babes of Toyland bassist Michelle Leon joins us to share the personal journey behind her biography "I Live Inside."

Semisonic drummer, author and college professor Jacob Slichter discusses music, writing, and the evolving music industry in the digital age.

Andrew Low of The Jazz June stops by to talk the history of hte band, recording with J. Robbins, his current work and more.

Phil Leavitt and Joie Calio currently of the band 7Horse, as well as Dada, stop by to talk touring, cds vs vinyl, records labels and more.

John Davis of Superdrag and Epic Ditch joins us to go track-by-track through the sophomore The Lees of Memory album Unnecessary Evil

Jamie Hutchings of Bluebottle Kiss joins us to revisit the 1996 album Fear of Girls and talk about his career, touring, songwriting and more

Kevin Martin walks us through the past, present and future of Candlebox, his career in music, Pledgemusic, Madonna, Seattle and much more

Andy Hindman stops by to shares stories about life on the road with the Goo Goo Dolls, Watershed, Howlin' Maggie and more

Scott Lucas of Local H joins us talk new music, his first guitar, reissues, touring, writing, recording and much more

Morgan Taylor of Mink shares stories of the '80 and 90s Datyon, Ohio music scene up to creating children's character Gustafer Yellowgold

J Robbins of Government Issue, Jawbox, Burning Airlines and many other bands talks his career as a musician, producer and much more

Author and Bitch Magnet guitarist Jon Fine stops by to talk rock memoirs, what is "indie rock," gear, touring and plenty more

Legendary drummer Dale Crover of the Melvins, Fantomas and more join us for a wide-ranging and in-depth interview

Kellii Scott of Failure returns to the show to go track-by-track through The Heart Is A Monster, their first new album in nineteen years

Veteran rock bassist Chris Wyse of The Cult, Ozzy Osbourne, Ace Frehley and more talks his career, his various gigs and more

Mark Hennessy of Paw stops by to discuss their sophomore album Death to Traitors, the history of the band, why they separated and much more

Naoko Yamano joins us to talk about her thirty-plus years fronting of the legendary Japanese punk rock band Shonen Knife Shonen Knife

Stephen Brodsky of Cave In, Mutoid Man and other bands talks with us about learning guitar, metalcore, dealing with fan backlash and more

Sit down in a comfortable chair or hop in the car for a long drive, because Matthew Sweet is here and we've got a lot of questions

John Davis of Superdrag and The Lees of Memory joins us to discuss his bands, his songwriting, recording and a whole lot more

Kellii Scott of the reunited Failure talks drumming influences, joining Failure, gigging with Blinker the Star and Veruca Salt, and more

Clay Tarver of Bullet LaVolta and Chavez talks with us about his bands and his long journey to screenwriting and Silicon Valley on HBO