Episodes

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    #258: Gold Steps at Bottom Lounge

    Before the show at Bottom Lounge, I talked with Betty, the singer of Gold Steps about their collab with MKNLY, how the band started, favorite pizza places in Wisconsin, and […]

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    257: MKNLY at Bottom Lounge

    I talked with Benny Green, the lead singer of North Carolina band MKNLY, about playing his first live show on a US Navy ship, the meanings behind their songs, inspirations, […]

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    #256: CAN I START MY OWN RECORD STORE? | Advice from a record store owner

    I interviewed the owner of Hoarders Trading Post, a record store in St. Charles, IL, and got the inside scoop on what it’s like to run a record store, where […]

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    #254: Taken Days

    In this episode, I talked with Taken Days, a California band who recently signed with SBÄM Records, about working with producer Cameron Webb (Weezer, Alkaline Trio, Megadeth…), their upcoming album […]

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    #255: UNWELL

    I talked with UNWELL, a recently formed band that infuses pop-punk with metalcore, about their new album out now “Trial and Error”, touring with Alesana, the message behind their music, […]

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    #253: Ranking our top 5 spooky punk songs | Maggot House

    Spooky punk solo artist Maggot House and I talk about our favorite horror themed/spooky punk and pop-punk songs in this special Halloween episode! Plus we talk about Maggot House’s new […]

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    #252: Ray Carlisle of Teenage Bottlerocket at T1 Fest

    Last weekend, I went to T1 Fest, a festival created to raise awareness for Type 1 Diabetes, at Reggie’s Rock Club in Chicago, and talked with Ray Carlisle of Teenage […]

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    #251: Nick Karcher

    I talked with Nick Karcher (an artist from the same town as me!) about his new single “The Hard Bitter Truth” produced by Michael Bono (Avril Lavigne, YUNGBLUD), inspirations, getting […]

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    lolitslea announces personalized direct-to-vinyl live recordings

    Choose your favorite lolitslea song to be pressed into a vinyl in real-time. Image via leestavall.com lolitslea announced today (10/16) that they will be recording live performances of their original […]

  • Episodes, Interview, Interviews, Riot Fest

    Riot Fest 2023: Bowling For Soup

    At Riot Fest, I talked with Rob Felicetti of Bowling for Soup, The Ataris, and Patent Pending, about playing at Riot Fest for the first time, performing the Phineas and […]