It's Not A Phase

On this episode I'm joined by Kids In Glass Houses guitarist, Iain Mahanty. We talk about their new album 'Pink Flamingo', releasing new music for the first time in 11 years, focusing on the album aesthetics and package, co-producing this time around, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on...

On this episode I'm joined by InMe frontman, Dave McPherson. The band are reissuing an expanded version of their 2003 debut album 'Overgrown Eden', so we look back at that time in the band's career, including their beginnings as Drowned, how the music industry has changed, their future plans, and more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODC...

On this episode I'm joined by Boston Manor guitarist, Mike Cunniff. We talk about their latest album 'Sundiver', creating a double album, his relationship with Blackpool, his love for Deftones, having Heriot feature on the record, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on Spotify 🔴 Follow on...

On this episode I'm joined by Future Palace vocalist, Maria Lessing. We talk about their brand new album 'Distortion', its common thread regarding mental health, connecting this with imagery and references to demons, collaborating with Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, her aversion to contact lenses, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO S...

On this episode I'm joined by Mallory Knox vocalist, Mikey Chapman. We talk about when and how the band got back together, their first shows back at Slam Dunk Festival this year, looking back at their album 'Asymmetry' 10 years after its release, being a part of You Me At Six's final tour, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE P...

On this episode I'm joined by Salem Vex of Crucifiction. We discuss how the band was born out of his previous project Bloodbather, creating the album artwork, writing gruesome lyrics, the inspiration for its concept, MySpace era deathcore, his other band The Requiem, progress on his solo album, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴...

On this episode I'm joined by 156/Silence vocalist, Jack Murray. The band have just dropped a new album called 'People Watching', so we discuss putting that together, its creepy and unsettling artwork, going more melodic vocally, being inspired by soundtracks, plans for future music already, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODC...

On this episode I'm joined by Freddie Whatmore and Mike Hayden from the band Lastelle. In this chat we dig into their new EP 'EXIST vol i', if we can expect further EP volumes, playing Download Festival earlier this year, the benefits of keeping things in house, including brass instruments in their music, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SU...

On this episode I'm joined by Landon Tewers, the vocalist for The Plot In You. For the past year or so the band have been dropping a series of EPs instead of an album, so we talk about that approach, the freedom and creativity it helps bring, unexpectedly going viral on TikTok, his work ethic as a producer, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT TH...

On this episode I'm joined by journalist, publicist and podcast host, Tori Kravitz. We dive into Tori's discovery of alt music and the scene, her beginnings as a journalist, being the pit reporter for Vans Warped Tour, returning to the scene as a publicist after a little hiatus, pitching her podcast She's With The Band to Knotfest, and loads more. A new episode will be released ever...

On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Dane Evans and bassist Matt Clarke of the band To The Grave. We talk all about their new album 'Everyone's A Murderer', breaking out of Australia, their graphic album artwork, leaning further into their ethos of veganism and animal rights, their pig mask and apron get up, having animal rights activist Sophie Wilcher on the record and its s...

On this episode I'm joined by Michael Swank who's the vocalist for pop punk duo, iNTeRNeT FReNDz. The band is a fairly new project, so we talk about how it came to be, their recently released debut EP 'It's A Secret', covering an Ashlee Simpson song, the recently announced Myka Relocate reunion, his other project Foxera, and loads more. A new episode will be released every...

On this episode I'm joined by Miss May I vocalist, Levi Benton. The band are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their debut album 'Apologies Are For The Weak' by putting out a re-recorded version of the record, so we talk about making that, the guest vocalists they have involved on the new version, looking back at the original album from 2009, the MySpace days (where he briefly wen...

This is a special bonus episode with a bunch of chats that I had with some bands who were at this year's RADAR Festival. Across the three day weekend I had the chance to speak with Unpeople, Future Static, Ithaca, Holding Absence, Humanity's Last Breath and Blood Command. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on...

On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Mirza Radonjica and guitarist Andreas Krüger of Siamese. They've got a new album on the way called 'Elements', so we talk about making that, how it accidentally became a conceptual record, writing for Bring Me The Horizon, touring with Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour), collaborating with other artists, and much more. A new episode will...

On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Luc Gauthier and guitarist Connor Dawkins of Calling All Captains. We chat about their new EP '(e)motion sickness', creating the DIY video for their single 'wallflower', their growing presence on social media, girl only mosh pits, introducing some more experimentation into their music, and loads more. A new episode will be released ev...

On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Michael Murphy of Written By Wolves. The band have a new album on the way called 'The Lighthouse', so we talk about putting that together, recording in LA, the album's concept and how it ties with their last full-length 'Secrets', expanding on their sound, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW T...

This is a special bonus episode where I got to head to Outbreak Fest in Manchester to bring you a double feature of chats with a couple of bands on the line-up. I managed to get a hold of both Split Chain and Sweet Pill over the weekend to chat about their time at the festival, and what they've got coming up soon. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST...

On this episode I'm joined by Liam Guinane and Indey Salvestro from the band Windwaker. The band were in the US midway through their first tour outside of Australia, and we talked about their upcoming second album 'Hyperviolence', when and how Liam rejoined the band, some minor online discourse, bringing more rap influences into their music, and loads more. A new episode will be rel...

On this episode I'm joined by solo artist, Reece Young. Reece is one of the latest signees to UNFD, so we talk about how he joined the label, why he's removed his older material online, the value in collaborations, his changed approach to features, learning to embrace achievements and more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on Y...

On this episode I'm joined by Michael McGough of Being As An Ocean. The band's second album, 'How We Both Wondrously Perish', hit its 10th anniversary this year, so we look back on that, his experience joining the band at that time, how that record helped change his life, and how he feels about that record a decade later. He also has a solo project called Heart Of Gold which we...

On this episode I'm joined by Lee Downer and Luke Johnson from the band Lowlives. We talk about their long-awaited debut album 'Freaking Out', how they've technically released an album before that already, writing and putting the record together during lockdowns, plans for new music already in the pipeline, and much more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW...

On this episode I'm joined by Red Handed Denial vocalist, Lauren Babic. We talk about the band's recently released fourth album 'A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia', its message surrounding our relationship with social media, the rise of AI in music, her other musical projects, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 S...

This is a special bonus episode where I got to head to Slam Dunk Festival in Leeds to have a quick chat with a few bands on this year's line-up. After wading through the rain and the mud, I managed to get a hold of I Prevail, Against The Current, Caskets, L.S. Dunes, Honey Revenge, One Step Closer and As Everything Unfolds. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT T...

On this episode I'm joined by With Sails Ahead vocalist, Sierra Binondo. We talk about their debut album 'Infinite Void', why it took almost 6 years to make, injecting Game Boy effects into the mix, being inspired by Lower Definition, their ongoing relationship with the band pulses., and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴...