This is Just a Phase

Welcome to the bonus content where I continue to chat w/ Martin Dunn, vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of the band Less Than Expected. We chat more about their new album “Time Enough at Last” and discuss the concept behind it. We also play some songs as we analyze the album track-by-track. Hope you enjoy. +++ song included in this episode are from “Time Enough at Last” and are: “Tuning In,” “View...

On this episode I have the joyous experience of sitting down and chatting w/ my good friends Martin and Matt of the Ohio sludge punk band Less Than Expected. We chat about their long awaited brand new second album “Time Enough at Last.” We also chat about Martin discovering Homeless Gospel Choir and starting LTE as a solo acoustic outlet, Martin doing graphic design and comic art, moving up from F...

On this rad episode I get the honor of sitting down w/ all four members of Washington, DC punk band Curse Words. We chat about the formation the band nearly 10 years ago, their career up to this point, and bringing Nicole into the fold in 2021. We also discuss their latest album “It Was the Cursed of Times” (out now through Allegedly Records,) their influences, giving the band a fuller sound, the...

I took the podcast on the road (and by the road I mean 7 minutes down the road) to Mom’s Basement Fest and had the pleasure of chatting with all 3 members of the NYC pop punk band The Lousekateers, El Chivo, DANIMAL, and GingerVal. We chat about the making of their brand new album MANDEMIC, out now, as well as their career and influences. We also chat about writing about politics without being a p...

On this really fun episode I get the pleasure of sitting with Gerry LaFemina, frontman of the Maryland punk band The Downstrokes and creator of the Savage Mountain Punk Fest and Arts Program. We chat about his band and their new album “This Close to Vertigo” (being released on 9/29/23 on CD, Vinyl, and Digital through a joint partnership from Allegedly Records and Coffin Curse Records,) along with...

On this fun episode I get the pleasure of sitting down and chatting w/ Tyler Adams (not THAT other Tyler Adams) from the Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada pop punk band The Follow Ups. We chat about the band, their partnership with Cellar Dwellers and Mom’s Basement Records, the formation of the band, moving from Ontario to New Brunswick, and the band’s plan on a new full length coming later this yea...

On this absolute blast of an episode I get the pleasure of sitting down and chatting w/ Vinny Marone, brainchild of the awesome Philadelphia-area punk band LOUD LOVE. We chat about starting the project as a way to cope during the pandemic and as a way to work w/ people he admired, using the band as a way to convey his variety of influences, our shared love of TwentyOne Pilots, and the way we can c...

On this engaging interview I sit down with Steve Cee from the Tampa, Florida punk band RATH and the Wise Guys for a second time. We chat about his band’s recent Midwest/East Coast tour, their live split release w/ the Cutoffs, and their EP “In the Mirror.” We also talk about the positive vibe the band carries with them, wanting to reach as many people through their music, Florida being the Butthol...

On this insightful episode I sit down and chat with Will West, vocalist and guitarist for the Baltimore power-skate punk band Paperback Tragedy. We chat about the return of all-ages show, growing older in the punk scene, his son following his footsteps into the scene, and the formation of the band. We also chat about PT getting attention in Japan despite never playing there, taking a break and for...

On this extremely fun episode one of my best buddies comes back for a 4th time, Nick Spoon from Lesser Creatures. He came back to promote their split w/ The Hawaiians, due out 7/08 via Last Exit Records in EU and Mom’s Basement Records in the US. But just like the previous 3 times the conversation derails into us clowning on each other, making each other laugh, and just genuinely having a good tim...

On this blast of an episode I sit down and chat w/ Jason Baygood and Nathan McDougall of the Chicago pop punk/power pop band Space Age Zeros. We chat about how they formed, how they hooked up with Nick No from Ramonescore Radio/Wellsville Records, how they blend all their influences, and how the scene thrives in the digital age of streaming and social media. There’s also plenty of Screeching Wease...

On this fun episode I get the pleasure of sitting down with August, guitarist and vocalist of the Chicago-based pop punk band Goodbye Sunshine. We chat about forming the band, writing light-hearted and short songs, how he got into punk rock through his sister, recording w/ Joe Queer, teaming up w/ Larry Parker and River Monster Records, and working on their new EP, “People Will Like You When You S...

On this deep and insightful episode I get the honor of chatting with folk artist Tim Nave, or The Artist Known as Tim. We chat about his roots in the Appalachian region of Tennessee, growing up in the church and it’s strict guidelines, how he discovered music from his dad’s hidden cassette tapes, & eventually discovering punk and playing in bands. We also discuss recording and playing on his own,...

On this hilarious and fun episode I get the pleasure of sitting down with Pittsburgh Ramonescore/pop punk band Rocky Dennis Face. We chat about how I got into the band, how they started, their influences, and their place in their local scene. We also discuss their debut self-titled full length, how their cover EP “Not Too Hard, Not too Soft” came to be, and their co-headlining shows w/ The Prozacs...

On this fun episode I get the absolutely pleasure of having J Prozac back on the podcast for a 4th time! The Prozacs frontman and solo performer came back on and chatted about work on his 3rd solo record, the future of the Prozacs, and finding the balance between the two projects. We also chat about him getting ready to play Pittsburgh and Youngstown for the first time since 2007, the future in ge...

On this exciting episode I get the pleasure of sitting down with one of my good buddies, Dave Strong, solo artist and former member of The Pinheads and The Guts. We chat about getting into music and forming The Pinheads w/Nate Doyle, his time in The Guts and playing with the likes of Geoff Palmer, Wimpy Rutherford, and Brad Marino, and taking another swing at playing musIc. We also chat about givi...

In this episode I get the pleasure of sitting down and chatting with the incredible Miski Dee Rodriguez of the amazingly cool punk band City Mouse. We chat about her moving across the country to start the band, the early years, her influences, and writing style. We also wax nostalgic over 90s music, excitement for her upcoming tour (w/ a stop in Youngstown,) preparation for the release of the “Mag...

On this kid friendly episode I get the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Andy and Ryan of the Toledo, OH area punk band LameAss Dads. This conversation covers a lot of ground, like discussing the origins of the band, being fathers and how that blends into the lyrical content, their debut album “Greetings from Nowhere, OH,” influences, and their partnership w/ the Columbus-based label Punkerto...

On this fun, relaxing episode I get the pleasure of sitting down w/ Amy Brady Morris of Allegedly Records, Punk Box, Ska Box, Beyond the Pit, and Scene to Shining Scene. We chat about her growing up in Northern California, getting married young, how she got exposed to punk by her husband, realizing she could have a life outside of kids as they got older, and her eventual partnership w/ Bree and Ch...

On this episode I sit down and chat w/ members of the South Bend, IN band The Distractions. We discuss the process of making their latest Self-Titled album, as well as what led to the formation of the band, their influences and how they got into punk. We also chat about how the local scene is recovering after the shutdown, their previous bands and how they helped shape them as individuals, and how...

On this fun episode I get to sit down and chat w/ Joe and Nick from the Baltimore, MD punk/power pop band TV Thief. We chat about their brand new EP “Victory Lap,” influences, recording themselves with a home studio, the members playing w/ other bands, the Baltimore scene in general, and Nick’s ordeal trying to learn drums in his school band. Nick also shares a funny story about a band breaking up...

On this unbelievable episode I get to sit down and chat w/ Rob Huddleston, vocalist and guitarist of legendary Virginia punk band Ann Beretta, and Scott Pasch, owner of DCxPC. We chat about how the two joined forces for the release of the live album “Like a Riot!” I fan boy a little bit on this episode because I’ve been a fan of Ann Beretta ever since I heard them on a Lookout! Records comp back i...

On this chill episode I sit down and chat w/ Larry Parker, owner of River Monster Records. We chat about a slew of things including record labels and the different recording formats, how he started the label, and how he got into punk and other music while growing up on a Air Force Base. We also chat about several of his bands, his plans moving the label forward, how we’ve dealt w/ obstacles, and s...

On this fun, spastic, and palette cleansing episode, I sit down and bullshit w/ one of my favorite people on this planet, Athena Athens of Little Lost Girl Media and the Wasting Time w/ Athena Athens podcast. This is her second time on the podcast and it’s been long way overdue! We chat about guests that have been featured on her podcast, her original idea for it, and what’s in the works for LLG m...

On this cool episode I sit down and chat w/ Joe, Josh, and Matt - members of the Columbus, OH area pop punk band The Plan Bs. We bullshit about the band forming, the Columbus / Dayton scenes overall, and us joining forces to put out their debut EP “Catch a Break” (out now on CD and digital through This is Just a Record Label.) We also chat about the origin of their name, influences, rotating drumm...