My Little Underground

I heard a rumor, it sounds true, one third of Perennial; Chad Jewett is back on My Little Underground! Chad discusses how important the live set is to Perennial and how the Modernism art movement serves as a metaphor of the evolution of the band's sound in their new album 'Modernism'. Listen to Perennial: https://perennialtheband.bandcamp.com/album/modernism Connect with My Little Unde...

Big Joanie guitarist and vocalist, Stephanie Phillips is on My Little Underground to discuss her new book, We Were Here: A History of Black People and Alternative Music ! Stephanie shares what prompted her to write this book, the research involved and some black artists who she thinks are getting their history erased. We also talked the racist history of radio formats and music charts, how genres...

Long Island native Nicole Matarese is on My Little Underground to discuss her time with many creative mediums including podcasting, creative writing, filmmaking and acting. Nicole discusses how she landed the role of Sam O'Brien in Curse of the Weredeer and show she supports the independent film community. Lately, Nicole has been sharing clever short stories on her substack Nicole Writes Words...

Shannon Lay returns to My Little Underground to talk her new album "Past The Veil" out her recently launched record label, All The Best! Shannon reflects on her Sub Pop departure and shares how she would run a label and gives her perspective on an album rollout. She also talks spirituality, keeping calm in these trying times, and more! -- Listen to Shannon Lay: https://www.shannonlay.com...

Long Island bred, France based author, Lisa Czarina Michaud is on My Little Underground to share stories of growing up on Long Island and self publishing her own books. She published her three novels, "Lost On Long Island", "Slanted And Dischanted", and "Somewhere In Hollywood" on her very own publishing house, Barre Chord Press! Lisa shares the DIY approach she takes...

Gemma (Felicia Douglass and Erik Gundel) make their second appearance on My Little Underground to discuss their third album, "Be About It". Felicia and Erik also share what they have learned from each other in the 11 years as group, the changes they have noticed in the New York music scene, the struggle of being genre ambiguous, and the complicated logistics in touring and playing shows...

On the latest episode of My Little Underground, historian and professor, Dr. Austin McCoy discusses his new book; Living in a D.A.I.S.Y. Age: The Music, Culture, and World De La Soul Made. Listen as we talk understanding De La Soul’s messaging in their music as we age, how inaccessible their work was as music entered into the digital age where De La Souls influence is most prevalent today and more...

This week on My Little Underground. fellow podcast creators, Malcolm & Kenya are on the show to tell the story of their podcast, Still Diverted! Your Brooklyn besties share the history of Still Diverted from its college radio beginnings of our shared alma-mater, 90.3 WKRB out of Kingsborough Community College, to a weekly YouTube show, and its latest form, a fully produced audio and video show...

In the 2026 premiere of My Little Underground, Peter A chats with NY-based producer and content creator, Marsanne on her debut beat collection "Stars we don't see". Marsanne talks up her decision to release music in a traditional form after mostly sharing her beats on social media along with the influence, video games, Tumblr, and Nardwuar had on her! How to listen to "Stars we...

Tallahasee based rapper/DJ/label head, Artisan P returns to My Little Underground to discuss his new album "Direct Flights 2" produced entirely by DJ Proof. Artisan P talks the loose concept of the album, challenging himself to rhyme over certain Proof beats, future plans for his label Citronella Room, and more! --- Listen to "Direct Flights 2": https://citronellaroom.bandcamp....

Kelly Moonstone returns to My Little Underground for a third time to talk up her new album "New Moon"! She shares what a headlining Kelly Moonstone tour would look like, the success of her single 'IKEA', her love of anime, and more! -- Listen to Kelly Moonstone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMGlDN1i4Q0 Subscribe to My Little Underground on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mlu...

Mike Sheffield, the head composer of clairaudience; an experimental/ambient/electronic project makes his debut on My Little Underground to discuss the group’s new album “Letters from Emptiness”. Mike also talks the changes in the New York DIY music community and its micro communities over the years, the simplicity behind some of the more expansive and complicated tracks on “Letters from Emptiness”...

Kate Meizner, guitarist and lead singer of Jobber, returns to My Little Underground to discuss the band’s debut LP, “Jobber To The Stars”. Kate also explains how pro-wrestling directly and indirectly influenced the album, the importance of self-care, treating yourself nicely, and more!  --- Listen to Jobber: https://jobber.bandcamp.com/ Connect with My Little Underground: https://linktr.ee/mlupod...

Jack Harkins from Manchester, UK jangle pop, C86 inspired band Autocamper is on My Little Underground discussing their debut LP "What Do You Do All Day?". Jack also talks avoided genre cliches, honest optimism in his songwriting, lessons learned from touring, his perspective of the UK music scene and more! --- Listen to Autocamper: https://autocamper.bandcamp.com/album/what-do-you-do-all...

Jasamine White-Gluz returns to My Little Underground to discuss the new No Joy album, “Bugland” along with insight on what happens during the time between album releases. Jasamine also shares how moving into a rural environment inspired her new album, her time as a music writer, plus her stance on touring in 2025!  ---- Listen to No Joy:  https://nojoy.bandcamp.com/   All things My Little Undergro...

Thanya Iyer returns to My Little Underground to discuss her new album ‘TIDE/TIED’ out now Top Shelf Records! Thanya speaks on the concepts of the new album, what keeps her motivated to keep pursuing music, the communal collaborative process with her bandmates, her immersive experience at PHI (which I miss-pronounce) in Montreal, and Thanya recommends some musicians from her city! -- Listen to Than...

Music Journalist Liz Pelly is on My Little Underground to discusses her motivation for writing her book, Mood Machine - The Rise of Spotify and The Costs of The Perfect Playlist. She also talks the importance of supporting local music scenes, the wild Wild West of post-piracy, pre streaming music period, the status of human curation of music in the age of streaming, and more!  — Buy Mood Machine: ...

Lamark returns to My Little Underground to discuss Season 4 of his podcast, Lamark After Dark! Not only that, Lamark shares details of the first ever Lamark After Dark live show this summer, working on his book, his thoughts on the abundance of celebrities in the podcast space, the lack of diversity in certain radio formats, and more!  --- Follow Lamark After Dark on Instagram: https://www.instagr...

Seattle based musician Miranda Elliot (Old Man of The Woods and The Stalk) made her way back to My Little Underground to discuss her new Old Man of The Woods “Tryptich” EP series, a paranormal experience re-recording a track from her debut LP “Votives”, and her new dark dance duo The Stalk with Joey Frostad. Miranda also talks her growing connection with Seattle as a city and its music community....

On the 2024 finale of My Little Underground, I go through my favorite releases of the second half of the year (plus two singles from the first half)! Listen as I expain the New York vibrancy of "Rose Main Reading Room" from Peel Dream Magazine, the sonic gumbo that is "Free Energy" from Dummy, the genre exploration of "Bird's Eye" from Ravyn Lenae, confrontational yet reflective "GNX" from Kendric...

On the penultimate episode of My Little Underground of 2024, Vanessa Mena is on the show to discuss her podcast Musica Con M De Mujer; which is dedicated to Women across the spectrum of the music industry. Vanessa talks why podcasting became her medium and how she gained confidence in her voice. We also have a conversation on challenges on producing podcasts and the importance of getting to know t...

Elise Okusami, who fronts Oceanator, is on My Little Underground for a third time to discuss the band’s new album “Everything Is Love and Death” and why she believes this is her best work yet. We also discuss the continued genre-bending of Oceanator, how both of us dealt with post Election Day grief, dealing with mortality, an update on Elise’s imprint Plastic Miracles, and more!  — Listen to Ocea...

So glad to welcome Sebastien Grainger to My Little Underground! Sebastien is the drummer and singer of the legendary Canadian Dance-Punk band Death From Above 1979 and he is on the show to discuss the 20th anniversary of their debut album “You’re A Woman, I’m A Machine”. He's not exactly nostalgic about that time period but I appreciate him sharing fond memories of recording the LP and talking up...

Los Angeles shoegaze/noise-pop band, Mo Dotti return to My Little Underground to discuss their debut full length album “Opaque”. Singer/guitarist Gina Negrini and guitarist Guy Valdez talk the overall opaque nature of Mo Dotti, shoegaze and other sub-sub genres, Ride’s Mark Gardener mastering their album, their holy trinity of LA music venues, self-releasing their music and more!  --- Listen to Mo...

On the latest episode of My Little Underground, I’m glad to welcome back Joe Stevens of Peel Dream Magazine! Listen as we discuss the pop band’s fourth album, “Rose Mose Main Reading Room” and the influence New York had on the LP. Joe also discusses evolving out of the shoegaze sound of their earlier work and not focusing on belonging to a particular sub-genre while maintaining a focus on melody a...