It's Not A Phase

On this episode of the It's Not A Phase podcast, I chat with Tristan Pratt, a publicist at Marshall Records and also a YouTube and music journalist under the name The Metal Tris. We cover the difference between publicity at an agency compared to in-house with a label, the day-to-day job of a music publicist, the value in interning, how he got into reviewing and interviewing bands, his love fo...

On this episode of the It's Not A Phase podcast, I spoke with Void Of Vision vocalist, Jack Bergin. We had a chat about the band's 'Chronicles' EP series and its second latest instalment, 'Heaven', their newly explored EDM influences, the importance of imagery, his side-project Cherry, and loads more. If you enjoy this episode, please consider subscribing to stay in t...

On this episode of It's Not A Phase, I had a chat with all three members British rock outfit, Puppy. I spoke with the trio about their second album, 'Pure Evil', writing and self-recording an album in lockdown, their tongue-in-cheek homages to metal and heavy music, making their own stage props, their love for Manowar and GWAR, signing to Rude Records, and more. If you enjoy this ep...

On this episode of the It's Not A Phase podcast, I spoke with music publicist Jamie Otsa, who is also the founder and director of his own firm, Wall Of Sound PR. We cover what a music publicist is and does, his unconventional route of getting into publicity, his advice to anyone interested in that career path, what a band needs and should expect from a PR campaign, and more. If you enjoy this...

On this episode of the It's Not A Phase podcast, I had a chat with guitarist Erhan Alman and drummer Julian Gage of the British up-and-coming metal maelstrom, Heriot. We get into the thick of their upcoming 'Profound Morality' EP, blooming as a band during quarantine, getting hate from Machine Head fans, a summer of festivals ahead of them, being nominated for a Heavy Music Award, a...

For the very first episode of the It's Not A Phase podcast, I'm speaking with Bowling For Soup frontman and pop-punk legend, Jaret Reddick. On this episode I chat to Jaret about his new solo country album, 'Just Woke Up', the forthcoming Bowling For Soup album, 'Pop Drunk Snot Bread', how to balance his time with all of his creative projects, how Bowling For Soup have...

Hi everyone! My name is Zach Redrup and this is the It's Not a Phase podcast! I'll be delivering you a new episode every Thursday where I'll be hanging out and talking with your favourite bands and artists in rock, punk, metal, emo, hardcore, and beyond. I'll also be speaking with people with more "behind-the-scenes" roles in the industry such as tour managers, public...