Ruin Music

Smhoak was honored to spend December in Pensacola, Fl as the artist in residence at 309 Punk Project, a long time punkhouse converted into an arts organization preserving local history and bringing art to the community. There he gathered recordings of ambient sounds, local musicians, and interviews to weave together into his piece.  An extra thank you to 309 Punk Project, a great place. featuring:...

Ruin Music is coming back! First new episode is a special one from Smhoak's residency at 309 Punk Project in lovely Pensacola, FL.  Then we'll have a few new episodes for your ears!  Also, if you want to rep Ruin Music, there are new shirts in the shop at smhoak.city including one from buddy of the show Arrien " Snark " Zinghini, avaibable to order from one of them tshirt providers now! https://sm...

Just a little mix to announce a short hiatus while Smhoak gets his head right and finds a new place to live. Expect great new episodes as soon as october, maybe sooner, and see Smhoak live at Wonderville in Brooklyn on Sept 2nd. important to note: Kelly Clarkson, not Gwen Stefani. https://linktr.ee/smhoak See y'all soon.

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A relaxing fill-in episode.  https://linktr.ee/smhoak  

Hello Ruin Nation, This episode Smhoak ruins a conversation with big Luke Chiaruttini of Bueno. Grab the new Bueno record "I Was a Thing of Beauty" on vinyl here . or digitally here . or at the record release show 7/14 at Purgatory Bk!  https://linktr.ee/smhoak this episode brought to you by Protection Spell.  https://www.instagram.com/protection_spell_/  

listen to Smhoak talk for a change, he absolutely hated recording and mixing this! thanks for the questions: ask more here https://linktr.ee/smhoak https://smhoak.city/questions  

Weaponizing shrill to make killer music, this episode Smhoak Ruins a conversation with one of the sharpest cookies in the box, live-code nightmare Messica Arson.  See her in Boston on June 10th or Trans Pecos in Queens on June 20th. https://messicaarson.bandcamp.com/ ASK SMHOAK YOUR QUESTIONS FOR THE JUNE 15th EPISODE.  HERE or EMAIL RUINMUSICPOD@GMAIL.COM (VOICE MEMOS WELCOME). https://linktr.ee/...

Hello Ruin Nation, this week Smhoak ruins a conversation with Abbie from Mars. Young and full of spirit, Abbie's work ignores a lot of standard artistic divisions that keep us down. Listen to her excellent radio show Saturday nights at midnight est on WFMU . (and side shoutout to pod buddy Marty McSorely who has the show before hers.) And, to settle a mystery established in the ep, Smhoak and Abbi...

Hello Ruin Nation, this episode Smhoak ruins a conversation with A Place to Bury Strangers and Death By Audio svengali Oliver Ackermann. The man defines the diy culture we try to espouse on this show. A legend. https://www.aplacetoburystrangers.com/ https://aplacetoburystrangers.bandcamp.com/ https://deathbyaudio.com/ Service by NM Esc from Bottlecap Press https://bottlecap.press/products/service...

Hello Ruin Nation, we're back with a BIG one. First up Smhoak ruins a conversation with Emma Witmer who is Gobbin Jr. One of my favorite singer/songwriters, Gob's songs were my starting place for a whole genre of music. She's the most fun and the sharpest (and the most curt). Then, to celebrate the "holiday" on which this comes out, we get to a pretty solid chunk of mixtape that may ruin the show...

This episode Smhoak ruins a conversation with Billy Brett of everybody's favorite, BUCK GOOTER. Grab their amazing new record, Ghost Brain, it fucking rules. https://buckgooter.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-brain this episode is brought to you by Protection Spell. https://www.instagram.com/protection_spell_/ check out Parlor Walls new release featuring a rare Smhoak remix. https://parlorwalls.bandcamp....

Just what Smhoak asked for for his birthday, a new Ruin Music! This week's guests are the inimitable Stice, a favorite. You can catch them on tour in your town, if you live in any of these towns.  STICE TOUR DATES APRIL 5 - NYC - TV EYE APRIL 6 - PHILLY - HAUS OF YARGA APRIL 7 - DC - SLASH RUN APRIL 8 - RALEIGH - TBA APRIL 10 - ATLANTA - INNERSPACE APRIL 11 - ATHENS GA - FLICKER APRIL 12 - ASHEVIL...

Hello Ruin Nation! We're back this week with brooklyn's premiere AV genius/comix creator/animator/burst of color, Preston Spurlock. He rules and the episode makes clear why. Catch him in his bands The Johns or Jefferson Houseboat. See him live at Wonderville March 13th. https://prestonspurlock.bandcamp.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@PrestonSpurlock this episode brought to you buy L0-Rez Effects. ht...

Season 2 Premiere! Glad to be back. This episode's guest is Noah Klein, formally Cuddleformation. Cofounder of FMLY,  creative director of FMLY Fest and the Floating series of outdoor music events in Los Angeles. He's also behind the label Never Content.  Noah's new record, Zion, comes out the Feb 24th on Moon Glyph. https://noahklein.bandcamp.com/album/zion https://becomecontent.bandcamp.com/ htt...

A little gift to remind that we're here and ruin your holiday, with saxophone by Snark  and voiceover by Bunny Intonamorous . See you soon. http://patreon.com/ruinmusicpod https://linktr.ee/smhoak

Season finale! Today we talk to Max Allison. He's Mukqs, he's part of Goodwill Smith, BB Sitter's Club, Hausu Mountain Records, and his newly launched digital label, Blorpus Editions. He's sunshine. You're gonna love him. Ruin Music will be back in 2023, look out for some special episodes between now and then. And tune into Smhoakstock Dec 1 - 12 on http://smhoak.city https://mukqs.bandcamp.com ht...

Yowwwww. This week's a big one because we get to hang out with a member of the family, Ryan William Downey. Not only is he the voice at the end of every episode enticing you to participate in the show, but he's rocker, a writer, a thespian, a philosopher, and the voices of multiple pokemon.  Is this the penultimate episode of the Ruin Music season? tune in to the next episode to find out! TICKETS...

This week, the 36th week of Ruin Music, Smhoak ruins a conversation with Devin McKnight of Maneka and Speedy Ortiz.  https://maneka.bandcamp.com http://linktr.ee/smhoak  

This week Smhoak ruins a conversation with the illustrious Medulasa, dj Netflex, Partisan, Discomancer and a million other aliases, it's Bunny Intonamorous!  https://medulasa.bandcamp.com https://djnetflex.bandcamp.com https://thediscomancer.bandcamp.com/releases http://linktr.ee/smhoak  

This week Smhoak ruins a conversation with one of the world's true creative powerhouses, René Kladzyk aka Ziemba!  Enjoy! https://ziembavision.com https://ziemba.bandcamp.com https://rhinest0ne.bandcamp.com/album/rhinestone http://linktr.ee/smhoak Tell your friends about Ruin Music!  

This week, to let you relax in a different world for a bit, Smhoak destroys a conversation with producer, musician, animator, editor and all around good time, Vanessa Castro.    https://vanessa-castro.net/ https://becomecontent.bandcamp.com/album/sou https://dvc123.bandcamp.com/album/play-list http://linktr.ee/smhoak  

we're back with one of Smhoak's favorite people, Sarah Register. an extremely talented and respected mastering engineer, Register was in the bands Talk Normal and War Bubble (with your host!). she's currently rocking with Kim Gordon and in the trio Better Corners, check out their new record: it rules. Better Corners on Spotify or Greedbag http://sarahregister.com linktr.ee/smhoak      

This week, Smhoak ruins a conversation the rockers of Weeping Icon. They discuss band structure, how much fun they have together, and how they are the boxcar children.   https://weepingicon.bandcamp.com http://smhoak.city    

This week, to celebrate six months of the show, Smhoak ruins a conversation with Chris Mulligan, the multi-instrumentalist other half of Parlor Walls. (Jump back to episode 1 to hear our first interview with the band.)  Their new record, Belly Up, is excellent. http://parlorwalls.bandcamp.com http://smhoak.city