What Are You Jamming?

On this episode of What Are You Jamming? , I'm joined by Laurent Schroeder-Lebec of Pelican - a band that has spent the last two decades proving you don't need vocals to absolutely level people. We talk about the band's roots in the Chicago hardcore scene, how their sound has evolved over time, and why trying to pin a genre on Pelican is kind of missing the point. Laurent also gets into the creati...

This week on What Are You Jamming? , I'm joined by Bryn Niebohr of Stay Inside. We talk about the band's origins, Bryn's musical upbringing, and how a wide range of influences eventually gets filtered into something that feels distinctly their own. There's a lot in here about evolution - not just in sound, but in process - from more individual writing to something increasingly collaborative and fl...

On this episode What Are You Jamming? I'm joined by Brandon Watkins from Year of the Knife. Brandon is involved in multiple bands and has spent years immersed in the heavier corners of hardcore, metalcore, and death metal. In this conversation we talk about the music that shaped him, the bands and records that pushed him toward brutal hardcore, and how songwriting works in a band whose lineup and...

On this episode of Wha t  Are You Jamming? , I'm joined by Dennis Mikula of Ghost Bath for a deep dive into the band's latest record, Rose Thorn Necklace . Dennis opens up about starting Ghost Bath as a college side project and how early influences in hardcore, post-hardcore, and black metal shaped his musical identity. We talk about why he describes what he does as "rock and roll," how internal e...

Scott Osment (Glassing, Deaf Club, Planet B) crashes in to talk drums, chaos, and the art of juggling multiple bands without completely losing your mind. We dive into Scott's early days behind the kit, early-2000s heavy music that scrambled his brain, and the drummers who rewired his style. He breaks down why being in the room still matters when writing music, how Glassing, Deaf Club and Planet B...

On this episode of What Are You Jamming? , Chris Owen sits down with Caleb of Hey, ily for a wide-ranging, tangent-friendly conversation about music, scenes, and why fun songs can still hit pretty dark. They talk Caleb's early influences - from Gorillaz and Radiohead to emo and underground music-  how those sounds shape the eclectic world of Hey, ily. The conversation moves through songwriting, co...

Adam Davis of Omnigone joins What Are You Jamming? to talk about building something that lasts, channeling chaos instead of drowning in it, and why Feral is the sound of a band very much alive right now. We get into songwriting, live energy, how experience informs Omnigone without owning it, and what Adam's actually listening to when nobody's watching. No nostalgia tour. No genre cosplay. Just lou...

I sit down with Melody Zenith, a Darkwave enchantress whose music is equal parts moody, precise, and uncomfortably catchy. We talk influences, creative process, live shows, writer's block, and the weird little rituals that keep her making music that doesn't really fit anywhere — and that's exactly the point. Intro: "Vampire" – Melody Zenith Outro: "Kiss the Night" – Melody Zenith And yes… I ask th...

In this episode I talk with Lee Buford from The Body — punk roots, heavy sounds, collaborations galore, Fugazi references, gear nerding… basically everything you need to feel slightly inadequate about your own record collection. Intro: "Careless and Worn" – The Body Outro: "End of the Line" – The Body And yes, I ask the question you've been waiting for: what are you jamming? Slide into my DMs, pos...

In this episode, I sat down with Garry Brents — the mastermind behind Cara Neir, Gone Mage, Sallow Moth, and Homeskin — to talk all about his creative process, moving between projects, future ideas (doom record? Depeche Mode vibes?), yerba maté obsession, and of course… his Mount Rushmore of nu metal. You'll hear "Icegorger Gauntlets" under the intro and "Runemilk Amulet" under the outro — both fr...

On this episode of What Are You Jamming? , I sit down with Bryan Funck of Thou to talk New Orleans, punk ethics, and why he's never really thought of Thou as a "local band" to begin with. We dig into his approach to songwriting, his complicated feelings about performing live, the quiet anarchy baked into the band's decisions, and what it's like running his record store, Sisters in Christ. The epis...

In the epsiode Chris chats with Thom Wasluck aka Planning For Burial/. Thom and Chris get into the origins of Planning for Burial , the beautifully messy evolution of his sound, and the kind of creative chaos that somehow turns into an album. They talk vibes, feelings, weird gear choices, hometown atmospheres, and why some songs just happen to you. Thom also drops back in later with a story that i...

Hey peeps! The second episode of What Are You Jamming? is live! I'm Chris Owen, and this time I'm hanging with Isahen and Van from Ivory Daze. I caught them opening for Prize Horse and Greet Death recently, and wow — they absolutely destroyed the stage. Their sound is somewhere between dreamy shoegaze and raw, emotional '90s alt-rock: big walls of guitar, floaty vocals, and a ton of feeling. In th...

For the debut of What Are You Jamming?, I sat down with Nicholas the frontman and songwriter for @marjorine_music , a psych-rock band creating lush, hypnotic soundscapes. We talk music, creativity, the tracks that inspire him… and even get a little off track talking about movies (because inspiration comes from everywhere). Intro music: "Salton Sea" by Marjorine Outro music: "Otherside" by Marjorin...

A music interview podcast. Every interview ends with the simple question- What are you jamming?