100 Words Or Less: The Podcast

While Kevin was out on the West Coast scouting out some places for Topshelf Records to relocate, I was able to meet up and get to know him a bit more. Kevin runs Topshelf Records alongside one of his close friends, Seth. We discussed not concentrating on negativity, finding your role and competition amongst record labels. I found it to be extremely engaging and I hope you do as well.  Learn more a...

This is a huge episode for me as Propagandhi is one of my favorite bands of all time. Chris and I discussed what it's like having academic papers written about your lyrics, nuance within one's life and being a parent. It got way more introspective than I thought it was going to be, but Chris was very open and ready to talk. He was one of the first people I wanted to speak to for the podcast, and 1...

Greg Bennick is the vocalist from hardcore bands Trial and Between Earth & Sky as well as accomplished presenter and humanitarian. He's a jack of all trades and I was excited to speak to him about where he got his start performing, not having a day job and finding balance in a chaotic life. Greg has many life lessons to teach so pull up a chair and listen.  Learn more about your ad-choices at...

I had a very pleasurable chat with the lead vocalist/guitarist from Restorations, Jon Louden. He's a veteran of the Philly music scene and we discuss how he's learned from his past mistakes, stability in and out of a band and properly defining your own band.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Po...

THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU EXCLUSIVELY BY ENJOY THE RIDE RECORDS (www.enjoytheriderecords.com). On the show this week is the hardworking singer/songwriter Rocky Votolato. Many may remember his incredible band Waxwing or his solo career that he's been crafting for the past 10+ years. Rocky has some incredible stories about being raised in/around a biker gang, how to remain positive and the fight w...

Happy Holidays everyone! I wanted to get you this awesome bonus episode here with David Anthony, the digital manager over at The AV Club. For regular listeners, you will notice his voice as he occasionally contributes some records for us to discuss that he might not have the ability to write about on the site. I sit down with him to speak about how exactly he got started in his writing career, his...

BROUGHT TO YOU EXCLUSIVELY BY ENJOY THE RIDE RECORDS (enjoytheriderecords.com).This one is a big one for me, Tom Capone is an incredible guitarist and I was extremely excited to sit down with him for a prolonged chat about his history in and out of music, black metal and his legacy as a guitar player in his bands.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnyst...

Brought to you exclusively by Enjoy The Ride Records (enjoytheriderecords.com). I called up Jake Snider from Minus The Bear to discuss many things including his earlier bands State Route 522 and Sharks Keep Moving, being political and how a band operates.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Polic...

The end of another year marks another massive conversation between myself and two close friends of mine. Joey Cahill from 6131 Records and Jeremy Bolm from Touche Amore join me in a chat about our favorite records, movies and TV from 2014 as well as a criminally underrated record from each of us as well. Sit back, pour yourself a cup of coffee and enjoy this extended conversation. Show notes are l...

Raw, unfiltered, uncut. This conversation I had with Jake Mcelfresh, who plays under the moniker of Front Porch Step, is a person on the verge of something. I was really lucky to capture this moment and walked Jake through a lot of different topics like how to cope with loss, anxiety and religion. Nothing is off limits and I am glad that Jake was so open with me.  Learn more about your ad-choices...

Nick Bogardus is an extremely old friend and has lived most of his life directly connected to his passions, music & God. He managed Thrice, under his management company called New Noise, from their infancy to their meteoric rise in the early 2000's and beyond. He then walked away from the music industry to pursue his relationship with God and now is the pastor of his own church here in Orange...

Late one evening, myself and Eddie (the bassist of Thrice) sat down to discuss many things including anxiety, being focused on the music alone and his father's passing. Eddie and I have known each other for awhile so this was very free flowing and given the time of night, a bit wandering. We get to some pretty deep places and his outlook on creativity is inspiring.  Learn more about your ad-choice...

This is it. I never thought that this podcast would be a vehicle for such open and inspiring discussion, but here we are. Buddy Nielsen who is the vocalist for Senses Fail who for many years, was arguably one of the largest bands in the mid-aughts comes on the show to discuss his struggles. He opens up about his addictions, sexuality and the self-destructive behavior he inflicted on himself for ye...

This week I was able to speak to the lead vocalist in the punk outfit, Xerxes. Calvin was more than willing to open up about his creative writing past, depression and anxiety that he suffers from. It's unlike most previous episodes as we dive in deep right away and I even get a little Dad like towards the end of the show. Dive in and enjoy! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod...

Many apologies for the delay, the internet wasn't our friend this week. Fortunately, I have a very fun conversation with James Shotwell who runs the site, Under The Gun Review , as well as working for a great music industry service called Haulix. We get in depth with discussions on the Christian music scene, is multi-tasking really a good thing and how playing terrible music is actually good for y...

In this very revealing episode we speak to Walter Delgado, the vocalist from the hardcore band Rotting Out. He had an insane upbringing and his life could have gone a completely different direction if it weren't for one specific show. We also discuss immigrating from Mexico, the horrific cycle of abuse and defying stereotypes. This is an absolutely crucial episode.  Learn more about your ad-choice...

Hey everyone! I am really excited to bring you this chat with Alley Epley, the guitarist/vocalist for The Life and Times & Shiner. While his bands aren't widely known, they are HIGHLY influential to indie rock, punk and hardcore. We discuss how to keep music fresh, The Blue Man Group and coming from a musical home. In this episode, we also check in with our contributor Dave Anthony (from The A...

Late one evening the vocalist for Sam Carter, and I hopped on Skype and had a spirited discussion hitting many topics that include getting in trouble with the press, what it's like to almost break a band up and not having a "backup plan". Sam is one of my good friends and I felt like we were really able to get somewhere with this discussion. I hope you enjoy! Please Donate to the Show! Learn more...

The guest has been a long time coming but we finally have the incredible Koji a solo artist from Pennsylvania, on the show this week. He's an incredibly thoughtful guy that gave me a lot of time for us to discuss being an outsider, self-examination and continually keeping active. Not only does he create compelling music, but he is very passionate about creating communities around activism and idea...

Surprise! I wanted to toss this out here as a bonus episode for those of you who are interested in some of the behind the scenes stuff that happens with 100 Words, how the interviews are conducted and the amount of work it takes to pull these things together. My producer and I speak about some of our favorite moments in the previous episodes and other funny anecdotes. Thanks again for your support...

I was nervous. This was an extremely important episode to me as Dan Carlin is someone who's work I really respect and view him as a true professional. His podcasts, Hardcore History and Common Sense, are staples of my listening diet and he has a long history with the world of punk and independent music. We speak about being reckless, the world of newscasting and the early 80's punk scene. This is...

I am pleased to bring you my chat with my old friend, Mike Mowery. He currently manages bands under the Outerloop Management company and is responsible for bands like Refused, We Came As Romans, Set It Off and many more. He also used to play in Good Clean Fun as well as organize shows at The Pickle Patch in Santa Barbara, CA. He's done a lot with his time and was eager to speak about his experienc...

THIS EPISODE BROUGHT TO YOU EXCLUSIVELY BY THE NATIVE SOUNDThe vocalist from The Swellers, Nick Diener, is my guest on the show this week and I couldn't be more happy to bring you this raw and honest conversation. We speak about what it's like to break a band up, the transitions that he is going through in his own life and jealousy between bands (which is something very few bands/people discuss pu...

This episode brought to you exclusively by The Native SoundI was finally able to peg down a guy who I had been wanting to chat with for quite some time, Taylor Madison from the rock band Superheaven (formerly known as Daylight). He's a great dude with a very dry sense of humor so we got along swimmingly when we first met. In this episode we discussed how it feels and what it's like to change the n...

THIS EPISODE EXCLUSIVELY BROUGHT TO YOU BY NATIVE SOUND RECORDSI am extremely proud to bring you a conversation I had with the host of one of my favorite podcasts around, Roman Mars. His show is called 99 Percent Invisible and focuses on architecture and the undiscovered beauty of the world that surrounds us. We discuss punk culture, building a podcast and Dischord Records. This episode is essenti...