100 Words Or Less: The Podcast

Wayne Wildrick, the guitarist of Man Overboard, dropped by my house recently to go over his upbringing in New Jersey, what he was thinking when he left the band for a brief time and we invent the term, "drinking the paper". Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

One afternoon I sat down with Craig Ericson (the owner of Rise Records) and discussed the misconceptions of the label, why he signs the bands he does and his previous career as a mapmaker.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at htt...

One afternoon I had the opportunity to sit down with Adam Vass, the bass player from La Dispute and independent artist. It was a great chat talking about his serendipitous inclusion in the band, confidence in your work and misconceptions of the band.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at...

One afternoon over Skype I chatted with the vocalist from Obey The Brave (and previous vocalist of Despised Icon) Alex Erian about misconceptions of himself, the intricacies of Montreal culture and his insane birth.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

I had been looking forward to sitting down with Chris Hansen, the owner of No Sleep Records, for awhile as he is one of my close friends. He really opened about many things such as his social anxiety, his fathers passing and how No Sleep Records was born. It was a great chat and I hope you enjoy. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Not only are these dudes my first international guests, but some of the only twins I know playing music in the same band together. Dan & Tom Searle from Architects (in the UK) stayed up late one night to discuss gossip oriented press, their humble beginnings and preconceived notions . Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

I got a chance to have my old friend Andrew Glover (bass player for Winds Of Plague) on the show to discuss how bad ass his father is, how success can be defined and finally, Andrew has a bone to pick with ME! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

I sat down with one of my old friends, Tommy Rogers, the vocalist from Between The Buried and Me to discuss his upbringing in rural North Carolina, how criticism hurts and the birth of his child.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice...

Making history as being the youngest guest on the show, drummer/vocalist Jami Morgan from Code Orange is on the show today. He and I had a great chat one afternoon about embarrassing first bands, depression and being the "business man" of the band.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at ht...

I had the pleasure of sitting down with all around good dude Forrest Kline from the band Hellogoodbye to discuss real estate, why touring isn't all it's cracked up to be and self preservation.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...

In this episode I visit with Matt Fox, the driving force behind metalcore pioneers Shai Hulud. We discuss his love for thrash metal, why women are so much better than men and his South Florida upbringing.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priva...

Brett is one of the nicest, down to earth and realistic dudes I have ever met. We had the chance to sit down one afternoon and discuss his post-punk upbringing, how Ignite operates as a band and his new band Nations Afire.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

I had the pleasure of speaking to Chris Bruni, the owner of Profound Lore Records, about his label, the concept of hipster metal and how buying records doesn't support satan.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...

In this episode I had a great conversation with Buddy Nielsen, the vocalist from Senses Fail about everything from his bands journey in and around the mainstream, being successful on your own terms and how he still keeps the excitement for new bands. This podcast is part of the Punknews network, visit punknews.org for all the latest news in independent music. Learn more about your ad-choices at ht...

Episode 7 - I caught up with one of my oldest friends Chris Logan, the vocalist for (in my humble opinion) legendary hardcore band Chokehold, 78 Days and more recently Anxiety. We talked about his experience in creating a "scene" in Southern Ontario, growing up within the confines of the hardcore scene and his experience of running Goodfellow Records.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://w...

I sit down with one of the most pervasive truth teller/shit talker on the internet currently (okay, I may be exaggerating a little bit) about how he formed his writing voice, why metal fans are dumb and how stupid it is to "grow up" out of certain musical styles. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privac...

One fine Southern California afternoon, Jesse Barnett (the vocalist from Stick To Your Guns) and I spoke candidly about relationships, why they've never been "accepted" by the hardcore scene and religion. It's one of my favorite conversations I have had on the show thus far.    Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

I had the opportunity to have a very honest and open chat with Gared O'Donnell, the lead vocalist from Planes Mistaken For Stars/Hawks & Doves. We spoke about the need to create art, how life can mirror art and how he was raised in bars.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://a...

We sit down with Justin Smith, the guitarist from Graf Orlock, vocalist/guitarist from Ghostlimb and guitarist for Dangers (that is a mouthful). We discuss growing up in Orange County, the REAL story behind Graf Orlock and why the director of HEAT pre-ordered a 7".  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Pri...

In our second episode I speak with Jon Halperin, who is the main talent buyer for The Glass House in Pomona, CA, about his upbringing in suburbia, his fathers life as a spy and the worst part of his job. His dogs also make an appearance throughout the episode as well. Logo courtesy of Chris Hansen. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener...

With our first episode, we sit down with Riley from Thrice and talk about his bands farewell tour, his baseball career, why English was his default major and other pressing matters.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://ar...

Seeing how much fun we had last year, we decided to bring Jeremy Bolm from Touche Amore back into the studio and go over the "Best Of 2011" in music, movies, TV and podcasts. It's a long one, but filled with awesomeness. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C...

In this episode we speak to Albert Mudrian, the editor in chief of Decibel Magazine about diapers, retrospective shows being "too soon" and one of the best film trilogies of all time. We also discuss new music from Mastodon, Tim Hecker, Childish Gambino and The Muppets. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See...

In this episode we speak to Nick Beard from the rock band Circa Survive about what's it's like making a living off of the band, skewed expectations and how influential a record label really is. We also talk about Workaholics, The Other F Word and a bunch of new music. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See P...

In this episode we sit down with CEO of Bullet Tooth Records (previously known as Trustkill Records) Josh Grabelle and talk about his love for pop music, Israel and why labels are an easy scapegoat. We also chat about the new M83, Trash Talk, Four Year Strong and Paranormal Activity 3. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...