A-Sides

Episode 89 features Matt Andersen of The Great Affairs, as he chats with Andy about his life from growing up in Kentucky to working and performing in Nashville, TN. Matt shares stories about working his first show in the rafters, performing as an opening act for various 80's legends, and the best spring break ever in 1997. You can follow along with Matt and The Great Affairs through their website...

Frequent guest Corey Rozzoni makes his 4th appearance on A-Sides to chat with Andy in this special 88th episode. They revisit a Facebook post that Rizzo made, which he asked friends to rank their favorite bands of the "Grunge" era. Not only do they break down Corey's favorites, they also try to define the "Seattle Sound", and debate which pizza toppings make the best pie. You can follow Corey on h...

Building from previous discussions reminiscing on car trips as kids and music from our dads' record collections, we came up with the idea to discuss our favorite songs from yesteryear, dubbed "Our Dads' Mixtape." Episode 87 features of wide range of songs from country artists to Motown, with a dash of blue-eyed soul. They reminisce, they laugh, and Brent even shares a story about a death trap coff...

For Episode 86, Denny Smith of The Great Affairs makes another guest appearance to discuss the classic era of Dokken. Denny and Andy begin with their debut album Breaking the Chains, then analyze Jeff Pilson's impact on the band, along with the many wardrobe changes and hair styles, live performances, and also touch on a few of their splinter groups and side projects. Huge thanks to Denny Smith fo...

This long overdue 85th episode of A-Sides features a deep dive into arguably one of the greatest metal bands of all time, Metallica! Brent and Andy share their introductions to the band, along with their 10 favorite songs, the various points of contention where Metallica "sold out", experiencing Metallica live, their ever-changing setlists, and also discover that Metallica makes the perfect soundt...

John Massaglia returns to A-Sides to discuss his band, The Truth Council, following up on his previous appearance on Episode 16. John shares a few updates from the studio as well as inspirations behind their second EP, Green Planet, before diving into his wide range of musical influences.   You can follow John and The Truth Council on Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/thetruthcouncil and find the...

For Episode 83, Brent and Andy tackle the biggest band in music history- The Beatles! After sharing their introductions, they dive into their favorite songs, discuss the recent Beatles' documentaries, explain how a "less is more" approach can be effective, and Brent even makes a striking comparison between an iconic song of the 80's and one from The Fab Four. Grab a cold beverage, press "play", an...

Episode 82 features a conversation with Adam Wakeman, which touches on his recently released classical album, A Handful of Memories. He also shares stories from the road, the time he attended an interesting "speed dating" version of songwriting, and he dives into the genesis of Jazz Sabbath. Jazz Sabbath is an instrumental recreation of some of Black Sabbath's most beloved songs, which Adam will b...

2021 continued the trend of surprise albums and massive back-catalog reissues, while vinyl sales continued to rise and pressing plants experienced even greater delays. We definitely bought more than our fair share of vinyl this year, so we sat down to discuss our 5 favorite albums of 2021. The discussion also includes our favorite reissued albums, annoying album packaging, our next tribute band id...

Mt Rushmore features the sculpted heads of four great Presidents of the United States of America. For Episode 80, Brent and Andy shared which 4 iconic guitar players would make their own personal Mt Rushmore. Brent came at the topic with his own personal influences that have inspired his playing and guitar tone, while Andy approached the topic through a fan perspective, and also took it a bit lite...

For Episode 79, Freddy Herrera joins Andy to share stories about his time in The Exies, as well as his current role with Everclear. The conversation also includes the topics of returning to touring in 2021, unique venues, the origin of The Exies, and Freddy's favorite band- Cheap Trick. Big thank you to Freddy for being gracious and sharing his stories on the latest episode of A-Sides. You can fin...

For Episode 78 of A-Sides, Brent and Andy dive into Nine Inch Nails, discussing their favorite releases. Brent's choice is the aggressive 1992 EP release titled Broken, while Andy's favorite is the raw and introspective album from 2005, With Teeth. The guys share their favorite tracks, memories of Nine Inch Nails over the years, as well as Trent Reznor's recent work with Halsey. We also mention ou...

Following up on past conversations with Corey "Rizzo" Rozzoni, this time we dove into his experiences attending concerts over the years for Episode 77 of A-Sides. He shares stories from Alpine Valley in Wisconsin to Ozzfest in Texas, and all points in-between! There's tales of puke, shattered windows, fist fights, mechanical spiders, and more death-defying concert goers. Huge thanks to Rizzo for c...

Episode 76 features a conversation with Daniel Kluiter, drummer for Midwestern power trio, The Rumours. Andy and Daniel chat about the band's return to playing shows in 2021, the release of their 2020 album Suck It, and what's in store on the horizon for the band. You can keep up with The Rumours on Facebook here or grab an album or shirt from their webstore . Huge thank you to Daniel for taking t...

By most music standards, Faith No More may be considered a "one hit wonder", known for their Billboard-charting hit single, "Epic." During the course of this episode of A-Sides, we share our favorite Faith No More songs and shine the spotlight on some of their lesser-known songs. We also discuss both era's of the band, with songs from the early Chuck Mosley days to the more well-known period led b...

The shifting landscape of music in the 1990's was harsh to many established rock acts- they either had to adapt to changing trends and get a hair cut, or get left behind in the dust. For this episode we chose to spotlight hidden gems from several of these bands, such as Poison, Extreme, Dokken, Dio, and more! Press play on this episode and take a trip back to the 1990's as we share our favorite un...

2021 marks the 40th anniversary of Anthrax, while Brent and Andy recently passed the two-year mark of recording A-Sides. We celebrate the occasion with a dive into Anthrax, as we share our favorite songs, with the usual side rants along the way. Making this discussion even more interesting is that Brent is a longtime fan of the band, while Andy is an "Anthrax Rookie." Thank you for helping us reac...

On Episode 72, Brent is joined by Carmine Appice, fresh off the release of King Kobra's first ever live album, Sweden Rock Live. They touch the newest releases in the King Kobra catalog, as well as Carmine's illustrious past with Rod Stewart, Blue Murder, Vanilla Fudge, and a few things Carmine has in the works for his next project. You can check out the new King Kobra live album by clicking this...

Nearing our 2 year anniversary of A-Sides, we pay tribute to that Little Ol Band From Texas who reached a milestone of over 50 years as a band, ZZ Top. After taking a few moments to share our recent traveling tales, we spend this episode diving into our favorite songs, discuss their tasty licks and deliciously simple hooks, the ludicrous lyrics, and manage to get side-tracked a few times along the...

For this 70th episode of A-Sides, Brent speaks with guest Michael Jahnz. Michael has just released a new album, L.A. Is Mine, with his band Richrath Project 3:13. The album looks back on his past with Gary Richrath, and sees the release of previously unheard material, and also serves as a tribute to the late former member of REO Speedwagon. Michael discusses the ideas behind the new album, how he...

This newest episode of A-Sides features an in-depth discussion with songwriter and producer, Scott Stevens. He shares how his tenure fronting The Exies prepared him for his role in the studio with the Four Horsemen Music collective in Nashville, as well as what he currently has in the works for 2021. Scott also dives into his earliest influences and defines why a rock trio is truly called a "power...

Denny Smith (of The Great Affairs) makes his second guest appearance on A-Sides in 2021, this time to chat about live music. It's something we've all missed over the last year, so listen to this episode and live vicariously through Denny's firsthand accounts of jerk roadies, stabbings, camping out in the dead of winter for tickets, crash landings, and find out which band is lovingly referred to as...

Brent and Andy seem at their best when discussing metal bands, so this episode features a deep dive into the band who nearly single-handedly held down the fort for heavy metal in the 1990's- Pantera. The guys share their ten favorite songs, along with a few that missed the cut, also which song would make Brent punch a hole in a wall, and Andy shares the unique ways in which he discovers metal band...

After a long summer vacation apart, Brent and Andy take this episode to get caught up on their misadventures, and spend one long dive down the rabbit hole of record-collecting. They touch on the upcoming Judas Priest box set, Record Store Day releases, Dave Grohl, and other perils of record collecting. Thanks for coming back for another spin on A-Sides and stay cool this summer.

A-Sides returns to brew up a special podcast episode with musician extraordinaire and coffee enthusiast, Acey Slade. Acey joins Andy to claw into his company Catfight Coffee and also a bit of his musical background. You can find Catfight Coffee online to purchase their brand of coffee and teas, and also learn about their company with their extensive coffee blog. Thanks to Acey for the fun conversa...