Behind the Vinyl

We made it to the big 5-0 for episodes. Thrin Vianale was my guest for the pod's 50th episode. I found out about Winded a few weeks ago when Thrin did a livestream for The Alternative. I decided to connect with Thrin after that livestream wrapped up because their music was incredible and the conversation in-between was real genuine. I knew it would make for a great interview, and it sure did. We t...

Bridget & Haley of OK Cool joined me this week to talk about their new EP labeled Surrealist, which came out on March 26 and is now streaming everywhere! It was a blast talking about the songs on this EP, not having much writing experience before this band, finding ways to get a new band out to the world, combining their influences to make their sound, staying busy, the theme of scooters, their cl...

Evan Stanley is on a motivated path towards making a name for himself in the music industry. He wants every song to be better than the last. He wants people to want more when he releases music. His competitive energy began in high school when his band at the time won a battle of the bands. Evan says that everyone in the group was pumped up to take home the top prize, but they were missing the big...

Several years back I had a buddy of mine send me the band Doe and told me this is my kind of music. There's a reason that we call certain people friends in life, because he was spot on that day. It was love at first site when I heard Nicola Leel's vocals come blasting through my vocals. Fast forward to 2021, and I had the chance to chat with Nicola. Doe is no long an active lineup, but that doesn'...

Sofia Verbilla of Harmony Woods came on the show to talk about the band's new album "GRACEFUL RAGE." The album came out as a surprise release and exploded the moment it was made available to listen to. The album has received nothing but positive reviews and was even hinted at as an early candidate of Album of the Year by Jamie Coletta of No Earbuds. "GRACEFUL RAGE" was produced by Bartees Strange....

From Jimmy Kimmel Live, to a collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, to playing sold out arenas supporting Maroon 5 -- None have been bigger than this tell all interview Rozzi did on Behind the Vinyl. Just kidding, it wasn't a tell all interview or more important than those past accomplishments, but it was still a fun conversation that went into full detail about Rozzi's new songs from the past year. E...

It's release day! Alex, Fred, and Sam joined me live from A Shared Universe in Eatontown, NJ to talk about their debut album "Price of a Nation." Listen to the album below: Bandcamp: https://americaparttwo.bandcamp.com Revival: https://www.revivalrecs.com/america-part-two Instagram/Twitter: americaparttwo

I am really pumped up about this one. John, Sam, Anthony, and Wes joined me to talk about their new album coming out on March 26 called [Laughs]. There are currently three singles out so far! Give The Stray, Trophy Deer, and Guilt Like a Gun a listen and get excited about this upcoming album. I am telling you, every song on [Laughs] could be a single, it's that good. It's a fun ride from start to...

Rachel, Andrew & Kevin of Nervous Dater joined me to talk about their new album, "Call in the Mess," which will be available everywhere on Feb. 26 (This Friday). The trio out of Brooklyn shared their experience while making the LP and told some really unique and fun stories that you don't want to miss. So far there has been three singles that the band has shared to the world. We talked in-depth ab...

Tom May of The Menzingers joined the show for an epic conversation where we talked about a little bit of everything. We talked about previously being with Red Scare and how good of a person Toby is. We went into detail about The Menzingers getting flown out to California to meet with Epitaph and hearing about their big vision for the band. We obviously discussed the past year. Tom has become serio...

Had the opportunity to chat with the extremely talented Michael Gilbride who goes by the name of Telco. His story is a true inspiration to his fanbase. Michael was working a finance job in NYC that was leading to a very comfortable career, but something didn't feel right. He didn't want to look back at his life with regret. Everyone was happy about the path he was going down -- except for Michael...

Pat McCrory of Turnstile and Angel Du$t came on the podcast to talk about a wide variety of subjects. We kicked things off with Pat talking about growing up close to Baltimore. That leads to a discussion about the Baltimore Orioles where he confesses that his mom is a die-hard fan even though they have been one of the worst teams in baseball of late. Pat also brings up a funny story about when he...

Neil Berthier of PHONY joined me this week all the way from Los Angeles. We began the discussion talking about his new found love for the outdoors. That includes skating to the local coffee shop daily and learning to surf through a roommate. Neil soon admits that he quit drinking a month ago and even decided to stop smoking cigarettes on his path to healthier lifestyle. We finally get into the mus...

Back in December I sat down with Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs for a fun conversation. I finally got around to publishing the episode. As many know already, Dylan and Spanish Love Songs released "Brave Faces Everyone" towards the beginning of last year. We are now approaching the one year anniversary of the album. Dylan has certainly talked about it a bunch of times on various podcasts and me...

I had the pleasure to chat with New Jersey's own The Vaughns this week. Anna and Ryan gave an in-depth look at their upcoming EP "Rom-Coms & Take-Out." There are stories about the two song that have been released to the public already. We got a behind the scenes look at the production. We even learned about what some of their favorite rom-coms are. I enjoyed this episode. There was so much that we...

This week I had a really impressive guest. Maura Weaver of Ogikubo Station, Direct Hit, and The Homeless Gospel Choir joined me to talk about her journey in music. Maura began the discussion talking about touring with three different bands. We soon explored her time in the UK last year, which included two separate trips. We talked about being on tour with Jawbreaker.. a band Maura made covers of t...

The first podcast episode of the New Year is an awesome interview I had with Avery Springer of Retirement Party before the holidays. We began the conversation by discussing some of Avery's favorite songs and albums from 2020. We continued with fun topics such as the Chicago community and hearing about how Avery balanced a 9-5 job, college, and touring over the last couple of years. We soon went in...

I had the opportunity to chat with TJ and Steve of Ghost Town Remedy this week about their "debut" album called "Dry Spell" and so many other topics. This interview included defining the meaning of "Rad Dad Rock" and TJ explaining his father's love for Britney Spears' music. We all agreed on having a hard time listening to Pink Floyd and I admit that I can't listen to the Grateful Dead because of...

What better way to wrap up this inherently crazy year than to virtually get together with 3 music-binging buddies and dissect our top 10 albums of the year? This episode features a panel style conversation involving previous guest/musician Warren Franklin, Josh Robbins (host of Spinning Out Podcast/plays in Late Bloomer), and Mike Donnelly of Twin Peaks Sessions. While there were a few similaritie...

Another special episode in the books! This week I was joined by Tommy Cantwell of Gouge Away and Hesitation Wounds. We talked about the story behind his drumming show on Youtube called "The Pretty Cool Drum Show." I highly advise every musician to check it out because you can definitely learn something. Tommy went into growing up in a family musicians and being in his first ever band with his brot...

This week's episode was an absolute blast. I had the entire band from Orlando's own, Expert Timing. There was laughing throughout most of the episode. Jeff, Katrina, and Gibran are all down to earth and all-around great people. We talked about the rather alarming loose guidelines when it comes to Covid in the state of Florida. We visited a few stories about alligators because, you know, when in Fl...

It was a real honor having Augusta Koch on the podcast this week. Everything Augusta touches turns to gold. I have been a huge Cayetana fan for years, and I am really enjoying the direction Gladie is heading in. Augusta has a fascinating story. She grew up in the Poconos where she always attended live shows. One thing she did note is that she was always one of two women at the local gigs. At times...

This week's episode was a special one! I had the opportunity to chat with Abby Weems and Ally Einbinder of the band Potty Mouth about their new compilation album called "Sunday Someday" that will be coming out on March 19 through Get Better Records. Make sure to put in the preorder now! The story all began when the pandemic forced the music scene to come to a pause for touring. Potty Mouth began a...

Jonathan Francis, who is formerly the bassist with The Moms, and now releasing music with his solo project, joins me this week. We talked about his most recent release which is a modern version of Woody Gutherie's song "Tear the Fascists Down." That was the first of many upcoming songs that should be on everyone's radar. There is an EP coming our way and in the spring there will be more music, pos...

In October I was fortunate enough to come across a fun discovery in the band Petrov. The Charlotte, NC based band joined the show to talk about their new EP labeled Flower Bed. We talked about the message behind the music, having more studio time for this EP, and how each song was put together. Also, we chatted about the live music experience -- including a cool socially distanced fundraiser this...