Bothering the Band

At Summer's end, we have a very fun and poetic episode for you. MNYS is a LA based writer/producer who started making music when he was very very young. Fast forward to today, he has his first Gold Record as a songwriter/producer, and has worked with Timeflies, Lil Dicky and Allen Ritter (Drake, Travis Scott, Kanye West, Rihanna). He recently released the deeply personal song Night Terrors, and wh...

We are so happy to be bothering Tré Burt today on the podcast, whose sophomore album You, Yeah, You came out on August 27th. His folky Americana music is right up our alley, and we have big fans of his music for a while. Burt has been, and always will be, a working class musician with a poet’s sensibility. We asked him silly questions about books, John Prine, sleeping in Sacramento, whet...

Nick Ghanbarian, the bassist for the melodic/moody (with a dash of guitar driven emo) punk band Bayside, has become one of our favorite people. Not only have we been fans of his band forever, but he was nice enough to answer our silly questions. From peeing sitting down to taking a bath in hot Mountain Dew, The Phantom Menace to scoring a hockey goal using a bass guitar as the stick, it was great...

We have been big fans of G Love and his special brand of music for most of our lives, so it is a bucket list honor to have the opportunity to bother him. The Grammy nominated multi-hyphenate hip-hop blues singer and guitarist (also children's book author) was so damn nice and inviting, blowing away our expectations. We asked him dumb questions about Philly sports, Jack Johnson farts, and his...

In this very special BONUS EPISODE, we got to bother Summer Alone, who makes dreamcore trap music aka “music to cry and rob to”. From chatting about Mexican food in England to how he lost his virginity, we quickly went from strangers to friends...and even made plans to ride dolphins together. The London experimental hip hop artist that mixes many genres is driven, dedicated and hungry, while his m...

For our very first in-person interview, we got to bother Abstract, a hip-hop savant whose lyrics are sharp and thought-provoking, creating universes one rhyme at a time. Born in New Jersey and raised in Wyoming, we sat down with Abstract (who is friends with our producer) in a fancy hotel conference room in Jackson Hole, and asked him wild shit about his unicycling super powers, shitty jobs, scars...

It was pretty impossible for Lizzie Edwards to avoid a career in music. Her grandfather was an opera singer, her grandmother was a classical harpsichordist, and her father was a sideman for various artists including Chuck Berry. Since their (accidental) inception in the early 2010s, Lizzie and the Makers have worked diligently to bridge the gap between what a band within the New York City mus...

Getting to interview Keanan Duffty was such a blessing; the dude has lived an incredible life. From dressing the Sex Pistols to rocking out with Bowie, his stories are endlessly amazing, and his answers to our silly questions are insightful, funny, and inspiring. Keanan co-founded the band Slinky Vagabond with Glen Matlock (Sex Pistols), Clem Burke (Blondie), and Earl Slick (David Bowie/John Lenno...

We had a really nice time bothering Alaia and Ulises of Tres Leches, a band that dutifully resists easy formula. Their music is raucously good fun, with the band switching out instruments as often as the style of their songs, so you can only imagine how much fun it was to interview them. From pet hawks to remedies for Spanish hiccups, find out if they would let their moms cut their hair on this "a...

We have a rip-roaring, eye-opening BONUS EPISODE coming at you with Myron Houngbedji, the drummer of the awesomely diverse Baltimore-based angsty indie rock outfit Pinkshift. We discuss the difference between an Optometrist and an Ophthalmologist, getting hurt while playing the drums, and other hard-hitting questions like how many two-year-olds do you think you can beat up at once but what the num...

The Brooklyn-based band Drug Couple is all about love: love for making music and love for one another. Sitting down with the music-making, real-life couple, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and Becca Chodorkoff from their Bed-Stuy apartment was like being invited into their world and relationship; we started as fans of their music and now feel like family, because we got deep with the duo, touching...

We bothered Bret Constantino, vocalist of the bold indie psych rock band, Sleepy Sun, while his daughter climbed on him. With five albums and more than a decade in the music business, Bret embraced the moment and answered our silly questions about naps, sunscreen, Keanu Reeves, vending machine snacks, and other stupid shit. Between being a dad, a musician and a chef, this dude deserves a reward fo...

Getting weird with Annie Hardy and Collin Deatherage‎ of Giant Drag, an indie rock band from Los Angeles, California – that we have been blasting loud while walking through life for a long while – was an adventure to say the least. Their mix of poetic punk rock and subtle scream-o music lends itself perfectly to questions about funky neighbors, conspiracy theories, lemons and coffee, and much more...

From one of their clean apartments in Portland, we got to bother all the members of the awesome band, Forty Feet Tall, which straddles the line between indie rock and melodic punk. It was so much fun to chat with the four-piece outfit, composed of Cole Gann (vocals / guitar), Jack Sehres (guitar), Brett Marquette (bass) and Ian Kelly (drums). We tackled the tough stuff and they left it all out on...

Bria McCollum also know as Ergo, Bria is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer from Atlanta, Georgia, who now currently resides in Nashville where she creates songs that use her background as a classically trained musician and mixes in melodramatic, moving pop with punk, metal, alternative and indie. On top of all that, she has a voice like a choir of angels, and she proves it b...

Having written over 300 songs, including the new single "Cannonball" (featuring Cayley Thomas) from the upcoming record Bells of Hope, Eamon McGrath has developed a body of work that could rival that of any artist on the planet. On top of all of that, he has written two critically acclaimed books, and we are so glad he was brave enough to let us bother him about bears, pancakes, creepy vans, and t...

Sparta lead singer Jim Ward has never been a typical musician. The El Paso native rarely does interviews these days, especially in reference to the band he started at age 17, At the Drive-In. Ward made an exception for us and he has a new solo project coming out, starting with the single “Paper Fish” and then the album “Daggers” on June 11th!

We have been fans of The Head and The Heart since their music found us in the back of a tea house in NYC a long time ago, and how we came to bother the drummer of the band, Tyler Williams, is a study in not giving up on kismet. We simply tweeted at The Head and The Heart, not expecting anything, so you can imagine our surprise when they got back to us and Tyler agreed to do our silly interview ser...

We have a badass BONUS episode of BTB this week with Max Motherfucker, the singer of the German hardcore band Christmas. Known for his remarkable live shows, he is an all-around lovely bloke. Max talks skateboarding, educates us on Freikoerperkultur, and what he would do if he found six (not five and not seven) dead tigers in his backyard. Listen loud!

Formerly the frontman of the beloved band Yellowcard, (William) Ryan Key has released two stellar solo EPs, but his new primary focus is scoring television and films. Connecting with Ryan was an absolute joy, topped off by discussing Ryan Gosling, Florida, hope and Star Wars (he co-hosts a podcast dedicated to a galaxy far, far away called Thank the Maker). And we must remind him again to put his...

Talking with Lyrics Born was absolutely amazing. Not only is he a dope ass MC and producer, he is also a chef and now an actor, but more than that he wears his heart on his sleeve and he could not have been more kind and more fun to talk to. From bananas and bandanas to reminiscing about No Limit Records album covers, our conversation was personally priceless, and it shows. On top of all that, LB’...

Like your 80's hits with a future twist, dreamy hair with moody synths, cryptic lyrics and an indie fix, bothering M.M. Crone was so much fun. Hailing from Montreal, my second favorite city in the world, the band is Margaux Tabary and Philippe. Their music is perfect for mornings, at least that’s when I’ve been listening to it. We thank them both for sitting down with us and doing our silly podcas...

As the bassist for raucous yet soulful indie rock band, Delta Spirit, Jonathan Jameson is a man of many surprising talents. Not only is he a musician, but he is a doting dad, and he is also studying to become a priest. This edition of Bothering the Band is full of surprises and even carne asada. Lastly, before you listen, I must say that their song "Bushwick Blues" is one of my absolute favorite s...

Holy shit! What can we say about this interview? You just gotta listen to it. You will laugh your ass off, because Pat Via and Mitch Mitchell, 2/3 of January Jane who are absolutely hilarious. From not-so-subtle drug references to quoting It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, this NSFW Bothering the Band wasn't a bother at all, but pure chaotic fun. Grab a drink, take your pants off and give it a goo...

As insightful and thought-provoking as it is whimsical and intimate, our interview with Racquel Jones dove deep into existential pathos. She eloquently discusses everything from burgers to the afterlife, as well as her new album, IgnoRANT, which is dropping on April 23rd. The album is an exploration of expression, and a wrecking ball coming at your preconceived notions of women, the world, the fut...