Choke Artist

Matt Koerner from the NJ band Feeny came by and helped me in a pinch for a new ep! We talk about the history of various record labels we grew up on, the venues we grew up in and their demise, the importance of a local-all ages music venue and how it helps foster a music scene, and a bunch of other stuff, including his band Feeny and the direction of music they’ve taken in the past year.   Check Fe...

Had two dear friends sit down for a chat for this pod, was a lovely time <3.  Josh and Cheech are two people who have been involved with the NJ scene for 12+ years. We talk about the challenges of producing/engineering music as a DIY musician in 2017, soundcloud rap being the new punk rock, Joe being problematic at show, controversy surrounding Stan Lee, opening up dialogue for uncomfortable si...

Jordy Lyric is an all-around artist who has been involved in the DIY scene since she was young.  She writes and records solo music which you can here on here bandcamp jordynlryic.bandcamp.com.   In this Episode we talk about growing up in the metalcore scene, her experiences booking and running shows in Philadelphia, finding fulfillment in DIY, people fizzling out, her experiences managing bands,...

Erica Butts is a singer/songwriter who currently resides in Hoboken.  She fronts Rest Ashore , a pop-math rock group who just released their new album Pornoviolence .  Check it out at www.restashoremusic.com In this episode we talk about the formation of Rest Ashore, the tricky delays that bands often run into when they record, some of Erica’s influences musically and lyrically, her song-writing p...

Old City Revival is an ambient indie/alternative band from South Jersey.  They’ve been around since 2014 but have been involved in bands with each other since before then.  Their latest EP “In Waves” was released in June of 2017 and can be heard on their bandcamp .       In this episode we talk about the band’s song writing process, the difference between a house show and a house party (and how th...

Need Bhadra is a rapper/producer/musician who currently resides in Boston, MA.  His new single “Y Mas” is now available for stream on Spotify .  Along with making hip hop tunes, he also has a knack for writing bedroom folk-rock.  You can check out other songs and remixes he’s made on his Soundcloud page.  Neel also hosts his own website The Neel Show , which features music reviews, interviews, and...

Ska-Family reunion!  We recorded this in February and I forgot to put it up (sorry) Members of TBOTW do a podcast with former ska-core entrepreneur Aaron Hibbert from Massachusetts.  He used to run a ska label called “Open Hand Records”.  We talk about Punk Rock Bowling (old news), the new TBOTW EP, Aaron’s unreleased EP, share some fun TBOTW tour stories and make shitty ska puns. Jay’s mic was of...

The fellas in In Angles share some stories about the road, and talk shit about each other openly.  Juicy stuff!  Highlights include Nick talking about getting really stoned and paranoid and accusing Brian of sleeping with his fiancè.  Tom’s dad is on his 4th marriage. This podcast was recorded in Tom’s rangerover on our drive back to NJ from a show we played in Boston.  Thanks to Nate from Floral...

We got a REAL LIFE reggae band to come do a podcast!   The Duppies  are a 7 piece reggae/rocksteady/ska band from Gainesville, Florida.  I got a chance to sit down with them halfway through their tour in October. We talk about the FL ska scene, snake dicks, OK Cupid dating tricks, the difficulty of maintaining a band thread on your phone, and life on tour with a seven-piece band.   They also did a...

Lemix J. Buckley stopped by the attic on their Esque Records Tour with Kurt Travis and Amarionette.  In Angles played with them in Boonton and they were super fun to hang it with.   We talk about their 20+ day tour and they share some pretty memorable experiences.  We also talk music and make dick jokes The band got robbed of two guitars on tour, this GoFundMe has been set up to support them. FFO:...

Jon is a musician living in Olympia WA that I got to get to know on Invalids' past tour.  We did 10 days with his band The Lunch and they were fantistic.  This was recorded at some point during our 10 hour overnight drive from Salem OR to San Francisco CA.   We talk about his studio and bands, giggin in Indonesia, the mystical Horse Party online community, life in Olympia WA, and more. Check out h...

 In this episode I get to sit down with some long time friends of mine and talk about music & collecting vinyl.  These guys run a page on Instagram called 7 Inches 7 Plagues  (named after influential melodic hardcore band 7 Angels 7 Plagues).    I ask the hard hitting questions like : "Is every  day, record store day??" We talk about a VINYL (obviously) and other things related to the metal an...

Some friends from Michigan stop by the attic after an NJ show on their tour.  Pancho Villa's Skull is a two piece mariachi punk/ska band from Pontiac MI and Carmel Liburdi is a singer/song writer from Detroit.  We talk about the tribulations of booking your own tours, share some tour stories, talk about DIY recording, the Michigan scene, plus other stuff. You can hear Carmel's new album "Patron Sa...

Whale Bones are a 3 piece Indie rock band from Bloomington, IN and are super nice guys. We talk about Nathan working at Audiotree Studios, Paul being on the ELLEN show, Nick running house shows in Bloomington, Underoath reuniting, and a bunch more stuff. Songs played:  "Say Nothing" by PIanos Become the Teeth and "Hiding from the Sea" by Whale Bones This album is also available on iTunes and strea...

I get to talk with MA emo/punk band Shakusky before we rock a basement show together in New Brunswick.  We talk about "Ganjafest", the DIY scene in Amherst MA, being a girl in a band, amongst other things.  Check out their new album "Honor Her" on bandcamp . This episode is also available on iTunes

Got to sit down with some long time friends of mine in the band All People! We talk about their NOLA based-DIY label Community Records, the ins-and-outs of maintaining a biodiesel (veggie oil) van, cool punk festivals, living life in the Willenium, and other stuff. Songs featured are Alaska's "Hashish Cristo", Prince's "Purple Rain" (RIP) and All People's "Slow" from their new self titled record....

The guys in NJ post-hardcore outfit In Angles discuss and disect their new full length album "Cascading Home", as well as talk about the conception of the band. We also talk about pets and answer questions from social media. Tracks premiered on this podcast are "Terra Firma/Tiny Earth", "Idle Hands", and "Southpaw".