Cone's Cave

This week on Cone’s Cave I have another fellow bassist on the show, but not only that a legend in punk rock. I have Greg Norton from the very influential punk band Husker Du on my show! Bands like Green Day, Pixies and Nirvana have all sited Husker Du as influences. If you want to hear about the 70’s and 80’s punk scene from a guy who was in it, well this episode is for you! Lots to talk about inc...

When I think of the best punk rock bass players of all time my guest this week is in my top 3. This week I have Scott Shiflett, bass player from Face To Face on the show! Scott is a ripper of a bass player, played in many bands and has great music knowledge that you will hear in our episode. Face To Face was the first band to take Sum 41 across America in 2000 and so we also touch on that tour as...

This week I take a little break away from Punk and dive into Electro Pop / Pop Rock. This week I’m happy to have Christian Anthony of Australian Band Chase Atlantic on my show! With their new album “Lost In Heaven” out now and the bands 10 year anniversary this year there’s a lot to talk about and we get right into it all! Tune in this week! The post Christian Anthony appeared first on idobi . Hos...

This week for my Season 4 finale I have my very good friend on the show, a guy I’ve toured with A LOT and I’m not mad about that. I have Noodles from The Offspring on my show! Offspring are still going strong and just released a new album titled “SUPERCHARGED”. With a career as long as The Offspring’s you know that there’s a lot to talk about and we get into it all! Don’t miss this one, I’m tellin...

This week I have a Pop Punk staple on the show, a guy who I will see on the road for three weeks coming up in Europe as they open for our band Sum 41 and my first Welsh artist on my show!  This week I have Ben Barlow, singer and frontman of Neck Deep on Cone’s Cave! Neck Deep released a new album this year and we’ve also already spent some time on the road together in Japan earlier this year. A lo...

This is week I have the next big thing in Hip Hop / Rap on my show, this week I have fellow touring mates Joey Valance & Brae on my show! How do you get 3.8 Million monthly Spotify listeners as well as over 100 million listens on 1 song (Punk Tactics) as an independant group with no record label? Well find out the Joey Valance & Brae way this week! Don’t miss it! The post Joey Valance & Brae appea...

Have you ever wondered where the term “Hardcore” came from? Well that will be answered for you this week on my show as I have Canadian hardcore punk legend Joey Shithead of DOA on my show! We talk about stories from the early hardcore days and a whole lot more. This one is for all the hardcore and punk lovers! The post Joey “Sh*thead” Keithley appeared first on idobi . Hosted by Simplecast, an Ads...

This week I have punk legend and fellow bassist Joe Escalante from The Vandals on the show! Joe has been in punk for over 40 years and has a very cool insight into it all. Joe has been a friend of our band since 2001, so there is a ton to talk about. Tune in to hear all about Joe’s relationship with punk rock on this episode! The post Joe Escalante appeared first on idobi . Hosted by Simplecast, a...

This week I have a colorful punk rocker on my show, I have Spike Slawson of Me First + The Gimme Gimmes! Spike grew up in the Pittsburgh punk scene and has played in many many bands along the way including Re-Volts and Swingin Utters and many more. Early on Spike also worked at the iconic punk label Fat Wreck Chords so you know this episode is filled with punk narrative and not to be missed by pun...

I'm very happy this week to have a friend of 24 years on my show. I have Dicky Barrett of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Defiant on my show! Dicky has had Sum 41’s back and vice versa since we first met in 2000. Dicky also released Sum 41’s first album Half Hour Of Power on his label Big Rig and took us on our 2nd ever US Tour. No shortage of conversation on this episode. Don’t miss it! The p...

This week I have a bandmate on my show. I have the nicest man in rock on my show, Dave Brownsound! This marks 30 years since I first met Dave in 9th Grade in Ajax where we grew up as well as 25 years since we first played in Sum 41 together. Lots to talk about with Dave obviously. Sum 41 fans this one is for you! The post Dave Brownsound appeared first on idobi . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

This week I have a guest whose band came up around the same time as our band Sum 41. We’ve done a lot of touring together over the past few years as well. This week I have Pierre Bouvier from Simple Plan on my show. We dig into the journey of Simple Plan coming up in the 90’s and a whole lot more. Pop Punk fans this one is for you! The post Pierre Bouvier appeared first on idobi . Hosted by Simple...

Super happy to have our old friend Mike Burkett aka Fat Mike from NOFX on my show this week! We’ve known Mike since 2001 so there’s lots to talk about and not only that, NOFX is one of the reasons if not the main reason why Sum 41 was started. Mike Is one if the most interesting figures in Punk Rock so you can imagine its a no hold barred conversation. This episode is not to be missed! Punk rock,...

This week I have an old school punk legend on my show. I have Jesse Michaels, lead singer for Operation Ivy on my show! Jesse also played in other bands since his time in the 80’s with Operation Ivy including Classics Of Love, Big Rig , Common Rider and now has a new band with Rancid front man and Operation Ivy Guitarist Tim Armstrong called Doom Regulator. We talk about all those bands as well as...

This week my guest is an old friend. I have idobi’s own the very funny Jaret Reddick from Bowling For Soup on the show! Jaret and I met when we were both touring in 2000 when nobody knew who either of our bands were in the US, opening for Catch 22. Our van broke down on that tour, they helped us out and you can see how when you listen to that story and a bunch of other stories during our talk. Don...

This week I have a punk rock legend on my show. He’s an old friend and someone in a band that highly influenced my band Sum 41 to start. I have Jim Lindberg, front man and lead vocalist of Pennywise on my show! This is a very important episode as we dive into world issues, a little politics, Pennywise songs & lyrics, Bad Religion, The Clash and a whole lot more. If you like Punk Rock this one is d...

Because I’m Canadian and it’s Canada Day weekend this weekend, I thought "I need to have a big Canadian musician on my show."  And there’s none bigger than a guy who plays in 2 huge Canadian bands. One being AlexisOnFire and the other being City + Colour-- I have Dallas Green on the show this week! The post Dallas Green appeared first on idobi . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ad...

This week I have Jonny Two Bags, guitarist of the legendary punk band Social Distortion on my show. Social D is a personal favorite of mine. To me and obviously a lot of people they have never put out a bad record. Thats a fact. Sum 41 also opened for Social D in 2000 for a week when we were 19 and 20 years old and you’ll definitely get to hear a few stories from that tour as it was also one Jonny...

This week I have a living legend on my show! She is a Rock N Roll Famer, she was part of one of the most popular and successful all Female rock bands of all time, she also dabbled in acting in such movies as Clue and Bill + Teds Excellent Adventure to name a few.  She has a new band now called Elettro Domestico hot off the press as well! I have Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of The Go Go’s on my show thi...

The 1st real punk album I ever owned was “Smash” by the Offspring in 1994 and so when I was 19 years old and all of a sudden Sum 41 was opening for The Offspring my mind then was kinda blown. Sum 41 and Offspring have been friends ever since 2000. I am happy to have my old friend Dexter Holland or should I say Dr. Dexter Holland on the show this week. We talk about his school history, we talk abou...

Very happy to have my guest John Reis on the show this week. John has played or is currently playing in such bands as Rocket From The Crypt, Hot Snakes, Drive Like Jehu, Me First + The Gimme Gimmes and many many more. John is a legend. If you’ve ever wondered how musicians can play in multiple different bands at the same time well check this out. We also talk about the 80’s and 90’s San Diego (vio...

My guest this week is my old friend, old touring mate and fellow Bassist Matt Riddle from Fat Wreck Chords recording artists No Use For A Name. Sum 41 and No Use For A Name did a huge 8-9 week US tour in 2003 so you can bet we talk a lot about the fun and funny times we had on that. On the other side of course we had to talk about the tragic death of No Use For A Name singer Tony Sly as well. The...

My guest this week is Jordan Benjamin better known to us all as Grandson! Jordan and I grew up around the same parts close Toronto. We had lots to talk about including………… Politics……… not only that, life as Grandson. We get into it all! Tune in. The post Grandson appeared first on idobi . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

This week my guest is Eric Melvin of the legendary punk band NOFX! NOFX are busy their farewell tour so I was really happy Melvin took the time to chat with me. Melvin has always been cool to me and Sum 41 and obviously if you’re a fan of punk rock you’re gonna wanna tune into this episode. Nofx was one of the main reasons Sum 41 got started so listen to me nerd out a bit on this one! The post Eri...

This week my guest is Kevin Bivona from The Interrupters who are going to soon be our (Sum 41) tour mates in the US for10 weeks! As well as being the Guitar player and one of the song writers in The Interrupters Kevin has also worked with such artists as Rancid, Jimmy Cliff, Blink 182, The Transplants to name a few. Get a glimpse into Kevin’s busy musically life and here stories about working with...