Going Off Track

Annie Hart and Erika Forster from the Brooklyn dream pop band and guest host Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem) discuss what it was like being homeschooled, why we were all such well-behaved adolescents and how touring has allowed many of us to live outside of a bubble to see how people live in the rest of the world.

Circa Survive guitarist Colin Frangicetto along with guest host, Steak Mountain talk about how they reluctantly became "artists," how coming up in punk rock gave them the confidence to experiment in visual arts and why if you're truly happy with what you've created it's probably time to quit.

Frances and Mark Quinlan of Hop Along alongside Noisey editor and guest host Dan Ozzi to discuss how the band formed, what it's like being in a creative project with your sibling and their unexpected love of Earth Crisis.

The star of Amazon's "Sneaky Pete" has had a long career in TV including appearances on Chicago Fire and Law & Order. He talks about how easy it is to lose your own identity when you're immersed in a character and what it's like playing an alcoholic rapist onstage.

Kevin Devine discusses how he's able to play arenas with Brand New one week and headline intimate shows the next, what it's been like bouncing between Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan for his entire life and what it's like being both a musician and a critic.

Cursive and The Good Life frontman Tim Kasher discusses his prodigious musical output, what it's like being on tour when your lung collapses and the consequences of writing overly personal lyrics.

Vanessa Bayer (SNL, Trainwreck), Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker, Jets To Brazil), Christopher Norris (a.k.a. Steak Mountain) and yoga guru Eddie Stern join the G.O.T. hosts for a live podcast taping at Union Hall, Brooklyn. BONUS: Blake performs at the end!

La Dispute frontman Jordan Dreyer talks about the band's latest album, "Rooms Of The House", why he still lives in Michigan, and how he's been able to completely eschew any type of social media profile.

Randy Blythe discusses his new memoir "Dark Days," about what it was like to experience the Kafka-esque drama of being arrested for a murder that he never knew occurred and why he decided to return to Europe for the trial.

British actor and musician Michael Des Barres talks about his indefinable career that ranges from replacing Robert Palmer in Power Station to playing Murdoc on MacGyver. He even performs a song for us at the end.

Converge drummer Ben Koller, Cave In frontman Stephen Brodsky and Saint Vitus soundguy Nick Cageao discuss how they push themselves to their technical limits in Mutoid Man, their latest album Bleeder and their favorite rock trios.

Anti-Flag bassist Chris #2 talks about using major-label money to build a studio and donate to DIY venues in their hometown of Pittsburgh and how Jonah unintentionally helped facilitate their posthumous collaboration with Woody Guthrie.

Ceremony and Paint It Black bassist, Andy Nelson talks about eschewing Live Nation and 21-and-over venues, his new musical project with Dan Yemin called Open City and why sincerity can be an embarrassing trait when everyone is reeling in apathy.

Emil Amos (Om, The Holy Sons, Lilacs & Champagne) discusses why technology doesn’t alter the human experience and how the Beatles underwent a transformation so unprecedented that it almost proves the existence of a higher intelligence.

Surfer Blood frontman John Paul Pitts talks about why Florida is such a strange place, how he learned to play guitar via Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. and why Surfer Blood decided to go back to their indie roots on the band's latest album, 1000 Palms.

Ace, Joe and Bill with guest host Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem) discuss what it was like growing up in "The Blueberry Capitol Of The World," what happens when humans inevitably merge with machines and that time they got sued by The Get Up Kids for attempting to pay homage to them in a song.

Pitchfork Review's Senior Editor Jessica Hopper with guest host Brian Cook (Russian Circles, Botch) discusses her new book The First Collection Of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic and her influential fanzine Hit It Or Quit.

Coliseum frontman talks about his musical career from The Enkindels to Black Cross to Coliseum, and how he's been able to live off his art as a graphic artist when he isn't on the road.

Apollo Sunshine guitarist Sam Cohen talks about what it's like to play guitar for Norah Jones and Shakira, scary experiences playing in the New York Subway and what it was like touring the country in a school bus that ran on vegetable oil.

Matt Pond and guest host Benny Horowitz (Gaslight Anthem) talk about leaving Brooklyn to move upstate, his violent experiences in New Hampshire and Philly and why he ran away from home in tights as an eight year old because his parents wanted him to take ballet lessons.

Jason Black (Hot Water Music), Arty Shepherd (Errortype: Eleven, Primitive Weapons) and vocalist Neltie talk about their new band, UnWed. Topics include conspiracy theories, what it's like balancing a band with a day job/family and the downfall of music journalism.

The lead singer for 90’s superstars, Spin Doctors, talks about songwriting, coming up thru the 90’s NYC music scene, and lead singer disorder.

Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness' namesake talks about battling cancer with fellow survivor and guest host, Vanessa Bayer, of Saturday Night Live.

The R&B crooner discusses his two-decade long musical evolution, sharing the stage with everyone from Incubus to the Strokes, throwing a fake wedding to get the gifts, and getting bullshit brotherly advice from Fred Armissen.

Jenny Lewis talks about her transition from child actress to Rilo Kiley frontwoman. She confesses to how seeing a dead fish in a koi pond inspired her to tell her boyfriend that she loved him for the first time and that the happiest time of her life was living in the basement of a flophouse, next to the boiler.