It's Not A Phase

On this episode I'm joined by Matt Burns who is the label manager of Smartpunk Records. We talk about his gateway into the scene, how he got involved at Smartpunk Records, what the role of a label manager entails, his love for collecting vinyl, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on Spotify 🔴 Follo...

On this episode I'm joined by RedHook vocalist, Emmy Mack. I had Emmy jump on the podcast again to talk about the band's new album 'Mutation', each of its guest features, covering 'Greedy' by Tate McCrae, the band's references to horror, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Fol...

On this episode I'm joined by Leander Gloversmith, who's an artist manager at Future History Management. We talk about what artist management entails, how he accidentally stumbled into the job by looking after Architects early in their career, why joining Future History Management felt like a full circle moment, what he loves most about the job, and loads more. A new episode will be rele...

On this episode I'm joined by Arimea vocalist, Whitney Cooper. Arimea are a fairly new band to the scene, so we talk about how they came together, their debut EP 'Orchid St.', where the name of the EP comes from, her favourite nu-metal bands, studying at BIMM (Brighton Institute of Modern Music), and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE...

On this episode I'm joined by Hidden Mothers bassist/vocalist, Liam Knowles. We discuss the band's debut album 'Erosion / Avulsion', what caused the 4 year gap between that and their 2020 EP, signing to Church Road Records, changing from a 5-piece to a quartet, his favourite Every Time I Die album, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPP...

On this episode I'm joined by Ocean Grove frontman, Dale Tanner. We talk about their new album 'Oddworld', how they consider it the equivalent to a self-titled album, setting up their own label in the same name, the fluidity of their sound and line-up, the importance of a special fan experience, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE...

On this episode I'm joined by Every Hell and Skin Failure frontman, Will Gardner. Every Hell have just dropped their debut EP 'Vertebrate', so we talk about that, how the band was originally founded by Jamie Lenman, recording the EP live to tape, using AI to help create their obscure artwork, writing the base foundation of their songs on his saxophone, his other band Skin Failure, a...

On this episode I'm joined by GORE. guitarist, Alex Reyes. The band have only been around for about a year but are already making waves, so we talk about how they came to be, their debut EP 'A Bud That Never Blooms', signing to Spinefarm Records, and more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on Spotify 🔴...

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On this episode I'm joined by Kids In Glass Houses guitarist, Iain Mahanty. We talk about their new album 'Pink Flamingo', releasing new music for the first time in 11 years, focusing on the album aesthetics and package, co-producing this time around, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on...

On this episode I'm joined by InMe frontman, Dave McPherson. The band are reissuing an expanded version of their 2003 debut album 'Overgrown Eden', so we look back at that time in the band's career, including their beginnings as Drowned, how the music industry has changed, their future plans, and more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODC...

On this episode I'm joined by Boston Manor guitarist, Mike Cunniff. We talk about their latest album 'Sundiver', creating a double album, his relationship with Blackpool, his love for Deftones, having Heriot feature on the record, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on Spotify 🔴 Follow on...

On this episode I'm joined by Future Palace vocalist, Maria Lessing. We talk about their brand new album 'Distortion', its common thread regarding mental health, connecting this with imagery and references to demons, collaborating with Charlie Rolfe of As Everything Unfolds, her aversion to contact lenses, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO S...

On this episode I'm joined by Mallory Knox vocalist, Mikey Chapman. We talk about when and how the band got back together, their first shows back at Slam Dunk Festival this year, looking back at their album 'Asymmetry' 10 years after its release, being a part of You Me At Six's final tour, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE P...

On this episode I'm joined by Salem Vex of Crucifiction. We discuss how the band was born out of his previous project Bloodbather, creating the album artwork, writing gruesome lyrics, the inspiration for its concept, MySpace era deathcore, his other band The Requiem, progress on his solo album, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴...

On this episode I'm joined by 156/Silence vocalist, Jack Murray. The band have just dropped a new album called 'People Watching', so we discuss putting that together, its creepy and unsettling artwork, going more melodic vocally, being inspired by soundtracks, plans for future music already, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODC...

On this episode I'm joined by Freddie Whatmore and Mike Hayden from the band Lastelle. In this chat we dig into their new EP 'EXIST vol i', if we can expect further EP volumes, playing Download Festival earlier this year, the benefits of keeping things in house, including brass instruments in their music, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SU...

On this episode I'm joined by Landon Tewers, the vocalist for The Plot In You. For the past year or so the band have been dropping a series of EPs instead of an album, so we talk about that approach, the freedom and creativity it helps bring, unexpectedly going viral on TikTok, his work ethic as a producer, and loads more. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT TH...

On this episode I'm joined by journalist, publicist and podcast host, Tori Kravitz. We dive into Tori's discovery of alt music and the scene, her beginnings as a journalist, being the pit reporter for Vans Warped Tour, returning to the scene as a publicist after a little hiatus, pitching her podcast She's With The Band to Knotfest, and loads more. A new episode will be released ever...

On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Dane Evans and bassist Matt Clarke of the band To The Grave. We talk all about their new album 'Everyone's A Murderer', breaking out of Australia, their graphic album artwork, leaning further into their ethos of veganism and animal rights, their pig mask and apron get up, having animal rights activist Sophie Wilcher on the record and its s...

On this episode I'm joined by Michael Swank who's the vocalist for pop punk duo, iNTeRNeT FReNDz. The band is a fairly new project, so we talk about how it came to be, their recently released debut EP 'It's A Secret', covering an Ashlee Simpson song, the recently announced Myka Relocate reunion, his other project Foxera, and loads more. A new episode will be released every...

On this episode I'm joined by Miss May I vocalist, Levi Benton. The band are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their debut album 'Apologies Are For The Weak' by putting out a re-recorded version of the record, so we talk about making that, the guest vocalists they have involved on the new version, looking back at the original album from 2009, the MySpace days (where he briefly wen...

This is a special bonus episode with a bunch of chats that I had with some bands who were at this year's RADAR Festival. Across the three day weekend I had the chance to speak with Unpeople, Future Static, Ithaca, Holding Absence, Humanity's Last Breath and Blood Command. A new episode will be released every Thursday. ----- HOW TO SUPPORT THE PODCAST: 🔴 Subscribe on YouTube 🔴 Follow on...

On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Mirza Radonjica and guitarist Andreas Krüger of Siamese. They've got a new album on the way called 'Elements', so we talk about making that, how it accidentally became a conceptual record, writing for Bring Me The Horizon, touring with Corey Taylor (Slipknot, Stone Sour), collaborating with other artists, and much more. A new episode will...

On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Luc Gauthier and guitarist Connor Dawkins of Calling All Captains. We chat about their new EP '(e)motion sickness', creating the DIY video for their single 'wallflower', their growing presence on social media, girl only mosh pits, introducing some more experimentation into their music, and loads more. A new episode will be released ev...