LONELIER THAN GOD

Today’s guest is CHRIS ENRIQUEZ , music industry professional by day, drummer to many many bands by night.  Chris has worked for a wide range of heavy music media, including Revolver, Guitar World, Loudwire, Brooklyn Vegan, The Hard Times, Alternative Press, & as of 2025, he left all brands to join NEW NOISE MAGAZINE . In the late ‘90s & early 2000s, he played drums in the influential...

Today’s guest is BRAD WOOD , super-producer, mixer, engineer, & musician.  Brad’s done hundreds of records, many of which are by some of my favorite bands — Tar, Sunny Day Real Estate, Codeine, Veruca Salt, Seam, Liz Phair, Triple Fast Action, Far, That Dog, & so on.  Brad also worked on HUM's second album Electra 2000 , a couple of their early singles on 12 Inch & Mud Record...

Today’s conversation is with KELLII SCOTT , the drummer of FAILURE . He’s also played in Liquid Jesus, Blinker the Star, Veruca Salt, Dumpster, Campfire Girls, & others. Since the pandemic, Kellii's been doing remote drum sessions for any musician looking for percussion work on their recordings. Message him on Instagram @kelliiscott for details (link above). In this episode, we talk about the...

Today I’m talking with PHIL HARDER , a filmmaker who’s directed music videos for HUM, Low, Failure, Babes in Toyland, Firehose, Local H, Bailter Space, Afghan Whigs, Seaweed, & many others.  In 1985, he & producer RICK FULLER started HARDER/FULLER FILMS, a music video & commercial production house that generated a wide range of visual work across 4 decades. In December of ’97, the...

Today’s guest is JASON GERKEN from SHINER . He’s one of your favorite drummers’ favorite drummers, & he's also played in HUM, Molly McGuire, Gunfighter, The Birth Defects, & a handful of others. Shiner’s first record, Splay, was recently remixed & remastered via SPARTAN RECORDS , who also just reissued the band’s second, third, & fourth LPs — Lula Divinia, Starless, & The Egg....

Today I’m talking to COLEY DENNIS , guitarist & founding member of the Athens, GA rock band MASERATI . They’ve covered tons of sonic territory, from post-hardcore to electronic to psychedelia to heavy disco to space rock & beyond. He’s also got a new loud & dreamy rock project called RED DWARF STAR , beaming in from Lausanne, Switzerland where he now lives. In this episode, we talk abo...

Today I'm talking to TOM MULLEN from WASHED UP EMO . Tom’s been in the music business for decades, doing digital marketing, executive work, & an array of creative projects at labels like Vagrant, TVT, Equal Vision, Sony, & others.  He started the Washed Up Emo website in 2007, & has since expanded it into a podcast with over 250 episodes, a book series, & a DJ night. In this e...

Today I’m talking to Sven, the host of CHAMPAIGN IS ALSO A BAND . His show takes a hyper-focused look at songwriters from the Champaign-Urbana music scene (past & present), & each episode tells the story of a song with the people who wrote it.  HUM fans should definitely check out his interviews with RICK from POSTER CHILDREN & the guys from TERMINUS VICTOR , both linked below. He...

Tap in for some HUM lore from JOSHUA BRIGHAM , guitarist & co-founding member of Charlotte, NC post-hardcore band HOPESFALL . We talk about MTV as contraband, recording The Satellite Years with Matt Talbott, & the cosmic distance of the road life. **** MT Song Intros // Pittsburgh '98 **** THE SATELLITE YEARS 2.0: BC // Spotify // Apple **** TIMESTAMPS: 02:06 // MTV Confidential 14:06 // F...

Today I’m talking to NICK VANCE & JIM BRANSCOME , from the CINEMATIC VOID PODCAST .  CINEMATIC VOID is a beloved cult film series that runs weekly in Los Angeles through the American Cinematheque. It features gonzo gems from all genres, including horror, sci-fi, Eurotrash, transgressive exploitation classics, & lesser-known oddities. Nick & Jim have also been in many bands --...

Joining me today from Evansville, IN is the multi-instrumentalist, rock ‘n’ roll polymath, & all-around super-talented dude, MATT MCGUYER . He's on guitar & vocals in AMBLARE , guitar & backing vocals in MOCK ORANGE , drums in OFF-OX , & he recently wrapped a midwest tour drumming with FAERIE RING . He's also got a solo project, with an album in production. In this episode, Matt gi...

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