Look At My Records!

Episode 115 of Look At My Records! features an interview with Sweden’s Tribe Friday ! During their time in New York, the quartet stopped by to chat about their latest singles, “Talk So Loud,” and “Freaky.” Plus, you’ll hear their thoughts on New York pizza, the interesting way they discovered The Strokes, and how it felt to play the Mercury Lounge twice! You’ll also hear about the development of t...

Episode 114 features an interview with Asbury Park’s The Vansaders ! The Jersey Shore quartet just released a brand new single, “Siren’s Song,” which is part of split 7-inch with their friends Late Waves. Tune in to hear all about this latest tune, plus the scoop on their 2019 album, Standstill . The band also talked about working with Pete Steinkopf of the Bouncing Souls, coming of age as a band...

Episode 113 features an interview and live performance from Bloomfield, New Jersey’s Pioneer The Eel . This is the first ever Look At My Records! live session, affectionately dubbed “Music In A Room In The Cocoon” recorded at Corey Zack’s Cocoon Studio in beautiful Jersey City, NJ. Tune in to hear all about the band’s latest release, Bunkers , which is out now on Mint 400 Records. The band perform...

Episode 112 of Look At My Records! previews a great winter of upcoming Mckenzie Tapes. Before diving into the tapes on deck for February and March, the episode starts with two tracks from two North Carolina legends: Polvo and Superchunk. This tape from January 1992 is already on the site, but Tom sliced out two prime tracks to give you a taste. After “My Heroine” by Rage To Live, the episode sampl...

Episode 111 of Look At My Records! features an interview and live performance from New Jersey’s The Down & Outs ! Tune in to hear all about this up and coming trio’s debut self-titled EP, which dropped late last year. As it turns out, these three have known each other since they were little dudes, so you’ll get the scoop on their interesting origin story in the NJ town of Atlantic Highlands. P...

Episode 110 of Look At My Records! features a chat with Mike Tarnofsky of Edna ! 2020 is set to be an eventful year for this project, as Edna plans to release a series of digital 7-inch singles over the course of the next year. The first is set for release next week and features “Dead Languages” and “Surrender”. In this episode, you’ll hear Mike perform a stripped-down version of “Dead Languages.”...

Episode 109 features Dan Cervantes of the San Diego band, Mrs. Henry . Mrs. Henry and Dan just wrapped up a jam-packed 2019. Last August, the band released Mrs. Henry Presents The Last Waltz , a three-LP recording of their performance of The Last Waltz at The Belly Up in November of 2017. The performance features some of San Diego’s most notable musicians, (members of The Schizophonics, Sacri Mont...

Zach Romano is back again for a very special Favorite Records of the Decade episode! The 2010s are over and done with, but here’s one last hurrah of tunes from this long and winding 10-year span. You’ll hear bonafide classics from the aught-10s with music from Real Estate, Deerhunter, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, The Courtneys, Slowdive, Alvvays, Parquet Courts, Girls, The Beths, Destroyer, The...

Tom had a wonderful time chatting with Lorraine Lelis of Lexica for Episode 107 of Look At My Records! Late last year, Lexica finally released their long lost album, Lost & Left To Be Imagined . Completed between 2002-2004, the album literally became “Lost & Left To Be Imagined,” but this great record is now finally seeing the light of day! Tune in to hear the story behind this New York Ci...

Episode 106 of Look At My Records! countdowns Tom’s favorite records of 2019. As is tradition on the program, he brought along his BFF Zach Romano to share his favorites of the year. Tune in to hear 20 hot records from 2019 with no overlap! Their picks feature artists from New York City and beyond.

Tom had a lovely time with the ultra charming Fascinations Grand Chorus for Episode 105 of Look At My Records! Tune in to hear all about these two self-described “rival songwriters” as they chat about their wonderful new record, “Presentations of Electrical Confectionary.” You’ll hear five songs from the record, including Tom’s favorite track, "Echoes.” Plus, they talked a lot about the Beach Boys...

Episode 104 features a conversation with Jersey City’s 50 ft. Furies! These politically charged punks stopped by to chat all about their raw, super energetic, and socially conscious tunes. This episode is not for Republicans!! You hear about their formation as a Bikini Kill cover band for the Ghost of Uncle Joe’s in 2016 and their thoughts on a certain orange-hued POTUS. Plus, records from Bikini...

Episode 103 features an interview and live performance with Mike and Brandon of Crooked Lake . Tune in to hear how this new Jersey City-based project sprouted out of veteran indie-rock act, Cicada Radio. Lots of great talk about the creative process and working with Max Rauch on Crooked Lake’s debut self-titled EP. Plus, Mike played two unreleased songs that you can only hear RIGHT HERE!! You can...

Episode 102 features an interview and performance from a wonderful musician and friend, Sam Sodomsky! Sam has been releasing music for many years as The Bird Calls , and he just released his latest and greatest full length, Moments In Doubt , last month. Tune in to hear all about the record, Sam’s DIY recording philosophy, and the inspiration behind the songs. Plus, you’ll hear a special performan...

Tom is entering the 100s of Look At My Records! in dramatic fashion. Episode 100 featured one of Tom’s all-time faves, Colin Moulding of XTC, and Episode 101 features one of his favorite bands of the last few years, Corridor. The Montreal-based band just released their third album, Junior , on Sub Pop, and its definitely one of the best of the year! Tune in as they chat about the process behind wr...

The 100th episode of Look At My Records! is here! For this milestone, I wanted to interview a special guest. I aimed high and was lucky enough to chat with Colin Moulding of my all-time favorite band, XTC. In 2017, Colin reunited with former XTC drummer Terry Chambers to form TC&I. The duo released an EP, Great Aspirations, in late 2017 and subsequently played a string of live dates at the Swi...

Episode 99 previews a great annual event in Jersey City, Ghost of Uncle Joe’s! Each year in October, Rock-It Docket puts on an all covers show in Harsimus Cemetery on Newark Ave. To get the low-down, Tom chatted with the co-founder of the event (and Jersey City runner of fun) Dancing Tony Susco. You’ll also hear from Evan Moore and Pete Egan, who you can catch performing as Bruce Springsteen and t...

Episode 98 of Look At My Records! previews the upcoming Double Parked Festival! The inaugural edition of the festival, which was organized by two Jersey City businesses, Pet Shop and The Archer , is happening on Saturday, October 12th at the intersection of Jersey Ave and Newark Ave. in downtown Jersey City. To get the scoop, Tom chatted with festival organizer and Pet Shop co-owner, Eric Speck. T...

For Episode 97, Tom chatted with Ryan Yu of the Los Angeles based band, mmmonika ! This new project just released their awesome first single, “See Me On The Outside,” back in May and followed it up with two more sun-soaked and catchy tunes, “Unwind Me” and “Swamp Time.” Tune in to hear Ryan dish on mmmonika and his other projects (including Common Souls ), his approach to songwriting, and the band...

Episode 96 features an extensive chat with Paul Casanova of Supercel ! Though Supercel is his latest project, Paul is a music veteran with a ton of interesting experiences playing in bands in both Boston and New York. Most notably, he fronted the band Please , who had an uber-catchy track called “Here It Comes Again” featured on the soundtrack for Empire Records. Tune in to hear us chat about his...

Episode 95 previews a great upcoming month of gigs in Jersey City. Tune in as Tom gives you a run down of some of the best with songs from: The 65’s, The Extensions, Miss Ohio, Yawn Mower, Blue Vervain, Fiona Silver, Mr. Payday, stillhungry, Brewster, ManDancing, The Appleseed Cast, The Long Ryders, The Campfire Flies, Fond Farewells, Sister Sparrow, Danny Laj & The Looks, Low Doses, Jacques L...

Episode 94 features a chat with Nicole Yun! After releasing five incredible records with her band Eternal Summers, Nicole released her first solo record, Paper Suit , earlier this year on Kanine Records . Tune in to hear all about this excellent record, including its Britpop influences, working with Doug Gillard of Guided By Voices, and more. Plus, a selection of great tunes from R.E.M., The Clean...

Episode 93 of Look At My Records! counts down the summertime hits of 2019! Well, actually, there’s no counting at all and these are the hits as determined by your host, Tom. Tune in to hear some sun-soaked jams from Seablite , Jay Som , The Stroppies , Holy Tunics , Possible Humans , Teen Angst , Julia Shapiro , Triptides , The Berries , Jonny Couch , Petite League , Desert Sharks , UV Rays , and...

For Episode 92 of Look At My Records!, Tom welcomed back Morus Alba to the program. This time, the band played a raucous full band live set in the Look At My Records! studio, belting out some excellent songs from their latest album, Nightmare/Miracle. The band then sat down for an extensive interview that covered a wide range of topics, including the making of Nightmare/Miracle, their new (to me)...

Episode 91 previews a great upcoming month of gigs in Jersey City. Tune in as Tom gives you a run down of some of the best with songs from Sean Kiely, Mike Krol, Swearin’, Wyldlife, Ted Leo, Jean Pool, Sam Kogon, The Holy Smokes, White Rope, Neon Funeral, Naomi Vernon, The Lo-Fi’s, Surfer Blood, and more! See you out there at these upcoming gigs: August 1st: Sean Kiely Acoustic Trio at Fox & C...