My Little Underground

Level 42 of My Little Underground is all about getting those final grades in for the year! Peter A goes through his top 15 albums of the second half of 2019 (July - December). He also discusses the stigma behind pop music, country music, the presentation of women in music, how some artists evolve, fall into blandness, and more!  Follow My Little Underground:  @mlupod (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)...

New York based, Gainesville, Florida bred UV-TV pulled up to My Little Underground to talk up their latest album, Happy. We also discussed the various bands they've been compared to (some flattering, some not). Listen to us share a fondness for The Jesus and Mary Chain, Prince on vinyl, and more! I also learned about the DIY music of Gainesville and some strange sub-genres of punk. If you're in Br...

On Part 2 of my big talk with Ricky's Compass co-founder Alexis Thomas, we dove into pressures facing the youth that can affect their mental health, the events organized by Ricky's Compass, various platforms they provided to those struggling with mental health issues, and since My Little Underground is music centric, I did not allow Alexis to leave without sharing her music taste! Subscribe to My...

On Part 1 of Level 39 of My Little Underground, Alexis Thomas; Co-Founder of Ricky's Compass pulled up for a big talk on the stigmas surrounding mental health. Ricky's Compass is a non profit organization dedicated to shattering stigmas surrounding mental health issues. Alexis discussed the use of "crazy" when talking mental illness, the main signs of depression, mental health first aid classes, s...

On Level 38 of My Little Underground, Nate Amos and Rachel Brown of Water From Your Eyes pulled up for a big talk about their new album Somebody Else's Song out October 25th on Exploding In Sound Records. Listen in for a lesson in film tropes as well. #MLUPod

On Level 37 of My Little Underground, I have an unauthorized dating conversation with two guys who definitely shouldn't have a dating podcast. Tucker Winstanley and Tom Ella of The Undesirables podcast pulled up to talk The Beatles, STDs, dates that have gone wrong, dating apps, podcast growth, monogamy and open relationships, and Tom turning down an interview with Tyler The Creator.  -- Follow My...

Level 36 of My Little Underground is a conversation among friends. Brooklyn noise makers Weeping Icon (Sara Fantry, Sarah Reinold, Lani Combier-Kapel) pulled up to talk about their self titled debut album (out 9/27), the evolution of their group, relationships, culture vultures, and more! Catch them at Saint Vitus on 9/26!  Follow My Little Underground: @MLUPod (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook) Follo...

Level 35 of My Little Underground features a big cake filled talk with Mia Berrin of Pom Pom Squad! Listen to us discuss mental health, acting, new music, and more! Pom Pom Squad's OW EP is out 9/6. Follow Pom Pom Squad: @pompomsquad (Twitter,Instagram) @pompomsquadsux (Facebook)  Follow Peter A: @itspeter_a (Twitter, Instagram) Follow My Little Underground: @mlupod (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)...

Level 33 of My Little Underground is a family affair because I brought my brothers Smiley and Richard Arriaga on to talk all things Animations! We're three animated brothers that almost exclusively watched cartoons while other kids were out playing sports and riding bikes, we were tuned in to Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and even MTV! Listen to us discuss the most underrated toons...

Level 32 of My Little Underground welcomes Brooklyn based artist by way of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Agua Viva! We had a big talk about her second solo album, El Hechizo de la Luna. Translating to "The Spell of The Moon", we talked Astrology vs Astronomy, break ups, the life and death of stars (in space), Buenos Aires vs New York, festivals, and more! Follow Peter A: @ItsPeter_A (IG & Twitter) Subs...

Level 31 of My Little Underground has double interview action from Twen and a conversation with Kristin Kontrol from 2015! I caught up with Twen after their set at Amityville Music Hall to talk up their upcoming album Awestruck out September 20th. They talked about their deal with Frenchkiss Records, not writing the same song twice, avoiding trends, the unique smell of Long Island, and more! Back...

We're half way through 2019 so that means it's time for midterms! Drummer of Headless Elvis, Conor Rooney returns to My Little Underground to talk the best albums of 2019 so far! Conor and Peter run through 15 of their the best selections the year up to this point. They also talk artists with large discographies and how that can be intimidating, the spectacle that is Beyonce's Homecoming live albu...

Level 28 of My Little Underground welcomes the intergalactic pop sensation on the rise, Dominic Sen! She came from a galaxy far away to be a pop star, but along the way she found her self in an indie rock project known as Alex Napping. We talked about how Dominic found her artistic identity, how music can be fun and conceptual at the same time, her latest single Can't Tell You and more!  _________...

My Little Underground Level 27 welcomes New York City native Grace Ives to talk up her debut album, 2nd! She self produced it, so that naturally lead to a discussion of famous Hip Hop producer tags. We got to the bottom of her love of pop music, her need to make people dance, her thoughts on album length, and more!  ___________________ Follow Grace Ives on Instagram: @grubslug  Follow My Little Un...

Level 26 of My Little Underground features media personality Ally Melendez! Ally is a host of the Long Island Nets (NBA G League affiliate of the Brooklyn Nets), live trivia game show Reward The Fan and IndiMusicTV! She gives out the details on her Ally Answers brand, how she got connected to sports media, her appreciation for WWE, producing for Live It Up! with Donna Drake and more! I also share...

New York Indie Rock outfit on the rise Wooing hung out on Level 24 of My Little Underground to talk all things music! Lead singer and guitarist Rachel Trachtenburg and fellow guitarist JR Thomason tell the simple, yet hilarious story of how they met, as well as their relationship with beloved (at least by us) New York indie label, Kanine Records. They have tons of amazing shows and new music on th...

Level 23 of My Little Underground welcomes Long Island/Queens bred rap duo The Ak's! Izrl and Horus stopped by to talk their latest album Laws of Attraction, how they got the album pressed to vinyl, trends, and whether or not they believe in the actual Law of Attraction; the belief that positive and negative thoughts will bring positive and negative thoughts into your life.  --- Follow The Ak's: ...

On Level 20 of My Little Underground, the charismatic pop star known as Sir Babygirl joined me for a big talk on pop music, the inspirational nature behind The Simpsons and Hey Arnold, signing with Father/Daughter Records, the preparation behind her upcoming debut album, Crush On Me, and more!  ----------- Listen to Sir Babygirl: https://sirbabygirl.bandcamp.com/ Follow Sir Babygirl: @sir_babygirl...

Level 19 of My Little Underground is double stacked with interviews once again! I caught up with Starbenders at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, Long Island filmmaker Tommy Cavanagh and friend of the show, Astronauto! Atlanta glam punks Starbenders talked up their recent Japan tour, charity work, what they learned from Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains, a possible new album and more! Tommy Cavana...

Level 18 of My Little Underground welcomed New Jersey duo, Soft Center! Childhood friends Gina Pensiero and Sean Lango talked up their partially crowd funded debut album, No Pattern (Out now!), common misconceptions about Jersey, balancing parenthood with all that comes with being a musician, the interesting meanings behind a few of their songs, and more!  ----------------------- Follow Soft Cente...

Level 17 of My Little Underground has double interview action featuring big talks from Brooklyn punks, Pill and Netherlands songstress, Nana Adjoa! I caught up with Pill back in October at Trans-Pecos in Ridgewood, Queens to talk up their sophomore album, Soft Hell, reliable newspapers, how they evolved as a band, the 10th anniversary of their label Mexican Summer, and more! I got to talk with Nan...

Level 15 of My Little Underground features rapper/visual artist, Miss Eaves! We had a big talk about her new EP, ME AF, digestive health, single life being misunderstood, her paper mache art, the effectiveness of social media and more!

Level 14 of My Little Underground welcomes the hosts of the great Fully Loaded Podcast! All of us are lucky enough to be alumni of Kingborough Community College's award winning campus station, 90.3 WKRB and we discussed our time there and how it jump started the beginnings of their podcast. They also talked about their experiences in the radio buisness and more!

Level 13 of My Little Underground welcomes Long Island film maker, Jacqueline Xerri! We talked about her latest short film, Teen Night, attending FSU College of Motion Arts, her thoughts on the film industry, her early start in the buisness and more!

Level 12 of My Little Underground features a very passionate music conversation with Karah Goldstein of Smol Data who recently released their debut project, Smol Data: An EP. We talked about her recent Amityville Music Hall show, stage presence, song composition, a possible LP in the works, and more!