The Power Chord Hour Podcast

Musician, comedian and writer Dave Hill returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk about the new Valley Lodge record Shadows in Paradise and lots more DAVE HILL https://www.davehillonline.com https://www.instagram.com/mrdavehill http://www.valleylodgehq.com https://valleylodge.bandcamp.com PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.faceboo...

This week Authority Zero vocalist Jason DeVore joins the show to talk his new solo album 'Til the Voice Goes Out, what's next for Authority Zero and much more Jason/Authority Zero https://jasondevore.com https://www.instagram.com/jasondevore https://authorityzero.com https://www.instagram.com/authorityzeromusic https://doublehelixrecords.com PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter...

Chris "Stoph" Colasanto of Rochester band Carpool joins the show this week to talk all about the bands new record My Life in Subtitles (Out now on SideOneDummy) CARPOOL https://www.carpool-ny.com https://carpoolny.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/carpoolny PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Yout...

Marko DeSantis makes his PCH return to celebrate 20 years of Palm Trees and Power Lines and so, so much more! MARKO https://www.sugarcult.com https://linktr.ee/markodesantis Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markodesantis Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SugarcultRocknRoll PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/p...

Stress Dolls frontwoman Chelsea O' Donnell makes her return to PCH to talk the bands debut full length Queen of No, returning to radio, old Buffalo record stores and much more! STRESS DOLLS https://stressdollsmusic.com https://linktr.ee/stressdolls https://stressdolls.bandcamp.com/music PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.faceboo...

Rain Marie of Boise band Bone Haus joined me this week to discuss the bands upcoming debut record In Mourning, their latest single Rot and much more! BONE HAUS https://bonehaus.bandcamp.com/album/confoundead-ep https://www.instagram.com/bonehausofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/BoneHausBand/ PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.f...

Jack Grisham joins the show this week to discuss the new T.S.O.L. album A-Side Graffiti, creating things for nobody but yourself and the dangers of pandering, how Grant Hart changed how Jack writes, sequencing an album that was never meant to be an album and much more  JACK GRISHAM/T.S.O.L. https://www.jackgrisham.com https://www.instagram.com/tsol_official https://www.instagram.com/jackgrishampho...

This week I talk with an artist I've been listening to almost my entire life - Chris Ballew of The Presidents of the United States of America! We talk all about his latest solo record Power Trip and a whole lot more. Chris Ballew https://chrisballew.org https://chrisballew.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisballew https://linktr.ee/presidentsoftheusa PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powe...

Bassist Jonathan Anastas (DYS, Slapshot) joins the show this week to discuss the 40th anniversary of Brotherhood, the early days of Straight Edge Hardcore, cool music scenes in the New England region, what "success" looked like for a Hardcore band in the early 80's and much more DONATE TO THE DAVE SMALLEY GOFUNDME - https://gofund.me/2b325a6c http://www.b9store.com/dys https://www.instagram.com/dy...

Comedian, musician and writer Dave Hill joins me this week for the last PCH of 2023 to talk all about his new book The Awesome Game and much more! Dave Hill https://www.davehillonline.com https://www.instagram.com/mrdavehill/ https://www.facebook.com/TheDaveHill PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Yout...

Morphine drummer Jerome Deupree is this weeks guest and we discuss the early days of Morphine, if Jerome ever expected to rejoin the band, the new vinyl reissues of The Night and Like Swimming, how to lock in the groove with a 2 string slide bass, touring the world with Vapors of Morphine, the bands long lasting legacy and much more Jerome/Morphine https://morphineband.com http://www.jeromedeupree...

Luke Bentham returns to PCH to talk all about The Dirty Nils new record Free Rein to Passions, his guitar rig, touring the U.K, how the best Nil songs are written (according to Luke) and much more! https://thedirtynil.com https://thedirtynil.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/TheDirtyNil https://www.instagram.com/lukenukem90 PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitte...

Craig Northey joined me this week to talk the new Odds album Crash the Time Machine, his musical relationship with Steven Page, writing music for Corner Gas and Kids in the Hall, touring the U.S versus Canada and much more! https://oddsmusic.com https://linkpop.com/oddsmusic https://www.instagram.com/craignorthey https://www.instagram.com/oddsmusic PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour...

J.D Pinkus (Butthole Surfers, Melvins) and Mike Savino (Tall Tall Trees) join me to talk about their new experimental Banjo album Ponder Machine https://talltalltrees.bandcamp.com/album/ponder-machine https://www.jdpinkus.com https://talltalltrees.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtu...

Justin Perkins of Mystery Room Mastering joins me on this episode to talk all about his mastering work on The Replacements upcoming release of Tim - Let it Bleed Edition plus:   - Justins past bands Yesterday's Kids and The Obsoletes - Joining Tommy Stinson's live band (and eventually Bash and Pop) - The transition to mastering music full time - Comparing the original version of Tim to the Let it...

Niagara Falls punks Virus X stopped by the WRFA studios before their show here in town to talk 40 years of the band plus: - Breaking into the Buffalo punk scene as a Niagara Falls band - Playing with WNY acts like Goo Goo Dolls, Green Jelly and 10,000 Maniacs in their early years - The chaos of 80's punk show (and all the violence) - What has changed and what has stayed the same in 40 years of Vir...

After a mini break we are back at it with an interview with indie rock legend Lou Barlow! I covered a lot of ground with Lou with topics including: - Lou's current East Coast backyard acoustic tour - Reconnecting with John Davis and writing new music for The Folk Implosion - Starting the RAW Impressions Podcast with wife Adelle Barlow - Why some bands on autopilot isn't necessarily a bad thing - T...

This week we have Jeff Caudill returning for his fourth PCH appearance along with bassist Mike Fratantuno to talk all about their new band Low Coast as well as - How Low Coast is different from previous bands Jeff and Mike have played in over the years - The long and eventful journey of recording and releasing their debut record Existing the Dream - Mike being the original bass player for the Blac...

On this episode I get in depth with Marko DeSantis for a career spanning interview! Topics include: - Reissuing the long out of print Popsicko album Off to a Bad Start - Punishing Matt Wallace with Replacements questions while recording Start Static - Which Ataris song Marko helped write for Blue Skies, Broken Hearts - How Superdrag helped the formation of Sugarcult - Marko's short stint in Swingi...

Justin Vaughn of Cleveland band Low Morale returns to PCH to talk the bands new ep "This Planet Sucks" plus: - Working on the bands first full length - Aging in punk rock - Therapy through songwriting - Bass players who can actually play bass - Low Morale playing with Allister last December - Whats up next for Low Morale & much more! Follow Low Morale/Justin Vaughn https://allmylinks.com/lowmorale...

This week I am joined by skate punk legend Brian Brannon of the band JFA! On this episode we discuss: - JFA's upcoming record Last Ride - Getting your ass kicked for being punk in the 80's - The evolution of pogoing to slam dancing to moshing - Playing shows with Bad Brains and Bad Religion - Hanging out with the late Dennis Danell of Social Distortion - Watching punk and skateboarding rising from...

New music and music news of February 2023! Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme...

New music and music news of January 2023! Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spoti...

I was stoked to get to chat with the artist who wrote my favorite album of 2022 - Leo Dyke of the band Reminders! Topics on this episode include: - Reminders hitting the road with LOVEBREAKERS for a UK tour at the end of January - What makes a catchy song catchy - What it's like performing songs you wrote as a teenager in your early 20's - Shredders versus Songwriters and bridging the gap between...

Matty Grace makes her return to the show to talk new music coming this year plus: - How Cluttered got started - Whether or not Matty has always been a prolific songwriter - The wisdom one can learn from the Ramones - Creating a project to fit every kind of song you write - Refusing to listen to the Virtue the Cat because you know you're gonna cry - Releasing music almost every month this year & mu...