The Power Chord Hour Podcast

This week I am joined by Jamie Woolford and Rory Phillips of The Stereo! Jamie returns for his second PCH appearance, this time with Rory, to talk all about the new Stereo album Thirteen and the bands new podcast series Kings of No Hope plus: - How Kickstarter is a great tool for finding out what the fans want - Why Jamie enjoys writing a good bridge (middle eight!) to a song - Rory's masterful po...

Dylan Flynn makes his triumphant return to the Power Chord Hour for the first time since 2017! We catch up on his Pass The Bass campaign and talk about: - Turning a traumatic brain injury into something positive - Being interviewed by Bass Player Magazine - Mark Hoppus playing M+M's on Dylan's bass - The strong comeback of Pass The Bass after no concerts to promote at during the pandemic - The hug...

We have Dylan Flynn who runs the Pass The Bass campaign returning to the Power Chord Hour this Monday so I thought we'd celebrate with a bonus episode of Dylan's first appearance on the (pre-podcast) show from back in April 2017 Follow Dylan/Pass The Bass https://shop.biausa.org/products/search/pass+the+bass?order_by=name https://www.facebook.com/passthebassdylan https://www.instagram.com/passtheb...

I go through the new music and music news of April 2022 plus: - Getting paid to talk to the singer of Third Eye Blind - Why all the good music in 2022 is coming out of the UK - If NY or NJ has produced more amazing musicians - Playing four hours of nothing but Alkaline Trio on the radio show - Getting a new car so I can go to concerts again - Future guests for May and beyond & much more! Support t...

This week I am joined by singer/guitarist Leo Dyke from Isle Of Wight band Reminders! We discuss the bands debut record Best of Beach Punk as well as: - The importance of a good song title - Making music for the right reasons - The challenges of trying to write songs on a daily basis - Touring the UK recently to promote the new record (and future touring plans) - What other musicians could learn f...

This week we have Jeremy Porter of Michigan rock band Jeremy Porter & the Tucos on the show to talk the first ten years of the band plus: - What it was like compiling three albums worth of retrospective material - The life of a touring band - Writing about music when you're not performing it - Live music in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - History of the Tucos - The pros and cons of the internets...

We celebrate episode 100 of the podcast with the talented and legendary Jean Beauvoir. Jean just released his new book "Bet My Soul on Rock 'n' Roll: Diary of a Black Punk Icon" so discuss the book plus: - Differences of producing a new band versus an established band - The surreality of someone fact checking your life - Berklee trained musicians who can't play a Ramones song the right way - The y...

This week I am joined by Bradley and William of Texas band Barely Blind. The band has returned to release new music for the first time in a long time with their latest ep Imagined Troubles (out now on TDR Records). On top of discussing new music we got into: - If all creativity comes from the same place - Touring the Midwest back in the day - The beauty of collaborating with your bandmates to make...

This week its all about new music and music news of March 2022 plus - Getting stoked for the upcoming Midtown reunion shows - The differences between a radio show and a podcast - Doing interviews outside your comfort zone - Original blink-182 lineup reuniting to rerecord Flyswatter - Why John Doe is eternally cool - Compiling a playlist of all music from past Power Chord Hour guest & much more Sup...

This week I am joined by Joey Cobra and we go track by track through NOFX's 1997 classic "So Long And Thanks For All The Shoes" Follow Joey Cobra https://joeycobra.bandcamp.com https://www.josephgrice.art https://www.instagram.com/joey_cobra_music/ https://www.facebook.com/JoeyCobra/ Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 to midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY....

On this episode I am joined by musician and author Mickey Leigh! A staple in New York City music since the 1970's playing in bands like The Rattlers and Stop, Mickey's latest group Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music recently dropped their debut record Variants of Vibe. We discuss new music as well as -Goals for Mutated Music -Having Steven Van Zandt release your bands new record -Mickey's songwriting ap...

This week I talk with the punk rock legend that is John Jughead Pierson! You know Jughead from Screeching Weasel, Even in Blackouts, The Mopes, The Mitochondriacs and his podcast Jughead's Basement. On this episode we talk -creativity that you can't turn off -how John losing his record collection was a catalyst for Jughead's Basement -revisiting early Screeching Weasel for inspiration for The Mito...

This week I'm talking new music and music news of February 2022 plus: -planning a show for the summer -what I'm looking forward to this Record Store Day -my favorite NOFX record turning 25 -the modesty of John Jughead Pierson -celebrating 6 years of the show -reading I Slept With Joey Ramone -reading George Clintons book and having to keep stopping to research old Soul artists -the importance of S...

After realizing that the Power Chord Hour was turning 6 the same day that Piebald's classic record We Are The Only Friends We Have turned 20 I knew I had to have Travis Shettel on this episode to talk about writing and recording WATOFWH plus - The Massachusetts Hardcore scene that Piebald came up in - When Travis started writing songs for the band on piano - The art of spending hours getting the p...

I am joined by Mikey Erg of The Ergs!, Worriers, Dirt Bike Annie, The Dopamines and a million other bands to discuss new releases from The Ergs plus -Playing in The Ergs AND Dirt Bike Annie Mikeys first ever tour -Growing up in a recording studio -What part of the country embraced The Ergs! early on -Playing South By Southwest next month -How Mikey joined Worriers and The Dopamines -Singing and dr...

My buddy Jay Vics joined me on the radio show to talk about the New Jersey Pop-Punk and Ska scene of the late 90's/early 00's and play some of his favorite songs from the era. This episode was too fun and informative to not post on the podcast feed! If you aren't familiar with this very special scene then this right here is a four hour crash course. If you already know how amazing that time was th...

This week I am joined by Chelsea O'Donnell of Buffalo band Stress Dolls. We discuss their latest release Forward plus other topics like - The transition from Chelseas former band Wolf to Stress Dolls - Finding the perfect live lineup - The revival of music videos in recent years - Dreams of playing Town Ballroom  - Playing solo versus full band - How the digital age killed the fun of hidden tracks...

Talking new music and music news of January 2022 plus - Richie Ramones book I Know Better Now - Writing music when its too cold for anything else - Hiking the North Country Trail - The return of Bandcamp Fridays - Finding out you were at the same Bad Religion show as your friend before you knew each other - The dilemma of which date of the Jawbreaker Dear You Anniversary to buy tickets for - Why y...

This week I am joined by Cleveland band Low Morale frontman Justin Vaughn! We discuss the bands debut Making You Better Feeling plus: - Favorite Cleveland venues - Sneaking your band into Warped Tour - Why Tim Armstrong rules - Writing music with musician brother Bobby Vaughn - How Low Morale was formed - The importance of energy in live music - Why Midwest is the best when it comes to emo & much...

This week we have returning guest Victor DeLorenzo (original Violent Femmes drummer) with bandmate Janet Schiff to talk new music from their group Nineteen Thirteen. We also discuss: - How the Violent Femmes 2013 Coachella reunion led to the formation of Victors new band Night Crickets with Darwin Meiners and David J. (Bauhaus, Love and Rockets) - What inspired Janet to pick up a Cello as a child...

Joey Cobra makes his fourth appearance on PCH as our first guest of the year We talk: - Joeys Top 5 of 2021 - Our most anticipated albums of 2022 - Releasing too many singles before an album - If bands should change their names when they change their sound - Why playing in a trio makes you up your game - The future of live shows & more JOEY COBRA LINKS - https://joeycobra.bandcamp.com https://link...

Kicking off 2022 with my top 10 albums of 2021 Support the artists mentioned on this episode - 500 Miles To Memphis - Hard To Love -https://500milestomemphis.bandcamp.com/album/hard-to-love Turnstile - Glow On - https://turnstile.lnk.to/GlowOn Sincere Engineer - Bless My Psyche - https://sincereengineer.bandcamp.com/album/bless-my-psyche Glitterer - Life Is Not A Lesson - https://glitterer.bandcam...

Talking new music and music news of December 2021. Plus new music from Punchline, Grade 2 and Superchunk! Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY, stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA mobile app SUPPORT THE ARTISTS PLAYED ON THIS POD Punchline - Holiday Ep - https://punchline.bandcamp.com/album/holida...

My buddy Kyle joins us this week to go track by track through Plus Forty Four's one and done record (and a damn good one) - When Your Heart Stops Beating Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY, stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA mobile app email me for FREE Power Chord Hour stickers - powerchordhou...

This week I am joined by Jack and Christian of Birmingham band LOVEBREAKERS. We talk all about their debut record Primary Colours, recording in the United States, touring in the UK with Social Distortion, how the band combines their influences to make their signature sound and much more Follow LOVEBREAKERS - https://lovebreakers.co.uk https://lovebreakers.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/lov...