The Power/Less Podcast

Alec and I sit down to discuss an array of topics, from Oceans Ate Alaska's tumultuous history, to new music from Bloodveil, With Sails Ahead, and thrown, and of course, the impending doom that is electoral politics. Follow the podcast: linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod

All podcast links: linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod Craig Prater is the vocalist of No Home is a Northwest Melodic Hardcore band. For fans of Counterparts, Being as an Ocean, and No Bragging Rights. Craig discusses the lyrical and musical influences behind the band’s debut full length record, “Hell Is All Around Us,” his start into alternative music and songwriting, No Home’s upcoming Australian tour wit...

Jen (big nasty on twitter) is a political activist as well as the member and chair of the Austin chapter of CPUSA- Communist Party USA, and a member of the The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW). start into politics/radicalization- world events, personal experience, academics/literature, etc. If media/art has ever informed or influenced your world view/politics The Palestinian struggle and the...

patreon.com/thepowerlesspod linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod In this episode I speak to Superdestroyer, an anonymous synthwave/punk/genre bending solo act out of the midwest and one of the cofounders of Lonely Ghost Records. Superdestroyer and I discuss his journey into music, how it influenced his politics and radicalization, and how modern day discourse is less than the sum of its parts. follow superde...

linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod Support on patreon: patreon.com/thepowerlesspod Fauxtrot is a progressive post hardcore band out of Pennsylvania, the band released it’s debut four song EP “Lost in Translation” on December 1st. Austin, Robert, and Jared discuss the musical and lyrical influences of the release, the start of the band, and each of their journeys into alternative music and songwriting. Foll...

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Rob Rousseau is the co-host and producer of the political commentary podcast, “The Insurgents,” and hosts his daily streaming show, “TRRSlive,” on Twitch as well as the host of the recently returned podcast, “49th Parahell.” Rob returns to talk about the ongoing escalation in senseless violence and occupation in Gaza by the Israeli military, various government and media responses, the failure of p...

Ceasefiretoday.com For this episode I speak to Matthew Jenkins (guitar), Daulton Rissinger (guitar), and Brandon Ossont (drummer) of the Emo/Alternative Rock band "The Maguas," from Scranton, Pennsylvania. We discuss the band's signing to CI Records, their debut full length album, "Settled," the band's approach to production and songwriting, and much more. Follow the Ma...

In this episode, I speak with Austin Carter, who writes and releases music under the artist name, "BluesBrat," Austin recently released a four track EP titled, "Evil Prayers," We do a deep dive on everything surrounding the latest release, Austin's influences and start in songwriting, and more. follow Austin- linktr.ee/bluesbrat Follow the podcast: linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod

In this episode I speak to Jake Olexyn, the vocalist of the Canadian post hardcore band The Burden. Jake and I chat about the band's newest album, "Terminal," the band's writing process, being signed to Open Your Ears Records, the start of Jake's journey in music, and more. follow The Burden- @theburdenband follow the podcast: linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod

Go to Ceasefiretoday.com or gazastrong.com to see how you can help with the ongoing crisis in Gaza and Palestine. With Sails Ahead is a progressive post-hardcore band out of New Jersey. Sierra, Joe, Santino, Ryan, And Jaime breakdown their newest single, "Darting Eyes," along with the the accompanying music video. We do a deep dive on the songwriting, production, artistic vision, and mor...

Ceasefiretoday.com gazastrong.com Mac (goodpoliticguy) joins me for an episode breaking down some of the varying angles on Israel's continued bombardment on civilians, the U.S. discourse surrounding the topic, and what people can do outside of voting to put pressure on politicians to call for a ceasefire. Follow Mac: @goodpoliticguy Go to his youtube channel: youtube.com/goodpoliticguy linktr....

To help end the violence and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, go to ceasefiretoday.com to find avenues to assist and/or locate a protest near you. For this episode, I speak to Paul Poole, the vocalist and primary songwriter of the band No Business out of Orlando, Florida. We talk about the band's latest record, Snitch, Paul's introduction to heavier and alternative music, what to expect from t...

Rob Rousseau is the co-host and producer of the political commentary podcast, “The Insurgents,” and hosts his daily streaming show, “TRRSlive,” on Twitch. Rob and I discuss his music career that spanned a lot of his early adult life in The Mission District, how and why his life took a turn away from the professional musician lifestyle, and why he turned to political commentary. We discuss a few cu...

In this episode Alec Hawkins and I chat about Live Nation's new program amidst the merch cut discourse and how it pertains to bands, fans, venues, and the music industry in general. We dive into topics including CJ McMahon being kicked out of Thy Art Is Murder, Between the Buried And Me bringing back Dustie Waring after rape allegations, and the second Republican presidential debate. Follow the po...

Support on Patreon: patreon.com/user?u=96602716 It's pulses. baby. For this episode I talk to Kevin, Caleb, and Matt from the post hardcore outfit out of Virginia. We talk their weekend run that came through Chicago and deep dive their upcoming record, "It Wasn't Supposed To Be Like This," out 09/29. Track listing: The third full length from pulses. “It Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like...

Shane told is the lead singer of the band Silverstein, out of Ontario, Canada and the host of the Lead Singer Syndrome podcast. Shane and I discuss some of Silverstein's more politically motivated songs, what got Shane into music and how it shaped his world view, his stance on merch cuts and live music issues in the industry, and more. Follow Shane: @shanetold on socials Follow Silverstein: @silve...

For this episode I speak with Dan Hodsdon, guitarist of The Callous Daoboys. Dan and I speak about their start in the band, The Callous Daoboys' latest single, "Waco Jesus," their upcoming EP, " God Smiles Upon The Callous Daoboys," the importance of inclusivity in the scene, and more. follow Dan on socials: @AllDanAllDay or @AllDan_AllDay Follow The Callous Daoboys: @theca...

Andrew Herman is the vocalist of the metal band Johnny Booth out of Long Island, NY. Andrew and I discuss the inspirations behind their latest record, Moments Elsewhere and the political and social dynamics that influence the lyrics. We dive into where both Andrew's upbringing and his journey into punk and heavy alternative music spaces informed his worldview and how inextricably linked music...

Desmond Zantua is the lead singer of the Emo/Punk Rock band Career Day out of New York City. We speak about their politically charged record Where We've Always Been, Desmond's role in the ACLU, his personal music and political awareness journey, and more. Follow Career Day on socials @careerdayny Listen to the band on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/72JXanCAxM5bbkSltz2EA1?si=5aTQ6...

In this episode I chat with Barry Shelton, the vocalist of the emo/post hardcore band, Sister Sleep, from Atlanta, Georgia. follow Barry: @barryxsleep on socials follow Sister Sleep:  @sistersleepband  follow the podcast: linktr.ee/thepowerlesspod

This episode I speak to Jordan Uhl , a contributor for The Young Turks , journalist, activist, and cohost of The Insurgents Podcast . Jordan and I talk about politics, his start into heavy music and political journey, and a few current political and music based topics. Follow Jordan: @jordanuhl on twitter find The Insurgents: insurgentspod.com Follow the podcast:  @thepowerlesspod  on all social m...

In this episode I speak to Benjamin Rose. Benjamin is a solo artist, keyboardist and secondary vocalist in the indie pop band, Kat and the Hurricane, and a drag performer under the stage name "INVERTIA." Benjamin and I speak about everything from drag performances, to the formation of their band, theirs and my religious backgrounds and where their beliefs have changed and evolved over th...

In this episode I speak with Josh Lowe, the lead vocalist and guitar player in the pop punk band Riverside Drive from Windsor, Ontario. We speak about the lyrical content of their newest single, "Counting Down The Days," and their explosive, politically charged single, "Whatever It Takes." Josh talks about his start in music, playing on stage with a MASSIVE punk rock band as a...

In this episode, I speak to Rob Hoppe, the bassist and singer in the band THE NARRATOR, out of Western Germany. We talk about what got Rob started in heavy music, his trajectory to playing bass and singing in bands, the start of The Narrator, their songwriting process, and much more. Their two newest singles, "Lucid," and "Frontier," absolutely blew me away when I heard them, d...