X96 Meet the Bands

The infamous Alex Turner gives Richie T the Arctic Monkeys basics and the down low on "Do I Wanna Know?"

Richie T talks with Maya Tuttle from The Colourist about their hit "Little Games", high school girl bands, and their love for Morgan Freeman's voice.

Nikki, Matt, & Eric conference call Richie to talk about their Tunnel Vision EP, high school bands, and the cannibalistic writing process.

Richie T talks with Quinn from The Used about crossing the boarder to Canada, their writing process, and "Revolution".

Alan Wilkis, the mastermind behind the group Big Data, talks technology, satire, pronunciation, paranoia, and internet devotion with Richie T.

Dan Croll talks with Richie T about Liverpool, the Beatles, trying out new instruments, his single "From Nowhere", and karaoke!

Richie T sits down with Danny from KONGOS to talk about growing up in South Africa, accordions, and the band name.

Michael Ian Cummings of Manhattan band SKATERS calls Richie from the road to tell us about how the band met, their single "Deadbolt", working as bartenders, and creating an ode to the 9-to-5 Job.

Lindsey Troy of Deap Vally dishes about their debut album, Sistrionix, and instructs us on how to roast gummy worms over a campfire.

Richie T sits down with Justin from Blue October again to talk about their new single "Sway", and how Justin met his wife.

Laura Jane Grace of Against Me! (note: first band to use punctuation cc: Panic! and fun.) takes the time to tell Richie about starting out in church bands, their singles "Unconditional Love" and "Against Me", and how she reaches out as a transgender role model.

Richie T talks to "Dirty J" of Dirty Heads about saving baby sealsin Alaska, a symphony dedicated to weed, and their upcoming album.

Richie talks with Cam about their exciting news, moving to LA, and the Haunted Hollywood sign.

Elaine Bradley, the drummer of Neon Trees, spills the beans on the upcoming album Pop Psychology!

Nora Patterson of New Orleans-based 6-piece, Royal Teeth, calls Richie from the road to endure his awkward advances, talk about their single "Wild" and their The Knives cover "Heartbeats", and to divulge what it's like being in a band of all guys.

Richie T talks with John O'Callaghan from The Maine about recording live to tape, their acoustic EP, and band names.

Zach and Dave of American Authors call Richie from the road to talk about their single "Believer", the anti-stigmatization of banjos, tattoos, and Cher.

Richie T sits down with Lucius for this new episode of Meet the Bands.

Shaun White, Olympic Snowboarder, sits down with Richie T to talk about his awesome band "Bad Things"

Richie talks with Kate Tucker from Kate Tucker and The Sons of Sweden up at the Sundance Film Festival.

Richie talks with Brendon and Dallon as they return to Salt Lake City.

Keegan DeWitt of Wild Cub talks with Richie T about his passion for film, how their single "Thunder Clatter" came about, performing on Jimmy Fallon, and their "absolutely meaningless" band name.

Iain Cook of CHVRCHES calls Richie all the way from Glasgow, Scotland to discuss his accent, switching off lead vocalists, and their singles "The Mother We Share" and "Under The Tide".

Christo Bowman of Bad Suns bears Richie's awkward questions about things like what he body part he washes first in the shower, and more serious things like the difficulty of naming their band and their singles "Cardiac Arrest" and "Salt".

Richie T sits down with Nick Hexum of 311 for the second time to discuss his upcoming tour in a Quintet.