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

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.

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

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!

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

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!

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!

J.D Pinkus (Butthole Surfers, Melvins) and Mike Savino (Tall Tall Trees) join me to talk about their new experimental Banjo album Ponder Machine

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 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 Bleed version - Mastering new music versus remastering a classic record - How Justin became the go-to...

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 Virus X - Looking to get paid after you've destroyed a club - The importance of being willing to...

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 - The Get Up Kids writing a song called Lou Barlow - Kicking around song ideas for over 30 years -...

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 Black Eyed Peas - If the songwriting process differs for Jeff in Low Coast compared to writing for...

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 Swingin Utters - My Records and the takeoff success of the first Nerf Herder record - Being the only...

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!

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 the underground and into the mainstream &more!

New music and music news of February 2023!

New music and music news of January 2023!

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 - New music and following up Best of Beach Punk - Making your life sound like a catastrophe for...

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 & much more!

Kicking off the year with a run through my top 10 albums of 2022!

Talking new music and music news of December 2022 plus - - A look back at a years worth of guests - Partying it up in Illinois for NYE - CJ Ramone and John Doe living inside of my heart - Allister putting on the best show of 2022 - New plans for the radio show in 2023 - Passing out on balconies in Maui &more!

This week I am joined by Bridge Nine Records owner and founder Chris Wrenn about the record label and the new Bridge Nine Record Store in Beverly, Massachusettes plus: - The 90's mail-order experience - If Chris ever saw vinyl having the huge resurgence it has - Music piracy in the early 00's - The one requirement of signing a band to Bridge Nine - Advice for up and coming record labels - Jumping into projects and not overthinking them - How the day to day or running Bridge Nine has changed...

New music and music news of November 2022!

This week on PCH our guest is Adam Clukey and Chris Couche of Buffalo band The Eaves. We discuss their sophomore record "Lately I Don't Have a God...and Other Obvious Epiphanies" plus: - The best live venues in Buffalo - Going from recording two songs to recording an entire new album - Sacrificing sleep for song ideas - Influences outside of music that actually influence your music - The multi-year process of writing the new album - Working with Jay Zubricky and Robby Takac & much more!