Aaron Stefanko is the vocalist and one of the guitarists in White Lighter. Aaron and I have known each other for a while, crossing paths periodically over the years, but have hung out more frequently in recent years. I figured it was time to sit down with Aaron and record one of our conversations. We […]
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Episode 80: Chad Jolly (Middle Age Rager, Rockefeller) “90s Is The Reason”
I had a chance to catch up with Chad Jolly and we talked about A LOT of 90’s bands – it was interesting to see where our tastes aligned, diverged and the impact these bands had on him growing up. We ramble on about; Bad Religion, The Lemonheads, Texas is the Reason, Avail, Lifetime, Junction, […]
Episode 79: Five and Change “Playing catch up”
There’s no guest on this one – it is just me rambling a bit. A little while ago there was a HUGE gap between episodes. During that time I had played a reunion show, read some comics, novels and listened to some records. What was I reading? What was I listening to? You’ll have to […]
Episode 78: Max Ward (What Happens Next?, Spazz, 625 Thrash) “Who doesn’t like Skulls?”
Max and I had been trying to pull this together for a little while now and finally…we got our shit together. I’ve been acquainted with Max since the 90’s and it was nice catching up with him. We talked about a lot of bands. All of the fast variety; Napalm Death, Infest, Brain Death, S.O.B., […]
Episode 77: Maria “Pick a Song Game”
On this episode my guest is my second child, my oldest daughter, often imitated, never duplicated, Maria. She had been asking for weeks to actually bo on the podcast so I decided that we could play the “Pick a Song Game”. When we are in the car we like to take turns picking songs and […]
Episode 76: Mikey Juba (Nervous Future, Persistent Aggressor) “Things can only get better”
Mikey is one of my favorite people. As bandmates in Persistent Aggressor we would often talk music before (during) and after practice at length – it was always a good time. So it only made sense to have him on! Warning. For those of you with sensitive souls that can’t handle real talk about pay-to-play […]
Episode 75: Keith Freeman (Restraining Order/Maniac) “He’s right. Camera Silens is great”
Keith Freeman is truly one of the nicest dudes I’ve met in a while. The prolific and well traveled bassist chatted with me about some of his favorite music. We hit on a lot of different stuff, but all of it rules. This is another one I recorded before the unplanned hiatus, but is one […]
Episode 74: Zach of Griphook “I have more candles than I know what to do with”
And……….I’m back. It has been a minute. My apologies for the five people waiting patiently for the latest episode. Where have I been? Well, I’ll get to that later. For now, enjoy the conversation I had with Zach of GRIPHOOK about his favorite Fall music!. This one was recorded a LONG time ago, but well […]
Episode 73: Five and Change “Old, New, Borrowed and Blue”
Wanna hear me mutter incessantly about hardcore-punk? You’re in luck! I discuss some bands that I might include on a mixtape or playlist I might give to someone unfamiliar with the genre. Plus, an exciting(?) announcement about an upcoming show. Here are some of the bands I ramble on about;Minor Threat, Circle Jerks, End It, […]
Episode 72: Donnie Brown (Hyper As Hell, The Brides, Asphalt) ”Drove 2000 miles to shop at Square Records”
I’ve known Donnie Brown for quite a while now. We first met when he was the vocalist for The Brides, but I was aware of his music since his days in Hyper As Hell. The thought of playing music was inspired by my cousins Tami and Shelley, who were already playing music in bands by […]