Today we have a guest who paid us a visit back in Episode 17. She is one Kerriann Curtis. Kerriann has created an Instagram series of paintings showcasing her own work titled Art for the Afterlife, which you should most certainly check out @kerricurtisart . We discussed a piece of music by Mrs. Green Apple, a rock quintet from Tokyo. For our conversation, Kerriann has transcribed lyrics from Japanese to English of a song titled “Who Are You?” which will serve as a bit of a guidepost to our conversation. For fans of music that possess a high-octane energy such as The Get Up Kids, Kali Masi, Yellowcard and The Great Heights Band, I highly recommend making Mrs. Green Apple a staple in your record collection. Enjoy!

Matt dials up members of a new band known as So Sure, which includes Brendan Kelly and Sean Kelly of A Fragile Tomorrow as well as drummer Kyle Polk.

So Sure can be described as dream pop, shoegaze, post punk, and influenced by alternative music of the 80s and 90s. Their debut, 5-song EP Caffeine Drip is available via NoiseTrade and is also being streamed on Paste Magazine. So Sure has chosen 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the ACLU to aid in its urgent advocacy efforts to demand racial justice and end police brutality.

The group shared with me in advance that My Bloody Valentine’s 1991 record “Loveless” had a strong influence on the band and their debut record. We’ll be weaving in their thoughts on “Loveless” in and out of our conversation, so enjoy a bit of a two-fer of albums today!

We telephoned DC-area artist Cathy DiToro (of Party Like It's..., Project Hera) to discuss Alanis Morrisette's landmark album, Jagged Little Pill, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year! Cathy and I spoke extensively about each track on this record and it will be obvious to you, dear listener, the impact Jagged Little Pill had on Cathy's career in music. Enjoy!

In this episode, we spoke with musician/voice over artist Jonathan Tea about an album that reinvigorated his life when he needed it most: the Foo Fighters sixth studio offering Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace, which was released on RCA Records back in 2007. Enjoy!

Today's episode features DC area musician Ann Brandstadter. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, she moved to the D.C. area in the 90s. A communications professional by day, Ann moonlights as a local rock star in bands such as Grandma's Mini, Mimi Loco, and most recently AJ and the Kids and a new pandemic duo, Smart Patrol.

AJ and the Kids is a D.C. area rock band that plays original music and covers and will record an EP this fall. They have been active since 2018. You can follow them on Facebook and on Instagram @ajandthekids. Smart Patrol is a new project, a pandemic Devo tribute band, and will have its world debut sometime this fall with a webcast.

We sat down with Ann in early summer to discuss Siouxsie and The Banshees sixth studio album titled Hyaena, which was released back in 1984 and her overall love of the group. Enjoy!

Our guest in Episode 52 is New York, NY’s soul/rock & roll outfit known as Babyllon. Guitar World magazine has referred to Babyllon as "A happy talent trifecta!" with a loud live sound that sounds like Amy Winehouse and Led Zeppelin put together. We spoke by phone and focused on the classic Led Zeppelin song "Ramble On" from Led Zeppelin II and how it altered the course of her craft. Enjoy!

In this episode, we meet podcaster Christie Gee of The Christie Gee Podcast. Christie stopped by the show to discuss MxPx's 1996 album 'Life in General. Christie reminisces about growing up in a small Texas town, a batch of VHS tapes of artists on Tooth and Nail Records which would inevitably change her life, and later becoming good friends with the group. Enjoy the conversation! '

In this episode, we chat with songwriter/guitarist Neal Karkhanis of Baltimore, MD's The Great Heights Band about Ben Folds Five and their influential 1997 album Whatever and Ever Amen. We take the plunge into the depths of Ben Folds' lyrics as well as discuss the staggering musicianship of the group. Keep your favorite black t-shirt, friends. Enjoy!

In this episode, we sit down with Marc Plotkin: an American Songwriting Award-Winning Artist, a Grammy shortlisted Producer, a Bloomberg BusinessWeek Top 25 Entrepreneur, and a Professor at New York University's Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music.

For our conversation today, we’ll be discussing Evolve, which is the 12th studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2003. We spoke to one another on a beautiful Spring afternoon, as evidenced by the sounds of happily chirping away in the sun. Enjoy!

In this episode, we spoke with Berkeley, CA composer/sound supervisor Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach (IMRSV Sound) on Oxford, UK's Radiohead and their 1997 groundbreaking album OK Computer. We talked with Jacob about the songs from OK Computer that changed his life in music, both personally and professionally. Enjoy this thoughtful perspective on an important album which altered the course of pop music forever!