Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest andJason speak with Nicole Laurenne, vocalist and mulit-instrumentalist of the Darts (US) and her solo project Black Viiolet. Both projects released new records this year (The Darts (US) - Halloween Love Songs and Black Viiolet - Dark Blue). Nicole is on the road until the end of the year, so there’s plenty of opportunities to see her perform:

Black Viiolet: 

April 15 - Deep Cuts - Medford, MA 

April 16 - Skylark Lounge - Rochester, NY 

April 17 - Ace of Cups - Columbus, OH 

April 18 - MOTR Pub -Cincinnati, OH  

April 19 - Portal - Louisville, KY 

April 21 - The Woodshop - Chattanooga, TN 

April 22 - Fleetwood’s - Ashville, NC 

April 23 - Gallery 5 - Richmond, VA 

April 24 - DC9 Nightclub - Washington, DC 

April 25 - Main Drag Music - Brooklyn, NY

July 31 - Revolution Hall - Portland, OR

The Darts

May 1 - Starlet Room - Sacramento, CA

May 2 - The Alpine - Reno, NV

May 3 - Duffy’s Tavern - Chico, CA

May 6 - John Henry’s - Eugene, OR

May 7 - High Water Mark - Portland, OR

May 8 - Jazzbones - Tacoma, WA

May 9 - Clock-out Lounge - Seattle, WA

May 10 - The Shakedown - Bellingham, WA

May 12 - Bearded Monkey - Yakima, WA

May 13 - The Shredder - Boise, ID

May 14 - International Bar - Salt Lake City, UT

May 15 - Mesa Theatre - Grand Junction, CO

May 16 - Hi Dive - Denve, CO

May 17 - Sister Bar - Albuqueurque, NM

May 19 - Club Congress - Tucson, AZ

May 20 - Rebel Lounge - Phoenix, AX

May 21 - Mexca - El Centro, CA

May 22 - Arroyo Secodelic Fest - Los Angeles, CA

May 23 - Alex’s Bar - Long Beach

May 24 - Pour House - Oceanside

May 25 - Pappy and Harriet’s - Pioneertown, CA

May 27 - Usual Place - Las Vegas, NV

May 28 - Transplants Brewing - Palmdale, CA

May 29 - Moe’s Alley - Santa Cruz, CA 

May 30 - Thee Stork Club - Oakland, CA

June 10 - The Basement at Bond Street Bar - Asbury Park, NJ

June 11 - Pie Shop - Washington, DC

June 12 - Cobra Cabana - Richmond, VA

June 13 - Neptunes Parlour - Raleigh, NC

June 14 - The Eagle’s Dare - Wilmington, NC

June 16 - Static Age Records - Ashville, NC

June 17 - Moodright’s - Savannah, GA

June 18 - Tin Rook - Columbia, SC

June 19 - The EARL - Atlanta, GA

June 20 - Blue Room - Nashville, TN

June 21 - PORTAL + ARTPORTAL - Louisville, KY

June 23 - Melody Inn - Indianapolis, IN

June 24 - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern

June 25 - Skylark Lounge - Rochester, NY

June 26 - Ohana Luau on the Lake 2026 - Lake George, NY

June 27 - Cafe Nine - New Haven, CT

June 28 - Main Drag Music - Brooklyn, NY 

Nicole Laurenne's Four Records:

0-10: Hall and Oates - “Rich Girl”, Carl Douglas - “Kung Fu Fighting”, Pretty Poison - “The Night Chicago Died”

Teenage: Journey - Escape

Twenties: Sinead O’Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got

Recent Record: Stiff Richards - Dig

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Opening song: Rad Skulls – Loud as Shit

Closing song: Lucas Perea – Underneath Ashes

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest and Karina speak with Tahlena Chikami, vocalist and guitarist of Bite Me Bambi. Bite Me Bambi has some shows coming up. Catch them on the road:

4/9 - August Hall - San Francisco, CA w/ Fishbone

4/11 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA w/ Fishbone 

4/12 - Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR w/ Fishbone 

4/14 - The Urban Lounge -  Salt Lake City, UT w/ Fishbone

4/15 - Bluebird Theater - Denver, CO w/ Fishbone

4/17 - The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA w/ Ballyhoo

Tahlena Chikami's Four Records:

0-10: Manhattan Transfer - Extensions

Teenage: Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Twenties: Various Artists - Dance Craze: The Best of British Ska… Live

Recent Record: Megan Thee Stallion - Megan

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Opening song: Rad Skulls – Loud as Shit

Closing song: Lucas Perea – Underneath Ashes

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Kyle Knight. Regular listeners of the podcast will know him as the Emotron. Kyle has a new band called Horse Breakfast. Here are some show dates, please support if you can:

Fri 03/13 - The Spaze - Columbia, SC

Sat 03/14 - Melon Barn - Greer, SC

Sun 03/15 - Fleetwoods - Asheville, NC

Sun 03/22 - Scrap Collective - Roanoke, VA

Tue 03/24 - Chapel of Bones - Raleigh, NC

Wed 03/25 - Alley Cat Records - Greenville, NC

Thu 03/26 - The Byrd Nest - Salisbury, NC

Fri 03/27 - The Milestone - Charlotte, NC

Sat 03/28 - “What For Fest” Pilot Light - Knoxville, TN

Sun 03/29 - The Hideaway - Johnson City, TN

Tue 03/31 - Sly Grog - Asheville, NC

Wed 04/01 - Mean Mels - Cookeville, TN

Thu 04/02 - CXR Punkhouse - Murfreesboro, TN

Fri 04/03 - JJs Bohemia - Chattanooga, TN

Sat 04/04 - The Nick - Birmingham, AL

Sun 04/05 - Boggs - Atlanta, GA

Tue 04/07 - Pexcho’s - Augusta, GA

Wed 04/08 - Monstercade - Winston-Salem, NC

Thu 04/09 - Ground Zero - Spartanburg, SC

Fri 04/10 - The Spaze - Columbia, SC

Sat 04/11 - Brewer's Kettle - Kernersville, NC

Sun 04/12 - Zeitgeist Gallery - Durham, NC

Kyle Knight's Four Records:

0-10: Queen - Classic Queen

Teenage: Ween - Pure Guava

Twenties: The Moldy Peaches - S/T

Recent Record: Vic Chesnutt - West of Rome

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Opening song: Rad Skulls – Loud as Shit

Closing song: Lucas Perea – Underneath Ashes

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest and Karina speak with Death of Youth vocalist and song writer, Rob David. Their newest record, Nothing Is The Same Anymore, releases on 2/16/2026. The band has some shows coming up, if you’re in the UK, go out to support.

February 15 – Hope and Anchor, Islington, UK.  (Record Release Show)

Supporting incaseyouleave

March 6 – The Pipeline – Brighton, UK

March 7 – Pur-Pulse Eastbourne, UK

March 8 – The Grand Burstin Hotel Folkestone, UK

April 11 – Piehouse Co-Op – London, UK (Chalk Hands Record Release Show)

You can also purchase the record below

UK Vinyl

UK Cassette Tape

US

Germany

France

Italy

Lithuania

Rob David’s Four Records:

0-10: Abba – Gold

Teenage: Funeral For a Friend – Casually Dressed and Deep in Conversation

Twenties: Touché Amore – Parting the Sea Between the Brightness and Me

Recent Record: Chalk Hands – Don’t Think About Death 

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode, we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week, Forrest speaks with Andy Wiley, bassist for The Drowns and Dying Scene contributor. The Drowns released a live album last year and are currently working on new music. While you are waiting for that to be released, you can see them on tour:

3/7/26 - Seattle, WA Clock-Out Lounge w/ the Briefs

4/17/26 - Upstairs Cabaret Ltd. - Victoria, BC w/ the Casualties

4/18/26 - The Pearl - Vancouver, BC w/ the Casualties

4/19/26 - Jackknife Brewing - Kelowna, BC w/ the Casualties

4/21/26 - Dickens Pub - Calgary AB w/ the Casualties

4/24/26 - Black Cat Tavern - Saskatoon, SK w/ the Casualties

4/29/26 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON w/ the Casualties

4/30/26 - The 27 Club - Ottawa, ON w/ the Casualties

5/5/26 - Sonia Live Music Venue - Cambridge, MA w/ the Casualties

5/8/26 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA w/ the Casualties

5/10/26 - Black Cat - Washington DC w/ the Casualties

5/12/26 - 1884 Lounge - Memphis, TN w/ the Casualties

5/14/26 - The Sanctuary Detroit, Hamtrack, MI w/ the Casualties

5/15/26 - Reggie's Music Joint - Chicago, IL w/ the Casualties

5/16/26 - The Argo - Whitefish Bay, WI w/ the Casualties

5/19/26 - Slowdown - Omaha, NE w/ the Casualties

Andy Wiley's Four Records:

0-10: Ramones - Too Tough To Die

Teenage: Jason Webley- Only Just Beginning

Twenties: Nim Vind - Fashion of Fear

Recent Record: The Cure - Songs of a Lost World

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week Forrest and Karina speak with comic creator Reid Chancellor. This year Reid released Hardcore Happiness, a sequel to his 2019 non-fiction comic Hardcore Anxiety. He is also the writer and artist of Rock and Roll Terrorist: The Graphic Life of Shock Rocker GG Allin. All of these were published and available for purchase through Microcosm Publishing. For some of Reid's other art, you can go to his webstore. From June 12-14 you can catch Reid at Heroes Con, more information and tickets are available here.

Reid Chancellor's Four Records:

0-10: The Monkees - Greatest Hits

Teenage: Calibretto 13 - Adventures in Tokyo 

Twenties: Randy Newman - Live in London

Recent Record: Supercrush - SODO Pop

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Opening song: Rad Skulls – Loud as Shit

Closing song: Lucas Perea – Underneath Ashes

Welcome to Four Records! Each episode we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week is a little different. Forrest and Karina are joined by Dying Scene Editor Jason Stone and we are going over our top four records of the year. That's twelve records for the price of one free podcast! Also top four records of the year from DS contributors and past guests!

Jason’s Top Four Records of the Year

Forrest’s Top Four of the Year

Karina’s Top Four of the Year 

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Welcome to Four Records! Each episode we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week Forrest, Karina, and Jason speak with Josh Jurk of School Drugs. School Drugs released their latest record, Funeral Arrangements earlier this year. Josh and School Drugs has one more show this year:

Dec 20th, 2025: The Hangar on Hudson Troy, NY

Photo credit on cover image of Josh: JC Carey

Josh Jurk's Four Records:

0-10: Daft Punk - Discovery

Teenage: Hunchback - Pray For Scars 

Twenties: The Emotron - Vampire Lunch Lady Tits 

Recent Record: Oingo Boingo - Only A Lad

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Opening song: Rad Skulls – Loud as Shit

Closing song: Lucas Perea – Underneath Ashes

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Welcome to Four Records! Each episode we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week Forrest talks with Mike Doherty from Odd Robot and Sederra. Mike has also played in Longfellow, The Ataris, and Papa Roach. Odd Robot has some shows coming up:

Dec 6th, 2025: Backstage Live @ Cideshow Rehearsal Studio Gardena, Ca

Feb 7th, 2026: Sunspace Sunland, Ca

Mike Doherty's Four Records:

0-10: Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon

Teenage: Bad Religion - Suffer 

Twenties: Quicksand - Manic Compression 

Recent Record: Samiam - Stowaway

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Welcome to Four Records! Each episode we feature one guest as they go over four records at four different times in their life. This week Forrest is joined by Dying Scene Editor Jason Stone as they speak with Jennie Cotterill of Reckoner. She also makes custom cake creations, for more info on Reckoner shows and Jennie Bakes check out the links below:

Jennie Bakes

Reckoner Bandcamp

11/21/25 - Long Beach, Ca - The Vine 

11/30/25 - San Pedro, Ca - The Sardine (solo-matinee show)

12/10/25 - Santa Ana, Ca - The Constellation Room

Jennie Cotterill's Four Records:

0-10: ELO - Out of the Blue

Teenage: Swingin’ Utters - A Juvenile Product of the Working Class 

Twenties: Elvis Costello and the Attractions- This Year’s Model 

Recent Record: Possible Humans - Standing Around Alive

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Opening song: Rad Skulls – Loud as Shit

Closing song: Lucas Perea – Underneath Ashes

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