Generic Insight: The Podcast

First ever podcast "themed" episode - comics/comic books! Guest is my friend Andra Passen, a very cool lady who does equally cool comics with a punk influence on them. Check out her website, Crowded Thoughts and Crooked Teeth.Also thanks Andra for helping me pick the songs on this episode's playlist! PLAYLIST:Latterman - "If Batman Was Real, He'd Have Beaten The Crap Out Of My Friends"The Lillingtons - "X-Ray Specs"Husker Du - "Sunshine Superman"Dillinger Four - "Superpowers Enable Me To Blend In With Machinery"Crazy and the Brains - "All I Really Want"

Thank you to Jamie for the short but sweet interview, and thank you to Glenn of Kiss Of Death Records for the download links for the songs. Be sure to check out the label, all these bands and releases (links below)!Also check out Jamie's podcast, Cool Dudes Radio! PLAYLIST:Arms Aloft - "DOUBLEDRANOPERCOCETNOICE"Pale Angels - "Wasted On You"The Arteries - "Capture The Flag"Old Flings - "It's Not You"The Slow Death - "Song 1 Side A"Senders - "Shooting From The Hip"

Thanks so much Drew from Run With The Hunted for talking to me. Stream their new record here, it's incredible. PLAYLISTCrow Bait - "83"Everybody Row - "The Sea Inside" Silver Snakes - "All Your Eye"Run With The Hunted - "Mea Culpa"Bad Cop / Bad Cop - "My Life"

Trying something new, this was my first ever "live" podcast recording. Recorded at the Suburbia venue in Brooklyn, NY and featuring mini-interviews with the residents of the house space, MA/NY's The Saddest Landscape (Topshelf Records), PA/FL's Direct Effect (Tiny Engines), and New Jersey's Capacities. Thanks to everyone involved for putting up with my unprofessional dorkiness. Recorded on May 22nd, 2014.Short episode, runs at about 30+ minutes or so. Bear with me, it was the first live recording and I didn't want to overdo it. Also, aired completely unedited, another first. PLAYLISTScreeching Weasel - "Hey Suburbia"Living Room - "Red Saints"The Saddest Landscape - "This Heals Nothing"Direct Effect - "Solar Flare"Capacities - "The Unexamined Life"

Ryan Young, vocalist of Off With Their Heads took some time to talk with me via Skype tonight to talk about his most recent project, the podcast Anxious and Angry, including how he interviewed a mountain lion and other anecdotes/unhelpful suggestions from me. PLAYLIST: Banner Pilot - "Modern Shakes"Nightmares For A Week - "Bloodshot Monday"Direct Effect - "Thursday"Off With Their Heads - "1612 Havenhurst"Broadcaster - "Tomorrow"

This episode I interviewed my buddy Josh Mikel, from Atlanta, GA. Josh is a former drummer for a few bands (namely Look Mexico). He is now an actor working his way through small roles and getting into various films, TV shows and commercials. He's also a graphic designer who puts out work under the moniker Sharkguts Design, and a video producer who most recently has directed videos for Against Me! Josh and I talked about his beginnings into acting, his band days, his design experience (fun fact: he is the creator of the GIR manta ray logo you're probably staring at right now, or above this text paragraph), and working with AM!/Laura Jane Grace, among other things. Thanks, Josh! PLAYLIST:Restorations - "New/Old"Chris Stowe - "I Only Miss Her When I'm Drinking"Outta Gas - "Every Day"Placeholder - "Don't Look Back"Look Mexico - "Don't You Dare"Birthday Candles - "Wishes"

Brooklyn, NY punk rock band Chumped sat down with me and we talked about music, bad movies and videogames, amongst other random things. We also debuted a brand new song by Jason Cruz and Howl, the vocalist of Strung Out's new solo project/side band's new LP, Good Man's Ruin (out April 29th).

PLAYLIST:Jason Cruz and Howl - "High and Lonesome"Nothing - "Dig" Heartsounds - "Constant Crossroads"Chumped - "Something About Lemons"Direct Hit! - "The World Is Ending (No One Cares)"Somos - "Dead Wrong"

Mike Bingham is a good friend of mine that I've known for a few years now. His new(ish) band, Creative Adult, from Santa Rose, California just released their debut full length, Psychic Mess, on Run For Cover Records. Mike chatted with me via Skype about CA's new record, playing the South By Southwest music festival, cool record stores worth checking out in California, the record label/clothing line/collective that him and his friends run, and his other band No Sir. Also listen for a chance to hear me being goofy about Skype video advertisements and resisting the urge to make terrible puns. PLAYLIST: Spraynard - "Until The Next Time"Cayetana - "Hot Dad Calendar"Gifthorse - "High Ceilings, Low Lives"Creative Adult - "Far Out"No Sir - "C.A.L.I.F.O.R.N.I.A"Crusades - "The Torchbearer"