Anti-Flag bassist Chris #2 talks about using major-label money to build a studio and donate to DIY venues in their hometown of Pittsburgh and how Jonah unintentionally helped facilitate their posthumous collaboration with Woody Guthrie.

Ceremony and Paint It Black bassist, Andy Nelson talks about eschewing Live Nation and 21-and-over venues, his new musical project with Dan Yemin called Open City and why sincerity can be an embarrassing trait when everyone is reeling in apathy.

Emil Amos (Om, The Holy Sons, Lilacs & Champagne) discusses why technology doesn’t alter the human experience and how the Beatles underwent a transformation so unprecedented that it almost proves the existence of a higher intelligence.

Surfer Blood frontman John Paul Pitts talks about why Florida is such a strange place, how he learned to play guitar via Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. and why Surfer Blood decided to go back to their indie roots on the band's latest album, 1000 Palms.

Ace, Joe and Bill with guest host Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem) discuss what it was like growing up in "The Blueberry Capitol Of The World," what happens when humans inevitably merge with machines and that time they got sued by The Get Up Kids for attempting to pay homage to them in a song.

Pitchfork Review's Senior Editor Jessica Hopper with guest host Brian Cook (Russian Circles, Botch) discusses her new book The First Collection Of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic and her influential fanzine Hit It Or Quit.

Coliseum frontman talks about his musical career from The Enkindels to Black Cross to Coliseum, and how he's been able to live off his art as a graphic artist when he isn't on the road.

Apollo Sunshine guitarist Sam Cohen talks about what it's like to play guitar for Norah Jones and Shakira, scary experiences playing in the New York Subway and what it was like touring the country in a school bus that ran on vegetable oil.

Matt Pond and guest host Benny Horowitz (Gaslight Anthem) talk about leaving Brooklyn to move upstate, his violent experiences in New Hampshire and Philly and why he ran away from home in tights as an eight year old because his parents wanted him to take ballet lessons.

Jason Black (Hot Water Music), Arty Shepherd (Errortype: Eleven, Primitive Weapons) and vocalist Neltie talk about their new band, UnWed. Topics include conspiracy theories, what it's like balancing a band with a day job/family and the downfall of music journalism.