Mike Kinsella of American Football and Cap'n Jazz, with guest host Brian Cook (Russian Circles), discusses doing whatever you want on stage which sometimes includes just having a fan punch you in the stomach. Oh yeah, and ALL high school bands suck.

Jason Hamarcher, drummer for Frodus, Decahedron, Combatwoundedveteran and straight-edge band, Battery talks about getting interrogated by the Syrian military.

Jake and Dave from Minus The Bear with guest host Brian Cook (Botch) discuss unique guitar sounds, and how to keep from being pigeonholed by doing remix and acoustic records.

Chris Simpson and Jeremy Gomez of Mineral stopped by in the middle of their sold out reunion tour. Along with guest host Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem), they discuss the emo explosion and the brilliance of the apocalyptic film “The Day After Tomorrow”.

Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It., Their/They're/There and indie rock act, Pet Symmetry, talks about touring with some of his biggest influences, from Texas Is The Reason to the Jealous Sound and his prolific projects like 52 Weeks, in which he recorded a new song every week for a year. With guest host and friend of the podcast, Dan Ozzi, writer and editor at VICE's music site Noisey.

Singer/songwriter Cory Branan alongside guest host, Jenny Owen Youngs discusses touring with the Gaslight Anthem and Against Me!, how a group of angry bookies gave him a black eye back in the day, and his path into discovering the delta blues.

Recorded live at Union Hall, Brooklyn with guests: Matthew Caws (Nada Surf); Jena Friedman (Letterman, The Daily Show); Emil Amos (Om, Grails, Holy Sons); Zeena Koda (Gazelle, Sirius XM Radio); Jeff Rosenstock (Bomb The Music Industry!) and 2 live performances!

The Flatliners lead singer talks about what it's like for Canadian artists to critique American politics, the dangers of "studio ears" and his alternate careers as bartender and graphic designer.

Lagwagon frontman Joey Cape talks about his various bands, from Bad Astronaut to Me First And The Gimme Gimmes as well as his latest endeavor, One Week Records.

Denver Dalley of Desaparecidos and Statistics talks about playing with Har Mar Superstar and his international adventures. He and guest host Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem) compare the Omaha indie rock scene with Jersey's classic punk scene.