Going Off Track

On the Going Off Track Podcast this week, William Beckett (from The Academy Is…), tells how Dashboard Confessional changed his life while losing his jock friends in high school. He also discusses bullies as inspiration, touring and not being kidnaped by sex slavers.

Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster came straight to Going Off Track from a dramatically cancelled American Eagle flight to open up about his comedy career alongside Tom Scharpling; what it's like playing with Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats and basically every other important act in indie rock, and his road to sobriety.

Kill Hannah frontman Mat Devine talks about his tour bus explosion in the alps, his experience starring in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and his experiences within the major label ringer.

AFI bassist Hunter Burgan stopped by Going Off Track this week to talk about how he he was one of the early adopters of Twitter, give us updates on his various musical projects and, of course, discuss the dark arts -- and by dark acts, we mean ninjas.

Jesse Johnson, the energetic keyboardist for Motion City Soundtrack, is just as adept at playing his Moog lines as he is doing handstands on his instrument. On this episode of Going Off Track we talked to Jesse about his long history in the punk scene and lots more interesting topics.

Actor, writer, Paul Schneider from Parks And Recreation, Lars And The Real Girl and All The Real Girls talks about why he's so selective about what projects he works on, what his own inner dialogue is like and how he eventually discovered that ultimately everyone is trying to do the right thing, we just may go about it in different ways.

Tucker Rule, known for his slaying skin pounding in Thursday as well as a slew of other bands, stops by Going Off Track to discuss public nudity, drums, and how he became the drummer for The Wanted.

Circa Survive and solo artist Anthony Green talks about finding the balance between utilizing technology and being present in the moment and how that dichotomy affects the way his fans perceive his music. Throw in some Law & Order, SVU, Ann Curry, what it’s like to be expecting his then-unborn second child and you’ve got a cornucopia of awesome.

Texas Is The Reason, Shelter and New End Original guitarist, Norman Brannon discusses how he got into the krishna movement, why he changed his last name and how after playing in many successful hardcore and post-hardcore acts he eventually ended up as a college professor.

Saturday Night Live cast member Vanessa Bayer came by Going Off Track to discuss her comedy career, why bears are so cute and what it was like growing up with Jonah. You might even here her impersonate one of the Monkees along the way if you're lucky.