Reminiscing and rambling with Toby Jeg of Red Scare Industries about the past 20 years of punk/DIY, signing superstar bands hiding out in Anywhere, USA, and putting together the label's 20th-anniversary comp.

A groovy gab with the one and only Discoholic, fresh off the plane from Discopolis!

For this episode of the podcast I called Parent Teacher into my digital conference room to have a frank discussion about his latest album Ethereal Collapse as well as his general history of delinquency. He was very well-behaved.

Summers come and go, but great DIY music never really leaves us. Speaking of which, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nish, Charlie, and Scumdrop of Chicago Emo/Punk group Tenmonthsummer hot off their Bummer Summer fest set at the Beat Kitchen. They're a relatively new band, but I think the future has some very cool stuff in store for them.

Conversation with sound artist Bert Scholten about his history with Dutch baking boards used for making "speculaas," which is a kind of cookie, and how these folk objects helped inform his 2023 album Dat Speelt Hier Niet.

In this episode Mick explores the myriad twists, turns, double backs, and secret passages of User Pleasure Gaunrteed, an EP from digital emotional-core artist Analogue Heart, with the artist themself as his guide. The EP is out on Lonely Ghost Records.

Talking up Nicky the Gnome about the magic behind his underground synth and metal label, WereGnome Records.

Warning to listeners: Hearing this interview may result in you wearing crocs 100% more often than your current norm. Listener beware!

2023 is over and done, but I still have quite a few things I'd like to say before I let it go. Listen in to hear Will Green of Full Blown Meltdown and I recap our favorite and/or the best albums from this past year. Will is one of the most enthusiastic supporters of DIY music I know and it's why I reached out to him about sharing his list. Also, he's a huge anime nerd, which means that this episode, at some point, devolves into us swapping recommendations from our Crunchroll watchlists.

Covered in this episode are albums by:

My conversation with the very smart, humble, and talented Jeremy Gustin about his band Blurry the Explorer and their latest album

Note: Spotify unceremoniously changed how they did podcasts just as this episode was being posted originally, which was in the Fall of 2023. As a result, there is another version of it floating around out there. Not sure what to do about that, and I'm not going to worry about it too much other than noting it here.

For this episode, I tracked down the illusive Superdestroyer, the enigmatic personality of the emo and electronic underground and founder of Lonely Ghost Records.

Check out www.lonelyghostrecords.com for more info.