My Little Underground

New England punks Perennial released a new album ‘Art History’ and Chad Jewitt (guitar/vox) is on My Little Underground to discuss this creative body of work! Listen as Chad talks up the meticulous method of production and engineering on the new album, the thought process behind their street team, “The Perennial Organization”, their 20 minute set time limit and why ‘Art History’ was the album they’ve always wanted to make. 

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Shana Cleveland returns to My Little Underground to celebrate the release of the new La Luz album, ‘News of The Universe’! Listen as she discusses the influence the 60’s Indonesian band Yanti Bersaudara and Soul Train had on La Luz, the continued focus on vocals in their production and Shana’s love of print media. ‘News of The Universe’ is also the first La Luz album on Sub Pop and Shana shares insight on the purpose of record labels in 2024.

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This week on My Little Underground (@mlupod), Stephen Stec and Cynthia Rickenbach of Long Branch, NJ jangle-pop band, Lightheaded return to the show to discuss their debut LP, Combustible Gems, out now on Slumberland Records! Stephen and Cynthia discuss what they did right and where they may have went wrong with their first album, the positives and negatives of playing their release show in a record store, how they manage their social battery, renting a bus for their UK tour, playing Market Hotel in Brooklyn with the legendary indie-pop band, Heavenly and more!

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Citronella Room Records supergroup, Don't Tell A Soul (Artisan P & Buster Wolf) are on My Little Underground to discuss the creative process behind the fantastic "DTAS EP" and the latest Buster Wolf project, "Bodega Rat". Buster Wolf also shares his unique inspiration for samples and insight on the direction for future releases. Both Artisan P and Buster Wolf talk up their love of cassettes, future plans for Citronella Room and more!

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On this episode of My Little Underground, my brothers Richard Arriaga and Michael "Smiley" Arriaga join me for a retrospective on our favorite video games of 2004!

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On the latest episode of My Little Underground, I go through some of my favorite albums of 2014 to see how well they have aged!

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On the 2024 premiere of My Little Underground, I reflect on the six year history of this show and share some albums I'm anticipating this year!

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On the 2023 finale of My Little Underground, Katherine Rye Jewell; Fitchburg State University professor, historian, and author is on the show talking up her new book, Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio. Listen as Professor Jewell and myself discuss our shared experience in college radio, the evolving identity of the medium, diversity issues, the punk origins of Newbury Comics, plus the important influence Long Island had on Hip Hop. Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio is a must read for anyone who is into history, music, college radio, and broadcasting in general! 

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December on My Little Underground means it’s time for Finals! Concert photographer, writer, and all around friend to the show, Conor Rooney returns for our annual recap of our favorite music of the second half of year. Listen to us talk about how we enjoyed the 2023 works of Homeboy Sandman, Foo Fighters, Hotline TNT, Don’t Tell A Soul, DJ Koze/Roisin Murphy, Danny Brown/JPEGMAFIA, and more! 

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This week on My Little Underground, New Jersey band Lightheaded is on the show to talk up their debut EP ‘Good Good Great!’ on Slumberland Records. Stephen Stec (guitarist) and Cynthia Rittenbach (bass and guitar) talk up establishing a relationship with the legendary Bay Area label, their thoughts on Romance and love from family friends, inspiration from The Cleaners From Venus, great Jersey bands and our shared love of The Vaselines. Stephen and Cynthia also provide some insight on their upcoming debut LP! 

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