Mcgtherapper out of NJ, coming at ya live from Central Jersey! Our friend Marcus, better known as Mcgtherapper joined the podcast this week as the first rapper we have had in our 31 episodes. Mcg has all the flow and style we knew the listeners would love so we were excited when he expressed interest in joining the podcast. He just dropped his first full length album “Therapy” this year and that is available on all major streaming platforms! Take a listen to a sample at the end of the episode. Intro: Mac Miller Tiny Desk Performance. Outro: “Death of Me” - Mcgtherapper

After losing the first episode recording in the cloud (whatever that is), Aaron learned from his lesson and comes clean with Corbin who was kind enough to join us for a second time. On another note, the guys in Rarity are at the top of their game now having just released two new singles “Worn Down” and “Leave It Alone”. Corbin not only provides a force behind Rarity that has allowed them to create the powerful music they have released recently, but he has also been working quietly on a full-blown solo project that should be released in 2021. Along with that, we also get to discuss Rarity’s upcoming show in Canada with Silverstein, and shirts...there’s a lot of shirt talk. Outro: “Leave It Alone” by Rarity

REAL TALK PART 2: The Maine Episode for people who like The Maine and The State of Maine. We catch up with Stephen Cormier and Patrick Nadeau, guitarist and bassist of Real Talk this week to talk about Pat deleting Snapchat, rig rundowns, Vans vs dress shoes and more. Outro: “Arrivals” by Real Talk.

Scranton, PA: Paper, Trolleys, Coal, and...Emo Music? Yep. Who knew the city of 77,000 people had as big of a scene as it does.

The self-proclaimed "emo anthem" band, The Maguas deliver just that; Hit after hit, anthem after anthem. They apparently also interview extremely well. We know we say this about many of our guests because of how thorough our guest screening process is (it is not), but these guys were one of our favorite interviews so far. 

In this interview we discuss:

- Their new song "Seaglass and Springsteen", out everywhere 8/28

- The Maguas' famous curated Spotify playlists

- How they got their name

- Harsh noise music and car batteries to the nips

- The drunkest they've ever been

- Their song writing process

Outro: "Seaglass and Springsteen" by the Maguas

Lenny Costa (vocals) and Lucas Garcia (drums) of Down Again join the podcast this week as the lovable California post-hardcore dudes who make sick music. This is karate-in-the-garage ala Step Brothers music. This is that throw-on-some-fat-60mm wheels-and-tear-up-the-fucking-skate-park music. Theres a taste of it at the end of the episode so make sure to listen!

In this episode we discuss:

- The San Francisco/Berkeley Music scene

- Post-hardcore and what the fuck it's all about

- Down Again's inspiration(s)

- How preposterous playing music live and touring is

- Weirdest Shows

Outro: "Actions & Their Consequences" by Down Again

British Invasion 🇬🇧! Joy In Blue out of Portsmouth, UK join the episode this week, hot off of releasing two singles this summer, “Old Roads” and “Places”. We get to talking about how #KemperNation, recording in college dorms, My Chemical Romance, and what lies ahead for Joy In Blue. Outro: “Old Roads” by Joy In Blue. Follow @joyinblueuk

Hailing from Cincinnati, Ohio, you know them already and the incredible body of work they have— that’s right, it’s time for Mascots. Chris, Chase, and Alex joined us to talk about their newest single “Figure It Out”, the Cincy music scene, the craziest stories from the road, Warped Tour, dream jobs, and straws? Outro: “Figure It Out” by Mascots follow @mascotsoh

Joey Fleming of IHOW joins the podcast this week to talk about IHOW’s work for their upcoming album, which will be their 3rd full length. Also discussed in this episode: Joey’s turbulent entrance into IHOW, his stint in driving for Lyft, weird tour habits, and Big Red, the van of death. Outro: “Steady Glow” by In Her Own Words. Follow: @ihowband @joeyflemingmusic

GHOST CHANT PART 2! In this week's episode Mike Held of Ghost Chant/Was and When joins the podcast to to talk about Ghost Chant's newest single and music video, "Like Hell". 

Along with his more recent work with Ghost Chant, we go over his days in Firestarter (pre-Ghost Chant), how he balances being in about 1,000 or so bands simultaneously, $125k guitars, and we get philosophical at the end.

Outro: "Like Hell" by Ghost Chant

Follow: @ghostchantny @wasandwhenfanclub @nonsensepod

We’re going international and no one can stop us. Fresh off of their first single release, Sharp Eyes bring a unique flavor to pop punk. Sam, who is the front man of Sharp Eyes, enlightens me on the London music scene, and we get veryyyy deep about music composition and creation in this episode. Music nerds: This one is for you. Outro: “Chokehold” by Sharp Eyes. Follow: @sharpeyesuk and @wmsny on Instagram for more.