OurSpace with Matt Vettese

House Parties recently released their EP "Side Effects" with huge singles like Mid-Life Crisis and Waterworks.

Coming off the release of their latest EP, Chaney Elaine talks to Matt Vettese about:

-Going through what feels like a Mid-Life Crisis at 25

-Working with Derek from State Champs

-Getting compared to Hayley Williams and Paramore

-A heavier future for the band

-Touring with Games We Play and more.

Check out more from House Parties here: https://www.housepartiesband.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7KZlkjHhyW3VkxrOVFwGYe?si=Bm3LVn_FTRyxZfp-dN3_9Q

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/house-parties/1534510702 

Kyle has found the perfect blend of emo and comedy with his latest single "My Life (Is The Worst Life Ever)" which you've probably come across on your For You Page.

He joins Matt Vettese to discuss the song, whether he had an "emo phase" or not, the music he listened to growing up, and more. 

Check out more from Kyle Gordon here: https://kylegordonisgreat.com/

Cawston are a female fronted, Canadian Pop Punk band. 

Lead vocalist, Jenna, sings songs about her personal life from growing up with ADHD to ending friendships. 

The band joins Matt Vettese this week to discuss what it's like writing songs with ADHD, breakup songs, and some hints of what's to come for Cawston in 2024. 

Check out more from Cawston here: https://cawstonmusic.com/ 

Coming off their latest single release with "Everything You Wanted," Metalcore band 'If Not For Me' joins Matt Vettese to discuss more new music and everything else they have planned for 2024. 

We dive deeper into their songwriting process, the importance of lyrics vs instrumentals in a song, connecting with fans and the importance of good stage presence, how growing up in Pennsylvania influenced the band, and more.

I'm really excited about the future of this band and their latest single is one of my favourites of the year so far. 

Check them out here: 

https://www.ifnotformeband.com/ 

Kitty Cowell is a fashion stylist with a particular expertise in emo and punk fashion.

She went from being featured on the MySpace front page, as a musician, to styling celebrities like Fall Out Boy and Weezer.

Kitty joins Matt Vettese this week to tell her full story along with some fashion advice for elder emo's and more. 

Check out more Kitty here: https://kittycowell.com/

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Jonathan Mazaltov found the perfect way to blend his photography and emo music, creating a whole new world in the process.

He's created single and album art for bands like Hot Mulligan and Free Throw and on the episode we discuss how that came to be.

Check out his work and order his prints at www.mazalthan.com

Canadian Pop Punk band Calling All Captains joins OurSpace with Matt Vettese to talk about what they have in store for 2024!

We chat about the potential of some upcoming tours, new music, the songwriting process, how social media has affected crowd turn out at their shows, crowd etiquette, and what is wet music? 

Check out Calling All Captains at www.callingallcaptainsband.com 

Zach AKA Seiwuh joins Matt Vettese as they discuss everything emo.

They talk about our favourite bands & albums, the different waves of emo, the emo scene, what is real emo, is emo rap real emo, gatekeeping and more.

Find him on Instagram & TikTok: @Seiwuh

Check out Astral Planes:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3B4KT26m7Mai8JWy0DbzD8?si=ZJU6zUJMQBuzQxnxDxO-xg 

At 16 years old, Amy Fleisher Madden founded her own record label, Fiddler Records, where she discovered bands like Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory and more.

Amy joins OurSpace with Matt Vettese to discuss her new book Negatives, A Photographic Archive of Emo.

Pick up your copy of the book here:

US: https://amzn.to/4ao6EZo

Canada: https://amzn.to/4841aRT

Tom Kiely of Metalcore group, Patient Sixty-Seven, joins me to talk about creating content as a musician.

We discuss effective content, relating to your audience, the importance of having fun with your content, who has the best blegh, and more!