Run Into The Ground

This week we have Chris Cote, the bassist of Kut U Up, star of Riding In Vans With Boys, and SoCal legend on to talk about Shellac's debut At Action Park. We chat about smart financial decisions, Encinitas hot spots, Cardiff Crack, waves and babes, The Shins scene report, local indie artist Bruce Springsteen, how we got here, Kut U Up's origin story, opening for Weezer for your first show, relearning old songs, The Pop Disaster Tour, guitar tabs, finding new music in skate videos, film photographer influencers, unboxing records, ANGULAR GUITARS, Dave Leto on my couch, Soulseek in 2022, real squirrels, anxious sweating, and Lil Bub's posthumous record. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @chriscote and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 7 here and our Best of RITG playlist here.

This week we introduce a new segment we're calling Circling Back where we revisit a record that we may have missed the first time around. Kicking off the series, we look back on Death Cab for Cutie's album Plans. We dig into other important topics like Zoom audio, stealing from your parents liquor cabinet, tennis outfits, the Thursday scene report, nostalgia appreciation, band associations, Zoloft the Rock and Roll Destroyer, restaurant week, Dan losing his mind, AirBnB cleaning fees, Death Cab's production styles, Ben Gibbard's haircuts, and divorcees. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 6 here and our Best of RITG Vol. 2 playlist here.

This week we catch up with old friend, Keith Latinen of Count Your Lucky Stars records, Empire! Empire! (i was a lonely estate), Parting, and Mt. Oriander to talk about The Get Up Kids' debut album Four Minute Mile. We discuss mid-era Metallica, ardent defenders of anything, Italian icon Mario, the first Promise Ring album, song evolution, song writing, Wood Water discourse, too many choices, Phoebe Bridgers, no song just vibes, Bob Nanna, New Years Eve 2012, awful bosses, Compaq Presario, The Tunka Mighty, Nick Tazza's many bands, Matt Pond PA, Interpreting lyrics pronunciations, Twinkly Shit, Hope Hose Firehouse, Naming names, Recording with Ed Rose, Bulimic rainbows, CYLS exclusives only on RITG! // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @cylsrecords and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 6 hereand our Best of RITG Vol. 2 playlist here. 

This week we have have the joy of chatting with the singer of !!! (Chk Chk Chk) Nic Offer about Björk's incredible album Post. We dig into short shorts, Vice Dos and Don'ts, coming home from tour, DC at night, fights in the seaport, West Coast vs. East Coast, Nation of Ulysses vs. Fugazi, gear chat, editing processes, early Chili Peppers, comps vs. playlists, the genius of Aphex Twin, Garage Band loops, bespoke sound systems, synth chat, being far ahead of the curve, the incoming pop shift, hyperpop as a reactionary response to streaming, active listening vs. passive listening, the inevitability of lost talent, the impact of music videos, Björk encounters, learning as a kid vs. an adult, the impact of Sophie, and unconventional vocal styles. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @chkchkchk_og and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 6 here and our Best of RITG Vol. 2 playlist here.

This week we're joined by Captured Tracks recording artist Scout Gillett to talk about the Sex Pistols' only full length Never Mind the Bollocks. We dig into seeing and being seen, solo dates to Chipotle, Subway vs. Chipotle, Sweet Green vs. Subway, Snow Patrol, DJ Target, the differences between Missouri and Kansas, Famous DIY musician Count Basie, step wives, Mothman, Falling off of a cliff, medical doohickeys, what its like to work with Andrew, taking edibles at work, indoor cigs, Heat scene report, film dorks, doing nice things for yourself, late night chicken, the RITG bump, Sloan Rangers, hating The Beatles, and writing as a solo artist. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @scoutgillett and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 6 here and our Best of RITG Vol. 2 playlist here.

This week we have the founder of Triple Crown Records Fred Feldman on for a very special 20th episode discussing Cro-Mags legendary debut The Age of Quarrel. We talk about Indie Week's patient zero, Fred's last interview, pizzaiolos, Rick Ta Life, squat living, friend of the pod John Varvatos, the Mushmouth 7", how The Secret Handshake shaped Dan's entire future, beards and baseball hats, clearing up who Into It. Over It. is singing about, Foxing worship, raising the bar, wedding band Converge covers, Death Spells, Brand New in a small room, Harley's poetry book forward by Allen Ginsberg, Downtown Brooklyn chat, Mr. Beet, Age of Quarrel vs. Best Wishes, Krishnacore, John Joseph the hat salesman, evil UPCs, litmus test records, dry recordings, Promise Ring foam finger, and pizza chat. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @triplecrownrec and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 5 here and our Best of RITG Vol. 2 playlist here.

This week we have Dave Leto of fellow Jersey City legends Rye Coalition to talk about Guns N' Roses' debut album Appetite for Destruction. We dig into missed real estate opportunities, the Bayonne Bleeder, Cake Boss sightings, getting hit by Kool and the Gang's tour bus, playing with two drummers, bumping into Duff, thats so Raven, the birth of punk, fights at the Seaport, recording with Dave Grohl, Rick Ruben's nonsense, the genius of Steve Albini, AA Top, the hot dog tour, Gallagher, and how bad Paradise City sucks. Andrew has a health scare, and Dan almost got run over by Shaq. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @daveleto and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 5 here and our Best of RITG Vol. 1 playlist here.

This week we have Pat Ford of the incredible band Colossal to talk about Seam's The Problem With Me. We get into regional pizza, deep dish occasions, Princeton NJ, New England Seafood Tours, scholarly pursuits, the library arts, bands with two drummers, Tim Kinsella chat, chirps and beeps, the Smoking Popes, reissuing a record, Jimmy Eat World ripping off Seam, the legacy of Sooyoung Park, insufferable time signatures, Victoria's Real Secret, active vs. passive listening, the legacy of Brad Wood, the Oberlin scene, and the Amherst scene. We solve the mystery of Brave the Elements' album art origins, and Pat pulls a knife on us. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @colossaltheband and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 5 here and our Best of RITG Vol. 1 playlist here.

This week we have America's Only Music Writer, the author of Sellout, Dan Ozzi to talk about Against Me!'s As The Eternal Cowboy. We dig into some hot topics like leaf blowing neighbors, Dan's palatial estate with two wifi networks, audiobook narrators, rock voice, getting Charles Bronson in a best selling book, eulogizing Vintage Vinyl, soda chat, nitro Pepsi, a lot of fast foot talk, Taco Bell's half life, midnight Jack in the Box family style, feed the beat for podcasters, unlimited Chipotle Card, fast food scams, the Quiznos Layover, preparing for the upcoming grain shortage, explaining Atom and His Package to John Mulaney, how Andrew pitches perspective guests, riding in vans with boys, the special interest dvd section at Best Buy, Condoleezza Rice, email songs, and spatial awareness. // Follow us at @danbassini, @mysprocalledlife, @danozzi and @runintotheground. Listen to our RITG Mixtape Vol. 4 here and our Best of RITG Vol. 1 playlist here.