The New Scene

I'm reposting episodes that were taken down from Spotify.

Keith sits down with Thomas Sheehan to discuss Indecision tour stories, the "Indecision Curse", the formation of Most Precious Blood, the '02 Furnace Fest bible incident, almost playing Furnace Fest '22, navigating two Most Precious Blood lineups, Axe to Grind podcast, what's next for Most Precious Blood and more. 

Keith sits down with Viggy Ram to discuss relocating from Toronto to the Bay Area in his youth, discovering the local scene, some of Viggy's early bands, nu-metal and its influence on late 90's and early 2000's hardcore and the formation of Drought. We also discuss the history of Drought, the making of the band's debut LP "Souvenir", overcoming mental health struggles, Viggy's work as an attorney handling public policy and much more.

I'm reposting episodes that were taken down from Spotify.

Keith is joined by Vadim Taver (This Day Forward / Poison the Well) and Nazareth Lamay (A&R - Columbia Records) for a full Furnace Fest 2022 Recap. We discuss the fest, highlight performances from Elliott, Slow Crush, Sunny Day Real Estate, Poison the Well, Quicksand and much more.

Keith sits down with Andrew Falkous to discuss Andrew's early history with music, getting inspired to play by attending the Reading Festival in his youth, his song writing and creative process, the new mclusky LP "The World Is Still Here And So Are We" on Ipecac Recordings, the making of the album which began in 2019, the making of the video for "Autofocus on the Prime Directive", the currency of scarcity in the music world, parenting, dating in modern times, Andrew's reflections on mclusky and his post mclusky band Future of the Left, getting punched in the face and more.

I'm reposting episodes that were taken down from Spotify.

Keith sits down with Chris McLane to discuss the history of Stretch Arm Strong, their influences, the making of their landmark LP "Rituals of Life", its upcoming re-release on Iodine Recordings, their experience on Solid State records, the bands' breakup, Chris's life after the band and how he processed it, the reunion shows and more.

Guest co-host: Peter Tsouras of Fairweather. We catch up with Peter and discuss the new EP's from Fairweather, Be Well and what's coming up for both bands.

Keith welcomes Harper Boyhtari back to the show and we discuss Greet Death's new LP "Die In Love", how the concept of the LP was shaped via personal experiences with death, love and other themes, Greet Death's creative process, their views on music as a career and the evolution of their own music, the making of their new video for "Country Girl", Harper's journey to discovering her gender identity, the difficulties of societal gender norms, mental health and more.

I'm reposting episodes that were taken down from Spotify.

Keith sits down with Jesse Barnett to discuss growing up in Southern California, how Jesse managed to start his career in music despite some difficulties in his childhood, the early days of Stick to Your Guns, Jesse's reluctance to become the singer of the band, the events in Jesse's life that shaped his political beliefs, how Jesse gives back to his community, Jesse's post hardcore band Trade Wind and latest band Ways Away, Stick to Your Guns' latest LP "Spectre" and more.

Guest co-host: Tommy returns and we have our first long conversation since his departure from the show back in March of 2021.

Keith sits down with Matt O'Brien to discuss growing up in Holyoke MA, discovering the local scene, getting sober and moving to San Francisco, the formation of No Lights, the band's creative process, their 2023 LP "Dream Eraser" and more.

Artist Spotlight: Keith sits down with Emmett Ceglia to discuss his bands Husbandry, Detach the Islands, Fluoride, Heavenview and more.

I'm reposting episodes that were taken down from Spotify.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Travis Shettel of Piebald to discuss growing up in MA and it's burgeoning scene of the 1990's, the formation of Piebald, life on the road, touring the world, their initial breakup and reunion and what to expect next from the band.

Keith sits down with Lemus Garcia to discuss growing up in Norwalk, CA, discovering punk and hardcore music, Lemus's early bands and the formation of Stateside. We also discuss the history of Stateside, their EP release via New Morality Zine, signing with Pure Noise Records, the making of their debut LP "Where You Found Me", touring with Anxious, One Step Closer and Koyo and more.