The New Scene

Keith sits down with Ben Jorgensen to discuss early musical influences, the formation of Armor for Sleep, recording the debut LP "Dream to Make Believe" and some struggles the band endured during the making of the record and after its release. We also discuss the making of their follow up LP "What To Do When You Are Dead", the band's rise in notoriety after its release, signing with Warner Brothers Records, their major label experience and first hiatus in 2009, their reformation, the band's 2022 LP "The Rain Museum", mental health, physical fitness and more.

Keith sits down with David Yow to discuss growing up in Africa, the UK and Texas, early show going experiences including seeing Led Zeppelin in 1977, joining Scratch Acid as their vocalist, some of the band's history, their breakup and the formation of the Jesus Lizard. We also discuss the early days of The Jesus Lizard, recording the debut LP "Head" with Steve Albini, their time on Capitol records, their split release with Nirvana and some gigs they played together, the making of their new LP "Rack", David's acting career and recent roles in "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" and "Under the Silver Lake", what's next for the Jesus Lizard and more. 

Keith sits down with Steve Von Till to discuss his intro to metal, punk and hardcore, early musical influences, joining Neurosis and the early days of the band, living in San Francisco and how Steve ended up moving to northern Idaho. We also discuss Steve's solo LP "No Wilderness Deep Enough" and the new creative approach he took with the record, Harvestman, the history of the project, Harvestman's new Triptych series of LP's, Steve's label Neurot Recordings, the inner workings of the label, Steve's creative process, what's next for Harvestman, his upcoming solo LP and more.

Keith sits down with Chuck Ragan to discuss moving to Northern California, parenthood, Chuck's job as a fly fishing guide and instructor and life as a father and husband. We also discuss Hot Water Music, some of the band's history, how the "Live at the Hardback" recording saved the band from their first breakup, life on the road, the circumstances that led to the band's 2006 breakup, how Chuck started performing solo, Hot Water Music's 2008 reunion, their 30th Anniversary tour with Quicksand and Tim Barry, their new LP "Vows", the making of the LP, reuniting with Brian McTernan as producer of the LP, the soundtrack Chuck made for the video game "The Flame and the Flood" and more. 

Keith sits down with Chris Broach to discuss Chris's history with music, early influences, discovering punk via Minor Threat and skateboarding and the burgeoning emo scene in Chicago in the early to mid 90's. We also discuss how Chris joined Braid during the band's early days, their creative process, their landmark 1998 LP "Frame and Canvas" and the band's initial breakup shortly after its release, the reunions, Chris's solo music his new single "Shoulder Your Own" and more.

Artist Spotlight: Scott Signorino of Soft No. We discuss the band and their debut self titled EP.  

Keith sits down with Chris Spencer to discuss growing up in San Francisco, early show going experiences, Chris' intro to the world of punk and witnessing early performances by Flipper, Black Flag and Dead Kennedys, the formation of Unsane, their early shows in NYC, life on the road, Unsane's major labor experience, their banned music video for "Body Bomb" and the video for "Scrape". We also discuss Human Impact, the origin of the band, their new LP "Gone Dark" and the new creative approach the band took with this record, Chris surviving being attacked in Vienna, our relationship with drugs and alcohol plus more.  

Egin Kongoli returns to the show and we discuss New Friends DIY, the work they do in Toronto booking shows and helping to develop the local scene and the annual New Friends Fest. We also discuss Respire, their new LP "Hiraeth", the making of the LP, the band's creative process, making the band work with members spread apart geographically, sobriety, mental health, what Egin has been up to since we last spoke and more.

Guest co-host: Tommy returns for his annual visit to the show.

Keith sits down with Sam DiGristine to discuss his history with music, early influences, discovering metal, hardcore and punk,  living in Philadelphia, dealing with addiction and getting sober. We also discuss Jarhead Fertilizer, their formation while Sam was still in high school and an early performance that disqualified them from the battle of the bands, joining Full of Hell, their latest LP "Coagulated Bliss", touring internationally, Full of Hell's collaboration records with The Body, Primitive Man and Nothing, how a t-shirt spawned their collaboration with HEALTH, performing at Roadburn Festival and more.

Pat Shannon returns to the show and we discuss All Else Failed, the release of their 2004 LP "This Never Happened", the band's tour after the release of the record and some mishaps that occurred along the way, their creative process and the initial end of the band. We also discuss the return of All Else Failed, their resurgence after This is Hardcore 2011, Hold Down the Ocean, their formation in 2015 and their latest LP "Equidistant", Keith and Pat's 2009 post hardcore band "Crash of 64" formed after the initial breakup of All Else Failed and more.

Artist Spotlight: Ben Bakker of In Transit. We discuss the band and their latest EP "Illusionary".

Keith sits down with Nic Kuczynski to discuss his work as a production manager, growing up outside of Rockford IL, early musical inspiration including picking up bass after seeing Deep Purple, early bands and the formation of Frail Body. We also discuss the history of Frail Body, their creative process, the mechanics of a 3 piece band, signing with Deathwish Inc, Frail Body's latest LP "Artificial Bouquet", touring in Europe, playing Roadburn Festival, Nic's new band Bleached Cross, dealing with loss, our relationship to drugs, alcohol and sobriety plus more.