On Episode 5 of the RFC Podcast we’re breaking down GUV I & II, the ambitious label-debut from the enigmatic YOUNG GUV. Guv aka Ben Cook joins us from his newest homestead of Lisbon and we discuss his career in detail. We try (and fail) to estimate the number of studio credits Guv has blessed us with,  from his early days founding Toronto’s legendary NO WARNING to touring with Fucked Up, with time since with criminally underrated acts like The Marvelous Darlings and Violent Minds. We also touch on how the beautiful team up of GUV and RFC went down as all beautiful beginnings do - in DMs on instagram. Ben gives insight on how Young Guv started over 15 years ago and how that’s blossomed into an incredible musical journey of its own with more music to come on the way.

We also discuss Scott Vogel & producing a TERROR album, the nomadic lifestyle that followed writing and releasing GUV I & II, being on your rocker sh*t, seeing Oasis 15 times, Streetfight by Breakdown, wearing suits, considering corny love songs, and much more.

The Run For Cover Podcast is a limited series event celebrating 20 years of Run For Cover. Join us for a series of interviews with artists on the roster about the records that have shaped the first two decades of RFC. Hosted by Bob Shedd of @axetogrindpodcast with label co-hosts Jeff, Dane & producer Bryan.

We hung out with Kora from Narrow Head for episode no. 4 of the Run For Cover Podcast discuss the band’s most recent album, Moments of Clarity. Kora joined us from Los Angeles and broke down how he ended up linking with Narrow Head - starting as a touring member and eventually becoming the full-time guitarist following the release of their 2020 album 12th House Rock. We then go deep on the creative process that lead to Narrow Head’s biggest record yet - starting with pre-production in a Texas Airbnb through working for the first time with producer Sonny Diperri, and then Kora’s own involvement in creating the art and layout for the record. Other topics discussed include the Bloomington music scene, the best Smashing Pumpkins record, the Houston music scene, Crown of Thornz, how RFC & Narrow Head first teamed up, the Narrow Head family tree of bands and much more.

Catch Narrow Head on tour throughout North America with Senses Fail and Saves the Day through December. All Dates at narrow-head.com/tour

The Run For Cover Podcast is a limited series event celebrating 20 years of Run For Cover. Join us for a series of interviews with artists on the roster about the records that have shaped the first two decades of RFC. Hosted by Bob Shedd of @axetogrindpodcast with label co-hosts Jeff, Dane & producer Bryan.

Check the link in our bio to listen to & subscribe to the Run For Cover Podcast for more episodes to come.

For episode 3 of the Run For Cover Podcast, we’re joined by Pity Sex’s Britty Drake to talk about the band’s 2013 full-length debut, Feast of Love. We discuss how Pity Sex’s roots in hardcore, emo and punk lead them to create a unique sound that takes influence from shoegaze and 90’s alt-rock, but with a markedly shorter run-time than the songs of those predecessors. We touch on how & when Pity Sex began to work with Run For Cover, recording Feast of Love at Studio 4 with Will Yip, and how their first full-length signaled a sonic shift in the RFC sound. Other topics discussed in this deep dive into Pity Sex lore include magic numbers, beating genre allegations, the shortest albums in the RFC catalog, everyone in Pity Sex living together in Michigan, roommate drama v. bandmate drama, The Bat Cave, Dan Yemin & The Metal Frat, Pity Sex going on hiatus, how loss was channeled into writing Feast of Love, poetry slams, how Pity Sex got back together, Sound and Fury 2007, Grand Rapids and more Michigan takes, filming the Wind-Up music video, and much more.

The Run For Cover Podcast is a limited series event celebrating 20 years of Run For Cover. Join us for a series of interviews with artists on the roster about the records that have shaped the first two decades of RFC. Hosted by Bob Shedd of @axetogrindpodcast with label co-hosts Jeff, Dane & producer Bryan.

Check the link in our bio to listen to & subscribe to the Run For Cover Podcast for more episodes to come.

Episode 2 of the RFC Pod is a discussion on Citizen’s 2013 debut album Youth with guitarist Nick Hamm. Youth is a monumental album in the RFC catalog that turned ten years old last year, which the band marked with a deluxe reissue & a summer’s worth of sold out album play-through shows across the US. While the album has an enduring legacy because of its raw, emotional sound and iconic album art, none of what followed was ever what was expected for Citizen when they started playing music together. 

Nick took time to chat with us while on tour this summer to reflect on how the earliest version of Citizen formed at a sleepover & how the band eventually ended up linking with Run For Cover. We also discuss recording Youth at Studio 4, what parts of the album he still loves to listen to, turning Citizen into a career band, how the band’s lifelong friendship with Turnover started & endures, the phenomenon of siblings starting bands in this scene of musicians, and what bands to check out if you like Citizen.

The Run For Cover Podcast is a limited series event celebrating 20 years of Run For Cover. Join us for a series of interviews with artists on the roster about the records that have shaped the first two decades of RFC. Hosted by Bob Shedd of @axetogrindpodcast with label co-hosts Jeff, Dane & producer Bryan.

Check the link in our bio to listen to & subscribe to the Run For Cover Podcast for more episodes to come.

Citizen’s returns to London next month for a special YOUTH live album-play at the Run For Cover Records Showcase on October 25th. All dates below & at their website.

October 25 - London, UK @ Troxy (Performing Youth in full)

October 26 - Birmingham, UK w/ Trauma Ray

October 27 - Manchester, UK - @outbreakfest

On the inaugural episode of the Run For Cover Podcast, we’re joined by Basement guitarist & one-time RFC employee Alex Henery to discuss the band’s 2012 LP Colourmeinkindness. Basement’s second album was their at-the-time swan song LP, released only months before they disbanded - luckily for all of us, that break up didn’t last very long. Alex gives a detailed oral history of how the band came together, how they found their way onto the RFC roster & why the band made the decision to hit the breaks after Colourmeinkindness was released. He also details his move to America, how he started working at Run For Cover, hearing “Covet” for the first time, getting the band back together & what the future holds for Basement ahead of their shows this fall.

The Run For Cover Podcast is a limited series celebrating 20 years of Run For Cover Records. We’ll be releasing interviews with artists on the label’s foundational albums. RFC POD is hosted by noted Friend of the Label Bob Shedd (Axe to Grind Podcast) alongside label owner Jeff Casazza and staff members Dane McGoldrick & producer Bryan Carifio. 

Keep up with Basement:

Tour Dates & Music: https://www.basementisaband.com

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