We spoke to Alan Day, one of the frontmen for Four Year Strong. Four Year Strong have had an incredible career remaining a staple in the alternative music world. Alan tells us about their journey with all the ups and downs they have had over the years.

Four Year Strong had just released their seventh full-length just before the world went under lockdown. Alan tells us how they have been coping with this.

Their album Brain Pain is available worldwide everywhere, and check out Alan's instagram for his recent production work.

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We’re here at episode 50! For this occasion, we chat to Dave Baksh aka Dave Brownsound from the legendary Sum 41. Dave was really fun to chat with and we cover a wide range of topics. We discuss Dave growing up in Toronto and the formation of Sum 41 with them quickly finding international fame. Sum 41 visited a war-torn Congo in 2004, Dave tells us about this amazing, life-changing experience and how intense it was at times. We cover Dave leaving and returning to the band that has had such an incredible career. Dave also gets into his love for the UK and how he became a big Newcastle United fan (much to Nick’s delight).

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We’re up to episode 49 and this time we’re joined by Rob Hitt. Rob was the drummer for New Jersey band Midtown who were one of the first successful bands of the Drive Thru Records movement. Rob talks us through his long career in music with some amazing achievements. We discuss Midtown’s rise in the early 2000s and what happened after that. During this time Rob started I Surrender Records, which he still runs today. With his label he has signed bands like Four Year Strong and Valencia. We discuss his life these days living in Brooklyn, life as a vegan in 2020, and how he started the viral Instagram and Twitter account for Bodega Cats.

Check out I Surrender Records’ recent releases and of course, listen through the incredible Midtown discography.

If anyone is curious to find out the answers to the Drive Thru Records quiz at the start of the episode (Nick doesn’t give them!), they can be found here.

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Matt Pryor from The Get Up Kids joins us for episode 48. Matt tells us how life in Kansas has been during the pandemic and what he has been up to. We cover the amazing career of The Get Up Kids and their legacy. Matt has also had a strong solo career as well as other projects like The New Amsterdams and Radar State, he explains how these projects came about.

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For episode 47 we are joined by Kevin Truckenmiller who is best known for singing for the band Quietdrive. Based out of Minneapolis, Quietdrive have had an impressive career since forming in the early 2000s. Kevin tells us what is was like signing to a major label in their early days, including working with Butch Walker early on. We hear about the time will.i.am discovered their music in a Minneapolis studio and how their lives changed after achieving success in the music industry.

Kevin does a lot of work as songwriter/producer/engineer for other artists, we find time to discuss this as well.

If you are not familiar with Quietdrive, do yourself a favour and get into their backcatalogue now!

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We had the absolute pleasure of talking to Darrin Pfeiffer this time. Darrin is probably best known as the long term drummer for legendary band Goldfinger which he founded with John Feldmann in the mid-90s. Aside from being in Goldfinger for two decades, Darrin has kept busy with a number of projects including being part of Punk Rock Karoke (with the likes of Eric Melvin and Greg Hetson), being a radio host (currently for The Dangerous Darrin Show on Idobi) and running High 4 Records. We go into detail on all of the above, and it was fascinating to hear about!

Darrin recently released a new single by Weezer legend Jason Cropper called 'Goodness Knows', which is available everywhere. 

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This time we chat to former Neck Deep bassist, now LA-based producer, Fil Thorpe-Evans. We discuss Neck Deep's rise to becoming arguably the UK's biggest pop punk band. Fil talks about settling in LA and moving away from being in a full-tiime band. Fil left to pursue a career as a producer in the electronic music world, he tells us how this came about. In 2019 Fil launched his first single under the name Prblm Chld, we discuss where this project has taken him since.

Check out new Prblm Chld release with RUNN 'Little Bit', available wherever you get your music.

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This time we talk to the singer of ROAM, Alex Costello. Alex takes time out of his day to talk through the history of the Eastbourne-based band. He tells us what is was like for a UK-based band to be snapped by the mighty Hopeless Records and the dream tours that that brought about. He tells us about playing Warped Tour and getting to know members of bands like Sum 41 and Good Charlotte. We discuss all of the albums ROAM have released and in particular what it was like to record in a remote Texas studio with the producer Machine.

ROAM's latest release 'Smile Wide' is out everywhere and they recently shared a making of documentary.

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Brothers Hunter and Tristan Martinez of the band Decent Criminal join us for episode 43. As with our previous guest, we were originally supposed to meet at Manchester Punk Festival. We discuss life under lockdown and how the Martinez's have been coping. Hunter and Tristan tell us about the growth of Decent Criminal over the past few years and what they planned for the near future.

Check out Decent Criminal's album 'Bliss' and their recently released video for the song 'Bleached'.

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For episode 42, we are joined by Ty Vaughn of Oregon-based band Broadway Calls. We were originally supposed to record this in person at Manchester Punk Festival and we discuss how all of us were massively disappointed that did not happen. After a few years being relatively quiet, Broadway Calls are back and Ty talks us through the career they have had. We touch on some of the highlights including tours they have had with some of the biggest names in our music world. Ty tells us about their fondness for the UK and the great relationship they have had with Banquet Records over the years.

Look out for their new album later this year 'Sad In The City' which will be released via Red Scare.

Nick and Chris take some time to also discuss recent releases from City Mouth, The Sewer Rats, Machine Gun Kelly and Frank Turner.

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