As impressive as carving out his place in the Australian music scene with the likes of Blindside, The Earthmen, and Cordrazine is, this is just the tip of the iceberg for Melbourne's Nick Batterham. With a slew of both solo and collaborative projects (the duo Bell Streets, work with acclaimed visual artist Rone, scoring films...etc.) to call him prolific feels like an understatement. 

Nick's a fascinating guy with some great stories. (He's also got some pretty amazing friends.) We are so honored that he was gracious enough to share a bit of his journey with us!

When our pal Conan Neutron recommends a guest, we know it's gonna be good! John Hastie is both hilarious and awesome! (His band Nonagon kicks ass as well!) Seriously...you should get to know them. Some great stories and fun conversation in this one, folks! Welcome to the family John!!

Punk rocker/international working man who marries an artist/roller derby queen/childhood friend of Jon's and moves to Munich where he starts a band of ex-pats and locals? We needed to know more! Turns out the dude and his band Little Teeth are legit. Looking forward to some Bavarian beverage sampling with the latest member of the Dandy McCandy Family, Jason S. Thompson. Thrilled to have you, man!

When our buddy Will Whitmore recommends a guest, we know it's gonna be good! To say Mike is "prolific" feels like an understatement. Whether he's playing drums for his band The Pork Tornadoes, keeping the beat with Will in one of his many projects, or podcasting on a variety of topics, he's always engaging and entertaining. He's also funny as hell! We can't wait to grab a drink with this guy! (We think you'll want to too.) 

Thanks for the rec, Will!

Got to chat it up with our old friend Rich and find out what he's been up to. (Turns out, he's kept busy!) Had a great time sharing stories, swaping smoker recipes, talking gear, and discovering new projects. (Can you NOT check out a project named the Boxed Winos?) You'll also want to catch the tour Rich and company have planned. (It just might include some other friends as well!) Always a pleasure checking in with this guy!

One of the most common complaints we hear during these trying times is that there's just not enough apocalyptic folk music out there. (We couldn't agree more!) So we were absolutely thrilled to be joined by the awesome human that is Dick Johnson of Columbia, Missouri's English Brown. Turns out, he loves talking music and conspiracies as much as we do! Great intellect and a talented artist with some fascinating projects in the works. We had such a good time getting to know him!

The guys at Forbidden Place Records just keep delivering!

Had a great sit down with guitarist/vocalist Fuzz McGee and drummer/better half Chazzeah Bob of this amazing two-piece unit. As heavy as they are on noise, they are equally light of heart. (C'mon...who doesn't want to find out the meaning behind "dick stick" and "shit kit?") Given 'em some love Dandies!!

Check them out: https://spectrumstatic.bandcamp.com/

Hard name to pronounce...easy guy to know. And man does he rock! Guitarist for Detroit's very own Sponge....not to mention some incredible work from other projects Throttlebody and Solid Frog....running his own Studio....recording with Uncle Ted....and having one amazing charity! (Check out www.andysguitar.com.) We think you'll enjoy this one! Thanks Andy!

We love Ha Ha Tonka and had a great time getting to know guitar/mandolin player Brett Anderson. (He also rocks a mean Casio!) Brett's amazing with strings. Unfortunately, he's not so great with sports prognostication. (Neither are we.) We really appreciate Brett catching us up and are looking forward to hearing more from the gang at HHT!

Always a good time talking to Andy and Shawn! Get the latest from KC's very own Red Kate and find out what's going on with the ever growing and amazing line-up with Black Site. (Some great stuff happening!) So ready to "hang together" with these guys again!