Talk Music To Me

The Fantastic Plastics

The Fantastic Plastics are more than a band. They are an experience. Combining new wave synth-pop with stylized visuals the Plastics are meant to be seen as well as heard. Tyson and Miranda Plastic join us this week to discuss the art behind their music, finding an enthusiastic audience on Twitch and the joys of playing the theremin.

• Check out their website: thefantasticplastics.com
• Follow and subscribe on Twitch for the full Plastics experience: twitch.tv/fantasticplastics
• If you can't catch the streams subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/TheFantasticPlastics
• Listen on Spotify
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Facebook

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

The Fantastic Plastics

"Disconnect"

Malfunction

---

The Fantastic Plastics

"Telephone"

Malfunction

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

Devin Masters

Devin Masters is the vocalist and guitarist for Oxford Grey. He joins us to talk about reuniting his band after a decade, the loss of local venues and trying to rebuild momentum after a crippling year-long pandemic.

• Follow Oxford Grey on Facebook
• Instagram
• Twitter
• Listen on Spotify
• iTunes

Oxford Grey's EP Memories on Spotify: 

 

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

Oxford Grey

"Napalm and Loaded Shells"

Memories [EP]

---

Oxford Grey

"Still Love (To Still Hate You)"

Memories [EP]

---

The Ain't Rights

"Nazi Punks Fuck Off"

Green Room (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

Justin Linn

Justin Linn is an eclectic guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He joins us this week to about tour stories, quarantine show experiences and the nerves involved in auditioning for a legendary band.

• Justin's website: justinlinnmusic.com
• Find him on Bandcamp
• Check out his music on Apple Music
• Stream his music on Spotify
• Follow Justin on Instagram
• Follow on Twitter
• Like on Facebook

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

Justin Linn

"Demons"

[Single]

---

Justin Linn

"Horror Show"

Love.Death.Hope. [EP]

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Rockets Are Red

Jeff Everett is a designer and artist from Washington D.C. He has designed posters and prints for The Gaslights Anthem, Bouncing Souls, Frank Turner and many more. He joins us this week to talk about working with bands, the process of design and the pros & cons of being a freelancer.

• Visit rockets-are-red.com
• Follow on Instagram
• Like on Facebook
• Visit the Rockets Are Red store

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

Mattersville Shop

Angel and Scott from the Mattersville Shop join us to talk everything PMA and DIY. 

• You can support them by buying stuff from MattersvilleShop.com
• Follow Mattersville on Instagram
• Give them a like on Facebook

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

Jolee

"I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole"

[Single]

---

Yshwa

"I will instrumental"

Melody Ln. Instrumentals

---

Ultrademon

"TÊTE BLONDE ROUSSE"

ST

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Jolee

"I Wonder What's Inside Your Butthole"

[Single]

Jason Navarro

Back in March the Suicide Machines released their first record in fifteen years. If you've listened to any of our recent episodes you know how much we love it. Needless to say we were super excited to talk to Jason Navarro. He opened up about the dangers of coming up in the Detroit punk scene, collaborating with Ice-T, and his favorite – and least favorite – Suicide Machines records. We also get some stories from his time touring with No Doubt.

Zombii

Purchase the new Zombii track "Can't Get Enough" on Bandcamp

Bands we discussed

• Break Anchor
• Discharge
• Hellmouth
• Ice-T
• J. Navarro & the Traitors
• Negative Approach
• No Doubt
• The Suicide Machines
• X
• Zombii

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

Zombii

"Can't Get Enough"

[Single]

---

The Suicide Machines

"Simple"

Revolution Spring

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

A.J. Chiarella

If you’re involved in the music scene in Westchester County then you know A.J. Chiarella. From his band Shakeout to his multifaceted organization the Donck, A.J. spreads music in old school, DIY fashion. He joins us this week to talk about his music scene, making a two-man band sound like a four piece and avoiding burnout during quarantine.

• Head to Shakeout's website for music, videos and merch (including that sweet Slayer style shirt).
• Check out the Donck's website for information on show, lesson and production.

Here is Shakout's video for "Heart": 

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

Shakeout

"Heart"

Balance the Imbalance

---

Shakeout

"Take Time"

Balance the Imbalance

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

Kyle Trocolla and the Strangers

From his time in Two Fisted Law to his current solo project Kyle Trocolla has been releasing consistently great music for decades. He joins us this week to talk about the infectiousness of playing in bands, the joy of going to ska shows and our mutual love of the Misfits. Plus he shares his own personal Michale Graves story.

• Buy The Stranger and The Moon USA on his Bandcamp page
• Like the band on Facebook for updates
• Follow them on Twitter

Bands we discussed

• Kyle Trocolla and the Strangers
• Two Fisted Law
• Jukebox Romantics
• Hudson Falcons
• Misfits
• Danzig
• Michale Graves

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

Kyle Trocolla and the Strangers

"Start Again"

The Moon USA

---

Kyle Trocolla and the Strangers

"Alive in Tuscon"

The Moon USA

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

Jukebox Romantics

Buy the new Jukebox Romantics t-shirt here.

Give them a follow on Instagram.

Find them on Facebook.

Check out Terry's podcast, The Rude Dude Cast.

Bands we discussed

• Bad Cop/Bad Cop
• Benny the Jet Rodriguez
• The Bombpops
• Break Anchor
• The Chats
• Nerf Herder
• Poppy
• Suicide Machines
• Varsity Cheerleader

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Music played:

Jukebox Romantics

"War and Piece of Mind"

Sleepwalk Me Home

---

Jukebox Romantics

"Jerry Gallo's Dead"

Sleepwalk Me Home

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

This is part two of our discussion with our good friend Nathan Nielsen. Click here to listen to part one.

Bands & songs we discussed

• Bad Cop/Bad Cop
• The Beatles
• Bombpops
• Dillinger Four
• Distillers
• Face to Face
• Flatliners
• Fucked Up
• Alanis Morisette
• NOFX
• Off With Their Heads
• Propagandhi
• Ramones
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Street Dogs
• Strike Anywhere
• Suicide Machines
• Teenage Bottlerocket

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Album art photo by Sara Lafleur-Vetter; used under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. Cropped from original

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

This show was so big we had to split it into two episodes. In part one our boy Nathan Nielsen gives us his pick for the most overrated band in punk rock.

Bands & songs we discussed

• Alkaline Trio
• Amigo the Devil
• The Beatles
• Garth Brooks
• The Cranberries
• Danzig
• Dropkick Murphys
• Face to Face
• Misfits
• Alanis Morissette
• NOFX
• Off With Their Heads
• Propagandhi
• Queens of the Stone Age
• Ramones
• Smashing Pumpkins
• Street Dogs
• Suicide Machines

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

We’re back! On this episode we talk about Flogging Molly’s Salty Dog Cruise. Tips, tricks and things to know before you decide to book your cabin.

Bands & songs we discussed

• Flogging Molly
• Amigo the Devil
• The Attack
• The Bombpops
• The Bronx
• The Distillers
• Dropkick Murphys
• King Dude
• Mariachi El Bronx
• Masket Intruder
• Pennywise
• Frank Turner
• Twin Temple

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Album art photo by Sylvain Stricanne; used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

Nick Passey

Nick Passey plays in the folk punk band Folk Hogan. He recently released his debut solo album called Just Working Thru Some Shit. He joins us to talk about getting comfortable with failure, being an atheist living in Salt Lake City, and covering Bad Religion on the banjo.

• Find out more info about Nick, buy his record or order some custom merch over at NickPassey.com
• Head over to FolkHogan.com.
• Check him out on Facebook to get info on all his upcoming events.

Bands & records Nick Passey recommends

Bands & songs we discussed

• Diesel Boy - "Punk Rock Girl" - Sofa King Cool
• Flogging Molly - "Within a Mile of Home" - Within a Mile of Home
• The Interrupters - " By My Side" - Say It Out Loud
• Mad Caddies - "She" - Punk Rocksteady
• The Menzingers - "Alpha Kaa Fall Off a Balcony" - A Lesson in the Abuse of Information Technology
• The Menzingers - "The Shakes" - Shocking [EP split with the Bouncing Souls]
• Red City Radio - "In the Shadows" - Sky Tigers
• Teenage Bottlerocket - "Don't Go" - Stealing the Covers
• Turbonegro - "All My Friends Are Dead" - Party Animals
• The Vandals - "And Now We Dance" - Live Fast Diarrhea

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Album art photo by Sylvain Stricanne; used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

We are very excited to be a member of the Podcast Collective! Check out PodcastCollective.com to find a collection of some of the best podcasts you'll ever hear!

Frank Turner discography

Listed below are all the songs and albums we discussed.

Million Dead - A Song to Ruin (2003)

• "I Am the Party"

Sleep Is For The Week (2007)

• "The Real Damage"
• "Worse Things Happen At Sea"
• "The Ballad of Me & My Friends"

Love Ire & Song (2008)

• "Photosynthesis"
• "Long Live the Queen"

Poetry of the Deed (2009)

• "Live Fast Die Old"
• "Dan's Song"
• "The Fastest Way Home"

Rock & Roll - EP (2010)

• "I Still Believe"
• "Pass It Along"

England Keep My Bones (2011)

• "Peggy Sang the Blues"
• "I Am Disappeared"
• "One Foot Before the Other"
• "Song For Eva Mae"

Tape Deck Heart (2013)

• "Recovery"
• "Plain Sailing Weather"
• "Polaroid Picture"
• "Broken Piano"
• "Tattoos"

Positive Songs for Negative People (2015)

• "Get Better"
• "The Next Storm"
• "Glorious You"
• "Demons"

Songbook (2017)

Be More Kind (upcoming 2018)

• "1933"
• "Be More Kind"

Additional bands and songs discussed

• Red Elvises - "Boogie On The Beach" - Grooving To The Moscow Beat
• Red Elvises - "Closet Disco Dancer" - Better Than Sex
• Voodoo Glow Skulls - "Shoot the Moon" - Firme

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Album art photo By Henry W. Laurisch - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=41328547

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

We are very excited to be a member of the Podcast Collective! Check out PodcastCollective.com to find a collection of some of the best podcasts you'll ever hear!

Bands & songs we discussed

• Anti-Flag - "I Came. I Saw. I Believed." - American Fall
• Diesel Boy - "Titty Twister" - Cock Rock
• DTA - Check out their Bandcamp page.
• The Gaslight Anthem - "Helter Skeleton" - Get Hurt
• Good Riddance - "A Credit to His Gender" - A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Rebellion
• Good Riddance - "Darkest Days" - My Republic
• Hi Fi Murder - Check out their Facebook page.
• The Hollow - "Cages" - The Hollow EP
• The Hollow Ends - "Slow It Down" - The EP
• I the Mighty - "Psychomachia" -  Connector
• Jakey - "Moby Dick" [Single]
• Mischief Brew - "Devil of a Time" - Bakenal
• My Body Sings Electric - "Oceancrest" - Part 1: The Night Ends
• Polar Bear Club - "Killin It" - Clash Battle Guilt Pride
• Tony Sly - "Liver Let Die" - Acoustic, Vol. 2
• Spinnerette - "Ghetto Love" - Ghetto Love EP
• Justin Timberlake - “Filthy” [Single]

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

Credits

Album art photo by Sylvain Stricanne; used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 Generic license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/

Intro song:

Titus Andronicus

"Titus Andronicus"

Live at Monty Hall, 9/8/2016

Outro song:

Joshua James Hunt

"On My Mind"

Just Let Go

We are very excited to be a member of the Podcast Collective! Check out PodcastCollective.com to find a collection of some of the best podcasts you'll ever hear!

Our good friend Shane joins us to play some great metal bands and talk about band members going solo. Plus there’s an update to the Josh Homme/Danzig feud!

Bands & songs we discussed

• Alkaline Trio - "Calling All Skeletons" - Agony and Irony
• Avail - "Simple Song" - 4AM Friday
• Tim Barry - "Fine Foods Market" - 40 Miler
• Dead Cross - "Gag Reflex" - Dead Cross
• High On Fire - "Fertile Green" - De Vermis Mysteriis
• Iron Chic - " In One Ear" - Not Like This
• Mastodon - "Megalodon" - Leviathan
• NOFX - "Six Years on Dope" - First Ditch Effort
• Off With Their Heads - "Focus On Your Own Family" - Home
• Off With Their Heads - "I Am You" -  From The Bottom
• Off With Their Heads - "Nightlife" - Home
• Refused - "New Noise" -  The Shape of Punk to Come
• Russian Circles - "Death Rides a Horse" - Enter
• Saosin - " Its Better to Learn" -  Saosin
• Strung Out - "Savant" - Element of Sonic Defiance
• The Sword - "Cloak of Feathers" - Apocryphon
• Yellowcard - “Here I Am Alive” - Southern Air

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

We are very excited to be a member of the Podcast Collective! Check out PodcastCollective.com to find a collection of some of the best podcasts you'll ever hear!

With no guests booked this week we give an in depth review of a recent Queens of the Stone Age show. We also hit on Josh Homme’s feud with Danzig and discuss why bands like I the Mighty are criminally under appreciated.

Bands & songs we discussed

• The Clash - "Train in Vain"
• The Distillers - “Hall of Mirrors” - Coral Fang 
• The Distillers - “The Hunger” - Coral Fang
• Fugazi - "Waiting Room" - 13 Songs
• Good Riddance - "The Last Believer" - A Comprehensive Guide to Modern Rebellion
• H2O - "What Happened?" - Nothing To Prove
• Propagandhi - "Victory Lap" - Victory Lap
• Redbush - "Should I Stay?" - Milk Maid
• The Riot Before - "Words Written Over Coffee" - Fists Buried in Pockets
• Thrice - “ Black Honey” - To Be Everwhere Is To Be Nowhere
• Thrice -  “Sea Change” [Single]
• Thrice - "Red Telephone" [Single]
• The Ting Tings - “That’s Not My Name” - We Started Nothing

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

We are very excited to be a member of the Podcast Collective! Check out PodcastCollective.com to find a collection of some of the best podcasts you'll ever hear!

Cinders

Being residents of Salt Lake City we were very excited to get a chance to talk to local band Cinders. These guys have an energy and positivity that are contagious and we couldn't be happier to share their message and music.

Austin and Montana give some great insight into band dynamics, the creative process and share some of their (surprising) influences.

• Read the KSL article about Cinders here.
• Check out their website for shows, videos and merch.

Bands & songs we discussed

• AFI - "Halloween" - All Hallow's E.P.
• Hot Water Music - "Show Your Face" - Light It Up
• Misfits - "Halloween" [Single]
• Murderdolls - "Die My Bride" - Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls
• No Use For A Name - "Badfish" - Rarities Vol. 1: The Covers
• Northstar - "Rigged & Ready" - Is This Thing Loaded?
• Propagandhi - "Comply/Resist" - Victory Lap
• Propagandhi - "Rock For Sustainable Capitalism" - Potemkin City Limits
• Ramones - "Pet Sematary" - Brain Drain
• Sublime - "Badfish" - 40 Oz. To Freedom

Tracks

• Cinders - "Hope You Do" - Cinders

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

We are very excited to be a member of the Podcast Collective! Check out PodcastCollective.com to find a collection of some of the best podcasts you'll ever hear!

The JukeBox Romantics

The Jukebox Romantics have been hitting the road hard for nearly a decade and their strong work ethic is paying off. They were recently signed by Paper + Plastick and are about to release their best record yet. Guitarist and vocalist Terry joins us to talk about his unique take on punk rock, the sacrifices touring musicians must make, and the key to keeping a band together.

• Listen to Terry's solo project here.
• Check out the Rude Dude Cast on iTunes.

Video for "Breaking Rad", the first single off Sleepwalk Me Home (due out next month).

 

Bands & songs we discussed

• Miguel - "waves (Remix) (feat. Kacey Musgraves)" - Rogue Waves
• Puscifer - "The Mission 'M is for Milla Mix'" - "C" Is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) [EP]
• Puscifer - "Money Shot" - Money Shot
• Rancid - "Bloodclot" - Life Won't Wait
• Rancid - "Evil's My Friend" - ...Honor Is All We Know
• Rancid - "Something to Believe In a World Gone Mad" - ...Honor Is All We Know [Extended]
• Varsity Week - "Anyways" [Single]
• Wild Cub - "Thunder Clatter" - Youth

Tracks

• Another Damn Disappointment - "Blinded" - Relentless

Playlists

Check out our Spotify playlist here.

Check out our Google Play Music playlist here.

We are very excited to be a member of the Podcast Collective! Check out PodcastCollective.com to find a collection of some of the best podcasts you'll ever hear!

We were lucky enough to be on the I Am Salt Lake podcast! Click here to listen to the whole interview or you can hear it on iTunes & Google Play Music! We talk about Talk Music To Me, tell the story of how the show started and discuss our favorite concert experiences. Thanks so much to Chris and Krissie for having us!

Our guest this week is David Provenzano. David has been in numerous bands including Sherwood and Fialta. His solo project, Margot Polo, has recently released two amazing singles. David opens up about creativity, dealing with criticism and what its like to work with his wife. You can hear Margot Polo on Spotify.

We also talk about how we discovered new music before the digital age, review the recent Descendents show in Salt Lake City and play tracks from Cinders & Margot Polo.

Check out The SciFi Podcast.

You can read the article about Cinders here.

Bands & songs we discussed:

• The Bronx - "Life Less Ordinary" - The Bronx (IV)
• Danzig - "777" - Danzig II: Lucifuge
• The Descendents - "Hope" - Milo Goes To College
• Sylvan Esso - " Die Young" - What Now
• Zedd, Liam Payne - "Get Low" [Single]

Tracks:

• Cinders - "Last Year's Winter" - Cinders
• Margot Polo - "Sweet California" [Single]