Ep 321: A New Conversation with Joey Chiaramonte of Koyo
In episode 179 of the podcast, we’re joined by Ira George, guitarist of the band Movements. We hit on Ira’s come up briefly, then dive into the bands stellar new album, ‘Ruckus!’, out this Friday 8/18/23 on Fearless Records. ...
In episode 178 of the podcast, we’re joined by legendary promoter/talent buyer Scott Lee. We talk Scott’s start talent buying for Mass Concerts/ the Worcester Palladium, the lineage of great heavy music from the northeast, an...
In episode 177 of the podcast, we’re joined by Casey Iodine, founder of Iodine Recordings. We talk early days of the label, sneaking into Warped Tour, shutting things down in 2003, what it’s like to run an independent record ...
In episode 176 of the podcast we jump back into a familiar topic, but this time in person and with a special guest. Rob rejoins us to break down what’s going on in music today, how much we’d pay for any music streaming servic...
In episode 175 of the podcast, we’re rejoined by a familiar face: Damien Moyal of As Friends Rust, Damien Done, Caskette, Ekstasis, and many, many others. We talk TV watching habits, being ok with starting something and maybe...
In episode 174 of the podcast, we’re joined by Shawn Robbins, photographer and moderator of the nu metal subreddit. We hit on the moment nu metal is having, why we think it’s happening and if we think it’s here to stay. We al...
In episode 173 of the podcast, Rob rejoins us to talk SUMMER JAMS. This list of songs will satisfy everyone at your 4th of July barbecue, and keep you moving all summer long. Roll the windows down and rock with us! We start t...
In episode 172 of the podcast we turn to the decade we’ve spent very little time talking about, but all love, the 80’s. We each pick 3 songs from 1980-1989 that we vibe with, turn the radio up for, you get the idea. What are ...
In episode 171 of the podcast, we’re joined by Austin (vocals/guitar) and Mickey (drums/vocals) of the band NVM. We chat about how we found them organically, their killer new EP ‘Burning Halos’, their creative process and wha...
In episode 170 of the podcast, we revisit a classic album from one of our house bands, Nine Inch Nails' ‘With Teeth’ We talk album rollout, catching numerous live shows, where it stacks up in the NIN catalog, and much more. H...
In episode 169 of the podcast, we’re joined by the founder and owner of Bridge Nine Records, Chris Wrenn. This conversation surrounds 5 of our favorite Bridge Nine releases. We talk what led up to each release, the circumstan...
In episode 168 of the podcast, we’re joined by vocalist/front man of Buckcherry, Josh Todd. We talk about when Josh first knew music was his calling, how he writes songs, Buckcherry being a touring machine and their new album...
In episode 167 of the podcast, we’re joined by Tom Higgenson, frontman of Plain White T’s, and owner of independent record label Humans Were Here. We talk Tom’s come up in the Chicago area, hitting it huge with songs like ‘He...
In episode 166 of the podcast, we’re joined by Brian Wille, vocalist of Connecticut metalcore band Currents. We talk heavy music in New England, Brian’s ability to handle both clean singing and screaming in Currents, their aw...
In episode 165 of the podcast, we’re joined by Dan Lomeli, drummer of Long Island hardcore band Incendiary. We talk Dan’s come up, the band’s formation back in 2007, Incendiary’s process writing music, and their phenomenal ne...
In episode 164, we’re LIVE in the same room, and we brought along friend of the pod Rob (Eps 17, 96, 132, 143, 162). With Rob’s nearly 30 years in radio on the air, we each bring some songs from the late 90’s/early 2000’s to ...
In episode 163 of the podcast, we devote time to some of our favorite song lyrics. Eddie Vedder’s prose, Maynard James Keenan’s cutting simplicity, and Fireworks telling us what it’s like to get old, we hit it all. The episod...
Today’s ‘In Real Time’ is all about the viral AI Drake/The Weeknd track that dropped this week, ‘Heart On My Sleeve’. We talk about what it means for the music industry going forward, how we got here so quickly, and who is go...
In episode 162 of the podcast, Rob rejoins us for some of our favorite collaborations in the music world. We each bring our own interesting twists to this topic. From Tom Petty to Nas, we’ve got you covered! What are some of ...
In episode 161 of the podcast, we’re rejoined by Phil Lipscomb, bassist of Taproot. We last spoke with Phil on episodes 76 and 77, and things in the Taproot camp were…..quiet. A lot has changed in nearly 2 years. New album, n...
In episode 160 we bring back the legendary ‘Wheel of Nu Metal’. This time, we enlisted the help of the CEO of Nu Metal himself, Holiday Kirk. Is Quarashi a nu metal band? Where does Nonpoint stack up? What bands does the CEO ...
Episode 159 of the podcast is all about Clutch’s ‘Blast Tyrant’. Early memories, live shows, favorite moments and songs. There is no one quite like Clutch, and Blast Tyrant continues to deliver to this day. Is this Clutch’s b...
In this installment of In Real Time, we tackle a few more hot takes that were submitted by our friends on social media. Is Soundgarden good? Did Audiovent deserve more? We tackle these and more today.Be sure to follow The I...
Episode 158 is all about hot takes and conspiracy theories. Who is the vocalist of Sleep Token? Will there be a strike www in the live music industry? Is an artist less talented if they don’t write/create their own music? We ...