The New Scene

Keith welcomes Travis Shettel back to the show and we discuss Travis's life in New Orleans, what he's been up to since his last visit to the show, the current state of American life and the genesis of the new Piebald LP "Tales For The Rages." We also discuss how Piebald started working on new music after a long hiatus, the creative process and themes behind the record, mixing the album with Jay Mass, Travis's overall thoughts on Piebald and what the band wanted to achieve on the new LP, the making of the music videos for "Tales For The Rages", reflections on Piebald's history and more.

Intro - 0:00 - 5:57
Piebald Interview - 5:58 - 59:26

Keith sits down with Ralph Cuseglio to discuss living in Philadelphia, running, early musical influence from Michael Jackson and Prince, discovering independent music and early formative shows Ralph attended at ABC No Rio and other venues. We also discuss the formation of Rye Coalition, the band's early history, recording "On Top" with Steve Albini, the creative evolution of the band, notable tours with The Mars Volta and Queens of the Stone Age, their near major label debut "Curses" that was produced by Dave Grohl, touring with Foo Fighters, their recent reunion and upcoming performance at Caterwaul Fest and more.    

Intro - 0:00 - 5:03
Rye Coalition Interview - 5:04 - 1:08:25
Outro - 1:08:40 - 1:16:44

Keith sits down with Josh Jakubowski to discuss growing up in Freehold, New Jersey, discovering the local scene, the formation of Neil Perry, the landscape of the screamo scene at the time and Neil Perry's place in it, joining Joshua Fit for Battle on guitar, Josh's short lived but impactful band The Now and some of their history, the acoustic duo of Josh and Vadim Taver in the band Superstitions of the Sky, Josh's post Neil Perry band Hot Cross formed with members of Saetia, Josh's engineering work, what's next for Neil Perry and more.

Intro - 0:00 - 3:44
Josh Jakubowski Interview - 3:45 - 59:49

Keith welcomes Marc Byrd back to the show and we discuss Hammock's new LP "The Second Coming Was a Moonrise", insights behind the creative process for the record, collaborating with Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips on "Chemicals Make You Small" and the interesting story behind the title of the record. We also discuss Marc's previous upbringing in a strict fundamentalist Christian household, grappling with his history and developing an individual belief system in modern times, sobriety, the Cure's influence on Hammock, the current studio spaces the band is working out of,  life occurrences Marc and Andrew have survived (including a tornado and flood), how these have influenced Hammock's music and more.

Intro - 0:00 - 4:19
Marc Byrd Interview - 4:20 - 1:29:48
Outro - 1:30:02 - 1:36:21

To celebrate Keith's 9 years of sobriety, we offer you these two individual stories of people getting their lives together. Keith tells his story of sinking into addiction and how he climbed out of it. Nathaniel tells the story of his descent into alcoholism and how he cut back and improved his life. We hope these stories can offer help for anyone out there struggling with similar issues.