Spoke

In this episode of SPOKE, I caught up with J. Robbins and we covered a lot of ground—from his early, insecure days in DC's punk rock greats Government Issue to the decade long career of Jawbox, there's a lot to unpack here.  @jawboxofficial

in this episode, I spoke with Florida's own Tierney Tough—who fronts the indie rock band The Pauses. They've playing now for over a decade—releasing. two full length albums, two EPs, and three singles. We talked about Garry Shandling, recording with Jawbox' J.Robbins, touring in a pandemic, dancing in your living room, coping mechanisms. Check out Tierney's new EP entitled "A Farce to Reckon With" now—and while you're at it, watch her whimsical new music video for the EP's first single "Apartment 54". https://www.thepauses.com/ Instagram: @thepauses & @tierneytough

Michael Malarkey is known for his work in TV's the "Vampire Diaries" and "Project Blue Book" but he's also a singer/songwriter and onetime vocalist for Ohio-based hardcore band Shadyside. On this episode of SPOKE, we talked about the joys of working at a record store—and being young and cocky record store clerk,  the ups and downs of social media, how hardcore punk changed his life, and the live audience expectations of an actor/musician.

This week's episode of SPOKE features guests Jennifer Finch (L7) and filmmaker Robert Galluzzo. We discuss the cassette tape culture and the art of the mixtape—inspired by Galluzzo's brand new film "Analog Love"—which, you guessed it, explores just that. It's a fascinating documentary that includes insights from Finch, Henry Rollins, the late Kim Shattuck (The Muffs), Money Mark (Beastie Boys) and many more. This is the first of a 2 part episode. 

This week we spoke with Bonnie Bloomgarden who fronts LA's excellent Death Valley Girls. In this episode we covered a lot of ground—from satanism to spirituality to drug addiction and the sheer joy that comes from playing in front of a live audience. Suicide Squeeze has just re-issued their classic LP Street Venom (originally released in 2014) that's mandatory listening. This is a really special episode—check it out!