Talking Records (Talking Records)

Buck-O-Nine guitarist Jonas Kleiner takes us through the band's spectacular mix of covers and originals; titled Barfly.

Brian and I dive into Sonic Reducer by the Dead Boys on this second installment of Talking Records Singles.

My pal Yotam Ben Horin returns for a chat about his upcoming solo record Reflections of You due out in October.

Chris and I butcher the name of the band's home town while we discuss growth, independence, and motorized scooters on Millencolin's 2000 album Pennybridge Pioneers.

No Use drummer Rory Koff and bassist Steve Papoutsis join the show for our 100th episode to talk about Leche Con Carne. Exploding cigarettes, NHL '95, haunted studios, the first Warped Tour, it's all here. Check it out!

Tafty and I have bonded over a great many things in the 32 years we've known each other. This album holds a special place in our hearts; it served as the soundtrack to one of the best summers of our friendship. We also check in with band bassist Randy Bradbury.

My pal Phil from local band Scorpion Porch assists me in grilling Mikey Erg on The Ergs! classic Dork Rock Cork Rod.

https://theergs.bandcamp.com/album/dorkrockcorkrod

https://scorpionporch.bandcamp.com/

My pal Adam and I break down Black Flag's Damaged, hitting on the revolving door of vocalists, the legal trouble with Unicorn, Spot's opinion of adding another guitar, and of course how coffee was used to simulate blood. It's all here!

Slap on some sunblock and listen in as recent guests tell me their go to summer jams.

Drummer Damon De La Paz takes us through the writing and recording of Fenix TX's Lechuza. Working with Jerry Finn, using Steven Adler's Appetite for Destruction snare drum, and pushing the band's sound. It's all here.

Coolie Ranx of Pilfers joins the show to talk about his latest solo music and to take us through the writing and recording of Pilfers debut album.

https://coolieranx.bandcamp.com/album/days-gone-by-2

Jack and I teamed up in middle school and then beyond to discover as much great music as possible. An early favorite was this stellar debut by rock group Nada Surf. Tune in to hear us go down memory lane and reveal all the lyrics we misheard.

My pal Adam and I lay out the story of the Replacements and their amazing album simply titled Tim. Who the hell is Tim? And why did the band get banned from SNL? And what did Tommy Ramone have to do with all of this? Check out the episode now!

Talking Records teams up with Mable Syndrome to discuss Face to Face's classic Big Choice! Kristen and Jessica join the show in a great podcast crossover.

https://www.mablesyndrome.com/

http://facetofacemusic.com/

My pal Scott from the band The Creepin' Cadavers and I discuss growing up with Life in General, Mxpx's break through album.

Jay and I discuss Weezer's 1994 debut most simply call the Blue Album.

Bob, Jay, and Mark from Girth Control join the show to talk about Less Than Jake's 1998 album Hello Rockview.

The fellas are also here to promote The Pioneer Valley Ska Festival on July 27, at Hawks & Reed in Greenfield MA

linktr.ee/413ska for tickets

Top off your Marty Moose glass with some more eggnog and tune into this special bonus episode of Talking Records. Friends, family, and I talk about our favorite Christmas songs of all time.

Much the Same bassist Frank joins the show to discuss the writing, recording, and Taco Bell eating of Survive on Nitro Records.

Phil and I discuss the Descendents mighty return with 1996's Everything Sucks. The band's previous album had come out nine years before! For many of us, this was our introduction to a great band.

Kyle from the Having A Blast Podcast joins the show to talk about Homegrown's 1998 album Act Your Age.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/having-a-blast-with-kyle-devlin/id1538013249

Greg from Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi stops by to discuss the Bouncing Souls self titled Epitaph debut.

https://unscriptedmoments.libsyn.com/

https://www.bouncingsouls.com/

My old college buddy Jason and I talk about how we got into Nirvana and the masterpiece of noise that would be the band's final album, In Utero.

Screw 32 guitarist Doug Sangalang joins the show to talk about the band's 1997 album Under the Influence of Bad People on Fat Wreck Chords.

Bill Stevenson stops by to help fellow record collector Lara and I discuss All and the band's fantastic record Mass Nerder.

Pat Decline, Yotam Ben Horin, Christian, Glenn of Pavid Vermin, Scott from the Softer Side, Dylan, and Aaron from the Growing Up Punk Podcast all help me find awesome side projects bands have been a part of. There are so many! 

A couple of my old bandmates and I sit in the same room and discuss the magnificent The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused. 

Adam Davis returns to talk about the writing and recording of Link 80's 2000 album The Struggle Continues on Asian Man Records.

Sum 41 bassist Cone joins Mike (JV Allstars, Punknews.org, Who's Zoomin' Who?) and I to discuss the band's 2002 record Does This Look Infected? 

Matt and I listen through NOFX's 1997 album So Long and Thanks for all the Shoes and gush about how great it sounds.

Buck-O-Nine guitarist Jonas Kleiner joins the show to take us through the band's 1997 breakout record 28 Teeth. From using Neil Young's guitars to taking abuse from Primus fans, you won't want to miss this one.

https://www.buckonine.com/

MichaelXCrusty from the Miserable Failure Podcast and videographer for Mikey and his Uke joins the show to talk Static Age, the shelved debut album from The Misfits.

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-miserable-failure-podcast/id1553825021

With the rerelease of their debut album, I fire a bunch of questions at Much the Same guitarist/singer Chris McGrath. We talk about floods, Rise Against, the friend zone, touring with A Wilhelm Scream, and much more. 

This is the second part of a two part episode on Lawrence Arms Oh! Calcutta. This episode features a track by track discussion of the album starting with Beyond the Embarrassing Style. The first four tracks were discussed in the first part.

Justin from New York's Neckscars joins the show to talk Rock For Light by the Bad Brains.

https://neckscars.bandcamp.com/album/dont-panic

J Prozac and I ponder aliens, monsters, and b-movies while discussing the Lillington's landmark album Death by Television.

Vinnie (Less Than Jake/The Inevitables) joins the show to take us down the wooded path to Atlas Studios where GNV FLA was recorded. 

https://www.theinevitables.world/

https://lessthanjake.com/

Another one song mini episode. Talking Records singles! This time around we look at Shelter's Here We Go Again.

Aaron from the Growing Up Punk podcast joins the show to discuss Iron Front by Strike Anywhere.

The guys from I Against I join the show to take us through the band's Epitaph debut Headcleaner.

Tara from OC ska band Half Past Two joins me to talk about fellow OC ska band Save Ferris. You can actually hear me trying to contain my jealousy of all the great shows Tara has been to.

www.halfpasttwoska.com

Half Past Two Bandcamp

Half Past YouTube

Musician, writer, artist, and record collector Joey Altruda joins the show. Maybe you haven't heard Bob Marley's first collection of songs along with Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer. This is a compelling story about those early days at Studio One.

Goldfinger guitarist Charlie Paulson joins Craig, Tafty, and I in breaking down the band's debut album! A great way to celebrate our 50th episode!

Tane from Tightwire joins the show to talk about the band's new album Head Full Of Snakes on Red Scare.

This is the second part of our episode on No Use For A Name's 1999 album More Betterness. In this second part, Craig and I chat with No Use drummer Rory Koff about the album, the band, and life after the band.

A special bonus episode of Talking Records! For this one, Craig and I compile our favorite punk songs from the 90's onto a mixtape. 

Check out our Spotify playlist with all the songs featured on the show!

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4cTsxofrpkAzxwFOT0cGQk?si=vDj8Fu7bQ-uYbO_Axv_-iw

Wayne and I relive our youth and discuss the five single spawning debut album by Bush, Sixteen Stone.

My pal Scott from The Softer Side joins me for a chat with Mathias Farm on the making of Millencolin's Life on a Plate. We also dig into the tracks!

Useless ID's Yotam Ben Horin joins the podcast to discuss his new solo album Young Forever. Ben takes us through how a quick trip to the Santa Monica pier motivated him, driving through Europe with no headlights, how Jim from Jimmy Eat World played a part in the music, and much much more. Check it out!

https://www.patreon.com/yotambenhorin

https://www.hellomerch.com/collections/yotam-ben-horin

Bad Religion guitarist Brian Baker joins us to talk about 1996's The Gray Race. 

Bob from the podcast I Wanna Party With Bob drops in to discuss Lifetime's 1997 album Jersey's Best Dancers.

https://www.iwannapartywithbob.com/podcasts

Lunachicks guitarist Gina Volpe joins the show to discuss the band's 1997 album Pretty Ugly. We also discuss Gina's solo album and the release of the Lunachicks' book Fallopian Rhapsody.

Nate returns to the show to discuss Bad Religion's classic 1988 album Suffer. 

Make sure you check out the Vinyl Guide podcast:

The Vinyl Guide

*Intro clip thanks to the Vinyl Guide 

Scott from the Softer Side helps break down Propagandhi's second full length on Fat Wreck.

Band vocalist Jason Navarro helps my friend Chris and I better understand the band's sophomore effort Battle Hymns, a mix of punk, hardcore, and ska. PUNCK! JAH!

Craig and I hit Strung Out guitarist Jake Kiley with a bunch of questions about our favorite Strung Out record. 

The Methadones drop in to give us some details on playing shows again, getting This Won't Hurt on vinyl and of course some details about the great album; my favorite Methadones album!

Red Scare

https://www.redscare.net/site/  

Jay Stewart from Symphony of Distraction/SecondShot stops by to share with us the innovation of recording an album when you live across the country from your band, the DIY ethics in a technology world, and how punk works on a piano. 

Check out Symphony of Distraction on Bandcamp!

Christian and Mike from the Long Island ska band Skappository join me to talk about the Bosstones EP Ska Core the Devil and More, a collection of covers, live stuff, and an upcoming song from Don't Know How to Party.

https://www.facebook.com/Skappository/

Mike and I talk about the greatest ska/punk band of all time! We also mention sneaking into shows and dumpster diving for CDs.

A whole bunch of us fanatics piled into one room to talk about the often over looked Ramones album Pleasant Dreams.

Mad Caddies vocalist Chuck Robertson joins us to talk Just One More. Chuck also tells us about his fantastic solo album and his secret wish to be a drummer.

Check out Chuck Robertson & Friends

http://chuckrobertsonandfriends.com/

https://www.instagram.com/chuckrobertsonandfriends/?hl=en

Saxophone player Josh Silbert joins the show to take us through the story behind the fake movie soundtrack Full Trucker Effect. RJ from the ska podcast On the Upbeat joins us for a look into this hilarious concept.

Check out On the Upbeat on Spotify, Apple podcast, Overcast, Stitcher and more.

Check out Coolidge at CoolidgeTheBand.com

Find Johnny Socko music on Spotify

Welcoming Midtown guitarist Heath to the show to talk about Jimmy Eat World and the most satisfying of journeys, Clarity.

Matt from the great ska podcast On the Upbeat joins the show to look at Five Iron Frenzy's second album Our Newest Album Ever.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-upbeat/id1477872199

Tony and I discuss the ska/punk/jazz/dixieland band the Mad Caddies and their 1998 Fat Wreck Chords debut, Duck and Cover.

I toss Chris into the world of podcasting as we discuss the Mighty Mighty Bosstones 1994 record Question the Answers.

Allie from Pilates Punx joins the podcast to discuss The Ramones classic Rocket to Russia and all the doodles on the back cover. We talk about her independently owned business, playing local shows together back in the day, and how we were both in the same marching band class for two weeks.

J Prozac and I break down and discuss the tracks on Screeching Weasel's classic My Brain Hurts.

In Defense Of Ska author and podcaster Aaron Carnes returns to Talking Records to discuss the second edition of In Defense of Ska and to deep dive Skankin' Pickle's album Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle.

Adam Davis from Link 80/Omnigone joins the show to discuss Link 80's explosive 1997 punk/ska album 17 Reasons. Adam shares stories about being in the band, how the band completely changed his life, and we both somehow end up revealing our ages. 

Chaser vocalist Mike LeDonne joins the podcast to take us through the band's 2021 album Dreamers. Mike shares insights into recording the album, sitting on it for a year, who the band's major influences are and we end up talking about No Use For A Name a lot. Perfect.

Longtime pal Dan joins the show to discuss Rx Bandits' The Resignation on Drive Thru Records.

One time RBF trumpet player and vocalist Scott joins me to talk Why Do They Rock So Hard.

https://www.scottklopfenstein.com/

Fellow podcaster and Batman fan Sammy Warm Hands joins the podcast to discuss Revolutions Per Minute by Rise Against.

Check out Sammy's band Dead Fucking Serious at

https://take92.bandcamp.com/album/klandemic

Sugarcult guitarist Marko joins the podcast to take us through the formation of Sugarcult, the band's debut album Start Static, and looking back on it twenty years later.

Welcoming Christian to the show to talk about the formidable Bigwig and their 1999 album Stay Asleep. We also talk about his project the Jersey Interchange and how you can hear Jersey musicians covering Jersey bands!

The Jersey Interchange

AAA vocalist/bassist Danny Lore joins the show to talk about the band's debut album Destroy What Destroys You.

Noise Noise Noise was my number one album from 2021. Guitarist/vocalist Brenna Red joins the show to discuss writing the album, recording with Cameron Webb, bouncing ideas of Fat Mike and Yotam Ben Horin, and trying to tour during the pandemic.

https://www.thelastgang.com/

Wayne, Craig and I discuss Green Day's 1994 smash Dookie.

We're not backing down from a look at one of the greatest pop punk albums, The Queers' Don't Back Down on Lookout Records. Wyatt from the amazing Beach Boys podcast Sail On joins the show.

Sail On - https://www.patreon.com/sailon

Steve Caballero joins the podcast to talk hot rods, his favorite records, his new band Urethane, his input into the Pro Skater games, and a whole lot more.

My buddy Jay and I dive into the Foo Fighters' second album The Colour & the Shape.

Karina and Jason from the Dance Hall Crashers join me to discuss 1995's Lockjaw.

Album artist Mark DeSalvo joins the show to talk Let's Talk About Feelings. We discuss the songs and how the artwork came together.

http://www.markdesalvo.com/index.html

https://www.sonicartoriginals.com/markdesalvo

https://www.lagwagon.com/

My friend Ben and I discuss Sublime's 40 Oz to Freedom and the fascinating story of how it all came together.

Film maker, song writer, and all around ska enthusiast Chris Graue helps me break down the 1979 debut from Coventry's The Specials. 

Pulley vocalist Scott Radinsky joins the podcast to fill us in on the band's 2004 album Matters.

My friend Brian and I dive into Weezer's third album, known as The Green Album.

Pat from the band The Decline joins me to discuss his band's killer record. We cover everything from broken arms, swooping magpies, crazy album titles, and avocado on toast. All of this without wandering off topic. You can't miss this one. 

The Decline Bandcamp

Jeff from Western MA punk band Funzzle and I agree that love songs are better if you include a gouged eyeball. Hear us break down Alkaline Trio's third album From Here to Infirmary.

My pal Ben and I discuss Gaslight Anthem's The '59 Sound. A great story about a band who captured something really special. A career making album.

Glenn (Pavid Vermin, Obscurest Vinyl) joins the show to talk about Green Day's Kerplunk. 

Scott helps break down and appreciate AFI's amazing Black Sails in the Sunset. Track listing goof ups, enter Jade Puget, $1,000 from Nitro, and just what the hell is Exsanguination anyway? It's all here.

https://afireinside.net/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-drive-in/id1478839226

Josh from the band Dogwood and the podcast The Family Cast? joins Talking Records to discuss the Good Riddance classic A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-family-cast/id1552110359

http://grpunk.com/

Dan Schafer, Adam White, & Brian McQuaid join J Prozac and I for a chat about Losers of the Year and the vinyl release on Red Scare Records.

Good Riddance vocalist Russ Rankin joins the show to talk about his great solo record Come Together Fall Apart out this Friday on SBAM Records.

https://shop.sbam.rocks/

https://www.say-10.com/store/russ-rankin-come-together-fall-apart/

Singer and bassist of Useless ID, Yotam Ben Horin  and I talk about the band's 2005 album Redemption, hanging out at the Blasting Room, fitting in with the band, Pet Sounds, and more. 

Christian from the band The Feels joins the show to discuss Weezer's sophomore album Pinkerton and the various adventures that led to its formation.

The Feels

Songs From the Black Hole on Youtube

My pal and frequent guest Wayne joins the show to discuss Unwritten Law's 1998 self titled album on Interscope Records.