Anniversaries Episodes

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a throwback! We're celebrating 20 albums turning 25 with an episode from back in our Rock Matters days of 2020! Check out our takes on albums from Deftones, hed PE, Flogging Molly, Cold, Lostprophets, The Offspring, Limp Bizkit, Disturbed, A Perfect Circle, Godsmack, Orgy, Fuel, Rage Against the Machine, Papa Roach, Goldfinger, Evanescence, Lifehouse, Our Lady Peace, Earthsuit, and Project 86! Enjoy... again. If you like what you hear, you can hear more ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for ... more culmination? Not content to summarize Shiprocked in one episode, we're back with part two of our recap. And we sandwiched an interview in between! Shiprocked 2024 was something we'll never forget, and after this episode, you might not either. Thank you for whatever part of this journey you've been a part of. Let's keep sailing the seas (of cheese?) together. If you like what you hear, you can hear more of us every Sunday night broadcasting rock ...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for an intermission! When we last left our heroes, The Itch was at halfway through recapping our Shiprocked adventure. Eva Under Fire had an adventure of their own at this point in the story, so this week vocalist and part-time Itch co-host Eva Marie joins us to discuss Shiprocked from the artists' perspective. We'll hear tales of soundchecks gone awry, wholesome singalongs, and staying ready so you don't have to get ready. Plus, Eva discusses her new collabo...

This week, we're scratching The Itch for a culmination! After 20 years as a radio show and 200 episodes of a podcast, The Itch finally celebrated in the most fitting way possible: by spending a week stuck on a boat with about 30 bands, including about 10 we've had as guests! Shiprocked 2024 is in the books, and it was the perfect storm... literally. Join us for tales of endless concerts, friendships old and new, and what makes a festival on a boat the best kind of festival. Plus: The Itch crashe...

Happy Rex Manning Day! This week, we're scratching The Itch for a pseudo-tradITCHion: our yearly movie/music maship episode! And because we never forget a promise (probably), we've invited last year's intended guests, podcasting friends Brian Colburn and Gomez, to join us as we discuss the soundtracks of 1998! We may or may not have seen the films, but we love the music either way! Check out Brian's show, My Weekly Mixtape, and Gomez's show, The Sleevie G Show! If you like what you hear, you c...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to celebrate! We started this podcast two months into the pandemic, and here we are 2 years and 100 episodes later having a blast and feeling so much gratitude towards the listeners and friends we've encountered along the way. We had a handful of ideas for how to celebrate, most of them interviews, and we just kept running into roadblocks and frustrations. And you came to our rescue. In this episode, we turn the "rapid fire" questions from our interview epis...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to celebrate Record Store Day! The guys took a minute to appreciate the world of vinyl by making their own hypothetical shopping lists for RSD 2022. Check it out, and if you head out to shop, chime in and let us know what you picked up! And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundup playlist and then connect with us! itchrocks.com Twitter.com/itchrocks Facebook.com/itchrocks Instagram.com/itchrocks itchrocks@gmail.com Thank you so much for listenin...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to wax nostalgic! 2002 was the year that all three members of The Itch graduated high school and became radio students in together in college. It was formative, transitional... and full of great rock. KC, Dan, and Aaron each picked three albums to represent the year, and collectively agreed on a tenth to represent the group. Enjoy a trip 20 years in the past as The Itch celebrates some rock anniversaries! And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundu...

Happy Twosday! This week, we're scratching The Itch for an anniversary! Or in our case, an Itchiversary! Today mark's 18 years to the day of The Itch's debut on KCLC-FM at our Lindenwood University stomping grounds. Now that the show is a legal adult, we figured it was a good time to share some amusing stories of its founding and the ways we so often overcomplicated something so simple: our love for music. Along the way we'll revisit the first show's playlist from 2004, and each of the guys will...

In this episode, we're scratching the itch to do a sequel! The first episode in our "The Itch On Tour" series, we hadn't actually SEEN the tour in question. But now that has been remedied! Join us as we discuss our experience at P.O.D.'s Satellite 20th Anniversary Tour, featuring From Ashes to New and All Good Things. Stick around to hear about Dan's home decorating tips, and pick a side when we discuss FATN's Quarantine Chronicles Vol 3 and Aaron chooses violence! And hey, when you're done, fo...

It's time for some rock history! In this episode, The Itch is joined by our friend Russ from the Infectious Groove Podcast to discuss August and September of 1991, aka "two months that changed rock music," capped by the releases from September 24, which has been called the "biggest release day in history." We'll cover classic rock legends maintaining relevance, one of the biggest bands of the 80s carrying their career into another decade, and the rise of grunge and "alternative rock." Enjoy! (N...

In this episode, The Itch is forced to improvise! A delay to the episode idea we wanted to record forced us back to the drawing board, leading to perhaps the strangest split of episode topics yet. First, as this episode was recorded on the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we take a look at the infamous Clear Channel Banned Songs list that was sent to over 1,000 radio stations in the aftermath of the attacks. Then the topic veers to determining the exact meaning of Incubus's 1997 album S.C.I.E.N.C.E.......

The Itch has a new segment! Since concerts are happening more frequently these days, we're gonna see ourselves some shows and report back with our findings. First up: P.O.D.'s Satellite 20th Anniversary tour, featuring From Ashes to New, All Good Things, and Sleep Signals. This one comes with a twist, in that we're not exactly talking about the tour proper, but the discussion still goes to some places we didn't expect. Enjoy. As mentioned in the episode, here is where you can donate to help Sle...

In this episode, The Itch turns back the clock a decade to revisit two handfuls of our favorite albums from 2011! We won't spoil the surprise by listing them all here, but trust that Stefon voice this episode has EVERYTHING! Post-grunge, reggae-metal, indie rock, club bangers, hip hop, Dan Cortese, and alternative weirdos! Enjoy! And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundup playlist and then connect with us! itchrocks.com Twitter.com/itchrocks Facebook.com/itchrocks Instagram.com/itc...

The Itch is still on vacation! But even so, we've got some nu content for you... nu metal content, that is. After appearing on our Jimmy Eat World episode a few weeks back, our friends from Podioslave invited us to join them for an episode on those early 2000s sounds that we're so fond of. Join us as we spin the famous Wheel of Nu Metal and see which bands wind up on our own Mount Rushmores! Also, in between our guest swaps, Podioslave had a chance to interview Aaron "P-Nut" Wills of ...

The Itch is taking a few weeks off from recording new episodes. But as we prep to launch season 3, we decided to take a trip down memory lane by revisiting a few of our favorite episodes from season 1, aka the Rock Matters Era! First up, since last week's episode on Jimmy Eat World's Bleed American (with our friends from Podioslave, who you'll he hearing about again soon!), wasn't really an Independence Day celebration, we're breaking out last year's Red, White, and Foo episode! In it we discus...

It's season finale time! It's 'Murica time! And most importantly, it's twinsie time! In this episode, The Itch welcomes our friends and the podcast peanut butter to our jelly, Podioslave! Join us for our first ever six-man roundtable as we celebrate 20 years of Jimmy Eat World's power pop masterpiece, Bleed American. We'll discuss the band's longevity, how their sound has and hasn't changed over the years, and share some personal connections to the tracks. Also, Limp Bizkit somehow comes up agai...

We're back and we're mildly rebranded! While we put the finishing touches on everything from guest spots to new art, we're here to celebrate our Itchiversary with a mission statement, a few teases about what's to come, and a bit of bro love to top it all off. Enjoy. This episode doesn't have a playlist, but it does have a companion episode! Check out our first time being interviewed with Trev Allen on The Struggling Artist Podcast, and then connect with us! itchrocks.com Twitter.com/itchrocks ...

In this episode, The Itch travels through time to revisit the rock albums that brought in the new century! Join us as Aaron explains the dangers of Christian rock, teenage Dan’s band chooses a bold cover song, and KC speaks the name of The Band That Shall Not Be Named! When you're finished, check out this episode's playlist, and then connect with us! itchrocks.com Twitter.com/itchrocks Facebook.com/itchrocks itchrocks@gmail.com Thank you so much for listening. If you like what you hear, pleas...

Yep, The Itch is going there too. The election is here, and in this episode the guys discuss how art relates to politics, raising questions about the current relevance of socially-minded rock heavyweights System of a Down and Rage Against the Machine, and spotlighting a new generation of musical activist voices, like grandson and FEVER 333. We hope you enjoy our soapbox, and (at the risk of opening Pandora's box) we would love to hear your thoughts! You can connect with us through social media,...

In this episode, The Itch discusses the ups and downs in the career of G-punkers (Hed) P.E., from their breakthrough album Broke to their new (and final?) release, Class of 2020. Join us to decipher the meanings behind their name and album art, discuss a costly misstep, and wonder about their future. Check out this episode's playlist and then connect with us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/itchrocks Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itchrocks Email: itchrocks@gmail.com Website: www.podpage.com/...

In this episode, The Itch celebrates 311 and (give or take) three decades of anniversaries! Along the way they discuss middle school idiocy, how to craft a concert setlist, and the ghosts of radio stations past. Plus, we debut a new playlist series, Rock Matters Revisions! Check out this episode's playlist and then connect with us! Twitter: https://twitter.com/itchrocks Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/itchrocks Email: itchrocks@gmail.com Website: www.podpage.com/site/rock-matters If you lik...

This week, The Itch discusses the greatest red, white, and blue music in rock, and recognize the importance of Foo Fighters on their 25th anniversary. The conversation touches on the tension of being American, how Snoop Dogg is forever chill, Rooooooxanne, and some revisionist history for Nirvana. Plus, the guys ponder the age-old question: Where in the World IS Carmen Sandiego? Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, or at itchrocks@gmail.com. And check out this episode's playlist! Rock Matters...

This week, the guys celebrate the 20th anniversary of Deftones’ seminal album White Pony! Along the way they touch on: How an awful thought can become a great song How to use music to end an unwanted relationship The benefits of bands sticking together How to not be just nu metal Haunted houses Limp Bizkit? Bands that do quality covers (and Dan's surprising choice for who does it best) Plus, the guys name drop AIM and Napster, and Aaron (possibly) resists the urge to be totally annoying! ...