Interviews Episodes
Oct. 21, 2025
E295 Matt Flood of Caskets on Artistic Evolution and Keeping Writing Fun While Being Emotionally Honest
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get buried... by the weight of good music. (That works, right?) Caskets frontman Matt Flood joins us ahead of the release The Only Heaven You'll Know , an album Matt has described as "t...
Oct. 9, 2025
E293 Morgan James on Building an Audience That Will Follow You and Finding the Soul of 90s Alternative Rock
This week, we're scratching The Itch to jazz it up! Morgan James , whose path has taken her from Broadway to collaborations with Postmodern Jukebox and, most recently, Brass Against, joins us for a change of stylistic pace to...
Oct. 2, 2025
E291 Tori Kravitz of She's With the Band on Working in PR, Returning to Warped Tour, and Giving All the Flowers
This week, we're scratching The Itch to go Beyond the Breakdown ! Tori Kravitz, publicist, podcaster, and pit reporter extraordinaire, joins us to talk all about the off-stage side of the music industry! From working as one o...
Sept. 25, 2025
E289 Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace on Marriage, Mental Health, and Using Technology to Build True Connection
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get Canadian! Raine Maida of Canada's rock royalty Our Lady Peace joins us as the band continues its 30-year celebration. We discuss the fan-inspired push that led them to reclaim the s...
Sept. 16, 2025
E287 Joe Cotela of DED on Punk Influences, Unearned Egos, Working With Chad Gray, and Going Into the Pit Blind
This week, we're scratching The Itch to play DED . As in, we've played DED's new album Resent (out September 19th) so much that we had to have frontman Joe Cotela on to talk about it. Joe talks about the perhaps unconscious d...
Sept. 9, 2025
E286 Oxymorrons on Defining Independence and How They Create, Destroy, Rebuild, Repeat on Their New EP
This week, we're scratching The Itch to bring back the boys! Oxymorrons return for the first time since 2023 to tell us all about their new EP, Create. Destroy. Rebuild. Repeat. Life is very different for Dee, Jafe, and K.I. ...
Sept. 2, 2025
E285 Nathan Aurora of Aurorawave on Shiprocked, Reggae's Reputation, and Turning a Vision Into Reality
This week, we're scratching The Itch to make waves! Nathan Aurora of Aurorawave joins us for the second time this calendar year to discuss the band's new album Monument , how his vision for the year has become reality, and ho...
Aug. 26, 2025
E284 Nova Twins on Industry Acceptance, Mama Nova, Personal Growth, and Pedal Boards
This week, we're scratching The Itch to celebrate! Just in time for Aaron's birthday, we've got a wish list interview with Nova Twins , whose third album, Parasites & Butterflies , drops Friday, August 29th! Amy Love and ...
Aug. 19, 2025
E283 Matt Bigland of Dinosaur Pile-Up on Finally Feeling Better and Why Love Is the Worst (and the Best)
This week, we're scratching The Itch to feel better! After a crazy few years that took him from heartbroken to bedridden with ulcerative colitis to smitten with the love of his life, Matt Bigland and Dinosaur Pile-Up are back...
Aug. 12, 2025
E282 PLAIINS on Their Debut Album, Hamburg, Wearing Paper Bags, and Making People Laugh About Themselves
This week, we're scratching The Itch to put on Happy Faces ! And by that, we mean the debut album from Germany's indie punks PLAIINS . Chris , Flo , and Dizzy joined us to discuss how they remain playful in their music even w...
Aug. 5, 2025
E280 Arejay Hale of Halestorm on Marriage, KemikalFire, Ozzy's Last Show, and Growing as a Lyricist on Everest
This week, we're scratching The Itch to reach new heights! Halestorm 's new album Everest arrives on August 8th, and drummer Arejay Hale stopped by to become a three-time guest and talk about it! This album was a growth exper...
July 29, 2025
E279 CRegg Rondell of Boy Hits Car on New Music, Returning to the Road, and Being a Blockbuster Stuntman
This week, we're scratching The Itch for Lovecore! CRegg Rondell of Boy Hits Car joins us for a look at the band's history as they prepare for their first show in a year, a gig at the famous Whiskey a Go Go that was originall...
July 15, 2025
E277 Retro Champ on Rap, Rock, and Wrestling, Losing a Parent, and Remembering Adam Ramey
This week, we're scratching The Itch to go retro! We're showing hometown pride again as St. Louis' own Retro Champ joins us to discuss his past, present, and future in music. Retro is the very definition of "rap rock," taking...
July 8, 2025
E276 Jason Kozik of dead7 on Dealing With Deaths, Teaching Special Ed, and Being SharpTone's St. Louis Band
This week, we're scratching The Itch for local boys to make good! Jason Kozik of St. Louis' own dead7 joins us on the eve of their debut release with SharpTone Records , Love What You Can While You Got Something Left To Love....
May 13, 2025
E269 Alizon Taho and Ben Parker of Calva Louise on Time Travel, Tour Pranks, and DIY Innovation
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a reunion! Alizon and Ben , our vacation buddies and international inspirations from Calva Louise , return to discuss their brilliant new album Edge of the Abyss , which drops on July...
May 8, 2025
E268 Arya Goggin of Skindred on New Music and Releasing Their Biggest Record 20 Years Into Their Career
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a homecoming! Arya Goggin of Skindred was our second ever interview, back in November 2020. To celebrate 5 years as a podcast, the man who drums on our theme song makes his long overdu...
April 29, 2025
E266 Han Mee and Jim Shaw of Hot Milk on Punk Ethos, American Insanity, and the Death of Genre
This week, we're scratching The Itch for honesty! Han Mee and Jim Shaw of Hot Milk join us for a refreshingly candid conversation about their new album Corporation P.O.P (out June 27th) and the ideas surrounding it, including...
April 22, 2025
E265 Justin Benlolo of BRKN LOVE on Self-Reflection, Trainwreck Shows, and Translating the Studio to the Stage
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get with The Program ! BRKN LOVE just dropped an excellent album by that name, and we talked all about it with frontman Justin Benlolo . We discuss the recording and release rollout dif...
April 15, 2025
E263 Cody Hanson of Hinder on Divorced Dad Rock, Honest Songwriting, Longevity, and the Importance of Timing
This week, we're scratching The Itch for extreme behavior. Cody Hanson of Hinder joins us for what turns into a roundtable talk about Bring Me Back to Life , the band's first new album since 2017. He discusses what made the b...
April 8, 2025
E262 Devour the Day on Border Patrol, Enjoying the Adventure, and Opening for Themselves with Pop Evil
This week, we're scratching The Itch to multitask! Blake Allison and Joey "Chicago" Walser formed Egypt Central in 2002, then Devour the Day in 2012, and most recently have both become members of Pop Evil . Being together in ...
April 1, 2025
E261 Lotta Ruutiainen of LUNA KILLS on Sci-Fi, Discovering Deftones, Panic Attacks, and Lana Del Rey Tattoos
This week, we're scratching The Itch for sci-fi! Lotta Ruutiainen of LUNA KILLS joins us to discuss her band's new album DEATHMATCH , including a song that came together through a writing practice she never wants to try again...
March 25, 2025
E260 Gio and Jerrod of Giovannie and the Hired Guns on Blending Genres, Getting Responsible, and Being Texan
This week, we're scratching The Itch to be quitters! Gio and Jerrod of Giovannie and the Hired Guns join us to talk about their new album Quitter . We discuss the making of the record, Gio getting responsible, how Jerrod beca...
March 18, 2025
E259 Alan Koenig of ASK4 Entertainment on Shiprocked Origins, Poster Fonts, and Building the Best Festival Lineup
This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk with the Captain! Alan Koenig, founder of ASK4 Entertainment and its flagship event Shiprocked (see what we did there?) joins us to discuss the past, present, and future of The Itc...
March 11, 2025
E257 Nathan Aurora of Aurorawave on Features, Fatherhood, and Breaking a Reggae Band Into the Rock World
This week, we're scratching The Itch for reggae metal! Nathan Aurora 's band Aurorawave released one of our favorite albums of 2024, and he's putting the finishing touches on the exciting follow-up. Nathan joins us to talk ab...