Interviews Episodes
July 26, 2022
E110 A Conversation with Des Rocs
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get filthy! Des Rocs, whose album A Real Good Person In A Real Bad Place took home our 2021 Debut Album of the Year award and earned a spot on our 2021 Top 20 Albums, joins us to talk a...
June 28, 2022
E106 A Conversation with Cam Cole
This week, we're scratching The Itch to keep a promise! Cam Cole won our 2nd annual March Bandness tournament, and we've owed you an episode on him ever since. But we weren't content to just talk ABOUT him. We wanted to talk ...
June 23, 2022
E105 A Conversation with Tonya & Cody of Lydia's Castle
This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk about mawwiage! Tonya and Cody of Lydia's Castle join us to talk about their debut EP, their recruitment of former Staind drummer Jon Wysocki into the band, and how they built...
June 9, 2022
E103 A Conversation with Kevin Baldes of Lit
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get Lit ! Affable and multi-talented bassist Kevin Baldes joins us for a great discussion spanning the band's career, from their evergreen single " My Own Worst Enemy " to their lively ...
May 19, 2022
E101 A Conversation with Hunter Young of Moodring
This week, we're scratching The Itch to spotlight a great new band! Moodring 's debut album, Stargazer , drops June 10th. In this episode, frontman Hunter Young joins us to discuss his history in the heavy music scene, his up...
![[Short Cuts] Hunter Young Has a Busy Day](https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f/artwork/2d4ad4c0-eabd-4994-a9aa-e31ae7afc43f/Episode_Art__4_.png.jpg "[Short Cuts] Hunter Young Has a Busy Day")
May 17, 2022
[Short Cuts] Hunter Young Has a Busy Day
We didn't want to take a week off before dropping episode 101, but we also needed more time to get it just right, so in the meantime we're doing something new: an interview teaser! Enjoy this introduction to Hunter Young of M...
April 26, 2022
E98 A Conversation with Joey Varela of VRSTY
This week, we're scratching The Itch to throw on our letterman jackets and go VRSTY . Frontman Joey Varela joins the show to talk about telling his own story on their new album Welcome Home , how a metalhead became an R&B voc...
April 12, 2022
E95 A(nother) Conversation with Daisy Dead of The Dead Deads (or "Go Daisy, Itch-ya Birthday")
This week, we're scratching The Itch for death and darkness! The Dead Deads and The Darkness , that is. Our friend Daisy Dead returns to chat about their current tour, and it's a lot of laughs. We'll talk nicknames, giant rat...
March 22, 2022
E92 For the Love of Music with Kaz of East London Radio
This week, we're scratching The Itch to meet a longtime virtual friend! Kaz , host of The Heavy Rock Show on East London Radio, joins us face to screen to face for the first time to discuss UK rock, music journalism, and her ...
March 1, 2022
E89 Rock Star PR with Amy Sciarretto of Atom Splitter Public Relations
This week, we're scratching The Itch to explore the music industry! We're joined by the ever-dynamic Amy Sciarretto, founder of Atom Splitter PR . Amy has played a huge role in the development of numerous bands in the rock/me...
Feb. 15, 2022
E87 A Conversation with Jason Zeilstra of Nonpoint
This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk dreadbeards! When last we spoke with Nonpoint guitarist Jason Zeilstra, the band had just announced the formation of their new label, 361 Degrees Records , and released " Ruthless ...
Feb. 8, 2022
E86 A Conversation with Matt James of Blacktop Mojo
This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk with a Texan! Well, he is now anyway. We're talking with Matt James, vocalist of Blacktop Mojo , a rising rock band that put out one of our top albums of 2021 . They've got a new s...
Jan. 20, 2022
E82 A Conversation with Oxymorrons (Part 2)
This week, we're scratching The Itch... to learn. We had a great time laughing in the first part of our interview with the most electrifying band in alt entertainment, Oxymorrons . The laughs continue in the second half, but ...
Jan. 18, 2022
E81 A Conversation with Oxymorrons (Part 1)
This week, we're scratching The Itch to be outnumbered! We're kicking off the new year and the new season with our first ever interview... with an entire band. Oxymorrons are a four-piece alternative band from Queens, and the...
Dec. 24, 2021
E80 Season Finale: Christmas Eva!
Happy holidays and welcome to our season finale! This week, we're scratching The Itch to welcome our first repeat guest: Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire ! With another tour under her belt, a fresh new single , an album on the way...
Nov. 2, 2021
E73 A Conversation with Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire
This week we're scratching The Itch to talk about fire! Eva Under Fire , to be specific. Lead singer Eva Marie spent a rather adventurous van ride to our hometown of St. Louis talking with us about the joys of touring again, ...
Oct. 19, 2021
E71 A Conversation with Mike Protich of The Violent
In this episode, we're scratching The Itch to choose violence! After their 2018 album _ Thread_ won our hearts (and the #4 spot on that year's Top Albums list), Red Sun Rising announced a potentially permanent hiatus in early...
Sept. 21, 2021
E67 A Conversation with Daisy Dead of The Dead Deads
We're back on the interview grind! In this episode, we have a chat with the delightful Daisy Dead, bassist and (understudy harsh) vocalist for The Dead Deads , whose killer (heh) new album Tell Your Girls It's Alright co...
Aug. 2, 2021
The Struggling Artist Podcast - Struggling with The Itch
Earlier this year, The Itch had the privilege of being guests on The Struggling Artist Podcast , where we had a great conversation with our friend Trev Allen about the history (and future) of The Itch. As we prepare for our r...
June 14, 2021
E57 A Conversation with Dan Murphy of All Good Things
All Good Things is a band you may not have heard of, but you probably have heard . And despite the fact that their upcoming Better Noise Music release is functionally their proper band debut, they've been churning out bangers...
![[Short Cuts] Bands Talking Bands with Nonpoint](https://storage.pinecast.net/podcasts/320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f/artwork/4ce4d80e-8bc7-4720-a174-fd873fc8738f/Episode_Art.png.jpg "[Short Cuts] Bands Talking Bands with Nonpoint")
June 3, 2021
[Short Cuts] Bands Talking Bands with Nonpoint
As a thank you to every listener who made our conversation with Robb Rivera and Jason Zeilstra of Nonpoint our most popular episodes to date, we're milking that chat juuuust a bit more! Enjoy a bonus segment where Robb and Ja...
May 31, 2021
E55 A Conversation with Robb & Jason of Nonpoint (Part 2)
The Itch 's conversation with Robb Rivera and Jason Zeilstra of Nonpoint continues! Join us as we discuss how Jason joined the band, the response to their new single "Ruthless ", the value of record stores and album line...
May 24, 2021
E54 A Conversation with Robb & Jason of Nonpoint (Part 1)
The Itch is about to get Ruthless ! Nonpoint dominated our March Bandness tournament, and then proceeded to announce not just a brand new, bangin' single , but their own independent record label, 361 Degrees ! Oh, and th...
March 29, 2021
E46 A Conversation with Maty Madiro of From Ashes to New
In this episode, The Itch is joined by Matty Madiro, the drummer of From Ashes to New , whose third album Panic appeared on our Top 20 Albums of 2020 . Matty shares his fascinating journey from joining Trivium to becoming par...