Episodes
April 26, 2021
E50 Clipisode: Burps & Botches
The Itch has reached a milestone! Since we try to run a (semi) professional ship, we decided to celebrate 50 episodes by releasing a collection of our LEAST professional moments! Whether it's bodily functions, Dan forgetting…
April 19, 2021
E49 Classic Rock Block: Defining The Artists That Defined Us
Finally, The Itch gets back to what brought us here! After playing our beloved classic rock artists weekly for 16 years on the radio, we've largely neglected them for 48 episodes of the podcast. Well, NO MORE! In this episod…
![[Short Cuts] Nirvana's Brighter Timeline](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.pinecast.net%2Fpodcasts%2F320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f%2Fartwork%2Fb8482ff2-d701-4026-aece-3a0707c6d598%2FEpisode_Art__2_.png.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=8ffa0b812f56a647c9922ec5ffb0dabe "[Short Cuts] Nirvana's Brighter Timeline")
April 15, 2021
[Short Cuts] Nirvana's Brighter Timeline
In this week's episode , we pondered some of the eternal questions about Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, and what could've been if Kurt Cobain were still with us today. And it reminded us that we had an unused bonus chat …
April 12, 2021
E48 Rock Roundup: Teenage Wrist, Foo Fighters, Rob Zombie, & Serj Tankian
It's time to catch up on some recent rock releases! We each came to the mic with a 2021 album that's impressed and tried to sell each other on its merits! Aaron's got Teenage Wrist 's Earth Is a Black Hole , KC brought Foo F…
April 8, 2021
March Bandness: And The Winner Is...
The results are in, the upsets left us shook, and March Bandness is complete! Over the last month, you voted on Twitter to make a champion out of 1 of 32 bands The Itch has played often but never podcasted about. Now we have…
April 5, 2021
E47 Movies That Rock and Garbage Films With Great Soundtracks
We must'n't dwell... not on Rex Manning Day ! (It's April 8th, specifically, so put that in your brain forever.) In this episode, The Itch follows through on a half-joking idea from six months ago to use the legendary Empire…
March 29, 2021
E46 A Conversation with Maty Madiro of From Ashes to New
In this episode, The Itch is joined by Maty 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…
March 22, 2021
E45 The Unknown Future of Chevelle
In honor of Chevelle 's winding, space travel-themed new album NIRATIAS , The Itch presents its most unconventionally formatted episode yet! Join us to talk aliens, interludes, inspiration, and awful politicians! And once yo…
![[Short Cuts] Finding Love at Flogging Molly](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.pinecast.net%2Fpodcasts%2F320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f%2Fartwork%2F9092d207-e595-4b8e-b8ae-94323e54f34c%2FEpisode_Art__1_.png.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=e5211e6f7c837311fc1a07b5d31f8a68 "[Short Cuts] Finding Love at Flogging Molly")
March 17, 2021
[Short Cuts] Finding Love at Flogging Molly
Happy St. Patty's from The Itch! We hope you enjoyed our chat with The Struggling Artist on Boston music and punk rock in episode 43 . For some further Irish goodness, here's a clip we cut from episode 36 and saved specifica…
March 15, 2021
E44 A Conversation with Blake Bedsaul of SAUL
SAUL 's Rise As Equals was not only one of the best debut albums of 2020, but it was one of our top ten albums overall. So we were thrilled to have a chance to talk with vocalist Blake Bedsaul about making the album, being i…
March 8, 2021
E43 Boston Punk and Beyond with Trev Allen of The Struggling Artist
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, The Itch is joined by our friend Trev Allen of The Struggling Artist Podcast to discuss the Boston music scene, punk rock, and how the Dropkick Murphys were a gateway to both! It's a fun f…
March 5, 2021
March Bandness: First Round Matchups
We're doing a totally original and not-at-all-derivative thing! The Itch has decided that it's time for a listener-voted tournament to crown a winner of the prestigious "Future Episode Recipient" title. We've chosen 16 bands…
March 1, 2021
E42 Death By Rock & Roll: The Pretty Reckless and Life at 27
Within a single year, Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless was faced with the deaths of both her rock hero and her musical muse. Her downward spiral and climb back from the brink led to Death By Rock and Roll , one of the fi…
Feb. 22, 2021
E41 Season Premiere: Who Is The Itch?
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…
![[Short Cuts] Snow Stories](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.pinecast.net%2Fpodcasts%2F320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f%2Fartwork%2Feb0f7c11-34a4-4307-85a2-e5801bcffdc4%2FEpisode_Art__2_.png.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=85c410614564271d061761d894cd24ab "[Short Cuts] Snow Stories")
Feb. 18, 2021
[Short Cuts] Snow Stories
Alright, so this conversation has virtually nothing to do with music. But since it's snowing everywhere and we're excited for our official return this coming Monday, we decided to share a little side conversation from our se…
Feb. 15, 2021
A Conversation with Sean Dowdell of Grey Daze (Revisited)
We're almost ready to return! In the meantime, here's one last revisit to one of our favorite episodes of last season: our conversation with Sean Dowdell of Grey Daze. Enjoy his stories about life with Chester Bennington of …
![[Short Cuts] The Greatest Wrestling Story Never Told](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.pinecast.net%2Fpodcasts%2F320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f%2Fartwork%2F3c32ec46-09e7-4dcb-a2a8-281c67c06111%2FEpisode_Art.png.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=febfa8fe3bb03f6980e33499de8456c3 "[Short Cuts] The Greatest Wrestling Story Never Told")
Feb. 11, 2021
[Short Cuts] The Greatest Wrestling Story Never Told
Alright, so even after releasing the extended version of our Rock 'n' Rasslin' episode, KC and Aaron STILL had one more bit left over to share. If you can ignore the lower audio quality (that's the last time we experiment wi…
Feb. 8, 2021
Rock 'n' Rasslin' (Extended)
When Dan went on vacation last year, KC and Aaron found the perfect topic to talk about while their Itch brother was gone: Rock 'n' Rasslin' . In fact, we enjoyed ourselves so much that we had to cut the episode down to keep…
![[Short Cuts] Eve 6 (and a Half or So)](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.pinecast.net%2Fpodcasts%2F320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f%2Fartwork%2F0bfedc82-663c-4e35-9e13-0c08d736dc93%2FEpisode_Art__1_.png.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=35474f02f3fc975def47d4d6e654f455 "[Short Cuts] Eve 6 (and a Half or So)")
Feb. 5, 2021
[Short Cuts] Eve 6 (and a Half or So)
After months of garnering attention with his impressive and amusing consistency on Twitter , Max Collins and Eve 6 finally announced a release date for their new EP, Grim Value , and dropped Black Nova , their first new trac…
![[Short Cuts] A Tribute to Black Rock Artists (Revisited)](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fstorage.pinecast.net%2Fpodcasts%2F320f8430-3c97-4c31-9942-57d9b07b9f9f%2Fartwork%2F23d0238e-0a69-4a5a-a3e1-f6d1f9867483%2FEpisode_Art.png.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=4be3cfdf134900d46ce446f48b26d32e "[Short Cuts] A Tribute to Black Rock Artists (Revisited)")
Feb. 4, 2021
[Short Cuts] A Tribute to Black Rock Artists (Revisited)
In case you missed it the first time or haven't listened to the full episode yet, this is the closing segment of our Black Rock Matters episode. We hope it serves to honor a few of the countless artists we love, as well as t…
Feb. 1, 2021
Black Rock Matters (Revisited)
Episode 10 was one of our early favorites. We got to research, ponder, and present a History 101 overview of some of the many black artists who have played a role in the formation of rock music as we know it, as well as in t…
Jan. 25, 2021
E40 Season Finale: Top 20 Rock Albums of 2020 (Part 2)
It's the season 1 finale of Rock Matters! The Itch is ready to reveal our top 10 albums of 2020, as well as the winners of the Itch Awards as voted on by you! We've loved creating this season and we thank you for being part …
Jan. 18, 2021
E39 Top 20 Rock Albums of 2020 (Part 1)
The Itch has been building to this episode all season, and it's finally here! (Well, half of it.) We're counting down our top 20 rock albums of 2020, based on a collective vote. Find out who endorsed what (and who didn't) an…
Jan. 11, 2021
E38 The Itch Awards: Celebrating the Best Rock of 2020
It's time! Since institutions like Pitchfork, the Grammys, and the even the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame struggle to define, much less always honor rock, The Itch has taken it upon ourselves to nominate artists for prestigeles…