Episodes

This week, we're scratching the itch for awards! We made the nominations, you chose the winners. The 2021 Itch Awards are here, and we're celebrating our favorite debuts, breakthroughs, comebacks, workhorses, EPs, and singles of the year... and taking a quick peek into 2022. Thank you to everyone who voted, and if you just discovered us, we hope you'll continue on this rock journey with us into another great year! And hey, if you want 10 brand new rock tracks each week chosen by us for you, fol...

This week, we're scratching the itch for a list! And not just any list, but our collective (and slightly contentious) list of the Top 10 Rock Albums of 2021. After so many bands put a pause on album releases in 2020 since they couldn't tour behind them, 2021 felt like someone took the cap off of a shaken up bottle of delicious Dr. Pepper and great music just exploded everywhere. Or something. Anyway, these albums rocked all of the face and should be immediately added to your listening rotation.....

This week, we're scratching The Itch for rock music awards! We're bringing nominees for seven categories as part of the 2021 Itch Awards, and we're leaving the vote in your hands! Listen to the episode to hear the categories and nominations, then come back here and click https://bit.ly/2021itchawards (which we've spelled out to make sure it can't be missed) and participate in a fun bit of ranked choice voting, aka a more fair way to discern victors! Also, we've compiled our Top 20 albums of 202...

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 the conversation takes some turns into rich discussions about performance vs authenticity, the "freedom" of social media, the struggle of being a POC band, and existence as resistance. If you're down with a crash course in Justice 101, this episode is for you. And if you're n...

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 they bring as much energy to a conversation as they do to the stage. Tune in for an incredibly fun conversation that includes anime, nicknames, guilt trips, Chuck Berry, a $9 orange juice, and a pizza that looked like Texas... and this is just part one! Pull up... keep up if yo...

The Itch just finished recording the craziest interview we've ever done. We'll be dropping it next week as our first official episode of 2022. In the meantime, here's a quick clip from the radio show about the long-awaited Ruthless EP from the boys in Nonpoint. We highly recommend checking them out live on tour, and using our interview with Robb and Jason as your travel accompaniment. And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundup playlist and then connect with us! itchrocks.com Twitte...

Business Hours are open, bay bay! While we work on the first batch of full episodes for the new year, we've got the rundown on some recent and upcoming album releases to tide you over. Check 'em out and start the new year off right by supporting some quality rock artists! And hey, when you're done, follow our New Rock Roundup playlist and connect with us! itchrocks.com Twitter.com/itchrocks Facebook.com/itchrocks Instagram.com/itchrocks itchrocks@gmail.com Thank you so much for listening. If ...

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, and a holiday season to celebrate, Eva is ready to roll for a great discussion that includes road adventures, the new generation of women in rock, and ... an obnoxious fast food menu? Check it out, listen to and follow Eva Under Fire, and we'll see you in January for The Itc...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. One of the most exciting shows we've encountered is She Will Rock You. Leah and Bethanne do a fun and fascinating job of exploring the music industry, emerging arti...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. A guy who's always looking to help people live healthier mental lives is Tim McCarthy and his podcast 20TIMinutes. Every week he spends 20 minutes breaking mental h...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. Someone who's gone above and beyond in said support is Reg Seeton of the Starting Overdrive podcast. After a life-changing event of his own, Reg started his show to...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. Today's shout out is to the first person of that community that we've met in person: Jay Scott and The Hook Rocks! Jay is a workhorse who puts out multiple episodes...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. A show that holds a special place for The Itch is the first podcast to ever interview US: The Struggling Artist Podcast. Trev Allen is a music lover and mental heal...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. One of our favorites is our multiverse alt versions: Podioslave! These three fellas have a similar style and story to our own, and love to discuss the nitty gritty ...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. And some of the most interesting music conversations in that community come from the Infectious Groove Podcast. Russ, Kyle, and Michelle bring different takes (and ...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. And one of the staunchest supporters we've encountered is Playlist Wars. These guys are a blast to interact with (and guest on), and they have a fun and unique podc...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. A show/site/YouTube channel/Twitch stream we were happy to discover early on is Rocked. Not only is it hosted by a fellow St. Louisian, but he (almost) single-hande...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. One show that blows our minds with their knowledge, insight, and interview gets is The Great Song Podcast, where Rob and JP discuss... great songs. You can find the...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk about Tom Morello! The man's been busy this year, releasing two full albums, an EP, making some guest appearances, and apparently working with 95% of all musicians in existence. So join us for a fun discussion of The Catastrophists EP (a collaboration with The Bloody Beetroots), The Atlas Underground Fire (a collaboration with more musicians), and The Atlas Underground Flood (a collaboration with all the rest). Plus... is another generation of Morello...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community. One show that has given us the ol' signal boost almost from day one of our Twitter count's existence is The Paul & Griff Show, wherein two lifelong friends have...

It's time for the second annual Itch 12 Pods of Christmas, wherein we shout out some of our favorite podcast friends and direct you, the listener, to a pair of episodes from across our shows to keep you entertained through the holiday season. We're very grateful for the kindness and camaraderie shown by the Twitter podcast community and the opportunities we've had to guest on other shows, as well as to have other hosts as guests on ours. One such show is Beer'd Al, wherein Lauren and John Carey ...

We had so much fun with our first Real-Time Reaction (to Korn's "Start The Healing") that we decided to do it again! Three Days Grace just dropped "So Called Life", the first single from their upcoming album Explosions, and The Itch is here for it! Enjoy. Video still not included, but feel free to synch it up on your own. You'll know when. 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 Instagr...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to recommend some recent releases with a Fall Rock Roundup! Join us as we each recommend a new album from an artist that represents our own favorite slice of The Itch's musical pie: KC's blues rock swagger with Blacktop Mojo's self-titled, Dan's hard rock angst with Ded's "School of Thought", and Aaron's high-energy genre hopping with Des Roc's "A Real Good Person in a Real Bad Place". And stay tuned to the end, when the guys go fully off the rails with ideas...

This week, we're scratching The Itch to talk about a festival we didn't (but also did) see! Welcome to Rockville took place a few weeks back in Daytona, Florida. Despite The Itch's initial plans to be in attendance falling through, we were still able to watch dozens of bands throughout the weekend. And now we're here to tell you all about it. If you're looking for new bands or concerts to hit up, this episode is a one-stop recommendation shop. Enjoy! And hey, when you're done, follow our New Ro...