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We're back! We had A Few Good Records artist Ben Teeney call in to talk about his EP, The Anxious Thoughts Project, as well as his brand new single Lip Service. Both of which are available wherever you stream music. Which is also probably where you are currently streaming this. How convenient. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We had Matt Fish, owner and founder of Melt Bar and Grilled, a gourmet grilled cheese restaurant and bar, on the show for this week's episode. We talk about, well...Melt. We go into the history of how things got started, their interior design, roots to the music community, and grilled cheese ice cream?!? More than that, but listen. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We had the pleasure of talking to Dan "Soupy" Campbell (The Wonder Years, Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties) about life this year, the two new The Wonder Years songs, their Blink 182 tribute show, Aaron West's Asbury Park shows, collaborating with other artists, and a little bit on when to expect new music from Dan. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

Today we have James and Laura from High Notes on to talk about THEIR podcast. We really enjoyed the first season of their show, and with season two dropping on December 15th, we figured we'd take the time to chat about their guests and what makes their podcast so captivating. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

This week with chatted with Dan and Amy from Future Teens about covering Smash Mouth, what Dan "Soupy Campbell" thought of their TWY cover, pickle flavor snacks, and how the pandemic has impacted songwriting and feeling the effect of not being able to tour this year. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We chatted with Dylan from Spanish Love Songs about election anxiety (this episode was recorded in between election day and when Biden actually won the election), how the pandemic has changed band life, and their Patreon. We talked a lot about the Patreon. Maybe so be part of that. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

Six years after Over The Garden Wall first aired on Cartoon Network, we talked to Josh and Justin from The Blasting Company about how they formed, how they ended up working on the show, new material, and what they've been up to through quarantine. We get a bit political at the end, so don't forget to vote today if you haven't yet. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We're back with a new season and a new cohost! Ari (my partner in running A Few Good Records) will be taking on that role going forward for our newest batch of episodes. This week we have Ben Liebsch of the band You Me and Everyone We Know on to chat about new songs, 10 years of Some Things Don't Wash Out, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We have a fun one for you this time. Mike and Alex go through a track by track commentary of Alex's upcoming debut EP from Awfully Good Times. We even debut every single track as they'll appear on the EP as we go. There is some incredibly insightful, introspective thoughts on what went into creating these songs and we're excited to unleash them here before anywhere else. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

After  a short break, we're back! Bryan Carroll stopped by to talk about his role in Super Thrash Bros., iconic video game music, stage dive fails, and speculation on the rest of the Smash Bros. Ultimate DLC roster. We then go into his work with Beardly Booking and what he feels like he's doing differently when it comes to booking and running shows. His other band Ventress is currently recording their first full length record, but we'll save the scoop on that for another day.  https://www.facebook.com/beardlybooking/   https://www.facebook.com/SuperThrashBros/  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

Vater Boris (DejaGravy/Will Wood and the Tapeworms/idk a dozen other bands) stopped by. Hilarity ensues. We talked about DejaGravy's upcoming split with Please Exist, interacting with fans at shows, the worst show Bedtime Stories ever played, and the absolute best voicemail that Vater ever received (a result of his ringback tone/voicemail greeting at the time). A whole lot of reminiscing. A ton of talking about other local bands we like. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

Will Wood dropped in to chat about The Real Will Wood, the divide between Will Wood (the person) and The Real Will Wood (the persona) HEAD, and what is next on the horizon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

After a year and a half, we are back with new content! Mike and Alex catch up on what we've been up to with A Few Good Records, Awfully Good  Times, Emotional Transporter, and some other plans for the near future. We also discuss cancel culture in the music community, as well as Star Wars. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We had Brandon Stasi back on the show to talk about his new project, Caving. We chatted about the end of Sudden Suspension, separating old projects from new ones, Spiderman, and went off topic a lot. https://www.facebook.com/Cavingmusic/ https://cavingmusic.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

Gabe from The Black Lagoon stopped by to chat about their upcoming EP, current work at Backroom Studios, artists that influenced the creative process, and upcoming shows. I talked about some upcoming projects. We discuss having to make sacrifies for our art, and the struggle of having less time to work on projects as we get older. Gabe shares a story about meeting Frank Iero at the studio, and we chat about using social media to as a promotion tool. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We sat down with Pat from Aguirre to talk about their new record, Overexposed, using different forms of media to accompany a record, film, and the band going on hiatus. https://forcedabandonmentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/far-022-overexposed --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

We sat down with Dean, Matt and Mark from Our Wits That Make Us Men to talk about their upcoming album, The Manifesto. We heard about how the band came to be, the writing and recording proccess, and background to some of the songs on the record. We are debuting the final version of the track "Holy Father Franklin" at the end of the episode. The Manifesto comes out April 4th, 2017. https://www.facebook.com/OurWitsThatMakeUsMenOfficial/ https://ourwitsthatmakeusmen.bandcamp.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

After taking a six month break, we are back. We decided to pick up where we left off and do another episode with Will Wood of Will Wood and the Tapeworms. We discussed how the last six months have treated him and his band, embarking on his first ever solo tour, his daughter, an upcoming live event at Backroom Studios, and welcoming back an old member of the band. https://www.willwoodandthetapeworms.com/ https://www.facebook.com/willwoodandthetapeworms/ https://willwoodandthetapeworms.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

Will Wood makes his second appearance on the show to dive into a track by track discussion of the new album "Self-Ish". We talked about influences, the process of writing these songs, having a new lineup for the band compared to "Everything is a Lot", guest appearances, and more. willwoodandthetapeworms.bandcamp.com facebook.com/willwoodandthetapeworms --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support

Tohm Bakelas stopped by to chat about his involvement in the NJ music community over the last decade, recounting stories through his time with Four Fingers, finding the frontman for Johnny-Cab Suicide, fronting a band again (Permanent Tension), and working on a studio only project (Cortard). He also spoke about running his DIY cassette label, Forced Abandonment Records. We have the privilege of debuting a new Permanent Tension song, titled "Pendulum" at the end of this episode. https://fourfingers.bandcamp.com/ https://johnnycabsuicide.bandcamp.com/ https://permanenttension.bandcamp.com/ https://forcedabandonmentrecords.bandcamp.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/a-few-good-records/support