The Fantastic Plastics are more than a band. They are an experience. Combining new wave synth-pop with stylized visuals the Plastics are meant to be seen as well as heard. Tyson and Miranda Plastic join us this week to discuss the art behind their music, finding an enthusiastic audience on Twitch and the joys of playing the theremin.

Devin Masters is the vocalist and guitarist for Oxford Grey. He joins us to talk about reuniting his band after a decade, the loss of local venues and trying to rebuild momentum after a crippling year-long pandemic.

Justin Linn is an eclectic guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He joins us this week to about tour stories, quarantine show experiences and the nerves involved in auditioning for a legendary band.

Jeff Everett is a designer and artist from Washington D.C. He has designed posters and prints for The Gaslights Anthem, Bouncing Souls, Frank Turner and many more. He joins us this week to talk about working with bands, the process of design and the pros & cons of being a freelancer.

Scott and Angel from the Mattersville Shop joins us to talk PMA, art and keeping the DIY spirit.

We’ve been praising the new Suicide Machines record for weeks so we were super excited to talk to Jason Navarro. He opens up about the dangers of coming up in the Detroit punk scene, collaborating with Ice-T, and his favorite – and least favorite – Suicide Machines records. We also get some stories from his time touring with No Doubt. Plus we play a new track from Zombii!

If you’re involved in the music scene in Westchester County then you know A.J. Chiarella. From his band Shakeout to his multifaceted organization the Donck, A.J. spreads music in old school, DIY fashion. He joins us this week to talk about his music scene, making a two-man band sound like a four piece and avoiding burnout during quarantine.

From his time in Two Fisted Law to his current solo project Kyle Trocolla has been releasing consistently great music for decades. He joins us this week to talk about the infectiousness of playing in bands, the joy of going to ska shows and our mutual love of the Misfits. Plus he shares his own personal Michale Graves story.

Jukebox Romantics guitarist and vocalist Terry returns to the show! He talks about the effect the coronavirus is having on people in the music scene, some ways to stay positive during quarantine and the music he’s been listening to lately.

In part two we continue our discussion with Nate about the most overrated bands in punk rock. Plus can you enjoy music from artists whose politics you disagree with?

Album art photo by Sara Lafleur-Vetter; used under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/. Cropped from original.