Tuesday, September 30, 2025

A Chat with SAL BEE (SARDONICA/SLAUGHTERED GRACE/DR. CHUD'S X-WARD)


Author/journalist Joel Gausten talks with New Jersey Punk/Metal legend Sal Bee (Sardonica/Slaughtered Grace/Dr. Chud's X-Ward) about his decades-long history in music.






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Sunday, September 28, 2025

A Chat with LE LOTUS


Author/journalist Joel Gausten talks with the members of the Raleigh, NC-based band le Lotus about the historical events that inspired their new EP, Midori.

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Tuesday, September 23, 2025

A Chat with JIM MARCUS (DIE WARZAU/GOFIGHT/PIGFACE)


Author/journalist Joel Gausten talks with author/musician Jim Marcus (Die Warzau/GoFight/Pigface) about his many books (including The Rise and Fall of the MekaDisko and Tales of the Octagon), the art of writing, the rise of artificial intelligence, polyamory, and a host of social and political topics, including the recent assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Jim Marcus 




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Monday, September 22, 2025

A Chat with CHRIS CRUSH of PERMACRUSH

Author/journalist Joel Gausten talks with Permacrush frontman Chris Crush about the band's 22-year career, working with drummer Kenny Aronoff, the economics of touring as an independent Rock act, and more.

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Friday, September 19, 2025

A Chat with BRUCE SMITH (PiL/THE SLITS/THE POP GROUP/RIP RIG +PANIC/ASHES AND DIAMONDS)


Author/journalist Joel Gausten talk with veteran drummer Bruce Smith (PiL/The Slits/The Pop Group/RIp Rig + Panic) about his new project Ashes and Diamonds (with Daniel Ash and Paul Spencer Denman), his departure from PiL, working with the late John McGeoch, recording with Terence Trent D'Arby, and much more.

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Check out two Ashes and Diamonds singles below the interview video!










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Sunday, September 14, 2025

A Chat with MIKE RAMIREZ (KIRBY KISS/DESPISED NJ/SUBURBAN DERELICTS/POOR MAN NJ)


Author/journalist Joel Gausten talks with veteran New Jersey musician and promoter Mike Ramirez (Kirby Kiss/Despised NJ/Suburban Derelicts/Ash Monday/After the Burn/Otis's Gun Stash/Bilbo and the Reacharounds/Pat Veil and the Beach Needles/Poor Man NJ) about his decades-long history in the state's underground music scene.

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A Chat with STEVE KILBEY (THE CHURCH/SPEED OF THE STARS)


Author/journalist Joel Gausten talks with returning guest Steve Kilbey of The Church about the forthcoming album by his project Speed of the Stars (w/ Frank Kearns, Hugo Race, and Barton Price) and The Church's upcoming 28th studio album, Lacuna.

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