13 – Ben Nichols of Lucero, Willy Tea Taylor & Dal from Larry and His Flask!

Helloooo Friends! Welcome to another exciting episode of The Mostly Harmless Podcast! Today’s episode is a triple threat with BEN NICHOLS from LUCERO talking about his earliest memories of Music, Critics and the new Lucero album: “Women and Work!” Then shit really hits the fan when I forget to eat dinner and drink myself stupid and try to interview Dal from Larry and His Flask and their buddy Mr. Willy Tea Taylor. Its tragic in that I’m blackout drunk and make a giant ass out of myself. Thanks to Willy Tea and Dal for salvaging what I tried to ruin! […]

12 – CHEAP GIRLS Discuss RISE RECORDS, Recording with TOM GABEL, Their origins and their hometown of Lansing, Michigan! PLUS BONUS LIVE RECORDING!

HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FRIENDS! I’m super excited to have with us my best good friends CHEAP GIRLS. As I talk about in the intro, These guys were the support band for my first Drag The River tour. We drank, we smoked, we partied hard for those two weeks and became fast, fast friends. I’ve watched them grow from a small little garage band into a fan favorite. Definitely a band to watch especially if you are into 90’s Alternative pop ala THE REPLACEMENTS, SMOKING POPES & THE LEMONHEADS. These guys are taking that style and introducing it to a whole new generation […]

11 – ANDREW WK Talks his love of Taco Bell, his new Myspace tv show, 10 years of “I GET WET,” and MORE!

Hello Friends! I can’t tell you just how excited I am for today’s interview! We talk with ANDREW WK. Yes, THE party lord himself! We hang out on the curb beside his tour bus. We chat about his LOVE and PASSION for TACO BELL. We talk about his new Taco Bell sponsored Myspace video show: “Let’s Big Happy.” We touch on his influence on young kids thanks to his Cartoon Network show, “Destroy Build Destroy.” We touch on his recording process, religion and MORE! Today’s episode opens up with a track off Andrew’s 2006 album: “Close Calls with Brick Walls” […]

10 -KRIS ROE from THE ATARIS

Hello Friends! We sit down with Kris in the Pinball loft room at Moe’s BBQ in Denver. The first few moments of the interview have some Audio issues, but overall the episode is GREAT! I’m super happy with it. Big thanks to Danny Sax from Moe’s BBQ & The Gothic for helping to set this interview up. Killer guy and killer venues! We open the show up with “All Souls Day,” off the upcoming Ataris album and currently on the 7 inch entitled “All Souls Day”/”Graveyard of the Atlantic.” You can find tha 7 inch over at: http://store.paperandplastick.com/products/6543 We close the […]

09 – LAURA STEVENSON AND THE CANS!

We are a day late on this week’s episode. Why? If you listened to the Brendan Kelly episode you’ll know my 1991 Honda Civic 4 Wheel Drive Station wagon broke down on the way to Fort Collins. I missed a secret interview we had planned with an almighty enigma. I almost pushed this episode back a week, but I knew you rabid fans would not be happy with waiting a week for the next episode of the BEST PUNK ROCK-ISH PODCAST IN THE ENTIRE WORLD!!!! We talk the origins or Laura’s songwriting abilities, her school career, Bomb the Music Industry, […]

08 – BRENDAN KELLY of THE LAWRENCE ARMS talks the new Lawrence Arms album, The Wandering Birds album and Fatherhood.

Brendan Kelly is an asshole, but he’s my kind of asshole. Today we catch up with Brendan in Denver, Colorado. He’s been here in the state visiting his wife’s family. My new buddy, Zach Lowery was kind enough to allow us to use his office space for the interview. He works for the mighty fine Malenke|Barnhart graphic design agency and formerly ran Grey Flight Records. We sit down with a somewhat inebriated Brendan Kelly. We were short on time, but i managed to squeeze out information on The Wandering Birds, the new Lawrence Arms album, and his new found life […]

07 – ARLISS NANCY talks their SUBURBAN HOME RECORDS debut “SIMPLE MACHINES,” Life in Fort Collins & The Terminator Films

Today we catch up with our good buddies in ARLISS NANCY. Arliss Nancy are the newest addition to the Suburban Home Records family, a heritage that includes Drag The River, Tim Barry, Austin Lucas and More! They’ve got a lot to live up too, but I think these boys will manage nicely. I visit these fine gentlemen at Chris Love’s Chowder House Emporium, which doubles as the band’s personal practice space and recording studio. It is also home to Elway and Sour Boy, Bitter Girl as well. We turn the microphones on and mostly talk about their newest album, SIMPLE MACHINES, out […]

06- FRANK TURNER discusses his secret origin, world domination and the siege of Wembley.

Hello Friends! For today’s episode I made the 6 hour trek to Albuquerque, New Mexico to catch Frank Turner opening for the almighty Social Distortion! Frank was kind enough to sit down with me and talk about his early music years and the roads that brought him to becoming a singer song writer. We talk about his upcoming plans for world domination and the daunting task of filling London’s Wembley Stadium. I ramble about seeing Chuck Ragan play a “Secret show” at Marion Street Tattoo in Denver as well as life and death and why I’m willing to rent a […]

05 – NOAH VAN SCIVER from Blammo, The Westword’s Four Questions & Fantagraphic’s The Hypo!

Hello Friends! Today’s episode we talk with Noah Van Sciver, the artist behind Kilgore Book’s Blammo comics, The Westword’s Four Questions & Fantagraphic’s The Hypo. We start the conversation talking about how Noah got into making comics, his family and making comics for a living. Noah turns the mic on me and the whole thing turned into a conversation about The Muppets, our families and our favorite things growing up! It was a fun, loose conversation and one of my favorite episodes to record!   For more information about Noah Van Sciver and his work visit: http://nvansciver.wordpress.com/ http://www.westword.com/comics/strip/fourquestions/ http://www.kilgorebooks.com/ http://www.fantagraphics.com/ […]

04 – THE GAMITS Chris Fogal interview about his early origins, skateboarding, TaunTaun and the Black and Bluhm Recording Studios!

Hello Friends! Today’s episode I talk with CHRIS FOGAL, front man of one of my all time favorite Pop-Punk bands, THE GAMITS. We sit down in the not quite yet finished Black in Bluhm recording studios and talk about the early Gamits years, their unfortunate end, how TaunTaun came into existence, working and starting a recording studio and the rebirth of The Gamits! Today’s episode also features the Gamits tracks Delusional & The Last of the Mullets! Pick up the most excellent Gamits split with Red City Radio at: http://store.paperandplastick.com/products/14233 We talk a lot about streaming music in today’s episode. […]

03 – VIRGIL DICKERSON talks Life, The Universe and The Everything about Suburban Home Records! Plus the debut of a new Arliss Nancy track!

Hello Friends! For today’s episode, I talk with one of my best friends, Virgil Dickerson of Suburban Home Records.  Suburban Home has been around and kicking for 16 long years, and what a ride it has been. I talk with Virgil about his humble beginnings, the near end of the label and the life we’ve lived in between. Also on today’s episode, we debut a new track from Suburban Home’s newest band: ARLISS NANCY. This never before heard track is off their upcoming Suburban Home debut:  Simple Machines. The track is “Front Seat” and features the vocal talents of Mr. […]