In Defense Of Ska author and podcaster Aaron Carnes returns to Talking Records to discuss the second edition of In Defense of Ska and to deep dive Skankin' Pickle's album Sing Along With Skankin' Pickle.

#161 Yotam Ben Horin (Reflections of You) with Yotam Ben Horin

Sep 24th, 2024 46m 50s

My pal Yotam Ben Horin returns for a chat about his upcoming solo record Reflections of You due out in October.

#160 Rx Bandits (The Resignation) with Dan

Sep 10th, 2024 1h 31m

Longtime pal Dan joins the show to discuss Rx Bandits' The Resignation on Drive Thru Records.

#159 The English Beat (Special Beat Service) with Marc Wasserman

Aug 27th, 2024 1h 30m

My guest this week is Marc Wasserman who wrote the amazing book Soul Salvation: A Gen X Love Letter to the English Beat. Marc joins us to talk about the band's third album Special Beat Service.https://www.diwulf.com/products/soul-salvation-a-

#158 Shelter (Here We Go Again) Talking Records singles with Brian

Aug 6th, 2024 11m 20s

Another one song mini episode. Talking Records singles! This time around we look at Shelter's Here We Go Again.

#157 Chaser (Small Victories) with Mike LeDonne

Jul 30th, 2024 52m 37s

Chaser vocalist Mike joins the show to discuss the band's new album Small Victories.https://thousandislandsrecords.com/

#156 Less Than Jake (Hello Rockview) with Girth Control

Jul 16th, 2024 1h 43m

Bob, Jay, and Mark from Girth Control join the show to talk about Less Than Jake's 1998 album Hello Rockview.The fellas are also here to promote The Pioneer Valley Ska Festival on July 27, at Hawks & Reed in Greenfield MAlinktr.ee/413ska for

#155 Foo Fighters (The Colour & the Shape) with Jay Young

May 21st, 2024 1h 46m

My buddy Jay and I dive into the Foo Fighters' second album The Colour & the Shape.

#154 Dead Boys (Sonic Reducer) Talking Records singles with Brian

May 14th, 2024 12m 26s

Brian and I dive into Sonic Reducer by the Dead Boys on this second installment of Talking Records Singles.

#153 The Lunachicks (Pretty Ugly) with Gina Volpe

May 7th, 2024 1h 7m

Lunachicks guitarist Gina Volpe joins the show to discuss the band's 1997 album Pretty Ugly. We also discuss Gina's solo album and the release of the Lunachicks' book Fallopian Rhapsody.

#152 H2O (Nothing To Prove) with Chris Wrenn from Bridge 9

Apr 23rd, 2024 1h 32m

Chris Wrenn of Bridge Nine Records joins the show to discuss H2O's 2008 album Nothing To Prove.bridge9.com

#151 Screw 32 (Under the Influence of Bad People) with Doug Sangalang

Mar 19th, 2024 1h 18m

Screw 32 guitarist Doug Sangalang joins the show to talk about the band's 1997 album Under the Influence of Bad People on Fat Wreck Chords.

#150 Fugazi ("Waiting Room") Talking Records Singles with Brian

Mar 12th, 2024 11m 37s

What? A ten minute episode and it's just one song? Here's a new feature (until we get bored of doing it) where we dive into one song. A mini episode is what the cool kids call it. Enjoy this look at Waiting Room by Fugazi.

#149 I Against I (Headcleaner) with Bob, Jasper, & Ron

Mar 5th, 2024 44m 12s

The guys from I Against I join the show to take us through the band's Epitaph debut Headcleaner.

#148 Goldfinger (Stomping Ground) with Charlie Paulson & Kelly LeMieux

Feb 27th, 2024 1h 13m

My pal Kyle and I interview Goldfinger guitarist Charlie and bassist Kelly about the band's 2000 album Stomping Ground.

#147 The Promise Ring (Very Emergency) with Dan Didier

Feb 20th, 2024 1h 2m

The Promise Ring drummer Dan Didier joins the show to take us through the writing and recording of Very Emergency on Jade Tree Records.

#146 Useless ID (The Lost Broken Bones) with Yotam Ben Horin

Feb 13th, 2024 59m 56s

Useless ID vocalist & bassist Yotam Ben Horin joins the show to discuss the band's Suburban Home Records release The Lost Broken Bones

#145 Weezer (The Green Album) with Brian

Jan 30th, 2024 48m 9s

My friend Brian and I dive into Weezer's third album, known as The Green Album.

#144 Suicide Machines (Destruction By Definition) with Heavy D

Dec 12th, 2023 1h 30m

My friend Chris "Heavy D" DiSanto joins the show to discuss our love for the 'Machines and their debut album Destruction By Definition.

#143 Bad Religion (Recipe For Hate) with Josh Kemble of Dogwood, FAMILY? podcast

Nov 28th, 2023 1h 35m

I am once again joined by fellow podcaster Josh to go through Bad Religion's 1993 album Recipe For Hate.

#142 The Dingees (The Crucial Conspiracy) with Peg Leg

Oct 31st, 2023 1h 5m

The Dingees vocalist, guitar, and sax player Peg Leg drops by to tell us about The Crucial Conspiracy on Tooth & Nail Records. We also dive into the band's new EP Dropseeds.

#141 The Living End (The Living End) with Dylan

Sep 26th, 2023 1h 22m

My pal Dylan and I discuss the Living End's self titled album. This album was massive in Australia but barely made a peep in the states. Dylan takes us through growing up hearing Living End hits on the radio.