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Drive Safe, Text When Home

By Josh Mathews

I wanted to talk to my friends (/new friends that I might make) and get to know them! So maybe you can get to know them also! And also also, I love you!
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Episode 129 : Jay Peacock (Invertebrate)

Drive Safe, Text When HomeMay 06, 2024

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Episode 129 : Jay Peacock (Invertebrate)

Episode 129 : Jay Peacock (Invertebrate)

Hi there!


Today I bring you Jay of an awesome grindcore band called Invertebrate!

He hit me up after the second Rob episode dropped and we literally got on discord the next day!

This was so much fun to talk about drums and video games and a lot of other stuff! I had a great time!


Thanks again for coming on dude!

May 06, 202401:25:18
Atticus Interview : Episode 5

Atticus Interview : Episode 5

Atticus is back!

This was easily my favorite podcast I have done with him and maybe my favorite one ever!

We had so much fun, and he even said afterwards that he had a great time which made me feel so awesome!

I love you little man and I can't wait for you to look back and listen to this someday!

Apr 29, 202427:56
Episode 128 : Dan Rankin (Heavy Heavy Low Low, Donkeylips)

Episode 128 : Dan Rankin (Heavy Heavy Low Low, Donkeylips)

Hey there!

I bring you Dan from Heavy Heavy Low Low! This one we went all over the place! This type of podcast is my favorite, I love talking music but I also love talking about anything and everything!

I was so stoked to hear about how into Kendama he was and how it's huge thing!

It was fucking awesome!

So thank you again dude for coming on!

Apr 15, 202402:00:06
Episode 127 : Andy Sadler (Koningsor, Steaksauce Mustache)

Episode 127 : Andy Sadler (Koningsor, Steaksauce Mustache)

Hi!

Today I talked with Andy! He is seriously one of the nicest people I have met! I was so excited for this to happen! Knowing he just officially joined Steaksauce is the coolest! I love that band and he will fit in perfectly with those amazing dudes!

He rips at drums, so go listen to him!

We talked about so much and I can't wait to be able to hang out again in person!


Dude thank you for coming on!

Apr 01, 202401:18:06
Episode 126 : Mike Cambra (Death By Stereo, Learn To Forget, Visions Of Torture, The Sun Must Die)

Episode 126 : Mike Cambra (Death By Stereo, Learn To Forget, Visions Of Torture, The Sun Must Die)

HELLO!

Today I talk to Mike Cambra, and seriously this dude is the coolest!
I have played multiple shows with this guy and I love his drumming so much, so being able to "sit down" with him and just talk was so sick!
Also his clothing brand Learn To Forget has some of the coolest stuff, so you should so buy some!

Thanks again for coming on man!
Mar 18, 202401:14:18
Episode 125 : Andrew "Ru" Fritter (Heavy Heavy Low Low, Downstaaiirs, Donkeylips, Riled)

Episode 125 : Andrew "Ru" Fritter (Heavy Heavy Low Low, Downstaaiirs, Donkeylips, Riled)

Hey!


Today I bring you Ru from HHLL! If you know me, you know I love Heavy Low and to be able to have another member on here is so god damn cool! I talked a little bit with him when we did the short run with them in '22, but to be able to sit down was so sick!

We went all over the place from whales to Halo 3.

What more could you ask for?


Thank you dude for coming on, it was so sick!

Mar 04, 202401:17:18
Episode 124 : Michael Malarkey (Burial Clouds, Shadyside, Actor)

Episode 124 : Michael Malarkey (Burial Clouds, Shadyside, Actor)

Hi!

This was such a cool episode to do, I have wanted to talk to an actor forever, and now I have finally had the chance!

Michael was so fucking cool! It was cool to go all over the place with this dude!

I love these conversations, they just flow!


Thank you for coming on again!


ALSO! His new song is out now! GO STREAM IT!

Feb 22, 202401:21:05
Episode 123 : Graham Steele (Sad Park, Best Friend)

Episode 123 : Graham Steele (Sad Park, Best Friend)

Hi!

So today Graham and I just hangout. I love this dude and it is so crazy to know how long we have known each other now!

But this episode we talk about minecraft, Sad Park, and of course do bits. If you like tangent, then this is the podcast for you!


Thanks dude for coming on!

Feb 05, 202401:07:41
Episode 122 : Seb Alvarez, Scott "The Truth" Osment (meth., Deaf Club)

Episode 122 : Seb Alvarez, Scott "The Truth" Osment (meth., Deaf Club)

Hey!

So here are three people talking about more stuff than we know what to talk about.

This was seriously so much fun just to hang out!

I can't wait to do it again!

GO CATCH THEM ON TOUR NOW!

Feb 01, 202402:21:30
Atticus Interview : Episode 4

Atticus Interview : Episode 4

Hello!

We did this episode SOOO long ago and I just forgot to put it out!

So here it is, Atticus and I talking about what he wants to do over the summer and a bunch of other things!

I love you little man!

Jan 29, 202417:34
Episode 121 : Robbie Smith (Filmmaker, Heavy Heavy Low Low)

Episode 121 : Robbie Smith (Filmmaker, Heavy Heavy Low Low)

Hey!

I talked to Rob again! But this time it's after his movie Grieve had been out for awhile, and HHLL had gone on a couple of tours!

It was awesome to hear about a lot of the process of making a movie!

Now we just have to play some zombies.

Thanks for coming on again dude!

Jan 15, 202401:20:58
Episode 120 : Caleb Staley (A Minute To Die For)

Episode 120 : Caleb Staley (A Minute To Die For)

Hello!

My first episode back and the first for the new year!

I talked to Caleb of A Minute To Die For! It was a lot of fun, his band is sick and the new music they are about to put out is going to be awesome!

Thank you dude for coming on! It was fun!

Jan 01, 202401:18:06
Episode 119 : Nathan Helton, Andy Echavarria, Chris Skiles (Mothman)

Episode 119 : Nathan Helton, Andy Echavarria, Chris Skiles (Mothman)

Hi and hello there!


Today I bring you the Mothman dudes! I was so stoked to finally be able to hook up with them after so many years of listening to them!

They were so much fun to hang out with and talk to! Seriously let's tour again, please?

Listen to Chris go on and on and never letting Nathan or Andy get a word in.


I love these dudes! And can't wait to be able to hang out again and watch them literally burn down buildings. Their music is arson.

Sep 04, 202301:19:47
Episode 118 : Seb Alvarez (meth., Virgin Mother)

Episode 118 : Seb Alvarez (meth., Virgin Mother)

Hey!


Today I bring you this! Seb! It was seriously so much fun to talk to this dude again! I stated in the beginning that his episode we did a year or so ago was my favorite one I've done to date! And we did it again!


This was a lot of fun yet again!


We are playing with meth. on 8/21/23 at Knucklehead in LA!

I seriously can't wait to finally see them live!


But, Seb thank you so much for wanting to come back on and just talk about life! It was sick!

Aug 14, 202302:07:11
Episode 117 : Grant Matthews (Abrupt Decay)

Episode 117 : Grant Matthews (Abrupt Decay)

HI!


So Riley sent me the opening track to their latest EP and I feel in love. It is so sick! And I had the chance to talk to Grant!

It was such a fun time we talked about a lot of different stuff, and then ended up talking for another hour when I ended the podcast!

He was such a nice dude and I want everyone to go check out his band!


Thanks again man for coming on!

May 22, 202301:19:39
Episode 116 : Steven Preciado (Stand-Up Comedian)

Episode 116 : Steven Preciado (Stand-Up Comedian)

Hello there!

I had the chance to sit down with my friend Steven. I work with this dude and when I found out he did stand up I was so interested in it. And it was so crazy to find out how similar music and comedy really is! We went down so many different paths!

I had so much fun!


Thanks again for coming on dude!

May 08, 202301:16:23
Episode 115 : James Watson and Chris Fox (See You Next Tuesday)

Episode 115 : James Watson and Chris Fox (See You Next Tuesday)

Hello!

Today I have a new episode to bring you and it's sick! I talk to James and Fox from See You Next Tuesday! 

We talk about pizza. We talk about music. And we talk about what they do in hotel rooms!

It was such a good time and I am so stoked they were able to come on!

Thanks for coming on guys!


I hope you enjoy!

Mar 06, 202301:21:13
Atticus Interview : Episode 3

Atticus Interview : Episode 3

HI!

We did another episode! This was so cool to talk to my little man again, and have all of you hear it! 

I hope you all enjoy, I love doing this so much!

Thank you little man!

Feb 13, 202328:50
Episode 114 : Jacob “Snake” Nichols (Duck Duck Goose, Art Director/Graphic Designer) Pt. 2

Episode 114 : Jacob “Snake” Nichols (Duck Duck Goose, Art Director/Graphic Designer) Pt. 2

Oh hi!
Do you like second parts to podcasts? Well you're in luck! Here is the second part to the podcast with Jacob!
Feb 06, 202301:03:27
Episode 113 : Jacob “Snake” Nichols (Duck Duck Goose, Art Director/Graphic Designer) Pt. 1

Episode 113 : Jacob “Snake” Nichols (Duck Duck Goose, Art Director/Graphic Designer) Pt. 1

Hey!
I know it's been awhile, but I am here! And I am also here with my friend Jacob! Jacob came over, we hung out, we talked, he saved me a piece if this insanely good Cinnabon cookie. It was sick!
But we talked about so much stuff, even after I stopped recording we talked for another hour or something. Like I said it was a fun time!
Thanks again for coming on man!
I hope you enjoy!

Thanks!
Jan 30, 202301:05:54
Episode 112 : Steven Brown (Burn The Vine, Golfer) Pt. 2

Episode 112 : Steven Brown (Burn The Vine, Golfer) Pt. 2

Hey!

So we talked so long that I split it up into another part as you can tell!

I hope you enjoyed the first part because he is the other half!

Again dude thank you for coming on!

Nov 28, 202255:24
Episode 111 : Steven Brown (Burn The Vine, Golfer) Pt. 1

Episode 111 : Steven Brown (Burn The Vine, Golfer) Pt. 1

Oh hi!

So today I bring you Steve! He and I work together and when I found out that he was a musician and loved all things music I was stoked! 

We have been talking about doing a podcast for awhile now and here we are!

His passion is golf which I know nothing about and I was interested to find out the in's and out's of it! 

It was a fun time and I hope you enjoy it!

Thanks again man for coming on!

Nov 21, 202201:16:59
Episode 110 : Ryan "Chip" Madden (Heavy Heavy Low Low)

Episode 110 : Ryan "Chip" Madden (Heavy Heavy Low Low)

Hello yet again!

Today you will be listening to an episode with Chip from Heavy Heavy Low Low! It was so much fun to finally be able to talk to him! I wasn't able to really sit down with when we did that weekend run with him so being able to do this was so much fun! We talked about a lot of stuff!

Seriously, I was so stoked to talk to him!

Thank you so much for coming on man! 

Oct 24, 202201:12:36
Episode 109 : Tony Castrato & Danny Sher (Crippling Alcoholism) Pt. 2

Episode 109 : Tony Castrato & Danny Sher (Crippling Alcoholism) Pt. 2

Hello!

And now for the second part of the Crippling Alcoholism podcast! Do we talk about the band? Do we talk about music at all?

Listen and find out! (Dramatic sounds.)


Thanks for listening!

Oct 17, 202201:00:28
Episode 108 : Tony Castrato & Danny Sher (Crippling Alcoholism) Pt. 1

Episode 108 : Tony Castrato & Danny Sher (Crippling Alcoholism) Pt. 1

Hey!

So I was so excited to do this episode because the last time I had Tony on it was such a good time, so I knew it would already be great! But when you add Danny to the mix it was even better! I am so stoked on this band, as soon as I heard the first single I was all for it! And this whole podcast went down so many different paths!

Thank you guys for coming on again!

Oct 10, 202201:46:09
Episode 107 : Michael Crain (Dead Cross, Mop Buckets, Retox, Festival Of Dead Deer)

Episode 107 : Michael Crain (Dead Cross, Mop Buckets, Retox, Festival Of Dead Deer)

Oh hello there!

Today I bring you an episode with Michael from a lot of different bands! I was so stoked to have him on because I have always been a fan of his guitar playing and while doing some research for this episode I finally checked out Festival Of Dead Deer and it was so sick! 

I had a great time hearing how he came up and everything that came with it and his overall outlook on everything!

Thanks again man!

Oct 03, 202201:06:38
Episode 106 : Kevin Avery (Mop Buckets, Field Day, Retox) Pt. 2

Episode 106 : Kevin Avery (Mop Buckets, Field Day, Retox) Pt. 2

Oh hey!

I bring you the second half of this podcast! We talk more and more, I can't remember at this point so listen to find out what I forgot!

Thanks again dude for coming on!

Sep 26, 202253:30
Episode 105 : Kevin Avery (Mop Buckets, Field Day, Retox) Pt. 1

Episode 105 : Kevin Avery (Mop Buckets, Field Day, Retox) Pt. 1

Hey!

Today I bring you this episode with Kevin Avery of a lot of different bands! This was such a fun time, I love being able to talk drums with other drummers. That is one of the best things around! And we just kept going off on different tangents which made this one a two parter! 

Dude thank you for coming on!

Sep 19, 202201:08:53
Episode 104 : Christian Hell (Hong Kong Fuck You)

Episode 104 : Christian Hell (Hong Kong Fuck You)

Hi!

It's been awhile, but I am here to bring you a great time! I had the chance to talk to Christian and it was such a fun time! I talked to him about doing the podcast when we played the No Time For Fun Fest, and he was down! 

We finally got hooked up and it was awesome! But you don't want to read this, you want to listen to the cool stuff Christian has to say! 

Go listen!

Thanks again dude for coming on!

Sep 05, 202201:13:50
Hey! I Have Been Busy, Here Me Apologize!

Hey! I Have Been Busy, Here Me Apologize!

I have been pretty busy with life and that is why I haven't done anything on here, which sucks because I love doing it!

But i am hoping to get some people this week!

I love you! And I hope you have a great day!

Jul 22, 202206:20
Episode 103 : Jacob Lee (Elder Devil, Plasticbag Facemask, Hellish Form, Keeper)

Episode 103 : Jacob Lee (Elder Devil, Plasticbag Facemask, Hellish Form, Keeper)

Hey there!

I'm not typing this at 1am, you are! But hey guess what? I was able to talk to Jacob from a bunch of different bands! Seriously this dude is one of the nicest people ever and I am so glad this was able to happen! He was so nice to let us stay at his place we all talked for hours when we should've been sleeping! We go to a lot of different stuff in this and knowing he is a pedal dude made me even happier!


Thanks for coming on man! I had a great time!

Jun 13, 202201:42:04
Episode 102 : Cole Scott (Shiiva, All Eyez, The Downsides)

Episode 102 : Cole Scott (Shiiva, All Eyez, The Downsides)

Today is a day! 

Today I bring you this podcast, and it features Cole Scott! I was able to hook up with him a couple of weeks back and we had such a fun talk! Hearing about his projects were so cool and I stoked to you to hear it!


Thanks dude for coming on!

Jun 06, 202255:27
Episode 101 : Zach "Seiwuh" (Content Creator, Astral Planes)

Episode 101 : Zach "Seiwuh" (Content Creator, Astral Planes)

Oh hello and hi there!

Today I bring you an episode, and with this episode I bring you Seiwuh! He is a Content Creator on TikTok!

I thought that was so cool to hear and to hear his story on it was even cooler! I love talk to people about different avenues in any artforms!

But he has created a cool platform so be sure to go and follow him!

Thank you so much dude for coming on! I had a great time! 



May 23, 202201:08:47
Episode 100 : Sergio Campos (Ozai, Fatal Wounds, Strawberry Deathmachine Podcast, Socal Trash Photos)

Episode 100 : Sergio Campos (Ozai, Fatal Wounds, Strawberry Deathmachine Podcast, Socal Trash Photos)

Well hello again!

I am so happy to bring you EPISODE 100! I can't believe I am actually here! This is so cool!

But enough of that, I am happy to bring you this episode with Sergio! We have been friends for awhile now and I have never really been able to get to know him and this was the perfect place for it! I had such a great time talking with him! I feel like we are very similar on a lot of levels!

Thanks again man for coming on!


And thank you to YOU for listening! I am so happy to be doing this and I can't wait to be back on a regular schedule!


ENJOY!

May 16, 202201:21:28
Episode 99 : Rachel Kanaka’ole (Photographer, Musician)

Episode 99 : Rachel Kanaka’ole (Photographer, Musician)

Oh hi hello there!

Today I bring you an episode with a person I talked to! I had a great time talking to Rachel! I met her at a show and the eventually found out on instagram that she is an awesome photographer and a musician! 

Her music is so cool and her pictures are insane! So we talked about all of that and how she started! 

That is one of my favorite things to find out, I love hearing everyone's path to get to where they are now!

Thank you so much for coming on Rachel, I had a great time!

Apr 18, 202201:14:41
Episode 98 : Joshua James Alvarez (Photographer, Artist)

Episode 98 : Joshua James Alvarez (Photographer, Artist)

HEYYYY!

I had such an insanely good time talking with Josh! I knew we would get along because of the short conversation we had at Programme, but this was so sick!

We talked about his photography, which is PERFECT! And also I didn't know he was an artist! It was so cool!


So thank you so much for coming on dude!

Apr 11, 202201:20:00
Episode 97 : Daryld (Crude Dudes, Planet Planet)

Episode 97 : Daryld (Crude Dudes, Planet Planet)

Well hello yet again! (Or if this is your first time) Hello for the first time!
Today I talked with Daryld! I have been wanting to talk to him for awhile now and I finally was able to lock some time down with him!
I have loved Crude Dudes ever since we played with them, and knowing they are playing shows again is so sick!
I was so excited to talk to him about film and everything along those lines! I had such a good time talking with him!
Thanks again man for coming on!
Mar 21, 202251:18
Atticus Interview : Episode 3

Atticus Interview : Episode 3

Hey!

So this week I didn't record a new episode, which is a bummer. I was just busy and never got around to it. I'm sorry!

But here is an episode I did with Atticus last year. I remember recording it, but I never listened back to it until editing it today, it was so much fun!

He is the best dude ever, and I hope you guys enjoy it! 


Thanks!

Mar 14, 202222:12
Episode 96 : Cody Ganzer (Photographer)

Episode 96 : Cody Ganzer (Photographer)

OH! Hey hello!

I am bringing you this podcast today with my friend Cody! I have been following his work for years and I was finally able to talk to him! 

It was so much fun, I seriously love his work so much and getting to talk to the person behind the lens was so sick! 

We talk about how he started in photography, his trek across the states, and so much more!


Thank you dude for coming on!

Mar 07, 202201:11:29
Episode 95 : Juan Chi (Zeta)

Episode 95 : Juan Chi (Zeta)

Hey!

Today I talk with Juan Chi of Zeta! This was such a fun time, as you can tell when I say it like a million times! We went down so many different paths and that is what I love about this! He was so much fun to talk to and I definitely would love to have him on again!


Thank you so much for coming on man! 

Feb 28, 202201:07:59
Episode 94 : Kale Morse (Sonnets, Fuckskin, The Beehive)

Episode 94 : Kale Morse (Sonnets, Fuckskin, The Beehive)

Oh HI there!

Today is the day I bring you this podcast! And today I have Kale from Sonnets and Fuckskin!

I met them in Salt Lake City a couple of years back and I hit it off with them almost instantly! And this podcast just felt like a continuation of that day! We went so many different places in this conversation! I loved it! 

Thank you so much Kale for coming on! I can't wait to hang again when we come through in March! 

Feb 21, 202201:25:20
Episode 93 : Tyler Harper (Capra)

Episode 93 : Tyler Harper (Capra)

HEY!

Hello there! Today I am talking about stuff with Tyler of Capra! 

At the beginning we talked about stuff that I instantly connected with and then it was all downhill (that always sounds like a negative thing, but I swear it's positive!) from there! Seriously I had such a great time!

Please go check out his band and catch them whenever you can! 

Thanks so much again dude for coming on! 


Feb 14, 202201:24:35
Episode 92 : Juan Hernandez, Andrew Hulle, Brandon Gillichbauer (Black Sheep Wall)

Episode 92 : Juan Hernandez, Andrew Hulle, Brandon Gillichbauer (Black Sheep Wall)

Hey long time no see! (I missed a couple of weeks and now I am here! HELLO!)

I am here, BACK, with an awesome episode! It is with some of the dudes of Black Sheep Wall! 

I was so stoked to have them on and you can tell that I was just by listening! They were such cool dudes and their music rips!

Please go check them out and then check them out again! 

But we went on so many tangents and talked about so much cool stuff! 


Thank you guys for coming on again! It was so fun!

Feb 07, 202201:31:24
Episode 91 : Max Valasek (Hollow Points, Ramen House Productions)

Episode 91 : Max Valasek (Hollow Points, Ramen House Productions)

Oh hi there!

Today is a day! And today I bring you an episode with Max of Hollow Points! They are a new band from Lancaster/Riverside area and well you can hear about it in the episode! I met this dude when playing a show with his old band and we hit it off super fast! 

We talked about video production which was so much fun! I love that stuff so much, so being able to talk about it was so much fun! 

Dude, thank you for coming on! I had such a good time!

Jan 17, 202201:03:26
Episode 90 : Dalton Cahill, Bobby Turcotte, Brandon Casper, and Caleb Marsters (30 Seconds Go) Pt. 2

Episode 90 : Dalton Cahill, Bobby Turcotte, Brandon Casper, and Caleb Marsters (30 Seconds Go) Pt. 2

Oh HI!

Guess what? Now the conclusion of the episode with 30 Seconds Go!

Jan 10, 202256:55
Episode 89 : Dalton Cahill, Bobby Turcotte, Brandon Casper, and Caleb Marsters (30 Seconds Go) Pt. 1

Episode 89 : Dalton Cahill, Bobby Turcotte, Brandon Casper, and Caleb Marsters (30 Seconds Go) Pt. 1

Hey!

Today is a 30 Seconds type day! These dudes were so much fun to talk to! We talk about how the band started and how awesome they are as people! We talk gear and so much other stuff! Seriously, I had so much fun with these dudes and I want meet them in life and give them hugs.

They are such a good band so you should check them out, Also Also, Bobby wishes himself a happy birthday from the past!


Thank you!

Jan 03, 202201:03:01
Episode 88 : Dimitri Minakakis (The Dillinger Escape Plan)

Episode 88 : Dimitri Minakakis (The Dillinger Escape Plan)

Oh, hi there!

So today is the last episode of the year. So I bring you the original vocalist of The Dillinger Escape Plan! I still can't believe I was able to talk to him! After I saw his first podcast on Metal Injection I needed to ask him, he seemed like such an awesome dude and guess what? HE IS! This was such a fun time! Seriously one of the nicest dudes ever! You know we talk about normal things such as breathing fire all the way to condiments! 

Dude thank you so much for coming on! This was one of my favorite episodes to date!

Dec 27, 202101:18:29
Episode 87 : Kevin Arrieta (Carried Weight)

Episode 87 : Kevin Arrieta (Carried Weight)

Hello! HEY!

Today is a day! And it is also a day in which I bring you a new podcast with Kevin from Carried Weight! 

This dude was so awesome to talk to! We talked about their new record that had just came out around the time we did this! 

It is so good! We actually played a show with them recently and dude... they are so perfect live! 

It was cool to hear how the band started and how it has progressed!

Thanks for coming on!

Dec 20, 202101:04:43
Episode 86 : Cynthia Luna (Through Dying Eyes)

Episode 86 : Cynthia Luna (Through Dying Eyes)

Hi!

Today I am talking with Luna of Through Dying Eyes! It was awesome to have her one after they had played their first show! I was able to see it and that alone made me want to have her on! She was awesome to talk to, and I really like hearing how different everyone's story of getting into hardcore is! 

Thank you for coming on Luna, it was awesome!

Dec 13, 202101:02:34
Episode 85 : Mike Mehl (Euclid C Finder)

Episode 85 : Mike Mehl (Euclid C Finder)

OH HELLO!

I bring you a voice in which you need to hear, Mike from Euclid C Finder! Mike's band is unreal and is right up my alley being in the vein of Myspace music! It was a really fun time talking to him, he also told me to listen to some amazing bands that you need to check out too!

Thank you so much for coming on dude!

Dec 06, 202101:09:36