Going Off Track

Danbert Nobacon has seen the full range of it all - from the streets of Manchester UK in the 70s to the wilds of eastern Washington state; from 80's anarchist punks to anarchist major-label, big-hit darlings in Chumbawamba. Along the way he never sold out his ideals and quite literally put his money where his mouth is. A super interesting conversation with a very real dude. Check out his new album, Kochtopus's Garden with the Axis of Dissent. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Gaslight Anthem's FOH engineer, Tiffany Hendren on a "Road Dogs" episode that was actually taped on the road! Benny sits down with their wonderful live-mix engineer between gigs in Europe to chew the fat about what she does and how she got there. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What better time than now to revisit the mountain man himself, the honorable Chuck Ragan of Hot Water Music fame along with solo artisting and of course... mountain manning. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drummer for The Bouncing Souls and Joan Jett, just to name a few, Michael McDermott is another Jersey treasure. From his early ska days and Murphys Law, to Budokan, the kid's got stories and he's telling! And be sure to check him out in The Kilograms with Joe Gittleman and Sammy Kay. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hardcore NJ drummer for Ensign, P.E.D. and many more, Chris Ross has known Benny since the latter was a wee punk. We go deep into the lore of New Jersey punk & hardcore, from the magic of 67 Hardy St. and the Bouncing Souls house basement shows to The Melody & The Roxy. There are also many fun, (some embarrassing) young Benny moments. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coliseum singer/guitarist, Louisville native, Ryan Patterson gives us the lowdown on 'zines, throwing shows and managing a record label. He talks about pushing forward to escape his small town and how "everywhere is a creative outlet". Be sure and check out his new band, Fotocrime. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dan Andriano of Alkaline Trio joins us this week to talk mustaches and basketball. Oh yeah, he's got an awesome day-job too. We get deep into AT's new album and drummer as well as going back to those VFW gig days and the beloved Fireside Bowl, Chicago! Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Popeye Vogelsang of legendary hardcore band, Farside, joins us this week to discuss pizza and sex, growing up a puny little punk kid, "bowling it out!" with Jimmy G. of Murphy's Law and his new band, Calling Hours.photo: Josh Nesmith Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Senior NBA Writer for The Ringer and contributor to the NY Times, LA Daily News and Sports Illustrated, Howard Beck also knows a thing or two about music. Benny has a blast talking hoops with him and comparing basketball positions with band members. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In another, 'pal-of-the-podcast' episode, we talk to the 2nd nicest drummer in the biz, The Menzingers' own Joe Godino. Yoga with the Descendents' Bill Stevenson, muscle maintenance with Hot Water Music's George Rebelo and hangin' with Kevin from The Office. It's all in there. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dave Hause is a great songwriter, singer, performer and an awesome podcast guest, especially for this show. Benny and Dave dig into their shared past, the rewards and pains of being a professional musician and Fat Mike's over-reaction to Dave's article on how punk-rock Taylor Swift was. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listening to Donovan Woods talk is almost as good as listening to him sing. The lyrics are there! Maybe the backing track of Benny and Brad cackling at his stories isn't quite as nice as Donovan's sweet acoustic guitar but hey, it's storytime. Tim McGraw in a garbage can, check it out. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Deep thinking drummer, podcaster and renown singer/songwriter, Emil Amos joins us gets way deep with Benny. "Melt down this whole machine so people can see what's inside the Matrix." Then he tells us about how hid dad used to be sailing pals with John Oates of "Hall and". It's a very Emil episode. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hot on the heels of finishing up his brilliant new album, Hellmode - our most popular, and represented guest of all time, singer/songwriter, music maniac, nice guy, Jeff Rosenstock! This is Jeff's 11th or 12th appearance on the show, his 4th solo episode and he is very happy to have coincidentally made episode #420. Please enjoy, we did. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guitarist/vocalist from Taking Back Sunday, Brody and The Color Fred, Fred Mascherino regales us with a few epic tales including an early, wild trip to California that irreversibly impacted both his personal and professional life. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rock guitarist/songwriter Emily Wolfe checks in from the big 'ole state of Texas to talk about horror movies, turning to ROCK with sobriety and totally blowing up somebody's wedding. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing and talented Jesse Malin, from July 2022 - PLEASE DONATE to Jesse's SweetRelief fund. This guy has given so much to others in need and he needs some help now himself. Please give what you can. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dynamic hardcore frontman, Brendan Garrone of Incendiary joins us this week from Long Island to talk about the scene, local pizza, the evils of social media, and making friends with Skynet. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The amazing Chris Pierce has been "the adult in the room of punk" for a while now, as the founder of Doc Hopper, drummer in School Drugs and the "man behind the glass" in the studio, he's essential to his adopted Jersey scene and the whole scene in general. This was a fun convo. Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The legendary Gentleman Jim Norton kept us going so long, he became a 2-parter! We'll just drop names for this one... Fred Schneider of the B52's, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Evan Dando - Madonna didn't even make the cut because the other stories were so good! Support the show via Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.