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Choke Artist
by Joe Scala
Talkin shit // band interviews // listening to records // ~*making memories*~All revolving around NJ label Choke Artist $$$DIY is a prison, join us won't you?
Episodes
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S2E3 Kill Lincoln (SKA EPISODE)
Ska isn't dead f**ker! Sat down with my pals in the band Kill Lincoln on the eve of the Best of the Worst's Album release show at Pino's in Highland Park. They've been a ska band since 2010 and have seen a lot of ups and downs with the scene. If you like ska/punk you should absolutely check Mike...
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S2E2: Kaitlyn (my fiancé)
Uh oh - this week's guest is my fiancé! Kaitlyn helps a lot with behind the scenes stuff at Choke Artist: graphic design, logistics, and most importantly talking me off the ledge when I want to throw in the towel. She's my #1 supporter and this was a nice flirtatious and fun chat we had. We get...
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S2E1: Shaye (Lambgoat)
WOW. It’s been a while but welcome to Season 2 of the pod. I’m excited to do this again and burn any remaining bridges I may have had. My guest today is my buddy Shaye- he’s a music journalist who writes for Lambgoat.com. He also used to intern for me and helped out a ton with label operations.…
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Episode 62: Math Rock Time Tour ft. Standards, Floral, & Cloutchaser
Standards, Floral, & Cloutchaser are embarking on a two week math rock tour in the Midwest, South & East Coast. We sat down a bit to chat and squash our internet beef. Come see us on tour xo
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Episode 61: pulses. & With Sails Ahead
pulses. & With Sails Ahead are two “progressive”-post hardcore bands from VA and NJ respectively. I got a chance to sit down with them right before a weekender tour together. In this episode we talk about dumbass swancore redditors, phony networking, how COVID forced us all to unplug for a bit,...
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Episode 60: Rally Point
Rally Point is an indie/math rock band from Philly. This podcast was recorded right after an impromptu show in my backyard. The band’s original show had been cancelled due to a possible Covid exposure. We talk about their experiences in DIY, share some hell gig stories, talk about booking tours…
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Episode 59: Mddy James (Ogbert the Nerd)
My pal Mddy comes through to talk Ogbert, DIY, 5th wave emo, sending emails, publicists, and much more. Check out the last Ogbert LP "I Don't Hate You" here Also our bands our playing a show together at the Knitting Factory in BK, come through xo
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Episode 58: Marcos Mena (Standards)
Marcos Mena is the guitarist of LA based “fruit-rock” band Standards. After a couple of years of extensive touring and loads of online content, the band has etched a name for themselves as a super fun and colorful instrumental band. If you know Marcos you know that he’s a super driven person. It...
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Episode 57: Vanessa Valadez
Vanessa is a friend I've made through touring to Chicago in bands. She is the guitarist of the band Crowning, freelances illustration/photography, and runs a DIY space in Chicago called "Empty Bliss". In this episode we talk about getting older in DIY, the pitfalls of freelancing, the recording...
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Episode 56: Kurt Travis
Kurt Travis is a singer/songwriter, primarily known for his work in the bands Royal Coda, A Lot Like Birds, and Dance Gavin Dance. We talk a bit about what he’s been up to with his new company Big Wave, how the pandemic has affected his livelihood, and shoot the shit about some album’s he’s been…
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Episode 55: "Guitar Guys" w/Adam from SAWCE & Ky from Catbamboo
We talk gear! We talk solos! We talk attitude!! Nah we did none of that. But we did get to talk about some ins-and-outs that comes with being in a band online in 2021. Adam is working on a collab project with Anthony Green which will be sick. Ky's band Catbamboo just did a collab track with Kurt...
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Episode 54: Burning Bridges w/Ky & Teddy
Got to sit down with two friends that I’ve made through the NJ DIY scene. Hope you’re okay with some goofing around and shit talking. Teddy and Ky are two people who aren’t afraid to speak their minds, which is something I think is highly valuable in a world where people play nice to get ahead.…
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Mixtape Episode #2: 2020 Recap ft. GUESTS
2020 was a WILD year. I was lucky enough to release some great albums. On this episode, we go through one track from each LP released last year on Choke Artist. Before each track plays there’s a ~5 minute discussion with members of each project. We talk about the track and it’s meaning, along…
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Episode 53: Deanna Dilandro
Deanna has some music industry experience that was really insightful and helpful for me to hear. In addition to managing indie label Egg Hunt Records, she works as a tour publicist and was also integral in running a record shop/venue here in NJ. She also sings freelance and for the band…
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Mixtape Episode #1: New Math Rock $ongs
First ever mixtape podcast episode! It’s half an hour, throw it on on your way to work and check out some new bands. All of these tracks were released this year or last year and there’s some bangers if you’re into mathy/indie/emo stuff. Hell yea. Track List: 1. Typopro - The Thick 2. Champagne...
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Episode 52: Logan Voss (Snooze) & Anup Sastry
With their new EP “still” out this Friday 11/27, it felt only right to have Snooze on this week. Logan Voss and session drummer/producer Anup Sastry come by to chat about the remote recording process and collaborating together for this new release. In this episode we listen to and comment on the...
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Episode 51: Bathing in Chunks (NJ Nu-Metal)
OH BOY you’re in for a treat this week. One of my favorite New Brunswick bands, Bathing in Chunks comes to hang on the pod. This podcast got off the rails a bit and mostly stayed there. If you know the band and have seen them perform live, you will understand why. We also premiered Episode 2 of…
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Episode 50: The Most - CT Art Rock
My pals in The Most come through to discuss their new album “Of What We Have”, out tomorrow 10/9/20. We get into a bit about their history, their influences, and their approach when creating their new album. This features a listen through of a new song "Mile Run” around the 45 minute mark. You…
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Episode 49: The Epstein-Sandler Connection ft. Teddy Wood & Shaun Sintic
This podcast runs deep. Teddy and Shaun both played in Basement Beers and now play in th0tcrimes. We bust open some conspiracy theories, talk about the DNC primaries, tell some stories about doing drugs, and more.
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Episode 48: Radcliffe (bentwaeve, NGGA)
Radcliffe is a artist/thinker/shit-stirrer who can frequently be seen around New Brunswick NJ. They perform a bit in the area under the names “Bentwaeve” and “NGGA”. We talk about the difference between these two projects, and what they aim to accomplish. In addition we talk a bit about some...
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Episode 47: Weatherbox
Last week I got to sit down and talk with one of my favorite musical groups, Weatherbox. The band was started in 2004 by singer/songwriter Brian Warren in San Diego, CA. They recently reunited after going on hiatus in 2016. Their current lineup consists of some new and familiar faces. This…
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Episode 46: standards
Standards are a 2 piece math rock duo from Los Angeles, CA. They currently embarked on a 3 week tour across the US. Invalids opened up for them in DC and Philly & I got a chance to catch them live and hang out with them, super hard working people. We talk about the band’s work ethic, our take on...
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Episode 45: Ultra Deluxe
Got to sit and talk with Ultra Deluxe, an experimental & aggressive band from NY. The group incorporates elements of chiptune/screamo/and sci-fi to make something neat. Their last album Contact is described as a “gay dystopian space opera”; we talk about the whole concept behind that throughout…
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Episode 44: steve.
Zach, Kyle, and Nicky are 3/4 of New Brunswick based fun punk/emo band steve. We talk about the tenants of DIY: Inclusivity in the scene, shows running too late, show houses, chalkboards, the art of truly not giving a fuck and having fun, MTV + more. Their new album “The Fondue’s and Fondont’s”...
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Episode 43: Derrick Braxton & Jelani Walker
Derrick Braxton & Jelani are both New Brunswick-area natives who are remarkably community driven. You can often catch either of them spinning records at a NB basement show near you. It doesn’t stop there; in his tenure as a producer, Derrick has produced beats for notable artists like Lupe Fiasco...
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Episode 42: Illusionist
NJ heavy-band Illusionist stops by to hang 10. We talk about their origins/style, their new album, the scene, and much more. Their latest album “Don’t Mind This” was released on 10/31/18 and can be heard here.
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Episode 41: A Not So Simple Plan
I sat down with verified mall-punk Kait Bemis to chat about Canadian melodic-skate punk band “Reset”. They were pretty good, until two of their members left to join a manufactured pop-punk band called “Simple Plan”. In this episode we uncover the truth about Simple Plan and the deceit in their...
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Episode 40: Downtrodder vs Camp Anarchy
Got a chance to sit down and hang out with Jake and Dave from DOWNTRODDER (sludgy/grimy politically charged punk from Philly/NJ). Cheech sat in on the pod too. We spent the first 20 min talking about “Camp Anarchy”, a punk rock festival being run by Fat Mike. We mostly talked about why it’s…
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Episode 39: Teachers Who Rock
Elio and Liz are two friends of mine that I made through playing music, and we’re all teachers now. We talk about what DIY taught us and how we apply it in the classroom, as well as balancing being a public school teacher and playing in bands. It was a nice, heartwarming talk. Tons of feel good...
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Episode 38: Jeff Hersch
Jeff Hersch is a musician/community advocate from Flemington NJ. In 2014 he helped found Flemington DIY, an all ages community space located at 90 Main Street. Flemington DIY has been a host for show, art galleries, jazz nights, tap dancing lessons, screen printing workshops, film screenings and...
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Episode 37: Ernie Trent
Ernie Trent is a vocalist from NJ who fronted a few melodic hardcore/metalcore type bands throughout the years. We played together in a band called Marloneisha from 2004 - 2007. Throughout his tenure as a vocalist he also fronted bands called The Dead Season and Gray Lines of Perfection. We talk...
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Episode 36: Max Rauch
Got to do a podcast Max Rauch from LKFFCT! Max and I got to a hang a bunch recording a new album for a band I play in called Thirsty Guys. He was super nice and easy to work with. If you need reasonably priced recording in NJ hit him up. We talk about a bunch of music stuff, the demystification…
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Episode 35: Natalie Newbold (Well Wisher)
Natalie from Well Wisher comes by to talk about their new album “This is Fine” out in a few days on 6131 Records!! We talk about the band’s formation from the ashes of Dollys, getting older and balancing music with other aspects of life, the Asbury Park scene, the writing/recording process of the...
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Episode 34: Rob Gnarly
Rob is a good friend of mine and we had a great time catching up and hanging out. He plays bass for a dance-rock band called Echo Black. They are embarking on a two month US tour in a few weeks. Check out their videos on youtube here. Rob ran a lot of house shows in New Brunswick and Clifton from...
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Episode 33: In Angles
The boys from In Angles do a sleepytime podcast, wrapping up their their summer tour. We also talk about our new EP "Shortfalls" coming out next week on Choke Artist. Honestly we were tired as shit when we recorded this and I don't remember what else we talked about but check it out. Check out…
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Episode 32: FLORAL
Got a chance to sit down with my good friends Nate and Ty from FLORAL for this week’s podcast. This was towards the end of a 4-day run In Angles did with them on our West Coast tour. We talk about the band’s formation and influences growing up in the Bay Area. We also talk about along with their...
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Episode 31: Sick Shit
Sick Shit stops by after a show at The Grand Exchange in New Brunswick. We talk about the band’s new Cassette Persevere, their recording process, Jack Dickerson, mosh etiquette, and share some tour stories. The band also offers some interesting perspective about the term “female fronted” being…
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Episode 30: Johnny Bentonamo
Episode Johnny Bentonamo aka “The Queer Demon” is a musician who currently resides in NJ. If you have yet to see him play live, you are highly missing out on an entertaining and unique live performance. In this episode we talk about Johnny’s history as a musician and what he tries to channel...
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Episode 29: Children's Books
The band “Children’s Books” from Philadelphia stop by to talk about the creation of the music video for their new single Take Me under which will be released next week. For some reason, during this podcast my computer glitches and the software just closed without saving, so this is our second...
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Episode 28: Fero Lux
Fero Lux is a 4 piece post-hardcore band from Broward County, FL. I got a chance to talk to them about on their recent tour with NY based band Dead Empires. In 2016, we helped press their debut full length “Some Divine Ashtray” to vinyl. - We talk about the weird-transience of FL, the Parkland FL...
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Episode 27: Mem Pahl, Skylar Sarkis, Ben Kotin
This week Mem Pahl (Teenage Halloween, Jeffrey Lewis, Cat Tatt), Skylar Sarkis (Taking Meds), and Ben Kotin (Taking Meds/Such Gold) come by to chat after a show in New Brunswick. We talk about our past experiences playing/starring in musicals, the start of Taking Meds spawning from Such Gold, the...
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Episode 26: The Planet You
Max, Pete, and Rob from THE PLANET YOU stop by to talk about their band and their new self titled record coming out this Friday. Besides talking about their new album, we talk about the band’s formation at MSU as music majors, Johnny B (the most important musical act in NJ), the importance of...
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Episode 25: Champagne Colored Cars
Champagne Colored Cars are a DIY punky/math rock band based out of Atlanta, Georgia. They stopped in New Brunswick for a show at Chateau d’If..we did a podcast <3. We talk about the band’s quick formation, post-tour depression, derivative music becoming homogenous, the perks of touring as a 3…
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Episode 24: Curious Volume
This week I reunited with my boys in Curious Volume to talk about their reunion show on Staten Island this Firday, March 16th. CV was a punk/ska band who reigned supreme on Staten Island from 2005-2012. Jay and Cheech joined me as well. We talk about the band's history & the challenges they faced...
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Episode 23: Decoration
The guys from Decoration come through to hang on the couch and chat for an hour! We talk about First Fest (an inclusive workshop/concert that took place in the central NJ in 2016), the Hunterdon County scene, State Champion Records - a DIY label based out of NJ, the inception of Flemington DIY…
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Episode 22: Nishad Datta
NB local Nishad Datta from DUSTERS comes in to talk shop about the New Brunswick scene and its many pockets, race relations, the “white people police”, his Benghali and Tibetan heritage, gentrification, skinhead culture, getting rowdy at NY Redbull games, the current state of nerdery, recording…
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Episode 21: American Lions
This week James and Josh from American Lions come in to discuss the bands’ process creating their new album “Serf Rock”; from writing the album in an isolated in house in Massachusetts all the way through recording for a month straight at Panda Studios in California. The album is a very fun…
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Episode 20: The Mayflower Collective
Eoin and Alex from The Mayflower Collective come by to talk about the changes the big changes they've made to their company. In the five years Mayflower Collective has existed, they’ve run shows, released music, done press, video sessions, and more. Recently they’ve shifted over to focusing more…
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Episode 19: Pedro Angel Serrano
Pedro is a guy who has been involved with the scene in this area for a while. He's an avid music fan/concert goer, occasionally performs spoken word poetry, and has published zines about the code of DIY. We talk about Pedro’s history growing up in the central NJ music scene, the sacredness of...
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Episode 18: Caroline Romanelli
Caroline Romanelli is a NJ based show promoter who hosts weekly shows and open mics at the Scarlet Pub in New Brunswick. Recently she has started her own promo company “Embrace DIY Productions”, which aims to branch out to different venues in the New Brunswick area. We talk about Caroline’s…
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Talkin shit // band interviews // listening to records // ~*making memories*~All revolving around NJ label Choke Artist $$$DIY is a prison, join us won't you?
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