![]() ![]() When I first started radio, like 2011, it was really nerdy. Radio is such an interesting business to think about shifts in technology and access, especially alongside the convo about how rock is shifting. I just try to find things that are just as raw and authentic as possible. I also lived in London for years, and that really influenced me as well. It didn't have any pretentiousness about it. It was such a cool time and just totally raw. Moving forward, I really resonated with '80s sounds. It was like Operation Ivy obsessing about the Clash and Rancid being a lot of reggae. I think because I was so obsessed with Green Day and Lookout! Records, I wanted to see what they really listened to. I'm going to be a totally open book: Green Day and Lookout! Records changed my life. You have this great old-school sensibility, first wave, new wave, kind of thing. ![]() There's also the other side that I love about your show, which fits with my own interest in also digging into the deepest roots of punk. We definitely want to keep covering bands we've loved for a while, but we're also focusing on our roots in covering new artists and giving them a platform. That really fits with where a lot of us are at here at AP. The point is, there's other people that have been doing the cool thing, too. While also never forgetting about My Chemical Romance or Green Day. I love My Chemical Romance and Green Day, but at the same time, there's so many new things that we can give the stage to. Giving them time, money and studio spaces to really hash out their sound, I don't remember who said this, but their point was, "I don't think we're at that point in time where the Who can go into the studio and recreate Tommy." We don't have that space anymore, and it sort of sucks. We're not in an era that outer sources allow bands to really discover themselves. I think it's always crucial to be exploring where rock is at, just to make sure we don't ever let it become stale or overly nostalgic.ĭefinitely. ![]() I want to follow up on your comment about rock not being dead. I just wanted to be a collective connective experience for people. I want them to be like, "OK, I can trust this person." I'm like their strange best friend that they don't really know. It's just not, and I want them to connect with me on a personal level. I just want people to recognize we still have a lot of people that are doing this thing, and you can find your new favorite band. I just don't think they're coming to as much a stage as they would have in the 2000s or the '90s. There's still an underground, and there's a lot of cool people that are making a lot of cool things. My vision is to pretty much allow people to understand that there are a lot of bands still happening. I was like, "We should bring back this modern-day John Peel because nobody really redid that." There are bits and pieces, but not like a full-fledged "Let's figure out your next new favorite band." I had this idea for a few years, and Sonos just came into my life. John Peel was such an inspiration for me when I started radio to begin with. In the last few years, I really noticed there was a void in terms of any representation of a lot of new bands, especially within the rock world alternative, indie and punk. I've been in radio for 10 years now, and I grew up on punk the majority of my life. I feel like your show has a strong angle to it in terms of what you play, but it's also subtle and easy to listen to. ![]()
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