The First Ever Podcast

This week Jeremy talks to artist / painter Chuy Hartman The two discuss designing Turnstile record release vinyl art, RPGs, Ghost of Tsushima, growing up in the San Fernando Valley, the Cobalt Cafe, Hanna-Barbera, his family's coffee shop, drawing at an early age, exploring different mediums, attending the art institute, interning at Epitaph Records, drawing live performances, working with Trinidad James, the immediacy of hardcore, his relationship with Turnstile, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

Inspired by the anniversary of a loved ones passing, Jeremy chose songs about grief and loss. On this episode you'll hear songs from Mount Eerie, Sufjan Stevens, I'm Glad It's You, Kevin Devine, Death Cab For Cutie, Japanese Breakfast, Pianos Become the Teeth, and more! If you enjoy this radio hour, subscribe to the patreon and receive and new episode everyone Sunday! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

This week Jeremy interviews writer and music journalist Dan Ozzi In celebration of the release of SELLOUT: The Major Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994-2007) Jeremy sat down with Dan and talked becoming an LA resident, his high school grindcore band, playing bass, giving himself a physical, Michael Jackson's "Bad", Staten Island's DIY scene, college class requirements, pursuing journalism, writing obituaries for the Staten Island Advance, reviewing Vin Diesel's "The Pacifier", first experiences pitching articles, the quest for free CDs, his time in book publishing, pursuing freelance writing, getting hired at Noisey, what he learned about doing publicity, co-writing "Tranny" with Laura Jane Grace, focusing on the tasks in front of you, the inception of Sellout, the interview process for each chapter and how deep the research went, the juxtaposition between writing the Rise Against chapter vs try At the Drive-In chapter, how he chose the bands for the book, Cave In's "Antenna", Indie labels vs Majors, suits disguised as punks, Tony Victory, the impact of labels today, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

This week Jeremy interviews Dylan Walker, Vocalist of Full of Hell On this episode the two talk living in central Pennsylvania, touring Japan, his parents who saw Bad Brains and The Ramones, his first concert, seeing metal shows in rural areas, small town metalcore, MySpace, booking DIY tours and the hardships that come with that, first instruments played, Cursive's "The Ugly Organ", Murder by Death, Bright Eyes's "Fevers and Mirror", how playing music took over all his interests, first shows played, the excitement and nerves before performing, things breaking on stage, stage banter, recording aggressive vocals, imperfections, screamo, first tour, releasing their first 7", recording records quickly, working with Mark McCoy, Converge and working with Kurt Ballou, recording Garden of Burning Apparitions, Full of Hell's consistent output, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

Jeremy plays DJ and serves up another eclectic mix of music and discussion. On this weeks Radio Hour you'll hear tracks from Portrayal of Guilt, Iron Lung, City of Caterpillar, The National, Gin Blossoms, Full of Hell, Yo La Tengo, Soul Glo, Lucy Dacus and so much more! If you enjoy this radio hour, subscribe to the patreon and receive and new episode everyone Sunday! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

This week Jeremy interviews Comedian and host of several podcasts, Steve Hernandez Steve is the host of a brand new podcast called Read The Bible with Me and also co-hosts shows like Views From the Vista, The Male Gaze, and Who's Your God? He's a comedian and you can catch him as acting as the bartender in the Touche Amore video for Limelight. Jeremy and Steve talk about growing up Christian, the book of James, psychedelics, memorizing books of the Bible, justifying the word of God, growing up in Los Angeles, mega churches, tenants of Christianity, good preachers and bad preachers, not playing by the rules of the Bible, defending misinformation, Joe Rogan, Eddie Murphy's "Delirious", strict parenting, cursing, doing stand up for the first time, eating shit on stage, protected audiences, working out material, Jeremy tells Steve about the first and only time he did Stand Up, performing material in front of peers, the different scenes that exist in comedy, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

This week Jeremy interviews musician, artist, and label owner Jacob Bannon of Converge / Deathwish Inc Jeremy and Jacob go on a deep dive and talk early days of Converge and his art career on this special episode of The First Ever Podcast. On this episode the two talk being an archivist, growing up in Massachusetts, early musical loves, how punk was an introduction to being creative, David Bowie, how he started Converge as the bass player, first time connecting with art, taking photos at shows when he was younger until his camera was stolen, 31 years of Converge and reflecting on that, the role of being a singer in a band, the first Converge show and how they chose the band name, recording the first 7" in New Hampshire, early vocal influences and how he found his voice, his first experience doing a label, the story of the Boston is Burning comp 7", self releasing records, his first tour, the Summer of 1994, meeting Avail and what he learned from them, visiting Epitaph Records on his first trip to Los Angeles, juggling Converge and college, his brief time as a teacher teaching "introduction to practical design and illustration", designing album art for bands, his design relationship with Aaron Turner, the inspiration for starting Deathwish Inc, designing "Opposite of December", his first art show, when Deathwish Inc grew beyond a small operation, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

It's a Touche Amore tour Radio Hour! On this weeks episode, Jeremy invites his band members on to share songs they've been enjoying in their headphones since they left for tour. Hear a very eclectic mix ranging from George Harrison, Elliott Smith, Marvin Gaye, Caroline Polachek, The Slackers, Hopesfall, John Prine, Choir Boy and so much more! Subscribe to the PATREON and receive a brand new radio hour every Sunday! Thats two additional episodes a month AND you get them a day early! Follow the show on Instagram and Twitter!

This week Jeremy interviews Tim Singer of Deadguy, Kiss it Goodbye, Bitter Branches Just ahead of Deadguy's reunion show in Philadelphia, the two talk about growing up in Summit, NJ, how much things have changed in NYC from then till now, the first shows he saw at CBGBs / The Ritz, his brothers influence on his music taste early on, "Institutionalized" by Suicidal Tendencies, Winston Smith, the art of Dead Kennedys, Boiling Point fanzine, his introduction to photography, developing his own photos, tidbits about album art he designed, auditioning for his first band No Escape, realizing who he was as a vocalist, themes for lyrics, wanting to standout sonically amongst peers, Deadguy landed on Victory, first recording experiences and hearing his voice back the first time, how his stream of consciousness performances came to be, recording Fixation on a Co-Worker with Steve Evetts, the joy of hearing your band recorded back in car speakers, first touring experiences with No Escape, getting to play the OK Hotel in Seattle, how Kiss It Goodbye was suppose to put out a Sub Pop Singles Club 7", what brought Tim back to being in bands, Deadguy reunion shows, juggling art with music, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon

This week Jeremy interviews Dustin Kensrue of Thrice Dustin and Jeremy are about to hit the road together on a full U.S. tour in support of Thrice's new album Horizon's / East so what better excuse is there than to have Dustin come on. On this episode the two talk social anxiety, being a hermit on the road, tour rehearsal, discovering punk through Screeching Weasel, his parents CD collection, the Michael Jackson "Bad" music video, seeing Snapcase for the first time, the two share stories about the band Far, learning piano in third grade and how it helped him understand music overtime, picking up guitar in junior high, learning Beatles songs, his first band The Typicals, his first show at a coffee shop, Jeremy seeing Dustin play solo in the mid 2000s and covering "Round Here" by Counting Crows, their first album Identity Crisis coming out of Green Flag records, signing to Sub City / Hopeless, first tours, playing SXSW and getting a booking agent, being electrocuted by a microphone, Thrice's infamous tour with Converge, finding cheap hotels, merch prices, John k Samson / The Weakerthans, Koo's Cafe in Santa Ana, Curl Up and Die, recording Identity Crisis with Paul Miner, flying to Maryland to record with Brian McTernan, signing to Island Records, how they approached recording Vheissu, signing to Vagrant, self recording albums, the evolution of goals, and so much more! Discuss this episode with Jeremy and other listeners: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thefirsteverpodcast Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/thefirsteverpod Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thefirsteverpatreon