Interviews Episodes
July 4, 2023
E162 The Itch Upheaval: Ricardo Ortiz and Gabby Bryant of Black Note Graffiti
Welcome to the uprising! Ricardo Ortiz and Gabby Bryant of Ann Arbor-based Upheaval openers Black Note Graffiti join us in this episode. They discuss road testing new music, their love for a certain festival headliner, the dy...
June 27, 2023
E161 The Itch Upheaval: Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire
Welcome to the uprising! The Itch's most frequent guest Eva Marie of Eva Under Fire ups her tally to five as she joins us to talk about her Michigan band's Upheaval debut! If you're interested in Halestorm and Evanescence fan...
June 21, 2023
E160 The Itch Upheaval: Oxymorrons
Welcome to the uprising! All four of 2022 Upheaval performers and notably pretty punk boy band Oxymorrons join us this week for our second conversation. Our first interview, in January 2022, was somehow one of the funniest an...
June 13, 2023
E159 The Itch Upheaval: Alfonso Civile of Heartsick
Welcome to the uprising! Alfonso Civile of Heartsick kicks off our series as a subject matter expert on all things Michigan, including Upheaval . The Lansing-based band has been a mainstay in the regional heavy music scene fo...
May 30, 2023
E157 A Conversation with Josh Todd of Buckcherry
This week, we're scratching The Itch for some straight up rock 'n' roll, man! Buckcherry 's new album Vol. 10 drops Friday, June 2, and in this episode frontman Josh Todd joins us to talk classic rock, tattoos, the creative p...
May 9, 2023
E154 A Conversation with grandson
This week, we're scratching an Itch we've had for almost three years! The man known as grandson joins us on album's eve for his new release I Love You, I'm Trying . The record is a departure of sorts from his previous wo...
April 27, 2023
E152 A Conversation with Phil, Stephen, and Taylor of Taproot
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a major award! You voted for Taproot as our March Bandness winner, so we had Phil, Stephen, and Taylor from the band join us to discuss their new album, their new old album, and their ...
April 11, 2023
E150 A Conversation with Arejay Hale and Taylor Carroll of KemikalFire
This week, we're scratching some names off our interview wish list for episode 150! Arejay Hale is best known as the drummer half of the brother/sister duo behind Halestorm , alongside his sister Lzzy. Taylor Carroll is best ...
March 7, 2023
E145 A Conversation with Scott Stevens of The Exies and 4 Horsemen Music
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get apocalyptic! Scott Stevens of 4 Horsemen music joins us to discuss writing with some of the biggest artists in modern rock, as well as the return of his band The Exies ! We'll dive ...
Feb. 21, 2023
E143 A Conversation with Mikey Carvajal of Islander
This week, we're scratching The Itch to finish what we started... maybe. Mikey Carvajal of Islander had a beautiful homecoming of sorts on Shiprocked, and he was kind enough to join us to share his story. We also dive into th...
Feb. 14, 2023
E142 A Conversation with Jason Zeilstra and Rasheed Thomas of Nonpoint
This week, we're scratching The Itch to debut brand new music from a favorite! Nonpoint dropped their new single " Heartless ", at literally the exact same time as this episode, and we spoke about it ahead of release with the...
Jan. 31, 2023
E140 A Conversation with Ayron Jones
This week, we're scratching The Itch to get #Filthy! Ayron Jones ' Child of the State was our 2021 Album of the Year, and we've been... jonesin'... to have him on the show ever since. The conversation did not disappoint, as i...
Jan. 24, 2023
E139 A Conversation with Bryan Kuznitz of Fame on Fire
This week, we're scratching an Itch that's, well... pretty fiery. The Shiprocked Series continues with Bryan Kuznitz, frontman of Fame on Fire . He's a charismatic and self-reflective guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve ...
Jan. 19, 2023
E138 A Conversation with Giovannie Yanez of Giovannie and the Hired Guns
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a new series: a Shiprocked Series! We've been talking about it for ages, and it's finally here. As Dan prepares to dock, we're unleashing the first of a trio of interviews with artists...
Dec. 31, 2022
E134 New Year's Evarela: A New Year's Conversation with Joey Varela of VRSTY
This week, we're scratching The Itch for a New Year's celebration! Our friend Joey Varela of VRSTY joins us for the second time to discuss his recent and upcoming music, translating songs into Spanish , and the value of havin...