Episodes
June 22, 2021
E58 The Weezer Episode with Brian Colburn of Playlist Wars
It's time for a double dose! This week we're joined by our friend Brian Colburn of Playlist Wars to discuss the ever-polarizing Weezer! And we're not just doing it once, but twice! The Itch is here to disagree about 2021's …
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June 21, 2021
[Short Cuts] Dude, Where's My Episode?
Hey, The Itch releases new episodes every Monday, right? Right! ... except for this Monday. We're releasing this week's episode on Tuesday to coincide with something special. Listen to this Short Cut, check our social media …
June 14, 2021
E57 A Conversation with Dan Murphy of All Good Things
All Good Things is a band you may not have heard of, but you probably have heard . And despite the fact that their upcoming Better Noise Music release is functionally their proper band debut, they've been churning out banger…
June 7, 2021
E56 Trouble's Coming: Royal Blood and the Evolving Sounds of Rock
Royal Blood recently released Typhoons , their third full-length album. In it, they move slightly away from their riffy blues rock roots into a sound that will make you tap your toes as often as you bang your head. So is tha…
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June 3, 2021
[Short Cuts] Bands Talking Bands with Nonpoint
As a thank you to every listener who made our conversation with Robb Rivera and Jason Zeilstra of Nonpoint our most popular episodes to date, we're milking that chat juuuust a bit more! Enjoy a bonus segment where Robb and J…
May 31, 2021
E55 A Conversation with Robb & Jason of Nonpoint (Part 2)
The Itch 's conversation with Robb Rivera and Jason Zeilstra of Nonpoint continues! Join us as we discuss how Jason joined the band, the response to their new single "Ruthless ", the value of record stores and album lin…
May 24, 2021
E54 A Conversation with Robb & Jason of Nonpoint (Part 1)
The Itch is about to get Ruthless ! Nonpoint dominated our March Bandness tournament, and then proceeded to announce not just a brand new, bangin' single , but their own independent record label, 361 Degrees ! Oh, and t…
May 17, 2021
E53 What Is Classic Rock? with Chill Pill Liz
In this episode, The Itch calls back to episode 49 , when we posed the question "What IS classic rock?" To help us explore (and answer?) that question, we've enlisted the help of our old radio friend Chill Pill Liz and our n…
May 10, 2021
E52 Let The Bad Times Roll: The Long-Awaited Return of The Offspring
It's our one-year podiversary! For the 52nd episode of the show, The Itch celebrates the return of The Offspring and their long-awaited new album, Let The Bad Times Roll . Join us reminisce about the history of the band and …
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May 6, 2021
[Short Cuts] A Perfect Circle, P.O.D., and a Mother's Faith
Maynard James Keenan of Tool & A Perfect Circle and Sonny Sandoval of P.O.D. went through similar, life-changing experiences with their mothers ... and wrote very different songs about those experiences. If you're looking fo…
May 3, 2021
E51 Songs About Your Mom
It's almost Mother's Day! So in honor of our mothers, your mothers, and all you mothers, we're carrying on an Itch tradition with a celebration of the mamas. Join us as we talk about your mom for 45 minutes, diving in on a f…
April 29, 2021
The Funko Pop Prelude: We're Gonna Make Them Care
Dan's Funko Pop obsession, about which he gives Aaron and KC frequent updates in Itch episode pre-game talk, was a secret to the public until episode 50. Now, on the heels of its revelation, The Itch felt that we had no choi…
April 26, 2021
E50 Clipisode: Burps & Botches
The Itch has reached a milestone! Since we try to run a (semi) professional ship, we decided to celebrate 50 episodes by releasing a collection of our LEAST professional moments! Whether it's bodily functions, Dan forgetting…
April 19, 2021
E49 Classic Rock Block: Defining The Artists That Defined Us
Finally, The Itch gets back to what brought us here! After playing our beloved classic rock artists weekly for 16 years on the radio, we've largely neglected them for 48 episodes of the podcast. Well, NO MORE! In this episod…
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April 15, 2021
[Short Cuts] Nirvana's Brighter Timeline
In this week's episode , we pondered some of the eternal questions about Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, and what could've been if Kurt Cobain were still with us today. And it reminded us that we had an unused bonus …
April 12, 2021
E48 Rock Roundup: Teenage Wrist, Foo Fighters, Rob Zombie, & Serj Tankian
It's time to catch up on some recent rock releases! We each came to the mic with a 2021 album that's impressed and tried to sell each other on its merits! Aaron's got Teenage Wrist 's Earth Is a Black Hole , KC brought Foo F…
April 8, 2021
March Bandness: And The Winner Is...
The results are in, the upsets left us shook, and March Bandness is complete! Over the last month, you voted on Twitter to make a champion out of 1 of 32 bands The Itch has played often but never podcasted about. Now we have…
April 5, 2021
E47 Movies That Rock and Garbage Films With Great Soundtracks
We must'n't dwell... not on Rex Manning Day ! (It's April 8th, specifically, so put that in your brain forever.) In this episode, The Itch follows through on a half-joking idea from six months ago to use the legendary Empire…
March 29, 2021
E46 A Conversation with Maty Madiro of From Ashes to New
In this episode, The Itch is joined by Matty Madiro, the drummer of From Ashes to New , whose third album Panic appeared on our Top 20 Albums of 2020 . Matty shares his fascinating journey from joining Trivium to becoming pa…
March 22, 2021
E45 The Unknown Future of Chevelle
In honor of Chevelle 's winding, space travel-themed new album NIRATIAS , The Itch presents its most unconventionally formatted episode yet! Join us to talk aliens, interludes, inspiration, and awful politicians! And once yo…
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March 17, 2021
[Short Cuts] Finding Love at Flogging Molly
Happy St. Patty's from The Itch! We hope you enjoyed our chat with The Struggling Artist on Boston music and punk rock in episode 43 . For some further Irish goodness, here's a clip we cut from episode 36 and saved specifica…
March 15, 2021
E44 A Conversation with Blake Bedsaul of SAUL
SAUL 's Rise As Equals was not only one of the best debut albums of 2020, but it was one of our top ten albums overall. So we were thrilled to have a chance to talk with vocalist Blake Bedsaul about making the album, being i…
March 8, 2021
E43 Boston Punk and Beyond with Trev Allen of The Struggling Artist
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, The Itch is joined by our friend Trev Allen of The Struggling Artist Podcast to discuss the Boston music scene, punk rock, and how the Dropkick Murphys were a gateway to both! It's a fun f…
March 5, 2021
March Bandness: First Round Matchups
We're doing a totally original and not-at-all-derivative thing! The Itch has decided that it's time for a listener-voted tournament to crown a winner of the prestigious "Future Episode Recipient" title. We've chosen 16 bands…