Connect The Rock

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is a blues warrior and has the music and connections to prove it. Josh got to spend some time with Kenny running through his amazing peers and friends who have enabled him to have one of the most incredible music careers. His new album The Traveler is a reminder of what a takent he truly is.  Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, CSN, Neil Young, Ringo Starr and Jimi Hendrix guitar all play a part in this incredible chat

Ben Rechter of Circles discusses the band's upcoming tour and all the connections they have both locally and internationally with acts like Dead Letter Circus, The Ocean, City of Souls, Caligula's Horse and many more. 

Josh catches up wth drummer and all round nice guy Nate from Anberlin ahead of their Australian reunion tour

Vocalist for Senses Fail talks to Connect The Rock about his links to The Get Up Kids, Saosin, The Amity Affliction, The Cranberries and so many others. Fun fact: When the Australian online census failed, their twitter feed blew up with the tag #sensesfail. 

Todd from Propagandhi talks us through his time with the band from recording Today's Empires to Victory lap and his connections along the way.

Eric Martin has lived the ultimate rock'n'roll life. Writing #1 records, playing with AC/DC, Aerosmith, Iggy and Bowie, Bryan Adams and more. He shares his incredible connections in this amazing episode. 

We catch up with Carl Jackson from Wishful Thinking as they release their best-of compilation and play their first shows in 13 years with Area 7 and The Porkers. Hear Wishful Thinking's story from their birth in Launceston to touring with the likes of MxPx and Millencolin, their friendships with peers Antiskeptic, Draw The Line and hear how Josh can't seem to enter a Melbourne record store without running into the singer from Mach Pelicon.

Eamon Sandiwth is the singer/bassist for The Chats and we chat about this very Australian acts connections to Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, Paul Kelly, Totally Unicorn and many more.

Pete Cooper, frontman for the iconic Porkers has more than a few tales to tell from being penpals with Gwen Stefani to having The Black Eyed Peas as his merch bitches and touring with Fishbone and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. The Porker's current single is "Make Hey" - so let's do that while the sun is still shining and take in this podcast...and the track!

Josh chats with drummer Jake from the amazing Clowns. Recently signed to Fat Wreck, played with The Foo Fighters and friends with The Meanies. Jake has quite a story to tell! You Am I, The Bennies, DZ Deathrays, NOFX and many more get a mention as Jake chronicles the last decade as one of the founding members of Clowns. 

This week it's Ali from Zebraheads turn to chat about their many connections with everyone from AC/DC to Less Than Jake. With the band about to hit Australia with friends Death By Stereo and releasing their new album, Brain Invaders, its the perfect time to connect the rock!

Whether its showing love for Minor Threat, coming up with the ultimate way to interview Henry Rollins even when he says no or picking on a podcast host for assuming you like NOFX just because you’re from San Francisco, The Hard Times founders Matt Saincome and Bill Conway are full of the dry wit and humour you’d expect. Find out the history, best articles and what it takes to become a contributor to this iconic DIY force.

Nikola and Mathias from Millencolin sit down at their hotel with Josh to discuss their connections to everyone from Bombshell Rocks to Bad Relgion, Blink-182 singing their songs and The Living End going from supporting them to headling arenas. They discuss all their records, their creation and what they do outside of the band as well. 

Cam Baines fronts one of the most iconic punk rock acts to ever come out of Australia, Bodyjar. From touring with the likes of Blink-182, The Offspring and NOFX to recording some of the most revered Australian punk albums ever made it's little wonder this episode of Connect The Rock is bursting at the seams as Cam shares his musical links with us. 

Michael Beinhorn is one of the biggest producers in the World. We chat with him about his history and what it was like working with Whitney Houston, Herbie Hancock, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Hole, Soul Asylum, Soundgarden, Marilyn Manson, Ozzy Osbourne and Weezer. 

Josh Berwanger has quite the rock n roll repertoire and the connections to go with it. Whether knowing the guys from The Get Up Kids before there was a Get Up Kids, to being in The Anniversary - one of the most adored emo bands of the early 2000's and being friends with members of The Mars Volta, Cheap Trick and Guided By Voices. Josh is now front and centre in Radar State featuring friends from TGUK and The Architects.

Part 2 of Connect The Rock with Ken Stringfellow and we cover off playing with Ringo Starr (who covered a Posies track), REM, Big Star, Big Star's Third, solo albums, Husker Du and so much more. This is a must-listen episode!

This week we chat with Ken Stringfellow of The Posies, REM, Lagwagon, Big Star (and more) about his career we touch on just a few of the connections he has within the music world. Part 1 we hear about The Posies, The Replacements, The Hoodoo Gurus, Teenage Fanclub and being part of the Seattle explosion.

Greg Norton was part of one of the most iconic 3-piece power pop acts of all time, Husker Du and he is now part of the amazing 3-piece power pop act Porcupine.  We chatted to Greg about all his connections - everyone from his old band mates to Prince, The Replacements, The Beastie Boys, The Posies, The Meat Puppets, Soul Asylum and more get a mention in one of our favourite episodes ever! ***Accompanying Spotify playlist can be found here: https://open.spotify.com/user/epccxkzurksvuj61ziby764uk/playlist/6mG100fiIhclWdKQAK16V0?si=nmNnN7SWTJyLFZHoADH5YQ***

We take the show out of the studio and into RESIST RECORDS in Marrickville with owner and Parkway Drive manager Graham Nixon. We discuss the origins of the label, Brett from Epitaph/Bad Religion signing Parkway; MIndsnare joining the label as well as old acts and new. All right in time for the Resist Records 25 year anniversary show!

We chat with Michale Graves ahead of his upcoming Australian tour. The Misfits, Henry Rollins, Damien Echols, The West Memphis Three, The Ramones, Zombiesuckers, Eminem, Blind Melon, Pearl Jam and so much more gets discussed. [Check out the Spotify Playlist here to play the songs discussed on the show!][1] [1]: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pQyXbuVgzVsWlrVAxJEvw

This week we chat with Jeff Rosenstock about his influence and many connections he has right throughout the indie rock World. Hear tracks by Jeff, Laura Stevenson, Hard Girls, MU330, The Smith Street Band, Jess Locke, AJJ, Mercy Union and much more!

Ben Lee's career is a musical journey and his many stops along the way have included collaborations with many of the world's most influential artists. Find out how Ben connects to people such as The Beastie Boys, Donovan, Daniel Johnston, That Dog, Rage Against The Machine and the incredible Belinda Carlisle (and many more).

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Find out how the Dropkick Murphy's got their name and how they are connected to artists both new and iconic. Join Josh Kiff for a run through how acts are connected to one another and hear tracks from our feature artist as well as those we join the dots to.

This week the focus is on the incredible story of GingerFest. A festival created in honour of Nicky AKA The Ginger Ninja and featuring some of the finest local and international acts. We chat with organiser Aaron about the festival's creation and this year's lineup.

This week's Connect The Rock joins Yellowcard, Gameface, Not Tonight And The Headaches and Australia's own Kye Smith together as the super group BROKEN TROPHY

This week we delve into the catalogue and connections of Darren Cross. Solo artist, member of folk duo Jep and Dep and part of the electro-punk legends Gerling. Find out how Darren is only 1 degree of separation away from Elvis, the Beatles and how he broke a piece of Eagles History, and here some amazing tunes at the same time!

Peabody are stalwarts of the Sydney indie rock scene. They've toured and worked with almost everyone you can think of in the OZ rock community. We catch up with songwriter and bassist Ben Chamie and discuss the new record "A Redder Shade of Rust" and more