Group Hugs

Matt and Andy talk about Van Halen, Tool, and dreamnaut stuff.Features the NIghtporters songs "Miles Away", "From a Memory" and "Satellite" and closes out with the Lynx Deluxe song "Mercy".Come to Lynx Deluxe's a show at Smith's Olde Bar on Saturday April 6th!

Hello!Matt and Chad talk shop on surf music, yard sales, and fanny packs in this interview with the mysterious guitarist and multi entrepreneur behind the Southern Surf Stomp Fest, October 8th 2022 in the Avondale Estates neighborhood of Atlanta, GA, USAhttps://www.facebook.com/SouthernSurfStompFeatures the song "Sky Lanterns" by The Mystery Men

Hello! Matt interviews Daniel about his life in musicFeatures the songs "The Existentialist" and "A Prayer For All of Us"

Hello!Matt interviews Jon in this episode, coming full circle. They go over early days playing music in the Church, to working as a sideman in reggae bands, forming his own band The Sin Hounds, and how that led to his long term collaboration with The Sun DogsFeatures the track "Curly Hair"

Hello!Matt talks to Alex about his musical background, and delves deep into the history of the band he plays bass with, The MltysFeatures the songs "Mind Whispers" and "This Is The End"

Hello!Matt talks to Matt about his life in music, diving deep into some parts of his musical background and dancing around others, all while discussing the philosophies and modes of working that have kept him goingFeatures the song "Bone Picker", the title track to a full length album by The Strange Truth of It All

Hello!Today we're trying something a little different over here at Group Hugs, as we've interviewed an entire band at once, that band being Of PersephoneOf Persephone is a four piece band based in Atlanta, GA that formed in 2021 from the solo work of Sarah Rae Tramell, who recently formed the indie label Lost Girl RecordsOf Persephone has gone on to make a splash for themselves, landing a ton of gigs and making new recordingsIn this interview we get a special look at what they're like in a room together, kinda like hanging out in the green room with the bandFeatures the songs Shadow Girl, Selenite Soul, Poison Ivy, and an instrumental sneak peek of the upcoming tune Enchantress of Paradise

Hello!Greenia talks to Jeffrey about his origins playing heavy metal with his Mom, his old band Midwives, the Bicycle Eaters era, Compartmentalizationalists, his collaboration with Emily Marie Malmer, PJ Harvey, and rockabilly music on this investigation into one of Atlanta's most ambitious local composersJeffrey is wrote the play Artificial Island, now showing at Push Push theatre in College Park, GAFeatures the songs "Rebekka" and "Rebekka 2"

Hello!Matt talks to Nick about the Bach family business, music, and the way he forged a path for himself and his friends to collaborate, perform and record togetherFeatures the track "Better Acid Easy Rider"

Hello!Matt talks to Jon about his early days in Alabama, how Matt Shepard from All the Saints made him and his brother Bon move to Atlanta, and his experiences rocking people's faces off through projects like Abby Gogo and Van VleckFeatures the song "Black Denim Bookends"

Hello!Matt talks to Ian about his arc playing music in Atlanta and beyond both solo and in groupsFeatures the songs "Heartbreak #2" and "The Printmaker"

Hello, Matt talks to Sky Hy about his early days singing church music in Godsends, rapping under the name Noize before reimagining himself as Sky Hy, his other projects Doorwaysand The Church Electric, and his showcase series at MJQFeatures the songs "Black Leather" and "Self Care"

Hello!Matt talks to Henry about his musical life, including playing with Group Hugs alumni Lightnin' Ray in Weary Heads, his Bowie in Sweats collab with other alums TT Mahony and Jed Drummond, and his experience playing in the band EntertainmentFeatures the songs "The Greater Roadrunner" and "Song of Xeethra"

Hello!Matt talks to Streety Murphy about his production brand West End Icon, the recording project Shinchaku Saikou, Duran Duran, Nine Inch Nails, and the definition of street popFeatures the songs "McFly" and "Look Over My Shoulder"

Hello!Matt gets the dirt from Ben Davis, one of Atlanta's most professional musicians. His history spans from early efforts like Habeus Corpus to long term project The Purkinje Shift, his time in the funk group Noot d'Noot, and how all this led to his solo projects Setups and Prince CliftonFeatures the tracks "In Real" and "Xavier's Idea"

Hello!Matt talks to Tom about his life writing songs and working with musicians to put on shows. Tom details his time in the bands Rent Boys, All Night Drug Prowling Wolves, West End Motel, and of course his most recent project The Tom Cheshire BandFeatures the song "New Wave Kid"

Hello!Matt talks to JB about playing music when he served in the U.S. Army, how that led to him being the drummer for Arrested Development, how the Multiple Dimensions Band was formed, and his experience recording the album "Drop It From The Top"Features the songs "Stink of Me" and "Dreams to Forget"

Hello!Matt talks to Kent about his upbringing in Illinois and how that brought him to his career playing music in AtlantaFeatures the songs "Ways of the Weak" and "I Don't Scare Easy"Kent's got a show at Smith's with his band The Swear:https://www.facebook.com/events/300224278725869?ref=newsfeed

Hello!Matt talks to Eric about his early experiences playing metal, hardcore, and punk music with projects like Zero Tolerance, Orange 9mm and H2O, and how that led him to his newest band, DrifterYou can see Drifter live for free at Sabbath Brewing in Atlanta on Sunday, February 27thhttps://www.facebook.com/events/979686129638119/Features the song "Colors"

Hello!Alex gets Shaheed to open up about his journey on the first episode of Group Hugs' second seasonFeatures the songs "What I Say" and "Sand Castle"

Hello!Alex does a double whammy and interviews the Landt twins Nicholas and Rory at the same time for the Group Hugs Podcast's season finaleFeatures the tracks "Easy On Me" and "Living Dream"

Hello!Alex interviews Keron Robinson about his music and collaborations. Features the song "Projections"

Hello!Alex interviews Sarah Rae Tramell about her new music and plans for the futureFeatures the tracks "Shockwave" and "Galaxy Flower"

Hello!Alex interviews Kaddy Kobain, an artist that's just as obsessed with Nirvana as he is with making his own stamp on the world Features Kaddy's take on "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and his original song "No Fux"

Hello!Alex interviews Sean Zearfoss about The Grateful Dead, Phish, and hippie stuffFeatures the songs "Police State" and "New Age Soul"

Hello!Alex interviews Leland Woodward, a drummer and electronic musicianFeatures the songs "Lightning Strikes the Castle" and "Eternal Blue"

Hello!Alex talks to Arthur McDonald, a talented musician, Capoeria practitioner, and fashion designerFeatures the songs "Stomping on Eggshells" and "Life Sex Death Drugs"

Hello!Alex talks to Am Taylor about what is and isn't rock n' roll, cheap guitars, and when it's best to take some time for yourselfFeatures the songs "Driving on the Edge of Night" and "Bright Yellow Sun"

Hello! Alex gets the real story behind the projects No Eyes and So So Death by talking to the person behind it allFeatures the songs "love lost but not forgotten" and "u never saw me as a human anyway so please stop pretending you fuck wit me and my crew"

Hello!Alex talks to Shane Patrick about his earliest memoriesFeatures the song "Abysmal Despair"

Hello!Alex talks to Kyle Gordon, the Atlanta musician behind the American rock and roll band MammabearFeatures the song "Wish I"

Hello!Alex interviews Graham about his life as a studio rat and frontmanFeatures the tracks "Hold Up and "Where do We Go"

Hello!Alex Teich interviews his nemesis Alex Tuisku and they talk about how she came to Atlanta and got involved with so many bandsFeatures the songs "Misunderstood" and "Past Life"

Hello!Alex Teich interviews Jed Drummond, a singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with one heck of a story to tellFeatures the songs "dmbhpy" and "8baec8"

Hello!Alex gets into it with the King of Corndogorama, Dave Railey, an Atlanta music liferFeatures the songs "Shake Shake" and "One Way Home"

Alex interviews Nick Nickerson, the high energy frontman and songwriting genius behind bands like The Strange Truth of It All, Fishhawk, and Cat Autopsy Expo, and a regular Dude Hugs contributor to projects like Rishathra, Otto Barbarian, and Twelfth Street Riot. This one went on so long it only makes sense to post it as a 3-part Dude Hugs Christmas special

Hello!Alex interviews multi-instrumentalist Marty Brotzge about punk rock, the dead, and Chadwick BosemanFeatures the songs "Palaces and Prisoners" and "The World"

Hello!Alex interviews Rich Morris, one of Atlanta's creative treasures, as he tells us all about his background and lifelong cohortsFeatures the songs "We & Us" and "Charm of The Assassin"

Hello!Alex interviews TT Mahony, Atlanta's own mad scientist piano masterFeatures the songs "Horrible Honeymooners" and "Swan Swan H"

Hello! Alex and Aidan shoot the breeze and talk all things bass, noise and metalFeatures the songs "Take No Prisoners" and "Full of It"

Hello!Alex interviews Jenn about her musical background and how that led to her current projectsFeatures the songs "Happy for Life" and "Mallgoth"

Hello!Alex follows Isaac Bishop on his long strange trip through musicFeatures the songs "Camel Cash" and "Misunderstood"

Hello!Alex goes digging around with Michael Jordan over music and basketballFeatures the songs "Strange Void" "USA"

Hello!Alex gets down with John Pierce to find out how he got into musicFeatures the song "Big Al On Campus"

Hello!Alex visits JakeWorld for an illuminating talk about Green Day, Foo Fighters and Pink Floyd, among other thingsFeatures the songs "The Elusive Chanteuse" and "Android Charger"

Hello! Jake has a few laughs with Alex over guitars and keysFeatures the songs "Now and Then" and "Do You Wanna go Outside?"

Hello!The inaugural episode of Group Hugs! Alex finally gets Matt to pull back the curtain on what it's been like for him to be a musical "lifer"Features the songs "New Girl" and "Broken Toys"