Going Off Track

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Adam Rapp Mar 30, 2016

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The Pulitzer Prize winning novelist, screenwriter and playwright talks about his fantastic new music-driven novel Know Your Beholder and how he’s seen New York City's East Village transform over the past two decades. We also discuss loneliness, basketball and being a touring musician.

Brendan Kelley and Derek Grant Mar 23, 2016

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The Lawrence Arms frontman and Alkaline Trio drummer help us celebrate our 200th episode with guest host Dan Ozzi (Noisey)! They discuss their early ska roots in Slapstick and the Suicide Machines and spend way too much time on masturbation: specifically, old school stimuli vs new school.

Jennie Vee Mar 16, 2016

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The sought-after bassist talks about growing up as a "stereotypical loner-goth-girl" in a remote mining town in Canada, why she quit high school to move to England and how he she eventually met her childhood idol, Courtney Love and started playing with her live.

Matthew Caws Mar 09, 2016

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The Nada Surf frontman discusses what it was like growing up in New York attending a French-speaking public school, recording Nada Surf's debut album High/Low with the Cars' Ric Ocasek back in 1996 and the genesis of the band's hit "Popular".

Robert Schwartzman Mar 02, 2016

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Rooney's frontman discusses the existence of ghosts, the possibility of the afterlife and impermanence of the universe. He also tells how his brother Jason encouraged him to pick up a guitar, and about starring in The Princess Diaries as a teenager.

Steve Pedulla Feb 24, 2016

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The guitarist for Thursday talks about his time in the band and his second career working on reality TV shows. Jonah manages to take if off track towards The Singularity, Godspeed and YouTube.

Craig Finn Feb 17, 2016

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The Hold Steady frontman, with guest host Benny Horowitz (The Gaslight Anthem) discusses the musical kinship he feels with Paul Simon, the changes he's experienced living in different neighborhoods in Brooklyn over the past fifteen years and David Foster's Wallace's prescient prediction that virtual reality would eventually mimic "real life" so closely it will be hard to tell the difference.

Brian Fallon Feb 10, 2016

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The Gaslight Anthem frontman discusses his upcoming solo album, why your favorite musician probably still has a day job and his frustration with some aspects of music criticism. Fallon also talks about his love of Tom Waits, why signifiers like "popist" and "rockist" are so ridiculous and why he decided to strike out on his own after spending the past decade with Gaslight.

Jamie Kilstein Feb 03, 2016

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The comedian, activist and musician talks about his new band, The Agenda and how Robin Williams kept him in comedy. Then we preview his tune, “Fuck the NRA” from his debut album What Alive People Do.

Este Haim Jan 27, 2016

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The Haim bassist discusses how she grew up listening to emo icons Taking Back Sunday and Brand New. She also talks about her short-lived career as a waitress, the impact that Say Anything's ...Is A Real Boy had on her life and the merits of pop music.

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