Episodes
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Chapter 98 - Psychic Hit
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
We are chatting with Oakland, CA's Psychic Hit in this week's chapter. Having just released their debut, Dre and Justin dive into their secret origins and how the band has been blossoming out, as well as being reared on the 36 Chambers, getting "Entranced by the Sad Wings of Destiny", talk about Metallica (again!), what's really in their name, trading in jorts for bell-bottoms, pulling out all the stops for their album photoshoot, how the Oakland scene boosts up its members, Kadavar's genial nature, bucket list shows to play, reflect on a year of social injustice (but also some progress), weird band merch, and playing with Los Dug Dug's.
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Track featured is "Livin' On" off of their debut, Solutio, available now for purchase!
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Chapter 97 - GUHTS
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Joining us for this week's chapter are Scott and Amber of the new heavy music collective GUHTS. You are probably familiar with their main band, Witchkiss, but they're taking their musical inspirations to a whole new level now. While discussing how the project came together and expanding the size and sound down the road, we also talk about still wanting to be Blondie, Stevie Nicks' ferrets on leashes, grandpa's unturned guitar, cranky artists in need of silence, understanding each other emotionally and creatively to navigate a healthy marriage, and being lifelong friends with Jesse from Bask.
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Track featured is "The Mirror" off their debut EP, blood feather, available now!
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Chapter 96 - Red Beard Wall
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Thursday Sep 16, 2021
Let me tell you something folks, our guest this week has such a fine Texas accent, I could listen to him read the Yellow Pages and it would be relaxing. Aaron Wall, the bearded mastermind behind Red Beard Wall, joins us to discuss his latest release as well as a whole mess of other shit including when his hometown churches banned MTV, those bands that change the game, how doom is a chopped and screwed version of heavy metal, winning a Doomed & Stoned contest to record an album, the power of the scream, the pros and cons of having a big beard on tour, being supported by the realist mother fuckers ever, and music that gives you the stink face.
Support Red Beard Wall. Their latest album, 3, is now available for purchase.
Track featured is "Waste" off of 3.
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Chapter 95 - Onyric Joy
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
We are on continuing on with our unplanned Mediterranean theme this week with our friends in Onyric Joy. Hailing from Barcelona, members Edu, Victor, and Alvar chime in on where Spain falls in the psyche rock fandom, starting out in local punk and hip-hop scenes, major prog influences, showing up to audition with no pedals or amps, pulling off some much-needed shows (which you can watch here), why they like to keep things a little bit lighter, and one crazy horse of a bass.
Support Onyric Joy and they will have a new split out with Dos Brujos out on September 24th.
Track featured is "Dunes Under A Deceased Sun" off of Tales from the First Light
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Chapter 94 - Ikitan
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Dialing in all the way from Genoa, Italy, we warmly welcome Ikitan to the Diary. Seriously, look at them, they're clearly freezing their butts off. That's because they made their debut appearance by playing on top of an abandoned military fort. Luca, Frik, and Enrico get into how they got there as well as talking about the Italian prog-rock explosion, Goblin, going from high school rock band to instrumental psyche, how they found themselves following an unplanned 2020 theme for their first release, their Simpsons inspired artwork, guitar heads from Bali, and the mysterious Duna Jam.
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The track featured is a portion of their debut performance captured Live at Forte Geremia. You can watch the whole performance on their YouTube channel.