Going Off Track

Singer/songwriter, Jonah Matranga, of Far and onelinedrawing, talks about playing the major label game for all it's worth, trying to write hit songs, and how he felt when he heard that his two greatest idols of all time, Eddie Vedder and Neil Young were sharing his bands' CD's with each other.

From frontman to graphic designer, hear the tale of Million Dollar Matt Hock, from his time in the Explosion, his major label woes, to his passion for spinning. Matt stopped by earlier this year and you can grab the Explosion's last record, Bury Me Standing, out right now… and all their previous ones if you haven't.

On the Going Off Track Podcast this week The Loved Ones' frontman Dave Hause talks about working construction, transitioning from a punk frontman to a singer-songwriter and, finally, recounts an incredible tale about getting mugged in Canada and saved by everyone's hero Chuck Ragan.

On the Going Off Track Podcast this week, William Beckett (from The Academy Is…), tells how Dashboard Confessional changed his life while losing his jock friends in high school. He also discusses bullies as inspiration, touring and not being kidnaped by sex slavers.

Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster came straight to Going Off Track from a dramatically cancelled American Eagle flight to open up about his comedy career alongside Tom Scharpling; what it's like playing with Bob Mould, The Mountain Goats and basically every other important act in indie rock, and his road to sobriety.

Kill Hannah frontman Mat Devine talks about his tour bus explosion in the alps, his experience starring in Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark and his experiences within the major label ringer.