Episode #10: FRANK ZUMMO of SUM 41
Drum maestro Frank Zummo has been the engine room for everyone from the Start to Mötley Crüe to Dead By Sunrise to Krewella to Sum 41 and a bunch of p...
CAUTIONARY TALES with Jason Pettigrew
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You want to have a career in music, but someone else is getting the money. AltPress editor in chief Jason Pettigrew engages with rockers of all kinds to learn how they navigated the treacherous waters of the music industry to end up with smooth sailing or swimming back to shore. You'll laugh, you might cry, you may end up matriculating after all.
Episode #9: JUSTIN PIERRE of MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK
From his mirthful neurosis, pop hooks and best-ever hair, Justin Courtney Pierre is positively unforgettable. On Cautionary Tales, Jason Pettigrew ask...
Episode #8: MATT GOOD of FROM FIRST TO LAST
As guitarist for From First To Last, Matt Good helped usher in a new era in underground metalcore. As a producer, he's managing expectations and kicki...
Episode #7: PAGE HAMILTON of HELMET
Helmet's Page Hamilton is a world class guitarist, a ‘90s alt-rock titan and a music lifer. He may very well be the only person who has played shows w...
Episode #6: BUDDY NIELSEN of SENSES FAIL
Senses Fail's Buddy Nielsen describes his band as "a sinking ship for the past 10 years," but he can't imagine doing anything else—except for maybe wa...
Episode #5: JOHN 5
The straightedge super-shredder of choice for Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie has shared stages and studios with more music legends than you can name. B...
Episode #4: CHRIS #2 of ANTI-FLAG
Chris #2 from Anti-Flag has all the feels from glad (hilarious encounters with music-biz folks), sad (the struggles of new bands) and mad (the state o...
Episode #3: WILLIAM CONTROL
Electro-rock crooner/entrepreneur William Control and his lieutenant Kenneth Fletcher discuss the money they've lost and the bucks they've made living...
Episode #2: JONH O'CALLAGHAN of THE MAINE
This week, the Maine's John O'Callaghan recounts his band's journey from indie dudes to would-be major-label casualties to CEOs of their own destiny.
Episode #1: GEOFF RICKLY of THURSDAY
Thursday's Geoff Rickly discusses tales of dealing with indie labels, sacrificing a career to maintain ideals, mentoring My Chemical Romance and endur...