Episode 464: Struggling Artist State Of The Podcast Address: Quarter 4
Saying good-bye to old things. New things to come. What moving forward will look like.
Episode 463: Struggling Artist Record Club Recap - September 2026
Dave and Ryan discuss the September pick for the Struggling Artist Record Club, “I Still Hate You…” from The Radiator Rattlers.
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Episode 460: Struggling With The Return Of K.C.U.F. Again
Ken and Chris of K.C.U.F. are back, and in person, to talk about their upcoming album Losing Year. We debut their first single at the end of this one!
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Episode 459: Struggling Artist Record Club Recap - August 2026
Dave and Ryan discuss August’s record club selection, Mermaid Island from Mermaid Island.
Episode 458: Struggling With The Return Of Generation Exit
Chris Klinck of Generation Exit returns to the podcast to talk about the bands new album Early Birds & After Hours. They discuss getting older and feeling like time is running out to create art that will have a lasting impression on the world. They also nerd out on record collecting, home recording, and more.
Episode 457: Struggling With The Return Of Allegedly Records
Bree of Allegedly Records has returned to the podcast to talk about the new bands on the label. The veteran bands on the label. Minimum wage, the cost of living, and more.
Episode 456: Struggling With The Drowns
In this extra long episode Rev Peters of The Drowns has returned to the podcast to talk about the band's new record, Harsh Record, that drops this upcoming Friday.
Episode 455: Struggling Artist Turntable - September 2026
Trev is back from his sabbatical and the Turntable boys are together again with music recommendations for you on this Bandcamp Friday. Whether you like what they discuss or not, support your favorite independent artists and purchase some music from them today. The X-Factor for September is BACK TO SCHOOL.
Episode 454: The Struggling Artist 2026 State Of The Podcast Address
Trev is back from his break and wants to catch everyone up with what's going on currently with and the future of the podcast.
Episode 453: Struggling Artist Record Club Recap - July 2026
Ryan and Dave discuss July's Struggling Artist Record Club Selection, Rebelmatic - Sting The Devil.
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Episode 452: Struggling With Bad Idea USA
Bad Idea USA discuss the origins of their band and finding freedom, personhood, and catharsis through creating music.
Episode 451: Struggling With Grace Givertz
Grace Givertz breaks down her new album Midnight Feature, the development of her sound, and using your voice as an artist.
Episode 450: Struggling With Kira McSpice
Kira McSpice talks about her new 4 album Saturn Return series, her unique approach
to conceptualizing records, and the inspiration behind her most recent release The Desert.
Episode 449: Struggling Artist Turntable - August 2026
Jeff and Chris save the turntable while Trev has all but disappeared from the world. Will he come back? Who Cares! We have music recommendations to talk about! In this episode they discuss Bratlash and Yellow Jacket.
Episode 448: Struggling With Somergloom
Somergloom is an underground heavy music and arts festival based in Somerville. Aria caught up with festival organizer Dr. Gloom live on location to talk about the journey of the festival, the local music community, and what attendees can expect in 2026.
Episode 447: Struggling With Black Beach
Boston noise rockers Black Beach discuss their new album Mail Thief, the influences of their uniquely eerie sound, and the friendship that keeps the band going.
Episode 446: Struggling with Magnatar
Episode 446: Struggling With Magnatar - Eric Sauter of New Hampshire sludge titan’s Magnatar discusses the return of the band, their new creative focus, fatherhood, and the influence of his career as a studio engineer on the creative process.