Since we parted ways as college roommates, DC-based rapper, producer, visual artist, and friend of the pod Darren Buck–AKA Fake Cousin–has released FOUR full-length albums, so you could say we have some catching up to do.

Back in March, following the release of his instrumental lockdown soundtrack We The Ones, he sat down to record an episode of The All Scene Eye about the influence of family collaborations and fashion luminaries on his growing discography–plus gentrification, Black identity, and mixing his own work against masters like Jay-Z and D’Angelo.

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In his new album, Home Movies Are Time Travel, Columbus, Ohio-based Superdestroyer (cofounder of Lonely Ghost Records) warps time and space, jamming with his past selves, teasing out the context and the meaning behind recorded moments–with a distaste for nostalgia and an affinity for catchy, bitcrushed riffs and electronic drum kit beats.

In this episode of The All Scene Eye, we talk about the internet’s dankest low-stakes mysteries and the environmental crises we can’t time-travel our way out of.

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Welcome to the show Dayton, Ohio’s Mike Bankhead, who, as a bassist and keyboard player, brings a singular spin to guitar music. His sophomore indie rock album Anxious Inventions and Fictions adopts a classic 70s LP format to tell a story about insomnia–sometimes in fried-nerve distortion and sometimes in sighing piano balladry, but always with an ear for adventurous song structures and well-wrought lyrics.

In this episode of The All Scene Eye, we talk about the merits and limitations (is there a difference?) of old school vinyl, plus some of the many ways in which streaming services fail to help musicians make a living.

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This one’s for the technical nerds! Nelson Brodhead, aka instrumental hip-hop producer (leave) nelson b, joins The All Scene Eye Podcast to dissect his quickly-growing discography. We follow each stage of the ongoing experiment, from joining Lonely Ghost Records to mastering the MPC Live–loading up the sampling centrifuge with Cure covers and J Dilla drums along the way.

Not enough nerding, you say? Well, we also talk about his experience as a hospital lab technician and sing the praises of Yakuza 0. So I bet you feel pretty silly now.

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Last time we talked to Sean Ghosh, his band Electric Heart had just released their sonically ambitious second EP. Since then, he’s made his first solo record, taken up engineering, and continued his charity work with Sudeshna Beacon of Hope–all while shifting from rock to hip-hop, though that’s more deeply rooted in his past than you’d expect.

In this episode of The All Scene Eye Podcast, we tackle all the issues–solving racism and vindicating auto-tune forever. It’s a start, anyway.

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Now it’s officially an All Scene Eye tradition! Guest host Katie Wonders returns for another summery summary of the beach bangers and poolside pop hits you need to get you through the hot months. This year, we’ve got a treasure trove of worthy chart-toppers, but only one can be Song of the Summer 2019, and it’s time to place your bets. From emo to disco, surf-rock to Brit-pop, we’ve got a jam for every occasion.

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In making their upcoming debut album A Fearful Wonder, Toronto prog rock/pop metal band KOZEN wound up shredding not just guitars, but the boundaries of genre, faith, and the worldviews they grew up with.

In this episode of The All Scene Eye Podcast, we talk to singer/guitarist Max Aka about the band’s latest single, “To The Wind,” plus growing up in a church community mistrustful of metal and pursuing the love that breaks down barriers.

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They’re taking their time with the release of their debut full-length studio album, but D.C. noise rock trio Taciturn has plenty to share in the meantime. Since adding singer/bassist Natasha Janfaza to their lineup, they’ve released Live In McNeir: a cassette tape and concert film showcasing a Taciturn gig in all its hazy ferocity.

In this episode of The All Scene Eye Podcast, we go behind surreal scenes of Live In McNeir and get schooled in the Kevin Shields model of funding your recording sessions.

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In the year since we last sat down with Electric Heart, the eclectic indie soul band has launched themselves into the unknown, playing for strangers on their first tour and releasing their ambitious Atmos EP.

It’s a daunting phase for any band, but for Padideh Goudarzi and Sean Ghosh, embracing change is part of the fun. Sometimes a trap rock fusion jam becomes an unexpected fan favorite. Sometimes a running joke between bandmates becomes a whole new direction in style. We tackle all this and more in this episode of The All Scene Eye Podcast.

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On his debut album Virginia, Richmond singer-songwriter Woody Woodworth catalogs the stories and musical styles of his blue collar Appalachian upbringing, seeking hope in hardship and comfort in classic country rock.

In this episode of The All Scene Eye Podcast, join us as we dig down to the roots of the record, spanning the personal, the popular, and the literary–from great uncles to the Grand Ole Opry, and from Bill Monroe to Bill Shakespeare.

You can download Woody’s song for Lynlee on iTunes

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