Anthony and Donovan from recently reformed Myspace era screamo-grind band Newandyke join us on this episode. We talk about the different eras of Newandyke that came with each small line-up change to what became a current grind-math-deathcore band. We talk about what they’ve each been doing musically in the interim before reforming.
We talk about how they hooked up with the labels they’re releasing the archival release and new EP (out soon! August 8th, 2025). We talk about early shows (including some early Manic Productions shows) and possible future shows! We start with what we’re listening to as usual and we talk about stuff veering off from there of course.
Gun to God’s Head is a fairly new local metalcore band. Members who joined us on the podcast this month are Del (frontwoman/vocalist), Kane (also notably a member of current very active band Vomit Forth), and Brandon (who plays in so many bands he can’t name them off the top of his head, ha! We might’ve put him on the spot in this episode).
Kane, Del & Brandon
This episode could very much serve as a primer to metalcore (and shoegaze and some other off-shoot inspirations) through the filter of 3 members of Gun to God’s Head. I felt that so much that I announced during the show that I would make a playlist. So I did. Here it is. Definitely listen to the show and then skim through this playlist and take in the stuff that may be new to you or you want to check out more deeply. Lots of bands mentioned in this show.
Shari & Eric joined us on the podcast this month. They are 2/3 of the owners (Pete had to run the bar at the time of recording) of The Cellar on Treadwell – a venue in Hamden, CT that has a bit of history (with a few different names in the past).
Shari & Eric of the Cellar on Treadwell
We open, as usual, with what we’re listening to and move on to how The Cellar on Treadwell became a thing and the struggles of opening just before a pandemic hit and now striving with a fairly full schedule full of local and touring acts.
Jake & Drew from PulsR stopped by! We talk about music! We talk about PulsR. We talk about other bands they’re in. We talk about various venues in CT including their adopted home base, the Shop in Hamden.
PulsR
We stay pretty on topic with music and the band. What a treat!
Jay Holmes and Kyle Holmes are brothers and 2 out of 3 of the owner/operators of Ritual Pizza Co. in Cheshire, CT (operating out of the Counter Weight Brewing space). Ken (the other owner/operator) couldn’t make it for fatherly reasons.
We talk about what we’re listening to. We talk about how deeply ingrained the music they listen to is to their business and how it informs what they do from the visual design aspects to just how they vibe while cooking and how they want to incorporate what they do into events at the brewery and beyond that.
Kyle and Jay Holmes of Ritual Pizza Co
We talk about the beginnings of the operation doing pop ups and now recently moving from Manchester to Cheshire. We’re looking forward to having them there for our next record fair (in October)! Oh, and we talk about Manners, a hardcore band Jay was in, ever so briefly. We veer off in a few directions. Check it out!
