Going Off Track – Details, episodes & analysis

Everybody loves Walter. We live in the same neighborhood so I see him all the time but he's hard to miss - the guy won't slow down... Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits - all still vital, hell Rival Schools just played a run of shows this week in South America! So why not revisit this vintage episode (almost 10 years old?!?) when Benny was still cutting his host-teeth? Enjoy.

Ever since we recorded this episode, back in 2018 with Justin Brannan, (founding member of NYHC band, Indecision), his political star has been on the rise. Now, he's on the brink of becoming NYC Comptroller where he would oversee the largest municipal budget in the country. Of course we're talking pizza and conspiracy theories in this episode but listen thru to the outro where we essentially endorse him for president.

We continue last week's conversation with the legendary Skid Row, bassist Rachel Bolan, getting into his songwriting inspiration, a really good ghost story, and Alice Cooper winning a staring contest with his cat.

Enigmatic singer/songwriter Emil Amos checked in with us from down under to get real. Quarantining in the luxurious comfort of a 5 star Sydney hotel while working on a new album, he talks life, death and looking sideways at the party.

Indie/pop sensation, Zoe Reynold aka Kississippi spent some time with us discussing hallucinogenics, ghosts, possum vs raccoon and the excellence of Bartees Strange.

Comedian, Chris Gethard came on the show to dive deep with Benny into the Jersey indie-rock scene of their youth. He also gives big praise to Jeff Rosenstock, talks a little basketball and explains how many times he's cried at a Spiderman movie.

Thrice drummer, Riley Breckenridge joins us this week to discuss baseball, including having NWA as his walkup music. There's also something about "The Devil's Dick", cheesy record producers and a bunch of praise for Hot Water Music.

Mars Rover, robot-builder, Torsten Zorn was instrumental in the 2020 mission to the red planet but he also played guitar in Benny's first band! An actual rocket-scientist, motorcycle-racer, mountain-climber... wonder if we'll have anything to talk about?

For the 2nd installment of our Road Dogs® series, we got Scott Anna, who's done time with Alkaline Trio and The Gaslight Anthem. As an added bonus, we had guest-host, Ian Perkins of Gaslight and The Horrible Crowes on board too! Big tales get told!

Legendary NYC hardcore band H2O's dynamic frontman, Toby Morse joins us to discuss his colorful history like his first arrival in NYC as a teen, rolling right into a CBGBs matinee. There's also hanging with Tupac and appearing in a House of Pain video.