A Million Emo Thoughts
Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/ashley-oken/subscribe Is it hard for you to keep track of all the new rock music coming out these days? Within the emo renaissance of mainstream bands making a comeback, many great rising acts have been buried in the noise. Join music journalist Ashley Whitney weekly to hear her thoughts on everything that is in the rock scene. This show will dive into all of the thoughts on newly released tracks every other Friday and will go live on Mondays and interviews with ascending artists on Tuesdays — especially those that are fronted by POC, LGBTQ+ people, and women—on how they broke into the changing rock landscape.
Episodes
On this episode, I chat with the members of up-and-coming punk duo RAUE— the band is comprised of Paige (songwriter and vocalist) and Jax (drummer)— about their new EP KARMA !!!, musical influences, entering a new era of raw music, and more!
You can find the band here:
https://rauemusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/rauemusic/
https://twitter.com/rauemusic
On this episode of the podcast, I chat with James of Thousand Below— a fun and kind dude to talk to— about the band's third album "Hell Finds You Everywhere", their emotional single "Sabotage, "and Deberg's music tastes and influences.
Hailing from San Diego, CA, the post-hardcore outfit recently released the music video for "Sabotage" and opened for Bad Omens on the "A Tour of the Concrete Jungle" run. Their third album deals with...
On the 13th episode of " A Million Emo Thoughts', I chat with Stef of the rock band City Of The Weak about her band's single "United Hate Division", writing music that's raw and unapologetic in its stance, being a music teacher, and so much more.
You can find the band here:
https://www.cityoftheweakofficial.com
https://www.instagram.com/cityoftheweak/
On this episode of "A Million Emo Thoughts", we have James Milbrandt of American metalcore band Versus Me on the show to discuss his band's new single "Terrified", musical influences, the pressures of touring, and so much more.
Formed in Jamesville, Wisconsin, Versus Me recently finished a tour with Kingdom Collapse and is embarking on a tour of album release shows with Awake At Last starting in February.
You can find the ban...
On this (awesome) 11th episode of the podcast, I chat with Ronnie Winter of Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and we discuss the band's journey in the alternative rock scene, the legacy of their hit single "Face Down", the process of creating the music video for the revamped version of the song, and so much more. Come for the emo nostalgia, stay for the cool chat.
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus is an American rock band formed in 2003. Hailing ...
Hi everyone! On the 10th episode of "A Million Emo Thoughts" (I'm so proud of reaching the 10th episode already). we have Jake Salazar, lead vocalist of RODERIK, on the show to discuss his band's single "Desperate Measures", mental health in music, pursuing your dreams, and so much more! This was such a fun episode.
We have Milan-based metal band Stain The Canvas on the ninth episode of the show to discuss their sophmore album "All Fine", released via In Vogue Records in 2022, the pressures of social media, and finding the energy to create music during the pandemic, and more. They are embarking on a EU / UK tour in 2023, supporting Attilia starting in February in the Netherlands.
Stain The Canvas first appeared on the metal scene i...
On this episode of the podcast, things are a bit different— We have Cody Crulz, a concert photographer, on the show to discuss breaking into the photograhy industry, his time working in the merchandising department at Hot Topic, and what his professional life looks like now. (He also gives some great tips to aspiring concert photograhers in our chat too!)
Orginally from Austrailia, Crulz had a dream of working in the rock mus...
We have the Florida-born goth horror band Dark Divine on the show to discuss the reception of their (incredible) EP "Halloweentown", touring, living their dreams, and more.
It was an absolute pleasure chatting with them!
Formed in Orlando, FL in April 2021, the hard rock band shot to virality after appearing in the open verse Tik-Tok challenge hosted by metalcore outfit Motionless in White. However, Florida’s rock ...
Hi everyone! This is the sixth episode of "A Million Emo Thoughts" and we have The Backfires as our guests today!
Alex Gomez (lead vocalist) and Matt Walter (bass) drop by the show to discuss the band's new single "Reflections on My TV", playing venues in NYC, and much more.
You can find the band here:
https://www.thebackfires.com
https://www.instagram.com/thebackfires/?hl=en
https://www.tiktok.com/@thebackf...
Hi everyone! This is episode 5 of the "A Million Emo Thoughts" podcast where we do artist interviews and music commentary, and today's guest is Tristan Matthew, guitarist for the band Alltheprettythings.
On the show, we discuss the inspiration for the band's single and the sound of their upcoming EP, how friendship sustains the band, and the pressures of social media.
Come for the information on the band, and stay for t...
It's Episode 2 of "A Million Emo Thoughts" and we have pop singer Lulu Simon on the show to discuss her sophomore EP "Muscle Memory", released on October 7th, her girls' anthem single "All In", adjusting to living in LA, and the art of writing sad songs.
Dubbed a "sensitive pop" singer, Lulu Simon knows what musicianship looks like— she's the daughter of Paul Simon and Edie Brickell—yet forges her own path by diving into her...
The debut episode of "A Million Emo Thoughts" is here and so is punk and grunge band Pollyanna's debut album!
Pollyanna, a four-piece rock band from New Jersey, is our first guest on "A Million Emo Thoughts"! Front person Jill Beckett and bassist Brandon Bolton discuss the angry tone of the band's debut record "Slime", their single "Relationship Anxiety, writing songs about commitment and sexual liberation, the New Jersey roc...
Pop-punk artist Mattsta-Graham sits down on Episode Three of "A Million Emo Thoughts" to discuss his (incredible) new album "Prescribe Whatever", being discovered on Tik-Tok and signing to I Surrender Records, the story behind his fun music video for his single "Gotta Be Productive" that was a spoof of the "Friends" theme song and so much more.
Follow Matt @mattstagraham on all platforms and listen to his new album "Prescribe...
Hi! I'm Ashley Whitney, an elder emo and the host of "A Million Emo Thoughts", a music commentary and artist interview podcast that will soon air on Fridays. A music journalist by trade— I write for New Noise Magazine, MTV News, and other outlets— I will review three stand-out tracks from rising bands on new music Fridays and go through all of my thoughts on them as well as give a spotlight to the groups that can be und...
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