Cone's Cave

I’m back! Season 8! Last season I ended it with a punk legend in Dez Cadena so I thought its only fitting that I start this season with another punk legend in Kid Congo Powers who has played in such bands as The Cramps, The Gun Club, Nick Cave + The Bad Seeds to name a few…… This was a really great talk and if you are into the history of punk ala 1970’s then this one is definitely for you! You don’t get to hear too many conversatio...

This is the Season 7 finale and I wanted to end the season with a punk/hardcore legend! If you love punk and hardcore you know the name Black Flag and The Misfits. Well this week I have Dez Cadena on the show who sang for Black Flag for a number of years in the 80’s and also played guitar for Black Flag for years to come. He also played guitar for The Misfits for over 10 years. Call up your punk fan friends cause they won't want to...

This week on my show I have one of the best guitarist I’ve ever had on my show, I have Ben Weinman who plays in The Dillinger Escape Plan and Suicidal Tendencies on my show! Both very influential bands and Ben is a very influential guitar player. We don’t exactly nerd out on guitar but we nerd out on music and band stuff…… so if you are into guitar music, music that has guitars in it then you will not want to miss this episode!

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This week I have fellow Canadian Stefan Babcock on the show! Stefan sings, plays guitar and is the song writer for the band Pup! Pup has built quite a world wide following since their inception and have just released a new album called “Who Will Look After The Dogs”.\ We talk about everything from their beginnings as a band to tours that drag on too long (even writing a tongue in cheek song about killing your bandmates) and a whole...

This week on Cone’s Cave I have Pete Steinkopf who is the guitarist, co-writer and original member of The Bouncing Souls on my show! Bouncing Souls started in New Jersey in 1989 and are still going strong and we dive into their journey as a band as well as Pete’s producing career as well. If you know The Bouncing Souls you know how important the band is for the scene and so its important that you tune into this episode!

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This week on my show I have Part 2 of my interview with my friend Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise. Why 2 parts you ask? Well you’ll have to listen to see why it was crucial I did 2 parts with Fletcher. If you like good old fashioned punk rock tour stories well there’s no better than this episode. This episode is full of some the craziest Fletcher stories out there! Tune in to hear it all!

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I’m back Season 7 Ep 1 of Cone’s Cave! Happy to be back but even more happy to have my friend the one and ONLY Fletcher Dragge from Pennywise on my show. I’ve had this interview in my back pocket for over a year now and its time to let it loose! This is part 1 and yes their will be a part 2 as well. If you know anything about Fletcher or Pennywise you know these conversations are gonna be entertaining. Don’t miss it!

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This week I have Chris Demakes, singer and guitarist for Less Than Jake on the show! Less Than Jake are the band that holds the record for playing the most Warped Tours ever as well as being a main fixture in the punk and ska scene since 1992! A lot to talk about with Chris in this almost 2 year old very relevant interview. Tune into this one, you definitely don’t want to miss it!

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This week I am supporting my homeland of Canada as I have a fellow Canadian on the show! This week I have Todd Kerns on the show!
If you are Canadian and were listening to the radio and/or watching Much Music in the 90’s you’ll know the 90’s band "Age Of Electric".
If you are a human on planet earth you’ll know who Slash is! Well, Todd was the singer of "Age Of Electric", he’s the bass player and sometimes lead singer of Slash’s ba...

This week I’m diving into a few of the great Hip Hop interviews I’ve done. I have 2 legends on the show showing you 2 different interviews. Interview #1 is Canadian Hip Hop legend K-OS who grew up 15 mins from where I grew up in Canada! 
Interview #2 is NYC Hip Hop legend DMC from RUN DMC! 
What do these 2 hip hop legends have in common? Well Rock N Roll was a huge part of their upbringing and their sound. 
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This week I have another Sum 41 bandmate on my show, my rhythm section partner of 10 years! I have Frank Zummo on my show! I like this episode a lot cause not only do we talk his time in Sum 41 but Frank also tells stories from a bunch of other bands he’s toured in including Scott Weiland’s Band, Gary Numan, Motley Crue ect. This interview also took place the day we in Sum 41 announced to the world that we were disbanding. A lot ha...

I’m back with Season 6 of Cone’s Cave and since my band Sum 41 has just played our final shows I thought it’d be fitting to have a few guys from the band of my show. This week I have my great friends and bandmates Tom Thacker and Deryck Whibley on the show! As you can imagine there’s lots of stories coming your way on this episode and of coarse I touch on the end of Sum 41 and how it felt to play the last shows and how I feel now. ...

This week on Cone’s Cave I have another fellow bassist on the show, but not only that a legend in punk rock. I have Greg Norton from the very influential punk band Husker Du on my show! Bands like Green Day, Pixies and Nirvana have all sited Husker Du as influences. If you want to hear about the 70’s and 80’s punk scene from a guy who was in it, well this episode is for you! Lots to talk about including his new band Ultrabomb. Tune...