Going Off Track

On this week's Going Off Track Podcast, Cory Branan stopped by to talk about what it was like growing up in the South, his metal past and touring the U.S. in a rental car with his girlfriend in the peak of summer. Oh and if you haven't checked out his latest album "Mutt" yet, now is a good time to enjoy one of our favorite albums of the year.

Jim Shearer, host of VH1's Top Twenty Countdown stops by Going Off Track to regale us with his tales of getting on MTV2, love for music, and his history with Steven. If you ever wanted to know what it's like to be a VJ then this is the episode for you. We break that noise DOWN.

Singer/songwriter, Jonah Matranga, of Far and onelinedrawing, talks about playing the major label game for all it's worth, trying to write hit songs, and how he felt when he heard that his two greatest idols of all time, Eddie Vedder and Neil Young were sharing his bands' CD's with each other.

From frontman to graphic designer, hear the tale of Million Dollar Matt Hock, from his time in the Explosion, his major label woes, to his passion for spinning. Matt stopped by earlier this year and you can grab the Explosion's last record, Bury Me Standing, out right now… and all their previous ones if you haven't.

On the Going Off Track Podcast this week The Loved Ones' frontman Dave Hause talks about working construction, transitioning from a punk frontman to a singer-songwriter and, finally, recounts an incredible tale about getting mugged in Canada and saved by everyone's hero Chuck Ragan.

On the Going Off Track Podcast this week, William Beckett (from The Academy Is…), tells how Dashboard Confessional changed his life while losing his jock friends in high school. He also discusses bullies as inspiration, touring and not being kidnaped by sex slavers.