Today we’re hanging out with Ken Andrews from Failure! Back in 2015 they released their highly anticipated comeback album ‘The Heart Is A Monster’, the band’s first since 1996’s ‘Fantastic Planet’. He’ll tell us what led to their breakup in t

200: MAYNARD JAMES KEENAN – on life in Jerome, curating playlist for his Caduceus Cellars line of wines, and A Perfect Circle’s first album in over a decade: ‘Eat The Elephant’

Apr 5th, 2018 55m 25s

We’re saddened to say that this will be our 200th and final episode of the ‘2 Hours with Matt Pinfield Podcast’. But we wanted to do something special, so Matt called up his old friend Maynard James Keenan from A Perfect Circle and Tool! A.P.

199: AMY SHARK/EASY – Amy Shark on success in America, her ‘Night Thinker’ EP, and working with Mark Hoppus…plus: Josh Landau from EASY will tell us about their ‘Nothing New’ EP

Apr 2nd, 2018 1h 5m

Today our final special two-part episode of the show featuring Australian songstress Amy Shark and Josh Landau from new L.A. band EASY. Amy rose to fame following the success of her Night Thinker EP and—if you’ve ever listened to our nightly r

198: NOTHING MORE/ANDREW WK – Jonny and Daniel from Nothing More on their Grammy Nominated album ‘The Stories We Tell Ourselves’…plus: Andrew W.K. on his new album ‘You’re Not Alone’

Mar 29th, 2018 1h 34m

Today another special two-part episode of the show featuring Jonny Hawkins and Daniel Oliver from Nothing More and Matt’s old friend Andrew W.K.! Jonny and Daniel will tell us about the amazing reaction they got to their Grammy nominated album

197: ROYAL BLOOD/THUNDERPUSSY – Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher on growing up in Brighton, packing a punch, and their new album ‘How Did We Get So Dark?’…plus: bonus conversation with Thunderpussy

Mar 26th, 2018 1h 22m

Today we’re beyond excited to finally welcome Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher from Royal Blood onto the show! Their 2017 release How Did We Get So Dark? was one of our favorite albums of last year…they’ll tell us about recording it with producer To

196: NATHANIEL RATELIFF AND THE NIGHT SWEATS – Nathaniel and Joseph Pope III on lifelong friendship, playing sporting events, and working with producer Richard Swift on new album ‘Tearing At The Seams’

Mar 22nd, 2018 1h 7m

Today we’re celebrating the return of Nathaniel Rateliff to the podcast…and this time he brought along his writing partner Joseph Pope III from The Night Sweats! They’ve been friends for nearly their entire lives…they’ll tell us about growing

195: ASKING ALEXANDRIA – Danny and Sam on ups and downs, Danny’s return, and their new self-titled album

Mar 19th, 2018 43m 47s

Today we’re hanging out with Danny Worsnop and Sam Bettley from Asking Alexandria! Late last year they released their self-titled fifth album…Danny notably left the band prior to recording their 2016 release The Black…he’ll tell us about the f

194: JONATHAN DAVIS – on classic hip-hop, Buck Owens and the Bakersfield Sound, and the decade long journey to his debut solo album

Mar 15th, 2018 46m 45s

Today we’re hanging out with our old friend and a return guest to the podcast: Jonathan Davis from Korn! He’s getting ready t release his debut solo album…he’ll tell us about the decade long process of putting it together and the New Romantic

193: DOROTHY – on getting sober, love for Beyoncé, and working with producer Linda Perry on her new album ‘28 Days In The Valley’

Mar 12th, 2018 37m 40s

Today we’re hanging out with an artist you need to know about called Dorothy! We fell in love with her sound after hearing her 2016 debut ROCKISDEAD…her new album 28 Days In The Valley comes out on Friday March 16th…she’ll tell us about writin

192: ALBERT HAMMOND JR. – on NYC record stores, recording Upstate, and the incredible story behind his new solo album ‘Francis Trouble’

Mar 8th, 2018 41m 17s

Today we’re hanging out with an old friend of Matt’s: guitarist Albert Hammond Jr! You may know him from his time playing in The Strokes…he’s got a new solo album coming out this week called Francis Trouble…Albert will tell us why he loved rec

192: ALBERT HAMMOND JR. – on NYC record stores, recording Upstate, and the incredible story behind his new solo album ‘Francis Trouble’

Mar 8th, 2018 41m 17s

191: K.FLAY – on Grammy nominations, her special relationship with her fans, and releasing her debut album ‘Every Where Is Some Where’

Mar 5th, 2018 41m 28s

Today we’re celebrating the return of Kristine Meredith Flaherty—aka K.Flay!! It’s been over a year since her last visit to the show…and what a year it’s been! We’re catching up and talking about her album Every Where Is Some Where…working wi

190: THE WRECKS – Nick, Aaron, Billy, Westen, and Schmidt on writing/producing their new ‘Panic Vertigo’ EP, their history of backyard performances, and their wildest stories of life on the road

Mar 1st, 2018 35m 55s

Today we’re hanging out with a new band we’ve been a fans of since they put out their debut single last year called “We Are The Wrecks”…Nick, Aaron, Billy, Westen, and Schmidt from Los Angeles band The Wrecks! Two weeks ago they released their

189: THEORY OF A DEADMAN – Tyler Connolly on writing ‘Wake Up Call’ on the piano, impacting fans with their chart-topping single “Rx (Medicate)”, and his earliest studio experiences

Feb 26th, 2018 51m 40s

Today we’re hanging out with Tyler Connolly, frontman from Theory Of A Deadman! Last year they released their sixth studio album Wake Up Call…he’ll tell us how writing songs on the piano influenced a new sound for the band. Plus: fan reaction

188: MATT SORUM – on his Adopt The Arts charity, early tours with The Cult and GN’R, and a progress report on upcoming autobiography

Feb 22nd, 2018 1h 21m

Today we’re hanging out with the one-and-only Matt Sorum…drummer from The Cult, Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Kings Of Chaos! He last joined us at the end of 2016…we’ll talk about building his Adopt The Arts charity, his time with the af

187: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB – Robert Been on life, loss, and their new album ‘Wrong Creatures’

Feb 19th, 2018 42m 44s

Today we’re hanging out with Robert Levon Been, frontman from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club! Last month they released their eighth studio album Wrong Creatures…he’ll tell us about bringing in producer Nick Launay to work on the project Plus: le

186: THE PIXIES – Joey Santiago on plans for new music, their influential 25+ year career, and summer co-headlining tour with Weezer

Feb 15th, 2018 54m 55s

Today we’re spending some time with a guy we’ve been a huge fan of for several years—he and Matt have recently become great friends as well—Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago! We’ll talk at length about his musical career, influencing everyone fro

185: SIR SLY – Hayden, Jason, and Landon on infinity, their group dynamics, and how tragedy led to their latest album ‘Don’t You Worry, Honey’

Feb 12th, 2018 44m 34s

Today we’re hanging out with Hayden, Jason, and Landon from orange county band Sir Sly! Their latest album Don’t You Worry, Honey is available now however you consume music…they’ll tell us about recording the album at their home studio in Cost

184: THE WOMBATS – Matthew Murphy on bad experiences with AirBNB, upcoming tour with Weezer and The Pixies, and their new album ‘Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life’

Feb 8th, 2018 40m 44s

Today we’re excited to hang out with someone we’ve been a fan of for a long time, Matthew Murphy—front man from The Wombats! On Friday they’ll release their fourth album Beautiful People Will Ruin Your Life…Murph will tell us about coming up w

183: MYLES KENNEDY – on scrapping his original album before starting work on solo debut ‘Year Of The Tiger’, childhood tragedy leading to the album title, and catharsis in song writing

Feb 5th, 2018 43m 49s

Today we’re hanging out with another former podcast guest: singer Myles Kennedy. His debut solo album Year Of The Tiger comes out on March 9th…he’ll tell us about the childhood significance of the album title, scrapping his original album befo

182: AWOLNATION – Aaron Bruno on getting back to nature, giving back to victims of last year’s natural disasters, and writing/recording the band’s new album ‘Here Come The Runts’

Feb 1st, 2018 53m 31s

Today we’re hanging out with another former podcast guest: Awolnation frontman Aaron Bruno. Aaron built an amazing home studio for their third album ‘Here Come The Runts’—out Friday, February 2nd! He’ll tell us about getting back to nature in h

181: CHRIS JERICHO – on personal connection with NJPW’s Kenny Omega, latest Fozzy album 'Judas', and season 2 of ‘But I’m Chris Jericho’

Jan 29th, 2018 1h 4m

Today we’ve got a very special guest…not only does he the sing in the amazing band Fozzy…but he’s also one of the biggest podcast hosts on the planet: ‘Talk Is Jericho’ host Chris Jericho! He’ll tell us about his love for producing his weekly s

180: DAVEY HAVOK – on upcoming Blaqk Audio music, origins of DREAMCAR, and his new novel ‘Love, Fast, Los Angeles’

Jan 25th, 2018 57m 17s

Today we’re hanging out with an amazingly talented former guest: Davey Havok! We spoke with him over a year ago prior to AFI.’s ‘Blood Album’…he’ll catch us up on all things DREAMCAR, tell us just how close we are to hearing the new Blaqk Audio

179: SILENT RIVAL – Sara and Joz on working with producer Matt Wallace, upcoming plans for new music, and their debut album ‘The Kindness Of Strangers’

Jan 22nd, 2018 36m 53s

Today we’re talking with a new band we love called Silent Rival! Sara Coda and Joz Ramirez stopped by the studio to discuss their debut album ‘The Kindness Of Strangers’, how they met at UCLA, and working with producer Matt Wallace. Plus: Joz’s

178: PRAYERS – Leafar and Dave on the cholo-goth sound, Ian Astbury as a spiritual shaman, and their new album ‘Baptism Of Thieves’

Jan 18th, 2018 48m 44s

Today we’re hanging out with a pair of Cholo-Goth pioneers who call themselves Prayers! Leafar and Dave stopped by to tell us about their latest album ‘Baptism Of Thieves’…plus: Leafar’s checkered past—which included a stint behind bars, why he