Host Anthony Merchant talks all about whats going on in punk and alternative music, new releases, interviews, reviews and a whole lot more. A more talk heavy version of the Power Chord Hour radio show that's been airing on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY every Friday night since 2016.
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Host Anthony Merchant talks all about whats going on in punk and alternative music, new releases, interviews, reviews and a whole lot more. A more talk heavy version of the Power Chord Hour radio show that's been airing on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY every Friday night since 2016.
Flyin' Jay of the band Year of the Dragon (formerly of Fishbone) is our guest this week to chat about the new YOTD ep Dragon Burn out now on Manic Kat Records
Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America, Casper Babypants) returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk all about his new solo album (and second of 2025) Ready to Pop
John Doe returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk about the upcoming X and Los Lobos tour, the making of the final X record Smoke & Fiction, what a band looks for in a producer and how that changes later in a bands career, what new songs have translated live the best and much more
This week I am joined by the guitar legend that is Nancy Wilson of Heart! Nancy talks about the summer/fall Royal Flush 2025 tour and hitting the road with Cheap Trick and Todd Rundgren, fifty years of Dreamboat Annie (and where it falls on her list of favorite Heart records), Nancy's live guitar rig, her involvement with Roadcase Management and much more
Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves returns to the show to talk about the upcoming release of the 1989 Dwarves album Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows for Record Store Day 2025 (unreleased until now!)
Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America, Casper Babypants) is our first guest of 2025 to talk all about his new solo album Truth and Dare as well as the first PUSA record which turns 30 this year
Victor DeLorenzo makes his third PCH appearance to talk about the new Night Crickets record How It Ends, writing and acting in his new film Mary For The Block, the first two Violent Femmes records and tons more. Plus a bonus appearance from Janet Schiff of NINETEEN THIRTEEN!
Doug Gillard of Guided by Voices joins the show this week to talk all about the reissue of his 80's band Children's Crusade 1984 release A Duty-Dance With Death and tons more
Joseph Grillo (AKA Sid Jagger) of Her Head's on Fire joins the show this week to talk about the bands sophomore record Strange Desires, his previous band Garrison, touring in the 90's versus touring in 2024, New England music scenes and lots more
Nick Diener joins the show this week to talk the 15th anniversary of The Swellers 2009 record Ups and Downsizing plus we get into Nick's pedal company Oneder Effects, his thoughts on The Swellers legacy, how the band ended and much more
John Jughead Pierson make his return to the show to talk all about his new band Semi-Famous and what it was like turning a fictional band into a real one. Plus tons more!
Scott Lucas of Local H is this weeks guest to talk 20 years of Whatever Happened to P.J. Soles?, the bands fall tour with Radkey, the LIFERS podcast and tons more
This week I am joined by Popeye Vogelsang and Garrett Rothman of the band Calling Hours to discuss the bands new album Say Less, signing with Revelation Records, working with Brian McTernan, how writing for Calling Hours differs from how Popeye wrote for Farside and much more
Showoff singer Chris Envy joins the show this week to discuss the bands new ep Haverstraw, why timing is everything, taking signs from the universe, working with the likes of John Feldmann and Mark Trombino, fall touring plans and much more!
Chirs Ballew returns to chat about his new record Void Crusher, the genius of Mark Sandman, his feelings on Kudos to You! a decade after releasing it with PUSA, how you can't force success and much more!
Host Anthony Merchant talks all about whats going on in punk and alternative music, new releases, interviews, reviews and a whole lot more. A more talk heavy version of the Power Chord Hour radio show that's been airing on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY every Friday night since 2016.
