On this episode of Off the Clock, I’m joined by my pal Justin, lead singer of The Frickashinas, formerly of the band A Void whose concert was the first date I had with my wife, and a dude who tries to d*ck with me during nearly this entire interview. Here’s some of what we talk about:

• First Question: At what age did you first want to become a rockstar and who did you think you could emulate?
• who were Justin’s early musical influences? which nerdy band instrument did he play?
• the process of commissioning the song “Happy Friday” and our shared sensibility
• the fine art of ballbusting
• Dave Grohl screwing up his reputation by screwing around and Justin’s own crazy family discovery
• punks listening to Foo Fighters, Sister Hazel, Tegan and Sara, Taylor Swift, Post Malone and Olivia Rodrigo
• Justin tries to hijack the interview by constantly interrupting me and I just stare his ass down and make it super awkward
• how our brains are not equipped to handle the constant barrage of information and how bad cell phones are for kids (seriously)
• how maybe we in the punk community are just throwing talent shows for each other, but how that’s the antidote to loneliness
• how even the smallest little projects can have a profound impact on someone’s day, someone’s life, someone’s entire existence and why we all need to keep creating
• the hidden 1-2-3-4 in one of the Frickashinas songs
• the actual process of recording new stuff and what the best practices are
• the pivot the Frickashinas have made away from the negative and toward the positive

Find Justin at The Frickashinas.

Theme song by Sorry Sweetheart.

Logo by Nebulus Visions.

Produced by Deft Communications.

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Recorded at my house.