Well, here we are.
This is my interview with Peter Stahl of Scream. It’s also the first episode of my new podcast. The name? Yes, you guessed it: Whatever Comes Next.
Branding is important, no?
I don’t want to repeat too much of what I say in the intro to the interview, but to quickly contextualise this post, I interviewed Peter and Franz Stahl and Enoch Thompson of Scream for New Noise Magazine a couple of months ago.
Originally making a name for themselves in Washington DC in the 80s, Scream was a band I’d heard very good things about, without ever really getting to know them.
Released last month on Dischord Records DC Special is the band’s first full-length record in 30 years. It was recorded by the band’s original unit of Peter, Franz, Enoch and drummer Kent Stacks (with a host of guests).
Not long after the recording of the album, Kent Stacks was diagnosed with cancer. Sadly, he died prior to the album’s release.
I fell in love with DC Special. I never imagined, before I listened to the album for the first time, that it would be bursting with so much variety and creativity.
Interviewing the guys for New Noise was a great experience and I’m very grateful to Peter (and Dan at DisciplinePR) for giving me the opportunity to do this second interview where Peter and I delved into the lyrics of some of the album’s tracks, as well as a little bit of the band’s history.
Next Tuesday the Every Album Ever with Mike & Alex podcast will post an episode about DC Special, for which I gave the guys notes from both interviews. So go check them out on Spotify or YouTube.
So, that’s it really. I’ve been dipping my toe into podcasting for Ghost Cult Magazine and Blessed Altar Zine and now I’m ready to do my own thing too.
This is Whatever Comes Next.
Episode 1: Interview with Scream vocalist Peter Stahl