The Counterforce with Aug Stone

Chatting to Jessamyn Violet about writing, music, the difficulties of making art these days, therapy, and her ace new book Venice Peach

https://jessamynviolet.com/

https://www.instagram.com/jessamynviolet/?hl=en

https://bsky.app/profile/jessamynviolet.bsky.social

https://shop.maudlinhouse.net/#venice-peach

Talking to Dan Tremaglio about dreaming, writing, his Mount Rushmore of authors, and his excellent new book The Only Wolf Is Time

https://www.dantremaglio.com/

https://www.instagram.com/dantremaglio/?hl=en

https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/the_only_wolf_is_time/

Talking to Brian Alan Ellis about KISS, KISS, more 80s hard rock, KISS, his writing, House Of Vlad Press, and more KISS. Check out his latest collection, The Errors Tour. I have never laughed harder at a book

https://houseofvladpress.com/brian-alan-ellis

https://www.instagram.com/depressedwriterasshole/

https://x.com/brianalanellis

An excellent conversation with Kyle Seibel about writing, performing, perseverance, and his killer new story collection Hey You Assholes

https://www.instagram.com/kylerseibel/

https://x.com/kylerseibel

https://bsky.app/profile/kylerseibel.bsky.social

https://www.clashbooks.com/new-products-2/kyle-seibel-hey-you-assholes-preorder

Great conversation with The Church frontman about his many projects, what he wants from music, and new album The Road To Tibooburra

https://www.instagram.com/stvklby/

https://www.thechurchband.com/

A real pleasure to finally chat to Tim Lane, author of Your Silent Face and Phil's Siren Song. Talking books, music, Joy Division of course, the brilliant 80s bands that soundtrack his novels, and much more

https://www.yoursilentface.com/

https://www.instagram.com/inlovewithplaid/

https://augstone.substack.com/p/the-counterforce-no-41-books

A fun chat with filmmaker Bobby Miller about his debut novel, Situation Nowhere, in which a new energy drink is causing folks to explode. Talking books, film, comics, and more

https://www.bobbymillertime.com/

https://thebobbymiller.com/situationnowhere

https://bsky.app/profile/bobbymillertime.com

https://augstone.substack.com/

I had a great conversation with Ali Smith about music, writing, photography, punk ideals, rock n roll adventures, and her excellent memoir The Ballad Of Speedball Baby

https://www.alismith.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@mommaloveAli

https://www.instagram.com/mommaloveali/

https://www.instagram.com/speedballbaby/

FB: Ali Smith Photo

https://augstone.substack.com/p/the-counterforce-no-56-ali-smith

Psyched to chat with one of my favorite pop stars, TheBabeGabe (BLACKSTARKIDS), about her new solo career and first single and video, PSA. Honored that this is her first solo interview

https://www.instagram.com/ughthatsgabe

https://x.com/_TheBabeGabe

https://bsky.app/profile/thebabegabe.bsky.social

https://thebabegabe.bandcamp.com/album/psa-single

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_vjpYHxQxM

https://augstone.substack.com/

Hopefully one of your new favourite bands, Chemtrails are great rock n roll, with good lyrics and an infectious glammy stomp to boot. A fun conversation with Mia and Laura from the band

https://adoseofchemtrails.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/chemtrails_band/

https://pnkslm.com/pages/chemtrails

https://augstone.substack.com/

Talking John Frusciante, Kurt Vonnegut, music, writing, and of course his new book Horse Girl Fever with Kevin Maloney

https://kevinmaloney.net/

https://x.com/kevinrmaloney

https://www.instagram.com/kevinrmaloney

https://www.clashbooks.com/new-products-2/kevin-maloney-horse-girl-fever-preorder

https://twodollarradio.com/products/maloney-kevin

https://augstone.substack.com/

Aug Stone chats to Kimaya Diggs about her lovely songs and the challenges of making music these days

https://www.kimayadiggs.com/

https://kimayadiggs.substack.com/

https://kimayadiggs.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kimayadiggs/

https://augstone.substack.com/

Aug Stone chats to one of his favourite authors, Steve Aylett, about his dazzling and hilarious new book, The Book Lovers

https://www.steveaylett.com/

https://augstone.substack.com/p/the-counterforce-no-51-bauhaus

Aug Stone talks to the man behind Glass Records, David Barker, who has brought much excellent music into the world by the likes of David J, The Jacobites, The Pastels, The Jazz Butcher, Spacemen 3, The Perfect Disaster, and even a mini-LP by The Replacements

https://glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/glass-remade-remodelled

https://glassmodern.bandcamp.com/

https://glassredux.bandcamp.com/

https://glassminiature.bandcamp.com/

Aug Stone chats to one of his favourite songwriters, Mikey Georgeon, about Mikey's recent The Middle People album, his adventures in Athens & Georgia (the OG ones), the art of making moments, and much more

https://mikeygeorgeson.com/

https://themiddlepeople.bandcamp.com/album/revenge-of-the-killjoys

https://www.alldonebykindness.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mikeygeorgeson/

https://augstone.substack.com/

Aug Stone chats with author John Patrick Higgins about David Coverdale, P.G. Wodehouse, The Smiths, and of course his new novel, Fine 

https://johnpatrickhiggins.blogspot.com/

https://www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/fine/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/johnpatrickhiggins/

Twitter: https://x.com/JohnnyMuggins

Aug's Substack: https://augstone.substack.com/