The Counterforce with Aug Stone
Talking to cool people making cool things
Episodes
A fantastic conversation with Mike Nagel about writing, authors, music, swimming, quitting drinking, and much more. Mike's books Duplex and CulDeSac are hilarious little masterpieces, check 'em out
https://www.michaelscottnagel.com/
https://autofocusbooks.com/store/p/duplex-mike-nagel
https://www.instagram.com/mike__nagel/
https://bsky.app/profile/misternagel.bsky.social
Chatting to Jessamyn Violet about writing, music, the difficulties of making art these days, therapy, and her ace new book Venice Peach
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.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/
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://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/
I had a freakin' blast chatting with the Powerhouse of ROCK that is Conan Neutron. We covered just about everything in this marathon session, and his latest Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends record, The Way Of The Neutron, is great, one of the best records I've heard this year
https://neutronfriends.bandcamp.com/album/the-way-of-the-neutron
https://www.instagram.com/conanneutron/?hl=en
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/
A pleasure to chat with Goolkasian, Heather Morgan, & Adam Wade about the first Replaced By Robots mini-album. A psychobilly/surf-rock cheerleader freak-out heralds three killer new wave tunes. Plus Goolkasian tells a good Cars-related Elevator Drops story. And much more...
https://replacedbyrobots.hearnow.com/the-experiment
https://replacedbyrobots3d.bandcamp.com/album/the-experiment-2
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.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://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://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/
Always a blast to chat with Lily & Alex from Fightmilk. No Souvenirs is one of the best albums of 2024
https://fightmilkisaband.bandcamp.com/album/no-souvenirs
https://www.instagram.com/fightmilkisaband
https://bsky.app/profile/fightmilkband.bsky.social
Excellent read from their label boss Giles Richards https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/nov/27/i-set-up-my-own-indie-label-from-brexits-brutal...
Aug Stone chats to Kimaya Diggs about her lovely songs and the challenges of making music these days
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://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://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/
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