Anywhere The Needle Drops

Bri, Tony, Bryan, and Cody bring tales of their pop punk adventures in Michiana to the Red Chuck Studio. They discuss how their varied experience levels and influences (pop, folk, death metal!) mix a…

Corey Ronell stops by the Red Chuck Studio to hang out with Justin and tell the tale of how a surprise experience with a major name in music propelled him to push out his new single, Don’t Stay. They…

Half of “the Voltron of country bands”, Union Suit Rally, are here to discuss the “Midwest Sound”. Brad Powers, Chris Cunningham, Brandon Lytle, and John Treeter virtually cram into the Red Chuck Stu…

Join Justin in conversation with local musician, Matt Lenny, as they plunge immediately into a fascinating discussion about the evolution of a single song. Follow Matt as he wrestles with the electri…

The magic of the Internet first brought together Red Chuck Productions and New Hampshire’s The Rough & Tumble, self-described as “dumpster-folk/thriftstore Americana”. Now it brings them to Anywhere …

The Verve Pipe’s Brian Vander Ark joins Justin in the Red Chuck Studio for a conversation about Brian’s career and life, from the “rise and fall” of The Verve Pipe after The Freshmen to quitting the …

Stockroom East is a coworking space, event space, and live music venue in South Bend, Indiana. Michael Yoder and Matt Ingle join Justin in the Red Chuck Studio. They hash out their views on the local…

Singer-songwriter Kelly Hoppenjans joins Justin in conversation to talk about her jump from Nashville to Michigan, songwriting contests, and the tight-knit songwriting community. They gush over local…

Bentonia Blues musician Robert Connely Farr chats with Justin about Mississippi and Bentonia Blues, the Drive By Truckers and life lessons through music.

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Miles Nielsen jumps into the world of Anywhere The Needle Drops! Son of Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen, Miles has been rocking out for years with the Rusted Hearts. he and Justin reminisce(?) about COVID…

BONUS EPISODE! Lindsay was on the show a few months back AND she came up often in last week’s discussion with fellow Michiganders, The Accidentals, so it seemed the perfect time to rerelease her orig…

One of Michigan’s finest musical groups are in the Red Chuck Studio. It’s The Accidentals! Sav and Katie hang out with Justin to discuss upcoming recording projects (covers! children’s songs!), findi…

Let’s dance! Sharon of Dance Society joins Justin in the Red Chuck Studio. Dance Society is a local source of good times, good people, and good vibrations. Dance socials! Dance classes featuring unex…

Call Me Malcolm is a ska punk band hailing from England, making this the 3rd time a guest has hopped (virtually) across the big waters to join us on Anywhere The Needle Drops. Musicians who have earn…

BONUS Episode. Our recent guest, Dan Deitrich, first joined us nearly a decade ago. Hear the remastered version of our original conversation in this bonus episode of Anywhere The Needle Drops!

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Jake Simmons is finally on Anywhere the Needle Drops! Jake has been making good ol' rock and roll as a solo artist, leading Jake Simmons & The Little Ghosts, and in Katy Needs A Life. My favorite roc…

It’s the latest bonus episode, a remaster of my 2014 conversation with The Rutabega, one of South Bend’s finest bands. Last week, we spoke to forestlike. Joshua Wayne Hensley, one half of forestlike,…

forestlike is the latest musical project of Joshua Wayne Hensley and Jared Myers. You’ll remember JWH from past episodes with his other project, The Rutabega, as well as from plenty of our mix tapes …

We kick off 2024 with a groove! Local live favorites, The Erly, enter the Red Chuck Studio, just in time for their show this weekend at Earworm Records, during the Hunter Ice Festival!

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It’s HeyZeus, South Bend hip hop musician, designer, former prospective Power Ranger, and more! The artist known as “the cutest rapper” joins Justin to discuss finding an artistic voice and the magic…