It's Not A Phase is a podcast dedicated to giving you a full insight into the world of rock, punk, metal, emo, hardcore and beyond. I'll be hanging out and talking with your favourite bands in alt music, and also speaking with those in more "behind-the-scenes" roles in the industry, from tour managers, label owners, festival promoters, publicists, and more. New episodes will come every Thursday, so subscribe and tune in.
On this episode I'm joined by Arimea vocalist, Whitney Cooper.
Arimea are a fairly new band to the scene, so we talk about how they came together, their debut EP 'Orchid St.', where the name of the EP…
On this episode I'm joined by Hidden Mothers bassist/vocalist, Liam Knowles.
We discuss the band's debut album 'Erosion / Avulsion', what caused the 4 year gap between that and their 2020 EP, signing …
On this episode I'm joined by Ocean Grove frontman, Dale Tanner.
We talk about their new album 'Oddworld', how they consider it the equivalent to a self-titled album, setting up their own label in the…
On this episode I'm joined by Every Hell and Skin Failure frontman, Will Gardner.
Every Hell have just dropped their debut EP 'Vertebrate', so we talk about that, how the band was originally founded b…
On this episode I'm joined by GORE. guitarist, Alex Reyes.
The band have only been around for about a year but are already making waves, so we talk about how they came to be, their debut EP 'A Bud Tha…
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On this episode I'm joined by Kids In Glass Houses guitarist, Iain Mahanty.
We talk about their new album 'Pink Flamingo', releasing new music for the first time in 11 years, focusing on the album aes…
On this episode I'm joined by InMe frontman, Dave McPherson.
The band are reissuing an expanded version of their 2003 debut album 'Overgrown Eden', so we look back at that time in the band's career, i…
On this episode I'm joined by Boston Manor guitarist, Mike Cunniff.
We talk about their latest album 'Sundiver', creating a double album, his relationship with Blackpool, his love for Deftones, having…
On this episode I'm joined by Future Palace vocalist, Maria Lessing.
We talk about their brand new album 'Distortion', its common thread regarding mental health, connecting this with imagery and refer…
On this episode I'm joined by Mallory Knox vocalist, Mikey Chapman.
We talk about when and how the band got back together, their first shows back at Slam Dunk Festival this year, looking back at their…
On this episode I'm joined by Salem Vex of Crucifiction.
We discuss how the band was born out of his previous project Bloodbather, creating the album artwork, writing gruesome lyrics, the inspiration …
On this episode I'm joined by 156/Silence vocalist, Jack Murray.
The band have just dropped a new album called 'People Watching', so we discuss putting that together, its creepy and unsettling artwork…
On this episode I'm joined by Freddie Whatmore and Mike Hayden from the band Lastelle.
In this chat we dig into their new EP 'EXIST vol i', if we can expect further EP volumes, playing Download Festiv…
On this episode I'm joined by Landon Tewers, the vocalist for The Plot In You.
For the past year or so the band have been dropping a series of EPs instead of an album, so we talk about that approach, …
On this episode I'm joined by journalist, publicist and podcast host, Tori Kravitz.
We dive into Tori's discovery of alt music and the scene, her beginnings as a journalist, being the pit reporter for…
On this episode I'm joined by vocalist Dane Evans and bassist Matt Clarke of the band To The Grave.
We talk all about their new album 'Everyone's A Murderer', breaking out of Australia, their graphic …
On this episode I'm joined by Michael Swank who's the vocalist for pop punk duo, iNTeRNeT FReNDz.
The band is a fairly new project, so we talk about how it came to be, their recently released debut EP…
On this episode I'm joined by Miss May I vocalist, Levi Benton.
The band are celebrating the 15th anniversary of their debut album 'Apologies Are For The Weak' by putting out a re-recorded version of …
This is a special bonus episode with a bunch of chats that I had with some bands who were at this year's RADAR Festival.
Across the three day weekend I had the chance to speak with Unpeople, Future St…