The Sonic Road Podcast Newsletter

The stuff that doesn't make it to YouTube. Unaired stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and deep dives into the world of rock, metal, heavy psych, stoner rock & alternative — delivered free to your inbox.

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Aug 21, 2026

Spotify Will Now Tell You When an Artist Isn't Real. Does It Matter?

While it is a noteworthy step that they’ve acknowledged AI-generated music is a problem, we’re still skeptical.

Aug 18, 2026

Moon Destroys on Omni, Staying DIY, and Life on the Road

Juan Montoya and Evan Diprima on the new record, doing it all themselves, and a few honest words about touring as an independent band right now

Aug 4, 2026

Materializer's Connor and Chris Poole on Analog Grit, DIY Vans, and As The Body Flies

The former Swell Fellas brothers on building a heavy, 70s-gritty sound from nothing — and why leaving things as they lay is the whole idea behind the record.

Jul 21, 2026

Ticket Prices Are Up 41%. Here's Who's Actually Fixing It.

John Gist on Blue Dot Fever, the verdict against Live Nation, and running a festival the opposite way.

Jul 6, 2026

Passion First: Inside Blues Funeral Recordings with Jadd Shickler

Nearly thirty years in the heavy underground — from a dial-up record store to two of the best labels in the game, and why it never stopped being about the music.

Jun 21, 2026

Nick DiSalvo of Elder on Twenty Years, Burnout, and Why the Underground Scene Runs on Love

On Through Zero, creative intention, and building the world you want within a broken system

Jun 19, 2026

The Story I Didn't Tell Jay Buchanan

A deep dive on Jay Buchanan, Weapons of Beauty, and the story I didn't get to share on the podcast.

Jun 16, 2026

Revisiting Grunge and the Seattle Scene of the Nineties —Part 2.

My experiences interviewing Seattle producer, enginner and artist, Dave Hillis and more.

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