Just a super cool and inspiring dude, playing insanely rad music, running excellent labels, pressing vinyl like a boss - Michael Potter is for sure one of my favourite people I I have been fortunate enough to interview.

We talk about Michael's experience of living in Minneapolis under the ICE reign of terror, and other horrors the American experience has to offer. But swiftly get back on track and unpack Michael's musical journey from childhood to the present day, discovering Sonic Youth, writing letters to Bruce Russel whilst in middle school in rural Georgia, and forging a pretty unique and singular musical path, resulting in a rich, extensive and eclectic discography to show for it.

But Michael is just a thoughtful, interesting guy who's done a whole lot of living, made a whole load of music, and collaborated with an endless list of incredible musicians, so I'd suggest kicking back and listening to the man share some tales and drop some wisdom.

Most importantly, go and listen to the Electric Nature - Mount Analogue is a great place to start.

Take care folks.

Really stoked to have a new (to me) player on the show who I only first heard this year. Matthew Geary is making probably the finest American Primitive guitar music I've heard in 2026, and he's been seriously getting out there, with two cassettes released this year on Carbon and Scissor Tail Records respectively, as well as playing a relentless slew of live shows, and touring with last week's guest, Rob Mohan.

It was really interesting to talk to Matt as someone from Philadelphia, who inadvertently saw Jack Rose open for Sunn O))) back when he was an impressionable 13 year old kid, and over nearly two decades has seen his guitar and music making endeavours come full circle from that moment. We talk music, guitar, technique, touring, recording, writing, but also dive into the emotional and expressive side of music, as well as broader topics like loneliness, the opioid epidemic, the inspirational writing of Cormac McCarthy, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

Matt is an incredibly inspirational guitarist who really seems to be in the thick of his creative stride right now, with a whole lot lined up for the future. Looking forward to having another conversation in a few years' time to revisit his journey down this road.

A wonderful chat this episode with Rob Mohan, aka Night Owl. I really enjoyed this conversation - it took place between a bunch of travelling I had to do for work, and was a much needed refuge to decompress and talk guitar, music, art, community, family, and other interrelated topics of interest. Rob is a really special guitar player, who, to my ears, has mastered a unique style of playing which blends the orthodoxy and deep rooted traditional style and sound of American Primitive with the more earnestly beautiful and hopeful sound of transcendental guitar soli.

We talk guitar, composition, tunings, capos, inspiration, etc. but the real good stuff for me is the conversation about family and balancing musical and artistic pursuits alongside nurturing a family, raising kids, and juggling a full time job. Not to mention the impact that these other priorities in life have materially on the type of art you create.

Anyway, I really enjoyed this conversation, so check it out, but more importantly, check out Rob's music, both under his own name (for more instrumental guitar focused stuff) and as Night Owl (for instrumentally and tonally broader singer, songwriter type stuff) - it's all good and deserves a deep listen!