OurSpace with Matt Vettese

Catchy Riffs & Heavy Lyrics with If Not For Me

Coming off their latest single release with "Everything You Wanted," Metalcore band 'If Not For Me' joins Matt Vettese to discuss more new music and everything else they have planned for 2024. 
We dive deeper into their songwriting process, the importance of lyrics vs instrumentals in a song, connecting with fans and the importance of good stage presence, how growing up in Pennsylvania influenced the band, and more.
I'm really excited about the future of this band and their latest single is one of my favourites of the year so far. 
Check them out here: 
https://www.ifnotformeband.com/ 
 

Emo and Punk Fashion Redefined with Stylist Kitty Cowell

Kitty Cowell is a fashion stylist with a particular expertise in emo and punk fashion.
She went from being featured on the MySpace front page, as a musician, to styling celebrities like Fall Out Boy and Weezer.
Kitty joins Matt Vettese this week to tell her full story along with some fashion advice for elder emo's and more. 
Check out more Kitty here: https://kittycowell.com/
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Using Emo Lyrics To Create Art with Jonathan Mazaltov (@mazalthan)

Jonathan Mazaltov found the perfect way to blend his photography and emo music, creating a whole new world in the process.
He's created single and album art for bands like Hot Mulligan and Free Throw and on the episode we discuss how that came to be.
Check out his work and order his prints at www.mazalthan.com

”What Is Wet Music?” with Calling All Captains

Canadian Pop Punk band Calling All Captains joins OurSpace with Matt Vettese to talk about what they have in store for 2024!
We chat about the potential of some upcoming tours, new music, the songwriting process, how social media has affected crowd turn out at their shows, crowd etiquette, and what is wet music? 
Check out Calling All Captains at www.callingallcaptainsband.com 

Everything Emo with Seiwuh

Zach AKA Seiwuh joins Matt Vettese as they discuss everything emo.
They talk about our favourite bands & albums, the different waves of emo, the emo scene, what is real emo, is emo rap real emo, gatekeeping and more.
Find him on Instagram & TikTok: @Seiwuh
Check out Astral Planes:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3B4KT26m7Mai8JWy0DbzD8?si=ZJU6zUJMQBuzQxnxDxO-xg 

What Emo Was Really Like from 96-06 with Amy Fleisher Madden

At 16 years old, Amy Fleisher Madden founded her own record label, Fiddler Records, where she discovered bands like Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory and more.
Amy joins OurSpace with Matt Vettese to discuss her new book Negatives, A Photographic Archive of Emo.
Pick up your copy of the book here:
US: https://amzn.to/4ao6EZo
Canada: https://amzn.to/4841aRT
 

Creating Content As A Band with Tom Kiely of Patient Sixty-Seven

Tom Kiely of Metalcore group, Patient Sixty-Seven, joins me to talk about creating content as a musician.
We discuss effective content, relating to your audience, the importance of having fun with your content, who has the best blegh, and more!

How Social Media Catapulted Greywind’s Career

Steph and Paul O'Sullivan of Greywind join Matt Vettese to share how they used social media to make a career out of their music, even after being dropped by a major label!
Greywind are an Irish Emo band, you can find more on them at https://www.greywindband.com/