The Taking the Lead Media Podcast

Dec 15, 2025

A fond farewell to a couple bands and a warm hello to some new releases. 

Playlist

1. Regal Foul - Eyes on the Horizon (Eyes) [0:16]
2. Faithless Saints - The Price of Love (State Dependent Learning) [10:12]
3. skullbøy the band - These Drugs Don't Work (Love on Automatic x Death on Impact) [15:09]
4. Ninjas with Syringes - Bones...

Dec 6, 2025

Some cool punk-pop from across the country and Canada! 

Playlist

1. Craig's Brother - 10,000 Miles (E.Pidemic) [0:16]
2. Milddleton - A Song to End all Songs (Unreleased) [5:04]
3. Trashed Ambulance - Blip on the Radar (Future Considerations) [8:47]
4. Old Scars - Here with Me (Here with Me) [12:11]
5. Coco Pastel - Apartment (Girl...

Nov 20, 2025

I talk a little bit about Sailor Jerry Fest 2025 and some of the bands that played. 

Playlist

1. Zoinks! - Dirty Underwear (Stranger Anxiety) [0:16]
2. Grapefruit - Santa Wears Doc Martens (Dorkabilly Stew) [4:46]
3. Weight of Sin - Witch Hunter (Single) [6:44]
4. Load tha Chamber - Reign of Terror (Load tha Chamber EP) [9:20]

Jul 24, 2025

First episode of Season 15. Playing tracks from my favorite releases of 2024. 

Playlist

1. Unit 101 - 20/40 (Unit 101) [0:16]
2. Dislocation - Calls from the Void (Life's Thorns) [4:14]
3. School Drugs - Feel Like Shit (Disposition) [6:12]
4. Cobra Skulls - You Know I Know (Red Scare Industries: 20 Years of Dreaming and...

Jun 13, 2025

From the vault of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 05/06/2011. 

"May 06, 2011

- Episode 18 is streaming here. Download the episode here.

     This episode has a fantastic line up on it. Opening the show is a band from Southern California called Blighted. Really great sounding band, they have...