Episodes

  • EP #91 - Dear Iowa Pen Pal with guest Luke S Williams
    Jan 27 2026

    On this bonus episode of the Scratch the Vinyl podcast, the STV crew talks to Iowa singer songwriter Luke S Williams of punk band "Dead Don't Die" about; Comparisons between the Des Moines / Lincoln music scenes, Johnny Cash is the ONLY Johnny that matters, the story behind "DEAD DON'T DIE", Luke gives back with the gift of music, Horror movies influences that bring inspiration, the magic songwriting fairy, why taking care of our pets is so important and SO MUCH MORE!

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    44 mins
  • EP #90 - Nebraska Sunsets are Bleeding Horizons with guests Nathan Drake and Anthony Bruce
    Jan 26 2026

    On this epic episode of the Scratch the Vinyl podcast, the STV crew chats with vocalist Nathan Drake and bass player Anthony Bruce from Nebraska based rock band Bleeding Horizon about; A Foo Fighters cover video leads to the formation of the band, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons teaches Nate how to play guitar, the beauty of THE METAL MANIFESTO benefit shows, Lincoln's thriving music scene, the impact that "THE MUSIC BOX" is already having on Nebraska music, Randy throws fire on the top 100 protest songs flame, Cain shares his deepest darkest secret, Mr Jones once tormented Anthony daily and SO MUCH MORE!

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • EP #89 - Tales of a Guitar Prodigy with guest Sonny B
    Jan 19 2026

    On this episode of the Scratch the Vinyl podcast, the STV crew talks to guitar player and recording artist Sonny B about; playing guitar at 4 years old, a chance meeting while playing the national anthem leads to a mini tour with a rapper, who is the best guitar player in Sonny B's eyes?, songwriting from three different perspectives, Cain gets lost in guitar gear talk, Deftones crack the Billboard top 100 after releasing music 30 years ago and SO MUCH MORE!!

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    44 mins
  • EP #88 - The Legendary Zoo Bar with guest Pete Watters
    Jan 12 2026

    On this historic episode of the Scratch the Vinyl podcast, the STV crew brings Pete Watters (owner of The Zoo Bar) in studio to talk about; The history of The Zoo Bar and how it has thrived as Lincoln's home of the blues, Cain reflects on his time playing at the legendary venue, how The Zoo continues to thrive in today's music scene, Randy's NO COUNTRY POWER HOUR explained, Magic Slim's brilliance on guitar, the importance of community in shaping a music scene, disco sucks and SO MUCH MORE!!

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    59 mins
  • EP #87 - The Tie-Dye Photographer with guest Kevin Lange
    Jan 2 2026

    On this first episode of the new year, the STV crew talks to Nebraska native and concert photographer Kevin Lange about; Randy opens a family vinyl vault for the first time in many years, New Years resolutions for the show, Kevin goes from guitar playing tie-dye shirt maker to concert photographer, iconic album covers, Kevin's rise as the new GO TO photographer for Nebraska bands & beyond, A.I. is taking over photo art, wild concert stories and SO MUCH MORE!!

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    1 hr
  • EP #86 - An Underdog Story with guest Jxhnny Bliss
    Dec 26 2025

    On this epic episode of the Scratch the Vinyl podcast, Cain & Randy sit down with hip hop artist Jxhnny Bliss to talk about; Cain reveals that he is "Ghetto Claus", doing a hip hop set at a country show, Jxhnny gets his first stage time at a sold out Macklemore show, the keys to success being a family man/musician, going from underdog to lead singer, Dave Grohl is confirmed to be a great guy off stage despite his recent misfortunes, that time Jxhnny burped in Scott Stapp's face (Creed) yet still got an autographed guitar, a new album is in the works and SO MUCH MORE!

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • EP #85 - Here For the Party with guest Mj Hansen and Ben Gauthier (Groove Lagoon)
    Dec 19 2025

    On this episode of the Scratch the Vinyl podcast, the STV crew talks to Mj and Ben of the funk fusion band Groove Lagoon about; Cain just dropped his first album ever on vinyl, Prince is yet again proven as the "GUITAR G.O.A.T.", that time Jimi Hendrix made Clapton cry, wearing a mask is a special kind of hell, the making of Lincoln's most fun band to see live, Randy is finally becoming a songwriter, Rap is a drummers greatest influence, how the Lincoln live music venues have changed over the years and SO MUCH MORE!

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    57 mins
  • EP #84 - It's Not a Cult I Swear with guest Zooey Rudd
    Dec 12 2025

    On this explosive episode of the Scratch the Vinyl podcast the STV crew sits down with Zooey Rudd of the Lincoln Indie band "The Zooey's" to talk about; Brooke becomes thee ole BALL AND CHAIN as she gets hitched, 50 Cent destroys P Diddy with his new documentary, video game music is now a genre, the in's & outs of THE ZOOEY'S, what is "alternative rock" nowadays?, Brooke summons an evil Christmas entity and SO MUCH MORE!

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    1 hr and 1 min