The Power Chord Hour Podcast

Anthony Merchant
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Host Anthony Merchant talks all about whats going on in punk and alternative music, new releases, interviews, reviews and a whole lot more. A more talk heavy version of the Power Chord Hour radio show that's been airing on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY every Friday night since 2016.

  1. NOV 10

    Ep 175 - Justin Perkins (Mystery Room Mastering) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    Justin Perkins of Mystery Room Mastering returns to PCH to talk all about his mastering work on The Replacements upcoming reissue of their 1984 masterpiece Let it Be Justin Perkins - Mystery Room Mastering  https://www.mysteryroommastering.com https://t.co/mqkvboECla https://www.instagram.com/mystery_room_mke https://www.facebook.com/MysteryRoomMastering Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com

    1h 25m

  2. OCT 6

    Ep 174 - Flyin' Jay (Year of the Dragon, Fishbone) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    Flyin' Jay of the band Year of the Dragon (formerly of Fishbone) is our guest this week to chat about the new YOTD ep Dragon Burn out now on Manic Kat Records FLYIN' JAY https://yearofthedragonband.com https://www.instagram.com/illtrombone https://www.instagram.com/year_of_the_dragon https://www.manickatrecords.com/year-of-the-dragon-dragon-burn/?srsltid=AfmBOopjd5X-JXpXrCyzD9fkhsS9rm3Q6G_lGzondzkV37OA2ECZ6SpS PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com

    43 min

  3. SEP 22

    Ep 173 - Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    Chris Ballew (The Presidents of the United States of America, Casper Babypants) returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk all about his new solo album (and second of 2025) Ready to Pop CHRIS BALLEW https://chrisballew.org https://chrisballew.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisballew https://www.instagram.com/pusaband PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com

    45 min

  4. SEP 1

    Ep 172 - Jeff Dean (Heavy Seas, Her Head's on Fire) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    This week on the show Jeff Dean of Heavy Seas and Her Head's on Fire chat about the latest Heavy Seas release By Degrees and lots more HEAVY SEAS https://www.instagram.com/heavyseaschicago https://www.facebook.com/heavyseaschicago PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com

    40 min

  5. AUG 11

    Ep 171 - John Doe - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    John Doe returns to the Power Chord Hour to talk about the upcoming X and Los Lobos tour, the making of the final X record Smoke & Fiction, what a band looks for in a producer and how that changes later in a bands career, what new songs have translated live the best and much more JOHN DOE http://www.xtheband.com https://linktr.ee/theejohndoe https://xtheband.bandcamp.com/album/smoke-fiction https://www.instagram.com/xthebandofficial https://www.instagram.com/theejohndoe PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app.

    32 min

  6. JUL 30

    Ep 170 - Nancy Wilson (Heart) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    This week I am joined by the guitar legend that is Nancy Wilson of Heart! Nancy talks about the summer/fall Royal Flush 2025 tour and hitting the road with Cheap Trick and Todd Rundgren, fifty years of Dreamboat Annie (and where it falls on her list of favorite Heart records), Nancy's live guitar rig, her involvement with Roadcase Management and much more NANCY WILSON/HEART www.heart-music.com www.instagram.com/heartofficial www.instagram.com/nancywilson www.roadcasemanagement.com PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 pm est/Tuesday at Midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app.

    25 min

  7. APR 14

    Ep 169 - Matty Grace - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    Matty Grace is this weeks guest to talk all about her debut solo album Cheap Shame (out now on Dirt Cult Records) and more! MATTY GRACE https://mattygrace.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/mattydisgrace https://linktr.ee/mattydisgrace PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com

    1h 28m

  8. APR 6

    Ep 168 - Blag Dahlia (Dwarves) - Power Chord Hour Podcast

    Blag Dahlia of the Dwarves returns to the show to talk about the upcoming release of the 1989 Dwarves album Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows for Record Store Day 2025 (unreleased until now!) BLAG/DWARVES http://www.thedwarves.com https://www.blagdahlia.com https://thedwarves.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/thedwarves https://www.instagram.com/blag_dahlia https://www.facebook.com/TheDwarves PCH Instagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhour Twitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhour Facebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhour Youtube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8Lgg Spotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_Mg Donate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthony https://cash.app/$anthmerch powerchordhour@gmail.com Check out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 8 to 11 est/Tuesday Midnight to 3 est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app. Special Thanks to my buddy Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode! https://www.meettheexpertspodcast.com https://www.jvimobile.com

    34 min
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Host Anthony Merchant talks all about whats going on in punk and alternative music, new releases, interviews, reviews and a whole lot more. A more talk heavy version of the Power Chord Hour radio show that's been airing on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY every Friday night since 2016.

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