On this episode of What Are You Jamming?, I'm joined by Dennis Mikula of Ghost Bath for a deep dive into the band's latest record, Rose Thorn Necklace.

Dennis opens up about starting Ghost Bath as a college side project and how early influences in hardcore, post-hardcore, and black metal shaped his musical identity. We talk about why he describes what he does as "rock and roll," how internal emotion drives the band's sound more than geography, and what it was like creating music through periods of depression.

We also get into:

• The creative process behind Rose Thorn Necklace

• Writing music first and adding lyrics later

• The impact of the pandemic on past releases

• Touring - exhausting, cathartic, and necessary

• His love for Fender guitars and tonal clarity

• The personal meaning behind the name Ghost Bath

It's an honest, thoughtful conversation about creativity, survival, and making heavy music that actually means something.

Listen now and tell me… what are you jamming?

Scott Osment (Glassing, Deaf Club, Planet B) crashes in to talk drums, chaos, and the art of juggling multiple bands without completely losing your mind.

We dive into Scott's early days behind the kit, early-2000s heavy music that scrambled his brain, and the drummers who rewired his style. He breaks down why being in the room still matters when writing music, how Glassing, Deaf Club and Planet B scratch very different creative itches, and the mental gymnastics of switching between projects.

We also cover genre labels (helpful/dumb paradox), favorite cities to playand what's coming next for both bands.

Hit play, turn it up, and stick around for the end to hear Scott's answer to the show's namesake question: What are you jamming?

On this episode of What Are You Jamming?, Chris Owen sits down with Caleb of Hey, ily for a wide-ranging, tangent-friendly conversation about music, scenes, and why fun songs can still hit pretty dark.

They talk Caleb's early influences - from Gorillaz and Radiohead to emo and underground music- how those sounds shape the eclectic world of Hey, ily. The conversation moves through songwriting, collaboration, favorite gear, live performance, and the catharsis of putting personal lyrics on stage.

Caleb also breaks down the difference between growing up in the Billings, Montana music scene and relocating to Saint Paul, touching on community, opportunity, and how geography can quietly change the way you think about writing songs. There's also some Nintendo-core energy, a love of catchy choruses, and plenty of college-radio chaos along the way.

The episode features "(Dis)Connected" and closes out with "Feel Good Forever."
And, as always, the final question remains undefeated: what are you jamming?