Episode 4 Is Live!

Episode 4 is now live!

Now you can listen to the show right here, directly from this blog! Just press play in the box below! (You can also listen on SoundCloud if you're so inclined.)

Show Notes:

Release Date: September 30, 2025
Run time:  29:55
 

Band info:

Prayer Group
Richmond, VA
“Meatgrinder” from the album “Strawberry” (2025)
https://prayergroupsaves.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @prayergrouprva 
 

Future Mantis
Richmond, VA
“Northwoods (1985)” from the album by the same name (2024)
https://futuremantis.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @futuremantisband

Twin Freaks
Detroit, Michigan
“Please Me” (single, 2025)
https://twinfreakstwinfreaks.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @twin__freaks

 

Magic Thinking Ape
Providence, Rhode Island
“Spore Man Infestation” (single, 2025)
https://magicthinkingape.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @magicthinkingape

King in Yellow
Kingston, New York
“Dream Weapon” from the album “All Is Loneliness” (2024)
https://kinginyellowband.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @kinginyellowband

 

Truck Violence
Montreal, Quebec Canada
“Lecture” from the album “Violence” (2024)
https://truckviolence.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @truckviolence

Drill Press
York, Pennsylvania
“Delve into” (Hollow Out), from the album “Closed Curve”  (2024)
https://drillpresspa.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @drillresspa


Notes:

1. The introductory message for this show is from Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (as if you needed to tell me that). I cut it a little bit, but you can hear the whole thing (and watch the scene) on YouTube … and tell ‘em Large Marge sent you. The buzzing in the background is the recording of cicada noise I used in my first episode.

2. The music playing in the background while I’m speaking is part of  a brand new and as of yet unreleased track by my band Clown Teeth. You can learn more about the band on Bandcamp.

3. The bit at the end about Bart having that certain something that’s “muzuma in the bank” is from The Simpsons episode “Girly Edition” (Season 9, Episode 21). You can watch the entire scene (and probably the entire episode) on YouTube.


Finally …

1. If you like what you’ve heard, tell a friend … or 10 … or give the show a shout out on whatever social media you might have. It would mean a lot.

2. If you're in a band, send some MP3s of your music to me at joe3ofcp(at)gmail(dot)com for possible inclusion in a future episode. I'm open to punk, hardcore, metal, alternative … just about anything, really. Do it!

3. I am always on the lookout for new music, so if there's a band you think I should play on the show please tell me about it. Hit me up at the email address I spelled out in item number 2 or on Instagram @joe3_smith.

Thank you very much for listening!

Episode 3 Is Live!

Episode 3 is Now Live!

Listen to the show right here! (Just press play in the box below.)

You can also listen on SoundCloud and Spotify if that's how you roll.

Show Notes:

Release Date: September 15, 2025

Run time: 35:21 

Band info:
 

 

 

 

 

Wormwagon
College Park, Maryland
“Eggplant Parmesan” from the album “Twisted Wizard”
https://wormwagon.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @wormwagon_band 

 

 

 

 

medium.chaos
Buffalo, New York  
“Exit Plan” from the album “hysteria.catalysts”
https://mediumchaos.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @medium.chaos
 

 

 

 

 

Virus X
Niagara Falls, New York
“Zip Tied” (Featured track)
https://www.reverbnation.com/virusx8
Instagram: @virusx1983

 

 

 

 

Bronson Arm
Kalamazoo, Michigan
“Casket Schwaag”  from the album of the same name
https://bronsonarm.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: @bronson_arm_noise

 

 

 

 

Orphan
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
“Marrow” from the album “Nothing Lives Here Any More”
https://orphantheband.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @orphantheband

 

 

 

 



Pond Digger
Broadhead, Kentucky
“Space Slut” from the album “Pond Digger”
https://ponddigger420.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @ponddigger420

 

 

 

 

 

Garbage Masher
Baltimore, Maryland
“Exit Dirt Person” from the album “A Perilous Quest” 
https://garbagemasher.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @garbagemasher

 
Notes on the show:

1. The introductory message for this show is from the (awesome) movie They Live (1988). You can hear it in what’s known as the “Bearded Man TV Transmission Scene.” I cut it a little bit, but you can here the whole thing (and watch the scene) on YouTube.

2. The music playing in the background while I’m speaking is part of  “Insane in the Mule Train” by Clown Teeth. You can check out the song and learn more about the band on the Clown Teeth website and on Bandcamp. There's also an animated video for the song, which you can see by clicking the link.

3. medium.chaos is associated with the small Buffalo record label 1120 Records, which — full disclosure — is run by my brother Matt. He has also been working on a Virus X documentary since January. He just told me it'll be out November 6. How cool is that? 

4. The bit at the end about these unhinged times being “what Joe Strummer trained [us] for” is a clip from Henry Rollins’s appearance on the Joe Rogan show (apparently). You can see/here more on YouTube. 

A Request and a Few Reminders:

1. If you like what you've heard, please tell a friend about the show!

2. If you're in a band, send some MP3s of your music to me at joe3ofcp(at)gmail(dot)com for possible inclusion in a future episode. I'm open to punk, hardcore, metal, alternative … just about anything, really. Do it!

3. I am always on the lookout for new music, so if there's a band you think I should play on the show, please tell me about it. Hit me up at the email address I spelled out in item number 2 or on Instagram @joe3_smith.

 
Thank you very much for listening!

Episode 2 Is Live!

Episode 2 is Live!

Listen to the show right here! (Just press play in the box below.) 
You can also listen on SoundCloud and Spotify if you'd like. 

Show Notes: 

Release Date: August 30, 2025
Run time: 28:18
 
Band Information:
 

 

 

 

 

Halo Bite (Albany, New York)
"New Soil" from the album Winner's Circle
https://halobite.com
Bandcamp: https://halobite.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: @halobiteny 

 

 

  

Hex Engine (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Rat Fink (single)
Bandcamp: https://hexengine.bandcamp.com/
Facebook.com/hexenginemusic
Instagram: @hex.engine

 

 

 

 


Hover (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
"Rustman" from the album "Songs to Confused Loved Ones" (2023)
Bandcamp: https://hover.bandcamp.com/
Instagram: @hoverphl
Facebook.com/hoverphl
 

 

 

 

 


Tripper (Baltimore, Maryland)
"Cycles" from the album Faceless (2024)
Bandcamp: https://tripperhxc.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @tripperbmore

 







Fleabath (Washington, DC)
"Pesticide" from the album "Midnight at the Roach Motel" (2024)
Band website: www.fleabathdc.com
Bandcamp: https://fleabath1.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @fleabathdc

  

 

  

Kill Uncle (Buffalo, New York)
"Werewolves of Kaisertown" (single 2025)
Bandcamp: https://killuncle.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @killuncle716

 

 

 

Voice of Dissent (Buffalo, New York)
"Running Away" from the album Reimagine (2025)
Bandcamp: https://voiceofdissent716.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @voiceofdissent716
 

Additional Notes: 

I put this together on the afternoon of 08.24.25, while I should have been doing stuff around the house. A seemingly endless amount of tinkering took place after that.

Big thanks to the bands who agreed to be part of the show and to Irish Voodoo Records (@irishvoodoorecords). 
 
The radio static in the beginning is from the faux-retro countertop radio in my kitchen. 

The music you hear underneath my voice is a sample of "Thank You Notes in Absentia" by Clown Teeth (@clownteeth_official). You can find Clown Teeth jams on Bandcamp and all the streams. 

And Finally …
 
1) If you like what you've heard, please rate this show (favorably!) on Spotify.
 
2) If you're in a band, send some MP3s of your music to me at joe3ofcp(at)gmail(dot)com for possible inclusion in a future episode. I'm open to punk, hardcore, metal, alternative … just about anything, really. Do it!
 
3) I am always on the lookout for new music, so if there's a band you think I should play on the show please tell me about it. Hit me up at the email address I spelled out in item number 2 or on Instagram @joe3_smith
 
Thank you for listening!
 

Episode 1 Is Live!

Episode 1 is Live!

Listen to the show right here! (Just click play in the box below.) 

You can also listen on  SoundCloud and Spotify.

 

Show Notes: 
 
Release Date: August 15, 2025
Run time: 28:33 


Band information

 

 

  

 

Hungry Bug (Washington, DC)
"Stinger" from the album Allura 
https://hungrybugband.bandcamp.com
@hungrybugband

 

 

 

 

Dead Ringers (Essex, Maryland)
"Turn Around" from the album Sometime 
https://thedeadringersmd.bandcamp.com/
@thedeadringersmd

 

 

 

 

Broken Locker (Buffalo, New York)
"Hard Work" from the EP One Time Before I Die 
https://brokenlocker.bandcamp.com
@brokenlockerbuf

 

 

 


Handsy Grandma (Rochester, New York)
"Problem" from the album Sweaty and Weird
https://handsygrandma.bandcamp.com/
https://epkbuilder.com/site/handsy-grandma
@handsygrandma

 

 

 

 

The Sneers (Buffalo, New York)
"Giant" from the EP Candy Wolf 
https://thesneers.bandcamp.com/
@thesneers

 

 

 

 

Plague IX
Louisville, KY
"Suck the Mic" (single)
https://plagueix.bandcamp.com/
@plagueixfromouterspace

 

 

 

 

Carrier Wave (Washington, DC)
"Speed Queen" from the album Sounds Like the Devil in Here 
https://carrier-wave.bandcamp.com/
@carrierwaverock

 

Additional Notes:  

Big thanks to the bands who agreed to be part of the show. I've been wanting to put something like this together for a long time. I'm pleased I finally got off my ass and did it. 

The buzzing noise heard at the beginning of the show is a recording of actual cicada's during the last cicada invasion in 2021.

The loop playing while I'm talking is a part of a song called Meat Nativity by my solo music project The Anomic Order of Four String Transcendence (or AO4ST). I'll send you an MP3 of the song if you're that interested.

Thanks for listening. If you like what you heard, tell a friend.

Contact me at joe3ofcp(at)gmail(dot)com or on Instagram: @joe3_smith 

Band / Episode Index

Because I'm a nice person and I want to do whatever I can to help my listeners find the music they need, I thought it'd be cool of me to put together an index of: 

• What bands I've played on the show
• What episode that band appeared on
• What time the band's song appears in the episode. 

 So, if you're looking for a particular song, use this handy guide. Enjoy! Note: The top list is alphabetical by band name.

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Band/Episode Index (by band)

Broken Locker  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 1 (10:03) 
Bronson Arm  (Kalamazoo, MI)  Episode 3  (14:54) 
Carrier Wave  (Washington, DC) Episode 1 (23:07) 
Dead Ringers  (Essex, MD) Episode 1 (6:32) 
Drill Press  (York, PA) Episode 4 (25:33) 
Fleabath  (Washington, DC) Episode 2 (17:08) 
Future Mantis  (Richmond, VA) Episode 4 (5:29) 
Garbage Masher  (Baltimore, MD) Episode 3 (26:17) 
Halo Bite  (Albany, NY) Episode 2 (1:30) 
Handsy Grandma  (Rochester, NY) Episode 1 (13:04) 
Hex Engine (Philadelphia, PA) Episode 2  (5:13) 
Hover  (Philadelphia, PA) Episode 2 (10:12) 
Hungry Bug  (Washington, DC) Episode 1 (1:48) 
Kill Uncle  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 2 (20:32) 
King in Yellow  (Kingston, NY) Episode 4 (15:25) 
Magic Thinking Ape  (Providence, RI)  Episode 4 (11:04) 
medium.chaos  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 3 (6:34) 
Orphan  (Lancaster, PA) Episode 3 (18:04) 
Plague IX  (Louisville, KY) Episode 1 (19:48) 
Pond Digger  (Broadhead, KY) Episode 3 (21:40) 
Prayer Group  (Richmond, VA) Episode 4 (1:30) 
The Sneers  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 1 (15:13) 
Tripper  (Baltimore, MD) Episode 2 (14:37) 
Truck Violence  (Montral, Quebec) Episode 4 (20:28) 
Twin Freaks  (Detroit, MI) Episode 4 (8:43) 
Wormwagon  (College Park, MD) Episode 3 (2:28) 
Virus X  (Niagara Falls, NY) Episode 3 (10:26) 
Voice of Dissent  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 2 (22:51) 

 

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Band/Episode Index (by episode):

 

Episode 1

Hungry Bug  (Washington, DC) Episode 1 (1:48) 
Dead Ringers  (Essex, MD) Episode 1 (6:32)  
Broken Locker  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 1 (10:03) 
Handsy Grandma  (Rochester, NY) Episode 1 (13:04) 
The Sneers  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 1 (15:13) 
Plague IX  (Louisville, KY) Episode 1 (19:48) 
Carrier Wave  (Washington, DC) Episode 1 (23:07) 

Episode 2

Halo Bite  (Albany, NY) Episode 2 (1:30)  
Hex Engine (Philadelphia, PA) Episode 2  (5:13) 
Hover  (Philadelphia, PA) Episode 2 (10:12) 
Tripper  (Baltimore, MD) Episode 2 (14:37) 
Fleabath  (Washington, DC) Episode 2 (17:08) 
Kill Uncle  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 2 (20:32) 
Voice of Dissent  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 2 (22:51) 

Episode 3

Wormwagon  (College Park, MD) Episode 3 (2:28) 
medium.chaos  (Buffalo, NY) Episode 3 (6:34) 
Virus X  (Niagara Falls, NY) Episode 3 (10:26) 
Bronson Arm  (Kalamazoo, MI)  Episode 3  (14:54)  
Orphan  (Lancaster, PA) Episode 3 (18:04)
Pond Digger  (Broadhead, KY) Episode 3 (21:40) 
Garbage Masher  (Baltimore, MD) Episode 3 (26:17)  

Episode 4

Prayer Group  (Richmond, VA) Episode 4 (1:30) 
Future Mantis  (Richmond, VA) Episode 4 (5:29) 
Twin Freaks  (Detroit, MI) Episode 4 (8:43)
Magic Thinking Ape  (Providence, RI)  Episode 4 (11:04) 
King in Yellow  (Kingston, NY) Episode 4 (15:25) 
Truck Violence  (Montral, Quebec) Episode 4 (20:28)  
Drill Press  (York, PA) Episode 4 (25:33)  

Welcome to 7 Songs with Joe3

 At its core, and as its name implies, Seven Songs with Joe3, is a bi-weekly podcast that presents 7 songs from DIY and small-label artists that I think you should hear. That's the premise. 

Yes, there are thousands of music podcasts out there, but what sets this one apart is that it’s my humble attempt to give back to the D.I.Y. music community that has given me so much. I don't make any money doing this. In fact, I lose money, but that's okay. I'm more interested in helping bands spread the word about what they're doing.   

A Few Things You Should Know

I'm from Buffalo, New York, and that beautiful city is where I cut my musical teeth in the punk/hardcore  scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Now, I live in the DC-area and have been playing in bands and going to shows here since the mid-1990s. I'm telling you this because each episode of this podcast will likely feature bands from these localities. However, I am keen to expand beyond them and will do my best to include music from other areas/regions. You can help me do that letting me know about bands you think I need to hear.

And hey, if you're in a band, send me an MP3 of your best jam for possible inclusion on a future episode. Punk, hardcore, metal, alternative ... I'm open to just about anything. Just send your music to this email address, and along with your jam, please include anything else you think I might need to know.

Have a listen!

In addition to listening to episodes on this blog, you can find episodes of the show on SoundCloud. If you like what you hear, please tell a friend. For information on new episodes and other stuff, follow me on Instagram @joe3_smith.

Thanks for listening!