• Independent Minded podcast with Ben Katzman

    Ben Katzman's DeGreaser

    Ron talks with Miami guitarist Ben Katzman about competing on Survivor, teaching young people to shred, Jews who rock, why being yourself is the best recipe for success.

  • Independent Minded with Illiterate Light, Bike Routes, Patrick Watson

    ELEVEN: November 2024

    Bike Routes cruise through the streets of New Jersey, Illiterate Light push themselves towards Hollywood, Patrick Watson loses his voice and finds inspiration.

  • Independent Minded podcast with Sigur Ros

    Sigur Ros

    Ron talks with Georg Holm of post-rock trio Sigur Ros about what being a musician really means, authenticity, embracing laziness, and finally making a record that sounds like Iceland.

  • Independent Minded podcast

    ELEVEN: October 2024

    Nitecap mixes funk and synth-heavy soul to make a voice memo sound bananas, OMBIIGIZI puts Big Pharma on trial, Rebecca Haviland waxes nostalgic for late-night New York City.

Carl Fisher, GBHBL

“Return To Earth deliver a synth slice of infectious gold. Guilty pleasure or not, when it’s bloody good music, that’s all that matters and Octavius is bloody good music.”

Tom Hanley, Jersey Rock

“If Oblivion was a long-awaited supernova, Octavius was something born from the previous effort’s celestial wreckage. It’s new, exciting, and unexpected.”

RETURN TO EARTH — OCTAVIUS

BANDCAMP + APPLE MUSIC + SPOTIFY

Chris Pennie, Brett Aveni and Ron Scalzo follow up 2022’s critically acclaimed album, Oblivion with a new EP that signifies another stylistic shift for the band.

RTE goes full synthwave on
OCTAVIUS.