Mega Two: Only New

Host Jason Schreurs and lifelong punk rock troubadour Cactus Vella chat about his history in punk and dealing with personal struggles along the way. Whether it was anxiety, panic attacks, or substance misuse, Cactus has always leaned on punk rock to help him cope and eventually stabilize.

http://cactusvellamusic.com

Featured song clips:
Public Mess - "Garbage Island" from Garbage Island (Anxiety Attack Records, 2024)
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three - “Folsom Prison Blues” from Reelin' in the Years Archive (1968)
Cactus Vella - "Sailin' On into the Unknown"
from Sailin' On (Anxiety Attack Records, 2012)
Leatherface - "I Want the Moon" from Mush (Roughneck Recording, 1991)
Off with Their Heads - "Start Walking" from Home (Epitaph Records, 2013)
Public Mess - "Summer, Don't Let Me Down" from Summer, Don't Let Me Down (Anxiety Attack Records, 2024)

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About this podcast:
Scream Therapy explores the link between punk rock and mental health. My guests are members of the underground music scene who are living with mental health challenges, like myself.

Intro/background music clips:
Submission Hold - "Cranium Ache"
Render Useless - "The Second Flight of Icarus"

Contact host Jason Schreurs - screamtherapypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 103: Cactus Vella on the benefits of being a lifelong punk

Son of the manse

Inglorious

Dolly mixtures

Charge

Nice to be nice

01 No Pity

Let The Dominoes Fall

East Bay Night (Acoustic)

East Bay Night

No Control

Progress

Generator

Die Hards

Mierda Mundial

Live Vol. 1

Fabled World (live)

Produced by Bob Cooper at Crooked Rain Studios, Leeds. February 2017.
Mastered by Pete Maher.
Contact: grievingband@hotmail.com

Brian Emo

The Moon Was Gone

Weak

Cover art is Never Give Up! by Winston Smith (https://winstonsmith.com/featured-art/classic-pieces/#gallery-12)

Fabled World (live)

Little Rocket Records

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