• Independent Minded podcast

    ELEVEN: February 2025

    Social Station finally meets their record label, mclusky makes a comeback with a phallic opener, Love In Reverse stops so band members can move forward.

  • Independent Minded podcast with Rob Mastrianni

    Rob Mastrianni

    Ron talks with NYC guitarist Rob Mastrianni about being banished to Catholic school, his Brooklyn roots, birds of prey, belly dancers, releasing his first-ever solo album.

  • Independent Minded with Shutdown, Gloin, Pray For Sound

    ELEVEN: January 2025

    Shutdown celebrates 30 years of Brooklyn hardcore, Gloin gets dynamic, Pray For Sound bakes an album opener for two years, Boutique Feelings noodles his way towards an unexpected debut single.

  • Independent Minded podcast with Paul Spring

    Paul Spring

    Ron talks with singer/songwriter Paul Spring about touring in a canoe, his bohemian ancestry, pottery-related popularity, and why he'll likely never sign with a label.

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.