• 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.

  • Independent Minded podcast

    ELEVEN: December 2024

    Nona Invie raises their vocal game, Ben Hazlewood is too loud for Tokyo, Bear Hands wreck cars in the desert, Oversize journeys through grief, Jesse Daniel Edwards sides with the whales.

  • 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.

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.