This Was The Scene Podcast

Millencolin is a Swedish punk rock band that was formed in October 1992. The name Millencolin is derived from the skateboard trick "melancholy".

You might have a few of their albums in your collection including Tiny Tunes (1994) Life on a Plate (1995) For Monkeys (1997) Pennybridge Pioneers (2000) Home from Home (2002) Kingwood (2005) Machine 15 (2008) True Brew (2015) SOS (2019).

Thank you to Double J for the intro to Erik and Chris Mahon for reaching out to the band to make this happen. So I got Erik on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Touring with Blink back in 97
• Calling Fat Mike to get signed
• Getting sued by Warner Bros
• The Hives
• Their studio getting flooded
• Killercrush
• Recording with Mr. Brett
• How No Cigar got on Tony hawk 2
• The hot sauce on their website
• And a ton more

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Jordan Burns played drums in Strung Out until 2018. He was part of the OG group that formed Pulley and played with them til 2000. He’s been featured in DRUM! and Modern Drummer magazine and was voted #1 Best Punk Drummer in DRUM! Magazines 2012 Readers Poll. He owns a long time running motocross company called Moto XXX and has been featured in Racer X, Dirt Rider, Motocross Action, Freerider, Cycle News, etc. 

I got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• MotoXXX
• Learning how to play the kick with his left foot
• The intensity of the LA scene
• What he thought of Strung Out when he first saw them play
• Propaghandi
• His relationship with Jim Cherry
• Twisted by Design
• The formation of Pulley
• What lead to him leaving Pulley
• Which band did he like being in more
• And a ton more

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Prawn was formed in 2007. In 2011, they self-released their first full-length album, You Can Just Leave It All. The band followed up this release with other releases including Ships, Kingfisher, Run and some Singles and Splits along the way.

I got Kyle and Andrew on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Good bands from their hometown of Ridgewood, NJ
• Basement shows
• Moving Mountains
• Top Shelf Records
• Charlie Wagers
• Andrew leaving the band
• Yuengling
• First as Tragedy, Second as Farce
• Playing Audiotree
• And a ton more

Check them out Sept 6 in Sommerville, MA, Sept 7 in Ridgewood, NJ, Sept 29 in Philly, and at some point the weekend of FEST. All the info is on their IG page prawnmusic

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Blackout! Records was formed in 1988 by Bill Wilson and Jim Gibson. In 1989, the label released its album, a New York hardcore compilation album entitled Where the Wild Things Are.[1] The album included tracks from Sheer Terror, Killing Time, and others. After this first release, Gibson amicably parted company to start his own record label, Noiseville Records. 

The label ended the 1990s with records from Killing Time, Kill Your Idols, and East Bay/ Berkeley bands Redemption 87 and Powerhouse. The early part of the 2000s brought some new blood, including Crime In Stereo, NJ's The Banner, The Procedure, and The Commercials. The last official Blackout! release was The Fire Still Burns in 2005. Although no longer releasing new music, the label still maintains a blog at its website which is infrequently updated and has the catalog available digitally on Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, and other major digital outlets through The Orchard.

I got Bill on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Growing up with a genetic immune condition
• Designing the artwork for the Where The Wild Things Are Comp
• How he got albums in record stores
• Traveling on Lollapalooza
• The Goops
• H20
• Plow United
• Kill Your Idols
• Business partner trying to steal his label
• Will he start putting out more records
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

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Co-Ed was a punk band from La Verne, CA. They put out 2 releases on Cool Guy Records which were Sometimes Always Maybe Never and a split with the band Pollen. 

I got Waleed on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Their aol email account still being active
• Seeing someone who has a shirt of a band you like
• Opening for Less Than Jake
• Playing at Steve Aoki’s apartment
• How he writes songs
• Working for Mean Street Magazine
• Hanging with At The Drive-In
• Playing a show with Fifteen
• The band Pollen
• Writing for AltPress magazine
• The Bollweevils story
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

Check out IntheCloudsnj on Instagram. They make Hand-made Custom Records. No minimum to order .. yes that means you can make 1. Order direct on our website intheclouds.io

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Steve Evetts is an American record producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Hightower, Story of the Year, Every Time I Die, Earth Crisis, Still Remains, Our Last Night, and The Wonder Years. Steve Evetts has been an active producer since 1992, producing mostly metal albums, as well as indie, and emo bands.

I got Steve on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Saves The Day
• His 30 year career
• How many days it took to make Calculating Infinity
• Deadguy
• Who won’t he work with
• Lifetime
• The Snapcase snare sound in Progression Through Unlearning
• Frank Iero
• Ross Robinson
• Vanilla Ice
• The Cure
• Kid Dynamite
• The story behind Let If Enfold You getting leaked
• Home Grown
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

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Donuts N’ Glory were a band from SoCal. They opened for bigger acts, like No Use for A Name, Suicide Machines, Nonsense, Ten Foot Pole, The Queers, The Quincy Punks, etc. In 1996 they recorded “When Pregnasaurs Ruled The Earth” at Westbeach in Hollywood with Donell Cameron, the same studio where Fat Wreck Chords had used for recording many of its bands in their early years. After the release of their record, they toured the west coast once, and toured to the east coast and back twice. A second album was never recorded.

This is an accidental 2 part interview. I talked to their drummer Gary in Episode 114 which you can find on youtube or thiswasthescene.com since podcast apps only keep your current 100 episodes. Hey said I should talk to Freddie so he connected us and this is what we chat about:

• Their upcoming reunion shows
• Were they rusty at the first practice
• Traveling the world solo
• Seeing Sublime before they became Sublime
• Putting out their 7in
• Keeping a journal
• Playing new old songs at the reunion shows
• Are they writing new songs
• And a ton more

Go follow their IG www.instagram.com/donutsngloryofficial

Their Saturday show on Aug 3rd is sold out but they have tickets left for their Friday Aug 2nd show. You can buy them by CLICKING HERE

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As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida.[1] The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, Florida in September 1996. After recording a demo tape but failing to secure a record deal, the band parted ways in February 1997.

Check out their latest album Any Joy which was released last year and is available wherever you get your music. 

I got Damien on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Starting Shai Hulud
• Why he was in so many bands
• The reason for multiple lineups in the beginning
• My band playing a show with them on tour
• Signing to Doghouse Records
• Not having a specific sound for the band
• Narrowly avoiding dying on multiple occasions
• The Polish Mafia gig
• Annoucing new songs in 2008 with no delivery
• Which does he like better, Fest or Furnace Fest
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

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Coalesce is an American metalcore band formed in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1994. They are considered pioneers of mathcore and were known for its aggressive style of music and reckless live shows. The band broke up in 2010 and has performed two reunion shows since then. You can catch them Friday October 4th at Furnace Fest.

I got Sean on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Getting attacked by dogs
• Earth Crisis’ aggressiveness
• Finding his voice
• Sean messing with their album artwork
• Functioning on Impatience
• Crews threatening his life
• Recording of 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening
• How they broke up
• Reuniting without Jess on guitar
• Singing for Dillinger Escape Plan Shot out to Ziggy for this question
• Reuniting in 2005
• Playing Furnace Fest this year
• And a ton more

Go check out the re-releases of their vinyl at https://www.relapse.com/

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

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Gallows are an English hardcore punk band from Watford, Hertfordshire. The band was formed in 2005 and their debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records. The band were subsequently signed to Warner Bros. Records, and released their second album Grey Britain in 2009. In 2011 Frank Carter left the group and went on to do Pure Love from 2011-2014 and has been doing Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes from 2015 to present day.

I reached out to Frank on Oct 2, 2022 and have been bombarding him with requests until he finally had the time to chat. 

I got Frank on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• His career as a tattoo artist
• Piecing the band together
• Not liking the bands he was on the road with during Warped Tour
• Recording Orchestra of Wolves
• Getting a show cancelled by Disney
• Playing Redding Festival
• Leaving the band
• Is there a possibilty for a reunion
• And a ton more

Check out SMART Recovery which Frank mentions at the end. 

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

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The Locust was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, known for their mix of grindcore speed and aggression, and new wave experimentation complexity. Vocalist/bassist Justin Pearson said, "I wanted to change the way people perceive music, or maybe just destroy it in general." The Locust's music is complex, dynamic and fast-paced, often featuring abrupt and inconsistent time-signature changes. These erratic elements are, according to vocalist/guitarist Bobby Bray, "a reflection of perhaps how our brains have to function in order to be able to do anything in the Western societies we live in."

I got Justin on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• How the uniforms came about
• Getting kicked out of the house at 16
• What it was like recording
• Touring with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Getting shit for signing to Epitaph
• The Extreme Elvis interview
• Being on the Jerry Springer Show
• Head Wound City
• And a ton more

Check out his podcast Cult and Culture which is his podcast along with producer and musician Luke Henshaw. The show explores the DIY-driven, subversive world of art and culture, featuring a diverse array of guests from various subcultures. The podcast, recorded at PengOne Studios in San Diego, offers frank, informal, and well-informed conversations with guests ranging from Grammy-winning musicians, to actors like John Waters, and to Black Panther Party members. The aim is to blur traditional guest-host lines and foster casual openness. "Cult and Culture" is available wherever you podcast.

Check out Justin’s other projects including Deaf Club and the Mike Patton fronted Dead Cross.

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

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Ryan Cabrera is an American musician. He began his career as a lead singer for the Dallas band Rubix Groove before pursuing his solo career. Following the 2001 release of independent album Elm St., he released his first major-label album, Take It All Away, on August 17, 2004. Earlier in the year, Cabrera had become known for his up-tempo pop-rock single "On the Way Down". It was then followed by Cabrera's second single, "True"; and his third single "40 Kinds of Sadness". He’s still performing to this day and you’ll hear all about that in this interview. 

I saw him on MTV a lot back in the day so I was super interested to know how the punk scene influenced him and what his lifestyle has been like since he broke out.

I got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• What bands got him into punk music
• Connecting with Joe Simpson
• How he would sell himself at meetings with record labels
• The Ashley Simpson show
• Butting heads with John Rzeznik during their recording session
• His TV show Score
• Getting Punk’d
• Perez Hilton giving him a lot of shit
• Changing his sound
• Being on TRL
• The Lindsey Lohan story
• And a ton more

Check him out on the Pop2000 Tour and listen to his latest single PRESCRIPTION OF YOU on Manic Kat Records.

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Follow them on Instagram - Educationbreakdownpodcast

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Steel Train was an indie rock band from New Jersey. They met in the mid-1990s at The Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, New Jersey. Before the band existed, Jack Antonoff and Daniel Silbert were part of the hardcore band Outline and Evan Winiker and Matt Goldman were in the punk band Random Task. After the dissolution of these bands, Steel Train formed in 2002. The band soon signed to Drive Thru Records. they disbanded in 2013 and you probably have heard about what Jack has been up to these days. 

I got Evan on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Joining Range Media
• Growing up in the Jersey scene
• The Juliana Theory Story
• Starting Steel Train
• Being the black sheep of Drive Thru Records
• The Finch show
• Playing Coachella with FUN
• Brace Face Zine
• Their video at the Teaneck Legion Hall
• Is there a reunion on the Horizon
• And a ton more

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The Bollweevils is a punk band from Chicago. They formed during the Naked Raygun era which was where the band members met and also, for whom they eventually opened. The group released a number of albums on Dr. Strange Records; though, their first, minor releases were on Underdog Records (Chicago). The group's current record label, Go Deaf Records LLC, is owned and operated by the band. The Bollweevils released a new album, "Essential," on Red Scare Industries in 2023. It was their first album release in 14 years.

These guys have come up a lot in interviews so I thought it would be awesome to talk to Daryl, he agreed, and this is what we chat about:

• Playing with the Adolescents
• Making the newer version of Bottomless Pit
• Naked Raygun
• Getting on Dr Strange
• face to face
• Never playing the Metro again
• Getting kicked off Riot Fest
• The ABC7 appearance
• Why the latest record isn’t on Dr. Strange
• And a ton more

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Neil Kevin Hennessy (born December 12, 1978) is a punk rock musician, music producer and engineer from Chicago, Illinois. Hennessy currently plays in The Lawrence Arms, Colossal, The Falcon, The Smoking Popes, Sparta and is currently filling in on bass for Rise Against on their Blink 182 tour down in Australia because Joe the bassist had to fly home for personal stuff. He has also been a member of Noise By Numbers, Baxter, The Killing Tree, Quattro and played multiple shows with Teenage Bottlerocket.

Fun fact, he co-wrote the Rise Against song "Swing Life Away" with McIlrath, and also played percussion on the Less Than Jake album, GNV FLA. 

I got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• All the projects he’s working on
• Joining Baxter
• The Chicago scene
• Killing Tree
• The Whipple House
• the Lawrence Arms starting
• Matt Allison
• Oh Calcutta
• The Falcon
• How the Lawrence Arms practices for shows now a days 
• The War On Christmas
• Writing a new album
• The infamous Hennessy Painting
• And a ton more

Be on the lookout for the Lawrence Arms new album sometime in the next year or so based on what he told me.

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This week's episode is a compilation of clips from 5 episodes that I enjoyed. 

Below are the interviews I pulled clips from:

• Saves The Day w/ Bryan Newman - Episode 183
• Dynamite Boy w/ Sean Neil - Episode 200
• Midtown w/ rob hitt - Episode 87
• Eyeball Records w/ Alex Eyeball - Episode 189
• Hankshaw w/ Harold Hasselback - Episode 169

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Go-Kart Records was an independent record label specializing in punk rock located in New York City that was most active from 1995 to 2005. It also had a European division in Mannheim, Germany.

Some of the bands on the label you may have heard of were Weston, The Lunachicks, Wives, iFarm, Doc Hopper, Boris the Sprinkler, Plan A Project, Vision of Disorder, The Menzingers, and a ton more. 

I’ve been hounding Greg to come on the podcast for the past year and he finally said yes which made me extremely happy because this is one of my favorite interviews. 

Side note, The Victory comp I couldn’t remember the name of was Incompatible 

I got Greg on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Red Leader Matt Rosenberg
• Putting on Fugazi’s first show in NY
• Having money stolen by his business partner
• Butt Steak
• What the logo design is based on
• Weston’s effect on the label
• The Double Exposure Comp
• Their video comp
• CBGBs
• Meeting the Lunachicks
• The Village People story
• Signing the Menzingers
• Getting fucked over by Koch
• The Joey Ramone / Joan Jett / Debbie Harry story
• And a ton more

Check out www.visionmerch.com

This episode is sponsored by Jon McKesten Real Estate…. Also known as Jon Cheese. Jon is a punk real estate agent licensed in NY & NJ. He worked on the Vans Warped tour for 10 years and he’s been selling  residential real estate for the last 12 years. There’s got to be Someone listening to this who is thinking about moving or knows someone who is and wouldn’t you rather deal with someone who can hang but also knows his shit instead of some dinosaur real estate agent that sucks? Give him a call or text  (203)824-4464. Or email him [email protected]. Also go follow his instagram.

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Dr Strange Records is not a "company" or "corporation" making money off punk rock. Bill Strange has been into punk since 1980 and it is truly a way of life for him. Bill started Dr. Strange Records in 1988 in an effort for like-minded people to get rare punk records for FAIR prices. His "hobby" not only turned into the biggest mail-order for punk in all the world, but also a record label (in 1989) and a store in California (opened in 1997). Some releases from the label that you may remember are from such bands as Guttermouth, The Bollweevils, Rhythm Collision, face to face, Man Dingo, Schleprock, Brown Lobster Tank, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Gameface, Skankin Pickle and many more.

I’ve been trying since Feb 2020 to make this happen and I am very happy that it finally came to fruition.

I got Bill on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The 35 year reunion show
• How he started the mail order
• His thoughts on Guttermouth
• How he started the label
• His clientele at the record store
• face to face
• What happened to the Bullshoviks EP
• How the record store happened
• Skankin Pickle
• Voodoo Glow Skulls
• And a ton more

Go follow their IG account and check out his Weds & Fri Instagram and Facebook LIVE at 4pm where he hosts a sort of QVC for records

Link to their website - https://drstrange.com/

Check out my friend Jess Price’s new instagram where she creates the letters of your kids names out of animals. These are SICK designs and I purchased one for my buddy’s new baby girl.

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Kyle Kinane is an American stand-up comedian and actor from Addison, Illinois. Since his debut he’s done a shit ton with Comedy Central and released a bunch of specials. I reached out to Kyle because he grew up in the Chicago punk scene and I’ve heard his name mentioned a few times on other podcasts including Brendan Kelly’s Road to the Skeleton Coast. It just so happened that I was following his Instagram account when I found all of this out and figured it would be awesome to get his perspective of the scene.

I asked Kyle to be on the podcast, he said yes, and this is what we chat about:

• Chris Gethard
• Brendan Kelly
• Brian Peterson
• Nike Park
• Getting started in comedy
• Jawbreaker
• Tiltwheel
• Getting robbed at gun point
• And a ton more

Check out his podcast No Accounting for Taste and his website www.kylekinane.com.

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Before we begin, go buy Amy Fiddler Records new book “Negatives” which is A gorgeous hardcover time capsule of the emo music scene as it was from 1996 to 2006, featuring never-before-seen photographs and never-before-told stories from key emo musicians, photographers, and icons. And go check out Episode 139 to hear my interview with her.

Pulley is an American, California-based punk rock band, formed in 1994. The band is known for straightforward, hard-edged melodic punk rock.

They came about from vocalist Scott Radinsky's departure from Ten Foot Pole. Their initial lineup included Strung Out drummer Jordan Burns, guitarist Jim Cherry also from Strung Out, guitarist Mike Harder, and former Face to Face bassist Matt Riddle. Pulley's debut album, Esteem Driven Engine, was released in 1996 by Epitaph Records. They followed up with 4 records in the next 8 years. 

They’ve released a ton of records since then and are still playing shows. 

I got Scott on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Ten Foot Pole
• Wendy Cherry
• Mystic Records
• Splitting with Ten Foot Pole
• Getting cancer
• Starting Pulley
• Jim Cherry
• And a ton more

Today’s episode is sponsored by NJ band THIEV. After playing in hardcore bands for more than a decade (hell mary, silence equals death, entropy, the banner and so on), THIEV was started to play the music that got them into playing music in the first place- fast, melodic punk like those old fat, nitro and epitaph comps.  Check out their double ep 12 inch “break/fade”  out on protagonist music and recorded at Nada.   Follow their ig @thiev_nj for the most current happenings.

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Brian McTernan is an American musician and record producer from Baltimore, Maryland. He was the lead vocalist in the hardcore punk band Battery, the guitarist in Ashes, and is the singer in Be Well. Brian operates the recording studio Salad Days from his home in Beltsville, Maryland. His studio is named after the Minor Threat song of the same name. In 2003, he formed Salad Days Records, a record label affiliated with Atlantic Records, through which he signed and released music by Moments in Grace.

I got Brian on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• the song Hello Sun
• Battery
• Starting Salad Days
• Moving back to DC
• Almost burning out
• What was/is he like in the studio
• Recording with Hot Water Music
• What types of bands will he work with
• Converge
• Circa Survive
• The power going out at Fest
• The Turnstile story
• And a ton more

Go follow Be Well and Salad Days' Instagram accounts. I have links in the show notes

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Harvesting the Crust was an inline skate movie from the mid 90s that was shot out in the Mid West. I used to watch the shit out of this movie with my buddies back in the day because we were all into inline skating. I even mention this in my Ten Foot Pole interview. 

I reached out to Shane Nelson who helped make the movie and even stars in it, asked him to do the podcast, he said yes, and this is what we talk about:

• Ten Foot Pole
• How people found other skate videos
• Being a stunt double in Mighty Ducks
• Chris Edwards
• Having a seizure
• Helping to make Like a Lion - The True Story of Legendary Skier Tanner Hall
• Producing an Against Me! video
• Jon Cheese
• did they get licensing for the songs in Harvesting the Crust
• the skateboard dude from the video
• Dave Paine from Videogroove
• Brian Smith
• Scribe 
• sled dogs
• Producing a NOFX video
• And a ton more

Check out his company Omni-Fusion.com.

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Ten Foot Pole was founded in 1983 under the name Scared Straight. After going through several members and name changes, they began playing with some "Nardcore" bands from nearby Oxnard, California, which helped them gain recognition. They eventually changed their name to Ten Foot Pole. One of the reasons for the name change was to move away from the "straight-edge" reputation that followed the band with a name like Scared Straight. After the release of Rev and a split EP with Sweden's Satanic Surfers, Singer Scott was forced to leave the band due to his professional baseball commitments and Ten Foot Pole's desire to be a full-time touring band. From then on Dennis took over lead vocals for the band and has been the front man ever since. They’ve released 7 albums since Rev including their latest album Winning which came out in 2022. You can catch them out on the road becasue they're still touring.

I reached out to the band, got Dennis on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Harvesting the Crust
• Brian Walsby
• The Tour with NOFX
• Mystic Records
• Coming up with the name
• Departing with Scott Radinsky
• Doing sound for Prince, Beck and others
• Victory Records
• The Rev cover
• How to release songs on Spotify 
• Playing for a wedding
• And a ton more

Go follow them on Instagram and check out their website tenfootpole.com for merch and news.

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Founded in 2004 by guitarists Lee Herrera and Jason Shaw, HRVRD progressively evolved into a quintet of brilliantly imaginative musicians, rounded out by drummer Tim, bassist Garrett and the hypnotic frontman, Jesse. Together the band released their debut EP Animals in 2008 followed by the critically acclaimed full-length album The Inevitable and I less than a year later through Enjoy The Ride Records. HRVRD also went on to release their self-produced album Interpretations in 2010, a five-track EP of reimagined versions of songs off of The Inevitable and I, followed by a year and a half of writing for their last album From the Bird's Cage. 

I got Jason on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Seeing them at Mexicali in Jersey in 2012
• Being lumped in with sounding like Circa Survive
• The Pirate Bay debacle
• Playing their first show sans a singer
• Utilizing Myspace to book tours 
• His thoughts on FashionCore
• Brian McTernan
• Breaking down some songs on Inevitable and I
• His thoughts on booking agents and managers
• The Tik Tok generation 
• Camping on tour
• And a ton more

A quick shot out to my friend Azarja’s tattoo shop Zink Modern Tattooing which opened it’s doors on January 2, 2023. Their artists have a combined experience totaling over 60 years. After working decades in other tattoo shops in northern Jersey, they wanted to do things a little differently. So they opened Zink Modern Tattooing to bring a fresh perspective to an old tradition. No attitudes, egos or judgement- just great tattooing in a modern space where all are welcome. Go stop by and get some new ink in Butler, NJ on  503 Main St. 

Click here to follow their instagram

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Drop Zone were a pop punk band from NJ who never made it out of high school before they broke up. I got Chris on the Skype and this is what we chat about.

• Going to law school with Anthony from Armor for Sleep
• Calling Gabe Saporta 
• Meeting them for the first time 
• The Quinn EP
• Winning a talent show
• Gary Bender
• Boxing
• Possibly being on a Fat Wreck Comp
• What would be considered emo
• And a ton more

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This week's episode is sponsored by Mint 400 Records.

Albany NY based indie-rock band E.R.I.E. releases their sophomore album Suburban Mayhem on April 7th via Mint 400 Records. Citing diverse influences such as Blink 182, Tom Petty, and The Menzingers; E.R.I.E. has traded in the internalized existential struggle of debut Don’t Wanna Live, Don’t Wanna Die, to take on the myriad forces that permeate a modern existence. Single “Bad Man’s World” presents a tongue-in-cheek evaluation of fitting into a stereotypical idea of “manhood,” without turning into chauvinistic asshole.

In addition to their album release show in Albany on April 7th, E.R.I.E. has upcoming shows in Metro NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and more! For more information, visit their website, abandcallederie.com

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WIZO played their first show way back in 1987 and released their first EP in 1990. They’ve went on to become Germany’s second biggest all-time punk band (second only to arena rockers Die Toten Hosen) and have played everywhere from squats to stadiums. Although some of their lyrical content is lighthearted and even comical, WIZO is a band that has a very strong anti-racist/anti-fascist message. Their outspoken liberal politics have caused plenty of scandals and captured national headlines as well as coverage from European TV networks. So much controversy surrounds this band that they’ve been investigated several times and censored by the German authorities.  Unlike most punk bands, WIZO is very open to outside musical influences and embrace their eclectic sound. A fine example is their cover of Ace of Base’s ‘All That She Wants’, which became a chart-topping hit in numerous European countries. In the early 90’s WIZO played a show with the illustrious NOFX and first caught the attention of Fat Mike. After the NOFX frontman witnessed the unpredictable and entertaining live show that WIZO put on, he knew the German trio could be adored and appreciated outside their homeland’s borders. And boy was he right, WIZO have went on to become an international favorite and boast record sales of over 500,000! All independently and without the help of those slimy major labels.

I was picking my brain of some obscure Fat bands to interview and Wizo popped into my head. So I message Axel, asked him to come on the show, he said “Sure, thanks for asking”. I got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about.

• Wizo being his full-time gig
• How they got on Fat
• High Standard
• Tom from Goober Patrol 
• The Ace of Bass cover
• Propagandhi
• Playing in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• Nerf Herder
• No Use For A Name
• Not using amps for their live show
• And a ton more

This week's episode is sponsored by Mint 400 Records.

Albany NY based indie-rock band E.R.I.E. releases their sophomore album Suburban Mayhem on April 7th via Mint 400 Records. Citing diverse influences such as Blink 182, Tom Petty, and The Menzingers; E.R.I.E. has traded in the internalized existential struggle of debut Don’t Wanna Live, Don’t Wanna Die, to take on the myriad forces that permeate a modern existence. Single “Bad Man’s World” presents a tongue-in-cheek evaluation of fitting into a stereotypical idea of “manhood,” without turning into chauvinistic asshole.

In addition to their album release show in Albany on April 7th, E.R.I.E. has upcoming shows in Metro NY, Connecticut, Philadelphia, and more! For more information, visit their website, abandcallederie.com

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The Progress were an indie rock band from Cherry Hill, NJ and existed from 2001 to 2008. They were four grade school friends who learned how to play music (and their instruments) together. In their lifespan, they wrote two EP's and a LP. They spent the majority of their time as a band winning the hearts of girls in their 20's and getting booked on metal shows that didn't make any sense playing. Live and learn. Their singer Evan went on to start his own project Into It. Over It. while living in Chicago, IL. He also plays in Their / They're / There and Pet Symmetry.

There’s a funny story on how this interview happened but you’ll have to listen to hear what that was. So I got Evan on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• His Patreon for his record label
• Finding The NJPP archive
• Releasing Merit on vinyl
• Lobster Records
• Negative Progression Records
• Starting Into It. Over It. Solo 
• Currently working for reverb.com
• The pee story
• And a ton more

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This week’s non paid shot out is for my buddy Chris Vaglio who is a member of the NJPP Facebook group and also played in Situation at 1200.

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This week's episode is a repost of Episode 99 with Jamie and Rory from the Stereo.

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Here is what we chat about in the episode:

• Their performance wardrobe
• Working for Fueled By Ramen
• The Impossibles
• Animal Chin
• Coming up with the name
• Their dynamic as a band
• Rory’s exit from the band
• And a ton more

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Bracket is an American rock band from Forestville, California formed in 1992. They have issued numerous albums, EPs and singles since its inception, including many releases for Caroline Records and Fat Wreck Chords. Their sound could most easily be described as power pop influenced punk rock with a continued focus on vocal harmonies. Bracket emerged during the pop punk resurgence of the early 1990s and released its first two albums 924 Forestville St. (1994) and 4-Wheel Vibe (1995) on Caroline Records. Following a staff shake-up, the label dropped the group and cancelled the release of its third album Like You Know in 1996. Bracket's next two albums Novelty Forever (1997) and When All Else Fails (2000) were put out by Fat Wreck Chords, who had previously issued 7-inch vinyl for the band. They released Live in a Dive (2002) which gathered some of the band's best-known material into one performance. Requiem came out in (2006), released by Takeover Records. They have a 70 minute album consisted of one “song”, the 28th installment of their “Warren’s Song” series. The band recorded nearly 100 short fragments of songs, with the intention of piecing them together to create the 70 minute “Warren’s Song Pt. 28”. Bracket completed work on their ninth studio album “Too Old to Die Young” in late 2018, which came out on Fat in 2019.

I got Angelo on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Hen House Brewing
• Bracket starting off as a cover band
• Being one of Fat Mike’s favorite bands
• How were they perceived by Fat Wreck Crowds
• Their album Requiem 
• Recording Live in a Dive
• Their split with Humble Beginnings 
• Questions that Josh Humble submitted
• Their 70 minute song
• Beavis and Butthead
• Their latest release on Fat
• And a ton more

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Dave Wagenschutz is a kick ass drummer that has graced the punk scene since the mid 90s. He’s played in such bands as Lifetime, Ink & Dagger, Kid Dynamite, Good Riddance, Paint it Black, None More Black and now Crossed Keys.

I got Dave on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Does he still go to shows
• Playing in Lifetime
• Playing in Ink & Dagger
• Finding the singer for Kid Dynamite
• The Kid Dynamite artwork
• The Face 2 Face tour
• Playing in Good Riddance
• None More Black
• Is a Kid Dynamite reunion in the works?
• And a ton more

Check out his new band Crossed Key which includes members of  Step Ahead, Kill The Man Who Questions, Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer, Halo of Snakes, The Curse, and obviously Kid Dynamite, Ink & Dagger. Their new album CROSSED KEYS BELIEVES IN YOU comes out this spring with an announcement about preorders coming very soon! Go follow their Instagram at @crossedkeysphl

This week’s episode is sponsored by Iodine Recordings who have just announced that they will be releasing the 30th Anniversary Edition of Quicksand’s classic debut “Slip” on vinyl. They are presenting the record in several configurations, including a limited deluxe gatefold with slip case, and a deluxe LP with a 64-page hardcover book that includes a foreword by Walter Shreifels, Neve-before-seen photos, rare concert posters, original art, and more from 1990-1994. The book chronicles the history of the influential album and has commentary from many notable bands, including: Anthrax, Helmet, Sepultura, Thursday, Rise Against, Refused, Youth of Today, Thrice, Agnostic Front, Snapcase, Earth Crisis, Cave In, and more. Complete with several beautiful vinyl variants. Available for pre-order now, and in stores on March 31, 2023.

Iodine Recordings has been busy since returning in 2021, with almost 20 new releases to date from bands like Stretch Arm Strong, The Darling Fire, Onelinedrawing, Jeromes Dream, Smoke or Fire, and more. We can expect a lot more amazing music from them this year. Head over to iodinerecords.com for more, or follow them on Instagram @iodinerecordings.

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Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thursday, Hawthorne Heights, Silverstein, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, Streetlight Manifesto, and A Day to Remember. 

Some Victory bands I’ve interviewed include Doug fromThe Sleeping, Andrew from Strife, and Mark from Shutdown. I also interviewed Double J who used to worked for Victory for 10 years as a designer who was basically their art director.

In September 2019, years after buying part of the label's catalogue, Concord bought Victory Records and Another Victory for $30 million. Craft Recordings has been managing Victory Record’ catalog since Concord acquired the label. Victory has since not signed any new bands or released new records. Instead, the label operates for the current distribution of the label's alumni, as well as for reissues. Victory's catalogue includes 4,500 master recordings and 3,500 compositions through its publisher Another Victory.

Monika has been listening to the show for a while and would always message me with random stories about people I’ve interviewed. I found out she worked for Victory and she said she’d like to tell some stories since no one really wants to talk honestly about the label. 

I got her on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• What could they listen to at the office
• The cops showing up
• The Holiday party
• Did the staff know about the deals bands were getting
• The Sleeping
• The Damnation AD showcase
• Blackberrys
• 360 deals
• The soda machine story
• Freezing checks
• And a ton more

Here are some people I’d like to interview if you have a connection - Greg from Gokart, The Lunachicks, Dan Adriano just about Tuesday, Rainer Maria, Ace from Early November, Steve Evetts, just to name a few. 

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Ryan Greene is an American record producer, sound engineer, former owner of Crush Recording Studios in Scottsdale, Arizona and founder of Area 52 Entertainment in Los Angeles, California. In an over 25-year-long career he has worked with many artists including Jay-Z, Lita Ford, Tonic, Megadeth, Alice Cooper, Cheap Trick, Usher, Patti LaBelle, and Gladys Knight. 

Ryan was THE guy when it came to producing the bands on Fat Wreck Chords. Some of those bands were NOFX, Lagwagon, No Use For A Name, Propaghandi, Pulley, Hi-Standard, Tilt, Bracket, and a shit ton of others that probably graced your CD collection. 

There are so many good stories in this and I think a lot of you who love or loved the Fat bands from the late 90s will absolutely love them. 

I got Ryan on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• Demoing Stranger Than Fiction
• What the word Demo means to him
• Figuring out the emotion of each record he records
• Punk in Drublic’s Mastering debacle
• Recording Hoss
• Some of the tricks he learned during his sessions
• Recording Less Talk More Rock by Propagandhi
• Recording Guttermouth
• Tony Sly
• And a ton more

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Since their inception in 1995, Bridge Nine Records has turned from a hobby to one of the most well known heavy music brands in the world. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts with affiliates and distributors worldwide. They’ve put out defining releases for American Nightmare, Terror, and Champion. Today, Bridge Nine is a recognized brand worldwide as one of the the best in underground music with a roster boasting over a dozen full-time, active bands. With over 300 releases to date, Their back catalog includes some of the biggest and best names in underground music (H2O, Defeater, Ceremony, Agnostic Front, Have Heart and many more) and it continues to get stronger.

There’s a lot of pops in the beginning on Chris’ vocal track but we fix that pretty quickly.

• His new record store
• Sharing a space with Big Wheel, Hydra Head and Doghouse
• Designing his merchandise 
• Well hidden cash
• Being friends with the dude who created the dialer
• what went wrong in the early years
• Being part of the Yankees Sucks crew that was on 30 for 30
• His relationship with Victory
• Johnny Cupcakes
• Polar Bear Club
• New Found Glory
• Would he break out of the labels genre when signing new bands
• The $500 fist fight
• And a ton more

Check out his new record store in Beverly, MA at 282 Rantoul Street. 

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Jejune was an American rock band formed in 1996 at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The band has been commonly identified with the emo genre, and was heavily involved with the scene at the peak of the "second wave" of emo in the mid-1990s. The three founding members, Arabella, Joe, and Chris, met while studying at the college. The band relocated to San Diego, California, in 1997. They have 3 releases which are Junk (1997) This Afternoon's Malady (1998) and RIP (2000). I believe a lot of you have or had that split with Jimmy Eat World which we do discuss. 

I’ve tried for a while to get Joe on the Skype and I finally did and this is what we chat about.

• Being roommates with the President of Geffin Records
• Dropping out of Berklee
• Rama from Big Wheel
• Staying in touch with Jim from Jimmy Eat World
• Will they ever have a reunion show
• The split with Jimmy Eat World
• His band I wish I
• The Actuality of Thought video comp
• Changing their sound on the second record
• almost being kidnapped by Germans
• And a ton more

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The Westwood Garage was located at 234 Third Ave in Westwood NJ. It existed between 1995 and 2002 before ending its run. The garage hosted such bands as AFI, Bane, Heckle, Revolution Summer, the Lawrence arms, and a fuck ton of others. This episode is full on Jersey focussed but I think a lot of people not from here will still connect with lens of the scene that Chris and Pete bring to the interview.

It took a long ass time to get these 2 together but I finally got them on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Heckle’s new album
• Plan A Project
• Heckle getting on Hopeless
• Link 80 playing the house
• Their band Revolution Summer
• Are they socially conscious still
• Getting in Thrasher Magazine
• How did the neighbors like the shows
• Chris Gethard
• How Heckle ended
• And a ton more

Check out Heckle’s latest release on Spotify "The Motive Power of Fire"

Check out the book Blood & Ink: The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime released by Joe Pompeo who was the dummer of Scratch Kid. Pete gives him a shot out in the interview so I wanted to plug his book.

This week's episode is sponsored by Spell It Out

Spell It Out is a melodic hardcore/pop punk band from NY and NJ that features members of Lounge, Lakota, Vice Transmission and Entropy.   Their debut album, Out Of Chaos is available for digital download through Let's Trade Records and on LP and CD which is available through the bands Instagram page @spellitoutHC

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Assholeparade is a hardcore band from Gainesville, Florida. They released two LPs and an EP for No Idea Records, as well as some compilation appearances. They have short aggressive songs. Only two of Assholeparade's original members are left in its current 5-piece setup.

Thank you Drew from Ashtray Monument for connecting me to Matt whom I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Not playing FEST this year
• The mithios of Gainesville
• The serial killer in Gainesville
• Owning the Hardback
• Joining the band
• Did the name effect them
• Playing in Japan
• Hawaiian T-shirts
• And a ton more

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Dynamite Boy were a pop punk band from Austin, TX. You can check out Pt. 1 of this interview with Adrian Muñoz at Episode 103.

Sean reached out to me to say he liked that episode and wanted to know if he could fill in some gaps. I said yes, got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The original Dynamite Boy members 
• The tour with The Impossibles
• Kicking out Craig from the Impossibles
• Getting influence from bands about running the band
• Tom Petta getting them on Fearless
• Having Massive stage fright
• His relationship with Bob from Fearless
• Matt Riddle
• What’s his relationship like with past members
• And a ton more

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Counterfit were a emo band from San Diego. Some of the releases they put out were On The Downside, From Finish To Starting Line, and Super Amusement Machine For Your Exciting Heart. That’s basically all there is out there about these guys but you can go to their Facebook page and see a lot of pictures.

Thank you Seth Hyman from Negative Progression records (Check his interview out at Episode 121) for connecting me with Marc whom I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• How he knows Chris Barker from Lanemeyer’s brother
• No Knife
• How was the San Diego scene for them
• Negative Progression Records
• What was the band’s internal dynamic like
• Scott from Blink
• Touring a lot and being broke
• Playing with the Mars Volta
• The Starting Line accidentally giving them exposure
• A string of bad luck
• Playing drums for Finch
• The San Diego band Prizefight
• The Finch story which is amazing
• And a ton more

Check out his design company marcallen.design and his band Helen Earth Band that he did after Counterfeit.

You can buy their DVD documentary here youthconspiracy.bigcartel.com

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This is a REPOST of Episode 87 where I interviewed Rob Hitt about Midtown and this is what we chatted about.

• Constantly playing a song on repeat
• The bands that influenced Midtown
• Writing really high notes in Lanemeyer
• His first band which wasn’t Professor Plum
• Meeting Josh from Humble Beginnings
• How Midtown formed
• Gabe’s usage of big words in songs
• Buying CDs with friends and dubbing them for each other
• Jay Pinball
• New Found Glory
• Their first album being amazing
• Vinnie from I am the avalanche singing background on a Midtown song
• Fenix TX and Drive-Thru Records
• Almost getting fired from the band
• Being roommates with Max Bemis
• And a ton more

Check out his label here http://isurrenderrecords.com/

Check out Bodega cats https://www.bodegacats.nyc/

I’ll link to the video for the song on the This Was the Scene's Instagram Story so you can check it out. American Television plays The Fest, Sunday, October 30th, 9:40pm at Vecinos.

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After hooking up with Peek-a-Boo Records, Silver Scooter issued their debut seven-inch "Biting My Nails; " the singles "Ball of Yarn" and "Cup & String" followed before they issued the full-length The Other Palm Springs in 1997. A split ten-inch with Cursive as well as a split seven-inch with Tiara followed in 1998 before the trio dropped their second LP, Orleans Parish, early the next year and Goodbye followed in fall 2000. Blue Law appeared in early 2001.

I heard of this band in 98-99 ish when my buddy John Price introduced me to Pumpkin Eyes which was on the Crank Records don't forget to) breathe comp.

I wanted to find out more about the band so I reached out to Scott and asked him to be on the podcast, he said yes, and this is what we chat about:

• His 50 songs project
• peekaboo fan zine
• Getting a call from Bob Mould
• Dave Mcnair
• What Pumpkin Eyes is about
• Their split with Cursive
• Death Cab For Cutie liking Silver Scooter
• Getting stuck in Japan during 911
• Tiny Desk Concert
• His other band Super XX Man being the first release on Courtney Barnett’s label
• And a ton more

Go check out his site scottgarred.com where he has a ton of music and videos.

I’ll link to the video for the song on the This Was the Scene's Instagram Story so you can check it out. American Television plays The Fest, Sunday, October 30th, 9:40pm at Vecinos.

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crank! A Record Company was an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label "played a huge role in the spreading of emo in the mid-’90s", according to Alternative Press magazine. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor, released under the name Geerhead Records; all subsequent releases were issued as Crank!

I got Jeff Matlow on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• His current career as a business consultant
• Working with James Brown
• Mineral
• Starting his other company SaulGoodman
• Why he released a ton of 7inches
• Meeting Brett Gurewitz
• Mineral breaking up
• The Sensefield, Jimmy Eat World, Mineral split 7”
• The Icarus Line
• Bright Eyes
• And a ton more

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This week’s episode is sponsored by the band American Television.

American Television are a gritty pop-punk band from the DC area that has shared the stage with Piebald, Spanish Love Songs, Dirty Nil, The Copyrights, and many more. Their new song, Moments, is out today on all streaming services and will be featured on the exclusive 12-inch Fest 20 Comp, available through Sell The Heart Records and at The Fest in Gainesville, FL. October 28-30. 

I’ll link to the video for the song on the This Was the Scene's Instagram Story so you can check it out. American Television plays The Fest, Sunday, October 30th, 9:40pm at Vecinos.

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The Escape Engine was founded in the spring of 2002. The band's name comes from a Burning Airlines song titled "The Escape Engine". Within a matter of months of recording their demo the band was approach by Jon Strauss whose intentions were to start an independent record label. The band ended up becoming the first band to sign with the newly created Fidelity Records.

The band broke up in 2006 and then re-united on May 4, 2012, for a single sold-out performance at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey.

I apologize in advance because we laugh a lot during this interview so I figured I’d give a disclaimer.

George if you’re listening, Dom wanted me to make sure that you know that you were the person that made that band possible. He wanted to let you know this because he wasn’t sure if he said it in the interview so hence this disclaimer.

I got Dom on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Being in one of Escape Engine’s videos
• Being in Lanemeyer 2.0 for 2 or 3 weeks
• Mothermania
• Scratch Kid
• Roading for Beefcake
• Singing on stage with The Ataris
• Losing a ton of weight
• Creating Escape Engine
• Fidelity Records
• The sound fuck up on their video on MTV
• The Playboy Party
• Almost playing with Say Anything
• And a ton more

Check out his buddy’s company Sure Thing Toys which he mentions during the interview.

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Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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This is a REPOST of Episode 100.

Sunny Day Real Estate was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were one of the early emo bands and helped establish the genre. In 1994, the band released their debut album Diary on Sub Pop Records to critical acclaim. However, shortly after releasing their second album LP2, the band broke up, with members Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith joining Foo Fighters and Jeremy Enigk embarking on a solo career. In 1997, they regrouped long enough to record two more studio albums and a live album but ultimately disbanded once again in 2001. The band reunited again in 2009. Bassist Nate Mendel, who chose to remain with Foo Fighters during the previous reunion in 1997, took part in this reunion. In 2014 the band released one song from those sessions, "Lipton Witch," on a split 7" vinyl with Circa Survive on Record Store Day.

I got William on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• My sunny day tattoo story
• What drumming has done to him physically
• What was his scene
• How the band got together
• Diary’s artwork
• Breaking up right when they were taking off
• Red Elephant
• Trying to find inspiration to make music again
• Recording Rising Tide
• Working through anxiety
• Their unreleased album
• And a ton more

Check out William's band, Assertion

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

The Gadjits were an American ska and rock and roll band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Formed by the brothers Brandon, Zach, and Adam Phillips they were signed as young bucks to Hellcat Records in 97. They released 3 albums on that label before heading to Thick Records, then RCA where they were dropped when Clive Davis took over. From there they went on to create more bands such as The Architects, Brandon Phillips & The Condition, and Other Americans.

My old band Lanemeyer played a few gigs with these kids on the road back in the day and I was beyond stoked to get them on the podcast to chat about life. The following is what we chat about:

• Constantly being in bands with each other
• Playing with Rancid as teenagers
• How were they treated as being a young band
• The Wix
• Hellcat Records 
• Changing over to The Architects
• The Gallows
• The fucking crazy Bosstones show brawl
• Grossing each other out
• Drug use
• The Canadian Booking Agent story
• And a ton more

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Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Before we start, my old band Lanemeyer has 10 green etched vinyl records left of "Stories for the Big Screen" over on the iSurrender store. 

Zoinks! were a pop punk from Reno, Nevada. Born '93. Died '98. A couple reunion shows in 2005 and 2006. They were on rotation with my buddies back in High School and were introduced to us, I believe, by Alan Rappaport from Flipside records (Episode 24).

I got Bob’s email from Alan, got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The Reno scene
• How he joined the band
• Dr. Strange Records
• Playing a show with Green Day
• Having a label of his own
• His new band
• And a ton more

Get your Realtor Instagram Stickers by clicking here.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

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The Rocking Horse Winner was an American indie rock band based in Davie, Florida. They formed in mid-1999 and toured with Dashboard Confessional, Coheed and Cambria, The Format, Bayside, The Blood Brothers, The Weakerthans, Further Seems Forever, Midtown, and a ton. You may remember Jolie’s voice in some of the OG Dashboard Songs. 

Thank you Casey Iodine for the intro. I got Jolie on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Her new band The Darling Fire
• Having stage fright
• How she got connected with Dashboard
• Being on Equal Vision
• Hankshaw’s antics at Fest
• Mackrock
• The Coheed story
• The Crazy house in Florida story
• Being in Seventeen magazine
• Did dating someone in the band cause riffs
• How scrappy of a band they were
• And a ton more

Check out her new band The Darling Fire’s new album "DISTORTIONS” available on Iodine Recordings. The band features members of 

The Rocking Horse Winner, Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, and As Friends Rust. 

Available on several vinyl variants and CD from Iodine Recordings, iodinerecords.com or at Deathwish Inc. along with new merch designs.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Vagrant Records is an American record label that was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. It is home to artists such as Dashboard Confessional, Saves the Day, The Get Up Kids, Senses Fail, and Alkaline Trio, and a ton of others that you know and love. 

I asked Rich if he’d like to be on the podcast, he said “Sure man, would love to do your pod.” So I got him on the Skype after 30 minutes of trying and this is what we talk about:

• What was the first Vagrant release
• How he started Managing Face to Face
• Signing the Get Up Kids
• The massive Vagrant Tour
• The roadie leaving merch money in NYC story
• What were the best years at Vagrant
• Emanuel’s record leaking
• The Vagrant podcast
• His thoughts on Saves the Day on Connan
• Ignorance is Bliss leading to a shit ass tour
• Amy Madden and the Dashboard Story
• And a ton more

Here's a link to Diner Parking Lots

Here's the Arcade Academy Bandcamp

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Eyeball Records is an independent record label originally established in NYC out of Apartment 4C on 14th St at Avenue A. The label later moved to Kearny, New Jersey. They’ve released albums by artists such as H20, Thursday, My Chemical Romance, Humble Beginnings, Pency Prep, and Murder by Death. In 2020 the label began releasing exclusive cassette and t-shirt bundles exclusively through The Hyv.

I heard about Eyeball for the first time when Humble put out their EP which we talk about in this interview. So I thought getting Alex on here would be a fine idea, he agree, and this is what we chat about:

• Eyeball starting back up
• Internal fuck ups on some releases
• Recording at the studio where Tupac was shot
• Getting help from Greg GoKart Records
• The Eyeball house
• How the H20 release was funded
• The aggressive lore that surrounded him
• Humble Beginnings
• Becoming homeless
• His relationship with Warner Bros
• The Gaslight Anthem record that never saw the light of day
• And a ton more

Go check out their website for the latest releases at eyeballrecords.org.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Threadline were a post hardcore band from NJ. The life of the band was short lived but this was one of the very first bands that I met in the scene who my old band used to play shows with. Craig also did a bit of a run promoting shows under NOISExtra. From there he went on to do Elemae, and a ton of other bands. 

I got Craig on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The NJ show where someone stole the cannon ball
• Joe Pulito taking forever with replies
• How he started throwing shows with NOISExtra
• Elizabeth from Hot Topic
• The Shades Apart show in White Meadow Lake
• Camber
• Ignition rebrand because of Oasis
• Did he tour over seas
• Do we love writing or playing music these days
• And a ton more

Check out his latest band The Atlantic Union Project.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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This is a REPOST of my interview with Travis Keller (episode 62) about the days of Buddyhead. Here is what we chat about:

• Meeting people through his photography
• Calling Dave Navaro
• How they got so many phone numbers
• Living in Tarzana
• The Icarus Line
• The Transplants not digging one of the posts
• Fred Durst
• Is he still down with Buddyhead following him
• Drive-thru Records
• And a ton more

Check out his new project http://americanprimitive.org/

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Nowhere Fast were a pop punk band from New Jersey. You may remember them from their 2 songs that were on the Pinball Records comp and their split with LWL. You may also remember their cover of Crowded House’s “Don't Dream It's Over” on the Making Decisions about Punk compilation. 

They had a short lifespan and 2 of their members (Heath and Tyler) went on to join Gabe Saporta’s brain child, Midtown. We talk about this at the end of the interview which is quite entertaining.

Side note, the band I’m trying to think of later on in the interview who was from Chicago is Man Dingo. 

I’ve had many many many people ask for this interview so luckily I got in touch with Ryan and this is what we chat about:

• His new book out that’s called Nimrod
• The Bound Brook flood
• Jay Turon
• Matt Haick
• Big Wig
• The Heathcliff cover
• Breaking up before the split with LWL
• Heath and Tyler going off to be in Midtown
• Gabe Saporta
• Ben from Dillinger managing Merciana
• being the light guy for Dillinger for a tour
• And a ton more

Go check out his new book “Nimrod”

And go hire his dog walking business if you have a pet that needs to be taken care of. Dog Days NJ

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Stick Figure Suicide was a punk rock band from Milltown, New Jersey. The band was formed in 1997, and were part of the emerging emo-punk rock scene of the late 1990s in the Northeast. Their music has been described as a mastery of "old-school hardcore moves and hyperspeed tempos" with clean, precise, over-driven guitars, and they are classified as a blend of fast and melodic hardcore-punk, with lyrics that are occasionally humorous. They drew comparison to the music of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and even Against All Authority. Maximumrocknroll described their songs on the Road Kill EP Split with Mohawk Barbie as "displaying some pretty good energy of their own with their early '90s style hardcore.

I got Paul on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• How to develop a screaming voice
• Dave Smalley
• Trash this CD comp
• Slicing his hands up at their first show
• Vintage Vinyl
• Their drummer over selling them to get them on shows
• Their song Dred
• Playing with Anti Flag
• Getting in a fist fight 
• The Road Kill EP
• Meeting Dave Smalley
• And a ton more

Check out his latest band Sophistipunx.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Formed in early October of 1995, Boxer was a Boston-based four piece fast on the rise in the indie scene. With aggressive, heartfelt lyrics Boxer delivered the finest in east-coast punk. They managed to share the stage with acts such as Lagwagon, Weston, Lifetime, Screw 32, Good Riddance, Jimmy Eat World, and Bracket. Their debut and only album, "The Hurt Process," was put out on Vagrant Records as the labels first release. The band broke up soon after that release and Dave and Will went on to form The Lot Six.

Thank you again Casey from Iodine Recordings for connecting us

• Just wanting to be a pop punk band
• Passing on being the singer for Big D and the Kids Table
• Playing a show with Lifetime
• Being Vagrant’s first band
• Rama from Big Wheel
• Recording with Trevor Keith
• How signing to Vagrant effected the crowd size
• Auditioning for Kid Dynamite
• Chris leaving to play with The Dillinger Escape Plan
• Their guitarist going off to play with Jared Leto and Tom Delonge
• The Lot Six
• Getting a gun pulled on them
• And a ton more

Go check out his latest band Beat Awfuls on bandcamp.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Saves the Day is an American rock band from Princeton, New Jersey, that formed in 1997. They released their debut studio album, Can't Slow Down, in 1998. It was followed by Through Being Cool in 1999, which featured their first single, "Shoulder to the Wheel". Stay What You Are was released in 2001, peaking at No. 100 on the Billboard 200. It spawned two successful music videos on MTV2, for the singles "At Your Funeral" and "Freakish", and has since sold 300,000 copies.

Thank you to Andy Luca from the new jersey pop punk 1994 - 2002 group for posting a link to Bryan’s website which lead to me getting in touch with him.

I got Bryan on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Quitting the band
• The Earth Crisis yogurt show
• Sounding like Lifetime 
• Eben joining the band
• The Stryder
• Getting stage fright 
• Psychodelics
• Staying in Gerard Butler’s apartment while recording Stay What You Are
• The Jimmy Chamberlin story
• In Reverie
• And a ton more

Go check out the band Soul Glo that Bryan talks about.

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their artist Yawn Mower's song "Sixteen Minutes" from their forthcoming release To Each Their Own Coat.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

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The Jazz June was formed in 1996 by students attending Kutztown University. The group recorded its first full-length album in 1997; their first two albums were recorded through Canadian record label Workshop Records. In 1998, the band signed with Initial Records and went on to release three albums through the record label. They disbanded in 2003 after four full-length albums, but reunited for benefit shows in 2006 and the release of an outtakes-and-rarities compilation the following year. In 2014, the group announced they were reforming and releasing new material on Topshelf Records.

I got Andrew on the Skype and here’s what we chat about:

• The meaning of Jazz June
• Taco Bell
• People we dislike from high school
• City Gardens
• Jon Cheese and punk rock realtors
• Making Rolling Stone’s top 40 list
• J Robbins
• When the drums kick in
• The Built to Spill story
• And a ton more

Check out the release of their album The Medicine on tape by Friend Club Records.

Check out his new band Post Skeleton

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

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Rx Bandits are an American four-piece band from California. The band formed in 1995 in Orange County, California. They have appeared on the Vans Warped Tour, Bonnaroo, Coachella, Bamboozle, and plenty of club shows throughout the world I think.

In 2001, after touring on their third album "Progress", Rich left the band, citing frustrations he had with certain aspects of the music industry. He later went to form The Sound of Animals Fighting. They released a trilogy of records between 2004 and 2008, and performed only four live shows, following their second release in 2006. The band's live lineup consisted of 12 different musicians and they often employed the use of animal masks to conceal their identity.

Rich slid into my DMs on IG a while back after he found the Donuts N’ Glory interview (Episode 114) and we’ve been chatting about old scene stuff since then. I wanted to find out about his days in RX Bandits and The Sound of Animals Fighting, so I asked him onto the podcast, he said yes, and this is what we chat about:

• Donuts N Glory
• Flyers
• How The Sound of Animals Fighting got their sound
• Shame about the masks
• No Knife
• Nick from Link 80 writing him a letter
• The ska band shame
• Rejection letter from Mike Park
• How they got on Drive Thru
• Fenix TX
• The Gadjets
• Finch
• Being on the Bloodhound Gang’s CD
• And a ton more

Go buy his Revolution on Canvas books and check out all of the music he’s created by clicking on the links in the show notes.

Check out all of his other things below:

RxBandits 

"Progress" Drive Thru Records

Revolution On Canvas: Poetry From the Indie Music Scene

Volume 1

Volume 2

The Sound of Animals Fighting

"Tiger & the Duke" Equal Vision Records

"Lover, the Lord Has Left Us" Equal Vision Records

"The Ocean and the Sun" Epitaph Records

Pyramids

"S/T" Hydra Head

"Pyramids with Nadja" Hydra Head

"Pyramids/Horseback: A Throne Without a King" Hydra Head

"Mamiffer/Pyramids" Hydra Head

"A Northern Meadow" Profound Lore

Sailors With Wax Wings

"S/T" Angel Oven Records

White Moth

"S/T" Angel Oven Records

Hospital Gown

Instagram

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In 1992, Tripface was born. They began to organize and play shows with their friends within their small town, in basements, recreation halls, and garages. For the most part, they were parties, gatherings of a handful of skaters, metalheads, and geeks from the local area high schools. The bills were always shared with their friends Grid and a mix of side projects.

Playing a cross of 1990s metalcore and NYHC, the band grew in popularity on Long Island and began to make a dent on the East Coast. After a few months, the band recorded the Closed In demo. 

They would go on to play many shows, including CBGBs, the QE2, Right Track Inn, the PWAC, and the Wetlands, sharing stages with bands like Warzone, Sheer Terror, Agnostic Front, Hatebreed, and Outburst. The rest of the information you will find out in this interview.

I think this time Monkey told me about their FB account where I got in touch with Scott and this is what we chat about:

• Loving the obscure hardcore bands
• What was their message
• Getting into fights
• Stony brooks radio station
• How they got on the Weston show I always talk about
• What was Earth Crisis like
• His anxiety with playing large shows
• The reunion show
• Who put their songs on Spotify
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

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New York hardcore took a positive turn in December, 1994, when Shutdown emerged on the scene as one of few bands ready to take their music and message to the next level. With an emphasis on old-school values and new school musical sensibility, Shutdown were poised to take over where bands like Warzone, Cro-Mags and Gorilla Biscuits left off. With older members of the NYHC crowd supporting these "kids", success has been a natural transition. 

They have played some of the biggest shows in past hardcore history, including one of the two tributes to Raybeez (Warzone) at CBGB's in the fall of 1997. Raybeez himself actually went as far as to state that Shutdown is "the future of hardcore". 

Shutdown stopped playing full-time shortly after finishing a quick stint on Warped Tour in 2001. In 2006, Black & Blue invited Shutdown to play the NYC Superbowl of Hardcore which stands as the biggest hardcore show in NYC every year. In 2010, Shutdown announced its rebirth back to playing and doing random shows a few times per year. 

I state in the interview that Monkey helped me find the band but it was actually Brian Schatzel who helped connect me. So thank you Brian and I apologize for always saying Monkey introduced me to everyone even though he was done it a lot.

I got Mark on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• His thoughts on the current hardcore scene
• Andy from Kill Your Idols
• His brothers introducing him to hardcore
• Rick 2 Life
• The home promo video he sent Tony from Victory
• Signing with Victory 
• California Takeover
• Why The band suddenly stopped
• Bands not liking them
• Working on a new record
• The Harley story
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their artist Yawn Mower's song "Sixteen Minutes" from their forthcoming release To Each Their Own Coat.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

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Seti Alpha Six were a band from New Jersey. There's no write up out there on the internet so this is going to be the only thing really documented about them.

Also, We TRIED to get Joe on the podcast but he was stuck in traffic. So we had to carry on with out him and this is what Matt and I chat about:

• Losing 23% of his hearing
• My band touring with these fools
• Professional skateboarders skating at his house as a kid
• Playing with the Bouncing Souls when they were a funk band
• Recording with pneumonia
• The Rob Heiner piss gun story 
• The Stan Hope House
• Rico
• Jay Pinball
• Working on the Vans Warped Tour
• The Shark Song
• The Goose 
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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This is a REPOST from Episode 078 with Adam about the days of playing with his Pacakge. 

I reached out to Adam thanks to Chris Gethard and this is what we talk about:

• His amazing website that still exists
• Chris Gethard
• Buying shitty albums
• the band Fracture
• How he found the Package
• Playing on the Chris Gethard show
• Playing Fest
• Who did his artwork
• The hate-mail he got
• And a ton more

Check out his favorite band, Future of the Left.

If you’d like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon.

Check out my webcomic - dailyBred

I also animate things - drive80.com

Blount were a skate punk band from Pensacola, Fl. They had splits with Shocking Truth, Strung Out, and put out their only LP on Fearless records in 96. 

Thank you Josh Marsh for your intro to Jack who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Replacing the first singer
• Playing a show with Rancid on their first tour
• Hanging with Lagwagon
• Opening for Rancid
• Signing to Fearless
• Working with Jim Cherry
• One decision changing the whole band’s history 
• The photo on Discogs
• Brian Fallon
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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The Militia Group was founded in 1998 by Chad Pearson as a booking agency, booking for artists such as Slick Shoes, Craig's Brother, Dogwood, twothirtyeight, Acceptance, and Element 101. In 2000, Pearson teamed up with Felton to turn the agency into an independent record label based out of Huntington Beach, CA. Some of the bands they signed were Rufio, Noise Ratchet, Copeland, The Rocket Summer, Acceptance, and Cartel. The Militia Group stopped releasing new music in 2012, though its back catalogue is still in print.

I got Rory on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The Kansas City scene
• Putting out records when he was 16
• Revelations distribution
• Noise Ratchet
• The Rocket Summer
• Cartel
• Getting burned out
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their artist Yawn Mower's song "Sixteen Minutes" from their forthcoming release To Each Their Own Coat.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

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Dog Pound were early 90's punks with a van-load of attitude from Passaic County, NJ. They toured the US from dive bars to legion halls to basements to pizza joints.

Real quick, the connection we had wasn’t great so there are some spots where it sounds like the audio jumps around. That’s because there were random delays when Jeff was talking so some stories have weird transitions mid sentence.

I contacted him through his FB account, asked him to chat, he said yes, and this is what we talk about:

• Not starting off punk rock
• Getting told to grow his hair
• What made them start putting on legion hall shows
• Forgetting the words while playing live
• Sound Exchange in Wayne, NJ
• Playing with Jawbox
• Having an edge as a band
• King Dickley Kool
• Getting soured by the scene change
• The Heroine story and shit on the walls stories
• And a ton more

You can visit their Dog Pound bandcamp page to listen to their albums.

You can also check out his songs on bandcamp. 

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Smoke or Fire originally formed in 1998, Originally calling themselves Jericho. Their fan base grew as they played DIY basement shows and small clubs throughout the Northeast. When living in Boston proved too expensive, the quartet moved to Richmond, Virginia to explore the punk rock scene and to work on their second album. They changed their name to Smoke or Fire when they signed to Fat in late 2004. Their debut album, Above the City, was co-produced by Fat Mike of NOFX and was released in March 2005. From there they released 2 more albums before calling a day.

Thank you Casey from Iodine Recordings for the intro to Joe. This interview is awesome so I’m ecstatic for you fine folks to check it out.

Side note, Joe lives in Germany so there’s a part where we start talking about where he lives but I don’t reference that it’s there which would make that part of the conversation confusing.

I got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• How he started singing without knowing how to sing
• FSU fucking up the scene
• Playing a show at a club in some random dudes basement
• How they met Tim from Avail
• Quitting their jobs to go on tour with Avail
• Getting signed to Fat
• What he said to Drive Thru
• Touring with Against Me
• The Czech Mafia story
• The Gwomper plane crashing story
• And a ton more

Check out there new release on Iodine Recordings “Beauty Fades” which features Smoke Or Fire’s debut EP “Worker’s Union” and many other unreleased tracks on vinyl for the first time. It’s available for pre-order now through Iodine Recordings with only a few color variants remaining. Available everywhere on May 27.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

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Formed in 1990, Sense Field was one of several contemporary bands to popularize the post-hardcore or "emo" subgenre. The band was initially signed to Revelation Records, releasing three albums, and later signed with Warner Bros. in 1996. However, problems within the label caused the band to sit in limbo for five years as the label was re-staffed multiple times. The band was eventually released from their contract and Sense Field won the right to re-record the album they had originally written for Warner Bros. Records. 

They later broke up in 2004. They reunited for Revelation Records 25 Year Anniversary Show. And played again for Jon Bunch’s Tribute concert in 2016.

To this day I rock out to Overstand and Outlive The Man on a weekly basis because they are fucking bangers.

I was lucky enough to get guitarist Chris Evenson on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Finding their scene
• The Revelation van
• Playing shows with harder sounding bands
• Writing Building
• Getting mixed by Andy Wallace
• Overstand’s guitar riff
• Signing to Warner Bros
• What Save Yourself did to the band
• Jon joining Further Seems Forever
• Playing Revelation 25
• How they got the singers for the Jon Bunch Tribute concert
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their artist Tom Barrett’s song "Together, Together, Together" from the Five Songs EP.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Strife formed in 1991 signing on with Caroline Records, who issued their debut album, One Truth, in 1994, before signing on with one of the country’s leading hardcore labels, Victory. In 97 they issued In This Defiance, a recording on which the band attempted to broaden their sound, as it featured guest spots from members of such acclaimed non-hardcore acts as Fear Factory, Sepultura, and the Deftones. 

But just when it seemed things were going good for the band, Strife announced their disbandment in early 1998. Sporadic reunion concerts followed (as well as a collection of odds and ends, 1999’s Truth Through Defiance, and almost exactly two years later, Strife decided to reform. In 2001, Strife issued their third studio album, Angermeans, which was followed up by their first major tour in nearly four years.

I’m sure many of you bought The OG California Takeover back in the day. I did as well. But did you know there’s a new The Return Of The California Takeover that was put out on Andrew’s label War Records in 2021? You should go check that out. 

I first heard about these guys on the Cinema Beer Nuts comp which I’ve talked about on numerous episodes and their video blew my fucking mind. I immediately went out and got In This Defiance and loved that CD. 

Luckily, Andrew runs the IG account so I sent them a message, got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about.

• The new California Takeover Release
• What’s the new crowd like compared to the old
• Backlash from the One Truth DVD
• Sepultura having an influence on In This Defiance
• The video for Blistered
• The change in sound
• Angermeans
• And a ton more

Check out his band Berthold City’s new record “When Words Are Not Enough on WAR records” which just released recently so go check that out. 

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.

Elliott was formed in 1995. Their most notable LPs were U.S. Songs, False Cathedrals, and Song in the Air. 2000's False Cathedrals was a more polished affair than its predecessor, featuring vocal harmonies and more piano than US Songs. It was met with critical acclaim by a broad cross-section of the underground rock community. 

Shortly after Song in the Air's release, Elliott announced their intention to break up. They completed final tours of Europe and the US, before disbanding in November 2003.

We tried getting Kevin on but for some reason, I couldn’t hear his audio and we were pressed on time so we had to do the interview without him so sorry Kevin!

We had to take a 3-week break between the interview because Chris had parental responsibilities so it picks up in the middle. But I got him on the Skype and this what we chat about: 

• Playing Furnace fest in 2022
• Revelation Records
• 2 members quitting at the same time
• not playing False Cathedrals the same way live as it was on the recording
• The Toadies tour debacle
• What were they like on stage
• The Humble Beginnings story
• What would have happened to the band if they had continued
• The porn house
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

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Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.

Known for singer Harold's beautifully bespoke tenor vocals, Tampa, FL's Hankshaw (founded in 1994) played melodic indie rock- emo. The band saw releases on Network Sound, Doghouse Records, No Idea Records (among others), and tours with Hot Water Music, Elliott, Ann Beretta, and more.

I heard about these guys from my dude Casey Lee Morgan when my old band first traveled to FL and he put us up. Go check Casey’s business Sparkway Smoke & Vapor shop in Bloomingdale and Netcong, NJ.

I reached out to Harold on the Hankshaw IG account, asked him to chat, he said yes, and here’s what we chat about:

• Limbert Fabian
• Carrying a machete in his car to shows
• Their label Network Sound
• What Joined In The Sky is about
• Playing shows with no lyrics 
• Developing his high octave range
• The whole story about King Kandy
• Why he stopped doing music
• Are they going to do some new stuff?
• The story about them at the Real World house in New Orleans
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their artist Tom Barrett’s song "Together, Together, Together" from the Five Songs EP.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

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Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.

Sicko was an American rock group from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. Exceptionally, the three-piece pop-punk group maintained a constant membership for every recording as a band. This line-up was Denny Bartlett (guitar, bass, vocals), Ean Hernandez (guitar, bass, vocals), and Josh Rubin (drums, brother of Aaron Rubin from The Mr. T Experience). Sicko released four full-length albums and five 7″ eps as well as a retrospective CD with unreleased and rare material, a released demo and a tour video. They also appeared on approximately fourteen compilations on labels such as Lookout! Records and Liberation Records. They once exchanged covers with Cub. The vast majority of their recorded output was recorded by Kurt Bloch of The Fastbacks and released on Seattle-based punk label eMpTy Records. One EP and the retrospective CD were released on Mutant Pop Records. Three Sicko songs were featured on the Xbox game Project Gotham Racing 2 alongside artists like The Flaming Lips and Princess Superstar.

• Alan Rappaport being the #1 fan
• His Misfits T-shirt
• Empty Records
• Who did their album artwork
• Having their stuff released digitally on Red Scare Records
• Switching instruments during their set
• The Reunion show they played recently
• Frank from the Mr. T Experience
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

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Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.

I did the intro for who Link 80 was in Adam Davis' interview so go check it out there.

I luckily got Matt Bettinelli-Olpin on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Directing the latest Scream Movie
• Starting the band
• The first practice with Nick
• Being seen as a scrappy band
• Not thinking they were a ska band
• Not being welcomed by the Gilman crowd
• Getting band from Gilman for the Verbal Kint video
• How he got the credits song for Scream
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

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Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.

Ann Beretta is a punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1996, the band plays straightforward punk with small doses of rockabilly and country mixed into their sound.

They spent several years on tour playing with bands including Hot Water Music, ALL, the Bouncing Souls, Less Than Jake, and city-mates Avail. They were on Fueled by Ramen and Lookout! Records. In the fall of 2004, Ann Beretta disbanded until 2012 when they toured Europe and the UK in support of WIld, Young, and Free - an LP released exclusively in Europe by Gunnar Records and made up of demos and outtakes. In 2017 Ann Beretta released the album, Old Scars New Blood, a collection of re-recorded songs that spanned across the band's career representing each album previously released. 

I reached out to Mr. Rob Huddleston to see if he’d like to chat, he said yes, and this is what we talk about:

• The start of acoustic punk records
• The origins of Rumbleseat
• How that rougher vocal sound came about
• What inspired Forever Family
• How they first met Hot Water Music
• American Steel
• Playing the first FEST
• Sending letters to people to book tour shows
• Fueled By Ramen
• The upcoming Avail shows
• And a ton more

Check out their new release “RISE". It's the first record of new material since 2003’s Three Chord Revolution and following 2018’s Old Scars New Blood; a collection of re-recorded songs from the band’s catalog. 

Available now on all streaming services

Lastly, Rob tells a story at the very end of the episode about an ALL cover that he did with the help of Bill Stevenson teaching him out to play it. Click here to listen.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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AbsolutePunk was a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate. It mainly focused on artists who were relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it was known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, including Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, The Gaslight Anthem, Anberlin, Thrice, All Time Low, and a shit ton more. The primary musical genres of focus were emo and pop-punk, but other genres were included. On March 31, 2016, it was announced that founder Jason Tate would be re-acquiring AbsolutePunk from SpinMedia (the parent company of Buzznet) and the website would be shuttered and folded into Tate's new music and social platform, Chorus.fm. 

I reached out to Mr. Tate on Instagram, asked him to be interviewed and he was delighted. So I got him on the Skype and this is what we chatted about:

• When We Were Young festival
• Starting Absolute Punk
• How honest was he with reviews
• Spin buying the website
• The toxicity of the internet
• Becoming the place that released new songs or streaming albums
• Rob Dobi
• Emogame
• Panic at the Disco
• Blender’s article including him
• Andrew McMahon’s diagnosis
• His relationship with Victory Records
• Downloading music
• Brand New’s leaked demo
• And a ton more

Go sign up for his newsletter at www.chorus.fm/newsletter

Check out the band Anxious and their new album Little Green House that he likes and talks about at the end of the podcast.

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their band Reese Van Riper’s song “Well Runs Dry” from the album The Swamps Are Burning.

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Baby Gopal was fronted by Australian-born singer/guitarist Sri Kesava the band fused Hari Krishna dogma laced lyrics with a meld of hardcore and pop-punk to astonishing results. The music is endlessly catchy and Sri‘s beautiful voice will keep you captivated like a siren from wire to wire. This amazing album was sadly overlooked in 1996 because of another similar “girl power” band that was already ripping up the charts. You might have heard of them, No Doubt anyone? They later signed to Tommy Boy in 1998 before breaking up shortly thereafter.

Shot out to Casey Iodine for the intro

I got Alex on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Playing in Kingpin
• Playing in Shelter
• How he got involved in Baby Gopal
• How was it seen that Shelter made money off the band
• What happened with him and Shri
• How he got into recording bands
• Out of Band Experience Stickers in Boston
• American Nightmare
• Why they had to change their name
• Touring with them in 2022
• And a ton more

If you want to record your band in all-analog studio in Medford, MA then check out Alex’s studio Mystic Valley Studio.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

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Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Thick Records was formed in 1994 by Detroit native Zak Einstein, who started the label when he relocated to Chicago after graduating from Michigan State University. Early releases include albums from Chicago ska-punkers The Blue Meanies, Alton, IL's Judge Nothing, Seattle's grunge rockers Truly, and the Omaha-based Commander Venus. Blue Meanies singer Billy Spunke joined Einstein and signed multiple Chicago punk rock artists including The Tossers, The Arrivals, and The Methadones. Thick released picture disc vinyl including 7" records from Alkaline Trio, At The Drive-in, ALL, and Citizen Fish. The label also released several compilations documenting Chicago rock and punk music. The compilations included 2000's Magnetic Curses: A Chicago Punk Rock Compilation, which included music from Gaza Strippers, Alkaline Trio, and Pegboy. Oil: Chicago Punk Refined, a 2003 release from the label, included tracks from nineteen Chicago-area punk acts, including Rise Against, The Lawrence Arms, The Tossers, Plain White T's, Bob Nanna, and Local H. 

In 2004 Einstein moved the label to Los Angeles. The last label releases came in 2007 with CDs from The Brokedowns and Seven Storey Mountain.

Thank you Monika Ebly for the intro to Zak who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about.

• Brendan Kelly
• Rise Against
• Picture disc vinyl
• The palette of Blue Meanies CDs
• The letter the Blue Meanies sent to MCA
• What did the record label look like on a day to day basis
• The At the Drive-In / Burning Airlines split
• Turning an oil production factory into a studio
• What really killed the music industry
• What 2008 did to the label
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Crash Romeo was formed by members who had previously played together in the band Centsless. They put out their debut album, Minutes to Miles, out on Trustkill Records and had it produced by Chris Badami Episode 2 of this very podcast. A follow-up full-length, Gave Me the Clap, was later released before they broke up soon after.

I got Travis on the Skype and this is what we chat about;

• The first Quarantines 
• What it was like being in a band with his Brother
• Being called Roma
• Getting signed to Trustkill
• their photoshoot
• Ryan Sellick
• Playing Warped Tour
• Their music video for “Popular”
• Giving people the clap
• Their gold records
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Say Anything is one of my favorite bands of all time. If you don’t know who they are just start with Is A Real Boy… and then consume each album after that. 

Max heard Rama from Big Wheel’s interview (Episode 148) and messaged me to chat, we set up some time for an interview and this is what we chat about:

• Writing songs for people
• Playing for Drive-Thru
• The intro to belt
• Buddyhead
• Rama from Big Wheel
• Bipolar and Manifesting
• How fast did Is A Real Boy blow up
• Anarchy, My Dear
• In Defense of the Genre
• Amy Fiddler
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their band Ladybirds’s song “Regional Community Theater”  which features Max on 2 tracks, originally released in 2007 it is available on all streaming platforms from Mint 400 Records.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

From the suburbs of East LA, four Mexican American kids came together in 2001 to form the band Audio Karate and developed a unique sound that drew from their many influences such as Descendents and Jawbreaker. Their unique mix of melodic and emotional punk rock helped them develop a big fan base and quickly caught the attention of Kung Fu Records, who signed them in 2001 alongside bands like Blink-182 and Tsunami Bomb. Their blend of melodies and hooks set them apart, making it difficult to place them in any one genre. The band has mastered the art of writing infectiously catchy songs with deeply personal lyrics, while still remaining upbeat and fun. 

They recently signed to Iodine Recordings and will be releasing a new LP this January called ¡OTRA! that features rare and unreleased music spanning the band’s career, produced by Bill Stevenson of the Descendents and Trever Keith of Face to Face. 

Audio Karate are also working on new music that will be released on Iodine later in 2022, and the band is gearing up for some music festivals and regional tours. 

Thank you Casey Iodine for the intro to Jason whom I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Releasing old material on Iodine Recordings
• Having shows get shot up by local gangs
• 8-hour practices
• Their love for No Knife
• Kris Roe’s assistance in getting them on Kung Fu Records
• Trevor Keith producing their record
• Recording with Bill Stephenson
• Holding their ground on artwork and stage show
• Their record Malo
• Why they got back together
• Almost getting killed by the African Mob
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

The Commercials Post-hardcore/punk band from Harrisburg, PA active from 1996-2006 with releases on Blackout! Records, Jumpstart Records, and more.

I got Tony on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Talking about Jeremy from Jumpstart Records
• Their 25 year reunion show
• Balancing school and touring
• Jumpstart Records
• Their cover of Texas is the Reason
• Changing singers
• The song My Bologna has a First Name
• His current band with Dave Smalley
• And a ton more

Lastly, here’s a foreword by Tom Simon who’s a good buddy of mine and grew up in the Jersey scene. He tells a story about how Tony and the Commercials played a small role in him starting his career in the music industry.

Check out Tony's band with Dave Smalley called Don't Sleep.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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The Blue Meanies made their recording debut in 1991 with the release of their first single, "Grandma Shampoo". Although their personnel was continuously changing, The Blue Meanies' sound would remain consistent throughout their first four albums.

The band signed with MCA Records towards the end of the commercially successful third wave of ska.

By this time, a total of twenty-two musicians had passed through the band since their formation, including Jay Vance, as a bass player, who went on to form the one-man metal band Captured! By Robots. Their sixth full-length album, The Post Wave, released in late 2000 on MCA Records, was the most musically different from their other five albums. In 2001, the band regained the rights to The Post Wave and reissued it on Thick Records, their original record label. The band ceased touring, though they never issued an official break-up statement.

Thank you Sean Dolan for giving me Billy’s info.

I got Billy on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Trying to play some reunion shows
• The Post Wave
• The show where I saw them in NJ
• Jay Vance
• Rick Bonde
• The Plea for Peace tour
• The megaphone
• Getting on MCA
• Snagging the last pressing of CDs
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their band Reese Van Riper’s song “Well Runs Dry" from the album The Swamps Are Burning

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Jughead's Revenge is an American punk rock band. They originally formed in LA in 1989. After 12 years of recording and touring extensively, They disbanded in 2001 after getting on Nitro Records. The band reformed in 2009 and has continued to perform at a number of live shows since 2010.

In the 1990s, they had a roadie who was in the band False Alarm, Fat Mike's first band. Such a random fact. 

I reached out to Joe on Instagram, asked him to talk, he said yes, and here's what we chat about:

• Punk in the Park
• Jay Bentley introducing him into the punk scene
• Making up press kits just to get on shows
• Recording at West Beach
• Working for a warehouse that distributed porn
• Being very smart with the music business
• Nitro Records
• No Use For A Name
• Filming their video for the Cinema Beer Goggles video comp
• Green Day
• Singing some songs with Black Flag
• And a ton more

Check out their new song American Gestures on streaming platforms. 

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Matt Squire is known for producing and writing pop and rock music. He has a knack for discovering underground artists and helping them refine their sound. Prior to producing, Squire was in numerous bands such as Ashes, Miltown, The Dubnicks, Long Distance Runner, and The Rise Park. After his band days ended he went on to produce and song write with such names as Underoath, Panic! at the Disco, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Sum 41, Simple Plan, All Time Low, Good Charlotte, The Used, Taking Back Sunday, and a shit ton of others.

Dave Gorman spoke about his love for Matt in his interview (episodes 152 & 153) so I reached out to him, we got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Working with Underoath
• Meeting Ian MacKaye
• His band Miltown
• Not having any aspirations to become a record producer while in college
• His thoughts on living in LA
• Working with Swedish songwriters
• Orange Island
• Recording Panic at the Disco’s first album
• And a ton more

Check out his business ventures entangledaudio.com and emo coin.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

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Evange Livanos cut her teeth as a booking agent then became a manager over at Fata Booking in the early 2000s. Her name has come up plenty of times in the past few years especially in Matt Been from Emanuel’s interview (episode 138) which we will talk about in this episode.

We started chatting on the Gram and I asked her to be on the show, she accepted, and this is what we chat about:

• Growing up in the Scranton hardcore scene
• Starting working for Eva at Fata Booking
• Were they starstruck by the bands they booked?
• Managing Emanuel
• The brawl with the Suicide Girls
• What went wrong with the Orange Island tour
• Why she left Fata
• Managing Slipknot
• Armor For Sleep
• And a ton more

Check out her full-service music company Alternate Side

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their band Reese Van Riper’s song “Well Runs Dry" from the album The Swamps Are Burning

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

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Douglas was a pop punk band from the UK who put out one release on GFY Records. They toured the US 2 times with Bigwig and then focused the rest of the time in the UK.

This one is a super deep cut and Jamie and Phil are hilarious so you’ll love this one.

Thanks to Monkey (Episode 6) for connecting me to Jamie and Phil who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Having no photos from back then
• Buskin
• Getting on GFY records
• Going on tour with only stickers
• Playing Canada with Bigwig
• Going from Doug to Douglas
• Never playing Europe
• The Serial Killer comp
• Working for At The Drive-In
• Matt Grey
• And a ton more

Check out Phil’s Illustration Instagram @pmillustration  where you can see his awesome work.

I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

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This is part 2 of 2 since this is a very long interview. Thank you to Casey Iodine (episode 134) for connecting me to Dave who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• No Knife asking for Whip Cream on their Ryder
• The story behind the artwork for The Shape of Calling
• Hand delivering that record to people at their homes
• Roading for Brand New as they started to blow up
• The disaster of Surf and Skate
• Having a massive asthma attack on stage (this story is nuts)
• How he found out the band was over
• And a ton more

Iodine has just re-issued and remastered their debut EP ‘The Shape of Calling’ digitally and they are working on vinyl reissues of their later recordings due out in 2022.

I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Orange Island was a rock band based out of the town Clinton, Massachusetts. They wrote and recorded several demos before being signed to the Boston-based record label Iodine Recordings in 2000. The Shape of Calling was Orange Island's debut album and shortly after its release, the band started touring the US with many well-known bands including Brand New, The Movielife, Breaking Pangaea, Kill Verona and others. They left Iodine and signed to Triple Crown Records and released a self-titled CD that was very well received by reviewers and the indie scene.

This is part 1 of 2 since this is a very long interview. Thank you to Casey Iodine (episode 134) for connecting me to Dave who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Working on a farm
• Going through a lot of bass players
• Iodine Records
• Their album The Shape of Calling
• Working with Matt Squire
• And a ton more

Iodine has just re-issued and remastered their debut EP ‘The Shape of Calling’ digitally and they are working on vinyl reissues of their later recordings due out in 2022.

I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Jeremy Weiss is one-half of the photography company, Day 19. He runs it with his wife Claire and together they take some amazing photographs for some very large Clients. What does this have to do with the late 90s scene? Well, you may have seen Jeremy’s photos in the Stay What You Are album and also Piebald’s We’re The Only Friends We Have. He also was part of the team that opened up Small Empire in NJ and worked for Buddyhead. You can hear Travis Keller talk about Buddyhead in Episode 62.

Thanks to Rama from Episode 148 for mentioning Jeremy at the very beginning of his interview which lead to us connecting and this interview. I got Jeremy on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Small Empire
• Hiring “Telly” from Kids
• Day 19 the ska band
• Starting his photography career because of Norm from Texas is the Reason
• Jon Cheese
• Getting involved with Buddyhead
• Running GTFU radio in LA
• Shooting the photos that are in Save’s the Day’s Stay What You Are album artwork
• Shooting photos for the Myspace secret shows
• Playing Risk with Piebald all day
• Rama from Big Wheel
• Converse seeing the photo he took of Casey from Hot Rod Circuit
• Keith Morris’ stories on his radio show
• And a ton more

Make sure you visit https://day19.bigcartel.com/ to buy some of their merch including the gray shirt that just says JERSEY on it

I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Welcome to episode 150. Thanks to everyone for making this happen since March of 2018. Today I have a follow-up conversation with Adam Davis from who played guitar in Link 80 His first interview is Episode 34 if you want to check that out after. This is basically some extra stories that he didn’t tell last time plus just the 2 of us bantering about current music affairs.

I got him back on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The saxophone player from Lost Boys
• Patrick Stump from Fallout Boy
• The other Adam from Link 80
• Bad Time Records
• Playing ska again with Omnigone
• The East LA ska scene
• The band Turnstile
• Playing Fest this year
• 88 Fingers Louie saving the day at Fireside bowl
• Being hopeful for an Op Ivy reunion
• How can the current ska scene not dissolve again
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases. 

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

Here’s a clip from their band Reese Van Riper’s song “Well Runs Dry" from the album The Swamps Are Burning

I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Mineral is an American emo band originally from Houston, Texas. Soon after their formation, they relocated to Austin. After disbanding in 1998, its members worked on other musical projects, including The Gloria Record, Pop Unknown, and Zookeeper. In 2010, a compilation CD of all the band's songs (except for "Sadder Star") was released in Japan, entitled TheCompleteCollection. Mineral announced a reunion tour on April 24, 2014. In 2019, the band celebrated their 25th anniversary with two new songs titled "Aurora" and "Your Body Is The World", a retrospective book, and by going on tour.

• Why they changed Zookkeeper to Mountain Time
• Christie Front Drive
• Touring with Jimmy eat World and Sensefield
• Love My Way
• EndSerenading
• How he came up with the song &Serenading
• Signing to Interscope
• The Clive Davis story
• And a ton more

Lastly, I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Big Wheel Recreation was an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was formed in the fall of 1994 by Rama Mayo and Dickie Cummings. Started as a hobby, Big Wheel became a fully functioning record label in 1999. The label took a hiatus from releasing records sometime in 2004 until September 23, 2015, when it released an audiobook version of Hyena by Jude Angelini.

Thank you Casey from Iodine Records (episode 134) who helped me get Rama on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Jon Cheese
• Being business partners with Gary Vee
• New Bedford Fest
• Cast Iron Hike
• Max Bemis
• Putting out the Jimmy Eat World / Jejune split
• The Explosion
• Piebald
• River City High
• And a ton more

Lastly, I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know. You can email [email protected].

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

The Grey AM was a punk band from Herndon, PA who released full-lengths on Fiddler Records, and One Day Savior Recordings. They also did splits with Mid Carson July, One Line Drawing, Ruined in a Day, and Juliana Theory.

I actually did an interview with Bryon Lippincott about Mid Carson July (episode 127) where he talked about being best buds with these dudes so I had to get them on.

I got Todd and Murray on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The Goth Scene
• Murray creating his own tunings
• Stealing members from other local bands
• Playing the first Fest
• Using fire on stage (this is where the interview really starts to get great)
• Lighting bottle rockets off their guitars
• Vampire Teeth merch
• Fiddler Records
• Ipecac
• Catching a girls hair on fire
• Watching porn with The Locust
• The crackhead story
• Shooting fireworks at bands
• And a ton more

Lastly, I’ll be at FEST in October if all things work out with this Delta thing so if you have any way for me to get backstage at some shows please let me know.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Allister is an American pop-punk band from Chicago. The four-piece formed in 1994 when the original band members were still in high school In 1998 Allister became one of the first bands to sign to Drive-Thru Records. They have released six studio albums: Dead Ends and Girlfriends (1999), Last Stop Suburbia (2002), Before the Blackout (2005), Countdown to Nowhere (2010), Life Behind Machines (2012), and 20 Years and Counting (2019). The band also made a cameo appearance in the 2004 film Sleepover.

They went on hiatus in 2007, then reunited in 2010, and have become Uncle Jessie Famous over in Japan. I got Tim on the Skype and this is what we chat about: 

• How seeing Rhythm Collision changed his life
• Starting off as the drummer who was the singer as well
• Their original name being Fall Out Boy
• Signing to Drive-Thru
• Did they coordinate their stage presence
• Home Grown
• Going Gold in Japan
• Touring with Day At The Fair
• Does a band actually have to pay for the Gold records
• And a ton more

Check out Tim’s current band Hot Alice. You can find them on Spotify, the Gram, and the other socials.

This week's sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

You can find the clip from Ruby Bones' song here.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Rhythm Collision was a 3-piece punk rock band from California. They released numerous records on Dr. Strange, Does Everyone Stare, and Fueled By Ramen. Their debut LP was called Pressure (1991) and was followed by Now in 1993. Clobberer in 1995, a live album called Crunch Time in 1996, and a CD of b-sides, comp, and 7" tracks called Collision Course were also released during the 90s. In 2001, they released a new album called All Bombs Away.

I got Tony Cicero on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Being best friends since they were kids
• Why he chose to play drums
• Why he’s the one running the social media even though he left the band in the mid-90s
• The strategy behind the art on the first 7”
• How they found Radio Tokyo
• Jay Bentley’s help with the band
• Not having a look as a band
• Dr. Strange’s label mates
• How their iconic character was developed
• Why he left the band
• Playing shows with Green Day
• Playing Bad Religion in Mexico
• And a ton more

This week's sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

You can find the clip from Ruby Bones' song here.

You can buy the Lanemeyer vinyl by clicking here.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Weston is a punk rock band hailing from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston's family, since his parents allowed them to practice in their basement. The band never found mainstream success but their energetic and irreverent live shows earned them legendary status amongst their peers as well as their fans. Following their major-label debut, the band split up. It was announced on October 17, 2006, that Weston would be reuniting for three shows in late December. This led to even more reunion shows in the following years and a live album released in December 2009.

Here's what Chuck and I talk about:

• Not missing playing late at night
• Helping a friend run away from home
• Starting off writing harder sounding songs
• Getting chased by the singer of Ignite with fireworks
• The poop in the shower story
• The Ricky Fataar story
• What he thought about Got Beat Up
• Their friendship and tour with Lifetime
• The wrestling outfit he wore on stage
• Why he left the band
• The Gwar story
• Alien from Latex Generation
• Did he do an underground wrestling group?
• And a ton more

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

This is a repost of my interview with Chris Broach that I did back in 2019 and here is what we chatted about:

• The band not having a digestible sound
• Skating with the dudes from Cap’n Jazz when they were in High School
• Teaching himself how to play guitar based on what he thought sounded good
• How he joined the band
• Chicago pride
• Touring a lot burning out the band
• The Actuality of Thought DVD
• Frame and Canvas (this part is sick)
• Damon’s drumming
• And a ton more

Go check out Chris' newer music from SNST and his solo stuff.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Saturday Supercade was a pop-punk band from Cincinnati, Ohio that sounded like a happier version of Propagandhi. They put out a 7” and 2 full-length albums and did a bit of touring in the late 90s.

I got Robbie Cade on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Touring with Operation Cliff Clavin
• Playing a show with At The Drive-In
• The smoke bomb story
• The first show we played with them on our first tour
• The van wars while on the road
• The only show he played stoned
• Matt Red Leaders apartment
• Ol Wharty B
• The super soaker story
• What he thought of their last album when he wasn’t in the band
• parting ways with the band
• Lucy Loves Schroder
• How my band’s relationship ended with Saturday Supercade
• More about Matt Red Leader
• Playing in Ghoultown
• And a ton more

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Sig Transit Gloria was a 4 piece band consisting of Nate, Jason, Mike, and Pat. Their sound was that whole keyboard-driven magic that was very Get Up Kids esque.

I got Pat on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• Trading shirts with their bassist
• Getting Matt Allison to record the first EP
• Signing to Johann’s Face Records
• Getting compared to the Get Up Kids
• How well did they get along
• The Drive-Thru Records Story
• The ok, later album
• And a ton more

Go check out their band camp page at sigtransit.bandcamp.com.

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Kill Your Idols was an American hardcore punk band from New York, active from 1995 through 2007 and were signed to SideOneDummy Records. The band released many 7" EPs, splits with other bands (including Full Speed Ahead, Fisticuffs, Voorhees, Good Riddance, and Poison Idea), compilation tracks, and full-length LPs in their 11-year run. Most of their records were released on vinyl as well as compact disc. They cite Poison Idea, Negative Approach, Sheer Terror, Agnostic Front, Minor Threat, Warzone, Sick of It All, and 7 Seconds as some of their influences. KYI was very fast and had a loud, dirty, dual guitar sound with shouted vocals. They employed hints of melody in their song structure. Although they derived many of their influences from California and D.C. style hardcore, they were considered a New York hardcore band.

I got Andy West on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Starting off as a Dead Head
• Was he a songwriter prior to starting the band
• Who started getting their tattoos
• What does he think about playing Long Island
• Playing every small town that they could
• Dealing with depression
• Always writing a ton of songs
• What are his thoughts on their new songs
• Their last show when they broke up
• The Webster Hall show
• And a ton more

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Fiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launchpad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16-year-old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher Madden in 1996, the label became well known for its early releases from marquee artists Dashboard Confessional and New Found Glory. Over the course of 10 years, Fiddler Records developed a steady roster of successful artists such as The Bled, The Higher, Recover, Juliette & The Licks, Name Taken and Classic Case. You can purchase some of their stuff at www.fiddlerrecords.com

I reached out to Amy last year but due to Covid it took us a while to make this happen. But, I finally got her on the SKYPE and this is what we talk about:

• Why re-releasing records sometimes doesn’t work
• how did she fund her first releases
• What would she document if she could go back in time
• Did she have other labels to bounce ideas off of?
• The band Milkshed
• The reasoning behind The Shortest Distance: A South Florida Compilation
• why selling band merch now can be a giant pain in the ass
• Dashboard Confessional
• the band Recover
• And a ton more

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You can find the clip from Ruby Bones' song here.

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Emanuel started out as "Emanuel Nice" in December 1998. They kept that moniker until 2004 where they decided to drop the Nice but keep the full line up while updating their sound which would get them signed to Vagrant Records.

They released their first album, Soundtrack to a Headrush, in March 2005 on Vagrant and toured extensively with bands like Jimmy Eat World, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Aiden,  Keating, From Autumn To Ashes, The Bled, My American Heart, Lorene Drive, Moneen, The Audition and many more.

I reconnected with Mr. Matthew Breen, got him on the Skype, and this is what we talked about,

• Starting the band off as Emanuel “Nice”
• The Louisville music scene
• Their song Make Tonight
• Brian’s bass sound on the record
• Getting courted by records labels
• How they signed to Vagrant
• Their crazy sponsorships
• How their record getting leaked fucked them
• Their tour with the Suicide Girls
• How big did Vagrant think they were going to be
• The band Recover
• Black Earth Tiger
• Getting over addiction
• And a ton more

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peter wonsowski is the dude who created that spikey blonde punk kid who represented Less Than Jake in the late 90s and resides as a tattoo on many people’s bodies. He’s done artwork for Less Than Jake, The Impossibles, Pinball Records, Shower With Goats, Paul McCartney, the Bill Murray documentary, and a shit ton of others.

I tried getting him on the podcast a while back but due to COVID being a bitch, it took a while. Luckily he finally gave in and we have a solid conversation. And here’s what we talk about:

• Using his gut for his design projects
• Creating the artwork for The Bill Murray
• Becoming friends with the NJ Joystick dudes
• Designing the artwork for Less Than Jake’s latest album Silver Lining
• His design process that basically blows my mind
• Our thoughts on NFTs
• The Broadways and Tuesday
• Designing for Paul McCartney
• Breaking down his doodles on his website
• The artwork for Greased
• Supermarket Allstars
• Creating artwork for The Impossibles
• Shower with Goats CD release show
• Designing Plow United’s artwork for Three
• Easter eggs in his artwork
• And a ton more

Check his work out at peterwonsowski.myportfolio.com for concept, content, graphic design, illustration, packaging, production, merchandising, marketing, Print, Digital + Social campaigns with enthusiasm to meet all deadlines.

I say Peapack in the beginning but then correct it later so I figured I’d mention that now so Jersey folks don’t lose their shit.

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Jason Link is the Creative Director over at Epitaph Records. Prior to this, he worked at Victory Records, and prior to that, he toured with a shit ton of bands.

I got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Starting a zine
• A comp from NJ changing his life
• Randomly becoming Midtown’s merch guy
• The Plain White T’s needing to be very clean
• Designing Dashboard Confessional’s website for Drive Thru
• People uploading songs to Napster with other band’s names
• Roading for Taking Back Sunday before they exploded
• What it was like to tour on a bus
• The origins of the Bayside bird
• What it was like to work at Victory
• Is the story of how the Larry Arms got on Epitaph true
• And a ton more

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The Stryder was an American band hailing from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by Peter Toh and Scottie Redix in 1999 after their previous project, Yearly, disbanded following the departure of bassist Eben D'amico, who left to join Saves the Day. They added a vocalist and bassist, John Johansen and Nick Wendel respectively. They were on Elkion Records and then Equal Vision Records. The band toured extensively and began writing new material in 2001. They added former Glassjaw drummer Durijah Lang, and moved Scottie Redix to guitar and backing vocals. In mid-2001 the band parted ways with vocalist John Johansen.  You’ll learn about the rest in the interview.

There’s a fire alarm dying in the background the whole time and I tried my best to kill it as much as possible but it creeps through. But you’ll hear odd cuts in what Scottie’s saying. That’s where I’m slicing the audio.

Thank you to Chris Payne for the intro to Scottie who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Being friends with and a fan of Glassjaw
• Brand New
• What local drummers influenced him
• Yearly
• Eben’s personality and how it influenced Saves The Day
• Going from drums to guitar
• 911 changing music
• Their relationship with Saves the Day
• What was their relationship like being on Equalvision
• At Your Funeral being about them
• People having a ton of footage that they haven’t digitized
• Being mysteriously sabotaged
• And a ton more

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Iodine Recordings was an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Iodine Recordings released punk, hardcore, and indie rock music. It was once home to bands such as Brand New, Orange Island, Smoke or Fire, There Were Wires, Gregor Samsa, and more.

They’re back in action so I got Casey Iodine on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• Putting out Brand New's first record
• Starting the label
• The MA scene
• Orange Island
• Napster
• Starting the label back up in a digital space
• His thoughts on labels taking a cut of a band’s merch
• His thoughts on Garrison signing and then breaking up
• What he did after the label
• And a ton more

Check out their website www.iodinerecords.com and follow them on Instagram at iodinerecordings.

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Pillow is a band from the NJ. That’s all Google tells me.

Thank you Anthony Schorr (Episode 005) for helping me find Christina Toast who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The origins of “Toast” in her name
• Still having their practice space
• Puncturepoint Records
• Playing on Warped Tour
• Their youtube video that she hates
• Recording at Portrait Studios
• the bathroom story
• A possible new album
• And a ton more

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Garrison was a post-hardcore/punk band based in Boston, Massachusetts from 1996-2004. Ed McNamara and Joe Grillo shared lead vocal, guitar, and songwriting duties. Their sound was largely influenced by early post-hardcore, most notably Drive Like Jehu, and also incorporated components of post-punk, shoegaze, and emo. In their eight years, Garrison released two full-length albums, both on Revelation Records, as well as three EPs, two split EPs, and one early single released as a 7" vinyl record. After officially disbanding in 2004, members of Garrison went on to play with Pointillist, Instruction, Fires, The Fly Seville, Gay for Johnny Depp, Campaign for Real-Time, The Rise Park, Placer, and Kill Verona.

Thank you to Casey from Iodine Records for the intro. I got Joe on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Rush Limbaugh
• How he helped promote shows
• Never being 100% satisfied with certain milestones
• His thoughts about Revelation Records
• Their song Come On Die Young
• How the band ended
• Releasing recorded tracks on Iodine Records
• And a ton more

Check out his band Judas Knife and Her Head’s On Fire and follow iodine records to stay up to date when all the Garrison stuff is released.

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Congress of Cow was my first band which eventually changed into Lanemeyer. It consisted of Myself, Chris Barker, Jeff Demiceli, and Andrew Spratt. This is how I got into the scene.

I’ve had a few episodes that were clearly just for me and this is one of them. I lost touch with Jeff years ago and he emails me out of the blue saying he heard the Jay Blanda episode, and I quickly set up an interview.

And this is what we chat about:

• Lifting weights
• How he started playing drums
• How he connected with Mr. Barker
• Practicing in his parent's basement
• his thoughts on double bass pedals
• His feelings about Sean from Lanemeyer
• The show where we got unplugged by the sound guy
• How we both remember parting ways
• Seeing Warped Tour at Action Park in 1996
• Meeting Blink 182 before the blew up
• Modesty Panel
• And a ton more

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Jump Start Records was born in a college dorm room first as a paper mailorder catalog and zine that quickly evolved into a vinyl 7″ release with Montreal’s The Planet Smashers. Twenty years and over 100 releases later, they’re still here, for better or for worse, fighting the good fight.

While the focus and drive of the label has shifted greatly over the years, one thing has stayed true and that’s a personal connection with the music and a desire to work with their friends releasing music that they love. Times are tough, and being an independent record label in the year 2017 isn’t easy; getting people to pay attention to a small record label run out of a suburban Philadelphia basement is no easy task, but they hope you enjoy what you find as much as they enjoy introducing the world to bands and music they think people ought to know.

They don’t give a fuck what bands you’ve played with, who you recorded with, or how many followers you have on social media. If they like it, they like it, and there’s not much else to say. It doesn’t matter if it’s punk, hardcore, ska, soul, hip-hop, or jazz, when the record needle hits you know it when you hear it.

Shout out to Adam Fowler of the Overdrives for the intro to Jeremy.

• Neshaminy Creek Brewing 
• What he’s doing for the 25 year anniversary
• How did they stand out as a label
• Going on Warped Tour with Belvedere
• His love of LWL
• A Wilhelm Scream
• His thoughts on the Napster era
• Dealing with people
• Working with distributors
• The shit going on with Interpunk
• Trying to release an Animal Chin record
• And a ton more

Go check out www.jumpstartrecords.com to see what they’re up to for the 25 year anniversary.

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Against All Authority was founded in Florida in 1992. A strong engagement in political and social issues is clearly evident in their lyrics. The band maintains a fierce DIY stance influenced by the approach of the Dead Kennedys and Subhumans. Early in their career, the band decided to book concerts, make recordings and even produce band T-shirts on their own. Their first release was a 7" called "Above The Law" in 1994. Later they signed to independent label Hopeless Records, becoming one of their major bands. In addition to touring and recording, the band is frequently involved in demonstrations and social projects. They have also influenced a number of other bands.

I got Joe on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• The punk rock museum
• Being a band from Miami, FL
• Hurricane Andrew’s impact on the band
• The Crumbs
• Farout Records
• Who did their artwork
• Where the Farout Records logo came from
• Their bromance with Plan A Project
• Dealing with the cops
• The band Onyx ripping them off
• And a ton more

Go support Joe by following his Instagram @koontzguitars and buy a guitar or 5.

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Bluechannel was an NJ band from the 90s. They sent me a write up which you can hear when you listen to the episode.

I reached out to the BC boys, got Brian and Christian on the Skype, and this is what we chat about:

• 3 piece crank
• The NYC scene
• Spunk Vol 1
• Their song “Looking at life through dirty glasses”
• Did they like playing shows
• Releasing some stuff on Mint 400 Records
• Getting interest from Drive-Thru Records
• The riot they caused
• And a ton more

Their latest release, This As A Drawing, just came out on Mint400Records. Here is what Mint400 had to say:

Bluechannel was around for that whole mid-90s era but this newest release, This As A Drawing, was written in  2008 and shows that it stuck to its roots and remained gritty and punky while having more sophisticated lyrics and songwriting structures. The obvious comparisons were Samiam and The Get Up Kids but, and I say this a lot, it’s more likely that they shared influences rather than being directly influential on Bluechannel.

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Mid Carson July was a punk band from Good Ole PA. I didn’t feel like doing a long intro so here we go.

Thank you to Marcus Vaughn for the connection to Bryon who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Taco Bell
• 80s and 90s movies
• Their practice sessions
• Their website that’s still live to this day
• Jazz June and Grey AM
• Kiss of Death Records
• Getting arrested with his brother
• The split with Tigers Jaw
• What it was like to run a record label
• Starting a vegan grocery store
• And a ton more

Check out his grocery store Black Radish.

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Colossal is an American indie rock band from Elgin, Illinois, United States, who formed in 2001.

Their albums are Brave the Elements, Welcome the Problems, and a split with Owen.

Their lyrics and musicianship display a depth much like that found in math rock.

I got Pat on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Potentially partying with him in Chicago in 2000
• His band "Flowers"
• The Elgin Scene
• Working for Milk Magazine
• Brendan Kelly’s podcast
• Being on Asian Man Records
• The stories behind the artwork for the albums
• What attire one should not wear on stage
• And a ton more

Fun fact, this was recorded during the storming of the Capital back in January, so we start off referencing that.

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Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

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Seaweed was an American band from Tacoma, Washington who was active throughout the 1990s. Their style of music is a combination of various rock sub-genres, including grunge and post-hardcore.

I heard about these guys back in the mid-90s when my good buddy Bob Bikel had their CD and I heard Start With. When I started to play bass, the beginning of this song was one of the first things I figured out how to play without tablature even though it was on guitar.

I got Aaron on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• The early 90s Tacoma scene
• His thoughts on playing in Seattle at the time
• Being on Sub Pop Records
• Free records for life from Sub Pop
• Flannel shirts
• His thoughts on their record Spanaway
• The story about the green lighter on Spanaway
• And a ton more

This starts off with us talking on his computer and then I had to call him so the audio is all over the place. And then in the middle, he had to jump off so we continued the conversation a week later.

Check out his latest band Ghost Work with members of Snapcase, Minus the Bear, and Milemarker.

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Dharma Boys were a late 90s NJ band from North Jersey. There's nothing really out there about them. BUT, here's what Nuno from A Wilhelm Scream said about them when I announced this interview:

"Dude no fucking joke, I’ve spent the last 2-3 days listening to their records on SoundCloud nonstop. How did they not make a billion dollars!?! If you see those dudes or whatever tell them I sweat their songs HARD. STILL. Can’t wait to hear the new eppy."

And there you have it. I got 2/4 of the "Boys" on the Skype, and this is what we talked about:

• The current demise of the NJ Diners
• Sound Exchange in Wayne, NJ
• The start of Hinchkraft Studios
• His thoughts on reunion shows
• His brief stint in parkour
• Playing in Copperpot
• His latest band Reality Suite
• And a ton more

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Today I talk again with Jesse Short about his time in Weston and the allegations brought up against James Alex of Beach Slang by manager Charlie Lowe.

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Nick Storch is a premier booking agent as Angelo from Grieving Eucalyptus (episode 116) explains in his Instagram introduction to Nick.

Here’s the list of bands Nick has worked with over the years:

Bouncing Souls, Face to Face Scene bands, Kill Your Idols, Fairweather, Hope Conspiracy, Breaking Pangaea, Darkest Hour, Ghost, Frank Turner, Ice T, Sevendust, Baroness, Underoath, and a shit ton more. Nick grew up in the PA scene playing in a band, promoting shows, and then finally becoming an agent.

I was lucky enough to get him on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• Managing the Bouncing Souls
• his obsession with vintage merch
• His band the Side Affects
• Kind of being a part of Plow United playing Riot Fest
• Recording at the Creep House
• The funny story that involves Angelo from Grieving Eucalyptus
• Signing Coheed
• Working with Sparta
• His thoughts on Weston
• And a ton more

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Negative Progression Records was a label that formed in 1998 by Seth Hyman and released some of the best indie, emo, pop-punk, hardcore, and metal bands. The catalog included such bands as Counterfeit, Over It, 5 Driver, The June Spirit, Bounder, and a ton more. I remembered NPR from back in the day when they released the 5 Driver’s album “Self Proclaimed Rock Stars” which I thought was quite a ballsy name.

I connected with Seth, got him on the Skype, and this is what we chat about:

• The 5 Driver artwork
• The show with skinheads vs. straight edge kids
• His band Lipmonger
• Starting Negative Progression
• Dealing with band breakups
• Playing a show where Hopeless happened to be in the crowd
• Over It leaving the label to go to Lobster Records
• Dealing with bands on the label
• Almost signing Midtown
• The Substance Free Coalition
• Bands that he wasn’t able to sign
• Lumberjack Distribution
• And a ton more

Click here to check out their bandcamp page 

You can also hire Seth to represent you legally at www.sethhymanlaw.com

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is a boutique indie rock record label located in Northern New Jersey with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features great Jersey bands of the past few decades in addition to new indie rock, indie folk, and post-punk bands. Over 350 exciting releases.

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

also want to talk about a nonprofit organization called Pizzastock.

The Jason R Flood Memorial is a newly established non-profit founded after the suicide death of Jason Flood. It began as a way for the youth in our community to communicate with one another and know that they are not alone. Our goal is to raise awareness of suicide prevention and to feel comfortable to speak up and reach out when warning signs are recognized. We have partnered with other local mental health providers and organizations to build leadership and confidence in youth programs. We are constructing education and peer support groups to offer guidance for a variety of mental health issues, particularly with the tween and teenage groups. Information can be found at Pizzastock.org.

Their next event is on Saturday, January 9 in the form of a live stream battle of the bands set at Events United, the company that put on the massive Dropkick Murphys Live Stream last March.

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Prevent Falls was a post-hardcore band from NJ that existed from 1998-2003. Their members included Jeff, Nash, PJ, and Nick. PJ and Nash later went on to join Ben Jorgenson (episode 46) in Armor for Sleep. Here’s an old write up from Lambgoat.com - Equalvision cites similarities between the band and such groups as Helmet and Quicksand, with an indie punk twist. The band has been in existence since 1998 and have previously self-released a full-length entitled 'Solutions Have Problems'. Their EVR debut is slated for release in March of 2002. Look for the band on the road this fall playing numerous weekend shows on the East Coast, and eventually on tour next summer to support the album. Yes, this is an old review.

I got Nick on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Salvation Army T-shirts
• What it was like being the “Young Band”
• Making their own merch
• Finding his bass sound
• getting on Equal Vision Records
• Playing shows with Coheed
• Touring with Underoath
• And a ton more

Go give their Instagram a follow. 

This is the last episode of 2020 and I’d like to thank all of the listeners for your support this year. Because of you the podcast broke 100K downloads and has been gaining a continuous fan base. And I love you for this. I hope to keep bringing interviews that you love in 2021 when we are all vaccinated and hugging once again.

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Shady View Terrace were a screamo/emo band from Sussex County NJ. You may remember them from their split with the Lawrence Arms and from the many episodes where I and many of my guests have talked about them. I can’t find any write-ups online in the 5 minutes I spent looking for them so I’ll just start the interview as fast as possible.

Thank you to Mr. Robert Ruth Charles Spencer Hitt for getting me Paul’s email. I got him on the Skype, and this is what we chat about:

• The split with The Lawrence Arms
• His band The Oi Scouts
• Getting support from Ricky and the Bombshelter crew
• What bands influenced them
• What labels were they talking to
• Is there a possible reunion show in the works
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is a boutique indie rock record label located in Northern New Jersey with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features great Jersey bands of the past few decades in addition to new indie rock, indie folk, and post-punk bands. Over 350 exciting releases.

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Dawson High was a punk band from Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Their members were Joshua, Jeff, Robbie, and Timmy. I asked Mr. Jeff Kish what their sound was and he said "What do you consider Weston or Digger? Pennsylvania Punk?” I said, “That works.”

Jeff is the dude that I mistook Jesse Short for in his interview Episode 76. You can hear that story at the beginning of both interviews.

You’ll most likely remember their split with The Juliana Theory who incidentally has a new song out with a music video by Jesse Korman of The Number Twelve Looks Like You (Episode 106).

There’s a part in the middle where it jumps from talking about the reunion show to Weston breaking up. You’ll hear me break in and explain what happened.

I got Jeff on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Discussing how I mistook him for Jesse Short from Weston
• The awesomeness of Dave Weston
• The scene in the Pittsburgh area
• Following Brian Granik to Barker’s party
• Playing in Digger
• Playing in Weston
• New Bedford Fest
• The split with Juliana Theory
• Their reunion show in 2007
• Weston breaking up
• Cordova
• The scene in Brooklyn in the late 2000s
• Putting on The infamous At the Drive-in / Knapsack show that’s on youtube
• And a ton more

Jeff works for Universal Music Group so go check out the bands they put out.

Today Bandcamp is waiving their fees so go buy as much artists stuff on there to help support the bands you love.

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The Movielife formed in 1997 in Long Island, New York. They’ve released quite a few records such as It's Go Time (1999) This Time Next Year (2000) Forty Hour Train Back to Penn (2003) Cities in Search of a Heart (2017).

I got Vinnie on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• The latest I Am The Avalanche album
• Silent Majority
• Touring with No Use For A Name
• Playing in front of 5000 people while on tour with New Found Glory
• Going from Revelation to Drive-Thru
• The band breaking up
• How was I am the avalanche perceived in the beginning
• Making handwritten lyric sheets
• And a ton more

Go get the new I am the Avalanche album out now on iSurrender Records which Vinnie says is their best album to date.

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Grieving Eucalyptus was a three-piece band from Berks County, PA who combined the sounds of Buddy Holly, garage rock, and punk-pop groups like The Buzzcocks and the Rezillos. That’s the write-up that Angelo gave me and I’m sticking to it.

Their name has come up a few times in the previous interviews like Chuck from Weston, Josh from the Overdrives, Arik from Creep Records, Jessie from Weston, and a ton more. To be honest I forget exactly which interviews they were mentioned but you can go back to those episodes and let me know.

After some scheduling issues on my part, I got Angelo on the phone and this is what we talked about:

• Who from the PA scene did he go to college with
• Skinheads in the scene
• Getting on Kevin seconds record label
• The scene in Western PA
• His letter to Superchunk
• His band Sadaharu
• The Every time I Die Story
• His record store with his wife
• And a ton more

If you’re in Lancaster PA check out his brother’s record store Mr. Suit Records. 

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the fiendz are a Jersey pop-punk band that formed in 1987. Their catalog includes 13 releases since 1987 including their James from Fun Size’s favorite album Wact which we talk about in this interview.

The fiendz are Jersey legends who had an influence on a ton of bands in the late 90s so I thought it would be fitting to have Jerry on the show. He said yes, and this is what we talk about:

• His friendship with James from Fun Size
• Changing up their sound
• How they were able to play City Gardens with The Ramones
• The lost Fiendz record
• The show with GG Alan
• Their album Wact
• Their latest release
• Transitioning into the late 90s as a band
• Bill Stevenson
• And a ton more

This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is a boutique indie rock record label located in Northern New Jersey with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features great Jersey bands of the past few decades in addition to new indie rock, indie folk, and post-punk bands. Over 350 exciting releases.

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

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Donuts N' Glory were a couple of high school friends with similar musical tastes started playing together with no intentions of anything serious. They put an ad up in a local record store (Vinyl Solution in Huntington Beach, CA) seeking a singer and bass player. A few days later they met and played with Freddie, who played bass and sang. They liked him instantly and began writing songs, playing parties, and developing a fan base. Once a buzz started developing, they started playing real shows at local clubs. A friend of theirs released the "I can Pee EP" on Pinkie Records out of San Diego. His good friend knew someone in Blink (who later became Blink-182) and they landed a show with them. This got them some attention and they signed a two-record deal with Liberation Records out of Anaheim, California, started by a sixteen-year-old, Dave T. The band was featured on the Liberation Records compilation, "Punk Sucks". Dave set the band up with bigger shows, opening for bigger acts, like No Use for A Name, Suicide Machines, Nonsense, Ten Foot Pole, The Queers, The Quincy Punks, etc. In 1996 they recorded "When Pregnasaurs Ruled The Earth" at Westbeach Recorders in Hollywood with Donell Cameron, the same studio where Fat Wreck Chords had used for recording many of its bands in their early years. After the release of their record, they toured the west coast once, and toured to the east coast and back twice. A second album was never recorded.

I reached out to Garry Cassidy on Instagram to get him on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• Boxcar
• Playing shows with Blink
• Recording with Mike Rosas of Inside Out
• Playing a show in a cave
• What were their crowds like
• being on Liberation Records
• Would they do a reunion show
• The artwork for When Pregnasaurus Ruled the Earth
• And a ton more

Gary is a General Contractor out in Costa Mesa, CA and his domain is gccrocks.com. You should hire him.

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Slow Gherkin was formed in 1993 and released their first album, Double Happiness, which was distributed by Asian Man Records, on July 29, 1996. They released their second album, Shed Some Skin, in 1998. In 2002, the band released Run Screaming, their final album. The band played a farewell show on August 17 of the same year but played a sold-out reunion concert at Santa Cruz's Rio Theater on June 18, 2011. In 2016, the band reunited to play at the Asian Man Records 20-year anniversary show and released two new songs. In 2018, the band played a few shows in California as well.

Thank you, Aaron Carnes (episode 111) for the intro to James. Pre-Order Aaron’s book In Defense Of Ska at Clashbooks.com

I got James on the Skype and here is what we talked about:

• Playing shows with The Stereo
• Partying with Skankin Pickle
• His thoughts on Double Happiness
• Streetlight Manifesto
• Asian Man Records
• Ska Against Racism
• The German Skinhead story
• Their album Run Screaming
• And a ton more

What Have You Done is a new short film from writer/director Mike Pelak. The film is about what happens when a powerful man with a dead body in his trunk confronts his fixer about what to do. When the identity of the body is revealed, all hell breaks loose.

The film stars Jay Potter and Smitty Chai. Jay is an actor who starred as Roger Mills on Season 1 of FX's Rescue Me and has appeared in feature films The Big Short, The Call, and others. Smitty is an actor who has appeared on Madam Secretary and Blindspot.

The film examines the dark sides of powerful people in society, and the lengths they'll go to keep those things secret; a timely piece in the shadow of a controversial election.

This film has some strong scene connections. Writer/Director Mike Pelak was interviewed on Episode 18. The film's Director of Photography is Christian Lesperance who is the brains behind Jersey Interchange. Dave Flores (Taxicab Samurais) handled location sound for the shoot. 

Watch it now at blackoilfilms.com and go like facebook.com/blackoilfilms for additional content, such as explainer videos about how the film was made. 

James requests you check out Hod and the Helpers.

Check out Mike Park’s new show Music. It’s powerful stuff on https://www.youtube.com/c/asianmanrecords

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Mustard Plug is an American ska punk band from Grand Rapids, Michigan, consisting of Dave Kirchgessner (vocals), Brandon Jenison (trumpet), Jim Hofer (trombone), Nate Cohn (drums), Colin Clive (guitar/vocals), and Rick Johnson (bass). Formed in 1991, the band has regularly toured throughout the United States, Europe, Japan, and South America. They have toured with the Warped Tour twice and participated in the Ska Against Racism Tour. As of 2014, the band has released seven studio albums and continues to tour actively. Explaining the band's goal, Jim Hofer said, "We may have some messages in our music, but essentially we just do this because we love it and we want people to lighten up and have fun."

Thank you to Aaron Carnes (Episode 111) for the intro to Dave. 

I got him, Dave, on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• The Suicide Machines
• My old band playing a show with them in 2000
• the Scene in Michigan
• Moon Ska Records
• The yellow suits
• The consistent mustard theme
• Recording with Bill Stevenson
• Being on Hopeless Records
• His thoughts on Pray for Mojo
• The story behind the video for You
• And a ton more

You can go to mustardplug.com they have a list of every show they’ve ever played archived

JERSEY INTERCHANGE is an ongoing musical collaboration series that reimagines the songs of the New Jersey punk, hardcore, emo, and ska scenes of the late 1990s / early 2000s. A total of OVER FIFTY DIFFERENT ARTISTS from some of the most beloved bands in the NJ scene cover OVER THIRTY SONGS from other NJ scene bands and artists, and bring a fresh take on the melodies that might have since been buried in basement storage bins, but never forgotten in the memories of the fans who sang along with them over twenty years ago.

Tracks include Heath Saraceno of Midtown and Senses Fail slaying Bigwig's raucous punk anthem "Flavor Ice", Mikey Erg of The Ergs! channeling his best nerd-core self on Atom and His Package's "Punk Rock Academy", and even comedian/actor Chris Gethard serving up some tasty melodies of his own on Weston's "Just Like Kurt". Other artists with songs in the project include Jon Tummillo of Folly, Kevin Lynch and Ed Brown of Shades Apart, Nate Gluck of Ensign, Alf Bartone of Ex Number Five, Jeff Davidson of Catch 22, Jared Hart of Mercy Union, Chris Barker of Lanemeyer, and of course me Mike Doyle!

Check out all of the songs at soundcloud.com/njpparchives/ and like and follow Jersey Interchange on facebook and instagram to get the latest updates and track releases.

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In a mix of interviews, essays, personal stories, historical snapshots, obscure anecdotes, and think pieces, In Defense of Ska dissects, analyzes, and celebrates ska in exactly the way fans have been craving for decades. This book will enlist ska-lovers as soldiers in the ska army, and challenge ska-haters’ prejudices to the core.

Ships in April 2021 including special ska swag and surprises.

Thanks to Adam from Link 80 for the intro. I got Aaron on the Skype and this is what we talked about.

• His band Gnarboots with Adam from Link 80
• seeing skanking pickle for the first time
• How he met Mike Park
• The normalness of Mike Park
• How was he as a roadie
• Getting his book on Clash Books
• A snippet from his book about Slow Gherkin
• The real story behind Ska Sucks by Propagandhi
• Some more snippets from the book
• the story behind the book’s cover artwork
• And a ton more

You can PRE-ORDER your copy of the book by clicking here.

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Since calling it quits in 1997, Tampa, FL's Pohgoh has been known to break out the guitars for the occasional one-off reunion over the years.

In August 2017 the band made their way to Baltimore, MD's Magpie Cage Recording Studio to record their sophomore full-length with engineer/producer J. Robbins resulting in Secret Club,

With a rich history within the 90's DIY/indie/emo scene, Pohgoh was in a small league of female-fronted bands of the era alongside peers like Rainer Maria, Dahlia Seed & Jejune. The band's previous catalog includes several singles, a split 7" with Braid, the closing track on the Emo Diaries, Vol. 1 and the aforementioned full-length.

You can hear them mentioned in Episode 51 with My Pal Trigger and Episode 52 with Ryan from Discount.

I got Keith on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Recording their music video
• His record store Microgroove in Tampa
• The show where Judge broke up
• Their album All Along
• Emo Diaries Vol 1
• Sarasota
• Opening for Jawbreaker on their reunion tour (this story is wild)
• New album with J Robbins
• The band Hank shaw
• His label New Granada
• What label would they want a future release to be on
• And a ton more

Check them out here

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Yermomlluvus have no write-ups anywhere on the internet. So luckily, this interview exists.

I got Chris Pinto on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Taylor Ham
• Congress of Cow
• Trash This Comp
• Finding friends in High School based on their punk rock look
• Who was the primary songwriter
• Boxcar
• Link 80
• His band with THE Joe Pulito
• And a ton more

Check out his band Downbound City

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Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for signing bands. The label specializes in ska, punk, oi!, psychobilly, and hardcore bands. Give 'Em the Boot, a Hellcat label sampler which also includes tracks from other up-and-coming independent bands was issued every other year from 1997 to 2009, with the exceptions of the third release, which was released three years after the second, and the sixth which came one year after the fifth.

Some of the bands that have grazed their roster are The Gadjits, Hepcat, The Pietasters, Op Ivy, Tiger Army, Dropkick Murphys, and a ton more.

Shout out to Jason Boardman for connecting me with The Wix who I got on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Working for the real-life Bobby Fisher
• How The Wix came to fruition
• The Conan O’Brian show
• meeting Skankin Pickle
• Interviewing Jello Biafra in high school
• How Hellcat started
• Signing Dropkick Murphys
• Give em the boot comp
• The Keith Richards story
• And a ton more

Check out her art at https://www.qualianaart.com/

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Goober Patrol’s music and – perhaps more importantly – drinking then brought them to the attention of NOFX’s Fat Mike who signed them to his legendary Fat Wreck Chords label. Their first FAT release Vacation (1996) displayed their mastery at concocting contagious, hook-laden punk tunes, whilst the follow-up The Unbearable Lightness of Being Drunk (1999) mixed offbeat Brit humor and serious personal overtones with raw, hardcore, punk ‘n’ roll.

In the late 90s and early 2000s, the Goobers toured non-stop around America, Canada, and Europe with Tilt, Down By Law, Bouncing Souls, Strung Out, and Diesel Boy, and made a couple of really stupid videos for FAT’s Peepshow compilations. Now, following a break to go back to university, work in the Christmas cracker factory and for bass player Tommy Goober to tour the world in the Toy Dolls, the Goobers are back with a new album, new members and a desire to get drunk in the greatest cities in Europe whilst playing their favorite tunes, from ‘Easy Life’ and ‘The Biggest Joke’ to ‘B.E.E.R’ and ‘Last Train to Shezza’.

Shot out to Rob Dementia for connecting us.

I got Tom on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Wonkfest
• Propagandhi
• The current power of social media
• Living together for almost 2 decades
• How they got on Fat Wreckords
• Fat Mike
• How he became a vegetarian
• Their gig in Salt Lake City
• Playing in Toy Dolls
• Playing with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• Rich Kids on LSD
• Flying over a Monsoon
• S&M Club with Fat Mike
• The story behind the Peep Show video
• And a ton more

Before we start, I told Tom if he wanted to leave things out he should use the password Cornflakes so that’s why you hear it here and there through the interview

Check out his current band Toy Dolls.

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The Number Twelve Looks Like You is an American mathcore band formed in Bergen County, New Jersey, in 2002. The band went on a six-year hiatus in 2010. In May 2016, they performed a secret show and then announced their reunion.

I got Jesse on the Skype and this is what we talked about

• Producing movies
• Straight edge
• Warped Tour in 97
• The Saves The Day CD release party at the Manville Elks Lodge
• Shady View Terrace
• Geoff from Thursday
• How they were treated in Jersey
• The band Bad Rabbits
• And a ton more

You can follow Jesse on his Instagram: www.instagram.com/jessekorman

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Shabbagoy, according to Joe Pulito, were a melodic punk/hardcore staple of the early-mid 90’s central Jersey scene. Since there is no other info about this band, I'll go into what Dan Palyca and I talk about:

• Jawbox
• Shows at high schools
• The Bouncing Souls original sound
• being in the Shades Apart Tainted love video
• Talking to Tyler from Midtown
• The Uprise shirt I found
• The real Lamar Vanoy
• One Nature
• And a ton more

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You know who the Dropkick Murphys are but you may not know who West Beverly was. Well, now you will know.

Luckily I got Tim Brennan on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Playing the show on Fenway
• The Boston accent
• Dan from Sunny Day
• Damon from Braid
• The demise of the band
• Selling Dropkick’s merch for 3 months on the Warped Tour
• Adjusting to the shift in the early 2000s
• His friendship with Hey Mercedes
• The Mick Jones pudding origins story
• And a ton more

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Dynamite Boy was a pop-punk band from Austin, Texas. They were comprised of Sean Neil, Dusty Kohn, Adrian Munoz, and Sam Rich. They disbanded in 2005 after a ten-year career. 

Monkey, the roadie extraordinaire from Episode 006, connected me to bassist Adrain Muñoz and this is what we talked about:

• Craig from The Impossibles
• The Bernardsville Church show
• Getting on Fearless Records
• Using Jim Cherry’s bass to record Finders Keppers
• His thoughts on Somewhere in America
• Their relationship with Fearless
• Keeping up with the early 2000s
• Sean quitting the band
• His story that you def don’t want to miss
• And a ton more

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Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, that formed in 1992. If you don't know who they are then go listen to Pezcore and Losing Streak. I'll wait...

This interview is very nostalgic but if you’re currently in a band, you need to take notes because Chris breaks down all of the things they did to grow their band.

Luckily I got him on the Skype, and this is what we talk about:

• His upcoming book
• Meeting Roger
• The song Fucked
• How they marketed the fuck out of their band
• Naked people at their shows
• How they found Alan Rappaport’s house for the backyard show
• And a ton more

Make sure you go check out Chris's podcast, Chris DeMakes A Podcast where he discussed the ins and outs of songwriting with a variety of guests from the world of music.

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Diesel Boy is a punk rock band from Santa Rosa, California. They were formed in 1993 and were active until 2002, and have been on hiatus since then. They have a 7" on Fat Wreck Chords, 4 full-length albums released on Honest Don's Records, and a split EP with the band Divit that was released on Coldfront Records. According to Last.fm, Diesel Boy's most popular tracks are "Titty Twister", "Looks That Kill" (Mötley Crüe cover), "She's My Queen" and "Stroking My Cat".

Thank you, Monkey, for the intro to Dave Lake who was kind enough to carve out some time for a chat. Below is what we talk about:

• Critiquing music
• Possibly playing the Lanemeyer CD release party
• Coleslaw judging
• His Metallica story
• Working for Epitaph and Fat Wreck Chords
• Honest Don’s Records
• Their reception in Canada
• Their Episode on Freaks and Geeks
• The Canada story
• And a ton more

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Sunny Day Real Estate was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were one of the early emo bands and helped establish the genre. In 1994, the band released their debut album Diary on Sub Pop Records to critical acclaim. However, shortly after releasing their second album LP2, the band broke up, with members Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith joining Foo Fighters and Jeremy Enigk embarking on a solo career. In 1997, they regrouped long enough to record two more studio albums and a live album but ultimately disbanded once again in 2001. The band reunited again in 2009. Bassist Nate Mendel, who chose to remain with Foo Fighters during the previous reunion in 1997, took part in this reunion. In 2014 the band released one song from those sessions, "Lipton Witch," on a split 7" vinyl with Circa Survive on Record Store Day.

I got William on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• My sunny day tattoo story
• What drumming has done to him physically
• What was his scene
• How the band got together
• Diary’s artwork
• Breaking up right when they were taking off
• Red Elephant
• Trying to find inspiration to make music again
• Recording Rising Tide
• Working through anxiety
• Their unreleased album
• And a ton more

Check out William's band, Assertion

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