Annual tradition of sharing our favorite podcasts continues. We've got a taste of music, art, culture, and nonsense podcasts for you to try. Our way of saying thank you to our fellow podcasters and to you. Have a good holiday, if you celebrate it or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 26, 2020•3 hr 54 min•Ep. 148
Weird year. Which bands feel like they're still in the front of our minds, even without shows to see them on? Which bands are we excited to see for the first time? Some thoughts about which acts 'matter' now, and which will matter 'soon.' Plus, what frenemy is feeding you protein bars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 24, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 147
Bobby Roxx returns! New music from BROKEN VOW, STONE FLEET, ZIPPER, GRIDIRON, DROWSE, FORGIVE/FORGET, SCALP, PORTRAYAL OF GUILT, SPEEDWAY, LANDOWNER, PARIIAH, STUCK, PAIN OF TRUTH, LAWFUL KILLING, MAGIC GHRELIN, CHAIN REACTION, FIRESTARTER, and SPICE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 19, 2020•58 min
Every band has a skull logo at some point in their careers. Which are the best? Ever thought you'd listen to that debate in bracket-seeded tournament format? Welcome to 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2020•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 146
New guy in the White House; same quality hardcore podcasting you've come to expect. Hype crust, new iconic shirts, best skulls in hardcore, Beatles comparisons, washing your hands after you pee, careers as a train conductor, being popular but disliked, and the punk-hardcore divide. Check out Everyplate.com to get a discount on three weeks of meals with promo code AXETOGRIND3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 145
Whether you're standing in line to vote or furiously posting on /r/anarcho-capitalism, today might be a stressful one. Here's the first three WA2G radio format episodes all in one place. Enjoy and stay safe. Hit Everyplate.com with the promo code: AXETOGRIND3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 03, 2020•3 hr 20 min•Ep. 144
For all of you who say "you should talk about _______ more" and "why don't you ever talk about ________?" this episode is for you. We talk about every band ever since the beginning of recorded music all the way to the world's end. EVERYPLATE.COM threw us some bucks, so why don't you help out by throwing them a look. Pomo code AXETOGRIND3 for the good stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 27, 2020•3 hr 10 min•Ep. 143
A quick round of the Name Game with a special guest before launching into talk about Drain, Touche Amore, Hatebreed, Seed of Pain, and Spice! The world may've shut down, but music hasn't completely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2020•1 hr 31 min
Another round of the Name Game featuring friend of the podcast, Brian Murray. An unexpected guest crashes the podcast to tell us how all these hardcore icons are affording private flights. E.Town Concrete v Downset. Then listeners tell us what we haven't been talking about enough for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 141
While the presidential debate was 'raging' we staged our own. Next time maybe it'll be about if Suicidal Tendencies has more than one good album, but this episode it's about more serious stuff. Also Patrick introduces a new bit in which he doesn't know where any band is from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2020•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 140
Friend of the podcast and learned man, Sean Doody, came through to talk Dischord Records. From Teen Idles to Trusty, Double-O to Antelope, it's all (mostly) here. Also, what's Yelp's opinion on this public bathroom? This is our nerdiest episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 29, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 139
Jeremy Bolm talks about his band's experience with mega-producer Ross Robinson, putting out other people's records, when an LP isn't in order, Danzig, and Mr Bean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 138
The Tominator brings you the very best in hardcore, punk, metal, and everything in between. New tracks from DYING WISH, PERFECT WORLD, CRUSH THE DEMONIAC, ZULU, REACHING OUT, SOUL GLO, MODEL PRISONER, RESERVING DIRTNAPS, YOUTH COLLAPSE, and more! The finest mosh available. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 23 min
Wake The Dead is a seminal melodic hardcore release for many, but two of us are coming in blind here. The era, the ambition, the sound, and the impact of the record are all explored. If you loved it or hate it or know nothing about it at all, you'll get something out of a podcast talking on it honestly. Then strap in for Live On A2G with the pride of the Capital Region: DRUG CHURCH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 137
Bar shows or community space shows? Underdog or Into Another? HC drama or office Christmas party? PAHC or CTHC? Magnitude or One Step Closer? Harley or JJ? Pizza or bagel? Every important question that can be phrased as a binary choice, ever, is answered today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 136
Doing our best to let a little pressure out of the atmosphere. We talk all-over print, stepping in dog shit, work stoppage, Randy Newman, magazines, Kalamazoo, worst hardcore apparel, shorts, survival in a post-apocalypse, aspirational intelligence, California hardcore, Red Hot Chili Peppers, shows we missed, and NBA Jam. Cool out and be easy with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 01, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 135
Riley Gale RIP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 27, 2020•2 hr 15 min
Antidote and trips to the National Parks; Sick Of It All and literature; Vermin Supreme and voting; pepper spray and making people apologize for accusing you of things you actually did; the Name Game and fun. You'll love this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 134
Entering the dark and murky world of music's near-future. Where we can't be sure shows are happening, if subculture even exists, and if paper money has value anymore. Strap into the last of the V8 Interceptors and fill up on guzzolene, we're taking a trip to the misery farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 18, 2020•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 133
A cool hour of the best hardcore and punk from INTIMIDATION, GAG, MOONKISSER, INTERNAL, BITTER BRANCHES, EXCIDE, INITIATE, HELLO MARY, SOOTHING, VILE SPIRIT, GULCH, CORIKY, IMPOTENTIE, SUBDUED, SPY, BULL CULT, HUMANT BLOD, and DAME! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 14, 2020•1 hr
Record Club is in full effect with a close look at the self-titled album from 1.6 Band. One for the post-hardcore heads, but there's something here for everybody: vaccines, Michael Vick, chili dogs, snitching, covid shows, festivals, and the announcement of the next installment of the club. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 132
Is hardcore secretly for super-capable musicians and all that 'talent doesn't matter' stuff is a lie? Was Makeoutclub a dark signal that this is a creep scene? Or was it a nice way for awkward kids to get together? Where were you when you heard Hatebreed? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 04, 2020•1 hr 59 min
Not everyone is built for this game. But we are. Hours on a year we can't even agree is any good or not. Fastbreak to Brother Inferior to Throwdown and beyond. Hardcore from the US, Canada, Japan, and Europe. Good material, bad material, and a lot to talk about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2020•3 hr 58 min
Year In Hardcore, 1999! A wild year, with the Melissa Worm ravaging the internet, Napster making pirates out of high schoolers, and Stuart Little keeping us in theaters. Also, a ton of hardcore was peaking, dying, or limping along. ALL of it gets explored. And to celebrate a great episode, we welcome WEBBED WING to Live On Axe To Grind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2020•2 hr 26 min
Bliss out on the sounds of new music from Punitive Damage, One Step Closer, Spring Tide, Big Cheese, CHEW, Jab, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 14, 2020•55 min
Kate and Emma join us to talk on callouts, cancellations, accountability, and substantive change in hardcore. Also discussed: wasps. And maybe a little taste of the new UNREAL CITY release if you're good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2020•2 hr 34 min
Is Hatebreed overrated, underrated, or appropriately rated? What about Dag Nasty? Ekulu? Lotta bands are examined this episode TASTEFULLY AND WITH RESPECT. Also, Chicago Fire, the Dick Wolf extended universe, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2020•2 hr 22 min
A quiet moment for a listener. Venues ex nihilo; sad old man storage units; mental health; Cold As Life; political hardcore; making friends online; YDL erasure; region of choice; truly fake news; more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2020•2 hr 13 min
Hard talks with relatives and hardcore icons. Can you really reason with either one? Also, is hardcore worth playing/watching in a half-empty room? Also, money-laundering, and treasure-hunting in the Rockies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2020•2 hr 34 min
The Facebook news drip, bail reform, Saved By The Bell, gently placing grandma in a dumpster or not, Ice T, Ice Cube, intellectual blindspots, weight training for the oncoming Cop War, and a quick visit from producer/engineer/musician Will Putney. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 8 min