Maggie, Nathan and Spencer from First Day Back join us on the pod today! We discuss their debut album “Forward” and their overnight blow up, we chat about everything from environmental studies to music enjoyers, origin stories, their Santa Cruz scene, hotstuff productions, their recording process, lyrical journeys, becoming hood famous, best friends forever, property destruction, arson, a good sock up, breakcore, German hard style & tinnitus.
Jun 11, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 146
Debuting a new HKFY song on the podcast with Christian Hell this week. Christian Hell from Hong Kong Fuck You / All You Need Is Kill is back to fuck the show up with a new song debut and many laughs. We discuss everything from marx maxers to his recent Japan tour, hentai, tengas, getting naked, goatse, jenkem, the Hellverse, merchcore, zoofiles, Godzilla, Calvin Kleins, art inspo, contrabass, negative IQ caveman music, a rig & gear rundown, pew pew noises, gospel chops, the hellbell, romance...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 145
Crochet guitarist Zach Tarzi joins us this week for a chat. We discuss the latest Crochet album “Cherish” and their 2025 plans. We also chat about everything from practicing Italian to political philosophy, law school, origin stories of the band, danger music, music industry exploitation, the feeling of war, hateful birds, the composition process, the different kinds of effort, Jake’s back, best friends forever, nostalgia, corporate structure in the genre, meditative modes, throwing glass, reces...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 144
New Iowa city screamo act thisworldisnotkind kicked off my new year on January 3rd with a heavy EP release that’s been nominated for two Skrammy Awards this year, thisworldisnotkind, or TWINK for short, is being nominated for "Best New Jacks of 2025" and "Best Screamo EP of 2025" for their release titled “death”. Today I’m beyond excited to chat with Laela so we can get into their lore and find out where TWINK is headed. We proudly present to you our first episode in a new series of NJAP content...
Apr 11, 2025•39 min•Season 30Ep. 1
Chelsea from the Sadder Star radio show is on the podcast this week to chat with us about her origins and her love of emo music. We get into her lore and everything else from mall emo to “real emo”, jocks, vans warped tour, Arizona & Texas scene, suburbia, online songs, live journal, blink 182 chat rooms, fourfa, what the heck is emo anyway, long walks to the record store, trivia, common wealth, top shelf records, new DIY venues, Midwest emo, “emo rap”, rare physicals, revolution summer, Cra...
Apr 02, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Season 5Ep. 143
Gus and Brian from Ostraca join us on the podcast for a chat this week. We discuss everything from the Big O to Steve-O, the wild west of the internet, rocking and wrenching, the shed, the warehouse, the hole, homemade merch, committing to strange dating apps, pirating legends, psychedelic jazz, Oanon, their writing process, a potential Ostraca cover, the secret formula, the rig rundown, the Danny sauce, skronky saxs, so soft hit syndrome, the tourachnid, nightcore Jones, 60s folk and #ostracafo...
Mar 26, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Season 5Ep. 142
The fabulous four from Febuary are on the show this week to chat with us Rila, Abby, Airon & Steph join us to chat about DDR and being goofsters, stacking clips, origin stories, best friends, the growing DIY Vegas scene, black bear diner, first bands, best friends forever, sound and fury, the shed, emo demon possession, dreams and almost reunions, SoundCloud rap, smoking a bean, being a gatherer, Ouija boards, shoegaze, overrated songs, acompliments and a shoutout to #febnation.
Mar 19, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Season 5Ep. 141
This week from Dylan and Nick from Pneumonia Breath come on the pod to chat. We discuss everything from pit injuries to foot fetishes, headbangers ball, non derogatory metalcore, cringey content, good morning PB, yappers by default, being a diva, Ontario hardcore scene, music videos, wormwood records, arena metalcore, cop chases, OSHA violations, wrasslin & freeballin.
Mar 12, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 5Ep. 140
Grady Allen of Anxious returns to the show this week to discuss the bands new album “Bambi” and the bands plans for 2025. We discuss everything from school to touring plans, full circle moments, inspirations behind the upcoming album, art aesthetics, their writing and recording process, Japan, adjusting to changes, unique merch, jankxious, Connecticut straight edge, I think you should leave, fire ants, rocking with Christ and so much more.
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 139
Lemus and Ben from Stateside join us this week for a chat. We discuss everything from zoboomafoo to origin stories, podcasts, coffee, the long beach scene, quarantine productions, future goals and plans, letting the food speak for itself, tour memories, hotel shenanigans, scooby doo, TikTok hardcore, using the amenities, Twitter while driving, murder porn, guilty pleasure music, ancient phones and more.
Feb 19, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 138
This we chat with Cullen from Milkcrate Merch to find out how the milk is made. We discuss podcasts and being a mailman, origin stories and small towns, screenprinting envy, vegan patches, pizza,long sleeves, fascinating doodles, gundam model kits, unique merch, bar codes, deodorant, entering the vinyl game and label wars, J cards, BSDJ, bedroom skramz, Digimon VS Pokémon, neopets funding Scientology, emo violins, mathpop, the big 3, cancelled bands, Russian post punk, hasbullah, the pop punk re...
Feb 05, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Season 5Ep. 137
See You Next Tuesday guitarist Drew has joined us this week to discuss the new Asymmetrics split. We discuss everything from his local scene, stinky sound guys, origin stories, goregrind, mailman activities, jazz and music theory, sobriety, kickstand productions, meth and hugs, musical chairs, mandolins, cornfields and mythical creatures, grocery shopping, the death of fascism, musical growth, ghosts, haunted rabbits, sleepovers, happy marriages, the Broligarchy, Gary Nye the podcast guy and so ...
Jan 29, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 136
Mark, Gary & Matt from the Newfound Interest In Connecticut join us this week to chat about their future. We discuss everything from the pizza scene in Long Island to industrial dishwashers, the musicians union, vampires, disc golf, squash VS racket ball, professional chess, the long dark path to repress albums, Turkish psych music, machismo emo, new friends fest, swordfighting, cobourg vs welland, Roblox, poutine, ceasers, lions halls, house fires, weaponizing your trucks, ketchup chips, th...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 135
Julian from Common Sage joins us this week to discuss the bands new album “Closer To”. We touch on origin stories for Julian as well everything else from radio lab to scary stories, chess, goodfellas, equal vision records, out of place southern accents, recreational weed and viagara, graffiti, the vandal squad, Anthony Bourdain & comic books. Oh and then we talk ghosts, aliens and bears (oh my).
Jan 08, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Season 5Ep. 134
Abel from Big Ass Truck made a pit stop this week to have a chat with us. We discuss everything from San Bernardino to video games, grunge, being an industry plant, brocore, breaking limbs, modelos and weapons, Rockville, Coachella, SOS booking, pit goggles and rat tails, being a lame, mullets, deadlifting, info wars, hyper pop, 7 string guitars and so much more.
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 133
Mason and Hellena from Senza join us this week on the podcast. We chat about everything from silly podcasts to video games, origin stories, 9/11, the Portland scene, bandswithnameslikethis, vocal technique, mystery bass tones, recording & re recording, anti facist music, the celestial body explained, gay album art, new music to come, ZBR fest, Cali Kicks fest, little things coming, tournament standard melee, wave dashing, project M, drunk climbing, getting zorched, stupid lawyers, hot music ...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 4Ep. 132
East coast legend, Thomas Schlatter joins us for a chat this week. We chat about everything from tour life to podcasts, Elias “the hulk” Amini, the New Jersey scene, Tony Hawks Pro Skater, bottling air, straight edge, sanitized screamo and the wild west, basements and big stages, VHS worldwide, misogyny in the scene, the three amps thing, friends VS rivals, music as a learning experience and community, HC message boards, protagonist and immigrant sun, the Tom Schlatter Extended Universe, the scr...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 21 min•Season 4Ep. 131
Vocalists Brian and Jen from In Loving Memory join us this week for a chat. We discussed everything from fantasy baseball to fairies, big dogs, the world (of Warcraft), their Iowa scene, the safari club, their writing process, vampires, music videos, Gen Z screamo & the kids (they’re gonna be alright), anti smoking campaigns, dilly dally fest, visors, playing christian schools, streaking, skinny dipping, (like a lot of nudity), thin lips, Nu Metal, trad-rock, visors, future plans and so much...
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 4Ep. 130
Johnny Whitney from the Blood Brothers joins us for a chat this week. We discuss everything from their comeback to our grandmothers, their origin stories, vocal technique, dance rhythms, Henry Rollins, Jimmy Kimmel, drag racing, Metallica, math class, human spaghetti, brat summer, transformative experiences and Nintendo.
Oct 23, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 129
Connie Sgarbossa from SeeYou SpaceCowboy joins us to discuss the new SYSC album “Coup De Grâce”. We chat about everything from skating to crowdkilling, aesthetics, sin city, Cali, sophies floorboard, sound and fury, the circle of nostalgia, “real” screamo vs twinkle screamo, the separation of punk genres and their fanbase, cross my heart with a knife, tour stories, athletic crimes, che cafe, San Diego and lots more.
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 128
Kyle (Vocalsit) of Votive joins us this week to chat. We get into everything from Texas to Dark Days Bright Nights, Dilly Dally, coochie, German splatter, horny chain raves, Dr. Pepper, whitebelt headquarters, manipulating physics, rawdogging, bare backing, robdogging, defeating stereotypes, cancel culture, being normal, Hitler (in a classical sense) and letting go of shame.
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 45 min•Season 4Ep. 127
Guitarist Josh, and bassist / back up vocalist Jason from ...Of Death came onto the podcast with us about 3 months ago (so sorry for the delay guys). We got to chat about everything from wrestling to Texas, Cali, podcasts, the 711 to edge day conspiracy, Cali kicks fest, the year of screamo festivals, Cookie Monster vocals, Cali again, the Russian discography tapes, Krispy Kremes for some reason, bluey, train bombing, loitering, being profound, capitalism and so much more chaos.
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 4Ep. 126
Peter, Tom & Chris from As Living Arrows join us this week to chat about their new album Hope and Ruin. We chat about everything from SNL to their local scenes, big screamo money, the end of the world, cum chat, skating, new merch, omelettes, cat impressions, intoxicated climbing, shoe shopping, goat simulator & understanding animals. #incaseyouleave #myrushmore #gel #godalone #voidoflight #chalkhands #blacksabbath #closedhands #joliette #frailbody #ladispute #statefaults #agriculture #y...
Sep 25, 2024•1 hr 55 min•Season 4Ep. 125
Caleb and Hunter from Sinema join us this week to chat. Caleb and Hunter are the vocals and guitarists for the new Texas emocore band Sinema and we chat with them about everything from their local scene to rubber gloves, skateboarding, musical inspirations, self versed records, home to heart, touring with the new jacks and the vets, heatwaves, musicals, r&b, and punching boomers.
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 124
Yavi, Erick and Jack from Kiowa join us to chat about their band and their debut EP “Forever Ends Today”. We discuss how this supergroup was formed of many other active and inactive screamo bands. We chat about lastfm, Cali Kicks Festival, indie music, home to heart fest, their writing process, graphic design, swimming, what’re the odds, milk, large dogs, mosh calls, nightcore and more.
Aug 28, 2024•59 min•Season 4Ep. 123
This week we’re chatting with Nu House Studios. Elias chats with Aki and James about everything from tacos to pizza, ASMR, hating on Hogwarts, audio engineering, dnd, facial bug military’s, the dangers of marijuana, gaming, graphic design, trans rights, “normal” amphetamines, St. Anger, the legality of Minecraft, Joe Rogan, Deathcore, Vince McMahon, co-worker core and more.
Aug 21, 2024•2 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 122
This week we’re speaking with the very talented Jesse Korman. Some of you will know the name from his vocal work in The Number Twelve Looks Like You, but Jesse has also been making a name for himself in the film and photography world on many projects and with his new studio Napalm Rainbow. We chat about everything from his origin stories in New Jersey with the number twelve to where the band is headed now and we simultaneously dive into the current projects he’s involved with for film and photog...
Aug 14, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Season 4Ep. 121
This week we’re chatting with Italian "cosmic" screamo band Radura. This is Vicky’s first solo hosted episode and she talks with Radura members Mario & Giacamo about everything from international tour to donkeys, the Luca theory, a work to life balance, new material, Vanezia hardcore, the expanding screamo music scene, new friends fest, feeding bands and smuggling.
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 120
This week we chat with the Australian screamo act Gil Cerrone. Jordan, Darcy & Josh come to chat about the bands new album Consumer. We discuss their scene, being secret jocks, skating, audio electronics, bootleg merch, long screamo songs, 12 strings, midis, evil music, fancy cheese, pianos, Australian football, yacht rock, new material, pianos, giant ballsacks and historic venues.
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 119
Today we’re joined by Italian screamo band Put Purana to discuss their latest split release. Sandrino, Ruggero and Luca join us and we chat about video games, organizing shows, the way of the turkey, the screamo curse, the modernization of marketing the scene, tour, fines, dumpster diving, reggae and year of the screamo festivals.
Jun 26, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 118
