"The Last Scene" will be the FIRST comprehensive chronicle of what many believe is the LAST underground, DIY music scene. One forged in VFW halls and community recreation centers across the United States in the late 1990s/Early 2000s. This is the story of the punk and emo kids who gave us the last "new" thing in rock music, during an era of change for the music industry and youth culture at large. Kyle Kilday's objective is to make a feature-length doc that covers about a 10-year period and I en...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 82
This week I do a Q&A with my good buddy Tom Simon where I answer fan questions that they submitted on Instagram. Check out Tom's company Zookies Cookies Click to -> buy my sketchbook Support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon. Hire me to animate things for your company - drive80.com...
Dec 13, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 81
Laura Ladisheff booked a ton of North Jersey shows in the 90s and also managed Humble Beginnings . She also helped my old bands Congress of Cow and Lanemeyer get on a ton of shows. I thought her story would be awesome and I was correct. Here is what we chat about: Brian Granik The Weston show at the Boonton KOC Matt from Uprise Managing Humble Robotrips at Delvecchio's House How She helped Congress of Cow get Bruce the van Jeremy joining Humble Beginnings Jeff Kish from Dawson High/ Digger and W...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 80
Jim Cherry was one of the five original members of the band Strung Out , playing bass guitar. He was also part of the initial lineup of the band Pulley , playing guitar. After releasing three albums with Strung Out, Cherry left the band in 1999. Shortly after, he formed the punk rock band Zero Down he passed away on July 7, 2002. In the liner notes of their album Exile in Oblivion, Strung Out dedicates the song "Swan Dive" to Cherry. Pulley dedicated the album Matters to Cherry, as well as the s...
Nov 29, 2019•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 79
Adam Goren was born in The Bronx on January 14, 1975, but grew up in Oreland, Pennsylvania. He played in several local bands as a youth. While Goren was still in school, a friend introduced him to music sequencers, and he began writing music with one in his spare time. In 1991, Goren joined the punk band Fracture, and he remained with them until 1995. Later he started performing shows as Atom and His Package , consisting of himself, a B.C. Rich guitar, and his QY700 music sequencer. In 1997 he r...
Nov 22, 2019•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 78
I Farm was a skate-punk rock band, later turned melodic hardcore/punk band with pop-punk & thrash elements. They started in Ithaca, NY and ended in Brooklyn, NY. I Farm was: Arun Farm, John Meredith, Josh Carothers, and also included: John Conklin, Jeremy Curtin, Phil Thy, & Jaime Villamarin. I Farm released material from the early 1990’s to 2006. I was introduced to Arun by Brian from Plow United (episode 41), he said he was down to chat, and this is what you’re going to learn in this e...
Nov 15, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 77
Weston is a band from Bethlehem. Annnnnd you can hear the intro I did about them in the Chuck Weston Interview . In this interview, I talk to Jesse Short about his days in the band and what his view looked like when he joined the band and rocked out on the bass. I got him on the Skype and this is what we talk about: Completely mistaking him for Jeff Kish for the first 3 minutes of the interview Walter Krugg Phil from Digger Joining Weston Go Kart Records And a ton more Check out his latest proje...
Nov 08, 2019•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 76
A Wilhelm Scream is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts formed in 1999. Many people have referenced Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi, and Strike Anywhere as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm scream, a famous stock sound effect that is mainly used in films. The band previously went by the names Koen, Adam's Crack, and Smackin' Isaiah, though the last was the only name to be used in any major releases. "The reason for the name changes ...
Nov 01, 2019•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 75
Beefcake were known for their sense of humor that showed up in both their lyrics and their performances (the lead singer was known to wear a diaper on stage). They were featured on 7" releases and compilations (including Fearless' Serial Killer compilation). They band issued their first full-length album, Rejected, on Fearless Records in the autumn of 1999. The Ataris are an American rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they have released five studio albums, with So Long, Astoria ce...
Oct 18, 2019•2 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 74
Face First was a Ska Punk band that formed in Mendham, NJ when Jarret Seltzer met Tom Chitty Keiger. They played in the NJ Scene for a few years and eventually realized that ska sucks my ass and evolved into the sounds that was Houston Calls . From there they did a shit ton of touring, signed to Drive-Thru, and broke up in the mid-2000s. I got Jarrett on the phone and this is what we talk about: His Bagels Meeting “Chitty” Obsessions Starting Decibel Records Registering with CCM just to have hea...
Oct 11, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 73
The Youth Ahead was a 4 piece pop-punk band from Old Bridge, NJ. started in 1995 they stayed extremely active until their breakup in 2005. Some of the records they put out were The Order Years, The New Album, The Package EP, and For The Ones That Got Away. Steve LWL connecting us Our Dad’s not believing in our musical endeavors The Cheesequake Firehouse Shows John D from Bamboozle Not knowing who’s running their current website A possible mix up for not getting on certain labels Wanting Steve LW...
Oct 04, 2019•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 72
Jay Vics grew up in Vernon, NJ and attended his first local show in 1997, and that very night was when he decided he needed to get involved with this wonderful community of people who seemed to not give a shit what others think about them. This, in fact, was the jersey scene. Over the next several years, he went to countless shows, joined the band RedRover, went on tour, recorded twice, and passed out countless flyers. In 2009, he created the North Jersey Pop Punk 1994-2002 group on Facebook and...
Sep 27, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Element 101 hailed from New Jersey and molded their own brandish scale of punk rock, reminiscent of Elvis Costello, the Go-Go's, All, and the Descendents. They issued their debut Future Plans Undecided in spring 2000. Stereo Girl followed in early 2001. By the time Element 101 prepped for their third album, they'd reach a new musical level. More Than Motion, which was released in fall 2002, showcased a new found confidence from the band as well as a melodically tight sound. I luckily found their...
Sep 20, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 70
Coolidge Records is an Independent Punk Rock label that Brett and Jack love. Their bands range from all kinds: Plow United, The Rusty Nails, Coolidge 50, Homage, Lancaster County Prison, Speedwell, Gladys, Soccer, Squatweiler, Deerheart, and so many more. Go check out his Tea Shop if you're in Pittsburgh, PA! I got Jack Ball on the phone and this is what we talked about: Growing up in Wyckoff Interviewing Ian McKaye Using MTV’s mailing labels to get press Plow United What it was like having mult...
Sep 13, 2019•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 69
Neil Sabatino contributed a ton to the NJ scene by doing the following: Booking shows at The Palace in Bound Brook in 1998 and then also doing stuff at Hamilton Street, Bloomfield Ave Cafe both when they first opened. He played in the bands Little Green Men, Stick Figure Suicide, Pencey Prep (with Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance on Eyeball Records), and then Fairmont. Neil helped put out a bunch of stuff with Reinforcement Records from 1999-2004, and did a zine from 1998-1999 called "When I'm ...
Aug 30, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Tom Martin is a Pennsylvania legend known for his time in Third Year Freshmen and Throttle Jockey with Brian from Plow United . I’ve talked about Tom on so many episodes that I just had to get him on here. And it was completely worth it. If you get a chance to look up his newer stuff on Spotify because it’s really fucking good. I added Summer Legs to my personal playlist and can’t get that damn song out of my head. I got Tom on the phone and this is what we talked about Hair Metal Recording supe...
Aug 23, 2019•2 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 67
Chris Gethard is a comedian based out of Queens, NY, with proud roots in West Orange, NJ. He can be seen performing all over the world. In NYC you can often catch him at The Comedy Cellar. He’s the host of the podcast Beautiful/Anonymous, the author of the book Lose Well, and the figurehead of a television show that’s actually more like a religious cult. In hipster cities, he is most often recognized for playing Ilana’s boss on Broad City. In regular America, he more often gets “Aren’t you the g...
Aug 16, 2019•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 66
I've mentioned in many episodes that I wanted to get more female interviews because this was turning into a bit of a boys club. Eva Silverman hit me up and was like "I have some stuff to talk about." Sooo, I got her on the phone and this is what we discussed: Her zine Riot Duck being 50 - 100 pages Interviewing Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth AOL Instant messenger chat groups Her old band Pinker Duck Riot Girl Making friends with Dennis from Plan A When bands finally got websites What it was lik...
Aug 09, 2019•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 65
Serial Killer Clothing was a clothing company, a skateboard company that basically created the MEME. They designed shirts that had pictures of pop culture icons with one-liners underneath them which completely contradicted what you were seeing. Some examples were the cast of Baywatch with the words ORGY underneath. Another was Pee-Wee Herman with Masturbate under him, and so on. Bigwig was the band that introduced the clothing line to the Jersey scene because they would have it at their table or...
Aug 02, 2019•2 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 64
JILL was a pop-punk band, from San Angelo, TX, that was active from the years 1993 - 1997. They self-released a 4-song cassette that led to Springbox Records (Benecia, CA) “signing” the band, releasing the Scary Thoughts 7” as well as the Just Like Fonzie EP . They also released a split 7” with New Jersey pop-punk band True Zero, on Coolidge Records, and also had a song included on a 7” compilation released on Act Your Age Records. Their sound could be described as a hooky combination of Lookout...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Buddyhead Records was an independent record label from Hollywood, California that sprouted from the website of the same name. The label was started in 2000 with the pressing of a seven-inch single from The Icarus Line ("Kill Cupid With A Nail File") and ended almost exactly ten years later. The thing that I remember Buddyhead for are their posts where they gave out phone numbers and emails of bands they didn’t like so people could fuck with them. What triggered my memory was talking to Alex Sart...
Jul 19, 2019•59 min•Season 2Ep. 62
Jon Cheese toured from 2002-2012 working for all kinds of bands as a tour manager/Merch guy. Piebald, cave in, my chemical romance, Apollo Sunshine, Limbeck, The Honorary Title, Meg & Dia, Big D & the Kids Table, Streetlight Manifesto, and The National. He did a weird T-Pain tour... and every Warped Tour from 2002-2011 (02/03 with Doghouse records and 04-11 with Side One Dummy Records. I got him on the phone and here's what we talked about: Why it’s ok to not like some of the older punk ...
Jul 12, 2019•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 61
WELCOME TO EPISODE #60 Hopeless Records was founded in 1994 by Louis Posen. The label's artists are generally considered to fall under the genres of punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, and alternative rock, but some also include elements of heavy metal. Some of their most well-known artists include All Time Low, Sum 41, Neck Deep, Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, Yellowcard... Thanks to Denis 88 I was able to get Louis on the phone and this is what we talked about... Heckle Filming videos for NOFX and...
Jun 28, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Folly is a band from Sussex, New Jersey. Their music is a mix of hardcore, metal, punk, and ska. The band's final lineup included Arben Colaku on bass, Geoff Towle on guitar, Anthony Wille on drums, Agim Colaku on guitar, and Jon Tummillo on vocals. They chose the name Folly due to its implications that a "costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome" is, in fact, the complete metaphor of the band and its members. In their words, "Folly is exactly what we are, not just as a band of foo...
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 59
The Overdrives were a punk band from Nazareth, PA. They played with such as Grieving Eucalyptus, Weston, Digger, and other PA bands. I got Josh on the phone and this is what we talked about: Nazareth, PA Their current angel fire website The beauty of tablature Grieving Eucalyptus The Feedmill practice space Josh Bigwig giving him a copy of Unmerry Melodies Getting on the Chuck Weston’s last show The Serial Killer Comp accidentally drinking his own piss Joining Bigwig and playing his first show w...
Jun 14, 2019•2 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Alex Sarti is a show promoting, Roadie extraordinairing, Lorde managing, SOB. I met him in 1998 when he was putting on shows in Binghamton, NY and I thought it would be awesome to geek out with him about the late 90s scene. Annnnd, here's what we talked about: Managing the artist Lorde The new NOFX book The Victory Records Incompatible and Go Kart Records Double Exposure Comps Columbia House Booking shows in Binghamton Introducing Ben from Armor for Sleep to his wife The Movie Life story Buddyhe...
Jun 07, 2019•2 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 57
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 ...
May 31, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 56
The Wonder Year’s sound was a fast-paced tone of melodic energy that celebrated the feelings of being young and dumb. Lead by Singer Singer Writer Brian Moss, AKA B Moss, the band started its journey in California’s Bay Area and lasted until 2000(ish). I got Brian on the phone and this is what we talked about: Teaching the youth of today Touring with the Lawrence Arms Being friends with Jesse from Op Ivy’s little sister Eviction Parties The digital era we are in Their drummer Caitlin being the s...
May 17, 2019•1 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Plan A Project were a punk band from Northern New Jersey. Started in 1995 with Bassist/ Vocalist Danny DeSimoni, Guitarist/ Vocalist Dennis DeGraw and Drummer Kieth Wyland. Possessing an uncanny amount of energy, desire, and spirit that demanded respect. In the duration, 3 EPs were released and 2 studio albums (Go Kart records) with drummers Dennis Zyla, Tim Caspare and Paulie Yaremko. Dennis heard of the podcast from a buddy of his and emailed me to catch up. From there I said, let’s chat in an...
May 10, 2019•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 54
88 Fingers Louie is an American band from Chicago which was formed in 1993. They played a style of hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, and punk rock. After disbanding in 1999, guitarist Dan Wleklinski and bassist Joe Principe formed the well-known punk rock band Rise Against. The band reunited in 2009 and has continued playing shows in Chicago, Canada, Belgium, Las Vegas, and Asbury Park. The band held a 20th-anniversary show in 2013. The name comes from a Flintstones gangster who sells dodgy piano...
May 03, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 53
