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 ...
Jul 16, 2021•1 hr 49 min•Season 2Ep. 142
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. 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 ...
Jun 25, 2021•2 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 141
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. 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 th...
Jun 18, 2021•2 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 140
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. 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 ...
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 139
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. 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 lik...
Jun 04, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 2Ep. 138
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. 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...
May 28, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Season 2Ep. 137
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. 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...
May 07, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 2Ep. 136
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 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...
Apr 30, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 135
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. 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...
Apr 23, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 134
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. 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 a...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 133
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. 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, Garriso...
Apr 09, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 2Ep. 132
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. 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 Ja...
Apr 02, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Season 2Ep. 131
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. 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 ...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 130
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. 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 ...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 129
Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for a $1 and I will love you forever. 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 s...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 2Ep. 128
Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon over at patreon.com/thiswasthescene for a $1 and I will love you forever. 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 ...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 127
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 a...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 126
Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you’ve been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon over at patreon.com/thiswasthescene for $1/month and I will love you forever. 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. Whe...
Feb 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 125
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 ...
Jan 29, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 124
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.
Jan 22, 2021•58 min•Season 2Ep. 123
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. 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, Barones...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 122
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...
Jan 08, 2021•2 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 121
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 ...
Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 120
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 Lawrenc...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 119
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 vid...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Season 2Ep. 118
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 ...
Nov 27, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 117
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 t...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 116
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...
Nov 06, 2020•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 115
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...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 114
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 r...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 2Ep. 113
