Catching a band on a whim some time ago – on the notion I felt good enough to head out to this show at a burger joint after hours. This is what I ask myself before I head out to every show nowadays. And then you catch a band that you are blown away by, you get caught up with and end up following them and buying there merch and music and when they play you go see them again and again. Riverbed are continuously improving there sound and on there new Mourning Lovers EP you can hear the range that they offer. Go check them out.

Enjoy!

The Hardcore Record Episode 22

with Swank, aka, Swank of Staring Problem and Shore Style Punk Night & NJHC

He talks about glory days of fighting nazis and going deep into NJHC history with his friend and his time of putting on shows all over the Jersey Shore. We talk and connect about old clubs and old shows, old friends where some of the stories need not be told.

Enjoy!

The Hardcore Record Episode 21 with Scott White of Dragbody, Railsplitter, Six Dead Horses and most recently Moving Digging Teeth.

We talk about the bands, records, art, his tattoo shop that shaped him into today. What is was like growing up in FL being around some of the most iconic grindcore, metal, punk and hardcore scenes of the 90’s.

Take a listen and go check out @scottwhiteart, @movingdiggingteeth on IG and Bandcamp.

Enjoy!

The Hardcore Record Podcast - Episode 20 - Jenny Woo

I asked Jenny to join me because I always saw what she stood for and what an inspiration she is

Trailblazing new ways by tearing down walls
Fighting oppression within the punk and Oi! scene

She is an inspiration to all

So, go have those conversations about change at shows, at a coffee house, a bar or pub, with friends and make new friends, you never know what you could become if the right spark gets said

Then check out her music, her lyrics, go to one her show and listen to her voice of Oi!

Enjoy!

Getting to talk to Rob was a pleasure. During this talk he asked about what draws me to or what I like about the Bitter Tongues album. I had an answer but as I sat with this for a bit after the talk, I wondered what this bad has meant to me. I expressed it in a poem as this is how I express myself in life.

Please have a listen and enjoy!

3 Chords, Our Truth and the Capacity we Hold in Ourselves

Words un - ended

Exchanged in unison

Hellos, goodbyes and see you later my friends

We were all drawn to this, to scream and shout out our imperfections and frustrations, all while finding out who we are

Sometimes it begins

Sometimes it ends

Sometimes it gets picked back up again

It's a coming together of like minds

What you create is a gift

And you have given

The one thing I have learned over the years is that everything can shift the older we get

As to where it goes is still open

I am living and embracing myself in a way I only ever dreamed of by reaching out and sharing that with whoever wants to listen

I hope it can become - what some call inspiration - to others like this Richmond punk band has done for me

They have been a voice that has helped me define a relationship with the experiences I have lived in these moments that I’ve had with the music that we all share!

Episode 18 with Nymphidels. A duo with a blend of rock n roll doing it on there terms.

I caught them preform at The Pour Farm Tavern in New Bedford recently and was not disappointed. Jess has this grace in her voice that pulls you in and has the guitar play into your emotions and then Pat beats the drums in a way for you to settle into and then you find yourself at the end of the EP asking for more.

Please take a listen to the episode and go check them out. Do yourself a favor and go see them live.

Episode 17 with Consumer Culture

I caught Consumer Culture playing a show at Deep Cuts in Medford MA.

I was blown away at the creativity and the enjoyment of them performing. Talking to them after the show I was able to see this even more.

Since then I have been following them online and getting to see more of what they are about. They push themselves to challenge today’s issues in society while coming from such different background and challenging themselves on how they play.

They are an enjoyment to see play live and recommend you go see them when you get the chance.

Take a listen, enjoy and get out to shows!

Getting to speak with people from the bands you enjoy going to see is always a pleasure. Take a listen and then go blast some Miracle Blood and hit them up some shows.