AXE TO GRIND PODCAST

One of the more dynamic acts of their era, The Hope Conspiracy crossed a few aisles and won converts among different veins of hardcore. But not everyone got it. And what's the band's legacy today? Strap in, it's a Hope Con deep dive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a time machine to a few weeks back when we still hadn't heard the Turnstile record and hardcore TikTok was a going concern. While we're there, how about a conversation about what's real, what's illusion, and what's none of our business? Hardcore credibility, in focus. And don't miss a new track from WILD RED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave from the Brooklyn venue St Vitus joins us to talk about how to get Nirvana to play your 300 cap room, how to walk the middle course and feel no anger at your critics, and how to be zen about your livelihood going away in a day. Also, listen close because he's got a heads up exclusive for A2G listeners. And don't go anywhere because we've got Long Island's KOYO Live on Axe To Grind! Learn more...

Chatting hardcore on new EKULU, ANGEL DU$T, C4, WRISTMEETRAZOR, CHUBBY & THE GANG, and much more! Also, whatever happened to the VJs of old? And how to become a weird youtube couple that rides trains all year. All that and a new track from STAND STILL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone's had the 'best X band of Y era" conversations. But flip the numbers around a bit and it's possible you've never even thought about it. Best NYHC band of the 00s? Best OC band of the 90s? Most embarrassing look of the 80s? We get the conversation started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some premises, hypotheses, and wild claims about hardcore's past, present, and future. Are these notions true facts, utter falsehoods, or even slanderous lies? Find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you listen to at work? What does a roadcrew worker listen to? What about a transplant surgeon? A barber? How about a photographer? Call center operator? From the oil fields to the pizza parlor, we take a guess. Guest mic by Eric. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Test presses; Tony Soprano as daddy; getting paid or not; Gotcha Hats; finding a friend with mass; attending a show in the post-apocalypse; tour offers; dogshit album art; your record can sound sound good or sound bad- what do you choose? Answer quick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We answer listener questions about the nature of memory; Warzone; the two weeks after 9/11; District 9; uncanny valley; eye surgery; working for free; 7" EPs; No Idea Records; Choke's Instagram; more! And a killer song debut from PERFECT WORLD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of the genres adjacent to hardcore, few have higher highs and lower lows than 90s emo. We took that rollercoaster ride and invite you to join in as we listen to the good, the bad, and the regrettable of the era. Bop along. And while you're here, soak in new music from TIME AND PRESSURE and MILITARIE GUN! Big show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded prior to last week's hullabaloo, this one is a chit-chattin' palate cleanser. Cargo shorts, Godzilla, tucker hats of the 00s, fast hardcore, musicality, venues that will talk to you now, 40 years in a biscuit factory, Fall Out Boy's hotdogs, and a premiere of new music from NJ's own DEAD TORCHES! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We got your emails. Thank you. Yes. A show happened. Some people love that it happened. Other people don't care for it at all. We talk about it, doing our best to see where you're all coming from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best listeners in the world hit us with the best questions in the world. Talk of Soul Search, Helmet, Sick Of It All, Rollins Band, Die Kreuzen, Cro-Mags, Botch, Be All End All, 7"s, long songs, Deranged Records, Jesus Lizard, and the maximum stage capacity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slowly, slowly, the world returns to normal. Like a blossoming flower after the frost. And with it, shows, tours, good promoters, bad promoters, college students gambling their campus recreation budgets, and kids in basements risking their leases. Plus, new music from BLVD OF DEATH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

90s chatter of all stripes: the bands, the labels, the vibe, the locals, the nonsense. Also, turning down a million dollars, that house on the American Football album, and Chet Hanks. New music from COLONIAL WOUND. RIP Rob Vitale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rerecorded songs; JNCo Vs Diesel; Mike Dirnt's marital status; Ebullition Records; calling in a Descendents lifeline; best Bridge Nine era; the casual disrespect of rating your friends' bands; $700 coats; 8Chan; clean vocals; murdering DRI; just good ol core talk this week. And... SOUL BLIND Live on Axe To Grind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hummus, generator shows, vaccines, universal hate for DeBlasio, nachos, the mayor from Jaws, what constitutes a tired HC influence, Carmelo Anthony, pulp heroes, and Bullshit Detector Two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music is in a holding pattern at the moment, but we're looking to the future. When the safe-travel doors swing open, there might be a whole new class of bands getting us pumped. We draft them for our Future Teams. Also, a premiere from FIDDLEHEAD and new music from TRAPPIST! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walter Schreifels joins us for talk about primates, motor vehicles, colloids consisting of fine granular material, and life in the big city. His best interview, confirmed. Also, xclusive track premieres from CELL ROT and DRILL SERGEANT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We gave the Infinity Gems of Hardcore to one random kid. Who would he erase? What would be the cost? What he did with that power shocked and terrified all that stood in his way. Shoutout Oneonta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance Punx. The Wookipedia to Joe Rogan pipeline. How much would you pay for the body you want? Would you rather be punched in the head or sneered at by someone who can't bench their own body weight? Generational wealth through Doge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of the Rise and Fall story. From Into Oblivion to the end. Frustrating creative processes. How a spider bite extended the band’s existence. The difference a new band member can make. A decided end.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking guitars, covid shows, hijacked by politics, best Terror era, the Aquabats, six-degrees of Leeway, the absolute genre peak that is Quicksand Slip, and in the second-half of the podcast we're joined by Chris of On The Might of Princes/Gracer/more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carly, Erica, and Danielle of To The Front join us for a talk about doing it yourself, doing it yourself during covid, cultivating interests, photography, nostalgia, and connecting with like-minded people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new recurring format. Bjorn, Cedric, and Vince from Rise and Fall join us for a narrative journey of their band. This first episode explores their formation, the importance of driving to practice together, the power of local scenes, small unsafe vehicles, and growing into the finest Belgian export since fries.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices