Adam & Kate + Hate

We are joined by the incredible Justin Collins, who holds down the drums for @visitors.sound and @tfomband. He joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about his excellent current bands and the various projects that got him here, including @killwhitneydead and, of course, @bloodjinnmusic. Along the way, we get plenty of tour stories, music history, and general bullshitting. Dude rules. His bands r...

A little Plus Hate Classic flavor this week as JX is out and it’s just Adam and Kate. Further evidence that we need to implement a four-day workweek. Kate talks about seeing Ink & Dagger, Adam goes in on not going to Furnace Fest, and we get into some new releases, both music and comics. We recorded this before the elections, so if their absence from the conversation feels particularly glaring...

Adam was out doing top secret spy stuff (standup comedy), so it’s just JX and Kate this week. Having three hosts has many benefits, even if scheduling three working adults remains a nightmare. We get into some current-ish stuff: fests, new releases, shows, etc., but no big topic this time around. Insert more pithy commentary here, I guess? You’re not reading this anyway. Idk, I’m tired. Love you....

It’s a whole new world of juggling the schedules of three different working adults. Adam and JX show off their recent purchases, JX educates us on more West Virginia Mine Wars history, we talk new Haywire, and finally get to that Bossk homework from, like, a month ago. Unionize your workplace. We love y’all.

It just felt right. JX has officially joined our little podcast as a third chair, so we’re now A, J and K8 plus H8. Three generations of hardcore kids talking niche music and other media. We get a little heavy on this one and spend some time talking about Lou from SOIA and Andy Williams of ETID and Atomic Rule. Hug someone you love. Life is short.

See title if you’re wondering why this is over a week late. Does anyone even read these? I don’t remember what happened in this one. It was fun though. ttylI<3ubyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

We go on several angry tangents in this one, mostly about the terrible state of the world. Legal counsel would like us to clarify that any proposed solutions are purely hypothetical, entirely figurative, suggestions for how to play Minecraft, or some combination of the three. We eventually get to the homework. Citizen rules. Then we talk about the bands that were big when we first got into heavy m...

An actual return to form. Comics, records we’ve picked up, music we’ve been listening to, and a couple of unexpectedly heavy tangents. We eventually get around to Kate’s homework, which they do their best to remember. We close things out by talking about Haywire signing to Roadrunner and speculating about which other bands might be next. We’re probably wrong, though. Who’d we miss?

Back in the saddle. Kind of. We catch up on the past few weeks, talk about the records we’re still looking forward to, and continue our ongoing struggle against the concept of a regular release schedule. It turns out making a podcast in your spare time is harder than we originally thought. Thanks for hanging in there.

A note from Kate, who writes all of these despite mostly aiming for third-person omniscient: "So, what had happened was, the service we use to record is never finished processing the uploads when we wrap up. I need to be up early, so I go directly to bed, and by the next day my ADHD ass has completely out-of-sight, out-of-minded the entire thing. Then I feel guilty for not uploading it, which as w...

Short and sweet, because it is already past Kate’s bedtime. Adam got some records in the mail, and Kate is stoked that Remembering Never is no longer a blind spot. Adam gets derailed from a point he was trying to make because he had to yell at his cats, nearly edited it out, and then decided to leave it in. We are professionals.

We continue our not-so-proud tradition of not uploading these in a timely manner. Sorry about that. Adam talks about the surreal experience of having Aaron Bedard at his house. We get into Hellfest, then immediately wander off into a rabbit trail about the dude who called the cops because he stood too close to the pit. Eventually, we make it to Ferret’s comeback and talk through their roster. Adam...

Back on schedule, but not entirely back on track. I think the term is mixed bag. Adam shows off some records, Kate enjoyed the homework, and we get a little lost in comic book and movie talk. We also play a game of wondering who’s carrying the torch for the bands we grew up with. Eventually, Kate gets in their feelings about the new Fiddlehead.

Kate shows off some things they went to an actual store to buy and shares an exciting life update. Adam enjoyed Heilung, but failed to follow directions. We talk about reselling versus scalping. There's definitely more in here, but it has been a hectic week, this upload is already late, and this is all I’ve got. K, luv u, buh-bye.

JX from Common Ground 304 joins us again, and because at the end of the day we are just kids who like to show off our toys, we spend a while discussing Adam and JX’s various shiny new media purchases. We talk about going to the movies, segue into Kate’s homework, Spanish Love Songs, and eventually end up in a pretty heartfelt conversation about liking whatever music you like and being united by ha...

If you’re old enough to get half the dumb references we make, schedule a colonoscopy. PSA over. Brief mail time, some new release chat, and a rabbit trail on bands putting out great comeback records. Yes, we’re aware of the controversy surrounding a certain costume-wearing Canadian. No, we do not have the energy to really get into it. Instead, we spend our time on one of the best live acts of all...

Mail time. Kate enjoys Pulling Teeth, the band, not the dental procedure, and we take a brief detour into Adam’s homework for next week before getting into new music. We go in on the new ’68 record and the new Your Spirit Dies single. Also new Balmora. Yes, much more happened on the Balmora front after we recorded this, but we mostly kept talk to the new record itself. Wise choice? Hard to say. We...

Adam shows off some mail and talks about Rodney Barger’s killer finally being brought to justice. Kate gets emotional about ’68 in particular and the work of Josh Scogin more broadly. Adam found Uniform challenging, but ultimately rewarding. Finally, we go in on a brand-new fest in the epicenter of progressive culture: Syracuse, New York.

We brought on the genius behind Hardcore Hotline to talk with us. Madelinne was kind enough to make time for us, and we’re very glad she did. She thinks you should go to shows and discover new bands. We agree. Go find your new favorite band.

Recorded second, released first. We show off our mail, Kate reports back that Rot in Hell is dope, and then we spend the rest of the episode on Furnace Fest, its few high points, and its many low points. Kate gets big mad. Adam, somewhat less so.

Our first guest, JX from Common Ground, joins us to talk about the great state of West by God Virginia, its hardcore scene, and its history. We had other plans for this episode, but they got sidelined, and it was absolutely worth it to just let JX go off. Go listen to his band.

Exactly what it says on the tin: 2009 releases. Turns out it was a pretty great year for hardcore and adjacent music. Yes, we forgot to talk about the first Harms Way full-length and had to patch it in afterward. No, the irony is not lost on us. Does that make us level 10 pose dawgs? It certainly does not help.

Back to form. Kate shows off some cool mail, and we finally get around to talking about Hellfest, fully revealing that we are not entirely up on the new hotness and are unable to beat the unc allegations.

Short, more than a little unhinged, and not especially well regulated. We get big mad about bands juicing their Spotify numbers. Also Adam really liked Habak. Tune in next time for a more coherent, more typical episode. Xoxo, GossipGirl.

After last week we try and keep things a bit more loose, a bit more light, a bit less focused. Kate talks about the Converge/Poison the Well show the night before and complains about big pro venues. We go off on various acts we feel are underrated. Hug your friends. Love you,