Bleachmouth Postscript

"The racoon killed some ducks. That's my life now." I've known Chris Wood for a very, very long time. I have not seen Ascension for a very, very long time. So when they announced they're reunion show (at Globe ron in Cleveland on November 13), it only made sense that we hung out for a bit and talked music. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

"That's the name of the episode" I've wanted to do a deep dive on this specific record for a while, but held off for a variety of reasons. I'm definitely glad that I did because I had an awesome time dissecting this classic with Marc and Tim. I could have went with "We're Not in This Alone", but ultimately decided on the one that made me first fall in in love with Youth of Today's music.

"Nothings Gonna Change Because Your Prophets Shout" In the quest to upload all of the past episodes from the old feed to the new, due to the loss of a host, I've added this one to the current feed. At the time of this recording, it had been over a month since the prior episode was posted. Apparently, I just wanted to catch up with everyone in the interim, but ended up rambling on a little more tha...

"Lay Down Your Souls for the Gods Rock and Roll" RIP Cronos. I won't say too much more because there are much smarter folks that have said everything there is to say about Venom and their impact of extreme music, particularly metal. What I will say is that they rule. I loved them from the first time I heard "Rip Ride" on a janky mix tape given to me by a friend with a more than dubious reputation....

“Larry is Narc” Beth Anne was the bassist for Soul Charge and at the time, new pal! Now she is an old pal. She was also a DJ on WCSB 89.3. We talk a bit about how she started playing music and about a wide variety of music. Here’s some of what we cover; Soundgarden, Massive Attack, The Selecter, Funkadelic, Lead Belly, Mark Lanegan, PJ Harvey, MC5, Bikini Kill, Eddie Hazel, and Black Sabbath. soul...

“Thrifty” Beth Anne was the bassist for Soul Charge and at the time, new pal! Now she is an old pal. She was also a DJ on WCSB 89.3. We talk a bit about how she started playing music and about a wide variety of music. Here’s some of what we cover; Soundgarden, Massive Attack, The Selecter, Funkadelic, Lead Belly, Mark Lanegan, PJ Harvey, MC5, Bikini Kill, Eddie Hazel, and Black Sabbath. soulcharge...

"Speaking of unhinged....." Aaron Melnick wear a lot of hats, but he is best known as the guitarist of Integrity. A band through which his impact on "extreme music" has been severe. But, Aaron is not one to rest on his laurels and has put in work through his other bands; In Cold Blood, Inmates, Nuclae as well as Final Agony. He's also published a novel as a companion to Nuclae entitled "Bringing O...

"Like Cream, but without the fascist guitar player" Lex Walton (née Alex) is an American songwriter, actress, prose poet, and filmmaker, whose work is defined by an unflinching confessionality and live performances by ecstatic masochism and flailing. In addition to her catalog of a dozen or so mostly home-recorded albums, EPs and singles, she has also recorded collaborations with Devi McCallion (B...

"It sounds like music made by madmen" I don't really know Dwid. Our paths have crossed briefly in the 90s, but he is largely an unknown quantity to me. What little I do know includes his eclectic taste in music and art, which has informed his own music in profound ways. So, he makes a perfect guest for this format. Right? What took me so long to invite him on? I dunno. I am occasionally lazy and p...

"I'm not holding your coat." Nancy Barile has seen things. She has seen some awesome things and not so awesome things. The former has informed Nancy on how to deal with the latter and fortunately for us, she’s documented all of it in her memoir “I’m Not Holding Your Coat”. Nancy grew up a suburban, Catholic school girl that fell in love with music and eventually found her way to hardcore-punk. But...

"Well...the world IS ending..." Slayer casts a long shadow over anything that could fall within the confines of "extreme" music. But, it is safe to say that there are more than a handful of people that might have no experience with Slayer beyond hearing their name. I thought it might be fun to put together a couple of playlists for the uninitiated. To accomplish that I invited my buddy Tim and aut...

"How Many Dooms Are There?" I've known guitarist Mike Burns for over 20 years. He's a tireless musician that has been in multiple bands. So, it only made sense to have him on as a guest. No thanks to ME, it just took a little longer than I had anticipated. But, here we are...finally. His current band Radian has an Lp out titled "Subterfuge". You can check it out at the link below. radianakron.band...

“Genuinely Nasty People” Tommy Shotton is a London based musician that cut his teeth on hardcore punk, learning to play drums along to his favorite records of the genre. We met via social media at the onset of the pandemic and have had some vigorous conversations about our favorite music. I thought it would make sense to have him do an episode. We had a great talk and I look forward to doing it ag...

“Undocumented Covid Symptoms” Tommy Shotton is a London based musician that cut his teeth on hardcore punk, learning to play drums along to his favorite records of the genre. We met via social media at the onset of the pandemic and have had some vigorous conversations about our favorite music. I thought it would make sense to have him do an episode. We had a great talk and I look forward to doing...

"A Metallic KO without the Shirtless Septuagenarian" In the early 90’s Integrity’s “Those Who Fear Tomorrow” changed the face of hardcore – for better or worse. After that Lp there was a deluge of bands playing a type of hardcore that had less in common with punk and began playing metal with a hardcore aesthetic. Still, many people still called it “hardcore”. However, that’s not an indictment of t...

“Covers” I love a good cover song. But, I often love the original more. I ramble on a bit about cover songs that I really, really love and some of their lesser known originals. Here are some of the artists I ramble on about; Metallica, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Tom Waits, The Meters, Ray Charles, Al Green, Blondie, Rolling Stones, Robert Johnson, Diamondhead, The Valentinos, Etta James, Memphis M...

"Hold on..." Well. You’ve stuck with me this far. Don’t worry. I’ll have new episodes up soon!!! You can check out all 20 of the past episodes on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe, rate, review and share with your friends. Thanks! (Audio originally published 5/25/21)

“I see that you are wearing a battlevest. Might I suggest a new patch for the lapel?”   YOU like thrash metal? I LOVE thrash metal. Wanna hear me speak extemporaneously about thrash metal from the 80’s? Great! No guest on this episode, but you can play a drinking game where you have to take a shot each time I say “top to bottom”. You can also check out some of my favorite, but underrated thrash re...

RIP Charlie Watts. (Originally published 8/24/21)

On this episode I sit with Derek and Rich to talk about what we've been listening to during the first half of 2026. We talk mostly hardcore, but there a few surprises as well!

"The Way the Wild Things Is" My buddies Derek and Alex sit down with me to do a track for track comparison of arguably the two most important hardcore compilations of the 80's; "New York City Hardcore: The Way it Is" and "New York Hardcore: Where the Wild Things Are". It is a spirited discussion with a few surprises. As a wise man from Detroit once said, "Check it Out".

"Texas had that bounce." I had the chance to chat with Greg Anderson about a lot of things; basketball, Texas, music and the update to the Half Life pedal collaboration with Earthquaker Devices. It was a fun conversation filled with "new to me" music and more than a little worship in hallowed halls of Asschapel. Photo: AI Overdrive.  

"Corny Tales" Ian and I met when he was the vocalist for hardcore greats Down In Flames. He is the current vocalist for Fright – who have released their debut Lp on guitarist Nate Wilson’s Gloom Records. I had a great time catching up with Ian and I hope to possibly catch Fright live this summer. You can check out Fright at the link below. In addition to the story I tell in the intro, here’s some...

"Surprise!" Nope. Not THAT Slipknot. The OTHER Slipknot. On this episode Tim, Marc and I do a deep dive on the 1989 Revelation Records release by Slipknot.

"Some gates are meant to be kept" Elliott Carter is the vocalist for Akron based punk band Off Leash. We talk a bit about her musical history and mutuals friends as well her five picks for the episode. It is a fun and lively conversation that goes all over the place! You can check out Off Leash at the links below. @offleash.live www.youtube.com/@offleashohio