Bleachmouth Postscript

"With a very special guest appearance" Frank McGhee is the drummer for Conservative Military Image. But, our paths frist crossed even before he became the vocalist for long-time Akron Hardcore band FEDS. He was also the drummer for the Unclean. Frank was kind enough to help complete the early Persistent Aggressor demos. Frank is an avid fisherman and a good friend. This episode runs the gamut: Ice...

"We might need so Lemon Pledge" Rich Miles was the bassist for Constatine Sakathi and former the co-host of “Nothing Better to Do” as well as “I’m Not Acutually a Gas Station Attendant” podcast. We discuss the merits of Kiss as well as Alice Cooper and robots. Rich has become quite a good friend and this conversation reflects on of the many drive time "core talks" we have almost daily. Some of the...

"Who doesn't love Cop-Tur?" Rich Miles was the bassist for Constatine Sakathi and former the co-host of “Nothing Better to Do” as well as “I’m Not Acutually a Gas Station Attendant” podcast. We discuss the merits of Kiss as well as Alice Cooper and robots. Rich has become quite a good friend and this conversation reflects on of the many drive time "core talks" we have almost daily. Some of the art...

"Zippy's Maddest Stories Ever Told" I had the pleasure to chatting with Blaine Cook – one of the most distinct vocalists in hardcore (crossover, etc.). Whether it is with The Fartz, Toe Tag or The Accused, Blaine’s voice is unmistakable and utterly unique. The Accused played a significant part in my musical journey and I had a lot of fun talking with Blaine about some of his favorite records! (Int...

"The Rats are Coming! The Werewolves are Here!" Mark Smith is the drummer for Dutch Babies and Tufted Puffins. He is also a NOTORIOUIS trouble maker. I’ve known Mark for over 30 years and without his technical expertise The Post Script would not have existed! This is another long, LONG delayed episode that I was more than happy to complete and I had a great time doing it! Here’s some of the bands...

"David Copperfield, Doug Henning or Gandalf" DX Ferris is a native of Pittsburgh and Akron based author that covered local and national music in Scene magazine. He has had work published in Rolling Stone, Decibel, AV Club and The Village Voice. Ferris is also the author of Good Advice from Good Fellas, Good Advice from Professional Wrestling and his regular comic strip Suburban Metal Dad. Addition...

"He's a creepy kid that likes teeth" DX Ferris is a native of Pittsburgh and Akron based author that covered local and national music in Scene magazine. He has had work published in Rolling Stone, Decibel, AV Club and The Village Voice. Ferris is also the author of Good Advice from Good Fellas, Good Advice from Professional Wrestling and his regular comic strip Suburban Metal Dad. Additionally he...

"Things can only get better" Mikey is one of my favorite people. As bandmates in Persistent Aggressor we would often talk music before (during) and after practice at length – it was always a good time. So it only made sense to have him on! Warning. For those of you with sensitive souls that can’t handle real talk about pay-to-play veunues/shows and shitty promoters that make bands sell tickets – t...

"Fried Pickle Flavored Cashews" Aaron Stefanko is the vocalist and one of the guitarists in the Akron band The Bics (formerly White Lighter). Aaron and I have known each other for a while, crossing paths periodically over the years, but have hung out more frequently in recent years. I figured it was time to sit down with Aaron and record one of our conversations. We cover a lot of stuff but I thin...

"Yeah, they're DEFINITELY assholes" My pal Cait McCoy is the guitarist/vocalist of Flags (as well as Safe Words). She currently resides in Austin, TX but is a stan for all things Akron. We had a fun conversation and talked about a lot of stuff including where we may have met before and songs that we wished we had written. I strongly recommend checking out Safe Words and catching them live if you g...

"Most musicians are assholes" My pal Cait McCoy is the guitarist/vocalist of Flags (as well as Safe Words). She currently resides in Austin, TX but is a stan for all things Akron. We had a fun conversation and talked about a lot of stuff including where we may have met before and songs that we wished we had written. I strongly recommend checking out Safe Words and catching them live if you get the...

"She's not kidding" Jenn Kidd is the Executive Director of The Nightlight Cinema located in downtown Akron. Jenn is also the former booker/manager of Musica, a hair stylist and fashion consultant for theater productions as well as handling the booking for the legendary Akron music venue, The Lime Spider. Jenn is also a mom and an old friend. As always it was fun sitting down and talking music with...

"People have become feral" Jenn Kidd is the Executive Director of The Nightlight Cinema located in downtown Akron. Jenn is also the former booker/manager of Musica, a hair stylist and fashion consultant for theater productions as well as handling the booking for the legendary Akron music venue, The Lime Spider. Jenn is also a mom and an old friend. As always it was fun sitting down and talking mus...

"Apparently, I'm buying everything" This is Part 2 of my conversation with my buddy Matt Sorg. We talk about a lot of music, but go deep on Alice Cooper and Voivod as well as Metallica, Mercyful Fate and of course KISS. It’s a fun and long conversation that was way overdue! Since the release of this episode, Ringworm has released a new album on Nuclear Blast, titled "Seeing Through Fire". It is a...

"New Wave of Maria Heavy Metal" This is Part 1 of my conversation with my buddy Matt Sorg. We talk about a lot of music, but go deep on Alice Cooper and Voivod as well as Metallica, Mercyful Fate and of course KISS. It’s a fun and long conversation that was way overdue! Since the release of this episode, Ringworm has released a new album on Nuclear Blast, titled "Seeing Through Fire". It is a grea...

"He's like a hillbilly Hulk Hogan"   It has been a minute! But, I’m back with a fun episode where my buddies Marc and Tim draft their grindcore starter kit. Here are some of the bands we consider; Assück, Repulsion, Mongrel, Napalm Death, Discordance Axis, Cloud Rat, Gross, Siege, Extreme Noise Terror, Carcass, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Iabhorher, PLF and a whole lot more!   Since this interview was...

"Wednesday is the new Tuesday" Gavin is a lifer. Whether as a musician (Absolution, Burn, Canonized, NY Hoods, Die 116) or as a martial artist, he has demonstrated a high level of dedication to his craft. Which, made him a perfect guest for the podcast! I mean, folks that are in it for the long haul SURELY have opinions on music (and other topics). Gavin did not disappoint!   We had a pretty fun a...

"An unhealthy obsession with Tomas Lindberg" Jason Sparkes is the guitarist for the Cleveland based hardcore band Soul Charge, as well as Run Devil Run and is an all around nice guy. He originally hails from Newark, Ohio where he first became involved in music. We talk about his influences and dance around a long, boring story to be told in another place and at another time. As the kids say, “we’r...

"Tales from Newark, Ohio. Rated PG" Jason Sparkes is the guitarist for the Cleveland based hardcore band Soul Charge, as well as Run Devil Run and is an all around nice guy. He originally hails from Newark, Ohio where he first became involved in music. We talk about his influences and dance around a long, boring story to be told in another place and at another time. As the kids say, “we’re dusty”...

"Two Verbose Dudes" This was the VERY FIRST EPISODE of Bleachmouth Postscript! It featured Jason Luchka, bassist of Deathcrawl, Supercorrupter, and former program director of the legendary radio station V-Rock. Jason also keeps up a really great music blog (also named Supercorrupter) and has released a compilation/4-split Lp called "Ohio Is Not All Bad".  It's a rough, but fun listen as you can he...

"The phrase 'pop punk' is a slur" Elyse an I have been pals for a bit and I always love talking music with her. She has depth of knowledge and listens to a wide variety of music – but we love talking metal. Here’s a sample of what we ramble on about; Eyehategod, Soundgarden, Axioma, Carcass, Neil Young, Siege, Minor Threat and Dead Kennedys. Since this interview was originally published, Avowal ha...

Part 2: "Larry proposes to Jeff" Kat was the vocalist for the great political hardcore band FAIM (who sadly, as of this new publish date, played their final show) and former co-host of the podcast Double Dare Ya. I did not know Kat prior to reaching out to her for this interview, but we had a really fun conversation that covers a lot of ground musical and otherwise. Here are some of the artists we...

"Day dreaming of Gavin Rossdale" Kat was the vocalist for the great political hardcore band FAIM (who sadly, as of this new publish date, played their final show) and former co-host of the podcast Double Dare Ya. I did not know Kat prior to reaching out to her for this interview, but we had a really fun conversation that covers a lot of ground musical and otherwise. Here are some of the artists we...

"False Hope, The Heart of it All" Brian was the bassist for Boston hardcore band Ten Yard Fight and is a frequent contributor to the 185 Miles South podcast. Hardcore-punk is a small world? Sometimes… Brian and I have been in the same room countless times, we have a million mutuals and have been “followers” of each other on social media, yet had never met until we did this episode. I am finally gl...

"Who doesn't like skulls?" Max Ward is a prolific drummer and all around good guy. He is also the head honcho at 625 Thrashcore a DIY record label which has been around for well over a minute. He currently resides in Japan so it took us a minute to connect. But, it was definitely worth the effort! We had been trying to pull this together for a little while and finally…we got our shit together. I’v...