Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast

On the latest episode of the NCS Podcast we interviewed Connor Kennedy who plays guitar in Slam Dunk and Bass in Selfish Act. We talked to Connor about getting into hardcore/punk and his two bands. We also had Connor tell his top records of 2025. Enjoy! Episode Music is Hysteric Glamour by Slam Dunk

On this episode Mark and Chris were joined by Derek, Alex and Len Carmichael to talk about thier favorite releases of 2025. Mark had to leave a little to take care of some stuff on the home front but The rest of the crew gave thier choices for thier top records of 2025 . As always when we do the best of episodes we had some friends give us their picks at the end. Enjoy and happy new year!!!!

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we interviewed John Vaughan the bass player of Buffalo Hardcore stalwarts Spaced. John also sings and plays bass in a band called gas station. We interviewed John about finding this scene of course and his various bands. We also talked to John about being straight edge and some other subjects. Enjoy this and we wish everyone a happy 2026!...

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Mark rolled solo and interviewed Adrian Naz of the Canadian/Buffalonian hardcore band Hostile Thoughts. He was formally in a band called Born Without Hope . We talked to Adrian about finding hardcore , his band and promoting shows .Hostile Thoughts should be down here in Buffalo in the near future so check em out when they come through. Episode Music is "Rut...

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack we talked to old friend Jay Jancetic who has been in a large array of bands including Plagued with Rage, Halfmast, Extinction, Arma Angelus, Stabbed By Words, Harms Way and more. Hes currently in the bands Contempt , Almost Always and Left of Heaven. We had him on the podcast a couple of times before talking about Plagued with Rage and Black X bu...

On this Episode of the NCS Podcast Chris, D-Spice & Mark were joined by one Kimberlee Fuller (aka The Corrupter) We talked core! We talk about the amazing recent Dead Hearts reunion in Buffalo. We talked about band and releases that we feel were underrated this year. We also talked alot about Richmond VA hardcore since thats where Kim currently lives. Kim recently tore her ACL so we chatted a...

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we interviewed Mike Mulley the proprietor of the Queen City Gallery which is located in the Market Arcade building in downtown Buffalo. That is not the real reason we interviewed Mike though, We interviewed him because he is a photographer who has been shooting punk , hardcore , metal and other genres since the 1980s. Chances are if you goto sh...

In this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Chris & Mark talked the Jeremy Mueller & Karl Buechner who are two out of the three authors of the fantasy novel "The Unraveling: The Counsel of Crows". We talked about the book (no spoilers) and we talked about why they wrote the book as well as a variety of topics around the book. The book is geared towards 8-12 year old&#39...

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Chris and Mark talked to Len Carmichael . Len has a plethora of contributions to the scene and music in general. Len has a recording studio in New Jersey called Landmine Studios,. Hes currently in the bands Born Tired and Fail You . He also has a podcast called the Upgrade Podcast. We talked to Len about getting into hardcore , his studio , his bands and a whole...

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we talked to Stephen Kimball of the Sober Dad Crew Podcast. Co Host Mark appeared on episode 51 of his podcast Sober Dad Crew which is focused on sobriety, recovery, fatherhood, parenting, music, food, tattoos, & more. We talked to Stephen about his podcast and as we are getting older we talked about some mens health issues. Check it out! I...

n this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Chris & Mark did their first ever coretalk. Sure we've had Coretalks that include Chris and Mark but never one with just Chris and Mark. So we talked core! We talked Ink & dagger, Fests , Walking with weighted vests , recent shows and a whole lot more. As we were signing off Larry joined us for a little bit! Check it out and we will see...

In this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we finished our interview with Mike Hartsfield of the band Outspoken. We talked to Mike about his other ventures including his record label New Age Records . We talked to Mike about his time at XPW (Xtreme Pro Wrestling ) as well as the movie "Death Toilet" which has spawned many a sequel. Enjoy and we hope to have Mike on again soone...

Welcome to the 5th Anniversary Episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast. Chris couldn't make it so Derek and Mark hosted a round table discussion featuring Daryl Taberski from Snapcase, Mike Jeffers from Juggernaut as well as scene superstar Ryan Ross. We talked about that show that got you into hardcore we talked about venues that are gone that we wish would come back and we also talked...

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we talked to Mike Hartsfield who owns New Age Records but on this episode we talked to him about his various bands including 0utspoken, A18 and Freewill. We also talked to Mike about getting into hardcore. Mike appeared way back on episode 35 when we hard a New Age Records draft . Enjoy this look at Mike's Band history and stay tuned for pa...

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Chris & Mark were joined by Ryan Ross, Alex Byrne and Larry Bleachmouth to talk about bands that we think are underrated in hardcore. Basically bands that were/are 0 good that never got their real credit in our eyes. Bands that should may be popular that we think should be more popular. Check It Out and Enjoy! Episode Music is State by Halfmast.

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we have a double band interview. We interviewed Bitemark and Teagan from Sostre! We talked to both bands about thier beginnings, thier sounds , thier shows and a more. Check out this into to these two new bands. Enjoy and get out to see these bands when you can! https://bitemark.bandcamp.com/ https://sostrescreamo.bandcamp.com/

On this episode on the Nickel City Soundtrack we interviewed all of the members of the band Bile Study. Bile Study is a newer Buffalo power violence band, We talked to them about their band including, how they begun, how they got their name and about some recent shows that they've played . We also discussed the topic of unions and union busting. Enjoy! https://bilestudy.bandcamp.com/

On this episode of the podcast we talked to Greg Bennick who is most known to our listeners as the singer of the band Trial. We talked to Greg about growing up in Connecticut in the late 80's, we talked to him about getting into hardcore and a whole lot more . Including his time in the band Trial and his current Jobs as a speaker and an author. Episode music is "Are These ⁠ Our Lives?" by Trial. G...

On this episode we interviewed 3 out of the 4 members of the Buffalo band Cerebellum. Cerebellum are a relatively new buffalo band and we had them on to talk about new band stuff! We chatted with them about their formation, goals and what they are about. They don't currently have a demo out so we used a song that they cover when they play live "Incinerate" by Elysia. Enjoy and if you...

On this episode we interviewed Thommy and Matt from the band The Enkindels. The Enkindels were a band from Louisville, KY back in the 90's they went from a Midwest emo sound to more of a rockin sound. They seemed to play buffalo /rochester a lot back in the day., We talked to Thommy and Matt from the band and they shared some of the bands hijinks (which they were known for) as well as some coo...

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Derek (filling in for Chris) & Mark were joined by Ryan Ross and Mike Jeffers to talk about a variety of subjects. We talked about a recent list posted by the youtube channel Watchmojo of their 20 greatest "Emo" bands of all time. We talked about the upcoming Dead Hearts reunion show coming up here in buffalo this fall and we talked...

ON this episode of NCS we talked to Alaysa from the band Nine Layers Deep who are a doom metal band from right here in Buffalo. We talked to Alaysa about the band of course and we talked to her about getting into underground music. In addition to being a great musician Alaysa is also a very accomplished artist ao we talked to her about that as well. Enjoy! Episode Music is "We live inside a dream"...

On this ,...our 250th episode we interviewed Christian Adams ofd the band Jeweltone. We had Christian on before to do a Jeweltone interview with their singer Nef but we brought him back on for a solo interview. We talked to Christian about getting into the scene and his various bands leading up to now. Check it out and enjoy. Heres to 250 more episodes! Episode music is "We Dont Need You&quot...

On this episode of the NCS Podcast the crew got together with Sweeper and we talked about our favorite tracks from Terror's long career. We did it draft style so once you picked a song ya cant pick it again. Check it out and let us know what your favorite terror songs are!

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we answered some listener questions. We were joined by Larry of The Bleachmouth Postscript podcast.