Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast

In this episode of the podcast we did a Coretalk . We talked about a variety of subjects including: The return of shows to Amvets, the band Beyond, Things we want to see less of in hardcore, the first famous person we saw in person and a whole lot more! Enjoy!

On the latest episode of NCS Chris and Mark interviewed Liam fraom the band Autoignition. Liam is the singer and main songwriter of the band Autognition a really cool band reminiscent of Saves The Day, Lifetime and other similar bands. They recently put out a full length called "This Is Moving Forward" and recently did a run of shows with Spaced. We talked to Liam about his band getting...

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Mark, Chris and Alex invited Aaron King (KDC/Rhinoceros) and Larry Gargus (Cussed Out/Bleachmouth Postscript Podcast) to talk about our favorite pieces of album artwork. We discussed why we liked our favorite pieces of album artwork as well as discussing a recent weekend of shows that Mark and Chris attended as well as a little bit of rasslin talk. Enjoy!

In this episode we interviewed Bernie Kugel of the bands Mystic Eyes and The Good. Bernie comes from a time before Mark and Chris so we enlisted Eric Van Rysdam (Home of The Hits and many bands) to help us do the interview. Bernie is truly the godfather of the Buffalo punk scene in the 70's and 80's . Through his bands and his fanzine "Big Star Fanzine" Bernie was a large contrib...

In the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we interviewed Griffin Coyne of the bands Selfish Act, GOA, and Seconds Left. We talked to Griffin about getting into hardcore his bands Selfish Act, GOA and Seconds Left. We also chatted about Selfish Acts recent tour and how thats been going. Selfish Act just released a new song called "The More You Ask" that you can check out...

On this episode of The Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Mark and Derek interviewed Adam Vernick (Still Ill/Lemuria/Hard To Know) and Rob Antonucci (Achilles/Union/Longest War) from the Rochester band Into The Light. Adam (vocals)and Rob (guitar) are long time veterans of the Western NY hardcore/punk/underground music scene and they have recently come together to to form the band Into The Light. Into...

When we learned that Greg Soden , one of the guys who does "Unscripted Moments: A Podcast About Propagandhi" lives in Buffalo we had to have him on the podcast. Unscripted Moments is a podcast in which the hosts talk about a different Propagandhi track on each episode. Propagandhi is one of co host Marks a favorite bands and he has actually appeared on Unscripted Moments. We talked to Gr...

To close out pride month on the latest episode of the NCS Podcast we had on some of the members of Kill Uncle on the podcast. We had Billie (Vocals) Dan (Drums) and Sean (Bass). We talked to them about the band how everything came together. The unique "issues" of a band having queer members . We talked about what the band has done and what they've got coming up as well. Enjoy this an...

In this episode of the podcast we interviewed DJ Rose of Syracuse, NY. DJ has been around the scene for a long time and he had a ton of great stories. We talked about how he came to find underground music and many other topics including his time in Earth Crisis, his tv appearances about straight edge and animal rights. His time in Path of Resistance and we talked about his tattoo shop ,Halo Tattoo...

In this episode of the 'cast Chris and Mark talked to Chris Colohan was had a long hardcore history. He grew up close to Buffalo in Hamilton, ON so he frequented Buffalo alot for shows. We talked about what led him to hardcore and we talked about his many bands as well including Sect, The Swarm and others. We even got into some Canadian politics and a little blurb about Glenn Szmanski aka the...

In the episode of the NCS Podcast Chris and Mark interviewed Torsten Wildermuth of Triple Hammer Records. In addition to running his label Torsten is in the bands Do Crime and Norman Toronto. We talked to Torsten about a variety of subjects including his label, the bands he plays in and surprisingly the Kendrick /Drake beef! Check out all the cool bands on Triple hammer including Hotel Etiquette,...

In this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we talked Andrew Vacante of the band Combust. We talked to Andrew about his band Combust as well as a variety of other subjects including getting into hardcore, his band, Chris and his shared love of Avail and of course pizza! Enjoy! Andrew was great and listen to Combust! Episode Photo is by Ethan Barnes https://combustnyhc.bandcamp.com/album/...

In this episode of the podcast Chris and Mark interviewed vegan straight edge professional wrestler Kevin Blackwood. The Aesthetic Killer is a native of Albion, NY and has wrestled all over the world in federations such as MLW, GCW, ESW and a whole lot more. In addition to wrestling Kevin is a tattoo artist and a fan of hardcore/metalcore music.. This was a great conversation and if you haven'...

In this episode that we recorded a while back Mark, Derek and Chris talked about a variety of different subjects including.. Why you we listen to music, hardcore books, some politics and few more things. Enjoy!

In this episode of Nickel City Soundtrack we interview Key & Aidan who collectively are Get A Grip Studios (aka GAGS716) GAGS are a queer led promotion team based in Buffalo, NY. Key & Aidan promote shows in Buffalo so we sat down with them to talk about shows and a variety of other topics including shows that they have coming up, dancing at shows and of course pizza! Check it out and enjo...

In this episode of NCS we interviewed Rob Brennan , Long Island transplant and drummer extraordinaire. Rob moved here a few years ago and has immersed himself in the scene here in many different genres. He's played in bands such as Fatal Visions, Pilot Field, Robbery Club, Gas Station, Super American and by the time you read this I'm sure there will be more. We talked to Rob about moving t...

In this episode of the podcast the whole got together and did a coretalk. We talked about Eddie Sutton (RIP) and our favorite Leeway songs. We talked about Derek actually doing crime and we had a little guest appearance by Larry Bleachmouth. Check it out!

In this episode of the podcast we interviewed Ray Cappo who recently released his book "From Punk To Monk: A Memoir". Ray Cappo is an author, musician, podcaster, orator who has been in such bands as Youth of Today, Shelter and Better Than a Thousand. Ray is a a devout devotee of Hare Krishna and has a podcast called "Wisdom of the Sages" that he publishes frequently. We talked...

In this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast Mark was joined by special guest host Meaghan Phillips (Last Night Songs) and we interviewed drummer Tim Turcott of the bands Copper, Kite Eating Tree, Exit Strategy and a few more. We talked to Tim about getting into hardcore, drumming and as always pizza. Tim currently lives Philadelphia, PA but is hopefully moving back to Buffalo soon (Me &a...

In this episode of the NCS Podcast we interviewed Jerid Nowacki the owner of Out There Records. Out there is currently the top spot in buffalo for hardcore/punk and adjacent genres. Jerid has a long history in the game as he has been in bands such as No Time Left, Everything Falls Apart, Gas Chamber and a few more. This was a fun conversation and we hope you enjoy! If you are in buying records Out...

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast the guys stepped out of the way and let the ladies take over the podcast. We asked previous guest Shannon Dawn (Shanzig) to lead a roundtable discussion of some of the ladies in the scene. Shannon talked to Lexi Reyngoudt (Spaced) and Ciara Shockley (Get A Grips Studios). Check it out ! This was a cool way to end womens history month!

On this episode of NCS Chris and Mark interviewed Meghan Phillips currently of the band Last Night Songs and formerly of the bands Copper and Idle Hands. We talked to Meghan about getting involved in the scene and life in general including her moves away and back to Buffalo and her current project Last Night Songs. Check it Out and Enjoy! Episode Music is "Shaker" by Last Night Songs

In this episode we interviewed Corey from Healer . We talked to Corey and her dog about Healer and a lot of other subjects. I dont know how kid safe this episode is because we definitely talked about some adult subjects so be aware. It was a blast though and one of the funnest episodes I think we've ever done. Enjoy this! Episode Music is "Use Yr Words" by Healer https://healer716.ba...

On this episode of NCS Chris & Mark interviewed Rita Groetz currently of the band Spit Sisters (Buffalo). We talked to Rita about getting in to music and the scene in general. Rita has been in several bands including Basement Rat, Trinkit and currently Spit Sisters. We also chatted about her getting into playing guitar and of course pizza. This was a great conversation as always and we hope yo...

In this episode Derek and Mark interviewed Chelsea Montrois the bass player of the band Healer. We talked to Chelsea about getting into underground music and the various band she's been in including her current band Healer and her older bands Human Touch and Mallwalkers. We also talked about her favorite bands and a whole lot more. Episode Music is "Cold Hands, Cold Hearts" by Human...