Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast

In this episode the crew did a Core Talk. We talked about the the "Its OK to Drink" t-shirt by Maggotstomp/PBR and the "controversy" surrounding that. We also talked about our favorite comeback records. Some 'core some not. Check it out and enjoy this CORETALK! Episode music is "Let Me In" By Damnation AD from their great comeback record "In This Life Or Next...

In this episode of the podcast Mark & Chris interviewed Duncan Barlow the band Guilt, By The Grace of God, Endpoint amongst others. We talked to Duncan about his bands and his hardcore/punk origin story. Trigger warning: We disussed topics such as Suicide and Depression. If these topics are something that you dont want to listen to feel free to skip this episode. Episode music is "Blame&q...

In this episode Mark went solo and interviewed Lacy from the Jackson, MS band Kicking. Lacy is a Buffalo native who moved to Jackson a few years back and started the band Kicking as well as another band called Clitter Critters. I talked to Lacy about her bands and the shift in culture in going from a city like Buffalo to the deep south. It was a fun chat and both of her bands are dope. Check em ou...

The draft is back and this time we used Dischord records as the pool for our picks. Dischord is perhaps the most well known DIY label in the world and it has had many great releases. We went draft style and picked our favorite full lengths from the label. There was a little twist thrown in. None of the bands could contain members or Minor Threat . So no Minor Threat, Dag Nasty, Fugazi etc . So tha...

In this episode of the podcast we interviewed John Toohill of the band Science Man (amongst others) and Swimming Faith Records. We talked to John about his current and past projects and his label Swimming Faith records. As many people in Buffalo do Johhn has a lot of projects and we touched on many of them. Enjoy this dive into John Toohill. Episode music is "The Punishing Blows" by Scie...

In this episode we interviewed Mike Hansen of the band Hotel Etiquette. We talked to Mike about his current band and its plans for the future. We also talked to Mike about his old band Pentimento and thier trials and tribulations. We also dove into some cool outside of band discussion as well. Was a fun interview! The episode music is "Oh Fuck" by Hotel Etiquette who have an LP coming ou...

In this episode we broke down the 80's . We brought some guests on to talk about our favorite hardcore/punk releases from the 80s. We usually do these things draft style but in this one we just picked our favorite records from the 80's to come up with a consensus of the best records of the 80's I also solicited some picks from some friends and instagram. Listen to see what we came up w...

In this episode of the podcast Mark, Chris and D-Spice talked about the Anti-Matter Comp which came out in the mid 90's. Anti-Matter was a fanzine published by Norman Brannon in the 90's and this compilation also came out in that time frame. It featured many of the popular bands of the 90s and I believe that most were interviewed by Norman in his fanzine. Norman has recently revived Anti M...

In this episode of the podcast Derek and Alex talked to Dan Cross-Viola of World On Fire about his approach to lyrics. We talked lyric writing, lyric phrasing and lyrical influences. It was a cool out of the norm discussion that we hope to have with some other band lyric writers as well. Enjoy! We debuted a new World On Fire song called "Rooted" which will be on the bands upcoming full l...

It this episode of the podcast we finally interviewed Donny Arthur of the bands Spaced and Final Declaration. We talked to Donny about getting into hardcore and the various bands and projects that hes been in. This episode has been a long time coming and we were glad to finally get Donny on the podcast. Episode Music is "Shut It Out" By Burn Book https://burnbook.bandcamp.com/ Donnys Cur...

In this episode Derek & Mark interviewed all of the members of the band K-Hole. We talked to them shortly before thier band practice and chatted about thier band, We talked about the origins of the band, what they've accomplished so far and what they have planned for the future. It was a great time they are a newer band and it was cool to see what these fellas are all about. Episode Music...

In this episode we interviewed Glenn Szymanski oabut his various bands including but not limited to Support, Towpath, No Reason and his current band Tines. We talked to Glenn about his hardcore "career" and we got up close and personal on some other stuff. Enjot this deep dive into Glenn. Episode music is "Thin Blue Line" by Tines https://tinesrock.bandcamp.com/ stay tuned afte...

For the episode today we decided to have a special Fathers Day episode. Derek and Mark decided to have a dad talk with some of our friends Mike Stenzel (Smash N Grab) Jay Galvin (Pure Heel) and Jay Jancetic (Plagued with Rage). We decided to talk about various dad subjects and how they have related to our various hardcore experiences. Episode Music is "SXE Dad" by Wisdom In Chains

In this episode the crew got together and talked about Alex and Derek's journey to Detroits Tied Down fest. In addition to that we talked about who whould play a mythical NCS Fest. We picked from a few different categories: Buffalo Reunion, National Reunion, Current Headliner, Buffalo Current Band, Up and Comer (from anywhere) and Emo Reunion. All the guys picked bands draft style and at the e...

On this episode of the cast Mark and Chris Interviewed Nef (Vocals) and Christian (Guitar) of the band Jewel Tone. Jewel Tomne is one of the newest Buffalo Hardcore bands going and they recently played thier first show with Move @ Timeless Babez. We talked to the both of them about the origin of the band and what they are planning for the band in the near future! It was cool and these cats are a g...

In this episode we interviewed on of the two people who do the "Hardcore Archive Podcast" We talked to Josh "Mosh" Lyons about the podcast and how he got involved in the hardcore scene. We talked to him about being a youngster booking shows and we talked about an infamous show that he did back in the 90's as well as a variety of other topics. Support his podcast he's do...

In this episode of the cast we interviewed Matt Coleman. Matt is currently in a 80's cover band called Invisible Touch but the reasoN we had him on the show was to discuss some of his older bands. While these bands werent the most well known in the area when they were around they had a huge impact on me and I loved the songs. While not a hardcore kid himself Matt teamed with several hardcore k...

On this episode of the podcast Derek and I (Mark) interviewed "superfan" of the podcast Ryan Ross. Ryans been coming around to shows for a bit so we decided to ask him about his experiences. Itr was a cool fun little interview and we hope you all enjoy the interview! Episode music is "A Minute To Pray" by Smash N Grab Episode photo is by Jeff Barnes

In this episode of the podcast we invited Larry Bleachmouth of the Bleachmouth Postscript podcast on to do one of our draft episodes. We drafted our favorite edge bands. Straight edge hardcore is a scene onto itself and part of hardcore so we decided to pick our favorite straight edge bands of all time. They just had to rep the edge at some point. Doesnt matter if they sold out or whatever. Episod...

Hey y'all in this episode we talked to Bailey from Yuga Dharma Press & Smash N Grab. Chris and Alex discussed Bailey's label Yuga Dharma Press and his band Smash N Grab and thier future. We talked to Bailey about his spiritual beliefs and also a benefit show he recently put on as well. Bailey recently printed some fadeaway shirts and printed these cool set of fanzines about how to star...

In this epsiode Chris & Mark invited Larry Bleachmouth & Aaron King to talk about all things Rasslin. From the current WWE & AEW issues to some classic wrestling talk! We hope to do this again soon because wrestling is fun and maybe by (Mark's) favorite "sport" Check it out and we hope you enjoy this fun discussion of Rasslin!

In this episode of NCS we interviewed Frank Vicario of the band Snapcase. We talked to Frank about his hardcore origins. We also talked to him about Fadeaway and joining Snapcase. We talked to Frank about his time touring with Lifetime and how he was part of a pretty large band that I never knew he was almost in :) We talked about his post OG Snapcase breakup projects and Snapcase now. We also tal...

Yo time for another core talk. Mark Alex and Chris broke down the recent "controversy" surrounding Jay from Mindforce. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cEUYJ3FVbjk we talked about it! Check it out. Episode snippet of music is "Trench" by GridIron https://bbbrecords.bandcamp.com/album/no-good-at-goodbyes

In this episode guest host Kelly interviewed Becca the owner of the store Timeless Babez. Timeless Babez is a local store that sells clothing , records memoriabilia, and cool random stuff. I think anyone who listens to this podcast could find something cool to buy there. It also is a DIY venue which has shows come through pretty regularly. The brick and mortar used to be in tonawanda but is now lo...

In this episode of the podcast we interviewed Billie Page about everything Billie. We talked to her about getting into hardcore ,the bands shes been in and coming out as a trans woman. Billie is one of the few consistent people that ive known since I got into hardcore and I'm glad that we had a chance to talk to her. Definitely someone whos perspective I respect and enjoy. Enjoy this deep dive...