The Brooklyn Blast Furnace

If you know, you know. If you don't, you're about to find out. NYC Graffiti writer "OJae" linked up with me to talk about bombing. Since he started destroying the city in 1986, he has built up a legendary rep within the graffiti world. Running with the king of graffiti, "JA" and dozens of well known and all city writers, he's done some damage. Never bagged by the cops for being a vandal is unheard...

It has been 85 episodes since I had on the one and only... the man with the insane resume, Howie Abrams on. It was long overdue. I always enjoy speaking with him. He created the legendary "In-Effect Records' with Steve Martin, formerly of Agnostic Front. He released classic New York Hardcore albums such as the debut full length from Sick Of It All "Blood, Sweat and No Tears", Scatterbrain, 24-7 Sp...

Ian McFarland is an Emmy nominated and Award winning Film Director, Producer, Editor and Bass player for the Legendary "Blood For Blood". We caught up at the Pennsylvania Hotel across the street from Madison Square Garden to speak mostly about his film, "The Godfathers of Hardcore". In my opinion, the greatest hardcore/punk rock related film to date. Focusing mainly on the lives of the most influe...

Our friendly Neighborhood Knucklehead! Owner of R&D Tattoo in Queens, New York, singer for the New York Hardcore band "Caught In A Trap" and one of the hosts of the "Neighborhood Knucklehead Podcast". Rich Fie ladies and gentlemen! I caught up with him at his tattoo shop after hours to sit and talk about tattoos and music. Well... that kinda happened. We babble on and on about a lot of shit here....

Meet Michael Pelczar. He is the Founder and Creator of "Spooky Staten Island: Unearthing Secrets from the Forgotten Borough". Definitely something a bit different for the podcast, but something that I find interesting, and hopefully you will by the end of this episode. I met up with Michael, along with my girlfriend Nikki (who is extremely interested in this type of stuff) on the courthouse steps...

You might know him from his stand up comedy, or his (one of my favorites) "Comedy Metal Midgets" Podcast, or maybe as a Co-host on VH1's "That Metal Show" or maybe as "Special Ed", the mentally challenged puppet on Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers". Regardless, Jim Florentine is a brutally honest, hysterical guy with multiple appearances on "The Howard Stern Show" and "Opie & Anthony". He met me at...

Episode 100! I met up with the one and only Chaka Malik... singer for Burn, Orange 9mm and Ghost Decibels. We linked up at Pirate Studios in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to talk about a couple two, three things. We discuss music, shows, and even get a little deep and talk a bit about life and maturity. This was a lot of fun for me to do and an honor to have Chaka on as my guest for Episode 100. Much respe...

Bonus Mini Episode - Actor Brendan Fletcher: Freddy vs. Jason. by Relatively Unscathed

The legendary DJ Eclipse! I met up with him in Queens to chop it up for a little bit. He takes us way back to when he was a kid growing up in Rhode Island when he first discovered Hip Hop and how he became a DJ. A member of the Rock Steady Crew, Eclipse broke out being a member of Non Phixion after making a name for himself in his town by DJing parties. He takes us through all of that, La Coka Nos...

We picked up where we left off the last time... I met up with rapper "Diabolic" at the same spot. A shit hole bar in Huntington Station, Long Island to catch up. The first time we spoke, he mentioned that he was working on a record with producer "Vanderslice" called "Collusion". Well, that record just dropped along with a video for the song "Think of That". Now, this episode is mostly a conversati...

Mister Kaves... founder of the legendary group the Lordz Of Brooklyn along with Scotty Edge! Live from The Bad Racket Studio. Kaves invited me out to their studio where they're working on a song to be featured in the upcoming television series, "Gravesend" by actor William Demeo - Mister Kaves brings us back to the block from the late 70's and 80's in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and fills you in on a lot...

Scott Roberts and Will Shelper make up two thirds of "The Take". Neither of these guys are new jacks to the hardcore scene. Scott being a former member of Biohazard and The Spudmonsters, and Will Shepler from Agnostic Front and Madball have both been on stages big and small around the globe. We sat down over a cup of coffee and discussed their experiences in the aforementioned bands and how their...

I sat down with the Cult Leader. ILL BILL. Founder of "Non Phixion", a member of "La Coka Nostra" and along with Vinnie Paz, he is one half of "Heavy Metal Kings". He invited me to his house in Brooklyn to have a conversation, which, he rarely does. So, for that, I'm thankful. We go way back to Canarsie, to 5714 Farrigut Road in the early 80's when he started listening to metal and hip hop in the...

Legendary Producer, Beat Maker, Rapper and one half of The Infamous... Mobb Deep! Havoc joins me on Episode 94 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast! I met up with him at a small restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn for a laid back discussion about the history of Mobb Deep. From way back when they were called "The Poetical Prophets" to blowing up right after they were featured in the "Unsigned Hyp...

Danny aka "D-Lux". Danny Shuler from the legendary Brooklyn band, "Biohazard" met with me at the Park Place Diner in New Jersey (of all places) to be my guest on Episode 93. Both Danny and I grew up in Canarsie, a neighborhood in Brooklyn, which I knew but completely forgot about until we started talking. We talk about the "old neighborhood" and a bunch of people that we both knew from way back. W...

On Episode 92, I speak to the "mint" bass player of Sheer Terror and several other bands throughout the years. He invited me to his house to talk about a couple two three things. Definitely a cool conversation about music, movies and how much it bothers us that Ralph Macchio walks on his tippy toes.

The Legendary Rev. Paul Bearer ladies and gentlemen. I met up with Paulie and had a conversation with him at the Dakota Diner on Staten Island. We talk the evolution of Sheer Terror, Joe Coffee, and everything in between. He is one of the most brutally honest people that I've spoken with so far. He calls it how he sees it and has no filter. He is, in my opinion, an extremely interesting person wit...

Pretty much a continuation from the last episode. We went from Rosa's to ova here now... Carlo's Pizzeria in Queens. I sit down with Craig Ahead (Sick Of It All) along with Richie Mancuso and Luke Ruta from Wisdom In Chains. The first half of this episode is a lot of random conversation, cross talk and nonsense. After attempting to keep this on some sort of track, Richie decided to take over and s...

Garlic knots, Sicilian and Round Pies... chaos ensued. Here's the deal... this was originally designated for Richie Mancuso (Wisdom in Chains). I was supposed to meet up with Richie alone by the World Trade Center. Instead, me, Richie and Luke Rota (Wisdom in Chains/Stigma, Craig Ahead and Armand Majidi (Sick Of It All) and Mike Noodlez (Roadie for Sick Of It All), and Lucas (Sick Of It All's Soun...

The people wanted him back... so I tracked down this guy ova here. The first guest to be on the show three times. The Return of Tommy Rebel. This time around he talks about his obsession with collecting. Yes... collecting. Things like old, classic Coney Island memorabilia, signs, stickers and a vast assortment of stuff. And of course we talk a couple crazy graffiti stories, being on trial for vand...

Just keeping you up to date with the podcast and answering a couple questions that were sent in. Thanks for the continued support as always! New full episode next Monday(February 11th). Respect.

Anthony "Civ" Civorelli from the "Gorilla Biscuits" and "Civ" along with Jules Massee from "Side By Side" and "Alone In A Crowd" make their podcast debut for a very important reason. "Civ" invited me to his home in New York City to sit down and discuss a benefit show happening on Saturday, February 16th at The First Unitarian Church in Philadelphia for their long time friend Howard "Howie" Glen Wa...

Mike Ferraro... Known to most as "Mike Judge". Legendary singer for New York Hardcore band "JUDGE". I met up with him at a diner on Montville, New Jersey. I met him very briefly a couple times, just a quick, "What's up man, great show" type of thing. Shortly after we sat down and ordered coffee, we started talking; it felt like I had known him for a long time. There were a ton of rumors, speculati...

David Howard Thornton is an actor and voice over born in Huntsville, Alabama. He sits down with me over a couple cups of coffee and discusses his journey from the south to Astoria, Queens. He is best known (for now) as the brutal killer, "Art the Clown" in the movie "Terrifier" directed by Damien Leone. It is currently trending on Netflix. He talks about making the film, the things that influenced...

From the Slums of Shaolin... The Staten Island Landfill Kings... ENRAGE! Singer and co-founder of one of the longest running Staten Island Hardcore bands, Jeff Altieri aka Jeff Enrage is my guest. We met up at the King's Arms Diner on the North Shore of Staten Italy to talk about a couple two, three things or so. From the old days of L'Amour's, Thrash Metal, Hardcore, to the formation of the band,...