The Brooklyn Blast Furnace

Our guest, Ryan Bland from the band "ACHE" tells the story of how he came into the underground music scene in New York City. Funny stories about his run ins with Prince and The Ramones plus a lot of the usual Blast Furnace banter.

John returns home from Warped Tour and gives Jeff and Jimmy the low down on the tour bus fiasco.

Threat 2 Society is an awesome New Jersey Hardcore Band. We had the pleasure to sit down and chop it up with Chris Russo (Vocals) and Mike Louth (Guitar) about all kinds of shit. A review of the amazing weekend at the This Is Hardcore Festival in Philly, some of the shenanigans Jimmy did over the weekend including looking for a particular section of a cemetery for nonsensical reasons. The Blast Fu...

Joey Southside is the vocalist for New Jersey Hardcore band "The Banner". The Banner has been around for about 18 years with a very unique dark, heavy sound. We bullshit about music, the New Jersey Hardcore scene, upcoming shows including the "Mosh 4 Paws" 10 Year Anniversary benefit where they share the bill with Madball, Line Of Scrimmage, Threat 2 Society, Wastelands and a few more. We also sho...

The one and only Howie Abrams. Former In-Effect Record Executive, Author, Co-Host of "Merciless" on Bushwick Radio with Ill Bill, Hardcore Kid, Metal Head, Family man and all around great guy with an extensive resume. We talk about everything from the early days of all genres of Metal, Hardcore to the current state of the underground music scene. We mention dozens of bands and shows form the past....

Jimmy and Jeff sit down with Jimmy's seven year old daughter Alexa. We get stumped by her questions, we talk music, horror movies, sea animals and Ruby Bridges. She wise beyond her years. Best kid ever! We hope you enjoy this family friendly episode .(Sort of... due to a few Jeff slip ups... Hahaaaa!)

Anthony Gutter from "Gutter Christ Productions" and Jake from "The Banner" who are both in NJHC band "Vigilante". Gutter has been booking Hardcore and Death Metal shows all over New Jersey and New York for several years. We bullshit about upcoming shows, New York DeathFest, Serial Killers, being pen pals with "The Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez, all sorts of horror shit and the usual banter. Enjoy...

We talk with Michael Scondotto and Dion De Nardo of Brooklyn Hardcore band The Last Stand! We cover such topics as their upcoming Record Release Show for their new EP "This Is Real" out NOW on Irish Voodoo Records. We talk "Rocky", television shows, comedians, and even talk briefly about the events of 9/11. Definitely an episode filled with various topics and all around fun nonsense. With Johnny s...

With Johnny out on tour with Candiria, Jimmy and Jeff sit down with BJ and Jeff from New Jersey Hardcore band, Full Scale Riot. They talk everything from Hairless cats, the evolution of the band, Jeff's Metal Wedding, Dillinger Escape Plan, Shat, babysitters and Jimmy belts out a quick Queensryche tune. Go buy the "Empower" Record by Full Scale Riot. Out Now on Eulogy Recordings.

Our guest for Episode 15 is none other than Candiria bass player Michael MacIvor. Amongst the chaos of this Red Bull fueled melee, the discernible conversation points are how much Jimmy hates Tom cruise, Candiria's summer tour plans, Jeff and Kelsey's wedding and tales from the turd side. The song used for this podcast is the title track from Candiria's new full length album 'While They Were Sleep...

An incredible conversation with famed record executive Michael Alago to discuss "Who The Fuck Is That Guy? The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago". A film about his life in the music industry Directed by Drew Stone. This episode is filled with astonishing stories about Michael's experiences with legendary artists such as Swans, Metallica, Nina Simone and much more. Check out the trailer for "Who Th...

Jimmy and Jeff babble with Raphael Reyes of power violence band, Mad Diesel sitting in for Johny who just so happens to be away at Crystal Lake. The guys discuss Lucky 13 Saloon and the Friday the 13th movie franchise. **The song used for this podcast is the title track off of Candiria's new album titled, While They Were Sleeping. Buy the album here https://candiriatheband.bandcamp.com/album/while...

We have a deep conversation with very special guest, vocalist Mina Caputo of Life Of Agony. *The song used for this podcast is called 'While They Were Sleeping'. It is the title track off of the new album by Candiria. Pick it up here .. http://candiriatheband.bandcamp.com/album/while-they-were-sleeping

A couple crazy weekends, Indian monkey girls, rats and bible eaters on death row.

We sit down and shoot the shit with film director, producer, editor and musician Drew Stone and discuss his upcoming films, "Who The Fuck Is That Guy?: The Fabulous Journey Of Michael Alago" and The New York Hardcore Chronicles Film among many other interesting things. From early Boston and New York Hardcore to today.

For Episode 9 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace, we sit down with Eddie Sutton of Leeway and Truth And Rights. From the origins of Leeway to this summer's This Is Hardcore Festival.

For the 8th installment of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace podcast, Jeff, John and Jimmy discuss their all time favorite horror films in detail. And Johnny's #1 movie stinks!

We hang out and chop it up with Stunt Woman, Samantha MacIvor and discuss the films she has worked on and some of the people she has worked with throughout her career.

We sit down with Kevin and Frank from the Brooklyn Hardcore Band, Line Of Scrimmage! We throw around topics like the Black n Blue Bowl, This Is Hardcore, Guilty pleasure music, overrated bands as well as bands that deserve a little more recognition. This goes off the rails several times!

We throw out our Top 5 Metal Records of all time. There's some talk about Horror Conventions, a recent show that went down at The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, some mail gets answered and of course the usual shenanigans.

We chop it up with Ratbones. A well known and legendary guy who's been in the Hardcore and Punk scene for over 30 years. From South New Jersey to the streets of Detroit, back to Jersey then to New York City... This is a little insight into his life.

We sit down and discuss our personal Top 5 Hardcore records, the Veterans Benefit and Jimmy says "flawless" and "phenomenal" too many times.

Jimmy, Jeff and John introduce themselves and sit down with guest Michael Scondotto of The Last Stand and Inhuman!