The New Scene

Keith and Tommy sit down with Linh Lee of Bad Cop Bad Cop to discuss growing up, discovering her love of music, moving to California and joining forces with Bad Cop Bad Cop. We also discuss navigating our political landscape, equality, pre-show rituals and what's next for Bad Cop Bad Cop. Keith also recaps the recent Poison the Well gig at Gramercy Theater in NYC.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Nick Beard of Circa Survive to discuss growing up in southern California, discovering music and the scene, the formation and history of Taken, Nick's unexpected call to move across the country and join Circa Survive, recording their debut LP "Juturna", how the band changed their creative approach for their new EP "A Dream About Love" and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Chris Teti to discuss his history in music, discovering the scene, joining The World Is, life on the road, their latest LP Illusory Walls and the band's creative process, how the band almost disbanded prior to making the record and the unique challenges the band's name presents to border agents, family and fans alike.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Pat Flynn of Fiddlehead to discuss growing up in New England, discovering the scene, the history of Have Heart, touring the world, their initial breakup, the formation of Fiddlehead, their 2021 LP Between the Richness, Pat's family history that influenced the record, leaning on the creative process to get through the toughest times, life outside music as a teacher and...

Keith and Tommy sit down with Daryl Taberski of Snapcase to discuss growing up in Buffalo, discovering the local scene, the formation and history of Snapcase, the recording of Progression Through Unlearning, life on the road, some of the difficulties the band faced both with the scene and with other bands, the California Takeover shows then and now, life outside the band, Snapcase's lasting influe...

Keith and Tommy sit down with Scott Crouse of Earth Crisis to discuss Scott's history in music, the formation and history of Earth Crisis, the landscape of hardcore in the 90's and the difficulty Earth Crisis faced both within the scene and with other bands at the time, the straight edge movement and its misrepresentation in the media, Earth Crisis' initial breakup in 2001, their reformation, the...

In a special bonus episode, Keith and Tommy discuss the history of the podcast leading up to the announcement of The New Scene. We also welcome Casey Iodine of Iodine Recordings back to the show to discuss how the partnership came about and what to expect in the future from The New Scene and Iodine Recordings.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Andrew Kline to discuss the formation and history of Strife, the original California Takeover Tour, the recording of "One Truth" and "In This Defiance", touring with Sepultura, the recent California Takeover shows and upcoming Return of the California Takeover LP, Andrew's label WAR Records and more.

Keith and Tommy welcome Cory Brim of Glassing back to the show to discuss their upcoming LP "Twin Dream", the recording process, their first gig back as a band, life in lockdown, coping mechanisms, Costco, Cory's other bands Mallwalker and Zyclops, what's next for Glassing and more. Keith and Tommy also discuss the new EP's from Circa Survive and Knocked Loose.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Josh Hagquist and Jon Berndtson of The Beautiful Mistake to discuss their history, discovering the scene, the formation and rise of The Beautiful Mistake, life on the road, their breakup and coping with the end of the band. We also discuss their 2018 reformation, playing Furnace Fest 2021 and more.

Keith and Tommy welcome Kevin Dye of Gates back to the show to discuss Gates' upcoming EP "Here and Now", the making of the EP, the inspiration behind the video for "Where to Begin", navigating social anxiety, the bands that influence us and more. Keith and Tommy also discuss new music from Circa Survive and Burial Waves.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Josh Brigham of Hopesfall and Vadim Taver of This Day Forward to discuss our Furnace Fest 2021 experiences, our favorite sets from this year's fest, the history of Furnace Fest, Hopesfall's 2021 set plus a whole lot more. Keith and Tommy also discuss new music from One Step Closer, Anxious and Quicksand.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Cole Stockton and Matt Bolick of Mall Walker to discuss Cole and Matt's history in music, growing up in Texas, discovering the scene, their bands Easy Prey and Mall Walker, what's next for both bands, our favorite local bands and more. Also, Keith delivers a full Furnace Fest recap.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Dave Buschemeyer of Spread the Disease to discuss growing up, Dave's history in music, discovering the local scene, the formation, history and recent reformation of New Day Rising, the history of Spread The Disease, their upcoming vinyl release of "We Bleed From Many Wounds" on Hypaethral Records, Dave's new band Omen Astra, living in Philadelphia and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Doug Sabolick of Ecstatic Vision to discuss growing up in Bucks County, the local scene, forming A Life Once Lost, their final LP "Ecstatic Trance", the formation of Ecstatic Vision, stories from the road, what's next for the band and more.

Keith and Tommy discuss the new LP's from Deafheaven and Turnstile, the Turnstile mosh pit incident, Hurricane Ida, the recent passing of Michael K. Williams and bring you another round of "Sad Youtube Comments". We also call Gary Shaw of This Day Forward to ask him when the reunion is happening.

Keith and Tommy sit down with James Aloisio and Ian Gilchrist of Ends of Sanity to discuss their musical history, introduction to the scene and the formation of Ends of Sanity. We also discuss Ends of Sanity's debut EP, some of their influences and what's coming up next for the band. Lastly, Keith and Tommy discuss the difficult conversation we had last week.  

Keith and Tommy sit down with Joseph Grillo of Garrison to discuss growing up, Joseph's history in music, the history of Garrison, their upcoming vinyl reissue of The Bend Before the Break, the struggles of parenting, overcoming illness, touring with Korn, Joseph's new band Judas Knife and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Oliver Nacinovic and Adam Brylowski of New Day Rising to discuss growing up, discovering hardcore and the local scene, the history of New Day Rising, stories from the road and the band's initial breakup. We also discuss life after the band, reforming New Day Rising and what to expect next from the band.

Keith and Tommy sit down with photographer Robert Butcher to discuss growing up in post-WWII England, surviving an accident and discovering his love of photography. We also discuss Robert getting kicked out of London and Australia, landing in NYC, his rise to prominence as an international fashion photographer, photographing Led Zeppelin, being mistaken for Robert Plant,  attending Mick Jagger's 4...

Keith and Tommy sit down with Jesse Daino of Ed Gein to discuss growing up, his history in music, the formation and history of Ed Gein, the end of the band, the formation of his current band Shadow Snakes and what to expect next from the band. We also discuss Jesse's Syracuse-based business Recess Coffee, the trials and tribulations of starting your own business, surviving COVID and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Jeff Smith and Erik Ratensperger of Jeromes Dream to discuss the history of the band, the initial release of their then final LP "Presents", the difficulty some fans had with the band's shift in sound, their sudden breakup, relocating to San Francisco, reconnecting and rebooting Jeromes Dream, the band's upcoming reissue of "Presents" on Iodine Recordings and more.

Keith and Tommy welcome Pat Troxell of Lovelorn back to the show to discuss their new LP "What's YR Damage?", their upcoming tour dates, life during the pandemic, moving to Austin, Pat's new bands Action News and Discreet, Pat's graf zine Bad Kids Zine and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Ryan "Pao" Paolilli of Kaonashi to discuss his history in music, growing up in MA, moving to Philadelphia and joining Kaonashi. We also discuss the recording of Kaonashi's latest LP, their This Is Hardcore performance, what's coming up next for the band and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Luke Muir, Pat Shannon and Steve Wiegand of All Else Failed to discuss the band's re-release of their 2004 LP "This Never Happened", the recording of the record, stories from that era, more band history, their recent tour of Europe, some potential unreleased songs and what's coming up next for the band.