The New Scene

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.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Steve Austin to discuss growing up, Steve's history in music, his early bands and the formation of Today is the Day. We also discuss Steve's song writing process, surviving a devastating van crash and Lyme disease, stories from the road, Steve's history as a recording engineer, our life philosophies and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Matt Pryor to discuss his history in music, the early days of the Get Up Kids, the lasting influence of "Four Minute Mile" and their rise to prominence following the release of "Something to Write Home About." We also discuss their songwriting process, life on the road, navigating anxiety, life pre and post pandemic and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Mike McGinnis to discuss his history in music, discovering the scene, the formation and History of Fight Amp, their final LP "Constantly Off" and the end of the band. We also discuss Mike's bands Low Dose, Anxiety Spiral, Rid of Me and their upcoming LP, Mike's label Knife Hits Records, video games we are currently playing and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Peter Tsouras of Fairweather to discuss growing up, Peter's history in music, early bands and the formation of Fairweather. We also discuss life on the road with Fairweather, their initial breakup, their reunion LP and what's next for the band. We also discuss Peter's new band Be Well, their debut LP "The Weight and the Cost" and what to expect next from the band.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Matt Fox to discuss Matt's history in music, the South Florida hardcore scene, the early days of Shai Hulud, stories from the road, some inner-workings of the band including the creative process, the band's secret love song and the incredible story of how the band met vocalist Geert van der Velde. We also discuss Matt's band Zombie Apocalypse and what's on the horizon...

Keith and Tommy sit down with Tommy's wife Kelly to learn about her life, her career and what it's like to be married to Tommy. We also discuss our lives, the show, check in with the Pop Culture Minute and work through a semi-awkward moment in our friendship when Tommy forgets to ask Keith how he's doing.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Mike Mig of Punishment / Pizza Justice to discuss his early days in the Bucks County scene, Philly hardcore shows, his early bands Rejected Youth and Scarred 4 Life and the formation of Punishment. We also discuss Mike's touring life with Punishment, Blacklisted, Reign Supreme and Pizza Justice - Mike's pizza rating site. Mike also gives us a rundown on the best local...

Keith and Tommy sit down with Colin Frangicetto of Circa Survive to discuss our relationships with drugs, psychedelics, Colin's ayahuasca experience, the legacy of This Day Forward, the final days of the band, reunion show rumors, the formation and early days of Circa Survive, navigating addiction, social anxiety and more.

Keith and Tommy sit down with Rishi Arora and Christopher Gregory of Sky Is Alright to discuss the formation of the band, their upcoming LP, Christopher's history in music and other bands, gaming, Signal Hill's latest release and all the upcoming plans for the boys' bands. Keith and Tommy also check in with another Pop Culture Minute.