The Taking the Lead Media Podcast

Happy Halloween! Be safe while out tonight!  Playlist The Quintessentials - Specimen 32 (Brain Intact) ( Legends from the Grave ) [0:16] Pimpbot - CK ( Admit One ) [4:50] Silence, the Giant - Brains ( LIVE ) [8:04] Dicks of Doom - Zombi (Destruction of all Mankind) [11:45] kill.murder.kill - Myspace Murders ( kill.murder.kill ) [19:21] Social Media Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com YouTube:  Ta...

This is an episode that could only happen once. Talking about Senses Fail on this one. I've only seen them twice, at the same venue in Las Vegas, the Brooklyn Bowl.  Playlist 187 - From the Depths of Dreams (0:16) Is it the Year? - If there is light, it will find you (6:32) Surrender - Pull the thorns from your heart (10:17) Four Years - Life is not a Waiting Room (15:14) Hell is in your Head - He...

I get into some punk rock and pop on this episode. Very catchy, very inspiring, rock tunes. Two of these bands will be playing a GC Records Fest in November, celebrating 28 solid years of GC Records. That should be a lot of fun. And a few solid rock tunes I deeply care about.  Playlist The Power Pellets - Inspired ( ...Into the Bright Sunlight ) [0:16] Panic Problem - Naysayers ( Start Over EP ) [...

     I got to see Ikaika again, at the Knuckle Sandwich show. Pretty stellar, they played second, along side Load tha Chamber, Third Degree, and Knuckle Sandwich. Pretty wild show. Some other heavy tunes on this episode with tracks by Mara, Bleak and Fastidium. Closing the episode is a new one from Infra Combo. Not quite as heavy, but very experimental sounding and spacey, just not with as much di...

Lots of heavy tunes on this episode, a few of the bands with ties to the islands. And all bands are active, there's still a chance to check them out live.  Playlist Recvrse - Parable ( Demo MMXXIV ) [0:16] Pilau - Decay ( Pressure ) [3:54] Generic - Brass Ring ( Believe in Aloha ) [5:05] Dislocation - Calls from the Void ( Life's Thorns ) [6:31] YUH - NIGHTMARESRFUN ( NIGHTMARESRFUN EP ) [12:59] S...

Some heavy tunes for your ears.  Playlist Stiumlant - Myopic Voided ( Sensory Deprivation ) [0:16] Poisoned Gift - Killing Zone ( Rise and Collapse ) [3:03] LICE - Bends ( LICE EP ) [7:02] Deathless Forever - You Swing Your Axe at the Tree ( how could i not be your girl? ) [7:41] Never Enough - RBxSA (Turnstile) [14:32] Social Media Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com YouTube:  Taking the Lead Me...

Punk rock from around the block, old and new.  Playlist Odd Robot - Tomb with a View ( Deathmates ) [0:16] Ninjas with Syringes - Nightingale (Funerer) [4:24] Even Odders - Occupation ( Even Odders ) [8:20] Faithless Saints - The Price of Love ( State Dependent learning ) [11:56] Turbo Pascal - Blockbuster on a Friday Night ( Keepin' On ) [21:43] Social Media Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com Y...

From the vault of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 06/19/2011. " Episode 21  is streaming now. Listen to the episode  here  or download it here.       This show also happens to be the One Year Anniversary Show of this podcast. Twenty episodes ago I started this podcast in hopes to share some cool music with anyone who wanted to listen. Twenty episodes isn't exactly a whole...

From the vault of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 06/05/2011.  " Episode 20  is streaming now. Listen to the episode  here  or download it  here . And if you haven't all ready, please feel free to subscribe  here . An easy way to do it is to open up iTunes. Select the  Advanced  tab. Select,  Subscribe to Podcast . Copy and paste the link in the window.       I'm happy to...

Sorry Baby are a 4 piece hardcore post-punk unit from California. They released a second EP, Skin to Skin , earlier this year. The song on this episode is titled, Sex with a Racist.  Social Media Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com YouTube:  Taking the Lead Media Instagram:  https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia Mixcloud:  https://www.mixcloud.com/thisisrumorcontrol/ Records Revolution:  Explo...

From the vault of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 05/27/2011.  "-  Episode 19 is now streaming, check it here . Download the episode here.       Great new tunes on this episode. The opening slot is a track from  Invasives  titled,  If I Was You . I featured another track from their album,  Desk Job at Castle Dracula,  on the Top 25  show .  Invasives  just recently finish...

At the beginning of this month, I got to see a bunch of my favorite bands play, three of them coming out of retirement for one day. It was a blast. The last time I got to see Unit 101 play was 26 years and 1 day ago, opening up for blink-182, Fenix Tx and Less than Jake. The last time I saw Olivia the Band was likely a Battle of the Bands at Pipeline in the early 2000's. And Potluck was just a cou...

Sacramento, California's, Journal , be writing tunes on and off. What started off as one track here then another track there became a full release titled, The Eternal Death of Concious Expression . Mathcore, prog metal, video game music, whatever you want to call it, new music from Journal is always an exciting time.  Social Media Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com YouTube:  Taking the Lead Medi...

Quebec solo punk rocker, Remy Verreault , recently released his 7th album (!!!), Everything's Fine! A High End Denim artist, this album is 9 tracks of solid skatepunk.  Social Media Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com YouTube:  Taking the Lead Media Instagram:  https://instagram.com/takingtheleadmedia Mixcloud:  https://www.mixcloud.com/thisisrumorcontrol/ Records Revolution:  Exploring the Disco...

A couple cool things. Rufio's first album, Perhaps, I Suppose... turned 25 this year and the band re-recorded Dipshit. The band will also be releasing new music through Double Helix Records . This single is titled, Maps, the opener to the new EP, From the Outside, set to be released August 8.  Social Media Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com YouTube:  Taking the Lead Media Instagram:  https://ins...

On this episode, I have guest, Gavin of Ikaika, a hardcore project based on the island of Maui. I got to see Ikaika as a full band during night 1 of the Speed shows back in April 2026. We chat origin stories of Ikaika, hardcore music, the scene on Maui, and touch base on Ikaika's latest EP, Of War and Mana.  Links: Ikaika Knives Out Records Panda Claw Records Playlist Endless Battle - A Demonstrat...

Welcome to the first episode of season 16! This one is Sailor Jerry Fest themed-ish. I talk a little bit about the fest and the bands. And that's about it. I actually don't partake in a lot of what the fest has - Burlesque shows, tattoo deals. Maybe one of these years', I'll get my first tattoo at Sailor Jerry. Maybe. Lol. Cheers to 16 years! Playlist: Generic - Taken (Believe in Aloha) [0:16] Gen...

Some heavy tunes for your Friday. The storms severely impacted a lot of people and businesses these past couple weeks. A lot of people are still recovering and in need of assistance. Lots of places to show Support / Donate, one outlet -  The Stronger Hawai'i Fund Playlist: The Great Divorce - Asian Girls and Cigarettes (single) [0:16] Hard Mind - Endless Fall (Endless Fall) [6:01] Generic - Brass...

My first guest of 2026! I actually had this chat a little bit before New Years Day 2026. I'm stoked to share with you my interview with Chad Kaya, local Maui musician who has been in projects such as Entity Awakened, Abandon the Raft, Owaila, The Kittinger Jump and more recent, Kū. We talk about it all. I've been following Chad's journey from Maui, to Las Vegas to San Diego and back to Maui. He wr...

Welcome to the first episode 2026! All local 808 bands on this episode, all new music.  Playlist Heart Attack - Background Music (The Future Is(n't) Yours) [0:16] The Caballerials - Postcards & Photographs (Waxed Curbs and Suburbs) [4:43] The Minorities - Comatose (single) [7:18] El Sancho - Julie (Roll Right Over You) [9:19] Kauz of Affliction - Rat Problem (Life Tips on Dumpster Diving) [15:22]...

A fond farewell to a couple bands and a warm hello to some new releases.  Playlist Regal Foul - Eyes on the Horizon (Eyes) [0:16] Faithless Saints - The Price of Love (State Dependent Learning) [10:12] skullbøy the band - These Drugs Don't Work (Love on Automatic x Death on Impact) [15:09] Ninjas with Syringes - Bones (Live at Dante's: Fatter, Balder, Harder) [17:59] Blood Money - Spite your Face...

Some cool punk-pop from across the country and Canada!  Playlist Craig's Brother - 10,000 Miles (E.Pidemic) [0:16] Milddleton - A Song to End all Songs (Unreleased) [5:04] Trashed Ambulance - Blip on the Radar (Future Considerations) [8:47] Old Scars - Here with Me (Here with Me) [12:11] Coco Pastel - Apartment (Girl EP) [18:12] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.com X: https://x.com/t...

I talk a little bit about Sailor Jerry Fest 2025 and some of the bands that played.  Playlist Zoinks! - Dirty Underwear (Stranger Anxiety) [0:16] Grapefruit - Santa Wears Doc Martens (Dorkabilly Stew) [4:46] Weight of Sin - Witch Hunter (Single) [6:44] Load tha Chamber - Reign of Terror (Load tha Chamber EP) [9:20] The Caps - Money (Single) [15:21] SOCIAL MEDIA: Website:  www.takingtheleadmedia.co...

First episode of Season 15. Playing tracks from my favorite releases of 2024.  Playlist Unit 101 - 20/40 (Unit 101) [0:16] Dislocation - Calls from the Void (Life's Thorns) [4:14] School Drugs - Feel Like Shit (Disposition) [6:12] Cobra Skulls - You Know I Know (Red Scare Industries: 20 Years of Dreaming and Scheming) [8:23] Weight of Sin - Weight of Sin (single) [10:39] Ten Things I Hate About Yo...

From the vault of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 05/06/2011.  " May 06, 2011 -  Episode 18  is streaming  here . Download the episode here.      This episode has a fantastic line up on it. Opening the show is a band from Southern California called  Blighted . Really great sounding band, they have an LP available  here  and also on  bandcamp . They also have a show coming...