This Is Hardcore Podcast

Episode 60 Brett Rasmussen of Ignite Episode 60 Brett Rasmussen of Ignite. Brett from Ignite has an incredible story that starts in high school with picking up the bass and thinking it would just be something he did for fun during his high school years. Fast forward more then 30 years later and he is a professional musician in a band that has taken him all over the globe and continues to put out m...

Episode 59 - Keystone Holiday Jam 2021. Joe takes you down a playlist with commentary of all the bands playing Keystone Jam 2021 Opening Track of Episode "Punishment - Decemeber Third" This podcast is dedicated to all of our lost friends. May they watch over us. Here is the playlist and Running Order of the Tracks in the Episode if you wish to follow along: Hesitate - Ahead Of The Game Street Stru...

Episode 58 Joe Mchenry -Being Thankful for Everything Hardcore Punk Has Given Us. With the Holiday season upon us, I wanted to introduce you to Joe Mchenry, One of my best friends whose love and passion for hardcore has pushed me when I needed some uplifting. You've heard us bring him up before but I wanted to spend some time talking about the good that came from Hardcore Punk in our lives and I h...

Episode 57 Parris Mayhew Part 2 : City Kids, The Story Behind The Music. With the release of "City Kids" the second video/song from The Aggros, Parris returns to the podcast to discuss the details from the inspiration to the technical aspects of shooting the video, as well as the creation of the music and what went into the writing from inspiration to the process and instruments used in the song....

Last week was hectic and this week was equally difficult to get the task done so I prattle on about some things related to the show, our world that might not have been covered in detail etc. Be sure to check out www.daze-style.com Opening track of the episode- Out For Justice " Guillotine" off the new LP "Nothin To Prove" get your preorders via Daze Style at the link above. www.ruleofthreehxc.podb...

Episode 56 Cris Powerhouse. No Regrets.. A Story of Finding Purpose. There is few stories that go deeper than Cris'. From hard lessons learned in his teens in the streets of North Jersey and NYC, to his home of the last 30 years, there was alot to overcome for him. Through Powerhouse, he found new meaning and purpose, and through the band, they helped usher in a new era for Bay Area Hardcore. Bein...

Episode 55 Mikey Hood. Sacramento Hardcore King It would be impossible to talk about West Coast Hardcore and do this tour without Mikey Hood. From his earliest days in the burgeoning Sacramento Punk scene to the early days of the Northern California Hardcore scene, he was there as an integral part. Once Hoods formed and he began traveling out East, he made lasting friendships with so many bands wh...

Episode 54 Zack Nelson. The Voice of OxNARDcore and 185 Miles South Podcast. First Stop on TIHC Podcast West Coast Tour! Oxnard, California and its greatest champion Zack Nelson. I met Zack back in the early 00's in Sacramento while my band and his (In Control) crossed paths. Later as I began thinking about doing a podcast, it was his 185 Miles South that gave me much to think of in terms of histo...

Episode 53. Andy Rice. Hard Work & Hard Lessons in Booking Hardcore Bands. Most of the bands that would come to rise in the era at the outset of This Is Hardcore Fest, Sound & Fury and United Blood are bands that would or have been booked by Andy Rice. His story is much like so many others on the show. Self taught from touring in previous bands, lead him to be able to become one of the busiest and...

With some frustrating technical issues in the previous week and some guests rescheduling, I tackle a project set initially for Patreon to put on the main feed. Hope you all enjoy it. Thank you very much for the patience. Opening Track(s) of the Episode Out For Justice "For The Fallen Few" off the upcoming record NOTHIN 2 PROVE, coming this october on DAZE. Momentum "Overkill" Off their debut self...

Episode 51. Bob Wilson. PAHC Legend In The Making. Bob Wilson may be one of the most passionate people in hardcore today. From his early teens he was obsessed with hardcore punk. Over time he would pull together his first band Let Down, an angry straight edge band from the suburbs of Philadelphia. They were absolutely the definition of "in your face" and antagonistic. This was the path for him for...

Episode 50. FYA Fest 8 Announcement with Bob Wilson. FYA Fest 8 was announced today. So on the special occasion of the announcement and coinciding with our 50th Episode, I brought Bob Wilson, who is a friend to me and no stranger to any listener of the podcast, as the organizer of FYA fest. We go through some background early history of the fest and then we go band by band alphabetically through t...

Episode 49. 49 minutes of Thank You and What's in Store for TIHC Podcast and more. Why not just talk for 49 minutes on the precipice of achieving 50 episodes right? Not much to really summarize here, some thoughts on how to better treat everyone regarding all the various issues in the world today. Thoughts on future guests, upcoming philly shows and a thank you for all the support thus far.

Episode 48 Rob Will To Live. Tested and True. Where would Texas Hardcore be without Rob and Will To Live? From growing up in El Salvador, immigrating to the US, Rob would grow to love the underground music scene, be it death metal, or later when he found Sick Of It All. Once he landed in Houston, he found his home and began building the scene into the powerhouse it would become. Much of our conver...

Episode 47 Carl Porcaro Part 2. From Breakdown to Killing Time, Cheap Thrills and The Bright Side Of It All We return to the story Carl was telling from Episode 40. It begins with a schism in the Breakdown camp which would to the formation of Raw Deal and a whole new story unfolds. From the demo to The Bright Side, and all the things that would come later. We delve deep not just into Killing Time...

Episode 46. Some Thoughts, Some Ramblin On and Talk of Shows Returning. I took some time to discuss the We're With Stu show, The Year of The Knife Record Release and talked about upcoming shows, Hardcore and how I feel about it now as the world opens back up. Probably a little too much Ramblin, but at least its only an hour of it. www.dropkickmurphys.store/product/19741/were-with-stu-tee-black www...

Episode 45 Shane Merrill. 20 plus years of Heists, Rumbles and Chicago Hardcore Shows. Shane Merrill is another long time friend whose work out of a small Knights of Columbus in a suburb just outside of Chicago inspired alot of what would come into play with This Is Hardcore . The Arlington Heist was one of the first "fests" we would attend annually, whether on the road with Dysphoria or with Puni...

www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode44 A long time ago, I picked up an issue of a fanzine in a store off of South Street. In Effect it was, featuring Sick Of It All and Sheer Terror on the cover, and the rest was history. Chris Wynne would start In Effect after working on New Breed #1 with Freddy Alva. Learning how to put a zine together, he would bang out 3 fine issues covering NYHC bands....

Episode 43. Bill Wilson. The Man Who Showed Us Where The Wild Things Are. www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode43 This is a bucket list conversation for the podcast, or at least for me. Being a fan of the bands that came from Blackout! Records and what Bill Wilson did for NYHC and beyond as a teenager, It was really something special to take 2.5 hrs and go through this life leading up to and...

Episode 42. Sunny Singh on How To Use Your Platform To Amplify The Voice Of Others www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode42 40 Episodes ago, I spoke to Sunny on his background and the inspiration and motivation to create Hate5Six.com and the many facets of his media channel. 9 months later, I check back in on him, not only to see what he's been up to, but to discuss how he uses his platform to...

Episode 41 Eddie Sutton. Surviving The Rise and Fall www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode41 The story of Eddie Sutton is not only the story of Leeway and their unparalleled impact and influence on hardcore and beyond, but also the tale of the trials and tribulations of many street kids in the world. Speaking to Eddie today, decades after his battle and victory over heroin addiction, he is no...

Episode 40 Carl Porcaro A Tale Told of Sick People.. (photo credit : Angela Owens) Who doesn't want to hear the origins of one of the most influential guitarists in all of Hardcore? From his metalhead roots in Yonkers, to the way the band Breakdown formed and their glorious yet very short initial run. This conversation is shorter than others, yet we plan to return with a part 2 and pick up where w...

Episode 39 Mike Gitter... What Makes A Man Start Fires? www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode39 Mike Gitter started in the second generation of Hardcore Punks, in a small town in Massachusetts, that would place him perfectly in the right place to find hardcore punk, and meet so many people who would be integral for his life and career moving forward, all before he was out of high school. Star...

Episode 38 Rule of Three Volume 2 This is the next installment of the Rule Of Three Podcast. This time out, OG Geoff (Broad Street Breakdown) Richie Krutch (Post America Podcast/ Wisdom In Chains) and I talk NY and LA shows, the internet's reactions and the politics behind all of it. This is the last Episode of Rule of Three that will be featured in the TIHC and BSB podcast's feeds. We will be bre...

Episode 37 Paul Conroy. Fighting The Good Fight. www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode37 Paul Conroy's story of rising up the ranks from the very bottom of the ladder in the Philadelphia area metal scene to becoming one of American Metal / Hardcore and Metalcore's biggest champions is absolutely a must listen. There is so much to learn from his experiences, his tips on how he networked and to...