This Is Hardcore Podcast

Episode 36 Back To The Beginning: TIHC 2006 www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode36 Its time to talk TIHC. Something I've been meaning to do, but never had the stream of conscience thought or the time to push forward and try to record an episode on my own. This is 2 hours of my thoughts on This Is Hardcore's origins, some ideas and general who, what, where , when and some why's. Some Q & A's...

Episode 35 The Rule of Three.. Featuring Richie Krutch and OG Geoff of Broad Street Breakdown www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode35 The Long Awaited meeting of the minds!! The Rule Of Three. Back on Episode 25, Richie Krutch of Post America Podcast appeared to the Podcast for the 2nd time. We talked alot which spurned quite a few ideas that were put forth in the last few episodes and we men...

Episode 34 Norman Brannon. A Journey from New York Hardcore to Post Hardcore and Back. www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode34 Norman's story has more turns than most of our guests. But like many of our recent ones, it starts in a familiar place: Queens. From Queens, to the LES and the world of hardcore shows, Norman is someone who fell in love with the culture and street movement and found a...

Episode 33. Darren Walters. Lessons Learned While Changing The Tone of Hardcore and Indie Music . When you talk to someone like Darren Walters, you have the opportunity to learn more than you may never realize. In fact, the kid who would hit a homerun with his first label and first release, Turning Point's 7" on Hi Impact, wouldn't stop there. He'd go on to be a part of Jade Tree Records, which in...

Episode 32 Walter Schreifels. A Look Into His Early Years. https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode32 Walter Schreifels discography is one of the most celebrated not only in NYHC but in hardcore punk and indie music. Due to a short window of time, the conversation focuses at the very beginning of Walter finding music and hardcore punk in his local area. As another Queens kid, he would be...

Episode 31 Richie Birkenhead.. A Unique Voice. https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode31 From the earliest days of NYHC, Richie Birkenhead was there, but in a different position that you'd might expect. His growing up in Upper West Side and high school would lead him to the Lower East Side and playing in the clubs that would be the first homes for NYHC, which at the time, wasn't even ca...

Episode 30 Parris Mayhew. The Age of Chaos Magic https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode30 Parris Mayhew is someone whose voice has been drowned out in the conversation regarding CroMags for many reasons. Most importantly, he has been very busy with his full time work as a Steadicam operator, working in Film and TV steadily throughout the last 2 decades. In fact, his work had put his mu...

Episode 29 Danny Diablo. From the Streets of Queens to the Hardcore Scene. www.https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode29 It would be impossible to talk about NYHC without bringing up 2 topics. One is the impact of Queens and the amount of residents who make up a large portion of the talent that would dominate NYHC for 4 decades. The second is EZEC, or Danny Diablo as his stage name is c...

EPISODE 28 JEFF GUNNELLS . A STORY OF REDEMPTION. https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode28 This Episode is dedicated to the Memory of Ashley Ann Lohrer Gunnells, Jeff's oldest daughter. Her birthday was March 5, 1988. She would have been 33 on the day of this episode's release. May God Rest Her Soul. The conversation I had with Jeff took place over two separate recordings. We had some...

Episode 27 Aaron Earl Heard. Philly Hardcore's Prominent Son. https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode27 PHOTO CREDIT: https://www.instagram.com/shotsbydoncarter Audio Edited by Wyatt Oberholzer. www.wyattoberholzer.com Aaron Earl Heard is someone who've I've watch grow from a young man finding his way into hardcore, to being a Frontman whose charisma, stage presence and powerful vocals...

Episode 26 Luis Aponte.. Growing, Learning and Understanding. https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode26 Luis Aponte, a son of PAHC grew up in Allentown, learning from his father about hardcore and straight edge at a very young age. Between skateboarding, finding DIY shows to attend at the Secret Art Space in Bethlehem, PA, he would be fully indoctrinated into the world of hardcore punk....

Episode 25 The Return of Richie Mancuso... Hardcore's Cultural Value and It's Successes. https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode25 There is no better person to be This Is Hardcore Podcast's first return guest : Richie Mancuso. For those who haven't checked out his first appearance, http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode7 is an awesome story of Richie's beginnings and the stor...

Episode 24 - Damien Rodriguez. Smashing Through Everything and Never Giving Up. http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode24 Damien Rodriguez is a talented tattooer who is best known for his japanese art. But before he became known on multiple continents for his beautiful work, he was a stalwart of the Philadelphia Hardcore scene. Damien is also one of my closest friends and guitar player o...

Episode 23 Greg Falchetto... From The Mongoloids to Digital Managment https://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode23 Greg Falchetto grew up in New Jersey Hardcore. He was going to shows all through north and central NJ before he was even able to drive. He would learn the ropes of selling merch with bands like Senses Fail before he would even graduate High School. Hardcore punk takes ahold of...

Episode 22 Alex March.. Energy, Healing and the Power to Overcome. www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode22 Alex has lead an incredible life, and has battled and won against demons, spoke to angels and has managed to heal so many with her many talents and innate spirituality which has been with her since a very early age. Today she manages her time between training in multiple martial arts, te...

Episode 21 Jamie Bissonnette.. Under the Knife http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode21 Jamie Biss is the embodiment of hard work and the success that comes from it. So much of his story starts like all of ours, as a disenfranchised kid, who happens to find a place in the world. `Where punk and hardcore would supplant any need to focus energy towards school or career, it would be his ow...

Episode 20: Zack Thorne - Respect Through Riffs. http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode20 Few hardcore guitarists have left such an indelible mark on hardcore as our Guest Zack Thorne, yet many may not even know his story. Zack in his teenage years played in Bulldoze, and alongside Mike the Bull, are responsible for what is commonly and simply referred to as "Beatdown". This conversatio...

Episode 19 Aram Arslanian .. Voice of Change http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode19 In 2021, we shed the worries of 2020. I couldn't think of someone whose story was more inspiring than Aram's. From growing up in punk in Alberta, Canada to coming to the Pacific Northwest and starting Champion, balancing his love of hardcore punk and his career in psychology and therapy. When Champion...

Episode 18 Scott Vogel.. Keeping The Faith photo by anne spina http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode18 Scott Vogel’s name in hardcore is so well known, that its hard to even consider where to start. Just like our guest on episode 1, I wrote a letter to Scott Vogel in 97 about booking his band Despair, and later would book Buried Alive’s first Philadelphia show in November of 98. We sta...

Episode 17 Juice E Joel Murphy... Welcome To Memphis http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode17 This Is Hardcore Fest would look much different if not for Juice/Joel Murphy and his creative talents. From the first day I met him almost 20 years ago, we became instant best friends and the rest was history. Juicy Joel was the singer of Clenched Fist, Memphis's finest and one of the only Memp...

Episode 16 Rob Sullivan of Ruiner... Getting Wrecked http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode16 Rob Sullivan is an amazing character from the Baltimore hardcore scene. Whether he was booking Bad Luck 13, or helping out CCAS, he has made an impact locally and was insanely dedicated to preserving the DIY venue and supporting the area's hardcore scene. His story and direction he took his lif...

Episode 15 Tim Borror.. His Rise to Success & How He Booked All Your Favorite Bands http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode15 Tim Borror is a Philadelphia Hardcore Legend, who has had his hands in booking shows as early as 1987, and later would become one of the most successful booking agents in Hardcore Punk and in Metal. He began booking Killing Time and Vision a US tour, and the rest...

Episode 14 James Vitalo.. Dealing With The Devil http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode14 James Vitalo is best known as the frontman of Backtrack, a Long Island Hardcore band that inspired a resurgence of bands, shows and activity in the area. We go through some of the early days of the band and touch on the breakup. I spent a good amount of time discussing James's work first as a booki...

Episode 13 Ernie Talbert.. Dancefloor to Boardroom http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode13 Ernie Talbert has been a friend of mine for a long time. From the early crazy days of Philly shows, Bad Luck 13 Riots, scraps with nazis and alot of great times had with friends. Over 20 years ago, Ernie was a constant face in the area Hardcore and HipHop scene, between moshpits, EL routes, road...

Episode 12 Anthony Moreschi... Don't Stand In Line *photo by Anne Spina http://www.thisishardcorefest.com/podcast/episode12 Anthony Moreschi's road to hardcore punk and this podcast episode started in riding BMX bikes in New England. Through BMX he'd find hardcore shows in the suburbs of Boston. He would eventually go on to front one of the most notable bands of the 90's, Ten Yard Fight. Their imp...