Your Life In America

Funny Degenerate is one of the best pages on Instagram especially if you like to gamble, party and bet on sports. The man behind Funny Degenerate hit the radio station phone line for a live interview on KZAA 96.5 FM on 10/19/2023. We talked casinos, hanging out with Mikki Mase, weed in 2023, sports betting, being a content creator and much more. We also laid out some of our favorite bets for the r...

Doomsday is a band from the Bay Area and one of the best live bands I have seen in awhile. They just put out a new EP on Creator Destructor which you can preorder at www.creator-destructor.com. Front man Carlos joined the show for a live radio interview on 10/12/2023 on KZAA LP 96.5 FM and we talked everything Doomsday, moving from Puerto Rico to the US, metal and HC, Iron Age and much more. The l...

Wreckage is a band out of Connecticut who put out one of the best records of 2023 and have been very active this year. Front man Noah hit the YLIA phone line for a live radio interview on KZAA 96.5 FM on 10/5/2023. We talked Connecticut, Wreckage origin and discography, Connecticut HC and much more. The end of the episode features a 20 minute rock block made by Noah, which you can also hear at the...

COSMIC JOKE is a band from the San Fernando Valley and Southern California. They put out a 5 song demo in 2021 and they've played a ton of gigs since then including Tied Down Fest in Detroit earlier this year. Mac Miller the vocalist of the band hit the radio station phone line for a live interview on 9/25/2023 on KZAA 96.5 FM. We talked Anaheim Ducks, working on the postal service/deathcab to...

WIDE MAN is a band out of Denver, Colorado who have toured through the West Coast, put out a few releases in the past couple years. I got to see them in Oxnard in July 2023 and had the chance to meet Walker and he called in the radio station on 9/1/23 on KZAA 96.5 FM for an interview. We talked WIDE MAN, living in Denver, New Orleans Saints, the Rockies, WIDE MAN LP and much more. The last 20 minu...

CONTENTION is a straight edge band from Tampa, Florida and the first Florida hardcore interview to happen on YLIA ever. Front man Cosmo Vidussi joined the show for a live radio interview on 8/24/2023 on KZAA LP 96.5 FM. We talked Tampa HC, upcoming Contention LP, touring Europe, OxyContin and evil Pharma, straight edge and much more. The end of this show features a radio rock block made by Cosmo,...

A guest that needs no introduction but you know him from Have Heart, Fiddlehead, Free, Wolf Whistle, Free and more. Pat Flynn joined the show for a live radio interview on 8/10/2023 on KZAA LP 96.5 FM. We talked college radio, the origin of Fiddlehead, some details on Springtime and Blind, the new Fiddlehead record and singles, lyrical inspiration and much more. The end of the episode features a r...

Sound and Fury 2023 took place during the entire week of 7/24 - 7/30 including multiple pre shows and after parties. The main fest happened outside at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, CA over the weekend and featured bands from all over the world both hardcore and adjacent genres. My friend Nick Bryden (In Time, Plausible Deniability) joined YLIA to recap the weekend with me live on KZAA 96.5 FM on...

BIG BOY is a band out of San Jose that started in 2019 and they have put out a few releases on DAZE and played shows all over. Big Boy is easily one of the best live bands I've ever seen and one of my favorite bands doing it right now. Front man Brandon Flores called in the radio station for a live interview on KZAA 96.5 FM on 7/10/23. We talked the origin of Big Boy, San Jose, RBS, Big Boy ly...

JINX is a band out of Southern California who have toured all over the place and played with bands like Fiddlehead, Scowl, Glitterer, Drain and Judiciary. Jon and Alan from JINX hit the radio station phone line on 6/15/23 on KZAA lp 96.5 FM and we talked radio, everything JINX, crap sunglasses ad, Fiddlehead, lyrical inspirations, playing hardcore bills, moshing and much more. The last 20 minutes...

Cola Boyy is an artist with a history in punk and hardcore in Southern California who started his solo project Cola Boyy about ten years ago and has toured with MGMT and played shows all over Europe. Cola Boyy joined the show for a live radio interview on KZAA LP 96.5 FM on 6/8/2023 and we talked his history with punk and hardcore, playing in bands in Oxnard, the history of Cola Boyy from Soundclo...

AFFLICTION is a new straight edge band out of Ventura County (805), CA made up of 15-18 year olds. They have been apart of the local scene for some time now and formed the band about 5 months ago. They have played a few shows already and are in the process of recording a demo. I had the whole band on the radio on 5/25/2023 on KZAA 96.5 FM for an interview. We talked the origin of the band, straigh...

TRASH CANT is a band of three 16-17 year old kids out of Ventura, CA that started last year and have been playing a bunch of local shows. I had the band call in the radio station for a live interview on 5/18/23 on KZAA LP 96.5 FM. We talked everything Trash Cant, 805 hardcore, the current 805 music scene, influences, moshing and much more.

COMBUST is a band outta New York who put out the best hardcore record of 2022 and have played all over the world in the last few years. Front man Andrew Vacante joined YLIA for a live radio interview on KZAA LP 96.5 FM on 5/4/2023. We talked Combust origin and inspiration, Ceremony, moshing, current Combust stuff, Casino, Mets, baseball bets and much more. The last 20 minutes of the episode is a p...

HUMAN GARBAGE is a hardcore punk band from San Fernando Valley. Aldo the front man for HG and mind behind Criminalized, hit the radio station phone line for a live radio interview on KZAA 96.5 FM on 4/20/2023. We talked upcoming Human Garbage LPs, Dodgers, SFV, Criminalized, punk, the radio and much more. The end of the episode features a rock block made by Aldo, which you can also listen to by cl...

Conservative Military Image has been a band just over a year and has already released a ton of great music and is actively playing shows all over the country. Adam the vocalist of CMI hit the radio station phone line for a live radio interview on 4/13/2023 on KZAA 96.5 FM. We talked the origin of CMI, upcoming shows and an LP, sports, burpees, the skinhead culture, the army, Chicago and much more....

IN TIME was on the show in the middle of the pandemic October 2020 before I had ever met them and they had only played a few shows and just put out their demo. Since then they have toured, played tons of shows, put out an EP and shared the stage with Downpresser, Big Boy, Spy, Initiate, Raw Brigade, Dead Heat and Scowl just to name a few. They just put out a 12" EP on Indecision Records calle...

Rejection Pact was on the show over two years ago and part of the first wave of real hardcore bands I had on so it was really cool to have Devin back on the show for a radio interview on 3/9/23 on KZAA LP 96.5 FM.  Their recent LP Can We Wait? came out a few months ago on Safe Inside Records and you can buy physical copies and stream it everywhere.  Devin and I talked Can We Wait? writin...

INSECURE is a band outta Seattle, Washington who have played a ton of shows already since forming in 2020 and dropping their first release Closed Forever.  They played Scoped Exposure 5 year anniversary last year and JAG VOL 4 this year.  Their vocalist Kimmi hit the radio station phone line for an interview on KZAA 96.5 FM on 3/2/2023 and we talked Seattle, JAG, Tacoma HC, PNW HC, vegan...

Gabe is 11 years old and has his own podcast/YouTube channel called Kids In The Pit.  He has interviewed Milo from Descendents, Brian Baker and Scott Vogel just to name a few.  He also has sang on stage with bands like Agnostic Front and Madball, and even played a song guitar for the band Keep Flying.  He called in the radio station for a live interview on 2/23/2023 on KZAA 96.5 FM...

EGO DEATH is a newer band coming out of Seattle/Tacoma, Washington and the whole band joined the show for a live radio interview on 2/16/2023 on KZAA 96.5 FM.  We talked NWHC, JAG, origin of the band, the EGO DEATH demo, moshing and much more.  You can listen to the EGO DEATH demo wherever you stream music and follow them on IG @egodeathhc. 

Another episode from the OG YLIA archive featuring co-host Ms. Rosie.  This show was done LIVE on KZAA LP 96.5 FM on August 22nd, 2019.

FAIM is hardcore band outta Denver, Colorado and they have a new LP coming out on 3/3/23 on Safe Inside Records, this will be their final record.  They have two singles from that record streaming now, preorders are up at Safe Inside and their guitarist Chris Carraway joined the radio show for a live interview on KZAA 96.5 FM on 1/26/2023.  We talked California, college radio, John Muir T...

King Nine is one of the best bands to ever do it.  Front man Dan Seely joined the show for a live radio interview on KZAA LP 96.5 FM on 1/19/2023.  We talked California, NY Jets, Islanders, Mets and Knicks, the radio, upcoming King Nine music and shows, the infamous Chisel TV, Atlanta hc, LIHC and much more. 

Prevention is a hardcore band out of Springfield, Illinois that has released three EP's since 2019, played tons of shows all over and have some big plans for 2023.  Their guitarist Evan joined YLIA for a live radio interview on 1/12/2023 on KZAA LP 96.5 FM.  We talked Springfield, the local Springfield hc scene, the radio, everything Prevention, midwest hardcore, the straight edge and mu...