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ORIGINALLY POSTED ON AUGUST 8, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Back by popular demand, forced out of retirement by the hardcore community. The podcast that the scene never knew they needed or wanted has returned with the 2 biggest legends in Australian hardcore. Firstly my co host and hardcore enthusiast PETE BLOKE is back to talk about life after the first SMASH show, and secondly Voted biggest legend and biggest dickhead of the year for pretty much every issue in the Blunt magazine poll its CRAFTER. Him and pig are the only 2 guests that have cracked over 1000 listens so i thought id get him back to get some popularity back. Exclusive SMASH news is announced plus i play the entire EP for you at the end. buckle up the shinfo lord has returned

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JULY 9, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. The final guest of the final episode is ME. Pete interviews me and I give my hardcore story. It's mostly just talking about touring and name-dropping the bands I have worked for and how many gigs Parkway Drive did in the old days. I have a great memory of dates and times so it's basically just a timeline of my life, with plenty of shinfo as usual. Thanks for the support. See you in hell.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 27, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. What happens when you get the 2 biggest podcasts in Australian Hardcore together? You get 4 guys on zoom talking absolute shinfo and saying hardcore this and hardcore that for an hour. I played some songs that got the forge ahead dudes into hardcore and talk about their current band SPEED. I am extra loud and shit on this conversation and Pete's internet connection is so F%CKD that we can barely hear him. 

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 25, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. If you haven't heard of the band that todays guest plays in, you don't like Australian music full stop. This bloke has been my friend since high school and has been a huge part of building the Byron Bay Hardcore Scene from the ground up. Pete and I got on zoom together to chat about the old days, the band he formed with some of my other friends and stories of us on tour. Its filled with shinfo, lots of laughs and plenty of write-offs, also a bunch of songs too. My longest episode yet so get ready to hear how it all began in Byron Bay.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 18, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Today I caught up with a very old mate and surprise surprise we chatted some shinfo. But more importantly, we talked about the early days of his band MILES AWAY. Without a doubt, they were Perth City's biggest export and paved the way for the scene over there and played that fast posi youth crew sound that hadn't really been done in Australia yet. It was very hard to pick my fav songs so I played 4 of them. This is much more like a casual chat than an interview. Spread the word, spread the shinfo.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON JUNE 4, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Todays special guest is not only a legend of a bloke, but I am also proud to call him my brother-in-law. He was a member of Comeback Kid at the peak of their success with Turn it Around and Wake the Dead being game changers, and on their first tour to Australia in 2005, they not only played at the parkway drive basement to less than 10 kids but he also met my sister which was to become a long distance relationship before Kevin left the band and moved to our country and become a member of our family. Here is my first face to face live unedited interview with Kevin as we chat shinfo and find out about his life.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 29, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Grim Reality are by far the toughest band in Australian hardcore history and todays guest is the frontman DIMMA. He is definitely a man with alot of stories and Pete Abordi had a great chat with him, about the history of the band and the way the scene was back in the early 90's. This wraps up our 3 part mini series of Australian Hardcore Legends, thanks to all involved and hopefully this has inspired you to dust of those old CDs and vinyls and give them another spin. HARDCORE LIVES.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 19, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCASTPart 2 of my Legends of Hardcore Series and today this guest and his band would go down as the longest running active Aussie hardcore band, with an almost 30 year career. I doubt you'll find anyone that doesn't love Mindsnare and that's the way it should be. Matt is an absolute legend and him and Pete have a great conversation talking about things from way back in the day and even chat about Within Blood which were amazing too. I decided to play 4 songs today but i could have played many more. Thanks again for the support.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 14, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Part 1 of 3 of my Legends of Hardcore Series. Today's episode is a very special moment for me and if someone told me 20 years ago that id have a podcast with this guy as the guest id have laughed in your face. Even though the interview was conducted by Pete Abordi we have pretty much become the same person these days. I want to thank Luke Dolan for taking out the time in isolation to talk about this part of his life which is now over 25 years ago. Get ready for a history lesson of Newcastle hardcore and everything Luke Crew. Share this around so it goes out to all the old crew that might not know about this podcast.

ORIGINALLY POSTED ON MAY 11, 2020 ON THE SHINFO X DESMOND PODCAST. Today we chat with an old time friend and extreme straight edge advocate Robert Tate. He started getting into music at a very young age and had to hitchhike to shows and sleep on the beach after shows a few times just to prove he was down for the core. We have a long history and a lot of shinfo to get through so strap yourself in for another episode and some Arms Reach songs at the end to pay tribute to bobs upbringing. Thanks for listening and if you enjoy the podcast, rate, review and share it on the gram xxx