In the news: The Instill/MSPAINT/Gel/Spy gig in Chicago, the Męka, Hu-Mid, and Molech gig in Toledo, The Flex and Puffer, still listening to Undeath and Two Houses, the new Erase Them EP, Squint from STL

We talk: Mindforce/Gouge Away/Kharma/The Armed/Ekulu/Portrayal Of Guilt/Baptists/Fucked Up/King Nine/Living With Lions/Quicksand/Burn/Tragedy/Warthog/C.H.E.W./City Hunter/Soul Glo

Big takeaways from part 2: Mindforce led directly to the ascendancy of Triple-B and is probably the most impactful record of 2018, Gouge Away defied the odds and made something truly special, fun flagship bands (Turnstile, Drug Church) lead hardcore to a higher place culturally, you can write any genre with pop sensibility and make it better, Ekulu are a great case study for how to become a hype band, Portrayal Of Guilt are masters of genre shapeshifting, Fucked Up are the logical extension of Husker Dü, Daze is the MVP of 2022 so far, newer Quicksand is just Rival Schools on dark mode, Tragedy might not be the biggest band, but their impact is massive, sometimes a lot of history happens all at once, and you can learn a lot about right now by looking at recent history

Companion playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/69V4EttDQko4ext6F71gjx?si=9485b29fec4a4943

Sam Triple-B Forum Of Passion interview:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6pZfAEJlAwnXcS2Hjpn322?si=72574f6a32584787

Lumpy King Nine Forum Of Passion interview:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1HjDF7ps56BWZLNqY0kJsT?si=36ed3e2d23bc4a78

Burn deep dive on Where It Went:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PjSGzLyKum9EKNWsEuMaI?si=ab3b5eaa7d5d4563