Bleachmouth Postscript

"The Way the Wild Things Is"

My buddies Derek and Alex sit down with me to do a track for track comparison of arguably the two most important hardcore compilations of the 80's; "New York City Hardcore: The Way it Is" and "New York Hardcore: Where the Wild Things Are". It is a spirited discussion with a few surprises. As a wise man from Detroit once said, "Check it Out".

"Texas had that bounce."

I had the chance to chat with Greg Anderson about a lot of things; basketball, Texas, music and the update to the Half Life pedal collaboration with Earthquaker Devices. It was a fun conversation filled with "new to me" music and more than a little worship in hallowed halls of Asschapel.

Photo: AI Overdrive.

"Corny Tales"

Ian and I met when he was the vocalist for hardcore greats Down In Flames. He is the current vocalist for Fright – who have released their debut Lp on guitarist Nate Wilson’s Gloom Records. I had a great time catching up with Ian and I hope to possibly catch Fright live this summer. You can check out Fright at the link below.

In addition to the story I tell in the intro, here’s some of what I discuss with Ian; Spaceman 3, Sacrilege, Black Sabbath, Stooges, Spazm 151, Samael, Bolt Thrower, Bathory and Asschapel.

https://frightthrash.bandcamp.com/

Photo: Matt Viel

(Interview originally published 2/25/2022)

"Surprise!"

Nope. Not THAT Slipknot. The OTHER Slipknot. On this episode Tim, Marc and I do a deep dive on the 1989 Revelation Records release by Slipknot.

"Some gates are meant to be kept"

Elliott Carter is the vocalist for Akron based punk band Off Leash. We talk a bit about her musical history and mutuals friends as well her five picks for the episode. It is a fun and lively conversation that goes all over the place! You can check out Off Leash at the links below.

@offleash.live

www.youtube.com/@offleashohio

"A Truckload of Opinions"

It's time for another deep dive! This time Marc and Tim join me to talk about Goatsnake's "Flower of Disease". 

"There are two kinds of people I don't want to have lunch with..."

Shawn Fosnight and I have known each other for over 30 years. We first met as contributors for Crunchface Fanzine. Later, Shawn and I shared a house with friends, he booked my band for a ton of shows and together we attended many, many more. Shawn has always had a deep and abiding love for skateboarding and music. It made made sense to have him on as a guest.

(Interview originally published 9/5/2023)

"Wacky Dee and Stabmaster Arson"

Jeff Jingle is a practical effects artist that has worked on Pacific Rim, The Mandalorian, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, Captain America: Civil War, Real Steel, Where the Wild Things Are and dozens more. I first met Jeff in the early 90s as the vocalist for the metallic hardcore band Anguish - who released a 7" on Dark Empire Records. 

This is another early episode that was lost while I was attempting to find a new host for the podcast. Jeff is one of my oldest friends and I'd be remiss if I didn't republish this one. Enjoy!

(Interview originally published 1/29/21)

"Mr. Mojo Rising IS your huckleberry AND The Lizard King"

Jason Tarulli is a live audio engineer that has toured with and run front of house sound for Courtney Barnett, The Black Keys, Social Distortion, Jewel and a host of others. I've known Jason for nearly 30 years and we frequently DJ together with our buddy Matt. Jason DJs under the "Really Cool DJ" alias as well, spinning rare soul, garage rock and other obscure gems.

This raw audion for this one was recorded three years ago and thought to be lost before I had a chance to publish episode. Fortunately, it turned up for me to share here. Check it out.

"Absolution Rules"

On this episode I sit down with Chris (NCS Podcast) and Rich to talk about some of our favorite underrated seven-inches. Thanks to my technical expertise I lost the first recording of this very topic (apologies to Chicago Will), so this is our second go-around. It was a fun conversation nonetheless.