Photo by Andrew DennisonThe fourth episode of the Gut Feeling podcast is an interview with Sean Lande, lead guitarist and founding member of Strain, a dominant force in Vancouver’s hardcore scene during the mid to late ‘90s.Among other things, Sean gets into: how he fell into straight edge hardcore; embarrassing first band names; and recording Strain’s massively chunky Here and Now LP at Mushroom Studios, a recording facility where Heart and Loverboy tracked some of their biggest records. The talk also connects Strain to SNFU, Gob, Undertow, Metallica, Pushead, and a bunch of Vancouver hardcore bands. 2021 marks the 25th anniversary of Here and Now, and you can check the record out through Apple Music and Spotify. The Gut Feeling podcast is also streaming through Apple and Spotify Subscribe, review, and recommend the podcast/newsletter if you can!Photo by Andrew Dennison Get on the email list at gutfeeling.substack.com