In this episode of the podcast Derek and Alex talked to Dan Cross-Viola of World On Fire about his approach to lyrics. We talked lyric writing, lyric phrasing and lyrical influences. It was a cool out of the norm discussion that we hope to have with some other band lyric writers as well. Enjoy!

We debuted a new World On Fire song called "Rooted" which will be on the bands upcoming full length!

https://worldonfire.bandcamp.com/album/thoughts-prayers

It this episode of the podcast we finally interviewed Donny Arthur of the bands Spaced and Final Declaration. We talked to Donny about getting into hardcore and the various bands and projects that hes been in. This episode has been a long time coming and we were glad to finally get Donny on the podcast.

Episode Music is "Shut It Out" By Burn Book

https://burnbook.bandcamp.com/

Donnys Current Bands

https://spaced.bandcamp.com/

https://finaldeclaration.bandcamp.com/

In this episode Derek & Mark interviewed all of the members of the band K-Hole. We talked to them shortly before thier band practice and chatted about thier band, We talked about the origins of the band, what they've accomplished so far and what they have planned for the future. It was a great time they are a newer band and it was cool to see what these fellas are all about.

Episode Music is "It's A Coup" by K-Hole

Episode pic by Brandon Oleksy

Check them out on Bandcamp

https://k-hole1.bandcamp.com/

In this episode we interviewed Glenn Szymanski oabut his various bands including but not limited to Support, Towpath, No Reason and his current band Tines. We talked to Glenn about his hardcore "career" and we got up close and personal on some other stuff. Enjot this deep dive into Glenn.

Episode music is "Thin Blue Line" by Tines

https://tinesrock.bandcamp.com/

stay tuned after the Tines song for a very special song!

For the episode today we decided to have a special Fathers Day episode.

Derek and Mark decided to have a dad talk with some of our friends Mike Stenzel (Smash N Grab) Jay Galvin (Pure Heel) and Jay Jancetic (Plagued with Rage). We decided to talk about various dad subjects and how they have related to our various hardcore experiences.

Episode Music is "SXE Dad" by Wisdom In Chains

In this episode the crew got together and talked about Alex and Derek's journey to Detroits Tied Down fest. In addition to that we talked about who whould play a mythical NCS Fest. We picked from a few different categories: Buffalo Reunion, National Reunion, Current Headliner, Buffalo Current Band, Up and Comer (from anywhere) and Emo Reunion. All the guys picked bands draft style and at the end we took the last pick and talked about what a set from them would look like.

On this episode of the cast Mark and Chris Interviewed Nef (Vocals) and Christian (Guitar) of the band Jewel Tone. Jewel Tomne is one of the newest Buffalo Hardcore bands going and they recently played thier first show with Move @ Timeless Babez. We talked to the both of them about the origin of the band and what they are planning for the band in the near future! It was cool and these cats are a great new band !

Episode Music is "Smile and Wave" and can be found on Spotify & Apple Music or wherever you find music online!

In this episode we interviewed on of the two people who do the "Hardcore Archive Podcast" We talked to Josh "Mosh" Lyons about the podcast and how he got involved in the hardcore scene. We talked to him about being a youngster booking shows and we talked about an infamous show that he did back in the 90's as well as a variety of other topics. Support his podcast he's doing for Rochester what we are trying to do for Buffalo. RESPECT!

Episode music is "Freedom from You" by Pure Heel.

Josh is doing a show for Pure Heel on July 29th at the Bug Jar in Rochester. Please support if you can!

In this episode of the cast we interviewed Matt Coleman. Matt is currently in a 80's cover band called Invisible Touch but the reasoN we had him on the show was to discuss some of his older bands. While these bands werent the most well known in the area when they were around they had a huge impact on me and I loved the songs. While not a hardcore kid himself Matt teamed with several hardcore kids to make some great music. We focused on the Process, Miracle at Rich and Tuco but Matt has made great music with quite a few other bands. Check out this lil dive into oen of my favorite Buffalo musicans, Matt Coleman.

Episode music is "Distant Place" by Miracle at Rich.

I tacked on Living Without You by the Process as a bonus!

https://theprocess2.bandcamp.com/

On this episode of the podcast Derek and I (Mark) interviewed "superfan" of the podcast Ryan Ross. Ryans been coming around to shows for a bit so we decided to ask him about his experiences. Itr was a cool fun little interview and we hope you all enjoy the interview!

Episode music is

"A Minute To Pray" by Smash N Grab

Episode photo is by Jeff Barnes