From the vault of the Taking the Lead Media Podcast. Original release date: 05/27/2011.

"- Episode 19 is now streaming, check it here. Download the episode here. Great new tunes on this episode. The opening slot is a track from Invasives titled, If I Was You. I featured another track from their album, Desk Job at Castle Dracula, on the Top 25 show. Invasives just recently finished a tour across Canada. They played shows all through out April and half of May. More shows are set for June as well. Check out their website for more details. Also on the show, Muerte Y Destruccion, a three piece from Madrid, Spain. This trio plays really sweet pop-punk tunes. Their album, La Casa de Fieras, is saturated with it. Awesome stuff. Download it from their bandcamp. Good Men Die Like Dogs are a punk band from Arizona with a few records out. Some new music is in the works, but they have a bunch of tunes all ready available on their website. Good, catchy punk rock from AZ. Also with some fine punk tunes are Neckties Make Me Nervous from Portland, Oregon. The band has since disbanded, but check out the records they still have on their website. Other online outlets still carry copies as well. And from New Jersey, Brick Mower, a punk rock three piece. Lots of great tunes on their new record, Under the Sink, which you can purchase here or here. They too have a bunch of shows lined up for this month as well as in June. Check out more details here. They need to come out West soon...or whenever :-D. Thank you to the bands and thanks for making awesome music. Please enjoy the music on this episode. It's pretty rad stuff. Most of all, thanks for listening!"

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Playlist

1. Invasives - If I was You (Desk Job at Castle Dracula) [1:20]
2. Muerte y Destruccion - Manos de Carton (La Casa de Fieras) [4:55]
3. Good Men Die Like Dogs - 4321 (Good Men Die Like Dogs) [8:54]
4. Neckties Make Me Nervous - Eat the Knife (Neckties Make Me Nervous) [11:24]
5. Brick Mower - Weaving (Under the Sink) [14:04]

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At the beginning of this month, I got to see a bunch of my favorite bands play, three of them coming out of retirement for one day. It was a blast. The last time I got to see Unit 101 play was 26 years and 1 day ago, opening up for blink-182, Fenix Tx and Less than Jake. The last time I saw Olivia the Band was likely a Battle of the Bands at Pipeline in the early 2000's. And Potluck was just a couple years ago for the Ryan Potes Fundraiser show. But that was my first time seeing them ever (not counting the rehersals I saw at work *cheee). Area-M and Grapefruit are just so lovely as always, I think the last time I saw them was at Sailor Jerry Fest in June. What a wonderful night. The Caballerials played Audio Feed this year! That looked like a lot of fun. One of the years, gonna have to make it up for that festival *fingers crossed.

Playlist

1. Unit 101 - 20/40//Time (Live) [0:16]
2. Potluck - Why (Anthology) [6:03]
3. Olivia the Band - My Friend (EP) [9:32]
4. Grapefruit - Change Up (Live) [12:16]
5. The Caballerials - Legend (Waxed Curbs & Suburbs) [19:19]

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Sacramento, California's, Journal, be writing tunes on and off. What started off as one track here then another track there became a full release titled, The Eternal Death of Concious Expression. Mathcore, prog metal, video game music, whatever you want to call it, new music from Journal is always an exciting time.

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Quebec solo punk rocker, Remy Verreault, recently released his 7th album (!!!), Everything's Fine! A High End Denim artist, this album is 9 tracks of solid skatepunk.

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A couple cool things. Rufio's first album, Perhaps, I Suppose... turned 25 this year and the band re-recorded Dipshit. The band will also be releasing new music through Double Helix Records. This single is titled, Maps, the opener to the new EP, From the Outside, set to be released August 8.

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On this episode, I have guest, Gavin of Ikaika, a hardcore project based on the island of Maui. I got to see Ikaika as a full band during night 1 of the Speed shows back in April 2026. We chat origin stories of Ikaika, hardcore music, the scene on Maui, and touch base on Ikaika's latest EP, Of War and Mana.

Links:

Ikaika

Knives Out Records

Panda Claw Records

Playlist

1. Endless Battle - A Demonstration of Pacific Fury (0:16)
2. PFHC - Of War & Mana (6:47)
3. Hammer & Nail - A Demonstration of Pacific Fury (13:34)
4. Lahaina Strong - A Demonstration of Pacific Fury (24:21)
5. Sanctuary - Of War & Mana (36:20)
6. Autumn - Of War & Mana (46:37)
7. American by Force - Of War & Mana (56:13)

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Welcome to the first episode of season 16! This one is Sailor Jerry Fest themed-ish. I talk a little bit about the fest and the bands. And that's about it. I actually don't partake in a lot of what the fest has - Burlesque shows, tattoo deals. Maybe one of these years', I'll get my first tattoo at Sailor Jerry. Maybe. Lol. Cheers to 16 years!

Playlist:

1. Generic - Taken (Believe in Aloha) [0:16]
2. Generic - Generic (Victim of Society [7:03]
3. Heart Attack - Background Music (The Future Is(N'T) Yours) [8:06]
4. Feeble - Pulling Scabs (Hope this Ends Well) [9:41]
5. Aura Bora - Blinders On (Welcome to Heck EP) [13:48]
6. The Raging Nathans - Using Me (Losing It) [17:38]
7. The Caps - Trapped Inside (Live) [23:18]

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Some heavy tunes for your Friday. The storms severely impacted a lot of people and businesses these past couple weeks. A lot of people are still recovering and in need of assistance. Lots of places to show Support / Donate, one outlet - The Stronger Hawai'i Fund

Playlist:

1. The Great Divorce - Asian Girls and Cigarettes (single) [0:16]
2. Hard Mind - Endless Fall (Endless Fall) [6:01]
3. Generic - Brass Ring (Believe in Aloha) [8:49]
4. Dangers - Stay-At-Home Mom (Messy, Isn't it?) [10:15]
5. Ikaika - American By Force (single) [17:39]

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My first guest of 2026! I actually had this chat a little bit before New Years Day 2026. I'm stoked to share with you my interview with Chad Kaya, local Maui musician who has been in projects such as Entity Awakened, Abandon the Raft, Owaila, The Kittinger Jump and more recent, Kū. We talk about it all. I've been following Chad's journey from Maui, to Las Vegas to San Diego and back to Maui. He writes some stellar riffs. Enjoy my chat with Chad Kaya. And hear some songs on Apple Music.

Playlist:

1. Entity Awakened - Blind the Masses (Demo 2006) - [0:16]
2. Entity Awakened - Only Human (Showing the World Who We Are EP) [8:05]
3. Entity Awakened - Emersion (Demo 2006) [16:55]
4. Abandon the Raft - Pendulum (Concept Paradox) [25:45]
5. Owaila - Walk Away (Alternative Hi) [31:56]
6. The Kittinger Jump - Waiting (Single) [40:36]
7. Kū - Wolves (single) [48:52]
8. Entity Awakened - Show the World Who You Are (Showing the World Who We Are EP) [56:23]

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Welcome to the first episode 2026! All local 808 bands on this episode, all new music.

Playlist

1. Heart Attack - Background Music (The Future Is(n't) Yours) [0:16]
2. The Caballerials - Postcards & Photographs (Waxed Curbs and Suburbs) [4:43]
3. The Minorities - Comatose (single) [7:18]
4. El Sancho - Julie (Roll Right Over You) [9:19]
5. Kauz of Affliction - Rat Problem (Life Tips on Dumpster Diving) [15:22]

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