This Was The Scene Podcast

Minus the Bear was an American indie rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 2001, and comprising members of Botch, Kill Sadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound was described as "Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics with sophisticated time signature composition.”

They released six albums and four EPs. On July 17, 2018, the band announced their retirement and accompanying farewell tour. Their final live performance was December 16, 2018, at The Showbox in Seattle.

I got Erin on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Kill Sadie
• Forming Minus the Bear
• Menos el Oso
• Planet of Ice
• Recording Omni
• Partying with Braid
• Animal Backwards
• the video for My Time
• Getting sober (a solid listen for anyone out there struggling with drinking)
• Getting kicked out of the band
• And a ton more

Check out his new projects: Lil Lebowski, Ghost Work, and INDIE DRUMMER COLLECTIVE.

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected].

Victory Records was a hardcore label based out of Chicago. According to their website it says following Concord’s 2019 acquisition of Victory, Craft Recordings is now proudly managing the legendary genre-defining catalog. As the catalog division of Concord, Craft is working closely with Victory’s artist alumni on a variety of high-quality reissues and special content to honor the label’s 30-year legacy and cultural impact that wouldn’t be possible without the artists behind it.

I did an interview with Monika Ebly Episode 206 who worked there and it went so well that I decided to interview another alumni employee to get his take on the behind the scenes. 

She introduced me to Paul Friemel who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Applying to work at Victory
• Meeting Double J
• The Spitalfield mess up
• Hawthorne Heights
• Santa Mosh
• VicTorV
• Pants Off Dance Off
• The Ramsey Manifesto
• Thursday
• And a ton more

Check out his friend’s company https://www.seibertron.com/ where Paul participates on their podcast.

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected].

Tokyo Rose is an indie rock band from New Brunswick, New Jersey. As of 2007 they have released 3 studio albums, and a short demo EP, whilst extensively changing their lineup over their 7 years of activity.

Check out their show at Crossroads in Garwood, NJ w/ Day 19 & Mike Buscio on Friday, Nov. 29.

Huge shot out to John Damiano for connecting me to Ryan who I got on the skype and this is what we chat about:

• Emonite Karaoke
• Day 19
• Not being vocally trained
• All About Records
• Cartel
• Portrait Studios
• Their last record getting leaked with wrong song titles and band name on iTunes
• Kill Brand
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected].

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Limbeck is an American rock band that formed in Laguna Niguel, California, in 1999. Their sound was a mix of alternative country with pop punk origins. Their first album, This Chapter Is Called Titles, was released in 2000. Their sound had shifted by the release of Hi, Everything's Great in 2003 to showcase a more country-indebted sound. The group toured heavily, often supporting or touring alongside bands such as Motion City Soundtrack and the All-American Rejects. Their third album, Let Me Come Home saw release in 2005, and the band issued their final, self-titled release in 2007. Though the band largely ceased touring and recording by 2010, they have continued to reunite for several shows and mini-tours.

Limbeck has come up a few times in interviews especially the one with Jon Cheese Episode 61 so I thought I’d ask them to come on the show, Robb and Patrick said yes, and this is what we chat about:

• Playing in a band together in high school
• Home Grown
• Getting on Doghouse Records
• The lawsuit against Apple
• Motion City Soundtrack
• All American Rejects
• Jon Cheese
• Jesse LeDoux
• The Break in story
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected].

Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California, by brothers Frank, Eddie, and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill. They first played at backyard parties and later at Spanky's Café in their hometown of Riverside, where they played shows with the Angry Samoans, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Firehose, Murphy's Law, and The Dickies. They put out releases on Dr. Strange, Epitaph, Victory, Smelvis and again on Dr. Strange Records. 

I got Eddie on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Cinema Beer Nuts
• Getting fan mail
• Dr. Strange Records
• Bill Strange’s book
• the band Public Humiliation
• Mike Park
• Getting on Epitaph
• Having anxiety
• Victory Records
• Shitty music
• The Hickey Story
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected].

30footFALL is an American punk rock band that began in Houston, Texas. In 1995 they released their first studio album Divided We Stand on Fuzzgun Records. After hearing a demo, Bob Becker of Fearless Records signed them to a record deal and in 1997 produced their next album Acme-143. In 1999, the band released their most successful album, Ever Revolving, Never Evolving, on Nitro Records. The release was followed by numerous shows including a tour with The Vandals.

I heard about these guys on the Fearless Flush Sampler when I got that at a local Jersey show when I was 18. That sampler introduced us to a ton of bands which we talk about in the interview. Their name has always stuck in my head so I wanted to get Butch on the Skype and thanks to Jason Mack I did and this is what we chat about:

• The Fearless Flush Sampler
• Wanting to change the name in the beginning
• Current house shows in Houston
• Jim Cherry advocating them to get on Fearless
• The Punk Bites Comp
• Playing Warped Tour
• Getting signed to Nitro
• Stopping Touring all together
• Their album Doppler Effect
• Their annual Christmas Show
• Their latest release
• the gross story
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

Fata Booking is a North America-based, boutique booking agency and management firm. Founded in 1996 by Eva Alexiou-Reo, FATA has worked with and exponentially grown the careers of credible artists such as Jimmy Eat World, ​Hot Water Music, Flogging Molly, Elliott, ​Mae, ​Rusted Root, ​MC Lars,​ The Blood Brothers, Pretty Girls Make Graves​ and many more.​ 

Eva’s name always came up back in the day and I wanted to get her perspective of what it was like to grow a booking agency. With the help of Kim Heiner, I got Eva on the skype and this is what we chat about:

• The Wilkes-Barre scene
• Starting Fata Booking
• Advice from Kevin Lyman
• Should she write a book
• How are bands making money?
• how has she gotten bands
• Pretty girls make graves
• Venues taking a cut of merch
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at [email protected]

This week's episode is a compilation of clips from 5 episodes that I enjoyed. 

Below are the interviews I pulled clips from:

• Kill Your Idols w/ Andy West - Episode 140
• Tripface w/ Scott Jarzombek - Episode 180 
• Brian McTernan - Episode 216
• Shutdown w/ Mark Scondotto - Episode 179
• Victory Records w/ Monika Ebly - Episode 206

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Millencolin is a Swedish punk rock band that was formed in October 1992. The name Millencolin is derived from the skateboard trick "melancholy".

You might have a few of their albums in your collection including Tiny Tunes (1994) Life on a Plate (1995) For Monkeys (1997) Pennybridge Pioneers (2000) Home from Home (2002) Kingwood (2005) Machine 15 (2008) True Brew (2015) SOS (2019).

Thank you to Double J for the intro to Erik and Chris Mahon for reaching out to the band to make this happen. So I got Erik on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Touring with Blink back in 97
• Calling Fat Mike to get signed
• Getting sued by Warner Bros
• The Hives
• Their studio getting flooded
• Killercrush
• Recording with Mr. Brett
• How No Cigar got on Tony hawk 2
• The hot sauce on their website
• And a ton more

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Jordan Burns played drums in Strung Out until 2018. He was part of the OG group that formed Pulley and played with them til 2000. He’s been featured in DRUM! and Modern Drummer magazine and was voted #1 Best Punk Drummer in DRUM! Magazines 2012 Readers Poll. He owns a long time running motocross company called Moto XXX and has been featured in Racer X, Dirt Rider, Motocross Action, Freerider, Cycle News, etc. 

I got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• MotoXXX
• Learning how to play the kick with his left foot
• The intensity of the LA scene
• What he thought of Strung Out when he first saw them play
• Propaghandi
• His relationship with Jim Cherry
• Twisted by Design
• The formation of Pulley
• What lead to him leaving Pulley
• Which band did he like being in more
• And a ton more

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