This Was The Scene Podcast

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Sig Transit Gloria was a 4 piece band consisting of Nate, Jason, Mike, and Pat. Their sound was that whole keyboard-driven magic that was very Get Up Kids esque.

I got Pat on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• Trading shirts with their bassist
• Getting Matt Allison to record the first EP
• Signing to Johann's Face Records
• Getting compared to the Get Up Kids
• How well did they get along
• The Drive-Thru Records Story
• The ok, later album
• And a ton more

Go check out their band camp page at sigtransit.bandcamp.com.

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Kill Your Idols was an American hardcore punk band from New York, active from 1995 through 2007 and were signed to SideOneDummy Records. The band released many 7" EPs, splits with other bands (including Full Speed Ahead, Fisticuffs, Voorhees, Good Riddance, and Poison Idea), compilation tracks, and full-length LPs in their 11-year run. Most of their records were released on vinyl as well as compact disc. They cite Poison Idea, Negative Approach, Sheer Terror, Agnostic Front, Minor Threat, Warzone, Sick of It All, and 7 Seconds as some of their influences. KYI was very fast and had a loud, dirty, dual guitar sound with shouted vocals. They employed hints of melody in their song structure. Although they derived many of their influences from California and D.C. style hardcore, they were considered a New York hardcore band.

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

• Starting off as a Dead Head
• Was he a songwriter prior to starting the band
• Who started getting their tattoos
• What does he think about playing Long Island
• Playing every small town that they could
• Dealing with depression
• Always writing a ton of songs
• What are his thoughts on their new songs
• Their last show when they broke up
• The Webster Hall show
• And a ton more

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Fiddler Records was a small independent record label serving as the launchpad for several artists seminal to the pop, punk and emo genres. Starting as the brainchild of 16-year-old entrepreneur Amy Fleisher Madden in 1996, the label became well known for its early releases from marquee artists Dashboard Confessional and New Found Glory. Over the course of 10 years, Fiddler Records developed a steady roster of successful artists such as The Bled, The Higher, Recover, Juliette & The Licks, Name Taken and Classic Case. You can purchase some of their stuff at www.fiddlerrecords.com

I reached out to Amy last year but due to Covid it took us a while to make this happen. But, I finally got her on the SKYPE and this is what we talk about:

• Why re-releasing records sometimes doesn't work
• how did she fund her first releases
• What would she document if she could go back in time
• Did she have other labels to bounce ideas off of?
• The band Milkshed
• The reasoning behind The Shortest Distance: A South Florida Compilation
• why selling band merch now can be a giant pain in the ass
• Dashboard Confessional
• the band Recover
• And a ton more

This week's sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 370 exciting releases.

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

You can find the clip from Ruby Bones' song here.

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Emanuel started out as "Emanuel Nice" in December 1998. They kept that moniker until 2004 where they decided to drop the Nice but keep the full line up while updating their sound which would get them signed to Vagrant Records.

They released their first album, Soundtrack to a Headrush, in March 2005 on Vagrant and toured extensively with bands like Jimmy Eat World, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Aiden, Keating, From Autumn To Ashes, The Bled, My American Heart, Lorene Drive, Moneen, The Audition and many more.

I reconnected with Mr. Matthew Breen, got him on the Skype, and this is what we talked about,

• Starting the band off as Emanuel "Nice"
• The Louisville music scene
• Their song Make Tonight
• Brian's bass sound on the record
• Getting courted by records labels
• How they signed to Vagrant
• Their crazy sponsorships
• How their record getting leaked fucked them
• Their tour with the Suicide Girls
• How big did Vagrant think they were going to be
• The band Recover
• Black Earth Tiger
• Getting over addiction
• And a ton more

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peter wonsowski is the dude who created that spikey blonde punk kid who represented Less Than Jake in the late 90s and resides as a tattoo on many people's bodies. He's done artwork for Less Than Jake, The Impossibles, Pinball Records, Shower With Goats, Paul McCartney, the Bill Murray documentary, and a shit ton of others.

I tried getting him on the podcast a while back but due to COVID being a bitch, it took a while. Luckily he finally gave in and we have a solid conversation. And here's what we talk about:

• Using his gut for his design projects
• Creating the artwork for The Bill Murray
• Becoming friends with the NJ Joystick dudes
• Designing the artwork for Less Than Jake's latest album Silver Lining
• His design process that basically blows my mind
• Our thoughts on NFTs
• The Broadways and Tuesday
• Designing for Paul McCartney
• Breaking down his doodles on his website
• The artwork for Greased
• Supermarket Allstars
• Creating artwork for The Impossibles
• Shower with Goats CD release show
• Designing Plow United's artwork for Three
• Easter eggs in his artwork
• And a ton more

Check his work out at peterwonsowski.myportfolio.com for concept, content, graphic design, illustration, packaging, production, merchandising, marketing, Print, Digital + Social campaigns with enthusiasm to meet all deadlines.

I say Peapack in the beginning but then correct it later so I figured I'd mention that now so Jersey folks don't lose their shit.

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Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you've been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Jason Link is the Creative Director over at Epitaph Records. Prior to this, he worked at Victory Records, and prior to that, he toured with a shit ton of bands.

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

• Starting a zine
• A comp from NJ changing his life
• Randomly becoming Midtown's merch guy
• The Plain White T's needing to be very clean
• Designing Dashboard Confessional's website for Drive Thru
• People uploading songs to Napster with other band's names
• Roading for Taking Back Sunday before they exploded
• What it was like to tour on a bus
• The origins of the Bayside bird
• What it was like to work at Victory
• Is the story of how the Larry Arms got on Epitaph true
• And a ton more

This week's sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 370 exciting releases.

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

You can find the clip from Ruby Bones' song here.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you've been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

The Stryder was an American band hailing from Long Island, New York. The band was formed by Peter Toh and Scottie Redix in 1999 after their previous project, Yearly, disbanded following the departure of bassist Eben D'amico, who left to join Saves the Day. They added a vocalist and bassist, John Johansen and Nick Wendel respectively. They were on Elkion Records and then Equal Vision Records. The band toured extensively and began writing new material in 2001. They added former Glassjaw drummer Durijah Lang, and moved Scottie Redix to guitar and backing vocals. In mid-2001 the band parted ways with vocalist John Johansen. You'll learn about the rest in the interview.

There's a fire alarm dying in the background the whole time and I tried my best to kill it as much as possible but it creeps through. But you'll hear odd cuts in what Scottie's saying. That's where I'm slicing the audio.

Thank you to Chris Payne for the intro to Scottie who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Being friends with and a fan of Glassjaw
• Brand New
• What local drummers influenced him
• Yearly
• Eben's personality and how it influenced Saves The Day
• Going from drums to guitar
• 911 changing music
• Their relationship with Saves the Day
• What was their relationship like being on Equalvision
• At Your Funeral being about them
• People having a ton of footage that they haven't digitized
• Being mysteriously sabotaged
• And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you've been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Iodine Recordings was an independent record label based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Iodine Recordings released punk, hardcore, and indie rock music. It was once home to bands such as Brand New, Orange Island, Smoke or Fire, There Were Wires, Gregor Samsa, and more.

They're back in action so I got Casey Iodine on the Skype and this is what we talk about:

• Putting out Brand New's first record
• Starting the label
• The MA scene
• Orange Island
• Napster
• Starting the label back up in a digital space
• His thoughts on labels taking a cut of a band's merch
• His thoughts on Garrison signing and then breaking up
• What he did after the label
• And a ton more

Check out their website www.iodinerecords.com and follow them on Instagram at iodinerecordings.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you've been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Pillow is a band from the NJ. That's all Google tells me.

Thank you Anthony Schorr (Episode 005) for helping me find Christina Toast who I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• The origins of "Toast" in her name
• Still having their practice space
• Puncturepoint Records
• Playing on Warped Tour
• Their youtube video that she hates
• Recording at Portrait Studios
• the bathroom story
• A possible new album
• And a ton more

This week's sponsor is Mint 400 Records.

Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 370 exciting releases.

You can find Mint 400 Records releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.

You can find the clip from Ruby Bones' song here.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you've been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Garrison was a post-hardcore/punk band based in Boston, Massachusetts from 1996-2004. Ed McNamara and Joe Grillo shared lead vocal, guitar, and songwriting duties. Their sound was largely influenced by early post-hardcore, most notably Drive Like Jehu, and also incorporated components of post-punk, shoegaze, and emo. In their eight years, Garrison released two full-length albums, both on Revelation Records, as well as three EPs, two split EPs, and one early single released as a 7" vinyl record. After officially disbanding in 2004, members of Garrison went on to play with Pointillist, Instruction, Fires, The Fly Seville, Gay for Johnny Depp, Campaign for Real-Time, The Rise Park, Placer, and Kill Verona.

Thank you to Casey from Iodine Records for the intro. I got Joe on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Rush Limbaugh
• How he helped promote shows
• Never being 100% satisfied with certain milestones
• His thoughts about Revelation Records
• Their song Come On Die Young
• How the band ended
• Releasing recorded tracks on Iodine Records
• And a ton more

Check out his band Judas Knife and Her Head's On Fire and follow iodine records to stay up to date when all the Garrison stuff is released.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.