This Was The Scene Podcast

In a mix of interviews, essays, personal stories, historical snapshots, obscure anecdotes, and think pieces, In Defense of Ska dissects, analyzes, and celebrates ska in exactly the way fans have been craving for decades. This book will enlist ska-lovers as soldiers in the ska army, and challenge ska-haters' prejudices to the core.

Ships in April 2021 including special ska swag and surprises.

Thanks to Adam from Link 80 for the intro. I got Aaron on the Skype and this is what we talked about.

• His band Gnarboots with Adam from Link 80
• seeing skanking pickle for the first time
• How he met Mike Park
• The normalness of Mike Park
• How was he as a roadie
• Getting his book on Clash Books
• A snippet from his book about Slow Gherkin
• The real story behind Ska Sucks by Propagandhi
• Some more snippets from the book
• the story behind the book's cover artwork
• And a ton more

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Since calling it quits in 1997, Tampa, FL's Pohgoh has been known to break out the guitars for the occasional one-off reunion over the years.

In August 2017 the band made their way to Baltimore, MD's Magpie Cage Recording Studio to record their sophomore full-length with engineer/producer J. Robbins resulting in Secret Club,

With a rich history within the 90's DIY/indie/emo scene, Pohgoh was in a small league of female-fronted bands of the era alongside peers like Rainer Maria, Dahlia Seed & Jejune. The band's previous catalog includes several singles, a split 7" with Braid, the closing track on the Emo Diaries, Vol. 1 and the aforementioned full-length.

You can hear them mentioned in Episode 51 with My Pal Trigger and Episode 52 with Ryan from Discount.

I got Keith on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Recording their music video
• His record store Microgroove in Tampa
• The show where Judge broke up
• Their album All Along
• Emo Diaries Vol 1
• Sarasota
• Opening for Jawbreaker on their reunion tour (this story is wild)
• New album with J Robbins
• The band Hank shaw
• His label New Granada
• What label would they want a future release to be on
• And a ton more

Check them out here

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Yermomlluvus have no write-ups anywhere on the internet. So luckily, this interview exists.

I got Chris Pinto on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Taylor Ham
• Congress of Cow
• Trash This Comp
• Finding friends in High School based on their punk rock look
• Who was the primary songwriter
• Boxcar
• Link 80
• His band with THE Joe Pulito
• And a ton more

Check out his band Downbound City

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Hellcat Records is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California. The label, an offshoot of Epitaph Records, was started as a partnership between Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion, the owner of Epitaph, and Tim Armstrong of Rancid, the latter of whom is generally responsible for signing bands. The label specializes in ska, punk, oi!, psychobilly, and hardcore bands. Give 'Em the Boot, a Hellcat label sampler which also includes tracks from other up-and-coming independent bands was issued every other year from 1997 to 2009, with the exceptions of the third release, which was released three years after the second, and the sixth which came one year after the fifth.

Some of the bands that have grazed their roster are The Gadjits, Hepcat, The Pietasters, Op Ivy, Tiger Army, Dropkick Murphys, and a ton more.

Shout out to Jason Boardman for connecting me with The Wix who I got on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Working for the real-life Bobby Fisher
• How The Wix came to fruition
• The Conan O'Brian show
• meeting Skankin Pickle
• Interviewing Jello Biafra in high school
• How Hellcat started
• Signing Dropkick Murphys
• Give em the boot comp
• The Keith Richards story
• And a ton more

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Goober Patrol's music and – perhaps more importantly – drinking then brought them to the attention of NOFX's Fat Mike who signed them to his legendary Fat Wreck Chords label. Their first FAT release Vacation (1996) displayed their mastery at concocting contagious, hook-laden punk tunes, whilst the follow-up The Unbearable Lightness of Being Drunk (1999) mixed offbeat Brit humor and serious personal overtones with raw, hardcore, punk 'n' roll.

In the late 90s and early 2000s, the Goobers toured non-stop around America, Canada, and Europe with Tilt, Down By Law, Bouncing Souls, Strung Out, and Diesel Boy, and made a couple of really stupid videos for FAT's Peepshow compilations. Now, following a break to go back to university, work in the Christmas cracker factory and for bass player Tommy Goober to tour the world in the Toy Dolls, the Goobers are back with a new album, new members and a desire to get drunk in the greatest cities in Europe whilst playing their favorite tunes, from 'Easy Life' and 'The Biggest Joke' to 'B.E.E.R' and 'Last Train to Shezza'.

Shot out to Rob Dementia for connecting us.

I got Tom on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Wonkfest
• Propagandhi
• The current power of social media
• Living together for almost 2 decades
• How they got on Fat Wreckords
• Fat Mike
• How he became a vegetarian
• Their gig in Salt Lake City
• Playing in Toy Dolls
• Playing with Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
• Rich Kids on LSD
• Flying over a Monsoon
• S&M Club with Fat Mike
• The story behind the Peep Show video
• And a ton more

Before we start, I told Tom if he wanted to leave things out he should use the password Cornflakes so that's why you hear it here and there through the interview

Check out his current band Toy Dolls.

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The Number Twelve Looks Like You is an American mathcore band formed in Bergen County, New Jersey, in 2002. The band went on a six-year hiatus in 2010. In May 2016, they performed a secret show and then announced their reunion.

I got Jesse on the Skype and this is what we talked about

• Producing movies
• Straight edge
• Warped Tour in 97
• The Saves The Day CD release party at the Manville Elks Lodge
• Shady View Terrace
• Geoff from Thursday
• How they were treated in Jersey
• The band Bad Rabbits
• And a ton more

You can follow Jesse on his Instagram: www.instagram.com/jessekorman

Check out my new Animated Series where I take clips from interviews and animate them. My latest is with Heath from Midtown (podcast episode 003) where he talks about the time Midtown almost got carjacked. Click here to watch.

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Shabbagoy, according to Joe Pulito, were a melodic punk/hardcore staple of the early-mid 90's central Jersey scene. Since there is no other info about this band, I'll go into what Dan Palyca and I talk about:

• Jawbox
• Shows at high schools
• The Bouncing Souls original sound
• being in the Shades Apart Tainted love video
• Talking to Tyler from Midtown
• The Uprise shirt I found
• The real Lamar Vanoy
• One Nature
• And a ton more

Check out my new Animated Series where I take clips from interviews and animate them. My latest is with Heath from Midtown (podcast episode 003) where he talks about the time Midtown almost got carjacked. Click here to watch.

Check out dailyBred which has been my daily webcomic since Nov. 11, 2017.

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.

You know who the Dropkick Murphys are but you may not know who West Beverly was. Well, now you will know.

Luckily I got Tim Brennan on the Skype and this is what we talked about:

• Playing the show on Fenway
• The Boston accent
• Dan from Sunny Day
• Damon from Braid
• The demise of the band
• Selling Dropkick's merch for 3 months on the Warped Tour
• Adjusting to the shift in the early 2000s
• His friendship with Hey Mercedes
• The Mick Jones pudding origins story
• And a ton more

Check out my new Animated Series where I take clips from interviews and animate them. My latest is with Heath from Midtown (podcast episode 003) where he talks about the time Midtown almost got carjacked. Click here to watch.

This episode is sponsored by www.houseofmerch.com/ where you can buy band merch and get 10% off by using promo code "scene" when you check out. PLUS FREE SHIPPING.

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

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Dynamite Boy was a pop-punk band from Austin, Texas. They were comprised of Sean Neil, Dusty Kohn, Adrian Munoz, and Sam Rich. They disbanded in 2005 after a ten-year career.

Monkey, the roadie extraordinaire from Episode 006, connected me to bassist Adrain Muñoz and this is what we talked about:

• Craig from The Impossibles
• The Bernardsville Church show
• Getting on Fearless Records
• Using Jim Cherry's bass to record Finders Keppers
• His thoughts on Somewhere in America
• Their relationship with Fearless
• Keeping up with the early 2000s
• Sean quitting the band
• His story that you def don't want to miss
• And a ton more

Check out my new Animated Series that launches 7.15.20 where I take clips from interviews and animate them. Episode 001 is starting off with Heath from Midtown (podcast episode 003). You'll be able to see them on my Youtube channel.

This episode is sponsored by www.houseofmerch.com/ where you can buy band merch and get 10% off by using promo code "scene" when you check out. PLUS FREE SHIPPING.

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

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Less Than Jake is an American ska punk band from Gainesville, Florida, that formed in 1992. If you don't know who they are then go listen to Pezcore and Losing Streak. I'll wait...

This interview is very nostalgic but if you're currently in a band, you need to take notes because Chris breaks down all of the things they did to grow their band.

Luckily I got him on the Skype, and this is what we talk about:

• His upcoming book
• Meeting Roger
• The song Fucked
• How they marketed the fuck out of their band
• Naked people at their shows
• How they found Alan Rappaport's house for the backyard show
• And a ton more

Make sure you go check out Chris's podcast, Chris DeMakes A Podcast where he discussed the ins and outs of songwriting with a variety of guests from the world of music.

This episode is sponsored by www.houseofmerch.com/ where you can buy band merch and get 10% off by using promo code "scene" when you check out. PLUS FREE SHIPPING.

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.