This Was The Scene Podcast

My Pal Trigger were a punk/emo band from the great state of Fl. Their members were David, Jack, Jeremy, and Thomas Ellison. You most likely saw them playing a lot of shows in the late 90s with Discount.

You can find a bunch of their stuff on ashtraymonumentcol.wixsite.com

I reached out to David and Jack, asked if they'd like to chat, they were thrilled and this is what we talked about:

• Destroying punk houses on tour
• The new Metal version of My Pal Trigger
• Jack meeting his drum teacher in a random parking lot
• The schoolhouse venue in Fl
• Talking about the Jersey scene
• The enormous size of Florida
• Chooch
• Long ass drives on tour
• Wesley Willis
• The rope swing story
• And a ton more

This episode is sponsored by Creep Records the best record store in Philadelphia. You can order online at creeprecords.com for a 5 dollar flat rate shipping fee on as many records that you buy. They also have a smoke shop where you can buy fun shaped glass pipes to enjoy all of that tobacco that you buy on the streets. Fun Fact, you can listen to my interview with Arik who owns Creep. Just scroll down to Episode 37.

Jack's current band - https://badyeardenverco.bandcamp.com

Down By Law's Bandcamp - https://downbylawpunk.bandcamp.com

David's company - https://e3motorcycles.com

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Ricky Saporta was a show promoter in NJ back in the late 90s. The main space he did this at was the Wayne Firehouse in Wayne, NJ. Shows started in the smaller room and then progressed into the large room where bands like At The Drive-In, Jimmy Eat World, The Get Up Kids, New Found Glory, Alkaline Trio, and many other large acts played.

It took me FOREVER to get him on the show but he finally caved and this is what we talked about:

• The unreleased song I wrote to entice him to be on the podcast
• How he connected with his punk rocker wife, Nina
• How I finally got him on the show
• NYC being scary back then
• Plan A Project
• When did he start taking photos at shows
• OL Rebellion
• How he'd get band logos for flyers
• At The Drive-In
• The Piebald story
• Andrew Ellis
• Benny Horowitz
• And a ton more

Make sure you go support his wife, Nina's, Kickstarter for her book, "Sunshine Elementary Chapter Book Series".

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my new book "How To Get Divorced. A Guide for people currently going through some shit." You can download a free copy at YourDailyBred.com.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

Benny Horowitz was a show promoter at the Manville, NJ Elks Lodge back in the late 90s. You also might know him from his bands Mercy Union and Gaslight Anthem. I obviously heard of Gaslight but had no idea he promoted shows until Roadie Extraordinaire, Monkey Cipriano filled me in and then made an intro. Benny was more than excited to spend close to 2 hours talking about the scene. Fun fact, this interview was going to be a 2 parter because we had to end the first part of the interview and continue a week later. However, since I have a special guest for Episode 50, I decided to keep this as one interview. Plus, this is a podcast so suck it up.

I got Benny on the phone, twice, and this is what we talked about:

• Gaslight Anthem's current status
• Ricky Saporta
• The Morris County Youth Crew
• His thoughts on Manville, NJ
• Drinking at Elks Lodges
• Crazy show stories
• John Hiltz doing sound
• E-Town Concrete broken mic story
• Monkey The World Famous Roadie
• Dealing with band contracts
• Earth Crisis
• How a 16-year-old kid prints flyers with he's broke
• The magic of pagers
• The ABA
• The Fantasy baseball league
• And a ton more

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my new book "How To Get Divorced. A Guide for people currently going through some shit." You can download a free copy at YourDailyBred.com.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

Hot Water Music is a punk rock band from Gainesville, Florida. The members of the band are Chuck Ragan, Chris Wollard (both lead vocals and guitar), Jason Black (bass), and George Rebelo (drums) first formed in 1993. Since then these guys have broken up, gotten back together, recorded albums, gone on a hiatus, got back together, made more records and so on.

Make sure you check them out on their 25th Anniversary Tour CAUTION + NO DIVISON Full Album Shows and they also have a new EP coming soon.

Thank you to Heath Midtown for the intro to Jason. Fun fact, the 2 of them played in Senses Fail together.

I got Jason on the Phone and this is what we talked about:

• His stint with Heath Midtown in Senses Fail
• Seeing Def Leppard as a kid
• Trying to get George to like punk
• How did people like them when they started
• Casey Lee Morgan's HWM poster
• No Idea Records
• Scott Sinclair's artwork
• When did they start to gain a following
• Some Records
• The Split with Alkaline Trio Split
• What was it like when the scene shifted
• And a ton more

Before we begin, this week I have a sponsor. On March 23 the ska punk band The Ska-Walkers is playing at the Meat Locker in Montclair NJ. The show is $6 at the door and $5 if you bring a can of food to donate. Doors open at 9 pm. You can check out The Ska-Walkers on Facebook and give their songs "RudeGirl" and "Skater's World" a listen at theskawalkers.bandcamp.com. If you play trumpet, trombone, saxophone, or keyboard, live in the Wayne NJ area and want to join a ska band - contact us at [email protected]

Check out my comic by clicking here.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

Dave Patino played in NJ bands The Jerkoffs, my band Lanemeyer, and with Day At The Fair when they get together at the Stan Hope house every so often and play shows.

He now does photography so hire him.

I told Dave that he was going to talk to me and since I am stronger than him he obviously said yes. Here is what we talk about:

• The Police (the band)
• The NJ hot spot, Obsessions
• Fucking with our hair as kids
• Going to Berkeley School of Music
• Creating a recording studio in his basement
• Working at the Hot Topic in the Rockaway Mall
• How cliquey we were in the scene
• How the Jerkoffs really broke up
• Recording Houseboy
• Lanemeyer and Lounge getting chased by rednecks in Kentucky
• Writing my song Energy
• The super annoying guy who wanted to sign Lanemeyer
• Trying out for Ari from Lifetime's band Zero Zero
• And a ton more

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive 80 studios. If you're a marketing company in need of someone to turn your graphics into video then check out my website drive80.com to see some of my work.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle.

Random Task was a punk band from NJ who frequented hall shows all across the NJ scene. Ben Jorgensen was the drummer but eventually left the band to front Armor for Sleep who got signed to Equal Vision, toured their asses off and eventually decided to close shop. If you haven't heard Car Underwater then you should go on Spotify and listen to it as soon as this episode is over because it's the shatttttt.

Random Task was the younger band in the scene who were solid dudes to hang out with any time I saw them at shows. I typically talked to Ben and Evan and still think Evan's write up of my band's CD for his zine Braceface was shit and he should go back and do a better one.

I reached out to Ben and asked if he'd like to talk about summers passed and he said that he would like that. And this is what we talked about.

• Peeing on the Hollywood sign
• Going to the same school as Josh and Gabe from Humble
• His first show at Teaneck American Legion
• The Braceface Zine
• Making a business plan to go on tour
• Delvecchio's sweet sweet foot
• The Juliana Theory story AGAINq
• Starting Armor for Sleep
• Opening for Linkin Park
• And a ton more

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive 80 studios. If you're a marketing company in need of someone to turn your graphics into video then check out my website drive80.com to see some of my work.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

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Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle.

Less Than Jake is the shit. If you don't know who they are then you're in the wrong place.

I was able to get Vinnie on the phone, which was AWESOME, and this is what we talked about:

• Stepping away from touring
• Growing up in Jersey
• How were they embraced when they started out
• What influenced them to write ska songs
• Getting on Asian Man
• The Alan Rappaport pool party
• How has Jersey treated them throughout their career
• The Losing Streak hidden track
• And a ton more

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive 80 studios. If you're a marketing company in need of someone to turn your graphics into video then check out my website drive80.com to see some of my work.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

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Asian Man Records is a DIY record label run by Mike Park. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established May 1996.

Some of the label's releases came from such bands as Slapstick, Less Than Jake, Alkaline Trio, Link 80, MU330, The Broadways, Tuesday, and one of the current bands that I love, Joyce Manor.

• The MOD movement
• Skankin Pickle
• Dill Records
• What did his parents think about him starting the label
• Putting out Goddammit
• Did he sign bands with a handshake?
• Less Than Jake
• Running the label from his parent's garage
• How the download era affected the label
• My band playing with Alkaline Trio the week Goddammit came out
• And a ton more

Check out his SHAKE FACE Instagram

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive 80 studios. If you're a marketing company in need of someone to turn your graphics into video then check out my website drive80.com to see some of my work.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

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Mohawk Barbie was Fast, Snide, Bathroom and Beer humor punk rock from the Garden Hate. They played a lot of shows with Lanemeyer, Bigwig, Humble Beginnings (Gabe of Midtown's old band), Boxcar, Stick Figure Suicide, Beefcake and yes even Midtown. The bassist and drummer of this band, as well as some non-album members, went on to form the Human Adult Band.

I got in touch with Trucker and here's what we talk about:

• His new band Human Adult Band
• His thoughts on Nevermind
• Their show with Clincher
• The "I have no legs" from the movie Kids cover
• Watching Another State of Mind
• What was the band's relationship like?
• The No Wiper Story
• Still touring with his band Human Adult Band
• The Palace in Bound Brook
• And a ton more

Check out his website dihd.net

Make sure you check out his band HUMAN ADULT BAND's show on Sat March 30th, 2019: Bill Nace (featuring Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth) @ White Chapel Project, Long Branch, NJ

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive 80 studios. If you're a marketing company in need of someone to turn your graphics into video then check out my website drive80.com to see some of my work.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

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Weston is a punk rock band hailing from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1990, they took their name from singer Dave Weston's family, since his parents allowed them to practice in their basement. The band never found mainstream success but their energetic and irreverent live shows earned them legendary status amongst their peers as well as their fans. Following their major label debut, the band split up. It was announced on October 17, 2006, that Weston would be reuniting for three shows in late December. This led to even more reunion shows in following years and a live album released December 2009.

• Not missing playing late at night
• Helping a friend run away from home
• Starting off writing harder sounding songs
• Getting chased by the singer of Ignite with fireworks
• The poop in the shower story
• The Ricky Fataar story
• What he thought about Got Beat Up
• Their friendship and tour with Lifetime
• The wrestling outfit he wore on stage
• Why he left the band
• The reunion shows they just played
• The Gwar story
• Alien from Latex Generation
• Did he do an underground wrestling group?
• And a ton more

Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive 80 studios. If you're a marketing company in need of someone to turn your graphics into video then check out my website drive80.com to see some of my work.

If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button.

Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia.

With that said, let's get started.