The Brooklyn Blast Furnace

Recorded Live from Bushwick, Brooklyn at Physical Culture Collective. Gavin Van Vlack, guitarist for NYHC band Burn, Canonized, Absolution and several more throughout the years. We sat down at his gym and we discussed everything from his new project, Canonized, the state of music nowadays, some politics, we even had a couple things to say about rapper 6ix9ine. There is definitely some Brooklyn ambience with some sirens and passing subway trains in the background. Hope you enjoy this episode.

Baron Misuraca is the singer and bass player for "Carnivore A.D." A reforming of the classic band "Carnivore" strictly to honor the music and memory of Peter Steele who founded the band in the early 1980's. I hung out with him at his house on Long Island and discussed his role in the band, how Peter Steele and him met and became friends decades ago as well as Baron's role in the legendary band "Sheer Terror" in which he played bass for in the early days and appears on early demo tapes. I'm glad we made time to do this. Baron is a sincere and humble guy. I think it comes off as such in this episode. The song at the end of this episode is Carnivore A.D. doing the classic song "Angry Neurotic Catholics" at Hellfest in France in front of 20,000 people. Enjoy. Peter Steele and Keith Alexander... Rest In Peace.

From the heart of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. I met up with six of the members of the L.O.B.S.C. (Lordz Of Brooklyn Social Club) to talk about their inception, how it was formed and what it is that they do. A bunch of guys who know each other since they were little kids, all from the same neighborhood decided to become a part of the club created by Drew; who at 6 years old was featured on the debut "Lordz Of Brooklyn" record "A Family Affair". They create fundraisers and host charity events in order to give back to the neighborhood they grew up in and still have a deep rooted sense of family and community. Unfortunately, a rare trait today. I was happy to hang with these guys for a couple hours and learn about this club. Glad I did. Support these guys! Respect.

Frank Molina... also known as "The Guv'nor" and "Frank 2 Far" has been in the NYHC scene for decades. Singer for the NYHC band "Step 2 Far" and former doorman for the legendary CBGB for over a decade. We met up in the heart of Bay Ridge to have a laid back conversation about whatever came to our heads at the moment. I know Frank for a long time. One of the best guys ever. Respect.

In a very loud and chaotic backstage area at This Is Hardcore 2018, I caught up with Chris Golas (drums) and John Doherty (bass) from Agents Of Man to touch on a few things about their plans, their set at the festival and a few other things. With a little side conversation with Sean Martin of Twitching Tongues and Hatebreed. Sometimes in this environment, you don't know what can happen or who will drop in to say a few words. This was hectic but definitely a fun few minutes. Hope you enjoy it. Respect.

Steve Mona is the former Commanding Officer of the New York City Vandal Squad. But... he likes graffiti! He's also a 9/11 First Responder who worked on "the pile" for months at a time. On a lighter note, he's part of the Delta Bravo Urban Exploration Team in which Danny Boy from House of Pain / La Coka Nostra founded. Steve is an incredibly genuine and nice guy. I'm happy we made this happen. I hope you enjoy this episode. Thanks as always for listening.

Being trapped inside The Electric Factory at This Is Hardcore 2018 for a couple hours due to pouring rain, I spotted Jack from the band "No Option" who opened the show on that Friday and asked to speak to him for a couple minutes. Being such a young band, I was pleasantly surprised by the reaction they got. Super nice kid in a dope band. Support them. They seem to "get it".

Recorded Live from This Is Hardcore 2018 at The Electric Factory in Philadelphia. Cody (Vocals) and Mark (Bass) from "Gloves Off" sat down and chopped it up about everything from their upcoming Fastbreak Records release, to future shows to breaking each others chops constantly. I had a lot of fun doing this. Yes, it's hectic in the background and people make little cameo appearances... but this is what happens when you have no map to follow when doing a Live podcast from a hardcore festival with thousands of people. Thanks for listening.

Recorded Live from The Electric Factory in Philadelphia at this year's This Is Hardcore Festival. I caught up with Joe Stanley, singer for Departed, ex Sicker Than Most and ex guitarist for Clubber Lang. We talk about the band, playing the fest, future plans for the band, the new Departed Beer brewed by Dark City Brewery in Asbury, New Jersey. Along with a cameo from Pat Duda, bass player for Departed, and a couple broken down van stories. Support these guys! Great guys and awesome band as well! Respect.

Diabolic is a rapper from Suffolk County, Long Island. He's been in the rap game for decades. His debut record "Liar And A Thief" is considered a "classic" hip hop record by most people. "The Foul Play Mixtape" and "Fightin' Words" are nothing to sneeze at either. His newest record "The Disconnect" is complete and will be released within a few months. He's got classic joints with Immortal Technique, Vinnie Paz and Ill Bill as well. I didn't know what to expect when we met up at a shitty little bar in Huntington Station, Long Island. He was nothing but cool and mad easy to talk to. This might be the episode that is the most like a regular conversation with no direction. I hope you enjoy this one. It was definitely cool to do, especially being a fan of his music. Respect.

This Is Hardcore 2018 was an amazing and memorable 4 days. So I decided to do a quick little bonus episode speaking on it. The entire This Is Hardcore Team deserves it. The time, work and passion these people have into putting on, in my opinion, the best Hardcore fest in the United States is second to none.

Me and The O.G. were talking about doing this episode for about 6 months. So, finally, during the weekend of this year's "This Is Hardcore" Festival in Philadelphia, I met up with him at Cresson Street Tattoo and finally sat down to do a little blah blah. He's the singer for "Done Deal", one third of the "Broad Street Breakdown" podcast along with Vinnie Paz and Pablo Regular... who makes several little appearances throughout the episode. One of the best guys I know and absolutely one of the realest. Recorded in the basement at the tattoo shop, away from the chaos upstairs we spoke about everything from old school wrestling, hardcore, shows, the annual Cresson Street Tattoo toy drive,Trump and the 1985 "MOVE" bombing in Philadelphia. I hope you enjoy this episode. We had fun doing it. Respect.

The listeners wanted him back... so here you go! "Tommy Rebel" is back on the show telling some stories about the dangers of writing graffiti in the subway tunnels all over New York City and how, on a couple of occasions escaped death by literally inches! Whether it was by electrocution or by being hit by trains. The risks one has to take in order to get "ups" is second to none. I hope you enjoy this look into the underground of the concrete jungle.

Mad Joe Black is the singer for the Pennsylvania Hardcore band, Wisdom In Chains and also a co-host on The Post America Podcast. I linked up with him in midtown Manhattan to talk about everything from their new record "Nothing In Nature Respects Weakness", being involved in the hardcore scene in any capacity to stories of "Pocono Ghosts". Hope you enjoy the episode.

Jimmy sits down with "Tommy Rebel". A "Bay Ridginal" OG New Yorker. We shoot the shit about Graffiti in late 80's and early 90's, Fireworks, M-80's, Pineapples, how in Chinatown you used to be able to buy everything from graffiti supplies to piranhas to people. Hahaha! A bunch of true stories about being a crazy kid in Brooklyn back in the day. Some things that were done, if done today, you'd be labeled a domestic terrorist most likely. But, it was all in good fun growing up in Brooklyn before the internet and smart phones. Hope you enjoy.