AXE TO GRIND PODCAST
A hardcore podcast hosted by Tom, Bob, and Patrick, covering topics related to the hardcore music scene and culture.
Episodes
A2G447 - Emo Is Not Dead Most Likely
Andrew Sacher, author of the brand new book EMO REVIVAL, educates us on the finer points of 2008-2018. And we're blessed to open with a premiere from New England's finest RECOLLECTION
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Friday Night's Alright - 231
Music is not always expression, but when it is, that's when it's most impressive. Come explore the expressive space of hardcore, metal, metalcore, alt, altycore, crust, and whatever else you could label this banger box of good songs from the likes of PIG CITY, DISCERN, GODS HATE, FOOL'S GOLD, BRACING FOR DISASTER, LOCKSLIP, SHITS CREEK, FROZEN OVER, JUSTIFICATION, AND ROTTEN UK. Let's go.
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A2G446 - S&F Recap + Hardcore Pairs Well With...
A portion of this recording was lost to the digital maelstrom. Join us for an in-progress conversation about Sound & Fury and if being employed is good. Shoutout to our sponsors whose ads were lost in this mess; new God's Hate out now.
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Friday Night's Alright - 230
Travel gets in the way, but not of the soundwaves. Ride on a journey through space and time as we explore the nooks and crannies of mosh, noise, jangle, and shred with the likes of EGOS DIVIDE, IDENTITY CRISIS, REAPERS GONG, BEDLAM, MYVERONICA, DREAM, KINETIC ORBITAL STRIKE, COLD DECAY, POUR OVER, GRIPE and more. Let's go.
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A2G445 - Boomer vs Zoomer: Arena Mode
Topics of the day, from Merauder to the Maddens. Plus, a new single premiere from NY's hardest PAIN OF TRUTH.
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Friday Night's Alright - 229
Where do bad folks go when they die? They don't go to the Friday Nights Alright Music Factory, that's for dang sure! We got a bag of bangin' tracks, featuring CRIMINAL INSTINCT, BUTCHER, NO IDOLS, TV STAR, L.O.T.I.O.N., EXCESS BLOOD, YOUTH LIBERATION FRONT, CRAZY CLUE, and more. Let's go.
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A2G444 - The Philadelphia Society of Future Vampires
Don Devore of Ink & Dagger, Frail, and more, stops by to talk PMA and gold fever. Very good to have him.
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Friday Night's Alright - 228
Staying Alive ain't just a BeeGees track but a state of mind. Feed that emotion with hot tracks of all shapes and sizes with material from PEACE TEST, COLOSSAL RAINS, FLOWER, WHISPERS, SOFT SURFACE, I PRACTICE SAYING SORRY..., PREVENTION, FORESEEN, MERCY MISSION, QUICKSAND, PORTRAITS OF PAST and more. Let's go.
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A2G443 - Lou
The man meant a lot to a lotta people. RIP to a father, community member, and world-class performer.
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Friday Night's Alright - 227
We all have needs. We need food, water, air. But for some of us... we also need music. And for some of those select fews... we need music that actually feels alive. Well look no further. Tracks to feel alive to, featuring DIÄT, SEX PRISONER, DARLING, EASY EIGHT, SMIRK, MAGICAL POWERS, BORN SINNER, COMMODORE, WRECKAGE, HOT LOAD, GOOD FORTUNE and more. Lets go.
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A2G442 - STOP TALKING ABOUT HARDCORE
Letting the takes fly today.
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A2GSWANK - The Swankcast
Help out if you can.
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Friday Night's Alright - 226
Changing it up this week and dug through the archives. Great songs for a great weekend from WALTER SCHREIFELS, BATTLE RUINS, SCREAMING FEMALES, D.I., STRAIGHT TO HELL, ROBOT WHALES, IN STRIDE, NO PARADE, NECROS, MENTAL, H.R., and INTO ANOTHER.
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A2G441 - Frontrunner Hardcore
Recontextualized albums and cursed objects.
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Friday Night's Alright - 225
Feeling up, feeling down, looking all around. Got some sounds to compliment the variety or chaos, however you want to look at it this week, including GOOEY COOKIE, WRONG MAN, CALVARY, DRAW BLANK, LIVING WEAPON, BATTERY, ANIMAL INSTINCT, and more. Let's go.
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A2G432 - Where the Robots Mosh
Pat Flynn joins us to denounce the bots.
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Friday Night's Alright - 224
Almost exclusively new, so that's the theme. Try new things. Live a little. Eat the expensive salsa. Go boogie boarding. Roll down a hill. And let us give you the soundtrack, featuring BUG BATH, FALSE REALITY, SPIRAL HEADS, SUNBLIND, PSICO GALERA, DRY SOCKET, ORC, REPEAT OFFENDER, SCIMITAR, WORLDS WORST, and BLUNT FORCE. Lets go.
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A2G431 - Goth Wars. Banana Armistice.
The listeners continue to grill us.
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Friday Night's Alright - 223
Moving into the summer time, we got the windows and the speakers UP. Tune in for tracks new and old but all hot as hell from LOVE RARELY, CASHIER, GRACER, SHORT LEASH, EKULU, STATION MODEL VIOLENCE, LASSO, RESTRAINING ORDER and more. Lets go.
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A2G424 - The 2026 Halsey Wars
"I see the critic that hates musicians, new guy against the old, sound against genre, and they're all too blind to see"
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Friday Night's Alright - 222
Speed race against time. Are you ready for tracks but got no time for the filler? Well call me the White Rabbit because I'm here, but I'm late for a very important date. SO grab some tracks while their hot, from the likes of TAPE, FALSE FLAG, YOU ME US THEM, CLASS RING, MIRAGE, SIYAHKAL, ANTENNA, SNAG, CÜLO, WRECKAGE and more. Lets go.
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A2G429 - Champions
The boys celebrate New York, the Knicks, and Hardcore while staying away from being too biblical. Then dive into some listener questions about 90s adjace, Alone in a Crowd vs Side By Side, and Howard Johnson, somehow.
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A2G428 - Ain't Nobody Gonna Dim My Shine
If I use this space to type that we talk about a banana costume for 40min of this episode, I'll have to reexamine my life.
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Friday Night's Alright - 221
WHERE'S THE POOL PARTY? Grab the aux, the stereo, the boom box, whatever you got and pop on this week's FNA to rock all night, with tracks from IRONBAR, PEACE CROSS, MAKTHAVERSKAN, HONEY, UNITY TICKET, AGAINST THE WORLD, URANIUM CLUB, INTERNAL, DEATH CERTIFICATE and more. Lets go.
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A2G427 - Bloodlet Vs Aerosmith
What's a tasteful cover? And is tasteful even a good thing? List of bands better than Boodlet.
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Friday Night's Alright - 220
Almost all new music to help refocus and redirect your energy. Let's get in gear, lock in folks. Tracks from CONSENSUS MADNESS, PLUTO'S KISS, RYE COALITION, FULL STRENGTH, CANDY TRUCK, KILL 'EM ALL, QUICK TO JUDGE, PERSONALITY CRISIS, and more.
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A2G426 - Blatant Localism
What are some foundational records only you and 300 other people care about? Also, BnB Bowl, Suicidal Tendencies, and Dat Boi.
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Friday Night's Alright - 219
Feeling GOOD about this episode... a perfect soundtrack to wake you up, grip you and keep you UP through the motions of the day, and FNA is nothing if it ain't a motion party baby. Move with us with tracks from SOMERSET THROWER, DOWN TO NOTHING, RUNNIN HOT, LOWERTOWN, TORTURE REALM, MADHONEY, NO GUARD, THE BRINK and more. Let's go.
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A2G435 - KIDS ARE MOSTLY ALRIGHT PROBABLY
Tom and Bob hold it down while Patrick is mid-flight. Talk of Rebirth Records Showcase leads into a rousing conversation of How To Do A Festival Right or Wrong as an attendee, band, and promoter.
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Friday Night's Alright - 218
Unload, unwind, and unlock your ears to some new sounds and old sounds alike. Music is not a side scroller, we're OPEN WORLD people. Explore the sonic space with tracks from LOVE SICK, SUICIDAS, BEQUEST, ETERNAL CHAMPION, THE AETHER MOD, SCHOOL DRUGS, COMBAT STANCE, HEALING FIRE, SPOTLIGHT KID, REJACERO, RAD OWL, BLAME and more.
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A2g434 - Low Blood Sugar
Do you prefer the legitimate article, or something good? These are your only options with a reunion show.
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Friday Night's Alright - 217
We're back and this time we brought flowers. And by flowers we mean a boatload of new tracks, featuring BURNING LORD, JUMP BALL, WOUNDED TOUCH, EXISTENCE OF HATE, ULTIMATE DISASTER, G.U.N., CAPE CRUSH, ADHERENCE, STRIKEFORCE, HOME FRONT, and EXIT LIFE. Lets go.
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A2G433 - DRAKE WARS
How much lore does a working man need?
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Friday Night's Alright - 216
A workman's like efficiency in delivering this week's hot music. Call us the Culligan Man, maybe your favorite post office employee, or even the Witchita Lineman... because we're still on the line. Featuring RAW PEACE, SHAVED APE, RIVERBED, DEMOCRACY, CITIZEN, BIG LAUGH, MORAL POLLUTION and more.
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A2G432 - BOOOOO!
Most hyped show of the year, FOR OLD PEOPLE? Taco Truth. Tom yells!
Boo this man!
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Friday Night's Alright - 215
Back to it with so much new you're gonna need to buy a basket. Tracks with no filler including heat from STINGRAY, GUV, SQUINT, BAD BREEDING, X FOREVER WAR X, YLEISET SYYT, UNITED STARE, STEP 2 THIS, NEAUX, SUBLIMINAL EXCESS, and more.
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A2G431 - Choppin' It Up w/ Vogel
Scott Vogel joins us to talk hardcore.
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Friday Night's Alright - 214
What's the sound of hardcore in 2026? Is there just one? Hell nah, what are you thinking. We explore the patchwork of punk hc this year with tracks from HAYWIRE, BAD BEAT, ANGEL DU$T, COLLATERAL, BETON ARME, POISON RUIN, SPEED, SCARAB, C4, DRAIN, FATAL REALM, FENTANYL, HOME FRONT, NEOLITHIC, and COMBUST.
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A2G430 - Very Bold
Community, for good and bad. Is Bold ever discussed? You'll have to listen to find out.
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Friday Night's Alright - 213
Up and down, round and round. Got some songs for the new, the old, and everything in between. Tracks from MILE END, SWEAT, PRIME SUSPECT, ANGUISH CRY, LOT IN LIFE, and more.
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A2G429 - Rest In Peace
RIP Bo. Guest cohost Patrick Flynn. And a new song premiere from NC monsters A KNIFE IN THE DARK.
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Friday Night's Alright - 212
Here for everyone who is down and feeling it. Be good to one another and to yourself. New music from HOLY DOSE, FIB, MR. RADICAL, DEMENTED FX, TOLLS, FIGHTBACK, DIVISION OF MIND, SUBJECTS, GROTTO and more.
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A2G428 - Live From Boise, It's Tuesday Morning!
Lyrics? Huh! What are they good for? (Absolutely nothing!)
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Friday Night's Alright - 211
Hot stove episode, we got that new heat, we got that smoldering ancient lava heat, and we got that warm pie on the window sill perfection... songs from '82 INFERNO, TURN OF PHRASE, SQUARE ONE, MAYAKOVSKY, START TODAY, CURE FOR YOUTH, LATEST GOD, CONSUMER CULTURE, BIRDLEGS and more. Lets go.
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A2G427 - Diner Core
Does subculture mean anything anymore? Or did we just buy cat ears and a DRI shirt on Amazon?
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Friday Night's Alright - 210
A spritzer, a mixer, a full on blended concoction, merely a cacophony of sound for you to consume. Something like that. New music up and down from the likes of REEK MINDS, CIRCA 40, XTOBEARX, SCREAMING FIST, GRIMOIRE, BAD WORLD, THE CROSSES, and a couple two or three old diamonds to round it out. Let's go.
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A2G426 - The Nuclear Option
Take or Leave, but with SERIOUS consequences. We're erasing bands from history.
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Friday Night's Alright - 209
Are we Post-Everything? Or just putting new spins on old webs? What songs pull you in, or rip you out, or make you erupt outta your seat? Here's some, including NOI!SE, TRIED, SECLUSION, BLOODSTAINS, OUTNUMBERED, DEAF CLUB, FIGURINE, BEZETTE STAD and more.
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A2G425 - Garfield Hardcore
Is Nermal a femboy? Bellybutton watch. Bold. And a premiere from Oakland stompers STRAGGLER!
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Friday Night's Alright - 208
Sometimes you need that old fuzzy, familiar blanket. AND SOMETIMES YOU NEED TO GO BUY A NEW BLANKET. New tunes for the new you, it's 2026, find something new to love. Featuring IRON CRUSADERS, TAR, ONIONIZM, STRAGGLER, WEDNESDAY, POISON RUIN, ELIMINATORS, HEAVENLY BLUE, CHANCERS, YANKEE BASTARD, THE DOGS, ATTRITION.
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A2G424 - I'm Lit!
Barbershop talk about who is fastest, hardest, and heaviest. Plus, a premiere from a fresh LAMENT reissue!
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Friday Night's Alright - 207
Has it been a long week or a short week? When is there ever a regular week? Can we get a regular week maybe? What we DO have is your weekly dose of dope songs, including ZERO MOB, BAD SPORTS, xGAARGOYLEx, GUNNER, DIMENSION, OVERHAND, and more. Lets go.
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A2G423 - Grilled
Hardcore questions come fast and furious, from the basics "YoT or Judge?" to the heady "does this sh*t have a future?"
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Friday Night's Alright - 206
How many songs on this episode are you interested in? Should I start letting AI write these intros? Do you need a quantitative number to make something great? Songs from MANIK, FLESH COMMODITY, WORLD I HATE, HITMEN, PERRO MUNDO, REASON WHY, STAND TALL, FIXED GAME, B.O.R.N. and more. Lets go.
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A2G422 - The Summit
The most brilliant minds in hardcore show promotion join Tom for a roundtable of wisdom and whimsy.
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Friday Night's Alright - 205
Maybe 80% less wiley talk but still 100% tracks on tracks. New music and hopefully some new to you from acts including LOOSE LEASH, CRUSH YOUR SOUL, ENKASED, KILLING PACE, THE MASTER'S CALL, SEE IT THROUGH and 6 more. Lets go.
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A2G421 - National Converge Day
We talk Converge. In depth. And detail.
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Friday Night's Alright - 204
I stay on, I stay on, where do I get off? Well not here, not this week, we got tracks to farm. From this week's yield we got STARING CONTEST, REJECT MODERNITY, FAR AWAY, HEAD CRACK, EN LA MUERTE, GLORY, BLOCKADE, and more. Lets go.
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A2G420 - Dunston Checks In
An oldhead stops by with some questions. What's a Grammy?
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Friday Night's Alright - 203
Just a lot of good music, is that enough? IT IS. So let's get it with tracks from SPIKEPIT, NIGHTFEEDER, GYLT, RITUAL DISORDER, LOSE SIGHT, GALLOP, FINAL GASP, INFILTRATORS and more. Lets go.
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A2G419 - On a Serious Note
A lot going on in the world.
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Friday Night's Alright - 202
We go in a lot of directions but that's how you grow in a lot of directions, right? Hear something new, something old, something stage dive, something chill with this batch, which includes VIOLENT PROTEST, THE CONSEQUENCE, DAISY CHAIN, CARTOON, SPY, BAD BREEDING, RIFLE, LAST ORDER, KNUMEARS, ALL 4 ALL and more. Lets go.
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A2G418 - Shiny Shirt vs Bowling Shirt
Impromptu GB vs CIV debate; are we doing old guy bands dirty with the venues we put them in; when to tell someone a boring story they don't care about
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A2G417 - Photographer Talk Is Back From the Dead
It never really dies. Plus, showing up to a 100 cap room in a bus. And how are we all seeing the world so differently?
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Friday Night's Alright - 201
NEW YEAR NEW EPISODES SAME GREAT TASTE. We've got the greatest and latest in hc punk adjacent and everything in between, including MESS, BULLS SHITT, NEGATIVE FORCE, REDS, TAKE STEPS, CRUELSTER, EN LOVE, COLOSSAL MAN, UTILITY and more. 2026, Let's Go.
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A2G416 - The Future Is English Muffin Pizza
What do we expect in 2026? Join us for some irresponsible speculation on the immediate future of hardcore.
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A2G415 - Best Of?! 2025!
2025: Was it lit?
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Friday Night's Alright - 51
Proceed to the music station of your choice; plug in, sit with ample space for comfort and focus, while maintaining a healthy heart rate and strong posture. Enjoy this weeks' music, including CARE FREE, ALIENATOR, LIMIT OF DESTRUCTION, RED SUN, MASHAAL, END STATE, TERRITORY and more. Let's go
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A2G414 - Only So Much Oxygen
Why some releases GO and other's are PASSED OVER. Are we literate? Why you want union welders in your band. Why the 1995 NBA draft matters.
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Friday Night's Alright - 50
We're at the tracks store and strolling the NEW ITEMS aisle. Catch some new heat that includes SPLEEN, FADING FAST, DEFY YOU, DEADBOLT, FLORIDA MAN, PUBLIC SHAME, GAMMA, NYLON, RURAL HATE, NUCLEAR MAN, and more. Lets go.
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A2G413 - Rocketman
That's SIR Elton John to you.
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Friday Night's Alright - 49
The year is winding down, the cold weather is locking in, but the hot tracks won't stop. Music for the mindful, the mindless, and the unminded, including ARESI, DRAFT DODGERS, PRICE OF REDEMPTION, FREEZE OUT, PEEL DREAM MAGAZINE, TU LA LLEVAS, ANTENNA and more.
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A2G412 - That New New
New hardcore discussed in obsessive detail.
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Friday Night's Alright - 48
We might have gotten weird, or we were just a bit wired, but who can say. There's tracks, I stand by it. Stand by with songs new and old (mostly new) from NEOLITHIC, FEELS LIKE HEAVEN, ANGEL DU$T, REMEMBER SPORTS, TOTAL FLESH, EXCIDE and more.
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A2G411 - Round The Table with Tyler
A quick round of this or that to connect with our fill-in legend, Tyler Short. Talk on live shows, new core, old core, Flyover Fest, For The Children, and LDB. All that and a debut from Milwaukee’s ENERVATE.
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Friday Night's Alright - 47
Usually we're back on the map, this week we're all over it. New bands? Check. Modern classics? Yup. Stone cold 90s banger? You got it - all that and more. Featuring IDENTITY SHOCK, ATARI, WMD, GNOSTICS, DEAD AND GONE, 411, G.A.Z.E. and more.
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Looking Back - June 26 1991
A little bonus for the Holiday. Listen now before it gets copyright claimed.
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A2G410 - Sensitive Souls
It takes strength to be gentle and kind, but the internet isn't about that.
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Friday Night's Alright - 46
We're out here on the corner like a newsie flingin' tracks at you, the least you can do is drop some change in the hat. Or at least, go buy one of the records by any of these excellent bands, including CROSS, WILL TO SPEAK, SAVIOUR COMPLEX, LAUGHING CORPSE, RECOLLECTION, SNOCAPS, SIEGE COLUMN, and more.
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A2G409 - Track Detectives
Are SONGS hard to come by these days? Has metalcore been a pernicious influence on hardcore? Also, LDB; Brandon Boyd; and the torturous nature of album plays.
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