AXE TO GRIND PODCAST

All the topics that aren't getting the talk that (maybe) they deserve! From influences left on the table, bands that just rule, genres that aren't getting shine, and more! Also, how many epochs has youth crew been through? Promo photos as torture. And Patrick gets in his vegan bag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave A. joins us to tie up loose ends. People wanna know if there's still axes, have we become recording snobs, what musicians have killer batting averages, where Handsome falls in the post-hardcore tier ranking, and the dark side of Brian Baker. Also what it's like being the difficult one. And a new track from MILITARIE GUN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're familiar with the long-running television gameshow, JEOPARDY? Well, this is like that without the budget and exclusively about hardcore. Also, what to do about these pressing plant delays? And finally, wild speculation on Matt Skiba's t-shirt collection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, after a long day you just want some comfort food hardcore. The HC version of mom's home cooking. Also, krishna cooking. And a debut from LI's own BECOME ONE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Record Club episode in which we listen to and talk about 'The Decline' by NOFX. How did this happen? What are the possible outcomes? Also discussed, Avril Lavigne's TikTok, Cokie the Clown, and gambling on tennis. All this and a debut from COSMIC JOKE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quick primer on keeping the party polite as we ease back into shows. How not to be a dick. What shows blew our socks off recently. And just how many AF shirts does one need? All that and a song debut from THE LAST STAND. It's a gold episode. RIP RED BARON Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the more dynamic acts of their era, The Hope Conspiracy crossed a few aisles and won converts among different veins of hardcore. But not everyone got it. And what's the band's legacy today? Strap in, it's a Hope Con deep dive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Take a time machine to a few weeks back when we still hadn't heard the Turnstile record and hardcore TikTok was a going concern. While we're there, how about a conversation about what's real, what's illusion, and what's none of our business? Hardcore credibility, in focus. And don't miss a new track from WILD RED! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave from the Brooklyn venue St Vitus joins us to talk about how to get Nirvana to play your 300 cap room, how to walk the middle course and feel no anger at your critics, and how to be zen about your livelihood going away in a day. Also, listen close because he's got a heads up exclusive for A2G listeners. And don't go anywhere because we've got Long Island's KOYO Live on Axe To Grind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chatting hardcore on new EKULU, ANGEL DU$T, C4, WRISTMEETRAZOR, CHUBBY & THE GANG, and much more! Also, whatever happened to the VJs of old? And how to become a weird youtube couple that rides trains all year. All that and a new track from STAND STILL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone's had the 'best X band of Y era" conversations. But flip the numbers around a bit and it's possible you've never even thought about it. Best NYHC band of the 00s? Best OC band of the 90s? Most embarrassing look of the 80s? We get the conversation started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some premises, hypotheses, and wild claims about hardcore's past, present, and future. Are these notions true facts, utter falsehoods, or even slanderous lies? Find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you listen to at work? What does a roadcrew worker listen to? What about a transplant surgeon? A barber? How about a photographer? Call center operator? From the oil fields to the pizza parlor, we take a guess. Guest mic by Eric. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Test presses; Tony Soprano as daddy; getting paid or not; Gotcha Hats; finding a friend with mass; attending a show in the post-apocalypse; tour offers; dogshit album art; your record can sound sound good or sound bad- what do you choose? Answer quick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We answer listener questions about the nature of memory; Warzone; the two weeks after 9/11; District 9; uncanny valley; eye surgery; working for free; 7" EPs; No Idea Records; Choke's Instagram; more! And a killer song debut from PERFECT WORLD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Of the genres adjacent to hardcore, few have higher highs and lower lows than 90s emo. We took that rollercoaster ride and invite you to join in as we listen to the good, the bad, and the regrettable of the era. Bop along. And while you're here, soak in new music from TIME AND PRESSURE and MILITARIE GUN! Big show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recorded prior to last week's hullabaloo, this one is a chit-chattin' palate cleanser. Cargo shorts, Godzilla, tucker hats of the 00s, fast hardcore, musicality, venues that will talk to you now, 40 years in a biscuit factory, Fall Out Boy's hotdogs, and a premiere of new music from NJ's own DEAD TORCHES! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We got your emails. Thank you. Yes. A show happened. Some people love that it happened. Other people don't care for it at all. We talk about it, doing our best to see where you're all coming from. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Best listeners in the world hit us with the best questions in the world. Talk of Soul Search, Helmet, Sick Of It All, Rollins Band, Die Kreuzen, Cro-Mags, Botch, Be All End All, 7"s, long songs, Deranged Records, Jesus Lizard, and the maximum stage capacity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slowly, slowly, the world returns to normal. Like a blossoming flower after the frost. And with it, shows, tours, good promoters, bad promoters, college students gambling their campus recreation budgets, and kids in basements risking their leases. Plus, new music from BLVD OF DEATH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

90s chatter of all stripes: the bands, the labels, the vibe, the locals, the nonsense. Also, turning down a million dollars, that house on the American Football album, and Chet Hanks. New music from COLONIAL WOUND. RIP Rob Vitale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rerecorded songs; JNCo Vs Diesel; Mike Dirnt's marital status; Ebullition Records; calling in a Descendents lifeline; best Bridge Nine era; the casual disrespect of rating your friends' bands; $700 coats; 8Chan; clean vocals; murdering DRI; just good ol core talk this week. And... SOUL BLIND Live on Axe To Grind! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hummus, generator shows, vaccines, universal hate for DeBlasio, nachos, the mayor from Jaws, what constitutes a tired HC influence, Carmelo Anthony, pulp heroes, and Bullshit Detector Two. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music is in a holding pattern at the moment, but we're looking to the future. When the safe-travel doors swing open, there might be a whole new class of bands getting us pumped. We draft them for our Future Teams. Also, a premiere from FIDDLEHEAD and new music from TRAPPIST! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Walter Schreifels joins us for talk about primates, motor vehicles, colloids consisting of fine granular material, and life in the big city. His best interview, confirmed. Also, xclusive track premieres from CELL ROT and DRILL SERGEANT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We gave the Infinity Gems of Hardcore to one random kid. Who would he erase? What would be the cost? What he did with that power shocked and terrified all that stood in his way. Shoutout Oneonta. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance Punx. The Wookipedia to Joe Rogan pipeline. How much would you pay for the body you want? Would you rather be punched in the head or sneered at by someone who can't bench their own body weight? Generational wealth through Doge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part two of the Rise and Fall story. From Into Oblivion to the end. Frustrating creative processes. How a spider bite extended the band’s existence. The difference a new band member can make. A decided end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking guitars, covid shows, hijacked by politics, best Terror era, the Aquabats, six-degrees of Leeway, the absolute genre peak that is Quicksand Slip, and in the second-half of the podcast we're joined by Chris of On The Might of Princes/Gracer/more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carly, Erica, and Danielle of To The Front join us for a talk about doing it yourself, doing it yourself during covid, cultivating interests, photography, nostalgia, and connecting with like-minded people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A new recurring format. Bjorn, Cedric, and Vince from Rise and Fall join us for a narrative journey of their band. This first episode explores their formation, the importance of driving to practice together, the power of local scenes, small unsafe vehicles, and growing into the finest Belgian export since fries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Outsider music and outsider trading. We field questions that have been itching in your brains. Can we remember Limp Bizkit lyrics? Memorable split release moments. Album tropes we love. How to break into the touring circuit. The most sampled movie clips. Do The Beatles suck? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Remember the part in Goodfellas where Paulie is using a razor to slice garlic into ultra-thin slivers? We do that for metallic hardcore, hardcore with metal influences, and metalcore. Joining us in this maddening exercise is Issac of such bands as Knocked Loose and Inclination. And as a special treat, we're premiering tracks from COLOSSUS and REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hardcore is punk and punk is political, right? Well, maybe. Or maybe not. What counts as politics? Is everything politics? Who are some of the best to do it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What is the best place to start with a subgenre? Is it the most important albums? The most popular? The most representative of that sound? We attempt to answer the question and give our picks for genres, labels, and eras. From Revelation to powerviolence to metalcore and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Joseph as an old dude athlete. Bootleg shirts, good and bad. Fliers, good and bad. Releasing records when you can't tour. Touring coming back. Pileup on the new release highway. A rotten game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know what it is. It's the end of the year and we talk about how it was for hardcore. A wild year in some respects and a muted one in other ways. What's the final verdict? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bosnia and Oklahoma City. Aum Shinrikyo and Bill Clinton. Wild year for the world and a pioneering year for hardcore. Good, bad, interesting, and otherwise- we cover it all this episode. YEAR IN HARDCORE 1995. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Airing of Grievances! Hardcore for the holidays! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Even the best LP could do for a little editing for length. We put on our Unsolicited Producer headsets and chop some songs off classic and sleeper LPs. INTEGRITY to AGNOSTIC FRONT to TRAPPED UNDER ICE and everything in between. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where did the metalcore go? Are we post-revival or does revival never die? The atom-splitting superpower that was the Gorilla Biscuits reunion tour. Jake Paul is the new Mike Tyson. And we're blessed to have RULE THEM ALL Live On Axe To Grind. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Annual tradition of sharing our favorite podcasts continues. We've got a taste of music, art, culture, and nonsense podcasts for you to try. Our way of saying thank you to our fellow podcasters and to you. Have a good holiday, if you celebrate it or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Weird year. Which bands feel like they're still in the front of our minds, even without shows to see them on? Which bands are we excited to see for the first time? Some thoughts about which acts 'matter' now, and which will matter 'soon.' Plus, what frenemy is feeding you protein bars? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby Roxx returns! New music from BROKEN VOW, STONE FLEET, ZIPPER, GRIDIRON, DROWSE, FORGIVE/FORGET, SCALP, PORTRAYAL OF GUILT, SPEEDWAY, LANDOWNER, PARIIAH, STUCK, PAIN OF TRUTH, LAWFUL KILLING, MAGIC GHRELIN, CHAIN REACTION, FIRESTARTER, and SPICE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Every band has a skull logo at some point in their careers. Which are the best? Ever thought you'd listen to that debate in bracket-seeded tournament format? Welcome to 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New guy in the White House; same quality hardcore podcasting you've come to expect. Hype crust, new iconic shirts, best skulls in hardcore, Beatles comparisons, washing your hands after you pee, careers as a train conductor, being popular but disliked, and the punk-hardcore divide. Check out Everyplate.com to get a discount on three weeks of meals with promo code AXETOGRIND3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Whether you're standing in line to vote or furiously posting on /r/anarcho-capitalism, today might be a stressful one. Here's the first three WA2G radio format episodes all in one place. Enjoy and stay safe. Hit Everyplate.com with the promo code: AXETOGRIND3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For all of you who say "you should talk about _______ more" and "why don't you ever talk about ________?" this episode is for you. We talk about every band ever since the beginning of recorded music all the way to the world's end. EVERYPLATE.COM threw us some bucks, so why don't you help out by throwing them a look. Pomo code AXETOGRIND3 for the good stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quick round of the Name Game with a special guest before launching into talk about Drain, Touche Amore, Hatebreed, Seed of Pain, and Spice! The world may've shut down, but music hasn't completely. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Another round of the Name Game featuring friend of the podcast, Brian Murray. An unexpected guest crashes the podcast to tell us how all these hardcore icons are affording private flights. E.Town Concrete v Downset. Then listeners tell us what we haven't been talking about enough for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices