This Was The Scene Podcast

This week I do a Q&A with my good buddy Tom Simon where I answer fan questions that they submitted on Instagram. Check out Tom's company Zookies Cookies Click to -> buy my sketchbook Support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon. Hire me to animate things for your company - drive80.com

Laura Ladisheff booked a ton of North Jersey shows in the 90s and also managed Humble Beginnings. She also helped my old bands Congress of Cow and Lanemeyer get on a ton of shows. I thought her story would be awesome and I was correct. Here is what we chat about: Brian Granik The Weston show at the Boonton KOC Matt from Uprise Managing Humble Robotrips at Delvecchio's House How She helped Congress of Cow get Bruce the van Jeremy joining Humble Beginnings Jeff Kish from Dawson High/ Digger and Weston Beth and Elizabeth from Hot Topic Benson Jay Blanda's Mom following my webcomic How I would only play another show if it was at Boonton legion hall And a ton more Go check out the organization she works for that helps Foster Kids at casaforchildren.org. Scroll down and click on the map to see where they are in your area. You can also CLICK HERE to see the video I animated which explains the organization. Click to -> buy my sketchbook Support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon. Hire me to animate things for your company - drive80.com

Jim Cherry was one of the five original members of the band Strung Out, playing bass guitar. He was also part of the initial lineup of the band Pulley, playing guitar. After releasing three albums with Strung Out, Cherry left the band in 1999. Shortly after, he formed the punk rock band Zero Down he passed away on July 7, 2002. In the liner notes of their album Exile in Oblivion, Strung Out dedicates the song "Swan Dive" to Cherry. Pulley dedicated the album Matters to Cherry, as well as the song "Thanks". He is also mentioned in the NOFX song "Doornails" from their 2006 album, Wolves in Wolves' Clothing. After interviewing Johanna Hackett in Episode 64 I told her that I was looking to get more female perspectives from the scene and she introduced me to a few people. One of whom is Wendy Cherry who was married to Jim until he passed away. Before doing this interview I had no idea how much Jim contributed to both Strung Out and Pulley. This is a great interview because Wendy gives her perspective not only about the scene at that time but also tells a punk rock love story which is really endearing. Here is what we talk about: How she met Jim Going to her first Strung Out / Pulley show Jim and Jordan's relationship Helping to pull his publishing The Poison Chicken Story The Matters the song Ultimate Devotion She talks about how Jim passed away due to complications And a ton more Check out Jim's last project Zero Down TODAY YOU CAN BUY MY NEW BOOK FOR $12 Support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon. Hire me - drive80.com

Adam Goren was born in The Bronx on January 14, 1975, but grew up in Oreland, Pennsylvania. He played in several local bands as a youth. While Goren was still in school, a friend introduced him to music sequencers, and he began writing music with one in his spare time. In 1991, Goren joined the punk band Fracture, and he remained with them until 1995. Later he started performing shows as Atom and His Package, consisting of himself, a B.C. Rich guitar, and his QY700 music sequencer. In 1997 he released his first album, named The First CD, on Bloodlink Records. He released several more albums and EPs and has performed on several compilations and self-released EPs while touring internationally. I reached out to Adam thanks to Chris Gethard and this is what we talk about: His amazing website that still exists Chris Gethard Buying shitty albums the band Fracture How he found the Package Playing on the Chris Gethard show Playing Fest Who did his artwork The hate-mail he got And a ton more Check out his favorite band, Future of the Left. If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon. Check out my webcomic - dailyBred I also animate things - drive80.com

I Farm was a skate-punk rock band, later turned melodic hardcore/punk band with pop-punk & thrash elements. They started in Ithaca, NY and ended in Brooklyn, NY. I Farm was: Arun Farm, John Meredith, Josh Carothers, and also included: John Conklin, Jeremy Curtin, Phil Thy, & Jaime Villamarin. I Farm released material from the early 1990's to 2006. I was introduced to Arun by Brian from Plow United (episode 41), he said he was down to chat, and this is what you're going to learn in this episode: Working for Obama Binghamton, NY Growing the Ithica punk scene Being buddies with Plow United Touring with Anti Flag Propagandhi and The Queers Operation Cliff Clavin And a ton more Check out Josh's band, Chilton - https://chilton444.bandcamp.com/ Check out my webcomic - dailyBred Hire me to design or animate your content - drive80.com If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon.

Weston is a band from Bethlehem. Annnnnd you can hear the intro I did about them in the Chuck Weston Interview. In this interview, I talk to Jesse Short about his days in the band and what his view looked like when he joined the band and rocked out on the bass. I got him on the Skype and this is what we talk about: Completely mistaking him for Jeff Kish for the first 3 minutes of the interview Walter Krugg Phil from Digger Joining Weston Go Kart Records And a ton more Check out his latest projects - arDuvall and The Wampmlers Check out my webcomic - dailyBred Hire me to design or animate your content - drive80.com If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon.

A Wilhelm Scream is a melodic hardcore band from New Bedford, Massachusetts formed in 1999. Many people have referenced Strung Out, Hot Water Music, Propagandhi, and Strike Anywhere as the band's similar artists. Their name is a reference to the Wilhelm scream, a famous stock sound effect that is mainly used in films. The band previously went by the names Koen, Adam's Crack, and Smackin' Isaiah, though the last was the only name to be used in any major releases. "The reason for the name changes from Koen to Smackin' Isaiah, then to A Wilhelm Scream was really a matter of them adding new members, and progressing/maturing as a band". I reached out to Nuno and this is what we talk about: His love of hockey Playing FEST His love of musicals Why Monday's are always his day off All About Records Transitioning to A Wilhelm Scream Rob Dobi doing their artwork Nitro Records Keeping in touch with past members Lynn, Massachusetts And a ton more Check out my webcomic - dailyBred Hire me to design or animate your content - drive80.com If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon.

Beefcake were known for their sense of humor that showed up in both their lyrics and their performances (the lead singer was known to wear a diaper on stage). They were featured on 7" releases and compilations (including Fearless' Serial Killer compilation). They band issued their first full-length album, Rejected, on Fearless Records in the autumn of 1999. The Ataris are an American rock band from Anderson, Indiana. Formed in 1996, they have released five studio albums, with So Long, Astoria certified gold. In 2009, an album was announced to be entitled The Graveyard of the Atlantic although the album's status has been on indefinite ambiguity, with just two EPs released in 2010 and 2012 both with the same title as the awaited album. They are best known for their hit cover song, originally recorded by Don Henley, "The Boys of Summer". John Collura played in both of these bands, and this is what we talk about in today's interview: The album Welcome The Night Being a Broker before creating Beefcake Serial Killer Records Meeting the Ataris What the last Beefcake demos sounded like The Ataris dealing with lawsuits A shit ton of Ataris craziness stories And a ton more Check out his new band on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theagedband/ Go give love to David Patino - http://davidpatino.com Submit your cool story here If you'd like to support the podcast you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon. Also, check out my webcomic.

Face First was a Ska Punk band that formed in Mendham, NJ when Jarret Seltzer met Tom Chitty Keiger. They played in the NJ Scene for a few years and eventually realized that ska sucks my ass and evolved into the sounds that was Houston Calls. From there they did a shit ton of touring, signed to Drive-Thru, and broke up in the mid-2000s. I got Jarrett on the phone and this is what we talk about: His Bagels Meeting "Chitty" Obsessions Starting Decibel Records Registering with CCM just to have health insurance Becoming Houston Calls Rushmore Records And a ton more Check out his bagel store - http://bagelsbyjarrett.com And http://customtourpasses.com Go give love to David Patino - http://davidpatino.com Do you have a cool story from the late 90s scene? Email it to me and I'll put it on my blog - [email protected] 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.

The Youth Ahead was a 4 piece pop-punk band from Old Bridge, NJ. started in 1995 they stayed extremely active until their breakup in 2005. Some of the records they put out were The Order Years, The New Album, The Package EP, and For The Ones That Got Away. Steve LWL connecting us Our Dad's not believing in our musical endeavors The Cheesequake Firehouse Shows John D from Bamboozle Not knowing who's running their current website A possible mix up for not getting on certain labels Wanting Steve LWL to join the band Why remembering that time period is important And a ton more Check out Panic State Records Do you have a cool story from the late 90s scene? Email it to me and I'll put it on my blog - [email protected] 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.

Jay Vics grew up in Vernon, NJ and attended his first local show in 1997, and that very night was when he decided he needed to get involved with this wonderful community of people who seemed to not give a shit what others think about them. This, in fact, was the jersey scene. Over the next several years, he went to countless shows, joined the band RedRover, went on tour, recorded twice, and passed out countless flyers. In 2009, he created the North Jersey Pop Punk 1994-2002 group on Facebook and invited everyone he could from that time period. The group now has over 1500 members and is a wonderful source of information from the time period. I got him on the phone and here's what we talk about Antonio from the Dharma Boys The North Jersey Pop Punk FB Group Dillinger Four show on Lake Hopatcong Smacking Isaah Rob Heiner's Bachelor party Brian Fallon His love affair with Rob Heiner And a ton more Do you have a cool story from the late 90s scene? Email it to me and I'll put it on my blog - [email protected] Check out my new website! -->>> thiswasthescene.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.

Element 101 hailed from New Jersey and molded their own brandish scale of punk rock, reminiscent of Elvis Costello, the Go-Go's, All, and the Descendents. They issued their debut Future Plans Undecided in spring 2000. Stereo Girl followed in early 2001. By the time Element 101 prepped for their third album, they'd reach a new musical level. More Than Motion, which was released in fall 2002, showcased a new found confidence from the band as well as a melodically tight sound. I luckily found their Instagram account and went down the rabbit hole to get in touch with Crissie and she was stoked to chat. Below is what we talk about: Hitting a cow with their van Tooth and Nail Records Being a harpist Sound Exchange Recording at the Blasting Room Old Wives and Action Reaction Possibilities of a new song And a ton more Do you have a cool story from the late 90s scene? Email it to me and I'll put it on my blog - [email protected] GET 15% OFF MERCH THIS WEEKEND (code - wayne) Donate laptops here - [email protected] Check out my new website! -->>> thiswasthescene.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.

Coolidge Records is an Independent Punk Rock label that Brett and Jack love. Their bands range from all kinds: Plow United, The Rusty Nails, Coolidge 50, Homage, Lancaster County Prison, Speedwell, Gladys, Soccer, Squatweiler, Deerheart, and so many more. Go check out his Tea Shop if you're in Pittsburgh, PA! I got Jack Ball on the phone and this is what we talked about: Growing up in Wyckoff Interviewing Ian McKaye Using MTV's mailing labels to get press Plow United What it was like having multiple bands on the label Working for Sanctuary Records in Raleigh, NC Danny from Jill owing Jack some songs And a ton more Do you have a cool story from the late 90s scene? Email it to me and I'll put it on my blog - [email protected] Click to check out the Wayne Firehouse Shirt Check out my new website! -->>> thiswasthescene.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.

Neil Sabatino contributed a ton to the NJ scene by doing the following: Booking shows at The Palace in Bound Brook in 1998 and then also doing stuff at Hamilton Street, Bloomfield Ave Cafe both when they first opened. He played in the bands Little Green Men, Stick Figure Suicide, Pencey Prep (with Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance on Eyeball Records), and then Fairmont. Neil helped put out a bunch of stuff with Reinforcement Records from 1999-2004, and did a zine from 1998-1999 called "When I'm On Fire I Burn & Yell Things Like Ouch and Help I'm On Fire". All this was a pre-cursor to starting the label Mint 400 Records, signing over 95 bands, putting out over 250 releases in the last 12 years, producing dozens of albums, still booking up to 5 shows a month and starting The North Jersey Indie Rock Festival. I got him on the phone and this is what we talked about: Ryan Sellick Recording in a cabin Still running a record label Dave Weston's solo album Booking shows at the Palace Nada Surf Getting kicked out of Pency Prep Eyeball Records Hamilton Street The Lanemeyer show at the Palace His band Fairmont And a ton more Check out the 30 band festival "Indie Binge" on November 9th at Pet Shop in Jersey City which is presented by Mint 400 Records and Friends. Do you have a cool story from the late 90s scene? Email it to me and I'll put it on my blog - [email protected] Check out my new website! -->>> thiswasthescene.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.

Tom Martin is a Pennsylvania legend known for his time in Third Year Freshmen and Throttle Jockey with Brian from Plow United. I've talked about Tom on so many episodes that I just had to get him on here. And it was completely worth it. If you get a chance to look up his newer stuff on Spotify because it's really fucking good. I added Summer Legs to my personal playlist and can't get that damn song out of my head. I got Tom on the phone and this is what we talked about Hair Metal Recording super weird music as a teenager Lollapalooza Calling the Villanova Radio show on Saturday nights Going to the halloween party at Arik from Creep Records house Meeting Weston for the first time How he became Crazy Tom Martin Keeping food in his wallet The Good Riddance Show Tom Big Wig's last show with Felix Frump Forming Throttle Jockey Playing with Anal Cunt The Flash Paper story Chris Gethard And a SHIT ton more Submit your cool story here. TODAY'S SPONSOR jvi mobile marketing has been in business since 2012. Founded by former member of New Jersey pop-punk band RedRover and creator of the North Jersey pop-punk Facebook group, he has been building a digital marketing agency that has grown to over 100 clients from all around the country. The agency specializes in all sorts of digital marketing for local small businesses. Whether you need a logo, website, automation, Facebook ads, or just more traffic and better rankings for your business, Jay and his team will work with you to find the best and most affordable solution. To learn more, contact JVI Mobile today at 866-587-3837 or visit www.jvimobile.com Check out my new website! -->>> thiswasthescene.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.

Chris Gethard is a comedian based out of Queens, NY, with proud roots in West Orange, NJ. He can be seen performing all over the world. In NYC you can often catch him at The Comedy Cellar. He's the host of the podcast Beautiful/Anonymous, the author of the book Lose Well, and the figurehead of a television show that's actually more like a religious cult. In hipster cities, he is most often recognized for playing Ilana's boss on Broad City. In regular America, he more often gets "Aren't you the guy who tried to hit Oscar with the pipe on The Office?" Back in the late 90s, bands started getting websites. On these websites were forums where people could chat about music, the scene, hot topic, white belts, chain necklaces, etc. It was a place for the scene to exist outside of shows. At that time, a random character names SOMEKID popped up and started talking shit to everyone. I believe this person was my first introduction to trolling. They started shit so much that people in the scene wanted to basically kill this person but no one ever knew who it was. Until today. Luckily Chris remembered this and reached out to me to talk about this. Now, he presented this to me as he had "a story" and you'll hear my confusion in the very beginning. It takes us a minute to get into why he reached out but holy fuck is it worth it. Usually, I'll break down what we talk about but it's a few stories about the scene and then he goes into the story so you need to just hold tight. TODAY'S SPONSOR jvi mobile marketing has been in business since 2012. Founded by former member of New Jersey pop-punk band RedRover and creator of the North Jersey pop-punk Facebook group, he has been building a digital marketing agency that has grown to over 100 clients from all around the country. The agency specializes in all sorts of digital marketing for local small businesses. Whether you need a logo, website, automation, Facebook ads, or just more traffic and better rankings for your business, Jay and his team will work with you to find the best and most affordable solution. To learn more, contact JVI Mobile today at 866-587-3837 or visit www.jvimobile.com Check out my new website! -->>> thiswasthescene.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.

I've mentioned in many episodes that I wanted to get more female interviews because this was turning into a bit of a boys club. Eva Silverman hit me up and was like "I have some stuff to talk about." Sooo, I got her on the phone and this is what we discussed: Her zine Riot Duck being 50 - 100 pages Interviewing Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth AOL Instant messenger chat groups Her old band Pinker Duck Riot Girl Making friends with Dennis from Plan A When bands finally got websites What it was like writing a zine The limited amount of diversity in the scene Queer punk And a ton more Check out my new website! -->>> thiswasthescene.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.

Serial Killer Clothing was a clothing company, a skateboard company that basically created the MEME. They designed shirts that had pictures of pop culture icons with one-liners underneath them which completely contradicted what you were seeing. Some examples were the cast of Baywatch with the words ORGY underneath. Another was Pee-Wee Herman with Masturbate under him, and so on. Bigwig was the band that introduced the clothing line to the Jersey scene because they would have it at their table or be wearing the shirts and other bands like Cooter, Lounge, and Beefcake would soon follow. Serial Killer also put out a compilation with Fearless Records which caught anyone's eye because of the 2 porn stars making out on the cover. I got Johanna on the phone for over 2 hours and this is what we chatted about: The Black Flag Church What it was like being in a Female band in the scene Fletcher from Pennywise The BigWig story How Serial Killer started Cooter Meeting Gabe Saporta The Serial Killer Comp Bigwig again Pennywise Matt Serial Killer Annoying Girl Zine And a ton more Check out my new webcomic book "Drink and Draw. A sketchbook for single people sitting at bars". This is a sketchbook for people who'd like to take a break from technology and reconnect with their randomness. I'm working on a new website so hold tight thiswasthescene.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.

JILL was a pop-punk band, from San Angelo, TX, that was active from the years 1993 - 1997. They self-released a 4-song cassette that led to Springbox Records (Benecia, CA) "signing" the band, releasing the Scary Thoughts 7" as well as the Just Like Fonzie EP. They also released a split 7" with New Jersey pop-punk band True Zero, on Coolidge Records, and also had a song included on a 7" compilation released on Act Your Age Records. Their sound could be described as a hooky combination of Lookout! Records era Green Day, Jawbreaker, and Ramones inspired bands such as Screeching Weasel. I got Danny on the phone and this is what we talked about: Apple 80s music Writing about girls Playing in sketchy bars Playing with Jimmy Eat World Scrapping a full album that still exists The Lavaleans (lava lean ahs) Coolidge Records The Fonzy Legal Story How he met Alan Rappaport Weird NJ And a ton more Check out the JILL Facebook page and Danny's band Gentlemen Rogues. Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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.

Buddyhead Records was an independent record label from Hollywood, California that sprouted from the website of the same name. The label was started in 2000 with the pressing of a seven-inch single from The Icarus Line ("Kill Cupid With A Nail File") and ended almost exactly ten years later. The thing that I remember Buddyhead for are their posts where they gave out phone numbers and emails of bands they didn't like so people could fuck with them. What triggered my memory was talking to Alex Sarti in episode 57 (go check that one out after this one) and Buddyhead was brought up after Alex and I started talking about the time Midtown flipped there van and what Buddyhead wrote about it. I got Travis Keller's info from someone telling me about his Instagram account TravisMichaelKeller and I reached out to him. I got him on the phone and this is what we talked about: Meeting people through his photography Calling Dave Navaro How they got so many phone numbers Living in Tarzana The Icarus Line The Transplants not digging one of the posts Fred Durst Is he still down with Buddyhead following him Drive-thru Records And a ton more Check out his new project http://americanprimitive.org/ Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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.

Jon Cheese toured from 2002-2012 working for all kinds of bands as a tour manager/Merch guy. Piebald, cave in, my chemical romance, Apollo Sunshine, Limbeck, The Honorary Title, Meg & Dia, Big D & the Kids Table, Streetlight Manifesto, and The National. He did a weird T-Pain tour... and every Warped Tour from 2002-2011 (02/03 with Doghouse records and 04-11 with Side One Dummy Records. I got him on the phone and here's what we talked about: Why it's ok to not like some of the older punk bands The origins of the name Jon Cheese Possibly running Cave-in's Merch Finally remembering the name Aaron Kraft from many episodes ago My arch nemesis from high school The Morris County youth crew Meeting Piebald The My Chemical Romance story (this is fucking amazing) Jesse from Motion City Soundtrack's involvement in Jon's marriage Selling real estate to Fat Mike and other punk rock folks And a ton more Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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.

WELCOME TO EPISODE #60 Hopeless Records was founded in 1994 by Louis Posen. The label's artists are generally considered to fall under the genres of punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, and alternative rock, but some also include elements of heavy metal. Some of their most well-known artists include All Time Low, Sum 41, Neck Deep, Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, Yellowcard... Thanks to Denis 88 I was able to get Louis on the phone and this is what we talked about... Heckle Filming videos for NOFX and Guttermouth Figuring out how to put out a record What was Guttermouth like The Sampler CDs What they did to stand out in the industry Davey Tiltwheel Napster coming into the picture And a ton more This week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive80.com. I do explainer animations, logo animations, and Instagram animations. Feel free to reach out to me if you need videos that don't suck ass. Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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. Check out 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.

Folly is a band from Sussex, New Jersey. Their music is a mix of hardcore, metal, punk, and ska. The band's final lineup included Arben Colaku on bass, Geoff Towle on guitar, Anthony Wille on drums, Agim Colaku on guitar, and Jon Tummillo on vocals. They chose the name Folly due to its implications that a "costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome" is, in fact, the complete metaphor of the band and its members. In their words, "Folly is exactly what we are, not just as a band of fools who play ridiculously entwined and exploited musical genres, but as people who are continually kicked while they are down, while stubbornly and resiliently grinning in the face of mainstream adversity." I got Jon on the phone and this is what we talked about: Jared from Face First / Houston Calls Unleashing the fury at shows His Dad being the music teacher at my high school (JTHS) His Brothers being in Right Turn Eddie Sussex County venues Jim Slim and the Midget Tossers Finding his voice as a singer Triple Crown Records The scene changing in the early 2000s Playing with no shoes on And a ton more This week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive80.com. I do explainer animations, logo animations, and Instagram animations. Feel free to reach out to me if you need videos that don't suck ass. Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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. Check out 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.

The Overdrives were a punk band from Nazareth, PA. They played with such as Grieving Eucalyptus, Weston, Digger, and other PA bands. I got Josh on the phone and this is what we talked about: Nazareth, PA Their current angel fire website The beauty of tablature Grieving Eucalyptus The Feedmill practice space Josh Bigwig giving him a copy of Unmerry Melodies Getting on the Chuck Weston's last show The Serial Killer Comp accidentally drinking his own piss Joining Bigwig and playing his first show within hours of being asked Witnessing what it was like to play in Canada as a member of Bigwig Touring with the Bosstones The real reason he left the band The Matt Gray falling asleep story And a ton more This week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive80.com. I do explainer animations, logo animations, and Instagram animations. Feel free to reach out to me if you need videos that don't suck ass. Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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. Check out 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.

Alex Sarti is a show promoting, Roadie extraordinairing, Lorde managing, SOB. I met him in 1998 when he was putting on shows in Binghamton, NY and I thought it would be awesome to geek out with him about the late 90s scene. Annnnd, here's what we talked about: Managing the artist Lorde The new NOFX book The Victory Records Incompatible and Go Kart Records Double Exposure Comps Columbia House Booking shows in Binghamton Introducing Ben from Armor for Sleep to his wife The Movie Life story Buddyhead Midtown flipping their van iSurrender Records release of Lanemeyer's vinyl Fallout Boy Lifetime putting their record out on Decaydance Matt Red Leader writing comic books Talking shit about Midtown Brian Fallon And a ton more This week's episode is sponsored by Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, bringing the punk rock ruckus to liquid form! Brewing up lip smackin, palate crackin IPAs and sours, robust dark beers, and a healthy mix of classic easy drinkers. Neshaminy Creek beers are available in NJ, PA, DE, and MD. Neshaminy Creek will celebrate their 7th Anniversary on Saturday, June 8th with a free show at their main brewing facility and taproom in Croydon, PA, featuring: Dave Hause, Modern Life Is War, School Drugs, and Fire In The Radio. Website - neshaminycreekbrewing.com Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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. Check out 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.

Sicko was an American rock group from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. Exceptionally, the three-piece pop-punk group maintained a constant membership for every recording as a band. This line-up was Denny Bartlett (guitar, bass, vocals), Ean Hernandez (guitar, bass, vocals), and Josh Rubin (drums, brother of Aaron Rubin from The Mr. T Experience). Sicko released four full-length albums and five 7" eps as well as a retrospective CD with unreleased and rare material, a released demo and a tour video. They also appeared on approximately fourteen compilations on labels such as Lookout! Records and Liberation Records. They once exchanged covers with Cub. The vast majority of their recorded output was recorded by Kurt Bloch of The Fastbacks and released on Seattle-based punk label eMpTy Records. One EP and the retrospective CD were released on Mutant Pop Records. Three Sicko songs were featured on the Xbox game Project Gotham Racing 2 alongside artists like The Flaming Lips and Princess Superstar. Alan Rappaport being the #1 fan His Misfits T-shirt Empty Records Who did their album artwork Having their stuff released digitally on Red Scare Records Switching instruments during their set The Reunion show they played recently Frank from the Mr. T Experience And a ton more This week's episode is sponsored by Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, bringing the punk rock ruckus to liquid form! Brewing up lip smackin, palate crackin IPAs and sours, robust dark beers, and a healthy mix of classic easy drinkers. Neshaminy Creek beers are available in NJ, PA, DE, and MD. Neshaminy Creek will celebrate their 7th Anniversary on Saturday, June 8th with a free show at their main brewing facility and taproom in Croydon, PA, featuring: Dave Hause, Modern Life Is War, School Drugs, and Fire In The Radio. Website - neshaminycreekbrewing.com Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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. Check out 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.

The Wonder Year's sound was a fast-paced tone of melodic energy that celebrated the feelings of being young and dumb. Lead by Singer Singer Writer Brian Moss, AKA B Moss, the band started its journey in California's Bay Area and lasted until 2000(ish). I got Brian on the phone and this is what we talked about: Teaching the youth of today Touring with the Lawrence Arms Being friends with Jesse from Op Ivy's little sister Eviction Parties The digital era we are in Their drummer Caitlin being the shit The Nile in Mesa Drinking floaters at parties And a ton more Check out his bands after The Wunder Years, The Ghost, Hanalei, and Great Apes. On Friday, August 16, 2019, check out the show with Humble Beginnings, digger, Jettison, Avery at Asbury Park Brewery in Asbury Park, NJ. This is presented by Aftermath Collective. Feel free to email me with suggestions or praise. Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.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. Check out 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.

Plan A Project were a punk band from Northern New Jersey. Started in 1995 with Bassist/ Vocalist Danny DeSimoni, Guitarist/ Vocalist Dennis DeGraw and Drummer Kieth Wyland. Possessing an uncanny amount of energy, desire, and spirit that demanded respect. In the duration, 3 EPs were released and 2 studio albums (Go Kart records) with drummers Dennis Zyla, Tim Caspare and Paulie Yaremko. Dennis heard of the podcast from a buddy of his and emailed me to catch up. From there I said, let's chat in an interview and he said yes. Stealing wood from around town to build a halfpipe Going to shows to learn how to play guitar The back cover of Dookie Coming up with the band name on the fly to get on a show The Westwood garage Creating their own merch Against All Authority What the NYC scene was like Sleeping in a walk-in freezers GoKart Records The Tour with the Buzzcocks And a ton more I mentioned this week that there was a surprise and here it is. while setting up this interview, Dennis sent me a song and said this "When we decided to call it a day we went in and made sure we recorded something as we envisioned., something we wish made it out there sooner rather than never. With that, the lyrics pretty much sum up what being a member of plan A was about. Thought I'd share it as this song has never been heard outside of my very close friends ." I immediately replied and said that he should get this on Bandcamp. Luckily, he had more songs and decided that I was a genius, took my advice and now these unreleased songs are available online. Just go to - Planaproject.bandcamp.com Check out his art here - https://www.dennisdegraw.com/ Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.com Check out 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.

88 Fingers Louie is an American band from Chicago which was formed in 1993. They played a style of hardcore punk, melodic hardcore, and punk rock. After disbanding in 1999, guitarist Dan Wleklinski and bassist Joe Principe formed the well-known punk rock band Rise Against. The band reunited in 2009 and has continued playing shows in Chicago, Canada, Belgium, Las Vegas, and Asbury Park. The band held a 20th-anniversary show in 2013. The name comes from a Flintstones gangster who sells dodgy pianos. Fun fact, Denis is a fan of the podcast. Well, I mean he said he liked a few episodes so I'm going to take that as he has the logo tattooed on his chest now. I asked him if he'd like to talk about the days of 88 and how cool Chicago is and he said The Ballet Where did the video for "I've Won" go? How he found this podcast The Rod Stewart curse The Josh Humble Fireside Story Michael Gaughan The "I've Won" video story Later 88 songs making their way onto the first Rise Against Album And a ton more This week's episode is sponsored by Neshaminy Creek Brewing Company, bringing the punk rock ruckus to liquid form! Brewing up lip smackin, palate crackin IPAs and sours, robust dark beers, and a healthy mix of classic easy drinkers. Neshaminy Creek beers are available in NJ, PA, DE, and MD. Neshaminy Creek will celebrate their 7th Anniversary on Saturday, June 8th with a free show at their main brewing facility and taproom in Croydon, PA, featuring: Dave Hause, Modern Life Is War, School Drugs, and Fire In The Radio. Website - neshaminycreekbrewing.com Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.com Check out 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.

Discount was an American punk rock band that formed in Vero Beach, Florida, in 1995 and disbanded in 2000. Before disbanding, the group's members relocated to Gainesville, Florida, where they performed their last show in August 2000. They released three full-length albums, several EPs, and two b-side collections. Members have gone on to form The Dead Weather, The Kills, The Kitchen, Black Cougar Shock Unit, Unitas, The Routineers, The Draft, Laserhead, Stolen Parts, and Monikers. Living with Chris from Hot Water Music Almost killing my friends' wives at a Sunny Day Show Using Dialer devices to make free phone calls on the road Knowing Alison because she was his neighbor Touring while they were in High School Touring with Less than Jake and Hot Water Music Half Fiction Doing a long ass tour for the break-up Allison's new band The Kills And a ton more Here is a link to Ryan's new endeavor - northernelectriclighting.com 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. Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.com Check out 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.

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 Check out the new merch on the thiswasthescene.com

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

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

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

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

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.

Plow United is an American punk rock who formed in Wilmington, Delaware in 1992. They played fast punk rock with pop, thrashcore and hardcore influences. Their lyrics are sometimes labeled "emo" postfact. Band members are Brian McGee (vocals and guitar), Sean Rule (drums) and Joel Tannenbaum (bass). In 1996, the band recorded and released their second record ("Goodnight Sellout"), and received attention from major labels. They declined to pursue a career in rock and roll, however, and in 1997 the band broke up at the height of its popularity. In 1998 Creep Records released a posthumous third LP ("Narcolepsy"), a darker take on the band's loose, aggressive pop-punk sound. In 1998, Plow United reformed to play three shows in New York and Pennsylvania to promote the release of "Narcolepsy". They got back together in 2011 to play some shows including Gainesville. Florida's FEST, and recorded a full length in 2012 called Marching band. Arik from Creep Records said I should reach out to Brian. I did and here's what we talk about: Their "show" with Busta Rhymes Playing in the High School band having an influence on Plow Who was the main songwriter in the band Throttle Jockey hair on fire story The Bouncing Souls Their time on Creep Records How they have a ton of merch left over Making merch to help save Day Laborers His chance to sing in a little band called Kid Dynamite Square Dancing And a ton more If you're in Carrboro check out his new store Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive80. 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. 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.

Braid is an American emo band from Champaign, Illinois, formed in 1993. Following several early line-up changes, the band eventually settled on Bob, Todd, Chris and Damon. In 1998 the group released their third album, Frame & Canvas, to critical acclaim and is considered a staple of the late 90's emo movement. Despite Frame & Canvas's success, Braid disbanded in 1999. This lead to the formations of Hey Mercedes and Chris would continue with The Firebird Band which was previously a side project. The band reunited shortly from June to August 2004, before disbanding again. In 2011, Braid reunited permanently, playing their 600th show and releasing a new album, No Coast. I reached out to their FB page to see if they'd like to chat and got in touch with Chris Broach, he was down to talk and here's what we chatted about: The band not having a digestible sound Skating with the dudes from Cap'n Jazz when they were in High School Teaching himself how to play guitar based on what he thought sounded good How he joined the band Chicago pride Touring a lot burning out the band The Actuality of Thought DVD Frame and Canvas (this part is sick) Damon's drumming And a ton more Go check out Chris' newer music from SNST and his solo stuff. Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my animation company drive80. 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. 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.

Fun Size started more or less in 1991, in Richmond, Virginia. The members consisted of James, Allen Brian, and Orice. They put out a few releases including a 7" on Fueled by Ramen in 97 called "The Process of Selling Out," a play on the Black Flag record "The Process of Weeding Out" and also poking fun at Less Than Jake for recently signing to Capitol after Vinnie told James about all the undeserved flack the band was getting for signing to a major. In 98 they released "Glad To See You're Not Dead" and disbanded soon after. The band did, however, reunite in 2012 when guitarist Brian moved back to Richmond, VA and they released "Since Last We Spoke". If you haven't had a chance to check out this album, then do so because it's really good. Especially the song "End of the Road" which has been on heavy rotation on my Spotify playlist for months. I met these guys back in 98 on their last tour through NJ. My old band Lanemeyer played a show with them at JT Skate Zone in West Orange, NJ. We also did a mini-tour if you can call it that with James' second band River City High which we also talk about in this interview. I reached out to him through Facebook to see if he'd like to talk about 96-2002 and he was more than happy to spend 2 hours discussing this time period. And here is what we talked about: Performing as a kid in front of his 5th grade class Did Richmond have hall shows? Tim from Avails advice on touring Getting signed to fuled by Ramen His pen pal in Denville, New Jersey Matt Red Leader The formation of River City High Big Wheel and Doghouse Records Dealing with the scene changing in the early 2000s Brett from the Juliana Theory Fun Size reuniting in 2012 to record an album and play shows 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.

Farside was an Orange County, CA punk band Farside formed in 1989, comprising frontman Popeye, guitarist Kevin Murphy, bassist Brian Chu and drummer Bob Beshear. Upon landing a deal with Revelation Records, the quartet issued their debut Rochambeau in 1992, followed a year later by Rigged; in the wake of a self-titled 1995 EP Farside was largely silent for the remainder of the decade, finally resurfacing in 1999 with The Monroe Doctrine. (thank you Revelation Records for having that write up for me to snag) Below is what we talked about: His brief stint with the Aquabats His career as a voice over due to many years of singing and smoking His band's reaction when auditioning to be the singer Zach De La Rocha being in the band for a hot second What it was like being on Revelation Records Staying at Walter Schreifels and Civ's apartment Not caring about major labels Going on a tour that wasn't booked The Monroe Doctrine going way over budget The song I Hope You're Unhappy Having massive stage fright And a ton more Popeye will be opening for Hot Water Music on their 25th anniversary tour. Friday, May 17 in Santiago, Chile Saturday, May 18 in Sao Paulo, Brazil Check out my comic and my book. 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 click the DONATE button. OR you don't have to donate shit and just keep listening each week.

Creep Records began as a record label started by Arik Victor in 1993 and has since expanded to a retail space, recording studio, and screenprinting. Their roots are in punk and hardcore, putting out releases in our early years from the likes of The Bouncing Souls, Plow United, Violent Society, All Else Failed and more. The tales of the Creep House in West Chester have become that of legend, building a bond and community that lives and grows to this day. However, they have always been a label that puts out the music they truly love, regardless of genre. I heard of Creep Records when I was in my late teens because my friends found out about this band called Plow United. Plow would be on heavy rotation in my buddy Lucc's silver Ford Probe when we would drive from Jefferson, NJ to either the Rockaway mall, Jefferson Diner, Greenpond, Flipside Records or the many shows we attended. Alan Rappaport mentioned Creep Records in episode 24 and it made me think, well shit, I need to interview Arik. So I did and this is what we talk about: 80s hip hop NWA and 2 live crew The scariness of metal shows How he started recording bands Using a house party to get bands to record with him Creating Creep Records because of Plow United Getting taken advantage of by distributors Passing on the first Bigwig release His process for signing a band Why bands can't reunite after 20 years and make it a full-time gig Tower Records having a positive effect on the music industry Hopes of punk rock saving the country Opening his record store And a ton more Check out my comic and my book. 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 click the DONATE button. OR you don't have to donate shit and just keep listening each week.

Knapsack formed in 1993 by band members Blair Shehan and Colby Mancasola who were 2 high school friends that went to UC Davis. They released 3 full-length albums which were Silver Sweepstakes, Day 3 of My New Life and This Conversation Is Ending Starting Right Now. I fell in love with this band when my buddy Christopher James Barker played me Diamond Mine off of Day 3 of my new life. I always felt that the first 4 songs of that record were perfect but I would just play songs 1-4. When This Conversation is Ending Starting Right Now came out, I played that whole fucking thing on repeat for weeks. The album is flawless. Needless to say, I was fucking fired up when Blair was down to get on a call so I could ask him questions about the band. Here is what we talked about: His love of hardcore music How they got on Alias Records Touring while being in college His thoughts on the first record Did they or did they not play the Warped Tour at Action Park in NJ in 97 Getting Sergie in the band How he writes a song How he typically feels when one of his records comes out Where that signature yell comes from Jealous Sound And a ton more You can hear his new band here - Racquet Club Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my book that has nothing to do with punk rock. It's called "I'll eventually like kids when they're older" and is a compilation of daily comics I've been drawing and uploading to Instagram for over a year. This is a great gift for the holidays as a coffee table book or for bathroom reading. You can check it out by going to yourdailybred.com. I also have a link for it on thiswasthescene.com. Feel free to follow the Instagram at yourdailybred. 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 click the DONATE button. OR you don't have to donate shit and just keep listening each week. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

Digger formed in the Lehigh Valley in the mid-1990s and signed to Hopeless Records in 1996. Upon the event of Digger's live recording being played on WMUH the word of the band spread quickly, which led to the band's sign to Hopeless Records. The band released their first LP, Powerbait, and then toured a lot. This was followed by releasing 4 more albums over the years until they broke up in 2004. Original members Matt and Chris reformed the band in 2015 and have been playing shows sporadically throughout the years Including the reunion shows with Weston last month. Powerbait was a staple in my cd collection in the late 90s because of songs like I want my hat back and Dale. My old band played a bunch of shows with these dudes in and out of Jersey. I'd also like to point out that Freak Out is one of the best Digger songs of all time. You can find that on the split 7' with Weston or just search Spotify for Freak Out Digger and it will come up. I reached out to founding member Chris Benner to see if he'd like to reminisce, he said yes and this is what we talked about: Playing in Weston Skateparks and social media This episode coming out after the Digger/Weston show What the scene was like in Leigh Valley Getting signed to Hopeless Matt's Police shirt How playing shows now a days is a pain in the ass Dating while being in a band What it was like to play Fest Getting stoned and listening to Third Eye Blind And a ton more Before we begin, this week's episode is sponsored by my book that has nothing to do with punk rock. It's called "I'll eventually like kids when they're older" and is a compilation of daily comics I've been drawing and uploading to instagram for over a year. This is a great gift for the holidays as a coffee table book or for bathroom reading. You can check it out by going to yourdailybred.com. I also have a link for it on thiswasthescene.com. Feel free to follow the instagram at yourdailybred. 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 click the DONATE button. OR you don't have to donate shit and just keep listening each week. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

Link 80 was a band from the Bay Area. The name came from the interstate highway I-80 which they used to get to the drummer's garage for band practice and connected the band members' homes: members lived in Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond. Fun fact, I also named my animation company drive80 after route 80. Far more punk than ska and with an energy and a sense of immediacy lacking in pop-oriented ska bands, Link 80 was able to avoid the clichés of ska-punk characterized by their peers. As Asian Man Records describes them, they are an energetic blend of ska, punk rock, and hardcore. My old band Lanemeyer met these dudes on our last tour and played a couple shows with them. I thought they were the nicest guys and thought Adam would have some great stories from back then. I was 1000% correct in thinking this as you will hear in this interview. I sent him a facebook message to see if he'd like to chat, replied "Sure!" And this is what we talk about: Being the stage manager for the Plea for Peace Tour How it would be weird to tour now and stay What it was like joining the band The first singer passing away at a young age Going through van after van Still being straight edge Days of Thunder Quitting the band Turning from Link 80 into Desa The song The Last Time His band Gnarboots Being a punk rock Dad Some stories about NJ Teaching Bigwig about Tiger Balm on your balls Talking about the Alkaline Trio shit in the box fiasco Getting a shitty proposal from Victory Records And a ton more Before we begin, my old band Lanemeyer has our first EP Stories For The Big Screen available on vinyl. The record was put out by iSurrender Records. It's green vinyl with an etching of GOD I MiSS yOU GOD I MISS THIS PLACE on one side and we are doing a Black Friday Sale. Here are the details: 20% Off Promo Code - SURRENDER2018 Must be entered at checkout to receive the discount Valid on the entire store Active from 11/22 12AM - 11/26 11:59PM (this covers Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Weekend, and Cyber Monday) Just go to thiswasthescene.com and scroll down until you see the Llanemeyer cd artwork. Click on it and purchase. Thank you to everyone who has donated and all of you that have signed up for my Patreon page. If you'd like to help keep this podcast alive 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. OR you don't have to donate shit and just keep listening each week. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

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. Samiam was formed in late 1988 after the breakup of the Gilman club mainstay Isocracy. Their first show was in January 1989 with Christ on Parade. They released records through New Red Archives and Hopeless Records in the US and Burning Heart Records in Europe. In the mid-'90s, the band had two releases on major labels, Atlantic Records in 1994 and Ignition/Tommy Boy in 1997. This path achieved modest mainstream success; a video for "Capsized" gained a lot of airplay on MTV, they performed on The Jon Stewart Show in 1994 and the single "She Found You" garnered considerable radio play in 1998. The band toured extensively throughout Europe, North America, and Japan with Bad Religion, Green Day, The Toadies, Sense Field, blink-182, and Millencolin. I got an intro to Sergie from Rob LWL and we set up a late Thursday call in August. Side note, check out his design work here - slappedtogether.com Here's what we talk about: His love of the Jersey accent Our very long ramble about interviews Not having any aspirations to be in a band What was the San Francisco scene like How he and Jason started Samiam Tres Cool being in the band but not being in the band What was Samiam's following like What it was like being on a major label Their song being on Harvesting the Crust What did they write about Joining Knapsack Touring with At The Drive-In right before they broke up And a ton more Before we begin, my old band Lanemeyer has our first EP Stories For The Big Screen available on vinyl. The record was put out by iSurrender Records. It's green vinyl with an etching of GOD I MiSS yOU GOD I MISS THIS PLACE on one side and we are doing a Black Friday Sale. Here are the details: 20% Off Promo Code - SURRENDER2018 Must be entered at checkout to receive discount Valid on the entire store Active from 11/22 12AM - 11/26 11:59PM (this covers Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Weekend, and Cyber Monday) Just go to thiswasthescene.com and scroll down until you see the Lanemeyer cd artwork. Click on it and purchase. This week's episode sponsored by Southern Tier Distilling Company. Building on 300+ years of western NY spirit production, Southern Tier Distilling Company puts that heritage into every bottle. Now, expanding their market to NJ, DE, and Ohio, more of us can enjoy these premium spirits such as STDC's Straight Bourbon, Silver Medal Award-winning Vodka, Smoked Bourbon and their 2XHopped Whiskey (a whiskey distilled from their gold medal winning 2XIPA) In addition to their spirits, also available are their premium canned cocktails! The Gin&Tonic, Vodka Madras & Bourbon Smash. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating, and the golf course. Available at most Buy Rite, Shop Rite & Joe Canal locations, or just ask for Southern Tier Distilling at your local liquor store. Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow them on Instagram at @southern_tier_nj. Southern Tier, Why the hell not? Thank you to everyone who has donated and all of you that have signed up for my Patreon page. If you'd like to help keep this podcast alive 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. OR you don't have to donate shit and just keep listening each week.

Gameface is a band whose music combines the best elements of punk, hardcore, emo and pop to make something simpler, something sincere beyond a defined scene. They have the ability to reach people with undeniably catchy melodies underneath heartfelt lyrics. Thank you to revelation records for having that write up on your website Their record label roster consisted of Dr. Strange, Revelation and currently Equal Vision. Thanks to an introduction from Rob LWL to Gameface's lead singer Jeff Caudill, I was able to set up some time to chat and pick his brain about the band's origins. I'd also like to mention that Jeff is super fucking nice and his musical talents have passed down to his daughter who has a band camp page with some really fucking good songs that you should check out at melody.bandcamp.com I got Jeff on the phone and this is what we talked about: What his high school life was like Being scared of his first punk show Playing their first show with Inside Out How they started touring What he writes about Is it odd having his daughter listen to his songs? Getting on Dr. Strange Records Losing their first drummer to suicide His love for the Jersey scene And a ton more This week's episode sponsored by Southern Tier Distilling Company. Building on 300+ years of western NY spirit production, Southern Tier Distilling Company puts that heritage into every bottle. Now, expanding their market to NJ, DE, and Ohio, more of us can enjoy these premium spirits such as STDC's Straight Bourbon, Silver Medal Award-winning Vodka, Smoked Bourbon and their 2XHopped Whiskey (a whiskey distilled from their gold medal winning 2XIPA) In addition to their spirits, also available are their premium canned cocktails! The Gin&Tonic, Vodka Madras & Bourbon Smash. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating, and the golf course. Available at most Buy Rite, Shop Rite & Joe Canal locations, or just ask for Southern Tier Distilling at your local liquor store. Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow them on Instagram at @southern_tier_nj. Southern Tier, Why the hell not? Thank you to everyone who has donated and all of you that have signed up for my Patreon page. If you'd like to help keep this podcast alive due to the costs associated with it (ie, hosting, and hours and hours of editing) you can donate a $1 a month through patron by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button. OR you don't have to donate shit and just keep listening each week. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.