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Slapstick is a punk-ska band from the Chicago area that was primarily active from 1993 to 1996. Started by a group of friends from the Elgin area, the group took inspiration from Operation Ivy and the guttural punk vocals of Crimpshrine. According to Wikipedia. They went on to form bands such as The Broadways, Tuesday, The Lawrence Arms, The Honor system, and Alkaline Trio. The Broadways and Tuesday spent a week in Jersey in late 99 where my old band got to play a few shows with them and then we did our last tour with Brendan's current band Lawrence Arms for almost 2 months in late 2000 which was one of the best times of my life. I heard of Slapstick in the Summer of 97 when ska was pretty giant and I fell in love with the song "There's a metal head in the parking lot" because it was poppy, honest and super fucking catchy. I reached out to Brendan to see if he'd like to reminisce, he said yes, and this is what we talked about: His punk rock babysitter as a child His psychedelic music recordings with Chris from Lawrence Arms Not knowing what ska was before joining Slapstick The Chicago scene How the band formed How he established his vocal style His love of the Goo Goo Dolls Getting signed to Asian Man Did he like ska What broke up the band No one liking the Broadways The Larry Arms The Slapstick reunion shows Nihilist Arby's 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? Before we begin I'd like to mention a guy from the NJ scene named Yale Klein. His niece was diagnosed with Leukemia in the midst of her first semester at Cornell. This is his Facebook post about it: "As confident as I am that she will beat this, it is hard to watch my niece have to endure this both physically and mentally. And it's almost as hard, especially being a parent, to see my sister and brother in law work through this. Shout out to my nephew who has been a real trooper and an amazing little brother. Anyway, Marlee has started a fundraiser for her 18th birthday and I wanted to share. It is donations to a foundation that helps with a variety of items related to Leukemia and beyond (of course she is asking to help others) obligations and no judgments. She is my eldest niece and the type of person I hope my daughter aspired to be like as she gets older. She is the strongest almost 18-year old I have ever met." If you'd like to donate, please click here. 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. New Found Glory are a pop-punk band from Coral Springs, Florida who formed in 1997. Matt from Red Leader Records introduced me to them 20 years ago saying they were going to be huge. Once they released Nothing Gold Can Stay their career went apeshit. These dudes used to frequent New Jersey and owe a bit of their success to local NJ heroes Midtown for introducing them to Drive-Thru Records. Heath From Midtown connected me to Ian through Instagram where I asked if he'd like to talk about the origins of the band, Ian said yes and this is what we talked about: How his first bass was hot merchandise Using weed to get to know bands Envisioning being in a large band at the age of 13 Their first tour with Vacant Andys Coming up with the name on a napkin at a red lobster What the Florida scene was like Who really got them on Drive Thru - Rob Hitt or Gabe Saporta Mentioning the One Cool Guy skate park show in Fl Did they get shit from Shai Hulud fans? How he got Drive Thru to make the band tour His fear of flying Recording with Jerry Finn Fucking up on stage at a home town show His Friendship with Chris from Less Than Jake Smoking up with Snoop Dogg 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.

This episode discusses how I am expanding on the podcast's direction and why this is going to be known as Season 0 instead of 2. If you'd like to keep the podcast alive, click here to donate.

Welcome everyone to the SEASON 1 FINALE OF This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Chris Barker is the reason I started playing music. We became best friends when we were 14, created Congress of Cow altogether which later became Lanemeyer. As you will hear in this episode, lanemeyer was a shit show. But this episode is more than just the oral history of Lanemeyer. It's a conversation between 2 close friends over a few beers and some cheap chardonnay talking about the past 20 years. I'm not going to lie, this interview goes all over the place and is just about 3 hours long after I chopped 30 minutes off of it but I don't care. I loved re-listening to it after I did the edit and I think this is the longest Chris and I have talked on the phone since we were in high school. It's the perfect bookend to this season and you'll see why because here is what we talk about: How we found Flipside Doug Robinsons potty mouth My Mike Ziobro deli meat story Buying the wrong Blink's first album How we first met Sandin Feuss kicking his ass in guitar His disgust for the Beatles My love for PM Dawn Our Coffee House show where we got kicked off the stage His fear of playing live shows The Face to Face w/ Guttermouth show at Tramps The Congress of Cow days Chris finding out about Static Prevails How he writes lyrics Our love for Spanish Love Songs Stories for the Big Screen Our revolving door of guitar players The moment he decided to quit the band the Sean Smith voicemail his stint at Drive Thru after he quit the band the midtown show in Orlando Florida Day at the Fair His bromance with Josh Humble Lots of randomness the song he wrote about my divorce 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! Soon to hit the market are the Gin & Tonic with elderflower & cucumber, the Bourbon Smash with ginger, mint and lemon and the Vodka Madras with cranberry, orange chamomile. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating and the golf course. They are now sporadically in markets around the US so ask your local shop for their offerings to get them into your local shop. Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow Rob at southern_tier_nj Southern Tier, Why the hell not? I'd also like to mention my animation company drive80.com to anyone out there who is a marketing director that is looking to un-suckify their brands message. We do this by telling your story within 60-seconds or less using animation. Check it out at drive80.com As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

Shower With Goats existed as part of the NJPP (New Jersey Pop Punk) scene from 1994-2000. They were well known for their unique blend of raw, upbeat punk tunes backed with emphatic vocals. Their influences ranged from many bands including Fifteen, Face To Face, Quit, Big Drill Car, All, Rhythm Collision, and even Crass on occasion. They went on to release several 7" records, 1 full length, and copious unreleased tracks on scattered compilation releases. My old band Congress of Cow who later became Lanemeyer used to play a bunch of shows with them back in the day so I know Steve personally which made this a fun interview. They were a staple band in what people can argue is the Central or South Jersey scene. Check out his Not For Profit label to help support the charities they help out with. Also, check out their facebook page by clicking here. The 2 of us got on a call and this is what we discussed: His not for profit record label The Westboro Baptist Church The Derby Firehouse His love for the Ramones His metal band with Dave before Shower with Goats Less than Jake staying with him for a week when they were on tour and playing in his living room Their song "I Eat You" breaking the ice at shows Struggling with shyness and depression and the band breaking him out of it The Carlisle PA debacle of a show which started the ending of Congress of Cow Their LP cover being designed by Pete Wonsowski who also designed artwork for Less Than Jake Springman putting Fallon's song on their comp His recent lottery winnings His split 7' with Chris from Less Than Jake And a ton more I'd like to give a plug to my animation company drive80.com. We take your complicated message and un-suckify it. 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! Soon to hit the market are the Gin & Tonic with elderflower & cucumber, the Bourbon Smash with ginger, mint and lemon and the Vodka Madras with cranberry, orange chamomile. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating and the golf course. They are now sporadically in markets around the US so ask your local shop for their offerings to get them into your local shop. Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow Rob at southern_tier_nj Southern Tier, Why the hell not? I'd also like to mention my animation company drive80.com to anyone out there who is a marketing director that is looking to un-suckify their brands message. We do this by telling your story within 60-seconds or less using animation. Check it out at drive80.com As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. This week I'm doing something slightly different by interviewing Doug Robinson of the Sleeping. Yes, the Sleeping was a band that formed in 2003 which is outside of my current premise of this podcast. However, Doug grew up in the late 90s scene as a young lad. He's also from the same town as I am which is pretty cool. AKA Jefferson Twsp. I wanted to get the viewpoint of someone who grew up going to the same shows as we did and ended up creating a band as our scene faded away. This would also be a good time to mention that there are only 2 episodes left of Season 1 before I take a tiny break and launch season 2 where I already have a ton of interviews in the cue. I'll tell you more about that in the next 2 episodes. For now, here is what Doug and I spoke about: His sister making him learn how to dance to Selena Getting shit on by people for liking Pennywise His love for 6 Felter Place Mt Arlington Elks Lodge His conversation with Jimmy Eat World about Clarity and Chris Carraba playing at the Wayne Firehouse The show where Random Task used TVs before they played even though I think this was the Escape Engine Living with CJ from Red Rover Squatting in his old house when his family moved to PA Playing in front of 5,000 people His Mariachi story about his future And tons 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! Soon to hit the market are the Gin & Tonic with elderflower & cucumber, the Bourbon Smash with ginger, mint and lemon and the Vodka Madras with cranberry, orange, and chamomile. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating and the golf course. They are now sporadically in markets around the US so ask your local shop for their offerings to get them into your local shop. Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow Rob at southern_tier_nj Southern Tier, Why the hell not? I've got more room for sponsorships so just email me at [email protected] if you'd like a spot As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Right Turn Eddie was a ska band from the late 90s that was made up of Josh, Pete, Pat, Steve, Big Pat, Shotgun, Metal, and sometimes Johnny Tummillo who would fill in on drums from time to time. He also fronted Folley. They're sound was reminiscent of the Bosstones and Reel Big Fish, with some punk rock thrown in the mix. I'm not very good at explaining shit as you can see. I looked up to Josh back then because he seemed to have a solid outlook on life and he owned a house at the age of like 17. I reached out to him to get an interview and he said Steve should join. I agreed and this is what we talk about: Their van Bruce that they bought from Congress of Cow Their original name Spaz The Butler show with Against All Authority Johnny Tumillo from Foley Josh never remembering lyrics The mysterious Matt who was their cheerleader Recording with Chris Badami of Portrait studios Jim Slim and the midget tossers What Congress Of Cow means The sweet 16 party we played with them Their horn players How their drummer Steve's Dad used to scare the shit out of me 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! Soon to hit the market are the Gin & Tonic with elderflower & cucumber, the Bourbon Smash with ginger, mint and lemon, and the Vodka Madras with cranberry, orange and camomile. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating and the golf course. Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow Rob at southern_tier_nj Southern Tier, Why the hell not? I've got more room for sponsorships so just email me at [email protected] if you'd like a spot As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. I've added a limited number of stickers to the merchandise 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. If you grew up in Northern Jersey and needed a place to find independent music you would go to Scotti's record shop in Morristown, sound exchange on rte 23, hot topic in the Rockaway mall (yes that's where you could actually find bands) OR you could take a ride to Pompton Lakes and visit Flipside Records where you would find Alan Rappaport manning the register. He opened people's eyes to bands like Sicko, Discount, Plow United, Mineral and Jimmy Eat World before they were making videos about underwear pool parties. My friends and I would pile into my buddy Lucc's car, drive to Flipside and use whatever money we could find to stock up on new music. I wanted to get his perspective on the scene back then, he said "totally down man" and this is what we talked about: Who actually kicked him out of Lanemeyer Disney World's effect on his punk rockness How he started working at Flipside Introducing Donuts and Glory and Steve from Right Turn Eddie His Lua pool party shows with Discount, My Pal Trigger and LTJ His relationship with Jimmy Eat World The Backstage rehearsal studio 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! Soon to hit the market are the Gin & Tonic with elderflower & cucumber, the Bourbon Smash with ginger, mint and lime and the Vodka Madras with cranberry, orange and camomile. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating and the golf course. Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow Rob at southern_tier_nj Southern Tier, Why the hell not? This episode is also brought to you by my new book I'll eventually like kids when they're adults. This is a collection of comics I've drawn daily on my Instagram account. You can find me on Instagram by searching for yourdailybred. As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. You can also buy merch there. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Brian Molloy cut his teeth in the punk scene before Green Day and the Offspring took the stage and opened the world's eyes to what was happening outside of MTV. He created a zine in the late 90s that wasn't focussed on band reviews, or show reviews or root beer reviews (shot out to annoyance zine) Instead, he created short stories with a punk rock tone in hidden in the background and called it Just in time for nothing. I remember buying copies of his zine at shows and wanted to get his take on the scene back then. I asked him if he'd be down to talk about it and he said "Certainly!" In this interview we discuss: Yabo's room in Gleaming the Cube The Descendants His conversation with Jay Bentley from Bad Religion His famous photo of him holding the Ernie Doll on the back of Green Day's Dookie Hardcore band Uprise How he started his zine DJing shows in the city I try to talk him into finally publishing a book And a ton more Before we begin, I'd like to talk about liquid alcohol that's yummy. This week's episode sponsored by Southern Tier Distilling Company. Just when you thought Southern Tier had cornered the market on world class brew, the founder, Phin DeMink, has turned his sights to art of distilling. Founded in 2015 and production starting the summer of 2016, Southern Tier Distilling Company broke onto the scene in western NY! Building on 300+ years of western NY spirit production, STDC 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 STDC's premium canned cocktails! Soon to hit the market are the Gin & Tonic with elderflower & cucumber, the Bourbon Smash with ginger, mint and lime and the Vodka Madras with cranberry, orange and camomile. Great for camping, the beach, tailgating and the golf course. Great things on the horizon for all things Southern Tier! Check out Southern Tier Distilling at www.stdcspirits.com and follow Rob at southern_tier_nj Southern Tier, Why the hell not? This episode is also brought to you by my new book I'll eventually like kids when they're adults. This is a collection of comics I've drawn daily on my instagram account. You can find me on Instagram by searching for @yourdailybred. Here's one of my 5-star reviews - "Still great even if you're a parent who loves your kids. Hilarity and relatable life observations. Come to think of it, if Seinfeld had a daily Instagram comic, it might be this" As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. Also, I've added a limited number of stickers to the merchandise. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Kraig Marshall graced the NJ scene in the late 90s with his backyard shows, his band Sticker, and then went on to form Example 24 which took him in a completely different direction, musically. This interview goes in many directions but the one thing that's unmistakable is how passionate Kraig is about music and his roots. In this interview we discuss: The Masonic Temple in Ridgewood Filming videos of 7-seconds and Ministry The Pure drive in creating music Jeremy Humble's keen fashion sense Getting added last minute to shows The bad blood with Sticker after he got dropped His backyard shows Example 24 starting with one sound and then taking a hard left His relationship with Richard from Filter when Title of Record came out His transition to just writing songs and then finding people to tour with We jump back to talking about Sticker and his backyard shows And a ton more Before we begin, I got myself a sponsor. Many of you might remember Robert Muscatello from LWL. Welllll he works for Southern Tier Brewing who is sponsoring this episode. Here's a little about them: Southern Tier Brewing Co. started in 2002, and has been a pioneer in the craft beer world ever since. Nestled in the beautiful countryside of Lakewood NY, Southern Tier has been known for classic styles such as pale ales, porters, blondes and IPAs to more innovative styles like barrel aged stouts, sours, seasonals, dessert beers and the country's top selling pumpkin ale, the Imperial Pumking (available now). Consistently staying ahead of the craft beer curve, Southern Tier commitment to quality can be found in each bottle (or can) of their world class brews. All Southern Tier products can be found in your area, or visit www.stbcbeer.com, click on the "Beer Finder" and put in your zip code. In a culture saturated with everything under the sun, it's good to know Southern Tier stays true their pioneering roots and continues to trail blaze the future of the craft beer industry. No matter the style of beer you like, Southern Tier has a brew for you and plenty others to expand your horizons. So, treat yourself and the ones you love to what world class beer is. Cheers, from Southern Tier Brewing Co. visit us at www.stbcbeer.com and find us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

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Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. The Jerkoffs were a straight-up punk band that consisted of Jay, Doug, and multiple Dave's. They had a stint on Umbilical Records and were always the dudes who showed up to every show they played with the intent on just having a great time. This would also include drinking and the occasional Inside Out cover with David Patino on the mic. If you never saw that then I'm sorry that we can't go back in time. I reached out to Jay Blanda, aka Jay JErkoff and asked if he'd like to talk about summers past. He said sure thing. Let me have a bourbon breakfast and let's talk. In this interview we discuss: My voice audition for his cartoon that went nowhere Who actually started NJPP His stint being in a band with Josh and Gabe from Humble His scuffle with a hippie Ben from Random Task playing drums for a show Brian Granik Their parents lobbying for them to change their name My conversation with Josh Right Turn Eddie about selling out Nick and Noras Infinite Playlist having the Jerkoffs in the movie Coney Island High Some questions from Robert J Heiner from Humble Beginnings Josh Humble's voice messages to Brian Granik His annual Burning Man visits And a ton more Before we begin, Just want to mention Seth Holster from Local Shirt & Sign in Riverdale, NJ. He's been doing merch for bands like Lanemeyer, Humble Beginnings, Professor Plum, and MxPx for over 20 years now. You can find him on FB and IG he can do whatever you need shirts, stickers, and print marketing. Local or die! www.facebook.com/localshirtandsign As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Jeremy Hernandez eyes were opened to the punk scene when he first heard bands like Fugazi and Quicksand. This lead him to playing in bands like Sticker, Highstrung, Humble Beginnings, Bigwig, Near Miss and now his current bands A Balance Between and Red Hymns. I met Jeremy when he was in Highstrung but didn't really get to know him until he joined humble beginnings about 20 years ago. Since tomorrow is the Lanemeyer/Humble reunion show I thought it would be a swell idea to go back in time and see what lead him on his path to living and breathing music for the past 2 decades. I asked him to chat, he said sure thing Foil and here's what we talk about: Sean Lanemeyer's old house Aggressive inline skating The video of the first Sticker show John from bigwig buying his bass and not paying for a long time The transition from Sticker to Highstrung The Highstrung demo tape Why didn't we put actual years on the dates of flyers The deck show at Barker's house with Dillenger Four that got shut down Pat from Highstrung being the GOAT on drummer where did the name 334 come from Chris from Humble's basement Eyeball records and Alan Duches The Ernie ball competition Even and Saves the Day The Humble Beginnings / Lanemeyer tour His stint in Bigwig How Near Miss came about Fearless Records suggestion for revisions to his band Moving back to Jersey And a ton more As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. I've officially added merchandise to the website. If you'd like to check the shirts out just go to thiswasthescene.com. And if you have not purchased the re-release on I SURRENDER RECORDS of Lanemeyer's first album Stories for the big screen that is on vinyl. Then go to isurrenderrecords.com and do so. This is a limited re-mastered pressing of 250 copies that's on green vinyl, has an etching on one side that says GOD I MISS YOU GOD I MISS THIS PLACE, and be the only place to find our cover of with or without you since that won't be released digitally.

Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Mike Pelak didn't run a label, play in a band, record bands, own a record store, print merch, run a zine or promote, ok wait he did help promote shows with Bomshelter run by Ricky the artful dodger Saporta. I'd always see Mike at a lot of shows my band played at and he just had such a positive and happy demeanor about him. He'd always be in the crowd singing the songs back to bands and then hop in a car with some friends and get to the next show that same night. Sometimes making it to 3 or 4 in one weekend. I wanted to see what it was like from a "fan perspective" so I reached out to Miguel, set up a time to talk and this is what we chat about. Flipside records 6:16 Highstrung changing his life 8:33 His old venue tour around NJ 15:20 How it never took too long to get to different towns to watch shows The Juliana Theory show where they unplugged Random Task's amps The ecosystem we built by accident Why the size of Jersey made it such a good scene His thoughts on what caused the shift in the scene from good to different The Bombshelter team How he and Dave Flores tried to revive promoting shows When ska went away His stint at Side One Dummy What it would be like to go back to venues now and just have a beer I have 2 more episodes to promote the Lanemeyer, humble beginnings, jettison show July 21 at Debonair Musichall in Teaneck, NJ. However, this time I have an important announcement… it's sold out…. Totally fucking with you. But imagine if you were planning on going and found out that it was? The actual announcement is that we are ending presale at 5pm Friday July 20, the day before the show. Make sure that this doesn't happen in real life and head over to this was the scene.com, click the purple button that says CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS and get your tickets. Presale is $15 and it's $20 at the door. As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. I've officially added merchandise to the website. If you'd like to check the shirts out just go to thiswasthescene.com. Pre-order for Lanemeyer's re-release of their first album "Stories for the Big Screen" is available here I Surrender Records. This is a limited re-mastered pressing of 250 copies that's on green vinyl, has an etching on one side that says GOD I MISS YOU GOD I MISS THIS PLACE, and be the only place to find our cover of with or without you since that won't be released digitally. The release date for the record is July 20 which is the day before our show at debonair in Teaneck. Yes, we will have copies at the show to sell. Also, if you're around Clifton, new jersey this evening, July 13, you should check out the show at the Clash Bar. That's all I will say. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, lets get started.

The Bergenfield girls were show promoters in the northern part of jersey who were made up of Melissa, Erin, and Kathy. They were just 3 awesome chicks who had a passion for punk rock and decided to start putting on shows. Back in the day, my old band Lanemeyer loved getting asked to play on the shows they put on. The majority of them were at the Teaneck American Legion which became a staple for watching great bands even though it was such a tiny space. This interview is pretty awesome because A. Melissa is the shit. And B, if gives you an inside look on what went into actually putting on a show between paying for the hall, getting bands to show up and play on time, dealing with potential brawls in the parking lot, and more. Funny story is that after hearing episode 2 or 3 of this podcast, Melissa reached out to me and Jeremy from humble and asked what we thought of playing a reunion show. We thought it was a swell idea and that's why you can see both of our bands play at debonair musical in Teaneck NJ on Saturday July 21 with special guests Jettison. You can purchase tickets at thiswasthescene.com Go there, scroll down and click on the purple button that says CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS. I asked Melissa to be on the podcast, she said hell yes and this is what we talk about: My Bronx Tale story Bands that we consider ours The Aquabats Paramus park mall Heckle How they booked bands by cold calling them How they found Teaneck's American legion hall Were shows stressful to put on? How they had to keep the peace at some shows How local shows were very similar around the country Were any bands a pain in the ass The Westwood garage How did it come to an end How the Lanemeyer/Humble reunion show the July came about And a ton more As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. I've officially added merchandise to the website. If you'd like to check the shirts out just go to thiswasthescene.com. I can officially announce that thanks to Rob Hitt from old school punk rockers Midtown, will be re-releasing Lanemeyer's first album Stories for the big screen on vinyl. This will be on his record label I surrender records. This is a limited re-mastered pressing of 250 copies that's on green vinyl, has an etching on one side that says GOD I MISS YOU GOD I MISS THIS PLACE, and be the only place to find our cover of with or without you since that won't be released digitally. Presale starts July 9 at 11am and the release date for the record is July 20 which is the day before our show at debonair in Teaneck. Yes, we will have copies at the show to sell. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

Taxicab Samurais were a ska punk band made up of members Dave, Dan, Chris, Mark, Mike and Roman. They were influenced by Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Youth of Today, Slapstick, Suicide Machines, Bosstones, LTJ, H2O, Face to Face. I asked Dave Flores if he'd grace the podcast with his words and he agreed. Here's what we talk about - The North Jersey Pop Punk facebook group His daily life with Robert Heiner of Humble Beginnings His first band called Urine What made them go the Ska route Back to the beach introducing Ska to us Being courted by Some Records His uncle hand in Roulette Records became Pinball The demo he still owes Joe Pulito Ben from Random Task The benefit of compilations What was the dynamic like in the band Razza Jon bigwigs influence on Daves facial hair The Face to Face, Suicide Machines Show at Irving Plaza Getting merchandise printed on Workshirts The Tuesday Broadways West Orange Show The 2000 flushes incident The throw down at West Orange And a ton more Before we being, mark your calendars for July 21 at the Debonair Music hall in Teaneck NJ my old band Lanemeyer will be sharing the stage with our buddies Humble Beginnings and Jettison. Pre sale tickets are currently available for $15 and then $20 at the door. You can find them at thiswasthescene.com. Go there, scroll down and click on the purple button that says CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS. We'll also be throwing an after party until 2 am at Debonair once shows is over. It should be swell As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates.

Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. NJ Joystick was a punk/hardcore band that blended shades of old emo and pop punk producing catchy, fast, and energetic songs that compare to the likes of fellow NJ legends, Lifetime. The line up consisted of Brett, Jay, the Pat and almighty Dan. The band released a 4-song EP called …A Mile In Change in 1997 on Roulette Records before it became Pinball, and followed up in 1998 with their full length LP, New Song For The Ride, on Annoyance Records (www.annoyances.com). These guys were always a blast to watch live because they just showed up and had fun. I reached out to Brett to see if he'd like to give me some dirt and he responded with "Would love to!" He then reached out to Jay who was also down to be on the podcast and this is what we talked about: What were all of us really look for in the scene Jay's superpower memory with jersey geography Where did the Joystick name come from Where their first demo was recorded How fast did they typically write songs How we mapped out Jersey because of going to shows The backyard show where the Dad yelled at everyone Dating girls while being in a band We break down the meaning behind some of the songs Would they be able to write a new Joystick song today Do they have songs that they could still record? And a ton more Before we being, mark your calendars for July 21 at the Debonair Music hall in Teaneck NJ my old band Lanemeyer will be sharing the stage with our buddies Humble Beginnings and Jettison. Pre sale tickets are currently available for $15 and then $20 at the door. You can find them at thiswasthescene.com. Go there, scroll down and click on the purple button that says CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS. We'll also be throwing an after party until 2 am at Debonair once shows is over. It should be swell As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates.

OCG was a ska band from New Jersey. Their members consisted of Nick, Dave, Keith, Pete, Stuart, Mark, Mike, Chris, and Dan. They were founded in 1997 by a group of Union High School musicians. The band played a fusion of ska punk, jazz, ska-core, and what many refer to as ska-rap. OCG followed up the success of their 7 inch record "7 Inches of OCG" in early 1998, with the release "From Downtown", both released on the Pinball Records label. Hits such as "Bill Kozby You", "Xample", "Be With You", and "Skank Away" were popular with high school teenagers, often belonging to the straight edge movement. I got extra frontman Mike Struening on the phone and this is what we talked about: The instant connection people from the scene have when they haven't seen each other in decades How we usually didn't know what town's people were from Op Ivy Desmond Dekker The difficulty in buying music from new bands when we were all broke His transition from hardcore to ska How someone needs to find the real world video they made Were they all straight edge What happened at the last show to cause them to stop playing during the first song Scene points Why everyone besides the bands have a successful career in music Will there be a reunion show And a shit ton more Before we being, mark your calendars for July 21 at the Debonair Music hall in Teaneck NJ my old band Lanemeyer will be sharing the stage with our buddies Humble Beginnings and Jettison. Pre-sale tickets are currently available for $15 and then $20 at the door. You can find them at thiswasthescene.com. Go there, scroll down and click on the purple button that says CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS. We'll also be throwing an after party until 2 am at Debonair once shows is over. It should be swell As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. Especially Omar Ahmed who gave a super generous donation this week. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. Also, I own an animation company so if you head up your companies marketing and are frustrated that people don't get what you do, then check out my animation company drive80.com You can hear OCG here.

Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Penfold was a Jersey post-punk emo band who formed in 1995 with members Brian, Mike, Rich, and Steve. The natural course of live performances soon ensued and the band began to build a small following. After playing music together for over 10 years, 3 record releases (1997's "your eyes have all the answers" 7 inch, 1998's "amateurs and professionals" EP, and 2001's "our first taste of escape" LP) and hundreds of live shows, in March of 2003 penfold decided to call it a day. Their final show took place in Old Bridge, New Jersey at the M & M hall on March 22nd. They played 2 sets lovingly to an audience of old and new friends from all over the world. It was an incredible day for the four. I reached out to Brian Carley who fronted the band, asked if he wanted to give the fine audience of this podcast some insight into the band and this is what we talked about: Which Led Zeppelin song first gave him the feels His love for 120 minutes How bands shirts would get people weird looks in high school The NJ lottery gifting him his first guitar The dynamic of the brothers in the band Were his parents into him being in a band? How Ben from Dillinger Escape plan told him about Trax East while in the computer lab in college Who was it that gave him confidence about his voice What was up with the white shirts? What was up with our amps Did they like being called emo? What's I'll take you everywhere actually about What would he do differently if he could go in time The Japan shows Is he playing music now And more Before we being, mark your calendars (yes each week I'm going to talk about this) for July 21 at the Debonair Music hall in Teaneck NJ my old band Lanemeyer will be sharing the stage with our buddies Humble Beginnings and Jettison. Pre-sale tickets are currently available for $15 and then $20 at the door. You can find them at thiswasthescene.com. Go there, scroll down and click on the purple button that says CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS. We'll also be throwing an after party until 2 am at Debonair once shows is over. It should be swell As always, thank you to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm still in the process of designing shirts to sell to help keep this thing alive so keep checking the this was the scene facebook page for updates. If you'd like to be a sponsor just email [email protected] and if you own a company that struggles to explain to people what you do, then check out my company drive80.com because we solve this with explainer animations. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. LWL is a three piece pop-punk band from the quaint woodland community of Bernardsville, NJ. Their band members consisted of Steve on guitar and vocals, Rob on bass and Ivan on the drums. Unlike the many other punk bands which call NJ their home, LWL had a magnificent sound all to their own. The fierce but catchy guitar riffs combined with the overpowering tone of the bass and the blazing speed of the drums created a sound which is all but dull. Add in melodic vocals and stirring harmonies and you've got a masterpiece. No, wait, you've got LWL. Thank you Sputnikmusic.com for doing the work for me on that write-up. I was able to reconnect with Steve a few weeks back and break down the origins of the band. In this interview, we talk about - We briefly talk about Avery How they started playing shows Dan from Joystick How he preferred local bands over bigger bands Taxicab Samurais What is Left Wing Lester Which songwriting style was easier to write, a pissed off song or happy song? Rob joining the band and how it benefited the band Our weekend tour with them How Steve's geeking out on the WWE got me into it Jay Pinball Their school bus What was up with Dunkin Donuts More Dan from Joystick Why other bands made it and we didn't Heath Midtown almost being in the band How he reconnected with Chris Badami after listening to this podcast And a shit ton more Before we being, mark your calendars for July 21 at the Debonair Music hall in Teaneck NJ my old band Lanemeyer will be sharing the stage with our buddies Humble Beginnings and Jettison. Pre-sale tickets are currently available for $15 and then $20 at the door. Tickets are definitely selling so get in on the action before it sells out. You can find tickets thiswasthescene.com or in the show notes. There will be some more surprises in the upcoming weeks which I will talk about in the coming weeks. One thing that I will be mentioning is the after party at Debonair once shows is over. The venue will be open until 2 am and we are getting a special guest DJ who will be spinning some punk rock. Thank you again to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. I'm actually in the process of making shirts so keep checking the thiswasthescene facebook page or thiswasthescene.com to see if they'd be something you'd rock in public. And also, thanks again to everyone who has text or facebook messaged me with your kind words about the show. I love hearing from everyone and am surprised that so many people are actually listening to this thing. It's very thoughtful and I appreciate all of your messages. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Bigwig is a punk rock band from New Jersey, who formed in 1995. Their original lineup back in the late 90s composed of Josh, John, Dan who was later replaced by Matt and Tom. The line up since then has seen members come and go but the one thing that has stayed consistent is Tom Petta heading up the band. When I first saw these guys play I was floored. They'd take the stage or floor of a legion hall and the place would blow the fuck up. They just brought this raw energy and it everyone in the crowd would give it right back to them. After seeing them live I decided to never step on a stage and play in front of a crowd unless I was going to authentically give it all that I had. Songs like Flavor Ice, Drunken Night, and 1 800 whipped were the soundtrack to my friends and my summer back in 1997. They were one of the few bands back then that showed all of the other bands that Yes it is possible to go on tour and actually make this your life and I thank them for this. After many attempts to coordinate our schedules, I was finally able to get Tom on the phone for this interview and this is what we talk about: Why being scared by a band's sound was intriguing to him What album made him want to start a band When he broke out on his own to create Bigwig How he got the dreads who did most of the booking to get bigwig out on the road Roger from less than Jake going nuts for them at warped tour If they actually had 2 minivans for touring how they got on Fearless Where unmerry melodies was recorded Why newer bands probably don't make it how he comes up with songs What's up with Canada His call with Chris from Propagandhidi And a ton more Before we being, Here are a few things to note: If you are looking to get shirts or apparel printed up for your band or small business then check out my buddy Casey Lee Morgan's company SSV Printing. They are based out of Bloomingdale NJ. have been printing shirts and apparel for many years. Casey would absolutely love to print for you. Hit him up at [email protected]. Mention this podcast for some extra special love. Side note, he will be printing the shirts for our Lanemeyer reunion show on July 21 at Debonair Music hall in Teaneck NJ. We will be sharing the stage with our buddies Humble Beginnings and Jettison. Pre-sale tickets are currently available for $15 and then $20 at the door. We've already sold a ton so make sure you get in on the action before it sells out. Next week I will have some more news about potential vinyl… Thank you again to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. You can find tickets thiswasthescene.com or in the show notes.

Boxcar was a pop punk band based out of South Jersey. Their members were Derek, Newman, and Jay Battle who was later replaced by Bnuts. Their sound was a nice mix of the Lifetime, Digger, Jawbreaker and the Cure, in my opinion. I reached out to Newman and he suggested getting Brendan AKA Bnuts on the call and the following conversation ensued - In this interview, we talk about - Where They Got The Name Of The Band When Newman Started Playing An Upside Down Bass How B-Nuts And Chris Jammed Years Before Being In Boxcar Together The Comps That Were Always Being Put Out Back In The Day Which Lifetime Album Is The Best One Their Show With Donuts N Glory The 7 In Artworks How Newman Wrote Got After Their Pipeline Show What Their Songs Were Actually About How A Digger Song Inspired One Of Their Best Songs What It Was Like To Record With Steve Evetts Their Decendents Cover Show No Black Friday This Year Where Did They Want To Band To Go Have They Kept Up With Their Punk Rock Ethics And More Before we being, thank you again to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. It helps me with the $20/month to keep this thing live. Also, July 21at Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck NJ, my old band Lanemeyer will be playing a reunion show with our buddies Humble Beginnings and Jettison. The reason for the show is that it's been 20 years since us and Humble put out our first albums. I believe Jettison is set to play some LWL songs in their list . Pre sale tickets are $15 and then $20 at the door. We've already sold a ton so make sure you get in on the action before it sells out. You can find tickets at thiswasthescene.com or here.

Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. There were a lot of punk/emo/hardcore bands that came out of the Jersey scene. I didn't realize how many there actually were until Joe Pulito showed up in the North Jersey Pop Punk facebook group and said, hi everyone, I've archived all of it. I mean, I don't think he has 100% of the bands but I Think he has like 99%. This is purely a passion project for Joe because he's not getting paid and this takes sooo much fucking time to do. Heath Midtown said it best in his interview, episode 003, when he stated that Joe is doing the Lord's work. If you are looking for ANY bands back in the late 90s early 2000s era then check out njpparchive.com The Mxpx Show In Bordentown Our Thoughts On Saves The Day Having A Hand In Changing The Scene Drive Thru'S Rise In The Scene Dashboard Break Up With Drive Thru Asbury Park Brewery Brian Fallon'S Stint In Lanemeyer How He Started The Njpp Archive How He Actually Acquired The Songs If He'S Gotten Yelled At By Any Bands, Yet His Process For Getting All Of This Music Online How The Initial Original Youtube Channel Got Disabled What The Future Holds For The Archive And A Ton More Before we being, thank you again to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. Also, if you were a fan of my old band Lanemeyer and our buddies Humble Beginnings then Mark your calendars for Saturday, July 21 because both of our bands will be playing a 20-year anniversary show at Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck NJ. Presale tickets will be $15 and then $20 at the door. It's been 20 years since both of us released our first records and we decided to get together and have a party. I don't know about Humble but I can Gauran fucking Tee you that this is THE last Lanemeyer show that we will ever play. To get your tickets head to https://debonairmusichall.showare.com/ and order them today. Thank you to the Bergenfield girls for putting this together. 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 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. From 98-2001 My weekends were as follows: go to a show to see local bands play or play said shows with my band Lanemeyer. Afterwords I would go to diners or random parking lots, smoke cigarettes and talk about life with friends I made from these shows. Thanks to show promoters, like Heath Miller, anyone in the scene had something to do pretty much every weekend. Heath and a ton of other promoters saw that they could be the ones to organize events where we could all come together and create a ruckus. In this interview we talk about: How some bands would do stupid shit Kids that would just attend shows in certain areas The equipment he started out with How he always made sure to pay people what they were promised even if the show sucks How bands would never turn down their amps so people could hear the vocals How it's sketchy for bands to stay and random peoples homes after a show when they are on tour His dropkick Murphy's show in Teaneck American legion where he crammed X people in the hall His State Farm commercial at said legion hall We do some googling about random band facts How the kids these days are making more EDM Shows that he's still booking How he beat fat mike in poker Crazy stories about shows And a ton more Before we being, thank you again to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. Check out excessdb.com to see what upcoming shows are happening in Jersey and New York City. Also, make sure you keep your calendars open for something special on July 21 in Teaneck New Jersey. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, lets get started.

Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. Lanemeyer was a band formed by my best friend Chris Barker and myself back in 1998 after the Demise of our first band, Congress of Cow which was named after a sexual position we found in a Kama sutra book in the Rockaway mall. The original line up included Alan Rappaport on guitar and Sean Smith on drums. Through the years we had a revolving door of members that included Rob Heiner, David Patino, Andy Spratt, Brian Fallon and THE Casey Lee Morgan. We were lucky enough to put out 2 cds, go on 8 tours, have kids sing our songs back to us at shows while being held together as a band by scotch tape. We were basically a ticking time bomb at all times which you will hear more about in this interview. I loved being in this band. I wanted it to be my life, I wanted to sell out giant clubs and live my life on the road and have thousands of people sing our songs back to us in venues all over the country. Unfortunately or Fortunately however you look at it, that didn't happen. I didn't start this podcast with my band in mind but then I thought it would be cool to actually talk to My Sean Smith about what went right and all of the things that went wrong. In this interview we talk about: - How we met Sean while he was working at HotTopic - Chris and myself almost dying after our first practice with Sean - Who came up with name Lanemeyer - The beginning of the revolving door of guitar players - What it was like for Sean to book tours without this thing called the internet - The shit show that was designing the cover of Stories for the Big Screen - Our first tour - Kicking Sean out and then getting him back when we were going to break up - The story of Casey wanting to kill Chris - How we almost did a Humble Beginnings/ Lanemeyer hybrid band - The Brian Fallon era - How I had to take over singing all the super high songs that Chris wrote and how I was able to accomplish it - Sean's hidden alcoholism during the last tour - How I thought Sean was on his way to kill me after I officially quit - And a bunch more Before we being, thank you again to the people who've donated to the podcast. If you'd like to do so just go to thiswasthescene.com and send whatever you'd like. Make sure you check out Sean's clothing company for all of your hockey enthusiasts out there at hockeycultureapparel.com. The website shall be live next week so bookmark that shit and mark your calendars. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

Michael Cipriano, or Monkey as he is known by everyone, was the roadie for Bigwig for a stint in time. He got the gig after being asked by then guitarist Josh if he wanted to come on the road from them. He said he and 20 years later he's being interviewed on my podcast. Lucky man. In this interview we talk about: How a can of food would take money off the cost of the shows back in the day E. Town concrete getting him into a show for free How he became Bigwig's roadie How josh from Bigwig worked as a taxi driver for Monkey's dad How his troubles with the law added issues for him getting into Canada How he got rejected at the border with $30 in his pocket and no cell phone His Orgy story The story about John from Bigwig getting left behind at a truck stop Being a drummer for Jettison Our thoughts on PA people in general Stories about Fletcher from Pennywise How being on tours changed his life And a ton more.

Other than thank you lists in CDS, Fan Zines were the gateway to finding out about new music. These were put together by kids in the scene who would interview bands, write reviews, and come up with total randomness. They would then spend their own money at Kinkos and print 100s or pages, staples them together and then hand them out for free at shows. I loved these things. I would grab any zine I could find at a show and read it cover to cover to see who I should be paying attention to. These opened my eyes to bands like Piebald, Lifetime, Coalesce, the Get up kids, and shit ton of others. Fan Zines I used to read back in the day were Annoying Girl, Brace Face, 4011, Just in time for nothing and one of my favorites, Annoyance by Anthony Schorr called Annoyance zine. According to the google, aNNOYANCe zine was created in 1990 by two bored kids, Anthony and Erik. The initial issue had a print run of 25 and included info on Pez, yo-yo's, records and annoying your older siblings. Anthony kept it going from there, adding in band interviews, root beer reviews, random commentary on nonsense, and perhaps most famously, wombat drawn by bands and zines. there were 24 issues in total over the next 12 years and a 25th issue which never was published as it was lost in a hard drive crash. In this interview we talk about: How his brother made the first Bouncing Souls shirt designs How he started off with a college radio show called the Hertie Gerty Show How he came up with the name "annoyance" Who his favorite interviews were How he started the whole Wombat section in each issue How he got Moby to draw a Wombat His love of rooter His thoughts on seeing Jawbreaker after seeing them 4 or 5 times back in the day His record label Will he ever make his own root beer And a bunch more Before we being, it seems like there's always some technical issue in these episodes. There's a few parts where there's a buzzing in the background. That's Anthony's phone getting messages. I did my best to cut them out where I could. Also, I added a donate button the website which is thiswasthescene.com. If you'd like to donate anything from a dollar to more than a dollar that would rock. This just helps me pick up the cost for hosting this thing on libsyn and I would also like to get this back up on Soundcloud. Big thank you to David Patino for giving me tips on adding compression to the audio, check out his website at www.davidpatino.com Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, lets get started.

Humble beginnings was a local New Jersey punk band that started in 1996. The roster consisted of Josh, Gabe, Delvecchio, Jeremy, at one point Eben from Saves The Day, Heiner and Conti. Their sound was influenced by bands like NOFX and even the Beach Boys. Though they never made it to the status that lead singer/songwriter Josh initially envisioned, they were a staple in the New Jersey scene and good friends of mine back in the day. I was lucky enough to get Josh on a call a few weeks back and ask him a ton of question about Humble and his thoughts on the scene. In this interview we talk about: How Seeing Bigwig Made Him Want To Quit Being In A Band His Song Writing Bromance With Chris From Lanemeyer/Day At The Fair A Brief Mention Of Ol Rebellion Even Though We Forgot Their Band Name In The Interview How They Had A Hard Time Finding A Drummer With The Fat Wreck Speed Until They Stumbled Upon Blank 77 Loving Chris Delvecchio Their Tour And 7" With Oblivion The Business Of Music Lots Of References To Nofx His Favorite Nj Band His Thoughts On The Get Up Kids "Something To Write Home About" Which Is Actually On Vagrant And Not Epitaph As Said In The Interview) Faith 98 His Transition To Pop Country How Liking Statuses And Social Media Posts Would Have Changed The Scene Back In The Day And A Ton More Before we begin, this is interview was super long and at some points, we trailed off on random topics like fonts so I had to cut out about 30 minutes. I'll probably just put this out as bonus material at some point. Make sure you check out Josh's 2nd band Forever Endeavor's Reunion show Friday, April 20th, 2018 at Debonair Music Hall Doors at 7 PM / Show at 8 PM Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. This podcast is powered by drive80.com

Midtown was a band formed from ex-members of Humble Beginnings, Nowhere Fast, and The Royalties. They create 3 full lengths in their career including 2000s Save the world, lost the girl. I'm not going to lie, back when I was touring, I was quite envious of this band. And I wanted so badly to not like this record but you can't it's just that good. Heath Saraceno was one of the guitarists in the band and he's probably one of the nicest people on the planet. He was actually the first person I reached out to when I came up with the idea of this podcast and he replied with I'm totally down. If you were a huge Midtown fan, then you will definitely love this interview Here are some of the things we talk about: How Heath Hates Crowds But Pushed Through It To Go To His First Show And Met Dave And Chuck From Weston His First Band Nowhere Fast His Love For Metal As A Young Buck How One Message From His Buddy, Tyler, Changed His Life How He Borrowed Amps For The First Midtown Shows Their First Tour With One Cool Guy What It Was Like Recording With Mark Trombino Who Was The Actual "Josh" In Just Rock N Roll Video How He Kept His Non-Vegetarian Lifestyle From The Band For 2-3 Years How They Almost Got Car Jacked In France And A Bunch More This podcast is self-funded so here's a plug of my animation company. Feel free to subscribe and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. And go check out the NJPP Archive to listen to pretty much all of the NJ bands from back in the day. Thank you Joe Pulito for this.

Welcome everyone to This Was The Scene, the podcast that takes a look back at the late 90s / early 2000 Nj Jersey Punk scene, I am your host, Mike Doyle. The first band I was in was called Congress of Cow. We played in our drummer Jeff's basement and had shows in front of our friends in said basement. Once we started playing legion halls we realized that we needed a demo tape so people would know who the fuck we were. Enter Chris Badami and Portrait Studios. Chris started Portrait in 1995 and created a ton of albums that helped local punk bands get their sound out to the local masses. Some of the bands on his recording roster are Dillinger Escape Plan, The Early November, Midtown, most if not all of the Pinball Catalog and my old band Lanemeyer. In this episode we'll learn: - How he started in the garage - labels he recorded records for - how his studio produced a shit ton of records that launched the scene - the shift from locally funded records to major label take over - Dillinger Escape Plan's record with Mike Patton - How the fall in CDs has had an effect on marketing producers - and is he sick of recording bands yet? Before we start, feel free to subscribe and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let's get started.

This is the introduction to the show where I break down how I went from playing in my band, Lanemeyer, to becoming a part of the New Jersey scene, to now making a podcast about it.