by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Dec 16, 2022 | New Jersey, Podcast, Show Promoters
Episode 202: The Westwood Garage w/ Chris Whalen & Pete Valenzano The Westwood Garage was located at 234 Third Ave in Westwood NJ. It existed between 1995 and 2002 before ending its run. The garage hosted such bands as AFI, Bane, Heckle, Revolution Summer, the...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Dec 9, 2022 | Podcast
Episode 201: Assholeparade w/ Matt Sweeting Assholeparade is a hardcore band from Gainesville, Florida. They released two LPs and an EP for No Idea Records, as well as some compilation appearances. They have short aggressive songs. Only two of Assholeparade’s...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Dec 2, 2022 | Podcast, Punk, Texas
Episode 200: Dynamite Boy w/ Sean Neil Dynamite Boy were a pop punk band from Austin, TX. You can check out Pt. 1 of this interview with Adrian Muñoz at Episode 103. Sean reached out to me to say he liked that episode and wanted to know if he could fill in some gaps....
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Nov 18, 2022 | Cali, Emo, Podcast
Episode 199: Counterfit w/ Marc Allen Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. Counterfit were a emo band from San Diego. Some of the releases they put out were On The Downside, From Finish To Starting Line, and...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Nov 11, 2022 | New Jersey, Podcast, Punk
Episode 198: REPOST Midtown w/ Rob Hitt Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. This is a REPOST of Episode 87 where I interviewed Rob Hitt about Midtown and this is what we chatted about. Constantly playing a...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Oct 28, 2022 | Emo, Podcast
Episode 197: Silver Scooter w/ Scott Garred Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. After hooking up with Peek-a-Boo Records, Silver Scooter issued their debut seven-inch “Biting My Nails; ” the...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Oct 21, 2022 | Emo, Labels, Podcast
Episode 196: Crank! A Record Company w/ Jeff Matlow Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stan Hope House in Stan Hope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. crank! A Record Company was an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Oct 14, 2022 | Emo, Hardcore, New Jersey, Podcast
Episode 195: The Escape Engine w/ Dominick Lettera The Escape Engine was founded in the spring of 2002. The band’s name comes from a Burning Airlines song titled “The Escape Engine”. Within a matter of months of recording their demo the band was...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Oct 7, 2022 | Emo, Podcast
Episode 194: REPOST Sunny Day Real Estate w/ William Goldsmith This is a REPOST of Episode 100. Sunny Day Real Estate was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were one of the early emo bands and helped establish the genre. In 1994, the band released...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Sep 30, 2022 | Podcast, Ska
Episode 193: The Gadjits w/ Brandon and Adam Phillips The Gadjits were an American ska and rock and roll band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Formed by the brothers Brandon, Zach, and Adam Phillips they were signed as young bucks to Hellcat Records in 97....