by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Dec 6, 2019 | New Jersey, Podcast, Show Promoters
Episode 080: Booking NJ Shows w/ Laura Ladisheff 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...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Oct 18, 2019 | Cali, New Jersey, Podcast, Punk
Episode 074: Beefcake/The Ataris w/ John Collura 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...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Oct 11, 2019 | New Jersey, Podcast, Punk
Episode 073: Face First/Houston Calls w/ Jarrett Seltzer 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...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Oct 4, 2019 | New Jersey, Podcast, Punk
Episode 072: The Youth Ahead w/ Jay Monchik 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,...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Sep 27, 2019 | New Jersey, Podcast, Punk
Episode 071: Red Rover/NJPP Facebook Group w/ Jay Vics 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...
by thiswasthescene@gmail.com | Sep 20, 2019 | New Jersey, Podcast, Punk
Episode 070: Element 101 w/ Crissie Verhagen 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....
