Axe To Grind

D&A Debate The Hits

Recurring guest Dave Ackerman and first time guest Andy Scarpulla discuss bands that everyone has feelings on. The kind of debate where you know your one friend Loves a band and the other Hates them? And you stir the pot both ways? Yeah, that, but on a podcast with a couple of other folks around to help officiate.

WHAT IF...

This episode the most burning hypotheticals are tackled with enthusiasm. What if our history had been rewritten by nu metalers? What if Alec MacKaye piloted the Hindenburg? What if Hellfest took place in a Arctic research base? What if Converge caused their fans to murder in hopes of ushering in the coming age of darkness? Basically, all the important questions will be answered. 

Eating Fetuses w/ Crust Our Correspondent

Should you eat Chik Fil A or should you burn it down or should you do whatever your conscious commands without consideration of outside pressure? Would Slither have been a bigger record for Earth Crisis if it had been packaged with Playstation 2? Is working at a movie theater lit? What accounts for the ignorance of music journalists? Is living in a van lit? What's Felix Havoc up to? Can you move to Cambodia and not have people speculate on why you'd do that? Could you handle the tragedy that ...

(Have) Heart Of Darkness pt 2

The drive home from Lynn MA! Post Pat Flynn episode wrap-up. Many topics broached, some even discussed intelligently! Leaving your car on when you pump gas; being a creative engine; result of venue recon; comic book career talk; does Battery suck; Syracuse whey protein; is Anderson an all-time voice; Mike Watt; poverty Western MA style; does being broke make you stupid; wet legs; Albany; MRR; touring in France. 

(Have) Heart Of Darkness pt 1

An on-the-road realtime experience of driving through Conneticut. Lotta talk about poisoning an entire farming community, organizing a big ass hardcore show, reunion windows, nostalgia, the no-old-homies lineup, and more. It's a journey into the densest jungles of Massahcuests. 

WELCOME BACK MFERS part 2

Hobo nickels, 'like' lurkers, Tila Tequila, learning German to get your tires changed, David Allan Coe, United Blood Fest, Black & Blue Fest, moshing with your Nintendo Switch, Revelation Records early-00s left turn, and more. 

WELCOME BACK MF'ER part 1

A meeting of the minds. We've been apart too long and now we're chatting it up per the usual. Items discussed include VOD vocal coaching, Ray Cappo's farm equipment, what we did over our winter vacations, high fashion, shows we been to recently, mammals without teeth, stagediving, Denmark, Ink & Dagger, and more. 

What Do YOU Want To Hear?

FUN TIME - We're recording a couple Patreon episodes tonight. What do you want to hear? Let's get it. 

Love you all, thanks for the support. 

WATCHALONG

Have you ever wanted a commentary track over your favorite live hardcore videos? We got you, fam. What about three people laughing over videos of Korn at Woodstock 99? Still, we got you. Gremlins 2? Fam. You know we got you. 

Get popcorn. Fire up YouTube. It's a Watchalong. 

We Was Born Ramblin' Men

Entirely too much nostalgia for NYC vegetarian restaurants kicks off this ramblin' ride through a freeform episode. Wrestling history, what type of setlists should bands play if they want anyone to like them, keeping dossiers on the people you're close to, MIDI covers of classic HC tracks, how many straight edge members does it take to make a straight edge band, how to put together shows when you're a broke youth, Australia's soil erosion problem, and eventually maybe some hardcore talk. ...

Move Over Buzzfeed: Lists On Lists On Lists

You heard OUR top 10 lists for 2018, but have you heard the lists of our friends, enemies, and listeners like yourself? Topics such as Haley Williams gamertag, dating models, and how to catch serial killers also discussed. Our favorite designer, Jon Contino, drops by and gives his list in person. 

Locals Only

Booking shows. Making scenes. Maintaining scenes. Chicken nugget diets. Haters lurking in the darkness. Fuck / Marry / Kill with the classics. 

Thanks to our guests Nicole, Alex, and Eric for their time and wisdom. 

1st Annual Grindee Awards

MVP, Best Demo, Best Reissue, Most Improved, Rookie of the Year, Comeback Record of the year, Album of the Year, and talk about the Rush Hour film franchise! It's the Grindees! The Awards Show To End Awards Shows! 

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU, SO HERE'S SOME TALKING

Holiday weekend chat extravaganza! We went freeform while waiting for pizza. Patrick gets way too heavy about Apu from the Simpsons. Bob recounts skipping family holidays for the core. Tom taps the energy of the collective internet. We explain memes, because that's necessary. For real, thank you for your patronage during the year. We appreciate you. Hope this episode helps you get through the car ride to grandma's. 

REVISITING OUR CRYSTAL BALLS

Early this year we made some bold predictions about what to expect from hardcore in 2018. What were we right about? What were we wrong about? Did people care about the Fucked Up record? Did Twitching Tongues gain momentum or lose it? Does vinyl still make (no) sense? Is Trail of Lies still doing all the right things? Should hardcore musicians still make money or have we done a heel-turn into being giant assholes? Also, can being on an established label work against a band breaking through?  ...

ANTHROPOCENTRIC FALSEHOOD!!!

The Case For... Earth Crisis! Two fans try to sell a non-fan on the pride of Syracuse. Songs are explored, valiant efforts are made, and a beautiful conversation takes place. Put on an oversized shirt with a hideous graphic and way-too-thick ink and mosh on your morning commute to this one. 

MAKE A CHHHRRRRRRAAAAANGE!

YOT DEEP DIVE! TWO BIG FANS VERSUS A MAN COMING TO GRIPS WITH THE FACT HE HATES YOUTH OF TODAY! WORK ON YOUR BODY WHILE YOU LISTEN, STAGEDIVING BOYSCOUTS! EUROPEANS, ENJOY A GLASS OF WINE WHILE YOU BUMP THIS ONE! 

Blotted Out! Albums We Half-Remember...

In this episode, we revisit albums that we sorta half-remember being into. Do the albums on the fringes of our minds stand the test of time or is there a reason the fell down the memory hole?

FIND OUT. 

Still Winning? Winning Streaks PART 2!

How many bands have three great albums? Not many. How many bands have three great albums IN A ROW? 

We tackled this topic once and y'all got spicy in the replies. This time will be no different. It's nerdery from the heart. 

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PUTTIN' IN WORK

Dave Ackerman (Tear It Up / Dead Nation / animal lover) and Amelia Milne (NYU radio / animal lover) join us to answer some of the most pressing questions of the day. Such as "do ex-members-of bands deserve their hype?" and "is hardcore apolitical now?" and "how important is an intro song on an album?" and "how would you edit your favorite records?" and "does From Ashes Rise rule?" and "who would open the Self Defense / Indecision show?" 

BANE ~ THE DEEP DIVE ~

Baneiacs rejoice! We're talking the legendary Massachusetts band today. From humble side-project beginnings to rolling tour juggernauts. Albums are discussed, the band's ongoing influence, and all our normal bullshit. So, non-Baneiacs also rejoice! Because it's still just us talking about hardcore and you'll prolly enjoy it. 

Chaos Hits Us In Our Faces (HC LAN Party)

We had Steve from Backtrack / Candy over to chat and then Trail of Lies  stopped by and everyone started talking like they'd never seen a microphone before. Discussed: Do lyrics matter? Sound & Fury perspectives. Are heavy hardcore and beatdown worlds apart or kissing cousins? Top 3 Detain moshers. Patrick goes full heel and challenges anyone under 25 to a duel. People eat pineapple at absurd volume. 

This episode is for fans of people talking over each other. Listen for Patrick'...

A Lil Listening Party with Sam Triple-B

When we had Sam captive a few episodes ago, we made him listen to the records he's put out while we all jawed on which we like best and generally just BSd about hardcore. Some label insider stuff, but mostly the hanging-out-with-someone-interesting format you've come to expect from us. 

FURY AND THE BOYS

Tom and Bob are joined by Alex Casey and Dan, Jeremy and Alfredo from Fury in the basement of a bar. This freewheeling conversation hits every point from LA vs NYC, the value proposition of hc fests, the Soul Search Saga, almost having to change their name, the new record, and why you shouldn’t eat 15+ carrots at once. 

*hey, audio was tough but we recorded in the basement of a bar without our typical audio professional. It gets better at about 18 minutes in*

Winning Streaks!

We go full sports radio and talk about Winning Streaks. The definition - three or more consecutive good/great hardcore records. More rare than you might think? We go way in on some real odd choices from all three of us.

Icing the Hot Takes!

A few weeks ago, we solicited the spiciest takes from our Twitter followers. Here we are with the firehose. 

First Patreon Episode...

First patreon episode coming next week. We've got a few cued up. Thank you to all of you...