Nancy Barile: The Godmother of Straight Edge, Award-Winning Author, Remembering Al Barile

We're joined by Nancy Barile, award-winning author of "I'm Not Holding Your Coat", an insightful chronicle of her life as an OG Philadelphia/Boston punk who lived through the golden age of hardcore music as it evolved in real time before her eyes.

 The Ramones, Bad Brains, Misfits, Minor Threat, Black Flag... You name it, she saw it. We talk about the legendary brawl in Kensington, booking the infamous "Gathering of the Tribes" show, cold calling CBGBs to get bands booked, and bumping elbows with just about every legendary figure in hardcore punk, and much more. 

Her husband, the late great Al Barile of SSD, was a pioneer of the straight edge movement and a name brought up often on HardLore throughout the years. He sadly passed away in April of 2025, and we talk all about their chance meeting, his impact on us, and share stories of Al through the years and look back at his perception of how straight edge and hardcore music have grown since his early days in SSD. An incredibly informative and cathartic conversation and an episode we've wanted to make happen for a long time. 

Thank you Nancy for joining us and all of you for watching/listening. RIP Al Barile.

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Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf) 

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00:00:00 - Start 

00:00:57 - Hello Welcome 

00:03:48 - Discovering Punk in It's Infancy 

00:15:56 - Catholic School, The Who, McDonald's 

00:18:22 - Connecting with Students Through Punk 

00:26:53 - Ramones at University of PA 

00:31:02 - The Misfits in 1981 

00:34:35 - Managing the Sadistic Exploits 

00:43:14 - Meeting Al Barile 

00:56:15 - Pardon This Interruption 

00:58:54 - Kenmore Square 

01:05:01 - The Bad Brains & Homophobia 

01:09:41 - Black Flag, SOA, And Kensington Brawl 

01:23:43 - Exiting Hardcore Before the Late 80's Boom 

01:33:31 - Straight Edge's Evolution 

01:43:10 - Remembering Al Barile & Celebrating His Legacy

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