This Is Hardcore Podcast

Episode 114 Jay Reason After being a guest on the Diablo's Den hosted by Danny Diablo & Jay Reason, it was natural to bring Jay Reason onto the show. Having been friends with Jay since the earliest days of traveling out of state and being close of age, we had alot to talk about and reminisce about. Jay started out singing in Voice of Reason, then The Distance. He would be the assistant to Jamey Jasta and manage the Stillborn Records. He would later graduate into corporate record industry roles until he broke off a started his own label and now runs a record state in his homestate of Connecticut. Lots of laughs and fun stories and some motivational stuff if you're keen to listen and learn. www.twitter.com/jayreason www.instagram.com/jayreason/ www.instagram.com/staticerarecords/ www.staticerarecords.com/pages/milford-connecticut Opening Track of the Episode Will To Live " Molded" off the Therapy Sessions. www.instagram.com/willtolivetxhc/

Episode 112/Video 3. Thoughts on Coachella and Hardcore's Future. I totally missed Ep 112, having gotten myself confused with the 2 previous weekend recap videos. So here is a short episode 112 with some thoughts on what happens to Hardcore with acts being on the Coachella 2023 bill. Opening Track of the Episode Kings Never Die " Stay True" off All The Rats LP www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb__IKO2kjs&list=PPSV

Episode 113 20 years of E Town Concrete - The Renaissance Happy Anniversary to one of my favorite records for nostalgic and sentimental reasons and one who I believe, over time proved to make quite a few critics look foolish. I give a brief look back at E Town as a whole and go through my opinion on the fantastic record that the Renaissance is. Listen and if you think there are other records deserving this level of praise please let me know. Opening Track of the Episode Bulls Shitt "Take No Heroes" www.bullsshitt.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-bulls-shitt www.rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/bulls-shitt

Episode 112 TIHC 2023 Announcement Here it is folks... the 2023 This Is Hardcore Fest lineup .. Hope you enjoy it and thank you for supporting us since 2006!!! We go on Sale Monday April 10th at 9 am EST www.thisishardcorefest.com Opening Track of the Episode Carried By Six "True Survivor" & Hold My Own "Renown" check out the split EP from Never Ran , Never Will Records

Weekend Recap #2 On top of some awesome shows in the Philly region, we talk about the April Fool's Joke that wasn't a joke and the beginning of TIHC 2023 announcements etc.

Weekend Recap #1 - Hardcore Pride Weekend This is something I've been thinking about doing for a while; in lieu of releasing an episode on Friday, do something for Monday morning after a long weekend. I've got a video version of this that will be released alongside this audio version. I would love to get some feedback if it works or sucks. Opening Track of the Episode Shot Out " Bleed" from the DA 215 Mixtape www.linktr.ee/shotout215

Episode 111 Mike Scondotto of Confusion Mike Scondotto of Confusion (Inhuman, the Last Stand) has been a part of NYHC for a long time. I had a great time talking to him about the early days of growing up in Brooklyn in a house full of brothers, 4 out of 5 of which ended up being a part of the NYHC scene. We go deep into MIke's love of Metal, hardcore, the early days of what would later become "metalcore". The story of Confusion is also told, with alot of lesser known facts. With the re-issue of Confusion on vinyl via Generation Records and DAZE Style, it was awesome to hear the story from Mike and just talk about his opinion and insight from being around so many great moments early in NYHC history. Opening Track of the Episode Confusion " Storm the Walls" https://www.instagram.com/confusiondeathcore/ https://daze-style.com/ https://www.generationrecords.com/

Episode 110 Hardcore Pride Weekend in Philly!! I brought Carter of From Within Records, Statement of Pride etc & Lennon of every single band ever, and Plead Your Case zine back to the show to talk about their Hardcore Pride Weekend coming up March 24 & 25 in Philadelphia. Both have their own solo episodes that I hope you go back into the archives to check out. Its amazing what people can put together when their hearts are in the right place and hearing these two guys talk about hardcore got me so excited about the weekend of shows. www.eventbrite.com/e/hardcore-pride-weekend-tickets-470618581847?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete Opening Track of the Episode From Within " Fractured Lens" off the Missing Peace EP www.instagram.com/joefosterhc

Episode 109 Two GB Shows at the Church I ramble on some things relating to the why of doing things like GB at the church, the how things go and the what may come next. Opening Track of the Episode Reaching Out " What Was Left" off of "What Was Left" www.instagram.com/reachingouthc/

Episode 108 Riding The Wave Of Popularity Continuing on the topics of the day and going into the backstory behind Musicians' rights, the formation of Musicians Unions and very briefly how it all applies to twitter gripes of the modern times. Opening Track of the Episode Pagan Babies "Making Up For Lost Time" first on Immaculate Conception later re-released on Lost