This Is Hardcore Podcast

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

Episode 107 Clemo & Stuckey of Fool's Game In keeping up with the modern times and trying to keep Fool's Game name on everyone's minds, I wanted to bring the 2 masterminds, if you could call them that.. on the show to shoot the shit and see how things are going for the Fool's Game gang. www.instagram.com/foolsgamehc www.twitter.com/foolsgamehc Opening Track of the Episode Freight Train "Beyond Understanding" www.instagram.com/freight_train_ix Shout out to everyone who supported my mother and family. Rest In Peace My Son, Abel. 2011-2023

Episode 106 A Roundtable Discussion With some looming events worth discussing, I brought the team together to put some thoughts together for your listening enjoyment. Richie Krutch, Bob Wilson and Greg Falchetto all in their own rights have alot of good feedback and information and experience to lean on and we have a lot of fun going back and forth on the issues at hand. Support Rebirth Records www.rebirthrecords.bigcartel.com/product/never-again-cutdown-split-7-inch Opening Track of the Episode Cutdown "Outcast" off the Split Seven Inch with Never Again

Episode 105 Lots to discuss, so little time to do so. Lots of small talk. The Matt Summers Bowl, too much talk about money in hardcore. Some random questions I've been meaning to answer and more. www.gofundme.com/f/matt-summers Opening Track of the Episode Year of the Knife " Dust To Dust " off new 3 song EP Dust To Dust on Pure Noise. www.instagram.com/xyotkx/

Episode 104 LiveNation vs the US Senate Thanks to Sunny and www.hate5six.com for converting video to audio for this episode. You can find the hearing I sampled at www.youtu.be/BsOHB4_pHa4 I give some sporadic thoughts on the current Senate hearings on the monopoly LiveNation and Ticketmaster have on the ticket and concert promotion industry. Opening Track of the Episode Roman Candle "Mad Girl's Love Song" www.instagram.com/romancandlex www.linktr.ee/piperferrari https://romancandlex.bandcamp.com/releases