Axe To Grind Podcast

MOSH MADNESS Round 1, Part 1. We go IN on releases from FURY, RENOUNCED, WAR HUNGRY, BITTER END, TWITCHING TONGUES, CODE ORANGE, MINDSET, and BOSTON STRANGLER. You selected the field, we're just playing in it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Self-starting, using your background to better your future, and not getting ripped off by poser brands are all part of our conversation with designer Jon Contino. In the process, we talk about Queens and LI HC, not being held up at gunpoint, six-figure debt, and the Keebler Elf's government name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Year; New You; New Hardcore Rules. Justin of Dead Heat joins us to talk FYA, what we should all be checking out, touring, and CALIFORNIA. This MFers voice is silky as hell. This episode premieres a brand new DEAD HEAT joint off their upcoming record. Circle pit your New Years brunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was a good year for hardcore, and here's some lists of our favorite releases to prove it. And some hard numbers for the statistician listeners. Also, where are the big room screamo bands now? And a BIG thank you to y'all. RIP Penny Marshall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The gang's all here and ready to talk hardcore, noncore, and cosplay. Losing teeth on tour. Are onesies back? Are shoes requisite? Should we move to Long Beach? Is sasscore simulacra or simulation? Is all hardcore simulation? Are we in the matrix? Agnostic Front doc on Showtime. Is Laserdisc the future? Albany is closed for business, sorry. Joined by the ghost of Dale Earnhardt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We fill Patrick’s spot with three guests- Nicole, Alex, and Eric. Get back in the saddle as we discuss some recent gigs, Spotify Top Songs of the year, and we break down Nicole and Alex’s year end lists. We also answer the question - what do you do when friends release bad music? That and much more as we dig in and start clearing out our Santa Sack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life sends us in all sorts of directions, and sometimes people fall off radars. The life path of Jules of Side By Side and Alone In A Crowd has been the subject of speculation for almost 30 years. With AIAC doing a benefit reunion, Jules is about to be step on a stage and back into the public eye. We've got questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Before Mosh Madness brackets can be finalized, the bubble releases need to be slotted! And to give you an idea of how stiff competition in the tournament will be, there's potential classics even among the records on the bubble. We listened HARD to releases from Code Orange; Bitter End; Praise; Day By Day; and more! Also talk way too much about Poison the Well for some reason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of you are on long drives or just wanna hear something other than your family's holiday beefs. So here's a sample of our Patreon episodes AND samples of other podcasts we think you should listen to. Hopefully this gets you through the holiday weekend. Good luck. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

'One hit wonder' sounds like a dig, but you band people need to put your pull-up diapers on and ready yourselves for the attack. We confirm some acts as having legitimate hits, and debunk more than a few listener suggestions. From Converge to Antidote and dozens more. Who has HITS? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jay from Mindforce joins us to talk Poughkeepsie as a municipality and lifestyle; David Koresh Hardcore; driving through New Paltz in a bikini; the expanding boundaries of New York City, CharlieBo fandom; arborist hc; being an educator; Rosevelt sniffing socks; grapes; disappearing promoters; THE NEW MINDFORCE RECORD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Written out, forced in, misremembered, enshrined, and buried. Demystifying the current narratives of Ensign, Texas Is the Reason, VOD, Kid Dynamite, and Carry On. What's real? What's imagined? Plus Goo Goo Dolls, Ojai pride, Pearl Jam, and nipple rings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there scum in every room? Would you lend them gear? Is moshing with a cardboard uzi cool? Do you remember CrimeThinc? If so, do you know what a donut hole is? Is Gloss remembered? JNCO made sneakers? Can you listen to the band of a man who made a sex tape on your bed? Midwest Correspondent Patrick From Louisville calls to set us straight on what region of the US his city is in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many bands is too many bands on a package tour?; the Youth Attack Effect; Justice's acting debut; Who Edges the Edgelords?; Simpsons did it first; and more. Then down to the Winning Streaks. Which bands have three consecutive banger albums? The list is short, but we celebrate some great ones this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quick look at Flyover Fest, then right down to the music: We're listening to new tracks from Mindforce; Silk, Berzerker Boyz; Super Unison; Night Birds; Antagonize; Seed Of Pain; Pig Destroyer; Fucked Up; C.H.E.W. Also, some talk on Peekskill Salvation Army, the Texarkana of Appalachia, and lawless regions of Southeast Asia. And does Candy's merch suck or nah? Having problems with your rig? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How many original members do you require in a touring band? What cities would we hit with a nuke? Is Fred Durst marked for death? Do 20-year-olds like Nirvana? Or just the shirts? What's wrong with San Diego? Is it wrong to have normal human being interests? All this, the sound of a car alarm, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

All the news of the day! Including metalcore head wounds, stolen trailers, and -for some reason- Kanye West. Big release week with new Gouge Away, Terror, and Candy. Also, are corporate-funded gigs good or bad for hardcore? Or neutral because nothing matters anyway? In addition, we talk detective work, vigilantism, and ska. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cheddar from the band Candy joins us as the flow touches on their new record “Good To Feel”, Karl Buechner posters, making friends with venue staff, and the question everyone has been thinking about, Twizzlers or Red Vines? Strap in for show booking 101, including an informational back and forth on proper Reunion Band™️ etiquette. Who plays where, for what, for who, and all that jazz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On location recording from Back To School Jam. The topic of legacy is discussed. Is it worth more than a hill of beans? Or is it the fool's prize we all die struggling to maintain? Are we trapped in a veil of maya? Where's our dude Krishna to extricate us from that illusion? Speaking of which, we get specific on the legacy of the Cro-Mags. Also, Pat Flynn stops by. And would you listen to a new Judge record in 2019? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave Ackerman (Tear It Up; Dead Nation) joins us as the fourth wiseman to look into a crystal ball and answer eternal questions such as "Is Ohio a Bottom 10 State?" and "What's the worst show you've played?" and "what's the problem with 10" records?" and "pancake or waffle?" and "do you need a cool band to cosign you before anyone gives an s?" and many more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices