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Since their inception in 1995, Bridge Nine Records has turned from a hobby to one of the most well known heavy music brands in the world. Headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts with affiliates and distributors worldwide. They’ve put out defining releases for American Nightmare, Terror, and Champion. Today, Bridge Nine is a recognized brand worldwide as one of the the best in underground music with a roster boasting over a dozen full-time, active bands. With over 300 releases to date, Their back catalog includes some of the biggest and best names in underground music (H2O, Defeater, Ceremony, Agnostic Front, Have Heart and many more) and it continues to get stronger. There’s a lot of pops in the beginning on Chris’ vocal track but we fix that pretty quickly. His new record store Sharing a space with Big Wheel, Hydra Head and Doghouse Designing his merchandise  Well hidden cash Being friends with the dude who created the dialer what went wrong in the early years Being part of the Yankees Sucks crew that was o

Jejune was an American rock band formed in 1996 at Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. The band has been commonly identified with the emo genre, and was heavily involved with the scene at the peak of the "second wave" of emo in the mid-1990s. The three founding members, Arabella, Joe, and Chris, met while studying at the college. The band relocated to San Diego, California, in 1997. They have 3 releases which are Junk (1997) This Afternoon's Malady (1998) and RIP (2000). I believe a lot of you have or had that split with Jimmy Eat World which we do discuss.  I’ve tried for a while to get Joe on the Skype and I finally did and this is what we chat about. Being roommates with the President of Geffin Records Dropping out of Berklee Rama from Big Wheel Staying in touch with Jim from Jimmy Eat World Will they ever have a reunion show The split with Jimmy Eat World His band I wish I The Actuality of Thought video comp Changing their sound on the second record almost being kidnapped by Germans And a

The Westwood Garage was located at 234 Third Ave in Westwood NJ. It existed between 1995 and 2002 before ending its run. The garage hosted such bands as AFI, Bane, Heckle, Revolution Summer, the Lawrence arms, and a fuck ton of others. This episode is full on Jersey focussed but I think a lot of people not from here will still connect with lens of the scene that Chris and Pete bring to the interview. It took a long ass time to get these 2 together but I finally got them on the Skype and this is what we chat about: Heckle’s new album Plan A Project Heckle getting on Hopeless Link 80 playing the house Their band Revolution Summer Are they socially conscious still Getting in Thrasher Magazine How did the neighbors like the shows Chris Gethard How Heckle ended And a ton more Check out Heckle’s latest release on Spotify "The Motive Power of Fire" Check out the book Blood & Ink: The Scandalous Jazz Age Double Murder That Hooked America on True Crime released by Joe Pompeo who was the dummer of Scratch Kid.

Assholeparade is a hardcore band from Gainesville, Florida. They released two LPs and an EP for No Idea Records, as well as some compilation appearances. They have short aggressive songs. Only two of Assholeparade's original members are left in its current 5-piece setup. Thank you Drew from Ashtray Monument for connecting me to Matt whom I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about: Not playing FEST this year The mithios of Gainesville The serial killer in Gainesville Owning the Hardback Joining the band Did the name effect them Playing in Japan Hawaiian T-shirts And a ton more Get your Realtor Instagram Stickers by clicking here. Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it. If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email mike@drive80.com and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors. Feel free to supp

Dynamite Boy were a pop punk band from Austin, TX. You can check out Pt. 1 of this interview with Adrian Muñoz at Episode 103. Sean reached out to me to say he liked that episode and wanted to know if he could fill in some gaps. I said yes, got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about: The original Dynamite Boy members  The tour with The Impossibles Kicking out Craig from the Impossibles Getting influence from bands about running the band Tom Petta getting them on Fearless Having Massive stage fright His relationship with Bob from Fearless Matt Riddle What’s his relationship like with past members And a ton more Get your Realtor Instagram Stickers by clicking here. Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it. If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email mike@drive80.com and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C com

Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. Counterfit were a emo band from San Diego. Some of the releases they put out were On The Downside, From Finish To Starting Line, and Super Amusement Machine For Your Exciting Heart. That’s basically all there is out there about these guys but you can go to their Facebook page and see a lot of pictures. Thank you Seth Hyman from Negative Progression records (Check his interview out at Episode 121) for connecting me with Marc whom I got on the Skype and this is what we chat about: How he knows Chris Barker from Lanemeyer’s brother No Knife How was the San Diego scene for them Negative Progression Records What was the band’s internal dynamic like Scott from Blink Touring a lot and being broke Playing with the Mars Volta The Starting Line accidentally giving them exposure A string of bad luck Playing drums for Finch The San Diego band Prizefight The Finch story which is amazing And a ton more Check out his design

Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. This is a REPOST of Episode 87 where I interviewed Rob Hitt about Midtown and this is what we chatted about. Constantly playing a song on repeat The bands that influenced Midtown Writing really high notes in Lanemeyer His first band which wasn’t Professor Plum Meeting Josh from Humble Beginnings How Midtown formed Gabe’s usage of big words in songs Buying CDs with friends and dubbing them for each other Jay Pinball New Found Glory Their first album being amazing Vinnie from I am the avalanche singing background on a Midtown song Fenix TX and Drive-Thru Records Almost getting fired from the band Being roommates with Max Bemis And a ton more Check out his label here http://isurrenderrecords.com/ Check out Bodega cats https://www.bodegacats.nyc/ I’ll link to the video for the song on the This Was the Scene's Instagram Story so you can check it out. American Television plays The Fest, Sunday, October 30th, 9:40pm a

Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stanhope House in Stanhope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. After hooking up with Peek-a-Boo Records, Silver Scooter issued their debut seven-inch "Biting My Nails; " the singles "Ball of Yarn" and "Cup & String" followed before they issued the full-length The Other Palm Springs in 1997. A split ten-inch with Cursive as well as a split seven-inch with Tiara followed in 1998 before the trio dropped their second LP, Orleans Parish, early the next year and Goodbye followed in fall 2000. Blue Law appeared in early 2001. I heard of this band in 98-99 ish when my buddy John Price introduced me to Pumpkin Eyes which was on the Crank Records don't forget to) breathe comp. I wanted to find out more about the band so I reached out to Scott and asked him to be on the podcast, he said yes, and this is what we chat about: His 50 songs project peekaboo fan zine Getting a call from Bob Mould Dave Mcnair What Pumpkin Eyes is about Their split with Cursive Death Cab For Cutie liking

Click here to buy tickets to the Lanemeyer show at Stan Hope House in Stan Hope, NJ on Dec 1, 2022. crank! A Record Company was an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label "played a huge role in the spreading of emo in the mid-’90s", according to Alternative Press magazine. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor, released under the name Geerhead Records; all subsequent releases were issued as Crank! I got Jeff Matlow on the Skype and this is what we chat about: His current career as a business consultant Working with James Brown Mineral Starting his other company SaulGoodman Why he released a ton of 7inches Meeting Brett Gurewitz Mineral breaking up The Sensefield, Jimmy Eat World, Mineral split 7” The Icarus Line Bright Eyes And a ton more Go sign up for his news letter by clicking here This week’s episode is sponsored by the band American Television. American Television are a gritty pop-punk band from the DC area that has shared the stage with

The Escape Engine was founded in the spring of 2002. The band's name comes from a Burning Airlines song titled "The Escape Engine". Within a matter of months of recording their demo the band was approach by Jon Strauss whose intentions were to start an independent record label. The band ended up becoming the first band to sign with the newly created Fidelity Records. The band broke up in 2006 and then re-united on May 4, 2012, for a single sold-out performance at Maxwell's in Hoboken, New Jersey. I apologize in advance because we laugh a lot during this interview so I figured I’d give a disclaimer. George if you’re listening, Dom wanted me to make sure that you know that you were the person that made that band possible. He wanted to let you know this because he wasn’t sure if he said it in the interview so hence this disclaimer. I got Dom on the Skype and this is what we chat about: Being in one of Escape Engine’s videos Being in Lanemeyer 2.0 for 2 or 3 weeks Mothermania Scratch Kid Roading for Beefcake Si

This is a REPOST of Episode 100. Sunny Day Real Estate was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were one of the early emo bands and helped establish the genre. In 1994, the band released their debut album Diary on Sub Pop Records to critical acclaim. However, shortly after releasing their second album LP2, the band broke up, with members Nate Mendel and William Goldsmith joining Foo Fighters and Jeremy Enigk embarking on a solo career. In 1997, they regrouped long enough to record two more studio albums and a live album but ultimately disbanded once again in 2001. The band reunited again in 2009. Bassist Nate Mendel, who chose to remain with Foo Fighters during the previous reunion in 1997, took part in this reunion. In 2014 the band released one song from those sessions, "Lipton Witch," on a split 7" vinyl with Circa Survive on Record Store Day. I got William on the Skype and this is what we talk about: My sunny day tattoo story What drumming has done to him physically What was his scene Ho

The Gadjits were an American ska and rock and roll band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Formed by the brothers Brandon, Zach, and Adam Phillips they were signed as young bucks to Hellcat Records in 97. They released 3 albums on that label before heading to Thick Records, then RCA where they were dropped when Clive Davis took over. From there they went on to create more bands such as The Architects, Brandon Phillips & The Condition, and Other Americans. My old band Lanemeyer played a few gigs with these kids on the road back in the day and I was beyond stoked to get them on the podcast to chat about life. The following is what we chat about: Constantly being in bands with each other Playing with Rancid as teenagers How were they treated as being a young band The Wix Hellcat Records  Changing over to The Architects The Gallows The fucking crazy Bosstones show brawl Grossing each other out Drug use The Canadian Booking Agent story And a ton more Get your Realtor Instagram Stickers by clicking h

Before we start, my old band Lanemeyer has 10 green etched vinyl records left of "Stories for the Big Screen" over on the iSurrender store.  Zoinks! were a pop punk from Reno, Nevada. Born '93. Died '98. A couple reunion shows in 2005 and 2006. They were on rotation with my buddies back in High School and were introduced to us, I believe, by Alan Rappaport from Flipside records (Episode 24). I got Bob’s email from Alan, got him on the Skype and this is what we chat about: The Reno scene How he joined the band Dr. Strange Records Playing a show with Green Day Having a label of his own His new band And a ton more Get your Realtor Instagram Stickers by clicking here. Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it. If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email mike@drive80.com and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies an

The Rocking Horse Winner was an American indie rock band based in Davie, Florida. They formed in mid-1999 and toured with Dashboard Confessional, Coheed and Cambria, The Format, Bayside, The Blood Brothers, The Weakerthans, Further Seems Forever, Midtown, and a ton. You may remember Jolie’s voice in some of the OG Dashboard Songs.  Thank you Casey Iodine for the intro. I got Jolie on the Skype and this is what we chat about: Her new band The Darling Fire Having stage fright How she got connected with Dashboard Being on Equal Vision Hankshaw’s antics at Fest Mackrock The Coheed story The Crazy house in Florida story Being in Seventeen magazine Did dating someone in the band cause riffs How scrappy of a band they were And a ton more Check out her new band The Darling Fire’s new album "DISTORTIONS” available on Iodine Recordings. The band features members of  The Rocking Horse Winner, Shai Hulud, Further Seems Forever, and As Friends Rust.  Available on several vinyl variants and CD from Iodine Recordings, io

Vagrant Records is an American record label that was founded in 1995 by Rich Egan and Jon Cohen. It is home to artists such as Dashboard Confessional, Saves the Day, The Get Up Kids, Senses Fail, and Alkaline Trio, and a ton of others that you know and love.  I asked Rich if he’d like to be on the podcast, he said “Sure man, would love to do your pod.” So I got him on the Skype after 30 minutes of trying and this is what we talk about: What was the first Vagrant release How he started Managing Face to Face Signing the Get Up Kids The massive Vagrant Tour The roadie leaving merch money in NYC story What were the best years at Vagrant Emanuel’s record leaking The Vagrant podcast His thoughts on Saves the Day on Connan Ignorance is Bliss leading to a shit ass tour Amy Madden and the Dashboard Story And a ton more Here's a link to Diner Parking Lots Here's the Arcade Academy Bandcamp Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an In

Eyeball Records is an independent record label originally established in NYC out of Apartment 4C on 14th St at Avenue A. The label later moved to Kearny, New Jersey. They’ve released albums by artists such as H20, Thursday, My Chemical Romance, Humble Beginnings, Pency Prep, and Murder by Death. In 2020 the label began releasing exclusive cassette and t-shirt bundles exclusively through The Hyv. I heard about Eyeball for the first time when Humble put out their EP which we talk about in this interview. So I thought getting Alex on here would be a fine idea, he agree, and this is what we chat about: Eyeball starting back up Internal fuck ups on some releases Recording at the studio where Tupac was shot Getting help from Greg GoKart Records The Eyeball house How the H20 release was funded The aggressive lore that surrounded him Humble Beginnings Becoming homeless His relationship with Warner Bros The Gaslight Anthem record that never saw the light of day And a ton more Go check out their website for the lates

Threadline were a post hardcore band from NJ. The life of the band was short lived but this was one of the very first bands that I met in the scene who my old band used to play shows with. Craig also did a bit of a run promoting shows under NOISExtra. From there he went on to do Elemae, and a ton of other bands.  I got Craig on the Skype and this is what we chat about: The NJ show where someone stole the cannon ball Joe Pulito taking forever with replies How he started throwing shows with NOISExtra Elizabeth from Hot Topic The Shades Apart show in White Meadow Lake Camber Ignition rebrand because of Oasis Did he tour over seas Do we love writing or playing music these days And a ton more Check out his latest band The Atlantic Union Project. Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it. If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email mike

This is a REPOST of my interview with Travis Keller (episode 62) about the days of Buddyhead. Here is what we chat about: Meeting people through his photography Calling Dave Navaro How they got so many phone numbers Living in Tarzana The Icarus Line The Transplants not digging one of the posts Fred Durst Is he still down with Buddyhead following him Drive-thru Records And a ton more Check out his new project http://americanprimitive.org/ Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it. If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email mike@drive80.com and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors. Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

Nowhere Fast were a pop punk band from New Jersey. You may remember them from their 2 songs that were on the Pinball Records comp and their split with LWL. You may also remember their cover of Crowded House’s “Don't Dream It's Over” on the Making Decisions about Punk compilation.  They had a short lifespan and 2 of their members (Heath and Tyler) went on to join Gabe Saporta’s brain child, Midtown. We talk about this at the end of the interview which is quite entertaining. Side note, the band I’m trying to think of later on in the interview who was from Chicago is Man Dingo.  I’ve had many many many people ask for this interview so luckily I got in touch with Ryan and this is what we chat about: His new book out that’s called Nimrod The Bound Brook flood Jay Turon Matt Haick Big Wig The Heathcliff cover Breaking up before the split with LWL Heath and Tyler going off to be in Midtown Gabe Saporta Ben from Dillinger managing Merciana being the light guy for Dillinger for a tour And a ton more Go check out his

Stick Figure Suicide was a punk rock band from Milltown, New Jersey. The band was formed in 1997, and were part of the emerging emo-punk rock scene of the late 1990s in the Northeast. Their music has been described as a mastery of "old-school hardcore moves and hyperspeed tempos" with clean, precise, over-driven guitars, and they are classified as a blend of fast and melodic hardcore-punk, with lyrics that are occasionally humorous. They drew comparison to the music of the hardcore punk band Minor Threat, and even Against All Authority. Maximumrocknroll described their songs on the Road Kill EP Split with Mohawk Barbie as "displaying some pretty good energy of their own with their early '90s style hardcore. I got Paul on the Skype and this is what we chat about: How to develop a screaming voice Dave Smalley Trash this CD comp Slicing his hands up at their first show Vintage Vinyl Their drummer over selling them to get them on shows Their song Dred Playing with Anti Flag Getting in a fist fight  The Road Kil