Bob Otis - Dropdead

The Hardcore Record Podcast - Ep 28 - Bob Otis of DropdeadRunning around all these years. Going to shows, bands traveling all over the world and meeting people while having conversations and piecing together connections through those bands and the shows we’ve attended and played. This time I got to meet Bob Otis of Dropdead. During this talk I asked him how he deals with everything going on in the world right now and he said he uses the band as an outlet. A week later I went to another one of there shows and it felt just as empowering as it did the first time. So take a listen to the episode and go see Dropdead any chance you get. Enjoy!

Getting to grow up in Jersey and see a bunch of these old bands like Instill, You and I, The Assistant perform in various hall shows is something I have always treasured. It was special to me and I am sure it was special to everyone else at those shows and the people that drove me to them.Then years later meeting Tom outside some random restaurant in Manhawkin, NJ that used to put on shows in the ballroom while patrons ate there dinners, from a mutual friend and then fast forward decades later another mutual friend says, at a small bar in Providence, RI. Hey, you two are from the same area and then we have a conversation that lasts all night and come to find out out we grew up in the same area and same scene and have the same friends all while just passing each other by. It was great talking about the old days with Tom that night. So hop onto our conversation where we talk about NJ scene and record stores and his bands Hundreds of AU, Spiritkiller and Saetia. 

The Hardcore Record Episode 26 with Kate of Split Personalities RecordsWe talk about what it means growing up punk, her bands: Negative Nancy’s,Flying Skacer and the Shakewells. Along with her Female run Cleveland, OH (Formerly Vegas) based record label. Only putting out splits and compilations!So, check out this fun talk and then go check out splitpersonalitiesrecords.comand all these amazing bands she has released. 

The Hardcore Record Episode 25 - Lenny LashleyOne day last summer it was cool most of the day and then it got humid, the ac units were not in yet. I was scrolling Instagram as we all do and found Lenny Lashley was playing a fund raiser three minutes down the road. So I took my wife on an impromptu date and we watched him perform. Met him and Rob from the Union Theater Revival Campaign after the show had a nice conversation and then we bid farewell and thanked them for the memories. Then a little while later you share a poem you wrote about the day with him. Being able to share these moments with artists you’ve always enjoyed listening to is what this scene has to offer. Enjoy the episode! 

Being able to speak with friends about there bands and music is always a pleasure to hear what they have to say and their passion. Enjoy this episode with Two Sixteen from the Jersey Shore area. With Pat, Rob and Pat. 

Catching a band on a whim some time ago – on the notion I felt good enough to head out to this show at a burger joint after hours. This is what I ask myself before I head out to every show nowadays. And then you catch a band that you are blown away by, you get caught up with and end up following them and buying there merch and music and when they play you go see them again and again. Riverbed are continuously improving there sound and on there new Mourning Lovers EP you can hear the range that they offer. Go check them out.Enjoy!

The Hardcore Record Episode 22with Swank, aka, Swank of Staring Problem and Shore Style Punk Night & NJHCHe talks about glory days of fighting nazis and going deep into NJHC history with his friend and his time of putting on shows all over the Jersey Shore. We talk and connect about old clubs and old shows, old friends where some of the stories need not be told. Enjoy!

The Hardcore Record Episode 21 with Scott White of Dragbody, Railsplitter, Six Dead Horses and most recently Moving Digging Teeth.We talk about the bands, records, art, his tattoo shop that shaped him into today. What is was like growing up in FL being around some of the most iconic grindcore, metal, punk and hardcore scenes of the 90’s.Take a listen and go check out @scottwhiteart, @movingdiggingteeth on IG and Bandcamp. Enjoy!

The Hardcore Record Podcast - Episode 20 - Jenny Woo I asked Jenny to join me  because I always saw what she stood for and what an inspiration she is Trailblazing new ways by tearing down wallsFighting oppression within the punk and Oi! sceneShe is an inspiration to allSo, go have those conversations about change at shows, at a coffee house, a bar or pub, with friends and make new friends, you never know what you could become if the right spark gets said Then check out her music, her lyrics, go to one her show and listen to her voice of Oi! Enjoy! 

Getting to talk to Rob was a pleasure. During this talk he asked about what draws me to or what I like about the Bitter Tongues album. I had an answer but as I sat with this for a bit after the talk, I wondered what this bad has meant to me. I expressed it in a poem as this is how I express myself in life.  Please have a listen and enjoy!3 Chords, Our Truth and the Capacity we Hold in OurselvesWords un - endedExchanged in unisonHellos, goodbyes and see you later my friendsWe were all drawn to this, to scream and shout out our imperfections and frustrations, all while finding out who we areSometimes it beginsSometimes it ends Sometimes it gets picked back up againIt's a coming together of like mindsWhat you create is a gift And you have givenThe one thing I have learned over the years is that everything can shift the older we getAs to where it goes is still openI am living and embracing myself in a way I only ever dreamed of by reaching out and sharing that with whoever wants to listenI hope it can become -  what some call inspiration - to others like this Richmond punk band has done for me They have been a voice that has helped me define a relationship with the experiences I have lived in these moments that I’ve had with the music that we all share!