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by Colin Young, Bo Lueders, Knotfest
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- 1 weeks ago2h 12m
Keith Morris Part 2: CIRCLE JERKS, Repo Man, Decline of Western Civilzation, Grand Theft Auto V
Hello, welcome back! We’re joined by legendary punk/hardcore pioneer KEITH MORRIS, co-founder of Black Flag and the band that the second half of this historic conversation focuses on: THE CIRCLE JERKS.We talk their iconic debut LP GROUP SEX, it’s timeless follow up Wild In The Streets, the Decline of Western Civilization documentary being a business card for the band moving forward, their appearance in the cult classic Repo Man, their constant battle with the Bad Religion schedule, Keith’s appearance in Grand Theft Auto V and MUCH more.Thank you again to Keith and my very special guest co-host Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony for joining us for a true landmark pair of episodes._________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD • Get 15% off the custom drum kit of your dreams with SJC DRUMS!• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE.00:00:00 - Start00:01:37 - THE CIRCLE JERKS00:17:28 - Group Sex00:23:18 - Beverly Hills (and Century City)00:27:17 - World Up My Ass00:33:44 - Back Against the Wall00:35:35 - Paid Vacation & Circle Jerks' Writing Dynamic00:37:15 - Decline of Western Civilization00:43:24 - Earliest Circle Jerks Tours, John Belushi & NegativeApproach00:46:07 - Negative Approach00:50:13 - Paradigm Shifting Punk Bands Over Time00:54:01 - WILD IN THE STREETS01:02:49 - Stars and Stripes (hard pit)01:05:02 - Touring On Wild In The Streets01:09:47 - Keith's Thoughts on Warped Tour01:15:32 - Keith's Thoughts on Touring Europe01:16:58 - Touring In Europe Today For Circle Jerks01:18:42 - Dissecting Golden Shower, Wonderful & VI01:23:55 - Repo Man01:30:38 - LAPD At War With Punks01:36:45 - Circle Jerks Break Up in 198901:39:52 - GTA V Music01:46:05 - FLAG (and the legal ramifications)01:57:22 - Rapid Fire: Keith Morris Edition
- 2 weeks ago1h 59m
Keith Morris Part 1: BLACK FLAG
No need to have a nervous breakdown, we've finally got the legendary KEITH MORRIS on HardLore, one of the founding fathers of hardcore music.In part 1 of this incredible 4+ hour two-part special, we start at the beginning with Keith's introduction to music (he's a big fan) and deep dive into starting Panic (eventually known as BLACK FLAG) with Greg Ginn, what early punk rock was like in the South Bay and greater LA area in the late 70s, how Black Flag finally became Black Flag, recruiting the rest of the band, the incomparable artistic contributions of the great Raymond Pettibon, recording NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (and re-recording most of it with Circle Jerks), why and how he ultimately left the band, and so much more...Thanks to my incredible co-host Anthony Anzaldo of Ceremony for the fantastic assist and great questions/insight as always.Next week we pick up right where we leave off, with the beginning of the Circle Jerks... Grab a copy of Circle Jerks - Revenge of Nervous Breakdown, their first recording in 30 years, while you still can: https://linktr.ee/circlejerks_________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD • Get 15% off TIMELESS COFFEE site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE.00:00:00 - Start00:01:47 - Keith Morris00:08:46 - Keith Loves Music00:19:53 - Meeting Greg Ginn (Keith Loves Music Cont.)00:30:40 - Panic Forming (Black Flag) and the MANY Early Members00:43:46 - Becoming a REAL Band (Chuck The Duke)00:46:59 - Robo, Cocaine & Punk Developing in Real Time00:58:29 - Black Flag Becoming Black Flag01:05:05 - Nervous Breakdown01:09:35 - Keith Leaving Black Flag01:12:12 - The Public's Response to Nervous Breakdown01:27:44 - The Black Flag Bars01:31:55 - SST & It's Residual Effects01:36:17 - Keith Leaving Black Flag01:39:59 - Circle Jerks Re-Recording Nervous Breakdown01:46:40 - Why Depression, Nervous Breakdown, Fix Me & Revenge?01:49:20 - Henry Rollins Black Flag01:53:14 - Everything Went Black, The Germs, Darby Crash01:57:03 - Have Keith & Greg Reconnected?
- 3 weeks ago3h 20m
STRIFE: Andrew Kline on In This Defiance, Edge Breaks & Breaking the Rules of Hardcore
This week we’re joined by Andrew Kline, co-founder and guitarist of one of California hardcore’s most important bands: STRIFE.We dive into the many fateful encounters that had to happen for the band to start in the beginning of the 90s to usher in a new era and new generation of straight edge hardcore. Strife, along with Earth Crisis and Snapcase were eventually considered the original “Victory Records Trinity” and set the standard for what a hardcore band could do worldwide in the mid to late 90s.We break down their entire discography, including their breakout debut One Truth and their decade-defining masterpiece In This Defiance — all the way up until their breakup and eventual return (and misunderstood statement about no longer being straight edge) in the 2000s.An incredibly insightful and fascinating window into what is now an underrated band, but one that has seen what the top of the mountain of hardcore music has to offer.Check out HardLore's very own PLAN X RECORDS! A brand new home for straight edge hardcore. Debut release announced on Edge Day. ____________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, Mixed & Edited by Steven GriseTitle sequence by Nicholas Marzluf • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episode.• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD.• Get 10% off GUILTY PARTY site-wide with code HARDLORE and grab some of our favorite clothing brands of all time.______________00:00:00 - Start00:01:49 - Andrew Kline00:09:34 - Finding Hardcore00:19:57 - The Long, Beautiful Story of How Strife Begins00:32:13 - xStand As Onex00:42:20 - The Early Days of Strife00:53:51 - Plan X Records & Guilty Party00:56:25 - Victory Records & The Only The Strong Compilation01:03:22 - ONE TRUTH01:09:46 - Touring Relentlessly & Sick of it All01:31:01 - Strife As A Career & The Birth of Today's Hardcore Economy01:45:19 - Gearing Up for In This Defiance & Meeting Sepultura01:56:41 - IN THIS DEFIANCE02:01:09 - Blistered02:15:09 - Strife Breaking Edge and Breaking Hearts02:25:27 - In This Defiance & It's Impact on Victory02:33:34 - Touring Killed Strife02:40:02 - Bringing Back Strife (Angermeans)03:03:11 - Rapid Fire: Strife Edition03:08:17 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
- 4 weeks ago59 min
HardLore's Top 10 Most Important Episodes
Hello welcome! Decided to take a minute this week to reflect on the last 4 and a half years of the show and do a little deep dive into what are, in my opinion, our top 10 most important episodes. "Important" meaning episodes that we talked about often that felt like game changers in different ways: Creative growth, audience growth, and personal growth.I'm sure many will feel different and have their own picks, but these are the ones that I believe Bo and I would both would have picked. Hope you enjoy this unique solo deep dive before we post back to back to back episodes of pure HEAT coming up.__________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD __________00:00 - Start02:20 - Honorable Mentions16:57 - Number 10: HauntLore Salem (With Kurt Ballou)19:53 - Number 9: Justice Tripp (Trapped Under Ice/Angel Du$t)23:09 - Number 8: Bryan Garris (Knocked Loose)26:16 - Number 7: Fast Food Tier List30:39 - Number 6: Vinnie Stigma (Agnostic Front)34:49 - Number 5: HardLore Jeopardy39:00 - Number 4: Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed)41:07 - Number 3: Parris Mayhew (Cro-Mags)46:21 - Number 2: Davey Havok (AFI)51:57 - Number 1...
- Oct 1, 20261h 38m
The HardLore Chaos Bracket (This Is Your Fault)
Let the chaos begin... In March of this year, Bo and I had an idea to let the viewers decide on our next bracket episode (since you're never happy with the bands we pick) and this was the result. The top 64 bands, as voted by YOU! Every matchup was random in our first ever truly unpredictable live tournament challenge.I'm joined by Joey Chiaramonte from Koyo, alongside Alec Faber & Taylor Young from Twitching Tongues/God's Hate to determine a winner in real time in our first ever in-person bracket episode.__________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf • Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD • Get 15% off TIMELESS COFFEE site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE._________00:00:00 - Start00:01:51 - The Chaos Begins...00:02:37 - Deftones vs. Ween00:04:06 - Snapcase vs. Gallows00:05:59 - Haywire vs. Title Fight00:07:01 - Converge vs. Fall Out Boy00:08:09 - Drug Church vs. Blacklisted00:09:14 - Black Breath vs. Propaghandi00:10:48 - Arkangel vs. Bolt Thrower00:12:09 - The Acacia Strain vs. Poison Idea00:13:13 - 7A7P vs. Mastodon00:14:07 - The Cure vs. Paramore00:16:11 - ETID vs. Meshuggah00:19:38 - Section 8 vs. Bad Religion00:20:41 - Power Trip vs. Neglect00:22:22 - AFI vs. Death00:24:26 - Lifetime vs. Jimmy Eat World00:25:21 - Refused vs. Weird Al Yankovich00:27:10 - Steeley Dan vs. Candlemass00:28:15 - The Animals vs. On Broken Wings00:30:35 - Alice In Chains vs. Eighteen Visions00:32:16 - Alkaline Trio vs. Primus00:34:13 - Tool vs. Poison The Well00:36:29 - Candiria vs. Fight Everyone00:37:24 - Skinless vs. The Rival Mob00:39:11 - Mindsnare vs. Oasis00:40:10 - Thrice vs. NOFX00:41:35 - Rush vs. Hum00:43:19 - Dillinger Escape Plan vs. Shai Hulud00:43:26 - 1975 vs. The Smiths00:45:19 - Mills Vintage vs. Timeless Coffee00:47:24 - Tragedy vs. Neurosis00:48:36 - The Beatles vs. 10800:49:24 - Thin Lizzy vs. Botch00:50:31 - Glassjaw vs. Nile00:53:30 - Ween vs. Snapcase00:54:03 - Title Fight vs. Converge00:55:35 - Black Breath vs. Blacklisted00:57:55 - Bolt Thrower vs. Poison Idea01:01:13 - Mastodon vs. The Cure01:01:25 - ETID vs. Bad Religion01:02:32 - Neglect vs. AFI01:03:17 - Jimmy Eat World vs. Weird Al01:04:06 - Candlemass vs. The Animals01:04:52 - Alice in Chains vs. Primus01:06:12 - Tool vs. Candiria01:07:11 - NOFX vs. Hum01:07:27 - Dillinger Escape Plan vs. The Smiths01:07:33 - Neurosis vs. The Beatles01:08:39 - Glassjaw vs. Thin Lizzy01:09:44 - Ween vs. Converge01:10:06 - Black Breath vs. Poison Idea01:10:30 - The Cure vs. Bad Religion01:11:25 - AFI vs. Jimmy Eat World01:15:12 - Candlemass vs. Alice in Chains01:16:23 - Candiria vs. Oasis01:18:29 - Hum vs. The Smiths01:19:54 - Neurosis vs. Thin Lizzy01:20:52 - Converge vs. Poison Idea01:22:17 - The Cure vs. AFI01:23:46 - Candlemass vs. Oasis01:26:27 - The Smiths vs. Neurosis01:30:45 - Converge vs. AFI01:32:03 - Oasis vs.The Smiths01:32:26 - FINALS
- Sep 24, 20263h 14m
CEREMONY: Never the Same Band Twice (With Ross Farrar & Anthony Anzaldo)
This week we're joined by vocalist Ross Farrar & guitarist Anthony Anzaldo of the great CEREMONY...From childhood friends to lifelong bandmates, we learn all about their individual introductions to punk and hardcore music and how that eventually lead to the fateful formation of now legendary bay area hardcore band, Ceremony.From the aggressive hardcore origins of their demo, first 7", and first 2 LPs, to their first big evolution and breakout Rohnert Park, all the way to their newest (and possibly best) album Tell Me Your Dream, we discuss everything in between, and the many "Gauntlets" in between that got us here.A thoroughly fun, fascinating inside look at what is truly one of the defining underground bands of the last 20+ years. Enjoy this monumental 3 hour chat.___________ HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster EnergyEdited by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf• Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes!• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD! • HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store• Get your passes & tickets to AFTERSHOCK FEST to see the craziest lineup to maybe ever hit Sacramento!• Get 10% off MILLS VINTAGE site-wide with code HARDLORE.____________00:00:00 - Start00:02:00 - CEREMONY00:04:52 - Rohnert Park, California00:12:46 - Ross & Anthony's First Bands (Hammer Time)00:17:31 - The Origin of Ceremony00:28:39 - RUINED 7"00:43:17 - VIOLENCE VIOLENCE01:01:14 - Pardon This Interruption...01:03:27 - SCARED PEOPLE EP, Signing to Bridge Nine01:12:28 - STILL NOTHING MOVES YOU01:23:15 - ROHNERT PARK01:38:39 - Rohnert Park Live at the Hollywood Palladium01:46:14 - Signing to Matador01:50:43 - The List of Every Ceremony Show Ever01:53:02 - ZOO02:10:08 - THE L-SHAPED MAN02:14:58 - Ross Goes Back To School02:19:43 - Reception To L-Shaped Man02:30:21 - Relapse Records & IN THE SPIRIT WORLD NOW02:39:18 - How Ceremony Handled 2020, Almost Breaking Up02:43:16 - TELL ME YOUR DREAM (CEREMONY'S BEST RECORD?)02:58:01 - Misconceptions of Ceremony03:05:00 - Top 4 Hardcore Records
- Sep 17, 20263h 6m
SAMMY SIEGLER: JUDGE, Youth of Today, Side By Side & ...Limp Bizkit?
This is easily one of the best conversations to ever happen on this show.We stopped by Trust Records HQ for this incredible chat the great Sammy Siegler, one of hardcore's most prolific drummers to ever grace the throne.We dive into Sammy's origin as the Godfather of Open Handed Lefty drummers in hardcore, his brief stint in Gorilla Biscuits, joining Side By Side at 11-12 years old, the Project X 7", joining Youth of Today as a longtime fan of the band, ALL things Judge, Chung King and Bringin' It Down and his later work in CIV, Rival Schools, Glassjaw and somehow Limp Bizkit of all things.We're appropriately joined by my main man Mike Cesario of Twitching Tongues, Disgrace, Pity Sex, Forced Order and more to round out this mini panel of unique drummers.Thanks to Sammy for joining us and sharing so much lore about so many great bands and records. Enjoy!!!__________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster EnergyEdited by Steven Grise Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf• Join the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes!• Join the HARDLORE DISCORD! • HardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store• Get 15% off the custom drum kit of your dreams with SJC DRUMS!• Visit TRUST RECORDS to pick up reissues and merch from countless legendary hardcore bands00:00:00 - Start00:03:27 - Discovering Hardcore & Drumming in '80s NYC00:11:14 - Finding Straight Edge00:18:11 - GORILLA BISCUITS00:23:14 - SIDE BY SIDE00:33:23 - You're Only Young Once00:38:46 - The Spirit of 198800:43:51 - The Way It Is Compilation / Side By Side Reunion00:47:17 - Pardon This Interruption...00:50:14 - PROJECT X00:58:24 - YOUTH OF TODAY01:02:39 - We're Not In This Alone01:13:58 - Youth Crew01:19:41 - We're Not In This Alone Tour01:27:27 - Youth of Today Breaking Up01:28:44 - JUDGE01:33:01 - The Earliest Version of "Metallic Hardcore"01:38:51 - Chung King Can Suck It01:47:16 - Bringin' It Down, There Will Be Quiet, The End of Judge01:52:12 - Judge Covering Led Zeppelin01:58:05 - Sammy's First Heartbreaking Edgebreak02:03:39 - Disengage02:07:53 - Breaking Edge & SHELTER02:23:41 - GLASSJAW02:32:08 - LIMP BIZKIT??? (and RIVAL SCHOOLS)02:43:26 - The Knicks02:45:19 - Moshing02:47:59 - Sammy's Unexpected Influences02:50:11 - What Recording Represents Sammy the Most?02:55:44 - Top 4 Hardcore Records02:59:05 - DRUM TALK
- Sep 7, 20261h 24m
ANDY WILLIAMS: Every Time I Die, AEW, & The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling (4K Re-Upload)
Rest in peace to the universally beloved Andy "The Butcher" Williams of Every Time I Die, Atomic Rule and All Elite Wrestling. When it comes to leading by example, Andy was THE ultimate example to follow from the moment you met him. A beacon of kindness, the benchmark of cool, and an unbreakable pillar of love and support to everyone in his life. To know Andy was to love Andy, but more importantly, to know Andy was to feel loved by Andy.Andy was our second ever guest on HardLore, and technically our 3rd ever recorded episode. In his honor, we've upscaled this original episode to 4K to preserve this important conversation in the highest possible quality. We will love and miss Andy forever and I can't wait to hear the band that he and Bo will surely be working on. Goodbye my friend.Originally aired May 11th, 2022:"Colin and Bo welcome Andy Williams to the show to recount some of his favorite tour stories, from his early days touring with Buried Alive, his long tenure with Every Time I Die, and how he went on to be able to balance his music career with wrestling full time for AEW as half of The Butcher and The Blade."__________00:00:00 - Remembering Andy Williams00:05:29 - 10 Bell Salute00:05:58 - HardLore Episode 4: Andy Williams00:07:01 - The Parallels Between Music & Wrestling00:11:53 - What Set Andy on a New Path00:17:13 - Andy & Buried Alive00:22:54 - Andy's Music Taste Refining00:30:08 - Andy Asks the Worst Places We've Stayed On Tour00:35:22 - ETID's 1 Star Hotel Gimmick00:39:19 - Andy Tour Stories00:48:04 - Balancing AEW & ETID00:52:32 - Andy Loves Little Gear Now, Tour Stories Cont.00:58:29 - Wrestlers and Their Musical Interests01:03:27 - Wrestling Is Songwriting01:11:16 - ETID Setting the Example For Touring Bands01:16:45 - Andy on the End of ETID
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