Blackout! Records was formed in 1988 by Bill Wilson and Jim Gibson. In 1989, the label released its album, a New York hardcore compilation album entitled Where the Wild Things Are.[1] The album included tracks from Sheer Terror, Killing Time, and others. After this first release, Gibson amicably parted company to start his own record label, Noiseville Records.

The label ended the 1990s with records from Killing Time, Kill Your Idols, and East Bay/ Berkeley bands Redemption 87 and Powerhouse. The early part of the 2000s brought some new blood, including Crime In Stereo, NJ's The Banner, The Procedure, and The Commercials. The last official Blackout! release was The Fire Still Burns in 2005. Although no longer releasing new music, the label still maintains a blog at its website which is infrequently updated and has the catalog available digitally on Amazon, iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, and other major digital outlets through The Orchard.

I got Bill on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Growing up with a genetic immune condition
• Designing the artwork for the Where The Wild Things Are Comp
• How he got albums in record stores
• Traveling on Lollapalooza
• The Goops
• H20
• Plow United
• Kill Your Idols
• Business partner trying to steal his label
• Will he start putting out more records
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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Co-Ed was a punk band from La Verne, CA. They put out 2 releases on Cool Guy Records which were Sometimes Always Maybe Never and a split with the band Pollen.

I got Waleed on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Their aol email account still being active
• Seeing someone who has a shirt of a band you like
• Opening for Less Than Jake
• Playing at Steve Aoki’s apartment
• How he writes songs
• Working for Mean Street Magazine
• Hanging with At The Drive-In
• Playing a show with Fifteen
• The band Pollen
• Writing for AltPress magazine
• The Bollweevils story
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

Check out IntheCloudsnj on Instagram. They make Hand-made Custom Records. No minimum to order .. yes that means you can make 1. Order direct on our website intheclouds.io

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Steve Evetts is an American record producer who has produced music for Alesana, Poison the Well, A Static Lullaby, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Sepultura, Symphony X, Saves the Day, Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Hightower, Story of the Year, Every Time I Die, Earth Crisis, Still Remains, Our Last Night, and The Wonder Years. Steve Evetts has been an active producer since 1992, producing mostly metal albums, as well as indie, and emo bands.

I got Steve on the Skype and this is what we chat about

• Saves The Day
• His 30 year career
• How many days it took to make Calculating Infinity
• Deadguy
• Who won’t he work with
• Lifetime
• The Snapcase snare sound in Progression Through Unlearning
• Frank Iero
• Ross Robinson
• Vanilla Ice
• The Cure
• Kid Dynamite
• The story behind Let If Enfold You getting leaked
• Home Grown
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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Donuts N’ Glory were a band from SoCal. They opened for bigger acts, like No Use for A Name, Suicide Machines, Nonsense, Ten Foot Pole, The Queers, The Quincy Punks, etc. In 1996 they recorded “When Pregnasaurs Ruled The Earth” at Westbeach in Hollywood with Donell Cameron, the same studio where Fat Wreck Chords had used for recording many of its bands in their early years. After the release of their record, they toured the west coast once, and toured to the east coast and back twice. A second album was never recorded.

This is an accidental 2 part interview. I talked to their drummer Gary in Episode 114 which you can find on youtube or thiswasthescene.com since podcast apps only keep your current 100 episodes. Hey said I should talk to Freddie so he connected us and this is what we chat about:

• Their upcoming reunion shows
• Were they rusty at the first practice
• Traveling the world solo
• Seeing Sublime before they became Sublime
• Putting out their 7in
• Keeping a journal
• Playing new old songs at the reunion shows
• Are they writing new songs
• And a ton more

Go follow their IG www.instagram.com/donutsngloryofficial

Their Saturday show on Aug 3rd is sold out but they have tickets left for their Friday Aug 2nd show. You can buy them by CLICKING HERE

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As Friends Rust is an American melodic hardcore band based in Gainesville, Florida.[1] The original line-up, which included vocalist Damien Moyal, guitarist Henry Olmino, bass guitarist Jeronimo Gomez, and drummer Matthew Crum, formed in Davie, Florida in September 1996. After recording a demo tape but failing to secure a record deal, the band parted ways in February 1997.

Check out their latest album Any Joy which was released last year and is available wherever you get your music.

I got Damien on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Starting Shai Hulud
• Why he was in so many bands
• The reason for multiple lineups in the beginning
• My band playing a show with them on tour
• Signing to Doghouse Records
• Not having a specific sound for the band
• Narrowly avoiding dying on multiple occasions
• The Polish Mafia gig
• Annoucing new songs in 2008 with no delivery
• Which does he like better, Fest or Furnace Fest
• And a ton more

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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Coalesce is an American metalcore band formed in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1994. They are considered pioneers of mathcore and were known for its aggressive style of music and reckless live shows. The band broke up in 2010 and has performed two reunion shows since then. You can catch them Friday October 4th at Furnace Fest.

I got Sean on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• Getting attacked by dogs
• Earth Crisis’ aggressiveness
• Finding his voice
• Sean messing with their album artwork
• Functioning on Impatience
• Crews threatening his life
• Recording of 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening
• How they broke up
• Reuniting without Jess on guitar
• Singing for Dillinger Escape Plan Shot out to Ziggy for this question
• Reuniting in 2005
• Playing Furnace Fest this year
• And a ton more

Go check out the re-releases of their vinyl at https://www.relapse.com/

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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Gallows are an English hardcore punk band from Watford, Hertfordshire. The band was formed in 2005 and their debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records. The band were subsequently signed to Warner Bros. Records, and released their second album Grey Britain in 2009. In 2011 Frank Carter left the group and went on to do Pure Love from 2011-2014 and has been doing Frank Carter & the Rattlesnakes from 2015 to present day.

I reached out to Frank on Oct 2, 2022 and have been bombarding him with requests until he finally had the time to chat.

I got Frank on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• His career as a tattoo artist
• Piecing the band together
• Not liking the bands he was on the road with during Warped Tour
• Recording Orchestra of Wolves
• Getting a show cancelled by Disney
• Playing Redding Festival
• Leaving the band
• Is there a possibilty for a reunion
• And a ton more

Check out SMART Recovery which Frank mentions at the end.

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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The Locust was an American hardcore punk band from San Diego, known for their mix of grindcore speed and aggression, and new wave experimentation complexity. Vocalist/bassist Justin Pearson said, "I wanted to change the way people perceive music, or maybe just destroy it in general." The Locust's music is complex, dynamic and fast-paced, often featuring abrupt and inconsistent time-signature changes. These erratic elements are, according to vocalist/guitarist Bobby Bray, "a reflection of perhaps how our brains have to function in order to be able to do anything in the Western societies we live in."

I got Justin on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

• How the uniforms came about
• Getting kicked out of the house at 16
• What it was like recording
• Touring with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
• Getting shit for signing to Epitaph
• The Extreme Elvis interview
• Being on the Jerry Springer Show
• Head Wound City
• And a ton more

Check out his podcast Cult and Culture which is his podcast along with producer and musician Luke Henshaw. The show explores the DIY-driven, subversive world of art and culture, featuring a diverse array of guests from various subcultures. The podcast, recorded at PengOne Studios in San Diego, offers frank, informal, and well-informed conversations with guests ranging from Grammy-winning musicians, to actors like John Waters, and to Black Panther Party members. The aim is to blur traditional guest-host lines and foster casual openness. "Cult and Culture" is available wherever you podcast.

Check out Justin’s other projects including Deaf Club and the Mike Patton fronted Dead Cross.

Lastly I started doing whiteboard animations so if your marketing department has said recently “Hey, we need a whiteboard animation” then email me at mike@drive80.com

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