Axe To Grind

The FOLLOW UP Record pt1

Part one of a two-parter on where bands go on their 'second' records. Is there pressure to do more? Is there pressure to stay the course? Is everyone involved just a dumb kid so nobody knows what t...

The BIG Questions pt2

Sheer Terror and Slapshot, going deeper than necessary on two all-time great bands. Also, which of the old dudes keeps their body tight? And why is Patrick so invested in that question? 

The BIG Questions pt1

Is the internet really bad or is that just any tool wielded by human hands? Should Patrick move into a Semi Valley bro pad at age 50? Is covid real or is it too real? All the questions that need an...

Zervuz

Our bootleg version of Verzuz where we pit acts against each other to see who has TRACKS. This episode we've got Career Suicide! Lifetime! Unbroken! Sick Of It All! Negative Approach! Trapped Under...

Tim Allen and Rumors of Tim Allen

Classic tracks; new classic tracks; western NY non-classics; classic Tim Allen; classic petty resentments; classic high school rumors; classic self-sabotaging behavior; classic swoop-hair rock to h...

Saving Brian pt 1

Brian is slowly drifting away from hardcore after years of solid coremanship. It's up to us to bring him back from the brink. Also, dick pics are discussed at length. 

Trends, Waves, and Stabbings

From The Smiths to black licorice, how does anyone like anything? Also, a PSA on knife crime! 

Tiger King Kindlon

A chilling expose on Axe To Grind co-host Patrick Kindlon, as conducted by Bob and Tom with assistance from the Overnight Drive team. Some quality Albany lore, no filler.

Killing Time Deep Dive

Exactly what the title says! A look at one of NYHC's best bands... and perhaps one of HC's best bands period. Listen to this verbal love letter to a classic act whose influence can't be overstated....

Massagecore

Lots of questions shot our way and we do our best to tackle these crucial inquiries. Level-Plane Records; Saetia; screamo et al; the approval of the hardcore hardcoratti; stage outfits; new Greenda...

The Name Game

Some talk on the first Code Orange single off the new record; what makes a good frontperson and which of the current crop would survive the Purge, and what's popping in the wide world of hardcore. ...

LISTENING PARTY REWIND - 2018 WAS SO LONG AGO

Remember our first listening party episode? Whatever happened to those bands? How are those releases remembered? What a long strange trip it's been, man. 

Fact? Or... Fiction?

Are we to blame for face tattoos? Are we to blame for coffee? Does religion believe in hardcore? Do booking agents feast on the blood of the young? Can you break edge in a large Chuck E Cheese with...

Same Cues Diff Dudes

Frontperson confessional. Bob asks the hard-hitting questions of Patrick and Tom. Glory moments and getting chumped out. Highs, lows, and the average. Reflection on all the above. Inevitably, some ...

Lists Are Wack, Here's a Few

Best of 2019... or more accurately stated 'WHAT THESE DUDES LIKED'. 

Passionate talk about this year's releases. What was done well. What was done even better. What was done best. The wo...

Skynet Attacks

Current events, gone sideways. The conversation is about news of the world, including Backtrack and Red Death, until it derails into Down To Nothing, indian food, Rev catalog, the Oblong Valley, sp...

Regional Rushmores

Who belongs on each city's Mt Rushmore? What's the pantheon of the region? Who shaped each area's sound and aesthetic? Boston. Philly. Clevo. Richmond. Los Angeles. New York. More. Alex Casey bring...

Whatcha Think About...

Probing questions about regional loyalty, Teen Idles, Woodstock 99, The Cure, The Ramones, U2, Sloatsburg drug party with luminaries, Outspoken, and more! This is like speed-dating or an AMA among ...

Future Shock part 2

Public restrooms; sexts from robots;  volcel life; marketing difficult content; required step-to weight; AND WILD PREDICTIONS ABOUT THE (SHORT TERM) FUTURE OF HARDCORE. It's a clairvoyant part...

The Future Is Unwritten So We'll Just Guess pt 1

Last year we took a stab at what was coming next for hardcore. We were right about some shit, wrong about some shit, but like always it was an excuse to talk about hardcore. Here's the updated for ...

Harrison Ford In The Fugitive Raised Me

Are cover shows wack? What if a time traveler killed Cro-Mags in the womb? What if a militarized authoritarian regime made us dress wacky at shows? Bizarre venues run by lunatics. Bold shirts from ...

Back to Back 2 School Jam

Current events; festivals; what we got wrong and what we got right; relative heaviness of Guns Up!; bands that are well-seasoned; when you're put on the wrong show for your sound; drunk uncles; due...

Burger Prince, Patriarch of the Vegan Royal Family

Terrible words; delayed kids; the north country; turkish baked goods; live recordings; the economics of vinyl; inter-band dynamics; when songs get retied; being a performer versus being a bum who d...

QUESTIONS VS ANSWERS VS RAMBLING

Magic Vs Bird; Singles soundtrack vs The Crow soundtrack vs Judgement Night soundtrack; paying money for things vs stealing them; original recording vs lacking version nobody asked for; good art vs...

Mount Your Steeds, White Knights of Metal

Are you REALLY down for metal? Then yell at a cloud! Are you 28? Then break your From Autumn To Ashes shirt outta the shame dumpster and fly that flag! Do you believe E.town Concrete speaks to your...

WATCH YOURSELF KID ITS A RIOT

We got a WATCHALONG! Cue up the Youtube and watch with us as we discuss Roger's shorts, Rick Ta Life's Rusted Root energy, bread trucks, inflatable penises as Throwdown mosh apparatus, construction...

IT'S A F*CK HOUSE!

Reach the Sky, unwell family, poppers, viagra, Blue Chew, rent versus constant travel, nice guys turned psychotic, and more! It's a wildcard party full of random bullshit. 

MOM! I NEED MORE PIZZA ROLLS!

Deep in our woke bag to start this episode then somehow arrive at the Vision discography. 17-year-old edgelord shirts for the incel in all of us. Morrissey for the cranky vegan in all of us. Tackli...

WE'RE ALL PUNX NOW IN THE DOPE SHOW... Deep Dive EPITAPH

Epitaph is, pretty sure, still the biggest independent label in the world. And massively important to the history of punk music. BUT... is there tracks tho? This deep dive endeavors to find out.&nb...

Stagedive Into the Fire of Mob Justice

The fellas reconnect after a month apart. The joys of being confronted; keeping current; the need for epic shows; banging your coworkers at the pizza parlor; how to pronounce 'Amityville'; whose jo...