Axe To Grind Podcast

Our friend Ivy was in town so she became an impromptu guest / women's issues correspondent. We talk the past, present, and future of creepo behavior. We touch on the Hardcore Predators IG account as well. We start the podcast raving about dishonest reviews, so we end on the most honest: what does your face say about what you're hearing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After getting heavy about the mental health of HC's most ludicrous luminary, we get to our real topic: Rewritten history. Acts that were bigger than you remember -if you remember them at all- that were handed off to other scenes or completely erased from the hc canon. Then we get heavy again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Turnstile! New AN! New Harm's Way! New albums and old beefs. Bob thinks we talk too much about the bands that don't need us to talk about them. Patrick loads his blunderbuss and goes poser hunting. We all become art critics. Lotta petty grievances aired out in this one. We recorded it in a submarine. Deal with it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Part one of our Dear Fests series. We talk about the flavor of FYA, TIHC, S&F, Damage City, UxB, Midwest Blood, and more. We're joined by John Scanlon, who in addition to having put on fests of his own has attended every fest in human history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chop it up with Brian Audley of Incendiary and try to squeeze the secret of being a successful band that doesn't tour out of him. We also talk admiration vs inspiration vs worship. Patrick issues a fatwa on booking agents that send bands through ice conditions. And we give our Hardcore Power Rankings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exactly like the episode title says, we give a track-by-track review of the newest America's Hardcore Comp. We love some of it, hate some of it, and shrug at a few tracks too. We also talk about comps and why they matter or don't and what goes into them. Shoutout to the bands on this one, and Triple-B for OKing this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Trail of Lies the new hotness? Will Twitching Tongues exit the doghouse with this new record? Is Youngblood a relevant label? Do people care about F*cked Up? Can we swear in this description box? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ending the year and kicking off the podcast in style, we're joined by Sebastian from the NYC/LI band Regulate. Everyone gives their Best Ofs and we talk about what we expect from some of our favorite acts in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices