Episodes
Nov. 12, 2024
A2G356 - Book Someone Else's F'n Life
Our novice coreman strawman, Wilson from Westchester, swings by to tell us about his new venture as a booking agent. Then he asks us for advice on how to do it right. Short-term vs long-term thinking, best practices, and how…
Nov. 5, 2024
A2G355 - Ask Me Ask Me Ask Me
Questions about how to hardcore, from those who hardcore to those who hardcore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct. 29, 2024
A2G354 - Hidden Gems of the 2010s
We know the big hitters of the era, but what albums are being unfairly overlooked? We're retroactively creating hype. Get in the Delorean. We're headed to 2010-2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…
Oct. 22, 2024
A2G253 - Back 2 the Basement
Will an economic downturn lead to the rise of LOCAL HARDCORE? Are some bands that aren't hardcore at all given a pass because 'hardcore dudes?' What's an appropriate amount of money to spend at Sheetz? Will the course of the…
Oct. 15, 2024
A2G252 - PTIHC
Topics are delivered fast and addressed expeditiously. Are we hard enough? Are we looking backwards too much or just the right amount? Is it time to pile in the Griswold Family Tuckster and get to FYA? Learn more about your …
Oct. 8, 2024
A2G351 - I'm Going For His Gun!
Some on-the-ground reporting from festivals, discourse on the state of hating, and the art of stopping friendships before they begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct. 1, 2024
A2G350 - Your 90s Opinions (Yes, We Received Your Email)
We finalize(?) this definitive 90s hardcore list that got some of you so worked up. And, yes, we read your email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sept. 24, 2024
A2G349 - Just the Facts (Definitive 90s HC)
It's time to muscle up and get the job done: a definitive guide to 90s HC. No favorites. No personal picks. Just the facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sept. 17, 2024
A2G348 - Wicked Games
Our very own Jigsaw puts us through a battery of hellish challenges. What bands will end up trapdoored into the alligator pit? Will we have the strength to be honest about some band's weakest material? And what's the proper …
Sept. 10, 2024
A2G347 - Business School
HC has been riding high for a few years. Is this good? If it is, is there anything we can do to keep it rolling? Good for business/ Bad for business. Also, when did the Metallica love end and the Pantera love rise to the for…
Sept. 3, 2024
A2G346 - Podcasts About Feelings
What are some songs that stir specific emotions in you? Ok, now hardcore songs. How much variety is there in those feelings? Are we a one-note culture or fully realized people with a spectrum of emotions? Also, 70s arena roc…
Aug. 27, 2024
A2G345 - Walk Together
Hardcore self-regulating and occasionally self-immolating. The FYA venue change. The effort to understand each other. Firsts and most recent. Why would ChatGPT lie about a Blood For Blood show? Learn more about your ad choic…
Aug. 20, 2024
A2G344 - R.I.P. St. Vitus
Mainstay Brooklyn venue St. Vitus has closed its doors for good. From our archives, out of reverence and in memoriam, we offer this recording of A2G Live from St. Vitus. Thanks for the good times. Learn more about your ad ch…
Aug. 13, 2024
A2G343 - Is Anybody Feeling Me
FYA; regional kings and queens; genres vs lifestyles; isn't it all woofwoofwoof music; Palm Springs music; getting beat in Erewhon; best/worst reasons to do reunions; more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…
Aug. 6, 2024
A2G342 - Get Flea On the Phone!
A long time is spent on 00s shock-rockers. And some attention is given to the correct way to handle grievances with total strangers. And some time is devoted to Dave Navarro's vest and why the Live reunion didn't happen. But…
July 30, 2024
A2G341 - Suffer, New Guy, Suffer!
Kevin from PUBLIC OPINION joins us to discuss the limits of DIY. Also, how big does a band have to be to be of help to another? Have we made touring too hard? Is there still juice in the fruit of 'hardcore adjacent?' And the…
July 23, 2024
A2G340 - Recappin' Or Just Cappin'?
Hardcore is pretty ripping in 2024, and we have the receipts to prove it. Talking about our time at Sound & Fury, the Have Heart shows, and more. Also, behind-the-scenes on who should headline what. Learn more about your ad …
July 16, 2024
A2G339 - Overexposed!
Before next week's Sound & Fury on-the-ground reporting, we bring you a cautionary episode about being the local workhorse band, saying dumb things, being TOO present in listeners' minds, and taking the Gaga money. Learn mor…
July 9, 2024
A2G338 - Out of Touch, Out of Time
Would you like to play a game? Bob plays the role of Jigsaw from the Saw movies and subjects Tom and Patrick to a mental blood sport. Will they make it out of this house of horrors? Tons of music, new and old, is recommended…
July 2, 2024
A2G337 - Cash Is King
Tom on a solo mission while Pat and Bob are on assignment in Europe. Tom is joined by Bob Wilson (FYA, Philly SXE, a lot of bands) and Greg Falchetto (Manalapan SXE, lots of bands, NJHC shows) to discuss all things booking. …
June 25, 2024
A2G336 - So International
Who is gonna pop this summer? Can European metal push a man into the arms of Youth Crew? Are hardcore bands getting paid less than they should be relative to their non-hc contemporaries? Seattle or San Diego? Boston or DC? L…
June 18, 2024
A2G335 - Is It a Team Sport?
Should hardcore bands have a 'team' and, if so, should they ever use the word 'team' for any reason, ever? Also, bands taking stances, and all that comes with it. And what do musicians do AFTER? Learn more about your ad choi…
June 11, 2024
A2G334 - Do They Owe Us A Good Show? (Of Course They Do!)
What does a band OWE you? A good performance? Songs you recognize? Fun? And what happens if they don't deliver? Also, is it time you bought a bearded lizard? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4, 2024
A2G233 - Robocop Reporting For Duty
Bob returns from New Detroit to spin yarns about the mythic Tied Down Fest, while Tom reports from the center of a Knocked Loose pit, and Patrick broadcasts from a chicken coop. Topics include big touring slowing down; getti…