Going Off Track

One of the many distraction this week that kept Benny & Brad from recording a new episode was... they both went out to see Jawbreaker! So why not go WAY back (can it really have been that long ago?) to episode# 85 with the legend himself. Thanks Steven Smith for the tix! -Brad

Hidden in Plain View guitarist, record producer, Rob Freeman tells us about playing drums in his dad's cover band as a kid, Jersey shit-talk and the horrors of Warped Tour. He also has a wonderful story of how the band finally got signed to Drive-Thru Records.Audio Pilot Studio

Vice, Netflix, HBO documentary director Ryan Duffy joins us for our 400th episode! He explains why Elon Musk has too much money, The Daily Show's huge impact, coming to NYC at 18, and his historic, super-surreal visit to North Korea with Dennis Rodman.

New Age Records owner & Freewill bassist, Mike Hartsfield talks about running all aspects of the record label out of his house even merch, which his daughter helped him kick-start in 5th grade. Of course, he was publishing his own zine, "Universal Brain Basher" (and interviewing King Diamond) at 13 himself, so no surprise there.We talk about all variations of hardcore thru the decades and finally answer the big question, "What is hardcore?"New Age Records website

Oceanator's Elise Okusami gives Benny some help with his upcoming knee surgery. She details how the choice between basketball and music got made for her and we also dig into some Fugazi, Dookie and electronics recycling.

Guitar repair master and road-dog, Kyle Roggendorf joins us to discuss becoming a metal-head in kindergarten. He also reminisces with Benny about letting The Gaslight Anthem rehearse in his basement and explains why he still buys CDs.Raritan Bay Guitar Repair