After a few weeks of adjusting to going back to school and whatnot, we’re finally back with our belated discussion on Riot Fest 2017. Ted and Jay talk about their favorite experiences and sets throughout the festival weekend, as well as plenty of other awesome things that happened during the weekend. Listen to this week’s […]

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Episode 10 (Riot Fest)

We’re finally back! After a long summer apart while Jay was home in Atlanta for the summer, followed by a week of all sorts of technical difficulties and snags, we finally bring you Episode 9. Essentially a recap of all the fun times we’ve had over the summer, we swap stories of the shows we’ve […]

Episode 9 (Summer 2017)

We’re finally back after quite a long vacation, as Jay and Ted get back into discussing local music. This week they talk about Pay to Cum’s recently released LP Band in Atlanta, along with a healthy dose of goofy nonsense (like usual). Check out Pay to Cum’s album, as well as their other releases, here. […]

Episode 8 (Pay to Cum LP Review)

Thanks for the wait while we figured out our lives... We're back this week to talk about Abuse of Power's new EP, When Then Becomes Now. We also discuss some of the ways that music has influenced us, like work, school, and our personal lives.

Episode 7 (Abuse of Power)

This week we sat down with Eric from Death of Massive Stars and talked about what goes into forming a band and what can inspire that creative process. After that, in old-fashioned Just Riffin’ style, Ted and Jay tore apart the Riot Fest Chicago 2017 lineup and rambled about whatever came to mind.

Episode 6 (Eric from Death of Massive Stars/Riot Fest)

In the new episode, we review Down in Terror's new EP, Bad Honor. During part two we talk about the role video games played in us discovering music. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Episode 5 (Down in Terror/Video Games)

One of our favorite bands released a new EP, so we decided to talk about it! We review Give Me Hate by Through N Through. In the second segment, we try to define what hardcore is and talk about what hardcore means to us.

Episode 4 (Through N Through)

We sit down with our friends Niko and Logan to discuss the lineups of the Vans Warped Tour and This is Hardcore festivals happening this summer.

Episode 3 (Warped Tour & TIHC Fest)

We talk with Erik, the vocalist of the band, Habitats, to discuss his musical journey, the roots of the band, and his opinions on the Chicago music scene. In the second half, we discuss some of the venues around Chicago.

Episode 2 (Erik from Habitats)

We sit down with our friend Niko and introduce the podcast, discuss how we got into music, and talk about Expire's farewell weekend.

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