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This Was The Scene Podcast

The Podcast about the Late 90s/Early 2000s Punk Scene with host, Mike Doyle from Lanemeyer | IG - @thiswasthescene | thiswasthescene@gmail.com

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Ep 073: Face First/Houston Calls w/ Jarrett Seltzer

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/10/11

Face First was a Ska Punk band that formed in Mendham, NJ when Jarret Seltzer met Tom Chitty Keiger. They played in the NJ Scene for a few years and eventually realized that ska sucks my ass and evolved into the sounds that was Houston Calls. From there they did a shit ton of touring, signed to Drive-Thru, and broke up in the mid-2000s. I got Jarrett on the phone and this is what we talk about: His Bagels Meeting “Chitty” Obsessions Starting Decibel Records Registering with CCM just to have health

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01:53:28

Ep. 072: The Youth Ahead w/ Jay Monchik

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2019/10/04

The Youth Ahead was a 4 piece pop-punk band from Old Bridge, NJ. started in 1995 they stayed extremely active until their breakup in 2005. Some of the records they put out were The Order Years, The New Album, The Package EP, and For The Ones That Got Away. Steve LWL connecting us Our Dad’s not believing in our musical endeavors The Cheesequake Firehouse Shows John D from Bamboozle Not knowing who’s running their current website A possible mix up for not getting on certain labels Wanting Steve LWL

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01:48:16

Ep. 071: Red Rover/NJPP Facebook Group w/ Jay Vics

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2019/09/27

Jay Vics grew up in Vernon, NJ and attended his first local show in 1997, and that very night was when he decided he needed to get involved with this wonderful community of people who seemed to not give a shit what others think about them. This, in fact, was the jersey scene. Over the next several years, he went to countless shows, joined the band RedRover, went on tour, recorded twice, and passed out countless flyers. In 2009, he created the North Jersey Pop Punk 1994-2002 group on Facebook and

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01:39:22

Ep. 070: Element 101 w/ Crissie Verhagen

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/09/20

Element 101 hailed from New Jersey and molded their own brandish scale of punk rock, reminiscent of Elvis Costello, the Go-Go's, All, and the Descendents. They issued their debut Future Plans Undecided in spring 2000. Stereo Girl followed in early 2001. By the time Element 101 prepped for their third album, they'd reach a new musical level. More Than Motion, which was released in fall 2002, showcased a new found confidence from the band as well as a melodically tight sound. I luckily found their

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01:30:43

Ep. 069: Coolidge Records w/ Jack Ball

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/09/13

Coolidge Records is an Independent Punk Rock label that Brett and Jack love. Their bands range from all kinds: Plow United, The Rusty Nails, Coolidge 50, Homage, Lancaster County Prison, Speedwell, Gladys, Soccer, Squatweiler, Deerheart, and so many more. Go check out his Tea Shop if you're in Pittsburgh, PA! I got Jack Ball on the phone and this is what we talked about: Growing up in Wyckoff Interviewing Ian McKaye Using MTV’s mailing labels to get press Plow United What it was like

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01:24:44

Ep. 068: Pencey Prep/The Palace/Fairmont w/ Neil...

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/08/30

Neil Sabatino contributed a ton to the NJ scene by doing the following: Booking shows at The Palace in Bound Brook in 1998 and then also doing stuff at Hamilton Street, Bloomfield Ave Cafe both when they first opened. He played in the bands Little Green Men, Stick Figure Suicide, Pencey Prep (with Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance on Eyeball Records), and then Fairmont. Neil helped put out a bunch of stuff with Reinforcement Records from 1999-2004, and did a zine from 1998-1999 called "When I'm On

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02:01:06

Ep. 067: Third Year Fresham/Throttle Jockey w/ Crazy...

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/08/23

Tom Martin is a Pennsylvania legend known for his time in Third Year Freshmen and Throttle Jockey with Brian from Plow United. I’ve talked about Tom on so many episodes that I just had to get him on here. And it was completely worth it. If you get a chance to look up his newer stuff on Spotify because it’s really fucking good. I added Summer Legs to my personal playlist and can’t get that damn song out of my head. I got Tom on the phone and this is what we talked about Hair Metal Recording super

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01:43:11

Ep. 066: SOMEKID w/ Chris Gethard

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2019/08/16

Chris Gethard is a comedian based out of Queens, NY, with proud roots in West Orange, NJ. He can be seen performing all over the world. In NYC you can often catch him at The Comedy Cellar. He’s the host of the podcast Beautiful/Anonymous, the author of the book Lose Well, and the figurehead of a television show that’s actually more like a religious cult. In hipster cities, he is most often recognized for playing Ilana’s boss on Broad City. In regular America, he more often gets “Aren’t you the guy

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01:26:08

Ep. 065: Riot Grrrl in the NJ Scene w/ Eva Silverman

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2019/08/09

I've mentioned in many episodes that I wanted to get more female interviews because this was turning into a bit of a boys club. Eva Silverman hit me up and was like "I have some stuff to talk about." Sooo, I got her on the phone and this is what we discussed: Her zine Riot Duck being 50 - 100 pages Interviewing Thurston Moore from Sonic Youth AOL Instant messenger chat groups Her old band Pinker Duck Riot Girl Making friends with Dennis from Plan A When bands finally got websites What it was like

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02:03:06

Ep. 064: Serial Killer Clothing w/ Johanna Hackett

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2019/08/02

Serial Killer Clothing was a clothing company, a skateboard company that basically created the MEME. They designed shirts that had pictures of pop culture icons with one-liners underneath them which completely contradicted what you were seeing. Some examples were the cast of Baywatch with the words ORGY underneath. Another was Pee-Wee Herman with Masturbate under him, and so on. Bigwig was the band that introduced the clothing line to the Jersey scene because they would have it at their table or be

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01:47:44

Ep. 063: Jill w/ Danny Dunlap

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2019/07/26

JILL was a pop-punk band, from San Angelo, TX, that was active from the years 1993 - 1997. They self-released a 4-song cassette that led to Springbox Records (Benecia, CA) “signing” the band, releasing the Scary Thoughts 7” as well as the Just Like Fonzie EP. They also released a split 7” with New Jersey pop-punk band True Zero, on Coolidge Records, and also had a song included on a 7” compilation released on Act Your Age Records. Their sound could be described as a hooky combination of

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Ep. 062: Buddyhead w/ Travis Keller

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/07/19

Buddyhead Records was an independent record label from Hollywood, California that sprouted from the website of the same name. The label was started in 2000 with the pressing of a seven-inch single from The Icarus Line ("Kill Cupid With A Nail File") and ended almost exactly ten years later. The thing that I remember Buddyhead for are their posts where they gave out phone numbers and emails of bands they didn’t like so people could fuck with them. What triggered my memory was talking to Alex Sarti

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01:23:06

Ep. 061: Piebald Roadie Life w/ Jon Cheese

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/07/12

Jon Cheese toured from 2002-2012 working for all kinds of bands as a tour manager/Merch guy. Piebald, cave in, my chemical romance, Apollo Sunshine, Limbeck, The Honorary Title, Meg & Dia, Big D & the Kids Table, Streetlight Manifesto, and The National. He did a weird T-Pain tour... and every Warped Tour from 2002-2011 (02/03 with Doghouse records and 04-11 with Side One Dummy Records. I got him on the phone and here's what we talked about: Why it’s ok to not like some of the older punk bands The

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Ep. 060: Hopeless Records w/ Louis Posen

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2019/06/28

WELCOME TO EPISODE #60 Hopeless Records was founded in 1994 by Louis Posen. The label's artists are generally considered to fall under the genres of punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, and alternative rock, but some also include elements of heavy metal. Some of their most well-known artists include All Time Low, Sum 41, Neck Deep, Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice, Yellowcard... Thanks to Denis 88 I was able to get Louis on the phone and this is what we talked about... Heckle Filming videos for NOFX and

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Ep. 059: Folly w/ Jon Tummillo

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/06/21

Folly is a band from Sussex, New Jersey. Their music is a mix of hardcore, metal, punk, and ska. The band's final lineup included Arben Colaku on bass, Geoff Towle on guitar, Anthony Wille on drums, Agim Colaku on guitar, and Jon Tummillo on vocals. They chose the name Folly due to its implications that a "costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome" is, in fact, the complete metaphor of the band and its members. In their words, "Folly is exactly what we are, not just as a band of fools

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02:14:23

Ep. 058: The Overdrives/Bigwig w/ Josh Marsh

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/06/14

The Overdrives were a punk band from Nazareth, PA. They played with such as Grieving Eucalyptus, Weston, Digger, and other PA bands. I got Josh on the phone and this is what we talked about: Nazareth, PA Their current angel fire website The beauty of tablature Grieving Eucalyptus The Feedmill practice space Josh Bigwig giving him a copy of Unmerry Melodies Getting on the Chuck Weston’s last show The Serial Killer Comp accidentally drinking his own piss Joining Bigwig and playing his first show

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02:13:42

Ep. 057: Midtown Roadie Life w/ Alex Sarti

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/06/07

Alex Sarti is a show promoting, Roadie extraordinairing, Lorde managing, SOB. I met him in 1998 when he was putting on shows in Binghamton, NY and I thought it would be awesome to geek out with him about the late 90s scene. Annnnd, here's what we talked about: Managing the artist Lorde The new NOFX book The Victory Records Incompatible and Go Kart Records Double Exposure Comps Columbia House Booking shows in Binghamton Introducing Ben from Armor for Sleep to his wife The Movie Life story Buddyhead

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01:23:40

Ep. 056: Sicko w/ Josh Rubin

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/05/31

Sicko was an American rock group from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. Exceptionally, the three-piece pop-punk group maintained a constant membership for every recording as a band. This line-up was Denny Bartlett (guitar, bass, vocals), Ean Hernandez (guitar, bass, vocals), and Josh Rubin (drums, brother of Aaron Rubin from The Mr. T Experience). Sicko released four full-length albums and five 7" eps as well as a retrospective CD with unreleased and rare material, a released demo and a tour

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01:14:47

Ep. 055: The Wunder Years w/ Brian Moss

This Was The Scene Podcast ·

2019/05/17

The Wonder Year’s sound was a fast-paced tone of melodic energy that celebrated the feelings of being young and dumb. Lead by Singer Singer Writer Brian Moss, AKA B Moss, the band started its journey in California’s Bay Area and lasted until 2000(ish). I got Brian on the phone and this is what we talked about: Teaching the youth of today Touring with the Lawrence Arms Being friends with Jesse from Op Ivy’s little sister Eviction Parties The digital era we are in Their drummer Caitlin being the shit

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01:23:55

Ep. 054: Plan A Project w/ Dennis DeGraw

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2019/05/10

Plan A Project were a punk band from Northern New Jersey. Started in 1995 with Bassist/ Vocalist Danny DeSimoni, Guitarist/ Vocalist Dennis DeGraw and Drummer Kieth Wyland. Possessing an uncanny amount of energy, desire, and spirit that demanded respect. In the duration, 3 EPs were released and 2 studio albums (Go Kart records) with drummers Dennis Zyla, Tim Caspare and Paulie Yaremko. Dennis heard of the podcast from a buddy of his and emailed me to catch up. From there I said, let’s chat in an

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