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Tales from the Hard Side

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01:37:38

Ep.17 Sydney / Σίδνεϊ

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2022/01/17

Νέα χρονιά, νέα επεισόδια! Το TFTHS επιστρέφει με το 7ο επεισόδιο της σεζόν, με θέμα την πόλη του Σίδνεϊ. Μπορεί να βρισκόμαστε αρκετά χιλιόμετρα μακριά από την Ωκεανία, αλλά η συγκεκριμένη πόλη βρίσκεται για πολλές δεκαετίες στο επίκεντρο της ροκ, πάνκ και χάρντκορ μουσικής παγκοσμίως. Με αφετηρία τους ACDC και τους Radio Birdman, μετατοπίζουμε την κουβέντα στις σύγχρονες χάρντκορ μπάντες της πόλης. Στο δεύτερο μέρος του podcast συνομιλούμε με τον Joshua, μέλος της μπάντας των SPEED, η οποία

02:14:17

Ep.16 2021 resolution, the top-20 list

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2021/12/27

We say goodbye to 2021 with a special episode featuring our top 20 record list for this year.An episode full of music, as many of you have asked for! In addition to this, we have created a Spotify playlist including one song of each record, to listen to with your loved ones during the festive season.Thank you to everyone that supported the 1st year of our podcast, our guests, and most and foremost they people that helped out Tales from the Hard Side in any way.We wish all the best for the new year,

02:02:05

Ep.15 London pt.2 / Λονδίνο μέρος 2o

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2021/12/14

8,5 months after part I we are back with a new episode dedicated to London.This time we talk about the city of London and its changes throughout the last 2 decades, the gentrification of specific areas, the new generation of immigrants and their participation in the music culture and, of course, the alternative scenes of hardcore / punk and rap / drill. In this episode we are pleased to have as a guest Ola (Quality Control Records, Arms Race, Game, Damage is Done festival), a kingpin of

02:10:01

Ep.14 Larissa / Λάρισα

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2021/11/30

Getting back to ‘normality’, we return with a new episode dedicated to a specific city again. This time is Greece’s 5th bigger one, Larissa; a town with no great music history before the early 00s but with a developing punk / hardcore / alternative scene the last decade or so.This is the first time we have 2 guests in the studio, Nikos & Panos of True To The Game Records and Walk The Line Records (just the latter one), 2 very important people for the local scene.Now go play this!Επιστρέφοντας

01:40:37

Ep.15 London pt.II (feat. Ola Quality Control)

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2021/11/15

8,5 months after part I we are back with a new episode dedicated to London. This time we talk about the city of London and its changes throughout the last 2 decades, the gentrification of specific areas, the new generation of immigrants and their participation in the music culture and, of course, the alternative scenes of hardcore / punk and rap / drill. In this episode we are pleased to have as a guest Ola (Quality Control Records, Arms Race, Game, Damage is Done festival), a kingpin of

01:52:27

Ep.13 Fuck Armageddon...this is Hell!

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2021/11/14

Ep.13: "Fuck Armageddon… this is Hell"As we all see, the world is going crazy with all the situation & discussion about Covid getting on our nerves, thus we decided to talk about something more accurate in an extra episode. Sooo, we took this opportunity to record a circa 2h podcast session about the music state of affairs all over the world, the live shows happening in lots of countries and the fear of a new lockdown being around. In this episode we feature some great new hardcore (or

02:11:49

Ep.12 Sofia / Σόφια

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2021/10/27

Tales from the Hard Side episode 12 is now streaming. In this session we "travel" in the heart of the Balkans, to Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. We discuss about the political and social changes from WW1 till the end of the Cold War and the fall of the Soviet Union. We continue the chat talking about the first punk bands of 80s, and we focus on the big hardcore movement that started after the mid-90s. This time our friend Aleksandar Boyadzhiev, singer of one of the most famous

01:30:42

Ep.11 Baltimore (Maryland)

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2021/10/14

We are back on track! Season 2 kicks off with Baltimore, Maryland, the largest independent town in the United States. As usual, we talk about the urban transformations of the city and some of the most important landmarks of its contemporary history, including the riots that followed the murder of Freddie Gray by the police in 2015. Music wise, it's a common truth that Turnstile put Baltimore on the worldwide alternative music map, but we also explore their hardcore / punk predecessors and the

01:55:46

Ep.11 Baltimore / Βαλτιμόρη

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2021/10/14

We are back on track!Season 2 kicks off with Baltimore, Maryland, the largest independent town in the United States. As usual, we talk about the urban transformations of the city and some of the most important landmarks of its contemporary history, including the riots that followed the murder of Freddie Gray by the police in 2015. Music wise, it's a common truth that Turnstile put Baltimore on the worldwide alternative music map, but we also explore their hardcore / punk predecessors and the

01:17:53

Ep.10 Season Finale

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2021/08/05

The 10th TFTHS episode 'Season finale' is out now! This time we don't talk about a specific city, but we make an accounting discussion about the almost five months of running this project. In addition, we have chosen some fresh tracks (and in one case an old yet gold one) from every town we have already dedicated an episode to. We want to thank you for your love and your support! Be safe and have fun! See you soon!Το 10ο επεισόδιο του TFTHS είναι εδώ! Αυτή τη φορά δεν συζητάμε για κάποια

01:48:58

Ep.10 Season Finale

Tales from the Hard Side ·

2021/08/03

The 10th TFTHS episode 'Season finale' is out now! This time we don't talk about a specific city, but we make an accounting discussion about the almost five months of running this project. In addition, we have chosen some fresh tracks (and in one case an old yet gold one) from every town we have already dedicated an episode to. We want to thank you for your love and your support! Be safe and have fun! See you soon!Το 10ο επεισόδιο του TFTHS είναι διαθέσιμο!Αυτή τη φορά δεν συζητάμε

01:34:49

Ep.9 Berlin / Βερολίνο

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2021/07/12

Half greek / half English content!!!This episode is dedicated to Berlin, the capital of Germany and the biggest city in the EE. We talk a lot about the urban history of the city, before and after the fall of the Wall, the subcultures that emerged from both West and East Berlin, Deutschpunk and the hardcore / punk scene that exploded in the 90s and 00s. We also discuss the big squatting scene, the current hardcore / punk movement and contemporary hip hop. Our friend Christian, who is a member

02:10:48

Ep.9 Berlin / Βερολίνο

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2021/07/12

This episode is dedicated to Berlin, the capital of Germany and the biggest city in the EE.We talk a lot about the urban history of the city, before and after the fall of the Wall, the subcultures that emerged from both West and East Berlin, Deutschpunk and the hardcore / punk scene that exploded in the 90s and 00s. We also discuss the big squatting scene, the current hardcore / punk movement and contemporary hip hop. Our friend Christian, who is a member of United & Strong and is active in the

02:11:29

Ep.8 Boston / Βοστώνη

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2021/06/27

Our podcast’s 8th episode explores the city of Boston, one of the most important landmarks of American’s immigration history and also a city with one of the greatest hardcore scenes in the world. Our friend Nicole is on board for this episode; since she had lived in the city and participated in its scene for a long time she has lots of interesting stories to share with us. She chat with us about gigs, Boston's hardcore and its underground music history in general. Enjoy!~~ΣΤο 8ο επεισόδιο του

00:52:51

Ep.7 Thessaloniki / Θεσσαλονίκη

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2021/06/14

In this episode we talk about Thessaloniki, Greece's 2nd largest city and one of the most important places for the country's underground music scene.Thessaloniki used (and still is in a way) a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic city, with people from different origins and religious beliefs consisting the core of its working class.Music wise, we start with folk / rebetiko style that emerged from the Asia Minor refugees' culture, we continue with the primitive hard rock and r'n'r

01:39:33

Ep.7 Thessaloniki / Θεσσαλονίκη

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2021/06/14

In this episode we talk about Thessaloniki, Greece's 2nd largest city and one of the most important places for the country's underground music scene.Thessaloniki used to be (and still is in a way) a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic city, with people from different origins and religious beliefs consisting the core of its working class.Music wise, we start with folk / rebetiko style that emerged from the Asia Minor refugees' culture, we continue with the primitive hard rock and

01:09:52

Ep. 6 Stockholm / Στοκχόλμη

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2021/05/31

In the 6th episode of TFTHS we talk about Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. We start from the social reforms of the first half of 20th century and we move into the creation of one of the biggest DIY punk and hardcore scenes in the world. This episode features (for the first time) a guest - our friend Kostas, who has lived in Stockholm for nearly ten years and he used to be a part of the local hardcore scene. He narrated us some quite interested tales from the underground scene of the city.Στο 6ο

00:56:13

Ep.5 Paris / Παρίσι

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2021/05/17

Paris - The city of lights, the city of the Commune, the city of the banlieues & the cités . In this episode we focus on one of the most important underground scenes of Western Europe. From the strong reggae / punk / oi! community to the political hip hop scene of the suburbs and the metallic hardcore crews. ‘Jusqu'ici tout va bien...’Παρίσι - Η πόλη του φωτός, η πόλη της Κομμούνας, η πόλη των προαστίων και των αστικών οικισμών. Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο εξερευνούμε μια από τις σημαντικότερες

01:10:21

Ep.4 Athens / Αθήνα

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2021/05/03

In this episode we talk about the capital city of Greece, Athens, and its counter-cultural music scene from mid 60s and on. We explore the urban history, the socio-political situation and the relation to the development of the underground scene. From early rock 'n' roll to 80s punk and from DIY hardcore of the 90s to contemporary rap. Enjoy!Photo by Giorgos Tourkovasilis (from the 'Rock in Athens 1985' book)Επεισόδιο νο.4, αφιερωμένο στην Αθήνα!Σε αυτό το επεισόδιο (links in bio)

01:53:02

Ep.4 Athens / Αθήνα

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2021/05/02

Episode 4; Athens!In this episode we talk about the capital city of Greece, Athens, and its counter-cultural music scene from mid 60s and on. We explore the urban history, the socio-political situation and the relation to the development of the underground scene. From early rock 'n' roll to 80s punk and from DIY hardcore of the 90s to contemporary rap. Enjoy!Photo by Giorgos Tourkovasilis (from the 'Rock in Athens 1985' book)Επεισόδιο νο.4, αφιερωμένο στην Αθήνα!Σε αυτό το

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