Generic Mosh Calls, Adoption and Colonialism W/ Chang-hwan Kim
Chang-hwan Kim of Pummel and No Model shares insights on the linkage between adoption and colonialism, punk storytelling, and the intersection of music and politics.
13 Aug 2024
Sean's Back: Anarchism, Nihilism and Punk
Dr. Sean Parson returns to the show to discuss a new book he has in the works centered on Anarchism, Nihilism and how the two fit into broader subculture.
19 Feb 2024
Rejecting the Anthropocentric Falsehood W/ Davin Bernard
On this episode of Politicore Davin Bernard (Kingdom, Eaten Alive) of the Marked For Life Podcast and joins the show to discuss her journey as a hardcore lifer into the stuffy halls of academia.
Topics include:
-Tension between hardcore ethos and higher education
-College as class replication
-Math IS class warfare!
-90s hardcore as a political compass
-The Anthropocene (obviously)
2 Jan 2024
Dreamin n' Schemin W/ Dr. Brian Lovato
After months of attempting to get Brain on the show the Politicore boys finally succeed.
Topics include:
-Using Marxist and anarchist framework to organize labor and society at large (simple right?)
- Brian's work on abolition and what it means to be a contemporary abolitionist
-The usual chat about bands
Check out Brian's work: https://brianlovato.wordpress.com/about/ (https://brianlovato.wordpress.com/about/)
25 Sept 2023
Anarchism Everyday W/Everyday Anarchism
On this episode, Politicore is joined by Graham Culbertson of the Everyday Anarchism podcast (https://www.everydayanarchism.com/ (https://www.everydayanarchism.com/) )
Topics discussed:
-Anarchism as punk's token political ideology
- You (yes you) are already an anarchist
- Farmers markets
-Degrowth
-Joe Strummer
-Smash the state or just give out free food and start gardening?
-Graham's ongoing series on the works of David Graeber (RIP)
5 Sept 2023
Straight From Corporate W/ Jake Razor
On this episode the Politicore boys are joined by Jake Razor of the Kings of Punk Podcast and Rochester's Leaking Head.
Topics Include:
-Corporate entities in hardcore and punk spaces are nothing new (sorry taco bell)
- Hardcore has the spotlight, not punk
- Bands embracing a degrowth economy
- Nuke all your accounts and bring some fucking cash to the show!
LISTEN TO LEAKING HEAD: https://leakinghead.bandcamp.com/album/better-homes-gardens (https://leakinghead.bandcamp.com/album/better-homes-gardens)
LISTEN TO THE KINGS OF PUNK PODCAST: https://kingsofpunk.com/ (https://kingsofpunk.com/)
Jake' underrated gems: NOG WAT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZz-lkPpwek (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZz-lkPpwek)
Delfin Quispe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NecoBo0BhEk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NecoBo0BhEk)
3 Sept 2023
Hangin' with Riz
Evan has finally finished doing all his homework, so to celebrate the Politicore boys have a fun talk with Riz Farooqi of the Unite Asia Project.
Topics discussed (in no particular order):
- Unite Asia as a way to combat the western elitism in hardcore https://uniteasia.org/ (https://uniteasia.org/)
-Why Japanese hardcore/punk gets the spotlight over everyone else in Asia?
- Too many bands
-King Ly Chee/ NoFx show needing an army escort
- Nu metal lore is nothing more than a revisionist history of subculture
- Youth Tribalism
-The same zoomer bullshit every hardcore podcast hates
- 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Klonns
-Daggers
-King Ly Chee
Enjoy!!!
3 Sept 2023
Archive and Survive W/ Kristy Martinez & Cass Gregg
On this Politicore Dylan and Evan have a chat with Cass Gregg and Kristy Martinez of the Indigenous Punx Archive!
IG: @indigenouspunxarchive
Topics include:
-Punk and metal in Flagstaff, especially with regard to Indigenous inclusion/exclusion.
- Rumble (Doc on Netflix do the knowledge!)
- Importance of representation in punk/hardcore. The Importance of giving voice to issues that are population-specific.
-Historic under- and misrepresentation of Indigenous peoples in media generally and the consequences of it.
-Increasing visibility of Indigenous people in media that is for them and by them and the consequences of that.
-What do punk and metal offer to platforming Indigenous People's voices that other genres don't?
-Underrated gems: Appalachian Terror Unit, With War, Mictlan, 1876 and Sacrifice (CAN)
- Enjoy!
3 Sept 2023
Canonical Pit Beef W/ Dr. Sam Thomas
Today on Politicore Dylan and Evan go international! The duo are joined by Dr. Sam Thomas who is an Associate Professor in the Department of English Studies at Durham University. Sam's work specializes in American Literature, Political Violence and most importantly, metal music.
Topics discussed:
-Is SPY just Hoax for Gen Z?
- Relationship between extreme music and modern American Literature
- Pathways to finding punk, hardcore and metal
-The uncomfortable linkage Metal has to Ayn Rand
-Rugged individualism in Metal vs. NYHC
-Punx with a poverty fetish
-Can we ever restructure our society to support the arts and make the "sellout" moniker obsolete?
-Underrated bands mentioned: Pissmixer, Greyhound, Biipiigwan, Filth Is Eternal, Cleric, Die My Will, Backstabbers Inc.
Enjoy!!
3 Sept 2023
Intentional Hellscapes W/ Adam of Convusle Records
On this episode, Dylan and Evan are joined by Adam from Convulse Records! In addition to running Convulse, Adam is also a PhD candidate at CU Denver.
Topics include:
-Hardcore and punk shows as community building/mutual aid
-Neoliberal capitalism's insidious "choice" rhetoric
-DIY's many forms
- Bono
-Centrist faith in institutions
-Your public defender is overworked DON'T TAKE THE PLEA DEAL!
and much more!!
3 Sept 2023
Smoothie Time
***Originally published in 2022**
Dylan and Evan have no guest or topic on this mixed bag episode. Topic Include: Feeling obligated to go to shows to maintain identity/community, The Trash Talk model, RJC and Dazy are Militarie Gun casualties, Bands with 2 song EPs playing arenas, A389 Smoothies and much more! Enjoy!!
3 Sept 2023
Trusting the Crystal W/ Eugene S. Robinson
On this Episode of Politicore Dylan and Evan are joined by Eugene S. Robinson of Oxbow, Whipping Boy, Bunuel etc. Eugene takes the reigns on this episode and pulls the curtain back on writing music/gear reviews, meeting Bill Clinton and what it takes to constantly produce good writing.
Also touched on:
-Music journalism as nothing more than PR
-Google employees make how much?
-Tin foil hat shit
-Bunuel's upcoming tour
-Training BJJ and applying it to every aspect of creative life
-NEVER DOUBT THE CRYSTAL
Enjoy!
3 Sept 2023
Cultural Dissonance W/ Spenser Granese
On this episode Dylan and Evan are joined by modern day renaissance man Spenser Granese of bands Compassion and S.W.A.T. as well as shows like Better Call Saul, Mayans, Pam & Tommy, The Sinner and more! The group's conversation focuses on the uncomfortable similarities between pop culture and subculture and how our social media dominated hell-world will affect hardcore and punk in the coming years.
Topics also discussed:
-Does Ryan Gosling like American Nightmare?
-Mysterious guy hardcore
-Dylan sounds like John Bender
-Denver water
-Theatre kids will always suck
-Compassion's upcoming show with the mighty Hatred Surge
enjoy!
3 Sept 2023
Crowdkilling Gentrification & Understanding homelessness W/ Dr. Sean Parson
On this episod Dylan and Evan are joined by Dr. Sean Parson to discuss his new book “Cooking up a Revolution.”Also discussed is the ongoing homeless crisis, gentrification and how to resist the neoliberal hellscape we currently live in. For everyone who is paying too much in rent, this one is for you!
3 Sept 2023
Weekend Convos W/ John Caution
Dylan and Evan are joined by hardcore legend John Caution of Weekend Nachos, Stomach, Few and the Proud, Harms Way and more! The trio discuss John’s new band, Stomach and grapple with the question of how bands can be provocative without going full GG on their crowd. Yes, we talk about THAT WN song. Enjoy!
3 Sept 2023
DOC TALK PT. 1 (American Hardcore)
That's right baby! Dylan and Evan are talking about the good, the bad and downright disturbing parts of the 2006 documentary based (loosely) on Steven Blush's book.
3 Sept 2023
Intro/Underrated Gems
Dylan and Evan lay out what they hope to achieve with this podcast and then launch into a very casual conversation about bands they think are underrated.
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