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Ray Harkins

Host Ray Harkins dives deep with creators of independent culture from musicians, artists and other interesting people to find out what inspires them, how they came to be and many other unexpected places.

100 Words Or Less: The Podcast

Continuing with our New England Metal and Hardcore Festival chats we bring on two metal pro's in the form of Guy from The Red Chord and in a separate discussion, Xavier from Upon Stone from Los Angeles. We even get a surprise appearance from Scott Lee who helps run the festival in one of the discussions. Both discussions hit on the blending of metal and hardcore, why the scene has expanded and a lot more. Thanks again to the team at New England Metal and Hardcore Festival for making this all happen.

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Guy Kozowyk from The Red Chord & Xavier Wahlberg from Upon Stone (Live @ New England Metal and Hardcore Festival)

It's that special time of the year where we reflect back on our personal highlights from the year and take stock over what we actually LIKED this year and fortunately for us, I navigate these muddy waters with two of my best friends Jeremy Bolm (Touche Amore, The First Ever Podcast, Secret Voice Records) and Joey Cahill (Wanna Hear It Records). We hit the highlights of our year in music and hopefully open your ears up to some releases you stubbornly haven't listened to yet (I know, I feel you). 

BEST OF 2024 PLAYLIST HERE

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Best of 2024 w/ Jeremy Bolm and Joey Cahill

Brought to you by the kind folks at New England Metal and Hardcore Festival, we have a great discussion with James from Ends of Sanity and Kevin from Since the Flood. Ends of Sanity have been cooking for a little bit with their own blend of metallic hardcore mixed with the classic style we know and love. James and I discuss his life coming from Long Island as well as managing bands like Drain and many more. Since the Flood reunited for this show and I was happy to bring Kevin on the show to chat about his experience in the New England scene, tattooing and a lot more. 

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James from Ends of Sanity & Kevin from Since the Flood (Live @ New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)

Think of this as a post-script to our "Best of 2024" episode where myself and Brian Audley from the incredible hardcore band Incendiary talk about what JUST missed our top 10 lists but are still very much worth your attention. We talk live records, re-releases, EP's and LP's that had us hitting the repeat button all year long. Here's to another year of incredible music and let your curiosity guide you. 

PLAYLIST FOR THIS EPISODE OF ALL THE RECORDS WE MENTION

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The Rest of the Best of 2024 w/ Brian Audley from Incendiary

Today we throw you a bit of a curveball as usually we speak about punk/hardcore/metal and related DIY type artists but in this episode we cover something called, Nu Metal. Don't let that put you off because Kevin Palmer from TrustCompany isn't like the others...his band rules. TrustCompany came out at a time where every major label was jumping on this craze and TrustCompany got thrust into the limelight with a major label deal, radio play, MTV spins and everything but what makes this story unique is that TrustCompany...is actually good. Kevin and I discuss the bands beginnings (and their connection to Hot Rod Circuit...no joke), what it was like getting put into huge venues and what happens when a band ends and real life begins. Kevin was a great discussion and I urge you to listen to TrustCompany...they are great. 

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Kevin Palmer from TrustCompany

FIrst and foremost, if you are in the greater Los Angeles area my heart and soul are with you. I live 45 minutes south and it's soul crushing. Visit this link for assistance and help where you can, financially/physically or otherwise. 

That being said, we all need to keep on keeping on with our lives to the best that we can and that's exactly what I am trying to do. Here's another great live discussion we had at the New England Metal and Hardcore Festival with two bands that have very little to do with one another...but that's what I like to do, bridge gaps. First up, we have Liz from the self proclaimed "bimbo-core" band Brat. We discussed the New Orleans scene, touring with Gwar and a lot of other things. On the flip side, I bring on Dewey & Blaythe from straight edge warriors No Cure. This band is tailor made for me so I was happy to have this discussion and we roast each other almost immediately, it's perfect. Listen to their new LP that dropped on Sharptone...it's great. 

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Liz from Brat & Dewey/Blaythe from No Cure (Live @ New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)

Returning to the podcast for the first time in over 7 years, we have the internet's best friend Brenden Murphy from Counterparts and End. He's a lovely chat and it was great catching up with him about the bands new EP, K-Pop and what's lamer - Zyn or Vaping? All jokes aside, this is a great episode and we dig into all the things. 

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Brenden Murphy from Counterparts & End

Two dudes, one legendary band...Integrity. I was incredibly happy to welcome Dwid and Aaron from the incredibly important, vital and influential band when they made their appearance at New England Metal and Hardcore Festival this past year. We discussed a lot of things throughout the bands history including the inception of the skull logo, their reputation and quest for always pushing the band to do different things. A must listen. 

Listen to the Official Outbreak Podcast here (executive produced by yours truly) 

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Dwid and Aaron from Integrity (Live @ New England Metal & Hardcore Festival)

THIS IS A BONUS EPISODE FROM THE OUTBREAK PODCAST. YOU SHOULD FOLLOW AND LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE YOU LIKE 100 WORDS...OR EVEN IF YOU DON'T YOU MAY LIKE THE VIBE OF THAT MORE. 

One of the more inspiring front people in hardcore, Pat Flynn, is on the show this week. He sings for Fiddlehead and Have Heart. We discuss his dream "community center" idea as well as passing the torch to a younger generation and a whole lot more. 

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BONUS EPISODE - Pat Flynn @ Outbreak Festival

Today we have the epitome of a "lifer" in the form of Josh James, the guitarist from Stick To Your Guns. He's also played in a ton of other bands like Evergreen Terrace, Casey Jones, 18 Visions and much more but he's on today to speak about his time in STYG as well as dig into Fat Wreck Chords punk, thriving in chaos and removing ego from what your art is (as much as one can). Josh is an open and honest dude so this discussion was a breeze and I hope you enjoy!

Listen to the Official Outbreak Podcast here (executive produced by yours truly) 

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Josh James from Stick To Your Guns

In the spirit of the holiday's, here is a bonus episode of my "honorable mentions" of the year that fell JUST outside of my top 10 list. See you in 2024! A playlist featuring them as well as other records that were on heavy rotation over at 100 Words HQ is linked here. 

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Honorable Mentions of 2023

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