Episodes
Dec. 24, 2024
A2G362 - XXXMAS CHEER
The joys of anonymity, what it means to be a fraud, a lesson in trolling, and our gift to you: half a radio episode where we play some ripping hardcore. Thanks for a good year, fam. Stay safe. Learn more about your ad choice…
Dec. 17, 2024
A2G361 - LP 3!
"What is the charge? Attending a fest? A succulent hardcore fest?" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec. 10, 2024
A2G360 - You Never Talk About It
All the topics you believe we've neglected. For years. We relented and talk on all of it. And Mr Belvedere's balls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec. 3, 2024
A2G359 - Bring Me the Head of Jimmy Kimmel
Yeah, yeah, we talk about the Kimmel thing. And then field your questions about things you say we don't talk about. Ducking nothing, bring it on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov. 28, 2024
A2GEXTRA - Tofurkey Day Playlist
Tracks on tracks, for the holiday (if you celebrate) and your day off (if you don't). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov. 26, 2024
A2G358 - Scenario Songs
What's the perfect song for working in a laundromat run by a Triad? What's the perfect song for being arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct in Myrtle Beach? What's the perfect song for eating smores on a camping trip to …
Nov. 19, 2024
A2G357 - Dive or Ditch
Keep it moving, fam! You wanna talk about a mostly forgotten regional band for an hour? Or save it for another time? What about slam? Snapcase? Which Bad Brains record has the best production? Keep it moving, fam! Learn more…
Nov. 12, 2024
A2G356 - Book Someone Else's F'n Life
Our novice coreman strawman, Wilson from Westchester, swings by to tell us about his new venture as a booking agent. Then he asks us for advice on how to do it right. Short-term vs long-term thinking, best practices, and how…
Nov. 5, 2024
A2G355 - Ask Me Ask Me Ask Me
Questions about how to hardcore, from those who hardcore to those who hardcore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct. 29, 2024
A2G354 - Hidden Gems of the 2010s
We know the big hitters of the era, but what albums are being unfairly overlooked? We're retroactively creating hype. Get in the Delorean. We're headed to 2010-2019. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho…
Oct. 22, 2024
A2G253 - Back 2 the Basement
Will an economic downturn lead to the rise of LOCAL HARDCORE? Are some bands that aren't hardcore at all given a pass because 'hardcore dudes?' What's an appropriate amount of money to spend at Sheetz? Will the course of the…
Oct. 15, 2024
A2G252 - PTIHC
Topics are delivered fast and addressed expeditiously. Are we hard enough? Are we looking backwards too much or just the right amount? Is it time to pile in the Griswold Family Tuckster and get to FYA? Learn more about your …
Oct. 8, 2024
A2G351 - I'm Going For His Gun!
Some on-the-ground reporting from festivals, discourse on the state of hating, and the art of stopping friendships before they begin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct. 1, 2024
A2G350 - Your 90s Opinions (Yes, We Received Your Email)
We finalize(?) this definitive 90s hardcore list that got some of you so worked up. And, yes, we read your email. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sept. 24, 2024
A2G349 - Just the Facts (Definitive 90s HC)
It's time to muscle up and get the job done: a definitive guide to 90s HC. No favorites. No personal picks. Just the facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sept. 17, 2024
A2G348 - Wicked Games
Our very own Jigsaw puts us through a battery of hellish challenges. What bands will end up trapdoored into the alligator pit? Will we have the strength to be honest about some band's weakest material? And what's the proper …
Sept. 10, 2024
A2G347 - Business School
HC has been riding high for a few years. Is this good? If it is, is there anything we can do to keep it rolling? Good for business/ Bad for business. Also, when did the Metallica love end and the Pantera love rise to the for…
Sept. 3, 2024
A2G346 - Podcasts About Feelings
What are some songs that stir specific emotions in you? Ok, now hardcore songs. How much variety is there in those feelings? Are we a one-note culture or fully realized people with a spectrum of emotions? Also, 70s arena roc…
Aug. 27, 2024
A2G345 - Walk Together
Hardcore self-regulating and occasionally self-immolating. The FYA venue change. The effort to understand each other. Firsts and most recent. Why would ChatGPT lie about a Blood For Blood show? Learn more about your ad choic…
Aug. 20, 2024
A2G344 - R.I.P. St. Vitus
Mainstay Brooklyn venue St. Vitus has closed its doors for good. From our archives, out of reverence and in memoriam, we offer this recording of A2G Live from St. Vitus. Thanks for the good times. Learn more about your ad ch…
Aug. 13, 2024
A2G343 - Is Anybody Feeling Me
FYA; regional kings and queens; genres vs lifestyles; isn't it all woofwoofwoof music; Palm Springs music; getting beat in Erewhon; best/worst reasons to do reunions; more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f…
Aug. 6, 2024
A2G342 - Get Flea On the Phone!
A long time is spent on 00s shock-rockers. And some attention is given to the correct way to handle grievances with total strangers. And some time is devoted to Dave Navarro's vest and why the Live reunion didn't happen. But…
July 30, 2024
A2G341 - Suffer, New Guy, Suffer!
Kevin from PUBLIC OPINION joins us to discuss the limits of DIY. Also, how big does a band have to be to be of help to another? Have we made touring too hard? Is there still juice in the fruit of 'hardcore adjacent?' And the…
July 23, 2024
A2G340 - Recappin' Or Just Cappin'?
Hardcore is pretty ripping in 2024, and we have the receipts to prove it. Talking about our time at Sound & Fury, the Have Heart shows, and more. Also, behind-the-scenes on who should headline what. Learn more about your ad …