Crash: Tour Mistakes and other Horror Stories

This is the end!!! Final Episode of Series One! Go See School Drugs on tour with Good Riddance and War On Women. Josh, you're amazing and the perfect guest to wrap our show. Thanks man. Let's hang soon!Neal 

THIS IS THE END! Of Series 1 of our show. Well it's the first part of the end. In this episode we talk to Russ Rankin from Good Riddance, Only Crime and his solo work. Russ Rankin released a Solo Album at the end of January 2022. We chat about that, how SBAM records is still a most amazing album, recording at Blasting Room like a lot, touring, Spanish, Japan and proper tour busses! Good Riddance is now hitting the road  at the end of this week and going to Pouzzafest in Montreal QC. Interestingly enough Part 2 of the finale features another band on this tour which also is being supported by War on Women (Check out our Sue Werner Episode)! That's three, THREE amazing guests getting together and finally doing what we all collectively love so much, Hitting the road!! Enjoy! -Neal Without a doubt, Russ Rankin has been one of the most influential frontmen in punk for the last 30 years. With Good Riddance and numerous other projects, he has contributed to the agenda for the punk scene worldwide. On his solo records, Rankin continues to refine his songwriting, delving into social and political topics, as well as the melancholy underpinnings of personal love and loss. With the deftness of experience and unflinching honesty, his songs seek to understand and embrace the inner turmoil of the human condition – with a fervent desire to champion the best in us. His brusque delivery, instantly recognizable by now, serves as a catalyst in advocating for social justice and animal rights, reaching far beyond the borders of the punk scene.The first single Babel from Come Together Fall Apart is based on the story of the Tower of Babel, speaks to the time when humanity had one, common, tongue, which then, due to rancor and mistrust, splintered into a hundred different languages. This event foretold centuries of war and turmoil across the world, all born from a fundamental inability to communicate.'SBÄM Records (EU), Cursed Blessings Records (CAN) and Say-10 Records (USA)'.For more information or to book an interview please contact Melanie at info@melaniekayepr.com 

In this episode we chat about one of the most important  issues a traveler can encounter; snacks! Vlad from Wasting Time confronts all manner of important Canadian topics head on. Get ready for a blast but bring a belt, you'll need it! Neal  Wasting TimeWasting Time is a pop punk quartet from Toronto, Canada that has been plugging away since 2017. The band plays their brand of melodic, sonic chaos and are inspired by bands such as Alkaline Trio, No Use For A Name, and MxPx. They've since released an album, a couple EPs, several singles and have shared the stage with Smoking Popes, Direct Hit and Young Rochelles.  Once More Without Feeling is the sophomore album, featuring 10 songs that will take the listener on a magic carpet ride of uptempo romps, melodic choruses, heartfelt lyrics and a few slower excursions. The songs were produced and mixed by Steve Rizun at Drive Studios throughout 2020 and 2021. On March 25th, the band will celebrate the release of the album to be distributed worldwide by Paper + Plastick with their friends The Anti-Queens and K-Man & The 45s at The Hard Luck Bar in Toronto. Limited CD copies of the album will be available at the show. Upcoming tour dates:March 19th at The Red Dog, Peterborough, OnMarch 25th at Hard Luck Bar, Toronto, On (record release show with The Anti-Queens and K-Man & The 45s)May 19th at Avant-Garde Bar, Ottawa, OnMay 20th-22nd at Pouzza Fest, Montreal, Qc

Like the Episode? Love the show?! Please consider leaving us a tip/donation! Click Here! Thanks!Want to Paypal us a tip/ donation?! We'd love that! Click Here!Use Venmo and would like to offer us a tip/donation? We'd love that too! Click here to help!I love this episode. We cover so many insane things. Michi is an amazing person. The band he's in is incredible. This one is such a wild ride! It's a circus party with cotton candy! With Berlin folk punk band Circus Rhapsody you can't help but be amazed. Featuring a diverse musical sound that combines wild 50s rock'n'roll with ska and melodic punk, a juggling drummer, a climbing violinist and lots of free cotton candy — the energy is unforgettable and the show is a true spectacle. Now in 2021, the band has recently signed with Californian label Mannequin Vanity Records. Together, they plan to release the new album Just Kidding in June of 2021. To tease the upcoming album, Circus Rhapsody will drop their new single “Revolution” in May as well as several covers of their friends' bands in a #singmysongmydearfriend social campaign. Music and performance videos will support the release as well. Running publicity will be Melanie Kaye PR (formerly of Fat Wreck Chords Canada). In 2019 Circus Rhapsody celebrated their 400th concert. Performances took place with Less Than Jake, Ignite, Wednesday 13, Nekromantix, The Kooks, Jaya the Cat, The Montreal, Feine Sahne Fischfilet, Mutabor and Turbostaat. Whether at a festival, small club or large hall – the four friendly rockers put on their very own frenetic show in every possible location.For their 2018 tour the band supported the community 7 ” Sexxxy as fuck! Yummie as hell! released through the London label ‘Umlaut Records'. It contains guest appearances by: Ingo (Donots), CJ Ramone, Steven (Belvedere), Pat (The Decline), Filou (Berlin Boom Orchestra) Shrimpfield and many more. Also, in cooperation with ‘Elixier Gin', the first own band Schnäps has appeared. The previous album Telling Horrorstories has been available in stores worldwide since November 2015 – in Europe via the Berlin label “Springstoff” and in Mexico via “Living Dead Records”. With 21 varied titles, it shows that Berliners have a lot to offer musically. In 2013 the debut album Pacific Playland was released in DIY style and enjoyed moderate local and regional success. The band: Michi (bass) Mahaze (guitar) Erik (drums) KT (violin)The circus family: Lukas (muscles) Alla (cotton candy) Andreas (merchandise)https://www.facebook.com/circusrhapsodyhttps://www.instagram.com/circusrhapsody/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/circusrhapsody 

Like the Episode? Love the show?! Please consider leaving us a tip/donation! Click Here! Thanks!Want to Paypal us a tip/ donation?! We'd love that! Click Here!Use Venmo and would like to offer us a tip/donation? We'd love that too! Click here to help!Self-proclaimed “world punk” band QUEL BORDEL! Has gone outside of their usual wheelhouse and ventured into the world of instrumental gypsy jazz with their new album Dinner for Derelicts. QUEL BORDEL (QB!) was formed in San Diego, CA in 2013 w/ a Ukrainian, two Filipino brothers, a classically trained violinist, and a punk rock drummer. After the better part of a decade, they have had multiple releases and kept up a vigorous touring regiment of over 150+ shows a year. The band has toured the US, Canada, and Europe, and they have made a small dent in the folk-punk music scene: coining their own sub-genre “world punk.” After the release of their first full-length CD, Caravan Treasures (nominated for Best World Music Album by the 2015 San Diego Music Awards), QB! reveled in a three-week international festival tour with French folk group BandàpArt (headlining Coin de la Vigne, & FestiBaloche in France), which they repeated again 2016 in the US (headlining Crestfest in Colorado, SD GypsyFest in San Diego, and others) amid several regional tours and resident gigs as well. 2017 saw increased regional touring with a full European Tour (headlining Coin de la Vigne again in France, as well as performances at Festibaloche (Olargues, France), and Highmatland Festival (Leutkirch, Germany) a motif that has continued on as the band currently maintains a vigorous touring schedule and band “bromance” with BandàpArt. In fact the two groups have merged into a side-project super-group known as BandàBordel and released an EP together in 2018. QUEL BORDEL! is noted for their wild performances and danceable beats. QB! has headlined sweaty, high-energy shows at House of Blues (Mainstage), The Holding Company, The Casbah, and has performed at the Get Shamrocked festival 7 years in a row. Likewise, the band has shared the stage with: Flatfoot 56, Metallachi, The Rum Jacks, The Real McKenzies, Diego's Umbrella, Sprung Monkey, Magic Giant, Young Dubliners, Dublin City Ramblers, Bridge City Sinners, Daze ‘N Daze, Dirty Kid Discount, and many others. QB also boasts several television slots (including a feature on TLC's Breaking Amish), as well as new music in the pipeline (three EP's released in under a year and two more on the way).Website: http://www.quel-bordel.com

Enjoy the Episode? Please consider tipping us! Click Here to help us out!In this episode we talk to the wonderful and thoughtful Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp about Memphis (Pat & Mike Like it, I hate it), Punishers OR ARE THEY?!!?!?, Let's work ourselves to death and puking in cabs Boston Style! Enjoy!

THIS EPISODE RULES. PERIOD. Pat and I went to Fest 19. On the way there we got a chance to do our first ever show from the road together. Who better than legendary Canadian Punk Rocker, KJ Jansen. I've been a fan of this band for like 20 some years. Interestingly enough Chixdiggit is turning 31 years this year and they are celebrating this milestone at the AMAZING Bovine Sex Club. We cover a lot of ground (clearly marked in kilometers) in this episode. Some episodes, the stories flow slower than maple syrup in The Northwest Territories. Some episodes the stories are pile up higher than some Polar Park Beers before the Oilers crush it in the post season.  Let me tell you my friends. This show is about 18 Polar Parks deep. Enjoy! Chixdiggit! and the Bovine Sex Club are both turning 30! Thirty years after forming a band based on t-shirts they made before ever picking up their instruments, Calgary's Chixdiggit still sounds like catchy summer tunes blasting from car windows. Specializing in three-minute songs that stick in your head for the next three weeks, Chixdiggit has always been more riff than raff. Their enthusiastic brand of post-punk pop is neither faded nor jaded. Revered as one of the city's greatest Rock'N'Roll landmarks due to its junk-encrusted exterior -- not to mention a hub for musicians and music fans worldwide the Bovine Sex Club (542 Queen St. W.) is one of the most loved and long-running music venues in Canada. In honor of reaching its 30th anniversary despite all the hurdles, it was decided it's time to celebrate and who better to do that with than Chixdiggit! as both ring in 30 years! Join in the celebration at the Bovine Sex Club with three big shows on November 4th, 5th, and 6th with two different bands joining them each night! 11/4: Wordplay, Black Cat Attack, Chixdiggit!11/5: Heavy Petter, School Damage, Chixdiggit!11/6: The Shivies, Bad Words , Chixdiggit! $20.00 in advance. Doors at 9 pm.Tickets @SHOWCLIX.COM 

This super special episode I got the chance to sit down with Joe Sib while he was on tour with Joey Cape and Jose from MakeWar. Who's Joe Sib? Well let's see this amazing comedian has shared the stage with um.... METALLICA for starters. How about Joe is Co-owner and co-founder of legendary record label SideONE Dummy (If you ever got the Warped Tour Comp, you can mail Joe and his team your thanks). Joe was a member of 22 Jacks a punk rock "Super Group" (if that's a thing, it certainly was in this case) as well as influential 90's Punk Rock group Wax. Look Joe rules and amazing and he's super fun. I plan on checking out Joe when he comes back to town.  Check this episode out and make sure to catch him ASAP! 

Wow! We did it. We did our first Ska Band. These guys are dear friends of me and Pat. Also two other members happen to play in my current band. These guys are hilarious. On this episode we cover, lets make the news, Ben Treat is a recon eagle eye, sensitive guys can fight,  the terror that is Santo, a watermelon story, Smash Mouth (why can't we be friends), the 1990s and why Texas got a rain check. THE SMOOTHS!! SKA!!! 

Normally we keep these episodes to around 30 minutes. What can I say, I'm holding stuff back for the people that will hopefully one day join our Patreon. This one hits different. This is about one of the most important DIY spaces and the guy that runs it. This is about a scene that needs this space. So without further adieu, Here is the Full Epsiode. The thing that we save for Patreon. I'm not sure if I'll ever do this again, but Skid Row will forever hold a place in my heart.  If you've ever played there or been to a show there, share this. MC rules. Skid Row forever. Here is the Go Fund Me for Skid Row. Please donate. This is important. Donate to Skid Row Garage

WOW! Arty Shepherd. What can I say? I've definitely been smashed in this guy's legendary bar St. Vitus, but little did I know that this guy has had 25 + years of touring in amazing bands under his belt. We cover some of his best touring horror stories. From almost falling to his death in Italy to nearly being beaten to death by mobs of angry Korn fans Arty has certainly had a blast touring and this made for a SUPURB episode. Enjoy!  

Surprise! My buddy and Co-Host decided to play in Baltimore's most amazing Hardcore band, END IT, and they decided to go on tour!! Check this out! We've got Call Outs, Shout Outs, Shit Talk, Broken Vans, Un-named Punishers, Sweaty Sleeps, and Even More Rad Stuff. Hell Yeah! 

In this episode we chat with Mike Riley. Mike is an old and dear friend of Pat and I. Mike is arguably the reason why Pat and I are actually friends. For those of you  playing at home, Mike is the lead singer of the seminal Hardcore Band (although I think Dom likes to imagine its metal), Pulling Teeth. Mike is also a founding member of the famous Charm City Art Space, which was a cornerstone of the East Coast independent music scene/ punk scene for over 10 years. Before Pulling Teeth, Mike toured in bands like The Spark, Looks Like Rain, Paper Dragons and others. Mike also has run Toxic Pop Records, off and on for longer than I can remember too. Lastly even with all that, Mike has housed countless bands on tour. Normally I don't write all this shit out. Why am I doing that, you ask? The reason is Mike has been screwed a lot, like a ton. And it is hilarious (Most of the time). Enjoy!

In this Episode we chat with Thorns! We chat about his time touring with Biohazard to Alabama Shakes, his time working at Rev HQ and everything hardcore. Thorns rules this episode rips and we learn about the ol' cologne cover up. 

This special Episode we chat with our friend and Pat's long time tour buddy Greg Daly. Greg has seen it all!! He's tour managed for some of the best in the business from World Inferno Friendship Society to Leftover Crack and everything in between Greg knows how to handle s sticky situation... unless it's an Eastern European town in the middle of nowhere... Check THIS OUT!!

This one is a most special treat! We chat with Will and Blair from the Late Great Charlie Borski about many many tawdry topics but most of all our shared distain for... IKEA. Yes. It's true. We talk about their amazing new record Watch Out For Spiders our now on Mannequin Vanity Records. These two rascals got Pat and me in stiches over Truck Stops, Screaming Lunatics, Petty Bumper Stickers, Lame-o Sound Guys and how absolutely amazing their First tour ever is going! Check it out!!!!!http://www.mannequinvanityrecords.com/artist/the-late-great-charlie-borski/ 

In this episode we talk to the AMAZING Stefan Beham owner and mastermind behind SBAM Records, SBAM Festival, Punk Art and well all things SBAM!!! We chat about doing a label in a pandemic, pitfalls of doing a festival and what makes SBAM Tick! 

Jeremy Bolm came on the show and we chatted about early touring Mistakes, Meth Lab Houses, The Warning Signs of a bad stay and why people in Florida don't like you talking trash on their Tuesday Night Attendance. 

This is episode is a special one. I know, I know, I say that a lot but hear me out. This one holds a special place in my heart because this was the first episode we recorded where we didn't know the guest and they didn't really know us. This could have gone off the rails. What if we didn't get along? What if the tone is off. Would this be a cold sterile interview of softball lobbed questions? "Oh you have a record out... oh a tour wow...". Nope. Brendan Kelly, who really needs no introduction to the punk world, is as generous, thoughtful and curious on this Episode as he is on his own Podcast, They Come To America and his outstanding catalog of music.This was a joy to record and it posed a unique challenge. What to cut? Pat and I have made a conscious choice to hold back material each episode   so that we have some good stuff for our upcoming Patreon.This one felt different. We had some big conversations. Cutting a part of this one didn't feel right, particularly due to the fact that so much of what we talked about (aside from the most amazing Crash story we've had so far) was about doing what you feel to be right consequences be damned. So screw it. This is a much larger chunk of our conversation together. AMAZING Stories here. I'm beyond excited to share this with everyone. No previews this time. Just get surprised. One last thing, as I write this on a plane from  Phoenix AZ to Denver. Thank you all. Pat and I love doing this and the feedback and responses have been amazing. Thanks to Brendan for making what is in my mind an ideal episode.Big ol' Yeti Hugs,Neal

This episode we get to chat with the amazing Scott Radinsky. Scott regales us with his experiences in Scared Straight, Ten Foot Pole and oh yeah PULLEY. Also Scott was a major league baseball player and a major league baseball coach. Let wrap our mind grapes around this so our guest basically was crushing it on the Warped Tour and then AND THEN would go and then strike out like Ken Griffy Jr. This guy is AMAZING. Plus he was super rad to talk to. Also MOLOTOV COCKTAILS.....!?!?!?!Yep, we've got ya covered. It's Crash Time!!!!  

Lou. Of the different touring folk that we've had on from the other side of the stage, Lou's take on selling Merch, dealing with Punishers and avoiding stone cold freaks, is both unique and refreshing. This guy is like the roadie version of Dalton from Roadhouse. Oh yeah also Lou survived escaping from a tour bus fire ON HIS FIRST TOUR. Let the games begin!!! 

Hi friends, Neal here. This one. THIS. ONE. This was a treat. This dude is so god damned cool you'll apologize to him that he had to steal your license. On this episode of Crash, Pat and I are STOKED to present our insane (and insanely hilarious) conversation with the one, the only, Intruder Green.Do we talk about Star Wars? CHECK.Do we talk about Hijinks? CHECK.Do we talk about... EDDIE FUCKING MONEY?! You're GOD DAMNED RIGHT WE DO.Buckle Up! We got Punishers (live this time... what can I say, the dude slays and it's been a minute since I punished so whatever), Live Star Wars w/ Green and Pat gets way more bummed live and that's good, shout outs, call outs, Things that may OR MAY NOT have happened to Masked Intruder, gross stuff, not so gross stuff, hot dogs vs. wieners, jokes, and you can hear me slowly crumble under the radness of Intruder Green.    Also Make sure to check out Intruder Green's podcast by clicking here!https://intrudergreenpodcast.libsyn.com/

YES!!! We got Sue on this one. Sue is AMAZING!!! She rips in War on Women and she's like a SUPER BLAST. We talk about Punishers, how we are the punishers, we talk about NJ growing up weird, getting into it, Peeves, Stressors and bumming our Brooks (and that stinks because Brooks RIPS!!). Oh yeah there's a tin whistle solo!!! Do those other shows got the Tin Whistle solos, Jack?! Nope. So for those of you playing at home, buckle up. We got Sue!

Tony Pence comes on the show for a rollicking discussion about his time touring with Strike Anywhere, Cross My Heart, playing in Deep Sleep/ Never Enough, Italian Police Corruption, being a good but unpro Roadie (which just meant he was a killer fan), How Wikipedia needs to check itself before it wrecks itself,  getting paid in a coupon and the single grossest story Pat Martin and I have ever heard. 

This episode we talk to Angie Cooper. Why have I been up all night on this one you ask? Because I wanted to make sure your commute into work was filled with the laughs and jokes and poop stories and punishers that Angie helped make happen. This episode SO fun. Find out what it's like to become famous kind of against your will as she relives her time as the L.O.G. Lady. Think you know a thing or two about touring huh? Well have you met Danzig's mom while on TOUR with DANZIG?! Yeah I didn't think so. Plus you get to hear Pat bomb an intro and a double helping of me being a Sci-Fi Punisher!  Get pumped, it's time for another Episode of Crash!!!  

The Punisher Episode! This one was so hard (say it with the hardcore voice) HARD to produce! There are so many amazing moments in this one. Let's see we chat about:Euro vs US PunishersI am the European JackassPrank Calls galoreSex Man gets a textand more! 

Our friend Ian MacDougall stops by so tell us about the horrors of being shoeless in New York, the challenge of surprise dogs, and why I looked like the Pirate or Randal's Island?!

What can we say? Gus is one of our best friends. He's hilarious, he's fantastic at telling stories, Some wild stuff has happened to him involving showers. Let's buckle up for the laughs as we learn what its like touring with Gus! 

In this episode we have the amazing and hilarious Blake Midgette of Pg. 99! We cover Richard Simmons, Tour Bus Abandonment issues, Ska Cat Warning Signs, and... Sleeping arrangements. Check it out!  

50 Minute Series Premier! We (your hosts, Pat & Neal) chat with Chris about touring in Flatliners, Hot Water Music and the wild stories that happen when the bands stay with people while they're on tour. We learn about coffee table accidents, bathroom shame, and more!