General Admission

In this mixed bag of an episode we chat about what is Canadian hardcore's distictive sound, SNFU and the death of Chi Pig (RIP) and some mixed in there mid to late 80's stories about Hamilton punk. Oh and there's a set of underheard songs past and present here as well. Featuring the music of SNFU, Chelsea, Naujawan Baidar, Husker Du, Fair Warning, Social Unrest, Mdou Moctar, Beyond Possession, Rabid Lassie, The Sods, Sudden Impact, Isocracy and Personality Crisis.

In this episode, we play songs that talk about freedom, cops and racism. Featuring the music of The Dicks, Gasmask Terror, Please Inform The Captain This is a Hijack, 4 Skins, Forward, G.L.O.S.S., Krakdown, Raw Power, Haram, Gordon Solie Motherfuckers, Assfactor 4, Discharge, Anti-Cimex, Flesh Rag, Powerage and The Fartz.

This episode plays some songs that explore some of the compilations in the US from 1982. This episode features music by Rebel Truth, Red C,  The Undead, Los Olvidados, Minutemen, Adrenalin OD, Government Issue, Urinals, False Prophets, China White, MDC, Unaware, Saccharine Trust, Heart Attack, Artificial Peace and DC's Youth Brigade. Also some thoughts on Saccharine Trust not being the black sheep of the SST catalog and the importance of comp only bands.

This episode plays some songs that describe the process of what we're going through with Covid-19. This episode features music by The Dicks, Forward, Bad Posture, Lost Sounds, Infest, Under Pressure, Iron Lung, Victims, Flesh Rag, Universal Order of Armageddon, Black Eyes Club, Burial, 16, Knifed and Die Kreuzen. Also reminiscing about Mordam Records and Distribution, creating new words due to exhaustion, 90's mixtape staples and counting how many times I use the phrase criminally underrated.

This episode explores some of the punk and hardcore music I’ve bought in Febraury and March 2020, in Japan. This episode features music by Aburadako, The Stalin, Padlock, Revenge Core, Kikeiji, Eiefits, Order, Nightmare (the hardcore band, not the visual kei band), Screaming Hog, Eve, Laughin’ Nose, Veihaiz, Max Overheat and Anarchy. Also record shopping in Kyoto, CD collecting and why opening bands in Japan are better than in North America.

In this episode, we explore songs about love (in honor of Valentine's Day) by bands like Forward, Christ on Parade, The Pagans, The Briefs, The Simpletones, Descendents, Judgement and more.

In this episode we explore songs that are about World War 3.

In this episode we continue to explore the idea of 1982 being the best year for punk and hardcore - by looking at more releases from the UK that weren't featured in the top 64 Hardcore March Madness elimination tournament.

In this episode, we will cover some of the recent purchases including songs by Warhead, Colin Newman, The Subhumans, Forward, Rayos X, DMBQ, Killing Joke and more.

In this episode, we create a John Peel inspired podcast on the 15th Anniversary of his death.

In this episode, we explore some of Jon's recent purchases and finds.

In this episode we continue to explore the idea of 1982 being the best year for punk and hardcore - by looking at releases from Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway that weren't featured in the top 64 Hardcore March Madness elimination tournament.

In this episode we continue to explore the idea of 1982 being the best year for punk and hardcore - by looking at US releases that weren't featured in the top 64 Hardcore March Madness elimination tournament.

In this episode, we look at punk songs about cars.

In this episode, we argue that 1982 is the best year for hardcore punk rock by playing and discussing some of the songs that didn't make the top 64. #HC82MarchMadness

In this episode, we explore the record collector nerd scores that were purchased on Jon and Kate's trip to Japan in April 2019.

In this episode, we argue that 1982 is the best year for hardcore punk rock. #HC82MarchMadness

In this episode, we explore the history and the music of The Dicks, a punk band from Austin, Texas and San Francisco, California.

In this episode, we explore the cover songs played by the New Bomb Turks.

In this episode, we explore some of the music that was played at the Rock Against Racism Carnivals and Rock Against Racism shows in London in the mid to late 70's.

In this episode, we explore some of the music that appeared in No Reservations, The Layover and Parts Unknown to celebrate the life of Anthony Bourdain.

In this episode of General Admission, we're exploring the punk roots of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - covering such groups as Simply Saucer, Teenage Head, Forgotten Rebels and Problem Children.

In this episode, General Admission explores punk, hardcore, grindcore, avant-garde and loud bands that have two members.

In this episode of General Admission, we're looking at underheard songs, or versions of songs that require more attention. This time we'll explore late 70's punk from the US, Australia and Canada, as well as psychedelic rock from Zambia and Nigeria in addition to jazz from Eithiopia. Enjoy!

In this episode of General Admission, we're looking at something similar. Sometimes songs have a riff or passage that are quite, well, similar. Here's an exploration of a particular riff through late 50's rock, early 60's British Invasion, late 70's punk, early 80's reggae and finally stopping in mid to late 80's electronic music.

General Admission Podcast #1 - January 2018. In this episode, we cover the best punk/hardcore/sludge/doom of 2017.