True Love

In this episode of the True Love podcast Rob talks to Pete Görlitz, guitarist in D.E.E.P. and former member of Born From Pain, Black Friday '29, Harsh Truth, Homerun and Death Or Glory. Pete also used to own and tattoo at the Times Of Grace Tattoo shop in downtown Essen. Currently he tattoos at his "new" shop Greyhound tattoos. Topics are tours in Asia, senseless war, his tattoo shops, former bands and much, much more. 2 Hours full of memories and stories of current and past times. GERMAN CONTENT! Produced by: www.southxvi.com

In the 3rd episode of Bombs Away, Dom and Rob talk about things that caught their eye the past 5 months. Topics are (amongst others) football, 2G, Afghanistan, the "Ampel" coalition, death celebrities in 2021 and their personal top 10 of best German albums/bands/songs ever. an extra long episode for you to enjoy (or hate) at the end of the year. GERMAN CONTENT!

We're back! After taking a break for a couple of months, Rob talks to long time friend, Ray Bussey. Drummer and founding member of London (and UK) HC legends Knuckledust and Argy Bargy. Ray talks about West Ham United, the pros and cons of keeping the original Knuckledust line-up together, playing in The Business, Argy Bargy and Deadline, stand-up comedy, the new wave of british HC bands, the origins of Knuckledust and much much more. ENGLISH CONTENT!

In episode 22 Rob talks to Volkan Türeli, turkish-german hiphop , punk and hardcore pioneer and producer about Devil Inside, Jaylan, early german-turkish hiphop, Kreuzberg, Killa Hakan, racism in hardcore/punk, muslim black metal, doing theater, freedom of speech in Turkey and a million more things. This one is a definite must-listen. Check out and share! GERMAN CONTENT!

Episode 21 of True Love is another Bombs Away edition in which Dom and Rob discuss the main headlines of the past 6 months and a lot of other things. Ready? Listen and share! GERMAN CONTENT!

In Episode 20 of True Love Rob talks to his long time friend Inti Carboni. Things that are talked about include the first wave of Italian HC, the Roma HC scene, the role od squats in Italian underground music, touring as a merchguy, how he became an assistant moviedirector, producing price-winning documentaries and music videos, S is for Stanley, the changes in the scene, organised crime and much much more. Another fine example of how a DIY attitude goes a long way and gets you places. Listen and share!

In episode 19 of True Love Rob talks to his long time friend Theo Coumand from GSR Music. Topics are Theo's former life as a chef and restaurant owner, the early beginnings of the label, the first couple of tours he booked, how highspeed internet destroyed a lot of the record industry, how he ran GSR, how he got into doing merch for bands, his move to Romania and A LOT more. Listen and share! ENGLISH CONTENT!

In this episode of True Love Rob talks to his good friends Aleks from Bulgaria. Aleks has been one of the originals in the Sofia hardcore scene organizing shows, doing bands and just being an awesome guy. We talk about his radioshow, Last Hope, Adult Crush, life behind the iron curtain, what happened when Eastern europe opened up, underground music before and after the regime, touring on the Eastern edges of Europe, Transnistria, his work as a TM, mercher, driver and much, much more. Worth listening every minute. Bulgar display of power! ENGLISH CONTENT!

In this episode of the podcast Rob talks to his long time friend Marcel Ströter. We talk all his (former) bands, the state of the world, the dissolving tolerance for different opinions, hardcore in general, holy terror hardcore, our hometown scenes and much, much more. Longest podcast to date, but well worth it! GERMAN CONTENT!

Today Rob talks to Markus aka Big Mike Colonia. A HC pit vetaran that dedicated his life to the music and clothing styles of the 80's . Mike runs everything he does completely independent and is now creating italo/electro pop and rock hits with his partner in crime Gianni La Bamba. We talk the state of the world, Hardcore, eighties and nineties trends, favourite clothes and sneakers, his sourcing of vintage wear for his online shop and much, much more. Dive into Mike's videoworld! GERMAN CONTENT

In this episode Rob talks to Carl Sewell. Carl is an old friend that used to be involved in organizing tours for bands, tourmanagement and general management of underground bands. Being frustrated with the music industry, Carl has since moved on to create a company called The Terrace The Terrace produce all kinds of football merchandise that is fan-related and is drenched in tradition and the love for the game. Listen to Carl's story and find out how underground work ethics and his current company became a resounding succes. ENGLISH CONTENT!

In Episode 14 of the podcast Rob talks to Christian Breuer. Christian releases Oi/Hardcore bands, was involved in putting on shows and does German Casuals, a casual clothing brand related to all things football. We talk about his coming into both oi/hardcore and football scene, the clothing label, how both scenes changed over the years, football terrace fashion, Lionheart releases and much, much more. Check it out! www.lionheartrecords.bigcartel.com www.germancasuals.de

In episode 13 Rob talks to Flo Kehbel from True Blue, Empowerment, Iron Skull and Golgatha fame. Some of the topics that were discussed were the True Blue US tour, Golgotha, Wuppertal, chopping trees in Zug, life in the south of Germany, Iron Skull and much, much more. One of the most unconventional guys you'll ever meet. Flo rules! GERMAN CONTENT!

In episode 12 Rob talks to Walle from Fallbrawl/Lionheart/Prisonknife about his bands, how he got into hardcore, Age of Disgrace, the rise of Lionheart, working as a tourmanager for bands that are not metal or hardcore, Fallbrawl videoclips, how to do merch and loads more. A good talk with a great guy. GERMAN CONTENT!

In episode 11 of te podcast Rob sits down with Fabio from Slope. Rob talks to Fabio about Schimanski, his beginnings in HC, graffiti, rap, being influenced by different styles music-wise, the corona pandemic and much more. Slope is easily one of the most original and non-cliche bands out there. Their new album Street Heat is about to drop on BDDHW Records in 2 weeks. Pick it up!

Dom and Rob discuss daily life and the current state of affairs in our new section Bombs Away. German content. www.bornfrompain.com

In this episode Rob's guest is Schlumpf, tourmangager, driver, and all-around great guy that has been living and breathing harcore/punk for 40+ years now. We talk about how Schlumpf got into the music, his time living in squats, his first bands, how he rolled into the tourmanager life, the development of punk/hardcore and a loads of other stories. Sorry english listeners, this one is GERMAN CONTENT!

In this episode of the podcast Rob talks to Freddy Madball. A long time friend and maybe the best hardcore front man in the history of the scene. Topics that are discussed include young Freddy on the Lower East Side, Madball, Beer, Football, Corona and Trump. Not always the usual topics in Madball interviews, so check in and get down!

In this episode Rob talks to Ute from MAD Tourbooking. A long time friend and co-owner of one of Europe's biggest and longest running booking agencies for everything hardcore, punk and oi. Ute talks about how she started the agency, her days on the road, the scene then vs the scene now, being a woman in a male dominated scene, the impact of corona on the booking business and much more. A great talk. Maybe the best until now. Enjoy!

In this episode Rob talks to Scott Vogel. Long time friend and singer for Terror, Buried Alive, World Be Free and Despair. A relaxed talk about how covid is still influencing Scott's life, when or how to get back to doing shows again, hardcore ratings, tourstories, Donald Trump and much more. ENGLISH CONTENT! Presented by LASEIZE - We Are Subculture Instagram.com/laseizesubculture (@laseizesubculture) Mail: truelove@laseize.com www.sticktight.la www.totaoretalliation.com insta: @terrorhardcore www.facebook.com/terrorhardcore

In Episode 5 Rob talks to Hoya Roc from Madball and Demize fame. Hoya talks about the Corona pandemic, the thought process that it started within him, creating music, NYHC compilations, Youth Crew, New York in the 80's, how he rolled into the scene and much more. ENGLISH CONTENT! Presented by LASEIZE - We Are Subculture Instagram.com/laseizesubculture (@laseizesubculture) Mail: truelove@laseize.com www.casaderoc.com www.madballhc.com insta: @hoyaroc357

In episode 4 Rob talks to Patrick Kitzel. Known for running Reaper Records, singing in hardcore bands Spawn and True Blue, Tribal Tattoo Magazine, Tribal Tattoo Tour and much more. Topics are True Blue, moving to the US, being active in the hardcore and tattoo scene. personal development, budhism, radicalism and much, much more. ENGLISH CONTENT! Presented by LASEIZE - We Are Subculture Instagram.com/laseizesubculture (@laseizesubculture) Mail: truelove@laseize.com www.reaper-records.com www.shopreaper.com www.facebook.com/ReaperRecords www.instagram.com/reaperrecord www.tribaltattootour.com

In episode 3 Rob talks to one of Europe's tattoo figureheads, Andreas Coenen. Topics that were discussed are hardcore roots, tatoos in hardcore, his story as a tattooartist, publishing books, Japanese tattoo culture, Integrity, tourmanagement, the tattoor boom, the Kaiserstadt Tattoo convention and much more. A very interesting talk with this music/tattoo centipede. GERMAN CONTENT! Presented by LASEIZE - We Are Subculture Instagram.com/laseizesubculture (@laseizesubculture) Mail: truelove@laseize.com www.thesinnerandthesaint.de facebook.com/thesinnerandthesainttattoo instagram.com/thesinnerandthesainttattoo

In episode 2 Rob talks to Barney from Napalm Death about music in Birmingham, the old english hardcore bands, multinationals, educating right-wingers, health, excercise, cooking food, the origins of some big metal labels, Aston Villa and much more! Lovely lad! ENGLISH CONTENT! Presented by LASEIZE - We Are Subculture Instagram.com/laseizesubculture (@laseizesubculture) Mail: truelove@laseize.com www.napalmdeath.org facebook.com/officialnapalmdeath instagram.com/theofficialnapalmdeath

Episode 0 is just a short introduction about your host, Rob Franssen and the idea behind the podcast. Enjoy! ENGLISH CONTENT! Presented by LASEIZE - We Are Subculture Instagram.com/laseizesubculture (@laseizesubculture) Mail: truelove@laseize.com

Episode 1 with Matti Nasty and MnYPnK. We talk about being a musician in Corona times, Nasty's new record, trap subculture, videoclips, passions and loads more. GERMAN CONTENT! Presented by LASEIZE - We Are Subculture Instagram.com/laseizesubculture (@laseizesubculture) Mail: truelove@laseize.com www.nastylc.com facebook.com/getnasty instagram.com/nastybandofficial instagram.com/mnypnk