Ep. 168: Sicko Josh Rubin REPOST

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03/11/22 • 81 min

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Sicko was an American rock group from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1991. Exceptionally, the three-piece pop-punk group maintained a constant membership for every recording as a band. This line-up was Denny Bartlett (guitar, bass, vocals), Ean Hernandez (guitar, bass, vocals), and Josh Rubin (drums, brother of Aaron Rubin from The Mr. T Experience). Sicko released four full-length albums and five 7′′ eps as well as a retrospective CD with unreleased and rare material, a released demo and a tour video. They also appeared on approximately fourteen compilations on labels such as Lookout! Records and Liberation Records. They once exchanged covers with Cub. The vast majority of their recorded output was recorded by Kurt Bloch of The Fastbacks and released on Seattle-based punk label eMpTy Records. One EP and the retrospective CD were released on Mutant Pop Records. Three Sicko songs were featured on the Xbox game Project Gotham Racing 2 alongside artists like The Flaming Lips and Princess Superstar.

Alan Rappaport being the #1 fan
His Misfits T-shirt
Empty Records
Who did their album artwork
Having their stuff released digitally on Red Scare Records
Switching instruments during their set
The Reunion show they played recently
Frank from the Mr. T Experience
And a ton more

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Alan Rappaport being the #1 fan
His Misfits T-shirt
Empty Records
Who did their album artwork
Having their stuff released digitally on Red Scare Records
Switching instruments during their set
The Reunion show they played recently
Frank from the Mr. T Experience
And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

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Ep. 167: Link 80 Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

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I did the intro for who Link 80 was in Adam Davis' interview so go check it out there.

I luckily got Matt Bettinelli-Olpin on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

Directing the latest Scream Movie
Starting the band
The first practice with Nick
Being seen as a scrappy band
Not thinking they were a ska band
Not being welcomed by the Gilman crowd
Getting band from Gilman for the Verbal Kint video
How he got the credits song for Scream
And a ton more

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.

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Ep. 169: Hankshaw w/ Harold Hasselback

Known for singer Harold's beautifully bespoke tenor vocals, Tampa, FL's Hankshaw (founded in 1994) played melodic indie rock- emo. The band saw releases on Network Sound, Doghouse Records, No Idea Records (among others), and tours with Hot Water Music, Elliott, Ann Beretta, and more.

I heard about these guys from my dude Casey Lee Morgan when my old band first traveled to FL and he put us up. Go check Casey’s business Sparkway Smoke & Vapor shop in Bloomingdale and Netcong, NJ.

I reached out to Harold on the Hankshaw IG account, asked him to chat, he said yes, and here’s what we chat about:

Limbert Fabian
Carrying a machete in his car to shows
Their label Network Sound
What Joined In The Sky is about
Playing shows with no lyrics
Developing his high octave range
The whole story about King Kandy
Why he stopped doing music
Are they going to do some new stuff?
The story about them at the Real World house in New Orleans
And a ton more

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Here’s a clip from their artist Tom Barrett’s song "Together, Together, Together" from the Five Songs EP.

Check out my new book The Couples' Checklist for my webcomic dailyBred. It's a great gift for Valentine's Day. I also have an Instagram for it.

Feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon

Or go to thiswasthescene.com to possibly buy some merch.