
Ep. 169: Hankshaw w/ Harold Hasselback
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03/18/22 • 115 min
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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
This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.
Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases.
You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.
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.
If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.
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.
Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.
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
This week’s sponsor is Mint 400 Records.
Mint 400 Records is an indie record label from NJ with bands across the United States, Canada, and Europe. The label features everything from Indie Rock & Folk to Post-Punk and Soul. Over 400 exciting releases.
You can find Mint 400 Records' releases streaming at Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, and more or at all mp3 outlets worldwide. Visit www.mint400records.com for links and more info.
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.
If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.
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. 168: Sicko Josh Rubin REPOST
Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.
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
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.
If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.
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. 170: Elliott w/ Chris Higdon
Before we start, if you're company has a hard time explaining what it does you can hire me to do that in 60-90 seconds with an explainer animation. Go to drive80.com or email me at [email protected] to learn more.
Elliott was formed in 1995. Their most notable LPs were U.S. Songs, False Cathedrals, and Song in the Air. 2000's False Cathedrals was a more polished affair than its predecessor, featuring vocal harmonies and more piano than US Songs. It was met with critical acclaim by a broad cross-section of the underground rock community.
Shortly after Song in the Air's release, Elliott announced their intention to break up. They completed final tours of Europe and the US, before disbanding in November 2003.
We tried getting Kevin on but for some reason, I couldn’t hear his audio and we were pressed on time so we had to do the interview without him so sorry Kevin!
We had to take a 3-week break between the interview because Chris had parental responsibilities so it picks up in the middle. But I got him on the Skype and this what we chat about:
- Playing Furnace fest in 2022
- Revelation Records
- 2 members quitting at the same time
- not playing False Cathedrals the same way live as it was on the recording
- The Toadies tour debacle
- What were they like on stage
- The Humble Beginnings story
- What would have happened to the band if they had continued
- The porn house
- 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.
If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email [email protected] and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.
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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