If I Ruled The World Podcast

We sat down with John Nolan to talk about his musical history. He speaks to us about everything from his very time he saw a show to his current tour and album with his solo project.

John tells stories about all of his years in and out of Taking Back Sunday as well as his time with Straylight Run, before getting back in again.  

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Music and Tour Dates

THE JOHN NOLAN BAND

http://www.johnnolanmusic.com/

TAKING BACK SUNDAY

www.takingbacksunday.com

STRAYLIGHT RUN

http://www.victoryrecords.com/straylightrun

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We were able to get a short interview with Philip H. Anslemo at the beginning of his tour with the illegals. "Choosing Mental Illness as a Virtue" is the name of his new record and Tour and Phil explains to us his physical and mental state at 50 years old as well as his love of horror films, why he does Horrorcore Records and his favorite Long Island band Suffocation.  We got a lot out of this interview in the short time we were slotted and Phil admits to being happier and more focused than he has in years and it all comes across in this interview.

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We sat down with John Lafata for an extensive interview about his past in Long Island Hardcore bands such as MIND OVER MATTER, NEGLECT and DEATHCYCLE and also what it was like play in legendary NYHC bands, MADBALL and SHEER TERROR.

John brings us up to date with his latest band THE GREAT LIE and some of his philosophies about music, life and what hes learned. We also get a great tour story or two. ..
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Mind Over Matter
mindovermatterlihc.bandcamp.com/
www.facebook.com/automanipulation/

Neglect
www.facebook.com/neglecthatecore/
www.discogs.com/artist/520940-Neglect
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JotUhhrRy1E

DeathCycle
www.facebook.com/Deathcycle-121151671259074/
www.discogs.com/artist/1007038-Deathcycle

Madball(with John Lafata)
www.amazon.com/Look-My-Way-Madball/dp/B000007N2S

The Great Lie
www.facebook.com/Thegreatlieband/
thegreatlie.bandcamp.com/

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Kevin Egan sat with us to talk about his history with music, NYHC and his own bands. Growing up in Holbrook NY, Kevin was a long way from NYC and the music thriving on the lower east side at the time. But having stumbled upon early NYHC and some like minded friends such as Tom Capone, Kevin made his way into the band BEYOND and NYC hardcore history. Kevin walks us through the history of all of his bands and musical endeavors and explains why "We're Not Gonna Take It" is one of the best songs ever written. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.6 band https://www.facebook.com/One.SixBand/?ref=br_rs BEYOND https://www.facebook.com/beyondhardcore/ The Last Crime https://thelastcrime.bandcamp.com/ http://www.sunkentemplerecords.com/ (Cassette Release) Sponsors https://raisedfistpropaganda.com/ https://nautilusroasting.com/

We sat down with Young Dirty Bastard, son of Ol Dirty Bastard to talk about his life. YDB was open and honest with us about his dad, his own relationship with music, his family and some of his ultimate goals in life. The interview turns into a roundtable discussion at times as we ultimately come to and understanding of the world according to Boy Jones. *Also present and can be heard throughout the interview was Jeff Pliskin, owner of Raised Fist records who books YDB and will be putting out some of his music. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The song -"Son" by Young Dirty Bastard can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSMTRPUxrrg Episode Pic by Jeff Pliskin (Raised Fist Propaganda) Episode Artwork By Mariko Casale ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact YDB: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/youngdirtybastardofficial Facebook https://www.facebook.com/OlDirtyBastardJr/ Twitter https://twitter.com/dirtybastardjr Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/youngdirtybastard7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sponsors: NAUTILUS COFFEE https://nautilusroasting.com/ RAISED FIST PROPAGANDA: https://raisedfistpropaganda.com/ Consider Using our Amazon Link to Support the Podcast: https://www.amazon.com/?tag=ifiruledthewo-20

Jeff Pliskin, owner of Raised Fist Propaganda seems to be everywhere these days. When hes not behind the camera, shooting celebrities or musicians, hes hanging in his native Long Beach, Long Island, plotting his next lofty goals with his company. We sat with Jeff to speak about his history with RFP and how he lives the premise of the company, which is essentially to promote a lifestyle that intertwines Punk Rock, Reggae, and Skateboarding – 3 things that played a crucial role in his life. You can add in a dash of NYHC, which Jeff will always site as an influence. Jeff tells us his adventures as a photographer and videographer as he meets up with the likes of Slightly Stoopid, Wu-tang Members, Bad Brains, Fishbone, and other various recognizable names that seem to find themselves on the other side of his camera lens. Jeff doesn't chalk this up solely to luck, this is about perseverance and having a good time while you're running at your goals. Beyond his photography career, we talk about his music videos, skateboards and merch, his short film with Angelo Moore and his new venture, "Raised Fist Records" which will feature none other than Young Dirty Bastard. (ol' dirty bastards Son) Jeff is a long time friend and a new sponsor of this podcast. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Official Site https://raisedfistpropaganda.com/ FB https://www.facebook.com/RaisedFistPropaganda/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/RaisedFistPropaganda/ https://www.facebook.com/RaisedFistRecords/ IG https://www.instagram.com/raisedfistpropaganda https://www.instagram.com/rfp_skateboarding https://www.instagram.com/raisedfistrecords/ https://www.instagram.com/rfp_look_book/ Twitter https://twitter.com/RaisedFistPropa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IIRTW is also sponsored by Nautilus Coffee https://nautilusroasting.com/ Consider using our link to Amazon for any and all purchases. It helps support the podcast https://www.amazon.com/?tag=ifiruledthewo-20

Eddie Sutton is a legend. Of course you may know him as "Eddie Leeway" from playing in the Queens Hardcore/Metal Band LEEWAY on and off for over 3 decades. But, forget what you think you know about Eddie or even the music scene that has surrounded him and hes contributed to for all these years. This was a conversation where Eddie made it clear that nothing was off-limits and he was here to share his story, answer questions, reminisce about the old days and bring us up to speed on all his new projects. Eddie was here to remind us of where this street music known as NYHC originally came from, what it was about and what its meant to him his whole life. With all the ups and downs in his life story, our conversation was more than just a cautionary tale its a story that will leave you feeling inspired. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LEEWAY NYC OFFICIAL FB https://www.facebook.com/groups/leewaynycofficial/ Eddie Leeway IG https://www.instagram.com/eddie_leeway/?hl=en Eddies Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78RoKQWf5pU&t=2s https://www.facebook.com/theeddieleewayshow/ Truth and Rights https://truthandrightsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/lies-slights https://www.facebook.com/TRUTHandRIGHTS-141254382552080/ IIRTW SPONSORS NAUTILUS COFFEE https://nautilusroasting.com/ RAISED FIST PROPAGANDA https://raisedfistpropaganda.com/

War On Women is a co-ed, feminist hardcore punk band based out of Baltimore, MD. Their lead vocalist is Shawna Potter and she is of course, so much more than just your average singer. Beyond handling vocals for the band she is also the founder of Hollaback! Baltimore, co-founder of & trainer for Safer Space Program, writer, activist, public speaker, amp repair technician, and ordained clergy. Shawna took the time to have a great conversation about as many topics as we could fit into this episode. Besides being talented and hard-working, Shawna found a way to create a safe space in this conversation to exchange some ideas of topics that we haven't generally discussed on the podcast with previous guests. Shawna was as open and honest about her goals and achievements as she was about the vulnerability and challenges she faces in her current position and endeavors. There was a refreshing honesty and attention to nuance in this conversation that doesn't always happen in today's social media world. We thank Shawna for her openness and the generosity of her time. Dig in to episode 19. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Contact War On Women Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/WarOnWomen Twitter- https://twitter.com/WarOnWomxn Instagram https://www.instagram.com/waronwomen/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Music: Buy the Full Length http://www.b9store.com/waronwomen Stream the Full Length https://bridge9.bandcamp.com/album/war-on-women Buy the 10" https://www.exoticfever.com/artists.php?id=115 Stream the 10" https://www.exoticfever.com/artists.php?id=115 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Merch: https://shirtkiller.com/collections/waronwomen http://waronwomen.storenvy.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shawn Potter's other works, projects and interests. https://www.akpress.org/making-spaces-safer.html https://mysecularwedding.wordpress.com/bio/ https://bmore.ihollaback.org/

We sat Down with guitarist Brian Deneeve to discuss his life in music. Brian gave us a detailed history of most of the muic projects hes been involved in since playing in his very first band out in Suffolk County Long Island. Brian talks about his various stages in bands form being a main songwriter to being often hired as a touring backing musician. Highlights include: His first band Domain. Joining FATA Signing with Ferret records Signing with Vagrant Records Recording with Garth Richardson Various Band memeber changes. Tour Stories. Final days with FATA. Playing with Reggie and The Full Effect. Starting Get Involved! Playing with Tucker Rule. Playing with The Wanted. Playing with Rita Ora, Ella Henderson. Playing The Ellen Degeneres show Playing Madison Square Garden. The difference between tour managers at different levels. Playing in Heavy Vessel. Being a freelance composer for several production companies. and so much more....(but somewhow we skipped talking about Jim Breuer, defenitely next time!) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From Autumn to Ashes FB https://www.facebook.com/FATAOfficial/ Twitter https://twitter.com/fataofficialny?lang=en Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/1t0af5EH36iQVJ06XnLDOt Get Involved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRcyrV0Xc6E https://www.facebook.com/getinvolvedny http://morsecoderecordings.limitedrun.com/roster/GetInvolved Heavy Vessel https://heavyvessel.bandcamp.com/releases

Eddie Reyes has been mentioned on various episodes of this podcast and it often seemed that a lot of the bands we discussed had a connection to him in some way. We've joked that the LIHC scene from that era was always "6 degrees to Eddie Reyes". So we were happy to finally get the oppurtunity to interview him. Some highlights include. -Eddie talks about his first shows and introduction to hardcore. -He talks about wanting to beat up George -George and Ed talk about their first band together,MIND OVER MATTER -Ed reminisces about the start of all of his past bands including INSIDE, CLOCKWISE and THE MOVIE LIFE -Starting TAKING BACK SUNDAY -Parting Ways with TBS -Ups and downs of touring -Gaining Sobriety -Starting a New Band -A few tour stories including Bruce Springsteen, Max Weinberg and Slayer. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/eddie.reyes.9619 IG https://www.instagram.com/eddiesundaytbs/ Twitter https://twitter.com/EddieBackSunday

We spoke to Ras Israel Joseph I about his incredible journey in music and his spiritual outlook on life. Highlights include: -Growing up on Long Island -First Bands he joined, -Getting jumped at a Bad Brains show -A full breakdown and explanation on the religion of Rastafarianism. -First Meeting and current relationship with H.R.(Bad Brains) -Auditioning for BadBrains -Time with the Brains and relationship with other members. -Solo Music. -Meeting Todd Youth. -Origin and Future of his current band, Fireburn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IG- https://www.instagram.com/iamisraeljosephi/ TWITTER https://twitter.com/IAMIsraelJoseph FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/israel.joseph.54 MUSIC https://soundcloud.com/iamisraeljosephi https://fireburnhc.bandcamp.com/

We sat with Christian Mcknight in the upstairs office of Vaux haul to talk about his life in and around music. Although Christian has played in bands like most of our guests, his most notable achievements center around booking bands around long island and new york for more than two decades. Christian gives us a candid walk through his ups and downs in the music business and how its changed over the years and its often changed him. Through introspection and even some earlier financial losses we find out what its like to come out the other side and work on some of the biggest shows in our area including Brand New, The USed, My Chemical Romance and Taking Back Sunday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mentioned in this episode and thanks to: http://www.vauxhallhuntington.com/ https://radioradiohuntington.com/

We sat with GoreTex for an extended interview about his history in Non-Phixion, Heavy Metal Kings, and his solo career. Highlights include: -Creating a Fanzine at 13 -Signing with Serchlight ( Mc Serch 3rd Bass) -Non phixion breakup and reunion -Meeting up with David Blaine -Stretch and Bobbito -Hanging w Russell Simmons -Working and falling out with MC Serch (3rd Bass) -Being shopped to various labels in the 90s -Working with Geffen and A&R problems -signing with Matador Records -Being ripped off by Landspeed Records -Difference between Art of Dying and Electric Lucifer -Future of Non-Phixion -Featuring on Heavy Metal Kings Record -Wanting to write a book on Iron Maiden -New record with Ill Bill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IG- https://www.instagram.com/_goretex/ TWITTER- https://twitter.com/GoreElohim MUSIC - https://goreelohim.bandcamp.com/releases YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1xCgxldnWM Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bWOVEEzzkEIqsSZoXt8KW?autoplay=true&v=A

We sat with Guitarist Gary Bennett to discuss his life as a guitarist. Gary brings us up to speed on his history in and out of Sheer Terror and the state of KILL YOUR IDOLS and the difference between the bands. Gary gives us his long and prolific history in long island hardcore and a few of his past bands including Big Sniff and Black Anvil. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHEER TERROR FB-https://www.facebook.com/sheerterror/ IG-https://www.instagram.com/sheerterrornyhc/ TWITTER-https://twitter.com/sheerterrornyhc KILL YOUR IDOLS FB https://www.facebook.com/KILL-YOUR-IDOLS-NYHC-131096056917038/ IG- https://www.instagram.com/killyouridols_nyhc/ TWITTER-https://twitter.com/KYI_NYHC

Speculation has been circling around the mysterious superhero wandering the streets of Hollywood who goes by the name Solar Flare and proclaims to be from the sun on another dimension. This mind-bending experience is not your ordinary superhero story! The full-length feature film has a running time of 112 minutes and features stars Solar Flare, Yvette Monreal (MTV’s Faking It, The Fosters, Lowriders 2017) & Thomas Dekker (Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, A Nightmare on Elm Street). We got a chance to speak with The films Producer Scott M. Weill. Scott, a Long Island native, phoned in from LA and gave us insight into the movie itself, the organic way in which it came together and a full understanding of what its like to be working in independent film. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Trailers and further info- http://www.onceuponasuperhero.com/ Contact on IG -https://www.instagram.com/onceuponasuperherothemovie/?hl=en ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SCREENINGS ON LONG ISLAND April 6th Screening at Cult Cafe https://www.facebook.com/events/974483459367264/ April 7th Screening At Bellmore Movies https://www.facebook.com/events/1905060986458210/

Dave Case sat down with us for an in-depth conversation about the bands he’s currently in and his overall approach to playing music in general. About 8 years ago, Dave got a call from the legendary guitarist and vocalist, Page Hamilton. After lengthy auditions, he was asked to play in one of his all-time favorite bands, HELMET. His approach to being in that band from then until now mirrors the way he has always approached almost all aspects of his life. He takes all roles in his busy life seriously, gives it his all and has an admirable philosophy in the way he chooses to be a team player with his band-mates, co-workers, friendships and relationships. Dave starts off this interview with talking about how he got in to Helmet and the overall history of being in that band. He discusses how the band works and his relationship with a man he clearly respects and admires, Page Hamilton. Dave gets us up to date with his other projects he’s working on including KILLER HILL and AFTERBIRTH. He talks about the similarities and differences between all the bands, his position in those bands and how he juggles that, his work life and his marriage. As a musician, Dave is talented enough to stand on his own and do what he wants to do. As a band member, he’s there to create music WITH you and wants to support whatever’s going on in the song. He’s the consummate bass player and he enjoys maximizing playing in that pocket his band members have created for him. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dave Case’s Current bands HELMET https://www.helmetmusic.com/ KILLER HILL https://killerhill1.bandcamp.com/ AFTER BIRTH https://afterbirthnydeathmetal.bandcamp.com/ Dave sometimes plays with the guys in Fawnn: Please check them out here-->https://soundcloud.com/fawwn Some of Dave Case’s previous bands (if anyone has better links, let us know and we’ll update them) THE JET BLACK HEART ATTACK https://www.facebook.com/thejbha/ EARTHLING MASSIVE https://www.last.fm/music/Earthling+Massive/+tracks EXPLODER ONE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-Gyg7W1C7Y Dave also mentioned these important people: You can check out Joe Cincotta and FULL FORCE STUDIO at http://fullforcestudio.com/ and Keith Moore, an excellent producer who has recorded and produced a lot of Dave's and our musical projects. - Contact Keith at https://www.instagram.com/iamkeithmoore/ To Contact DAVE CASE directly..., Good Luck with that....

Greg Prato is a Long Island, New York-based journalist, whose writing has appeared in such renowned publications as Rolling Stone, All Music Guide, and Classic Rock Magazine. He is the author of many books such as: 'A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon' 'Touched by Magic: The Tommy Bolin Story' 'Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music' 'No Schlock . . . Just Rock!' 'The Eric Carr Story' 'MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video' 'Too High to Die: Meet the Meat Puppets' 'The Faith No More & Mr. Bungle Companion' 'Overlooked/Underappreciated: 354 Recordings That Demand Your Attention' 'Primus, Over the Electric Grapevine: Insight into Primus and the World of Les Claypool' 'Punk! Hardcore! Reggae! PMA! Bad Brains!' 'Iron Maiden: '80 '81' 'Survival of the Fittest: Heavy Metal in the 1990's' 'Scott Weiland: Memories of a Rock Star' 'German Metal Machine: Scorpions in the '70s' 'The Other Side of Rainbow' 'Shredders! The Oral History of Speed Guitar (And More)' SPORTS: 'Sack Exchange: The Definitive Oral History of the 1980s New York Jets' 'Dynasty: The Oral History of the New York Islanders, 1972-1984' 'Just Out of Reach: The 1980s New York Yankees' 'The Seventh Year Stretch: New York Mets, 1977-1983' Also, Greg has been interviewed on such radio shows as 'Eddie Trunk Live,' 'The Ron and Fez Show,' 'Kick Out the Jams,' and 'The Electric Ballroom,' and has had his books heralded on such TV or radio programs as 'That Metal Show' and 'The Howard Stern Wrap Up Show. Greg stopped by just before the release of his new book came out "The Yacht Rock Book: The Oral History of the Soft, Smooth Sounds of the 70s and 80s. He discusses that book as well as many of his other releases and the key interviews he has done in books. Greg explains his interview and writing style and shares some stories on some of the musicians he's had the chance to talk to. Greg's new book "The Yacht Rock Book" current sits at #1 on Amazon for the "songwriting section" for books. Gregs Twitter- https://twitter.com/gregpratowriter Direct link to order The Yacht Rock Book - http://a.co/dy0N9QJ Gregs Amazon page - mzn.com/e/B002MJ4CXI info about record show - http://www.vinylrevolutionrecordshow.com/VR.Cluett_Hall.html

Danny Diablo a.k.a Lord Ezec and his girlfriend Alexandra Rose, traveled from N.J. To Brentwood L.I. where we sat in a friends home to have an extensive interview. Keith Franco ( Elmo) joins us in the interview and was kind enough to host us for this episode in his dining room. Danny Diablo may be living in N.J. for the moment, but don't get it twisted, hes still The King Of Queens. He talked openly and honestly about all of the ups and downs of his career and where he's headed in this modern musical climate that's very different then when he started more than 20 years ago in the NYHC scene. Highlights of our Discussion include: -Signing CONCRETE DREAMS, to his new label E-TRAIN RECORDS. -State of ILL-ROC records -The Crackson Heights project -His Origins in the NYHC scene -His Origins in Graffiti and DMS -Vocal Influences -"The movies that made LORD EZEC" -State of all his bands, Crown of Thornz, Skarhead and The Wilding Incident -being offered to fight Jose Canseco -Almost fighting rapper STITCHES fo charity -The story behind signing with Travis Barker. -The story behind befriending RANCID in N.Y. C. -Recording with TIM ARMSTRONG -Difference between living in NY and California -The "New York Curse" -Being Roommates with PETER GREENE -Never before heard stories about touring with MOTORHEAD -Never before heard stories of FRIENDS and FOES in the NYHC scene. Near the end of the episode, we test Danny's knowledge of Queens-born celebrities, with a rousing game of "Queens or NOT", written by Keith Franco. "I'm the last of a dying breed, a viking" explains Danny near the end of this interview. And although we agree, it becomes clear throughout this interview that there's really no singular word that describes our guest. He's more than a viking. He's a graffiti artist, an emcee, a lyricist, a punk rocker, a metalhead, a b-boy, a storyteller, a loyal friend, a lover AND a fighter. But, with all that being said, he'll be the first to tell you that hes just a "hardcore kid at heart". MUSIC https://dannydiablo.bandcamp.com/ MERCH http://nycwriterz.bigcartel.com/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/dannydiablo_dms/ OTHER FEATURES URBAN STYLES https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Styles-Graffiti-York-Hardcore/dp/099134474X NYHC DOCUMENTARY https://www.amazon.com/NYHC-Frank-Pavich/dp/B00118SUIO

With his more than 1.3 million followers on Instagram alone, Tank Sinatra is a meme-making machine. But, as you’ll come to find out through this interview, he’s certainly more than just a meme-maker. He’s George Resch. George is a dad, an author, a comedian, a writer, an influencer and “a hardcore kid from Long Island.” George opens up to us about his life and all of the reasons why he’s always walked towards and tried out the things he’s feared the most. From singing in a local hardcore band to competitive body building George has done more than most and attempted things that seem to be almost polar opposite from each other. He tells us of a varied, interesting and often frightening journey that always seem to include attempts at interests that are seemingly out-of-step with one another. He talks about everything from trying out for a show on the Oprah Winfrey Network to his first hardcore show seeing V.O.D. Its all of these experiences and more that leads to the road to writing “Happy Is the New Rich”. “Happy is the New Rich” is the title of his new book and a way of life for George and he explains it all to us. And then finally George brings us up to date on what he’s doing with Tank Sinatra. George gives us the skinny on “Tanks Good News”, his recent pairing with ‘Brandfire’, his new app MOMUS, the new documentary MEME GODS and his first foray into hosting a TV show. He gives us some gems and insight into marketing and media companies that he’s learned along the way, and we even get to find out what his screen looks like when he opens up his Instagram app with more than a million followers. Best of all, he gives us all his wisdom, insight and storytelling with a sense of humor, self-depreciation and a non-politically correct approach that we love here at IF I RULED THE WORLD PODCAST. https://www.instagram.com/tank.sinatra/ https://www.instagram.com/tanksgoodnews/ www.Tanksinatra.com NEW APP https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/momus-meme-studio/id1219799039?mt=8

The Long Island music scene is best known through some of the biggest bands that came out of the area such as Taking Back Sunday, Glassjaw and Brand new. But, it would be tough to find a band that came out of that era in the late 90's that wouldn't cite Silent Majority as an influence and speak on the proficiency ot their lead singer, lyricist and consummate front man, Thomas Corrigan. Tommy has been cited more than a few times in previous podcasts and we were excited that he agreed to give us some time to talk about everything in his musical life from the first moment he heard a punk band through to his very emotional last show of his career. Being that Tom has an impeccable memory and a knack for storytelling, he gave us more than just a strict timeline of his life. He gave us an honest take on various points in his life and his background on other interests in his life such as Straightedge, Graffiti, T-shirt Design and Fishing. "I'm out of the Game" says Tommy more than once in this interview. And although we may never get to see him on-stage again, it's clear why he has left a lasting impression on his audiences and listeners, both large and small. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "To me this is a life style and not some silly trend And years from now when they're all gone I pray that we're still friends" ---Thomas Corrigan MUSIC https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Mw7DZ0aCMxNzj43lUfvbX https://capitallihc.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/capitalLIHC/ MERCH https://silentmajority.merchdirect.com/categories/all OTHER INTERESTS https://www.surfcastersjournal.com/ http://www.diwulf.com/books/urbanstyles