Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Mark and Derek had on Blake Ellman who is currently the drummer of the band Taker. Blake has been in a lot of bands over the years. They Live, No Time Left, No Reason, Failures Union amongst others. We talked to Blake about finding hardcore , pretty much all of his bands and his family. It was a fun and long interview which is befitting of Blakes long career as a drummer. Check it out!Episode Music is "Divided" by No Reason

On the latest episode of the ncs podcast we interviewed Ricky Bertucca the bass player of the Buffalo band WarBond. We talked to Ricky about finding hardcore/punk. We talked to Ricky about his band WarBond and how that band formed. We talked about what Warbond has going on now and in the future. We also talked to Ricky about subs and hobbies.Check it out!Episode Music Is "Be Heard" by WarBond

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we have a Coretalk!!! We did a Sick Of It All song draft. What we mean by a draft is that we got a group of friends together and picked our favorite SOIA songs. Once someone picks a song that song is off the table. In addition to picking our favorite songs and talking about why we love them we talked about cool SOIA experiences that we have had. We were joined by Jeffers, Shanzig and Lone Star Larry. Check it out it was a fun episode. If you stick around to the end you can hear the House of Pain remix of Just Look Around.Lou from Sick Of It All has been fighting cancer. Definitely seek out the Gofundme that has been set up for him if you can.

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Chris and Mark interviewed Liam @ Quinn from the band Autoignition. We had Liam on before but we brought him back with his brother Quinn to talk about what Autoignition has going on these days. Auto just put out a new release that we highly recommend called "Against The World" the record should have a physical release on Static Era records. Auto has done quite a bit of touring as well so check them out if they come to your area.Episode Music is "Buzzer Beater" by Autoignition

On the latest episode of the NCS Podcast we interviewed Iván Murillo who currently sings for the band 25 Ta Life but has been in bands such as Manipulate, Dead Wrong and Skarhead. We talked to Ivan about growing up in Connecticut  and finding hardcore. We also  talked about his aforementioned bands and how they've affected his life . We chatted about how he became the current vocalist of 25 Ta Life. We also talked about wrestling and his time working for WWE. Finally we talked about a team that he and Mark  love that we dont want to jinx! Enjoy this cool discussionEpisode Music is Shadow Walker by Manipulate.

On the lastest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we talked to Joe Affe of the band Maximum Penalty. MP is one of Chris' favorite bands so we had to have one of the bands founders on. We talked about the formation of Maximum Pentalty and alot of the lore surrounding them. We talked about the younger generation embracing them with Flatspot putting out music for them and End It covering them on their latest record. MP was definitely one of the most underrated bands of their time and we urge you to check em out as soon as you can if you have not.Episode Music is "Fight My Way Back" by Maximum Penalty

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we talked to Jake Amadori of the band Robbery Club. Robbery Club is a punk/indie band from Buffalo who have been putting out a lot of material lately. Most recently "Mason's Song" which you can hear wherever you streammusic. We talked to Jake about how a guy from Derby, NY gets into andmakes  the music he's into. We talked a little about his former band Ghostpool and his current band Robbery Club. Jake is also an avid photographer . Check this out and  we urge you to go see Robbery Club at your earliest convenience.Episode Music IS "Sharp Air" by Robbery Club

On the latest episode of the NCS Podcast we had Teagan Finnegan of the band Sostre! We've had Teagan on before for a coretalk and a short interview about Sostre! but now we are diving deep. We talked to her about her scene roots. We talked more about Sostre! now that they have more material out and we talked a bit about her dad Brandon. It was agreat conversation and I'm sure Teagan will be back again to talk about something.Episode Music is "Once Wretched" by Sostre!

On the latest episode of the NCS Podcast we talk to Mia Roland who seems to be taking pictures at all of the shows around here. We talked to her about how she got into both music and photography. Co Host Mark is a photographer as well so we talked gear and some technical talk as well. Hopefully we will have more photographers on the cast. I would say they are a very vital part of the scene. Enjoy!

On this episode of the NCS Podcast we talked to Jare C of the Lavender Room. The Lavender room is a queer ran mutual aid DIY promo and production team. We talked to Jare about her beginning and coming to buffalo and her work with the Lavender Room. We also talked to Jare about her band All Main Points. We learned a lot about all of the great work she is doing to help queer youth and the disenfranchised in general and with us of straight Gen Xers it was cool to be educated on what she is doing and the ideas behind it. Was definitely an informative episode. We recommend supporting the Lavender room in any way that you can.https://linktr.ee/lavenderroomny

On this episode of the NCS Podcast we talked to Dan McCormick who you would mostly like know as the drummer of Spaced. We covered a little bit of Spaced but we mostly talked to Dan about finding the scene his "other " band Pilot Field and his relative who used to play in a very well known Buffalo band. Check it out Dan was cool and we've been trying to have him on forever! Enjoy!Episode Music is "Commando" by Pilot Field

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we again interviewed Scott Vogel the singer form the band Terror. Terror has a new record coming out at the end of this week on Flatspot Records called "Still Suffer" . We chatted with Scott about the new record, curbing his drinking, still being a relevant band this late into Terror's career and a whole lot more. Check it out Scott has always been a great friend to the show and we appreciate him coming on to chat!Episode Music is "Fear The Panic" by Terror

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we talked to some of the members of the Buffalo band Hostile Makeover. Hostile Makeover is a relatively new and young Buffalo band who have been playing out a lot lately so we decided to chat with them. We talked about the origins of the band , what they have going on and what the future holds for them . They are a cool band and check them out when they play the WarBond record release show 4/24 at Amys PlaceEpisode Music is "Deny, Defend, Depose" by Hostile Makeover

On the latest episode on the NCS Podcast we went into Mark's HMNIFanzine Podcast vault to unearth this interview he did with Scott Vogel back in 2017. We did this for two reasons . 1. to do something a little different on easter and 2. to celebrate Vogels birthday. HBD to Mr. North Buffalo!  We talked about a bunch of core and check it out to see what we actually talked about back then! New Terror will be out very soon!!!!Peace!

On this episode of the NCS Podcast we (had put together a little Judge Coretalk . Chris and Mark recently saw Judge together in Syracuse so we talked about it. We had a little impromptu Judge song draft with Derek and we talked about some upcoming Buffalo hardcore shows.. Enjoy and see you in the pit!Episode Music is Forget This Time by Judge

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Chris & Mark were joined by Derek , Alex & Ryan to talk core. We talked about the 2026 releases that we are already psyched about. We also talked about who we thought a more lasting impact Endpoint or Straight Ahead since they are both have reunions in the next little while. Coretalks are always a blast! Enjoy and we will see you on the next one!

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Mark and Derek Interviewed Anthony Muroff of the band Overgrowth. Overgrowth has a release coming soon on Triple Hammer Records in addition to talking about that we talked to Anthony about getting into underground music and the various bands he's been in . We also talked to Anthony about his time working at Home of The Hits which was a greatunderground record store in Buffalo. Enjoy this fun conversation!Episode Music is "End Of Time " by overgrowth

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we interviewed Andrew the singer from the band Numbskull. We talked to Andrew about the band who recently played their first show at the Spaced record release show. We talked to Andrew about the formation of the band, what they have going on and some more topics such as the what they are talking about in their songs. It was a cool conversation and I look forward to seeing more Numbskull in the future .Episode music is "new strange fruit" by Numbskull

On this episode of the NCS Podcast we interviewed Ky Reynolds singer of the band Warbond. We talked to Ky about getting into the punk/hardcore scene and his current band Warbond. If you've seen Warbond you know they talk alot about politics and we talked to Ky about that. Its refreshing to see any band let you know where they stand and I appreciate Warbond doing so. As always enjoy this great discussion and we will see you on the next one. Episode Music is "Scum" by Warbond

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Chris and Mark talked to David Walker-Lečić who is most known for his time in the band Harvest. We talked to David about getting into hardcore and his early bands. We talked to him about his time in the band Harvest and maybe most importantly we talked to him about the current state of Minneapolis with all the uprising against ICE going on there. Enjoy this episode it was cool talking to Dave about all of these different things.Episode song at the end is "Epicure" by Harvest

On the latest episode of the NCS Podcast we talked to Eric Ellman about his newest band Taker who just put out thier debut full length "Sons and Daughters" which features the artwork of the late Scott Sonner. We talked to Eric about the formation of the band and everything that has led up to the length . They recently played a successful record release show with CMI and others. Get the record while you can though the bands bandcamp pageEpisode Music is "Boots" by Taker featuring Jenny Woo.

On the latest episode of the NCS Podcast Chris and Mark were joined by Len and Larry for a "Coretalk" We discussed ICE & the Turnstile Grammy wins. Not super core but definitely a talk. Enjoy.Episode Music is "Age of Disgust" by Len's band Fail You

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Mark interviewed Jordan Walker of the bands Jeweltone and Dishonored. We talked to Jordan about finding underground music and what his grandparents had to do with that. We talked about his bands and of course Pizza!Enjoy!

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast Chris and Mark talked to Jabari Adisa the author of "Jackpot: Dread Skinhead" We talked to Jabari about what inspired him to write a novel set in skinhead subculture. We also talked about alot of the behind the scenes stuff that goes into writing a book. We dont often have subculture books written by people who actually live the subculture. Please check out and support "Jackpot: The Dread Skinhead" if you can and are able. ENJOY!

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast, Chris and Mark interviewed Ken Penn. Ken is a long time Virginia hardcore kid who has been in bands such as Grip, Dayspring and Time Flies. We talked to Ken about finding hardcore as well as his bands. Ken is also a professional photographer and we grilled him on that aspect of his life as well. Check it out and enjoy!Episode Music is "Diffidence" by Grip

On the latest episode of the NCS Podcast we interviewed Connor Kennedy who plays guitar in Slam Dunk and Bass in Selfish Act. We talked to Connor about getting into hardcore/punk and his two bands. We also had Connor tell his top records of 2025. Enjoy!Episode Music is Hysteric Glamour by Slam Dunk

On this episode Mark and Chris were joined by Derek, Alex and Len Carmichael to talk about thier favorite releases of 2025. Mark had to leave a little to take care of some stuff on the home front but The rest of the crew gave thier choices for thier top records of 2025 . As always when we do the best of episodes we had some friends give us their picks at the end.Enjoy and happy new year!!!!

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we interviewed John Vaughan the bass player of Buffalo Hardcore stalwarts Spaced. John also sings and plays bass in a band called gas station. We interviewed John about finding this scene of course and his various bands. We also talked to John about being straight edge and some other subjects. Enjoy this and we wish everyone a happy 2026!Episode music is "Crosswords In Pen" by gas station.

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Mark rolled solo and interviewed Adrian Naz of the Canadian/Buffalonian hardcore band Hostile Thoughts. He was formally in a band called Born Without Hope . We talked to Adrian about finding hardcore , his band and promoting shows .Hostile Thoughts should be down here in Buffalo in the near future so check em out when they come through.Episode Music is "Ruthless" by Born Without Hope

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack we talked to old friend Jay Jancetic who has been in a large array of bands including Plagued with Rage, Halfmast, Extinction, Arma Angelus, Stabbed By Words, Harms Way and more. Hes currently in the bands Contempt , Almost Always and Left of Heaven. We had him on the podcast a couple of times before talking about Plagued with Rage and Black X but now we had him on to talk more about his whole hardcore journey. We chatted with Jay about his beginnings and history and what he's up to now. He is currently in the bands Almost Always, Left of Heaven and Contempt. Jay is and has always been a great dude check this out because it was a fun look into his whole history. Enjoy!

On this Episode of the NCS Podcast Chris, D-Spice & Mark were joined by one Kimberlee Fuller (aka The Corrupter) We talked core! We talk about the amazing recent Dead Hearts reunion in Buffalo. We talked about band and releases that we feel were underrated this year. We also talked alot about Richmond VA hardcore since thats where Kim currently lives. Kim recently tore her ACL so we chatted a bit about that as well (thus the episode name and picture). Enjoy!Episode Music is Intro & Get Out by Lose Sight

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we interviewed Mike Mulley the proprietor of the Queen City Gallery which is located in the Market Arcade building in downtown Buffalo. That is not the real reason we interviewed Mike though, We interviewed him because he is a photographer who has been shooting punk , hardcore , metal and other genres since the 1980s. Chances are if you goto shows in Buffalo you've seen Mike photographing bands. We talked to Mike about getting into photography and music. We also talked to mike about his gallery and a whole lot more. Chris couldn't make it so we had Shanzig on as a special guest interviewer.

In this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Chris & Mark talked the Jeremy Mueller & Karl Buechner who are two out of the three authors of the fantasy novel "The Unraveling: The Counsel of Crows". We talked about the book (no spoilers) and we talked about why they wrote the book as well as a variety of topics around the book. The book is geared towards 8-12 year old's and my (Mark) son is currently reading the book.Check it out especially if you have kids who are in the recommended age range of the book or are a fan of fantasy novels. Rest assured we will have Karl back on soon to talk Earth Crisis and his other bands and the core!

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Chris and Mark talked to Len Carmichael . Len has a plethora of contributions to the scene and music in general. Len has a recording studio in New Jersey called Landmine Studios,. Hes currently in the bands Born Tired and Fail You . He also has a podcast called the Upgrade Podcast. We talked to Len about getting into hardcore , his studio , his bands and a whole lot more.Episode music is "Who Do You Think You Are" from Len's old band My Turn To Win

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we talked to Stephen Kimball of the Sober Dad Crew Podcast. Co Host Mark appeared on episode 51 of his podcast Sober Dad Crew which is focused on sobriety, recovery, fatherhood, parenting, music, food, tattoos, & more. We talked to Stephen about his podcast and as we are getting older we talked about some mens health issues. Check it out! It was an interesting episode and check out the Sober Dad Crew Podcast if you can.

n this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast Chris & Mark did their first ever coretalk. Sure we've had Coretalks that include Chris and Mark but never one with just Chris and Mark. So we talked core! We talked Ink & dagger, Fests , Walking with weighted vests , recent shows and a whole lot more. As we were signing off Larry joined us for a little bit! Check it out and we will see you on the next one!

In this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we finished our interview with Mike Hartsfield of the band Outspoken. We talked to Mike about his other ventures including his record label New Age Records . We talked to Mike about his time at XPW (Xtreme Pro Wrestling ) as well as the movie "Death Toilet" which has spawned many a sequel. Enjoy and we hope to have Mike on again sooner rather than later. PEACE!

Welcome to the 5th Anniversary Episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast. Chris couldn't make it so Derek and Mark hosted a round table discussion featuring Daryl Taberski from Snapcase, Mike Jeffers from Juggernaut as well as scene superstar Ryan Ross. We talked about that show that got you into hardcore we talked about venues that are gone that we wish would come back and we also talked about our favorite NCS show moments. Thank to everyone who has listened or even suggested that someone listen to this podcast. We appreciate you and we look forward to the next 5 years!

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we talked to Mike Hartsfield who owns New Age Records but on this episode we talked to him about his various bands including 0utspoken, A18 and Freewill. We also talked to Mike about getting into hardcore. Mike appeared way back on episode 35 when we hard a New Age Records draft . Enjoy this look at Mike's Band history and stay tuned for part 2 when we discuss New Age and some of his other exploitsEpisode Music is Spark by Outspoken

On this episode of the NCS Podcast Chris & Mark were joined by Ryan Ross, Alex Byrne and Larry Bleachmouth to talk about bands that we think are underrated in hardcore. Basically bands that were/are 0 good that never got their real credit in our eyes. Bands that should may be popular that we think should be more popular.Check It Out and Enjoy!Episode Music is State by Halfmast.

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Podcast we have a double band interview. We interviewed Bitemark and Teagan from Sostre! We talked to both bands about thier beginnings, thier sounds , thier shows and a more. Check out this into to these two new bands. Enjoy and get out to see these bands when you can!https://bitemark.bandcamp.com/https://sostrescreamo.bandcamp.com/

On this episode on the Nickel City Soundtrack we interviewed all of the members of the band Bile Study. Bile Study is a newer Buffalo power violence band, We talked to them about their band including, how they begun, how they got their name and about some recent shows that they've played . We also discussed the topic of unions and union busting. Enjoy!https://bilestudy.bandcamp.com/

On this episode of the podcast we talked to Greg Bennick who is most known to our listeners as the singer of the band Trial. We talked to Greg about growing up in Connecticut in the late 80's, we talked to him about getting into hardcore and a whole lot more . Including his time in the band Trial and his current Jobs as a speaker and an author.Episode music is "Are These⁠ Our Lives?" by Trial. Greg's book is called "Reclaim the Moment: Seven Strategies to Build a Better Now" which can be found most places you buy books.

On this episode we interviewed 3 out of the 4 members of the Buffalo band Cerebellum. Cerebellum are a relatively new buffalo band and we had them on to talk about new band stuff! We chatted with them about their formation, goals and what they are about. They don't currently have a demo out so we used a song that they cover when they play live "Incinerate" by Elysia. Enjoy and if your a listening to this on the release date Cerebellum is playing a show tonight at Amy's place.

On this episode we interviewed Thommy and Matt from the band The Enkindels. The Enkindels were a band from Louisville, KY back in the 90's they went from a Midwest emo sound to more of a rockin sound. They seemed to play buffalo /rochester a lot back in the day., We talked to Thommy and Matt from the band and they shared some of the bands hijinks (which they were known for) as well as some cool history of the band. They recently started up a Instagram page so if you want to see more of what they're about check that out.

On the latest episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack Derek (filling in for Chris) & Mark were joined by Ryan Ross and Mike Jeffers to talk about a variety of subjects. We talked about a recent list posted by the youtube channel Watchmojo of their 20 greatest "Emo" bands of all time. We talked about the upcoming Dead Hearts reunion show coming up here in buffalo this fall and we talked about a whole lot more. Enjoy!

ON this episode of NCS we talked to Alaysa from the band Nine Layers Deep who are a doom metal band from right here in Buffalo. We talked to Alaysa about the band of course and we talked to her about getting into underground music. In addition to being a great musician Alaysa is also a very accomplished artist ao we talked to her about that as well. Enjoy! Episode Music is "We live inside a dream" by Nine Layers Deephttps://ninelayersdeep.bandcamp.com/

On this ,...our 250th episode we interviewed Christian Adams ofd the band Jeweltone. We had Christian on before to do a Jeweltone interview with their singer Nef but we brought him back on for a solo interview. We talked to Christian about getting into the scene and his various bands leading up to now. Check it out and enjoy. Heres to 250 more episodes!Episode music is "We Dont Need You" by Jeweltone

On this episode of the NCS Podcast the crew got together with Sweeper and we talked about our favorite tracks from Terror's long career. We did it draft style so once you picked a song ya cant pick it again. Check it out and let us know what your favorite terror songs are!

On this episode of the Nickel City Soundtrack podcast we answered some listener questions. We were joined by Larry of The Bleachmouth Postscript podcast.