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This Was The Scene Podcast

Mike Doyle

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Frequency: 1 episode/11d. Total Eps: 288

The Podcast about the Late 90s/Early 2000s Punk Scene with host, Mike Doyle from Lanemeyer | IG - @thiswasthescene | thiswasthescene@gmail.com

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Ep. 270: Rye Coalition w/ Ralph Cuseglio

Season 2 · Episode 270

Friday, November 14, 2025 • Duration 01:16:11

Rye Coalition came out of Jersey City in the early nineties and quickly built a reputation as one of the most fearless and inventive bands in the post-hardcore world. They toured with heavyweights like Queens of the Stone Age, Foo Fighters, and The (International) Noise Conspiracy, earned praise from outlets including Spin, Pitchfork, and The Village Voice, and worked with legendary producers Steve Albini and Dave Grohl. Their documentary "Rye Coalition: The Story of the Hard Luck 5" became a cult favorite, cementing their status as one of the most underrated but widely respected bands of their era. Loud, chaotic, swagger-filled, and always a little dangerous, they were the group other musicians whispered about as a secret influence. If you know, you know.

I got Ralph on the Zoom and this is what we chatted about:

John Hiltz
Gern Blandsten Records
What bands inspired their live show
Did their music stand for anything?
Recording with Steve Albini
recording with Dave Grohl
What did signing to Dreamworks do for the band
And a ton more

Be on the lookout for some old music of theirs to release in 2026 and follow their instagram.

Click here for Herbs GofundMe

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Ep. 170: Elliott w/ Chris Higdon

Season 2 · Episode 170

Friday, March 25, 2022 • Duration 01:34:52

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 mike@drive80.com 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 or just email and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Ep. 169: Hankshaw w/ Harold Hasselback

Season 2 · Episode 169

Friday, March 18, 2022 • Duration 01:55:28

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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Ep. 168: Sicko Josh Rubin REPOST

Season 2 · Episode 168

Friday, March 11, 2022 • Duration 01:21:16

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 or just email and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

Ep. 167: Link 80 Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Season 2 · Episode 167

Friday, February 25, 2022 • Duration 01:17:56

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.

If you market aggressively on Instagram Stories and want custom stickers then go here to get custom stickers or just email mike@drive80.com 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 to possibly buy some merch.

Ep. 166: Ann Beretta w/ Rob Huddleston

Season 2 · Episode 166

Friday, February 18, 2022 • Duration 01:38:12

Ann Beretta is a punk rock band from Richmond, Virginia. Formed in 1996, the band plays straightforward punk with small doses of rockabilly and country mixed into their sound.

They spent several years on tour playing with bands including Hot Water Music, ALL, the Bouncing Souls, Less Than Jake, and city-mates Avail. They were on Fueled by Ramen and Lookout! Records. In the fall of 2004, Ann Beretta disbanded until 2012 when they toured Europe and the UK in support of WIld, Young, and Free - an LP released exclusively in Europe by Gunnar Records and made up of demos and outtakes. In 2017 Ann Beretta released the album, Old Scars New Blood, a collection of re-recorded songs that spanned across the band's career representing each album previously released.

I reached out to Mr. Rob Huddleston to see if he'd like to chat, he said yes, and this is what we talk about:

The start of acoustic punk records
The origins of Rumbleseat
How that rougher vocal sound came about
What inspired Forever Family
How they first met Hot Water Music
American Steel
Playing the first FEST
Sending letters to people to book tour shows
Fueled By Ramen
The upcoming Avail shows
And a ton more

Check out their new release "RISE". It's the first record of new material since 2003's Three Chord Revolution and following 2018's Old Scars New Blood; a collection of re-recorded songs from the band's catalog.

Available now on all streaming services

Ep. 165: Absolute Punk w/ Jason Tate

Season 2 · Episode 165

Friday, February 11, 2022 • Duration 01:41:42

AbsolutePunk was a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate. It mainly focused on artists who were relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it was known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, including Blink-182, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, New Found Glory, Taking Back Sunday, The Gaslight Anthem, Anberlin, Thrice, All Time Low, and a shit ton more. The primary musical genres of focus were emo and pop-punk, but other genres were included. On March 31, 2016, it was announced that founder Jason Tate would be re-acquiring AbsolutePunk from SpinMedia (the parent company of Buzznet) and the website would be shuttered and folded into Tate's new music and social platform, Chorus.fm.

I reached out to Mr. Tate on Instagram, asked him to be interviewed and he was delighted. So I got him on the Skype and this is what we chatted about:

When We Were Young festival
Starting Absolute Punk
How honest was he with reviews
Spin buying the website
The toxicity of the internet
Becoming the place that released new songs or streaming albums
Rob Dobi
Emogame
Panic at the Disco
Blender's article including him
Andrew McMahon's diagnosis
His relationship with Victory Records
Downloading music
Brand New's leaked demo
And a ton more

Go sign up for his newsletter at www.chorus.fm/newsletter

Ep. 164: Baby Gopal w/ Alex Garcia-Rivera

Season 2 · Episode 164

Friday, February 4, 2022 • Duration 01:21:37

Before we start, feel free to support the podcast if you've been listening for a while by signing up for my Patreon for $1 and I will love you forever.

Baby Gopal was fronted by Australian-born singer/guitarist Sri Kesava the band fused Hari Krishna dogma laced lyrics with a meld of hardcore and pop-punk to astonishing results. The music is endlessly catchy and Sri's beautiful voice will keep you captivated like a siren from wire to wire. This amazing album was sadly overlooked in 1996 because of another similar "girl power" band that was already ripping up the charts. You might have heard of them, No Doubt anyone? They later signed to Tommy Boy in 1998 before breaking up shortly thereafter.

Shot out to Casey Iodine for the intro

I got Alex on the Skype and this is what we chat about:

Playing in Kingpin
Playing in Shelter
How he got involved in Baby Gopal
How was it seen that Shelter made money off the band
What happened with him and Shri
How he got into recording bands
Out of Band Experience Stickers in Boston
American Nightmare
Why they had to change their name
Touring with them in 2022
And a ton more

If you want to record your band in all-analog studio in Medford, MA then check out Alex's studio Mystic Valley Studio.

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 or just email and I can send you samples. These are great for B2C companies and Realtors.

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