Episode 200: The Best Podcast I've Ever Done (PART 1/3)

***This is FIRST of the THREE PART 200th Episode Extraveganza with JOEY STEEL***
Joey is a community organizer in New York City (former PUNK ISLAND admin), the frontman for MANY bands, and he hosted the Dispatches from the Underground podcast for over a decade. Joey is someone that I have always looked up to since meeting in 2010, and was a big reason for me to muster the courage to start a punk band, talk politics, and start my own podcast! He's a HUGE reason this podcast exists!!
Our conversation gets heavier and HEAVIER, and we become increasingly vulnerable in the next parts of this podcast (so don't stop here😉)...but in this podcast, we discuss confrontation, what he's currently working on about himself, performative activism & social media, and focus on EMPOWERING each other through disagreements. Follow Joey's bands: ALL TORN UP!, BOWHEAD, and COP/OUT.
➤PLAYLIST:
1. No Man's Land - All Torn Up!
2. shallow mouth - BOWHEAD
3. See You In Hell - Cop/Out

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Episode 199: What Underground Artists NEED to Understand (especially MEN)

Reunited with David AKA The Taste of Vomit, an underground rap artist in Philadelphia (who we also spoke with on Episode 169). We talk about his NEW ALBUM, what it means to be a man, being positive without being preachy, his favorite line from the record, the bright side of getting older, his relationship with anxiety, ONE THING we could learn from him today, and ONE THING he would tell his younger self.
Follow The Taste of Vomit on INSTAGRAM, check out his WEBSITE, get the tunes on BANDCAMP...and peep the BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEO!!
Playlist:
1. Learning - The Taste of Vomit x Height Keech
2. Anxious Minds - The Taste of Vomit x Height Keech
3. Aging DIY Rapper (ft Miggs Sonny and Wade Wilson) - The Taste of Vomit x Height Keech

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Episode 198: This NEW band is ROCKING the music scene (and has the BEST VIBE!!)

This may be the most nurturing and positive band EVER...at least for a group that is freshly 2 years into releasing music! I chatted with Abi, Joan, Steph, and Ade who all combine to form KULFIGIRLS! This group has quaked the underground in Philadelphia since their debut release 'DIVINITY' a couple months ago and in this episode, we dive into their world...
We talk about women role models, the biggest challenge they overcame, their favorite songs from the record, the evolution of their songs, and how they keep creativity in their lives. This is a real lesson on how to support one another in a band!! 
Follow KulfiGirls on INSTAGRAM, check out their YOUTUBE, and buy their tunes on BANDCAMP...there may be some shows to look out for this summer too 👀.
Playlist:
1. Bite - KulfiGirls
2. FoF - KulfiGirls
3. Divinity - KulfiGirls

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Episode 197: CRASH COURSE to being a MUSICIAN in 2025

Chatting with fellow Philly artist SUG DANIELS about how to be a musician in this day and age...this is a REAL crash course!! We talk about which artistic skill we wish we had, how music is a time capsule, Sug's first single with Don Giovanni Records, why artist's should have a YouTube channel, the importance of creative mentorship, the 'sweet spot' for touring, how to be a good collaborator, and our DREAM collaboration! FOLLOW Sug Daniels on INSTAGRAM & TIK TOK, buy their tunes on BANDCAMP, & catch her on the road with the ROOTS REVIVAL ROADSHOW~~SHOWS THIS WEEK!
Playlist:
1. When I'm Gone - Sug Daniels
2. Sip the Years - Shane Palko & Sug Daniels
3. Lightning In A Bottle - Sug Daniels & John Faye

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Episode 196: THE 2025 BHM RADiO SHOW LiVE!!!!

💥💥💥HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH💥💥💥 This is the 2025 BHM radio show that was LiVE ON YOUTUBE! Join us next time if ya missed it :)
Enjoy these tunes coming from black artists//artists of color...such a great variety of tunes in here!
Thank you all for being here to grow this community! Stay creative yall!!
Playlist:
1. Red Light - KulfiGirls
2. So Long - ILL DOOTS
3. Big World - Sovei
4. DIY or Die - A Day Without Love
5. Wash - Clear Channel
6. Scapegoat - emospacebird.
7. Blindspot - MAAFA
8. Creature - Howlin' Circus
9. SUPERVILLAINS - SOJI
10. In Line - Richard & KeepinIt Krill
11. Pay4everything - NO SIR E
12. Icarus - In Shallow Seas
13. Leave A Light On - Sug Daniels

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Episode 195: How PUNK BANDS can LEVEL UP!!

***Happy Black History Month!!! RADiO SHOW iS LiVE 2/28 ON YOUTUBE***
Really awesome & enlightening conversation with Ade, Jessa, & Abbey... AKA SOJI, a Philly punk outfit that is on the RISE!!! We talk about their favorite desserts, where 'soji' comes from, their latest split release with Winter Wolf, their VISION for this band, their first BIG LESSON the BEST SCENE right now, their SONGWRITING process, AND what to expect from their NEXT ALBUM!
Follow SOJI on INSTAGRAM & EVERYWHERE ELSE, listen to em on BANDCAMP, check out their LYRIC VIDEO, and HANG OUT with them at CAMP PUNKSYLVANIA!!!
Playlist:
1. Fuck SCOTUS - SOJI
2. U.S. Healthcare Is A Scam - SOJI
3. SCUMLORDZ - SOJI

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Episode 194: Changing The World One Rhyme At A Time

Let's get ILL!!! Hanging out with US and JORDAN of the ILL DOOTS collective, and we are reunited with Christian (from Ep. 167)!! We learn how these worlds collided to make an awesome DOCUMENTARY outlining the first waves of ILL DOOTS...who now enter their 15th Anniversary helping us to love LEARNING & LIVING!!
In this episode, we talk about the ILL Movement, our favorite moments from the 20|20 reVISION documentary, their community work with youth, their vision going forward, and their success...while (almost) debating hip hop vs. rap. This is a longer one that could've gone a lot longer honestly (but maybe we'll talk to them again...)
Follow ILL DOOTS on INSTAGRAM, subscribe to their YOUTUBE, check out their WEBSITE, buy their tunes on BANDCAMP, and WATCH 20|20 REVISION out now!!! Their new album is out in April!!
Playlist:
1. Sheep (feat. Ron Draper, Anwar Marshall) - ILL DOOTS 
2. Peaking - ILL DOOTS
3. Plague - ILL DOOTS

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Episode 193: Meet New Jersey's next PUNK PRODIGY

Chatting with Scott, JC, Jaden, AND Adam...aka the FULL SQUAD of chemical-x, an emerging punk band from New Jersey. We talk about their FIRST favorite band, FIRST song learned, the NJ music scene, what 'success' means to them as a band today, what their vision is for this band, and their BEST advice for new punk bands. Follow chemical-x on INSTAGRAM, buy their tunes thru PHAMELESS RECORDS, and catch em on tour this Spring with a NEW RECORD!!
Playlist:
1. rotten - chemical-x
2. pessimist - chemical-x
3. hard for cash - chemical-x

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