Episode 78 (4/27/2026) This is the end. First Track: Straight Ahead - Breakaway

Episode 77 (4/20/2026) Next week will be the final episode of screaming for change. Thank you for listening.  First Track: The Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck

Epsisode 76 (4/6/2026) CD-R Demos -- This was one of the first episodes I recorded, as an emergency back-up. I'm struggling to put out new episodes, I near the end. Thank you for listening. First Track: Three Fifteen - Better Days

Episode 75 (3/16/2026) YOU MAKE ME SICK. A collection of SICK songs, i.e. hardcore songs with the word SICK in the title. First Track: The Trouble - You Make me Sick

Episode 74 (3/9/2026) Jon put together a grip of tracks, as the spirit moved him. First Track: Supertouch - The Painted Sky

Episode 73 (3/2/2026) Jon is running out of ideas and worked his way through his ABCs. First Track: Adamantium - Goodbye

Episode 72 (2/23/2026) Jon has a little fun spinning through some tracks on his monthly mixtape. First Track: Agnostic Front - Fascist Attitudes (Live at CBGB)

Episode 71 (2/16/2026) Jon puts together a collection of songs whose titles are in opposition to one another. First Tracks: Speed Plans - I Can Decide / Black Flag - Can't Decide

Episode 70 (2/9/2026) Jon decides to check out a bunch of the bands that that were listed as "best bands of the 2000s" that he has never heard or in some cases never heard of. Spoiler alert, not a fan of a lot of it. First Track: Kickback - Forever War

Episode 69. nice. (2/2/2026) Jon shares his takes on his favorite bands of the 2000s, in response to some egregious takes on 'popular hardcore podcast." First Track: Modern Life is War - These Mad Dogs of Glory

Episode 68 (1/26/2026) Jon hits you with another episode of all tracks that aren't on streaming. Enjoy! First Track: 7 Seconds - Hardcore Rules

 Episode 67 (1/19/2026) SIX SEVEN Jon plays a bunch of stuff he's been listening to, two tracks by each band. First Track: Straight Ahead - Spirit of Youth

 Episode 66 (1/12/2025) "NYHC" - Jon plays a bunch of classic New York Hardcore. Nice. First Track: Nausea

Episode 65 (1/5/2025) "Return to Hardcore" Solid hardcore releases from the 1990s, all songs selected are the "title track." First Track: Madball - Demonstrating My Style

Episode 64 (12/29/2025) It's the final episode of 2025 for screaming for change, so Jon is sharing tracks from some of his favorite releases of 2025, in reverse chronological order. HNY - First Track: With Hate - Pipebomb on Landsdowne

Episode 63 (12/22/2025) Dungeon Synth and Black Metal aren't hardcore, but you know what Jon loves more than hardcore? The world of JRR Tolkien, The Silmarillion, the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, etc. You know who else loves Tolkien? Dungeon Synth and Black Metal. There's a little screaming. First Track: Hole Dweller - Memories in Wildflower & the setting Sun

Episode 62 (12/15/2025) Jon starts in a metallic hardcore lane and just kind of drifts into metal, sometimes it happens! First Track: Rorschach - Ornaments 

Episode 61 (12/8/2025) Hardcore rules! Here's some of the hardcore Jon's been digging lately. First Track: Commitment - Send the Deposit

Episode 60 (12/1/2025) Jon plays more YOUTH CREW because x why not x ? First Track: Gorilla Biscuits - Good Intentions

Episode 59 (11/24/2025) In this episode, Jon takes inspiration from 185 Miles South Podcast and builds out a show around hardcore songs about the boys in blue. First Track: Body Count - Cop Killer (I know this isn't a hardcore song, but it is a HARD song, so don't @ me)

 Episode 58 (11/17/2025) It's PLxEDGEx week!!  VALLEY FREE RADIO DOT ORG SLASH DONATE HELP SUPPORT LOCAL RADIO First Track: Embrace - Money

Episode 57 (11/10/2025) In this episode, Jon shares a bunch of new releases from this month that he's been enjoying.  First Track: Berthold City - No Brotherhood

Episode 56 (11/3/2025) While this episode would have made more since for episode 55, we're looking at 1995 and 2005, to complete our 5 years, after doing 1985 and 2025 a while back. This episode has some ridiculous transitions. Sorrynotsorry. First Track: Earth Crisis - The Discipline

Episode 55 (10/27/2025) In this double-nickel episode, Jon does an epsisode of all songs that don't exist on streaming platforms (bandcamp doesn't count in this exercise as a "streaming platform"). First song: Torrington - Wage Slave Pt 2

Episode 54 (10/20/2025) In this episode, Jon hits you with his typical monthly "what I've been rocking with" episode. We start with a new track from Mil-Spec! Not a lot of talking in this one. First Song: Mil-Spec - When the Music Ends

Episode 53 (10/13/2025) THINGS GET REAL. Jon has his coworker/pal Chris join as-co-host. Chris claims to have never HEARD OF hardcore before, but appears to have that PMA! Jon gives him a little history lesson and we'll see what he thinks! First Song: Bad Brains - Attitude

Episode 52 (10/6/2025) In the FINAL EPISODE OF YEAR ONE, Mike Poulin, western mass born and raised, and founding member/bass player of Defeater, joins Jon for another episode full of hardcore entry-points. Enjoy! First song: Strike Anywhere - To The World

Episode 51 (9/29/2025) Michael comes back on the show, yet again! And this time he's picking all of the tracks he thinks will help get some non-cores into hardcore. We'll see! First Track: Reggie & the Full Effect - Congratulations Smack & Katy

Episode 50 (9/22/2025) Jon has been listening to a lot of heavy bands, so we're taking a break from the previously followed themes. Put on your Sauconys and your army hat, fools.  First Track: Strife - What Will Remain

Episode 49 (9/15/2025) Jon is joined by Timmy Schwaber (Dragnet, Sobriety High, Helping Hand) for the 2nd episode of the series on "starter pack hardcore essentials." See what Timmy thinks should be the starting point for the youth of today. First Track: Minor Threat - No Reason

 Episode 48 (9/8/2025) Jon begins the first episode of a related series, where he dives into his picks for "starter pack hardcore" in the style of a "subgenre sample." Several subgenres are tackled with 3 songs from 3 different bands. Youth Crew? Screamo? Metalcore? Check, Check, Check.  First Track: Terror - Lowest of the Low

Episode 47 (9/1/2025) This week, as September hits, Jon remembers there are Darker Days Ahead, and despite having no theme, he forges forward with some good little themed blocks of hardcore, new and old. First Track: Shai Hulud - Favor

Episode 46 (8/25/2025) It's that time of the month where Jon just shares a bunch of stuff he's been listening to - new, old, and somewhere in the middle.

Episode 45 (8/18/2025) In this episode, Jon looks back at the year thus far, and alternates between 2025 releases and releases from the year 1985. First Track: Minor Threat - Salad Days

Epsiode 44 (8/11/2025) Are you sad? Are you angry? Do you need a cathartic release of your inner angst? Here's a gloomy doomy episode to help meet your needs. First Track: Neurosis - Under the Surface

Episode 43 (8/4/2025) If hearing the singer of a hardcore band shout "BUST IT!" to initiate some crucial mosh, then this is the episode for you. Jon will focus on the inspirations, contemporaries, and proteges of the Massachusetts hardcore band MENTAL! First Track: Warzone - Intro Bust

Episode 42 (7/28/2025) Jon explores influences from across the pond! Today we're playing some of the biggest first-wave Oi! bands and then also hardcore punk bands across the years who have been influenced by that sound.  First Track: Restraining Order - Know Not 

Episode 41 (7/21/2025) It's that time of the month! Jon checks in with  the July edition of "recent listens" starting with a First Track of: Snake SS - I Wanna Watch You Die

 Episode 40 (7/14/2025) Jon is all alone and listening to metalcore. Dancing shoes on dancing feet, spinkicks galore, techy, screamy, chuggy, rage is released into the airwaves.  First Track: Groundwork -  Willing Victim

Episode 39 (7/7/2025) Jon and Chris hang out and run through a bunch of bands they loved as high schoolers 1996-2002. First Track: The Trouble - We Are the Blood

Episode 38 (6/30/2025) ​This week, Jon works his way through a bunch of bands recommended to him and then transitions to playing some new releases.  First Track: Cruelster - Nuclear Word

Episode 37 (6/23/2025) Jon shares some bands he's been listening to as summer hits New England. First Track: Modern Life is War - Momentum

Episode 36+36.5 (6/16/2025) Sometimes hardcore bands change into some other type of band. And sometimes people in hardcore bands start new bands that aren't hardcore bands, but people still pretend they are. Sometimes it's good music and often it's not! Let's listen. First Track: Turnstile - DREAMING

[I made an online-only accompaniment episode to this episode you can listen to here with better music]

Episode 35 (6/9/2025) Jon dives into some tracks where the vocalists have some unique things going on. First track: Das Oath - Blood Oranges

Episode 34 (6/2/2025) Jon has been listening to a lot of music from Calfornia lately, so this is "California Knows How To Party" v 1.0! First Track: The Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles

Episode 33 (5/26/2025) Jon shares some tracks he's checked out recently, revisted, or just generally been stoked on. First Track: Sick of It All - It's Clobberin' Time

Episode 32 (5/19/2025) Jon has Timmy Schwaber back on to play some crucial youth crew tracks! First Track: Wide Awake - Friendship

Episode 31 (5/13/2025) Jon is joined by friend & multi-episode guest Jeff Gnatek and we play a bunch of tracks that are heavy and bleak. First Track: Crowbar - Wrath of Time by Judgement

Episode 30 (5/4/2025) It's PLEDGE WEEK! If you can donate, please help VFR to keep doing cool stuff! I've got some good tracks for this one First Song: D.R.I. - Money Stinks

Episode 29 (4/28/2025) Jon plays a little game, all by himself, using discogs to connect bands to other bands through common members. First Track: Ignite - In Defense

Episode 28 (4/21/2025) Patrick Cavanaugh a.k.a. "the Wolfman" joins Jon to play a little sportsdraft-styled game, drafting their favorite bands from Hellfest 2K3. First Track: Another Victim - For the Liars and the Cheaters

Episode 27 (4/14/2025) John Preston (of The K.O.S.T.) comes up from Connecticut to talk about hardcore in the year 1999! First Track: The K.O.S.T. - Intro / FAO 

Episode 26 (4/7/2025) Jon is joined by Adam Reid from Nanny and xOne Fifthx and they're talking FLORIDA HARDCORE! First Track: xOne Fifthx - Helping Hands Around Your Neck

Episode 25(3/31/2025) Jon is joined by dear friend, Anthony Pasquarosa (Junk Orbit,  Burnt Envelope) for an all-vinyl DJ set of some ripping hardcore punk! First Song: Amebix - I.C.B.M.

Episode 24 (3/24/2025) Mike Wynn (Killer Fiction, Dragnet, Electric Eyes, Helping Hand, Gift Horse) rolls up from Westfield to talk with Jon & Jeff Gnatek about the upcoming Killer Fiction reunion show! We get into the bands that inspired Killer Fiction's existance. First Song: Killer Fiction- The Poison Sickens You

Episode 23 (3/17/2025) Jon gets to hang out with his buddy, fellow edgeman, and former Acacia Strain Tour Manager, Tyler Schienost and they talk about moshing a lot, and play songs that are good to mosh to. First Song: Earth Crisis - Firestorm

Episode 22 (3/10/2025) Jon takes some alone time to enjoy some hardcore all by himself, sharing some things he's been enjoying, both old songs and even older songs (1983-2019). First Song: Modern Life is War: Chasing My Tail

Episode 21(3/3/2025) Jeff Gnatek comes on the show to talk about metalcore and play some essential tracks from the 1990s. First Song: Catharsis - Choose Your Heaven

Episode 20 (2/24/2025) Jon is joined by comedian Ryan Shea from Boston Straight Edge band Drop Anchor to talk about the conformity and the awesomeness of solid 2-step parts. We' each pick our favorite tracks to play, and talk some hardcore. First Song: xParty Crewx - Two Step Your Troubles Away

Episode 19 (2/17/2025) xMichael Iampietrox and xTimmy Schwaberx (both of Garbage Time, Sobriety High, Gift Horse) return for an episode where we share our favorite straight edge anthems! First Song: Minor Threat - Out of Step

Episode 18 (2/10/2025) Mike Poulin & Jake Woodruff from DEFEATER join me, talking about touring and their upcoming string of shows with COMEBACK KID for the 20 year anniversary of WAKE THE DEAD. We play some tracks from some of the bands they've enjoyed touring with over the years. First Song: Comeback Kid - Wake the Dead

Episode 17 (2/3/2025) Chris O'Coin (Permanent Class, Wasteland, Aerosols, Suburbanite, Absolute Power, Mean Man's Dream, Commons, Big Guys, Blame the Victim) comes through to talk about sobriety, mental health, and his substantial personal discography as a vocalist.  First Song: Blame The Victim - Out Of Breath

Episode 16 (1/27/2025) This week's episode, we celebrate my favorite subgenre of hardcore, "friendcore." It's my birthday this week, so we're mostly just listening to songs by bands made up of people I know and love.  First song: The Cancer Kids - Let's Get Excited

Episode 15 (12/20/2025) In celebration of MLK day, we've got a part of hardcore musicians from ATLANTA. S4C welcomes Scott & Micky from Dark Vaughn and we talk Atlanta hardcore! First song Dark Vaughn - Until They're Who's Harmed

Episode 14 (1/13/2025) I accidentally break some rules and only play my top songs from Converge the whole episode. Spoiler alert, there's nothing past Jane Doe. First Song: Converge - Concubine

Episode 13 (1/6/2025) Ringing in the new year with Micheal Iampietro from Relics & Sobriety High! He picks all the songs, all from bands he thinks I don't like. Ha! First song: Down to Nothing - Along for the Ride

Episode 12 (12/30/2024) It's the last week of 2024, so of course you're getting my "best of" 2024! First track: The Pist - Let It All Go

Episode 11 (12/23/2024) It's Christmas week, and I'm playing more hardcore I've been listening to lately, with a couple festive tracks from Crucial Youth and the Showcase Showdown. First Track: Kill Your Idols - Can't Take it Away

Episode 10 (12/16/2024) This week I play current hardcore bands I really like, and to make it twice as nice, I play two tracks from each band. First song: Hard Target - Hollow Man

Episode 9 (12/9/2024) A SCREAMO episode. First song: Reversal of Man - Bless The Printing Press

Episode 8 (12/2/2024) I'm joined by Timmy Schwaber from Dragnet & Sobriety High and we play some 90s hardcore. First song: Earth Crisis - All Out War

Episode 7 (11/25/2024) "Recent listens" - Dave from GREM stops by and I share a bunch of stuff I've been listening to lately. First song: Dimension - Apocalypse Man 

Episode 6 (11/18/2024) This week was our fund drive. I took this opportunity to play a bunch of songs that I had to cut from other shows as I've gotten better and planning out how many songs fit in an hour. First track: Ampere - Money Stinks (D.R.I. Cover)

Episode 5 (11/11/2024) I love 1980s hardcore. I like modern hardcore a lot. In this episode I altnerate between the two. First song: Negative Approach - Evacuate

Episode 4 (11/4/2024) With my first guest/cohost, I'm joined by Chris Dooley and we talk about western mass hardcore venues that no longer exist, and play some tracks by bands that played at 5 specific shows. First song: Overcast - Grifter 

Episode 3 (10/28/2024) This episode is themed around Boston Straight Edge, and things close to that. First Song: The Trouble - You Make Me Sick

Episode 2 (10/21/2024) I continue with the episode 1 theme, maybe do a little better job explaining the reason behind the show. First song:  Shelter - Message of the Bhagavat

Episode 1 (10/14/2024) I introduce myself and try to explain why I'm doing the show. I play a bunch of stuff that was formative for me.  First song: Minor Threat - Straight Edge