BrooklynVegan Podcast

Minneapolis indie-punk band VIAL join us on the BV podcast in celebration of their great new album ‘burnout.’

”Are passion and purpose these kind of capitalistic prison bars? Are these things that we’re sold to keep us fighting for some ideas that doesn’t exist, so that we are content existing in this system?”

Aaron Carnes joins us to talk about the new edition of the ‘In Defense of Ska’ book, and tons of other ska-related topics.

Wiki joins us on the BV podcast to talk about his two new albums, early influences, underrated New York rap records, top current rappers, and more.

Dan Yemin has not one but two bands with new albums out this year–Paint It Black and Open City–and he joins us on the latest episode of the BrooklynVegan podcast to talk about all of that and much more.

It’s been a big year for Citizen, who celebrated the 10th anniversary of ‘Youth’ with their biggest shows to date, and who are now about to release a great new album. Ahead of its release, Mat and Nick join us on the BV podcast…

”I think people like to portray this image of hardcore is a gateekeepy place where everybody is not welcome, or as this safe space where everybody’s welcome, and it’s neither of those things.”

Texas Is The Reason’s Norman Brannon relaunched his legendary ’90s hardcore fanzine ‘Anti-Matter’ for its 30th anniversary, and he joins us on the BV podcast to talk about all things hardcore then and now.

Pool Kids join us on the BrooklynVegan Podcast to reflect on their breakout year, talk about their 2017 formation and backstory, discuss their new split with their hardcore alter-egos POOL, and much more…

Writer and author Chris Payne joins us on the BrooklynVegan podcast to discuss his new oral history on the 2000s emo explosion, ‘Where Are Your Boys Tonight?,’ out now on Dey Street Books…