Short feature recorded on December 28, 2008 at the last of three Bouncing Souls "Home for the Holidays" shows at The Arcade at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ. This show also featured The Gaslight Anthem, Gimmie Drugs and Let Me Run. Meet some friendly faces and enjoy the Souls playing "Quick Check Girl", recorded directly from the sound board live at the show.

Happy New Year! Your first resolution? Consume more Issue Oriented!

Billy Idol by Theresa Kereakes; Metropolis Gallery (Lancaster, PA) through 1/31

Start things off right with this brand new episode. Ronen talks to Adam and Rusty from H2O about all kinds of stuff - their motivation, smiling, Chinese Democracy, "boy bands with guitars" and much more!

Then you'll hear Ronen's interview with photographer Theresa Kereakes on the opening night of her show entitled Unguarded Moments - Backstage and Beyond (Metropolis Gallery, Lancaster, PA through 1/31). Theresa never imagined that the candid photos she loved taking of her friends would eventually captivate countless people from all over the world. Then again, Theresa never imagined that her friends - Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Stiv Bators and many more - would ultimately emerge as musical and cultural icons.

We also listen back to selected moments from The Fest 7, as captured by members of Tiltwheel, The Degenerics and Vultures United. For three days this fall, Gainesville, FL was overtaken by over 250 bands and 6,000 music lovers from all over the country and the world. Can we report on that meaningfully in five minutes or so? Listen and find out!

ISSUE ORIENTED ep39 w/ H2O, Theresa Kereakes, Fest 7 Recap [74:50m]

 

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Here's our second video from Tom Gabel of Against Me! - he performs "Harsh Realm" as heard on the current episode of Issue Oriented, #38. Enjoy!

In the spirit of the holiday season, we're pleased to give you the gift of a brandy-new episode of Issue Oriented (the podcast)!

We've got an interview and an awesome performance from Tom Gabel of Against Me!, an in-depth conversation with Freddy Cricien of Madball, and a sweet performance from Let Me Run.

Check out the video below, which features Tom's performance of "Anna Is a Stool Pigeon" as well as a few minutes of the interview! (Please note that the audio from the performances is far superior in the podcast, as opposed to the YouTube version below.)

As the official podcast of The Fest 7, Issue Oriented had some trusted correspondents on the ground in Gainesville to gather all the crucial dirt. There's some killer content coming your way, and here's the first installment - a video Field Report from Orange County, CA's Vultures United. Enjoy!

Check out this exclusive video feature on Sons of Nero's first-ever art exhibition.

With their work having represented the likes of Every Time I Die, Unearth, Paramore and many more, this design collective unveiled its very first public exhibition at Lancaster, PA's Metropolis Gallery. (Metropolis is a great modern art/modern furniture gallery that also carries lots of tasty toys and books - we'll be featuring more on them soon.)

The show runs through November 30.

Enjoy!

It's time for the goodness. Ronen talks to F*UCKED UP's Mike Haliechuk (a.k.a. 10,000 Marbles) and Josh Zucker (a.k.a. Concentration Camp a.k.a. Gulag) about misinformation, friendship and soooo much more. Then Ronen talks to POISON THE WELL guitarist Ryan Primack about the band's upcoming (J. Robbins-produced) full length, the economics of band survival and more. Ryan even turns the tables, surprising Ronen with a question of his own.

This episode also features TWO debut tracks from the new band DETOURNEMENT, featuring members of THE RATCHETS, LIFETIME, ENSIGN, BIG WIG and more!

Don't forget to vote for Issue Oriented at PodcastAwards.com! You can vote once per day through 11/6! We're nominated in the Entertainment category!

Catch the official premiere of this episode on at 8pm on 10.30 at PunkRadioCast.
Check out the video preview below, and don't forget about our new blogs!

Issue Oriented ep 37 [1:08m]

 

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Host Ronen Kauffman talks to THURSDAY's STEVE PEDULLA and ANDREW EVERDING about new releases, the band’s relationship with entertainment media and much more. 

Then Ronen talks to artist CRISTY ROAD about her new illustrated novel Bad Habits, political art and the importance of creative growth.

AND - iTunes/iPod/iPhone users - check out the new ENHANCED version of ISSUE ORIENTED

Here's a video preview!

ISSUE ORIENTED episode 36 - THURSDAY and CRISTY ROAD

 

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Host Ronen Kauffman talks to BRIAN COOK (RUSSIAN CIRCLES, THESE ARMS ARE SNAKES, BOTCH) about balancing art with business, punk versus metal and more.

Then Ronen talks to JESSE LUSCIOUS (BLATZ, THE FRISK, Alternative Tentacles, countless other credits) about his 2006 run for Berkeley City Council, tying art to real life, and much more.

ISSUE ORIENTED ep34

Host Ronen Kauffman interviews CARBON/SILICON, a.k.a. MICK JONES (THE CLASH) and TONY JAMES (GENERATION X), as well as ARI UP, vocalist for THE SLITS.

Find out why REVOLVER Magazine called ISSUE ORIENTED "the preeminent podcast of its kind" in their June issue!

1 hour 18 min / 71.3 MB / KICK ASS

ISSUE ORIENTED ep31

 

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Host Ronen Kauffman talks to SICK OF IT ALL vocalist LOU KOLLER about time, violence, the Holocaust and so much more. Then Ronen talks to GOD FORBID guitarist DALLAS COYLE about the '08 presidential election, fox news as porn and much more! Find out why Revolver recently called ISSUE ORIENTED "the preeminent podcast of its kind"!

1 hour 30 minutes / 82 MB / 100% awesome

ISSUE ORIENTED ep30 - DALLAS COYLE AND LOU KOLLER [1:30m]

 

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Host Ronen Kauffman talks to CHUCK RAGAN (HOT WATER MUSIC) about going solo, the philosophy of band break-ups and much more. Chuck also performs live in the studio! Then Ronen talks to JOHN JOSEPH (CRO-MAGS, BLOODCLOT!) about spirituality, the mainstreaming of aggressive music, and his new book.

72.5 MB / 1 hour 20 minutes / all awesome Download IO_03_08_ep29.mp3

Ronen talks to Chuck Ragan (HOT WATER MUSIC) about going solo, the philosophy of band break-ups and much more. Chuck also performs live in the studio! Then Ronen talks to John Joseph (CRO-MAGS, BLOODCLOT!) about spirituality, the mainstreaming of aggressive music, and his new book.