“Feels like the end of the world But it’s only the beginning of it all Forget the things that you’ve heard Been a survivor since I began to crawl” From “Black Vultures” by Halestorm What’s up Hardcore Humans! On this week’s episode of The Hardcore Humanism Podcast, we talk with Lzzy Hale – founding member, …
#021 A Conversation with Lzzy Hale About Marginalization Read More »
“There is not one truth cast into stone, Only lies cast into flames” From “Not One Truth” by Hatebreed Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s I noticed that Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” was played at almost every school dance and Bar Mitzvah, whereas AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell” was hardly ever played. This was …
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“My vison’s clear, my instinct strong I am the vicious one” From “Instinctive” by Hatebreed The concept of the “drill sergeant” has a curious place in civilian culture. At times it feels like anyone who appears to be strict, is a disciplinarian, or yells a lot gets labeled “drill sergeant.” But being an actual drill …
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“Lift the weight of the false self crushing you Lift the curse of the fatalist haunting you Lift yourself out from the death grip Lift the burden on your shoulders” From “Weight of the False Self” by Hatebreed What’s up Hardcore Humans! This week on The Hardcore Humanism Podcast we talked with Jamey Jasta, lead …
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At its core, punk rock is a confrontation. This confrontation takes many forms. Sometimes it’s about the music, such as when the Ramones bucked conventional norms to deliver blistering two-minute songs. Other times it’s the lyrical content such as the searing poetry of Patti Smith. Perhaps it’s the performance, like the incendiary live shows of …
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On this week’s episode of The Hardcore Humanism Podcast, we talked with mental health advocate Lily Cornell Silver. Silver is the daughter of the late Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave, and music industry manager Susan Silver. On July 20th, in honor of what would have been her father’s 56th birthday, …
“Cause I don’t wanna come back down from this cloud It’s taken me all this time to find out what I need” From “Comedown” by Bush The only time where I’m more excited to lose than I am to win is when I’m practicing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ). It is not uncommon during class that …
“People just soldier on This is the goal and this is the kingdom” From “The Kingdom” by Bush “Judgment” has become something of a four-letter word in our society. Which is unfortunate, because in its most basic form, judgment is not an inherently bad thing. In fact, we can’t exist without judgment. We are constantly …
“I found a place where I can love my black heart” From “Ghosts In The Machine” by Bush On this week’s episode of The Hardcore Humanism Podcast we talked with Gavin Rossdale — founding member, vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of the rock band Bush. Bush had a huge debut album back in 1994 Sixteen Stone, …
#018 A Conversation About Judgment With Gavin Rossdale Read More »
