“I want a whole lot more than the boy next door I want hell on wheels” From “Cool Rider” by Michelle Pfeiffer Nerds and badasses. Up until at least the early 1980’s you could witness these different humans in the anthropological petri dish known as the American high school cafeteria. Bad asses would be at …
“Well, I’ll bleed on through the night I suppose I’ll be dead by the morning light So, don’t be surprised if you mind when you find me” From “River Runs Red” by Life of Agony Can horror be healthy? My first instinct is absolutely not. That may be because I don’t tend to enjoy more …
We are thrilled to be talking with Alan Robert, whom many of you know as the bassist/songwriter for the heavy metal band Life of Agony. A few years back, Rolling Stone rated Life Of Agony’s River Runs Red album one of the greatest heavy metal albums of all time, which I appreciated as the song River Runs …
#030 A Conversation With Alan Robert of Life of Agony About the Psychology of Horror Read More »
“Did it again last night, turned into an animal” From “Howlin’ At The Moon” by Mod Sun For most of my life, the world seemed to fit pretty clearly into a simple dichotomy. There were vampires and there were humans. There were vampires who only could come out at night and humans who could exist …
This week, we welcome singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist, Mod Sun to the Hardcore Humanism Podcast. Mod has a new solo album out called Internet Killed The Rockstar which can be preordered now and is set to release February 12, 2021. Now as a child of the 80’s, when I heard about Mod’s album, I …
#029 A Conversation About The Definition Of A Rock Star With Mod Sun Read More »
“Up there, remember me, Ground bound and never free Crow, crow, guard the tree And the secrets you keep from me” From “Black Crow’s Eyes” by The Cash Collective When I listened to the song “Black Crow’s Eyes” by The Cash Collective – a song featured on their 2020 album Hey Crow! – I had …
How John Carter Cash Sees Through The Black Crow’s Eyes Read More »
“From the crack of dawn until the setting sun I’m gonna break my back like my daddy done And teach my children, fist and bone Blood and kin take care of their own” From “Rise Up!” by The Cash Collective What’s up Hardcore Humans! Welcome to another episode of The Hardcore Humanism Podcast. In this …
#028 A Conversation About Humility With John Carter Cash Read More »
We are in the midst of a devastating mental health crisis. In the United States, 20% of the population (over 50 million people) are suffering from a mental illness. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 264 million people are suffering from mental illness globally. Mental illness tends to be chronic, putting those who are …
“Without an end, there’s no place to begin” From “Three Fountains” by August Burns Red Who could blame us for losing our faith? Our world is in turmoil. Over 100 million people have contracted Covid-19 and over 2 million people have died from the virus. Millions of people are out of work and/or are living …
