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Hardcore for Hardcore
Hosted by Captain Bringdown · EN
Your weekly hour of pure devastation. Loud, fast, and always rooted in the DIY spirit, exploring every corner of hardcore music. Expect everything, including the unexpected.
Listen live Tuesdays 8pm to 9pm on KPCR 92.9 / K215GA Los Gatos
101.9 Santa Cruz
91.1 FM Portland
Send your correspondence to: hxc4hxc@kpcr.org I might read YOUR letter on air!
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Pride!
Dec 1700:59:59Tap to summarizeToday we're listening to queer-identifying bands and those with songs about allyship, and Doktor Dilworth from Darque Party and Jackalope Hour on KPCR joins me to talk about her experiences as a trans queer woman in alternative music scenes. Have a question or request? Write to me! hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTrack List:What's Gone Wrong - Limp WristLimp Wrist - Bev Rage and the DrinksANEURYSM - SPANKGrid Walker - GreenwitchWe Like Boys - GrudgepackerConstantly Rejected - OutedNo Unity - Cemetery GirlGay Fear - Strong BoysIt's a Death Cult - PersonaSenate Bill 1 - This Day Kills YouGroomer - NekraGuillotine - The Gay AgendaI Watch You Disappear - ProfileMinimum Rage - Good CopBodysnatchers - SissyfitNew Soil - Halo BiteBrb Dying Rn - People Look Like DogsI am a Poof - Gay Panic DefenceTRANSGENDER REFUGEE - MEM//BRANEN-A-G-Not a Girl - SlouchTake Back Your Life - The Sissy BoysI Don't Want To Do This Anymore - All Beat Up
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Hate!
Dec 900:59:55Tap to summarizeToday I'm talking about the things I hate most on earth, while attempting to not come off like a whiny jerk. Want to send me some hate mail? You can do so at: hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTrack list:Hate Training - Punitive Damage2 Minutes Hate - discourageHate - Crime LightLOATHER - SCALPPure Hate - Poison IdeaHatred - Anti CimexSpit in Their Faces - Roman CandleHates You - XweaponX16 Valve Hate - SlapshotWorse Than Hate - BaptistsNew York Hates You - RegulateI Hate San Francisco - Ex YouthHate Me - TeethRadical Self Loathing - Easy PreyPecking Crew - HATEBEAKHatred for the Species - NoothgrushFlash in the Pan - With HateWaste No Hate - Omit AllHatred - Gesaffelstein
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Friendship!
Dec 300:59:57Tap to summarizeToday we're listening to songs about the ebb and flow of friendship. Want to be my penpal? Write to me! hxc4hxc@gmail.comTrack list:Friendship - Weekend NachosBlood Is the Weakest of Bonds - EyeletBonded - MinusLoyalty - Figure FourBat-Friend - The DogBest Friend - 7 SecondsOutside The Boundaries Of A Friend - Shai HuludNo Friend Of Mine - SlapshotLittle Friend - Minor ThreatEmpty Friend - FailureWith Friends Like You - FangLost Loyalty - Final FightWatching a Friend Die - Gillian CarterGrief - FRIENDSHIP5 Yr. Plan - H2OOld Friends Die HardDeath Before DishonorAlways - A Friend For Life - WarzoneBrothers And Sisters - FrailCloser - ChangeTogether We Win - Please DieA WORLDWIDE CLIQUE Pt. II - CLIQUEGlue - SS Decontrol
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Nov 2701:59:47Tap to summarizeIn today's TWO HOUR special we're listing to First Nations and Indigenous bands! Have a recommendation or request? Write to me! hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTrack list:Give It Back - Indian GiverRaising the War Club - Pan-Amerikan Native FrontEscape the Pain - SuspendedGyitwaalkt - GyibaawTragedy - Heart MuseumPROBLEM WITHIN - PEACE PIPEIsokoyisit - 1876When The Rivers Dry - Ethereal TombLost on the Trail of the Setting Sun - NechochwenNijooshłaah - Nówehjį'Symptom of the Universe - SmutherLand Keeper - Resistant CultureHoly Death - Exist to InfectPig Slaughterer - IfernachWe were punk first - Dead PioneersWAPE'K MNTU - FEARTILIZER 1492Skinwalker - IsataiiCloudeater - Iron TuskYOU HIDE/YOU DIE - INSIDE YOUTlatzintilli - TzompantliRitual in Fire - MictlantecuhtliPale Torn Sky - NecronRaided - Niboowin500 - Ethan 103Blood and Smoke - Vital SpiritReassemble - AllianceBa'ate'il - Xulub Mitnal
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For the Animals!
Nov 2500:59:56Tap to summarizeToday we're listening to all vegan bands! Got a question, comment, recommendation or recipe? Write to me at hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgMore information about carbon monoxide-treated meatBenefits of a plant-based diet, according to the MD Anderson Cancer CenterBenefits of a veg diet, according to the Vegetarian Society Track list:This World on Fire - Berthold CityConformist - XTRMSTThe Way It Is - Vegan ReichČuk a gek - ProtijedFields Left Empty - UncertaintyThe Quest for Absolute Power - Empty CagesThe Eternal Jihad - Day Of SufferingThe Killing Floor - xDELIVERANCExTo What End - Wake of HumanityDeath Dealer - SectLiving Grave - VanguardConditioned Killer - DefiantSkinned Alive - Times of DesperationUntil Every Cage Is Empty + Uproar - Gouge AwayComplicit - xReignxThrough Eyes Unclouded - xRepentancexAt the Cost of an Animal - DropdeadUzis Akimbo - World of PleasureVegangelical - ACxDCMade the Change - Restraining OrderA Better Way - Ecostrike
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Ladies' Night Vol 2
Nov 1801:00:00Tap to summarizeThis week's episode is for the ladies. Write to me! hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTrack list:There Was Little to Drag Out - DiploidJust The Facts, Ma'am - UrsulaOff The Leash - FuseEuphoric - SnuffedWolf - FaimWeak - GyltEMPTY ARMS - CROSS CHECKThrough My Eyes - Result Of ChoiceNot HXC Enough - Rotten BlossomAll We've Got - Power AloneHannah Hannah - I Hate SallySeed of Hysteria - Exit OrderThank God for Allies Like You! - Listless3rd-Person Memory - AnsibleRevenge - Pure HissUniform Thought - Selective AggressionPRINCESS - PRINCESSHOST BODY - Night WitchYour Own Means - InitiateTouch My Hand - Hexagonal SoulTETHER - WattsNot The One - Denial of LifeWords to Live By - Exorbitant Prices Must DiminishHit and Run - Girlschool
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New & Requested vol 2
Nov 1100:59:56Tap to summarizeToday we're listening to brand new (and new-ish) releases and YOUR requests! Write to me: hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTracks:The Power Remains - Hard PassAS ABOVE, SO BELOW - Violent StreetsNth Nightmare - RegaliaLesser FearDiscourage2-Step Verification. -SPENTHARDCORE CHOICE - FromKidsSTRAIGHTXEDGE - CASTXDOWNTrue Identity - Sick of TalkThis Wake I Myself Have Stirred - Shai Hulud request from Nick!Separate Entity - Culture ShockFFD - The Peace CorpsRULE OF LAW - Yellow GhoulFalse Moves - CÜLPRITLicense To Hit - Build Me a BombBeef - Lethal ForceMake Me Sick - PolyesterJury Duty - PersecutorHammer of Justice - c4Feel Nothing - Contract KillerStargazer - Red Antlered Giant request from Juice!Street Dreams - Stakes Is HighMYSTERY MEAT - BUIO OMEGAParadise - Mil-SpecCruelest Creature - Forged By FearNight Siege - FrightSHUT UP - Raw Brigade
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Politics!
Nov 400:59:59Tap to summarizeToday we're listening to political songs and I blather on about some things. Have a request? Play in a band? Write to me at hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTrack List:Good Morning America - Social UnrestPledge of Allegiance - Electric ChairGod And Country - CursedWheel of Fascism - PhysiqueAmerican Habits - City of IndustryCapitalist Conquest - VaccineClass Decay - Chain WhipRich Get Richer - Poison IdeaDemocracy - ICD10Does This System Work - DischargeLies, War, Repeat - Rainbow Coalition Death CultStockholm Syndrome - Coke BustLe Désordre C'est Moi - OrchidInfiltration - Man Is The BastardColossal Failure - Venomous ConceptErupt pt II - PlutocracyRegression - God's AmericaOligarchy - Bad ReligionA Struggle for Power - The Hope ConspiracyXenophobia - disruptJanuary Twenty Second - Reversal Of ManPropaganda Machine - HaymakerNowhere To Go - Government WarningThe Truth Weighs Nothing - GazaCrusades - Look Back and LaughWhere Do ya Draw the Line - Dead KennedysCall It How I See It - Ceramik
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Cover Me!
Oct 2800:59:54Tap to summarizeToday we're celebrating Halloween with cover songs (and their original counterparts) Write to me! hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTracks:Warriors - The DistillersNo Fun - Teen IdlesTruth Hits Everybody - SnapcaseWe Are the Champions - The OathFearless Vampire Killers - Shai HuludGhostrider - Rollins BandCome To Daddy - GagMommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight? - Twitching TonguesRelease the Bats - Some GirlsWarriors - BlitzNo Fun - The StoogesTruth Hits Everybody - The PoliceWe Are The Champions - QueenF.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers) - Bad BrainsGhost Rider - SuicideCome To Daddy (Pappy Mix) - Aphex TwinMommy, Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight? - MisfitsRelease The Bats - The Birthday Party
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Straight Edge!
Oct 2101:00:00Tap to summarizeToday I am telling stories of my personal straight edge journey and we're listening to sXe bands from the beginning to now. Questions? Comments? Requests? Write to me! hxc4hxc@kpcr.orgTrack list:Set 1 1981-1989Straight Edge - Minor ThreatScreaming for Change - Uniform ChoiceStraight Edge Revenge - Project XNailed to the X - BoldExpectations - Youth of TodayBringin' It Down - JudgeNew Direction - Gorilla BiscuitsWe'll Make The Difference - InstedSet 2 1995-1998The Discipline - Earth CrisisTrue Till Death - Chain Of StrengthAm I The Only One - StrifeNot for Me - FloorpunchSigned Off - Hands TiedThe Way It Was Left - In My EyesCount Me Out - BaneSet 3 2007 - 2024We Are The Threat - xDeathstarxWalk Away - Minority UnitAmongst the Few - EcostrikeOutside of Outsiders - True LoveFree - ChangeA Wasteland Called Peace - ContentionStand Tall - Stand TallWorld of Pleasure - World of Pleasure
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