Episode 73 - Ray Harkins (Taken / 100 Words or Less Podcast

Hello friends! This week on the show Damian sits down with Southern Ontario’s Southern California brethren Ray Harkins. Ray is the former lead singer of Taken, a massively influential group on many southern Ontario bands, and the host of the fantastic “100 Words Or Less” Podcast. Sit back as the two discuss how a band that never really fit in in SoCal hardcore would wind up playing a role in changing the face of Canadian rock music. Also touched on: Mining your friends for guests Dodging the bullet by not putting out your fanzine “Holy shit, Kent McClard knows my name!”: Buying records at Ebullition Pump Up The Volume as first exposure Deadguy: could have been huge! Blink: before 182 Voodoo Glow Skulls and Strife The Pickle Patch and Steve Aoki’s Gorilla Biscuits Tattoo Doom Society “Why are we punishing our friends with this music?” A coffeeshop in a hardcore venue The Indecision Revelation Records showcase The Pre-Taken/Phobia supergroup that nearly came Thowdown: From inside Joke to Real band Keith Barney: California Hardcore Journeyman Fashioncore Loving Southern Ontario Hardcore Colofans The biggest SOHC bad not from Southern Ontario Signing to Goodfellow Ron From Final Conflict Tony Victory AND Even Score Meeting Alexisonfire Spread The Disease AND MORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!