Ray Cappo: Youth of Today, Shelter, Straight Edge & The Search for Spirituality
6/11/20263 hr 34 min
We’re back… HardLore returns with a very special episode in honor of our late co-host, friend, and brother, Bo Lueders. Youth of Today was Bo’s favorite hardcore band of all time, and a constant through-line on this show since the beginning. Now, we’re finally joined by YoT/Shelter vocalist and trailblazer of straight edge as a movement: RAY CAPPO, for a 3.5 hour career retrospective interview.
It doesn’t end there, as our first ever guest co-host is also extra special, we’re joined by Harms Way vocalist James Pligge (aka “Youth Crew James”) to round out this perfect tribute to our fallen friend.
We start from the very beginning in Danbury, CT, where Ray and Violent Children got a historic head-start from an opportune visit to a radio station, discovering Hare Krishna through Harley Flanagan, meeting Porcell and evolving into Youth of Today and spreading straight edge all around the world, thoroughly BREAK DOWN the Youth of Today discography, founding Revelation AND Equal Vision Records, and the spiritual path that lead to the end of Youth of Today and the humble origin of Shelter.
The goal remains the same, carry on the love and dedication for our favorite bands that we’ve shown every week the last 4 years… But with the new mission of honoring Bo every step of the way. Enjoy.
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00:00:00 - Start
00:03:09 - Discovering Punk And Hardcore
00:10:00 - Violent Children & Darryl on the Radio
00:17:50 - Harley Flanagan & Reflex From Pain
00:29:24 - Porcell
00:33:25 - Hare Krishna, Straight Edge & The Lower East Side
00:39:09 - Youth of Today
00:50:29 - Pardon This Interruption
00:53:04 - Can’t Close My Eyes
01:11:41 - Youth Crew as a Movement
01:12:46 - We Just Might
01:22:21 - Touring on Can’t Close My Eyes
01:26:56 - Wishingwell Records
01:29:42 - Break Down The Walls
01:40:15 - Record Collecting & Trade Currency
01:50:19 - Revelation Records
01:57:00 - Break Down The Walls Cont.
02:10:30 - Break Down The Walls Tour
02:21:12 - The Girl Next Door Soundtrack
02:22:25 - We're Not In This Alone
02:39:48 - “No More” Music Video
02:45:21 - We're Not In This Alone Tour, Formation of Shelter
02:55:14 - Renouncing the World via Shelter
03:02:09 - Equal Vision Records & Krishnacore
03:05:00 - Mantra
03:18:21 - Shelter After Mantra
03:26:24 - Breaking Edge
03:33:04 - Top 4 Hardcore Records of All Time
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First 90 secondsColin Young· Host0:00
Hello, welcome. It's almost Hard Lore time, but before that, I must thank you all so much, not only for being here, but for the love and support for both me, for Beau, for Beau's family, Beau's friends, Beau's band. The past two months have been horrific and emotional and informative. Uh, a lot of growth. I wear glasses now 'cause, uh, I guess headaches can mean that. Um, I got melasma. We'll catch up another time. This could be a lot longer, but it is, it i- this, this... I want this to be a beautiful occasion in celebration of Beau forever because the flame still burns, and this show must go on. Beau and I started this four years ago to talk to and talk about our favorite music in the world, and that is what we will continue to do. Every week, I will be joined by a special guest co-host. That's right. Beau is irreplaceable. I need an army. Those special guest co-hosts, to me, will directly correlate to my guest. So please, without further ado, in thanks to the Detroit Masonic Temple, Pete, and Jimmy for making this happen, we now roll the beginning of Hard Lore AD. Let's go.
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