Scene Report

We spoke to Sheer Mag from Philadelphia about scenes around the world including: * Tina stealing Dan Deacon’s glasses * Crazy Spirit beating up a member of their old band on New Year’s Day * The twisted legacy of Mummer’s Day * The South Philly DIY venue/house where they lived, Nut House * Pitchfork’s 6.7 review [https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sheer-mag-playing-favorites/] of Playing Favorites * Irish car bombs in Las Vegas * Touring Japan * Meeting Billy Joe Armstrong, John Waters, Mavis Staples, Adam Lazar (Taking Back Sunday), Dead Moon, and Kendrick Lamar * Scott Stapp of Creed stealing their logo [https://www.theaudiodb.com/artist/116561-Scott-Stapp] * Karaoke * Etc. EPISODE CREDITS Host/Producer/Editor: Reed Dunlea Executive Producer: Ash Tyner Music: Jesse Crawford Logo: Kyle Seely This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scenereportpodcast.substack.com [https://scenereportpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

On March 30, 2025, a few thousand New Yorkers marched from Union Square to Times Square. We spoke with organizers from the People's Forum, Palestinian Youth Movement, Jewish Voice for Peace and other participants in the streets of New York City. Topics included: 1. The Meaning of Land Day 2. Israel Breaking the Ceasefire 3. Mahmoud Khalil 4. Donald Trump & Elon Musk 5. Being Jewish & Anti-Zionist 6. The Student Encampments 7. All Punks Free Palestine 8. How to Sustain a Movement Against Genocide Host/Producer/Editor: Reed Dunlea Executive Producer: Ash Tyner Music: Jesse Crawford Logo: Kyle Seely Photo: Dan Gaetani All interviews always live to tape This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scenereportpodcast.substack.com [https://scenereportpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

We spoke with Sarim Al-Rawi -- front person of the cult garage punk band Liquor Store [https://liquorstorenj.bandcamp.com/] (2000s/2010s, New York/New Jersey), and crime blues jamrock band Prison [https://prisonjam.bandcamp.com/] (today, New York) -- about various scenes including:  1. Brooklyn DIY punk and indie heyday of the Pitchfork era  2. Brooklyn DIY punk and indie now 3. New York’s shifting Arab-American neighborhoods 4. grad school terrorism classes 5. New York and New Jersey sanitation work 6. New York Times columnists who know nothing about the Middle East 7. Ralph Nader’s American Museum of Tort Law 8. Etc. Host/Producer/Editor: Reed Dunlea Executive Producer: Ash Tyner Music: Jesse Crawford Logo: Kyle Seely Associate Producer: Tina Halladay This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scenereportpodcast.substack.com [https://scenereportpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT we talk with Ana Armengod [https://www.instagram.com/humanleather/] -- who also goes by Humanleather -- about her varied artistic practices: visual art, filmmaking, poetry and music. We speak about telling immigration stories in her experimental films, her own immigration and deportation story, exploring her family history through art, singing in Pittsburgh hardore punk band De Rodillas, and exploring a little-known women’s self-immolation protest movement in Cuba. Recorded in my kitchen on 5/31/24. Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea Executive Producer: Ash Tyner Theme Song: Jesse Crawford Logo: Kyle Seely This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scenereportpodcast.substack.com [https://scenereportpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT we talk with Nao -- vocalist of the Barcelona punk band Taqbir [https://taqbir.bandcamp.com/album/taqbir ]-- about starting Taqbir as a bedroom Covid project, the revolutionary spirit of signing in Darija (Moroccan Arabic), breaking the band’s anonymity, immigrating to Europe, and returning to Morocco through music. Recorded in Dan, Dane and Chase’s woodshop on 2/23/24 on the last night of Taqbir’s first U.S. tour (with Haram). Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea EP: Ash Tyner Associate Producer: Dane Winkler Theme Song: Jesse Crawford Logo: Kyle Seely Thanks Nao This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit scenereportpodcast.substack.com [https://scenereportpodcast.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]