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Ray Cappo: Youth of Today, Shelter, Straight Edge & The Search for Spirituality

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Show Notes

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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