NEWSLETTER 034
11/28/2024 - Happy thanxxxgivin yo......
We didn’t do one of these last year (we probably forgot), but perhaps this will become a yearly installment (we’ll probably forget) …. but in a time where Big Biz is trying to make you sever ties with your cash by giving tantalizing promo codes and percentages off, we’d just like to GIVE something to our Schemers and provide some reading content by people we associate with, get down with, (shit, maybe even dislike to a degree) to fend off your Thanksgiving dinners with the extended family.
Hopefully this gives you a chuckle, makes you reflect and think “damn, that band was actually pretty dope” or at the very least make you appreciate what you have this year.
Scheme as an organization would like to thank all of the people who support what we’re doing, not just on a financial level but in the way where when you’re talking about hardcore in a true and an inalienable way, you think of us.
Owen (C4, Arcane Demolition underboss):
Last night I watched the Knicks get completely torched by Spencer Dinwiddie and as the worlds biggest knicks hater that warmed my soul.
Other than that: SABBATH, DFJ, Egg Nog, NEGATIVE APPROACH and the Celtics. Banner 19.
Lennon (Once were Vegan.. probably will always be Straight Edge):
Straight Ahead - Breakaway 12”
Jae Tips x Sauconys (both colorways)
Scott the Woz 6 hour long WiiU era retrospective
Todd Jones (DEATH THREAT fan, NAILS):
I'm grateful for my relationships that came to me from hardcore. Specifically seeing friends I've known for years and still connecting and relating with them and enjoying new bands and having good times at shows. I'm grateful for passionate HC people who do bands, podcasts, run record labels, put on shows/festivals and provide great experiences for me. I'm grateful for TERROR. I'm grateful for the BOLD "Speak Out" 2023 remaster 12" and the insane booklet it came with. I'm grateful for NAILS. I am grateful for Hardcore.
Almatty Watchin (WRECKAGE):
I’m thankful for my PRODUCT OF WASTE CD-R with the dope live tracks. Highlight is an SSD cover that I still can’t find on YouTube, might have to rip those files to the Scheme archives one of these days. Epic house show set… you had to be there… or at least have someone burn you a cd of it when you were 15.
Pat Stankard (Scheme webmaster, father, WEED HOUNDS [the only shoegaze band to cover Biohazard])
Thankful for Mass Transit (Transportation, infamous ECW jobber)
Shouting out the Christmas bus
S/O Friendz and Fam.
Macklin (dope hand style, SUBLIMINAL X CESS):
I'm thankful that DIY still exists in hardcore punk, outside of an increasingly commodified world forced on us. No matter how everything changes, the vibe is still alive and that's a space I will appreciate as long as it still exists. Hardcore and punk is my comfort food. I'm also thankful to live in this place where I interact with people of all backgrounds daily. The spice of life in a globalized world. Find unity and love where you can.
Juri (168)
Thank you for OC
Thank you for Miffy
Thank you for Tales from the Hard Side
John $canlon (DEAD [fuckin] LAST, RUNNIN HOT Runnin Ho, Concert Promoter xtraordinaire …):
I’m thankful that a band like HAYWIRE is actually going over well with current hardcore kids - it gives me hope that we’re almost done searching for the light at the end of the tunnel in a mostly heavy / procore era. Also thankful for Sprite.
Albin (Scheme Chief Financial Officer, owes Scheme $1500):
S/o:
Stormy (the dog)
Dewalt/Klein tools
MEMORIAL DAY demo
Solomon XT6
Korean BBQ/Hot Pot
FINAL RESTING PLACE EP
All the shout outs that happened during the SWORN ENEMY live at CBs set1
Baldurs Gate 3
Paying off over 20k in debt
MERAUDER - no thank you song
Fortress Mike (COLLATERAL, Death Fortress records):
the LIFE OF ONE Demo
Arcade Odyssey
Bernis Haugen
William J. Hanley (Heads Will Roll, Cold Cut Connoisseur):
Yo what’s up fellas it’s (redacted) from HEADS WILL ROLL. This year I’m thankful for HOOTERS all you can wing Wednesday. Breaking bread and eating an endless supply of perfectly breaded and deep fried chicken wings with brothers is what hardcore is really about.
Alex SOH:
My wife & Dog
HARDCORE
The Sopranos & Coffee (tied for 3rd place)
Zack Nelson (185 Miles South, RETALIATE, IN CONTROL):
I’m thankful for all bands who play roots Hardcore without burying the vocals in the mix or in distortion and who resist the urge to have guest vocal spots. I’m also thankful for DEATH THREAT like everyone last year.
Bob Wilson (Carnival purveyor):
AGAINST THE WALL 7 inch
Getting to see the INMATES in 2024
The movie Dirty Work
Brendan RUNNIN HOT (Reformed skinhead [?]):
Thankful for Long Island punks, skins and hardcore kids a rowdy bunch indeed. Thankful for my new and old friends. Thankful for Southdown coffee, Del Fuego burger (jk) and hanging out.
Sam Square 1 (The Louisiana Straight Edge):
My Dog Chip
Friends, family, girlfriend
TURNING POINT
Dave Murphy (FPC):
NO ESCAPE getting a well deserved reexamination, Connecticut state parks, nieces and nephews, downloading old demos and live sets off YouTube to my phone, foreign bands coming through the US, old heads getting hyped on new bands, younger heads I’ve met in the last 10 years whether they are good to me or even just put up with me. Give thanks.
Avery (CUTDOWN):
I’m thankful for:
Sandwiches
My friends and family
Moshing
OUTBURST
BREAKDOWN
KILLING TIME
Jersey Mikes2
Josh Tec (Basketball enthusiast / unnamed record store employee):
I’m thankful for Vada (dog) and Louisville Basketball’s revival.
Nick Herrmann (FINAL RESTING PLACE drummer, filled in for SWORN ENEMY on a tour):
Reconsider
Records
LI, NY
Ben Brodie (Northern Unrester, DOP, DESPIZE, Rival of sorts):
The SENTENCE music video where some guy drives to the middle of a field then steps out his car and starts moshing.
The OC season 2.
The LIFE OF ONE demo: out today on Northern Unrest Records and available to listen on all good streaming platforms.
Gr*to (Industry stooge):
I’m thankful for being able to sit in my parents basement and watch fishtank live recaps on YouTube. Also DINOSAUR JR. and HAYWIRE. Also any band doing hardcore right now for the purpose of just having fun and playing shows instead of trying to milk every dollar out of the TikTok kids’ pockets like I do every day. Also DEATH THREAT if we’re doing that again.
Big Dan CTHC (CTHC shows):
CTHC
DA SCENE
THE SEASON FALL
90’s emo
Kyle Scheme (Middle management, art department head, shipping and receiving, customer service):
FIRST OFF, Thankful for my girl.. cuz shit you know that’s #1 always. But really closely second I got a lot of thanks and appreciation for those days and nights of aimless nothingness with all the boys.. hitting the show .. some food after … some YouTube after that. It’s not about where you’re at, what you’re doing but who you’re with when the chips are down and Chwas has fleeced you for another hundo on a pair of reps. You’re talking about whatever, you door dashed $40 worth of food when you weren’t that hungry, the 2 hour interview with Dino is on the TV, it’s hands that mold this … Danny being crazy again that. And you just know you’re where you’re supposed to be. Hardcore is the eternal thorn in my side but without it I’m nothin, a limitless world was given to me a long time ago through hardcore and for that I’m eternally and forever in a debt of thanks (and probably money). But like I said without the people that I found and the ideas I encountered I’m not even half a person I’d like to know. If you even feel remotely the same, pay that thanks back by supporting people who fight not just to keep hardcore a thing of substance and meaning but people who confront the outside world to bring those ideas to people who need them the most.
PEACE
SWORN ENEMY CBGBs shoutouts:
Mothafuckas
EVERYBODY GETS HURT
BILLY CLUB SANDWICH
FULL BLOWN CHAOS
“Where you at Jorn (?) - fuck this shit up”
“My boys in E TOWN CONCRETE”
“All you in the crowd”
“Send this one out to our boys in HATEBREED”
WHAT FEEDS THE FIRE
DEAD WRONG
GFY
BECOME ONE
“All our people who came out from New Jersey”
IDS
“This goes out to killing Bin Laden: that motherfucker who ruined our fuckin city - fuck that piece of shit”
“This goes out to my mothafuckin brothers from Boston; you know them better as AMERICAN NIGHTMARE”
The firefighters and the policemen who lost their lives on September 11th
Paulie’s dog
All the New Jersey mothafuckers who came out tonight
Fat Pat
SHATTERED REALM
“What up Eli (?) lookin out for the merch”
“All the mothafuckers who always represent for SWORN ENEMY since day one”
“Most of all: Jamie HATEBREED”
Top 5 Jersey Mike’s Sandwiches
By way of introduction my name is Avery Field and there’s nothing that brings me more joy in life than a submarine sandwich. That’s why today I will be counting down my top 5 sandwiches from Jersey Mike’s. Though many haters and doubters may write Jersey Mike’s off as a simple chain, I am here to say that beyond being a pillar of New Jersey pride, Jersey Mike’s also makes a sub above all the rest.
5: Club Supreme
If you’re in the mood for something savory this is definitely the move. Hitting with you with the magic of both roast beef and turkey all at once, and if you thought that wasn’t enough, Boom bacon. For America.
4: Mike’s Famous Philly
They say it themselves. It’s famous. Just as good as any crap you’ll find in Philly, yeah i said it. Swap the peppers for some mushrooms and we’re in business.
3: Roast Beef And American Mike’s Way
A lot of people are calling this the Avery Field Classic because this was my go to early on in my sandwich eating career. When the roast beef is juicy and the mayo is doing its thing, this is a simple yet delicious lunchtime option. Pairs wonderfully with a bag of kettle cooked potato chips.
2: Jersey Shore Favorite Mike’s Way with Pepper Relish
This is the first level of the Italian subs at J-Mike’s with just ham, capacuolo (this is how “gabagool” is actually spelled for all you heathens) and provolone. I’m a recent convert to the ways of the pepper relish and I’m never looking back. It’s an excellent addition that compliments the spice of the cappy.
1: The Original Italian
The final boss of the Jersey Mike’s Italian series. Takes everything we know and love about the Super Sub and flips it on its head with an extra 1 2 punch of salami and pepperoni. One bite of this sandwich will transport you back several generations to your ancestors’ lemon farm nestled under the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius.