Episode 137 - Brian Rau (Future Cult Records, Black Azalea, Standfast, Tears of Isaiah)

On episode 137, Josh and Greg are joined by Brian Rau from Standfast, Tears of Isaiah, and Black Azalea.

During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Fairport, NY had and active and vibrant hardcore punk music scene, which produced a significant number of notable bands from that era. Brian discusses his introduction to the music and people that established that scene, and his experiences playing in bands as a teenager and young adult.

We cover his involvement with bands like Standfast, Prepare for War, His Own Hero/Tears of Isaiah, and Arson Ember, all of which can be hard at the Rochester hardcore History SoundCloud archive at the link in the podcast Instagram bio.

Brian discusses his latest music project, Black Azalea. We feature the track "The Terror after the credits. He also goes into detail about his new record label and music distribution platform which uses NFT technology to pay musicians and protect their content online. Checkout his website futurecultrecords.rf.gd for more information on this innovative project.

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