Scene Report

Reed Dunlea
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A new podcast from Reed Dunlea, formerly of "Protest & Survive." "Scene Report" explores counterculture artists and the communities that sustain their work. The Mark Maron of punk? scenereportpodcast.substack.com

  1. 05/21/2025

    Sheer Mag on Signing to Jack White's Record Label, Creed Stealing Their Logo, and Their Bad Pitchfork Review

    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 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 * 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

    1h 44m
  2. Live From the Palestinian Land Day 2025 Protest in New York City

    04/02/2025

    Live From the Palestinian Land Day 2025 Protest in New York City

    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

    50 min
  3. Sarim Al-Rawi (Liquor Store, Prison) on the Brooklyn DIY Golden Era, Studying Terrorism, and Hillary Clinton Photo Ops with Iraqi Children

    01/07/2025

    Sarim Al-Rawi (Liquor Store, Prison) on the Brooklyn DIY Golden Era, Studying Terrorism, and Hillary Clinton Photo Ops with Iraqi Children

    We spoke with Sarim Al-Rawi -- front person of the cult garage punk band Liquor Store (2000s/2010s, New York/New Jersey), and crime blues jamrock band Prison (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

    1h 35m
  4. Ana Armengod on Exploring Her Indigenous and Basque Revolutionary Heritage in Film, Getting Deported, and Cuban Self-Immolation

    09/12/2024

    Ana Armengod on Exploring Her Indigenous and Basque Revolutionary Heritage in Film, Getting Deported, and Cuban Self-Immolation

    On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT we talk with Ana Armengod -- 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

    1h 36m
  5. Taqbir on Taking Her Mask Off, Rediscovering Morocco Through Music, and Touring America with Haram

    04/19/2024

    Taqbir on Taking Her Mask Off, Rediscovering Morocco Through Music, and Touring America with Haram

    On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT we talk with Nao -- vocalist of the Barcelona punk band 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

    1h 19m
  6. Josephine (of the Josephine Network) on Queer Rock, New York Jewish Grandmas, and Being Your Total Unhinged Self

    03/05/2024

    Josephine (of the Josephine Network) on Queer Rock, New York Jewish Grandmas, and Being Your Total Unhinged Self

    Josephine is on a victorious rock n’ roll joy ride. For SCENE REPORT, we spoke about blurring the rock n’ roll and queer scenes, her timeless New York yenta ancestry, using art to manifest her transition, and channeling Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris all at once. Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea Executive Producer: Ash Tyner Associate Producer: Jason Halal 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

    1h 13m
  7. Fat Tony on Houston Texas Rap, Online Music Nerds and Being 90% African in America

    01/09/2024

    Fat Tony on Houston Texas Rap, Online Music Nerds and Being 90% African in America

    On this latest episode of SCENE REPORT, we talk with Fat Tony from Houston Texas about the legacy of Houston hip hop, being a DIY hustler across genre and scenes, and his family's African roots. Recorded in my kitchen on 10/20/23. Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea Executive Producer: Ash Tyner Theme Song & Logo: Kyle Seely Thanks Tony 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

    1h 18m
  8. Johnny Hummus on Palestine, False Hummus and Arab American Punk

    12/06/2023

    Johnny Hummus on Palestine, False Hummus and Arab American Punk

    On this introductory episode of SCENE REPORT, we talk with my Palestinian American brother Johnny Hummus about ending false hummus, metal/punk in New York and Florida, and the historic and modern struggles of his people. Recorded in my kitchen on 7/23/23 with a preface recorded on 12/4/23. Host, Producer & Editor: Reed Dunlea Executive Producer: Ash Tyner Associate Producer: Conor Williams Theme: Kyle Seely with Hart Seely Logo: Kyle Seely Banner: Elvis Metcalf with Miles Shelton & Ash Tyner Thanks Johnny 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

    1h 38m
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A new podcast from Reed Dunlea, formerly of "Protest & Survive." "Scene Report" explores counterculture artists and the communities that sustain their work. The Mark Maron of punk? scenereportpodcast.substack.com

Information

  • Creator
    Reed Dunlea
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Reed Dunlea
  • Show Website
    Scene Report