#21: Kent McClard (Ebullition Records)

Episode 21: Kent McClard


Kent started Ebullition Records and HeartattaCk zine, two
important entities in 90s/00s Hardcore and Punk. We talk about


- why he started Ebullition


- how he was about to release Inside Out’s LP called Rage Against
The Machine


- how he designed the early records


- why he felt he was forced to do HaC


- punk was about blowing up boundaries, hardcore was about
creating your own thing


- his take on straight edge and why he made the XXX 2xLP comp


Kent also talks about Green Day, Ebullition, Maximum Rock’n’Roll,
releasing international bands' records after touring abroad with
Downcast, hardcore is for nerds, HeartattaCk as a platform for
diverse opinions within the hardcore scene, being decidedly
amateurish, it’s okay to be an outsider, hardcore is nerdy,
giving people a space to participate, the 2008 housing crisis
seriously affecting the underground music world and much more.