The Brooklyn Blast Furnace

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Howie Abrams & Pete Koller (Heavy Heaving. Sick Of It All) Dec 23, 2025

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Available now on all platforms here: https://linktr.ee/thebrooklynblastfurnace It's been almost four months since I recorded an episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast. I can't think of a better way to end the hiatus with these two gentlemen. Howie Abrams and Pete Koller, ladies and gentlemen. We set this up in order to discuss the "For the Love of Lou: The Brooklyn Way" benefit show that Howie and I put together, along with any updates on our friend Lou Koller, and the Heavy Healing Film . We discuss all of that, as well as what's been going on with the guys in Sick Of It All since we all got the horrible news about Lou's cancer. The show is on Sunday, February 1, 2026 at Lucky 13 Saloon in Brooklyn. Online tickets sold out in 54 minutes, but there will be fifty tickets (no more, no less) available at the door. First come, first serve. Please consider donating to one of the two official sites for Lou Koller and his fight against cancer. GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lou-koller-sick-of-it-all-fight-cancer Sweet Relief: https://www.sweetrelief.org/loukollerfund.html Follow on IG: www.instagram.com/officialbrooklynblastfurnace www.instagram.com/heavy_healing_film www.instagram.com/sickofitallnyc instagram.com/petesickofitall Thank you all!

The Return of Lou Koller (Sick Of It All) Apr 20, 2024

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It's Clobberin' Time!!! The return of Lou Koller of Sick Of It All has dropped on all platforms. It's been several years since he was on the podcast. A lot has happened since we last had a conversation like this. "Scratch The Surface" turned 30 years old, "Blood, Sweat and No Tears" turned 35! "Death To Tyrants" turned 18, and "Based On A True Story" made its 14th revolution around the sun. We talk about all of that. From anniversaries, to the impact of the pandemic on touring, to recording a new record. We might talk about Craig Ahead and wonder why a particular band is his choice as a benchmark for hardcore. From Steven Seagal to miniature ponies to the recording of "Wake The Sleeping Dragon"... we cover a lot. We go for just under two hours after we both wondered what we were going to talk about. This was a lot of fun, a lot of laughs, and was awesome to catch up with him. The utmost respect. Find everything podcast and book related here: https://linktr.ee/thebrooklynblastfurnace https://linktr.ee/relativelyunscathed https://www.instagram.com/relativelyunscathed Support: Generation Records 210 Thompson Street West Village, NYC Intro: Phil LoCastro & Joseph A. Cassar Intro Visuals: Marc Kutik Edits: Tim Anderson Jr. & Nick Light

Jeff Kober. (Actor. The First Power. China Beach. The Walking Dead. Sons Of Anarchy) Feb 20, 2022

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Another opportunity I never saw myself having. My guest on Episode 249 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is the incredible Jeff Kober! Known for his roles in "The First Power", "China Beach", "The Walking Dead", "Sons of Anarchy" and tons more. I had a lot of fun speaking with this man. The directions we went in were completely unexpected. A super cool, humble guy. We of course speak about his roles in several of his movies and television shows. We speak about meditation and mindset, materialism, a bunch of banter and his tintype photography. I truly hope you enjoy this. Respect. Support: ☕ Dead Sled Coffee - Go to deadsledcoffee.com Use promo code BROOKLYNBLAST for 20% off your order and get free domestic shipping on any order over $60. Tell Mike I sent you ova. 💿 Generation Records - Located at 210 Thompson Street in the West Village in New York City. generationrecords.com 👕 New Republic Printing - Screen printing. Embroidery. Vinyl Stickers. Buttons. No screen fees. No set up fees. Free UPS Ground Shipping on ANY order shipped to a commercial address! Nobody offers that. Nobody! Tell Steve I sent you ova there. newrepublicprinting.net Intro by Diabolic and Big Left. All Episodes mixed by Tim Anderson Jr. of Ill Street News and The Nu-Breed Podcast. Subscribe, Rate, Review and Follow the The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast: Patreon: patreon.com/thebrooklynblastfurnace iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-brooklyn-blast-furnace/id1211299689 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3DeWJxgLFcwgBhVSU7Hq64?si=BvH52PW_Su2IQIbi1ssM2g iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-brooklyn-blastl-furnace-69295766/ SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/thebrooklynblastfurnace Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=535568&refid=asa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebrooklynblastfurnacepodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr4cuOGF-8FkUQPCpEOEcdQ

Bonus - Alexa Ferrari. (Jimmy's Daughter. Location Scouting. The Basketball Diaries & Titanic) Jan 25, 2022

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My daughter Alexa has been asking me when she can come onto the podcast for awhile now. She's been on twice in the past, Episode 19 and a Bonus Mini Episode. So, we were bored on a Sunday night and decided to sit down and have a little chat about a couple things she enjoys. Especially the movies "The Basketball Diaries" and "Titanic" as well as the true history of the ship. We talk about our little vacation to Tennessee as well as some banter throughout. She's the reason I do everything. My only blood relative and my entire world. I hope you enjoy this family friendly (sort of) episode. Thanks for listening.

John Caglione Jr. (Academy Award Winning Make-Up & Effects Artist) Oct 22, 2021

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An Academy Award Winning Make-Up and Effects Artist. A legend with an absolutely incredible resumé. My guest on Episode 232 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is John Caglione Jr. He earned his Academy Award for his make-up effects on "Dick Tracy" in 1990. He created Heath Ledger's "Joker" make-up in "The Dark Knight". He is Al Pacino's "go-to" guy and has worked with him on a ton of projects including "The Irishman", "Heat", "Paterno", "Insomnia" and "Donnie Brasco" to name a few. Dick Smith aka "The Godfather of Make-up" took John under his wing and gave him a shot. He has gone on to work on hundreds of movies and television shows combined including, "The Departed", "American Gangster", "Fatal Attraction", "The Amazing Spiderman" and "Amistad". His early experiences were on helping to create the "Coneheads" make-up on "Saturday Night Live", "Friday the 13th Part 2", "C.H.U.D.", "Basket Case" and "Scanners". Thats all just scratching the surface. His humility and gratitude are second to none and this was a lot of fun to do. Enjoy.

Randy Shanofsky. (First Assistant Cameraman) May 14, 2021

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My guest on Episode 214 of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is Randy Shanofsky. Randy is a First Assistant Cameraman. His story is an incredible and how it came to fruition is pretty near impossible. From ordering a pair of shoes out of Rolling Stone magazine, he got his foot in the door in order to become a cinematographer. Almost forty years later he's still at it. He has worked on television shows and movies ever since. From the set of "The Outsiders" to "Beverly Hills 90210", "Masters of the Universe", "24", "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark", "Chicago Hope", "Cocktail", "The New Adventures of Lois and Clark" to "Desperate Housewives" just to name a few. A unique story from a sweetheart of a guy, but don't catch him in a bad mood or he'll put you in your place as he did to Charles Bronson. Yes... Randy wasn't havin' it. Enjoy!

Bonus - MSgt. David Raushenberger. (SF/MMTI - USAF - Retired) Feb 02, 2021

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Hands down, one of the episodes that I never could've imagined would ever happen. I've touched on the time I was in the Air Force on previous episodes. This coming March 20th will be 25 years to the day that I arrived at Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. My guest on this Full Length Bonus Episode of The Brooklyn Blast Furnace Podcast is MSgt. David Raushenberger (Ret.). My MTI (Military Training Instructor). This entire episode was surreal on a personal level. We go into his past, the reason why I joined, what led me to join his Flight from the initial Flight I was assigned to, I confess to some shenanigans that I would've gotten into a lot of trouble for if I was caught, he fills me in on some "inside info" on how they mess around with trainees amongst a bunch of other stories. One of, if not my favorite episode that I've done so far. Simply because of personal, nostalgic reasons. I hope you enjoy this one. Respect.

Bane 2.0 (Pt. 2/5)- Brendan "Stu" Maguire (Bane. Reach the Sky) Jul 31, 2020

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My guest for Episode 174... Part 2 in the "Bane 2.0" series is bass player, Brendan "Stu" Maguire! Stu played and toured with "Bane" extensively and recorded the "World Series" 7" collection in 2009. We begin this episode speaking about his battle with pancreatic cancer. For what this man has gone and is going through, his positive attitude and fight is second to none. It's inspiring to say the least. We both called the first half hour or so of this conversation, "The Ailment Episode" since he tells his story, then I wasn't going to, but he wanted me to tell mine as well. Not that we're comparing, but my story doesn't even come close. We then go into his history, growing up, and his time in "Reach the Sky". I never met Stu in person and really hope that I do sooner than later. The man is an inspiration and my hat goes off to his amazingly supportive family. The final Bane set was released when a 20k goal was reached within 24 hours via GoFundMe set up by Sunny from Hate5six. Once the goal was reached, the last set streamed. But the goal has been raised to 50k to help him and his family get through this ordeal. So... if you can, please visit the link below and help. https://www.hate5six.com/stu Thanks for your time Stu. I hope you all enjoy this episode. Respect.

The Isolation Sessions: Vol. 8 - Danny O'Connor. (The Outsiders House Museum. DBUET. La Coka Nostra) May 08, 2020

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The eighth in a series of podcasts during the Coronavirus pandemic. "The Isolation Sessions". My guest is "Danny Boy" O'Connor. Curator at "The Outsiders House Museum" in Tulsa, Oklahoma, founder of the "Delta Bravo Urban Exploration Team", as well as founding member of both "La Coka Nostra" and "House of Pain". Danny was on a short episode of the podcast a couple years back. That was the first time I had a full conversation with him. Since then, I've gotten to know him and he's one of the most genuine people I know. We discuss the Urban Exploration Team as well as what he has done with the purchase of the house that the movie "The Outsiders" was filmed at. Support him and his non-profit passion. He deserves it and is constantly giving back. Hope you enjoy this. Stay Gold.

Eddie Leeway Part 2: The Return of the Kingpin. Mar 02, 2020

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It's been 137 episodes since Eddie has been on the podcast. A lot has happened since, so I figured he was long overdue for a return visit. We recorded at "Soundwars Studios" in Hoboken, New Jersey. We talk about what's been going on with "Leeway NYC" and what is coming up as far as new music and shows. The relaunch of his podcast, "The Eddie Leeway Podcast," is touched on. We also talk about the beginning days of Leeway and all of the delays and setbacks that seemed to have held the band back with record labels and turmoil within the band. There's some discussion about the mafia, wrestling, and some old personal stories as well. Eddie is always an interesting conversation. I'm happy to call him a friend. Enjoy.

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