He May Make Flash Art, But He’s Gonna Be Here For A Long Time: A Conversation With Jared Gaines

*(This episode was recorded on the 25th of March 2026; Watch-o! is still okay so far; however, we also want to send condolences to the community and loved ones of Bo Lueders, of the band Harm's Way and the HardLore podcast, who has passed on since the recording of this episode. 

If you are mentally struggling (and many of us are), please call the 988 hotline (if you live in the US), and whatever other hotlines are available globally; you are definitely welcome to reach out to us as well.)

In keeping with our objective of this podcast to be about community, it would make obvious sense to have someone on whose art has been inspired by the band.  

jamilah initially learned about Jared Gaines when someone shared a poster they'd gotten of his art, where every piece was themed around the Suffer album.  As a person who is heavily tattooed (and who loves tattoo art), within minutes she ordered the poster.  Obviously, the poster looks much better in person than it does on a screen, and she had to find the person behind the art.

(She has a couple of BR-related tattoos, and intends to get at least a couple more, including one of Jared's pieces.)

Jared and jamilah discuss being straight edge, contradictions in the hardcore scene, the inability to detect/read satire, meeting aliens (and what music they would choose to present to them), the importance of fundamentals, alternatives to problematic promoters, and of course, tattoos, and Bad Religion.  

Thanks for listening!

For information about Jared's art, go to: https://jaredgaines.com/

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