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Season 1

  • S01E01 Backstory

    • October 30, 2020

    The first episode of Minnesota Hardcore charts local music from the late sixties to the beginning of the Twin Cities hardcore movement.

  • S01E02 The Fastest Band in the World

    • November 6, 2020

    The second episode of Minnesota Hardcore documents the early history of Minnesota's fastest band, Hüsker Dü.

  • S01E03 Local Bands

    • November 13, 2020

    This episode shows the hardcore scene sprouting from the excitement of the earlier punk culture. The Blu Hippos, Todlachen, Rifle Sport, Loud Fast Rules (which later became Soul Asylum) and Red Meat were some of the early bands that helped form the Minnesota hardcore scene.

  • S01E04 Goofy's Upper Deck

    • November 20, 2020

    A look at the Twin Cities hardcore club, Goofy's Upper Deck. Host to numerous hardcore bands, ending in chaos.

  • S01E05 Hardcore Culture

    • December 4, 2020

    A look at the people who made hardcore a culture in the Twin Cities.

  • S01E06 The Limits of Hardcore

    • December 11, 2020

    Hardcore kids, tiring of the formula, start bands that have more artsy and retro sounds.

  • S01E07 The 2nd Wave

    • December 18, 2020

    By 1985, the first wave of hardcore kids have moved. In this final episode hardcore reaches a second generation of Minnesota youth.

Additional Specials

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Bonus Holiday Short: Paddy's 'Purple Rain' Story

    • November 27, 2020

    This week the Minnesota Hardcore web series is taking a holiday break. We present this story about what hardcore was like back in the day, from Paddy Mulloy, lead singer of Skull F*** and Iron Fist.