Pete Stahl and Scream are cornerstones of the DC punk scene and are releasing the ambitous "DC Special" in honour of their music community. Today Pete shares the journey of the band, the album and the characters that make it special. Interview start Melvins / vinyl trivia question The records of the Stahl household Hanging with musicians as a kid When did Pete become aware of punk? Early gigs of Scream Connecting with Dischord records Recording at Inner Ear Studio Locations of the DC scene Is the new Scream album a reboot, a finale or other? The passing of Kent Stax Did the band know Kent’s time was limited? How did “Still Screaming” sell when it first came out? Dischord is pricing the album and CD quite reasonably Was he at the SNL “Fear” taping in NYC? Was the band happy with the “Still Screaming” album? What did a Scream tour look like in the early days? Other labels after Dischord The cover art of the “Still Screaming” record Memories of DIY / record stuffing parties in the early days at Dischord How did Dave Grohl join the band? Was Dave contributing beyond the drums in the early days? How did Dave break the news he was joining Nirvana? Kurt Cobain seeing Scream, noting Dave on drums Dave cited Pete as one of the inspirations for the Foo Fighters song “My Hero” How did Pete start to pull in various contributors for the new album? Where are all the Scream tapes? Ian Mackaye is a long term thinker Pete’s record collection A “Random Box of 5” Records Going about creating the album “DC Special” Pressing the records at Furnace Final trivia question for Pete Interview wrap up Order the new Scream LP "DC Special" on vinyl here. Extended, Commercial-Free & High Resolution version of this podcast is available at: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8