Cult & Culture Podcast Episode 35 feat. Rob Moran (Unbroken, Some Girls)
Episode 35 of Cult and Culture is a conversation with Rob Moran, filmed and recorded in one of San Diego's best bars/restaurants, Kindred. Rob is a musician in bands such as Unbroken, Some Girls, Over My Dead Body, Narrows, and others, as well as co-owner of Heartwork Coffee. Luke, Justin, and Rob discuss the formation of San Diego hardcore legends Unbroken, and the unconventional influences (such as The Smiths, The Cure, and Depeche Mode) they pulled from to bring something different to hardcore/straight edge aesthetics and sound. Rob also talks about the feeling of "otherness" that is common in San Diego, finding it hard to find the cultures that you truly identify with, remembers the overwhelming emotions that came with the Unbroken reunion shows, and recalls how San Diego formed its own scene in the shadow of Los Angeles and right alongside Tijuana. They wrap up the podcast by talking more about Heartwork, the coffee shop Rob is co-owner of, and the connection it has to the punk community. Ultimately, Rob shares his overall viewpoint of life which is to acknowledge that life is a meat grinder that everyone is sucked into, but that it's important to make the world a kinder, more beautiful place while we're here through our art, whatever that may be.