The latest guest on Justin Pearson and Luke Henshaw‘s Cult and Culture podcast is Justin’s former bandmate from the influential post-hardcore/screamo band Swing Kids (and Struggle before that), drummer Jose Palafox. The synopsis reads:
In this episode of Cult and Culture, JP and Luke interview another JP, one of Justin’s oldest and best friends, Jose Palafox. Jose is a drummer who has been in bands such as Struggle and Swing Kids with Justin, has been a college professor, and now works as a social worker in drug rehabilitation in the Bay Area. This episode focuses heavily on mental health, with discussion of suicide. The conversation is a heartfelt one that touches on concepts like what it means to be “punk”– to avoid the nihilistic side of it and embrace empathy, to focus more on your actions than your words or your aesthetic. Jose speaks from a place of personal experience, as someone who has dealt with addiction and suicidal ideation, and has now been sober for thirteen years.
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The Justin Pearson documentary Don’t Fall In Love Yourself was also recently released, and you can read our Q&A with director Jon Nix for more on that.
Stream the Swing Kids and Struggle anthologies: