Brooke Smith: Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy & The Infamous WARZONE WOMEN (HardLore)

Brooke Smith: Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy & The Infamous WARZONE WOMEN (HardLore)

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This is another piece of HardLore history in the making, as we’re joined by our first ever actor, the great Brooke Smith of Silence of the Lambs, Grey’s Anatomy, Bates Motel and more!

I am once again joined, very appropriately, by Alec Faber of Holy Blade, Twitching Tongues & God’s Hate (and formerly of the Reel Deal podcast with… me) 

Long before she graced the silver screen as the iconic Catherine Martin, you could find her romping around all over the lower east side as one of the infamous WARZONE WOMEN, and a staple of 1980’s New York Hardcore. She spent the golden decade of NYHC taking legendary photos of bands like Agnostic Front, Bad Brains, Cro-Mags, Underdog and more, as documented in her incredible book Sunday Matinee.

We get into her life as a legendary publicist’s daughter, befriending and falling out with the Cro-Mags, the informal formation of the Warzone Women, growing out of hardcore just as acting started to become more serious, her life changing with Silence of the Lambs and again with Grey’s Anatomy, and everything in between… 

An incredibly fun conversation with a genuine legend. Thanks to Brooke for joining us.

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