PITY SEX with Dr. Britty Drake
PITY SEX with Dr. Britty Drake  
Podcast: HardLore
Published On: Thu May 22 2025
Description: The doctor is in, please take a seat.We're joined in person by hilarious and universally beloved friend of the show, the wickedly talented vocalist/guitarist of PITY SEX: Dr. Britty Drake.We go into great detail about Britty's expulsion from high school due to a (joke) violent threat on Myspace and the extensive aftermath, her upbringing from young Christian Metalcore fan experimenting with many haircuts in Lansing, MI to Indie Shoegaze pioneer extensively touring the country, taking a break from music to become a literal DOCTOR of the mind, balancing work and home life with her husband/bandmate Mike, playing live with Pity Sex in 2025 & beyond and much, much, more!A truly delightful episode with our great friend that we had as much fun recording as we did watching it back. Pity Sex is here to stay, baby! Enjoy.Edited by Steven Grise (@iamoneonenineseven) • Title sequence by Nicholas Marzluf (@marzluf)HardLore: A Knotfest SeriesJoin the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes: https://patreon.com/hardlorepodJoin the HARDLORE DISCORD: https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef Cool links:Get your FREE glasses or sunglasses if you're in a touring band or work with one from SIGHT FOR SOUND: https://sightforsound.comHardLore Official Website/HardLore Records store: https://hardlorepod.comTry AG1 at DrinkAG1.com/HARDLORE to receive a free 1-year supply of vitamin D and 5 travel packs of AG1.Get 15% off MADD VINTAGE with code HARDLORE15! https://maddvintage.com/ FOLLOW PITY SEX:INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/pitysexband/TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/pity_sex FOLLOW BRITTY:INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/brittydrake/TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/LipServX FOLLOW HARDLORE:INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/hardlorepod/TWITTER | https://twitter.com/hardlorepodSPOTIFY | https://spoti.fi/3J1GIrpAPPLE | https://apple.co/3IKBss2 FOLLOW COLIN:INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/colinyovng/TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/ColinYovng FOLLOW BO:INSTAGRAM | https://www.instagram.com/bosxe/TWITTER | https://www.twitter.com/bosxe #PITYSEX #HARDLORE #HARDCORE 00:00:00 - Hello Welcome00:00:41 - Introduction00:05:47 - Finding Punk and Hardcore00:07:47 - Playing Guitar00:09:08 - Dr. Britty00:11:50 - Pivotal Moments and Gigs00:13:08 - Finding Community00:14:52 - Britty's Mom00:17:35 - Getting Expelled from School via Myspace00:32:02 - Grand Rapids00:33:52 - Vegan Straight Edge00:38:40 - Slick Modern Thrillers00:44:28 - Procession00:47:48 - Hopping On Tours00:49:49 - Covered in Hair00:53:58 - Pity Sex Starts01:03:05 - Pardon This Interruption01:07:15 - First Pity Sex Tour01:14:21 - Feast of Love01:18:57 - Big Sean01:21:20 - Feast of Love Tour01:24:27 - Titanic Curse01:25:07 - Touring with Ceremony01:27:06 - White Hot Moon01:37:42 - Coming to California01:39:44 - Balancing Music & School01:41:44 - Mikey Sex01:43:03 - Sound & Fury 202201:49:55 - Eatin' Good01:54:56 - Ghosts / Science vs. Theology Masterclass02:10:02 - Top 4 Hardcore Records02:13:29 - Top 4 Shoegaze Indie Records02:16:46 - Patreon Q&A02:17:39 - Favorite Christian HC band02:21:26 - Hardcore and its influence in life02:23:09 - Being a married couple on tour02:26:41 - Favorite Childhood Memory02:33:33 - Lenny Kravitz - "Alive" (LK Ultra)02:38:17 - Final Remarks  HardLore: A Knotfest Series, Fueled by Monster EnergyEdited by Steven Grise • Title sequence by Nicholas MarzlufJoin the HARDLORE PATREON to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes.Join the HARDLORE DISCORD for community discussions and to participate in our future Q&A episodes.FOLLOW HARDLORE: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SPOTIFY, APPLEFOLLOW COLIN: INSTAGRAMFOLLOW BO: INSTAGRAM, TWITTER For sponsorship opportunities, email us! hardlore@knotfest.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.