Reminiscent | A Pop Punk and Emo Music Podcast (Tom Kelly and Pat Holmes)
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| 11 Jun 2021 | 227. Buried a Lie by Sense Fail | 00:54:56 | |
“In Ancient Chinese philosophy, yin and yang is a concept of dualism, describing how seemingly opposite or contrary forces may actually be complementary, interconnected, and interdependent in the natural world, and how they may give rise to each other as they interrelate to one another.” (source: Wikipedia, obviously) There may be no other dualism like the song for Buried a Lie and the music video for Buried a Lie. The lyrics are intense, the stakes are high, and there’s been a murder. The music video on the other hand, while on paper follows the song to a T, reflects a kind of Scooby-Doo, daytime soap opera fever dream of sorts that is very entertaining to watch. “The relationship between yin and yang is often described in terms of sunlight playing over a mountain and a valley.” If this video is the sun, the song is a valley of despair, but damn do they make one handsome mountain scene or whatever.
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Songs of the week: Kno U by Origami Angel Bitter by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk
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| 02 Oct 2020 | 191. I'm Just a Kid by Simple Plan | 00:48:20 | |
Simple Plan was really on to something when they wrote I’m Just a Kid almost 20 years ago. If we’re being honest, we’re 29 and our lives still feel like a nightmare most days. The guys take some time to discuss how they resonated with this song back in the day, how they perpetually feel like dumb, lost kids, the movie New Guy, long pinchy sunglasses, writing on a rock that made the neighbor/child therapist very concerned, and Pat introduced a new game, but at the time of writing these show notes, I sincerely forget what the game was. Sorry, and thank you as always.
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Links: September Songs of the Week Playlist on Apple Music September Songs of the Week Playlist on Spotify r/peoplef***ingdying on Reddit (trust me… click it)
Songs of the week: New Jersey by Blue Deputy Waves by Division Street
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| 07 Jan 2022 | 257. ScorchFest 2022: Listeners Send Us Their Hottest Takes! | 01:13:50 | |
You all listen to us spout our nonsense 51 weeks out of the year, but this week is yours. ScorchFest 2022 is upon us, and you people did not pull any punches. This year feels extra special as we had you all “call-in” to the show to personally tell us your thoughts that are sure to make everyone just absolutely upset, and it’s all done for the coveted golden spatula. Listen to this year’s contenders and make sure to vote on Twitter and/or Instagram for your desired 2022 winner!
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Links: The Motion City Soundtrack Draft The I Woke Up In A Car Episode
Songs of the week: Goldfish by Between You and Me Record Player by Daisy the Great x AJR
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| 21 Dec 2018 | 106. The Stacy's Mom Power Hour | 00:47:48 | |
The music video for Stacy’s Mom is problematic at best, and the guys get down to the bottom of it. There’s a lot of speculation over what Stacy’s mother does for work, if the young boy is running a reputable landscaping company or just filling in for a few mows, and whether or not Stacy herself is deserving of his love. Adam Schlesinger strikes again in this hit single from the early 2000s.
Links: Clickhole Article on American Pie’s Stifler
Songs of the week: Pristine by Snail Mail Blue Umbrella by John Prine Oh My God by Ida Maria
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| 02 Jan 2019 | 108. Taylor Swift's reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix | 00:47:25 | |
Taylor Swift dropped her reputation Stadium Tour documentary on Netflix this week, and there’s no way the guys weren’t jumping on it as soon as possible. As referenced in their earlier episode reviewing the record, neither Pat nor Tom were the biggest fans of the record, but they thought maybe seeing them performed live would breathe some new life into the songs, which turned out to be very true for some of the numbers.
Links: reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix 1989 World Tour on Apple Music reputation Tour Buzzfeed Fun Facts Wildest Dreams Live at GRAMMY Museum
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| 23 Apr 2021 | 220. All the Small Things by Blink-182 | 01:00:48 | |
It’s Tom’s birthday, so Pat is throwing him a bone and letting him talk about 1999’s All The Small Things by Blink-182. The biggest song that we’ve talked about to date at 5x platinum, Enema of the State shook the entire earth as well as Tom’s entire life. We reflect on how different Tom’s life could have been if he never discovered this album in his sister’s bedroom that an old friend left behind, and discuss all the spoofs in the iconic music video.
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Links: All The Small Things Music Video Rick Beato on All The Small Things What Makes You Beautiful by One Direction The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Songs of the week: Bed Head by Manchester Orchestra The Perfect Mistake by Cartel
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| 25 Dec 2020 | 203. Christmas 2020 Ask Me Anything | 00:42:24 | |
This year has been really intense and difficult for many folks, so we’re closing it down with a fun episode. Every month in our Patreon we do a ~20 minute AMA video, and we decided to open it up to everybody this month. We asked our listeners for Christmas and holiday questions, and they didn’t disappoint! We talk about the best and worst Christmas gifts we’ve ever received, our favorite holiday movies and specials, favorite Christmas songs, novelty or otherwise. There’s a wild story about a haunted lifesize doll that you don’t want to miss.
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Links: Jersey Devil (KNARF) Video Game Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey The Princess Switch on Netflix The Princess Switch: Switched Again on Netflix Angels We Have Heard On High by Relient K Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas by Relient K Santa’s a Fat B*tch by Insane Clown Posse I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas by Gayla Peevey Dominick the Donkey by Lou Monte
Songs of the week: One More and the Bill by The Dirty Nil Thirsty and Humble by Pkew Pkew Pkew
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| 23 Oct 2020 | 194. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day | 00:51:26 | |
While Wake Me Up When September Ends was originally written in remembrance of Bill Joe’s father, the sheer reach and gravity of the song allowed for many different interpretations. The one that Green Day really seemed to run with was the 9/11 theme, and holy hell did they lean in for the music video. This thing is over 7 minutes long people, with nearly 4 minutes of dialogue embedded in the video. It’s a big one, but allow Tom to lighten the mood a bit with a weird outdoor sex story.
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Links: Wake Me Up When September Ends Music Video Wonderwall // Boulevard of Broken Dreams Mashup
Songs of the week: Swimming Pool Song by Laura Jane Grace I Fall In Love Every Night by Born Ruffians
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| 24 Apr 2020 | 168. Cute Without the E by Taking Back Sunday, the Music Video | 00:39:27 | |
Cute Without the E (Cut From The Team) is probably one of the first songs one would pull out of their brain when trying to name any Taking Back Sunday song they screamed at the top of their lungs throughout the entirety of their high school career. It’s one of the most raw, powerful, and angsty songs in their entire catalog! This week the guys rewatched Fight Club in an attempt to better appreciate how flawlessly the band recreated the movie, managing to condense the entire narrative into three and a half minutes.
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Links: Cute Without the E Music Video Our “I Stay Wrecked” Tee Shirt!!!
Songs of the week: Vega by Hotel Pools Aulon Raid by The Mountain Goats
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| 12 Nov 2021 | 249. The Middle by Jimmy Eat World | 00:53:51 | |
After absolutely bungling the Futures episode, we attempt to make it up to Jimmy Eat World (who desperately need our validation) by talking about… their most successful song to date. Then Tom gets really sweaty and talks about a kid getting slapped while trying to sleep at his 14th birthday party. Idk. Back to Jimmy Eat World In 2001, the record industry turned their back on James and they retaliated by releasing one of the biggest songs of the year, The Middle, which stands for the finger they gave to Capitol Records for dropping them just a couple of years prior. Let’s break down the song and music video in the week’s episode.
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Links: Definitely do not listen to The Futures episode Nothing Feels Good: Punk Rock, Teenagers, and EMO by Andy Greenwald Riding in Vans with Boys Documentary (Part 1) The Where You Want To Be Episode
Songs of the week: Love All by Drake (feat. JAY-Z) Feel A Thing by Meet Me @ The Altar
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| 08 Feb 2019 | 113. Cartel's Chroma: Honestly, a One Album Wonder | 00:44:07 | |
Let’s face it… Chroma was a good album, but it fell just short of great. The guys try to dig into what it was missing, along with all the things it did incredibly right. Pat tells a story of how the senior class was inspired to make a “tobacco pipe” after attending a surprise Cartel show, and Tom announces some exciting details about their upcoming antinovel, Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy.
Links: Blue Dragon Symbol (artists representation)
Songs of the week: No Place by Backstreet Boys Self Care by Mac Miller
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| 15 Jan 2021 | 206. Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects | 01:02:34 | |
In the music video for The All-American Reject’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’, we see many individuals holding up postcards putting their own dirty little secrets on display. The guys discuss ALL 36 dirty little secret, try to figure out if clean big secrets exist, or dirty large secrets for that matter, Tom admits to committing corporate crime and peeing in a sink, among other nefarious acts, and Pat explores the lives of “Big TIME” and “dirty dirty”.
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Links: The Dirty Little Secret Music Video
Songs of the week: Hearts on Fire by Illenium & Dabin ft. Lights Brooklyn Bridge to Chorus by The Strokes
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| 13 Aug 2021 | 236. Desert Island Albums ft. Dungeons & Dragons | 00:56:45 | |
You’re stranded on a deserted island. Your plane went down leaving you stranded with nothing but a Sony Walkman and a shipment of CDs from the years 2000-2010. Why? I don’t know. Shut up… This desert island draft has a twist! We each need to pick 10 albums to fit 10 scenarios that we find ourselves in on this island. From gathering provisions to building a structure, and hunt wild animals to celebrating the hunt, and of course the inevitable catastrophe and unveiled mystery of the island, there’s an album for everything.
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Links: Tom’s Ghost Stories on Patreon Aladdin and the Cave of Cheeseburgers
Songs of the week: Hypermania by Polaris Firehawk by Justin Courtney Pierre
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| 21 Aug 2020 | 185. Ocean Avenue (the album) by Yellowcard | 01:22:59 | |
Ocean Avenue is a crazy good record. So good I can’t believe it took this long to get to it. From the best run of 3 songs in pop punk history, to one of the greatest album closers, Ocean Avenue as a record has a ton to offer just about anyone. The guys talk about how they first came across the album, whether or not Yellowcard would be as famous as they were without the violin, there’s a weird Italian Sportscaster bit that happened by accident, and the listeners have a ton to say about Yellowcard.
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Links: The Ocean Avenue (song) Episode Small Town Doesn’t Know What It Ever Did to Local Pop-Punk Band Pieces of Me by Ashlee Simpson
Songs of the week: False Start (ft. Nathan Hardy) by Eastwood Beginning of the End by Weezer
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| 04 Sep 2020 | 187. Lying on the Floor in Despair Mixtape Draft | 01:00:24 | |
We asked, Twitter responded, and now we delivered. The most anticipated draft ever done on this show, the “Lying on the Floor in Existential Despair Mixtape Draft”. Deep into quarantine, things are getting heavy, and we needed a playlist that properly evoked the emotion in our cold dead hearts. Here you go.
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Links: Lying on the Floor Mixtape Draft on Apple Music Lying on the Floor Mixtape Draft on Spotify The My Chemical Romance ‘Helena’ Music Video Episode Girl Next Door Music Video by 4 Under Par (Pat and Tom at 15 years old!) Brand New on Jimmy Kimmel Live What If We [Swam] Into Nothing by The Wonder Years on Tom’s Dropbox
Songs of the week: No Pressure by No Pressure I’ve Given Up On You by Real Friends
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| 08 Oct 2021 | 244. A Lesson In Romantics by Mayday Parade | 01:35:35 | |
Please have your tickets ready at the gate, because the hype train is screaming through town and it’s slowing down for NO ONE! In 2007 Mayday Parade put out one of the most legendary albums of all time and we’re taking our sweet, sweet time digging through every masterpiece on this thing. In the episode, we discuss how we emotionally connected to each song on the record, the perception of the band at the time, and missing one of our only chances to see them live.
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Links: A Lesson in Romantics on Apple Music A Lesson in Romantics on Spotify Interview with Mike Henneberger Rock Bottom at the Renaissance by Mike Henneberger Mayday Parade’s Drum Kit that Tom’s Old Bandmate Owned Mayday Parade on Audiotree Live in 2017
Songs of the Week: Die On The Vine by Ways Away Star-Crossed by Kacey Musgraves
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| 25 Oct 2019 | 142. Ohio is for Lovers by Hawthorne Heights: The Emo Anthem | 01:00:48 | |
Often described as “the emo anthem”, Hawthorne Height’s single Ohio is for Lovers played a very important role in the culture of the early 2000’s emo scene. The guys speculate on what it is about Ohio that makes people write such sad music, if writing so candidly about sensitive topics such as depression, self-harm, and suicide ended up being a good thing for teens to become immersed in, and about the VFW energy that Hawthorne Heights managed to bring to their many live on television appearances.
Links: Ohio is for Lovers Music Video Ohio is for Lovers Country Cover Ohio is for Lovers on Jimmy Kimmel Live Meet Me In the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman* Jared Dines “Metal Screaming Doesn't Take Talent” Hawthorne Heights ‘Bad Frequencies’ Documentary
Songs of the week: 1-800-273-8255 by Logic (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid) Giving Up by Whitney
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| 07 Dec 2018 | 104. Post-Egyptian Rock Christmas Ballads | 00:40:35 | |
We were born into the worst era of music, and our 00-10s Christmas music playlist is the final nail in the coffin on that argument. The guys discuss what Google claims are the most notable songs from the decade, and throw in a few of their favorites as well.
Links: All I Want For Christmas by My Chemical Romance
Songs of the week: Heat Wave by Snail Mail Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles Butterfly Dream by Turnover
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| 06 Sep 2019 | 135. Lover by Taylor Swift | 01:03:15 | |
After a quick meditation to get back into the swing of things, and after a brief and super normal fan mail bag, the guys discuss the brand new album from Taylor Swift, Lover. They discuss initial thoughts, where this fits in the hierarchy of past albums, which songs each loves the most, what were the standout parts from the standout songs, and how streaming has been redefining pop albums in recent years.
Links: reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix Review
Songs of the week: Wings of Nightmares by Counterparts Blow by Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, and Bruno Mars
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| 20 Aug 2021 | 237. My Friends Over You by New Found Glory | 00:59:28 | |
Arguments could be made that My Friends Over You, or even New Found Glory in general defined pop-punk as a genre and defined the goofy but not quite fart-punky music video. And trust me, we make those arguments. Every frame of this video is packed with some zany leg flailing bit, mega heads, pizza deliveries, bigfoot feet, celebrity cameos, and even a few liberty spikes. It’s truly awesome and one of our favorite music videos of all time.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
My Friends Over You Music Video Nathan’s Gold Spatula Photo on Twitter Nirvana Butchering a Live Performance
Songs of the week: Shouldn’t Matter But It Does by John Mayer Complete You by Chunk! No, Captain Chunk!
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| 11 Mar 2022 | 266. The Science of Selling Yourself Short by Less Than Jake | 00:48:34 | |
Way too much time has gone by without screaming at everyone about how much we absolutely love Less Than Jake. Not only have they been cranking out some of the best music we’ve ever heard since the early 90s, but they even gave us Fueled by Ramen, so put some respect on the name! While The Science of Selling Yourself Short isn’t the most feel-good song of all time, it’s an absolutely killer track with a super trippy and amazing music video that is deserving of so much more than we could ever give it. Summer of ska, here we come!
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Links: The Science of Selling Yourself Short Music Video Interview with Vinnie Fiorello Tom on This Just In Podcast (Even If It Kills Me Discussion)
Songs of the week: Shaking Your Mind by Bearings Here’s Your Letter by Knuckle Puck
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| 05 Jun 2020 | 174. I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At The Disco | 00:51:46 | |
Panic! At the Disco dropped their debut album “A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” in late 2005 and kind of took the entire world by storm. At that time, the whole circus freak vibe wasn’t super mainstream (was it ever?) and music THAT catchy wasn’t often heard side by side with such outlandish imagery. However, Panic! had just the right amount of something that made them a massive success. This week the guys take a look back at the first time they heard the big single “I Write Sins Not Tragedies”, reveal some 15 year kept “secrets” about acquiring the album, and discuss the meaning behind the music video.
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Links: I Write Sins Not Tragedies Music Video
Songs of the week: Window by Charlie Rae Jepson Scram! by Jeff Rosenstock
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| 02 Jul 2021 | 230. The Kill (Bury Me) by 30 Seconds to Mars | 00:54:40 | |
30 Seconds to Mars isn’t a band we typically think of when we go back to the emo well, but after seeing the music video for The Kill (Bury Me), it all makes sense. There’s movie references, creepy dudes in Tuxedos, women dripping in blood, gorilla suits, and eyeliner. Oh man, is there eyeliner. While this isn’t a video you go to if you want to enjoy the song, the band really goes to great lengths to pay homage to a classic film and build a compelling story that may fail to tie up some loose ends at points, but ultimately delivers a very pleasant 4.5 minutes of visuals to accompany a very great song.
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Links: The Kill (Bury Me) Music Video felt emo again might delete video feat. The Kill Baskin Robbins ACAB Controversy
Songs of the week: Bezos II by Bo Burnham Tonight by Magnolia Park
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| 03 May 2019 | 125. Bring Me to Life by Evanescence | 00:50:06 | |
No middle school skating party is complete without three things: four wheels, glow sticks, and screaming “Wake Me Up!” as your mom watches you maneuver left turns for hours on end. Bring Me to Life by Evanescence is an absolute anomaly that shook the entire nation in 2003, winning 4 Grammys, and introducing “Goth Metal” to a whole mess of children who would otherwise still be jamming Sk8r Boi by Avril Lavigne.
This week, the guys break down the lyrics, music video, and dig into some of the interesting back story behind the making of this song, along with uncovering one of the greatest names in emo history, Ben Moody.
Links: Me! by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Music Video Tik Tok Hotdog Finger Challenge Mitsubishi Motors Evanescence Commercials Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy on Amazon
Songs of the week: Heads Gonna Roll by Jenny Lewis Koala by David Cutter
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| 28 Feb 2020 | 160. Sugar, We're Goin Down by Fall Out Boy, the Music Video | 00:58:51 | |
The year is 2005, and pop punk is taking over the radio waves. The guitars are heavy, the bass is thrashing, and the lyrics are coming atcha fast. At the center of all of this was Fall Out Boy with the massive hit ‘Sugar We’re Goin Down’. Even the kids in our high school who didn’t like rock were singing this in the hallways. It was everywhere. It’s the song that turned Tom and Pat’s high school band into what it was, and if there’s anything that’s better than this song, it’s most definitely the music video. Music video director Matt Lenski did more in 3 minutes and 50 seconds than most filmmaker do in 90 minutes, told a compelling and heartwarming story about a boy who loves a girl, a man who hates a boy, but turns out to actually hate himself. It was very well done, finger-licking salute and all.
Links: 'Sugar We're Goin' Down' is a really great example of people with antlers in cinema by Pat Holmes Number 1 With a Bullet Origins Sugar We’re Goin Down Misheard Lyrics Video
Songs of the week: Camouflage by The Front Bottoms Imported by Jessie Reyez and 6LACK
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| 09 Nov 2023 | 272. 10 Years of This Is My Nightmare by The Good Fight | 01:44:04 | |
We talk a lot of about album anniversaries on this show, but this is the first time we talk about one of our own! On November 9, 2013, Tom’s band The Good Fight released their debut (and final) EP “This Is My Nightmare” and the guys go track by track and discuss the writing and recording process of each song and provide some insight on how recording your own music opens up a world of appreciation for the songs and albums we listen to every day.
Links: This Is My Nightmare on Apple Music This Is My Nightmare on Spotify
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| 25 Mar 2022 | 268. 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger | 00:49:21 | |
You know those moments in your life where you know you’re going to come away from that moment a completely different person? That’s what hearing 99 Red Balloons for the first time was for us. It’s the reason we’re friends. It’s the reason we ended up starting a band that we played in all through high school. It very well may be the reason we love pop-punk as much as we do. And it all started with a weird German song in the 90s that captivated the hearts of 3rd wave ska captains, Goldfinger. Thanks for everything, John Feldmann. And sorry for everything, as always…
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Links: 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger Music Video 99 Red Balloons by NENA Music Video 99 Luftballoons by NENA Music Video 99 Red Ballons Live 2018 (NENA) Proper Dose by The Story So Far Music Video
Songs of the week: Angels on Vacation by Weezer THIS IS. by ニアフレンズ The Liars Club by Coheed and Cambria
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| 21 May 2021 | 224. Starstrukk by 3OH!3 (feat. Katy Perry) | 00:38:28 | |
Things in the scene started to take a turn around 2007. Punk went crunk, and for a while, there was no stopping it. However, some bands tried to ride the line between the two, and we think that no one did it better than 3OH!3. That’s not to say we enjoy 3OH!3, but they at least made the biggest waves. Resting somewhere between Attack! Attack! and Brokencyde, 3OH!3 made a space for themselves on the Warped Tour stage where they allegedly met and became close friends with Katy Perry of all people. The 3 of them teamed up in the music video for “Starstrukk” and things got wet.
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Starstrukk by 3OH!3 Music Video Behind the Scenes Video of Starstrukk Katy Perry performing I Kissed a Girl at Warped Tour 2008
Songs of the week: 20/20 by Knuckle Puck Echoing by Kings of Leon
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| 25 Feb 2022 | 264. Anywhere But Here by Mayday Parade | 00:52:01 | |
it’s no secret that Mayday Parade is one of our favorite bands of all time, but we’re super guilty of only talking about their debut album A Lesson in Romantics. It seems like the rest of the world may be guilty of the same crime, so we’re trying to set the record straight today. Mayday Parade is much more than a one-album wonder! Anywhere But Here was a very good sophomore record, even on the heels of losing one of their singers to Go Radio over a disagreement concerning songwriting credits. The title track is super fun, the music video is wild and weird, and Facebook is keeping it all to itself. Bastards.
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Links: Anywhere But Here Music Video (on… Facebook???) The A Lesson In Romantics Episode
Songs of the week: 東京、問う今日 by ニアフレンズ You Right by Doja Cat ft. The Weekend
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| 04 Feb 2022 | 261. The Debut Album Mixtape Draft | 00:57:15 | |
There are few things as magical as a debut that absolutely takes over the world, whether that’s the literal world with platinum status or the self-centered, tiny bubble of a world we were living in when we were 15. This week we draft our favorite debut albums and state our cases for which song we think represents the album as a whole. Make sure to listen to the playlists on Apple Music and Spotify!
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Links: The Debut Album Mixtape on Apple Music The Debut Album Mixtape on Spotify Meet Me In The Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman Whoa Oh! by Forever the Sickest Kids Episode Our Interview with Music Video director Shane Drake Mutiny! by Set Your Goals Episode
Songs of the week: Big Boy by Durry New Hype by See You Smile
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| 28 Dec 2018 | 107. The New Year's Episode | 00:48:54 | |
In this very self-serving episode, the guys discuss how far the show has come since the beginning of last year. They also reflect on how far their own lives have come since early 2018, and line up all their goals for 2019.
Links: Taylor Swift’s reputation Tour Documentary on Netflix
Songs of the week: Movie Life Fantasy by Nik Mystery Guitars, Whiskey, Guns, and Knives by The Steeldrivers
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| 23 Dec 2022 | 270. All That I've Got by The Used | 00:52:51 | |
Daddy and daddy have been away for a few months, and we’re very sorry that we left you all alone with the babysitter, a terrible April Fool’s joke of an episode. So we’re popping in real quick with a brand new toy to hopefully make things right. Here’s All That I’ve Got by The Used, but for real this time. Not a dragon in sight. See you in 10 months…
Links: Ryan Key on Chris DeMakes a Podcast
Songs of the week: One of the Guys by JESSIA Expert in a Dying Field by The Beths
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| 12 Feb 2021 | 210. Bedroom Talk by The Starting Line | 00:44:33 | |
When tasked with the totally normal duty of coming up with a list of the horniest songs of all time (future episode?!), Bedroom Talk has got to be in the top few of all time, especially in the genre. In this week’s episode, the guys discuss the music video, the difference between Kenny’s video character and Kenny as a performer, which ear of hair (haera?) was the best for Kenny, Orange amplifiers, girls making the first move, Kenny throwing himself through every pixel of every frame, and hippies take a few stray punches.
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Links: Pete Wentz Finger Lickin Salute
Songs of the week: The Poet [Can’t Jam] by The Born Ruffians Berry by Michael Poggioli
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| 17 Dec 2021 | 254. December (again) and again and (again) by Neck Deep | 00:55:22 | |
Look, every modern, original Christmas song is terrible. They’re all so bad, in fact, that we had to go out of the decade just to find a remotely wintery song worth talking about. But the emo gods have blessed us with Neck Deep’s December, of which there are THREE VERSIONS! There seems to be a trend with super depressing Christmas/winter songs coming from the bands we love, and boy does Neck Deep deliver, “Pain is never permanent but tonight it's killing me” and whatnot. Make sure to buy the new flash sheet here before they sell out!
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links: December by Neck Deep ft. Chris Carrabba Music Video (pt 1) December (again) by Neck Deep ft. Mark Hoppus Music Video (pt 2) Life’s Not Out to Get You on Apple Music Life’s Not Out to Get You on Spotify Gold Steps by Neck Deep Music Video
Songs of the week: Dad Vibes by Limp Bizkit Lonely & Pathetic by LØLØ
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| 17 Nov 2017 | 51. Taylor Swift's "reputation": Full Review | 01:23:37 | |
Taylor Swift released a new album "reputation" and the guys break it down track by track and gives their impressions. In the hours since this episode was recorded, opinions have already changed, but feel free to hit us on Twitter to tell us how wrong we are!
Links: Perry v. Swift: Intentional Freak Show Taylor Swift Performs on Saturday Night Live
Songs of the week: Nerve by The Story So Far Pills by St. Vincent
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| 01 Jan 2021 | 204. The Year 2005 Mixtape Draft | 01:08:08 | |
2005 marked the year that Pat and Tom started high school together, so the stakes for this draft are high and they agonize each and every pick. Every album in the world seemed to have come out this year so the guys played as strategically as possible to get their favorite songs on their team for this draft. BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links: The 2005 Mixtape Draft Playlist on Apple Music The 2005 Mixtape Draft Playlist on Spotify The Commit This to Memory Episode The I Write Sins Not Tragedies Episode The I Will Follow You Into the Dark Episode Sufjan Stevens Article by The Hard Times The Lifestyles of the Rich and the Famous Episode
Songs of the week: Lovin’ Me by Kid Cudi ft. Pheobe Bridgers ‘tis the damn season by Taylor Swift Last December by Good Charlotte
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| 30 Apr 2021 | 221. The 2005 Emo Madness Tournament | 01:04:25 | |
In a showdown like no other, releases from the year 2005 battle to claim the title of best song of the year. We randomized a 64 competitor bracket and put songs head to head and it was messed up in every single way imaginable. We disagreed many steps along the way, but ultimately we worked together to crown the #1 song released in the year 2005. And the results may shock you, one of us almost DIED, and other YouTube and cringe-worthy hooks like that.
Links: The Year 2005 Mixtape Draft Episode The Year 2005 Playlist on Apple Music The Year 2005 Playlist of Spotify The Friendly Competition Podcast
Songs of the week: Earthquake by Knuckle Puck I Know the End by Phoebe Bridgers
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| 12 Apr 2019 | 122. Strange Love by Simple Creatures | 00:52:30 | |
After a storm of housekeeping, including but not limited to, the Taylor Swift Book Club, seeing Kelly Clarkson in concert, and several apologies for last week’s episode, the guy dig into the new “Supergroup” from Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, “Simple Creatures”. The guys discuss whether or not this album is objectively good, whether or not they actually like it, will it make future road trip playlists, is it “cool kid music” and who would actually be jamming this EP on the regular. This last bit is met with wild speculation involving some college kids, a Bluetooth speaker from Wal-Mart, and failed joints rolled in student sponsored housing. It gets weird.
Links: Taylor Swift Book Club Subreddit Steve Aoiki feat. Blink-182 Episode
Songs of the week: Old Town Road (remix) by Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) Blurry Vision by Abandoned By Bears
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| 14 Dec 2018 | 105. The Sum 41 Hour of Power | 00:52:14 | |
The Sum 41 special is finally here, and its dedicated it in it’s entirety to Amanda. If you’re anyone other than the Queen herself, please stop reading now. The guys can’t help but compare Sum 41 to Blink-182, which leads to a lengthy discussion on can they be compared, and more importantly, SHOULD they be compared. They then blew open a conspiracy about the bedrock in Ajax, Ontario possibly being too high to support inground pools, leading Zach to believe that the music video for In Too Deep was shot out of the country, and if true, can the band be trusted? Are they even Canadian? Who am I?
Links: The Only Remaining Photo from 4 Under Par at the Pepsi Ampitheater Sum 41 feat. Ludacris Live on SNL Unwritten Christmas by Sum 41 and Unwritten Law
Songs of the week: Good Kisser by Lake Street Dive Happy Alone by Saintseneca Songs of Storms by GameChops
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| 17 Mar 2022 | 267. Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly | 00:57:13 | |
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, friends! As many as you may know or have guessed by now, we’re both hella Irish, so we’re happy to talk about the most Irish song we know, Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly. (Suck it, Irish National Anthem!) The song is great year-round, but it hits especially hard on St. Patty’s Day. But the VIDEO! Dear Christ, the video is so good. It’s basically just a skate film featuring Patrick Melcher and you won’t catch either of us complaining about it. It rules! Erin Go Bragh!
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Links: ‘Alphabet’ Skate Video by Patrick Melcher
Songs of the week: What’s Up? by Mom Jeans New Vegas Bomb by CLIFFDIVER
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| 05 Nov 2021 | 248. King For a Day by Pierce The Veil (Pat's Birthday Extravaganza!!!) | 00:52:25 | |
It’s Pat’s birthday so we’re breaking decade and going DEEP into a song that has totally overtaken his life, King For a Day by Pierce the Veil. This is a band that, honestly, neither of us have ever listened to before YouTube shoved this thing down our throats for months, but who are we to question the algorithm? it always knows best. This banger from 2012 has become a staple on emo Twitter/meme culture, largely due to its absolutely incredible music video of some scrappy young bank tellers who make a grown man piss his pants because they had to come into work on a Saturday. it’s just… the best. Hail Mary, forgive me…
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Links: Behind the Scenes of the King For a Day Music Video Pierce the Veil’s “King For a Day” is ruining my life by Pat Holmes The Reason by Hoobastank Music Video
Songs of the week: The Hounds of Anubis by The Word Alive How Not to Drown by CHVRCHES and Robert Smith
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| 26 Feb 2021 | 212. Rock Bottom at the Renaissance, an Interview with Mike Henneberger: Emo Kid, Best- Selling Author, and Emmy Winning Producer and Journalist | 01:43:58 | |
Mike Henneberger stops by to talk with the guys about some super heavy themes that are super present in all the songs and bands we talk about every week. Staples of the genre include depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and helplessness. I mean, it’s not called emo for nothing… 10 years ago, Mike spent a hopeless weekend in a downtown NYC hotel room and penned an autobiography on some of the worst days of his life and how they align with the lyrics of some of his favorite songs that he holds dear. It’s important to know that no matter how low it feels, there’s always a reason to keep fighting for your life. There is a reason for you, your story matters, and your life matters. But it’s not all that heavy, the guys also talk about the role that Christianity played in the music scene in the 90s and 2000’s, Mike tells some tales of working at Hot Topic, and Taylor Swift, Weezer, and The Killers make an appearance. Mike also tells his reason for choosing Teen Wolf’s Tyler Posey as the narrator of his upcoming audiobook.
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Links: Buy Rock Bottom at the Renaissance on Paperback here! Pre-order the Rock Bottom at the Renaissance narrated by Tyler Posey on Audible! Jeff Tweedy Americana Portlandia Sketch Megan Live! from the Rock Room by The Smoking Popes
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Songs of the week: Burst (feat. Seneca Pettee) by Brian Swindle Bite the Hand by Boygenius C’est Le Vie by The Killers
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| 15 Mar 2019 | 118. Partying in the USA with Matt Farley of Motern Media | 01:06:05 | |
Matt Farley of Motern Media fame stepped in for Tom this week to discuss Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus with Pat. For those of you who don’t know Matt, this dude has over 20,000 songs on Spotify and has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for his song “Used to be a Pizza Hut”. Straight up, this dude is a genius. You can also buy our anti-novel Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy now on Amazon! What a week. We love you all. How do I end this thing….?
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Links: Buy Ron Carnage on Amazon NOW! Let’s all go to the Motern Extravaganza Used to be a Pizza Hut on Jimmy Fallon The My Chemical Romance Episode
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| 10 Apr 2020 | 166. Adam Schlesinger: The King of Power Pop | 00:56:57 | |
One of the greatest moments in this show’s history is when we realized Adam Schlesinger wrote an absolute TON of songs we’ve enjoyed over the years. Adam was extremely prolific in his career as a song writer for multiple Grammy winning and nominated bands, in addition to TV and film, and he even claimed a Tony win for the writing of Cry Baby on Broadway. We swore to ourselves we would have Adam on the show some day, but on April 1st he passed away. We were both pretty devastated from the news and decided to take some time to remember the beloved moments we had with his music. He seemed to just understand people and the music they’d love, and a genius like him is a pretty rare thing to discover in their time.
Links: New York Lottery Zombie Commercial Katy Perry Covering Hackensack The Wonder Years Covering Hey Julie Adam Schlesinger on Marc Maron
Songs of the week: Cherry by Harry Styles Crisis Actor by Heart Attack Man
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| 07 Feb 2020 | 157. Gives You Hell by The All American Rejects | 00:59:50 | |
Gives You Hell by The All American Rejects is a multi-platinum masterpiece that swept the world for what felt like years, but there’s SO much to appreciate about this song that we had to take the track piece by piece, and the music video frame by frame. There’s a lot to love about this song that almost didn’t even make it on to the record because the band had such little confidence in it. The music video could easily warrant a 20,000 word thesis, but I’ve got like 1,000 characters so let’s move quickly. This thing matches the song in terms of quality, catchiness, and total inability to consume it only once. There’s SO much going on, and the most interesting part may be the relationship between our antagonist, the young rock star who doesn’t give a flip about nothin’, and our older domesticated board game aficionado “antagonist” and how OUR relationship with those characters has changed over time. All there is to say is we are do appreciate a quiet neighborhood.
Links: Gives You Hell Narrative Music Video Gives You Hell Performance Music Video The Reason Music Video by Hoobastank
Songs of the week: 2021 by Vampire Weekend LOTL by 7 Minutes In Heaven
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| 01 Feb 2019 | 112. Punk Goes Pod, Vol. 112 | 01:13:36 | |
The Punk Goes…. series from Fearless Records has been a strange part of the scene since their debut in 1999. Being a victim of their own haste and careless assignments of bands has unleashed more than a handful of truly awful cover songs, but maybe it was all worth it for the few that have stood out from the rest. The guys discuss the best and worst that has come form the series over the years, and close the show out with some life changing breaking news from Tom.
From the Screen to Your Stereo to Your Town Tour Wonderwall by Cartel live on AOL sessions Royals (cover) by Youth in Revolt
Songs of the week: Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) by Post Malone, Swae Lee Sorry, I Like You by Burbank
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| 01 Apr 2022 | 269. Through the Fire and the Flames by Dragonforce | 00:51:45 | |
This episode was published on April 1, 2022, originally titled "All That I've Got by The Used" as an April Fool's joke. Since we later went ahead and published a real The Used episode, we changed the title to "Through the Fire and the Flames by Dragonforce".
This week, we left it up to the listeners with a Twitter poll to determine which episode we do this week. May we present to you: All That I’ve Got by The Used. No funny business here!
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Songs of the week: Something Sweet by Mom Jeans Ten Digits Away by Koyo
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| 28 Jan 2022 | 260. When We Were Young Festival Setlist Mixtape Draft | 01:07:04 | |
The announcement of the When We Were Young Festival will be one of those moments we look back on in 20 years that are paired with a “where were you when"?" The millisecond that flyer hit Twitter, everyone went nuts. It was pure, unadulterated joy for like, 20 minutes… and then the questions started. And at last, the memes rolled in. Wait, how many bands? HOW many stages? In 24 hours? Who the hell is Car Seat Headrest and what are they doing on this bill? After a few minutes of moaning and groaning about festival experiences in the past, we absolutely GUSH about all the bands we love on the bill and we draft which songs we want to hear our favorite artists play at WWWY, even though we aren’t going. Maybe…
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Links: The When We Were Young Festival Setlist Mixtape on Spotify The When We Were Young Festival Setlist Mixtape on Apple Music Adam Neely on Good 4 U v. Misery Business You’re Not Salinger. Get Over It. Live (Still looking for the video! The Ohio Is For Lovers Episode Sophomore Albums Mixtape Draft
Songs of the week: Nino by The Linda Lindas Our House by Dizzy Sunfist
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| 17 Jan 2020 | 154. Alive with the Glory of Love by Say Anything | 00:50:57 | |
Say Anything is a band that deserves way more love and respect than they got, and probably even more than we were able to give them on this episode. Alive With the Glory of Love was culturally an important song, not just because Tom skanked to it at his wedding in 2018, but primarily for the way it was used in Scrubs to emphasize one of the most pivotal moments on the show (check out our blog post below!) Somehow Say Anything has managed to keep itself from most people’s Mount Rushmore’s of culturally impactful and meaningful groups, but we’d like to make the case that they at least deserve to be a nominee.
Links: Alive With the Glory of Love: The Day Say Anything Helped 'Scrubs' Go Nuclear by Pat Holmes Vince McMahon / Say Anything Meme Tom Dancing to Alive with the Glory of Love at his Wedding “You Don’t Drink Scotch”: An Appreciation of ‘Scrubs’ and the Inimitable Dr. Cox by Shea Serrano Alive With The Glory of Love on Scrubs
Songs of the week: Good News by Mac Miller Homebound by Set the Score
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| 03 Sep 2021 | 239. Slow Down by The Academy Is... | 01:08:13 | |
After realizing that The Academy Is… is not Rookie of the Year, the guys take a moment to reflect and speculate on the perception and reception of The Academy Is… as a band, and we discuss the rise of belt culture and too tight tees. Pat has a WILD story about being flown to Seattle to be on a film set, and Tom asks a girl out on the set of Transformers 3. Then we went off on bad haircuts the day before a wedding, ruining a soundcheck, there’s a quick therapy session, almost we forgot to talk about The Academy Is... if we’re being honest.
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Links: The Academy Is… Trivia Game Show Episode A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More “Touch Me” by Fall Out Boy Episode
Songs of the week: Last Train Home by John Mayer Weekend by Upstate
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| 05 Feb 2021 | 209. Since U Been Gone by A Day To Remember (as made famous by Kelly Clarkson) | 00:53:17 | |
A Day to Remember is one of those bands that so delicately danced between the lines of pop punk and beatdown hardcore, and it spurned lots of conversations and heated debates as to WHAT this band actually was. But in 2007, on some B-sides on a re-released album called For Those Who Have Heart, the band reminded as all that at the end of the day, almost everything is just pop when they released a BLAZIN’ cover of Kelly Clarkson’s Since U Been Gone. Not only did they expertly record a cover that was very true to the original with the perfect amount of their own fingerprint across the song, they also released a music video with a similar vibe… true to the original, and uniquely excellent. Also… we’re starting a cult and we’re all gonna live together in the “Reminest”. You in?
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Links: Since U Been Gone by A Day To Remember Music Video Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson Music Video Real World by State Champs Music Video Blank Space (cover) by I Prevail
Songs of the week: Tourniquet by Sincere Engineer
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| 08 May 2020 | 170. The Year 2004 Mixtape Draft | 00:55:30 | |
2004 is not only a great year for all the amazing albums that were released, but it’s also the year Tom and Pat met in 8th grade. This week’s draft is full of tons of great memories from when the guys were living their best lives as care-free teens. But things get a little heated as they end up competing for the same tunes from their favorite albums of all time.
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Links: The 2004 Mixtape Draft on Apple Music The 2004 Mixtape Draft on Spotify The “I’m Not Okay” Music Video Episode The “All Downhill From Here” Music Video Episode
Songs of the week: I Want You to Love Me by Fiona Apple When You Know by Neck Deep
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| 24 May 2019 | 128. Desert Island Albums, Jr. High Edition | 00:43:40 | |
Drawing inspiration from Lord of the Flies, of which both Tom and Pat both indulged in the Cliffnotes versions in high school, the guys draft the albums that would have made it to their desert island playlists, had they been stranded in 8th grade. It was a fun look back at what they were listening to at the time, and tbh, a modern day desert island wouldn’t look too terrible different.
Links: [SPOILERS] Enema of the State by Blink-182 Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New Take Off Your Pants and Jacket by Blink-182 I Am The Movie by Motion City Soundtrack The All American Rejects by The All American Rejects In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria
Songs of the week: Young Enough by Charlie Bliss Bring Me Back to Life by The Dangerous Summer
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| 21 Sep 2018 | 93. Sam Pura on The Story So Far's New Album, "Proper Dose" | 01:19:12 | |
In this special episode, Sam Pura, the owner and chief engineer at The Panda Studios, and long-time producer of The Story So Far’s records joins Tom for a really interesting conversation about all that went in to the making of their latest album, Proper Dose. The conversation covered a lot of ground, from the struggles that went into making the record, some really amazing and out-of-the-box recording techniques, the unfortunate crime that is audio engineering school, and maybe a Beatles joke or two.
Links: The Story So Far’s new album Proper Dose (available now) TSSF episode on Best Friends with Sam Pura
The Story So Far IG: @thestorysofarca FB: @thestorysofarca Twitter: @thestorysofarca
Sam Pura https://www.thepandastudios.com IG: @sampura / @thepandastudios FB: facebook.com/thepandastudios Twitter: @sampura / @thepandastudios
All Inquiries Please Email: Sam@thepandastudios.com
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| 17 Apr 2020 | 167. The Weezer Mixtape Draft (2000-2010) | 00:50:10 | |
Pat’s dreams have come true and he finally got his solo Weezer episode he has been begging for for over 3 years. Pat goes (mostly) solo to battle himself in the most episode 2000-2010 Weezer mixtape draft ever conducted. Trust us, there’s been many attempts.
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Songs of the week: Oh Shoot by Bad Snacks I’m So by Andrew Applepie
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| 03 Jul 2020 | 178. We Don't Need to Whisper by Angels & Airwaves, Ranked | 01:04:41 | |
The Blink-182 family tree saw a huge growth to it’s branch system when Tom DeLonge released the first full length album “We Don’t Need to Whisper” with Angels & Airwaves in 2006. For just over 14 years the ambient sounds of chains, boots, walkie-talkies, and super delayed but vaguely familiar guitar riffs have blessed our boomboxes and iPods and you’d be hard pressed to take this record from our cold dead hands. One of the hosts of the show thinks this album is an absolute masterpiece and adores nearly every song on this record, meanwhile another host thinks it’s all just okay. However, one thing the guys CAN agree on is this album is a very welcome addition to the Blink family tree.
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Links: We Don’t Need to Whisper on Apple Music We Don’t Need to Whisper on Spotify Documentary Excerpt on Critter Engineering for AVA Hardcore Frontman Running Out of Generally Well-Accepted Beliefs to Share by The Hard Times
Songs of the week: Kyoto by Pheobe Brigers Cups (When I’m Gone) by Anna Kendrick
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| 27 Mar 2020 | 164. The Curse of Curves by Cute is What We Aim For | 00:42:28 | |
How was such a great song paired with such a misguided music video? Pat and Tom make an attempt to break down all that went wrong in the music video for The Curse of Curves, but there’s almost nothing to even say. There’s a lot of hair, no food, the most awkward glances you’ve ever seen in your life, and poison that has the ability to throw you backwards in your chair. Exactly no more and no less in this video, but Tom’s wife suggests a shocking alternative ending that may have shaken things up just enough to make this video rewatchable.
Links: Bonus Photos and Recordings on Patreon! The Curse of Curves Music Video There Are, Apparently, Songs Hiding in my Brain by Pat Holmes We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together by Taylor Swift
Songs of the week: Ice Cream and Sunscreen by Martha Golden by Harry Styles
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| 03 Apr 2020 | 165. Say Anything's Self-Titled Album, Track by Track | 01:20:21 | |
There are few albums that can fully encompass how it feels to be an adolescent, a teen, and a young adult all in 13 songs. Max Bemis eloquently weaves together the complex emotions of what it means to feel in love, to want to die, and absolutely eviscerates his enemies with words they couldn’t possibly understand. In this episode, the guys go song by song and share their favorite moments in the track, and go in depth on the emotions and memories attached to each. They then try to rank the songs by tiers, Tier B, Tier A, and GOD TIER, a game they never enjoy but refuse to stop playing.
Links: Bonus Photos and Recordings on Patreon! Alive With the Glory of Love Episode Fred Armisen plays Daughter’s Wedding on SNL
Songs of the week: Cool by Dua Lipa Drink to Drown by Stand Atlantic
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| 19 Jun 2020 | 176. The Ultimate Summer Road Trip Mixtape Draft | 00:47:44 | |
Every great summer needs a road trip with friends, and every road trip with friends needs a killer playlist that you can scream at the top of your lungs. The guys offer some contradicting road trip advice and their top 8 picks for their ultimate summer road trip mixtape. Make sure to stream the playlists on Apple Music or Spotify!
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Links: The Ultimate Summer Road Trip Mixtape Draft on Apple Music The Ultimate Summer Road Trip Mixtape Draft on Spotify The Dear Maria Road Trip Episode
Songs of the week: Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4) by Run The Jewels
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| 24 Sep 2021 | 242. I Woke Up In a Car by Something Corporate | 01:10:40 | |
Khaki rock is back baby, and we’re here for it! Andrew McMahon graces our screens with some sensible slacks, no shoes, and multiple microphones. There’s not much to the video, a few dudes being dudes, hanging out in Canda on a day off from touring. They seem both exhausted and energized by the camera lenses pointed at them, and they deliver a totally fun performance and some oh-so-relatable yard game shots. Since the video itself isn’t too involved, we really dive heavily into our own about hating the newspaper, journalism students quoting Wikipedia on a college essay, Tom giving a 15-minute speech on crop circles, taking piano lessons, and some tour stories that heavily relate to the lyrics of this amazing song.
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Links: I Woke Up In a Car Music Video Intensity In Ten Cities by Chiodos
Songs of the week: Runaway Horses by The Killers A Damned Shame by Gold Bloom
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| 14 Feb 2020 | 158. Valentine's Day Pop Punk Mixtape Draft | 01:10:10 | |
The year is 2006, you’re crushing on that cutie from homeroom, and you don’t know how to tell her how you feel. What do you do? You make her a mixtape that will let her know all the things you wish you could put into words. But you chicken out. You don’t give her the CD, but instead listen to it yourself as you notice all those things she does that make you feel brand new. This week, the guys drafted the songs they would put on that mixtape, were this the year 2006 and they were crushing on some homeroom cutie.
Links: The Pop Punk Valentine’s Day Mixtape Draft Playlist on Apple Music The Pop Punk Valentine’s Day Mixtape Draft Playlist on Spotify The Something Corporate Episode Tom, Pat, and Zach dressed up as Blink-182 Alive With the Glory of Love Episode
Songs of the week: Fine, Great by Modern Baseball 7:30 Am by Slothrust
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| 14 Jan 2022 | 258. Writing on the Walls by Underøath | 01:02:40 | |
As Underøath releases their new album “Voyeurist” today, we take some time to discuss one of their early bangers, Writing on the Wall their album Define the Great Line. But not before we present your 2022 ScorchFest winner, Patrick McDonagh for his FLAMING hot take on Green Day and the listenability of their entire catalog. In this episode Tom tells a story about trying to hand out demos to bands on national tours, trying to steal a smooch in a hotel room, Pat is haunted by Pamalhorese, and Tom has a story about trap doors. Really we did everything we could to not talk about this music video because it’s horrifying.
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Links: Writing on the Walls Music Video Underøath’s new album Voyeurist Tom’s Guitar Case and Underøath Sticker Shreddeded Wheat by Waking the Cadaver Tom and his friends with Spencer Chamberlain at the Lincoln Memorial
Songs of the week: Blackout by Turnstile Change by Between You & Me
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| 16 Oct 2020 | 193. Punk Rock Princess by Something Corporate | 00:48:58 | |
Listen people.. We’ve got long flowing hair, we’ve got aviator sunglasses, we’ve got Fu Manchus, we’ve got thong sandals, collars under sweaters, suburban goths, eyebrow rings, and one absolute hell of a chorus. Nothing that happens in this video matters as much as how absolutely insane this song is. The guys talk about the banger of a chorus that is ‘Punk Rock Princess’, the beautiful message of the video, polite Mid-Western ways to describe sandals, and Easter Sunday in a Norma Jean shirt. It’s a weird one, but definitely a fun one. Thanks for being here everybody! BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links: Punk Rock Princess Music Video The System Is Down Techno by Homestarrunner Something Corporate v. Linkin Park Episode
Songs of the week: Eventide by Forhill & VIQ America (You’re Freaking Me Out) by The Menzingers
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| 09 Apr 2021 | 218. Mutiny! by Set Your Goals | 00:47:33 | |
15 years ago Set Your Goals unleashed upon the world an absolute banger/battle cry/genuine revolt against the record industry with their breakout song and title track off their first full-length album “Mutiny!’. We talk a lot about bridges on this show, and you’d be hard pressed to find a better one than manifesto perfectly embedded in the middle of this track. It’s a total banger and while we wish Set Your Goals had a longer star studded career (and that one of us boarded the SYG train earlier!), we’re happy they died a hero rather than live long enough to become the blah blah blah, Batman…
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Songs of the week: Hardline by Julien Baker Peace Offering by Youth Fountain
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| 14 Jun 2019 | 131. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out v. From Under the Cork Tree, 2005 Deathmatch | 00:47:11 | |
2005 did not disappoint our little corner of the music universe when it gave us A Fever You Can’t Sweat out by Panic! at the Disco and From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy mere months apart. While there’s plenty of similarities and cross-overs between these 2 groups, their unique sounds took on a life of their own and proved to be pretty polarizing, even in the decade since their release. The guys take a stab at breaking down the 5 best parts of each album in this week’s episode.
Links: A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out on Apple Music From Under the Cork Tree on Apple Music Rolling Stones 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums Sugar We’re Going Down Music Video
Songs of the week: Wander Through Me by Forhill When I Get Up by Tim Heidecker
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| 10 Dec 2021 | 253. Reinventing Your Exit by Underøath | 00:57:57 | |
Our first foray into the early 2000’s insanity that was Christian metalcore, Christ-core for short, lands us at the “Reinventing Your Exit” music video by a band that has recently renounced their religious affiliation, Underøath. They’re Only Chasing Safety walked so that albums like Someday Came Suddenly could sprint at freak-like speeds. Still, there’s something about Underøath’s first effort with new vocalist Spencer Chamberlain that has yet to be replicated by any band since. The screams are brutal, the singing is transcendent, the shirts are tight, and the belts are bright in this masterpiece of a music video. So buckle up and bring a friend because it’s dangerous business walking into this week’s episode. Make sure to buy the new flash sheet here before they sell out!
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Links: Reinventing Your Exit Music Video Our Interview with Shane Drake Seeing a studded belt in Hot Topic for the first time
Songs of the week: Valentine by Snail Mail Better Man by Taylor Swift
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| 02 Mar 2018 | 66. The Mmmbop Power Hour | 01:03:20 | |
The guys talk at great length about the 1997 pop banger "Mmmbop" by Hanson. They both share stories about what moment in time the songs makes them think about, whether or not it's actually a good song, and break down the lyrics, undeservedly, to a microscopic level. Also, Pat got engaged over the weekend, so that's cool!
Links: You Are In Love by Taylor Swift Request a Song at Tom’s Wedding
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| 16 Nov 2018 | 101. The Year 2000 Mixtape Draft | 00:57:10 | |
Pat moves into a new house, gets a new dog, and goes to the ER, and that’s just in the first 30 seconds. After a few mailbag questions re: the dog, and an embarrassing confession from 15 years ago, the guys launch headfirst into a year 2000 mixtape draft of their favorite songs that were released in Y2K. Make sure to check out our Apple Music and Spotify playlist of our picks from the episode. Just don’t spoil the surprise!
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Songs of the week: Keep This Up by The Story So Far White Bronco by Action Bronson Lazy Eye by The Silversun Pickups When I’m Alone by Lissie
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| 12 Mar 2021 | 214. This Ain't a Scene by Fall Out Boy | 01:04:57 | |
Hot off the tail of the Dance, Dance music video, This Ain’t a Scene shows a whole different side of the story for Fall Out Boy. The boys experience fame, wealth, tabloids, fake bulges, scandals, and everyone’s dream of trashing a hotel room (except for Tom and Pat, they’re too post-catholic to handle that kind of guilt). But it turns out it kinda sucks? We think that’s the narrative of this 2 part music video? Either way, it’s a super fun ride that the guys break apart piece by piece while indulging in personal stories of nightmares and that one time they “trashed” a DC hotel room.
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Links: This Ain’t a Scene Music Video Green Day Playing Outside Pinole Valley High School in 1990 Definitely Not Green Day on Fallon
Songs of the week: No Sleep by Arm’s Length Spices by The Hold Steady
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| 29 Oct 2021 | 247. Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry by Relient K | 00:51:03 | |
The cart jumps off the rails immediately as we dive right into memories of our sophomore lockdown when we originally meant to talk about our junior trip to Six Flags, when we originally meant to talk about Relient K. Chap Stick… was easily one of our most played songs in high school, and the lyrics offer a really awesome glimpse into early 2000’s tech, which most of the listeners of this show I’m sure can relate to if they dig deep enough back into their brains. There are also some pretty gnarly theories about the actual meaning of the lyrics which we explore in addition to the great music video and the fine line that Relient K so gracefully danced between being a Christian and being a young man who lives in a very secular world.
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Links: Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry Music Video The Dear Maria Episode (Road Trip Stories!) The Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been Episode
Songs of the week: Lillith by Halsey California Chvrches
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| 06 Dec 2019 | 148. The Christmas Mixtape Draft | 00:54:45 | |
Every band in the world takes a crack at writing a several overdone cover of a classic Christmas song. Very few write decent originals, but the mixtape draft this week includes songs of both kinds released in the years 2000-2009 to get you in the spirit this holiday season!
Links: 2019 Christmas Mixtape on Apple Music 2019 Christmas Mixtape on Spotify Chris’s Pop Punk Advent Calendar Michael McDonald’s Christmas on the Bayou The Good Fight Christmas Photo
Songs of the week: Uneventful Days by Beck Thursday Night (Alien Fight) by Bad Snacks
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| 18 Jan 2019 | 110. The Starting Line's "Best of Me" Music Video | 00:58:41 | |
The Starting Line wrote on of the best songs of the decade when Best of me Dropped in 2002. It’s been one of the guys favorites since first spin, and they finally take the time to discuss the music video, as argue incessantly about what the hell the lyrics mean. The video plays into the weird quirky humor that surrounded many songs in the genre around that time period, but they seemed to have pulled it off better than most others. Take a deep dive as they break down the frame by frame, and end the episode with a sample of Pod Carnage: Inside the Author’s Studio.
The Best of Me Music Video Extended Version The Good Fight covering Best of Me Gene the Nerdy Octopus Illustration
Songs of the week: [COMING SOON] by Maggie Rogers The Legend of Zelda by August Burns Red
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| 14 May 2021 | 223. Pressure by Paramore | 00:54:20 | |
2005 was possibly the best year ever for emo music. It certainly was the best year for Fueled by Ramen, as their roster graced us with several masterpieces like All We Know Is Falling. Pressure will remain one of the angstiest, most soul crushing songs in Paramore’s catalog, and even as grown men, it slays our souls. This week we cover the music video, Tom’s 2007 Warped Tour experience, long nights alone in your mom’s basement, bad jobs, and quitting bad jobs.
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Links: The All We Know Is Falling Episode Quitting a Job with a Barbershop Quartet
Songs of the week: We’re Good by Dua Lipa Love Story (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
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| 21 Jun 2019 | 132. The Road Trip Episode | 00:41:00 | |
This episode was recorded at 72 miles per hour in the middle of what ended up being an epic road trip back home to Erie, PA for a 10 year high school reuinion. Tom recounts a story of finding a message in a bottle from Canada, attempts to discuss some kind of morning routine/schedule, but they end up having a crush-off of different kinds of potato chips… Don’t ask me, I just write the descriptions.
Links: The dogs of Reminiscent:
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| 16 Jul 2021 | 232. The Motion City Soundtrack Draft | 01:04:14 | |
In anticipation of My Che—, err, Motion City Soundtrack’s upcoming 17 years of Commit This To Memory Tour, we draft our favorite MCS songs that were released between the years 2000-2010. What we were left with was a great playlist that you can stream on Apple Music and Spotify, but more importantly an even deeper understanding of how incredibly awesome and underrated this band is.
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Links: The Motion City Soundtrack Draft Playlist on Apple Music The Motion City Soundtrack Draft Playlist on Spotify
Songs of the week: Sexting by Bo Burnham Clairvoyant (Lo-Fi version) by The Story So Far / MIK
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| 26 Apr 2019 | 124. Me! by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco | 00:43:25 | |
The most anticipated single of the year dropped as we started recording this episode. Taylor Swift teamed up with Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco to create the jam of the summer in Me! We discuss all that’s lead to this moment, where she’s come since reputation, then watch the video live!
Links: Taylor Swift reputation Tour Episode Wildest Dreams Live at the Grammy Museum
Songs of the week: Heads Gonna Roll by Jenny Lewis Me! by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie
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| 20 Mar 2020 | 163. All Downhill From Here by New Found Glory, the Music Video | 00:49:51 | |
If you were to ask 1,000 people what the weirdest video in pop punk is, 1,001 people would respond with All Downhill From Here because Bob is a cheater and he voted twice. The guys do their best to develop the backstory for who these creatures are in the video. who made them, why they’re there, and what does the socio-economic class structure look like for this diverse group of monsters. French animators and music video director Meiert Avis created an extraordinarily insane music video that New Found Glory may or may not have been deserving of. Let us know what you think!
Links: All Downhill From Here Music Video
Songs of the week: Nothing to Say by New Found Glory OG Blue Sky by Hot Mulligan
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| 22 Nov 2019 | 146. The Academy Is... Trivia Game Show | 00:43:53 | |
Per listener request, the guys take a stab at a The Academy Is… episode. The only problem is, neither of them know the band very well, so Pat creates a game show and quizzes Tom’s knowledge of the band (which is again zero). Tom is very confused, gets fixated on Charles Manson, and sings a lot. He also made a song with his feet and his bare butt. For real…
Links: Check out our new line of merch! Unisex and women’s tees! Slow Down by The Academy Is… Music Video 4 Producers Flip the Same Sample
Songs of the week: High School Friend by The Menzingers 4 Producers by In Love With a Ghost
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| 20 Dec 2019 | 150. Give Up by The Postal Service | 01:05:39 | |
If you’re gonna talk about sad boy, hall of fame albums, you won’t get very far without coming across ‘Give Up’ by The Postal Service. Somehow 150 episodes have gone by without the attention it deserves. The band released 1 single platinum album in the early 2000s, and while one of the guys didn’t take to it immediately, it ended up rattling both of their worlds for years to come. As some sad dudes from the (kinda) mid-west, there was just nothing better than this album, and while each song is loved for different reasons, the guys make an attempt to rank the songs from least to most favorite, and both are a little shocked by their own lists.
Links: Buy our The Postal Service Tee Now! Iron + Wine cover Such Great Heights Concept Album Theories on Reddit
Song of the week: So Typical by Coldfront
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| 10 May 2019 | 126. Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard | 01:02:20 | |
| 18 Feb 2022 | 263. Everywhere by Michelle Branch | 00:52:04 | |
No early 2000’s podcast is complete without a Michelle Branch episode, because that woman was everywhere, much pun intended. And she wasn’t even a woman yet, she was like 15, taking the entire planet and the airwaves by storm! Our motto this year is #BangersOnly, so it’s only natural we talk about Michelle Branch, even if it is a little bit out of genre as a blend of “moody post-grunge rock and breezy Y2K pop”. It bangs, and we’re 100% here for it. If only Michelle was 100% here on the podcast. Maybe next time…
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Links: Everywhere 20th anniversary edition Everywhere 20th anniversary alternate-version
Songs of the week: Kiss Me More by Doja Cat ft. SZA 19 by ニアフレンズ
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| 18 Jun 2021 | 228. Shane Drake Talks Directing Music Videos for Paramore, Panic! at the Disco, and Fall Out Boy | 01:31:19 | |
Shane Drake, legendary music video director for emo acts such as Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Panic! at the Disco, Hawthorne Heights, The Rocket Summer, and Forever the Sickest Kids stops by to answer all of our burning questions about what it was like to be on set with some of our biggest heroes. We are honestly stunned this interview even happened, and we’re more shocked at the level of intimate detail he provided for each music video we talked about. There are tons of behind-the-scenes looks at everything from early 2000's screams acts like Underøath, all the way up to directing music videos for American Idol, and his transition into the country scene. Tons of great detail that you won’t be able to find anywhere else, and I’m just not sure what life we’re living right now because this is undoubtedly the coolest thing to ever happen on the show.
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Check out Shane Drake’s work below:
Shane’s Music Videos Mentioned: -listen to the Pressure episode! I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! at the Disco -listen to the I Write Sins Not Tragedies episode! But It’s Better If You Do by Panic! at the Disco Nine In The Afternoon by Panic! at the Disco Ready To Go by Panic! at the Disco Bullet to Binary by mewithoutyou When the Sun Sleeps by Underøath Ohio Is For Lovers by Hawthorne Heights So Much Love by The Rocket Summer -listen to the So Much Love episode! Whoa Oh (Me vs Everyone) by Forever The Sickest Kids -listen to the Whoa Oh (Me vs Everyone) episode! -check out our article about the Whoa Oh music video! The Queen and I by Gym Class Heroes
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| 04 Jun 2021 | 226. Melrose Diner by The Wonder Years | 01:00:38 | |
When The Upsides dropped in 2010, Tom and Pat’s world changed forever. Many nights were spent at terrible diners, across from a smoker’s section that did absolutely nothing to block smoke from traveling through the open air right into our scrambled eggs, talking about a pop punk band from South Philly and how it can’t possibly get any better than this. We dive into the music video for Melrose Diner and break down every scene of this glorious reel of film that features the crazy talented and super hilarious Charlie Sexton.
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Links: MTV Is Over, If You Want It by We Are the Union Living Room Song Acoustic Live Video
Songs of the week: Bring Me Down by We Sere Sharks Phone’s Dead by Stage Moms Hidden Colors by Broadside
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| 16 Apr 2021 | 219. Scorchfest 2021: our Twitter followers give their hottest music takes | 01:00:05 | |
Over the past few weeks we’ve been receiving a lot of heat on Twitter for *checks notes, having opinions… So we asked you all, what are you hottest takes, what amazing opinions do you have that aren’t commonly agreed with. We then turned the tables and read all your terrible opinions on the show to take the head off ourselves for a minute. ScorchFest 2021 was a ton of fun and we’re super grateful to everyone who wrote in. The range of topics were wild. We hit on Machine Gun Kelly, Blink-182’s discography, Paramore’s Riot!, Scrubs, My Chemical Romance, and The Used, among many other innocent passersby. Let us know if you want ScorchFest to return in 2022. It was honestly a ton of fun. Thank you all again.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links: Jaret Reddick on Lead Singer Syndrome (Apple) The Girl All the Bad Guys Want Episode The Braille Skateboarding YouTube Channel Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus on The Vinyl Countdown Podcast
Songs of the week: It’s Always Sunny In Bikini Bottom by Weezer Hey Stephen (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
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| 19 Mar 2021 | 215. Can't Stand It by Never Shout Never | 00:57:48 | |
With all the metalcore and neon era pop punk that happened in the early 2000’s, it’s easy to forget about the outliers that were actually a much bigger freakin deal than the bands we talk about week after week. One of those outliers (see also: mega successful solo artists) was Christopher Drew of nevershoutnever! Spawning a whole era of straight hair, hands in pockets, cutest cutesy boys, NSN wrote some super catchy songs that made their way into the hearts of many who then repressed the urge sing them at the top of their lungs for fear of being made fun of. Or at least that’s what we felt like at the time. Anyways! We take some time today to sing some praises, as well as discuss the music video which leads to a lot of conversation about the first time we held hands with our first crushes.
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Songs of the week: Thirty Something by Eternal Boy Acolyte by Slaughter Beach, Dog
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| 15 Feb 2019 | 114. Taylor Swift Discography Draft | 00:42:32 | |
Taylor Swift has played an interesting part in Tom and Pats lives over the years, and they take a minute revisit the entire discography in this week’s draft. Each picks 1 song from each album to draft to their EP, with 2 wild cards from any album to complete a 7 track mixtape. Some of the songs on the list have been played at multiple weddings, funerals, have been performed as acoustic covers when the guys were still in their teens, and still grace their top played list on Apple Music to this day. Make sure to let them know which songs would make your EP, and don’t forget to pre-order their upcoming anti-novel, Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy!!!
PRE-ORDER RON CARNAGE: THE THINKER BOY!!!!
Links: Taylor Swift Discography Playlist on Apple Music We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together Taylor Swift Motivational Poster Pre-order Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy
Songs of the week: Tell Me It’s Over by Avril Lavigne The Bet Ain’t Worth the Hand by Leon Bridges
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| 03 Aug 2018 | 86. Taking Back Sunday's Tell All Your Friends v. Where You Want to Be | 00:47:45 | |
Taking Back Sunday and their 2 hit albums Tell All Your Friends and Where You Want to be are the main topic of discussion this week, and as you probably could have guessed, the guys can't agree on which album is better. Some wild fan theories are discussed, including one of Tom's mom's (not a fan), and both recount some pivotal moments in their lives and the role that this band played.
Links: What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost Look What You Made Me Do Heavy Metal Cover
Songs of the week: Jee Veerey by Bloodywood I Might Need Security by Chance The Rapper
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| 22 May 2020 | 172. Helena by My Chemical Romance | 00:48:15 | |
Helena is one of those songs you need to listen to in your underwear on the kitchen floor as you feel the full force of gravity pulling you closer to the center of the Earth. Every millisecond of this song is packed with so much emotion it’s taken every bit of the 16 years we’ve had with it to feel the full weight of this tune. This week the guys break down the music video scene for scene and do their best to appreciate every frame of it’s incredible story and performance. A lot went into the making of this video, and luckily the band and director Marc Webb documented a lot of the creative process and uploaded it to YouTube for fans to appreciate for years to come.
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Links: Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge on Apple Music Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge on Spotify
Songs of the week: Chaos by Taurids Wavelength by Stand Atlantic
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| 19 Feb 2021 | 211. The Best Bass Lines of the Early 2000’s Draft | 00:44:42 | |
For all of about 2 weeks now, we’ve taken the strong position as a “pro bass guitar program”. This week, we’re putting our money where our mouth is. Finally, it’s time for someone to stand up against the current and loudly proclaim, “Give the bassist some!”, so we drafted the only 10 songs we could think of that had a standout bass line. Did that last sentence hurt or help our cause? And why do the show notes always switch back and forth from first and third-person perspectives? I don’t know folks… the guys are just trying to figure it out as we go…
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Links: The Best Bass Lines of the Early 2000’s Draft on Apple Music The Best Bass Lines of the Early 2000’s Draft on Spotify Rock Bottom at the Renaissance by Mike Henneberger King For a Day by Pierce the Veil Hate Me Sometimes by Stand Atlantic
Songs of the week: Love Story (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift My Limb by Hayley Williams
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| 17 May 2019 | 127. Linkin Park's Meteora v. Something Corporate's Leaving Through the Window, 5 for 5 | 00:51:17 | |
In a bizarre mashup of sorts, the guys decide to each talk about 2 completely different albums at the same time, inspired by a friend and listener of the show. Tom covers the album Meteora by Linkin Park, and in normal long-winded Tom fashion, it’s full of stories form his adolescence. The album helped him through some serious family trauma as a young teen, motivated him to wear nothing but DC clothing for years, and he even performed a song for three 7th grade girls in his bedroom after an early dismissal day. But he was in 6th grade so it was totally cool. Pat discovered his album Leaving Through the Window”by Something Corporate much later in life after having a few casual interaction in 8th grade along with Tom. One of the songs has strong ties between him and his wife, while others remind him of strolling campus alone as a bushy eyed college freshman.
Links: Leaving Through the Window by Something Corporate The Upsides by The Wonder Years
Song of the week: On The Line by Jenny Lewis
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| 02 Apr 2021 | 217. The Best Guitar Riffs of all Time Draft | 01:04:05 | |
Pop Punk and Emo musicians aren’t necessarily known for their ability to shred their instruments ala Van Halen or Slash, but there are a large handful of songs from the decade that feature absolutely incredible riffs. This week we drafted our favorite riffs from our favorite pop punk and emo bands from the early 2000s and it gets heated IMMEDIATELY. To no one’s surprise, Tom tries to pick a song from the wrong decade and Pat plays some serious head games.
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Links: The Best Riffs of all Time Draft on Apple Music The Best Riffs of all Time Draft on Spotify Thanks to Casey Kuftic and BITER for the intro song! Maya Rudolph and Sum 41 on SNL Days That Shape Our Lives by Me Vs Hero
Songs of the week: You All Over Me by Taylor Swift ft. Maren Morris Group Love by Deadline
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| 31 Jul 2020 | 182. The Ultimate Blink-182 Discography Mixtape Draft | 01:32:09 | |
We’ve been holding off on the Blink-182 episode for a very very special occasion, and how much more special can it be than episode 182?! We roll 182 dice (for real, check out the Patreon) and draft our favorite tracks from the Tom DeLonge era of Blink-182.
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Links: The Ultimate Blink-182 Discography Mixtape Draft on Apple Music The Ultimate Blink-182 Discography Mixtape Draft on Spotify Tom, Pat, and Zach as “First Date” on Halloween I Miss You Live at Pepsi Smash Eminem Terrified As Daughter Begins Dating Man Raised On His Music by The Hard Times
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| 05 Jul 2019 | 134. We're Taking a Break... | 00:50:01 | |
Pat moves into an AirBnB, Tom explains the differences in cold brew and Japanese style iced coffee, Taylor Swift runs into some controversy (*Pikachu Face*) over who owns her masers, Tom does a follow up on his New Year’s Resolutions, and the guys explain why they’ve decided to take a 2 month break from doing the show. Miss you all already.
Links: Mother Nature by The Dangerous Summer Taylor Swift Controversy over Owning her Masters Simple Creatures ‘Strange Love’ EP Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy on Amazon
Song of the week: Fineshrine by Purity Ring
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| 30 Oct 2020 | 195. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me" by Fall Out Boy | 00:45:37 | |
Happy Halloween everyone! This week we came across one of the strangest, most outlandish, most theatrical, and most fun music videos we’ve ever discussed. The line time is as long as the song name and features damn near every member on the Fueled by Ramen roster. Fall Out Boy really swung for the fences in their dramatic vampire short film that has absolutely nothing to do with the theme of the song, but the payoff was huge. This is truly a work of art, directed by the great Alan Furgeson, that is hella getting us in the mood for Halloween, but in a way that doesn’t make us soil our pants.
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Links: A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me" Music Video HUGE Collaborative Spotify Playlist
Songs of the week: In Violet by Grayscale Trouble by Death by Unga Bunga
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| 27 Nov 2020 | 199. The Scrubs Soundtrack Mixtape Draft | 01:04:15 | |
Early on in this podcast, the guys fumbled their way through what was meant to be a very heartful episode about their love for the TV show Scrubs. As with most episodes in the first 2 years, it was pretty bad, so this week is a redemption episode. The guys take turns drafting their 5 favorite songs that appeared in the original broadcasting of Scrubs while taking some time to discuss how they reacted to these moments as teens and how it continues to make them feel today. Make sure to stream the playlists on Apple Music and Spotify!
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Links: The Scrubs Soundtrack Mixtape Draft on Spotify The Scrubs Soundtrack Mixtape Draft on Apple Music Zach Braff reading AI written JD monologue
Songs of the week: Diamond by Grayscale The Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by Kurt Vile
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| 30 Jul 2021 | 234. Bert Poncet of Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! on the making of Gone Are the Good Days | 01:38:44 | |
Bert Poncet, the singer of Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! stops by the talk about the songwriting and recording process of their new album Gone Are The Good Days. Tom and Bert broke down in detail the recording process of their first self-produced album Something For Nothing, the Andrew Wade Remix, recording Pardon My French with Joey Sturgis, making Get Lost, Find Yourself with Kyle Black, and finally writing, recording, and self-producing Gone Are The Good Days. It took 11 years to get back to self-producing a record. Bert says he’s learned a lot working with some legendary producers in the genre, but he was excited to get back to producing his own work since no one else has quite been able to capture the signature Chunk! sound. We break down in extreme detail the writing and recording process of Bitter, we uncover some drum production strategies, exclusive info on upcoming plugins, a new type of guitar that the guys invented, and going to Fiverr for that legendary sax solo in Complete You.
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Links: Buy and Stream ‘Gone Are The Good Days’ NOW!! Something For Nothing (Original Mix) Something For Nothing (Andrew Wade Mix) Gone Are The Good Days Music Video Mixing, Mastering, and Songwriting with Alias Studio Beau Burchell Woodman BB Baritone Guitar by Balaguer
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| 10 Jan 2020 | 153. Commit This to Memory by Motion City Soundtrack, Ranked | 00:58:10 | |
Commit This to Memory is an album that shook our 14 year old souls when it first came out, or in Tom’s case, just a year or two later. Having been introduced to this band by 2 kids that Pat and Tom looked up to for musical advice, this album was destined to make waves all 15 years since it’s release, with no sign of stopping in sight. The guys play this dumb game they both hate where they try to rank the songs from worst to best, and ultimately they decide every song is great and they wouldn’t change a thing.
Links: Blog: Revisiting "Commit This To Memory" by Motion City Soundtrack, which somehow turns 15 this year Commit This to Memory on Apple Music Commit This to Memory on Spotify Tom’s Janky Version of Feel Like Rain
Songs of the week: The Outside by Honeylip Twitter Tease by Hayley Williams
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| 20 Jul 2018 | 84. The *NSYNC Music Video Power Hour | 00:39:16 | |
One of the greatest boy bands of all time *NSYNC is the main topic of discussion this week. The guys give their usual fun facts, recount stories of when they first heard of the band, and the long disputed feud of Backstreet Boys vs. *NSYNC. Pat brings a wild theory to the table of the power struggle between JC and JT, and how it affected positioning in music videos and wild hair-dos. The guys then discuss their most popular music videos, and close it out with some more last minute wedding talk. Tweet at the show to let us know if you were/are team Backstreet Boys or *NSYNC. And if you're team O-town or 98degrees, just keep that to yourselves.
Links: Tearing Up My Heart Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POnunuWyI64 No Strings Attached Album Cover
Recommendations of the week:
Glow Season 2 on Netflix Let It Go by The Story So Far
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| 19 Oct 2018 | 97. Avril Lavigne: Pop-Punk Princess, Post-Grunge Valkyrie | 00:54:53 | |
Tom takes a stressful bath right before recording, and then the guys launch right into the long awaited Avril Lavigne episode with some fun facts, and both are absolutely blown away by the numbers she’s managed to pull since the dawn of her very early career. It’s clear the pop-punk princess has been taken for granted by many, but it doesn’t appear to have slowed her down.
Links: Original Meditation Soundtrack / Tom’s Bath Time Tunes My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne Sir Ian McKellen on Avril Lavigne Just the Girl I’m Looking For by The Click Five
Songs of the week: Thug Life by Brockhampton Samurai Lo-Fi Hip Hop by Various Artists
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| 11 Feb 2022 | 262. Same Direction by Hoobastank (Into the Hoobaverse) | 00:50:45 | |
It’s no secret that Hoobastank’s music video for The Reason is our favorite heist movie ever, but it recently came to our attention that there’s a sequel! Hooba picks up right where they left off and tell a gripping tale of crime, rock and roll, and betrayal all in three minutes, and somehow managed to outdo themselves once again. However, we want more. Selfishly, but there were also a few loose ends that we’d love to see tied up in a neat bow, so we’re calling on Doug Robb and the boys to expand the Hoobaverse with a 3rd installment to the series, or preferably a feature-length video. If you’d like to see this happen, make sure to sign our change.org petition below.
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Songs of the week: Stay the Same by Gold Steps x Thief Club ガラクタオーバーフロウ by ニアフレンズ
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