Episode 85 - On this week's episode kick off with Grammys news. We wax poetic about Alkaline Trio's 'Blood, Hair & Eyeballs' (19:20) and we revisit Green Day and Blink's latest albums in comparison (39:00.
Episode 84 - We share our thoughts on the new Green Day album Saviors! (18:00). But first we catch up on some show announcements (2:00), what we've been listening to, and a recap on Story of the Year's show at Starland (12:30) and the Tool show at MSG (16:00).
Episode 83 - On this week's episode we laugh at all the American Idiots surprised by Green Day's change of lyrics on NYE. We talk our own musical resolutions for the new year, recap some of Phish's New Years Run and talk about Emo albums that flew under our radar in 2023.
Episode 82 - We dish out our favorites, least favorites and everything in between for the year. From shows to events, singles, new bands, old bands, you name it! Join us as we recap all our favorite and least favorite parts of 2023.
Episode 81 - On this week's Episode Skylar Sarkis of Taking Meds joins the show to talk about one of our favorite albums of the year "Dial M for Meds." We get into everything from touring, songwriting, 90's influences on the band's identity and a rollercoaster of a Blink-182 story.
Episode 80 - On this week's episode we break down the very exciting When We Were Young festival announcement. We react to the albums that were chosen, if we'd have chosen different ones, and what bands we think are missing. We also recap our time at NYC's Terminal 5 seeing the Front Bottoms.
Episode 79: Breaking down all the amazing new albums that came out over the course of the last month or so. Beartooth "The Surface" (9:45), Taking Meds "Dial M for Meds" (22:00), Taking Back Sunday "152" (34:30), The Menzingers "Some of it was True" (47:00), and The Gaslight Anthem "History Books" (59:30). We also talk new Beatles (1:12:00), Blink Bonus Tracks (1:18:40), Knuckle Puck "Losing What we Love" (1:22:15), Magnolia Park (1:25:20), and Anberlin news (1:28:45.
Episode 78 - Break out your Ovaltine and come dance with us! On this week's episode we're back to talk about the new blink-182 album 'One More Time...' Joined by friends of the pod Matt and Steve, we break down our favorite songs, likes and dislikes, where this ranks among past Blink albums and much more. OLE OLE OLE
Episode 76: On this week's episode we recap our time at Sea Hear Now, our favorite acts, what we think the festival could improve on, and what the future looks like. Also Blink gave us dates!
Episode 75 - On this week's episode we discuss all the teasers Blink has been putting out and debate if too much hype can be a bad thing. We live listen to the new Rolling Stones single 'Angry' (8:05) and discuss Sea Hear Now and other festival news (11:50). We get into the new Olivia Rodrigo album 'GUTS' (30:45) and wrap up with some discussion on the state of radio, music tv shows, and other news (45:35).
Episode 74: On this week's episode we dig into Jeff Rosenstock's new album 'HELLMODE.' We talk some Sea Hear Now, get into the Electric Zoo drama, and remember Jimmy Buffet and Steve Harwell.
Episode 73: On this week's episode we follow up on the continued uncertainty of the new Blink 182 album, Nick recaps the Jimmy Eat World / Manchester Orchestra show (7:55), and Taylor Swift inadvertently shuts down Long Beach Island, NJ (18:35).
We get into the new Spanish Love Songs album 'No Joy' (23:30), the new Ratboys album 'the Window' (34:40) and new the The Armed album 'Perfect Saviors' (41:20). We also dive into who the Armed are and all the mystery that follows this band. We wrap up with the usual nonsense including Taking Back Sunday talk (52:00), why we listen to so much unhappy music, and trying to figure out what shows we actually have tickets for.
Episode 72: On this week's episode we have the next installment of GA Book Club as we dive into Part II of Chris Payne's 'Where Are Your Boys Tonight.' (21:00). We also get into Fyre Fest ii news?? (00:48), Story so Far and Neck Deep singles (6:40), and the new(old) Dookie demos (9:00). This part of the book dives into the Used's origin story, early warped tour days, and the early stages of the major labels sinking their teeth into the genre.
Episode 71: On this week's episode we kick it off with a bunch of show recaps including Metallica & Pantera at MetLife, Phish at MSG, and Disturbed & Breaking Benjamin at PNC. We have an in depth discussion on The Front Bottoms new album 'You Are Who You Hang Out With' (37:30). Some Blink talk (1:12:00) and we wrap up with Skip/Repeat (1:16:00).
Episode 70 - Town Liar is a NJ Punk Band featuring members Benny Horowitz, Nick Remondelli, Heath Saraceno & Jason Shevchuk from the bands The Gaslight Anthem, Midtown, Kid Dynamite & Bound. Their Album 'Lies: One Through Seven' can be found on Bandcamp. We get into a bunch of fun stuff including the glory days of basement shows, Benny's role in the NJ music scene, QuikChek vs Wawa, meeting Eli Manning, and tons more.
Episode 69 - This week we kick off recapping the Bayside/ Bouncing Souls/ Screaming Females Stoked for Summer fest in Asbury. We breakdown the new Yellowcard EP 'Childhood Eyes' (10:40) spoiler alert: we love it. The new Hawthorne Heights single is HEAVY (20:00) and the November show announcements are getting out of control. We also run back our day in Philly seeing Phish at the Mann (26:45). To wrap up we've got GA Book Club with PART 1 of 'Where Are Your Boys Tonight' (40:00).
Episode 68 - Millington is a Brass Emo band from Albany, NY bringing you all that Ska Punk goodness with an Emo touch! We got into lots of fun stuff with Cody including how their cover of My Chem on their Brass Emo EP encouraged them to get heavier with their sound on Welcome Home (7:15), mixing Ska, Punk & Emo (10:00), and interning for John Feldman and working with Blink-182 (16:00). We also got into Cody learning Japanese (28:00), playing Governors Ball (34:30), and the band's history and future (44:30).
Episode 67 - We survived a weekend in Asbury recapping our time at the Less Than Jake show at the House of Independents (1:00), a local show at the Asbury Lanes, & a charity show at the Trinity Church(15:30). We discuss the new Taking Back Sunday single 'The One' (23:40) and a new Menzingers single 'There's No Place In the World For Me' (32:50). A wild story about someone throwing their mom's ashes at Pink during a show in the UK (38:15). We wrap up debating if we should be wearing hearing protection at shows (44:00) and praising our book club book Where Are Your Boys Tonight (51:30) where we will be discussing Part 1 next episode.
Episode 66 - Rob Harvilla, host of the incredible "60 Songs That Explain the '90s" podcast joins us to talk everything from podcasting to our favorite air bass songs. We get into the epic Courtney Love interview between Rob and her (9:30), utilizing song clips on the pod (15:00), the "60 Songs" book & podcast companion Rob just finished writing (22:00). Of course we dip into some Phish talk (27:50) followed by some Weezer talk (36:30). We also discuss the industry from news rooms to podcast desks (49:00) and much more. Be sure to check out "60 Songs That Explain the '90s" and preorder the book!
For this week's Fourth of July special episode, friend of the pod Vinny joins us for 2003 album draft as we choose from all the great albums that impacted us as kids. Remember, stay true to your 13 year old self!