This week, the boys give The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep a full first listen—having never heard the album (or any Neck Deep) before. Also: Jayson reveals a bombshell announcement (about both of them), then immediately follows it up with another embarrassing story, Sam confronts him about hiding the draft results, and the boys refine the rules of Poppeth Punk.
Next week’s album: ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off by WSTR.
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It’s the Emo Book Club Halloween Special! We revisit The Used’s self-titled debut—an album we loved in high school, but does it still hold up today? Also: we finally listen to Wank, read through our viral NOFX post comments, and give away the long-overdue answers to each week’s Poppeth Punk.
Next week’s album: The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep.
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This week, the boys go back to pop-punk ground zero with the self-titled Ramones album—an iconic record they somehow never listened to all the way through until now. Also: failed friend bonding, an awkward confession from Jayson, the final ruling on whether Jimmy Eat World is pop punk, and more listener comments.
Next week’s album: The Used by The Used (It's the Halloween Emo Book Club special!)
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This week, the boys revisit The War on Errorism by NOFX—an album they loved in high school that might’ve hit even harder now. Also: long road trips, Sam’s son vomiting in a pub toilet, viewer comments and the unveiling of the official top 8 album rankings on the Book Club whiteboard.
Next week’s album: Ramones by Ramones.
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The boys are joined by their long-time friend Kale to revisit Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger—an album they used to love in high school, but not everyone feels the same anymore. Also: silica bead romance, a completely botched Mark, Tom and Travis Show quiz and a hilariously awkward social media comment aimed at Sam.
Next week’s album: War on Errorism by NOFX.
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Jayson dreaded revisiting Smash by The Offspring after swearing he’d never listen to it again… but does he change his mind? Also: Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore song debates, a horrifyingly embarrassing story, AI soul and funk pop punk covers and the debut of Poppeth Punk—pop punk lyrics in Shakespearean form.
Next week’s album: Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger.
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Did we miss a pop punk classic? The boys sit down with Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line properly for the first time—and consider whether they have found a hidden gem. Also: secret high school watch messages, the first albums they ever bought (huge surprises), strict parents vs Alanis Morissette and a near-plagiarism lawsuit that never was.
Next week’s album: Smash by The Offspring.
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A lifelong Green Day fan sits down with a known Green Day hater to rate Dookie—and the results might surprise you. Also: Sam’s birthday cake and party hats, firecracker chaos, neighbour drama, another heated interlude argument and a discussion of the Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore and the perfect pop punk song. Oh—and Jayson might actually love Dookie now?
Next week’s album: Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line.
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Millencolin’s 'Pennybridge Pioneers' lands on the table—and the boys revisit their messy rating history with it. Also: Back to the Future tees, butt cheek party tricks, landlord misunderstandings, interlude arguments, a ‘very real’ angry listener voicemail and a chat about the best Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game.
Next week’s album: Dookie by Green Day.
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Blink-182’s 2003 untitled album gets the full treatment this week. The boys dive into its darker tone, experimental sound and how it flipped the script after Enema and TOYPAJ. Plus: Motion City Soundtrack holding koalas, coffee machine mishaps, TikTok bands, watching a man fart in public, Jayson humiliates himself (again).
Next week’s album: Pennybridge Pioneers by Millencolin.
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In this episode, we revisit Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory—an album we never used to listen to the whole way through until recently. And we drop some hot takes that are sure to make NFG fans mad. Also: working with Stevo32, a bandmate’s rectal drumstick incident (don’t ask), Sam’s barber roast and a story about the Silverchair drummer vomiting on Blink-182’s manager.
Next week’s album: Untitled (or Self-Titled) by Blink-182.
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Welcome to the Pop-Punk Book Club! We sit down with Stevo32 of Sum 41 to talk through Does This Look Infected?—but we also have to tell him what we really think of the album, right to his face. Also: Stevo is an Australian citizen, drum chat, how Sum 41 got signed, Stevo quitting the band and working in real estate and some deep-cut reflections on the Sum 41 albums fans probably haven’t heard before.
Next week’s album: Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory.
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🤔 What is the Pop-Punk Book Club?
Well, this isn’t your typical music discussion show. It’s highly subjective and very biased... exactly how it should be. Every week, we revisit (or experience for the first time) a pop punk album in full, on the hunt for our favourite songs of all time. But this isn’t just about us—we want you to join the Book Club, too! Rate the album alongside us using our 7-emoji system (it’s easy), send us your thoughts and tell us what these albums mean to you.
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