Podcasts by Reminiscent | A Pop Punk and Emo Music Podcast
Reminiscent is a weekly show where 2 best friends discuss their favorite bands from their adolescence and how it’s shaped their lives as they find themselves exploring early adulthood.
Hitting puberty in the early 2000’s was a really strange time for a lot of people, but Tom and Pat have had each others back since the early 90s. Come along for the ride.
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272. 10 Years of This Is My Nightmare by The Good Fight from 2023-11-09T08:00
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 ...
Listen271. The 2007 Mixtape Draft from 2022-12-23T08:01
2007 was a very important year for Tom, Pat, and the scene as a whole. This year saw some of our favorite releases of all time, and things get contentious real fast as we scramble to cl...
Listen270. All That I've Got by The Used from 2022-12-23T08:00
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. ...
Listen-We're Going On Spring Break!- from 2022-04-08T07:00:59
Hey friends! We wanted to deliver the news that we’re going on Spring Break. We don’t have a date set for the next new episode, and we just need a little time to rest. We’re both new da...
Listen269. Through the Fire and the Flames by Dragonforce from 2022-04-01T07:00:55
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 ...
Listen268. 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger from 2022-03-25T07:00:26
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 ...
Listen267. Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly from 2022-03-17T07:00:04
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 ...
Listen266. The Science of Selling Yourself Short by Less Than Jake from 2022-03-11T08:00:23
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 s...
Listen265. The Songs About Places and Spaces Mixtape Draft from 2022-03-04T08:00:24
Many bands over the years have dared to write songs about their hometown, the neighboring state that they can’t stand, or even extremely specific restaurants, apartments, and fountains ...
Listen264. Anywhere But Here by Mayday Parade from 2022-02-25T08:00:06
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. ...
Listen263. Everywhere by Michelle Branch from 2022-02-18T08:00:04
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 ...
Listen262. Same Direction by Hoobastank (Into the Hoobaverse) from 2022-02-11T08:00:35
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 the...
Listen261. The Debut Album Mixtape Draft from 2022-02-04T08:00:09
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 ...
Listen260. When We Were Young Festival Setlist Mixtape Draft from 2022-01-28T08:00:06
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 mi...
Listen259. The Sophomore Album Mixtape Draft (and the songs that defined them) from 2022-01-21T08:00
Everyone loves to talk about bands’ debut albums, but I think it’s about time we give some sophomore releases the credit they deserve. This week we draft our favorite sophomore albums, ...
Listen258. Writing on the Walls by Underøath from 2022-01-14T08:00
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...
Listen257. ScorchFest 2022: Listeners Send Us Their Hottest Takes! from 2022-01-07T08:00
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 spec...
Listen256. The New Year by Death Cab For Cutie from 2021-12-31T08:00
With the new year upon us, we’ve decided to finally discuss the only song that has ever made sense to discuss on the last week of the year, The New Year by Death ...
Listen255. Live Christmas AMA from 2021-12-24T08:00
For the first time in 5 years, we record an episode LIVE in front of a virtual studio audience! Pat watched a super long documentary about The Beatles, Tom definitely does not, they bot...
Listen254. December (again) and again and (again) by Neck Deep from 2021-12-17T10:00
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 t...
Listen253. Reinventing Your Exit by Underøath from 2021-12-10T10:00
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 ...
Listen252. Flavor of the Weak by American Hi-Fi from 2021-12-03T10:00
Y’all have been begging us for an American Hi-Fi song for ages now, and we aim to please. Flavor of the Weak is a super great song, VERY guitar forward, the riff ...
Listen251. The Super Long Song Title Mixtape Draft from 2021-11-26T10:00
If emo has taught us anything through the years, it’s to express ourselves; to be honest with ourselves and others, and do it in the most verbose an...
Listen250. Growing up Emo in Erie, PA with Jess Scutella: Tattooer, Drummer, Artist from 2021-11-19T10:00
Today we’re celebrating 250 episodes and 5 years of the podcast with NEW ARTWORK! We’ve been working on a super fun art project with our friend Jess Scutella for ...
Listen249. The Middle by Jimmy Eat World from 2021-11-12T10:00
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 succ...
Listen248. King For a Day by Pierce The Veil (Pat's Birthday Extravaganza!!!) from 2021-11-05T09:00
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 tha...
Listen247. Chap Stick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry by Relient K from 2021-10-29T09:00
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 ...
Listen246. The Pop Punk Karaoke Draft from 2021-10-22T09:00
We get a little bit out of our comfort zone this week and imagine ourselves alone on a stage, spotlight shining, performing our favorite songs for friends, cowork...
Listen245. The Fall Out Boy Draft from 2021-10-15T09:00
We talk about Fall Out Boy a lot. Like, a LOT. And we have no plan of slowing down, or at least we didn’t until we realized while recording this episode that we’r...
Listen244. A Lesson In Romantics by Mayday Parade from 2021-10-08T09:00
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 al...
Listen243. The Taking Back Sunday Draft from 2021-10-01T09:00
Few bands have had as much influence on our musical taste, our band, and our lives as Taking Back Sunday. This episode has been waiting to come out for a while, and we spend an awfully ...
Listen242. I Woke Up In a Car by Something Corporate from 2021-09-24T09:00
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 ...
Listen241. Bring It! (Snakes On a Plane) by Cobra Starship from 2021-09-17T09:00
We both watched a 1h 46m minute just to deliver this episode, and we couldn’t be any more apologetic to how it turned out. This meandering conversation touches on...
Listen240. The Drum Draft from 2021-09-10T09:00
In a genre not often associated with very technical artists, quite a few drummers have stood out from the pack as absolute masters of their instrument. This week ...
Listen239. Slow Down by The Academy Is... from 2021-09-03T09:00
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…...
Listen238. The Year 2006 Mixtape Draft from 2021-08-27T09:00
2006 was an absolute bonkers year for new music. Some of our favorite tracks came out as we were sophomores in high school and we ate it up with a knife and a for...
Listen237. My Friends Over You by New Found Glory from 2021-08-20T09:00
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...
Listen236. Desert Island Albums ft. Dungeons&Dragons from 2021-08-13T09:00
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...
Listen235. Little Things by Good Charlotte from 2021-08-06T09:00
Good Charlotte (more like GREAT Charlotte, amiright? sorry.) had done what very few bands have managed to do, release their debut album with a major label. This r...
Listen234. Bert Poncet of Chunk! No, Captain Chunk! on the making of Gone Are the Good Days from 2021-07-30T04:07:45
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.
... Listen233. Where I Want To Be by The Dangerous Summer from 2021-07-23T09:00
While they may be just on the fringes of what we talk about on the show, The Dangerous Summer are front and center in our hearts. In 2009 the band dropped one of ...
Listen232. The Motion City Soundtrack Draft from 2021-07-16T09:00
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...
Listen231. Miss Murder by AFI from 2021-07-09T09:00
The goth fever dream that is the music video for AFI’s Miss Murder gets a solid breakdown in this week’s episode. There’s rabbits. pieces of paper, super long ban...
Listen230. The Kill (Bury Me) by 30 Seconds to Mars from 2021-07-02T09:00
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...
Listen229. The AIM Away Message Lyrics Draft from 2021-06-25T09:00
The year is 2003, you and your best friend just walked home from your first day of 7th grade, there’s Capri Sun in the fridge, bagel bites in the freezer, and a n...
Listen228. Shane Drake Talks Directing Music Videos for Paramore, Panic! at the Disco, and Fall Out Boy from 2021-06-18T09:00
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 th...
Listen227. Buried a Lie by Sense Fail from 2021-06-11T09:00
“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 interdepend...
Listen226. Melrose Diner by The Wonder Years from 2021-06-04T09:00
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 absolute...
Listen225. Honestly by Cartel from 2021-05-28T09:00
A few years back we said something regrettable about Cartel, so this week we try and set the record straight. Cartel is straight up one of the greatest bands aliv...
Listen224. Starstrukk by 3OH!3 (feat. Katy Perry) from 2021-05-21T09:00
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 bet...
Listen223. Pressure by Paramore from 2021-05-14T09:00
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. ...
Listen222. Who I Am Hates Who I've Been by Relient K from 2021-05-07T11:06:39
We at Reminiscent find that Relient K is often overlooked when discussing greatest acts in the genre from the early 2000s, so we are here once again to give them the praise they deserve...
Listen221. The 2005 Emo Madness Tournament from 2021-04-30T09:00
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 ...
Listen220. All the Small Things by Blink-182 from 2021-04-23T09:00
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 t...
Listen219. Scorchfest 2021: our Twitter followers give their hottest music takes from 2021-04-16T09:00
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 h...
Listen218. Mutiny! by Set Your Goals from 2021-04-09T09:00
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 fu...
Listen217. The Best Guitar Riffs of all Time Draft from 2021-04-02T09:00
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 fr...
Listen216. Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on the Creek by Chiodos from 2021-03-26T09:00
There was no living creature as foul as Chiodos, and all of their poems were… actually Shakespeare sonnets? Anyways, we’re here talking about Chiodos and there’s ...
Listen215. Can't Stand It by Never Shout Never from 2021-03-19T09:00
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 de...
Listen214. This Ain't a Scene by Fall Out Boy from 2021-03-12T10:00
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...
Listen213. Dance, Dance by Fall Out Boy from 2021-03-05T10:00
In a world where music videos are a dying art, a symbol of past generations, Fall Out Boy has managed to break the mold and put out absolutely incredible videos, see also: high-concept,...
Listen212. Rock Bottom at the Renaissance, an Interview with Mike Henneberger: Emo Kid, Best- Selling Author, and Emmy Winning Producer and Journalist from 2021-02-26T10:00
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 ...
Listen211. The Best Bass Lines of the Early 2000’s Draft from 2021-02-19T10:00
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...
Listen210. Bedroom Talk by The Starting Line from 2021-02-12T10:00
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 ...
Listen209. Since U Been Gone by A Day To Remember (as made famous by Kelly Clarkson) from 2021-02-05T10:00
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 conver...
Listen208. The Best Album Openers of All Time, a Draft from 2021-01-29T10:00
There are few more important artforms than that of creating a perfect tracklist for an album, and no position is more important than the opening track. This week,...
Listen207. First Date by Blink-182 from 2021-01-22T10:00
In 2001, Bli...
Listen206. Dirty Little Secret by The All-American Rejects from 2021-01-15T10:00
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 dis...
Listen205. Girl All the Bad Guys Want by Bowling For Soup Killed Nu-Metal from 2021-01-08T10:00
Pat plays a show with a guitar pick made from a Chuck E. Cheese employee badge, Tom has a nickname for 7th graders, Pat was called a poser, Tom’s wears plaid shor...
Listen204. The Year 2005 Mixtape Draft from 2021-01-01T10:00
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 c...
Listen203. Christmas 2020 Ask Me Anything from 2020-12-25T10:00
This year has been really intense and difficult fo...
Listen202. 5 Pop Punk Christmas Songs that Zagged When Others Zigged from 2020-12-18T10:00
Sometime around 1999 it became illegal to be a band and not write an original Christmas song, and many of them decided to zag when others zigged. Leaving behind t...
Listen201. Accidents by Alexisonfire from 2020-12-11T10:00
At some point in high school, Pat and Tom’s musical tastes started to diverge. Tom got into heavier music and Pat listened to a lot of Beck for a minute or someth...
Listen200. An Oral History of our High School Band 4 Under Par from 2020-12-04T10:00
After 4 crazy years of learning what it means to be a “two white guys talking” podcast, episode 200 is among us. The guys take a week to celebrate the show by dis...
Listen199. The Scrubs Soundtrack Mixtape Draft from 2020-11-27T10:00
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 y...
Listen198. In Too Deep by Sum 41 from 2020-11-20T10:00
Deep into the era of “fart punk”, Sum 41 released a music video unlike no other, as they are known to do. Borrowing heavily from Rodney Dangerfield’s classic “Bac...
Listen197. Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings from 2020-11-13T10:00
Check Yes Juliet seems to be a song everybody knew from a band that nobody could remember. It made its way onto the airwaves and embedded itself deeply into the n...
Listen196. The Get Your Booty on the Dance Floor Mixtape Draft from 2020-11-06T10:00
As tensions run high and there are more reasons to lie on the floor in despair than ever (maybe? this is being written on 11/4???) a listener asks us to lift the ...
Listen195. A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me" by Fall Out Boy from 2020-10-30T09:00
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 th...
Listen194. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day from 2020-10-23T09:00
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 differen...
Listen193. Punk Rock Princess by Something Corporate from 2020-10-16T09:00
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 ...
Listen192. In The End by Linkin Park from 2020-10-09T09:00
If you were an edgy 12-year-old growing up in a depressed former steel town in rust belt Pennsylvania in the early 2000s, you probably listened to a lot of Linkin Park. Hell, if you wer...
Listen191. I'm Just a Kid by Simple Plan from 2020-10-02T09:00
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 nightma...
Listen190. Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne from 2020-09-25T09:00
As far as early internet era guerrilla marketing efforts go, there are few as intricate and successful as Avril Lavigne’s impromptu street performance (and possible murder?) that takes ...
Listen189. So Wrong, It's Right by All Time Low (feat. Jeremie of The Vinyl Countdown) from 2020-09-18T09:00
Jeremie Lavigne of The Vinyl Countdown podcast joins us this week to discuss the endlessly poppy, fun, and oftentimes confusing album “So Wrong, It’s Right” by Al...
Listen188. Such Great Heights by The Postal Service from 2020-09-11T09:00
The Postal Service occupies a very unique corner of the emo-verse of the early 2000s. Such Great Heights was a song that dominated airwaves in the early aughts, a...
Listen187. Lying on the Floor in Despair Mixtape Draft from 2020-09-04T09:00
We asked, Twitter responded, and now we delivered. The most anticipated draft ever done on this show, the “Lying on the Floor in Existen...
Listen186. Lifestyles of the Rich&Famous by Good Charlotte from 2020-08-28T09:00
Good Charlotte released Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous in 2002 and the world hasn’t been the same since. Well, that’s not all true. Actually, almost everything i...
Listen185. Ocean Avenue (the album) by Yellowcard from 2020-08-21T09:00
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, Ocea...
Listen184. Jamie All Over by Mayday Parade from 2020-08-14T09:00
While the guys may have been too afraid to admit “A Lesson in Romantics” was one of their favorite albums in high school, it totally was. This week ...
Listen183. Here (In Your Arms) by Hellogoodbye from 2020-08-07T09:00
182. The Ultimate Blink-182 Discography Mixtape Draft from 2020-07-31T09:00
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 rea...
Listen181. So Much Love by The Rocket Summer from 2020-07-24T09:00
One song to rule them all, one song to find them, one song to bring them all, and in the Church of Bryce bind them. That’s how we feel about So Much Love by the R...
Listen180. Whoa Oh! (Me vs Everyone) by Forever the Sickest Kids from 2020-07-17T09:00
2008 saw the release of some very poppy, very catchy acts in the pop scene, but not many as poppy or as catchy as Underdog Alma Mater by Forever the Sickest Kids. This album consisted of some pr...
Listen179. I Will Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie from 2020-07-10T09:00
Ben Gibbard has lead our fragile minds to ponder many heavy topics over time, dating back to our teenage years. Possibly none more than the music video for I Will...
Listen178. We Don't Need to Whisper by Angels&Airwaves, Ranked from 2020-07-03T09:00
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 & A...
Listen177. The Way Home: The Summer Road Trip Return Mixtape Draft from 2020-06-26T09:00
All good things must end, but that doesn’t mean it has to be a bummer. In this week’s draft, a part 2 from last week’s summer road trip mixtape draft, the guys pi...
Listen176. The Ultimate Summer Road Trip Mixtape Draft from 2020-06-19T09:00
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...
Listen175. The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls from 2020-06-11T17:32:48
There are few feelings more visceral to a teenager than the desire to pack a a 1981 Honda Civic full of Doritos Cool Ranch, Mountain Dew, and trail mix and hit th...
Listen174. I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At The Disco from 2020-06-05T09:00
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 circu...
Listen173. The Midnight Anger Walk Mixtape Draft from 2020-05-29T09:00
It’s no secret that teenagers feel feel every emotion with the intensity of a thousand suns. Maybe your mom took your PS1 away because you threw your pizza rolls at your little sister f...
Listen172. Helena by My Chemical Romance from 2020-05-22T09:00
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 mill...
Listen171. Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New from 2020-05-15T09:00
Your Favorite Weapon is a really unique album in Brand New’s discography, and it holds a lot of great tunes within. A far cry from their later work, this pop punk...
Listen170. The Year 2004 Mixtape Draft from 2020-05-08T09:00
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 ton...
Listen169. Detroit by Fireworks from 2020-05-01T09:00
Every now and then you’ll come across a song that was written for you and you alone. Nothing has ever made more sense than the lyrics, the vibe is tuned just to y...
Listen168. Cute Without the E by Taking Back Sunday, the Music Video from 2020-04-24T09:00
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 s...
Listen167. The Weezer Mixtape Draft (2000-2010) from 2020-04-17T09:00
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 m...
Listen166. Adam Schlesinger: The King of Power Pop from 2020-04-10T09:00
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 extr...
Listen165. Say Anything's Self-Titled Album, Track by Track from 2020-04-03T09:00
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 th...
Listen164. The Curse of Curves by Cute is What We Aim For from 2020-03-27T09:00
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...
Listen163. All Downhill From Here by New Found Glory, the Music Video from 2020-03-20T09:00
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 vot...
Listen162. Best Cover Songs from the Early 2000's, a Draft from 2020-03-13T09:00
There are a lot of things to love about the early 2000s, but the cover songs are really where the decade shined the brightest. Not entirely thanks to the Pop Goes...
Listen161. Dear Maria, Count Me In by All Time Low Made Us Steal a Car from 2020-03-06T10:00
Attempts were made to discuss the music video for Dear Maria, Count Me In at length, but the episode quickly corrected course into an insane road trip Pat and Tom...
Listen160. Sugar, We're Goin Down by Fall Out Boy, the Music Video from 2020-02-28T10:00
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. A...
Listen159. Rise or Die Trying by Four Year Strong from 2020-02-21T10:00
Rise or Die Trying is another one of those albums that we should all feel lucky happened in our lifetime. It’s truly 1 in a billion. To have so much happiness, po...
Listen158. Valentine's Day Pop Punk Mixtape Draft from 2020-02-14T10:00
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 l...
Listen157. Gives You Hell by The All American Rejects from 2020-02-07T10:00
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 ...
Listen156. The Upsides by The Wonder Years, 10 Years Later from 2020-01-31T10:00
The late aughts were a time of reveling in self pity, doubt, and/or hatred. But one band was vulnerable enough to stand up and say, hey, maybe we can get ourselve...
Listen155. All We Know Is Falling by Paramore from 2020-01-24T10:00
With Hayley Williams dropping her brand new solo effort “Simmer” just days ago, we felt inspired to take a look back at the very beginning of Hayley Williams care...
Listen154. Alive with the Glory of Love by Say Anything from 2020-01-17T10:00
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 th...
Listen153. Commit This to Memory by Motion City Soundtrack, Ranked from 2020-01-10T10:00
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 t...
Listen152. The 2020 New Year Resolutions and Goals Episode from 2020-01-03T10:00
Best friend Zach drops in to accompany the guys on their usual New Year goals episode. As everyone approaches 30, there’s some big life changes about to take place (did someone say kids...
Listen151. The Hella Mega Tour Setlist Draft from 2019-12-27T10:00
Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy are gearing up to hit the stage in a massive tour that is somewhat reminiscent of massive stadium tours of generations passed....
Listen150. Give Up by The Postal Service from 2019-12-20T10:00
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 atte...
Listen149. Ever So Sweet v. Hey There Delilah (feat. MySpace) from 2019-12-13T10:00
When you’re thinking of classic sad boy acoustic jams from the early to mid 2000s, Ever So Sweet by The Early November and Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s su...
Listen148. The Christmas Mixtape Draft from 2019-12-06T10:00
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...
Listen147. Jimmy Eat World's 'Future', a Redemption 15 Years Late from 2019-11-29T10:00
5 year have passed since Jimmy Eat World released their 4th studio album ‘Futures’, and somehow the guys are just now finding out about it. They share their initi...
Listen146. The Academy Is... Trivia Game Show from 2019-11-22T10:00
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 create...
Listen145. 15 Years of Relient K's Mmhmm, a Vaguely Christian Masterpiece from 2019-11-15T10:00
Relient K’s vaguely christian breakout 4th album ‘Mmhmm’ stirred a lot of conversation back in the early 2000s, just as it did this week. The guys discuss the chr...
Listen144. The My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour Dream Setlist from 2019-11-08T10:00
With the breaking news of My Chemical Romance’s reunion show, the guys take a stab at putting together their dream set list for th...
Listen143. The Year 2003 Mixtape Draft from 2019-11-01T09:00
The guys take on one of the greatest challenges of their time, drafting their year 2003 mixtape. The rules are simple: always try to pick something from the wrong...
Listen142. Ohio is for Lovers by Hawthorne Heights: The Emo Anthem from 2019-10-25T09:00
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 g...
Listen141. She Hates Me by Puddle of Mudd from 2019-10-18T09:00
She Hates Me may be regarded as the last viral, word of mouth song that’s ever existed. Tom and Pat recall schoolyard talk about a song that’s an absolute bop, bu...
Listen140. Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus from 2019-10-11T09:00
Let’s face it, Teenage Dirtbag is the best loser anthem of all time, and possibly one of the best songs of the 2000s. That statement alone sums up the entirety of this episode, but we a...
Listen139. 15 Years of Hot Fuss by The Killers, If It Pleases the Court from 2019-10-04T09:00
We are gathered here today to determine a winner from the selection of 4 songs off Hot Fuss that received their own music video. The rules are simple, no one care...
Listen138. The Reason by Hoobastank from 2019-09-27T09:00
Not a single soul alive today could forget the song “The Reason” by Hoobstank. Every radio station in the world made darn sure of that. Both Tom and Pat have been...
Listen137. I Miss You Music Video, Blink-182 from 2019-09-20T09:00
The music video for I Miss You turns 15 years old and the guys go deep. They discuss the first time they heard the song, what the hell is going on in the video, h...
Listen136. 15 Years of Green Day's 'American Idiot' from 2019-09-13T09:00
135. Lover by Taylor Swift from 2019-09-06T09:00
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 S...
Listen134. We're Taking a Break... from 2019-07-05T09:00
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, To...
Listen133. High School Reunion + 10 Year Anniversary Mixtape from 2019-06-28T09:00
The guys take some time to recap their 10 year high school reunion, of which 1 attended and 1 did not last week in Erie, PA, fun times were had at Tom’s dad’s hou...
Listen132. The Road Trip Episode from 2019-06-21T09:00
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 f...
Listen131. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out v. From Under the Cork Tree, 2005 Deathmatch from 2019-06-14T09:00
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...
Listen130. Tom DeLonge and the Future of Blink-182 from 2019-06-07T09:00
It’s no secret that Tom DeLonge has been busy making waves in the field of UFO research, and with the news of Blink-182 touring Enema of the State in it’s entiret...
Listen129. No Pads, No Helmets... Just Balls v. The Young and the Hopeless from 2019-05-31T09:00
The year 2002 saw the release of some really great movies, tv shows, and especially studio albums, including but not limited to No Pads, No Helmets…...
Listen128. Desert Island Albums, Jr. High Edition from 2019-05-24T09:00
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 woul...
Listen127. Linkin Park's Meteora v. Something Corporate's Leaving Through the Window, 5 for 5 from 2019-05-17T09:00
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 o...
Listen126. Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard from 2019-05-10T09:00
125. Bring Me to Life by Evanescence from 2019-05-03T09:00
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...
Listen124. Me! by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco from 2019-04-26T08:02:06
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 th...
Listen123. Taking Back Sunday, In an Old Freezer, but with Stock Footage from 2019-04-19T09:00
MakeDamnSure is a song that captivated the iPod Nano’s of everyone in our sophomore high school class. The guitar riffs are infectious, the melodies carry every adolescent...
Listen122. Strange Love by Simple Creatures from 2019-04-12T09:00
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, t...
Listen121. Oh Canada... the draft from 2019-04-05T09:00
Our sister station up north takes an entire episode for themselves to draft their favorite songs that have come out of the Great White North. As always, the songs come with wildly entertaining s...
Listen120. Graduation Day by Head Automatica from 2019-03-29T09:00
The year is 2006, you’re 15 years old, you’re wearing the T-shirt of the band you’re about to see, which you just found out is social suicide. You’ve got underwear around ...
Listen119. Steve Aoki feat Blink-182... a Disaster Piece from 2019-03-22T09:00
Blink-182 recently released a new song and music video with Steve Aoki, and wow… So much to talk about. The lyrics are wack, the video is wack, the collaboration is wack, ...
Listen118. Partying in the USA with Matt Farley of Motern Media from 2019-03-15T09:00
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 Spotif...
Listen117. The Year 3000 by The Jonas Brothers from 2019-03-08T10:00
The year is 3000, you’re underwater for some reason, your great great great granddaughter is doing fine, and The Jonas Brothers are making bangers out of songs that weren’...
Listen116. Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy (the first 6 chapters) from 2019-03-01T10:00
In a huge change of plans and a rare solo episode, Tom talks about his 36 hours spent in Las Vegas, why it’s a solo episode this week, about the founding member of Creed b...
Listen115. 2002 Mix Tape Draft, feat. Bill Conway of The Hard Times from 2019-02-22T10:00
Bill Conway, co-founder of The Hard Times stopped by to talk about his brand new podcast, his experience writing some of the funniest parody articles at The Hard Times, th...
Listen114. Taylor Swift Discography Draft from 2019-02-15T10:00
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...
Listen113. Cartel's Chroma: Honestly, a One Album Wonder from 2019-02-08T10:00
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...
Listen112. Punk Goes Pod, Vol. 112 from 2019-02-01T10:00
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 ...
Listen111. The New Found Glory Episode! from 2019-01-25T10:00
Where would pop punk be without New Found Glory? Some would argue there would be no change, while others claim they defined the genre with their anthemic choruses, half ti...
Listen110. The Starting Line's "Best of Me" Music Video from 2019-01-18T10:00
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...
Listen109. The 2001 Mixtape Draft from 2019-01-11T10:00
2001 was a good year for music, and somehow half of Tom’s picks were from the wrong year. Let’s get that detail out of the way now. His sources are trash. ANYWAYS, the guys return to this fan fa...
Listen108. Taylor Swift's reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix from 2019-01-02T16:16:54
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 ...
Listen107. The New Year's Episode from 2018-12-28T10:00
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 ...
Listen106. The Stacy's Mom Power Hour from 2018-12-21T10:00
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 ...
Listen105. The Sum 41 Hour of Power from 2018-12-14T10:00
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...
Listen104. Post-Egyptian Rock Christmas Ballads from 2018-12-07T10:00
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...
Listen103. The Click Five: Monsters of Power Pop from 2018-11-30T10:00
The Click Five was an anomaly that needed to be discussed on this show at some point. The research from this episode lead the guys to the discovery of a legendary song wri...
Listen102. Our Phases of Music: the Good, the Bad, and the Cringy from 2018-11-23T10:00
Everyone's taste in music changed over time, and the guys sat down today to map out their musical journey, starting with their very first favorite song, and how preference adapted and got more s...
Listen101. The Year 2000 Mixtape Draft from 2018-11-16T10:00
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 a...
Listen100. The Paramore Episode from 2018-11-09T10:00
The long anticipated Paramore episode is finally here, and it’s the first episode of the newly rebranded podcast. The guys dive into their past, how their albums have chan...
Listen99. Erie, PA Scene Queens from 2018-11-02T09:00
In the most reminiscent of Reminiscent episodes, and the final show before the rebrand, Tom, Pat, and Zach take a deep dive into what it was like growing up in a small tow...
Listen97. Avril Lavigne: Pop-Punk Princess, Post-Grunge Valkyrie from 2018-10-19T09:00
93. Sam Pura on The Story So Far's New Album, "Proper Dose" from 2018-09-21T09:00
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 interesti...
Listen86. Taking Back Sunday's Tell All Your Friends v. Where You Want to Be from 2018-08-03T09:00
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 cou...
Listen84. The *NSYNC Music Video Power Hour from 2018-07-20T09:00
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 lon...
Listen81. The My Chemical Romance "I'm Not Okay" Power Hour from 2018-06-15T09:00
The guys do a full breakdown of My Chemical Romances first huge hit, I'm Not Okay off of their second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. The song holds a special place in the guys' he...
Listen66. The Mmmbop Power Hour from 2018-03-02T10:00
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 abou...
Listen51. Taylor Swift's "reputation": Full Review from 2017-11-17T10:00
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 re...
Listen49. Tom DeLonge and To The Stars Academy from 2017-11-03T09:00
The guys take a DEEP dive into Tom DeLonge (Former singer/guitarist of Blink-182's) new aerospace and entertainment company, To The Stars Academy of Arts and...
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