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| 272. 10 Years of This Is My Nightmare by The Good Fight | 09 Nov 2023 | 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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| 271. The 2007 Mixtape Draft | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:53:21 | |
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 claim our favorite tracks for this week’s draft. We end with quick conversation about The Hum Goes On Forever by The Wonder Years.
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Links: The 2007 Mixtape Draft on Apple Music The 2007 Mixtape Draft on Spotify
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| 262. Same Direction by Hoobastank (Into the Hoobaverse) | 11 Feb 2022 | 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.
BONUS EPISODES AND INSANITY ON PATREON
Links: Sign our petition the expand “The Hoobaverse” Hooba Make Other Noise Too Tee (coming soon!)
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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| 172. Helena by My Chemical Romance | 22 May 2020 | 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.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
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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| 171. Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New | 15 May 2020 | 01:19:34 | |
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 record remains a favorite for many Brand New fans including Tom and Pat. Many of these songs still hold many great and terrible memories within, and they’re all revealed within this episode! From bad relationships, romances that never were, radical teen angst, and long nights in Tom’s mom’s basement trying to figure out how to write songs like Jesse with their high school band.
BONUS EPIOSDES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links: Your Favorite Weapon on Apple Music Your Favorite Weapon on Spotify The Year 2004 Mixtape Draft Episode
Songs of the week: Hero by Weezer You, Me, & the Class War by Boston Manor
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| 170. The Year 2004 Mixtape Draft | 08 May 2020 | 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.
BONUS EPIOSDES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
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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| 169. Detroit by Fireworks | 01 May 2020 | 00:50:54 | |
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 your frequency, and the emotions hit like a ton of bricks. Detroit by Fireworks is one of those songs for Tom. The angst was high through the summers of 2009 and 2010, and Fireworks, a pair of headphones, and a fixed gear bike helped make sense of the world. This episode is full of nostalgic tales of midnight rides, anger walks after mom was being a total B, and even some middle school bullying.
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Songs of the week: 2 Million by G Flip Blinding Lights by The Weeknd
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| 168. Cute Without the E by Taking Back Sunday, the Music Video | 24 Apr 2020 | 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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| 167. The Weezer Mixtape Draft (2000-2010) | 17 Apr 2020 | 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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| 166. Adam Schlesinger: The King of Power Pop | 10 Apr 2020 | 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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| 165. Say Anything's Self-Titled Album, Track by Track | 03 Apr 2020 | 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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| 164. The Curse of Curves by Cute is What We Aim For | 27 Mar 2020 | 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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| 163. All Downhill From Here by New Found Glory, the Music Video | 20 Mar 2020 | 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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| 261. The Debut Album Mixtape Draft | 04 Feb 2022 | 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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| 162. Best Cover Songs from the Early 2000's, a Draft | 13 Mar 2020 | 01:09:12 | |
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… series, but many bands seemed to indulge themselves in rethinking classics 80s and 90s songs and ushering them into a new era. This week the guys draft their top 10 covers that were released between the years 2000 and 2010, and you’ll never guess what happens next!!! Or maybe you can. They fight, disagree, and drag some songs through the mud.
Links: 2000’s Cover Draft on Apple Music Some Behind the Scenes Stuff on Patreon! Wonderwall by Cartel on AOL Sessions Royals covered by Youth In Revolt Party In the USA with Motern Media Y’all Ready For This by The Good Fight
Songs of the week: Me & You Together Song by The 1975 Bad Checks by Houses
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| 161. Dear Maria, Count Me In by All Time Low Made Us Steal a Car | 06 Mar 2020 | 00:58:18 | |
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 took in 2008 using a fake All Time Low and Brand New concert in Pittsburgh as an alibi to take Pat’s Mom’s car for 24 hours. However, the guys never had any intention on going to Pittsburgh, instead ending up hundreds of miles away to see a girl in Central Pennsylvania who ended up not being home. Already 300 miles beyond where they said they’d be, the guys drove another couple hundred to see Tom’s girlfriend in the DC area. There was a short discussion of the music video and the role All Time Low played in the scene as a multi-platinum selling pop rock act, but this episode was mainly about the road trip. Sorry not sorry.
Links: Dear Maria, Count me In Music Video Alex Gaskarth Explains Dear Maria Music Video on MTV Teenage Tom and Pat in Pittsburgh Tom’s Hair Throughout Highschool
Songs of the week: Shh! by Stand Atlantic Alien with a Sleep Mask On by Ratboys
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| 160. Sugar, We're Goin Down by Fall Out Boy, the Music Video | 28 Feb 2020 | 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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| 159. Rise or Die Trying by Four Year Strong | 21 Feb 2020 | 01:10:20 | |
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, poppiness, and brutal breakdownness all in 1 album is still mind bending to this day. We had never heard anything like it at the time, causing a massive shift in the landscape of pop punk moving forward. Pat and Tom take their time appreciating every song on this album for the subtleties that made each track unique and interesting. How this album remained at an 11 the whole time and TOTALLY pulled it off remains a mystery, but this massive swing of a record will go down in history as one of the biggest hits of all time.
Links: Rise or Die Trying on Apple Music
Songs of the week: Your Dog by Soccer Mommy Only the Young by Taylor Swift
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| 158. Valentine's Day Pop Punk Mixtape Draft | 14 Feb 2020 | 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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| 157. Gives You Hell by The All American Rejects | 07 Feb 2020 | 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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| 156. The Upsides by The Wonder Years, 10 Years Later | 31 Jan 2020 | 01:39:20 | |
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 ourselves out of this mess. This band was The Wonder Years, and the album that changed it all was The Upsides. This record came out when we seemed to need it the most. We were just started college, getting our first taste of homesickness, and were just starting to seriously doubt our choices and the integrity of the futures we were starting to build for ourselves. It’s easy when you’re too close tp the subject to not see beyond the depression and the failures, but frontman and lyricist Dan Campbell encourages us to find the small moments that make life worth living through this autobiographical war-cry of a masterpiece. Pat and Tom look back to how hard this record hit when it first came out, and how the feelings associated with this record and what it stood for back in 2010 has changed over time. It turns out this is the kind of record that can grow with you, and looking back doesn’t seem so painful because these songs were there for us when nothing else was.
Links: Dynamite Shovel Campfire Version by The Wonder Years Living Room Song by The Wonder Years I Don’t Need to Pump My Fists to Look Sweet Shirt (Tom’s Old Band!)
Songs of the week: All Too Well (Taylor Swift Cover) by Dan Campbell I’d Rather Lose by Mandy Moore
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| 155. All We Know Is Falling by Paramore | 24 Jan 2020 | 01:09:16 | |
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 career as one of the most iconic and influential front-women in rock history. After the release of ‘Riot’ in 2007, the band experienced a meteoric rise to fame, and they brought their debut album ‘All We Know is Falling’ along with them. The guys both had a hard time getting through this album, because it cuts so deep on so many levels. It’s hard to not feel that pain and angst that’s oozing out of every line on this record. Tom and Pat ranked each song on the newly engineered “Angst-O-Meter” to figure out where all the pain and sadness is coming from on this record.
Links: Simmer by Hayley Williams Music Video Taylor Swift ‘Miss Americana’ Trailer Told You So by Paramore Music Video
Songs of the week: All Too Well by Dan Campbell Circle the Drain by Soccer Mommy
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| 154. Alive with the Glory of Love by Say Anything | 17 Jan 2020 | 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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| 153. Commit This to Memory by Motion City Soundtrack, Ranked | 10 Jan 2020 | 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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| 260. When We Were Young Festival Setlist Mixtape Draft | 28 Jan 2022 | 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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| 152. The 2020 New Year Resolutions and Goals Episode | 03 Jan 2020 | 01:13:22 | |
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?!), and 2020 will surely be a huge year of growth. The guys reflect on their goals for 2019 and how they did, and look forward to what they hope to accomplish in this new year.
Links: Mike Birbiglia: The New One on Netflix SNL: Duolingo for Talking to Children
Songs of the week: As Alone by Florist Reasons by The Bottom Line Ode to a Butterfly by Nickle Creek
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| 151. The Hella Mega Tour Setlist Draft | 27 Dec 2019 | 01:11:06 | |
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. While the guys are probably not going to be in attendance, both draft the 10 songs they’d like to hear the most. Bonus history lesson on Weezer’s Pinkerton, as it’s Pat’s first opportunity in 150+ episodes to talk about his favorite band.
Links: Hella Mega Tour Setlist on Apple Music Hella Mega Tour Setlist on Spotify That New Old High School Vibe Playlist Hella Mega Tour Presented by Harley Davidson Sugar, We’re Going Down Misheard Lyrics
Podcasts of the week: The Vinyl Countdown by Jeremie Lavigne Not About Lumberjacks by Christopher Gronlund
Songs of the week: Overthinking by Between You and Me Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles
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| 150. Give Up by The Postal Service | 20 Dec 2019 | 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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| 149. Ever So Sweet v. Hey There Delilah (feat. MySpace) | 13 Dec 2019 | 00:54:45 | |
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 surely come to mind. The guys sift through why Hey There Delilah was such a greater commercial success, what attributed to that success, and what Ever So Sweet was missing that kept it from taking over the world in the same way.
Links: Hey There Delilah Radio Version Tom on Poems for People Podcast
Songs of the week: Graveyard by Halsey Anna by The Menzingers
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| 148. The Christmas Mixtape Draft | 06 Dec 2019 | 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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| 147. Jimmy Eat World's 'Future', a Redemption 15 Years Late | 29 Nov 2019 | 00:48:54 | |
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 initial reactions to the album and try to figure out which song would have the biggest impact on their 14 year old selves.
Links: Appreciating what Jimmy Eat World does best, 15 years into 'Futures' November Playlist on Apple Music Taylor Swift’s AMA Performance Camila Cabello’s ‘Living Proof’ AMA Performance
Songs of the week: 1950 by King Princess Living Proof by Camila Cabello Broken Eyes by Chief State
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| 146. The Academy Is... Trivia Game Show | 22 Nov 2019 | 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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| 145. 15 Years of Relient K's Mmhmm, a Vaguely Christian Masterpiece | 15 Nov 2019 | 01:02:24 | |
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 christian undertones of the band, whether it hurt or helped their perception as a band that definitely knew how to rock just as hard as the rest of them, and the guys each pick their favorite banger and their favorite sleeper tune.
Links: Stand Atlantic’s Skinny Dipping Sam Pura on The Story So Far’s ‘Proper Dose’ Lover Remix (feat. Shawn Mendes) by Taylor Swift
Songs of the week: In Violet by Grayscale Kiss and Tell by Angels and Airwaves
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| 144. The My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour Dream Setlist | 08 Nov 2019 | 00:59:53 | |
With the breaking news of My Chemical Romance’s reunion show, the guys take a stab at putting together their dream set list for the show in LA. This all then begs the question, does knowing the setlist before the show cheapen the experience, are encores wack, dumb, and unsophisticated, and Tom tells a story of when he was held hostage during 5 encores at the Zelda symphony. Yeah, you read that right…
Links: My Chemical Romance Reunion Show The MCR “I’m Not Okay” episode Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses
Songs of the week: Rain All Day by Bogues Surviving by Jimmy Eat World
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| 143. The Year 2003 Mixtape Draft | 01 Nov 2019 | 01:04:22 | |
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 year, regret all your choices, and end up trading your entire playlist with the other player.
Links: The Year 2003 Mixtape Playlist on Apple Music The Year 2003 Mixtape Playlist on Spotify The October Playlist on Apple Music The Ohio is for Lovers Epiosde Our Article About Bands that Rocked Jimmy Kimmel Live The I Miss You Music Video Episode
Songs of the week: Separate Wounds by Counterparts Where I Want to Be by The Dangerous Summer
Podcasts of the week: Striped: The Story of the White Stripes The Road Taken with CT and Baio
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| 259. The Sophomore Album Mixtape Draft (and the songs that defined them) | 21 Jan 2022 | 00:52:59 | |
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, but there’s a twist… we also have to pick the song we think represents the album best. Not only does it leave a ton of room for debate, but it makes the playlist possible, so make sure to check them out on Apple Music and Spotify.
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Links: The Sophomore Album Mixtape on Apple Music The Sophomore Album Mixtape on Spotify Drops of Jupiter (cover) by With Confidence The Sugar, We’re Going Down Episode
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| 142. Ohio is for Lovers by Hawthorne Heights: The Emo Anthem | 25 Oct 2019 | 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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| 141. She Hates Me by Puddle of Mudd | 18 Oct 2019 | 00:53:48 | |
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, but also like, swears a whole lot! It blew their 10 year old minds, even if they couldn’t fully relate to the relationship-gone-stale storyline of the song. All things considered, this song is an absolute banger (in the vacuum of melody, music, and ability to scream the chorus with a group of friends), and the video is just the cherry on top.
Links: The Freak-outs in Puddle of Mudd's 'She Hates Me' Music Video Blog The Sad History of Puddle of Mudd I Saw Your Mommy by Suicidal Tendencies She Hates Me Cover by Blossom Reynolds
Songs of the week: Good Ol’ Mr. Rags by Hot Mulligan By and By by Caamp
Book of the week: False Knees: An Illustrated Guide to Animal Behavior
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie The Great Depresh by Gary Gulman
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| 140. Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus | 11 Oct 2019 | 00:55:02 | |
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 all know the Google algorithm rewards verbosity, so here we go. The guys discuss the first time they heard the song, which was a decade too late, and how the band’s sincerity and dedication to doing exactly what the frick they want screams “punk” more than most skids could ever hope to amount to.
Links: Best of Me by The Starting Line Episode Sufjan Stevens Article by The Hard Times
Songs of the week: Hate Me (Sometimes) by Stand Atlantic Secrets by State Champs
Book Club: Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad Retromaina: Pop Culture’s Addition To Its Own Past by Simon Reynolds
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| 139. 15 Years of Hot Fuss by The Killers, If It Pleases the Court | 04 Oct 2019 | 01:06:40 | |
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 cares about anything and you always speak the first thing that comes to your mind. Between Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, Smile Like You Mean It, and All These Things That I Have Done, which has the better music video (or did they all suck), which had the better message, and which will ultimately stand the test of time?
Links: Smile Like You Mean It Music Video All These Things That I Have Done Music Video Vice Article on Hot Fuss Murder Trilogy Brandon Flowers on Seth Meyers Sam Pura on the production of The Story So Far’s “Proper Dose” The Sound and the Story Podcast
Songs of the week: The Blue EP by Death Cab For Cutie Just Imagine by Tsunamii
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| 138. The Reason by Hoobastank | 27 Sep 2019 | 00:51:40 | |
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 fans of the song all 15 years it’s been out, but an effort to poke fun at the music video goes completely sideways when they find out it’s actually the best music video that’s ever been produced.
Links: Read our Hoobastank article here! September Apple Music Playlist Same Direction Music Video (The Reason Sequel) Hoobastank in Hot Rod with Andy Samberg
Tokyo Drift by Mallrat
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| 137. I Miss You Music Video, Blink-182 | 20 Sep 2019 | 01:01:35 | |
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, how did Blink-182 wind up in this haunted house in the first place, who are these women and why are they dead, and the cultural impact this video had on emo and the subculture it existed in. Tom announces a new podcast he’s launching next year with some insanely exciting guests, Pat asks the deep questions of does being familiar with 50 year old music even matter, and Tom gets loud and swears a lot. Something about sundials, but not the band. Check out our new I Miss You article here!
Links: Mark Hoppus’ Original I Miss You Lyrics Tom DeLonge’s I Miss You Tweet I Miss You Live at Pepsi Smash The Navy acknowledges Tom’s DeLonge’s UFO Footage
Songs of the week: Gone by Charlie XCX Hate Me (Sometimes) by Stand Atlantic *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*
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| 136. 15 Years of Green Day's 'American Idiot' | 13 Sep 2019 | 00:54:19 | |
It’s been 15 years since Green Day rocked the entire universe with their career revitalizing ‘American Idiot"‘. The guys remember where they were when they first heard the record, how it impacted their lives then, what it meant for the band they were just forming back in 2004, and how the album’s reception has changed since becoming a music, documentary about a music, and planned movie. The band also announced the Hella Mega tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer just hours before this episode was recorded, so the guys got a chance to listen to and discuss the new track Father of All…
Links: Check out our Article Looking back at American Idiot! Boulevard of Broken Dreams / Wonderwall Mashup
Songs of the week: 1844 by H.1 Eat, Sleep, Wake by Bombay Bicycle Club
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| 135. Lover by Taylor Swift | 06 Sep 2019 | 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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| 134. We're Taking a Break... | 05 Jul 2019 | 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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| 133. High School Reunion + 10 Year Anniversary Mixtape | 28 Jun 2019 | 00:49:31 | |
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 house, 17 year old time tries to dance to Soulja Boy with a girl, Pat watches The Hills for days on end, Pat is struck by a miracle foul ball which ends up as nothing more than foul play, and the guys craft their high school reunion playlist which will live only on this show.
Links: 10 Year High School Reunion Mixtape on Apple Music
Songs of the week: Hitch Hikin’ by Bruce Springsteen Eternal Youth by Rude.
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| 258. Writing on the Walls by Underøath | 14 Jan 2022 | 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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| 132. The Road Trip Episode | 21 Jun 2019 | 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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| 131. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out v. From Under the Cork Tree, 2005 Deathmatch | 14 Jun 2019 | 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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| 130. Tom DeLonge and the Future of Blink-182 | 07 Jun 2019 | 00:42:35 | |
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 entirety, the guys discuss the ethics of the situation. Should Blink tour this groundbreaking recording without one of its main songwriters, and would it be better for society if Tom just left Blink behind and focused solely on The The Stars Academy? The guys may not have the answers, but they do have a lot of opinions.
Links: Tom DeLonge and To The Stars Academy Episode Rolling Stone “Tom DeLonge on ‘Scary’ UFO Footage, Angels and Airwaves and Blink-182’s Future” Spin, “Our 1999 ‘Enema of the State’ Interview” Rebel Girl by Angels & Airwaves
Songs of the week: Juno by The Calico Sequence Kids by PUP
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