Sometimes when you spend a weekend in New York City you have a couple of drinks and see a Broadway show. Sometimes you write a memoir about your entire life, your love for NYC and the music that inspired you along the way. Today we chat with Mike Henneberger, author of Rock Bottom At the Renaissance about life, love, and the city that never sleeps.
Fangs Up: A Cobra Starship Discussion featuring Victoria Asher
Fangs up! On today's episode Wingman Steve and guest co-host Mike Elfers sit down with Cobra Starship's Victoria Asher to talk all things Cobra. Victoria talks with us about Myspace, learning how to play the keytar, neon pop-punk and walks through the Cobra Starship discography. Not to mention all the cool projects she's been involved with since Cobra's breakup. Check out all her projects at www.vickyt.com
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous: A Good Charlotte Discussion w/ Jason Mazda
This episode is dedicated to every kid who's ever been called a freak...this is for you. Today Wingman Steve, Chris-183 and Jason Mazda walk through their experiences over the past 20 years with pop-punk powerhouses Good Charlotte. They go through the full discography, rank their favorite songs, and draw some interesting comparisons. Listen to a playlist of everyone's favorite GC songs here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6adveYcHCyeZiwkLCt7HVt?si=ebf1782cac184135
Stories from the Stage w/ Hyperspace
When you take Star Wars, the Goonies, Spaceballs, Halle Berry, Weezer and Green Day, stick them all in a blender on high you will come out with our guests today - Hyperspace from Atlanta, GA. Wingman Steve & Chris-183 do a little geeking out on Star Wars and pop-culture with Jason & Ryan from the band and discuss the scene in Atlanta, their favorite Star Wars movies and more. Check out Hyperspace on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0GxwtmgKkTFsexJAA0lfnw?si=zsyBZOGSQ7GVQnEy_u5_9g
Album Spotlight: Is A Real Boy
Despite your pseudo-bohemian appearance and vaguely leftist doctrine of beliefs, you know nothing about Say Anything that you couldn't listen to in any indie, niche podcast or trendy NY underground fashion magazine. No worries though, Wingman Steve and Chris-183 are here to break down the banger "Is A Real Boy" that took the pop-punk world by storm. In this album spotlight they dissect the album track by track and rank their favorite songs.
A Surprise Discussion on MxPx w/ Steve & Stew
With 10 studio albums and a bunch of rarities and B-Sides, we needed to call in for backup to go through the MxPx catalog so we turned to our buds in Port Maria, Steve & Stew for help. They didn't know what we were gonna talk about so we surprised them with the concept. Listen to our chat in the episode and our favorite MxPx tracks on this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7nXFSWmQw137AvQLwu30xt?si=gmeo6W4XRAyOCkVL3wiwpw
Cheer Up Emo Kids w/ Matt & Nate of The Emo Band
What do you get when you combine pop-punk and emo songs, karaoke, and hours of drinking? The answer is The Emo Band, the live pop-punk and emo karaoke band that tours the northeast and today Matt and Nate from the band sit down with us to chat about why we all love cover bands, karaoke, and how they fused those two together. Check out www.theemoband.com and book them for your wedding.
Stories from the Stage w/ Tired Radio
Long Island has produced a ton of killer artists and our guest this week provides no exception. Wingman Steve & Chris-183 welcome Anthony from Tired Radio to chat about the scene in Long Island in the early 00's, having your project reach a worldwide audience, and the enthusiasm needed to pursue the musical dream. Make sure to check out Tired Radio on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6im3GUuYNQtmULnJgTuEpk?si=FtndogdZTfOOIQURKhDE2A
Not Another Blink Discussion: The Side Projects
Blink-182 is always a hot topic of discussion on the show and today Wingman Steve & Chris-183 sit down to talk about all of the other projects Mark, Tom & Travis have been involved in throughout the years. Here's a playlist of our favorite blink- side project tracks: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NPXrNBx4NGrRkabGfcC86?si=iogzFCPnTqm8P4_SFvGqSg
Stories from the Stage w/ Brandon Richie
Around the corner from Wingman Steve lives Brandon Richie who previously fronted the party punk group The Robinsons. He sits down with the boys to chat about the Philly music scene in comparison to Orlando's, his favorite pop-punk bands and how to build a following on Tik Tok. Check out Brandon Richie on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pKraio4ww1dx6S6PVAqUs?si=DrePZxUdQCK-IwiIKFD3PA
Album Spotlight: Leaving Through the Window
Andrew McMahon has been an icon in the pop-punk/alternative world for 2 decades. In this Album Spotlight Wingman Steve & Chris-183 go back to the beginning and deep dive on Something Corporate's first full length album Leaving Through the Window plus Wingman Steve can't help but talk about Konstantine. Check out Wingman Steve & Chris-183's favorite Leaving Through the Window tracks on the HSNE Ultimate Pop-Punk Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2hoqtxIOJcoBfoG5tW2uJg?si=5cSlvNDSQ56RhcCVJtE4rA
Stories from the Stage w/ Exit
Wingman Steve & Chris-183 welcome New England rockers Exit to the show for a northeast history lesson, a journey through their friendship with MGK and a tough Rankin' It involving their favorite pop-punk tracks of all time. Check out Exit on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3jOKYfOuCZf19meuwqMUmj?si=fnKNgqGCR5yFoCKOHplb5g
More Than Local Boys feat. Shawn Harris of The Matches
Grab a handkerchief for those salty eyes and get ready for an awesome conversation Wingman Steve & Chris-183 got to have with The Matches' Shawn Harris. Shawn sits down to chat about the history of the Matches album by album, the documentary Bleeding Audio, rank his favorite songs and chat about his other musical and illustrative projects.
Album Spotlight: What It Is To Burn
It's time for another deep dive on a 2000's banger and this time it's Finch's What It Is To Burn. Wingman Steve and Chris-183 debate whether this is a true classic or an album bookended by killer singles.
You've Got A Friend in PA featuring Chris Fafalios
Yinz aren't gonna believe this but Wingman Steve & Chris-183 got to sit down and chat with Chris Fafalios from Punchline, One Hit Thunder and Chris Demakes a Podcast. The boys chat about Punchline's beginnings in Pittsburgh, about his podcast projects, and his least favorite fruits and vegetables. Chris also gives us his official top 5 favorite One Hit Wonders, but if you want to cheat you can see all his favorites on this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3NmBKpHyQIgvYYN9JWS3PA?si=QxFACF5iQXedlDBwaewNow
Stories from the Stage w/ Mike Elfers
Wingman Steve & Chris-183 welcome Nebraska journeyman musician Mike Elfers to the show. They discuss the best places to relieve yourself on tour, the musical scene in Lincoln, and what the best kids TV shows are these days.
Album Spotlight: Page Avenue
For this album spotlight, we deep dive on an album that means a lot to many people including Chris-183: Story of the Year's Page Avenue. This 2003 smash was one of the first "screamo" (or whatever you want to call it) albums to crossover into the mainstream and Chris-183 and Wingman Steve give their thoughts, experiences and share their favorite tracks from the album and the 10-year anniversary remake.
Stories from the Stage w/ Magnolia Park
Wingman Steve & Chris-183 are headed back to the happiest place on Earth to chat with Josh and Freddie of Magnolia Park. They discuss what exactly the different waves of pop-punk entail and the details on how they musical tinder matched with Sleeping with Siren's Kellin Quinn on their new track "Love Me." Check out Magnolia Park on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7B76SsfzG0wWk1WEvGzCmY?si=OG6uhV20QY2xKLNpBtvV-g
A HSNE Happy New Year
New Years Parties may be discouraged in a pandemic year, but that won't stop us from throwing the biggest virtual bash of the year. Tune in to hear us check in with some of our past guests, some new voices, and get smashed live on the air. Happy New Year!
A Merry Merry Discussion on All Time Low w/ Jason Flanders
It's time to get into the holiday spirit and chat about the princes of the second wave of pop-punk, the boys in All Time Low. We welcome ATL expert and Ivypaint drummer Jason Flanders back to the show to walk through the ATL discography, stories about seeing them live, and a special holiday gift from Ivypaint. Here's a playlist of our favorite ATL songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7x10523IYo7Y43pTdhp56v?si=F0ZG5etZRP2lNUoKxuI9XQ