We've been hanging by a thread waiting to talk to Matt Sullivan from the ska-punk band TITLE HOLDER. On today's show we discuss the lack of love Queens, NY gets as a hub for music, Chris Demakes' production skills and Adam Sandler's legacy as a comedian. Make sure to check out TITLE HOLDER on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AS62bq6Z4D8FBh8r3IjcT?si=EhZRx5hASBmaqvY6zqSYqQ
Stop Doing Bad Things: A Spitalfield Chat feat. Mark Rose
Today we welcome back to the show Spitalfield's singer, guitarist and super nice guy Mark Rose. We walk through the whole history of the band album by album, ask very important questions about song titles and Mark ranks his favorite Spitalfield tracks!
What If....
What if.... Wingman Steve and Chris-183 weren't the hosts of the show? Tune in for a discussion on some of the newer players in the punk/emo/rock scene. Here's the Companion Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qFFJXY5mofoCULaUD5kTZ?si=e2135ccf6bd34b42
Winter of Blink: Recap
This winter we've spent 16 hours talking about Mark, Tom, Travis, Scott and Matt. We wrap the whole thing up with a recap of this epic series that featured so many special guests.
Winter of Blink: NINE
The last release from our favorite crappy punk rock band is NINE. In this episode we're joined by Exit drummer and streaming guru Will Tenney. We go track by track and rank our favorites to bring the Winter of Blink to a close. We put together an awesome Winter of Blink playlist with all of our favorite songs from every album: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TgsoQmbXXFi0Fuu6Rg5uM?si=82833de833414a66
Winter of Blink: California
California is the first album that features Matt Skiba on guitar/vocals instead of Tom Delonge. Are you a fan of the new blink or are you stuck on what has been? That's a major theme in this episode as we enlist Dave Dross from No Advisory to deep dive on this Grammy Nominated double-disc album. Whether you're longing for more Tom or happy just to hear new Blink, you won't want to miss our commentary on the 2016 resurgence of blink-182.
Winter of Blink: Dogs Eating Dogs + Holiday Songs
It's time to shed a tear and officially say goodbye to Tom, for this EP is their last recording together (for now). In this mini-sode we deep dive the 5-song EP Dogs Eating Dogs and also discuss some other holiday tracks and singles that don't fit anywhere else but are worthy of discussion.
Winter of Blink: Neighborhoods w/ Mike Damante
We waited about 8 years for a new Blink album and here it is. Today on the Winter of Blink we deep dive the RETURN OF THE BLINK and discuss the album Neighborhoods. We're joined by music journalist and author Mike Damante to debunk the myths of this album and highlight the songs we all missed those years during hiatus.
Winter of Blink: Untitled w/ Shawn Harris
There's only one sentiment behind the 2003 untitled blink-182 album and that's I'M FEELIN THIS! We're joined by The Matches frontman Shawn Harris to break down this more mature, experimental blink album. We go through the album track by track with Shawn's musician's ear and discuss the ground breaking sounds and recordings for blink's last album before their "indefinite hiatus." Listen along as we rank our favorite tracks from the album and discuss our favorite elements of this last post-breakup album.
Winter of Blink: Take Off Your Pants & Jacket w/ Gordon McPherson
How do you follow up the pop-punk album of the decade? By Taking Off Your Pants and Jacket, that's how. Today we welcome Gordon McPherson from College Radio to discuss if blink-182 lived up to the task in TOYPAJ. Did this album continue growing the blink hype or get lost amid record label interference? Check out our analysis and our rankings of the best songs on TOYPAJ.
Winter of Blink: The Mark Tom & Travis Show (Mini-Episode)
If you attended a blink show in the late 90's/early 00's you probably heard a show similar to this live album recording. In this episode the boys discuss the live recording of The Mark, Tom and Travis Show. They chat on Satan, on-stage hijinks, if the album held up over time, and how the album versions of the songs we love translated into a live show.
Winter of Blink: Enema of the State w/ Chris Fafalios
Work sucks, we know. The Winter of Blink continues as we walk through the breakthrough album Enema of the State. This album contains the iconic tracks What's My Age Again? and All The Small Things and we recruited punk rock connoisseur Chris Fafalios to discuss these and every other track on the album to find out what exactly it was about this band that pulled in the entire world and spring-boarded them to stardom.
Winter of Blink: Dude Ranch w/ Adam Lohrbach
The Winter of Blink continues as we tackle the album that spring boarded blink into mainstream mainstays. We're joined by Home Grown and Radical Radical frontman Adam Lohrbach and we break down Dude Ranch track by track and all those feels we had when we realized this was growing up.
Winter of Blink: Cheshire Cat w/ Peter Munters
The Winter of Blink is upon us. This epic series of episodes will follow blink-182's full discography album by album and we kick it off with Over It's Peter Munters to talk all things Cheshire Cat. Blink's first studio album gave us the raw emotion, musicianship and lyrics that laid the groundwork for a band that was destined for greatness. Peter helps us break down Cheshire Cat song by song pointing out all the things we love about this first release.
Spooky Scary Stuff w/ Movie Steve
The leaves are falling, the pumpkins are out, the spooky season is upon us. In this episode Wingman Steve & Chris-183 invite Movie Steve back to talk about all things Halloween including hijinks they got up to as kids, adult Halloween and their favorite costumes and they rank their favorite Halloween candies!
All Things Andrew: A Discussion on Andrew McMahon w/ Steve Parparts
The patron of piano-rock, Andrew McMahon has had 3 different bands that have touched us all in different ways, from the gritty piano-punk of Something Corporate to Jack's Mannequin to the electronic Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. We recruit resident Andrew McMahon expert Steve Parpart to discuss all things Andrew including our favorite projects, albums and songs. For a cheat sheet of our favorite AM tracks, check out this playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZMKkX4yRt14VqtIBS0nH8?si=53b531c5c3974158
Double Album Spotlight: Fenix TX / Lechuza
Fenix TX's discography was unfortunately only 2 full albums deep, so this week Wingman Steve and Chris-183 enlist friend of the pod Justin Stewart to chat about their 2 iconic albums Fenix TX and Lechuza. This genre staple band had a huge influence on the scene and in this episode the boys go track by track through both albums and highlight what they love about the Houston, TX quartet.
Hey There Tom Higgenson
The Plain White T's got on everyone's radar when Hey There Delilah hit, but this week Wingman Steve & Chris-183 chat with frontman Tom Higgenson about the T's humble beginnings, their mainstream success, and the awesome projects Tom has been involved with recently including TLB and Million Miler.
Album Spotlight: Insomniac
On today's Album Spotlight Wingman Steve & Chris-183 go back to the classic pop-punk band Green Day's 1995 album and discuss everything about Insomniac. This was the follow-up to the mega-hit Dookie and they take on different nostalgic views of this classic album, discuss each and every song and rank their favorites
All Punked Up!
It's the pop-punk podcast crossover you've been waiting for... this week Wingman Steve & Chris-183 welcome Tyler and Bailey from the AllPunkedUp podcast to the show. They talk about their favorite current scene bands, their favorite nostalgia acts and of course hit on the hot button topic of MGK bringing pop-punk back to the mainstream. It's 4 music fans talking about the music and the scene they all love. Check out the AllPunkedUp podcast after the show on all podcast platforms!