We cap off Movie May with a movie that's not really about music at all! But it's the fun classic Weird Al spoof UHF. Matt Kelly, host of the Weird Algorithm podcast joins along!
Quick Hits w/ Port Maria
Bonus Episode! Our good friends in Port Maria recently put out their first full length album called Co-Conspirators. We sit down with Steve & Stew to discuss the recording process, the inspiration, the lyrics and more. Check out Co-Conspirators here: https://open.spotify.com/album/3y4wrxhOYc7Ll1SPpBZITC?si=Yz0OIQkDRwuXLopggHUb2Q
Movie May: The Rocker
The Rocker was a box office bomb with an all-star cast including Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Emma Stone, Josh Gad and a whole slew of awesome ancillary characters. Jake Lloyd Bacon joins us to talk about what worked and what didn't in this 2008 story about a high school band who made it to the big time with the help of an aging 80s rocker.
Movie May: Airheads
We're keeping with the early 90's theme of Movie May and talking all about the box office flop but super quotable Airheads! Who hasn't broken into a radio station and taken a bunch of people hostage to get their song airplay? We're joined by Movie Steve for some awesome insight and deep discussion, listen along!
Movie May: Wayne's World
Party on, Steve. Party on Chris. It's Movie May and we're headbanging to some Bohemian Rhapsody and talking all about the boys from Aurora, Illinois discussing 1992's Waynes World. It was a hit SNL skit turned into an iconic movie, and we have WingBro Randy along for the discussion. Schwing!
Movie May: That Thing You Do!
Movie May is back! We're kicking off another month of discussing music themed movies and we're starting with That Thing You Do! Whether you thought this was a cheesy portrayal of a one hit wonder or a cinematic masterpiece, join us for a super fun discussion on the movie with the boys from The Emo Band!
Awful April: Welcome the Night
It's our final episode in Awful April and we're deep diving The Ataris Welcome the Night. In the follow up to So Long Astoria the band gets bigger and more adventurous, but did it pay off or was it just awful?
Awful April: In Reverie
This week we're diving deep into Saves the Day's In Reverie. With 2 pop-punk records and 1 experimental record under their belts, this one was just.... different. We are joined by Steve Kelly who give a musician perspective on why this one didn't hit so hard.
Awful April: The Chronicles of Life and Death
Awful April continues with a deep dive on Good Charlotte's 3rd album The Chronicles of Life and Death. We've now been exposed to Little Things, Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous, Girls & Boys, and The Anthem... where could they go from here? We're joined by Jason Mazda from our first Good Charlotte episode to deep dive and find out if we could turn it around on an album that did not land 20 years ago.
Awful April: Pretty. Odd.
We're kicking off April with a new concept called Awful April. This month we examine albums we thought were awful back in the day and see if they grew on us or hold up as just bad outputs. We start out with Panic at the Disco's sophomore record Pretty. Odd. Yes, P!ATD is usually pretty odd, but was this album a stinker or we just needed some time to get to 9 in the afternooon??
Quick Hits w/ Hot Alice
Special bonus episode! Today we sit down with Tim Rogner from Hot Alice. We talk about the musical evolution from Allister and the band's new EP Astonishing Tales from the Sea! We also put Tim on the spot to rank his favorite Seinfeld episodes and he was quite prepared for the challenge. Check out Hot Alice on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5shwViPckFp0E1gkU5G5QA?si=3cETwt8ySyCMajlf2OyVPA
Fueled by March: Action
We're putting the wraps on Fueled by March with Action! Today we deep dive Punchline's debut LP and we're joined by Steve Soboslai to give us insights on how they got signed to FBR, the recording process, and his thoughts on each track.
Fueled by March: The Papercut Chronicles
Fueled By March rolls on as we discuss Gym Class Heroes and some punk-hip-hop with their first album The Papercut Chronicles. We chat about FBR doing something a little different and of course rank our favorites!
Fueled by March: Viva La Cobra!
In our next Fueled By March album spotlight we came here to make you dance tonight! We chat with Ashleigh all about Cobra Starship's emergence in electronic pop-punk and dissect their 2007 banger Viva La Cobra!
Fueled by March: Riot!
A new month brings a new theme! During Fueled by March we are taking a look at some awesome albums released by Fueled By Ramen and we're kicking it off with a discussion on Paramore's breakout hit Riot! We're joined by Krystin who is a huge Paramore fan to give us the inside info.
February Folly: Rankin It Party Vol. 2
To conclude February Folly we're taking our signature segment "Rankin It" and expanding it to a full episode! We are joined by Houston Calls frontman Tom Keiger and rank everything from our favorite 2023 songs to our favorite breakfast cereals. Check out our Rankin It playlist and listen to some of our favorites in multiple categories: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1eMQ6zN5ZuCjJjTCdQXii3?si=0d80725a40454976
Running With Scissors
You can't talk about fun and silly and leave Weird Al out of the conversation. Today we talk all about Weird Al parodies, originals, polkas, and album spotlight "Running with Scissors." Check out a playlist of all of our favorite all-time Weird Al songs here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Cc5UzmZqMKVZoElE7JR1b?si=9d31af30966f4c36
Not Another Teen Movie
This week's folly takes us back to a spoof movie from 2001. Movie Steve joins us as we talk all about the teen rom-coms that inspired Not Another Teen Movie. Does it hold up? Is it cringe? Watch the movie before you listen and let us know what you think!
Host Vs Host Pop-Punk Trivia Extravangza
After a super fun month of HSNE Jeopardy, our producer, Jake Lloyd Bacon offered to take over the show and put together a fun trivia contest to pit Wingman Steve against Chris-183. There are lots of twists, turns, and fun categories, and even questions submitted by you, the HSNE community!
Fun with AI
In our new series February Folly we explore some fun and silly concepts. This week we're talking all about AI in general and in music. We take a listen to some AI-generated pop-punk and give our reactions along with resident silly man Dave Dross from No Advisory!