Victorious continues! Today we talk about our first indie record basically ever. We're breaking down Straylight Run's debut self-titled album with a new guest Kevin.
Victorious! The Walking Wounded
Welcome to Victorious! It's not a Nickelodean show, it's a month where we're spotlighting albums and artists that came from Victory Records. First up, we're finally talking about Bayside and their album which launched them to another level, The Walking Wounded. Our new guest Sam joins us to add some Bayside fandom to the chat.
HSNE Jeopardy 2: Championship
This is it! It's our Season 2 Championship Round! We pit our 3 winners against each other to see who will be crowned the Season 2 HSNE Jeopardy Champion. Will it be Tom G, Nick, or Tom Keiger? Listen to find out!
Quick Hits w/ Pooh (Greg & Alex)
If you've ever been to a pop-punk show in NY or NJ, you might have seen a dude dressed as Pooh Bear. It's been 25 years, but we finally tracked him down and today we sit down with Greg to talk all about music, Pooh, and much more!
HSNE Jeopardy 2: Game 3
It's our third and final qualifying round of HSNE Jeopardy Season 2 and we have a Rock Star Edition on tap for you! Competing for a spot in the finale are some big names in the music world - we have Midtown's Heath Saraceno vs Punchline's Chris Fafalios vs Houston Calls' Tom Keiger. Who will take home the win?
HSNE Jeopardy 2: Game 2
In an exciting Season 2, Episode 2 of HSNE Jeopardy we're pleased to welcome 3 first-timers to the show to face off against each other. Ryan, Austen and Nick compete to see who will advance to the championship!
HSNE Jeopardy 2: Game 1
HSNE Jeopardy is back with Season 2! Due to a snafu with Season 1 Episode 1, we are welcoming back Tom, Bailey and Mike Elfers for a rematch! Who will advance to the Season 2 Championship?
Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: The Early November
We're wrapping up Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath and we're going back to The Early November. Instead of doing an older album we are deep diving their self-titled record that came out this year. Jameson joins us for a deep dive discussion on tarot cards, jumpsuits, and a whole lot more.
Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: Forget What You Know
In our next Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath episode we wanted to dig deep into Midtown's "Forget What You Know" so we got Heath Saraceno of Midtown to join us for the chat! We talk a little Drive-Thru Records and a lot of Forget What You Know and dive in track by track.
Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: And the Battle Begun
It's no Apparition, we are back with another Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath episode and this week we are talking a bit of RX Bandits. We walk through their first album post-Drive-Thru Records titled ...And the Battle Begun. Dave Scarmana joins us in this track by track chat
Drive-Thru Summer Aftermath: Direction
Drive-Thru Summer is back yet again! This time we're diving into the aftermath of bands who left the label and what their subsequent albums made us feel. We kick it all off by floating away into The Starting Line's Direction. We're joined by Stew from Port Maria and Punkish Dad and get all their thoughts on the (so far) final Starting Line album.
You Pick 'Em June: Hoser
For our last You Pick 'Em June we are not going to be Shy Guys, we're breaking down the album YOU chose, Seaway's Hoser. We go through track by track and give our thoughts on a band we may not have known much about.
You Pick 'Em June: What You Don't See
A bit of deja vu this week - this is the second year in a row YOU picked an album from The Story So Far. This time around we dive into the album What You Can't See and bring our buddy Tom Keiger from Houston Calls along for the chat.
You Pick 'Em June: Homesick
In our second You Pick 'Em June episode, it's the very first time we talk about A Day to Remember. This one is much different than some of the traditional pop-punk we've discussed in the past, tune in and see if we're on board as we take a deep dive through the album Homesick!
You Pick 'Em June: Life's Not Out to Get You
It's a brand new series of You Pick 'Em June! You listeners picked all the bands and albums we're doing this month and we're kicking it off with Neck Deep's Life's Not Out to Get You. This is a new band for HSNE - we haven't discussed them at all! Tune and and see what we think about this 2015 jam!
Movie May: UHF
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!