Reminiscent

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: Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy Buy Reminiscent T-shirts! Mike Birbiglia: The New One on Netflix SNL: Duolingo for Talking to Children Pubcast Worldwide     Songs of the week: As Alone by Florist Reasons by The Bottom Line Ode to a Butterfly by Nickle Creek     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and on Instagram!

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 Magic for Humans on Netflix 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       *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and on Instagram!

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! Fruity Loops (FL Studio) Iron + Wine cover Such Great Heights Concept Album Theories on Reddit Tom’s New Pop Punk Playlist   Song of the week: So Typical by Coldfront     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and on Instagram!

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 Acoustic Hey There Delilah Radio Version Ever So Sweet Acoustic Ever So Sweet Tom on Poems for People Podcast Poem by R.R. Noall Tom’s New Vlog The Group Hopper on SNL   Songs of the week: Graveyard by Halsey Anna by The Menzingers     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and on Instagram!

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 2016 Christmas Episode 2017 Christmas Episode 2018 Christmas Episode 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     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

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: Jimmy Eat World Weekly Tee Appreciating what Jimmy Eat World does best, 15 years into 'Futures' November Playlist on Apple Music November Playlist on Spotify Pitchfork Review of Futures 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     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

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! The Academy Is… Wiki 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     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

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: Our Mmhmm Article Stand Atlantic’s Skinny Dipping Sam Pura on The Story So Far’s ‘Proper Dose’ Kiss and Tell Music Video Lover Remix (feat. Shawn Mendes) by Taylor Swift     Songs of the week: In Violet by Grayscale Kiss and Tell by Angels and Airwaves     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

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: Nominate us for an award! My Chemical Romance Reunion Show The MCR “I’m Not Okay” episode Hella Mega Tour Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses Songs of the week: Rain All Day by Bogues Surviving by Jimmy Eat World     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

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 Ocean Avenue Episode 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 Hello Internet     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!    

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 When I Go Down by Relient K   Songs of the week: 1-800-273-8255 by Logic (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid) Giving Up by Whitney     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM an

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 She Hates Me Music Video The Sad History of Puddle of Mudd I Saw Your Mommy by Suicidal Tendencies She Hates Me Cover by Blossom Reynolds Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy     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  TV of the week: Letterkenny Season 7 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie The Great Depresh by Gary Gulman     *Listen to these

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: Teenage Dirtbag Music Video Loser Trailer The Opening to Loser Video IROC Rust Valley Restorers Best of Me by The Starting Line Episode Wheatus AMA on Reddit Sufjan Stevens Article by The Hard Times Wheatus DJ gif   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     *Listen to these songs and millions of othe

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: Hot Fuss on Apple Music Mr. Brightside Music Video Somebody Told Me Music Video 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   *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_

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 September Spotify Playlist Snoop Dog SNL skit The Reason on Friends Naruto Run into Endzone The Reason Music Video Same Direction Music Video (The Reason Sequel) Hoobastank in Hot Rod with Andy Samberg Brett Simon IMDb Song of the week: Tokyo Drift by Mallrat     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!  

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 Behind the Scenes Travis Barker on Punk’d Stacy’s Mom Episode I Miss You Live at Pepsi Smash Check out our Blog! The Navy acknowledges Tom’s DeLonge’s UFO Footage To The Stars Academy Interview with Sam Pura   Songs of the week: Gone by Charlie XCX Hate Me (Sometimes) by Stand Atl

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! American Idiot Music Video John Daly on the AV Club Avril Lavigne Episode Riding in Vans with Boys Whatsername Boulevard of Broken Dreams / Wonderwall Mashup Father of All… Hella Mega Tour   Songs of the week: 1844 by H.1 Eat, Sleep, Wake by Bombay Bicycle Club     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*     Foll

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: Lover on Apple Music reputation Album Review reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix Review Me! Review     Songs of the week: Wings of Nightmares by Counterparts Blow by Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, and Bruno Mars     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

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: Happy Days by Blink-182 Mother Nature by The Dangerous Summer Taylor Swift Controversy over Owning her Masters Simple Creatures ‘Strange Love’ EP Hello Internet Podcast Cortex Podcast CGP Grey Brady Haran Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy on Amazon   Song of the week: Fineshrine by Purity Ring     *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

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.   *Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial*     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!