Reminiscent

This episode was recorded at 72 miles per hour in the middle of what ended up being an epic road trip back home to Erie, PA for a 10 year high school reuinion. Tom recounts a story of finding a message in a bottle from Canada, attempts to discuss some kind of morning routine/schedule, but they end up having a crush-off of different kinds of potato chips… Don’t ask me, I just write the descriptions.    Links: Cortex podcast The dogs of Reminiscent: Seamus Levi Arlie   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

2005 did not disappoint our little corner of the music universe when it gave us A Fever You Can’t Sweat out by Panic! at the Disco and From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy mere months apart. While there’s plenty of similarities and cross-overs between these 2 groups, their unique sounds took on a life of their own and proved to be pretty polarizing, even in the decade since their release. The guys take a stab at breaking down the 5 best parts of each album in this week’s episode.   Links: A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out on Apple Music From Under the Cork Tree on Apple Music Rolling Stones 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums Sugar We’re Going Down Music Video Pete Wentz on Armchair Expert     Songs of the week: Wander Through Me by Forhill When I Get Up by Tim Heidecker       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!

It’s no secret that Tom DeLonge has been busy making waves in the field of UFO research, and with the news of Blink-182 touring Enema of the State in it’s entirety, the guys discuss the ethics of the situation. Should Blink tour this groundbreaking recording without one of its main songwriters, and would it be better for society if Tom just left Blink behind and focused solely on The The Stars Academy? The guys may not have the answers, but they do have a lot of opinions.    Links: Tom DeLonge and To The Stars Academy Episode Rolling Stone “Tom DeLonge on ‘Scary’ UFO Footage, Angels and Airwaves and Blink-182’s Future” Spin, “Our 1999 ‘Enema of the State’ Interview” Rebel Girl by Angels & Airwaves   Songs of the week: Juno by The Calico Sequence Kids by PUP   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 year 2002 saw the release of some really great movies, tv shows, and especially studio albums, including but not limited to No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls by Simple Plan and The Young and the Hopeless by Good Charlotte. This week, the guys come loaded with their 5 strongest arguments for why each album their representing was better than their partners. Which one do you think bops harder? Let us know on Twitter!    Links: Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy! No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls on Apple Music The Young and the Hopeless on Apple Music Meteora vs. Leaving Through the Window Episode 2002 Movie Releases Tom’s Totally B.A. Blink-182 wristband circa 2003 SIMPLE PLAN TELL THE REAL STORY BEHIND ‘NO PADS, NO HELMETS…JUST BALLS’ Simple Plan on Scooby Doo Scooby Doo Where Are Cover by Simple Plan Sam Pura on The Story So Far’s Proper Dose   Songs of the week: Bring Me Back to Life by The Dangerous Summer Capacity by Charly Bliss   Listen to these songs and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 mon

Drawing inspiration from Lord of the Flies, of which both Tom and Pat both indulged in the Cliffnotes versions in high school, the guys draft the albums that would have made it to their desert island playlists, had they been stranded in 8th grade. It was a fun look back at what they were listening to at the time, and tbh, a modern day desert island wouldn’t look too terrible different.     Links: [SPOILERS] Enema of the State by Blink-182 Dookie by Green Day Meteora by Linkin Park Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New Take Off Your Pants and Jacket by Blink-182 Give Up by The Postal Service I Am The Movie by Motion City Soundtrack Hot Fuss by The Killers The All American Rejects by The All American Rejects In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria     Songs of the week: Young Enough by Charlie Bliss Bring Me Back to Life by The Dangerous Summer   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!

In a bizarre mashup of sorts, the guys decide to each talk about 2 completely different albums at the same time, inspired by a friend and listener of the show. Tom covers the album Meteora by Linkin Park, and in normal long-winded Tom fashion, it’s full of stories form his adolescence. The album helped him through some serious family trauma as a young teen, motivated him to wear nothing but DC clothing for years, and he even performed a song for three 7th grade girls in his bedroom after an early dismissal day. But he was in 6th grade so it was totally cool. Pat discovered his album Leaving Through the Window”by Something Corporate much later in life after having a few casual interaction in 8th grade along with Tom. One of the songs has strong ties between him and his wife, while others remind him of strolling campus alone as a bushy eyed college freshman.     Links: Sex Talk with Erika Miley Meteora by Linking Park Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park Leaving Through the Window by Something Corporate Don’t Stay Figu

Tom kicks things off with an apology that was months in the making, the guys discuss Blink-182 touring with Lil’ Wayne, Pat throws some serious shade at Jacksonville, Florida (sorry Tom’s mom), there was a traumatic experience while hearing Ocean Avenue for the first time, whether or not Best of Me by The Starting Line is a better pop-punk song, does Metallica rock or not, and about an upcoming 10 year reunion and the anxiety that surrounds it. Was that even a sentence? Links: Ocean Avenue Music Video Hanging by a Moment by Lifehouse Blink-182 with Steve Aoki Blink-182 on Tour with Lil’ Wayne and Neck Deep Blink-182 / Lil’ Wayne Tour video Virgin Born Crayfish Episode Run Lola Run Afraid Cut Me, Mick The Dude Ranch Band Yellowcard Drama on Reddit       Songs of the week: Waves by Joakim Karud On the Square by Mac DeMarco     Listen to Ocean Avenue and millions of other songs on Apple Music with a 3 month free trial     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

No middle school skating party is complete without three things: four wheels, glow sticks, and screaming “Wake Me Up!” as your mom watches you maneuver left turns for hours on end. Bring Me to Life by Evanescence is an absolute anomaly that shook the entire nation in 2003, winning 4 Grammys, and introducing “Goth Metal” to a whole mess of children who would otherwise still be jamming Sk8r Boi by Avril Lavigne.   This week, the guys break down the lyrics, music video, and dig into some of the interesting back story behind the making of this song, along with uncovering one of the greatest names in emo history, Ben Moody.      Links: Evanescence Wikipedia Me! by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie Music Video Me! Music Video Episode First iPhone 6 Unboxing Fail Tik Tok Hotdog Finger Challenge Mitsubishi Motors Evanescence Commercials Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy on Amazon Ron Carnage in Stores Vlog!   Songs of the week: Heads Gonna Roll by Jenny Lewis Koala by David Cutter   Get a 3 month trial of Apple Music  

The most anticipated single of the year dropped as we started recording this episode. Taylor Swift teamed up with Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco to create the jam of the summer in Me! We discuss all that’s lead to this moment, where she’s come since reputation, then watch the video live!     Links: Me! Music Video Taylor Swift reputation Tour Episode Wildest Dreams Live at the Grammy Museum     Songs of the week: Heads Gonna Roll by Jenny Lewis Me! by Taylor Swift feat. Brendon Urie   Get a 3 month trial of Apple Music     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

MakeDamnSure is a song that captivated the iPod Nano’s of everyone in our sophomore high school class. The guitar riffs are infectious, the melodies carry every adolescent emo heart away to the darkest corner of their angst, and the lyrics are weirdly poetic and altogether confusing. But, unfortunately, the music video kinda sucks. This week the guys break down the shot list with insider information from some behind-the-scenes footage that originally aired on MTV2, take a dive into the lyrics, ultimately disagreeing on what the song actually means, then discuss plans for next week when Tylor Swift announces something on midnight April 26th.     Links: MakeDamnSure Music Video Making of the Music Video pt. 1 Making of the Music Video pt. 2 Taking Back Sunday's Tell All Your Friends v. Where You Want to Be Interview with David Schiffman on the production of PUP Interview with Sam Pura on the production of The Story So Far     Songs of the week: Morbid Stuff by Pup Way Down by The Dangerous Summer     Follow us

After a storm of housekeeping, including but not limited to, the Taylor Swift Book Club, seeing Kelly Clarkson in concert, and several apologies for last week’s episode, the guy dig into the new “Supergroup” from Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, “Simple Creatures”.  The guys discuss whether or not this album is objectively good, whether or not they actually like it, will it make future road trip playlists, is it “cool kid music” and who would actually be jamming this EP on the regular. This last bit is met with wild speculation involving some college kids, a Bluetooth speaker from Wal-Mart, and failed joints rolled in student sponsored housing. It gets weird.      Links: Simple Creatures Article Best Taylor Swift Podcasts Taylor Swift Book Club Subreddit Steve Aoiki feat. Blink-182 Episode Oh Canada… the draft Episode Mark Hoppus’ Pride Rock Hair Elliot in the Morning   Songs of the week: Old Town Road (remix) by Lil Nas X (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) Blurry Vision by Abandoned By Bears

Our sister station up north takes an entire episode for themselves to draft their favorite songs that have come out of the Great White North. As always, the songs come with wildly entertaining stories of what the world was like when the guys first heard the songs: stories about catholic school, car rides with their dad, thinking you discovered porn at your friend’s house (sorry, just The New Pornographers album), and how a 5.1 surround sound experience literally almost made one of them fall out of their chair.     Links: MmmWhatcha Say (Dear Sister) SNL Video Seaway “Best Mistake” super 90s Music Video Wake Up by Arcade Fire Stream the playlist on Apple Music Taylor Swift Book Club on Reddit       Songs of the week: It’s Only Smiles by Periphery When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? by Billie Eilish   Get a 3 month trial of Apple Music     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

The year is 2006, you’re 15 years old, you’re wearing the T-shirt of the band you’re about to see, which you just found out is social suicide. You’ve got underwear around your neck, you’re about to get absolutely black out drunk for the first time in your life, but for now, it’s 6pm in Cleveland, Ohio, the lights dim, and before Angels and Airwaves or Taking Back Sunday takes the stage, Head Automatica tears the roof off the already roofless outdoor venue. In this situation, you’re kind of a combination of both Pat and Tom as they recount one of their first concert experiences, and how they first became introduced to Head Automatica. The guys both break down the lyrics, which are much darker than both realized, a reoccurring theme on this show, the video, and a little bit about the bands career. Daryl Palumbo, if you’re out there, the voice impressions were done out of love. We promise.   Links: Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy! Graduation Day by Head Automatica Ron Carnage Vlog Glassjaw The Click Five Episod

Blink-182 recently released a new song and music video with Steve Aoki, and wow… So much to talk about. The lyrics are wack, the video is wack, the collaboration is wack, Steve’s Kill Bill jumpsuit is kinda cool but also kinda wack, and there’s just a lot of things going wrong with a band that’s been so important to us over the years. That then begs the questions… Did the integrity of the band leave with Tom? Have they sold out? Do we care if they sold out? What does the future of Blink-182 look like moving forward? Before we can answer those questions, we gotta do what we do best: speculate wildly over unimportant details of the music video, and break down the lyrics that are super self-explanatory, but not before totally forgetting to mention major details like the blinding and totally cringe-worthy Smirnoff vodka ad that totally just made matters worse. Also, Tom is starting a vlog (but don’t tell Pat), the guys discuss publishing their first book, our sister station “Oh, Canada” drops in to give some take

Matt Farley of Motern Media fame stepped in for Tom this week to discuss Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus with Pat. For those of you who don’t know Matt, this dude has over 20,000 songs on Spotify and has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for his song “Used to be a Pizza Hut”. Straight up, this dude is a genius. You can also buy our anti-novel Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy now on Amazon! What a week. We love you all. How do I end this thing….?   Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy!!!      Links: Buy Ron Carnage on Amazon NOW! Party in the USA Music Video Motern Media on Twitter Local Legends on Amazon Let’s all go to the Motern Extravaganza Used to be a Pizza Hut on Jimmy Fallon The My Chemical Romance Episode     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

The year is 3000, you’re underwater for some reason, your great great great granddaughter is doing fine, and The Jonas Brothers are making bangers out of songs that weren’t theirs to give. Tom and Pat take out the microscope and dig into the ethical dumpster fire that is the music video for this song. Pat tells a store about microwaving a pistachio for an hour and a half, and Tom drops a bomb on Pat before announcing he’s officially self-employed. What a ride.      Links: Pre-order Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy The Year 3000 by The Jonas Brothers Podcast Me Anything The First Six Chapters of Ron Carnage Gene in Las Vegas Video     Songs of the Week: Garden in the Bones by Periphery Red Bull & Hennessey by Jenny Lewis       Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

In a huge change of plans and a rare solo episode, Tom talks about his 36 hours spent in Las Vegas, why it’s a solo episode this week, about the founding member of Creed buying him dinner in Vegas, and he reads the first 6 chapters of their new antinovel, Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy.     Links: Pre-order Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy Blood Eagle Gene the Nerdy Octopus Las Vegas Video Podcast Me Anything whoisroncarnage Pod Carnage     Song of the Week: Watch by Billie Eilish     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

Bill Conway, co-founder of The Hard Times stopped by to talk about his brand new podcast, his experience writing some of the funniest parody articles at The Hard Times, throw some straight edge shade towards Pat, and to draft his favorite songs from 2002 with us. As always, lots of great stories, and it was really awesome to hear the perspective of the music scene from someone quite a bit older than us. Needless to say, we have some new music to dig into.      Links: Pre-order Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy on Amazon The Hard Times The Hard Times on Twitter The Hard Times Podcast Best of Me Episode The New Found Glory Episode 2002 Mixtape on Apple Music Yesterday Trailer Punk Goes… Episode Interview With Sam Pura The Mmmbop Power Hour     Songs of the Week: Capacity by Charlie Bliss Shallows by Lady Gaga Where Were You When the Sky Opened Up by The Dangerous Summer   Get a 3 month free trial of Apple Music     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

Taylor Swift has played an interesting part in Tom and Pats lives over the years, and they take a minute revisit the entire discography in this week’s draft. Each picks 1 song from each album to draft to their EP, with 2 wild cards from any album to complete a 7 track mixtape. Some of the songs on the list have been played at multiple weddings, funerals, have been performed as acoustic covers when the guys were still in their teens, and still grace their top played list on Apple Music to this day. Make sure to let them know which songs would make your EP, and don’t forget to pre-order their upcoming anti-novel, Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy!!!    PRE-ORDER RON CARNAGE: THE THINKER BOY!!!!     Links: Taylor Swift Discography Playlist on Apple Music Blue Mountain State Tom’s Bomber Jacket Back to December Music Video Letterkenny We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together reputation Tour Episode reputation Album Episode Taylor Swift Motivational Poster Pre-order Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy       Songs of the week:

Let’s face it… Chroma was a good album, but it fell just short of great. The guys try to dig into what it was missing, along with all the things it did incredibly right. Pat tells a story of how the senior class was inspired to make a “tobacco pipe” after attending a surprise Cartel show, and Tom announces some exciting details about their upcoming antinovel, Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy.    Links: Chroma Wikipedia Chroma full album AOL Music Sessions Band In a Bubble Blue Dragon Blue Dragon Symbol (artists representation) Ron Carnage     Songs of the week: No Place by Backstreet Boys Self Care by Mac Miller   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!