Reminiscent

The Punk Goes…. series from Fearless Records has been a strange part of the scene since their debut in 1999. Being a victim of their own haste and careless assignments of bands has unleashed more than a handful of truly awful cover songs, but maybe it was all worth it for the few that have stood out from the rest. The guys discuss the best and worst that has come form the series over the years, and close the show out with some life changing breaking news from Tom.   Links: The New Found Glory Episode From the Screen to Your Stereo to Your Town Tour Wonderwall by Cartel live on AOL sessions Chorus.fm Charlie Bit Me Autotune Royals (cover) by Youth in Revolt Free Fallin’ by The Almost   Songs of the week: Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) by Post Malone, Swae Lee Sorry, I Like You by Burbank   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

Where would pop punk be without New Found Glory? Some would argue there would be no change, while others claim they defined the genre with their anthemic choruses, half time headbangers, and unapologetic refusal to evolve their sound. The guys discuss their legacy, their absolute affinity for cover albums, and whether or not they’ll be remembered as an A or B list band.     Links: Shai Hulud International Superheroes of Hardcore Person L Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies Interview with Sam Pura Proper Dose Music Video Ron Carnage     Songs of the week: Mine by Taylor Swift Fabulously Absolute by Joe Jackson   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

The Starting Line wrote on of the best songs of the decade when Best of me Dropped in 2002. It’s been one of the guys favorites since first spin, and they finally take the time to discuss the music video, as argue incessantly about what the hell the lyrics mean. The video plays into the weird quirky humor that surrounded many songs in the genre around that time period, but they seemed to have pulled it off better than most others. Take a deep dive as they break down the frame by frame, and end the episode with a sample of Pod Carnage: Inside the Author’s Studio.     2001 Mixtape Draft The Sum 41 Episode Mmmbop Power Hour The Best of Me Music Video The Best of Me Music Video Extended Version The Good Fight covering Best of Me Pod Carnage SecretLab Omega Chair Gene the Nerdy Octopus Illustration     Songs of the week: [COMING SOON] by Maggie Rogers The Legend of Zelda by August Burns Red     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!  

2001 was a good year for music, and somehow half of Tom’s picks were from the wrong year. Let’s get that detail out of the way now. His sources are trash. ANYWAYS, the guys return to this fan favorite to draft their ultimate 5 song EP from songs of the year.     Links: The Guys as Blink-182 for Halloween And Another… The Guys Ice Skating 2001 Mixtape on Apple Music* 2001 Mixtape on Spotify** Are You That Somebody by Aaliyah   Songs of the week: From the Outside by Real Friends St. by Restorations 12 Days of Christmas by John Denver and the Muppets   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!     *Are You That Somebody not available on Apple Music or Spotify **Spotify automatically adds their own picks to user created playlists, so Fat Lip by Sum 41 and The Rock Show by Blink-182 are included in the playlist by their doing, but we can’t say we disagree with it!

Taylor Swift dropped her reputation Stadium Tour documentary on Netflix this week, and there’s no way the guys weren’t jumping on it as soon as possible. As referenced in their earlier episode reviewing the record, neither Pat nor Tom were the biggest fans of the record, but they thought maybe seeing them performed live would breathe some new life into the songs, which turned out to be very true for some of the numbers.      Links: reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix 1989 World Tour on Apple Music The Taylor Bomber Jacket Tom’s New Bomber Jacket The reputation Review Episode reputation Tour Buzzfeed Fun Facts Wildest Dreams Live at GRAMMY Museum Yamato     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!  

In this very self-serving episode, the guys discuss how far the show has come since the beginning of last year. They also reflect on how far their own lives have come since early 2018, and line up all their goals for 2019.   Links: Taylor Swift’s reputation Tour Documentary on Netflix Pod Carnage     Songs of the week: Movie Life Fantasy by Nik Mystery Guitars, Whiskey, Guns, and Knives by The Steeldrivers   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

The music video for Stacy’s Mom is problematic at best, and the guys get down to the bottom of it. There’s a lot of speculation over what Stacy’s mother does for work, if the young boy is running a reputable landscaping company or just filling in for a few mows, and whether or not Stacy herself is deserving of his love. Adam Schlesinger strikes again in this hit single from the early 2000s.   Links: Stacy’s Mom Wiki Stacy’s Mom Music Video That Thing You Do The Benchwarmers Just What I Needed Clickhole Article on American Pie’s Stifler     Songs of the week: Pristine by Snail Mail Blue Umbrella by John Prine Oh My God by Ida Maria     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

The Sum 41 special is finally here, and its dedicated it in it’s entirety to Amanda. If you’re anyone other than the Queen herself, please stop reading now. The guys can’t help but compare Sum 41 to Blink-182, which leads to a lengthy discussion on can they be compared, and more importantly, SHOULD they be compared. They then blew open a conspiracy about the bedrock in Ajax, Ontario possibly being too high to support inground pools, leading Zach to believe that the music video for In Too Deep was shot out of the country, and if true, can the band be trusted? Are they even Canadian? Who am I?    Links: Sum 41 Wikipedia Page The Hell Song Music Video In Too Deep Music Video Fat Lip Music Video The Only Remaining Photo from 4 Under Par at the Pepsi Ampitheater Sum 41 feat. Ludacris Live on SNL Unwritten Christmas by Sum 41 and Unwritten Law   Songs of the week: Good Kisser by Lake Street Dive Happy Alone by Saintseneca Songs of Storms by GameChops       Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!  

We were born into the worst era of music, and our 00-10s Christmas music playlist is the final nail in the coffin on that argument. The guys discuss what Google claims are the most notable songs from the decade, and throw in a few of their favorites as well.   Links: Hanson Snowed In All I Want For Christmas by My Chemical Romance Christmas in Hollywood A Pimp’s Christmas Christmas on the Bayou   Songs of the week: Heat Wave by Snail Mail Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles Butterfly Dream by Turnover   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

The Click Five was an anomaly that needed to be discussed on this show at some point. The research from this episode lead the guys to the discovery of a legendary song writer Adam Schlesinger, a hero from the early 2000s who’s had a strong hand in several of our favorite songs from the era. The episode gets really fun with an embarrassingly in depth analysis of the music video, as well as the lyrics for the breakout (and only) hit, Just the Girl.     Links: Just the Girl Music Video Scene Queens Episode Eat N’ Park Eat N’ Park Christmas Star Commercial The Mmmbop Power Hour Episode The Paramore Episode Adam Schlesinger Stacy’s Mom That Thing You Do! Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Motorla RAZR Pod Carnage   Songs of the week: Holy Hell by Architects Zombie Bastards by Weezer     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!  

Everyone's taste in music changed over time, and the guys sat down today to map out their musical journey, starting with their very first favorite song, and how preference adapted and got more sophisticated as they aged. They also discuss the question that’s on a lot of twenty-something’s minds these days, is it okay to not emotionally attach to music like you used to? All of that after a quick recap of Thinkercon in Huntsville, Alabama.     Links: Thinkercon No Dumb Questions Podcast Unclaimed Baggage Cathedral Caverns US Space and Rocket Center Brady Haran CGP Grey Hello Internet Wintergatan Marble Machine Year 2000 Mix Tape Draft The Paramore Episode Same Thing Happened to Me by John Prine Tush by ZZTop I Saw the Sign by Ace of Base No Diggity by Blackstreet .44 Caliber Love Letter by Alexisonfire Leon Bridges Tiny Desk Concert Pod Carnage   Songs of the week: Anyhow by Tedeschi Trucks Band (Tiny Desk Concert) Curiosity by Turnover Julien Baker on NPR Tiny Desk Concert   Follow us on Twitter at @_Reminsce

Pat moves into a new house, gets a new dog, and goes to the ER, and that’s just in the first 30 seconds. After a few mailbag questions re: the dog, and an embarrassing confession from 15 years ago, the guys launch headfirst into a year 2000 mixtape draft of their favorite songs that were released in Y2K. Make sure to check out our Apple Music and Spotify playlist of our picks from the episode. Just don’t spoil the surprise!      Links: Apple Music playlist Spotify playlist Pat’s New Puppy! Nutrish by Rachael Ray Thinkercon     Songs of the week: Keep This Up by The Story So Far White Bronco by Action Bronson Lazy Eye by The Silversun Pickups When I’m Alone by Lissie     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

The long anticipated Paramore episode is finally here, and it’s the first episode of the newly rebranded podcast. The guys dive into their past, how their albums have changed over time, the first time they listened to their music, and how the experience has changed over time. Tom digs a little bit into controversy over Misery Business, and fumbles through some of the issues with toxic masculinity in the pop punk scene.       Links: Buy Reminiscent merch here! Mmmbop Power Hour My Chemical Romance Video Episode Riot! All We Know Is Falling Hayley’s 2007 Warped Tour Outfit Emergency Music Video Franklin Live in Anaheim     Songs of the week: Heaven by Charlie Bliss a t c a f e [low fi jazz hip-hop mix] Changes by Charles Bradley   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

In the most reminiscent of Reminiscent episodes, and the final show before the rebrand, Tom, Pat, and Zach take a deep dive into what it was like growing up in a small town’s booming music scene in the early 2000s. Tight pants, straight hair, and infinite breakdowns ruled everything around their playful pop punk band, but they stuck with it for 5 years and have loads of stories to tell.     Links: Tyrannic Fusion Another Found Self Falling Hollywood Whitechapel Stillframe Sky live at the Hangout Run Forever Calling Blue Skies 4 Under Par Fisheye Photos Last Show at the Summit’s Photo Album Girl Next Door Music Video   Songs of the week: 99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger Penn State ‘08 by 4 Under Par #YOLO by 4 Under Par Sorry I Quit the Band by 4 Under Par My Cat Eats Porridge by 4 Under Par   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

Tom takes a stressful bath right before recording, and then the guys launch right into the long awaited Avril Lavigne episode with some fun facts, and both are absolutely blown away by the numbers she’s managed to pull since the dawn of her very early career. It’s clear the pop-punk princess has been taken for granted by many, but it doesn’t appear to have slowed her down.     Links: Restored on DIY network Original Meditation Soundtrack / Tom’s Bath Time Tunes Avril Lavigne Wikipedia Page Complicated by Avril Lavigne I Miss You by Blink-182 Confessions by Usher My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne Top 200 Songs of 2004 Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne Sir Ian McKellen on Avril Lavigne Avril is Dead Conspiracy Just the Girl I’m Looking For by The Click Five Tuscaloosa Slug Butt     Songs of the week: Thug Life by Brockhampton Samurai Lo-Fi Hip Hop by Various Artists     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!  

In this special episode, Sam Pura, the owner and chief engineer at The Panda Studios, and long-time producer of The Story So Far’s records joins Tom for a really interesting conversation about all that went in to the making of their latest album, Proper Dose. The conversation covered a lot of ground, from the struggles that went into making the record, some really amazing and out-of-the-box recording techniques, the unfortunate crime that is audio engineering school, and maybe a Beatles joke or two.   Proper Dose is available now!      Links: The Story So Far’s new album Proper Dose (available now) TSSF episode on Best Friends with Sam Pura Tom Lord-Alge Eric Valentine Nail the Mix Taylor Larson thirtyeight.life   The Story So Far http://thestorysofarca.com/ IG: @thestorysofarca FB: @thestorysofarca Twitter: @thestorysofarca   Sam Pura https://www.thepandastudios.com IG: @sampura / @thepandastudios FB: facebook.com/thepandastudios Twitter: @sampura / @thepandastudios   All Inquiries Please Email: Sam@thepanda

Taking Back Sunday and their 2 hit albums Tell All Your Friends and Where You Want to be are the main topic of discussion this week, and as you probably could have guessed, the guys can't agree on which album is better. Some wild fan theories are discussed, including one of Tom's mom's (not a fan), and both recount some pivotal moments in their lives and the role that this band played.    Links: Ask Us Anything You Know How I Do  This Photograph Is Proof  One-Eighty By Summer You're So Last Summer  New American Classic Number Five With a Bullet ...Slowdance On the Inside Little Devotional  What's It Feel Like to Be a Ghost Liar Music Video MakeDamnSure Music Video The Rock Show Music Video Death Drop My Blue Heaven Sink Into Me Music Video Existentialism on Prom Night Look What You Made Me Do Heavy Metal Cover   Songs of the week: Jee Veerey by Bloodywood  I Might Need Security by Chance The Rapper     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!

One of the greatest boy bands of all time *NSYNC is the main topic of discussion this week. The guys give their usual fun facts, recount stories of when they first heard of the band, and the long disputed feud of Backstreet Boys vs. *NSYNC. Pat brings a wild theory to the table of the power struggle between JC and JT, and how it affected positioning in music videos and wild hair-dos. The guys then discuss their most popular music videos, and close it out with some more last minute wedding talk.  Tweet at the show to let us know if you were/are team Backstreet Boys or *NSYNC. And if you're team O-town or 98degrees, just keep that to yourselves.      Links: Buzzfeed *NSYNC Fun Facts Tearing Up My Heart Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POnunuWyI64 Bye Bye Bye Music Video Pop Music Video No Strings Attached Album Cover Conan's Boy Band Sketch   Recommendations of the week: Hopper the app Glow Season 2 on Netflix Let It Go by The Story So Far   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram!  

The guys do a full breakdown of My Chemical Romances first huge hit, I'm Not Okay off of their second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. The song holds a special place in the guys' hearts, and they give some insight as to where their lives were when they first heard it. The guys then decide to cast the theoretical movie on which the music video is based.      Links: I'm Not Okay Music Video Helena Music Video     Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and like us on Facebook!

The guys talk at great length about the 1997 pop banger "Mmmbop" by Hanson. They both share stories about what moment in time the songs makes them think about, whether or not it's actually a good song, and break down the lyrics, undeservedly, to a microscopic level. Also, Pat got engaged over the weekend, so that's cool!    Links: Mmmbop Song Facts Swan Song by The Good Fight Mmmhops Holiday by Weezer You Are In Love by Taylor Swift Request a Song at Tom’s Wedding   Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and like us on Facebook! Join the mailing list to keep up with the latest news about the network and upcoming shows!