"Bad Reputation" By Freedy Johnston (w/Mikey D'Angelo)

Episode 32

This week we are joined by Mikey D'Angelo who wanted to talk about the forgotten Freedy Johnston hit Bad Reputation. Chris and Mikey dive into how perfect 1995 was for music, How this music is weirdly appropriate for a pool party and how insane it was that in 1994 Johnston was named Songwriter of the year.

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"Electric Avenue" by Eddy Grant (w/Leanor "Jeff the Girl" Ortega Till)

Episode 33

This week we are joined by Leanor "Jeff the Girl" Ortega Till of Five Iron Frenzy. Chris and Leanor break down the catchy Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant; the song recently was in the news for being another song Trump has used against an artists wishes. We also dive into this songs origins are about race based riots in the UK, how Eddy Grant created his own genre and an amazing story of Five Iron Frenzy's tour in South Africa.

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"Roll to Me" by Del Amitri (w/Jono Diener)

Episode 34

This week we are joined by Jonathan "Jono" Diener of the Michigan punk band The Swellers who joins us to talk about one of the happiest songs ever written. We break down the 2 minute pop anthem Roll to Me by Del Amitri, the music video and get onto some tangents about Meat Loaf concerts, old nickelodeon shows and the dangers of knowing famous bands personally,

Additionally keep an eye out for Jono's comic book The Inevitables coming soon and if you're a coffee fan give his beans a shot at rootlesscoffee.com

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"Throw Some D's" by Rich Boy (w/Khalil Slaughter)

Episode 35

We're joined by Philly Rapper and former front man for Roots In Stereo Khalil Slaughter to discuss the fire beat that is Rich Boy's Throw some D's. Unfortunately there's no much else to remember about this song (minus an awkward lyric about a picture on the wall).

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"Stuck in the Middle With You" By Stealers Wheel (w/Jim Logrando)

Episode 36

Most of us know the song from it's iconic appearance in Reservoir Dogs but Stealer's Wheel's Stuck in the Middle of You has a super interesting history as well as the band themselves. We are joined by Punchline manager Jim Logrando to talk about the song, the bands refusal to play live and why Clowns should make a comeback as an insult.

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"Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba (f/Eben Wares)

Episode 37

We are joined by Yellowbird Mantra's Eben Wares this week to discuss the Anarchist punk band ... Chumbawamba. Yes you read that correctly. While their music was catchy pop and folk music Chumbawamba is without competition the most punk rock band we've ever discussed. Listen to Chris and Eben breakdown their history of rebellion and tell us we're wrong!

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"Pass the Dutchie" by Musical Youth (w/Vinnie Fiorello)

Episode 38

Former Less than Jake drummer and current member of The Inevitables joined us to talk about the catchy "Not actually drug related" reggae song Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth.

Chris and Vinnie dive deep into Ska vs. Reggae, talented bands made up of children and songs about weed

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"Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell (w/Andre Gower)

Episode 39

Chris isn't available this week so Producer Matt sat down with Andre Gower the star of Monster Squad and director of the documentary Wolfman's Got Nards to discuss Halloween, Horror movies and Rockwell's smash hit Somebody's Watching Me

Learn about the Monster Squad documentary at https://thesquaddoc.com

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"Stacy's Mom" by Fountains of Wayne (w/Brian Walker)

Episode 40

Dreams Not Memes host Brian Walker joined us to discuss Fountains of Wayne's hit Stacy's Mom. We discuss Brian's podcast, why this song built a template for the future of Pop Punk and the impressive career of Adam Schlesinger.

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"No Rain" by Blind Melon (f/Trevor Leonard)

Episode 41

Trevor Leonard returns to the podcast to discuss the hippies of the Grunge scene Blind Melon. It's very possible that if Shannon Hoon hadn't died so tragically young that the band would have had many more hits but unfortunately we only got 2 albums, an iconic video and a truly insane Woodstock 94 performance to remember them by.

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