Father of All: Green Day, Fatherhood, and Art vs the Artist

In the Father's Day episode, the guys discuss:

How our fathers influenced our musical taste
One of the Itch’s fondest memories
Dan’s experience with the BMG Music Service
Green Day's Father of All...
Barfing rainbow unicorns
A loose definition of punk
Why some music sounds better live than in the studio
How to approach art when the artist does awful things
The International Justice Mission and RAINN
Mutha’uckas

Plus, Aaron calls out Mike Herrera of MxPx!

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