Latest Emo history Podcast Episodes
#152 - John Vanderslice (Tiny Telephone Recording)
Washed Up Emo - May 06, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome John Vanderslice. I found out about John through his album in 2000 called, Mass Suicide Occult Figurines, on Barsuk Records. It stuck with me and I’ve followed him since. Last month, he released his latest album “The Cedars” on Native Cat Recordings. He’s on tour with Pedro the ...
#151 - Adam Pfahler (Jawbreaker)
Washed Up Emo - April 22, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsA documentary was released a few years ago called "Don’t Break Down," about Jawbreaker. Fun fact: Dan Didier, drummer for the Promise Ring, Maritime and Vermont was the producer of the film! After seeing a screening of the film, I was fascinated at how much footage they had of Jawbreaker. I fo...
#150 - Mike and Nate Kinsella (American Football)
Washed Up Emo - April 01, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsWow, we made it to 150 episodes. Crazy to think about all the folks that have come on to share their story with you and I. To that, a big part of this is agreeing to be open and talk about their music. American Football gets the gold star. Before the reunions, in January 2014, Mike was on the ...
#149 - David Bazan (Pedro the Lion)
Washed Up Emo - March 25, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsDavid Bazan has always been on my list to be on the podcast, it just took almost 8 years. I always sorta thought he’d want nothing to do with me or the podcast. As with this stuff, I got over it and just asked. It worked and fittingly, David has also resurrected Pedro the Lion, with the first al...
#148 - Matt Traxler (Brandtson, Steadfast Records)
Washed Up Emo - March 18, 2019 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Matt Traxler, guitarist from Brandtson. The band, out of Cleveland was on Deep Elm and The Militia Group back in the day and they recently reissued some lost demos through Matt’s label Steadfast Records. Super fun talking to Matt and a band that if you didn’t realize was around ...
#147 - Fredrik Brändström (Starmarket)
Washed Up Emo - February 25, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsI first heard Starmarket on the 3rd Emo Diaries compilation in 1999 and soon after they released their third album “Four Hours Light.” I was instantly blown away with the post-hardcore sound and the next level indie rock/emo sensibility. I never met these guys back in the day and with some reuni...
#146 - Steve Schiltz (Longwave)
Washed Up Emo - February 11, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Steve Schiltz from Longwave. Steve is also an accomplished music producer and composer for film, TV and advertising. If you’re wondering why Steve is on. I have three reasons. First, when I moved to NYC, the Brooklyn thing was about to blow up and I was working at a label nearb...
#145 - Hutch Harris (The Thermals)
Washed Up Emo - January 28, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsWe’re back and stoked to have episode 145 of the podcast with Hutch Harris, most widely know from the band, The Thermals. Hutch and I have been conversing back and forth on Twitter for years. I’d always loved his take on music, especially the punk and hardcore references. As a fan of his band, T...
#144 - Erik Ratensperger (Jeromes Dream)
Washed Up Emo - December 17, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday welcome Erik Ratensperger from the legendary screamo band Jeromes Dream. Jeromes Dream were around for a very short time from 1997 to 2001 born out of the Connecticut hardcore scene. They had a unique way of playing by way of the singer Jeff Smith refusing to use a microphone for shows. A...
#143 - Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES)
Washed Up Emo - December 10, 2018 13:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsLauren and I connected a few years ago and I found out she listened to the podcast! The stars aligned and we finally caught up recently to chat. Lauren is a massive emo fan and we chat deeply about her early days playing drums in bands around Glasgow, Scotland that helped shape who she is toda...
#142 - Anthony Fantano (The Needle Drop)
Washed Up Emo - November 19, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsIf you aren’t aware, Anthony’s YouTube channel, The Needle Drop, is insanely popular and influential for reviewing music. How he ended up with this title of Internet’s busiest music nerd, is quite a story Recently, Anthony and I connected over the phone to discuss how he got into doing this for...
#141 - Justin Courtney Pierre (Motion City Soundtrack)
Washed Up Emo - November 12, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Justin Courtney Pierre, who you may know from Motion City Soundtrack, Farewell Continental or The Rapture Twins. He recently released his first solo album entitled “In The Drink” that we discuss extensively in this episode and what it took to make it happen. We also chat about...
#140 - Ian King (Author)
Washed Up Emo - November 05, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Ian King, author of Appetite for Definition: The A to Z Guide to Rock Genres. This book contains 100s of genres explained and as we will discuss, there’s a way to jump around and learn about other genres by way of like minded artist, genres that connect and specific songs. I h...
#140 - Ian King (Author)
Washed Up Emo - November 05, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Ian King, author of Appetite for Definition: The A to Z Guide to Rock Genres. This book contains 100s of genres explained and as we will discuss, there’s a way to jump around and learn about other genres by way of like minded artist, genres that connect and specific songs. I had...
#139 - David Moore (Chamberlain/Split Lip)
Washed Up Emo - September 18, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsThe band is celebrating 20 years of The Moon My Saddle with a few select shows and it was time to get David on. This podcast episode is a lot about redemption and letting things go as times pass. One of those is an amazing quote on The Moon My Saddle when it first came out in Alternative Press. ...
#139 - David Moore (Chamberlain, Split Lip)
Washed Up Emo - September 18, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsThe band is celebrating 20 years of The Moon My Saddle with a few select shows and it was time to get David on. This podcast episode is a lot about redemption and letting things go as times pass. One of those is an amazing quote on The Moon My Saddle when it first came out in Alternative Press. I...
#138 - Eric Melin (Ultimate Fakebook, Air Guitar World Champion, Film Critic)
Washed Up Emo - September 03, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Eric Melin from Ultimate Fakebook. Ultimate Fakebook are from Kansas and were on the amazing independent label, Initial Records. They toured with bands from the era including The Get Up Kids, At the Drive In and Motion City Soundtrack. Eric also was in a couple bands before that...
#137 - Dave Brown (Muddle, Holiday Matinee, Better Looking Records)
Washed Up Emo - August 27, 2018 04:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Dave Brown. Dave helped start a zine called Muddle, co-founded Better Looking Records, did some marketing and PR under the name Holiday Matinee for your favorite bands and now lives in Seattle and works with Microsoft. Not a bad ride and for someone that was there in the moment ...
#136 - Ryan Grisham (Mock Orange)
Washed Up Emo - August 13, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Ryan Grisham from Mock Orange! They’re back in the news a bit as they recently announced a 20th-anniversary tour for their very much loved “Nines and Sixes” album. Ryan and I talked about the band’s changes, their high profile producers they’ve worked with, how they were a midwe...
#135 - Chris "Poppy" Popadak (Hawthorne Heights)
Washed Up Emo - July 27, 2018 04:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Chris Popadak from Hawthorne Heights. Chris has been drumming with the band as a touring and session member since 2014 and joined fully last year. We connected because we’ve definitely used Hawthorne Heights as an example of when emo goes wrong and Chris wanted to set the story ...
#134 - Nathan Hardy (Microwave)
Washed Up Emo - July 20, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Nathan Hardy from the band Microwave. Microwave just finished up a little run with Jimmy Eat World and The Hotelier and it was high time to get Nathan to chat. We talk a lot about being labeled emo, his struggle and acceptance of growing out of the mormon church, being homeless ...
#133 - Tony Weinbender (Fest)
Washed Up Emo - July 13, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Tony Weinbender from Fest! Tony has curated an amazing festival in Florida started in 2002 with 60 bands has grown into the premiere independent festival with this year having 400+ bands performing across 3 days this fall. It’s simple, make something awesome and stick at it, peo...
#132 - Anthony Green (Circa Survive, Saosin, The Sound of Animals Fighting)
Washed Up Emo - July 05, 2018 04:00 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Anthony Green from Circa Survive, Saosin and the Sound of Animals Fighting. My history with Anthony goes back to the early days of Circa Survive and working alongside him at Equal Vision Records for the Juturna and On Letting Go album releases. As the years passed, we stayed in ...
#131 - Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids)
Washed Up Emo - June 04, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome back Matt Pryor from The Get Up Kids. Matt and the boys have a new EP, Kicker, on Polyvinyl Records, out this week and it was time to get Matt back on to chat. We discuss how The Get Up Kids have stayed together all these years, their knack for writing EPs, I get caught saying I...
#130 - Dave Diem (Twelve Hour Turn, LAPêCHE)
Washed Up Emo - May 28, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Dave Diem from Twelve Hour Turn and LAPêCHE. Twelve Hour Turn were an amazing post-hardcore band from Florida from 1997-2002. You may know them from their LP with I Hate Myself or 7" with Engine Down. My personal favorite is their LP The Victory of Flight. Dave and I chat about ...
#129 - Henderson Cole (Entertainment lawyer and founder of The Alternative)
Washed Up Emo - May 14, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsWhen Henderson read about bands getting screwed by Victory Records in the news, he thought he could do something about it. So he actually went to law school. In this episode you’ll learn about how Henderson got into law, where his DIY roots started, and why he founded The Alternative. This is al...
#128 - Susie Ulrey (Pohgoh)
Washed Up Emo - May 07, 2018 04:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Susie Ulrey from the band Pohgoh. I first heard about the band on the first volume of the Emo Diaries compilation. They were everything I wanted in a band when I was playing music back in the day. Susie and I met up in New York City recently to chat and we discussed her upbringi...
#127 - Scott Vogel (Terror, Buried Alive, Despair)
Washed Up Emo - April 30, 2018 04:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsToday we welcome Scott Vogel from the band's Despair, Buried Alive and Terror. You’re probably confused right now, hear me out. Scott is a huge emo fan and professed his love for Texas is the Reason, Split Lip and Chris Higdon from Elliott multiple times including a dream scenario for Chris you ...
#126 - Matt Pond
Washed Up Emo - April 09, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsLate last year Matt Pond PA played it’s last show, after almost 20 years of music. I had always loved Matt Pond PA and wanted to find out more about him, his life and where he sees the next phase of his music. To learn more go to InDreams.Space Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/washedu...
#126 - Matt Pond
Washed Up Emo - April 09, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 261 ratingsLate last year Matt Pond PA played it’s last show, after almost 20 years of music. I had always loved Matt Pond PA and wanted to find out more about him, his life and where he sees the next phase of his music. To learn more go to InDreams.Space Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/washedupe...
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