Folks, here’s a story ’bout two podcast hosts who are not good at muppet impressions, but who ARE very committed to bringing children’s educational programming to the next level! In this episode of Build-a-Band, we delve into the musical possibilities of post-HBO Sesame Street, and recall Arnold Schwarzenegger’s greatest acting achievements (with orchestral accompaniment). Plus, […]

Hey, impressionable teen! You look like you could use a nice hot cup of peppermint tea and a snuggie on a cold autumn evening like this. Drink up and get comfy! Or else! In this Thanksgiving special, we reunite in person to dig down into the deep, dark meat of the holidays. Like, you ever […]

On today’s episode, we put on our robes and wizard hats to bring you a fantasy-themed special! Villians, heroes, dragons, bards–this show has it all. A new traveller joins our merry band of adventurers to help us on the road. Let’s all give a warm welcome to Katrina of the Dimly Lit podcast! The Lord […]

Welcome back to Build-a-Band, your favorite feng shui/ASMR podcast! In this episode we get abstract and ask the big questions. What is selling out, and how can we do it better than anyone else? Do the Old Ones feel existential terror? Is any one of us truly ready to rock? This is why we listen […]

You pull off the Pennsylvania Turnpike. There’s no one around, And your phone is dead. Out of the corner of your eye you spot them: Jimmy Two-Shoes and the Rowdy Round-Em-Up Boys. Build-a-Band is back and rowdier than ever! In this episode, we discuss vore eagles of Mordorian throat singing, build a better carbon monoxide […]

Spooky greetings! It’s the week before Halloween and Build-a-Band is getting into the ~spirit~ of the season with some monstrous musical musings. In this episode we conjure up a barbershop quartet that drives out demons, an aspiring EDM producer who sells his soul for sick beats, and a goth rock show where the t-shirts are […]

Make room for another Chris in your life! Today on Build-A-Band, special guest Chris McPhee of the Current Obsession podcast lends us his extensive musical experience to create new bands from twitter suggestions and randomly generated concepts. Do you owe $20,000 in back taxes? Need a musical use for all your old microwaves? Have you […]

Gather around the conference table! In this episode–maybe our sleepiest and slurringest yet–Build-a-Band opens the floor to suggestions from our shareholders. With their help, we bring you Dashboard Confessional’s Tex-Mex period, a jam band that’s actually a front for an art heist, and a group of anime club rejects (turned ska band) who finally get […]

Come one, come all! Today on Build-a-Band, we’re introducing a brand-new-centuries-old cultural tradition. Come in costume! Any costume! Did we mention there will be free food?? Pay close attention to the color of your wristband! Why? No reason! Now hold these bagpipes for me. In this special bonus episode, we speculate about what Taylor may […]

Build-A-Band is back! In our first new episode since launch, we remember how to make a podcast with a little help from our friends 😉 This week: a soundcloud doomsday scenario, and the inspiring story of three rebellious brothers who learn the importance of crust punk/flower punk solidarity. Forget the haters and the imitators, and […]