After a two week sabbatical Jon is back with a brand new episode, and this time the conversation takes place w/ Alex Retro of the Tampa, Florida pop punk band Atomic Treehouse. We chat about how he discovered punk rock through Tony Hawk ProSkater, and the Ramones through a dubbed cassette his father gave him. We also talk about the start and career of the band, his cross country trek to see MXPX, preconceived perceptions of our cities’ scenes, how Green Day is hard to play, our mutual dislike of Blink-182’s album Neighborhoods, and so much more. So sit back, and get nerdy as we deep dive into this episode of This is Just a Phase. *** Atomic Treehouse tracks that are featured are: “Ghosted!”, “Cooler Things”, “When I See You Today”, “Still Got Zelda”, “Mondo Crush”, “Expired Box of Chocolates”, “All the Feelings in My Heart”, and “Every Reason in the Book.” ***