It's a new year and a new season of the high fives punk rock podcast. Justin and Mike jump right back into last year’s theme and discuss the years 2004 and 2005 through the eyes of some aging punk rock kids. Featuring discussions around some of our favorite albums and bands from those years. Justin goes a little mainstream and Mike tries to figure out what the hell he was doing but, in the end, we came up with 10 punk and punk adjacent albums we both could agree defined what we were listening to in those years. Have a listen and then send in your list.  We also get into the albums we have been listening to like Precursor, If Kansas Had Trees, Southtowne Lanes, Gob and Monster Rally.  Find out what is a comfort album for Justin and if we had any new year’s resolutions.  Featuring discussions about pop punk, punk rock, emo, midwest emo, ska,skacore, Canadian Music, CanCon,Calgary punk and I guess metalcore now. Hey it was 2004!  Don't pretend like you didn't dabble in the hot topic emo like My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy you scenesters! Or maybe you screamed for Jesus like Underoath. Maybe you were just stuck in Calgary listening to Chixdiggit or The Buzzing Bees. Or discovering Pop Punk like Latterman or chilling to Bedouin Soundclash.

Join us for our year-end extravaganza, a deep dive into the punk, pop punk, emo, hardcore, melodic hardcore albums and sub genres that we couldn’t stop listening to this year. Mike's "vanity project" isn’t about declaring the "best of 2024" but sharing the albums  that brought joy, sparked emotion, and kept us excited about the genre we love. At High Fives Punk Rock Podcast, it’s not about the rankings; it’s about celebrating the music that moves us. So tune in and turn it up. Plus, we love hearing from our listeners—send us your lists, and we’ll share them with our growing punk rock community. We hope you enjoy the episode and find something worth adding to your collection. 

Hi and welcome back to the High Fives Punk Rock podcast. It is the last episode of the season and this one is all about the year 2003. So, let’s take a trip back in nostalgia for a time where myspace and scenesters ruled the musical landscape.  Justin and Mike look back on the albums and pop culture of the year through the lenses of a couple of aged out punk rock kids. Beyond the music, our hosts dive into 2003’s pop culture trends and explore how genres like punk and its various sub genres continued to evolve, often overlapping and influencing each other. And you get to hear Mike talk way too much about his love of the O.C. Featuring discussions about Stike Anywhere, Rancid, Lagwagon, The Exploding Hearts, Story of the Year, Saosin, Silverstein, Less than Jake, Joule and the Postal Service showcasing the year’s rich diversity in alternative music.  We discuss what we have been listening to including Ben Quad, The Shape of Punk To Come tribute album, No Doubt, The Implants, The Hammerbombs, the Dopamines, Lindi Ortega and Pizza Death.  Have a listen and then send in the 5 albums that you love from that year. We can’t wait to hear what you would pick.

 And don't miss some new questions for Justin in our “Get to Know Justin” segment!

Welcome back to the year 2002 and another nostalgia-packed trip back in time as Justin and Mike look back on the albums and pop culture of the year through the lenses of a couple of aged out punk rock kids. Beyond the music, Mike and Justin dive into 2002’s pop culture trends and explore how genres like punk and its various sub genres continued to evolve, often overlapping and influencing each other.  Including the Shame Spiral of 2002 music. Featuring discussions about My Chemical Romance, Thrice, Coheed and Cambria, Strung Out, Piebald, S.T.R.E.E.T.S., The Lawrence Arms, The Used and Pretty Girls Make Graves also make the list, showcasing the year’s rich diversity in alternative music.  We discuss what we have been listening to including NOFX, Touche Amore, Drug Church, the Okimoniks, RatBoy, The Bad Ups and The Calamatixs. 

 And don't miss three brand-new questions for Justin in our “Get to Know Justin” segment!

Justin and Mike are back with a brand new episode, diving deep into the punk rock and punk-adjacent albums of 2001. Tune in as we share our favorite records from the year. 2001 was a great year for punk ska emo hardcore and all the sub genres. So this one was a little tough to narrow down but we hope you like what we came up with. On top of that we also take a trip down memory lane to revisit some iconic pop culture moments from 2001 and chat about what we've been spinning lately. Get involved, listen in, and send us your top albums from 2001! Featuring Alkaline Trio, Thursday, Mico, Rx Bandits, The Black Halos, Propagandhi, The Ataris, Zero Down, The Detroit Cobras, Indian Giver, Fast Blood, The Lazarus Plot, Death of Guitar Pop, State Faults, Gel, Counterparts, Hi-Standard.

August turned out to be a hectic month for both Justin and me, which meant we couldn’t carve out the time to release a regular episode. But waiting until the end of September just didn’t feel right, so I came up with this bonus episode idea. I wanted to highlight some of the music I’ve been listening to recently, but then, as usual, my nerd brain kicked in. We always talk about our High Fives WhatsApp group, so why not bring them into the mix? With the help of our awesome WhatsApp crew, we’ve put together this special episode featuring tracks picked by the group and myself. Get ready to discover some killer tunes from bands like One if By Land, Hell Beach, Guardrail, Combat, Motion City Soundtrack, Carrion Spring, The Dwarves, Padre, The Corps, Massive Nightmares, Jon Snodgrass, Closers, Minoh, and Class Action! 

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Episode 102 is all about the year 2000.  Join Mike and Justin as they re-visit the year and explore what punk rock and punk adjacent albums meant the most to them from that year.  We break down some of the big news stories and pop culture events. Talk about some of the movies and television from the year 2000 and some of the albums that didn't make our list.  Featuring bands like Thrice , Boy Sets Fire, NOFX, The Everymen, Samiam , Less Than Jake, At The Drive In, Life After High School, The Haunted and The Weakerthans. Plus we discuss what bands and albums we were listening to the past little while including Sammy Kay, MakeWar, Love Letter, Stone Temple Pilots, Soft Kill, Homecoming , HeartWells and Pack Rat.  Make sure you give it a listen and then send in your favorite albums from the year 2000.

Welcome to the High Fives Punk Rock podcast. If you have been keeping up with the theme of this year and ignore the 100th episode we have been going through the latter half of the 90s discussing some of the albums that stood out to us. And that means that today/tonight/whenever you are listening that Justin and me are here to take you on a wild ride through the final year of the 20th century highlighted by our favorite punk and punk adjacent albums from 1999 so sit tight and buckle up because we're diving headfirst into the year that gave us everything from boy bands to Y2K panic, from dial-up internet to "The Phantom Menace." It's a time capsule of baggy jeans, frosted tips, and the unforgettable sound of the Nokia ringtone

Well we did it! We made it to 100 episodes. At least we think it is 100. And with that Mike welcomes back Nate for a special appearance to discuss some of our favorite punk rock albums from 2024 so far. Featuring #BadNerves #Riley! #NoBrainer #AlkalineTrio #DeathLens #FrankTurner #TheReflectors #ToddFarrellJr #TheDrowns and #ClassicPat.   Check out the episode and then get in your list of best of 2024 so far in too!   We would love to hear what #punk #poppunk #powerpop #emo #hardcore #ska #skapunk #melodicpunk albums have been on your radar.

In episode 99 of the High Fives Punk Rock podcast, Justin and Mike dive into the music and pop culture of 1998. Highlighting the significant albums, bands, and events that shaped their lives during that year. Listeners can expect lively discussions, nostalgic anecdotes, and insightful commentary on the enduring legacy of some of their favorite punkrock albums from 1998. Featuring bands like Rancid, Lagwagon, The Mad Caddies, Grade, Refused, Strung Out, The Bonaduces, The Everymen , Knapsack, the Murder City Devils. Justin and Mike also go into a few albums they have been listening to this past month. Including The Reflectors, The Pill, John Moreland, Hepcat, Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties, Modern Life is War, Sum 41 and Third Eye Blind.  So makes sure you get your nostalgia hat on and give it a listen. Then make sure you send us your list of important albums from #1998.