The wonderfully pleasant, funny, and talented Benito Countouris (@benito_countoutis) joins the season finale of the pod to talk Duran Duran, Greek Lou Reed, and listening to your own music. 

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

Annie Tomak (@aktomak) of Poppy Charms, Dad Shirts, and Art club fame sits down with the boys to talk about Shania Twain, the correct pronunciation of Abba, and more.

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

J.J. and Ethan chat with young up-and-coming multi instrumentalist Brandon Kaltenbaugh (@bandon.kaltenbaugh) about jazz, being short, and why Psychedelic Porn Crumpets rule.  

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

In one of the strongest episodes this season, J.J. and Ethan sit down with one of the masterminds of Water Trash, Carter Vannoy who tells us about Gearmanndude, Steve Rutledge, and and his interface obsession. 

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules. 

J.J. and Ethan are taken on a wild, Beatles-hatred-filled ride with Cutting Ties bassist and yeller for DIY Amps, Zach Bird. We also talk about attending Warped Tour as a toddler, energy drinks, and -sigh- how much Zach hates The Beatles. 

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

Episode 6 features the nicest guy we know - Noah "The Wizard" Sommers (@notosomo) - guitarist for Cutting Ties and DIY Amps, and mixing engineer extraordinaire, where we talk vinyl, warped tour, and tap water. 

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

On this episode, we talk to one of our favorite and most funny friends, Evan Mulgrave (@evmulg). Evan is a photographer, musician, documentarian, jack of all trades. He plays in TVs Norm, Turnpike Gardens, There You Are, and Nate Cross Band. 

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

On this episode, we are honored to chat with multi instrumentalist, Ugly Blonde, and fellow SCDC podcast host Nate Cross (@natecross415) about Facebook fan groups, rare vinyl, and more. 

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

On this episode of "It's Not A Phase Mom", Ethan and J.J. welcome their first guest - the prolific and ever-creative genius Grant Charney (@grantisnotanartist) to discuss Devo, zines, and ska.

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.

On this episode of "It's Not A Phase Mom", Ethan and J.J. continue to shine the light on themselves before they delve into their musical comrades in future episodes.

How it works:

Guests are ranked on a four quadrant graph to see where they lie between these four criteria:

Hipster Douche - Someone is a hipster douche when they try very hard to impress while giving up some sort of comfort or dignity in the process. This can be as simple as owning a record player, or as complex and disgusting as saying you actually like Kid A by Radiohead.

Basic Bitch - A Basic Bitch is someone who doesn’t feel the need to impress someone with their obscure music taste. They like what they like and don’t feel the need to dive into obscure Jazz fusion records from the early 60’s to seem cool. They are usually more easy to talk to than hipster douches and usually end up being cooler without even trying. As Ethan says “They make the world go round”.

Scene Girls - Scene girls are the epitome of taking your love for music too far. Scene girls will die on the battlefield with an MCR flag wrapped around themselves if it meant defending their favorite artist. They are people who will pay to see the same band live 20 times and scream at the top of their lungs every time.

Embarrassing - You. Me. Everyone. Everyone is embarrassing. And you might ask, “Doesn’t that make hipsters, basic bitches, and scene girls all embarrassing too?” And you would be correct, but this is our show. we make the rules.