Kids From Yesterday

Kids From Yesterday

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Kids From Yesterday episodes

  • 21 – Black Lives Matter

    In this two hour special, Courtney and Clodagh talk racism, the Black Lives Matter movement, visibility of Black artists in the alternative/punk scene, discuss in-depth the Emo Nite LA 'Racism in the punk/alternative scene'  Twitch conversation, and give you a starter list of incredible bands featuring Black musicians. 


    2 hr 4 min
  • 20 – The Black Parade

    In this true-crime-focused episode, Clodagh and Courtney talk The West Memphis Three, Columbine, The Black Dahlia copycat murder and other notable cases where alternative music hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Clodagh explains her childhood fear of Marilyn Manson, Courtney nerds out over psychology and Dr. Spencer Reid, and our favourite emos revisit the myth of the Cult of the Black Parade. 


    Listener discretion is advised for potentially distressing descriptions of real murder cases.


    57 min
  • 19 – The Return

    Back for a second season, Courtney and Clodagh partake in a socially-distanced catch up, talking new The Used,  All Time Low, Petals for Armour, the new Twilight book and Lauren James' An Unauthorised Fan Treatise. Courtney has a moment teaching us all about Bert McCracken's favourite things and Clodagh hypothesises what made Evanescence so popular. 


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    1 hr 7 min
  • 18 – My Friend Wrote a Fanfic Two: The Christmas Special

    Clodagh and Courtney are proud (and a little apprehensive) to present the first-ever Kids From Yesterday Christmas Party Special! A part two to episode 12, the gals welcome Dani back, armed with more chapters of her Gerard Way x OC x Frank Iero fanfic (written in 2004). Recorded for the first time in front of a live studio audience, KFY invites you to grab a drink, sit back, relax, and dream of Frank's hard hands as you listen to two hours of pure chaos... coming to you live from Dark Basement HQ. 


    Happy Holidays! 


    2 hr 6 min
  • 17 – "Tumbly runs our Tumblr"

    Courtney and Clodagh talk groupies in this week's episode, focusing on famous groupies, the evolution of 'the groupie' into Scene Queens, the right to do what you want with your body and the differences between a groupie, a fangirl, and why we have those words in the first place. 

    49 min
  • 16 – Welcome Back to the Black Parade

    Come one, come all to this joyous affair! My Chemical Romance have been resurrected and Clodagh and Courtney have recorded an emergency MCReturn episode to celebrate. Get up to speed on all the details we know so far about the return and learn what exactly the gals were doing when they heard the news.


    39 min
  • 14 – Five Go to Mars Island
    With Clodagh back from Hot Topic, the gals talk emo festivals (including Warped Tour, Riot Fest and Slamdunk), cults (including 30 Seconds to Mars and Jared Leto) and a love for murder.
    1 hr 8 min
  • 12 – My Friend Wrote a Fanfic

    Courtney and special guest host Dani delve into the distant past: the year was 2004, on a website called Quizilla, and the fanfic 'I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love' tells the story of a devastating love triangle between Gerard Way, a girl called Rain, and Frank Iero. Find out what kind of girl 14-year-old Dani thought Gerard and Frank would fight over and see the prophetic predictions she made 15 years ago.



    1 hr 50 min

About Kids From Yesterday

From the publisher's feed

Eternal emos Courtney Smyth and Clodagh Meaney do a fortnightly deep-dive into the emo and alternative culture of their youth. Each episode will cover anything from music and fashion to cultural phenomena.