We were born into the worst era of music, and our 00-10s Christmas music playlist is the final nail in the coffin on that argument. The guys discuss what Google claims are the most notable songs from the decade, and throw in a few of their favorites as well.

 

Links:

Hanson Snowed In

All I Want For Christmas by My Chemical Romance

Christmas in Hollywood

A Pimp’s Christmas

Christmas on the Bayou

 

Songs of the week:

Heat Wave by Snail Mail

Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles

Butterfly Dream by Turnover

 

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The Click Five was an anomaly that needed to be discussed on this show at some point. The research from this episode lead the guys to the discovery of a legendary song writer Adam Schlesinger, a hero from the early 2000s who’s had a strong hand in several of our favorite songs from the era. The episode gets really fun with an embarrassingly in depth analysis of the music video, as well as the lyrics for the breakout (and only) hit, Just the Girl.

 

 

Links:

Just the Girl Music Video

Scene Queens Episode

Eat N’ Park

Eat N’ Park Christmas Star Commercial

The Mmmbop Power Hour Episode

The Paramore Episode

Adam Schlesinger

Stacy’s Mom

That Thing You Do!

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Motorla RAZR

Pod Carnage

 

Songs of the week:

Holy Hell by Architects

Zombie Bastards by Weezer

 

 

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Everyone's taste in music changed over time, and the guys sat down today to map out their musical journey, starting with their very first favorite song, and how preference adapted and got more sophisticated as they aged. They also discuss the question that’s on a lot of twenty-something’s minds these days, is it okay to not emotionally attach to music like you used to? All of that after a quick recap of Thinkercon in Huntsville, Alabama.

 

 

Links:

Thinkercon

No Dumb Questions Podcast

Unclaimed Baggage

Cathedral Caverns

US Space and Rocket Center

Brady Haran

CGP Grey

Hello Internet

Wintergatan Marble Machine

Year 2000 Mix Tape Draft

The Paramore Episode

Same Thing Happened to Me by John Prine

Tush by ZZTop

I Saw the Sign by Ace of Base

No Diggity by Blackstreet

.44 Caliber Love Letter by Alexisonfire

Leon Bridges Tiny Desk Concert

Pod Carnage

 

Songs of the week:

Anyhow by Tedeschi Trucks Band (Tiny Desk Concert)

Curiosity by Turnover

Julien Baker on NPR Tiny Desk Concert

 

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Pat moves into a new house, gets a new dog, and goes to the ER, and that’s just in the first 30 seconds. After a few mailbag questions re: the dog, and an embarrassing confession from 15 years ago, the guys launch headfirst into a year 2000 mixtape draft of their favorite songs that were released in Y2K. Make sure to check out our Apple Music and Spotify playlist of our picks from the episode. Just don’t spoil the surprise!

 

  

Links:

Apple Music playlist

Spotify playlist

Pat’s New Puppy!

Nutrish by Rachael Ray

Thinkercon

 

 

Songs of the week:

Keep This Up by The Story So Far

White Bronco by Action Bronson

Lazy Eye by The Silversun Pickups

When I’m Alone by Lissie

 

 

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The long anticipated Paramore episode is finally here, and it’s the first episode of the newly rebranded podcast. The guys dive into their past, how their albums have changed over time, the first time they listened to their music, and how the experience has changed over time. Tom digs a little bit into controversy over Misery Business, and fumbles through some of the issues with toxic masculinity in the pop punk scene.

 

 

 

Links:

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Mmmbop Power Hour

My Chemical Romance Video Episode

Riot!

All We Know Is Falling

Hayley’s 2007 Warped Tour Outfit

Emergency Music Video

Franklin Live in Anaheim

 

 

Songs of the week:

Heaven by Charlie Bliss

a t c a f e [low fi jazz hip-hop mix]

Changes by Charles Bradley

 

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In the most reminiscent of Reminiscent episodes, and the final show before the rebrand, Tom, Pat, and Zach take a deep dive into what it was like growing up in a small town’s booming music scene in the early 2000s. Tight pants, straight hair, and infinite breakdowns ruled everything around their playful pop punk band, but they stuck with it for 5 years and have loads of stories to tell.

 

 

Links:

Tyrannic Fusion

Another Found Self

Falling Hollywood

Whitechapel

Stillframe Sky live at the Hangout

Run Forever

Calling Blue Skies

4 Under Par Fisheye Photos

Last Show at the Summit’s Photo Album

Girl Next Door Music Video

 

Songs of the week:

99 Red Balloons by Goldfinger

Penn State ‘08 by 4 Under Par

#YOLO by 4 Under Par

Sorry I Quit the Band by 4 Under Par

My Cat Eats Porridge by 4 Under Par

 

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Since Zach’s arrival on the show, the mailbag has been piling up. Tom doesn’t understand a question, then he doesn’t understand the next one either. The guys get into some arguments about fictional bands, Zach teaches everyone how to make Maple Syrup, we hear the first showdown of Raz-ma-Taz vs. Razzle Dazzle, Zach explains a Minnesota good-bye, then they all do one before awkwardly signing off.

Tom takes a stressful bath right before recording, and then the guys launch right into the long awaited Avril Lavigne episode with some fun facts, and both are absolutely blown away by the numbers she’s managed to pull since the dawn of her very early career. It’s clear the pop-punk princess has been taken for granted by many, but it doesn’t appear to have slowed her down.

 

 

Links:

Restored on DIY network

Original Meditation Soundtrack / Tom’s Bath Time Tunes

Avril Lavigne Wikipedia Page

Complicated by Avril Lavigne

I Miss You by Blink-182

Confessions by Usher

My Happy Ending by Avril Lavigne

Top 200 Songs of 2004

Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne

Sk8er Boi by Avril Lavigne

Sir Ian McKellen on Avril Lavigne

Avril is Dead Conspiracy

Just the Girl I’m Looking For by The Click Five

Tuscaloosa Slug Butt

 

 

Songs of the week:

Thug Life by Brockhampton

Samurai Lo-Fi Hip Hop by Various Artists

 

 

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Autumn is among us, and the guys talk about their favorite fall traditions, and how they’ve changed over time. One of the guys’ dads gets a little competitive when it comes to carving pumpkins, Tom gets punched in the face on Halloween, the day he first hung out with Zach 15 years ago, and Zach has controversial opinions on which Halloween candy he’d always trade up for.

Zach joins Pat and Tom for this episode all about body modifications that was inspired by Tom watching all 3 Lord of the Rings movies back to back. Liv taylor… meowww. Tom corrects Pat about the ridiculous term “gauges”, the guys discuss Tom’s magnet finger, and they all plan out their future matching bro tats. Somehow it almost turns into a Zooey Deschanel episode at the end, but that’ll be saved for a later date.