Something in the Wilderness

Hear about my experience at the midwest Out of Office Something Corporate shows! *Warning* Setlist spoilers ahead! Relive the most memorable moments with us and other memories made along the way.

“Wait” acoustic in Detroit: https://youtu.be/CWA12UaP_bA?si=u7qAGPuNcd5FIQNf

Order the upcoming SoCo livestream livestream on veeps: https://veeps.com/somethingcorporate

Donate to the Dear Jack Foundation: https://give.dearjackfoundation.org/fundraiser/5672150

Author and music journalist Mike Damante joins us this episode to talk about his time in the pop punk scene and his perspective of what things looked like from the inside. We talk about a favorite track from the early years, a fun song that we still love to shout out the words to today!

Official Music Video: https://youtu.be/DPPX6dZT0Vw?si=0zBvEePqlEa7GMSF

Mike’s links: https://linktr.ee/mikedamante (order his books here!)

Hey Suburbia! Playlist on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5xyHjw0fV6hy4Wt1gOB9T7?si=86d2dd29942f4cf3

Alternative Press interview, 2010: https://www.altpress.com/if_you_c_jordan_10_years_later_with_something_corporates_andrew_mcmaho/

From the Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/11/05/andrew-mcmahon-talks-recovery-his-legacy-and-why-he-doesnt-play-konstantine-in-concert/

Live on the Late Late Show by Something Corporate, 2002: https://youtu.be/p7SYWV1LWGo?si=dlALSnf06Vcp_F2P

Live by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, 2023: https://youtu.be/2qi36oWXM1Q?si=XOSxKxUv31ApmGxJ

Rachel joins the show to talk about a more recent Andrew track. We take a break from SoCo summer to discuss how it’s helped inspire her to challenge herself in multiple ways. Next, she is raising funds to run in the Marine Corp marathon for the Dear Jack Foundation. The link is below if you’d like to donate to the Dear Jack Foundation on her behalf.

Song Visualizer: https://youtu.be/K3Au51VfGwA?si=Nl0lRPOmFEh7WfcS

Rachel’s Dear Jack Fundraising page for the Marine Corps Marathon: https://donate.hakuapp.com/donations/new?fundraiser=c09f443769be50367135

Rachel’s DJF Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/teamimaginationrunningwild

Andrew describes the song on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CmhAUM1oU0U/?hl=en

American Songwriter article, 2023: https://americansongwriter.com/review-andrew-mcmahon-sifts-through-his-past-in-tilt-at-the-wind-no-more/

Consequence of Sound article, 2023: https://consequence.net/2023/03/andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-tilt-at-the-wind-no-more-track-by-track/4/

Live in Manhattan, April 2023: https://youtu.be/lX2Gn4YEQnI?si=dlXgmTULV_84QD_Y

Steve Jones from the Concert Pipeline podcast recently flew out to Seattle for the SoCo show and had a chance to sit down with Andrew and Josh for an interview. We talk about his experience, we discuss one of Andrew’s first ever recorded songs, and we touch on a lot of pop culture references on this one. Steve even asked Andrew to tell us a bit about this song, so we have some audio from the interview to hear from the songwriter himself! Let’s take a trip back to the 1980s! Who knew this would be something after all?

Concert Pipelind podcast: https://linktr.ee/concertpipeline

Original song recording on Andrew’s solo EP, 1999: https://youtu.be/MYN7xx93aCg?si=o6nbbYAg9rXyjw3u

SoCo Ready…Break song version: https://youtu.be/0aLF9vNdWxo?si=_udC8HgeOVKsaD2K

Homemade Music Video: https://youtu.be/cQg_Rhscc_A?si=kCKPPnQlzchX3SzX

Live in Anaheim, December, 2023: https://youtu.be/jdhyRu3yeFU?si=otnQoWDmN75vLRj4

“Unbelievable” by Owl City and Hanson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTWaiwb5QnE

Let’s recap our experience on Day 2 of the Four Chord Music Festival 10 to see Something Corporate! Hanging with friends (and making new ones!), being part of this great live music community, and surviving the weather are all themes of this episode! We were so excited to talk about all the bands leading up to SoCo and their set in particular, that I realized we FORGOT to talk about the All-American Rejects set, which I DID enjoy! As long as you’re not coming to listen for the AAR set recap, then I think you’ll enjoy hearing about the rest of our exciting experience at the festival!

Setlist: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/something-corporate/2024/carrie-furnace-pittsburgh-pa-2bab80de.html

Only Ashes, live at Four Chord, 2024: https://youtu.be/EhVzEV4Jzco

Sign up for Letters With Love zooms: https://www.dearjackfoundation.org/get-involved/

Biggie’s Bullies, Bulldog Rescue: https://biggiesbullies.org/

We’re doing something a little different for our 80th episode! Here’s a song that wasn’t written or co-written by Andrew, or even by Josh. But Something Corporate covered this song over 20 years ago and it must have been a significant song for the guys. We explore what makes it so special and learn a bit about the original artist. Are there any Bjork fans here?

Something Corporate’s cover version: https://youtu.be/6b6Uah-4mtQ?si=Gmrxh_DpIgt6A32O

Original version by Bjork: https://youtu.be/cteN9xDkP_w?si=Ghzv2694QN_HXLlm

Radiohead’s cover version: https://youtu.be/KVvO4mPoZiA?si=dNtwkP7JLa5GMpoR

Jason Mraz’s cover version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVfoxOBmF8s

Live performance by Bjork, 2002: https://youtu.be/6Ua4tkvkweA?si=doCWG52PW_psgLue

Photographer Bailey returns for another end of the album Jack’s Mannequin track that resonates with her. We talk about the origin of the song and a potential legacy it could have had, how we relate deeply to this song, Andrew’s most fitting album closers, and more!

“Casting Lines” short film: https://youtu.be/WaxXjP_Tlc8?si=0vN8WnLhzWazPvTK

Bailey's photography website: https://www.baileyelizabethphoto.com/

Bailey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baileyelizabethphoto

Track-by-Track commentary: https://youtu.be/EEIphLK-kxw?si=oE-8kJ7bw8thbeP0

Live at the DJF 11/11/11 show: https://youtu.be/wi77XqOzJbk?si=IEFieG6Crbwas7eS

Instagram live, 2020: https://youtu.be/qi7cZcc4XSg?si=g2nxy0-wzJW7GPrz&t=1840

Album Review from American Songwriter: https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204259/http://americansongwriter.com/2011/10/jack%e2%80%99s-mannequin-people-and-things/

This one's for the OG and the old-school Something Corporate fans! Morgan and I discuss the musings and vibe of a teenage Andrew and join the ride back to our own teenage years to imagine his mindset for this one.

Song: https://youtu.be/nZF-hEaP87U

Performed at Blayne’s 21s bday party, 2001: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75KvjiqR3W4&t=344s

The Galaxy Sessions track list: https://www.last.fm/music/Something+Corporate/Galaxy+Sessions

Kyle Simons of Patterns in Traffic and Harsh Lights returns to the podcast to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Tilt at the Wind No More! Kyle picked a specific song from the album to focus on for this episode. He helps us break down the song and we discuss how this one represents the entire album well. Kyle provides a songwriter and musician’s perspective on this song and we also talk about his two music projects, Patterns in Traffic and Harsh Lights.

Song Visualizer: https://youtu.be/rEUZLkuAJs8?si=X472JMiJUYEZrFUn

Patterns in Traffic website: https://patternsintraffic.com/

Patterns in Traffic on bandcamp: https://patternsintraffic.bandcamp.com/album/lights-reflections

Review of Kyle and Eva’s Harsh Lights LP on Chorus.fm: https://chorus.fm/reviews/harsh-lights-watch-the-world-divide/

American Songwriter article, 2023: https://americansongwriter.com/review-andrew-mcmahon-sifts-through-his-past-in-tilt-at-the-wind-no-more/

Consequence of Sound article, 2023: https://consequence.net/2023/03/andrew-mcmahon-in-the-wilderness-tilt-at-the-wind-no-more-track-by-track/4/

We have a new guest joining the show to talk about a more modern song that has had a lot of time in setlists on previous tours, but we don’t hear talked about too much among the fanbase lately. We talk about what makes this one unique among the discography, draw some comparisons to the latest album, and share our opinions about the songwriting, production, lyrics, and more! Is this one of your favorites? There’s also a special treat at the beginning from my daughters and I.

Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/a1ZZzu__jw0

Chorus.fm interview: https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/andrew-mcmahon/

Melodic.net interview: https://web.archive.org/web/20170217061803/http://www.melodic.net/?page=news&id=27932

Live at Austin City Limits, 2017: https://youtu.be/30dVYWTYzBk

Youtube Paste Studios version, 2017: https://youtu.be/9w76i5aICVM

Simlish version: https://youtu.be/yLNwnyI2xog