Bella returns to the show for her 3rd visit to discuss another Something Corporate track, our 4th in the Fall series. We discuss how this song hit us when we first heard it and why it still lives on today among the fans as such an important track. Learn also about the only time we know of that this song has been played in front of a live audience!

Original Recording (from Galaxy Sessions): https://youtu.be/arCJB--LTkg?si=EDBIcFS2JtZJe9a2

Re-recording (on Played in Space): https://youtu.be/3Py0lZOq9Oo?si=LDtCqa-usfnDBw-y

Live at Blayne’s 21st birthday: https://youtu.be/TMwjr4Svpl8?si=ER8C1JahsekjgfX2

April 2020 livestream: https://youtu.be/QG5LO51spLY?si=_v0m-W_Qsfo7FswX

Other songs referenced in this episode:

https://youtu.be/d8LSBdUKo0c?si=W5gD7AiqeRKArIbd

https://youtu.be/oSa1VtZhx2g?si=pXRkfMUHY0sLQIui

https://youtu.be/FC3y9llDXuM?si=gMKPRtl2HnxACpQf

Mike Valdes from the Childlike at Best with Mike Valdes Podcast returns for his 3rd song episode! We dive into lyrics, tell stories about where we were when this song hit us and what it meant to us, talk about one of our all-time favorite albums, and then we speculate on the Something Corporate Las Vegas setlist!

Song Audio: https://youtu.be/ByS4-h2WYTw?si=jgE-W8GoB_0Y6kCW

Mike Valdes’ links: https://linktr.ee/mikevaldes

Louisville Cardinal article, 2003: https://www.louisvillecardinal.com/2005/02/something-corporate-becomes-something-special-with-north/

Live at the Ventura, 2004: https://youtu.be/uc02Wp1-T0o?si=iS1efNU2Q9yBrJMV

Live at DJF VIP Night, 2019: https://youtu.be/pUhkpqievJE?si=_Abm8TLmfJRjGiwf

Instagram Live, May 2020: https://youtu.be/Wbz532K9ONA?si=o2NEhW67DVVSnupb&t=1513

Longtime fan Noah joins the show to talk about Something Corporate’s final single. We break down the song, talk about some especially favorite lyrics (how do we choose?!), and speculate about the upcoming Vegas shows. Spin your brand new North vinyl and come along for a ride back to 2003.

Song Audio: https://youtu.be/hjEap-ha8hY

MTV Article: https://www.mtv.com/news/1485841/something-corporate-take-to-the-road-with-ruthless-retribution-mantra/

Yamaha article: https://web.archive.org/web/20030406103258/http://www.yamaha.com/publications/allaccess/winter2003/12mcmahon.htm

Entertainment Tonight video interview: https://youtu.be/WeQLeiWkdgg?t=57

Live at the Ventura, 2004: https://youtu.be/DNeodyrGEhc

97x Radio Acoustic, 2004: https://youtu.be/3aztMFmgKaM

Instagram Live, April 2020: https://youtu.be/AestxMoERM4?t=1199

Josh Partington, songwriter of some of our favorite SoCo tunes, joins the podcast! Learn all about a song that Josh chose- find out what inspired the writing (we go DEEP!), get some insight into the band’s recording process (some surprises here too!), and hear what he has to say about the upcoming Something Corporate reunion (such as which songs they WON’T be playing)! As a 20+ year fan of his band, I was honored to have Josh as a guest!

Official Song Audio: https://youtu.be/fUFstMgNFo8

Live at the 2022 SoCo reunion in Anaheim: https://youtu.be/cNvVowCxE6k?t=3372

Live at Bamboozle, 2010: https://youtu.be/DRnEyC6GekI

Live at the Ventura, 2004: https://youtu.be/c5lIhyRzvMM

Sam from the Pub Trivia Podcast returns to the podcast to discuss the lead-off track from a revered Jack’s Mannequin album! We talk about where this song found him in his life at the time, why it’s special to him, and why I get this one confused with another Jack’s song.

Song Audio: https://youtu.be/FtfzDKqQ8Bs?si=ptx1f55OPhfCj0lA

Live (for the first time) in St. Louis, 2008: https://youtu.be/oguxI_xJygI

Instagram Live, May 2020: https://youtu.be/bJGkWPxkkU0?t=308

Altpress Article: https://www.altpress.com/theglasspassenger/

Acoustic in Philly, 2019: https://youtu.be/979mtPVq_X0

Swim (live for the first time), 2008: https://youtu.be/KVRSMQWxTBs?si=jCj8zMC8voxXSnUY

Our new guest Aly and I read some past reviews of this song, talk about that piano melody, speculate about a past job Andrew may have had, compare live show experiences, and of course talk about a song from the early Wilderness era of Andrew McMahon's career.

Sam joins the podcast for the first time to talk about one of the newest songs in the catalog! Our first international guest! She and I talk about the Tilt at the Wind No More album as a whole and our recent Andrew concert experiences. And of course, we talk about some incredible lyrics from this song.

Song Audio: https://youtu.be/ooG_-0sgN2k

Sam’s blog: https://sammyseasons.wixsite.com/sammyseasons/post/thank-you-andrew

Sammy's video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct2Axr_rCKO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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/

Andrew interview with Taylor Hanson: https://youtu.be/eD_58oY9iVM

Marci returns to the podcast to review a very special late show we saw in Indy last month! The setlist and the show were very similar to the London livestream! You decide: Did we watch an Andrew McMahon show or an Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness solo show? Call it what you want, but it was fantastic!

https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/andrew-mcmahon/2023/hi-fi-annex-indianapolis-in-3ba67490.html

Buy London livestream on veeps.com (until July 11): https://veeps.com/andrewmcmahoninthewilderness/3859f166-6949-4c05-a549-20f435c32b31

Lindsay returns to the show to bring us another deep cut. But this time, I actually have my own history with this one! We talk math, science, philosophy and even some ways that Andrew has dropped clues to us over years just like Taylor Swift! But mostly, we talk about a great Jack’s Mannequin song!

“People, Running” short film: https://youtu.be/HX_i5rrzHyU

Track by Track: https://youtu.be/sRHkinMT6Lk

Jack's Mannequin performs "Watch The Sky", 2011: https://youtu.be/PK8mMnsH7P4

Sputnik.com Album Review: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/45911/Jacks-Mannequin-People-and-Things/

We review our experience at the May 2023 Grand Rapids Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness show. Melissa returns to the podcast to talk setlist, favorite moments, surprises, and more!

May 2023 setlists: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vw0KQ0GgEHnwLeAos1C8dqkK9hTFWa8sUekJf6GpH90/edit?usp=sharing

Milwaukee set, May 2023: https://youtu.be/7uLx9AK2-_g

Fancam from Adjacent Music Festival, May 2023: https://youtu.be/zyAejb8BDQg

The Cheshire Cat doorstop story: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT81aCTmb/