It's our final episode of 2024! This time we had the pleasure of being joined by Pat and Derek from the excellent Driveways. Our pathes had crossed earlier this year in Pittsburgh, and it was great to spend some more time with these guys. The band has been having another superb year (one quick look at Reddit will demonstrate how much love there is for them within the scene). We discuss their recent EP 'Tempest' and how they feel about it. We also touch upon their history and influences, as well as how they balance playing in a successul band with being high school teachers!

'Tempest' is out everywhere.

Chris and Nick also take a brief look back at an incredible year for the podcast. A big thank you to every guest we've had in 2024, all our friends in Pittsburgh at Four Chord Festival (especially Rishi and Adam), and of course, our third member Greg O'Grady for his amazing work on the show this year.

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It's been a big year for the band 408, releasing another album and continuing to go from strength to strength. We welcomed Mark Faroudi from the band to the podcast.

We discussed with Mark the history of the band, how they attracted the attention of John Feldmann and working with songwriters like Matt Thiessen and Nick Bailey.

We have also recently released a beer in collaboration with the band and the Jersey City brewery, Departed Soles. Check it out if you're local to the area, it's a DIPA called 408.

408's fantastic single 'All My Fault' is available everywhere.

Chris and Nick also compare their Spotify Wrappeds as the year draws to a close.

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For episode 133, we are joined by Craig Mabbitt of Escape The Fate. Craig was a pleasure to talk to, sharing what it was like joining as the singer for an already famous band and how the fanbase reacted. Escape The Fate are not only popular in the US, Europe and Australia, but also have a huge followings in places like South America and The Philippines. Craig discusses what is like touring in these places.

He also explains how they navigate writing poppier songs against the heavier material as well as many other topics. 

Escape The Fate’s latest single ‘M.O.N.S.T.E.R’ is available everywhere.

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It is our pleasure to welcome back Dave Baksh of Sum 41 to the podcast! Dave was kind enough to spend some time with us once again whilst on tour in the UK. He tells us how the farewell Sum 41 tour has been so far, and how he is feeling about the end of an era. We also discuss how Dave reacted to the recent memoir by his good friend, Deryck Whibley. 

We take some time to discuss, once again, to talk about Dave's love of Newcastle United Football Club (much to Nick's delight). 

What an amazing career Sum 41 have had, as long-time fans, this was a joy for us to do.

Chris and Nick also discuss recent releases by State Champs and 408, as well as the final Slam Dunk Festival lineup.

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We had a great time meeting Tyler and Evan of State Champs at Four Chord Festival in Pittsburgh earlier this year. Now, we are delighted to welcome them back to the podcast for a full episode.

State Champs have a new record arriving on November 8, we discuss how it came together and what the fans can expect. We discuss how often they get recognised in a band their size, and what their favourite UK food spots are.

State Champs's new self-titled album will be available everywhere on November 8.

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For episode 130, we welcome Christian McAlhaney of Anberlin to the podcast. Christian talks about the recent revival of Anberlin and how the band now operates with both Stephen Christian and Matty Mullins performing vocal duties. We discuss how Christian originally joined the band, their history, leading up to the music they have released recently. Fans of Christian will know that he is also in the band Acceptance, another huge artist. We discuss how he operates this.

Anberlin's recent release 'Vega' is available everywhere.

Chris and Nick also discuss the release of 'Walking Disaster: My Life Through Heaven and Hell' by Deryck Whibley, singer for Sum 41, as well as new music from Amber Pacific. 

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Chris Messer returns to our show and this time brings his band mate Mickey Molinari. Regular listeners will know that we're huge fans of their band Showoff. 

Showoff have recently released their new EP 'Haverstraw' via Manic Kat Records. We discuss what Chris has been up to since we last spoke to him and once again entertains us with some incredible stories from the many years that they have been a band.

Haverstraw is a fantastic EP and it's out now! Get on it!

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We had the pleasure of attending Leeds Festival over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. We were able to review the sets of blink-182, Bleachers, Militarie Gun, Neck Deep and several others. We also interviewed both South Arcade and The Oozes, both of whom were a delight.

In this episode, we talk through the adventure of doing press at a major festival that we had not been to for a very long time.

We also discuss new releases from Showoff and Feeble Attempt, as well as the newly revealed Slam dunk Festival line up for 2025.

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We're delighted to welcome back Josh Madden to the podcast. Josh discusses life at his management company MDDN and how that's going. We also touch upon his involvement with the likes of Alternative Press, Brooklyn Vegan and Artist Friendly Podcast.

We talk about current trends in the music industry, and in particular, how important country music is right now. Josh shares his UK experiences and tells Chris what it was like watching his brothers perform with Lil Wayne at When We Were Young last year.

Chris and Nick also discuss new music from Post Malone, State Champs and Old Neon. 

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We are delighted to welcome back our good friend Peter Munters to the podcast. It's been five years since he was last on, so there was plenty discuss. Aside from telling us how life has been over the past few years, Peter tells us further stories from his touring days with Over It as well as his thoughts on the scene today.

Peter recently contributed to the 'Feeble Attempt' album, which is a project our friend Aaron at Growing Up Punk Podcast has been co-creating. Look out for that when it drops!

In this special episode, Peter treats us to a live acoustic version of the Over It song 'Where The Sky Begins' as well as a cover of Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers' which he dedicates to his dear late friend Billy Brown.

Before chatting to Peter, we also find a brief moment to discuss recent releases by The Gaslight Anthem and our friends in Eternal Boy.

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