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I am once again joined by Mike (@TheGiggas) from Back to the Futurama (@backtofuturama)! Today we’re discussing a song from Dude Ranch that is a little about the Friendzone but how the song is mostly about raw punk energy. I seriously had to cut so much from this conversation to make it fit the length. … Continue reading Episode 47 – Enthused →

This is a quick song that is very good but maybe the most noteworthy thing that I think about when I listen to it is how it is not what I think of when I think of “Emo”, so I spend a lot of today’s episode looking into what “Emo” even is. And it turns … Continue reading Episode 46 – Emo →

I am joined once again by my friend Aemyn (@aemyn) from the But Yeah podcast (@butyeahpod)! Today, we’re discussing the song from Box Car Racer that is probably the darkest. This episode has a trigger warning at the beginning, so maybe that will give some inkling about how dark this song gets. That said, this … Continue reading Episode 45 – Elevator →

Here is the first part of the story of producer Jerry Finn’s story about a girl he liked in high school who soaked him with…some sort of water-based weapon. It’s an excellent song Episode 44 – Easy Target Here’s a video of them performing it. I like it even more slightly sped up! Transcript Week … Continue reading Episode 44 – Easy Target →

I am joined by Mike from the Back to the Futurama podcast (@backtofuturama) to discuss a song that, if it had been written by a 9th grader, would have still been problematic, but maybe would have been a little bit more acceptable. As it is, it’s a good song and relateable from an “I’ve been … Continue reading Episode 43 – Dystentery Gary →

Today I had Colin (@ColinMParker) on the show once again to talk about another opening track. This song is a classic and, as Colin said on a part of the episode that I had to end up cutting (Colin and I have excellent conversations), it is basically always the first song they play in any … Continue reading Episode 42 – Dumpweed →

After you’re done Feeling This and realizing how much I Miss You, here’s a single about what happens when you come back Down. What? You don’t write promotional copy for if the song you’re talking about today was a new movie? Just me? Hm. Interesting. This is a good song. The video is pretty good … Continue reading Episode 41 – Down →

An excellent bonus track that was also a highlight of an excellent compilation. It’s weird to think that there might be people that don’t know this one. Episode 40 – Don’t Tell Me It’s Over I couldn’t find a video of them performing this live. I almost posted a video of a cover by Neck … Continue reading Episode 40 – Don’t Tell Me It’s Over →

Today we have a song that reminds me of a couple of other Blink songs, and is ostensibly “about” divorce, but I come to the conclusion that maybe it’s not a very satisfying song. Join me in exploring that idea. Also, what 00’s pop-punk cover do I reference as reminding me of a part of … Continue reading Episode 39 – Don’t Mean Anything →

I am joined once again by Aemyn (@aemyn) from the But Yeah podcast (@ButYeahPod) to talk about the song that contains the line that hooked me into a fandom of the band forever. Which line is it?!???! Listen to find out! (That’s what they call a “hook” :-D) Episode 38 – Don’t Leave Me Here’s … Continue reading Episode 38 – Don’t Leave Me →

I am joined by a new guest! Evan (@e_williamson93) from the Nostalgia Cops (@nostalgiacops) and Read Between (@readbetweencast) joins me to discuss the title track from Blink’s 2012 EP. We discuss how this song is about the world, but maybe also about Blink and the tension between Mark and Tom while simultaneously being a very … Continue reading Episode 37 – Dogs Eating Dogs →

It’s very cool to me that, despite how jokey it is, the title of this song actually is an accurate representation of the content of the song. But, as I posit in the episode, I think this song is a bit more serious that you might think, given the other content on this album and … Continue reading Episode 36 – Does My Breath Smell? →

This song is certainly not my favorite. It has all the right parts, but the execution just feels like it does nothing for me. If it was an Angels & Airwaves song, I would like it a whole lot more, I think. Episode 35 – Disaster Here’s a video of them performing the song. The … Continue reading Episode 35 – Disaster →

And now here’s a song where the title actually belies how gross and graphic and sophomoric it ISN’T. Leave it to Blink to write a song about growing up in an abusive household and getting kicked out of school for drinking and then calling that song “Dick Lips”. It’s perfect. Episode 34 – Dick Lips … Continue reading Episode 34 – Dick Lips →

Here’s another really dumb song. But this one is based around a silly, sophomoric joke. Tomorrow, there will be a GREAT song that will make you think “How can THIS song have THAT name??” but until then, enjoy this “naughty potty” humor! Episode 33 – Depends Transcript Week 7 Songs (Spotify Playlist) Running List of … Continue reading Episode 33 – Depends →

Mostly I can roll my eyes when Blink gets a little juvenile, but this song is just stupid. And not stupid like tomorrow’s song. Stupid like, “Really? There was no other song to put in this slot” Anyway. It has a fun tempo change. But it’s mostly filler. Oh, a weird thing happened at the … Continue reading Episode 32 – Degenerate →

This is it. The song that broke them through. The song that put Blink-182 ON THE MAP! It’s a crossover episode today! I recorded with David and Diana (macintoshandmaud.com, Macintosh and Maud Haven’t Seen What?!) and then after we recorded this episode, we sat down for 2 hours to talk about a movie that this … Continue reading Episode 31 – Dammit →

And we’re baaaack. Terribly sorry for the delay. Modern technology can be a baffling thing at times. It’s worth it though. In this episode, we welcome Colin (@colinmparker) back to the show and he breaks this song DOWN. We also discuss what it was like to have the singer from another one of our favorite … Continue reading Episode 30 – Cynical →

For me, this is the all-time best +44 song. But I’d love to be convinced otherwise. What do you think? That song yesterday was pretty good, but this one is so EXCELLENT! Those harmonies! That Descendents ref! Episode 29 – Cliff Diving Here’s a video of them performing it live: Here’s the Descendents song I … Continue reading Episode 29 – Cliff Diving →

These episodes keep surprising me with the things that I get to talk about. I never would have thought that I’d be fishing out my copy of Dante’s Inferno on my Blink-182 discography podcast, but here we are