Episode 197 - Ex-Taking Back Sunday guitarist/vocalist and key member during the Louder Now and Where You Want To Be albums Fred Mascherino joins the show! After leaving Taking Back Sunday in 2006, Fred went on to release the critically acclaimed solo album "Bend To Break" under his The Color Fred moniker. After various other projects including Terrible Things with Hot Rod Circuit frontman Andy Jackson, The Color Fred is back with a brand new single! Shane and Fred discuss his time in and departure from TBS, his passion for gear and tones, and his awesome YouTube series "In The Shed With Fred".Check out the amazing new book "FROM THE BASEMENT" a beautifully written book FINALLY properly documenting the history of emo. With interviews from dozens of prominent people from bands, labels and more, author Taylor Markarian gets to the bottom of where emo came from, it's journey to the mainstream, and where it is now. Get it on Amazon!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices