They might keep getting banned from every Lowe's possible, but we could NEVER ban FELICITY from the Emo Social Club. Ahead of their FIRST-EVER Chicago gig, we talk with Drew about the act's musical inspiration, TikTok cringe culture, butt rock

Review Recap: WWWYF '24 Album Play Run-Down ft. Silverstein, Story Of The Year & The All American Rejects

12 days ago 19m 24s

If you haven't heard already, we're reviewing all of the albums being played at WWWYF 2024. While we have the full videos over on our YouTube channel, here's some clips from some recent reviews. This bunch includes Silverstein's Discovering The

Between You & Me Talk Sh!t Yeah

19 days ago 23m 37s

We catch up with our Aussie friends on their first-ever U.S. headlining tour in Chicago at Bottom Lounge. We talked about their new EP, Sh!t Yeah, Sydney Sweeney, what the emoest song they're listening to now is, and more. You can listen AND wa

EMO'S REACT: HIVEMIND'S TOP 10 MOST EMO BANDS?!

26 days ago 23m 47s

This week we bring you some reactception! We watch Hivemind's reaction to what the Top 10 emo bands are (of all time, apparently!) You can listen AND watch the video reaction too over on our YouTube channel.______INTERVIEWS ALL IN ONE PLACEWe c

While She Sleeps Gives Us 'Self Hell'

Mar 25th, 2024 58m 9s

On this week's episode, we talk with the vocalist of metalcore act While She Sleeps, Loz Taylor. He tells us about their dynamic new LP, Self Hell, out on Mar. 29, what he thinks of the current metal/core scene, what he's looking forward to on

EMOs REACT: Hasan Goes Emo

Mar 19th, 2024 35m 15s

This week we bring you our reactions to Twitch streamer, HasanAbi aka Hasan Piker emo transformation. Jake Weber and Johnnie Guilbert walk him through how to be a "real emo," whatever that means and of course, we have our takes on it. Watch the

Getting Metal(core) With Kill The Lights

Mar 12th, 2024 55m 6s

On this week's episode, we get metal(core) with Kill The Lights. We talk about their upcoming LP, Death Melodies, looking back at Warped Tour, what compels them to bring out the tambourine and more. Watch the interview too over on our YouTube c

Motel Breakfast Promises They're Having Fun

Mar 5th, 2024 57m 27s

On this week's pod, we talk with Chicago act Motel Breakfast about their upcoming LP, I Promise I'm Having Fun. We also talk about their Midwest emo sound, moving (not fully) away from banjos, a secret Irish project and more. Watch the intervie

Make Me A Fan...Of Hot Mulligan

Feb 27th, 2024 40m 51s

Make Me A Fan?! Well, we're going to try to! This week, Lizzie tries to plead to Brian as to why he FINALLY needs to understand and get into Hot Mulligan. Will she succeed? This is the start of a new series we'll be creating over on our YouTub

Panic! at the Podcast: Ranking Panic! at the Disco Singles

Feb 20th, 2024 19m 5s

This week on the pod, we give you a preview of our RANCID (??) takes on what we think are the Mount Rushmore of Panic! At The Disco singles. For the full episode and to fully judge us in the comments, head on over to our YouTube channel.______E

Don't Mess With Teens In Trouble: From Solo To Band, Weezer & Everything In-between

Feb 13th, 2024 1h 1m

This week, we have another Lizzie on the pod. But she's from Teens in Trouble. She spills the beans on the band's journey from solo act to full-blown group, dishing on influences, songwriting, and their upcoming debut album What's Mine on March

Definitely Maybe Is Having Fun: Inside Going Viral & The Chicago Scene | Sneak Peek at Atreyu's 'The Curse' Review

Feb 6th, 2024 55m 25s

In this exclusive interview with Chicago-based band Definitely Maybe, we dive into their latest track, "Are We Having Fun Yet?" and their viral TikTok. Plus, we hear a new EP on the horizon - and it's definitely worth the wait. Plus, get a sne

Story Of The Year's Close Encounter with Spiderman & 20 Years of Page Avenue | Music Picks, News, and Interview

Jan 30th, 2024 43m 36s

Story Of The Year was almost in SPIDERMAN?! We talk with the band IRL on their last stop in Chicago for their 20th-anniversary run of Page Avenue. We also give you our picks of the week for new music from Anthony Fantano's faves to ones that'll

A LESSON IN LOVE & DEATH | POD REVIEW RECAP

Jan 23rd, 2024 32m

What do YOU think of certain albums? Well, Brian and Lizzie have some takes about some that are being played at this year's When We Were Young Fest. In this episode, we give a mini recap of Mayday Parades, A Lesson Is Romantics, and The Used's,

Hungover (the band) in Chicago; MGK Razorblade, Paramore Teases, & New Music Recs

Jan 16th, 2024 1h 28m

New year, new set-up! You might notice some new things in the pod but it's all so you can keep up to date with what discourse is happening online, new music you might've missed and of course, interviews! This week we talk with Florida band Hung

Three Cheers For The Black Parade

Jan 9th, 2024 52m 42s

ICYMI our react video to listening to every album that's being played at WWWYF 2024, don't worry, you can now listen to it in podcast form. It's also longer and (mildly) unedited, so you get 2x the bad takes as we review MCR's The Black Parade.

So This Is The New Year & Our Best of's 2023, Huh?

Jan 2nd, 2024 1h 15m

New year, same pod! We look back at some of our fave interviews from 2023. Included in this episode are: The Used, Hopeless Records, pulses., Jack Appleby, CARR, Say Anything, Best Ex, The Bollweevils, and Hinder.______Listen to the full episod

Talking About Being "Jaded" with Glimmers

Dec 27th, 2023 1h 12m

Embracing chaos is the best way for Glimmers to operate. They come back on the pod to talk about their song "Jaded" ft. Tay Jardine of We Are The In Crowd, the Creed-ing, chipped teeth and more.______FOLLOW & LISTEN TO GLIMMERS: Insta, TikTok,

Getting (Night) Spice(y)

Dec 19th, 2023 1h 24m

Synth-rock band Night Spice hops on the pod this week to talk with us about their upcoming album AND accompanying comic book, local bands from the early emo years of the early 2000s, having over 600 songs recorded and more.______FOLLOW & LISTEN

Hopelessly Devoted to Hopeless Records

Dec 12th, 2023 14m 45s

Lizzie went to Hollywood, baby last weekend to attend the Hopelessly Devoted To You 30th Anniversary event for Hopeless Records. While there, she talked with Nonafaye Williams, Marketing Director for the label. They talk about the milestone, th

Even Emo's Get Eepy - A Quick Message From Brian & Lizzie

Dec 5th, 2023 2m 39s

Hey besties! We're taking this week off to get our lives together and finish planning out the rest of the year and into 2024. We'll be back next week with a full episode but check out our quick reminders for now and tell all your friends to sub

A Discourse Discussion on Bimbocore & TikTok Pop-Punk

Nov 28th, 2023 23m 41s

We hope you had a good holiday! With that, we made you some content about our two cents about internet discourse that happened throughout the weekend, because there is simply no rest for the wicked. We discuss Scene Queen as Rocksound's "Breako

Saxxing Up With Unwell

Nov 21st, 2023 1h 2m

We caught up with Unwell in between tour dates for their current run to promote their new LP "Trial & Error." We spoke with them about the inspo from the songs, adding saxophone to more music, Beartooth and Bilmuri plus more. ______FOLLOW & LIS

Looking Back With A Smile with Best Ex

Nov 14th, 2023 1h 14m

Best Ex's Mariel Loveland used to be an emo kid. She started the band Candy Hearts originally and pivoted into the indie music scene with her latest project. In this episode, we talk with her about pop-punk brocore, elevated shoes, her new musi

A WWWYF Recap

Nov 7th, 2023 35m 45s

More or less recovered from the fest, we give you a recap of our thoughts of the fest, our interviews and how exactly our 26 hours awake in Vegas went down. This is from our recent YT video, but we know how some of you prefer to listen to the p