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Ep010 - Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard Aug 18, 2020

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Let's talk about punk rock with a violin! Specifically, Yellowcard's super successful Ocean Avenue album. Spoiler alert: Blake doesn't shut up about how much he like's all of Yellowcard's bridges in their songs.

Ocean Avenue on Spotify and Apple Music
The OKC Green Door show was Oct 22, 2003 and Ocean Avenue was released on radio Dec 16, 2003, for reference.
Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man) directed the Ocean Avenue music video, which is awesome.
Ben Harper went on to be the founder and CEO of Takeover Records
Ryan Key’s vocal surgery was between Lights and Sounds and Paper Walls, and their hiatus was 2008-2010 between Paper Walls and When You’re Through Thinking, Say Yes albums. This is when he did his Big If side project, as well.
Maybe Ryan Key uses the Silicon Valley “Middle Out” methodology for writing bridges? (Hilarious, but very NSFW)
Only One Video (he puts the flower in a gun, by the way. Not a tank, as Kyle kept claiming. But standing in front of the tank as if he’s the guy in Tiananmen Square is so cringe-worthy we can’t believe they thought it was a good idea).
Kris kept messing up the lyrics of the “Believe” bridge, which are “Want to hold my wife when I get home”
Blake was a little wrong. The speech in the background of Believe is a combined speech on the 1st anniversary of 9/11 between Michael Bloomberg and NY Governor George Patki. The part in the bridge is Bloomberg, and the end of the song is Pataki reading the Gettysburg Address. As much as Blake likes history, he’s really beating himself up for not recognizing that last line as being from maybe the most famous speech in American history.
If saying “Californ-i-a” good enough for Dr. Dre, it’s good enough for Blake.

Ep009 - Slowly Going The Way Of The Buffalo by MXPX Aug 04, 2020

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Kyle and Kris are huge MXPX fans. Blake, not so much. Truth be told, he listened to this album for the first time the day of the episode recording. Therefore, he's clueless as to what constitutes an appropriate MXPX tattoo (don't worry, Kris and Kyle set him straight).

Ep008 - Based On A True Story by The Starting Line Jul 21, 2020

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On this episode we talk about The Starting Line’s underrated sophomore effort, Based On A True Story. While the lead single originally left a very very bad taste in Kris and Blake’s collective mouths, they’ve since come around to realizing what Kyle knew all along; this album is a masterpiece.

Note: While this is technically edited to be “clean”, we do talk at length about the song Bedroom Talk so maybe skip that part if you’ve got kids in the car? K.

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Based On A True Story on Spotify and Apple Music
A&M got merged into Universal back in 1999
Jason Tate’s original Absolutepunk.net review of the album
Kris wasn’t wrong - Autography literally means “Autobiography”
The Harden GIF (pronounced with a hard G, by the way). One of the best, for sure.

Ep007 - The All-American Rejects' Self-Titled Album Jul 07, 2020

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The guys talk about their fellow Oklahomies, The All-American Rejects, and their self-titled debut album from 2002. And what a pop-tastic album it is, indeed! Note: Our Twitter account is still suspended, so hit us up on Facebook, Instagram, or at info@findingemopod.com

Ep006 - Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New Jun 23, 2020

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For those complaining the podcast doesn't have enough drama, do we have an episode for you! Okay, so maybe it's not as much drama as there ever was between Brand New and Taking Back Sunday, but let's just say our feelings for Brand New and their debut album Your Favorite Weapon are complicated. Note re: t-shirt review contest - Don't tweet us, as we're still suspended. Instead, email info@findingemopod.com or hit us up on facebook.com/findingemopod

Ep005 - The Moon Is Down by Further Seems Forever Apr 27, 2020

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The fellas talk about Chris Carabba's pre-Dashboard Confessional band (or mid-Dashboard band, depending how you look at the timeline), Further Seems Forever and their debut album, The Moon Is Down. Spoiler alert: We all have man-crushes on Chris Carabba.

Ep004 - Something To Write Home About by The Get Up Kids Apr 27, 2020

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Here's on that's on everyone's top 20 emo albums. The Get Up Kids' Something To Write Home About is a classic. And yes, we realize we've done more 90s albums that 2000s at this point.

Ep003 - New Found Glory's Self-Titled Album Apr 27, 2020

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Yes, we realize we're only 3 episodes into this and we've done 2 pop-punk albums. But, we think they're the two that influenced a lot of the pop-punk and emo in the years following. Plus, it's our podcast soooo we'll do what we want.

Ep002 - "Enema Of The State" by blink-182 Apr 27, 2020

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As adolescent males in 1999, we were required by law to know every lyric of this album, so it's got a real special place in our musical history and influence. And yet, Kris learned things he never knew about this album during this episode. If you dig, subscribe! If you dig, also rate us! And reach out at info@findingemopod.com @findingemopod on Twitter findingemopod.com

Ep001 - "Clarity" by Jimmy Eat World Apr 27, 2020

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On the inaugural episode of the podcast, the guys go track by track through Jimmy Eat World's 1999 masterpiece Clarity and talk about how it influenced a generation of bands.

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