Growing Up Punk

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150: Discovering: Outatime! w/ Justin Robertson (guitar) Jul 18, 2022

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It's another installment in our Discovering: Summer series. This time it's the one where David discovers Florida based pop punk band, Outatime! with Justin Roberston (guitar).

In this episode they discuss three songs that have influenced Justin, as well as three songs off their debut full length, No Boundaries (Revival Recordings).

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149: Discovering: Living Room w/ Scott Fitzpatrick (vocals & guitar) Jul 11, 2022

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It's another installment in our Discovering: Summer series, this time David discovers Living Room, with singer and guitar player Scott Fitzpatrick.

As usual they cover 3 songs that influenced Scott, as well as 3 songs from Living Room, all off of their latest record New Years.

They also discuss the burden of having a band name live Living Room, and how much of a pain it is to Google. Talks also cover guitar effects, and cool emo substitute teachers.

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148: Discovering: Chief State w/ Fraser Simpson (vocals) Jul 04, 2022

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It's our first installment in our Discovering: Summer series. This is the one where David discovers Vancouver based pop punk band, Chief State, with their singer Fraser Simpson.

They discuss 3 of the bands that played the biggest influence on Fraser, as well as 3 songs from the Chief State collection, including a discussion about their new record Waiting For Your Colours (Mutant League).

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Radio, Radio: June Rewind Jul 01, 2022

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Listen in as David and Aaron play songs from some of their favourite June (and a few earlier) releases. They also throw in a couple throwback songs for good measure.

Featuring music from Speedway, Foreign Hands, Living Room, We Struck Gold, Squint, and more!

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147: We Were Sharks w/ Randy Frobel (vocals) Jun 27, 2022

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It's the one where David welcomes Randy Frobel (vocals) of Ottawa, Ontario pop punk band, We Were Sharks.

As always, in this episode we dive into Randy’s introduction to the world of punk and hardcore, also what it’s like being an ‘old ass man’ playing pop punk. Randy also shares his thoughts, and the stories behind 5 of his favourite We Were Sharks songs.

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146: Small Brown Bike w/ Mike Reed Jun 20, 2022

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It's the one where David interviews Mike Reed, of Small Brown Bike.

In this episode they discuss Mike's introduction to punk and hardcore, The Minutemen, always being in bands with his brother, the upcoming album from 84 Tigers, and Mike shares his 5 favourite Small Brown Bike Songs.

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145: Discovering: Hey Thanks! w/ Travis Opal (Vocals) Jun 13, 2022

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It's the one where David discovers Hey Thanks! with Travis Opal (vocals).

They just released their debut full length, Start/Living on Iodine Recordings. You’re about to find out more about the band, but let me say this, if you enjoy going for long drives and listening to upbeat pop punk with heavy pop sensibilities, and songs that’ll remind you of yesterday….this band is for you.

In this episode, Travis shares a few songs that have inspired him over the years, as well as the stories and thoughts behind three songs off of their new record.

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144: Four Year Strong w/ Alan Day (Guitar & Vocals) Jun 06, 2022

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It's the one where Aaron interviews Alan Day of Four Year Strong.

If, by chance, you have no idea who Four Year Strong is, they are a pop punk band from Massachusetts. As one of the pillars of the easycore scene of the 2010s, they have been crafting some of the greatest anthems of the past 15-20 years.

In this conversation they talk about their unique songwriting style, many miles on the road, evolving their sound, and of course the stories behind 5 of Alan’s favourite Four Year Strong songs.

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143: Discovering: You Vandal w/ Eric Cannon (Guitar & Vocals) May 30, 2022

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It's the one where David discovers You Vandal, with Eric Cannon (vocals & guitar).

You Vandal is a pop punk band, with hints of emo and post hardcore, from Gainesville, Florida.

In this episode Eric shares three songs from bands that influenced his musicianship and songwriting. He also shares the stories behind three songs from their latest record, Pretend I Don't Exist, which is out now on Jump Start Records.

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