Growing Up Punk

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142: Discovering: Red Weather w/ Tim Ilardi (Bass & Vocals) May 23, 2022

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It's the one where David hangs out with Tim Ilardi (Vocals & Bass) and discovers the band Red Weather.

Red Weather is best described as an emo, or emo adjacent band, from Virginia Beach.

In this episode, Tim shares 3 songs that influenced him as well as 3 Red Weather songs from their EP, Empty Places, as well as their 2021 full length, Wish You Well.

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141: Discovering: CHASER w/ Mike LeDonne (vocals) May 16, 2022

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It's the one where Aaron discovers CHASER, with vocalist Mike LeDonne.

For those of you discovering CHASER along with us, they are best described as a melodic skate punk band from Orange County, California.

In this episode, Mike shares some of the albums that inspired him as a songwriter and musician. He also shares the stories behind a couple CHASER songs, from their latest album Dreamers.

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Radio, Radio: This One Is (Mostly) For The Hardcore Kids w/ Brad of Northern Scene May 14, 2022

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It's the one where David invites Brad of Northern Scene to play 11 songs.

Northern Scene is a Canadian online vinyl store, specializing in punk and hardcore.

In this episode, Brad picks 11 bands to highlight, whose records are currently available in the Northern Scene store.

For the first 48 hours after this episode drops, you can save 20% on all the records played from, in this episode, and 15% in the entire store, using the promo code RADIORADIO, or just click this link.

Music featured in this episode includes L.I.B (top left, photo credit Joe Lacey)., Discreet, Raw Breed (bottom left, photo credit Joe Lacey), Combust, End On End, Chain Whip (middle left, photo credit John Carlow (Finding Charlotte Photography)) and more!

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140: Discovering: The Home Team w/ Brian Butcher (vocals) & Daniel Matson (drums) May 09, 2022

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It's the one where David discovers The Home Team with Brian Butcher (vocals) and Daniel Matson (drums).

The Home Team released their second album, Slow Bloom in 2021, on Revival Recordings.

Blending pop punk, post hardcore, and poppy vocals - The Home Team have found a sound to call their own.

In this episode, they discuss three songs that have influenced their music, as well as three songs from Slow Bloom.

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139: Discovering: Fallstar w/Chris Ratzlaff (vocals) May 02, 2022

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It's the one where Aaron discovers Fallstar, with vocalist Christ Ratzlaff.

They discuss three albums that inspired Chris, as well as a couple tracks off the latest Fallstar album, Sunbreather (Facedown Records).

They also cover what the band was up to in the 6 years between their last two releases, and if Chris could collaborate with anyone, who that would be.

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Radio, Radio: April Rewind May 01, 2022

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It's a new month, which means we take a look back at some of our favourite releases from last month.

Listen in as David and Aaron play music from Cold Years, Signals Midwest, A Wilhelm Scream, Praise, Bellwether, Good Hangs, and more!

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138: Music Memes w/ Todd Barriage (YouTuber) Apr 25, 2022

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It's the one where David interviews YouTuber Todd Barriage.

They talk about the stories behind 5 of Todd's favourite covers/mashups/medleys he's done. They also talk about skateboarding, video games, and YouTube being copyright snobs.

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If blink-182 Wrote 'All Star' by Smash Mouth

MakeDamnSure but it's White Woman's Instagram (Bo Burnham x Taking Back Sunday)

The DK Rap but it's Limp Bizkit (Cover Mashup)

if Man! I Feel Like A Woman was an emo jam

‘I'm Not Okay’ can be mashed up with anything

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Radio, Radio: Iodine Recordings Apr 23, 2022

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It's the one where David is joined by Casey Iodine of Iodine Recordings.

Listen in as Casey plays 11 songs from Iodine Recordings, old and new.

Featuring music from Audio Karate, Onelinedrawing, Hey Thanks!, Garrison, and more!

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137: A Wilhelm Scream w/ Nicholas Angelini (drums) Apr 18, 2022

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It's the one where Aaron interviews Nicholas Angelini (drums) about his five favourite Wilhelm Scream songs.

Nicholas also shares the struggles of adapting to recording to a click, writing songs by picking numbers, and submarines, as well as the new record, Lose Your Delusion.

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136: IGNITE w/ Kevin Kilkenny & Brett Rasmussen (guitar & bass) Apr 11, 2022

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It's the one where Aaron welcomes Kevin Kilkenny (guitar) and Brett Rasmussen (bass), of Orange County melodic hardcore band IGNITE.

They talk about growing as a band, and what their latest self-titled record means to the band. They then discuss 5 songs off of the new record, which is available now on Century Media Records.

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