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Reminiscent | A Pop Punk and Emo Music Podcast

Reminiscent is a weekly show where 2 best friends discuss their favorite bands from their adolescence and how it’s shaped their lives as they find themselves exploring early adulthood. Hitting puberty in the early 2000’s was a really strange time for a lot of people, but Tom and Pat have had each others back since the early 90s. Come along for the ride.
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Dec 27, 2019

Green Day, Weezer, and Fall Out Boy are gearing up to hit the stage in a massive tour that is somewhat reminiscent of massive stadium tours of generations passed. While the guys are probably not going to be in attendance, both draft the 10 songs they’d like to hear the most. Bonus history lesson on Weezer’s Pinkerton, as it’s Pat’s first opportunity in 150+ episodes to talk about his favorite band.

 

Links:

Hella Mega Tour Setlist on Apple Music

Hella Mega Tour Setlist on Spotify

That New Old High School Vibe Playlist

Hella Mega Tour Presented by Harley Davidson

Magic for Humans on Netflix

Sugar, We’re Going Down Misheard Lyrics

 

Podcasts of the week:

The Vinyl Countdown by Jeremie Lavigne

Not About Lumberjacks by Christopher Gronlund

 

Songs of the week:

Overthinking by Between You and Me

Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles

 

 

 

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Dec 20, 2019

If you’re gonna talk about sad boy, hall of fame albums, you won’t get very far without coming across ‘Give Up’ by The Postal Service. Somehow 150 episodes have gone by without the attention it deserves. The band released 1 single platinum album in the early 2000s, and while one of the guys didn’t take to it immediately, it ended up rattling both of their worlds for years to come.

As some sad dudes from the (kinda) mid-west, there was just nothing better than this album, and while each song is loved for different reasons, the guys make an attempt to rank the songs from least to most favorite, and both are a little shocked by their own lists.

 

Links:

Buy our The Postal Service Tee Now!

Fruity Loops (FL Studio)

Iron + Wine cover Such Great Heights

Concept Album Theories on Reddit

Tom’s New Pop Punk Playlist

 

Song of the week:

So Typical by Coldfront

 

 

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Dec 13, 2019

When you’re thinking of classic sad boy acoustic jams from the early to mid 2000s, Ever So Sweet by The Early November and Hey There Delilah by Plain White T’s surely come to mind. The guys sift through why Hey There Delilah was such a greater commercial success, what attributed to that success, and what Ever So Sweet was missing that kept it from taking over the world in the same way.

 

Links:

Hey There Delilah Acoustic

Hey There Delilah Radio Version

Ever So Sweet Acoustic

Ever So Sweet

Tom on Poems for People Podcast

Poem by R.R. Noall

Tom’s New Vlog

The Group Hopper on SNL

 

Songs of the week:

Graveyard by Halsey

Anna by The Menzingers

 

 

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Dec 6, 2019

Every band in the world takes a crack at writing a several overdone cover of a classic Christmas song. Very few write decent originals, but the mixtape draft this week includes songs of both kinds released in the years 2000-2009 to get you in the spirit this holiday season!

 

Links:

2019 Christmas Mixtape on Apple Music

2019 Christmas Mixtape on Spotify

Chris’s Pop Punk Advent Calendar

2016 Christmas Episode

2017 Christmas Episode

2018 Christmas Episode

Michael McDonald’s Christmas on the Bayou

The Good Fight Christmas Photo

 

Songs of the week:

Uneventful Days by Beck

Thursday Night (Alien Fight) by Bad Snacks

 

 

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Nov 29, 2019

5 year have passed since Jimmy Eat World released their 4th studio album ‘Futures’, and somehow the guys are just now finding out about it. They share their initial reactions to the album and try to figure out which song would have the biggest impact on their 14 year old selves.

 

Links:

Jimmy Eat World Weekly Tee

Appreciating what Jimmy Eat World does best, 15 years into 'Futures'

November Playlist on Apple Music

November Playlist on Spotify

Pitchfork Review of Futures

Taylor Swift’s AMA Performance

Camila Cabello’s ‘Living Proof’ AMA Performance

 

 

Songs of the week:

1950 by King Princess

Living Proof by Camila Cabello

Broken Eyes by Chief State

 

 

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Nov 22, 2019

Per listener request, the guys take a stab at a The Academy Is… episode. The only problem is, neither of them know the band very well, so Pat creates a game show and quizzes Tom’s knowledge of the band (which is again zero). Tom is very confused, gets fixated on Charles Manson, and sings a lot. He also made a song with his feet and his bare butt. For real…

 

Links:

Check out our new line of merch! Unisex and women’s tees!

The Academy Is… Wiki

Slow Down by The Academy Is… Music Video

4 Producers Flip the Same Sample

 

 

Songs of the week:

High School Friend by The Menzingers

4 Producers by In Love With a Ghost

 

 

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Nov 15, 2019

Relient K’s vaguely christian breakout 4th album ‘Mmhmm’ stirred a lot of conversation back in the early 2000s, just as it did this week. The guys discuss the christian undertones of the band, whether it hurt or helped their perception as a band that definitely knew how to rock just as hard as the rest of them, and the guys each pick their favorite banger and their favorite sleeper tune.

 

Links:

Our Mmhmm Article

Stand Atlantic’s Skinny Dipping

Sam Pura on The Story So Far’s ‘Proper Dose’

Kiss and Tell Music Video

Lover Remix (feat. Shawn Mendes) by Taylor Swift

 

 

Songs of the week:

In Violet by Grayscale

Kiss and Tell by Angels and Airwaves

 

 

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Nov 8, 2019

With the breaking news of My Chemical Romance’s reunion show, the guys take a stab at putting together their dream set list for the show in LA. This all then begs the question, does knowing the setlist before the show cheapen the experience, are encores wack, dumb, and unsophisticated, and Tom tells a story of when he was held hostage during 5 encores at the Zelda symphony. Yeah, you read that right…

  

Links:

Nominate us for an award!

My Chemical Romance Reunion Show

The MCR “I’m Not Okay” episode

Hella Mega Tour

Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses



Songs of the week:

Rain All Day by Bogues

Surviving by Jimmy Eat World

 

 

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Nov 1, 2019

The guys take on one of the greatest challenges of their time, drafting their year 2003 mixtape. The rules are simple: always try to pick something from the wrong year, regret all your choices, and end up trading your entire playlist with the other player.

 

 

Links:

The Year 2003 Mixtape Playlist on Apple Music

The Year 2003 Mixtape Playlist on Spotify

The October Playlist on Apple Music

The Ocean Avenue Episode

The Ohio is for Lovers Epiosde

Our Article About Bands that Rocked Jimmy Kimmel Live

The I Miss You Music Video Episode

 

Songs of the week:

Separate Wounds by Counterparts

Where I Want to Be by The Dangerous Summer

 

Podcasts of the week:

Striped: The Story of the White Stripes

The Road Taken with CT and Baio

Hello Internet

 

 

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Oct 25, 2019

Often described as “the emo anthem”, Hawthorne Height’s single Ohio is for Lovers played a very important role in the culture of the early 2000’s emo scene. The guys speculate on what it is about Ohio that makes people write such sad music, if writing so candidly about sensitive topics such as depression, self-harm, and suicide ended up being a good thing for teens to become immersed in, and about the VFW energy that Hawthorne Heights managed to bring to their many live on television appearances.

 

Links:

Ohio is for Lovers Music Video

Ohio is for Lovers Country Cover

Ohio is for Lovers on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Meet Me In the Bathroom by Lizzy Goodman*

Jared Dines “Metal Screaming Doesn't Take Talent”

Hawthorne Heights ‘Bad Frequencies’ Documentary

When I Go Down by Relient K

 

Songs of the week:

1-800-273-8255 by Logic (feat. Alessia Cara & Khalid)

Giving Up by Whitney

 

 

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Oct 18, 2019

She Hates Me may be regarded as the last viral, word of mouth song that’s ever existed. Tom and Pat recall schoolyard talk about a song that’s an absolute bop, but also like, swears a whole lot! It blew their 10 year old minds, even if they couldn’t fully relate to the relationship-gone-stale storyline of the song.

All things considered, this song is an absolute banger (in the vacuum of melody, music, and ability to scream the chorus with a group of friends), and the video is just the cherry on top.

 

 

Links:

The Freak-outs in Puddle of Mudd's 'She Hates Me' Music Video Blog

She Hates Me Music Video

The Sad History of Puddle of Mudd

I Saw Your Mommy by Suicidal Tendencies

She Hates Me Cover by Blossom Reynolds

Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy

 

 

Songs of the week: 

Good Ol’ Mr. Rags by Hot Mulligan

By and By by Caamp

 

Book of the week:

False Knees: An Illustrated Guide to Animal Behavior 


TV of the week:

Letterkenny Season 7

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

The Great Depresh by Gary Gulman

 

 

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Oct 11, 2019

Let’s face it, Teenage Dirtbag is the best loser anthem of all time, and possibly one of the best songs of the 2000s. That statement alone sums up the entirety of this episode, but we all know the Google algorithm rewards verbosity, so here we go. The guys discuss the first time they heard the song, which was a decade too late, and how the band’s sincerity and dedication to doing exactly what the frick they want screams “punk” more than most skids could ever hope to amount to.

 

 

 

Links:

Teenage Dirtbag Music Video

Loser Trailer

The Opening to Loser Video

IROC

Rust Valley Restorers

Best of Me by The Starting Line Episode

Wheatus AMA on Reddit

Sufjan Stevens Article by The Hard Times

Wheatus DJ gif

 

Songs of the week:

Hate Me (Sometimes) by Stand Atlantic

Secrets by State Champs

 

Book Club:

Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991 by Michael Azerrad

Retromaina: Pop Culture’s Addition To Its Own Past by Simon Reynolds

 

 

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Oct 4, 2019

We are gathered here today to determine a winner from the selection of 4 songs off Hot Fuss that received their own music video. The rules are simple, no one cares about anything and you always speak the first thing that comes to your mind. Between Mr. Brightside, Somebody Told Me, Smile Like You Mean It, and All These Things That I Have Done, which has the better music video (or did they all suck), which had the better message, and which will ultimately stand the test of time?

  

Links:

Hot Fuss on Apple Music

Mr. Brightside Music Video

Somebody Told Me Music Video

Smile Like You Mean It Music Video

All These Things That I Have Done Music Video

Vice Article on Hot Fuss Murder Trilogy

Brandon Flowers on Seth Meyers

Sam Pura on the production of The Story So Far’s “Proper Dose”

The Sound and the Story Podcast

 

Songs of the week:

The Blue EP by Death Cab For Cutie

Just Imagine by Tsunamii

 

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Sep 27, 2019

Not a single soul alive today could forget the song “The Reason” by Hoobstank. Every radio station in the world made darn sure of that. Both Tom and Pat have been fans of the song all 15 years it’s been out, but an effort to poke fun at the music video goes completely sideways when they find out it’s actually the best music video that’s ever been produced.

 

 

Links:

Read our Hoobastank article here!

September Apple Music Playlist

September Spotify Playlist

Snoop Dog SNL skit

The Reason on Friends

Naruto Run into Endzone

The Reason Music Video

Same Direction Music Video (The Reason Sequel)

Hoobastank in Hot Rod with Andy Samberg

Brett Simon IMDb



Song of the week:

Tokyo Drift by Mallrat

 

 

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Sep 20, 2019

The music video for I Miss You turns 15 years old and the guys go deep. They discuss the first time they heard the song, what the hell is going on in the video, how did Blink-182 wind up in this haunted house in the first place, who are these women and why are they dead, and the cultural impact this video had on emo and the subculture it existed in.

Tom announces a new podcast he’s launching next year with some insanely exciting guests, Pat asks the deep questions of does being familiar with 50 year old music even matter, and Tom gets loud and swears a lot. Something about sundials, but not the band. Check out our new I Miss You article here!

  

Links:

Mark Hoppus’ Original I Miss You Lyrics

Tom DeLonge’s I Miss You Tweet

I Miss You Behind the Scenes

Travis Barker on Punk’d

Stacy’s Mom Episode

I Miss You Live at Pepsi Smash

Check out our Blog!

The Navy acknowledges Tom’s DeLonge’s UFO Footage

To The Stars Academy

Interview with Sam Pura

 

Songs of the week:

Gone by Charlie XCX

Hate Me (Sometimes) by Stand Atlantic


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Sep 13, 2019

It’s been 15 years since Green Day rocked the entire universe with their career revitalizing ‘American Idiot"‘. The guys remember where they were when they first heard the record, how it impacted their lives then, what it meant for the band they were just forming back in 2004, and how the album’s reception has changed since becoming a music, documentary about a music, and planned movie.

The band also announced the Hella Mega tour with Fall Out Boy and Weezer just hours before this episode was recorded, so the guys got a chance to listen to and discuss the new track Father of All…

 

Links:

Check out our Article Looking back at American Idiot!

American Idiot Music Video

John Daly on the AV Club

Avril Lavigne Episode

Riding in Vans with Boys

Whatsername

Boulevard of Broken Dreams / Wonderwall Mashup

Father of All…

Hella Mega Tour

 

Songs of the week:

1844 by H.1

Eat, Sleep, Wake by Bombay Bicycle Club

 

 

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Sep 6, 2019

After a quick meditation to get back into the swing of things, and after a brief and super normal fan mail bag, the guys discuss the brand new album from Taylor Swift, Lover. They discuss initial thoughts, where this fits in the hierarchy of past albums, which songs each loves the most, what were the standout parts from the standout songs, and how streaming has been redefining pop albums in recent years.

 

Links:

Lover on Apple Music

reputation Album Review

reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix Review

Me! Review

 

 

Songs of the week:

Wings of Nightmares by Counterparts

Blow by Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton, and Bruno Mars

 

 

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Jul 5, 2019

Pat moves into an AirBnB, Tom explains the differences in cold brew and Japanese style iced coffee, Taylor Swift runs into some controversy (*Pikachu Face*) over who owns her masers, Tom does a follow up on his New Year’s Resolutions, and the guys explain why they’ve decided to take a 2 month break from doing the show. Miss you all already.

  

Links:

Happy Days by Blink-182

Mother Nature by The Dangerous Summer

Taylor Swift Controversy over Owning her Masters

Simple Creatures ‘Strange Love’ EP

Hello Internet Podcast

Cortex Podcast

CGP Grey

Brady Haran

Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy on Amazon

 

Song of the week:

Fineshrine by Purity Ring

 

 

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Jun 28, 2019

The guys take some time to recap their 10 year high school reunion, of which 1 attended and 1 did not last week in Erie, PA, fun times were had at Tom’s dad’s house, 17 year old time tries to dance to Soulja Boy with a girl, Pat watches The Hills for days on end, Pat is struck by a miracle foul ball which ends up as nothing more than foul play, and the guys craft their high school reunion playlist which will live only on this show.

 

 

Links:

10 Year High School Reunion Mixtape on Apple Music

 

Songs of the week:

Hitch Hikin’ by Bruce Springsteen

Eternal Youth by Rude.

 

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Jun 21, 2019

This episode was recorded at 72 miles per hour in the middle of what ended up being an epic road trip back home to Erie, PA for a 10 year high school reuinion. Tom recounts a story of finding a message in a bottle from Canada, attempts to discuss some kind of morning routine/schedule, but they end up having a crush-off of different kinds of potato chips… Don’t ask me, I just write the descriptions.

  

Links:

Cortex podcast

The dogs of Reminiscent:

Seamus

Levi

Arlie

 

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Jun 14, 2019

2005 did not disappoint our little corner of the music universe when it gave us A Fever You Can’t Sweat out by Panic! at the Disco and From Under the Cork Tree by Fall Out Boy mere months apart. While there’s plenty of similarities and cross-overs between these 2 groups, their unique sounds took on a life of their own and proved to be pretty polarizing, even in the decade since their release. The guys take a stab at breaking down the 5 best parts of each album in this week’s episode.

 

Links:

A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out on Apple Music

From Under the Cork Tree on Apple Music

Rolling Stones 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums

Sugar We’re Going Down Music Video

Pete Wentz on Armchair Expert

 

 

Songs of the week:

Wander Through Me by Forhill

When I Get Up by Tim Heidecker

 

 

 

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Jun 7, 2019

It’s no secret that Tom DeLonge has been busy making waves in the field of UFO research, and with the news of Blink-182 touring Enema of the State in it’s entirety, the guys discuss the ethics of the situation. Should Blink tour this groundbreaking recording without one of its main songwriters, and would it be better for society if Tom just left Blink behind and focused solely on The The Stars Academy? The guys may not have the answers, but they do have a lot of opinions.

  

Links:

Tom DeLonge and To The Stars Academy Episode

Rolling Stone “Tom DeLonge on ‘Scary’ UFO Footage, Angels and Airwaves and Blink-182’s Future”

Spin, “Our 1999 ‘Enema of the State’ Interview”

Rebel Girl by Angels & Airwaves

 

Songs of the week:

Juno by The Calico Sequence

Kids by PUP

 

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May 31, 2019

The year 2002 saw the release of some really great movies, tv shows, and especially studio albums, including but not limited to No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls by Simple Plan and The Young and the Hopeless by Good Charlotte. This week, the guys come loaded with their 5 strongest arguments for why each album their representing was better than their partners. Which one do you think bops harder? Let us know on Twitter! 

 

Links:

Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy!

No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls on Apple Music

The Young and the Hopeless on Apple Music

Meteora vs. Leaving Through the Window Episode

2002 Movie Releases

Tom’s Totally B.A. Blink-182 wristband circa 2003

SIMPLE PLAN TELL THE REAL STORY BEHIND ‘NO PADS, NO HELMETS…JUST BALLS’

Simple Plan on Scooby Doo

Scooby Doo Where Are Cover by Simple Plan

Sam Pura on The Story So Far’s Proper Dose

 

Songs of the week:

Bring Me Back to Life by The Dangerous Summer

Capacity by Charly Bliss

 

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May 24, 2019

Drawing inspiration from Lord of the Flies, of which both Tom and Pat both indulged in the Cliffnotes versions in high school, the guys draft the albums that would have made it to their desert island playlists, had they been stranded in 8th grade. It was a fun look back at what they were listening to at the time, and tbh, a modern day desert island wouldn’t look too terrible different.

 

 

Links:

[SPOILERS]

Enema of the State by Blink-182

Dookie by Green Day

Meteora by Linkin Park

Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New

Take Off Your Pants and Jacket by Blink-182

Give Up by The Postal Service

I Am The Movie by Motion City Soundtrack

Hot Fuss by The Killers

The All American Rejects by The All American Rejects

In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 by Coheed and Cambria

 

 

Songs of the week:

Young Enough by Charlie Bliss

Bring Me Back to Life by The Dangerous Summer

 

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May 17, 2019

In a bizarre mashup of sorts, the guys decide to each talk about 2 completely different albums at the same time, inspired by a friend and listener of the show. Tom covers the album Meteora by Linkin Park, and in normal long-winded Tom fashion, it’s full of stories form his adolescence. The album helped him through some serious family trauma as a young teen, motivated him to wear nothing but DC clothing for years, and he even performed a song for three 7th grade girls in his bedroom after an early dismissal day. But he was in 6th grade so it was totally cool.

Pat discovered his album Leaving Through the Window”by Something Corporate much later in life after having a few casual interaction in 8th grade along with Tom. One of the songs has strong ties between him and his wife, while others remind him of strolling campus alone as a bushy eyed college freshman.

 

 

Links:

Sex Talk with Erika Miley

Meteora by Linking Park

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park

Leaving Through the Window by Something Corporate

Don’t Stay

Figure.09

Nobody’s Listening

Lying From You

The Upsides by The Wonder Years

I Want to Save You

If You C Jordan

Hurricane

 

 

Song of the week:

On The Line by Jenny Lewis

 

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