As far as early internet era guerrilla marketing efforts go, there are few as intricate and successful as Avril Lavigne’s impromptu street performance (and possible murder?) that takes place in the Sk8er Boi music video. The second she sat down in that chair, the entire world changed, never to be the same. This week the guys discuss the insanity that is this video, the spelling of the song itself, and Avril’s profound impact on our immediate families and the scene as a whole.
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Songs of the week:
North of No South by Biffy Klyro
Fairweather Friends by Eastwood
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Jeremie Lavigne of The Vinyl Countdown podcast joins us this week to discuss the endlessly poppy, fun, and oftentimes confusing album “So Wrong, It’s Right” by All Time Low. Pat ponders a mega album of ATL’s first 2 mainstream releases, Jeremie disses the only thing Tom has ever loved, Tom laughs it off like it didn’t cut him to the core. and all 3 end up having a pretty nice time together.
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Jeremie’s Hurricane Laura Relief Fund
So Wrong, It’s Right on Apple Music
So Wrong, It’s Right on Spotify
The Dear Maria (Road Trip) Episode
Gilli Messer’s (Maria) TikTok Video on Kerrang!
Songs of the week:
Some Kind of Disaster by All Time Low
The Seed by AURORA
Fix by Camps
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The Postal Service occupies a very unique corner of the emo-verse of the early 2000s. Such Great Heights was a song that dominated airwaves in the early aughts, and still to this day remains a cult classic for white dudes approaching 30 with music commentary podcasts. The story of how the album came about, controversy surrounding the music video, lawsuits and eventual partnerships with the USPS, music video storyline (or lack thereof), and drama with Apple and Intel are discussed at length, probably too much length, in this week’s episode. Also the EMO button. You super don’t want to miss that.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
Links:
Such Great Heights Music Video
District Sleeps Alone Tonight T-shirt by Reminiscent
Passengers starring Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence
August Songs of the Month Playlist on Spotify
August Songs of the Month Playlist on Apple Music
Songs of the week:
Only Love by Katy Perry
Dying Breed by The Killers
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We asked, Twitter responded, and now we delivered. The most anticipated draft ever done on this show, the “Lying on the Floor in Existential Despair Mixtape Draft”. Deep into quarantine, things are getting heavy, and we needed a playlist that properly evoked the emotion in our cold dead hearts. Here you go.
BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!
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Lying on the Floor Mixtape Draft on Apple Music
Lying on the Floor Mixtape Draft on Spotify
The My Chemical Romance ‘Helena’ Music Video Episode
Girl Next Door Music Video by 4 Under Par (Pat and Tom at 15 years old!)
Brand New on Jimmy Kimmel Live
What If We [Swam] Into Nothing by The Wonder Years on Tom’s Dropbox
Songs of the week:
No Pressure by No Pressure
I’ve Given Up On You by Real Friends