After a storm of housekeeping, including but not limited to, the Taylor Swift Book Club, seeing Kelly Clarkson in concert, and several apologies for last week’s episode, the guy dig into the new “Supergroup” from Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 and Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low, “Simple Creatures”. The guys discuss whether or not this album is objectively good, whether or not they actually like it, will it make future road trip playlists, is it “cool kid music” and who would actually be jamming this EP...
Apr 12, 2019•53 min•Ep. 122
Our sister station up north takes an entire episode for themselves to draft their favorite songs that have come out of the Great White North. As always, the songs come with wildly entertaining stories of what the world was like when the guys first heard the songs: stories about catholic school, car rides with their dad, thinking you discovered porn at your friend’s house (sorry, just The New Pornographers album), and how a 5.1 surround sound experience literally almost made one of them fall out ...
Apr 05, 2019•43 min•Ep. 121
The year is 2006, you’re 15 years old, you’re wearing the T-shirt of the band you’re about to see, which you just found out is social suicide. You’ve got underwear around your neck, you’re about to get absolutely black out drunk for the first time in your life, but for now, it’s 6pm in Cleveland, Ohio, the lights dim, and before Angels and Airwaves or Taking Back Sunday takes the stage, Head Automatica tears the roof off the already roofless outdoor venue. In this situation, you’re kind of a com...
Mar 29, 2019•49 min•Ep. 120
Blink-182 recently released a new song and music video with Steve Aoki, and wow… So much to talk about. The lyrics are wack, the video is wack, the collaboration is wack, Steve’s Kill Bill jumpsuit is kinda cool but also kinda wack, and there’s just a lot of things going wrong with a band that’s been so important to us over the years. That then begs the questions… Did the integrity of the band leave with Tom? Have they sold out? Do we care if they sold out? What does the future of Blink-182 look...
Mar 22, 2019•42 min•Ep. 119
Matt Farley of Motern Media fame stepped in for Tom this week to discuss Party in the USA by Miley Cyrus with Pat. For those of you who don’t know Matt, this dude has over 20,000 songs on Spotify and has been featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon for his song “Used to be a Pizza Hut”. Straight up, this dude is a genius. You can also buy our anti-novel Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy now on Amazon! What a week. We love you all. How do I end this thing….? Buy Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy!!! ...
Mar 15, 2019•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 118
The year is 3000, you’re underwater for some reason, your great great great granddaughter is doing fine, and The Jonas Brothers are making bangers out of songs that weren’t theirs to give. Tom and Pat take out the microscope and dig into the ethical dumpster fire that is the music video for this song. Pat tells a store about microwaving a pistachio for an hour and a half, and Tom drops a bomb on Pat before announcing he’s officially self-employed. What a ride. Links: Pre-order Ron Carnage: The T...
Mar 08, 2019•54 min•Ep. 117
In a huge change of plans and a rare solo episode, Tom talks about his 36 hours spent in Las Vegas, why it’s a solo episode this week, about the founding member of Creed buying him dinner in Vegas, and he reads the first 6 chapters of their new antinovel, Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy. Links: Pre-order Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy Blood Eagle Gene the Nerdy Octopus Las Vegas Video Podcast Me Anything whoisroncarnage Pod Carnage Song of the Week: Watch by Billie Eilish Follow us on Twitter at @_Re...
Mar 01, 2019•31 min•Ep. 116
Bill Conway, co-founder of The Hard Times stopped by to talk about his brand new podcast, his experience writing some of the funniest parody articles at The Hard Times, throw some straight edge shade towards Pat, and to draft his favorite songs from 2002 with us. As always, lots of great stories, and it was really awesome to hear the perspective of the music scene from someone quite a bit older than us. Needless to say, we have some new music to dig into. Links: Pre-order Ron Carnage: The Thinke...
Feb 22, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 115
Taylor Swift has played an interesting part in Tom and Pats lives over the years, and they take a minute revisit the entire discography in this week’s draft. Each picks 1 song from each album to draft to their EP, with 2 wild cards from any album to complete a 7 track mixtape. Some of the songs on the list have been played at multiple weddings, funerals, have been performed as acoustic covers when the guys were still in their teens, and still grace their top played list on Apple Music to this da...
Feb 15, 2019•43 min•Ep. 114
Let’s face it… Chroma was a good album, but it fell just short of great. The guys try to dig into what it was missing, along with all the things it did incredibly right. Pat tells a story of how the senior class was inspired to make a “tobacco pipe” after attending a surprise Cartel show, and Tom announces some exciting details about their upcoming antinovel, Ron Carnage: The Thinker Boy. Links: Chroma Wikipedia Chroma full album AOL Music Sessions Band In a Bubble Blue Dragon Blue Dragon Symbol...
Feb 08, 2019•44 min•Ep. 113
The Punk Goes…. series from Fearless Records has been a strange part of the scene since their debut in 1999. Being a victim of their own haste and careless assignments of bands has unleashed more than a handful of truly awful cover songs, but maybe it was all worth it for the few that have stood out from the rest. The guys discuss the best and worst that has come form the series over the years, and close the show out with some life changing breaking news from Tom. Links: The New Found Glory Epis...
Feb 01, 2019•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 112
Where would pop punk be without New Found Glory? Some would argue there would be no change, while others claim they defined the genre with their anthemic choruses, half time headbangers, and unapologetic refusal to evolve their sound. The guys discuss their legacy, their absolute affinity for cover albums, and whether or not they’ll be remembered as an A or B list band. Links: Shai Hulud International Superheroes of Hardcore Person L Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies Interview with Sam Pura Proper...
Jan 25, 2019•55 min•Ep. 111
The Starting Line wrote on of the best songs of the decade when Best of me Dropped in 2002. It’s been one of the guys favorites since first spin, and they finally take the time to discuss the music video, as argue incessantly about what the hell the lyrics mean. The video plays into the weird quirky humor that surrounded many songs in the genre around that time period, but they seemed to have pulled it off better than most others. Take a deep dive as they break down the frame by frame, and end t...
Jan 18, 2019•59 min•Ep. 101
2001 was a good year for music, and somehow half of Tom’s picks were from the wrong year. Let’s get that detail out of the way now. His sources are trash. ANYWAYS, the guys return to this fan favorite to draft their ultimate 5 song EP from songs of the year. Links: The Guys as Blink-182 for Halloween And Another… The Guys Ice Skating 2001 Mixtape on Apple Music * 2001 Mixtape on Spotify ** Are You That Somebody by Aaliyah Songs of the week: From the Outside by Real Friends St. by Restorations 12...
Jan 11, 2019•50 min•Ep. 109
Taylor Swift dropped her reputation Stadium Tour documentary on Netflix this week, and there’s no way the guys weren’t jumping on it as soon as possible. As referenced in their earlier episode reviewing the record, neither Pat nor Tom were the biggest fans of the record, but they thought maybe seeing them performed live would breathe some new life into the songs, which turned out to be very true for some of the numbers. Links: reputation Stadium Tour on Netflix 1989 World Tour on Apple Music The...
Jan 02, 2019•47 min•Ep. 108
In this very self-serving episode, the guys discuss how far the show has come since the beginning of last year. They also reflect on how far their own lives have come since early 2018, and line up all their goals for 2019. Links: Taylor Swift’s reputation Tour Documentary on Netflix Pod Carnage Songs of the week: Movie Life Fantasy by Nik Mystery Guitars, Whiskey, Guns, and Knives by The Steeldrivers Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and Instagram !...
Dec 28, 2018•49 min•Ep. 107
The music video for Stacy’s Mom is problematic at best, and the guys get down to the bottom of it. There’s a lot of speculation over what Stacy’s mother does for work, if the young boy is running a reputable landscaping company or just filling in for a few mows, and whether or not Stacy herself is deserving of his love. Adam Schlesinger strikes again in this hit single from the early 2000s. Links: Stacy’s Mom Wiki Stacy’s Mom Music Video That Thing You Do The Benchwarmers Just What I Needed Clic...
Dec 21, 2018•48 min•Ep. 106
The Sum 41 special is finally here, and its dedicated it in it’s entirety to Amanda. If you’re anyone other than the Queen herself, please stop reading now. The guys can’t help but compare Sum 41 to Blink-182, which leads to a lengthy discussion on can they be compared, and more importantly, SHOULD they be compared. They then blew open a conspiracy about the bedrock in Ajax, Ontario possibly being too high to support inground pools, leading Zach to believe that the music video for In Too Deep wa...
Dec 14, 2018•52 min•Ep. 105
We were born into the worst era of music, and our 00-10s Christmas music playlist is the final nail in the coffin on that argument. The guys discuss what Google claims are the most notable songs from the decade, and throw in a few of their favorites as well. Links: Hanson Snowed In All I Want For Christmas by My Chemical Romance Christmas in Hollywood A Pimp’s Christmas Christmas on the Bayou Songs of the week: Heat Wave by Snail Mail Walk Like an Egyptian by The Bangles Butterfly Dream by Turno...
Dec 07, 2018•41 min•Ep. 104
The Click Five was an anomaly that needed to be discussed on this show at some point. The research from this episode lead the guys to the discovery of a legendary song writer Adam Schlesinger, a hero from the early 2000s who’s had a strong hand in several of our favorite songs from the era. The episode gets really fun with an embarrassingly in depth analysis of the music video, as well as the lyrics for the breakout (and only) hit, Just the Girl. Links: Just the Girl Music Video Scene Queens Epi...
Nov 30, 2018•56 min•Ep. 103
Everyone's taste in music changed over time, and the guys sat down today to map out their musical journey, starting with their very first favorite song, and how preference adapted and got more sophisticated as they aged. They also discuss the question that’s on a lot of twenty-something’s minds these days, is it okay to not emotionally attach to music like you used to? All of that after a quick recap of Thinkercon in Huntsville, Alabama. Links: Thinkercon No Dumb Questions Podcast Unclaimed Bagg...
Nov 23, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 102
Pat moves into a new house, gets a new dog, and goes to the ER, and that’s just in the first 30 seconds. After a few mailbag questions re: the dog, and an embarrassing confession from 15 years ago, the guys launch headfirst into a year 2000 mixtape draft of their favorite songs that were released in Y2K. Make sure to check out our Apple Music and Spotify playlist of our picks from the episode. Just don’t spoil the surprise! Links: Apple Music playlist Spotify playlist Pat’s New Puppy! Nutrish by...
Nov 16, 2018•57 min•Ep. 101
The long anticipated Paramore episode is finally here, and it’s the first episode of the newly rebranded podcast. The guys dive into their past, how their albums have changed over time, the first time they listened to their music, and how the experience has changed over time. Tom digs a little bit into controversy over Misery Business, and fumbles through some of the issues with toxic masculinity in the pop punk scene. Links: Buy Reminiscent merch here! Mmmbop Power Hour My Chemical Romance Vide...
Nov 09, 2018•59 min•Ep. 100
In the most reminiscent of Reminiscent episodes, and the final show before the rebrand, Tom, Pat, and Zach take a deep dive into what it was like growing up in a small town’s booming music scene in the early 2000s. Tight pants, straight hair, and infinite breakdowns ruled everything around their playful pop punk band, but they stuck with it for 5 years and have loads of stories to tell. Links: Tyrannic Fusion Another Found Self Falling Hollywood Whitechapel Stillframe Sky live at the Hangout Run...
Nov 02, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 99
Tom takes a stressful bath right before recording, and then the guys launch right into the long awaited Avril Lavigne episode with some fun facts, and both are absolutely blown away by the numbers she’s managed to pull since the dawn of her very early career. It’s clear the pop-punk princess has been taken for granted by many, but it doesn’t appear to have slowed her down. Links: Restored on DIY network Original Meditation Soundtrack / Tom’s Bath Time Tunes Avril Lavigne Wikipedia Page Complicat...
Oct 19, 2018•55 min•Ep. 97
In this special episode, Sam Pura, the owner and chief engineer at The Panda Studios, and long-time producer of The Story So Far’s records joins Tom for a really interesting conversation about all that went in to the making of their latest album, Proper Dose. The conversation covered a lot of ground, from the struggles that went into making the record, some really amazing and out-of-the-box recording techniques, the unfortunate crime that is audio engineering school, and maybe a Beatles joke or ...
Sep 21, 2018•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 93
Taking Back Sunday and their 2 hit albums Tell All Your Friends and Where You Want to be are the main topic of discussion this week, and as you probably could have guessed, the guys can't agree on which album is better. Some wild fan theories are discussed, including one of Tom's mom's (not a fan), and both recount some pivotal moments in their lives and the role that this band played. Links: Ask Us Anything You Know How I Do This Photograph Is Proof One-Eighty By Summer You're So Last Summer Ne...
Aug 03, 2018•48 min•Ep. 86
One of the greatest boy bands of all time *NSYNC is the main topic of discussion this week. The guys give their usual fun facts, recount stories of when they first heard of the band, and the long disputed feud of Backstreet Boys vs. *NSYNC. Pat brings a wild theory to the table of the power struggle between JC and JT, and how it affected positioning in music videos and wild hair-dos. The guys then discuss their most popular music videos, and close it out with some more last minute wedding talk. ...
Jul 20, 2018•39 min•Ep. 84
The guys do a full breakdown of My Chemical Romances first huge hit, I'm Not Okay off of their second studio album, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge. The song holds a special place in the guys' hearts, and they give some insight as to where their lives were when they first heard it. The guys then decide to cast the theoretical movie on which the music video is based. Links: I'm Not Okay Music Video Helena Music Video Follow us on Twitter at @_ReminscentFM and like us on Facebook !...
Jun 15, 2018•36 min•Ep. 81
The guys talk at great length about the 1997 pop banger "Mmmbop" by Hanson. They both share stories about what moment in time the songs makes them think about, whether or not it's actually a good song, and break down the lyrics, undeservedly, to a microscopic level. Also, Pat got engaged over the weekend, so that's cool! Links: Mmmbop Song Facts Swan Song by The Good Fight Mmmhops Holiday by Weezer You Are In Love by Taylor Swift Request a Song at Tom’s Wedding Follow us on Twitter at @_Reminsce...
Mar 02, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 66
