Continuing with our review train this week, we go track-by-track with the second full-length album by The Dead Rabbitts, "This Emptiness". Their debut album back in 2014 ranked very high on Adam's Top 10 Albums, so we were highly anticipating this follow-up. Find out if it lived up to expectations in our review (Review begins at 19:07) Also discussed, we talk about the new album announcements from Rise Against, Paramore, and LIGHTS. And finally, Mike briefly reviews albums from The Maine, Eterni...
Apr 24, 2017•53 min
This week, we review the fourth studio album from Falling In Reverse titled 'Coming Home'. We surprisingly enjoyed their previous album, 'Just Like You', two years ago, so does this follow-up continue that trend? Or does this revert back to the ego-driven and deterring sound that they built their brand on? Find out what we thought. (Review begins at 27:58) Also discussed this week, the album release date for 'How Did We Get So Dark?' by Royal Blood; teasing a possible new album announcement from...
Apr 17, 2017•1 hr 20 min
This is it! After these past five weeks, we have finally reached our Top 10 Favorite and Best Albums! These are the records that have helped shape our overall music tastes and even helped shape us as people and we're so excited to share them all with you! Please feel free to comment on any of our social media pages and let us know what you thought of any of these albums and bands.
Apr 10, 2017•2 hr 6 min
We're here at our second-to-last episode sharing our Top 100 Albums! This week, we talk about each album ranking in our 20 to 11! Please enjoy and feel free to share your thoughts on our social media pages.
Apr 03, 2017•1 hr 44 min
Getting closer and closer to the end, we share our Top 40 to 21 Best Albums! Also discussed, new album announcements from Emery and Beartooth; new singles from Falling In Reverse and A Lot Like Birds; and we share some of the bands we're excited to see at Warped Tour this year! Finally, Adam reviews albums from The Living End.
Mar 27, 2017•1 hr 39 min
We continue our Top 100 Albums series with this week's batch: our 60 to 40. Also discussed this week, we've got new album announcements from the Goo Goo Dolls and Blink 182; the reinvention of Capture the Crown; and the break-up drama involving A Skylit Drive. Finally, Mike reviews his and his daughter's initial hours with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Adam reviews albums from The Goo Goo Dolls and The Living End.
Mar 20, 2017•2 hr 4 min
This week, we continue our series sharing our Top 100 albums with our albums ranked from 80 to 61. Also discussed, the new album from Lorde, the debut song from Dreamcar - featuring members of No Doubt and AFI, and the Indie Gogo campaign for a potential new album from Jarrod Alonge's emo revival band, Canadian Softball. Finally, in celebration of the new Logan film, Mike shares the story of watching the first X-Men movie trailer for the first time and Adam reviews albums from The Living End, Se...
Mar 13, 2017•1 hr 50 min
At long last, after months of list making, we're finally ready to share our individual Top 100 Best Albums! Today, we go through our list of 100 through 81 and we highlight a few of them. Please stay tuned to future installments of The Skinny as we trickle out the rest of the completed list.
Feb 27, 2017•1 hr 19 min
Our belated Valentine's Day episode is this week and we reminise about all of our old childhood celebrity crushes throughout the years. Kimberly the Pink Ranger, Ariel, Topanga, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and many more are discussed as we fall back in love once again with the ladies who shaped our childhoods. On the Feed, we share the album release dates for Linkin Park and Art of Anarchy; the Warped Tour lineup announcement date; Austin Carlile hints at reasons as to why we left Of Mice & Men; ...
Feb 20, 2017•1 hr 23 min
This week, we review the highly anticipated fifth album from Pennslyvania's The Menzingers, "After the Party". Find out if they are able to sustain their tried-and-true heartland punk sound in our track-by-track review. (Review begins at 27:18) Also discussed in this episode, Sonny Moore (Skrillex) joined From First To Last onstage for the first time in ten years; Tim Lambesis - former frontman of As I Lay Dying - was released from prison reportedly on parole; and Adam reviews The Lego Batman Mo...
Feb 13, 2017•1 hr 21 min
We get together for our annual pre-Super Bowl episode and talk about the big game, our predictions, we follow-up on the final stakes from our betting special from last week, we give a brief review of 'Lonesome' by JT Woodruff (from Hawthorne Heights), and Adam updates us on his Top 100 best albums.
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 1 min
This week, we introduce the first annual 2017 Skinny with Mike and Adam Betting Special of 2017! We double down and make some bold and crazy predictions for this year with some bets that we came up with and some stakes at the end! Also discussed this week, the album release dates for the new albums from The Dead Rabbitts, Eternity Forever, and New Found Glory. And at the end of the episode, we review the new albums from Souvenirs and As It Is.
Jan 30, 2017•1 hr 15 min
On this week's episode, we discuss the upcoming year; not just in music and all of the potential new albums that are suspected to release, but also the upcoming season for California's Chargers who are moving to Los Angeles. And of course, we talk a bit about our fears and concerns regarding the new political regime that's taking over and the paradigm shift in political culture that's taking place because of it.
Jan 23, 2017•1 hr 31 min
In our first album release of 2017, we do a track-by-track review of the highly anticipated 10th album by AFI, "The Blood Album". Find out what we thought of the latest release from a band whose sound has been ever-evolving for most of their long career. Also discussed on the show this week, two bands have lost their lead singers - Of Mice & Men and Crown the Empire; and we share the album release dates for The Dead Rabbitts and Souvenirs. Finally, Mike shares his thoughts on the Nintendo Sw...
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr 29 min
With 2016 FINALLY behind us, we release the second part of our Best Songs list! This week, we share the best of the best with our tracks 6 to 1! Please Like our page on Facebook and feel free to continue the discussion over there. Let us know what you thought of our lists and tell us what some of YOUR favorite songs of the year are as well.
Jan 09, 2017•1 hr 8 min
With the new year upon us and 2016 now a distant memory, Adam and Mike share the songs that they will remember going forward as the year's BEST! This week, we hear their Top 12 Best Songs of 2016 (part 1: songs 12 - 7).
Jan 02, 2017•1 hr 13 min
It's our final episode of the year, so what better way to celebrate than to share our Best Albums of 2016! These are the albums we listened to that will stay with us beyond this calendar year. They are the ones that surpassed our expectations and the ones that we will HIGHLY recommend to anyone looking to listen to some great music! Thank you for celebrating this year in music with us for the past three weeks! And we hope that you'll continue to listen to The Skinny in 2017!
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 27 min
In our part two of our three part end of the year music celebration, we talk about the albums that let us down, the albums that we hated, and the albums that failed to meet our (sometimes unreasonable) expectations - it's our Most Disappointing Albums of 2016! Did you listen to any albums this year that disappointed you or just flat out hated? Please feel free to share your thoughts .
Dec 12, 2016•1 hr 8 min
We've reached the end of 2016! What better way to celebrate than by reflecting on all of the music and albums that we've listened to, reviewed, and celebrated over the past year! In our part one of our three part series, we share and discuss our Honorable Mentions - the albums that were neither the best nor the worst, but are at least worth bringing up for one reason or another.
Dec 05, 2016•1 hr 50 min
Apparently, the United States elected a new president, or something. So this week, we get all Fox News/MSNBC/CNN and have our first and only political discussion for this year. We share our thoughts and perspectives from an independent, third-party point-of-view and discuss topics such as the legitimacy of President Trump, the hypocricy of both the Republican and Democratic parties, the exhausting political campaigns, the main third-party candidates, and of course, the Donald Trump porn parody. ...
Nov 14, 2016•1 hr 34 min
Back from a two week break, we do a fast-and-loose style episode and catch up with some of the news stories we missed like The Word Alive, Craig Owens new side project, new albums from AFI and The Menzingers, and many more. Also, we walk through Adam's experiences with the Chicago Cubs winning the world series after 108 years and the recent concerts we've been to.
Nov 07, 2016•1 hr 26 min
One of our last most-anticipated albums of 2016 is the comeback album from Sum 41 called '13 Voices'. Sum 41 has been a favorite for us here on the show and we feel like they are a highly underrated band with an ever evolving sound. Find out how this new album stacks up with the rest of their releases in our track-by-track review. Also discussed on this episode, Frank Iero and his bandmates were involved in a van accident; Avenged Sevenfold will release their seventh album this December; Mike up...
Oct 17, 2016•1 hr 27 min
We've got a full track-by-track review for the seventh album, "Mothership", by Sacremento post-hardcore/funk band, Dance Gavin Dance. DGD has been a fast favorite amongst the two of us, making this album another highly anticipated release for us. Find out if this album lives up to their previous records - some of which have gone on to be some of our all-time favorites. (Review begins at 18:30) Also discussed this week, HBO has green-lit a movie adaptation for Green Day's American Idiot; Brand Ne...
Oct 10, 2016•1 hr 23 min
In anticipation of Sum 41's new album releasing this week, Adam and Mike go back in time to review 2011's 'Screaming Bloody Murder' - which they consider their best album to date. Sum 41 is a band that The Skinny considers highly under-rated who were passed over because of their less-than-stellar old singles. But if you can look past that, you'll find that the band is ever-evolving who has taken inspiration from many different bands and genres. Find out what we thought about their latest album i...
Oct 03, 2016•1 hr 33 min
This week, we've got the seventh album and follow-up to one of our favorite albums of 2014, 'Tidal Wave' by Taking Back Sunday. Needless to say, it is easily one of our most anticipated albums of this year. So find out if it met our expectations in our track-by-track review. (Review begins at 25:04) Also on the show this week, the Spice Girls are holding auditions for two new honorary members to join them for their upcoming tour; a new album announcement from You Blew It!; a new song announcemen...
Sep 26, 2016•1 hr 29 min
Now that we have access to a well-known fictional time-traveler, we enlist his help once more in altering the past and re-doing our Best Albums of 2013. 2013 was a great year for music and since then, we've listened and fallen in love with a large number of records that we passed over originally; so much so, that we thought it was necessary to go back and tell our past selves about them...just like we did for our 2012 former selves.
Sep 19, 2016•1 hr 49 min
It's been two years since the world's greatest rap duo, Drive By Curious, released their debut album. At long last, they have released their follow-up, Come On Guys (although, I'm still not sure they're aware that the grammatical error turns that album title into something completely different). Not only that, but both mcKILLough and Rainbow Sprinkle join us in the studio after our review to talk a bit about the record. Please go to http://drivebycurious.bandcamp.com and download their music for...
Sep 12, 2016•1 hr 29 min
A Day To Remember's sixth studio album, 'Bad Vibrations', was released this past week. Find out what two men in their thirties thought about this album from a band which consistently writes music for modern teens. (Review begins at ) Also discussed on the episode this week, Chris Brown was involved in a standoff with LA SWAT (unfortunately, he was not shot); and we've got album release dates for Memphis May Fire and Drive By Curious. Finally, Mike briefly talks about his first therapy session an...
Sep 05, 2016•1 hr 21 min
After an unintentional week off, we're back with this week's episode in which we review the seventh studio album by New York punk band, Bayside. We were intrigued by lead singer, Anthony Raneri's, recent podcast interview in which he described the writing process for this record as well as the difficult themes of divorce, custody, and depression. Find out what we thought about it in our track-by-track review. (Review begins at 27:21) Also discussed on the episode, we've got album announcements f...
Aug 29, 2016•1 hr 46 min
Back in 2014, The Amity Affliction's 'Let The Ocean Take Me' was ranked very high on both Adam and Mike's top albums of the year. Because of this, the band's new album 'This Could Be Heartbreak' has quickly become one of our most anticipated albums of this year. Find out how it stacks up against their acclaimed last album in our track-by-track review (Review begins at 34:00). Also on this episode, we've got album announcements from Green Day, Thirty Seconds To Mars, and Rock Sound's tribute albu...
Aug 15, 2016•1 hr 28 min
