This special episode runs through the history of the Two Week Notice Podcast - including previously unreleased footage. Guests on this episode include: -Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional) -Eddie Reyes (Taking Back Sunday) -Tucker Rule (Thursday) -Chris DeMakes (Less Than Jake) -Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) -Travis, Aaron, Andy, & Luke (Piebald) -Connor Lovat-Fraser (Boys Night Out) -Josh Latshaw (BoySetsFire) -Daniel Brummel (Ozma) -David McWane (Big D & The Kids Table) -Erin David ...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 100
Matthew is from the country of Wales (United Kingdom), and sings in the band Funeral For A Friend. On this episode, we discuss: growing up in Wales and its music scene, what lead to Matthew singing in FFAF, the band’s rapid success and big tours that followed (Iron Maiden, Taking Back Sunday / Atreyu, Warped Tour, Taste of Chaos), and more. Catch Funeral For A Friend on tour in 2022! For tickets & more info, visit: https://www.funeralforafriend.co.uk/ Listen to Funeral For A Friend on Spotif...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 99
Dan O’Connor sings & plays guitar in Four Year Strong. On this episode, we discuss the formation of FYS, traveling & touring the world, his stint playing for Bury Your Dead, why FYS is stronger now than ever before, and more. Dan also answers fan questions. Follow Dan & Four Year Strong on Instagram: @danfys & @fouryearstrong This episode is brought to you by The Jack Rack - hang your keys like a rockstar https://www.pluginzkeychains.com/ Ways to support the Two Week Notice Podca...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 97
Jake & I discuss his time as a musician in the Boston hardcore scene as the singer for Cast Iron Hike; and how this lead to him becoming a writer and podcaster. It all started with his podcast, “Disgraceland” - a true crime podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. This has lead to many other podcast series, most recently “Badlands - Season 2 Sportsland” - Jake also runs his own podcast production company, “Double Elvis Productions” - we cover all this and mor...
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 95
Daniel Brummel plays bass and sings in the band Ozma. In this episode, Daniel talks about: being a musician from a young age, the formation of Ozma, getting his masters degree in music composition, playing shows & writing songs with Weezer, the future of Ozma, and answers great fan questions. Also I re-cap a quick tour with Piebald, including Furnace Fest. Listen to Ozma on Bandcamp: https://ozmamusic.bandcamp.com/ | Follow Ozma on Instagram: @ozmaofficial | Follow Dana B (podcast host) &...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 94
The band is currently traveling to Birmingham, Alabama for Furnace Fest! In this episode, I spoke with each of the boys individually about: what excites them about Furnace Fest, fond festival memories of the past, and more! Also this episode features cameos from Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional), Tucker Rule (Thursday), Jon Cheese (Limbeck), Erin David Tate (Minus The Bear), Chris Fafalios (Punchline), Eddie Reyes (Taking Back Sunday), Daniel Brummel (Ozma), Jake Brennan (Disgraceland Podc...
Sep 21, 2021•58 min•Ep. 93
Comeback Kid is a Canadian hardcore punk band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Andrew is the frontman for Comeback Kid. On this episode, we discuss: Andrew’s early days in the band Figure Four leading up to CBK, Playing Furnace Fest in the early 00’s, this year’s Furnace Fest, tour stories, being sponsored by Jägermeister on tour with Boys Night Out, traveling abroad, and more | Listen to the new Comeback Kid single, “No Easy Way Out” here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1O6C6wl0KdS9cXHsmLWhyG?si=jgO-DF...
Sep 18, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 92
Buz Mcgrath of Unearth returns! Buz & I went out on the boat and recorded a POND-Cast. We drank beers, talked about music, and he answers fan questions. Thanks Buz! | Listen to Unearth on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/44wJRGNtWywCUJZug8FJg3?si=mtNAAFXRSDiYBudhotdykA&dl_branch=1 | Follow Buz on Instagram: @buzmcgrath | For all things Unearth go to: www.unearthofficial.com | For audio / video services hit up Ioanis on Instagram: @honestyans | Purchase your Furnace Fest tickets h...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 89
Emery is an American post-hardcore band who originated out of Rock Hill, South Carolina. Matt plays guitar and sings in Emery. In this episode, he tells the story of how the band collectively made the decision to move to Seattle to pursue their career as musicians, and lived out of Matt's dad's race car trailer. We also talk about Furnace Fest, the legend of Weezer & Ozma, traveling abroad, and more | This episode of the Two Week Notice Podcast is also the premier of Emery's single! The song...
Sep 03, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 88
Josh plays guitar in BoySetsFire. In this episode we discuss his upbringing, how he met fellow band mate Nathan Gray, Europe tours, playing a festival with Iron Maiden, throwing fruit at Metallica, and much more. | Listen to BoySetsFire on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kw9NLPmn9FdQq0gAIx0Bj?si=HDEdflIwSPq-IOVUCQvKeQ&dl_branch=1 | Follow BoySetsFire & Josh on Instagram: @boysetsfireofficial & @jlatshaw1972 | Purchase your Furnace Fest tickets here: https://www.furnace...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 84
James Muñoz is the vocalist & frontman for The Bled. In this episode, James talks about growing up with both his parents being musicians, taking vocal lessons from legendary Ron Anderson, and his two current bands: The Bled & Xed Out. He also tells bartending stories, and much more. Listen to The Bled on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0EvGuw8fuWFtxhAsBOFTin?si=h-siuew8QreEsiW0MViCJA&dl_branch=1 | Listen to Xed Out on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/74FrWArQhbLrxchp...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 82
Spose is a rapper from Wells, Maine. In this episode we discuss his childhood, musical influences, how he started rapping, the success of his single, “I’m Awesome” which went gold (sales exceeding 500,000 units). Spose also explains the downsides of what came with that success, what he learned from the experience, and how he’s used it as fuel to better himself & his career leading up to this point. Follow Spose on Instagram: @spizzyspose | Check out his website: https://www.sposemusic.com/ |...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 80
Chris Fafalios plays bass & sings in the band Punchline. In this episode we discuss the early days of Punchline, how the band made things happen ‘DIY’ style, touring, traveling, drinking Sake in Japan with Fallout Boy, and we cover his “24 Things I’ve Learned In 24 Years Of Punchline.” In addition to Punchline, Chris is also in the bands Pack and Another Cheetah. Chris also hosts a podcast called, One Hit Thunder. Follow Chris & his projects on Instagram: @chrisfafalios | @punchlion | @p...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 79
Connor is the vocalist & frontman for the band Boys Night Out. In this episode, we discuss his upbringing in Burlington, Ontario, Canada (and its music scene), some of Connor’s early bands, and how that lead to Boys Night Out. We also cover fan questions, his thoughts on the future of BNO, what he’s doing these days, and so much more. Follow Connor & Boys Night Out on Instagram: @clovatfraser & @bnoboysnightout | Follow PictAR Digital Media on Instagram: @pictarapp | Follow his curre...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 77
Buz Mcgrath plays lead guitar in the band Unearth. Buz & I also happen to be from the same city. In this episode we discuss growing up in Lynn, Massachussetts, and he tells legendary stories including: musical influences, learning guitar while working as an overnight janitor at my high school, touring (Ozzfest, Hellfest, & MTV’s Headbangers ball), tour shenanigans (crashing golf carts & throwing dice with Dimebag Darrell), he answers fan questions, and much more. This is a very speci...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 75
Travis Shettel is a legend. He sings & plays guitar in Piebald. In this episode, we discuss the formation & early days of Piebald, some of his favorite Piebald songs, the 2020 tour with Dashboard Confessional, the future of Piebald, and so much more! Follow Piebald on Instagram: @piebald | Follow Travis on Instagram: @totallytravis | Follow the podcast & podcast host on Instagram: @danafuggenb & @twoweeknoticepodcast | Two Week Notice Podcast Production: Ioanis Pintzopoulos &...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 74
(15:01) Chris Swinney is a veteran musician and podcaster. In this episode we discuss his podcast (That One Time On Tour), his time playing in The Ataris, his current band - Firesale, and much more. Follow Chris and his podcast on Instagram: @tototpodcast | Follow the podcast & host on Instagram: @danafuggenb & @twoweeknoticepodcast
Jun 22, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 73
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records. Follow The slackers on Instagram: @theslackersband | Follow the podcast & host on Instagram: @danafuggenb & @twoweeknoticepodcast | Listen to the slackers on Spotify...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 72
(17:40) Erin David Tate is a professional drummer. He had a crucial role in the formation of the legendary band, Minus The Bear. In addition to MTB, he also played drums in the hardcore band, Kill Sadie. In this episode we discuss how these bands formed, Erin’s musical influences, the writing process of early Minus The Bear songs, his sobriety, and so much more. Erin also is spearheading Indie Drummer Collective; which is a group of over 100 professional drummers in the scene | Follow IDC on Ins...
Jun 08, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 71
Eddie Reyes founded the band Taking Back Sunday (among many other bands). Eddie & I discuss his musical influences, the Long Island music scene, early days of TBS (as well as other bands he’s been a part of). He also talks about what it was like traveling the world being in a high-profile rock & roll band, and opens up about his sobriety. Follow Eddie on Instagram: @eddiesundaytbs | Follow the podcast & podcast host on Instagram: @danafuggenb & @twoweeknoticepodcast | Two Week No...
May 25, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 69
David McWane is the singer & frontman for the legendary Boston based ska-punk band, Big D and The Kids Table. David & I have a philosophical discussion that covers: privilege, perspective, & positivity. We also discuss his bands (Big D, Drexel, Cuidado), traveling, touring, meeting our heroes, and more. Follow Big D and The Kids Table on Instagram: @bigdandthekidstable | Follow Cuidado on Instagram: @cuidadoofficial | Follow David on Instagram: @david_mcwane1 | Follow the podcast &am...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 68
Brendan Garrone is the vocalist for the band Incendiary. In this episode we discuss his time going to college in New Hampshire, the Long Island music scene, how he made the transition from playing drums to becoming a hardcore singer, touring / traveling, and much more | Follow Incendiary on Instagram: @incendiaryhc | Follow the podcast & podcast host on Instagram: @danafuggenb & @twoweeknoticepodcast | Listen to Incendiary on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/artist/3nS4tSuT4VwGiZH6BtlJfC...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 65
Jack O’Shea is the lead guitarist for the band Bayside. We discuss growing up in Massachusetts, his early influences & when he first started playing guitar, bands he was in as a kid (including a band with current Dropkick Murphys members), and ultimately being in the band Bayside. He answers fan questions, and much more. Follow Jack on Instagram: @jackbayside | Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twoweeknoticepodcast & @danafuggenb
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 62
Brianda Goyos León aka Brond, sings for the band Just Friends. She also has a solo project. On this episode, Brond tells her amazing story of being born in Mexico City, moving to the U.S. at a young age, how she got into music, current projects, and much more! Follow Brond: Instagram @bigbadbrond | YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCCpaoFXWUwR9jgXBBmfDgLw | Two Week Notice Podcast Production: Ioanis Pintzopoulos & Dana Bollen | Follow the podcast on Instagram: @twoweeknoticepodcast &am...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 59