Pop-Punk & Pizza

Scott Klopfenstein of The Littlest Man Band, formerly of Reel Big Fish, joins the podcast to talk about what he’s been up to since retiring from RBF in 2011. Is he planning on releasing new music in the future? Listen to find out! Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. The post Pop Punk & Pizza #53: Scott […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #53: Scott Klopfenstein appeared first on Pop-Punk And Pizza Podcast .

This Monday edition of Pop Punk & Pizza is all about new music coming out this week. New EP from Australia’s, The Shorts, this Thursday, August 16th, and Chicago’s, Belmont, debut LP this Friday, August 17th. Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. Don’t forget, you can now stream us on Spotify! Pop-Punk & Pizza t-shirts are now […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #52: Debut ‘Belmont’ LP appeared first on Pop-Punk A...

Alkaline Trio released the title track from their upcoming album, “Is This Thing Cursed?”, this past week. Listen to this episode to learn more about the upcoming album and hear the track as well! Also, music from Church Key out of St. Louis, MO. Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. Don’t forget, you can now stream us […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #51: Aug. 10th, 2018 appeared first on Pop-Punk And Pizza Po...

Robert Biskoski, lead vocalist and guitarist of Chicago based, Bury Me In Lights, joins the podcast! Plus, music from other Windy City natives, Detour North. Hosted By, Jacques LaMore. Don’t forget, you can now stream us on Spotify! Pop-Punk & Pizza t-shirts are now on sale!  Buy yours HERE This episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #50: August 8th, 2018 appeared first on Pop-P...

Vincent Tyler of northwest Arkansas pop punk trio, Innocent Tyler, joins the podcast! Their first EP, Make A Scene, was produced by Luis Cabezas (of The Dollyrots) and mixed by John Fields (Pink, Goo Goo Dolls, etc.), with a music video for the single “Bree” directed by Jaret Reddick (of Bowling For Soup). Also, music […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #49: August 7th, 2018 appeared first on Pop-Punk A...

The final cross country version of the Vans Warped Tour just finished up yesterday, August 5th, 2018. This episode is a look back at some of the Warped Memories we’ve shared on the podcast. Featuring, Chris Demakes of Less Than Jake, and members of Felicity, and The Projection. Also, music from Invade The Arcade (UK). […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #48: August 6th, 2018 appeared first on Pop-Punk A...

The band who coined, “Defend Pop-Punk”, Man Overboard, is back! Also, Detroit punk rock band, The Painted Dogs. Hosted By, Jacques LaMore Don’t forget, you can now stream us on Spotify! Pop-Punk & Pizza t-shirts are now on sale!  Buy yours HERE This episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza is brought to you by: Vinyl Me, […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #47: August 2nd, 2018 appeared first on Pop-Punk And Pizza P...

Joshua Long, vocalist/guitarist of Chicago pop-punk band, Lightweights, returns to the podcast to promote their latest EP, “Members Only”! Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. Don’t forget, you can now stream us on Spotify! Pop-Punk & Pizza t-shirts are now on sale!  Buy yours HERE This episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza is brought to you by: Vinyl […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #46: August 1st, 2018 appeared first...

On this Tuesday, we found out exciting new about Tre Cool of Green Day and Justin Courtney Pierre of Motion City Soundtrack. Listen to this episode to find out! Also, new music from, Night Terrors, out of Chicago. Hosted by, Jacques LaMore on bangarangradio.com. Don’t forget, you can now stream us on Spotify! Pop-Punk & […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #45: July 31st, 2018 appeared first on Pop-Punk...

Jacques LaMore is back hosting your favorite pop-punk oriented podcast! New episodes will now be posted five days a week, Monday through Friday on bangarangradio.com. Today, music from Zombie Schoolboy, The Linden Method, Midway Down and more! Plus, exciting news from Green Day. Don’t forget, you can now stream us on Spotify! Pop-Punk & Pizza […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #44: July 30th, 2018 appe...

Singer/Songwriter, Andrew Robert Palmer, stops by the podcast with Aurelio’s Pizza for Jacques, plays a few of his songs, and talks about pop-punk songs that could easily double as country tunes. Enjoy because this will be the last episode for a little while. Thank you for listening! -Love, Jacques. Pop-Punk & Pizza t-shirts are now […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #43: Andrew Robert Palmer appeared...

Chris Demakes of legendary ska/punk band, Less Than Jake, joins the podcast to answer fan questions, talk Vans Warped Tour memories, and more. It was an honor to have you on the podcast, Chris. LTJ has always been one of my biggest musical inspirations! Photo of Chris is by, Sabrina Leviton. –Jacques LaMore Pop-Punk & […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #42: Chris Demakes of Less Than Jake appeared firs...

Kevin Singleton of El Famous/The Cold Mourning and manager of Chicago music venue, Bottom Lounge, joins the podcast! We share our stories of when we toured together in his old band, The Action Blast. I sold merchandise for them on two different tours. One with, Trapt, the other with, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, in the winter […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #41: Kevin Singleton appeared first on Pop-Punk...

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Here’s an episode with my friend, Sara Davis and I sharing some of our favorite pop punk Valentine’s Day songs and stories. Don’t worry, we threw in some break up songs incase you’re going through a rough time! Jacques’s Songs: Heartbreak “Become What You Hate” – Midtown “I Miss You” – […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #40 Valentine’s Day 2018 appeared first on Pop-Pun...

Jacques shares with you 5 bands that he would like to see reunite! In no particular order: Sugarcult – “Stuck In America” Midtown – “Like A Movie” Something Corporate – “I Woke Up In A Car” Jeffries Fan Club – “One More Time” My Chemical Romance – “Famous Last Words” (Other bands I almost put […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #39: 5 Bands That Should Reunite appeared first on Pop-Punk And Pizza Podcas...

Jay Norton, lead vocalist and guitarist of Phoenix, Arizona pop punk band, Innocent Elaine, joins the podcast! We talk about their Alice Cooper experience, dream Warped Tour line-up, Star Wars The Last Jedi, and more. Check out Innocent Elaine’s song called, “Freedom”. Thanks for listening! –Jacques LaMore Music Submissions This Week:  “Broken Kid” – Almost […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #38 Innoce...

FELICITY, out of Orlando, Florida, joins the podcast to be a part of the second edition of, “Warped Memories”, as we count down the days til the final cross country version of The Vans Warped Tour starts. Check out FELICITY’s latest single, “Circles”. Music Submissions this Week: “2049” – Wicked Bears (SLC, Utah) “Rainy Days” […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #37 Warped Memories #2: Felicity appeared...

Alternative rock band, From The Start, joins the podcast for the first new episode of 2018! Check out their song called, “Colder”. Pop-Punk & Pizza is sponsoring Snuzfest 2018 at The Wire in Berwyn, IL., Saturday, January 13th. Super honored to be the MC for this show! For tickets and more info, click here. Love, […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #36: From The Start appeared first on Pop-Punk And Pizz...

2017 was an amazing year! Let’s listen back to some of the best acoustic performances of the year on Pop-Punk & Pizza. Featuring: Get By, Guardrail, Carrying Torches, The Linden Method, Rebuild and Rebound, Night Terrors, and Talk To You Never. Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for listening and supporting the podcast. May 2018 […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #35: Best of 2017 appeared first on Pop...

Gallery-81, out of Chicago, joins the podcast to promote their latest single, “For Granted”. I’m proud to announce Pop-Punk & Pizza is sponsoring Snuzfest 2018 at The Wire in Berwyn, IL., Saturday, January 13th. Super honored to be the MC for this show! For tickets and more info, click here. Love, Jacques LaMore Pop-Punk Pick […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #34: Gallery-81 appeared first on Pop-Punk...

St. Jimmy, The Green Day tribute band that Jacques plays guitar in, joins the podcast! Also, we are proud to announce Pop-Punk & Pizza is sponsoring Snuzfest 2018 at The Wire in Berwyn, IL., Saturday, January 13th. Super honored to be the MC for this show! For tickets and more info, click here. Christmas Song […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #33: St. Jimmy appeared first on Pop-Punk And Pizza Podcast...

The first installment of “Warped Memories” on Pop-Punk and Pizza! Your host, Jacques LaMore and former bandmate, Brett Buttle, talk about their experience playing Vans Warped Tour 2008 in their band, The Projection. Pop-Punk Pick of The Week: “Swisher Sweetheart” – Old Sol St. Jimmy Dates (Green Day tribute band Jacques plays in.): Tuesday, Dec. […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza Podcast #32: Warped Me...

Joshua Long, Lead vocalist/guitarist of Chicago’s, Lightweights, joins the podcast! Jacques and Joshua had such a great conversation that there’s two parts to this episode. This is part two! Missed part one? Listen here: http://bangarangradio.com/fTKmz Christmas song: “Christmas Day” – MxPx Pop-Punk Picks of The Week: “Role Playing” – Heavy Hitters “Sidewinder” – Stand Atlantic This […] The post P...

Joshua Long, Lead vocalist/guitarist of Chicago’s, Lightweights, joins the podcast! Jacques and Joshua had such a great conversation that there’s two parts to this episode. This is part one! You’ll find part two here: http://bangarangradio.com/Epxiv Check out: “Absolutely, Yes” – Lightweights. Christmas Song: “Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight)” – The Ramones This episode of Pop-Punk...

Jacques talks about the cross country version of the Vans Warped Tour coming to an end, Knuckle Puck Tour troubles, Christmas song of the week and more! Plus, new music from Green Day and Real Friends. Pop-Punk Pick of The Week: “Through A Glass” – Loyal Panic. (Pop-punk from Israel. Awesome, right?) This episode of Pop-Punk […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza Ep. 30: Farewell Warped Tour appeared first...