First, Last and Best

This week we have our first ReIssue of the season. Catching up with Coheed and Cambria's discography, the show talks about their latest release "The Father of Make Believe". Danny from Stop the Presses joins the show to talk about his love for Coheed and his feelings on the new album and their entire discography. #FirstLastandBest #NewEpisode #TheReIssue #CoheedandCambria #TheFathero...

We're starting our new episode ideas with a good one! Rob has assembled a team to go through one of the questions that plauged him through out season 2: Why are we able to accept change with some bands, but not others? Tune in to find out what the guys think!

Season 3 kicks off with the reversing of the cursed episode! Caitlin makes her way to the mic as we go over the First Last and Best albums of her favorite band of all time, Good Charlotte! Will Rob let her have more than a top 3? How many times did she see GC again? What are Rob's strong opinions on the new album? You have to listen to find out!

On this second day of 2026 and Season 3 of the podcast on the horizon, Rob wanted to come back and let everyone know a little of what the future holds. Some staples are returning, new concepts are going to be explored and the possibility of merch is on the docket. Check it out!

In this final episode of season 2, Rob and Jeff go full holly jolly season! They discuss A Muppet Christmas Carol, some Christmas music from the past and present, and talk about what some of their favorite Christmas tunes of all time are!

In the first episode of the ReIssue that didn't turn into a discussion of the band's full discography, Rob and Jeff discuss Burst & Decay Vol. III by The Wonder Years.#FirstLastandBest #NewEpisode #TheReIssue #TheWonderYears #BurstandDecayVolIII

We are heading towards the end of season 2 and while this episode was originally scheduled for season 3, the schedule shuffle struck again! Mike Engle returns to the show to discuss one of his favorite bands and the impact it had on him. We discuss his trip to Japan, the engagement to his fiance, Punks for Presents and a band that lit a fire inside of him, AFI!

This week the podcast brings you another episode of our series Bands You Should Know. North Jersey's own Joker's Republic joins us to talk about the origin of their name, working with Roger Lima on their latest album and a host of other topics as we get to know this amazing ska punk band!

This week FL&B welcomes Colin from Timeline Scavengers to the podcast! We talk a bit about the concept of his show, the insanity of moving and one of his favorite pop punk bands of all time, The Starting Line!

This week the show goes on the road to talk with James Jarvis of 138 Tattoo and Piercing. We talk about where the name of the shop comes from, he adds a track to our Mental Health Playlist and we talk about one of his favorite bands, Misfits!

It what was originally meant to be an episode focusing on a Coheed & Cambria album that was not covered in the first episode, turned into a random wandering of Coheed's greatest moments, vinyl collection conversation and trying to work on Rob's new neon light. It's random, it's out there, but we talked a lot of Coheed & Cambria, so strap in folks it's gonna be a long on...

In the life of any podcast, the show some times begins to get new ideas and grow into something different. While there are no intentions on leaving our First Last & Best mantra, the idea for Bands You Should Know took a sudden shift into something different. Instead of listing off bands I think you should know, I bring these bands to you, and let them tell you themselves why you should know th...

After what could only be described as a really stressful and tough week, Rob had an idea for a new episode and something else. This week, Rob and Jeff got together to talk about the importance of mental health and to create First Last & Best's own mental health playlist. If there are songs you want to see on it, please comment and let us know what has helped you in some of your hardest tim...

This week on the podcast, Bailey Pope joins the show to discuss her love of stand up comedy, Furnace Fest and one of her favorite bands of all time: Thursday!www.baileypopecomedy.com

Today we end our Summer of Ska series by talking through our adventures at Supernova! We have a new guest, an old guest and some VERY special guests joining us on this episode!

In the conclusion of our show from last week, the guys continue forward unveiling the final six bands on their lists as well as a top 5 list from across all 15 bands!

In an experience that was too big to be contained to one episode, FL&B present Ska Bands You Should Know! Rob is joined at the table by Mike Engle and Jeff from Sam's the Hero to discuss some bands across the genre that you may not know about that you should ABSOLUTELY be listening to!

Despite the slight adjustment to our schedule, the show continues to move forward on our road to Supernova International Ska Festival! This week, we chose a band that has never played the festival but could easily slide in if they ever want to. This week we cover Reel Big Fish with a regular sized Fish!

We have reached the halfway point on our road to Supernova! The Summer of Ska series takes a brief pit stop to pick up some pizza on pizza day, as we discuss one of the silliest to ever do it: The Aquabats!

The road to Supernova continues as we reach another band that has played the festival in the recent past. This time Jeff from Sam's the Hero rejoins the show to talk about his favorite band of all time: Five Iron Frenzy!

New episode, new guest host, same old shenanigans! This week we welcome Kevin from the Plastic Flamingos. We talk about English football, how he got into ska music, and more importantly this weeks band, The Toasters! WARNING: Lots of foul language in this particular episode.

Despite recent news of the passing of a rock and roll icon, the show must go on. With heavy hearts, we jump on the road to Supernova International Ska Festival and kick off our summer of ska series with one of the greatest to ever do it: Less Than Jake!

After a discussion during his last appearance, Rob finally agrees to listen to one of Brian's favorite bands and then feature them on the show: Panic! at the Disco

With the return of Jeff from Sam's the Hero, comes a new episode from a band that was one of the driving influences behind the bands music, MxPx!

Mike Engle makes his triumphant return to the podcast to wax poetic about one of the greatest ska punk bands to ever exist, Rancid! https://linktr.ee/firstlastandbestpodcast