Growing Up Punk

It's the one where David introduces you to Celebration Summer. Nathan Falger (guitar & vocals) chats with David about the beginnings of the DC area band, as well as some bands that inspired him, and the stories behind some Celebration Summer songs from their debut EP, and upcoming full length. THEIR LINKS: Bandcamp Instagram Merch Northern Scene : Save 15% with the PROMO CODE: growingup Our Li...

It's the one where David and Aaron talk about what they've been listening to over the summer. New and old, it's jam packed with great music. Featuring music from Hatebreed, Her Head's On Fire, The Interrupters, Normy, Born For Battle, Good Hangs, and more! Northern Scene : Save 15% with the PROMO CODE: growingup PLAYLIST: Apple Music Spotify Our Links JOIN OUR PATREON JOIN OUR DISCORD GRAB SOME ME...

The one where Aaron chats with Kalen Anderson, who plays drums in Dragged Under. Dragged Under is a Seattle-area band who blend elements of metalcore, pop punk, and hard rock, who formed out of the dissolution of the band Rest, Repose. In this interview, they discuss how Kalen got into music, some of the bands and albums that influenced him, transitioning from the band’s first album to their lates...

This week’s episode is my interview Austin Stemper of the band Praise. They’re a hardcore band from the Baltimore area, with call backs to the DC hardcore and post hardcore sounds of the mid-to-late 80s. If you’re unfamiliar with this band, you’ve probably heard them at least a couple times if you’ve listened to any of our Radio, Radio episodes, because I’ve been pushing them for a few months...

It's the one where David discovers Elway, with Tim Browne (vocals & guitar). Tim talks about growing up listening to punk and hardcore, and shares 3 songs that influenced him as a songwriter/musician. He also shares the stories behind three songs from the Elway library. Their Links: Instagram Bandcamp Merch Northern Scene : Save 15% with the PROMO CODE: growingup Our Links JOIN OUR PATREON JOI...

It's another episode in our Discovering: Summer series! This time David discovers LA melodic punk band, Freewill. He is joined by bassist Mike Hartsfield. Freewill is a band that actually got its start in the mid-late 80s LA hardcore scene, before going on a lengthy hiatus. Mike shares a few of the songs that inspired him, as well as the stories behind a couple of the songs from their latest album...

It's the episode of Radio, Radio where David plays songs he's downloaded for his road trip to the coast. Featuring music from H2O, Foxing, Seaway, Joyce Manor, Stretch Arm Strong, and more! Northern Scene : Save 15% with the PROMO CODE: growingup Our Links JOIN OUR PATREON JOIN OUR DISCORD GRAB SOME MERCH TWITTER INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK

It's another installment in our Discovering: Summer series. This time it's the one where David discovers Florida based pop punk band, Outatime! with Justin Roberston (guitar). In this episode they discuss three songs that have influenced Justin, as well as three songs off their debut full length, No Boundaries (Revival Recordings). Their Links: Grab some Merch . Follow them on Instagram Northern...

It's another installment in our Discovering: Summer series, this time David discovers Living Room, with singer and guitar player Scott Fitzpatrick. As usual they cover 3 songs that influenced Scott, as well as 3 songs from Living Room, all off of their latest record New Years. They also discuss the burden of having a band name live Living Room, and how much of a pain it is to Google. Talks also co...

It's our first installment in our Discovering: Summer series. This is the one where David discovers Vancouver based pop punk band, Chief State, with their singer Fraser Simpson. They discuss 3 of the bands that played the biggest influence on Fraser, as well as 3 songs from the Chief State collection, including a discussion about their new record Waiting For Your Colours (Mutant League). Their Lin...

Listen in as David and Aaron play songs from some of their favourite June (and a few earlier) releases. They also throw in a couple throwback songs for good measure. Featuring music from Speedway, Foreign Hands, Living Room, We Struck Gold, Squint, and more! Playlist Apple Music Spotify OUR LINKS Save 15% at  Northern Scene JOIN OUR PATREON JOIN OUR DISCORD GRAB SOME MERCH TWITTER INSTAG...

It's the one where David welcomes Randy Frobel (vocals) of Ottawa, Ontario pop punk band, We Were Sharks. As always, in this episode we dive into Randy’s introduction to the world of punk and hardcore, also what it’s like being an ‘old ass man’ playing pop punk. Randy also shares his thoughts, and the stories behind 5 of his favourite We Were Sharks songs. THEIR LINKS Instagram Merch Bandcamp MUSI...

It's the one where David interviews Mike Reed, of Small Brown Bike. In this episode they discuss Mike's introduction to punk and hardcore, The Minutemen, always being in bands with his brother, the upcoming album from 84 Tigers, and Mike shares his 5 favourite Small Brown Bike Songs. THEIR LINKS Instagram (Small Brown Bike) Instagram (84 Tigers) 84 Tigers Pre-order Bandcamp Save 15% at Northern Sc...

It's the one where David discovers Hey Thanks! with Travis Opal (vocals). They just released their debut full length, Start/Living on Iodine Recordings. You’re about to find out more about the band, but let me say this, if you enjoy going for long drives and listening to upbeat pop punk with heavy pop sensibilities, and songs that’ll remind you of yesterday….this band is for you. In this epis...

It's the one where Aaron interviews Alan Day of Four Year Strong. If, by chance, you have no idea who Four Year Strong is, they are a pop punk band from Massachusetts. As one of the pillars of the easycore scene of the 2010s, they have been crafting some of the greatest anthems of the past 15-20 years. In this conversation they talk about their unique songwriting style, many miles on the road...

It's the one where David discovers You Vandal, with Eric Cannon (vocals & guitar). You Vandal is a pop punk band, with hints of emo and post hardcore, from Gainesville, Florida. In this episode Eric shares three songs from bands that influenced his musicianship and songwriting. He also shares the stories behind three songs from their latest record, Pretend I Don't Exist, which is out now on Ju...

It's the one where David and Aaron share some of their favourite releases from the month of May. Featuring music from Normy, Dragged Under, Be Well, Pulley, and more! EPISODE PLAYLIST: Spotify Apple Music Save 15% at Northern Scene Our Links JOIN OUR PATREON JOIN OUR DISCORD GRAB SOME MERCH TWITTER INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK

It's the one where David hangs out with Tim Ilardi (Vocals & Bass) and discovers the band Red Weather. Red Weather is best described as an emo, or emo adjacent band, from Virginia Beach. In this episode, Tim shares 3 songs that influenced him as well as 3 Red Weather songs from their EP, Empty Places, as well as their 2021 full length, Wish You Well. THEIR LINKS: Instagram Merch Store Bandcamp...

It's the one where Aaron discovers CHASER, with vocalist Mike LeDonne. For those of you discovering CHASER along with us, they are best described as a melodic skate punk band from Orange County, California. In this episode, Mike shares some of the albums that inspired him as a songwriter and musician. He also shares the stories behind a couple CHASER songs, from their latest album Dreamers. THEIR...

It's the one where David invites Brad of Northern Scene to play 11 songs. Northern Scene is a Canadian online vinyl store, specializing in punk and hardcore. In this episode, Brad picks 11 bands to highlight, whose records are currently available in the Northern Scene store. For the first 48 hours after this episode drops, you can save 20% on all the records played from, in this episode, and 15% i...

It's the one where David discovers The Home Team with Brian Butcher (vocals) and Daniel Matson (drums). The Home Team released their second album, Slow Bloom in 2021, on Revival Recordings. Blending pop punk, post hardcore, and poppy vocals - The Home Team have found a sound to call their own. In this episode, they discuss three songs that have influenced their music, as well as three songs from S...

It's the one where Aaron discovers Fallstar, with vocalist Christ Ratzlaff. They discuss three albums that inspired Chris, as well as a couple tracks off the latest Fallstar album, Sunbreather (Facedown Records). They also cover what the band was up to in the 6 years between their last two releases, and if Chris could collaborate with anyone, who that would be. Their Links Follow Fallstar on Insta...

It's a new month, which means we take a look back at some of our favourite releases from last month. Listen in as David and Aaron play music from Cold Years, Signals Midwest, A Wilhelm Scream, Praise, Bellwether, Good Hangs, and more! Playlist Links Apple Music Spotify Our Links JOIN OUR PATREON JOIN OUR DISCORD GRAB SOME MERCH TWITTER INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK

It's the one where David interviews YouTuber Todd Barriage. They talk about the stories behind 5 of Todd's favourite covers/mashups/medleys he's done. They also talk about skateboarding, video games, and YouTube being copyright snobs. Videos: If blink-182 Wrote 'All Star' by Smash Mouth MakeDamnSure but it's White Woman's Instagram (Bo Burnham x Taking Back Sunday) The DK Rap but it's Limp Bizkit...

It's the one where David is joined by Casey Iodine of Iodine Recordings. Listen in as Casey plays 11 songs from Iodine Recordings, old and new. Featuring music from Audio Karate, Onelinedrawing, Hey Thanks!, Garrison, and more! Listen to the playlist: Apple Music Spotify Buy some shit from the Iodine Store Follow Iodine on Instagram Our Links PATREON JOIN OUR DISCORD GRAB SOME MERCH TWITTER INSTAG...