Growing Up Punk

It's the one where David chats with Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids. Matt shares his introduction to the world of punk and hardcore, as well as the up and down journey of The Get Up Kids. All of this is drawn together with the stories behind five of Matt's favourite songs from the Get Up Kids library. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/grow...

It's the return of the GUPPIES! That's right, music's most coveted award has returned for another year. Listen in as David and Aaron hand out their awards in such prestigious categories as: The 'Way to Jump In To My Top 10 At The Last Minute' Award The 'Please Sir, I Want Some More...MOOOORE?!' Award And even the 'Best Comeback Album From a Band With a Childhood Movie Quote That References Another...

It's the one where David sees how the sausage is made, as it were. He chats with producer/engineer Greg Thomas, from Silver Bullet Studios. They discuss the step by step process of making an album, from hitting 'record' to holding a 'record' in your hands. Greg has worked with bands like Shai Hulud, The World Is..., Hostage Calm, Misery Signals and more. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invit...

It's the one where Aaron chats with Andrew Carey, vocalist for Evergreen Terrace. Evergreen Terrace is a metalcore band from Jacksonville, Florida. Since their formation in 1999, they've released 6 full length album, on various labels including Metal Blade and Rise Records. Over the course of this conversation they talk about how some songs have aged over the years, what the band learned about the...

It's the one where David and Eric share their love over the film Clerks. (and most of Kevin Smith's movies), as well as their love of some bands, and album that flopped. Listen as they try to maneuver their way through indie films, Weezer, Jimmy Eat World, H2O, and Jawbreaker...plus a few other gems. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/gro...

It's the one where Aaron chats with Ryan Richards (drums) of Welsh post-hardcore band, Funeral For a Friend. They talk about growing up, and discovering punk/hardcore in Wales, as well as being a young Welsh band trying to make their way in North America. They also get into details on the unique way Ryan recorded drums on the FFAF record, 'Tales Don't Tell Themselves'. Ryan shares the stories behi...

It's the one where Aaron makes a mystery mix for David. Listen in as David tries (and fails) to guess the artists and songs, and to find out whether or not he walks away with a new favourite band. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/growingpunkpod WEBSITE: https://growingpunkpod....

It's the one where Aaron talks with Chad Neptune, of Further Seems Forever! In this one they discuss the early days of the band, as Strongarm, and how that transition happened. They also discuss what it was like working with a different vocalist on each album, and how those transitions came to be. Chad also shares his five favourite FSF songs, and why they hold a special place for him. JOIN OUR DI...

It's the one where David and Eric pull a thread. They start at Superchunk, work through The Get Up Kids, and end up at Tigers Jaw. The whole idea of this series is to link bands of the past, with bands of today. It's an attempt to get out of the 'there's no good music these days', old man shouting at a cloud, cliche. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://ww...

It's the one where Aaron chats with Brendan Murphy, of Counterparts. They cover the early days of the band, including when Aaron was first introduced to their music playing shows with them. They cover what it was like moving from Victory Records to Pure Noise. They also cover Brendan's 5 favourite Counterparts songs, and the stories behind them. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx...

It's the first in a new series, and it's just in time for the spooky season! David and Eric take their first step into the world of movies, which will become a semi-regular series looking at movies and documentaries that embrace the DIY ethos of punk and hardcore, or are universally loved in the scene. This first one is a bit of an outlier, in John Carpenter's Halloween . They take a look at the f...

It's the one with Andrew of Seaway! Aaron chats with Andrew about his introduction to the world of punk rock, and pop punk, and life in Seaway.. They also go over Andrew's 5 favourite Seaway songs. For the uninitiated, Seaway is Canada's most fun pop punk band, today. Every show is a party, and every album is a bop. Chances are, you already know that...because you're here. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https:...

It's a game! Remember when you'd get a random mixtape, or burned CD handed to you, and you had no idea who or what was on it? Or maybe you found it lying around somewhere. You popped it in, and fell in love with some songs you may have otherwise never heard. This was the idea behind this episode. David gave Aaron a 'mystery mix'. David didn't include a track listing, with the intent of getting a b...

The one where Aaron interviews Aaron Brooks, former guitar player in The Ghost Inside. They discuss Aaron's 5 favourite songs from The Ghost Inside, as well as his new band Foreign Pain. They also chat about Aaron's departure from TGI, and what lead to the start of Foreign Pain. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME...

It's the one where David welcomes Eric Grubbs to the show, to kick off a new series. With these particular episodes, David and Eric look to draw a connection from new music, to its roots. On this episode they draw a line from Rites of Spring, to Hot Water Music and finish at Fiddlehead. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GR...

It's the episode where Aaron chats with Jake Kiley, of Strung Out. They discuss Jake's 5 favourite Strung Out songs, as well as some of the things that went right (and some of the things that could've gone better) over Strung Out's career. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/grow...

It's the one where David chats with Rich Egan, the co-founder of Vagrant Records.⁠ ⁠ They discuss Rich's growing up, and getting into punk rock. They cover the albums and films that inspired him to get into the industry, as well as the early years of the label.⁠ ⁠ Rich also shares the 5 releases that shaped Vagrant Records.⁠ JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREO...

It's the one where Aaron interviews Andrew Nefueld, vocalist for Winnipeg hardcore band, Comeback Kid. They discuss the early days of the band, starting as a side project to Figure Four. They also discuss Andrew's 5 favourite songs from the Comeback Kid catalogue. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://...

It's the one where David chats with Josh Kemble vocalist of Dogwood, and Saint Didacus. They discuss the early years of the band, and getting in to punk rock. Josh also shares the stories between his 5 favourite Dogwood songs. JOIN OUR DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/2UhJ7Yx JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/growingpunkpod WE...

This is the one where Aaron calls in a favour, and gets his old band back together on the podcast. Join Aaron, Matt, Todd and Dylan as they reminisce about their years in MEANS. They also discuss the stories, and memories behind 5 of their songs. JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/growingpunkpodWEBSITE: https://growingpunkpod.com...

It's the episode where Aaron chats with Matt of Northcote (vocals/guitar) about his 5 favourite Northcote songs. Matt and Aaron go back quite a ways, as bandmates in Means. They discuss a bit of that history, as well as the transition from playing hardcore to more singer-songwriter influenced by anything from rock to country and folk. JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB S...

It's the one where David chats with Johnathon Ford of Roadside Monument, and Unwed Sailor. They discuss Johnathon's 5 favourite Roadside songs, as well as the latest record from Unwed Sailor. JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/growingpunkpod WEBSITE: https://growingpunkpod.com TWITTER: @growingpunkpod INSTAGRAM: @growingpunkpod FA...

It's the one where Aaron chats with drummer Vinnie Fiorello (ex-Less Than Jake, The Inevitables) about his 5 favourite Less Than Jake songs.⁠ JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/growingpunkpod WEBSITE: https://growingpunkpod.com TWITTER: @growingpunkpod INSTAGRAM: @growingpunkpod FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/growinguppunkpod/...

It's the one where David chats with Dan Didier (drums) of The Promise Ring.⁠ ⁠ Dan shares the stories behind his 5 favourite songs from The Promise Ring's discography.⁠ Interview starts at 19:40. JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/growingpunkpod WEBSITE: https://growingpunkpod.com TWITTER: @growingpunkpod INSTAGRAM: @growingpunkpo...

It's the one where David and Aaron discuss Thrice, and their 5 favourite songs. Thrice is a band that has continued to evolve their sound, over their 20+ year career.⁠ ⁠ In this episode, we work our way through their full length albums, and share each of our 5 favourite songs from the band.⁠ ⁠ JOIN OUR PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/growingpunkpod GRAB SOME MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/gr...