No Disrespect

Listen, we didn't want to have to do this. But here we are, talking about Taylor Swift's new song "Look What You Made Me Do," the press cycle for her new album Reputation, and the many pointless feuds she's had (Kanye West, Katy Perry, probably someone else). Is Taylor basically Donald Trump for the music world? Listen to find out.  We also get really frustrated the end and just talking about good...

To Dan's eternal confusion, David flew to San Francisco to see the band Jawbreaker play. We talk about that, the movie Jawbreaker, and lots of other movies because this is a film podcast now. If you've been looking for a podcast where people half-heartedly argue about Jawbreaker's best album, this one's for you.

On this week's episode, Dan and David talk with Shawna Potter, the lead singer of War On Women. This summer, the band headed out on the Warped Tour to spread their message, and we caught up with her to hear how that went, what she thinks of the Warped Tour, and what purpose it serves in 2017. 

No one loves memes like Annalise Domenighini, so we had her on the podcast to explain the greatest meme of them all: Smash Mouth's "All Star." THE INTERNET!

In this episode, Dan and David discuss the topic on the minds of approximately four people: Track premieres. What value is there to have songs premiered on various websites, does anyone actually like them or is it just a marketing ploy? We talk about that, what we enjoy about music writing, and read some quotes from an interview with Coolio. 

Gary Suarez is a writer for Forbes, Noisey, Vinyl My Please, and many other places. He's got a rich knowledge of everything from hip-hop to metal, and he knows the intricacies of the music business more than most writers. Here, he talks to Dan and David about the internet, the lack of negative criticism, and what good has come of all the changes in music journalism over the past few years. 

White Lung's Mish Barber-Way joins Dan and David to discuss what it's like being both a writer and musician, and how one pursuit informs the other. They discuss the state of music journalism, how the internet has changed music criticism, and how it's much more interesting to write about sex workers instead of musicians. You know, the normal stuff we usually discuss on this podcast. 

Ian Cohen is a freelance writer who has been published everywhere from Pitchfork to Spin to Noisey. Here, he joins Dan and David to discuss the role of music criticism in 2017, what it's like to draw flack from the artists you cover, and how music journalism has changed in his two decades in the profession. Strap in, this one gets nerdy. 

Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem joins us to kick off our second series, Critical Acclaim. Here, we explore how musicians, critics, and the people who fall into both cambs deal with music journalists, harsh reviews, and constant online criticism. In the series opener, Brian talks about The Gaslight Anthem's journey, from The 59 Sound turning his band into Punknews darlings—and nabbing a glowing...

In this one-off episode of No Plus Ones, Dan and David go deep into the wilderness that is Pete Wentz's Wikipedia page. If you've ever wanted to hear two people discuss all the readily available information on Mr. Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III, this episode is for you.