Pop-Punk & Pizza

Stubhy and Adam of Lucky Boys Confusion join us at Riot Fest 2022 to talk 25 years of LBC and more!    Our Riot Fest coverage today is sponsored by Chicago punk band, The Linden Method, and their new album, Grief, out now via People of Punk Rock Records. Stream the album on your favorite platform and follow @tlmchi on social media. LISTEN HERE:  https://fanlink.to/TLM_grief   Much Love, Jacques La...

Corn dog pizza with Deanna of Sincere Engineer at Riot Fest 2022!    Our Riot Fest coverage today is sponsored by Chicago punk band, The Linden Method, and their new album, Grief, out now via People of Punk Rock Records. Stream the album on your favorite platform and follow @tlmchi on social media. LISTEN HERE: https://fanlink.to/TLM_grief   Much Love, Jacques LaMore

Treaty of Paris rocked the Chicago pop-punk scene hard in the mid to late 2000s. Now in 2022, they are reuniting to play Riot Fest this weekend! Treaty of Paris members Dan Wade and Chris Insidioso join me on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza to give us a breakdown of the band's history.    You can find Treaty of Paris on the Radicals Stage at 1pm this Sunday, September 18th at Riot Fest in Chicago...

Chicago's Take The Reins stopped by the Pop-Punk & Pizza studio to smash some Monical's Pizza and talk about their new album, I'm At Your Door. The new record is out now via Flat Aht Records. This episode also includes a live acoustic performance of, "South Side Rules".    Take The Reins have a record release show this Friday, August 5th at Gman Tavern in Chicago with The Linden Method and Guardra...

Stubhy Pandav of Lucky Boys Confusion returns to Pop-Punk & Pizza! This time we were able to sit down in person at Village Inn Pizzeria in Skokie, IL to discuss his new solo project, Mr. Ms. & The Infusions. He just released a new song called, "Sheeple (Enjoy The Show)". Listen to it now on all streaming platforms.    Thanks for another great night, Stubhy!    Much Love, Jacques LaMore   P.S. Supp...

It's been 15 years since The Methadones released their beloved pop punk classic album, This Won't Hurt. To celebrate, Red Scare Industries has released the record on vinyl for the first time. This past June, I was able to bring Connie's Pizza to Dan, Pete, Simon, and Mike before their performance at T1 Fest at Reggies in Chicago. We had a blast talking the re-release of This Won't Hurt and whether...

  In no particular order, here’s 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in June 2022:    1. “Forever” - Suitable Miss Ft. Joshua Roberts 2. “Stay Alive” - Noodle Brain 3. “White Noise” - All Honesty 4. “Speedbump” - Clothesline 5. “Follow Me” - Nautical Mile (Uncle Kracker Cover) 6. “Almost Everything” - With The Punches 7. “Lost Dog, Pt. 2” - One Armed Joey 8. “Second 2 Breathe” - AIRPORTS...

Tj Horansky of Chicago's Sleep On It, is reintroducing himself to the world as indie/emo artist, OSLO . He just released his debut album, Great Places , under the OSLO name last week. TJ was kind of enough to invite me into his home to have some Rosati's Pizza and talk about the new record.    Stream Great Places by OSLO: https://linktr.ee/OsloMusic   Much Love, Jacques LaMore   Become a Pop-Punk...

This is a monumental episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza! Why you ask? Because we had vegan pizza for the very first time! The Aquadolls from southern California are all about rockin' the vegan lifestyle. So, I made sure to order an all vegan pan pizza from Kitchen 17 in Chicago. It was incredibly tasty and I've been dreaming about it ever since. This was recorded before The Aquadolls show at Beat Kitchen...

In no particular order, here’s 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in April 2022:  “Perfect Place” - Here For A Reason  “Wishing Well” - Further North  “SEA to EWR” - Living With A Bear  “I Only Do Push Ups When I’m Drunk (Drinking Lonely) - Good Hangs  “I’m Not Listening” - Promise Game  “Sugar” - Highwind “Well Enough” - Glory Days  “Nosedive” - The Timberline  “ITYILY” - Whimzi  “Famil...

Several Pop-Punk & Pizza listeners have requested The Dollyrots to be guests on the show over the years. It's about time we made it happen for you! Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas were able to get their favorite pizza place in Tampa, FL, Lee's Grocery , to open up early just for this episode recording. I chose to have one of my local favorites as well, Chicago Dough Company , in Bourbonnais, IL.   It...

Alternative artist, SK8 , is set to release his debut record, Last Day On Earth, this Friday, April 8th via Atlantic Records . SK8 gives us an exclusive listen to a clip of his unreleased song, "Shooting Star", featuring Sum 41 , on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza.   Follow SK8: IG –  @realsk8 Twitter –  @therealsk8 Facebook –  https://www.facebook.com/SK8   I can't get that hook out of my head....

How Peter James went from playing multiple Vans Warped Tours in Reflective Insight to starting Manic Kat Records in 2014. You might be familiar with some of the label's artists like Neverlyn and Right On, Kid. We've played songs from both of those bands on Pop-Punk & Pizza. There are some pretty cool things happening at Manic Kat right now. Including the launch of their own mobile app and streamin...

Before the pandemic began, Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast would occasionally bring pizza to bands touring through Chicago and have a fun conversation together. My goal was to do as many of these as possible. For the first time since 2019, we were FINALLY able to make this start happening again! On March 6th, I sat down and shared some Lou Malnati's (Chicago's Legendary Deep Dish) with Glimmers at Cobra...

In no particular order, here's 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in March 2022:    1. “Losing Grip” - Lake Mosaic 2. “Lucy” - Cleveland Avenue 3. “Hands On Deck” - Violet Riot 4. “One More Parade” - Sgt. Scagnetti 5. “A Walk In The Park” - Hazel The Nut 6. “So Far Away” - Homeplate 7. “Cry Baby” - The Aquadolls 8. “Accidentally In Love” - Nearly Spent 9. “Break Up” - Suckerpunch! 10. “S...

Casey Cavaliere is primarily known for being a guitarist and one of the founding members of The Wonder Years . However, Casey is much more than The Wonder Years. Outside of the band, he spends a majority of his time producing music at True Level Studio in New Jersey and recording episodes of his podcast, The Record Process. Casey co-hosts the podcast with studio partner, Tom Conran , and just star...

Get your most ridiculous pajamas ready because it's almost time for Snüzfest 2022 ! This year, it takes place at Beat Kitchen in Chicago on Saturday, February 19th at 6:00pm. Every year diet punkers, Guardrail , get a bunch of other like minded bands together to play a show for a good cause, while wearing the silliest pjs you've ever seen. This year proceeds from the show will be donated to The Ho...

In no particular order, here's 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in February 2022:   1. "Stay The Same" - Gold Steps 2. "Keep Going" - Atlas For Home 3. "In Ur Blud" - Kerosene Heights 4. "No Signs of Life" - Old Currents 5. "F'd Up And Lonely" - TLB * 6. "Which Way Is North" - Clearfight 7. "Wish You Well" - Familiar Things 8. "Invader Zim" - Circus Rhapsody 9. "Innocent" - Ninebanks 1...

I was recently invited to be a guest on Bacon Is My Podcast . It's a weekly show that asks “What’s Your Bacon?” that extra passion in your life that makes everything in it better. I had such a great time with the hosts, Mike and Jimmy G, that I wanted to return the favor and have them as guests on Pop-Punk & Pizza. We talked about everything from how Bacon Is My Podcast started to how we felt abou...

My guests on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast have been on the show before but appeared on different episodes, a few years apart. The first is, Danny Freeman , the guitarist of United Kingdom pop punk band, A Few Too Many . The second is, Jaret Reddick , a legend in the pop punk scene who has been fronting Bowling For Soup for almost 30 years now. You put these two hard working guys togeth...

Hey! Happy New Year! I know we are already several days into 2022 but it's better late than never. I hope you're staying safe and healthy.    Our monthly 10 songs episode are back here on Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast! In no particular order, here are 10 songs I think you should give a listen to this month:    1. "No One Does Homecoming Like Us" - All Systems Go 2. "Concrete Feet" - Splits 3. “Against...

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Pop-Punkmas 2021! I hope you know how grateful I am for all your love and support this past year. To celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day properly, I’ve compiled 14 Christmas songs I think you should give a listen to. 1. Christmas Spirits - TLB 2. I Won’t Be Home For Christmas - Endless Holiday 3. Xmas Wrapping - The Aquadolls 4. 78342 and You - Love Again 5. The Emo Night Bef...

I want to take this time to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast and LaMore Media L.L.C. in 2021. I’d like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Growing up, one of my favorite Christmas books to read was The Polar Express. Now, the tradition continues with my son who is even more obsessed with it than I was. I know several...

The big wave of Yellowcard's mainstream debut album Ocean Avenue all started with their previous album, One For The Kids. Recorded and released in 2001 through Lobster Records, One For The Kids quickly helped Yellowcard land a major label contract with Capital Records in 2002. Ocean Avenue would take the world by storm just one year later in 2003. Founding member, Benjamin Harper, joins us on this...

My friend, Dave Gomez, has not been on Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast since episode 28 in 2017 when he was in a band called, Night Terrors. A lot has happened with Dave since then. He's won his battle with cancer and started a new band named, Summer Curse . We also get a special acoustic performance from Dave on this episode!    Much Love, Jacques LaMore   Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast is presented by,  Pop-...