Punk Lotto Pod: A Punk, Hardcore, and Emo Podcast

We are discussing the 1985 near disaster of a record by the Meat Puppets. This was the bands third studio album and they wanted to make a psychedelic epic. That didn't wind up happening, and we discuss whether that was a good thing or not. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get...

We are back with our first regular episode of 2026, and we are hopping on the trend of looking back at the year 2016. We are discussing the debut album from Philly Ramones tribute, Dark Thoughts. How do they compare to the other Ramones-core bands out there? We find out. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new...

Dylan is out of town this week, so we are releasing this month's Bookender in the main feed. Bookenders is the once a month show were Justin and Dave Brown discuss an album through the lens of it's first and last song. This month we are talking about the debut full length from the post Gorilla Biscuits band, CIV. Set Your Goals was released in 1995 on Atlantic Records, and resulted in the minor hi...

We are back from our holiday hiatus to discuss the top 20 albums of 2025 that we loved. Lots of stuff here and the episode is over 3 hours long, so there should be plenty here that we hope you'll like. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week...

We are back for our annual Christmas episode. This year Justin was assigned the year 2000, and combed over the slim pickings to find this UK Christmas compilation called It's a Cool Cool Christmas. Featuring the likes of Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Calexico, Low and more. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show J...

This week Dylan was assigned the year 1995 to choose from, and he knocked it out of the park. We are discussing Lifetime's second full length, and the album that changed everything, Hello Bastards. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week. Yo...

It's an episode that ends in 0, so that means it's time to try out a gimmick episode. We are bringing back our movie review series, Masterpunk Theatre, and we are talking about the 1983 film Valley Girl, starring a very young Nicholas Cage. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to ge...

This week we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the seminal proto punk album, Horses by Patti Smith.  Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week. You also get access to a Producer exclusive monthly bonus episode discussing a different EP,...

Here is a teaser for the series that Justin and Dave Brown host together on our respective Patreon and Substack's. It is a series where they choose and album and discuss it through the lens of it's first and last song. For November, they are talking about the final album by eclectic rock band Havalina. Dave and Justin have totally opposite takes on this album, so it makes for an interesting discus...

This week's episode is brought to us via Patreon sponsorship. Dave Brown (Oklahoma Lefty, One Band 5 Songs) sent us a list of options and we selected Avail's fourth studio album, Over the James. A definitive work for the band, and a massively influential album released in 1998. Dave sends over a piece of audio to explain his feelings for the record as well. https://oklahomalefty.substack.com/ Call...

Dylan was assigned the year 1992, and he selected Face to Face's debut album, Don't Turn Away. Face to Face were a skate punk band from Victorville, CA. Originally released on Dr. Strange Records, the band would later go on to sign with the majors, and become a legend of early 90's punk. Check it out to see what we thought about it. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at p...

This week Justin was assigned the year 2013, and selected the post-Bear vs. Shark band, Bars of Gold and their second album Wheels. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week. You also get access to a Producer exclusive monthly bonus episode di...

This week we wrap up our Halloween Spooktacular by going outside of the box. Dylan was assigned the year 2003 to pull a spooky album from, and he landed on the debut album/ep from Zombie Apocalypse. A side project from members of Shai Hulud, focused entirely on lyrics about zombies. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show...

Our Halloween Spooktacular continues with Justin's pick. He was assigned the year 1987, and selected Don't Touch the Bang Bang Fruit, by the UK psychobilly originators, The Meteors. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week. You also get acces...

We begin our Halloween Spooktacular season with a Patreon sponsored episode! We are talking about the Groovie Ghoulies 1999 album, Fun in the Dark. Are the Ghoulies a horror punk band? We take a stab at answering that question. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name s...

It's time for another Birthday Spanking! This week Dylan selected our album from the year 1978 to punish Justin. We are discussing the punk poet John Cooper Clarke's major label debut, Disguise in Love. How badly did Justin hate this? Find out. Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier t...

This week Justin was assigned the year 2001 and selected one of the most influential albums of the decade, Full Collapse by Thursday. Does this album work for two guys who never listened to it when it came out? Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show e...

This week we celebrate our 350th episode by playing a round of Bracketology. This time we are pitting bands from Asian Man Records in a head to head single elimination tournament.  Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week. You also get access...

This week Justin was assigned the year 1980, and he selected the Dead Kennedys debut album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. This is the record that started it all. We have both gone long periods of time since listening to this album, so how does it hold up? Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreo...

Dylan was assigned the year 2012, and he selected San Jose punk band, Hard Girls, and their debut full length.  Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week. You also get access to a Producer exclusive monthly bonus episode discussing a different...

This week Justin was assigned the year 1991, and selected Fugazi's sophomore album, Steady Diet of Nothing. This was the first record where the version of Fugazi that they would become was beginning to take form. PS. - apologies for Justin's bad mic. We tried to fix it as much as we could Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the...

This week Dylan was assigned the year 2004 and he selected the third album by Hot Snakes, Audit in Progress. Hot Snakes were the band formed by John Reis and Rick Froberg following the break up of Drive Like Jehu. We also listen to a voicemail from Brian in Wisconsin.  Call our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK or send us a voice note at punklottopod@gmail.com to get it played on the show Join our new $...

This week, Justin was assigned the year 1981 and selected the debut album from Men at Work, Business as Usual. We talk about the bands early days, the effort that went into getting this album released worldwide, and the lawsuit that struck their biggest hit, Down Under. Send your questions for an upcoming mailbag episode to punklottopod@gmail.com or our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK Join our new $5...

SKAUGUST concludes this year's edition with a major album. We are dipping our toes into 2 Tone and talking about the record that kicked it all off, The Specials self titled album from 1979. Send your questions for an upcoming mailbag episode to punklottopod@gmail.com or our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK Join our new $5 Patreon Producer Tier to get your name said on the show every week. You also get...

It's SKAUGUST! Which means it's time for us to talk about ska records. This week, Justin chose Mustard Plug's third album, Evildoers Beware! This was the one that put the band on the map, but does this record stand out or does it deserve to be left behind in the 1990's? Send your questions for an upcoming mailbag episode to punklottopod@gmail.com or our voicemail line 202-688-PUNK Join our new $5...