Reminiscent | A Pop Punk and Emo Music Podcast

We at Reminiscent find that Relient K is often overlooked when discussing greatest acts in the genre from the early 2000s, so we are here once again to give them the praise they deserve. Who I Am Hates Who I've Been is an absolute banger of a song that is buried DEEP into Mmhmm at track 10 (or is it 11?), which hints at a level of confidence, as if Relient K knew that album was so good that folks...

In a showdown like no other, releases from the year 2005 battle to claim the title of best song of the year. We randomized a 64 competitor bracket and put songs head to head and it was messed up in every single way imaginable. We disagreed many steps along the way, but ultimately we worked together to crown the #1 song released in the year 2005. And the results may shock you, one of us almost DIED...

It's Tom's birthday, so Pat is throwing him a bone and letting him talk about 1999's All The Small Things by Blink-182. The biggest song that we've talked about to date at 5x platinum, Enema of the State shook the entire earth as well as Tom's entire life. We reflect on how different Tom's life could have been if he never discovered this album in his sister's bedroom that an old friend left behind...

Over the past few weeks we've been receiving a lot of heat on Twitter for *checks notes, having opinions… So we asked you all, what are you hottest takes, what amazing opinions do you have that aren't commonly agreed with. We then turned the tables and read all your terrible opinions on the show to take the head off ourselves for a minute. ScorchFest 2021 was a ton of fun and we're super grateful...

15 years ago Set Your Goals unleashed upon the world an absolute banger/battle cry/genuine revolt against the record industry with their breakout song and title track off their first full-length album "Mutiny!'. We talk a lot about bridges on this show, and you'd be hard pressed to find a better one than manifesto perfectly embedded in the middle of this track. It's a total banger and while we wis...

Pop Punk and Emo musicians aren't necessarily known for their ability to shred their instruments ala Van Halen or Slash, but there are a large handful of songs from the decade that feature absolutely incredible riffs. This week we drafted our favorite riffs from our favorite pop punk and emo bands from the early 2000s and it gets heated IMMEDIATELY. To no one's surprise, Tom tries to pick a song f...

There was no living creature as foul as Chiodos, and all of their poems were… actually Shakespeare sonnets? Anyways, we're here talking about Chiodos and there's a whole lot to say about it. The screaming, the stabbing, the high pitched voices, the breakdowns, and the rumors floating around our high school that their name was pronounced Chiodos and not Chiodos. Get it straight people. On the surfa...

With all the metalcore and neon era pop punk that happened in the early 2000's, it's easy to forget about the outliers that were actually a much bigger freakin deal than the bands we talk about week after week. One of those outliers (see also: mega successful solo artists) was Christopher Drew of nevershoutnever! Spawning a whole era of straight hair, hands in pockets, cutest cutesy boys, NSN wrot...

Hot off the tail of the Dance, Dance music video, This Ain't a Scene shows a whole different side of the story for Fall Out Boy. The boys experience fame, wealth, tabloids, fake bulges, scandals, and everyone's dream of trashing a hotel room (except for Tom and Pat, they're too post-catholic to handle that kind of guilt). But it turns out it kinda sucks? We think that's the narrative of this 2 par...

In a world where music videos are a dying art, a symbol of past generations, Fall Out Boy has managed to break the mold and put out absolutely incredible videos, see also: high-concept, cinematic masterpieces. Thanks Alan Ferguson! Dance, Dance saw CRAZY numbers across album sales and billboard charts (we're talking All-American Rejects numbers here, people!), and possibly the greatest feather in...

Mike Henneberger stops by to talk with the guys about some super heavy themes that are super present in all the songs and bands we talk about every week. Staples of the genre include depression, anxiety, hopelessness, and helplessness. I mean, it's not called emo for nothing… 10 years ago, Mike spent a hopeless weekend in a downtown NYC hotel room and penned an autobiography on some of the worst d...

For all of about 2 weeks now, we've taken the strong position as a "pro bass guitar program". This week, we're putting our money where our mouth is. Finally, it's time for someone to stand up against the current and loudly proclaim, "Give the bassist some!", so we drafted the only 10 songs we could think of that had a standout bass line. Did that last sentence hurt or help our cause? And why do th...

When tasked with the totally normal duty of coming up with a list of the horniest songs of all time (future episode?!), Bedroom Talk has got to be in the top few of all time, especially in the genre. In this week's episode, the guys discuss the music video, the difference between Kenny's video character and Kenny as a performer, which ear of hair (haera?) was the best for Kenny, Orange amplifiers,...

A Day to Remember is one of those bands that so delicately danced between the lines of pop punk and beatdown hardcore, and it spurned lots of conversations and heated debates as to WHAT this band actually was. But in 2007, on some B-sides on a re-released album called For Those Who Have Heart, the band reminded as all that at the end of the day, almost everything is just pop when they released a B...

There are few more important artforms than that of creating a perfect tracklist for an album, and no position is more important than the opening track. This week, the guys draft their favorite album openers from the years 2000-2010 under a list of STRICT rules (just kidding, it's only like 2), and comfortable shoes have an important message for Machine Gun Kelly.   BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PAT...

In 2001, Blink-182 released an outrageous music video that the guys have enjoyed more than most others for 20 years, then fumble through every twist and turn of talking about it this week. First Date is an exercise in how much of a leash Tom will run with before it totally breaks, and how far Mark will let it go before he shoves him off screen, or into a ditch. This is such an incredible music vid...

In the music video for The All-American Reject's 'Dirty Little Secret', we see many individuals holding up postcards putting their own dirty little secrets on display. The guys discuss ALL 36 dirty little secret, try to figure out if clean big secrets exist, or dirty large secrets for that matter, Tom admits to committing corporate crime and peeing in a sink, among other nefarious acts, and Pat ex...

In the music video for The All-American Reject's 'Dirty Little Secret', we see many individuals holding up postcards putting their own dirty little secrets on display. The guys discuss ALL 36 dirty little secret, try to figure out if clean big secrets exist, or dirty large secrets for that matter, Tom admits to committing corporate crime and peeing in a sink, among other nefarious acts, and Pat ex...

Pat plays a show with a guitar pick made from a Chuck E. Cheese employee badge, Tom has a nickname for 7th graders, Pat was called a poser, Tom's wears plaid shorts and his crush let him borrow her CD player where he was introduced to the songs Get Busy (Shake That Thing) by Sean Paul and Girl All The Bad Guys Want by Bowling For Soup, which single-handedly dismantled Nu-Metal.   BONUS EPISODES AN...

2005 marked the year that Pat and Tom started high school together, so the stakes for this draft are high and they agonize each and every pick. Every album in the world seemed to have come out this year so the guys played as strategically as possible to get their favorite songs on their team for this draft. BONUS EPISODES AND PHOTOS ON PATREON!   Links: The 2005 Mixtape Draft Playlist on Apple Mus...

This year has been really intense and difficult for many folks, so we're closing it down with a fun episode. Every month in our Patreon we do a ~20 minute AMA video, and we decided to open it up to everybody this month. We asked our listeners for Christmas and holiday questions, and they didn't disappoint! We talk about the best and worst Christmas gifts we've ever received, our favorite holiday m...

Sometime around 1999 it became illegal to be a band and not write an original Christmas song, and many of them decided to zag when others zigged. Leaving behind the sterotypical love-filled puke fest that captivated the minds and hearts of our parents and grandparents, our angst fueled generation decided instead to sing about isolation, betrayal, and murder. This week the guys discuss their 5 favo...

At some point in high school, Pat and Tom's musical tastes started to diverge. Tom got into heavier music and Pat listened to a lot of Beck for a minute or something, but one thing they found common ground in Alexisonfire. While they can't agree on whether or not this type of screaming is abrasive or not, they can both confirm this band absolutely rips, and the band acts the HELL out of this music...

After 4 crazy years of learning what it means to be a "two white guys talking" podcast, episode 200 is among us. The guys take a week to celebrate the show by discussing how their friendship started, by writing music together as pre-pubescent 8th graders. Music has always been a crazy important part of their lives, so this episode offers a look back to what was going on when these songs, albums, a...

Early on in this podcast, the guys fumbled their way through what was meant to be a very heartful episode about their love for the TV show Scrubs. As with most episodes in the first 2 years, it was pretty bad, so this week is a redemption episode. The guys take turns drafting their 5 favorite songs that appeared in the original broadcasting of Scrubs while taking some time to discuss how they reac...