The Skinny with Mike and Adam

On this week's special episode of The Skinny, Adam and Mike visit the Glasshouse in Pomona, CA to talk to fans of The Amity Affliction, Chelsea Grin, SECRETS, Cruel Hand, and The Plot In You for the Seems Like Forever US Tour. Also discussed, how to not injure yourself while crowd-surfing and how Mike quite literally broke his ass.

Adam and Mike catch up on all the albums that they didn’t get a chance to review over the past few weeks. Albums such as “Secretions” by Garfunkel and Oates, “Hurt” by Hawthorne Heights, “Panic Stations” by Motion City Soundtrack, and “Permanence” by No Devotion. Also, new album announcements from letlive. and The Devil Wears Prada; SECRETS parts ways with their lead singer; the Billboard numbers...

Adam and Mike give a track-by-track review of "To Those Left Behind" by blessthefall (Review begins at 20:31) Also discussed, the upcomin solo album from Brian Fallon; the Billboard numbers for The Wonder Years, Garfunkel and Oates, and Bring Me The Horizon; Oli Sykes' interview with Metal Hammer in which he seemingly encourages drug use; Mike comes across the patent for Nintendo's next console; a...

Adam and Mike give their track-by-track review of “That's The Spirit” by Bring Me The Horizon. (Review begins at 4:43)

Adam and Mike give their track-by-track review of “ No Closer To Heaven ” by The Wonder Years. (Review begins at 21:20)  Also discussed on the show this week, Derrick Whibley marries model Ariana Cooper; Panic! At The Disco will be writing for the upcoming Spongebob Squarepants musical; the Billboard numbers for the "Space EP" by The Devil Wears Prada; Avril Lavigne and Chad Kroeger announced thei...

Adam and Mike give a track-by-track review of ‘ Routine Breathing ’ by Slaves. (Review begins at 25:06) Also discussed this week, The Dead Rabbitts teased that new music will be coming soon; Adele's new album, 25, is rumored to be released this November; Hawthorne Heights released a new song "The Darkest Times"; Alison Brie is now engaged to Dave Franco; Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain releas...

Adam and Mike review “ Venom ” by Bullet For My Valentine (review begins at 23:46). Also discussed this week, new album announcements from Red Hot Chili Peppers, Escape the Fate, Garfunkel and Oates, Enter Shikari, and Issues; Aaron Gillespe will be joining Underoath with the band performing at the 2016 Self Help Tour; Further Seems Forever will be playing Self Help Tour with Jason Gleason; the ma...

With such a dramatic year of Warped Tour now behind us, there are now rumblings of  major changes happening  for the 2016 tour schedule. What does this  mean for Warped , the fans, and the artists? And can Warped Tour continue to survive both the changes and all the negative press? Also discussed this week, Twin Forks is finished with their next album; We Came As Romans' latest album debuted at #8...

We are a little over halfway through 2015 and this week, Adam and Mike give a progress report on the music and media that has come out so far. Which albums blew them away? Which albums disappointed? And what are they still looking forward to in the coming months before the year is up? Also on the show this week, Saosin are in the studio recording their long awaited third album; the bassist for Sli...

Rebecca joins Adam and Mike this week and talks about how she and Mike first met, became friends, and tells stories of why she keeps awkwardly walking in through Mike's back bedroom door. They discuss and are fascinated by Farmer's Only.com, the world record for premature ejaculation, and other such debauchery. We always have a great time whenever Rebecca is around and this week's episode is no di...

The  Alternative Press Music Awards  held their second annual ceremony this past week. Adam and Mike go over the fan voted winners and nominations and try to gauge what fans of the music scene are excited for. Also discussed this week, new album announcements from Sianvar, A Skylit Drive, and Bring Me The Horizon; Attila and Senses Fail reigniting their feud on Warped Tour; Francis Mark releases a...

**NOTE: The audio has skipped a couple of times in the introduction of this week's episode. We apologize for the quality and the technological glitches.** Adam and Mike go to the Pomona Glasshouse and talk to fans of Hawthorne Heights, Sleepwave, and From Autumn To Ashes and discuss their history with the bands, their music, and the lead singer of From Autumn To Ashes not being able to attend the...

Adam and Mike talk about the recent major changes in their lives. The new technology, the new chapters, and the overall changes in a certain co-hosts mood. Also on the show this week, the new album from Slaves; Bring Me The Horizon's new song; Sum 41's PledgeMusic page for their new album; the Billboard charts numbers for August Burns Red's latest album, "Found in Far Away Places"; Harry Shearer w...

Adam and Mike give a track-by-track review of one of their most anticipated albums of the year, ‘ Pull the Thorns From Your Heart ’, by Senses Fail. (Review starts at 25:13) Also on the show, new album announcements from The Wonder Years, No Devotion, and Hawthorne Heights; Bring Me The Horizon's viral campaign for their upcoming new music; Breaking Benjamin's new album, 'Dark Before Dawn', debute...

Adam and Mike reflect and reminisce on their experience at last week’s Warped Tour in Pomona, CA. What it was like attending as press, the bands they saw, the people they talked to, and how there aren’t enough hours in the day to do everything they had planned. Also discussed on the episode, the release date for The Devil Wears Prada's new concept EP, "Space"; the guitarist from Slaves was involve...

On this week's special episode of The Skinny with Mike and Adam, we report from the June 19th date of the Vans Warped Tour in Pomona, CA. We talk briefly about the bands and the events that transpired during the day, we get to talk to a few concert-goers and we also had the pleasure of interviewing Rosco Wuestewald of the acoustic folk rock band, Onward, etc. Be sure to tune in next week to hear o...

With Warped Tour merely days away, Adam and Mike elaborate on the incredible news they shared last week. What you, the listener, can expect from the next couple of episodes of The Skinny and we ponder on the future of the podcast. Also discussed, the new album from blessthefall; the second season of Sonic Highways by Foo Fighters; a couple of updates from the sexual assualt allegations of Ronnie R...

Alternative Press magazine has released what they think are the  Top 10 Best Dance Gavin Dance songs . As HUGE DGD fans ourselves, we decided to check out this list and provide our thoughts as well as discuss what song we think is the band’s best. Also discussed, the release date for Stray From The Path's new album; Wovenwar headed to the studio this summer; Jonathan Davis and Marilyn Manson are c...

Adam and Mike review " Beating A Dead Horse ", the parody album by YouTube comedian, Jarrod Alonge. (Review begins at 22:57) Also, new songs from We Came As Romans, Our Last Night, Senses Fail; a lullaby tribute to Senses Fail; Emelio Estevez trash talks the Chicago Blackhawks; Matt Skiba is interested in writing new music with Blink 182; an upcoming documentary on the failed 2008 Justice League f...

In a very fast-n-loose edition of The Skinny (Nights), Adam and Nathan Mike discuss the album release dates for "Younger Dreams" by Our Last Night and "Venom" by Bullet For My Valentine, the bassist for Set It Off being let go for sexual assault accusations, the announcement of the next solo album by Chris Cornell, Adam's trip to Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference Finals, album reviews for Hundr...

After another unsuccessful attempt at a Q&A session, Adam updates Mike and jocks-out on the NHL Playoff Semi-Finals as he attended game 1 of the Blackhawks/Ducks game this past Sunday. How is he not a betting man yet?! Also discussed on the show, American Idol is coming to an end; Bullet For My Valentine has a new song that came out over the weekend; Mumford and Sons' new album "Wilder Mind" d...

Adam and Mike give a track-by-track review of “Kintsugi” by Death Cab For Cutie. Review begins at 24:22. Also on the show, Sum 41 are back together and writing new music; the bassist of the metalcore band, Lionfight, went on a racially charged rant on social media; a new indie game has hit Kickstarter and will feature the likenesses and original music from Tegan and Sara, LIGHTS, Fucked Up and mor...

Adam and Mike share their thoughts about The Mindsweep Tour, featured on last week’s special fan episode. Also in the Feed this week, Scott Weiland opens up about his previous band, Art of Anarchy; Refused have announced the release date for their new album; Andrew WK will be premiering his new radio show on Glenn Beck's radio network, TheBlaze; Senses Fail have released the second single off of t...

On this week's special episode of The Skinny, Adam and Mike went to SOMA in San Diego, CA and talked to fans attending The Mindsweep Tour featuring Enter Shikari, Stray From The Path, A Lot Like Birds, and I the Mighty. Thank you to everyone who took the time to talk to us during this episode! You guys made the evening that much better!

Adam and Mike review one of their most anticipated albums of 2015, “ Instant Gratification ” by Dance Gavin Dance. (Review begins at 23:38) Also discussed in the Feed, Brand New released their first new song in six years; After 43 years, Twisted Sister has decided to call it quits; Justin Beiber was apparently put in a chokehold by a member of security at Coachella; Blessthefall are currently in t...