The State of the Scene (SOTS Podcast)

Sam and Marcos are back for day two of deciding the nominees for this years SOTS Awards! Today's categories include Best Situationship, Literally the Worst Thing That's Ever Happened, Jimmy Butler Present's That Sh*t Hurted, and That Sh*t Smacked!  Voting Link: http://sotspodcast.com/awards Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Pl...

Sam and Marcos begin the long hard process of deciding the nominees for this years SOTS Awards! Today's categories include We're So Back, It's So Over, American Band of the Year, and Not American Band of the Year! Voting Link: http://sotspodcast.com/awards Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/pl...

This week Sam and Marcos breakdown the 2024 When We Were Young Fest line-up, celebrate the return of Issues (sort of), talk incredible new singles from I See Stars and Real Friends, review new releases from Texas In July, Save Face, and Wind Walkers plus lots more! Reviews: Texas In July (10:34), Save Face (17:01), and Wind Walkers (22:25)! News: 2024 When We Were Young Fest line-up, Issues, I See...

This week Sam and Marcos welcome Megan Thee Stallion to the scene, award Spiritbox an early victory in the 2024 Grammys, wonder what the hell is happening to Slipknot, review new albums from Poppy, Broadside, Locket, and Night Rider plus lots more! Reviews: Poppy (18:41), Night Riders (27:04), Locket (34:45), and Broadside (47:03)! News: 2024 Metal and Rock Grammy nominations, Slipknot, Angelmaker...

This week Sam and Marcos are back to talk about Blink-182 playing an intimate show for Denny's patrons, Green Day being back, Spiritbox being absolutely unstoppable, reviews of albums from Silent Planet, Wargasm, and Dying Wish, double stepping and double tapping in the moshpit plus lots more! PS: Video version of the podcast unavailable this week due to technical issues. Become a Patron to gain e...

Beauty School Dropout join us to talk about new album Ready To Eat (Pret A Manger), what it's like when Mark Hoppus is your boss, Squid Jerky, getting your dick tattooed, watching Foo Fighters from the side stage and lots more! Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3...

Beau Bokan, vocalist of Blessthefall, joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of the band, being a Hockey dad, the success of Hollow Bodies 10 Year Tour, the most expensive photoshoot in history plus lots more! Pick up the 10th Anniversary Edition Vinyl of Hollow Bodies today! https://found.ee/blessthefall-hb10 Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: http...

This week Sam and Marcos breakdown the war between the furry and hardcore community, teach you how to make 30k in tips selling band merch in just 3 easy steps, review new albums from Blink-182, Taking Back Sunday, Knuckle Puck, A Story Told, and Catch Your Breath plus lots more! Reviews: Blink-182 (28:05), Taking Back Sunday (50:37), A Story Told (1:05:57), Catch Your Breath (1:17:20), and Knuckle...

This week Sam and Marcos review a happy Beartooth album, welcome heavy Spiritbox back, get sneaky with Waterparks, say farewell to Ice Nine Kills Welcome To Horrorwood saga, keep wondering where the new Bring Me The Horizon album is, welcome back Keith Buckley and lots more! Reviews: Beartooth (24:19), VCTMS (38:05), and Beauty School Dropout (47:39). News: Waterparks, Bring Me The Horizon, Spirit...

Magnolia Park join us to talk about ALIENS, first jobs, quitting school, friendship, grinding, being a "TikTok Band," new EP's Moon Eater and Soul Eater plus lots more! Donate to the Black Trans Travel Fund: https://www.blacktranstravelfund.com/donate.html Halloween Mixtape 2 out October 27th: https://magnoliapark.ffm.to/halloweenmixtapeii Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A...

This week Sam and Marcos talk about faking your Spotify listener stats, Bad Omens being forced to perform sick, half of IDKHOW returning, this new Paramore remix album, how Jimmy Butler is emo now and lots more! Reviews: Paramore (22:27), Citizen (33:38), and Creeper (43:02). News: IDKHOW But They Found Me, Blink-182, Avenged Sevenfold, The Seafloor Cinema, Betraying The Martyrs and more starting...

Daniel Winter-Bates (vocalist of Bury Tomorrow) joins us to talk about AMERICA, thieves, bulletproof vests, new album The Seventh Sun, the almost end of the band, the My Chemical Romance of British food plus lots more! Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A Friday Night Like This & more: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0j...

This week Sam and Marcos introduce new segment "Dated Discourse," including insane concert stories from Motionless In White, Knocked Loose, Bad Omens, Dayseeker, and more! Plus we review new albums from Of Mice & Men, Koyo, and Code Orange! And LiveNation ends Merch cuts, L.S. Dunes fans furious over AI collaboration, Sum 41's first last single and lots more! Reviews: Of Mice & Men (22:18), Koyo (...

David Michael Frank joins us to talk about being branded (literally), tattoos, covering Celine Dion, writing new music, The Private Party Tour, working outside the system, choosing between Patrick Stump and Gerard Way, plus lots more! Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A Friday Night Like This: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/pl...

This week Sam and Marcos talk a week of concerts including Bad Omens, Sleep Token, Electric Callboy and more! Review new albums from Thy Art Is Murder, Samurai Pizza Cats, Annisokay, and SiM! Plus Blink-182 get nostalgic, While She Sleeps change it up, Being As An Ocean return AND LOTS MORE! Reviews: Thy Art Is Murder (53:55), Annisokay (1:14:20), Samurai Pizza Cats (1:19:56), and SiM (1:27:12). N...

Zero 9:36 joins us to talk about food, merch, movies, cats, touring, new music, cruises and lots more! Become a Patron and gain early access to all episodes of A Friday Night Like This: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invit...

This week Sam and Marcos talk a disastorous weekend for Blude Ridge Festival, a glamorous new look for Motionless In White, Fall Out Boy run it back, I See Stars continue the ascension, reviews of new albums from UnityTX, Blind Equation, and Resolve plus more! Reviews: UnityTX (16:23), Blind Equation (24:15), and Resolve (34:38). News: Motionless In White, Fall Out Boy, I See Stars, Too Close To T...

This week Sam and Marcos describe how they would rob We Came As Romans, welcome Escape The Fate back from so over to so back, are in awe of evil Knuckle Puck, get blown away by Dying Wish, are thankful Taking Back Sunday have their swagger back, are sick of cgi rendered metalcore videos and lots more! Reviews: Escape The Fate (16:03), Stitched Up Heart (36:58), Dark Divine (48:19), and Conquer Div...

This week Sam and Marcos talk how much it sucks shopping for vinyl, Bring Me The Horizon delay Post Human: Nex Gen, Asking Alexandria are gone, Spiritbox announce the new ep, we review new albums from Polaris, Hot Milk, and Spanish Love Songs plus lots more! Reviews: Polaris (13:32), Hot Milk (25:16), Spanish Love Songs (37:24), and Asking Alexandria (51:17). News: Bring Me The Horizon, Spiritbox,...

This week Sam and Marcos review new albums from The Word Alive, Holding Absence, Magnolia Park, and Atreyu! Plus Taking Back Sunday headline a backyard, Erra drop a Cthulu inspired single, Kim Dracula continues to dominate our attention, we keep getting wet at concerts and more! Reviews: Holding Absence (10:57), The Word Alive (32:05), Magnolia Park (51:19), and Atreyu (1:00:31). News: Taking Back...

This week Sam and Marcos deserve a Pink Cloud Summer, Steph Curry joins Paramore, Bearings put the whole Canadian Pop Punk scene on their back, Ian Watkins (Ex-Lostprophets) is stabbed, The Plot In You are angry again, and lots more! Reviews: Movements (13:59), Bearings (31:45), and Point North (45:01) News: Paramore, The Plot In You, Neck Deep, Broadside,Lostprophets and more starting at (58:58)...

This week we are so back with Pierce The Veil and Paramore topping the charts, Knocked Loose teaming up with 30 Seconds To Mars, The Story So Far and Normandie returning from the dead, Lorna Shore dropping a music video for a 2 year EP anniversary, plus reviews for new albums from The Maine, Caskets, and Hail The Sun and lots more! Reviews: The Maine (15:57), Hail The Sun (28:39), and Caskets (39:...

This week Sam and Marcos talk the return of Of Mice & Men, the fall of Hands Like Houses, the fun of Hanabie., the inherent sadness of Guardin, what if Ice Nine Kills had their tour bus robbed, Sleep Token need to make a comeback, VCTMS put the NU in Nu Metal and lots more! Reviews: Hanabie. (12:49), From Ashes To New (26:20), XO Armor (44:45), and Guardin (56:42)! News: Of Mice & Men, Hands Like...

This week Sam and Marcos talk about a Beartooth that loves themselves, an otherworldly Silent Planet, a lonely Citizen, a knockoff Poppy, a disgustingly heavy Signs of the Swarm, something called Cybergrind and lots more! Reviews: Jamie's Elsewhere (15:57), Johnny Booth (23:37), Not A Toy (32:19), and Signs of the Swarm (46:02)! News: Beartooth, Silent Planet, Poppy, Magnolia Park, Citizen, Angel...

This week Sam and Marcos return from a short hiatus ready to talk about Lil Uzi Vert collaborating with Bring Me The Horizon, Taylor Swift dropping songs with Fall Out Boy and Hayley Williams, Taking Back Sunday are back, Pvris has a new album, Kim Dracula is insane and lots more! Reviews: Pvris (14:20), Moodring (28:38), Kim Dracula (36:47), and As December Falls (53:13)! News: Bring Me The Horiz...