The Top 8

We're joined once again by Dakota (aka @iamtrashxm0uth) to count down our picks for the best albums of the year... so far!⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/* Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts* TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wav* Dakota: https://linktr.ee/trashxm0uthListen to The Top 8 🎧* Spotify:...

This is the Sleep Token episode. We chat about their new record Even In Arcadia and count down our picks for the best Sleep Token songs! ⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/* Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts* TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wavListen to The Top 8 🎧* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/sh...

Matt & TJ count down their picks of the bands you NEED to see live this summer! Turns out... all these bands have something in common 👀You guessed it! ALL of these bands will be playing Canada's own All Your Friends Fest, which is taking place June 28th and 29th at Burl's Creek, ON!Get your tickets today! 👉🏻 https://www.allyourfriendsfestival.com/⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don&...

How do YOU feel about deluxe records? Are they worth the time?⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/* Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts* TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wavListen to The Top 8 🎧* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3k7jOavLnMVUk9tYqFLscQ?si=a9d67af5bb4f4fed* Everywhere else: https://pod...

Fun-in-the-sun anthems to core childhood memories, these songs are those essential for any vacation playlist! ⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/* Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts* TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wavListen to The Top 8 🎧* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3k7jOavLnMVUk9tYqFLscQ?s...

It's album anniversary time! Matt & TJ are counting down their picks for the most iconic records turning 20 in 2025!⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/* Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts* TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wavListen to The Top 8 🎧* Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3k7jOavLnM...

With the boys at The Top 8 both getting married in the past year, they're counting down their picks for the best songs to be played at an emo wedding! ⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/ Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wav

We had the honour of chatting with Michael and Rossy about the albums that influenced them to kickstart the up-and-coming pop punk outfit iNTeRNeT FReNDz!⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/* Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts* TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wavListen to The Top 8 🎧* Spotify: https://op...

When the threat of TikTok disappearing for Americans there was a lot of discussion surrounding artists getting discovered because of the app. The app is responsible for so many musicians careers, but social media in general has helped us discover so many amazing musicians! This week Matt and TJ talk about the artists they listen to regularly and found out about them because of social media. 💬 Let...

It's the start to a new year and ANYTHING can happen. In the first episode back for 2025, Matt and TJ discuss the top 8 things they hope happen this year. From new albums, tour announcements, and even band reunions, this episode has so many twists and turns. Let us know in the comments what are the top things YOU want to see happen this year. ⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an e...

On the final episode of The Top 8 for 2024, Matt & TJ are dishing out awards for the best comeback band of the year, breakthrough artist of the year, crowning the artist of the year, and more! ⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲 * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/ * Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts * TJ: https://linktr.ee/itstj.wav...

On the second of 3 "end of the year" episodes, Matt & TJ are counting down their picks for the best albums of the year! Be sure to join us again next week to dish out some awards in the 2024 Wrapped! ⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲 * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/ * Matt: https://linktr.ee/mattvts * TJ: https://linktr.ee/its...

On the first of 3 "end of the year" episodes, Matt & TJ are counting down their picks for the best songs of the year! Be sure to join us again over the next few weeks to count down the best albums of the year and dish out some awards in the 2024 Wrapped! ⚡️ Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Follow OurSpace Media 📲 * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourspace.media/ * Matt...

Whether it's a riff, a crowd chant, or some spoken word poetry, a good intro can solidify a song as one of the most recognizable pieces of music in a band's discography. Matt & TJ are counting down their picks for the most iconic song intros of all time! What would be in your Top 8? Be sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date with The Top 8 and the latest from the alternative music scene! Listen t...

Linkin Park have been a staple of the Nu-metal/alternative rock genre for 20+ years and now they've returned after 7 years to release their triumphant new record FROM ZERO! To celebrate the release, Matt & TJ are counting down their top 8 Linkin Park songs and discussing the new record. What would be in your Top 8? Be sure to subscribe to stay up-to-date with The Top 8 and the latest from the...

Box Car Racer, +44, Angels & Airwaves... all off-shoot projects from the brilliant minds of the members of blink-182. Outside of the "blink-182 multiverse" of bands, there exists a plethora of incredible side projects that deserve just as much attention as the members original/main bands. With that said, Matt & TJ are counting down their picks for the best emo, pop punk, and metal-based si...

After just wrapping up our experience of When We Were Young 2024, we were hit with the stacked lineup for the 2025 edition of the festival. Including performances from the likes of Panic! At The Disco, blink-182, The Used, and so many more, Matt & TJ are counting down their picks for the most anticipated sets! What would be in your Top 8? Follow OurSpace Media: Instagram: https://www.instagram...

Matt & TJ (OurSpace Media) had the immense pleasure of covering this year's When We Were Young Festival! They recap the weekends events, count down their top 8 performances of the festival, and include interviews with several bands that performed, such as The Used, Taking Back Sunday, Silverstein, State Champs, Boys Like Girls, The Devil Wears Prada, The Wonder Years, Story of the Year, and Mi...

To celebrate Spooky Season on Halloween, we're joined by the ever-talented Tom Kiely of Patient Sixty-Seven to count down our picks of the best Ice Nine Kills songs! What would be in your top 8? Listen to The Top 8: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3k7jOavLnMVUk9tYqFLscQ?si=a9d67af5bb4f4fed Apple Music: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-top-8/id1729582436 Follow Tom & Patient Six...

After catching up with LOLO for a quick chat at this year's All Your Friends Fest, we're excited to welcome her back for an in-depth chat about the 8 artists that influenced her sound! Be sure to check out LOLO wherever you get music and catch her on any of her upcoming tours! Listen to The Top 8: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3k7jOavLnMVUk9tYqFLscQ?si=a9d67af5bb4f4fed Apple Music: https:...

Did you know the post-hardcore icons in Alexisonfire were Canadian? How about the pop punk legends in Sum 41? As a couple of Canadian creators, Matt & TJ are counting down their picks for the best Canadian bands you should be checking out! What would be in your Top 8? Listen to The Top 8: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3k7jOavLnMVUk9tYqFLscQ?si=a9d67af5bb4f4fed Apple Music: https://pod...

Featuring full album play-throughs from the likes of My Chemical Romance, A Day To Remember, Simple Plan, August Burns Red, and so many more, this year's When We Were Young is potentially THE alternative music event of the year! On this week's episode of The Top 8, Matt & TJ count down their picks for the albums they're most excited to see live at the festival. What would be in you...

What band comes to mind first when you think of post-hardcore? The Used? Chiodos? Silverstein? Given the sheer number of iconic records released under the "post-hardcore" genre, we had a difficult time answering that question. So, we recruited heavy music influencer Dakota to count down our picks of the best post-hardcore albums of the early 2000's! What would be in your Top 8? Liste...

My Chemical Romance is a name that has become synonymous with emo culture due to their meteoric rise in the early 2000's, largely following the release of their seminal albums 'Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge' and 'The Black Parade'. Today, Matt & TJ count down their picks for the best MCR songs of all time! If you're seeing this on or shortly after release day, that mea...

It's certainly not uncommon for a band to take multiple releases to truly find their sound and captivate an audience with a complete record... blink-182 and Underoath come to mind for example. But today, Matt & TJ are talking about the bands that released a debut record so influential and/or iconic they deserve to be on a list of the best debut albums of all time! What would be in your Top...