The All Punked Up Podcast

This week on Unplugged, Tyler and John dive headfirst into this week's news and a handpicked topic to debate.

• Sum 41 dethrones Blink-182! After 22 years, Sum 41 blasts back to the top of the charts with their song "Landmines," knocking Blink-182's "One More Time" out of the No.1 spot on Billboard's Alternative Airplay Chart. Are we surprised?
• Hardcore band fires singer... for estrogen? In a story that's sure to leave you scratching your head, Tyler and John unpack the bizarre tale of a hardcore band firing their vocalist for allegedly dosing the bassist with estrogen. Is this real? We use ChatGPT to find out.
• Why do we think pop punk is no longer "mainstream'? Pop punk (and emo) have seen a resurgence of sorts over the last couple of years. With only a select few artists hitting the mainstream during that time, why has pop punk failed to stay?

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In this episode of Unplugged, Tyler and John delve into a Reddit post about hitting the "age wall." Tyler narrates a concertgoer's experience where, at 35, the individual found himself irritated by a group of drunk youngsters constantly bumping into him, so he took matters into his own hands. The hosts discuss the community's responses and share their own thoughts on handling such situations at concerts. 

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On this episode of Unplugged, Tyler and John grade Alt Press' recent 5 Best Debut Albums of All Time list. What did the publication get right and what did they miss? Additionally, they share milestones from blink-182 and Beyonce, Bill Corgan getting a reality show, and Live Nation killing it in terms of revenue in 2023 as they show no signs of slowing down in 2024.

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Osees' John Dwyer stops by Unplugged to talk about the band's upcoming 2024 world tour, upcoming new music, where it all started, and where it's all going. It's an interview any Osees fan will love to hear.

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From Paul McCartney's lost bass to skyrocketing US visa fees, this episode packs a punch! We explore new music drops, the surprising return of porn soundtracks, and Spotify's artist-friendly gig discovery tool. Plus, the Rock Hall nominations are in, and we debate a music fan's ultimate dilemma: Would you get rid of WWWY to bring Warped Tour back?

Check out this week's new music!

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In this bonus episode, John guesses which artists from a list of 32 surprisingly have not won a Grammy. But before that, Tyler asks John about his foray into vinyl record collecting and how buying a box of random vinyl records for $5 led to one of those records selling for $2000.

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In this episode of Unplugged with Tyler Winters and John Pearman, the hosts discuss various topics, starting with an overview of the Grammys, highlighting Taylor Swift's record-breaking wins and Paramore's historic achievement. They also touch upon Paris Jackson teasing new music, and boygenius' hiatus, and they share thoughts on Jay-Z's comments about Beyoncé's Grammy snub. The hosts then express their views on the current state of pop-punk, declaring that it has peaked and discussing the lack of innovation in the genre.

The conversation takes an interesting turn as they delve into Kanye West's unauthorized sample of Ozzy Osbourne's song "War Pigs," leading to legal and ethical concerns. The hosts also explore the shocking revelation that Talking Heads turned down an $80 million offer to reunite for festivals in 2024. The episode concludes with a humorous discussion about Kid Rock's claim of getting more "ass" than Mark McGrath, with McGrath himself confirming the statement. But the hosts wonder, of the two artists, who got the more quality of ass?

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Episode 201 is here and it's officially our first show as Unplugged with Tyler Winters and John Pearman. For this week's episode, we bring back an OG The All Punked Up Podcast co-host, Ally Rincon. We discuss her brand new EP and make her talk about new music and news with us.

Speaking of news, here's what we talked about. After acquiring the streaming rights to WWE's Monday Night Raw, we ponder whether Netflix could also become the future home of live music events. We then move the news about Apple paying artists more per stream as long as they have spatial audio version of the song being streamed. Is this a good thing for artists? Finally, we round out the news with all of the TikTok drama that saw some of the most popular songs removed from the platform after they were pulled by Universal Music Group. We've got all of the deets. So tune in!

Listen to Ally's (Drive-In) new EP Location Scouting.

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In this episode, Tyler and John reveal the new name that will replace the 3-year-old The All Punked Up Podcast title as a new era of this podcast begins. After the reveal, the boys discuss their thoughts on Green Day's newly released album Saviors. Although this band is one of their favorites, they have different views on this album.

Moving on to the news, they discuss a few reunion announcements, Best Buy ceasing the sales of CDs and DVDs, MGK getting hate for his new signature guitar look, Smashing Pumpkins receiving over 10K applications to be the band's new guitarist, and finally Moose Blood announcing their return from hiatus after “inappropriate behavior” allegations came about in 2018.

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On this week's episode, we review Green Day's latest single "One Eyed Bastard" and how the opening riff sounds like a rip-off of P!nk's 2008 hit "So What". We then move to news about Rage Against The Machine breaking up and Paramore dropping off of their headlining ALTer Ego Fest performance and what that means for the band. Tyler and John have some fun and wild speculation about what is going on there. Finally, we round things out with how you can officially apply to be Smashing Pumpkins’ “additional” guitarist, and how one fan hit a world record with 43 Metallica tattoos which leads to John explaining his one and only very odd tattoo in an obscure location.

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This week, we discuss one artist who accidentally sued a fan for $250,000 and is now apologizing to her. We also talk about Paramore's uncertain future after completing their contractual label obligations, and then Kid Rock forgiving Bud Light. Finally, we round out the show with our Best of 2024 lists.

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In this episode, John and Tyler review new tracks by Green Day, Carpark, Sweet Pill, and Drive-In while pondering the rise of virtual bands following KISS's 'new era' announcement. They also discuss how the 'GTA 6' trailer caused an insane spike in Tom Petty streams. Also, news about Taylor Swift's 'Eras' tour hitting the billion dollar mark gets talked about. The conversation heats up as they discuss a music exec's controversial statement about artists producing physical records during the climate crisis.

Check out new music from:

1. Green Day - Dilemma
2. Carpark - MIA
3. Sweet Pill - Chewed Up
4. Drive-In - S4th and Wythe

Check out more from Drive-In here.

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On this episode, John and Tyler reveal their Spotify Wrapped results after revealing Spotify's 2023 Wrapped global charts.  Categories John and Tyler go over are:

1. Top Genre
2. Listening Hours
3. Sound Town
4. Top Artists
5. Top Songs
6. Type of listener
7. Top Podcast

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On this week's episode, John and Tyler hit on the following topics. 

• There’s a new AI-generated singer-songwriter out there and she’s released her first song. We stream the song and share our thoughts on the tune and whether or not this type of AI-generated music from an AI-generated artist will ever be a thing.
• Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley has come out to explain the reasoning behind the band's decision to split up. 
• Paramore ran into some pyrotechnical issues during one of their performances this week. Could Hayley Williams have handled the situation a little better?

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This week, we cover killer whales' indifference to metal music while attacking boats and The Hives' possibly accidental ingenious move to 'franchise' their brand for cover bands. We also talked about Billie Joe Armstrong's explanation for Green Day's avoidance of political music. Then there was news about MGK contemplating changing his name, so we asked ChatGPT to come up with some new names he should go by. Somewhere in all of this we also pick who we'd rather marry: Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera.

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This week, When We Were Young Fest announced their 2024 emo lineup. This time it was with an emphasis on bands playing their respective iconic album in full. However, social media noticed there was one glaring issue with the lineup: it heavily lacked a female presence. With social media ablaze, When We Were Young Fest suddenly entered damage control and started announcing new bands to the lineup... and those new bands all happened to be female-fronted groups. So what say you? Do you think When We Were Young Fest messed up and are now trying to save face? This episode has us debating these exact questions.

Elsewhere in the episode, we discuss Charlotte Sands' new song "pity", Green Day having a good week, and Spotify's new royalty payment policy that probably isn't as bad as most initially thought.

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In this episode, John and Tyler get very critical as they review blink-182's latest no. 1 album, "One More Time...". There are a lot of thoughts out there on this record, especially when it comes to the drums. But after speculating that blink-182 released two different versions of the record which sounded noticeably different, they graded the vocals, the music, the production, and the overall album. They also discuss where the album ranks in blink-182's catalog. And at the end, they pick their Top 3 tracks.

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This week, John and Tyler interview the Scotland-based rock band happydaze. This band has been on Tyler's radar since 2021. He's reviewed a few of their songs with praise over the last couple of years and was finally able to get them on the podcast. Listen in to find out how a band from Scotland was able to get the attention of the American-based record label Thriller Records, whether or not UK bands purposely try to hide their accents while singing, and then the band teaches John and Tyler some Scotland slang.

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This week, John and Tyler continue with Part 3 of a special series where they go track-by-track and review Houston Calls' debut album A Collection of Short Stories. But to do so, they bring on the guys from the High School Never Ends podcast, Steve and Chris. And to make this series even more special, Houston Calls frontman, Tom Keiger, listens in on our thoughts and then provides some interesting tidbits and stories about each track. And to round out this series, everyone shares their Top 3 tracks off the album.

Tracks discussed in this episode are "Bottle of Red, Bottle of Spite", "A Line in the Sand", "A Pen and a Piece of Mind", and "The Better Part of Valor".

If you're a Houston Calls fan, this is a series you DO NOT want to miss. 

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 This week, John and Tyler continue with Part 2 of a special series where they go track-by-track and review Houston Calls' debut album A Collection of Short Stories. But to do so, they bring on the guys from the High School Never Ends podcast, Steve and Chris. And to make this series even more special, Houston Calls frontman, Tom Keiger, listens in on our thoughts and then provides some interesting tidbits and stories about each track.

Tracks discussed in this episode are "Elephant and Castle", "Amtrak Is For Lovers", "High Rise", and "One More Won't Hurt".

If you're a Houston Calls fan, this is a series you DO NOT want to miss. 

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