The Christie Gee Podcast.

I am psyched and honored to have the amazingly talented, ever so sweet (( see what I did there) and by far one of the coolest people I have ever talked with, Amy Fleisher-Madden on the show this week!

Amy founded the independent record label, Fiddler Records, in Miami, Florida when she was 16 years old. In her mind, it was a logical progression from her local fanzine. Before she could even vote she discovered and broke bands like Dashboard Confessional, New Found Glory, and several other indie darlings you may or may not have heard of. She oversaw the creative direction and released over 25 records—which is what fueled her desire to properly learn Art Direction at the world-famous Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Upon completing her degree, Madden promptly moved to New York City to work as a Copywriter for an advertising agency. Having real-world experience with her own business helped her climb the ranks quickly, and she fast became a Creative Director working for what you could call ginormous brands.

And after nearly a decade of that hustle and bustle, Madden decided to try her hand as a freelance creative whilst writing a book. This worked out well, and her first novel A Million Miles was released in 2014 to rave reviews and has become a fan favorite in the music scene.

In 2022 Amy inked a deal with Chronicle Books to release NEGATIVES, a first-of-its-kind photographic archive of the emo music scene from 1996 to 2006, which will be released October, 24th!

I loved this conversation so much and I hope you do as well!

You can follow Amy at:

https://www.amy-madden.com

and

https://www.instagram.com/AMYXMADDEN/

There you can find links to her book signing events and ways to order 'Negatives' and 'A Million Miles' as well.

You can follow me at:

www.instagram.com/christiegee

You can listen to the Spotify playlist I made inspired by 'Negatives' over at:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Zi7mPNVib8WQrg122ftOQ?si=8cc3c7a6249848c8

Thank you all so much for listening!

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

This week I am excited to bring yall my chat with my new friend Eric Edelstein! 

Eric is a writer and actor know for shows such as:  Parks And Rec, New Girl, Drunk History, Minx,  Twin Peaks, Jurassic World, We Bare Bears, Green Room, American Dad and lots more!    

Eric is a ray of sunshine in this world I’m so so honored to have him on my show!   

You can follow him at: 

www.instagram.com/ericjedelstein

Follow me on Instagram as well at: 

www.instagram.com/christiegee

A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

In this episode I have a fun conversation with my new and wonderfully talented friend Mike Poorman. Mike is well known as the drummer for the band Hot Rod Circuit but that is just a tiny bit of his musical history.  Currently on tour as a drum tech for Billie Eilish he takes time to sit with me and talk to me about his story within the world of music, our musical mutual friends, what bands he enjoys listening to recently and lots more including a fun announcement about Hot Rod Circuit at the end of the episode so be sure and listen all the way to the end!

Thank you so much for tuning in!

You can follow me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/christiegee or at www.christiegee.com

You can also follow Mike on Instagram at www.instagram.com/mikepoorman and www.instagram.com/hotrodcircuit

I mentioned a band called Buckets in the episode too which I really want the world know more about and you can find them at www.bucketsband !

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

This week I am joined by my friend Jason Gleason of Further Seems Forever!

We discuss the legacy of FSF, nostalgia of the early days of his time with the band, his album How To Start A Fire,  upcoming shows including The Furnace Fest this summer and much more!

I had a lot of fun talking with Jason!

Songs included in this episode are:

'How To Start A Fire'

'On Legendary'

and 'Aurora Borealis / Instrumental'

These are my favorites off the album How To Start A Fire

You can follow Jason & Further Seems Forever at:

www.instagram.com/fsfofficial

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You can also follow me at:

www.christiegee.com

www.instagram.com/christiegee

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

In this episode I have a wonderful chat with the amazingly talented and ever so kind Jonah Matranga of Far, Onelinedrawing & Gratitude!

Jonah's music has lived in my musical collection for over 20 years. He is a dear friend and he makes beautiful music which makes the world a more beautiful place.

Enjoy our conversation!

You can follow Jonah at:

www.instagram.com/aonelinedrawingis

and at www.jonahmatranga.com

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You can also follow me at:

www.christiegee.com

www.instagram.com/christiegee

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

In this episode I am joined by a new and silly goose a friend named Jeremy Smith.

Jermey plays bass in Thousand Dollar Movie (among various other bands) and is part of a team that runs Four Finger Records and Gigantic Recording Company out of Charlotte, North Carolina!

I met Jeremy via Instagram and instantly became friends. He described himself as a human version of a golden retriever. Haha! After having coffee with Jeremy on one of his tours through L.A. I can confirm that to be true. Jeremy is a silly, talented and all around amazing soul. If you are into music (I mean duhhh...of course you are) and enjoy the ramblings of two goofy pals discussing bands, 90's nostalgia, etc. then this is the episode for you!

You can follow Jeremy at

www.instagram.com/jeremyradio where you can find all the projects he is working on! 

You can also follow me at:

www.christiegee.com

www.instagram.com/christiegee

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

In this episode I am joined by Max Bemis of Say Anything!

I have known Max for ten years, going all the way back to my blog interview days!

In our conversation we discuss mental health, his family life ( and how having children often helps the creative process!),

Say Anything going on tour this year and who the band lineup will consist of, his love of comic books, his career as a comic book writer, how having a solid support system in life can be more important than talent when pursuing your dreams, the future of Perma with the lovely Sherri Bemis...and MUCH MORE!

I always love my conversations with Max and I hope you enjoy this episode!

You can follow Max on Instagram at:

www.instagram.com/maxbemis

You can also follow me at:

www.christiegee.com

www.instagram.com/christiegee

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

After a little hiatus I am back with a wonderful guest and friend - Sherri Dupree- Bemis of Eisley and Perma ( with husband Max Bemis of Say Anything) 

We have so much fun talking! Our conversation ranges from her life as a mother & wife, her sobriety journey, the history and future of Eisley & Perma to debunking the long internet debate / myth  that she and Paramore's  Hayley Williams must be enemies.  *nothing could be further from the truth*   That time Eisley toured with Coldplay( !!!) and the paparazzi snapped a shot of Gwyneth Paltrow in an Eisley shirt and lots more! 
 

Sherri had been a constant voice of hope and creativity in my world for years! It’s an honor to call her a podcast guest and friend 💖 She’s a gem! 

You can follow Sherri on Instagram by heading to: 

www.instagram.com/sherribemis

You can also follow me at: 

www.christiegee.com

www.instagram.com/christiegee

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music.

April Fools! But thank you all who were genuinely excited for me! Maybe one day this dream will come true! Gwen Stefani = 😍😍😍

I am excited to have the wonderful, silly and very talented Michael Hitchcock on the show! Way to kick off 2022 right?!

I have been a fan of Michaels since first seeing him in 'Best In Show' years ago! 

He has gone on to star and write for many projects such as: 

Mascots, Bridesmaids, Super 8, Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar, Black Monday, Space Force, Curb Your Enthusiasm,The Goldbergs, Trial & Error, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Veep, Teachers,People of Earth, Glee, Idiotsitter, The New Normal,United States of Tara,Men of a Certain Age,Entourage, Party Down,Desperate Housewives,The League,Pushing Daisies,Arrested Development and MORE!

We talk about a lot of fun topics and tell some good stories! I hope you enjoy this episode! Give Michael a follow over at:

https://michaelhitchcock.com

https://www.instagram.com/hitchmichael/

You can also follow me at: 

www.christiegee.com

www.instagram.com/christiegee

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A special thank you to Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional for providing the podcast music. 

I am very honored to have the wonderful Dave Elkins of MAE on the podcast this week! I have been a big fan of Mae for years so it was of course amazing to chat with Dave for this episode! We get into some fun stuff ranging from The Everglow tour he has been on with The Juliana Theory, his high school band- Skyline Drive, tours with Dashboard Confessional & Motion City Soundtrack to how and Schematic Studios music has helped his mental health journey. <3 We also get into some silly questions that I asked him for my blog years ago! 

 You can read that here: http://christiegee.com/20-questions-with-dave-elkins-of-mae-schematic/

If you  aren't already be sure to follow Dave & MAE! 

https://www.instagram.com/\_daveelkins\_/

https://www.instagram.com/whatismae/

You can also follow me over at: www.christiegee.com or on Instagram www.instagram.com/christiegee!!

I am going to add some of my favorite MAE songs to the podcast soundtrack which can find at those links as well! 

If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe, review and tell your friends! 

XO, Christie Gee

A special thanks to Chris Carrabba for providing the official podcast music. :)

In this Episode I welcome back my friend Jay Bakker for the third time!

We talk about the movie made about his family called 'The Eyes Of Tammy Faye' starring Jessica Chastain (who also produces the film) and Andrew Garfield! How wild would that be to have a major motion picture made about YOUR family?! I can't even imagine! Well...we dig into what that’s like for Jay, his thoughts on the film, personal stories about his momma, the influence his mother had on him in, how she felt when he made the decision to become a gay affirming pastor, how therapy has helped him during this time  with the movie out in the world and more! I had a lot of fun talking to Jay as always! This movie gave me so many feels and I highly suggest y'all check it out! In theaters nation wide! 💜 You can see the trailer here!

https://youtu.be/eMMLRnXPPJk

Thank you again Jay for being such a great friend and guest!

You can follow Jay at:

Instagram at www.instagram.com/jaybakker

Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Jay.Bakker.Friends/

Twitter at https://twitter.com/JayBakker

Revolution Church at https://revolutionchurch.com

You can follow me at:

Instagram at www.instagram.com/christiegee

www.christiegee.com

Thank you so much for listening! If you like what you heard please give me a 5 star rating, subscribe and tell all your friends!

A special thanks to Chris Carrabba for providing the official podcast music <3 An EXTRA special thanks to Mark Kellems for his magic and trickery to make this podcast happen with his engineering skills! <3 <3 <3

This episode is dedicated to my super rad cousin, Thomas! <3

In this episode I have the honor of chatting with my friend Rusty Pistachio of H2O! Rusty is one of the kindest people and he is insanely talented! In our chat we talk about all kinds of fun stuff! Ranging from his history in the hardcore scene, fun stories of the early years of H2O, tales about bands like The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, being on tour with Saves The Day & Dashboard Confessional, his journey with jewelry making, the fact that dogs are the best thing ever on planet Earth, how Angela Kinsey (The Office) and I both  have the same thoughts when it comes to Rusty’s 80’s pickup truck and MORE!

We added some great songs to the podcast soundtrack!

You can find links to the podcast at http://christiegee.com/podcast-soundtrack/

Rusty’s picks were:

Saves the Day - Shoulder To The Wheel / Saves The Day- Nightingale /Dashboard Confessional -Screaming Infidelities /U2 -One Tree Hill/U2- In Gods Country /U2-Miracle Drug /U2-Song for Someone /The Police-Darkness /The Police-Omegaman /Sting-Language Of Birds /The Police-Hole In My Life /The Police-Beds Too Big Without You /The Cure-Closedown / Alkaline Trio-Sadie /The Mighty Mighty Bosstones -Kinder words /The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Pictures To Prove it /The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-I Don’t Believe In Anything /The Mighty Mighty Bosstones-Impression That I Get /The Verve - Drugs Don’t work /The Verve-Space And Time/The Verve-Sonnet /Shudder to Think -Youre Gonna Look Fine, Love /Shudder To Think- Saddest Day Of My Life/Shudder To Think-Red House /Coldplay -Shiver /Coldplay- Daddy /Coldplay- Old Friends /Coldplay-Eko

Also of course H20!

One Life One Chance

Memory Lane

Underneath The Flames

I also wanna throw in The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- Someday I Suppose cause DUH!

Be sure to follow Rusty at

www.instagram.com/RustyPistachio

and www.instagram.com/p.nutjewelry

You can follow me at www.christiegee.com

And at: www.christiegee.com

If you are interested in any of my artwork and buttons you can find that at:

https://etsy.me/2LMnzKT

Again, thank you so very much for listening in! If you like what ya heard please rate, subscribe and tell your friends!

XO, Christie Gee

Podcast into/ outro music provided by the wonderful Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional.

This week I have the honor and pleasure to have my friend Chris Carrabba on the show! I have enjoyed Chris’ music for over 20 years. Starting with Further Seems Forever and then on to of course Dashboard Confessional & Twin Forks. Some of my most favorite memories were going to see these bands play live over the years.

In this episode we chat about:

• One of our favorite venues, the nostalgic ORIGINAL Emo’s in Austin, TX.
• The Legendary John Bunch
• The history of Further Seems Forever
• The “This Is About As Social As I Get Now” livestream.
• His collaboration with Ruston Kelly.
• His journey as he recovers from his motorcycle accident earlier this year.
• The hope he has for recovery and the future.
• The epic tale of Vindicated and how it became the single for Spiderman-2
• Something surprising many people may not know about him
• And lots more!!!!

Quite a few songs were added to the podcast soundtrack!

These consist of my favorites of his music, songs we talked about in the episode and a couple he shared with me that he loves a lot!

• The Swiss Army Romance- Dashboard Confessional
• Vindicated- Dashboard Confessional
• New Year’s Project- Further Seems Forever
• Scraping Up The Pieces- Twin Forks
• Hidden Driver-LVL UP
• Collector- I Kill Giants
• Goshen ’97- Strand Of Oaks
• Jake Leg- Baroness
• Bolt Cutters- Single Mothers
• Building- Sense Field
• You Missed My Heart-Mark Kozelek
• Screaming Infidelities- Ruston Kelly (feat. Chris Carrabba)

You can find links to this soundtrack and lots more by heading over to my instagram:

www.instagram.com/christiegee

You can also go to www.christiegee.com

And of course be sure to follow Chris over at:

www.instagram.com/dashboardconfessional

www.instagram.com/chris_carrabba

www.twitter.com/dashboardmusic

www.facebook.com/dashboardconfessional

You can find the enamel pin mentioned in the episode over at www.screamingpinfidelities.com

Thank you all so much for listening! If you like what ya heard, please subscribe, rate, review and tell your friends!

XO, Christie Gee

In this episode I chat with long time friend Kris Roe of The Ataris!

I have been listening to The Ataris since the late 90’s, so when they rolled through Long Beach in 2012 and played a show at a local pizza spot I was friggin’ excited! I snagged the last two tickets to the show and had a blast! I also became friends with Kris that day and 8 years later we sit and talk about all kinds of fun stuff ranging from life during quarantine, live-streaming Ataris’ jams, his favorite songs & albums to play and some not so fun stuff like how he has gotten Covid not once BUT twice. (So wear a dang mask, y’all!!!)

You can follow Kris by clicking any of the below links:

www.instagram.com/theataris

www.instagram.com/kristophertheataris

www.facebook.com/theataris

www.twitter.com/theataris

www.bandcamp.com/theataris

Be sure to check out all his live-streams on Instagram and Facebook! Lots of fun!

I added 6 songs to the podcast soundtrack:

All Souls Day-The Ataris

Fast Times At Dropout High- The Ataris

In This Diary- The Ataris

So Long Astoria- The Ataris

San Dimas High School Football Rules- The Ataris

San Dimas High School Football Rules- MXPX

You can find the links to the podcast soundtrack and lots more by following me over at:

www.instagram.com/christiegee

www.christiegee.com

BONUS! Link to my 2012 interview with Kris - http://christiegee.com/20-questions-with-kristopher-roe-of-the-ataris/   

Thanks so much for listening! If ya like what ya heard, please rate, review, subscribe and tell all your friends! Until next time, stay safe!

XO, Christie Gee

In this episode I am frggin’ excited to have my wonderful friend Joe Ortega back on the show! Joe is a talented photographer, GREAT friend and an all around wonderful person!

He has worked with bands such as MXPX, Dashboard Confessional, Say Anything, Acceptance, Bayside, Underoath and MORE!!!

In this episode we talk about:

• Life in quarantine.
• His favorite moments in photography over the years.
• The friendships that he has made that have changed his life though his work in photography.
• New music he has been loving
• AND LOTS MORE!!!

I am honored to call Joe a friend and I hope you love this chat of ours!

Please follow Joe on social media!

Instagram- www.instagram.com/joeortega

Twitter- www.twitter.com/joeortegaphoto

We added three new songs to the podcast soundtrack!

• Wallflower- Goldfinger
• Midnight- Acceptance
• Bend The Light- Acceptance

You can find links to the soundtrack and more by following me over at:

Instagram- www.instagram.com/christiegee

Or at www.christiegee.com

Thank you so much for listening!

If you loved what you heard please rate, review, subscribe and tell all your friends!

XO, Christie Gee

In this episode I had the most fun chatting all things EMO with Tom Mullen, founder of Washed Up Emo. We talk about his TWO published books, ‘Anthology Of Emo- Volumes 1 & 2’, his podcast ‘Washed Up Emo’, his favorite episodes, especially the one with the late John Bunch, the music world in the 90’s, a fun Saves The Day show he booked in the late 90’s (at a pizza place!!), the term EMO and how it can be portrayed in a negative light, his journey to keep the history of emo alive and MUCH more!

You can follow Tom over at:

Instagram @ www.instagram.com/washedupemo

www.washedupemo.com

www.isthisbandemo.com

www.anthologyofemo.com

We added 5 songs to the podcast soundtrack:

1. Turn The Knife- Track 13
2. The Get Up Kids- Don’t Hate Me
3. Dashboard Confessional- Screaming Infidelities
4. Jimmy Eat World- For Me This Is Heaven
5. Saves The Day- Shoulder To The Wheel

You can find links to the soundtracks and more by following me on:

www.instagram.com/christiegee

and/or over at

www.christiegee.com

Thank you so much for listening!

If you like what ya heard please rate, review, subscribe and tell all your friends!

XO, Christie Gee

This week I have my new friend Warren Franklin on the show!

The story with how I found Warren and his music is that my friend James, a long time friend, has been putting Warren's music on mixcds for me over the last few years! And when I braved the world of Facebook again I joined a group called Midwest Emoposting...and there was Warren again on my radar! THEN Warren had my friend Chris Conley (Saves The Day) on his Instagram livestream concert and I just knew we were destined to be real life friends. I had a lot of fun with this chat. The talk ranges from music (duh), a certain "earth angel," his new record that’s coming out (which is soooooo good),  my favorites of his songs, his writing process, his life during quarantine, what his feelings are about the term EMO and lots more!

We add 6 songs to the podcast soundtrack!
I added: (my top three Warren songs!)

• Your Heart Belongs To The Midwest
• You Get Weary
• You're Settling

Warren added:

• Can't Do Much- Waxahatchee
• Fetch The Bolt Cutters- Fiona Apple
• On The Floor- Perfume Genious

You can find links to the podcast soundtrack (via iTunes & Apple) over at my Instagram!  (www.instagram.com/christiegee)

BE SURE to also follow Warren at www.instagram/com/warrenfranklinmusic! Because, DUH! 

Thank you again so much for tuning in! Looking forward to lots more conversations to be had! 

xo, Christie Gee

In this episode I chat with my wonderful friend Josh Moreau! Josh is a friggin' talented guy who has traveled the world playing bass for artists such as Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey, AWOLNATION and that's just the beginning!

I met Josh almost 14 years ago at a wedding. Since then we have been friends and I am so honored and blessed by his friendship.

In this episode we talk about music, the backstories of how he got connected to these acts, his life during quarantine and much more!

For the record, Josh is one of my favorite people. His laugh is contagious and his long hair is the envy of people.... Especially me. HA!

I hope you enjoy this chat!!

You can follow Josh on Instagram at:
www.instagram.com/joshkmoreau!

I added a few of his favorite songs that he gets to play live to the podcast soundtrack!

• Chained To The Rhythm by Katy Perry
• Nothing Breaks Like A Heart  by Miley Cyrus
• Off To The Races by Lana Del Rey
• Battered Black And Blue- AWOLNATION

You can follow me for updates, links to the soundtrack and lots more over at my instagram, www.instagram.com/christiegee AND my website www.christiegee.com!

Thank you so so much for your support!
XO, Christie Gee

In this episode I chat with my friend Phil of the U.K. company HE Creative! I have been a fan of their artwork from the moment I discovered it! 

As an aspiring artist myself, I look up to them so much! They have so much dang talent!!! 

The combine their art with their love of music and I think that is so friggin awesome! They feature bands like: H2O, Alkaline Trio, Saves The Day, Bayside, Descendents, Rancid, The Misfits, NOFX, etc! 

We chat about art, music, being true to who you are and so much more! 

Please give them a follow on:

Instagram www.instagram.com/hecreative.

www.hecreative.com

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If you love them be sure and support them by sharing their artwork and purchasing some for yourselves as well if you can! 

We added THREE new songs to the podcast soundtrack!

1. Black-  Dave
2. Rodeo- Bad Cop/ Bad Cop
3. Here's To Lookin' At You, Kid- The Gaslight Anthem

You can find links to the soundtrack (via iTunes & Spotify), news for upcoming episodes and more by following me over at: 

Instagram: www.instagram.com/christiegee

www.christiegee.com

XO, Christie Gee