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You may have read, heard, or seen the name, Lost Music Collective, floating around in the pop-punk scene the last year or so. What is it? I had the same question when I first saw the name. I eventually learned that it’s a new record label run by, Erick Droegmoeller and Vinnie Fiorello. Erick is […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #135: Erick Droegmoeller & Vinnie Fiorello of Lost Music Collective appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

On today’s episode, I talk with Alex Magnan, the lead vocalist of, Young Culture. We talk about the band’s new self titled album, how he ditched drums to pick up the guitar and more. Thanks for being on Pop-Punk & Pizza, Alex!  Young Culture’s Self Titled Album is out now via Equal Vision Records. Buy/stream […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #134: Alex Magnan of Young Culture appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

It’s been awhile since I Call Fives have played a show or even released new music. The band was all set to celebrate ten years of their popular sophomore release, “Bad Advice”, then Covid-19 shut those plans down. Just like most everything else this year. The shutdown led the band into the studio to record […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #133: Drew Conte of I Call Fives appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

I miss live music. You miss live music. We ALL miss live music, right? Brenton Harris of Australian band, Catholic Guilt, tells me just how much live music means to him on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza. Brenton also talks about what it was like growing up in Australia and more. It was truly […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #132: Brenton Harris of Catholic Guilt appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

It’s been six years since Jason Lancaster (Go Radio/Ex-Mayday Parade) released his first solo album, “As You Are”. It’s a great album, but it was more on the serious side. I often hear fans tell me they miss hearing Jason in Mayday Parade. If you’re one of those fans, you’re going to LOVE Lancaster’s second […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #131: Jason Lancaster appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Before we start, I’d like to thank, Here For A Reason, for sponsoring this episode of, Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast! Their new single, “Ghost”, is now available on all streaming platforms. The song is about, “Ghosting”. If your band, business, or event would like to sponsor an episode of the podcast, email me at bangarangradio@gmail.com.  […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #130: 10 Songs for December 2020 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

You know how you always want to go back in time and rewrite your past? Well, the cool thing about music is that you can do that! FRND CRCL of New Jersey did just that with their latest single, “Joyride 2.0”. It’s a reimagined version of “Joyride” from their debut album, “Immuniversity”, released in 2017. […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #129: FRND CRCL appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

2020 has been an extremely tough year on all of us. With there being such a big focus on Covid-19, other important issues haven’t seen the spotlight as much. One of those issues is the Opioid Overdose Crisis in the United States. Makena of Chicago are shedding some light on the subject with their latest […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #128: Makena appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Every songwriter has their own story to tell and when a guest comes on Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast to share their story, it always means a lot to me. Especially when that story is very personal. Tara Hahn, lead vocalist of California ska punk band, Half Past Two, does just that on this episode of […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #127: Tara Hahn of Half Past Two appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

It’s always a special treat when I get to talk with bands from other countries. The United Kingdom’s pop-punk scene has been growing quite a bit in recent years. The band, Hometruths, of Newcastle are a testament to that statement. Lead vocalist/guitarist, James McLackland, and Bassist, Ross Gilroy, stayed up late to talk with me […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #126: Hometruths appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

“Happy”, by Goalkeeper, is easily one of the best pop punk songs of 2020. At least, in my opinion it is. A majority of you thought so too! It was voted, “Favorite Song of The Month”, from October’s Pop-Punk & Pizza Spotify playlist. It’s a monthly poll we conduct in the Pop-Punk & Pizza Community […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #125: Marc Juliano of Goalkeeper appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

I’m thankful to have survived Covid! So far, anyway. My son and I made it through quarantine without ANY positive results for the virus. Thank you for patiently waiting for new Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast episodes to arrive. I hope you, your family and friends are staying healthy! With November starting up, it means it’s […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #124: 10 Songs for November 2020 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Hey! I hope you had a great Halloween. Due to unfortunate events, there will NOT be any new episodes of Pop-Punk & Pizza podcast this week. If it all goes planned, the “10 Songs for November 2020” episode will be released on Tuesday, November 10th. I apologize for the delay and thank you for your […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza Episodes Delayed Until Nov. 10th appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

We’re getting spooky one last time on Pop-Punk & Pizza before Halloween hits! Joe, Cameron, and Chris of Chicago band, High Wire, join me on the podcast to talk about their new single, “Some Kind of Miracle”, dropping tomorrow, October 30th. The song itself isn’t eerie, but the music video for it is! The guys […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #123: High Wire appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

World War Me is a band that I had heard of, but didn’t know any of their music. Then, about a month ago, I received an email from World War Me lead vocalist, Stephen Krypel, that said he wanted to be on the podcast. I loved what I heard, so I thought, let’s do it! […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #122: Stephen Krypel of World War Me appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

One of my top ten favorite albums of all time is, “Bleed American”, by Jimmy Eat World. In my eyes, it’s a masterpiece. So when I learned that producer/A&R executive, Loren Israel, was apart of that album, I had to talk to him. Not only did Israel help develop Jimmy Eat World, he also worked […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #121: Loren Israel appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

It’s always interesting to hear what an artist truly thinks of their work. You and I rank our favorite albums by a certain band or artist all the time. How do THEY rank their OWN releases though? On this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza, Chicago singer-songwriter, Stubhy Pandav, tells us what his top ten releases […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #120: Stubhy Pandav appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

It’s that time of the year where we are all getting in the spooky spirit! Magnolia Park out of Orland, Florida plans to inject some magic into our Halloween with their upcoming single, “Houdini”. The whole band joined me for a pizza party via Zoom to explain the creepy story behind the song. “Houdini” by […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #119: Magnolia Park appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Skate punk rockers, Ten Foot Pole, have gone acoustic! I had the pleasure of talking with their lead vocalist and guitarist, Dennis Jagard, about their newest release, “Simmer Down”. We also dive into his professional audio engineer career and how he became the lead vocalist of Ten Foot Pole. Dennis also told me he’d like […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #118: Dennis Jagard of Ten Foot Pole appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

At the beginning of each month, I change up the Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast playlist on Spotify with 10 new songs. This past month, I received SO many incredible submissions from bands. Thank you all for sending them in! It was tough narrowing it down to just 10 songs. If you ever have a song […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #117: 10 Songs for October 2020 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.