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Now that October is here, spooky season is in full swing! The best way I could think of to celebrate was to introduce you to some new creepy awesome music. Demi The Daredevil is an innovative one man band compromised of a guy named, Jeff Azar. When I first listened to his upcoming single, “Paranoia […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #116: Demi The Daredevil appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

When it comes to American hardcore punk rock, Sick Of It All, are considered legends of the genre. The new book, “The Blood and The Sweat”, tells the story of founding members and brothers, Lou and Pete Koller. I’ve really enjoyed reading this book so far. It’s fascinating to learn what it was like growing […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #115: Lou & Pete Koller – Sick Of It All appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Covid-19 has pretty much stopped live music dead in it’s tracks for the most part. However, it hasn’t stopped most bands from releasing new music. Thank God for that, right? In my opinion, Chicago has one of the best pop-punk scenes in the country, maybe even the world. One of the newer bands in the […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #114: Fluorescents appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Back in May of this year, I received an Instagram message from a guy with the username, “mikeyleerock”. He said he wanted to send me a copy of his book about his struggle with mental health. I’m also a person who struggles with mental health. Who doesn’t, right? So, I’m told him yes and sent […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #113: Mike Henneberger appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

When I was in, The Projection, we played at lot of shows with a band from Northwest Indiana called, stop.drop.rewind. I haven’t seen them since we last played together in 2013 at a house party in the Westville, Indiana area. So it was great catching up with the guitarist, DJ Crenson , and bassist, Kris Lohn, […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #112: stop.drop.rewind appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

My “Diet Punk” friends, Guardrail, return to, Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast! Except this time, they have the most exciting news to date: they signed to a label! Guardrail inked a deal with Open Your Ears Records to release their third EP entitled, “Yikes”, produced & engineered by Nick Diener at Oneder Studios. Yes, Nick from, […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #111: Guardrail appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Hey there! I hope September has greeted you with nothing but warm positive feelings. Yes, there’s a lot of crazy things happening in the world, but that’s nothing new, right? September is a special month because as of the 20th, Pop-Punk & Pizza will be four years old! What an amazing four years it has […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #110: 10 Songs for September 2020 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

One of my favorite bands to come out of the pop punk scene in the last five years is, Stand Atlantic. Nothing quite beats their crunchy guitar hooks, catchy honest lyrics, and Bonnie Fraser’s incredibly versatile vocals. On this episode, Bonnie and I discuss their latest album, “Pink Elephant”, and she answers a few fan […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #109: Bonnie Fraser of Stand Atlantic appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

One of the coolest parts about hosting this podcast is meeting people from all over the world. Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a punk rock band in communist China? Whether you have before or not, you will find out on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza! I had the pleasure of […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #108: Chachy Englund of Round Eye appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

I’ve been a fan of Less Than Jake since I was about eight or nine years old. Like many of us, they were one of the first ska punk bands that I ever heard. As I got older, I learned that not only was Vinnie Fiorello the drummer of the band, he was the main […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #107: Vinnie Fiorello appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

I find that most song titles are self-explanatory.  Many song titles come from the hook of the chorus. For example, “Dirty Little Secret” by All-American Rejects or “Dear Maria, Count Me In” by All Time Low. When I heard, “Paris in 39”, by Canadian alternative rock band, The Midnight Echo, not once did I hear […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #106: The Midnight Echo appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

It’s been awhile since I’ve eaten pizza with a band. Before the pandemic, I used to do it almost every single episode. I decided to start bringing it back, except this time, it’s a virtual pizza party! The Fallaways of Vancouver, BC, ordered two Papa Johns pizzas. One, Hawaiian, and the other was a supreme […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #105: The Fallaways appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

I can’t imagine what it must be like to start up a brand new band right before a pandemic hits. I’m sure joyful. of Chicago is not the only band that is experiencing this right now. At least it hasn’t stopped the new pop rock trio from releasing new music. Joyful’s latest single, “Pilot Light”, […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #104: Jake Newling of Joyful appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

You just never know what you’re going to learn on Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast. Today, I learned a lot about Albuquerque, New Mexico! Albuquerque is home to punk band, D20. Their lead vocalist, Adrian Phoenix, and lead guitarist, Duane Hoskie, schooled me about their hometown, and much more. We also shared our views about Machine Gun […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #103: Adrian & Duane of D20 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

I can’t believe it’s August already! The summer is going by way too quickly. I hope you’ve been able to enjoy it regardless of the ongoing pandemic. Our “10 Songs for August 2020” episode is chuck full of variety from all over the world. From the United States to Switzerland. Here’s ten songs I think […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #102: 10 Songs for August 2020 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Hello! Welcome to the first of many episodes in a new series on Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast I’m calling, “Songs & Stories”. This new series will feature a different singer/songwriter each episode, performing and discussing their most heartfelt songs. The inaugural episode is with my dear friend and mentor, Kev Wright, who I’ve known for half of […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #101: Songs & Stories w/Kev Wright appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast has officially made it to one-hundred episodes! I’m still in disbelief that we have finally reached this milestone. I say that because at the beginning of January 2020, I announced my hiatus from the podcast. My mental health had reached an all time low and it was hard to function through […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #100: Jacques LaMore appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Hey, I hope you’re having a great week! So, last week on the Pop-Punk & Pizza social media pages I made a post saying I needed to have more female guests on the podcast. One of the first women I thought of was, Tahlena Chikami, lead vocalist, of ska punk band, Bite Me Bambi. I’ve […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #99: Tahlena Chikami of Bite Me Bambi appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Hi, all! I hope you had a wonderful Canada Day and Fourth of July. My three year old son watched fireworks for the very first time in person and it was a beautiful thing to witness. It’s the beginning of the month so, it’s time to revamp our Spotify playlist! I must say, I think […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #98: 10 Songs for July 2020 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

It was just last August when I discovered Chicago skate punkers, Much The Same, at 350 Fest in Tinley Park, IL. They were the perfect band to warm the crowd up for, The Mengziners, who would play later that evening. Most everyone in the crowd seemed to know who Much The Same was and sang […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #97: Franky Tsoukalas & Jevin Kaye of Much The Same appeared first on Bangarang Radio.