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After a three year hiatus, Big Daddy’s Rhythm Shack, hosted by, Kev Wright, has returned to Bangarang Radio! Kev discusses his passion for vinyl records and Record Store Day 2019. Big Daddy’s Rhythm Shack plans to release more episodes in the coming months. Happy Record Store Day! Enjoy! The post Big Daddy’s Rhythm Shack #11: Record Store Day 2019 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

My friend, Andrew Robert Palmer, returns to discuss what our favorite band’s side projects are. Also, a live performance from, Andy! He’s performing at the International Pop Overthrow Fest in Chicago on Wednesday, April 17th at LiveWire Lounge. Visit: www.arprock.com for more info! The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #76: Andrew Robert Palmer appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup joins Jacques LaMore on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast! Topics include: Rob Felicetti joining Bowling For Soup, Jaret’s newest music project, Jaret & Kelly, and much more! Also, we hear new songs from Never Better, Drew Neely and the Heroes, DeadBeat at Dawn, and The Backseat Pandas. […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #75: Jaret Reddick of Bowling For Soup appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

On this month’s episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast, we celebrate 20 years of Allister with vocalist and guitarist, Tim Rogner. Featuring music from Blood People, Mallrat Poolboy, Parker, and Dave Gomez. Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. The post Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast #74: Tim Rogner of Allister appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Alex & Xack of skate punk revivalist band, The Linden Method, have returned to, Pop-Punk & Pizza! It’s been almost two years since their first visit. The band teases they have some special cover songs to be released March 1st. Sign up for The Linden Method e-mail list at tlmband.com to hear the songs before they’re released! The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #73: Alex & Xack of The Linden Method appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Kevin Andrew of Guardrail joins the podcast to discuss each band that is playing Snuzfest 2019 at Schubas in Chicago, this Sunday, January 13th! Lineup includes: Guardrail, The Blamed, Makena, Tiny Kingdoms, The Linden Method, The Flips, A Better Hand, Erabella, Butchered, and Action/Adventure. Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast is proud to be hosting once again […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #72: Snuzfest 2019 appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Parker is a Chicago band rooted in the energy and spirit of punk and rock and roll, while embracing the melodic side of modern music. This episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza not only includes an interview with the group but features a special acoustic performance of their songs, “Forever You and Me” and “Never Growing […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #71: Parker appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

On this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza, exciting news from Green Day’s frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong and a sneak peek into Goldfinger’s upcoming Christmas EP! Speaking of Christmas music, we also take a listen to, “December”, a new holiday track by, MxPx. Plus, music from Action/Adventure, Arcane Ghosts, Backseat Pandas, and Parker! Hosted by, Jacques […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #70: Green Day – New Songs In The Works! appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Unfortunately, there will NOT be a new episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast this week due to being sick this past weekend. However, I did want to share some exciting news with you this week. I’m proud to announce I’ve been asked to host Snuz Fest (like Snooze) once again this January in Chicago! Thank you […] The post Snuz Fest 2019 Announced! appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

If The Offspring and Rise Against formed a band together, it would probably sound like, Invictus, from Chicago. Lead vocalist and guitarist, Chris Pawl, and drummer, Erik Enberg, of Invictus are our special guests on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza! Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #69: Chris & Erik of Invictus appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Chicago’s, The Flips, are known for diving deep into their personal experiences with mental health in their songs. Their new EP, “Exactly Where I should Be”, being released Fri. Nov. 30th, 2018, continue’s to share real life experiences with mental health issues that some of the members have gone through. Lead vocalist and guitarist, Nick […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #68: Nick & Dustin of The Flips appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

When The Sun Sets, based out of Elgin, IL, stops by to talk about how they’re writing songs to raise awareness about suicide prevention and give us a special acoustic performance. Also, we spin First and Forever’s debut single, “Chicago”. Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #67: When The Sun Sets appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Gary Mastriano, the saxiest saxophone player of New Jersey based ska band, Backyard Superheroes, makes his triumphant return to Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast! Backyard Superheroes’s new album, “Never Give Up, Never Surrender.”, is out now and available on all major digital platforms. Also on this episode, music from Chicagoland based pop-punk band, When The Sun […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #66: Gary Mastriano of Backyard Superheroes appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

In case you haven’t heard, South Carolina’s beloved post-punk band, Brigades, are back! Things are little different this time around though, as lead vocalist, Darren Young, explains to Jacques in this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza. Brigades new EP, “True Blue”, is now available everywhere and have a short 9-day US tour starting Nov. 9th. […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #65: Darren Young of Brigades appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Eddy Larson of Eddy & The Arsons tells us what it was like growing up on the south side of Chicago in the 80’s and 90s, his run in with the law, and more! Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #64: Eddy Larson of Eddy & The Arsons appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

On this episode, Johnny Christmas (Trumpet/Vocals) and Aaron Barrett (Lead vocals/Guitar) of legendary southern California ska band, Reel Big Fish, join the podcast! You’ll hear about everything from RBF’s new single, “You Can’t Have All of Me”, from their upcoming album, “Life Sucks….Let’s Dance!”, to Aaron’s wedding, their dog Walter, and many other topics. Hosted […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #63: Johnny Christmas & Aaron Barrett of Reel Big Fish appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Nick Klock, lead vocalist of North Carolina based band, Never Home, joins the podcast! Nick tells us about the band’s connection to Taking Back Sunday, engagement stories, vocal warm ups, and more. Never Home’s self titled debut EP is available everywhere online. Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #62: Nick Klock of Never Home appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Photo: Dan Monick In September of 2016, Motion City Soundtrack, came to an end (for now at least), leaving frontman, Justin Courtney Pierre, up to his own devices. Those devices transformed into his first solo album entitled, ‘In The Drink’, being released October 12th, 2018 via Epitaph Records. A few weeks ago, I had the […] The post Pop-Punk & Pizza #61: Justin Courtney Pierre appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Matt Pow, frontman of Chicago’s, City Mouth, joins the podcast to talk egg quesadillas, religion, Coldplay, his songwriting process, and more! Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. The post Pop Punk & Pizza #60: Matt Pow of City Mouth appeared first on Bangarang Radio.

Drummer, Jake Newling, and bassist, Nick Collis, of Chicago alternative rock band, Tiny Kingdoms, come down to the Bangarang Radio studio to eat pizza, talk classic cartoons, glockenspiels, and their latest EP ‘Realms’. Hosted by, Jacques LaMore. Don’t forget, you can now stream us on Spotify! Pop-Punk & Pizza t-shirts are now on sale!  Buy […] The post Pop Punk & Pizza #59: Jake & Nick of Tiny Kingdoms appeared first on Bangarang Radio.