Billbuds

It's the last episode of Weeztoberfest 2024 and the last episode before our hiatus. Reminder, you can purchase our entire Patreon catalog for $10 while we are on hiatus. Okay, business out of the way, let's get down to Weezer's final 2 SZNZ EP's Autumn & Winter.  Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We may be out of Weezer albums, but we aren't out of EPs! This week, we are covering SZNZ Spring & Summer from 2022. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Believe it or not Weezer put out ANOTHER album just a few months after the last one. We are still in 2021 and still very much in Weezetoberfest with Van Weezer. This is, and it saddens me to say it, their last studio album to date. But don't worry, we still have more Weezer for you the next two weeks!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Happy Weezetoberfest one and all! We are almost caught up with modern day Weezer so this could be the final month of Weezetober. Also, the podcast is going on a hiatus after this month so there's that too. Enjoy Weezer's first of two 2021 albums, OK Human!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Don't adjust those...calendars? It's not Weezetoberfest yet, but we still have a special Weezer experience to discuss. We attended the Voyage to the Blue Planet Weezer concert and we are going to break it down for you to kick off our final(?) Weezetoberfest! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We have Liz Anderson back on the pod for another trip down memory lane! This time we are reviewing  System of a Down's 2001 album Toxicity. Don't forget to buy the Jackbox Games pack releasing later this month. Liz worked on it!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We are finishing off 2012 Month with Passion Pit's sophomore album Gossamer. CW: The last track of the album deals with su*cide and we discuss that from 1:04:10 - 1:07:20. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We are staying in 2012 to review Imagine Dragons debut album Night Visions. Can this convert two Imagine Dragons skeptics into believers? Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week we go back to the beginning of Lana Del Rey, kinda. It's her major label debut from 2012, Born to Die. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

So it's a pop music podcast  and, occasionally,  we get around to covering some actual popular music.  This is one of those times. We are finally covering some Katy Perry on the podcast with her smash hit album from 2010 Teenage Dream. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We are living our best emo lives by traveling back to 2006 with Dashboard Confessional's album Dusk And Summer.  Grow out your bangs and feel your feelings.Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter 

This week, we are reviewing Lungs, the debut album from Florence & The Machine from 2009. One of us slept on this album for 15 years and one of us didn't! Can YOU guess WHO? Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We can post an episode with no handlebars. No handlebars. No handlebars. That's right, we are reviewing the 2008 debut Fight with Tools by Flobots. It's raprock on the mainfeed, baby! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter 

This week we cover the rapidly popularizing Chappelle Roan with her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess from 2023. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

And the hoooooooook brings you baaaaaaaaack. Okay, we are going back to 1994 to listen to Blue's Traveler's 4th studio album 'Four' from 1994. We ain't tell you no lies. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week, Johnny fulfills his promise of doing more pop music on the show by selecting S Club 7's debut album from 1999: S Club. Does this count? You decide!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week we are covering some actually popular music. We even checked the charts and this was on it. A bunch of times. We are reviewing Drake's sophomore album from 2011, Take Care. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

What a surprise, this week on the Billbuds, we travel back in time to when we were in high school to listen to Muse's 2006 album Black Holes and Revelations. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week we are going back to everyone's sophomore year of college to listen to 2009's Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by French indie rock band Phoenix. Don't worry, there are only about 2 french words on this entire album. We have way more than that in the episode! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

The swing revival is back, baby! This week we are going all the way back to 1998 to listen to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Americana Deluxe. If you're having trouble finding this album, you're not alone. Spotify has the album name listed as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy from 1994. We will get into it. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Huzzah! 100 episodes for the Billbuds! Okay, we technically forgot to mention it on the show, but can you blame us? We are reviewing SZA's 2022 album SOS and this thing has like, a million tracks. We didn't have time for ANYTHING except that sweet, sweet music review. Thanks to everyone for listening and especially everyone who has stuck around for 100 episodes of our bad music opinions.Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week we are reviewing The Beastie Boys for the first time and instead of picking one of their many #1 albums, we picked their 2007 instrumental album The Mix-Up. If this is your first time listening to The Beastie Boys, you are about to be very confused. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week we are dipping into our listener suggestion bag to review AJR's 2nd studio album from 2017, The Click. We've never heard of AJR before so let's see how this goes!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Happy New Year! What better way to celebrate 2024 than by going back in time 20 years and reviewing our top 10 songs of 2004. Also, check out our full playlists and let us know what songs you were loving back in the day! JPC's Playlist (the first 10 songs are the top 10)Johnny's Top 10Johnny's PlaylistWant to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's a Decemberistsmas miracle! We remembered that we do this! So we fucked up last year but our buddy James D'Amato, host of the OneShot Podcast and Campaign Podcast is back to help us understand the only music he listens to. We are talking about The Decemberists' 5th studio album 'The Hazards of Love' from 2009. And as a treat, we made this episode 2 hours long. Merry Christmas. Want to support OneShot and get all the eps in the secret archive? Check out their Patreon! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's the most magical time of the year and JPC's least favorite time of the year: Christmas Music season. And we are kicking it off with a real banger. It's a Backstreet Boys Christmas album from, you guessed it, 2022. That's right. 2022. It's A Very Backstreet Christmas. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We finally get to an album we've been wanting to cover for a long time. It's Aerosmith's 1993 album Get A Grip. There is absolutely no way we can cover the emensity of their 50+ year career, but we can absolutely cover one album from the 90s with a bunch of hits. No spoilers, but this one is so Amazing it'll leave you Cryin'.Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's another adventure in the music of middle school (at least the host's subjective experience of middle school) and this time it is with Evanescense's 2002 debut album Fallen. This album is the 6th best selling album of the 21st century. Just wild. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's the final Weezer album of Weezetoberfest 2023. It has been quite a ride. For the finale, we are listening to The Black Album from 2019.  Rivers had been hyping this album since 2016 so now we finally find out if it was worth the wait. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's Weezer's 5th album named Weezer (Teal) and it's their first album of all cover songs. If you were on Twitter in 2019, you've probably heard at least one of them, but how will the other 9 stack up? Tune in next week for the finale of Weezetoberfest 2023!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's been a HOT Weezetober so far, but can Weezer continue the momentum with 2017's Pacific Daydream? That question WILL be answered today! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's the fourth monochromatic Weezer album we've listened to on the show! This week, Weezetoberfest continues with 2016's White Album. Are we in the middle of a Weezer resurgence? Dare we hope?!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Can you believe it's already that time of year again? Happy Weezetoberfest to all! We are coming at you weekly all month long and we are kicking it off with Weezer's 9th studio album Everything Will Be Alright In The End from 2014. We hope you were good all year or else old-man-Rivers might leave some coal in your Weezer! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week, we are reviewing Maggie Rogers' 2019 debut Heard It In A Past Life.Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week we are reviewing Silverchair's debut album Frogstomp from 1995. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's time to Dismantle Summer with a trip to 2013 by reviewing The Wonder Years' 4th album The Greatest Generation. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week we are traveling back to 1956 (the first year of the top 200 charts!) to listen to Harry Belafonte's Calypso.Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Liz Anderson is back to talk about My Chemical Romance's 2006 album The Black Parade. Will she turn us into MCR heads? (is that what MCR fans call themselves?) You can follow Liz on TwitterWant to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

This week, we are reviewing an album that was pretty impactful for us way back in 2013. It's Chance the Rapper's second mixtape Acid Rap. Do we know the difference between a mix tape and an album? Kinda. Maybe not, sure? Hey, it charted so it's all fair game. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We're going back to 2007 to rediscover one of JPC's college favs. This week, we are listening to Sara Bareilles' 2nd album (but first on a major label) Little Voice. It's also releasing on the album's anniversary. We did not plan that. Happy Sweet Sixteen, Little Voice!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Friend of the show's brother Arne Parrott stops by the show to talk about Kesha's 5th studio album Gag Order from 2023. We do have to include a small disclaimer here: Arne, unfortunately, knows about music so this episode does feature some actual discussion of music theory. Sorry, folks. We edited out as much as we could but some just had to stay in for context. We apologize and we will be back to normal next episode. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

100 gecs. 10,000 gecs.  What else is there to say?  Probably a lot more because that doesn't give you a ton of information.  Okay, let's put it this way. There is a band called 100 gecs. They put out an album in 2023 called 10,000 gecs. It's time to listen to some of what "the youth" are calling "hyperpop". Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Uh, is May just Guest Month on the Billbuds Popcast? It sure seems like it! This week, we are joined by Steve Clark to discuss Jellyfish's 1993 sophmore album Spilt Milk. Be honest, have you heard of this album before? Well, we'll get to the bottom of it. And don't forget to check out Steve on his podcast Tough Drafts or his work in the Babish Culinary Universe or even his "impossible to find" YouTube videos!Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

The Billbuds are joined by our Bud, Alex Honnet, from the Bundle Buddies Podcast and it's an overaBUDance of Buds! This week we are going back to 1970 to hear The Greatful Dead's album American Beauty. So get your dancing bears, your skull with a lightning bolt thing, and your...uh...tie dye shirts ready. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

No, it wasn't an April Fool's joke. We are really doing it. It's Nickleback time. We're reviewing Nickleback's third album Silver Side Up from September 11th 2001. Also, if you're not watching Jury Duty, ya gotta watch! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

The Billbuds are jumping right in the middle of Ariana Grande's discography with 2016's  Dangerous Woman. It's her third studio album and first podcast appearance. Will the Buds like it or will it be Thank You, Next? (Okay, that song isn't on this album)Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

The Billbuds review Hanson's debut studio album from 1997: Middle of Nowhere.  Will we find this album nostalgic or NO-stalgic? Also, this album contains kids singing songs. You've been warned. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

We've threatened it long enough, so now it's time to talk about Ed Sheeran's 2nd studio album from 2014: x (pronounced multiply). Will we make a  Ed Sheeran fan out of Johnny? Or will  he RUNAWAY from THE MAN and say DON'T SING. ONE thing is for sure, I'M A MESS. Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Wow, the thrilling conclusion to our first ever double album! This week, we are reviewing The Love Below. If you liked Speakerboxxx, get ready for something a little (a lot?) different! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

It's our first ever double album review! This week we are reviewing Big Boi's half of Outkast's 5th studio album from 2003: Speakerboxxx. This also might be our most ambitious album review yet because this sucker is LONG. You'll have to stay tuned for our next ep to hear our full review of the full double album! Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at [email protected] the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter