Desperate For Attention

While music journalists spent two decades writing obituaries for a genre that never actually died, emo quietly executed the most successful cultural infiltration in modern music history. This quasi-presidential address breaks down the absurd disconnect between perception and reality: My Chemical Romance selling out extended arena tours while critics still debate whether the genre is "back." We're dissecting authenticity wars where discovery method somehow determines legitimacy, unpacking how songs tagged as "emo" racked up 4.8 billion streams in 2024 alone while everyone insisted the genre was extinct, and tracing the path from "whiney crybaby" mockery to normalized therapy culture. Forget about nostalgia or comebacks—what’s really important is recognizing a cultural movement that fundamentally reshaped how we process feelings, express vulnerability, and build community around shared emotional experiences.  The underground didn't just survive; it quietly rewrote the rules of contemporary emotional intelligence. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 🎶 Additional music: “Out Of Control” - Soundroll (from #Uppbeat) License code: OSFF9WCVRQAHMDWY https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/out-of-control

Remember when we diagnosed the death of the 20-year nostalgia cycle? Well, plot twist: it gets weirder.  Part 2 of our excavation into why your playlist makes zero chronological sense dives into the truly unhinged stuff happening to an entire generation's brains. We're talking about kids who get genuinely emotional over songs they discovered three months ago but feel like childhood memories. Artists who are literally competing with every banger ever recorded. And the psychological minefield of trying to pick what to listen to when you have access to... everything. From teens developing fake nostalgia in real-time to the underground rebellion against Spotify's mind control, this episode explores how we're all just winging it in the broken time machine.  Spoiler alert: your playlist anxiety is valid and you're definitely not alone. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Once upon a time, cultural revivals used to follow rules. Every 20 years, like clockwork, we'd collectively dust off a forgotten decade, which explains why disco returned in the '90s, synthpop dominated the 2000s, and so on. But today, that predictable rhythm is completely shattered because Fall Out Boy sits next to Boygenius next to TikTok remixes in playlists that defy all logic.  This week, host Leslie Simon investigates the death of the 20-year nostalgia cycle and tries to answer why streaming algorithms have left us culturally unmoored. From the psychology behind traditional revivals to the Y2K comeback that felt manufactured from Day 1, find out how we went from organized cultural memory to complete temporal anarchy. Part 1 explores how we lost our collective sense of cultural time—and why your confusion about what decade we're living in isn't an accident. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Remember when changing your hair color felt like the most rebellious thing you could do?  Well, Hayley Williams turned that teenage impulse into the kind of genius business strategy that would make Don Draper weep.  This week, let’s break down how Hayley Williams turned every bottle of hair dye into a storytelling moment that kept Paramore fans engaged during internal band drama, genre pivots, and two decades of growing up in public. From that iconic orange that made every scene kid beg their mom for Manic Panic to the strategic blonde era that warned us "After Laughter" was coming, each color change was creating an unspoken language with her audience. Learn why her hair transformations hit different than every other celebrity makeover.  Note: Essential listening for anyone who ever felt personally victimized by not having the right shade of red in 2007. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Why does every "chaotic, but make it fashion" moment on your timeline look exactly the same? The answer traces back to a specific time and place where looking professionally disheveled became a full-time job. Join Leslie Simon as she traces the rise and fall of a scene that celebrates beautiful dysfunction. Explore how post-9/11 escapism, recession reality checks, and digital resurrection shaped the scene that made destruction look aspirational.  Plus, find out why Sky Ferreira was right all along and what Charli XCX's brat owes to sweaty Williamsburg basements.  This is the untold story of indie sleaze—a movement that made looking effortlessly wrecked into high art.

What do Good Charlotte, Hot Topic, and the death of American mall culture have in common? Everything, as it turns out.  Good Charlotte sold over 10 million albums worldwide, but their real legacy isn't chart positions—it's how they soundtracked suburban teenage identity alongside Hot Topic's retail revolution.  Hot Topic transformed from a small concert merch store into a $600+ million retail empire by solving a problem nobody else recognized: how do you access alternative culture when you live nowhere near a music scene?  In this episode, we trace their meteoric rise from 2002 to 2007, their fall from grace during the backlash era, and their shocking comeback through TikTok virality and Gen Z nostalgia. This is the complete story of how mall punk conquered America, lost it all, and came back stronger. Why does this matter now? Because Good Charlotte just dropped their 2025 album "Motel du Cap," Hot Topic is thriving in the nostalgia economy, and short-form social videos have made their songs massive again.  The mall-punk revolution never really ended—it just moved online.

Ever wondered why some of the most popular British scene bands from the 2000s never made it big in America? We're talking about acts that were massive in the UK but barely registered on U.S. soil. This week, we're diving into four incredible bands that deserved way more American love: Funeral For A Friend, The Horrors, Enter Shikari, and Biffy Clyro. It's not that these bands lacked talent—they were genuinely ahead of their time. We're exploring what went wrong: bad timing, cultural barriers, and how the post-Britpop ’90s hangover made American audiences skeptical of anything crossing the pond. Plus, we'll talk about how bands like Bring Me The Horizon eventually cracked the code and what these pioneers taught the next generation about cracking the American market. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Before Instagram Stories, before TikTok dances, before anyone said "influencer," there was Buzznet. This forgotten platform accidentally invented the blueprint for modern social media—and then got destroyed by its own success. Join host Leslie Simon and explore how Buzznet's innovations in authentic community building, creator monetization, and visual storytelling became the template that every platform since has followed. From Discord's community features to Instagram's aesthetic curation, the patterns that emerged from this small music platform are still shaping your digital experience today. Decode the foundational patterns that every platform still follows, why they keep making the same mistakes, and what happens when innovation becomes invisible. Want the complete Buzznet origin story? Check out our two-part series on The Rise & The Fall of Buzznet.

What happened to the original influencers after Buzznet died? This bonus clip tracks the wild post-platform journeys of scene queens like Jeffree Star, Audrey Kitching, and Hanna Beth—from beauty empires to spiritual scandals to perfect pivots. Join host Leslie Simon and explore how Jeffree built a $45 million cosmetics empire before retreating to a Wyoming yak ranch, uncover the mystery behind Audrey's disappearance and her controversial Crystal Cactus venture, and reveal how Hanna Beth mastered reinvention through reality TV and brand partnerships. Together, the scene queens reveal the secret for surviving internet fame: treat early success as a beginning, not a peak.  Want the complete Buzznet origin story? Check out our two-part series on The Rise & The Fall of Buzznet. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

By 2008, Buzznet’s tight-knit community of scene royalty was tearing itself apart through public feuds and competitive drama, while Facebook's clean interface and mysterious algorithm systematically dismantled their kingdom. From Jeffree Star's mainstream pivot to the Great Scene Queen Wars, from Facebook's game-changing News Feed to Buzznet's fatal celebrity gossip rebrand—this is the story of how authentic community gets destroyed by its own success. In Part 2 of our Buzznet series, we dive into how the platform that accidentally invented influencer culture became its first casualty. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Before Instagram Stories, there were daily photo updates. Before brand partnerships, there were featured user programs. Before influencers, there was scene royalty. Tighten your white belt for the untold story of Buzznet—the forgotten platform that accidentally built the blueprint for today's creator economy. In 2006, while MySpace was digital chaos and Facebook was still college-only, a small L.A. startup gave scene kids the tools to transform their carefully curated aesthetics into actual careers. Meet the original scene queens—Audrey Kitching, Hanna Beth, Jeffree Star and more!—who pioneered everything we take for granted about online influence. Part 1: The Rise explores how razor-straight bangs and perfectly angled selfies became the foundation of modern digital celebrity. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

From Harry Potter's gothic halls to Phoebe Bridgers' whispered confessions, this episode unpacks Academic Goth, a movement that gives students permission to treat knowledge like art, studying like spell research, and homework like main-character moments.  Join host Leslie Simon to examine the indie music soundtracks that make homework feel cinematic, the BookTok obsession with "The Secret History," and why physical books have become a rebellion against the world going digital. Let’s uncover why students choose vintage leather journals over laptops, how candlelit study sessions become sacred rituals, and what this movement reveals about modern educational promises versus reality. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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This week, let’s explore the fascinating phenomenon of musical photocopying through My Chemical Romance's explosive influence on the scene. Following MCR's breakthrough with their 2004 album Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, three distinct generations of bands emerged, each more distanced from the authentic vision that made Gerard Way & Co. so compelling. From Aiden's Halloween-store aesthetic and Thirty Seconds to Mars' celebrity shortcut to Black Veil Brides' socially optimized rebellion and Falling in Reverse's manufactured controversy, I examine how authentic artistic vision becomes increasingly diluted through waves of imitation.  What happens when bands copy the look without understanding the genuine experience behind it?  How does theatrical darkness rooted in literature and personal struggle transform into pure marketing spectacle?  And what can we learn from bands that successfully evolved beyond their copied beginnings versus those that remained forever stuck in someone else's creative shadow? Listen now and discover the fascinating lifecycle of influence, imitation, and the ultimate price of musical photocopying. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ever notice how some artists drop one earth-shattering album, then vanish into legend? Host Leslie Simon explores music's most tantalizing mystery: the single-album phenomenon that rewrote the rules forever. From the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks igniting punk's revolution to Jeff Buckley's Grace redefining vulnerability, Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill transforming hip-hop's emotional scope, and Postal Service's Give Up spawning countless digital imitators—witness how four debut masterpieces shattered boundaries and achieved instant immortality. Why do these singular statements hit harder than entire discographies? What makes a debut so powerful that it becomes untouchable? Stream now and discover how four wildly different artists achieved musical immortality with just one perfect shot. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Remember frantically switching radio stations when your friends got in the car so they wouldn't catch you blasting “Mr. Jones”?  Host Leslie Simon kicks off a new season of Desperate For Attention by unveiling our collective musical hypocrisy. From Third Eye Blind's 'Semi-Charmed' secrets to Avril's sk8er-girl revolution, let’s trace how these once-mocked Y2K artists transitioned from peak-cringe to playlist essential.  Discover the perfect storm of nostalgia, cultural shifts, and genuine talent that transformed these bands from guilty pleasures into respected icons. Stream now and finally admit what your iPod knew all along. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? 🎧 Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic 💬 Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social 🎵 Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #newpodcast #newepisode #newseason #desperateforattentionpod #emo #indie #indiemusic #rock #rockmusic #altrock #altrockmusic #millennialrock #y2k #thirdeyeblind #countingcrows #avrillavigne #googoodolls

How come Phantom Planet didn’t go supersonic after "California" and The O.C.? What happened to Fountains of Wayne after "Stacy's Mom"? Why didn't The Sounds become international superstars, even when Dave Grohl couldn't stop gushing about them?  Chris and Leslie examine some of the greatest almost famous Millennial rock bands, with plenty of behind-the-scenes intel from their days at Alternative Press, Billboard, and backstage watching Jason Schwartzman endure bad Rushmore dad jokes.  Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

So, you’ve got a million-dollar idea for a book and, after writing a killer proposal, you snag a literary agent that finds a publisher to release your tome into the world. Now what? Chris and Leslie talk about each of their experiences writing — and editing! — a manuscript, deciding on illustrations and photography, marketing and promoting the finished product, and making the eventual book release a must-read event.  Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic   Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social   Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

From sticky notes to bidding wars, Chris and Leslie go behind the scenes of the publishing industry and explain how they got their books published. Find out what it’s REALLY like to write a book proposal, get a literary agent, pitch to publishing houses, and sign on the dotted line of that coveted contract. And if you’re just interested in our adventures interviewing emo bands, there’s plenty of that, too!  Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic   Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social   Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

With Music’s Biggest Night behind us, Chris and Leslie discuss the impact of Beyoncé FINALLY winning Best Album of the Year, Kendrick Lamar sweeping half the Big 4 categories with his revenge anthem, and Chappell Roan offering the Academy some savage critical feedback with her Best New Artist acceptance speech.  The winners! The losers! The fashun! This year, the 2025 GRAMMY Awards attempted to right some past wrongs, but we’re not fully convinced the efforts represent true progress versus flashy performance. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It’s award season, and hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon delve into Timothée Chalamet’s play for Oscar voters’ hearts on SNL, Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan’s chances of sweeping the big GRAMMY categories, Doechii's shot at Best New Artist, and one very bold Super Bowl prediction.  The millennials they are, Chris and Leslie at least deserve some participation trophies for naming a bunch of Robbie Williams songs and sitting through all ten hours of The Brutalist.    Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic   Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social   Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #newpodcast #newepisode #desperateforattentionpod #snl #grammyawards #academyawards #oscars #superbowl #taylorswift

In December 2024, Brand New quietly played its first show in seven years. Can fans call it a comeback? Hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon call on their decades of experience covering Brand New and the scene that birthed them to discuss the band's future in light of the accusations that caused them to abruptly retreat from the spotlight in 2017.  Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic   Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social   Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #newpodcast #newepisode #desperateforattentionpod #brandnew #emo #punk

Colette Shade, author of the new book "Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays On The Future That Never Was"—AND OUR PODCAST'S FIRST GUEST!—joins us to debate Millennials vs. Zoomers online, what fast-food menu items and mall stores had the most Y2K energy, and how Meghan Trainor would’ve fared in the TRL era.  For more information about Colette, her book “Y2K,” and upcoming tour dates, check out coletteshade.com.   Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic   Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social   Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #newpodcast #newepisode #desperateforattentionpod #y2k #y2kfashion #y2kaethetic #coletteshade

Tired of being demure and mindful? Feel like tearing your hair out whenever someone maps out their 12-step skincare routine? Can't bear to explain ChatGBT to your clueless boss? Whether it's A.I. or GRWM, find out which trends Chris and Leslie hope will die in 2025. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #newpodcast #newepisode #desperateforattentionpod #grwm #artificalintelligence #chatgbt #smallplates #conseirgemedicine #dogsinbars

Co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon debate whether Gracie Abrams beat the nepo-baby allegations after her debut appearance on Saturday Night Live.  Then, is Chappell Roan the runaway winner of Best New Artist at the 2025 Grammy Awards, or do any of her fellow nominees—like Sabrina, Shaboozey, and RAYE—stand a chance? Finally, Chris and Leslie daydream of the unique beauty of a suburban Target. Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic   Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social   Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #newpodcast #newepisode #desperateforattentionpod #gracieabrams #livefromnewyork #snlmusicalguest #y2k #chappellroan #2025grammyawards

On Episode 3 of their new podcast DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION, co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon explore the genre of NPC music, which can often be heard piping through your local CVS or Target speakers. It’s those soulless pop songs everyone likes— and no one likes.  Like “The Middle” by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey. Or “Happy” by Pharrell. Or anything Meghan Trainor’s ever written.  Where does your favorite least-favorite artist rank on our ultimate NPC music playlist? Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/   #newpodcast #newepisode #desperateforattentionpod #npcmusic #zedd #marenmorris #pharrell #meghantrainor

On Episode 2 of their new podcast DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION, co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon discuss the inevitable possibility that essential bands from the 2000s are tomorrow’s classic rock icons.  Over the years, we’ve covered—and interviewed—the era’s biggest rock bands. Now we’re picking the top 11 that’ll define the generation.  The Strokes? My Chemical Romance? Yeah Yeah Yeahs? Slipknot? The Killers?  Some of these bands made it, some didn’t. Listen to find out if your favorites will stand the test of time. Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

On the first episode of their new podcast DESPERATE FOR ATTENTION, co-hosts Chris Payne and Leslie Simon are desperate to know if Ryan Ross will join Brendon Urie & Co when Panic! At The Disco headline When We Were Young Festival 2025. The band is billed to play their 2005 debut album "A Fever You Can't Sweat Out" in its entirety, but which members will be on-stage for the affair? Chris has some inside intel. Plus, find out what it was like when all four original members played Las Vegas tour guides to Leslie while she wrote the band's 2006 Alternative Press cover story.    Finally, how will When We Were Young Festival fare when Warped Tour reemerges to celebrate 30 years of punk-rock summer camp?   Want more #DesperateForAttentionPod? Follow on Instagram: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Threads: @desperateforattentionpod Follow on Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/desperateforattn.bsky.social Listen & Subscribe on Apple: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-apple Listen & Subscribe on Spotify: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-spotify Listen & Subscribe on Amazon Music: https://bit.ly/dfapodcast-amazonmusic   Theme music: "Raving Energy (faster)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/