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Emo Dad Podcast
by Matt Buck & James Reekie
The Emo Dad Podcast is a presented by Matt Buck and James Reekie, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on emo/punk/post hardcore and alternative music, including the mad world that surrounds it. We have interviews with some of your favourite musicians, deep dives into different eras of emo music and lots of special episodes. For fans of bands such as Thursday, Glassjaw, Deftones, Mineral, The Early November, The Get Up Kids, Far, Jimmy Eat World, Funeral for a Friend, Letlive, The Used, Taking Back Sunday etc. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emodadpodcast
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Time is running out (Feat. Like Roses, Future Teens, Angine de Poitrine and more)
Season 10 Episode 9: Time is running out (Feat. Like Roses, Future Teens, Angine de Poitrine and more)As Matt Bellamy once said, time is running out. We’re backs against the wall at Emo Dad HQ so we thought we’d do a quick ep to tie the season up and give us a little bit of breathing space.We’re against the clock so are an effort to stay FOCUSED and to the point, which basically means that Matt just hammers James with odd questions.We discuss some new bands which James is enjoying, the problem with having a new iPhone, the best way to press buttons, everyone’s favourite new band, Angine de Poitrine and so much more.It’s a speedy one, so good luck trying to keep up, we’ll be back before you know it with more nonsense and cool bands.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Emo Dad talks to LØLØ
Season 10 Episode 8: Emo Dad talks to LØLØMatt and James were delighted to sit down for a lovely chat with pop-rock trailblazer LØLØ.If you aren’t already familiar with LØLØ from her collaborations with Simple Plan and Maggie Lindemann, she has carved out a lane entirely her own, cementing herself as one of today’s most compelling, confessional voices with 150M+ global streams. Kerrang! called her “One of the most exciting new rock stars on the planet.”LØLØ has just released her sophomore album, ‘god forbid a girl spits out her feelings,’ via Fearless Records. The 13-track LP marks a bold new chapter for the Toronto native, expanding on the raw, rebellious world she’s built with a body of work that’s equal parts vulnerable, sharp-tongued, and unapologetically honest.We discuss the new album, what it feels like to release such personal songs, her relationship with social media having built a massive following, playing tours with the likes of New Found Glory, and so much more.We loved this conversation and hope you do too.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Small gigs, big gigs and new music (Feat. Shoreline, Deftones, Ben Quad and more)
Season 10 Episode 7: Small gigs, big gigs and new music (Feat. Shoreline, Deftones, Ben Quad and more)After a very mini break, because life got in the way, Matt and James are back to have a little catch up.We discuss our experience at the tiny Arm’s Length show in Kingston, how it compares to seeing bands like Deftones in huge venues, and chat about whether we prefer polished big performances, or chaotic punk rock shows.We try to work out how much money everyone is losing on a club tour, and we catch up on all things NO SAFE HAVEN, with James bringing a little surprise for Matt to enjoy.All this and much more.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Emo Dad talks to Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour Founder)
Season 10 Episode 6: Emo Dad talks to Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour Founder)Matt and James were super excited to sit down with Kevin Lyman, the legendary founder of the greatest punk rock festival on earth, Warped Tour.We discuss Kevin’s early days of putting on house shows and calling the police himself to get people to leave, when we hired an air hanger and accidentally shut down an airport, and booking bands like Red Hot Chilli Peppers to play skate parks.We then of course chat about the early days of Warped Tour, how it was meant to be a one off and the first bands that were booked. We discuss the culture around the tour, how it’s important to support non profits and how to balance corporate sponsorship with punk rock. We chat about scenes and eras and bringing the festival to the UK.We hear the exciting developments of this year’s tour, with shows in the States, Canada and Mexico scheduled and loads of amazing bands already announced. It’s going to be mega!We loved this conversation and hope you do too.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Emo Dad talks to Aaron Bruno (AWOLNATION, Barbarians of California)
Season 10 Episode 5: Emo Dad talks to Aaron Bruno (AWOLNATION, Barbarians of California)Matt and James were delighted to catch a quick chat (during a break in band practice) with the man behind megastars AWOLNATION and the incredible hardcore band Barbarians of California, and all round top guy, Aaron Bruno.We discuss the early days of life, going to see Strife and Snapcase in LA, being inspired to start hardcore bands, before eventually building a hugely successful career with AWOLNATION (over a billion streams worldwide). We chat about how esteemed producer and engineer Eric Stenman and Aaron came together to become friends and bond over a love of heavy music, eventually starting Barbarians of California, working on the band in parallel with AWOLNATION writing.We discuss what it was like to play their first show at the Troubadour in LA, the reaction to the band, and the influences which have inspired their heavy and quirky style of hardcore.All this plus Aaron telling off the rest of the band for being too noisy, Cactus drinks, playing with Guns n Roses and so much more.We hope you enjoy.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Arcane Roots deep dive (Feat. Arcane Roots, Biffy Clyro, Muse and more)
Season 10 Episode 4: Arcane Roots deep dive (Feat. Arcane Roots, Biffy Clyro, Muse and more)Matt and James are a bit tired this week, but we battle on to bring you an episode that we’ve been meaning to do for actual years! We finally decide to deep dive into the career of one of our favourite bands, the incredible Arcane Roots.A band who started in our local scene, we’ve been watching them tear up stages since the early days. We discuss those early days and some of our earliest memories. We chat about their influences and the highlights of their career to date. We also chat about the bizarre break up and the exciting reunion which has just happened. New music is appearing and shows re being announced, and we are buzzing for it.Join us in this celebration of one of the UK’s best alternative bands.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Emo Dad talks to As It Is
Season 10 Episode 3: Emo Dad talks to As It IsMatt and James are buzzing to bring you a truly special interview with the lovely lads from British-American rock band As It Is.We had an absolute blast chatting with them and, in true Emo Dad interview fashion, there are plenty of laughs, a few distractions, and the kind of questions most “proper” interviewers are too scared to ask. We dive into the bands they were in before As It Is, how the band first came together, and those early years on the grind. We also talk about their ‘large’ and ever-growing fanbase, and how they went from playing tiny rooms to tearing it up on the Warped Tour in no time at all.We get into style changes, the tougher moments along the way, and how they’ve been enjoying working on new material — with a new album dropping this summer.Then things get a little niche. We chat about the band training for the Brighton Marathon in aid of the brilliant Mind charity. Matt (who is a running coach) dishes out advice for the weeks ahead, and we somehow end up covering the connection between emo and running, whether filming a music video the day after a marathon is a terrible idea, how to fuel properly, and if stopping to play a gig halfway round the course is technically an option.It’s pretty bespoke… but trust us, it’s a great time.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.SPONSOR AS IT IS FOR THE MARATHON HERE.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Emo Dad talks to The Click Five
Season 10 Episode 2: Emo Dad talks to The Click FiveMatt and James were excited to sit down with Kyle, Ethan and Joe from The Click Five. The Click Five are a pop rock band who burst onto the scene in the mid 2000’s, quickly gaining popularity with their good locks and catchy songs. They quickly crashed the charts and became the most viewed band on Myspace. Their career saw them tour mega arenas with the likes of Alanis Morissette and the Backstreet Boys. They became huge in Asia in their own right, headlining to thousands of people on their headline tours.We discuss their quick rise as a band, what it’s like to play mega arenas with the worlds most popular pop bands, having a movie made about them, being on a major record label and writing songs with members of Kiss and The Cars.We chat about the eventual hiatus and their recent reform, getting DM’s from the Jonas Brothers, playing in Celine Dion’s band and what the future holds.We loved this chat and could have gone on for hours, so many great stories from some top lads.We hope you enjoy as much as we did.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Preseason (10) Training (Feat. Jerry Built, First Day Back, Prodigal and more)
Season 10 Episode 1: Preseason (10) Training (Feat. Jerry Built, First Day Back, Prodigal and more)Emo Dad are back!! That’s right, after a little Christmas break, Matt and James are back to entertain you with more pointless chat, alternative music hot takes and massive tangents!It’s preseason once again, and that means we have got the cones out, we’re doing our shuttle runs, and working on our fitness. We’re also discussing early 00’s legends Jerry Built, and sharing some new bands who we think are worth keeping an eye on in 2026.Plus, of course, we talk nonsense for a massive part of the show, which is completely unrelated to music, standard behaviour!Good to be back!EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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End of year review (Feat. Bloom, Novalists, Higher Power and more)
Season 9 Episode 10: End of year review (Feat. Bloom, Novalists, Higher Power and more)Matt and James finish season 9 with a look back at 2025. As is tradition on all podcasts… we take a moment to reflect on what the year has been like for music. We discuss the incredible amount of impressive albums which have been released this year, by both big household name bands and smaller up and coming bands. We work our way through our individual Top 5 albums of the year and also chat about our favourite shows and who to look out for in 2026.All this and the usual pointless tangents.Thank you for listening to us in 2025, we look forward to entertaining you again in 2026.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Silly Goose live review (Feat. Silly Goose, Brutus, Excide and more)
Season 9 Episode 9: Silly Goose live review (Feat. Silly Goose, Brutus, Excide and more)Matt and James sit down for a long overdue catch up. We discuss how the new Brutus live record is so good that it should almost be illegal before detailing our recent (excellent) experience of seeing the mighty Silly Goose live for the first time.We also discuss some very important topics such as missing flights, scary aeroplane experiences, how things seem to keep going wrong and wonder whatever happened to the tv show; Duck Dynasty.All this and more silly nonsense.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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NO SAFE HAVEN update (Feat. NO SAFE HAVEN, Predisposed. and Riley!)
Season 9 Episode 8: NO SAFE HAVEN update (Feat. NO SAFE HAVEN, Predisposed. and Riley!)Matt and James are finally ready to give the world what they have (not) been waiting for… a NO SAFE HAVEN update. We share progress on the band that we created as an experiment. The idea being to see whether we could write, record and release an actual EP of music with very limited talent, knowledge and equipment. James demonstrates the art of being positive, kind and encouraging.We also discuss some new (actual) bands that Matt has discovered, including the likes of Forest Green, Riley! and Predisposed.Tune is for a classically chaotic episode of music madness and laughter.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Emo Dad chats to Alex Shipman (Producer/Director - P-Rock The Doc)
Season 9 Episode 7: Emo Dad chats to Alex Shipman (Producer/Director - P-Rock The Doc)Matt and James are delighted to be joined by producer and director, Alex Shipman, to discuss her new documentary about the infamous P-Rock tv channel, which graced our screens in the early 00’s.The doc covers the incredible story behind how the channel came to be, the bands that featured and upsetting the likes of MTV which resulted in the sad decline.We chat about how the doc was put together, some behind the scenes stories from the channel and much more.James also decides that he must now set up his own channel and starts brainstorming ideas.Listen now, and buy the doc when it comes out.Find out more here.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Being led by ChatGPT (Feat. The Offspring, Halifax, Elliot Minor and more)
Season 9 Episode 6: Being led by ChatGPT (Feat. The Offspring, Halifax, Elliot Minor and more)Matt and James are totally unprepared for today’s episode, so like all experts these days, they ask ChatGPT to create some content to chat about, with mixed results.We end up discussing going to Warped Tour, emo ‘one hit wonders’, the albums which changed our lives, what it would be like to have Hayley Williams in your parent whatsapp group and much more. There is a nice bit of nostalgia in this episode, so if that is your vibe, then get involved.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Bananas and secret shows (Feat. Sum 41, Silly Goose, AFI and more)
Season 9 Episode 5: Bananas and secret shows (Feat. Sum 41, Silly Goose, AFI and more)Matt and James are back for an episode of music chat and nonsense. This week, Matt has to explain his facial hair change before we dive straight into another pointless band guessing and ranking game.James needs answers about bananas and Matt reveals how he managed to work out who was headlining a secret show (it actually wasn’t very hard but he’s still proud!!).All this and more pointless nonsense.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Blind ranking emo bands (Feat. Thursday, Glassjaw, Funeral for a Friend and more)
Season 9 Episode 4: Blind ranking emo bands (Feat. Thursday, Glassjaw, Funeral for a Friend and more)This week, Matt has a fun blind ranking game for James to play, much to James’ dismay! This takes way longer than you can ever imagine as we get distracted (surprise!) by golf, wineries and zoos in some obscure town in California.We also discover some new bands from all over the world… Tokyo, Ghent and Rotherham to name just 3 random places, these bands were recommended by our lovely listeners so don’t blame us if they are shit! We even find the time to dissect some Spotify bios and Stank rank Take That!All this and so much more madness, join us for the fun and games.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Basement deep dive (Feat. Basement, Title Fight, Fiddlehead and more)
Season 9 Episode 3: Basement deep dive (Feat. Basement, Title Fight, Fiddlehead and more)Fresh back from being blown away from them at a show in London, Matt and James sit down to discuss WHY Basement are so good.We look back at the show in question, before taking a journey through the mysterious path of this hiatus loving band. We discuss their greatest releases, and examine where exactly they sit in the hierarchy of great hardcore bands of our time.We examine their influences, check the train times between Ipswich and London, google where 1104 Porter St. is and so much more. Join us for this celebration of a great band.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Avoiding THAT band, with other bands (Feat. Seahaven, Good Hangs, Daisyhead and more)
Season 9 Episode 2: Avoiding THAT band, with other bands (Feat. Seahaven, Good Hangs, Daisyhead and more)Matt and James are offering a public service this week. Our aim? To fill your ears with awesome bands that sound like a certain unnamed band but aren’t that certain unnamed band who will forever remain unnamed but is actually pretty obvious despite remaining unnamed. Got that? Turns out there a loads of great bands who sound like that unnamed band, bands that we CAN name and will name, for your listening pleasure.Enjoy, and let us know which bands we missed? EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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Preseason (9) training (Feat. Pool Kids, Arm’s Length, Higher Power and more)
Season 9 Episode 1: Preseason (9) training (Feat. Pool Kids, Arm’s Length, Higher Power and more)We’re back!!! That’s right, we don’t even finish season 8 but the rules of life do not apply to the Emo Dad Podcast so we’re gonna ignore that minor fact and start season 9!Summer is done and we are back with yet more nonsense for your listening please. Not much has changed, or has it?? We have BIG plans as always and James has some new silly stings. We offer a No Safe Haven band update, and discuss the bands who have been the soundtrack of our summer.Join us for all this and more bullshit.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Emo Dad chats New-Nu Metal! (Feat. Gridiron, Slope, Cherie Amour and more)
Season 8 Episode 14: Emo Dad chats New-Nu Metal! (Feat. Gridiron, Slope, Cherie Amour and more)Matt and James take you on a little discovery tour of what is new and hot in the Nu Metal world, plus other nonsense chat.This week we begin with more apologies, this time from James. We offer an update on the ‘No Safe Haven’ project, as our new song starts to take a bit of shape.We then discuss a load of new bands in the hardcore/nu metal type crossover scene which have been catching our attention, including chats about the likes of Gridiron, who have just released an excellent new album, Slope, Cherie Amour and UK underground heroes, Split Chain.Matt tricks James into liking The Callous Daoboys and also discusses his recent experience of seeing UK rock legends, Reef, at a gig down the road from his house.All this and so much more.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Emo Dad talks to Coco Kinnon (Winona Fighter)
Season 8 Episode 13: Emo Dad talks to Coco Kinnon (Winona Fighter)Matt and James were super excited to sit down and have a chat with the lovely Coco Kinnon, from the brilliant Winona Fighter.We discuss how the band began and what it is like playing the scene in Nashville as a punk band. We chat recording and live show routines, and we of course chat about the band’s incredible new album, ‘My Apologies to the Chef’ which is out now and well worth a listen.We also chat about playing with bands such as Finch and Taking Back Sunday, what is is like to tour and Coco’s first impressions of the UK.All this and so much more.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Emo Dad at Slam Dunk (Feat. Hot Mulligan interview, Movements, Finch and more)
Season 8 Episode 12: Emo Dad at Slam Dunk (Feat. Hot Mulligan interview, Movements, Finch and more)This week we are joined by a very special guest, friend of the podcast, Andy Kleeman.The reason? Andy recently joined Matt at the awesome Slam Dunk Festival (because James couldn’t make it) and we’ve invited him on to help Matt explain all to James.We discuss all the important issues that you would expect from a festival review…. Signage, timings, tent sizes, food and car issues. Oh, and we talk a bit about the bands we saw!We have an interview with the lads from Hot Mulligan, and we share our thoughts on the day, including reviews of bands such as Winona Fighter, Movements, The Starting Line, Finch, The Used, Alkaline Trio and more.Enjoy and if you were there, let us know your fave bands?EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Are Turnstile still hardcore? (Feat. Turnstile, Sleep Token, Skrillix and more)
Season 8 Episode 11: Are Turnstile still hardcore? (Feat. Turnstile, Sleep Token, Skrillix and more)Matt and James sit down to discuss a variety of issues that are on their minds from the world of music.Matt compares turnstile to No Doubt and we discuss their impact on the hardcore scene, and the logistics of their free open air hometown concert, did they really not have any security?James brings us up to speed with the madness that is Sleep Token as we discuss the madness around this band and their new album, do we like it? You will have to listen to find out.We give an update on the No Safe Haven project and finish with a game based around whether or not you could survive 5 hours of Skrillix live!?All good fun. Tune and enjoy.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Slam Dunk Festival preview (Feat. Finch, Winona Fighter, New Found Glory and more)
Season 8 Episode 10: Slam Dunk Festival preview (Feat. Finch, Winona Fighter, New Found Glory and more)Matt and James are back to discuss the upcoming Slam Dunk Festival and more.Massive thank you to Slam Dunk for hooking us up with some press passes… in this episode we discuss the lineup in detail, deciding who to see and who to miss. We look at the dreaded clashes and get sad that it’s not possible to see all the bands!!We’ve also got an exciting No Safe Haven update for you all, including NEW music, how is the song writing process going? Tune in to find out.If you are going to Slam Dunk, make sure you message us on instagram for hang out good times.SLAM DUNK PLAYLIST HERE.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Tony Hawk Pro Skater special with The 900 (Feat. Fu Manchu, Destroy Boys, Backchat and more)
Season 8 Episode 9: Tony Hawk Pro Skater special with The 900 (Feat. Fu Manchu, Destroy Boys, Backchat and more)Matt and James are joined by the awesome Harry and Jon from the UK’s number one Tony Hawk Pro Skater cover band… The 900!That’s right, this week we are chatting all things THPS and explore what it is like to be in a cover band these days. We discuss the awesome music from the franchise, how The 900 decide which songs to play, the time Tony Hawk himself joined them onstage and what happens at the legendary live shows.We discuss our fave levels, whether or not we are actually any good at the game and so much more.This episode was such a laugh to record and we hope you enjoy it too.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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An absolute shambles! (Feat. Millington, Calva Louise, cleopatrick and more)
Season 8 Episode 8: An absolute shambles! (Feat. Millington, Calva Louise, cleopatrick and more)Join Matt and James for another episode of complete nonsense and madness, with a lovely ongoing theme of emo and post hardcore music.This week we decide to SPIN THAT WHEEL on our discussion, we have a list of bands that we’d like to talk about, and we use the wheel to decide on where the episode goes. Well, we pretend that is the case, reality is we just do what we want, but you should all know that by now!We discuss excellent bands such as Millington, Calva Louise, cleopatrick, Athletics and many more.Get stuck in.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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The Emo Showdown Round 2! (Feat. Dashboard Confessional, The Get Up Kids, At the Drive In and more)
Season 8 Episode 7: The Emo Showdown Round 2! (Feat. Dashboard Confessional, The Get Up Kids, At the Drive In and more)Matt and James move the great Emo Showdown into the next phase, as we bring you the quarter finals, semi finals and the GRAND FINAL!! Who will take the most coveted prize in music? Forget the Grammys, or the Kerrang! Awards, THIS is the prize that ever band has always dreamed of, emo dad facts!It’s a tight run battle in some ‘matches’ and a drubbing in others, maybe there will be some surprises and maybe there will be a massive anti climax, you will only find out if you tune in.Who will be crowned the greatest emo (and adjacent) band of them all? Listen now to find out.EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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The Emo Showdown Round 1! (Feat. Finch, My Chemical Romance, The Used and more)
Season 8 Episode 6: The Emo Showdown Round 1! (Feat. Finch, My Chemical Romance, The Used and more)Wow, do Matt and James have an episode for you today!!!This week, after a quick update on how we are gettign on with writing a song for our new band; ‘No Safe Haven’, we dive into something very special.With the help of the quizmaster, Mr ChatGPT, we bring you the greatest Emo Showdown of them all. That’s right, we will be pitting your favourite emo and post hardcore bands against each other, in a brutal battle of the best. Who will come out on top? Will My Chemical Romance get defeated by Thursday? Maybe LS Dunes will smash From First to Last? How will Glassjaw fare against the mighty At the Drive In? You will have to listen to find out, as we make our way through round 1 of this epic competition.There will be surprises for us all…who will make it to the quarter finals and beyond?Tune in to find out, and drop us a message on instagram if you disagree with the outcome?EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Gigs, imitation and creativity (Feat. Bloom, Thursday, Poppy and more)
Season 8 Episode 5: Gigs, imitation and creativity (Feat. Bloom, Thursday, Poppy and more)Matt and James sit down to chat more nonsense about alternative music and other random things.After a dodgy start which caused discussion over whether or not we should re record the intro (we don’t….obvs) and an instant random thought which creates at least 5 minutes of non music related chat, we get back on track and discuss our experience at a recent gig, watching the Bloom, Callous Daoboys, Thursday and Silverstein.Matt then has a game for James which leads to some in depth chat about girl of the moment, Poppy. As we look at Poppy’s career to date and discuss the crazy journey that she has been on to get her to where she is today.We also have an update on our new BAND PROJECT, as James brings to the table some ideas and we invite you, the listener, to get involved.Drop us a message and let us know your thoughts???Enjoy.EMO DAD PLAYLIST PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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The state of the music industry (Feat. Greg Holden, Revenant, Wretch32 and more)
Season 8 Episode 4: The state of the music industry (Feat. Greg Holden, Revenant, Wretch32 and more)Matt and James actually bring you some insightful content this week.That’s right, we have an episode which has been considered and researched, don’t get used to it.This week we discuss the state of the music industry in 2025, inspired by our good friend Greg Holden, who has taken the bold move to keep his new album physical, and off streaming services. Is this incredibly brave or incredibly stupid? We discuss and dive deeper into the state of the industry, with plenty of interesting opinions by people that know way more than we do about the subject. There are some genuinely interesting conversation points and we hope this episode gets you thinking, whether you’re an artist or a consumer. Drop us a message and let us know your thoughts, and if you know more, maybe you might want to come on the pod and share your experience? EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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The start of the band (Feat. The Movielife, Crucial Dudes, Stray From the Path and more)
Season 8 Episode 3: The start of the band (Feat. The Movielife, Crucial Dudes, Stray From the Path and more)Matt and James officially announce their project for season 8 (and maybe beyond).What’s happening? Listen in to find out what ridiculous idea Matt has come up with now, and learn how we plan to proceed with the project going forward? We don’t want to give too much away in this awkward blurb, but we will say that the band starts NOW, and you are invited to join.Where will it take us? Probably nowhere, or maybe somewhere, who knows? What we do know, is it’ll be a lot of fun.Listen in to find out what the f**k is going on!EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Emo Dad talks to Joseph Grillo (Garrison, Her Heads on Fire, Gay for Johnny Depp and more)
Season 8 Episode 2: Emo Dad talks to Joseph Grillo (Garrison, Her Heads on Fire, Gay for Johnny Depp and more)Matt and James were delighted to sit down with hero of the post hardcore and emo music scene, Mr Joseph Grillo from Garrison, Her Heads on Fire and many more bands!We discuss the early days, how Garrison started and how they got signed to Revelation Records. What it was like to be in a band during those fun times, how the UK always gave Joseph's bands so much love (mostly) and how they became friends with the likes of Hundred Reasons. We chat about Joseph's time in chart bothering, Instruction, going on tour with the likes of Korn and Snoop Dogg to name just two random acts. We chat about the brilliant band, Gay for Johnny Depp and why the American market didn't quite 'get it', but the UK crowd did. We also chat about Joseph's latest project, Her Heads on Fire, what the future holds, owning wine shops and so much more. This interview is stacked with cool stories and one not to miss.EMO DAD PLAYLIST PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Preseason (8) training (Feat. Daggermouth, Living with Lions, Arcy Drive and more)
Season 8 Episode 1: Preseason (8) training (Feat. Daggermouth, Living with Lions, Arcy Drive and more)Matt and James are BACK! That’s right Emo Dad fans…we have returned and we are here for SEASON 8!As it tradition, we start with preseason training and we really need it, we both try to remember what it is we do and why! In this episode we discuss good intentions for a new year, James has some new stings to present and Matt struggles with Dropbox! We discuss some bands which we missed the first time around. We debate whether Bring Me the Horizon are actually good or not. James plays Matt some new bands and we announce an exciting new project for season 8.All this and so much more nonsense.EMO DAD PLAYLIST PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Big fat Emo Dad quiz of the year (Feat. Members of Symposium, Her Heads On Fire, Say Anything and Buds.)
Season 7 Episode 14: Big fat Emo Dad quiz of the year (Feat. Members of Symposium, Her Heads On Fire, Say Anything and Buds.)We are back for more Christmas fun and games with the big fat Emo Dad quiz of the year. Matt and James are excited to welcome the following courageous contenders… Joseph Grillo - Her Heads on Fire, Judas Knife, Garrison, instructionRoss Cummins - Symposium, Big SpinMeg Borges - Say it AnywayDan Wilson Stone (RETURNING CHAMPION)- Buds. , Dead Freights, Petty Squabbles Join as for a variety of fun rounds about the world of music and more. We bring back the ever popular ‘House or no House’ round from last year, as well as the intro round, and welcome some new rounds to varying degrees of success.Expect total chaos, disagreements, lots of laughs and some fun stories from our guests.Make sure you play along at home and let us know how you did?This is our last episode of the season, we hope you have enjoyed our ramblings and madness, we will be back in the new year for Season 8!!!SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Album of the Year (Feat. Common Sage, Green Day, Foxing and more)
Season 7 Episode 13: Album of the Year (Feat. Common Sage, Green Day, Foxing and more)Here we go again, Matt and James discuss the albums that they enjoyed more than most this year. We also introduce a new member to the Emo Dad Podcast, who reveals their top 5 albums and some fun facts about the people involved.We discuss Christmas silly season, the correct Christmas attire to wear to a hardcore show, our favourite EP’s of the year and our fave live performances.All this and so much more. Join us for some good tunes, a lot of laughs and let us know how much you disagree with our picks.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Unexpected albums that shaped the legends that we are today V2 (Feat. Beastie Boys, Weezer, Manic Street Preachers and more)
Season 7 Episode 12: Unexpected albums that shaped the legends that we are today V2 (Feat. Beastie Boys, Weezer, Manic Street Preachers and more)Matt and James are back for volume 2 of our unexpected albums which shaped us as legends. After taking forever to get through just 3 albums last week, we need to up our game and smash out 7 albums in total for this week, so get ready for a high speed episode of nostalgia.We instantly get sidetracked but then manage to get back on track with the episode, chatting our way through some amazing bands who were a big influence on us. Some will be a surprise, as the title of the episode suggests, some will not be a surprise, much to James’ disgust!Join us for this wonderful chat, do we manage to cover all 7 albums in the time we have?SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Unexpected albums that shaped the legends that we are today V1 (Feat. No Use for a Name, Skunk Anansie, Incubus and more)
Season 7 Episode 11: Unexpected albums that shaped the legends that we are today V1 (Feat. No Use for a Name, Skunk Anansie, Incubus and more)Matt and James have put their thinking caps on, and start considering the albums that have shaped their musical tastes over the years. You know, the albums which hit you like a freight train and change you life forever. The albums that mean so much to you.We discuss discovering a variety of bands for the first time. Matt sneaking into a musical situation that he instantly regretted, the album that helped James get through those tough school days and the unexpected impact of turntables onto our lives.We also discuss how you should never trust AI for your musical history needs.Join us for a fun discussion which might end up lasting a few episodes!SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Late 90’s nostalgia train (Feat. China Drum, Cable, Terrorvision and more)
Season 7 Episode 10: Late 90’s nostalgia train (Feat. China Drum, Cable, Terrorvision and more)It’s time for some lovely nostalgia, as Matt and James take you back to the late 90’s, a time of no mortgages, no school runs, no full time jobs….just bumming around in our baggy jeans, going to shows and causing mischief.We take you through a speedy tour of the great, and the not so great, bands of the late 90’s that were playing your local toilet venue, handing out stickers, signing people up to mailing lists and supporting Green Day way more times than you might realise.There will be some bands who you forgot about and will be pleased that we are reminding you, and there will be some bands who you forgot about and wish it had stayed that way.Join us and enjoy this wild ride.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Noodling in insane costumes (Feat. Hi-Standard, Band-Maid, Babymetal and more)
Season 7 Episode 9: Noodling in insane costumes (Feat. Hi-Standard, Band-Maid, Babymetal and more)This week, James takes us on a journey to the Far East, and the weird and wonderful world of Japanese music and culture.After a bit of random chat about the rap rock band, Silly Goose. James introduces Matt to the Japanese alternative music scene. He explains how the scene took off and how bands such as Babymetal ended up selling millions of records across the world. We discuss the crazy live performances of Japan’s biggest alternative bands. We remember the mighty Hi-Standard, learn about the madness of Versailles and explore the world of Japanese midwest emo.All this and much more.Join us, lets learn together.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Matt and James go to the Emo Exhibition (Feat. Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, House of Protection and more)
Season 7 Episode 8: Matt and James go to the Emo Exhibition (Feat. Taking Back Sunday, Hawthorne Heights, House of Protection and more)This week, Matt and James are out in the field, as we make our way to the Emo Exhibition in London.Having been sent the info by approximately 14 people, we decided to go and see what the Emo Exhibition is all about, join us as we discuss our experience, and attempt our first ever field recording. We look at studded belts, dodgy myspace pictures and Matt breaks the display cabinet. You won’t want to miss this review, because it will help you decide whether or not you should go and see the exhibition for yourself!We also chat about our experience of seeing House of Protection at the Underworld, bumping into friend of the podcast and Polar frontman, Woody, and end up going on a 90’s britrock side quest.All this and more madness, join us for all the fun.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Emo Dad talks to Julian Rosen (Common Sage)
Season 7 Episode 7: Emo Dad talks to Julian Rosen (Common Sage)Matt and James were buzzing to sit down with frontman of the incredible Common Sage, Julian Rosen.We discuss Julian’s youth and how he got into bands such as The Beatles and Blink 182, stealing his father’s records, starting bands in high school and learning guitar.We chat about the highs and lows of being in a band, the reality of touring and the impact it has on life. We chat about Spotify bio’s, Foxing, Cap n Jazz and which bands and musicians have been a big influence on Julian and the band.We look forward to the new album release, ‘Closer To’, which is out 22 November on Equal vision, and is absolutely MASSIVE. We discuss getting the likes of Geoff Rickly and Jason Gleason on the album, and how you take full advantage of having a mega guest on one of your songs.All this and so much more, it was a great chat and we can’t wait for you to hear.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Jason Aalon Butler deep dive Pt 2. (Feat. Fever333, The Wonder Years, The Bloody Beetroots and more)
Season 7 Episode 6: Jason Aalon Butler deep dive Pt 2.Matt and James are back for part 2 of our Jason Aalon Butler deep dive.This week we are focusing our attention and dodgy research on the Fever333 years. Of course we get distracted again and start discussing pretty much everything else there is to talk about.We do find some time to talk about the band and the ever evolving lineup of musicians. We chat about the influence of the likes of Travis Barker and John Feldmann, the guest vocal slots Jason has been involved in, and even take a virtual tour through a boutique hotel, for reasons which we will save for the listeners.Join us for lots of fun and banter.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Jason Aalon Butler deep dive Pt 1. (Feat. Letlive, Limp Bizkit and Aalon Butler)
Season 7 Episode 5: Jason Aalon Butler deep dive Pt 1.In an effort to actually be on brand for once, Matt and James are back on the deep dives. To celebrate the release of the new Fever333 album, we decide to focus our attention and questionable research skills on the mighty Jason Aalon Butler, front man for the likes of Letlive and Fever333, as well as political activist, insane frontman and lover of bins.Bins take up a surprisingly large part of our chat, as we obviously get distracted. We also focus too much time on Inglewood (LA), Limp Bizkit (again!) and sports teams.As well as the above, we spend most of this episode discussing the mighty Letlive, leaving Fever333 for next week.Join us and the usual fun and games.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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James’ birthday surprise interrogation (Feat. Refused, Glassjaw, RATM and more)
Season 7 Episode 4: James’ birthday surprise interrogation.This week, Matt and James recorded the episode on James’ birthday. Regular listeners will not be surprised to hear that James doesn’t enjoy birthdays, and he hates surprises, so Matt decided to surprise him with some birthday fun.Join us as Matt quizzes James on everything from the 1980 Reading Festival lineup to his dream gig lineup. We discuss how we prefer to live our lives in total control and how unexpected change can make us anxious. We chat about what makes a band influential or not and play loads of cool music, as well as some not so cool music.Join us in wishing James a very happy birthday.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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AI vs human podcasters (Feat. Father of Peace, Death Lens, The Get Up Kids and more)
Season 7 Episode 3: AI vs human podcasters.This week, Matt and James decide to plug their silly podcast musings into an AI podcasting black magic machine and live react to what they get. This stuff is crazy and will blow your mind and do us out of a job at the same time.We also discuss American Football (band or sport?), new bands Father of Peace and Death Lens, the return of the Warped Tour, pre festival warm up exercises and so much more.It’s yet another week of alternative culture madness and we hope you choose to join us on this wild ride.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Summer gigging good times (Feat. LS Dunes, Sweet Pill, The Armed and more)
Season 7 Episode 2: Summer gigging good times.In this weeks episode, Matt and James sit down to discuss the gigs they attended across the summer hiatus.We chat about the various venues we’ve visited, our favourite moments from watching bands such as LS Dunes, Sweet Pill, The Armed and many more. We also exclusively reveal why we didn’t attend any festivals this year.We also remember being celebrity spotted at a Thursday gig, the disgusting sound of a blues slide guitar, the terrifying sight of stage divers and so much more.We hope you enjoy.SEASON 7 PLAYLIST HERE.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Preseason (7) Training (Feat. The Appleseed Cast, Narrow Head, Karen Dió and more)
Season 7 Episode 1: Preseason (7) Training.WE ARE BACK from our emo hiatus.That’s right, Matt and James are back with a brand new but kinda the same Emo Dad Podcast. We are officially pivoting, and this is our pre season experiment episode.Join us as we get to grips with some new technology, we work out how we will be doing the podcast going forward, we struggle with live producing and so much more.Plus, of course, top chat about everything alternative, including an almost sensible conversation about ticket prices for gigs, it’s what you have been waiting all summer for!Listen, laugh along and have fun.———————————————Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends.Website is here.Instagram: @emodadpodcastTikTok: @emo.dad.podcastTipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).
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Emo Dad talks to Martha
Season 4 Episode 11 - Emo Dad talks to MarthaMatt and James sit down with one half of County Durham's Lennon and McCartney, Nathan Stephens-Griffin from Martha. Hailing from the improbably named Pity Me, this is a wonderful journey through Nathan's personal musical history and Martha's first four albums. We talk about collaborative songwriting, political stances, amazing lyrics, the going crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the realities of being a hard-working DIY punk band in 2023. As usual, Matt and James bring their own chaos, with Matt figuring out easter eggs in album covers and James thinking County Durham is in Ireland.Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our BRAND NEW range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).Click 'Follow', RATE US on Spotify, tell all your friends, and find us on Instagram, @emodadpodcast
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Emo Dad talks to Poeta
Season 4 Episode 3 - Emo Dad talks to Poeta.Matt and James sit down Anthony, Kevin and John from the incredible Poeta. Regular listeners will know that Poeta's album 'Stella Luna' made it to the top of Matt's 'Top 5 Albums' list last year so we simply had to get these lads on for a chat. We discuss their time growing up in New Jersey, their first ever bands, and how Poeta got together. We discuss their debut album 'Golden Fields' and what it was like to play on Warped Tour. Obviously we had lots of questions about 'Stella Luna' and the process behind the albums creation. We also have a lot of laughs about falling asleep to Enya, listening to Mudvayne, lifting weights, in band politics, developing a band branded beer and so much more. Join us for this really fun chat, and some awesome tunes. Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our BRAND NEW range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).Click 'Follow', RATE US on Spotify, tell all your friends, and find us on Instagram, @emodadpodcast
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Emo Dad talks to Greg Holden
Season 4 Episode 2 - Emo Dad talks to Greg Holden.Matt and James sit down with the first guest of 2023, the lovely Mr Greg Holden. Greg is a singer-songwriter, born in the UK, but now residing in the States. Greg has had the most incredible career both as a solo artist and with his writing. Greg first enjoyed success back in 2009 as he grew a following on Youtube, after posting some acoustic songs. After upping sticks and following his dream to New York, his career really took off, leading to huge tours across the States and beyond. Greg achieved an 'accidental' number 1 hit in the Netherlands with 'The Lost Boy', which led to him play in front of a television audience of over 10 million people. We also hear the story of when one of his songs got picked up by American Idol and used for the winner (the brilliantly named Phillip Phillips) in 2012, selling more than 6 million copies and (as I write this) getting over 256 million plays on Spotify! Greg has also been on a major label, released numerous fantastic albums and worked with some legendary producers, writers and musicians. Greg tells us stories of his incredible journey in music, hanging out with the likes of Ace Enders and Tim Armstrong, and details the extreme highs and lows of working in this industry.Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here.Merchandise - Shop our BRAND NEW range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more.Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!).Click 'Follow', RATE US on Spotify, tell all your friends, and find us on Instagram, @emodadpodcast
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Emo Dad Podcast is a presented by Matt Buck and James Reekie, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on emo/punk/post hardcore and alternative music, including the mad world that surrounds it. We have interviews with some of your favourite musicians, deep dives into different eras of emo music and lots of special episodes. For fans of bands such as Thursday, Glassjaw, Deftones, Mineral, The Early November, The Get Up Kids, Far, Jimmy Eat World, Funeral for a Friend, Letlive, The Used, Taking Back Sunday etc. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emodadpodcast
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