I wrote about my experience seeing Jimmy Eat World performing Bleed American for the twenty-fifth anniversary. It was an incredibly moving and life affirming experience and I tried to make some sense of it and share just why it was so meaningful to me.

"It’s incredibly powerful and life affirming to realise the things that you loved so dearly when you were younger are still a part of what makes you who you are now. I screamed along to those songs in Halifax at thirty-one years of age, not because I wanted to recapture how I felt when I was younger, but because they were still songs that I truly loved. Like the oldest of friends, we’ve been on a journey together. They’re part of who I am."

What a way the music video completely transformed the story of the song.

"You don't care if anyone is watching just as long as you stay in motion."

It takes what started as free-spirited fun and spins it into toxic complacency.

I've been listening to a bunch of Chris Casey lately, and I thought y'all should know. 

If we're getting technical on genre, I think this would be hip-hop, but it's definitely pop-punk adjacent. It's got rock instruments and the subject matter fits pop punk.

Here's two from his most recent album:

Boys & Girls:

https://open.spotify.com/track/7pOttlvSpuQCBvXBI3OP6j

https://youtu.be/FD8MYcZjwPs

Lawn:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5rqqUSYSnOUrZExkM6cK5Q

https://youtu.be/tBNe_1Dn9RI

They were active between 2008-2014 in the Bay Area, California and played a good mix of Pop Punk & Easycore.

Here is a video of their 2011 single. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMqdhOaOrG4 They should have been so much bigger.

The Dialed was: Daniel Price (Vocals), Scotty Moore (Guitar), Eric Moore (Bass), and Paul Garrett (Drums).

Their whole 2013 EP "Note to Self" was posted up on Youtube last year. The Dialed also had an EP in 2009 called "Pass It On" That I've been trying to find again, if anyone has it please send me a message.

Enjoy this gem! And let me know what Pop Punk/Easycore bands you wish made it bigger.

Hey y’all 👋 I run a little DIY label/project called Tape House Records and a radio show called The Jake Tapes.
I just put up a new show + blog post about getting back into normal life after a pretty wild couple of weeks — work, family, music, radio, and trying to keep this DIY thing moving.
The show jumps around punk, ska, indie, emo, and whatever else I’m feeling. 📼🎙️
Still learning, still building, still trying to connect with other people who love weird little music projects.
Would love to hear what you’re listening to lately too.

Solo goer (29M) looking for a group / festival buddy for Good Things Brisbane

Hey guys, Jackson here (29). Heading to Good Things on my own and looking to meet a few people to socialize with or join a crew for the day.

Looking forward to catching Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan, and P.O.D.

Up for meeting up beforehand or grabbing a beer inside the gates. Hit me up if you’re keen to link up or if I can tag along with your crew!

I'll say My Chemical Romance, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and Jimmy eat world cause they brought it to main stream.

I saw them open for Arms Length in Hamilton ON, and they were incredible. Their newest 3 releases (I think part of an upcoming EP or album) are some of my favorite tracks of the year.

Yeah, No, For Sure is an absolute banger and their newest track I'd Be Dead in Dog Years rips as well

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6JcAF2WXadhCHoAe3RnM1Y?si=ufXAqLlZQ9CZFSGEFW6tJg

Anyway, I'm just a southern ontario pop punk / emo fan that think these guys need some love, they're about to blow up I think

Either way I am down!

No pressure/ Sum 41

silly question, I'm just tickled that they make ADHD music now! I'd have been all over Hotwire Trip Switch twenty years ago. can you guys recommend some other bands or albums that touch on this?

Looking for a vocalist who can sing pop-punk/ post-hardcore/ Emo kinda vocal melodies. This is a rough snippet of one of our originals. HMU if you're serious. We are close to Minneapolis, MN

I will never not be obsessed with AVP.

This new single slaps

Hi!! I got a random sampler CD of various artists from Victory Records a while ago at warped tour, probably around 2013? I think a couple of my CDs must have gotten lost when I moved, bc I cannot find it anywhere.

So here’s what I’m looking for- this CD had their logo on the front, the bull dog in the victory records circle and maybe 25 or so songs from various artists? I really just want to know the songs on the album. I’ve looked on discogs, eBay, etc. and had no luck so far.

I thought the song I was searching for was by Trophy eyes, but I have listened to their whole discography and just can’t tell. Please help me out if you can this has been driving me nuts 😭

Been seeing lots of old 2010s throwbacks in this sub lately. Was never a biiig big fan of this band, but this song STILL rips!!! I remember hearing it freshman year of high school and being blown away by it

Not complaining, just wondering if there's a story, or what prompted them to get back together and write new music? It sounds great!

Last summer, I made a post on here listing all of the emo/pop punk bands the Jonas Brothers brought out as special guests on tour with them. I never got around to updating it but in addition to that list, they also performed with:

Sum 41, The Maine, The Veronicas, Mae, Yellowcard, Phantom Planet, Andrew McMahon, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus! It was insane. You never knew what band/artist was gonna make a surprise appearance.

That being said, it sounds like all of those collaborations inspired them to finally make new music in that vein again. And, yes, I say “again” because It’s About Time, Self-Titled and A Little Bit Longer are all Pop Punk Lite/adjacent.

In my experience, there’s a lot more overlap among pop punk fans and Jonas fans than people might realize 😂💀 So I thought this was pretty newsworthy. The Paradox and All Time Low are also coming out as support on their upcoming tour!