Pretty Good Vibrations
By Dan Koch
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Episodes: 98
Description
Pretty Good Vibrations analyzes and celebrates pop and rock music and its crucial role throughout our lives. Podcast veteran and host Dan Koch (You Have Permission Podcast) has been a professional musician for most of the last 20 years: songwriter for the emo-pop band Sherwood, then as a commercial composer since 2012. Multiple episode styles include bracket-style tournaments, chronological walk-throughs, and deep dives into genres, artists, and eras.
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Dashboard Confessional - "Hands Down" (The Emo Diaries) *Fixed*
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Brand New - "Jesus Christ" (The Emo Diaries)
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Blink-182 - "Adam's Song" (The Emo Diaries)
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Foo Fighters - "Everlong" (The Emo Diaries)
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Pedro the Lion - "Magazine" (The Emo Diaries)
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Death Cab for Cutie - "The New Year" (The Emo Diaries)
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Top 10 Relient K Songs
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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NEW SERIES: The Album Cycle w/Relient K's Jon Schneck
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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NEW SERIES: The Emo Diaries (The Dangerous Summer - "No One's Gonna Need You More")
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Brian Wilson's Faith & Music
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 2)
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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70s Punk Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 1)
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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80s Punk Tournament (Re-Broadcast)
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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90s Tooth & Nail Records Tournament
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 3)
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 2)
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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70s Pop & Rock Mega Tournament (Part 1)
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Soundtrack Shootout: Pulp Fiction v. Forrest Gump
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May 07, 2024 |
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2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 5)
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 4)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 3)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 2)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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2000's Emo Deep Dive & Mega-Tournament (Part 1)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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2012 Rock Albums Draft!
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Hair Metal Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 2)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Hair Metal Deep Dive & Tournament (Part 1)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Sherwood's Favorite Songs & Stories (Part 2)
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Sherwood's Favorite Songs & Stories (Part 1)
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Wish I Wrote That: Face to Face "You Could've Had Everything" (with Ethan Luck)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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90s Alternative Mega-Tournament (Part 2)
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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90s Alternative Mega-Tournament (Part 1)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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2000s Post-Hardcore Mega-Tournament (Part 2)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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2000s Post-Hardcore Mega-Tournament (Part 1)
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Dan's Year-End (Non-Rock) Mix
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Ska-Punk Tournament (Part 2)
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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Ska-Punk Tournament (Part 1)
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Power Pop Postscript: Nirvana, Weezer, Sherwood
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Indie Pop Mega Tournament (Part 2)
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Indie Pop Mega Tournament (Part 1)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Dan's Year-End Rock Mix
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Power Pop Revival Tournament (Part 2)
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Power Pop Revival Tournament (Part 1)
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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Hot Takes: Saves the Day, Jimmy Eat World & More
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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90s Alt Pop Tournament (Part 2)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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90s Alt Pop Tournament (Part 1)
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Top 10 "New" Emo/Punk Bands
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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David vs. Goliath: Carly Rae Jepsen's "Emotion"
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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Confessions of a Music Video Director
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Indie Folk & Americana Mega Tournament (Part 3)
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Indie Folk & Americana Mega Tournament (Part 2)
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Indie Folk & Americana Mega Tournament (Part 1)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Blitzkrieg Bop: Analog Crunch
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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Rancid vs. NOFX
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Post-Beatles Solo Tournament (Part 2)
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Post-Beatles Solo Tournament (Part 1)
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Sugar, We're Throwin' Down: 2007 Emo/Punk Edition
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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MTV Buzz Bin Shootout
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Screamo Tournament (Part 2)
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Screamo Tournament (Part 1)
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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1st & 2nd Wave Ska Tournament (Part 2)
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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1st & 2nd Wave Ska Tournament (Part 1)
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Weezer Albums Tournament (Part 2)
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Weezer Albums Tournament (Part 1)
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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Top 10 Bands We Toured With (Part 2)
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Top 10 Bands We Toured With (Part 1)
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Beach Boys Mega-Tournament (Part 2)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Beach Boys Mega-Tournament (Part 1)
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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80s Punk Tournament (Part 2, with Sam Tallent)
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May 30, 2023 |
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80s Punk Tournament (Part 1, with Sam Tallent)
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May 23, 2023 |
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Warped Tour '04 Tournament
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May 16, 2023 |
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Dad's Tape Deck: Comedian Simon Gibson
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May 09, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Jesus Movement Music '67-'79 (Part 2)
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May 02, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Jesus Movement Music '67-'79 (Part 1)
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Convince Me: Nu-Metal Has Any Value At All (with The Classic Crime)
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Emo/Punk "Scene" Radio Tournament (Part 2)
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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Emo/Punk "Scene" Radio Tournament (Part 1)
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Bon Iver / Justin Vernon (Part 2)
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Bon Iver / Justin Vernon (Part 1)
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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90s Punk Mega-Tournament (Part 2)
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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90s Punk Mega-Tournament (Part 1)
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Working Out Trauma at Furnace Fest
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Post-Punk (Part 2)
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Post-Punk (Part 1)
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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2000s Indie Tournament (Part 2)
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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2000s Indie Tournament (Part 1)
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Track by Track: Clarity by Jimmy Eat World (Part 2)
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Track by Track: Clarity by Jimmy Eat World (Part 1)
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Emo '95-'97 (with Motion City Soundtrack's Josh Cain)
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Walk Me Through: Emo '85-'94 (with Motion City Soundtrack's Josh Cain)
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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Dad's Cassette Case: Graceland, Sgt. Pepper's, Rumors
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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Top 8 Early 90s Major Label Debuts (Part 2)
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Top 8 Early 90s Major Label Debuts (Part 1)
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Yacht Rock Tournament (Part 2, with Tyson Motsenbocker)
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Yacht Rock Tournament (Part 1, with Tyson Motsenbocker)
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Convince Me: Blink-182 Were Better with Matt Skiba
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Walk me Through: Power Pop (Part 2, with John Van Deusen)
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Walk me Through: Power Pop (Part 1, with John Van Deusen)
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Pretty Good Vibrations Trailer
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Nov 02, 2022 |