Washed Up Emo
Join Tom Mullen for a look back at when emo was an unknown word, its relevance now and speaks to those deeply involved with the emo/punk/hardcore/post-hardcore scene.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 262
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
#162 - Scott Hobart (Giants Chair)
Today we welcome singer, guitarist and lyricist, Scott Hobart from Giants Chair. Giants Chair are a midwest band that in the early 90s influenced many in the scene we know today. Starting out on the …
01:06:29 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
#161 - Tracy Wilson (Dahlia Seed, Positive No)
Today we welcome Tracy Wilson from Dahlia Seed. You may also know her from her other bands Souvenir, Ringfinger or Positive No. If it is a no, let me explain. Tracy is an icon in the emo scene becaus…
01:33:53 |
Mon 28 Oct 2019
#160 - Casey James Prestwood (Hot Rod Circuit, The Burning Angels)
Today we welcome Casey James Prestwood from Hot Rod Circuit. Casey and I talk through the history of Hot Rod Circuit and his current endeavors with country music and his band The Burning Angels. Case…
01:30:12 |
Tue 01 Oct 2019
#159 - Dan Didier (20th Anniversary of "Very Emergency")
We welcome back Dan Didier from The Promise Ring to talk about the album “Very Emergency.” Why do you ask? Because today, September 28th, 2019 is the 20th anniversary of this album’s release on Jade …
01:05:37 |
Sat 28 Sep 2019
#158 - Tim Kinsella
Today we welcome Tim Kinsella. You may know Tim from such bands as Cap’n Jazz, Owls, Make Believe, and Joan of Arc. He’s currently playing music with his wife in Good Fuck. Tim and I spent time talki…
00:51:28 |
Tue 10 Sep 2019
#157 - Jamie Stillman (EarthQuaker Devices, Harriet the Spy)
Today we welcome Jamie Stillman from EarthQuaker Devices, an effects pedal company out of Akron, Ohio. Jamie was also in bands you may have heard of like The Party of Helicopters, Fringe Candidate, R…
01:05:37 |
Tue 13 Aug 2019
#156 - Jade Lilitri (Oso Oso)
Jade and I connected early on during the first album, "Real Stories Of True People Who Looked Kind Of Like Monsters." I was a huge fan and supporter. Following that debut, it was great to see the mai…
01:21:41 |
Mon 22 Jul 2019
#155 - Chris Crisci (The Appleseed Cast)
Today, we welcome Chris Crisci from The Appleseed Cast. Chris has been on my list for the entire 8 years of this podcast’s existence. I am honored to finally have him on the podcast. I loved Chris’ a…
00:59:15 |
Mon 24 Jun 2019
#154 - Ian MacKaye
A few months ago, I asked a couple of prior podcast guests Brian Lowit from Lovitt Records and now Dischord Records and John Davis from Q and Not U, if they thought an in-person interview could happe…
01:14:22 |
Mon 10 Jun 2019
#153 - Mitch Wilson (No Knife)
Today we welcome Mitch Wilson from No Knife! Mitch and I have spoken to each other over the years and finally got some time to chat. We got deep into the San Diego scene, meeting Rocket from the Cryp…
01:25:14 |
Mon 20 May 2019
#152 - John Vanderslice (Tiny Telephone Recording)
Today we welcome John Vanderslice. I found out about John through his album in 2000 called, Mass Suicide Occult Figurines, on Barsuk Records. It stuck with me and I’ve followed him since. Last month,…
01:30:48 |
Mon 06 May 2019
#151 - Adam Pfahler (Jawbreaker)
A documentary was released a few years ago called "Don’t Break Down," about Jawbreaker. Fun fact: Dan Didier, drummer for the Promise Ring, Maritime and Vermont was the producer of the film!
After s…
01:18:13 |
Mon 22 Apr 2019
#150 - Mike and Nate Kinsella (American Football)
Wow, we made it to 150 episodes. Crazy to think about all the folks that have come on to share their story with you and I. To that, a big part of this is agreeing to be open and talk about their musi…
01:10:20 |
Mon 01 Apr 2019
#149 - David Bazan (Pedro the Lion)
David Bazan has always been on my list to be on the podcast, it just took almost 8 years. I always sorta thought he’d want nothing to do with me or the podcast. As with this stuff, I got over it and …
01:14:25 |
Mon 25 Mar 2019
#148 - Matt Traxler (Brandtson, Steadfast Records)
Today we welcome Matt Traxler, guitarist from Brandtson. The band, out of Cleveland was on Deep Elm and The Militia Group back in the day and they recently reissued some lost demos through Matt’s lab…
01:04:27 |
Mon 18 Mar 2019
#147 - Fredrik Brändström (Starmarket)
I first heard Starmarket on the 3rd Emo Diaries compilation in 1999 and soon after they released their third album “Four Hours Light.” I was instantly blown away with the post-hardcore sound and the …
00:32:46 |
Mon 25 Feb 2019
#146 - Steve Schiltz (Longwave)
Today we welcome Steve Schiltz from Longwave. Steve is also an accomplished music producer and composer for film, TV and advertising. If you’re wondering why Steve is on. I have three reasons.
First,…
01:18:04 |
Mon 11 Feb 2019
#145 - Hutch Harris (The Thermals)
We’re back and stoked to have episode 145 of the podcast with Hutch Harris, most widely know from the band, The Thermals. Hutch and I have been conversing back and forth on Twitter for years. I’d alw…
01:05:36 |
Mon 28 Jan 2019
#144 - Erik Ratensperger (Jeromes Dream)
Today welcome Erik Ratensperger from the legendary screamo band Jeromes Dream.
Jeromes Dream were around for a very short time from 1997 to 2001 born out of the Connecticut hardcore scene. They had a…
01:19:01 |
Mon 17 Dec 2018
#143 - Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES)
Lauren and I connected a few years ago and I found out she listened to the podcast! The stars aligned and we finally caught up recently to chat.
Lauren is a massive emo fan and we chat deeply about …
00:58:00 |
Mon 10 Dec 2018
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