No Plus Ones

We're back with, believe it or not, some good news this week. Spencer Ackerman, the national security reporter for the Daily Beast, joins us to talk about a couple small political victories. In Virginia, Danica Roem, a trans woman and vocalist for the metal band Cab Ride Home, beat her opponent handily, and in Brooklyn, Justin Brannan of Indecision and Most Precious Blood became a city councilman. Join us as we talk politics, like that other podcast with the chapstick or whatever. 

Heading to Gainesville this weekend for The Fest? Well, we aren't, but we figured you'd want to hear our advice about who to see based on name alone. We also talk about clowns a fair deal, as is customary. 

[extremely youth of today voice] WE'RE BACK Dan's been teasing this article David wrote for a while so we talk about it. This is the Jud Jud episode. (We also talk about Dave Coulier a lot because we have questions, okay?)

Dan and David went to Riot Fest and, being such huge celebrities, were treated, not just to the VIP experience, but the VVIP experience. This episode features interviews with other celebs, such as Brendan Kelly and Chris McCaughan of The Lawrence Arms, Evan Weiss of Into It. Over It. and Pet Symmetry, Vanessa Burt of Fat Wreck Chords, Sue Werner of War on Women, David Kelling of Culture Abuse, Toby Jeg and Daisy Dempsey of Red Scare Records, and Seton O'Connor of the Dan Patrick Show. We also talk about the Jawbreaker reunion, Prophets of Rage, and being such famous celebs. 

Crime podcasts are all the rage so Dan and David get in on that action. They talk about shoplifting, the guy from Quicksand getting arrested for shoplifting, and Riot Fest. CRIME!

This week, Mikey Erg explains why Norm Macdonald is his favorite comedian of all time. We talk about our favorite Norm bits, Norm's weird memoir, and the movie Dirty Work. 

After a week where we got really upset about Taylor Swift we decided to cool down and invite our friend Jordan Hudkins of the rock 'n' roll band Rozwell Kid on the podcast. Not only that, we let him pick the topic. And, surprising no one, he picked breakfast. We rank the breakfast chains, talks about bagels, and learn how dumb old Dan Ozzi got food poisoning. 

Listen, we didn't want to have to do this. But here we are, talking about Taylor Swift's new song "Look What You Made Me Do," the press cycle for her new album Reputation, and the many pointless feuds she's had (Kanye West, Katy Perry, probably someone else). Is Taylor basically Donald Trump for the music world? Listen to find out.  We also get really frustrated the end and just talking about good things we like. So it's not all bad, I guess. 

To Dan's eternal confusion, David flew to San Francisco to see the band Jawbreaker play. We talk about that, the movie Jawbreaker, and lots of other movies because this is a film podcast now. If you've been looking for a podcast where people half-heartedly argue about Jawbreaker's best album, this one's for you.

On this week's episode, Dan and David talk with Shawna Potter, the lead singer of War On Women. This summer, the band headed out on the Warped Tour to spread their message, and we caught up with her to hear how that went, what she thinks of the Warped Tour, and what purpose it serves in 2017. 

No one loves memes like Annalise Domenighini, so we had her on the podcast to explain the greatest meme of them all: Smash Mouth's "All Star." THE INTERNET!

In this episode, Dan and David discuss the topic on the minds of approximately four people: Track premieres. What value is there to have songs premiered on various websites, does anyone actually like them or is it just a marketing ploy? We talk about that, what we enjoy about music writing, and read some quotes from an interview with Coolio. 

Gary Suarez is a writer for Forbes, Noisey, Vinyl My Please, and many other places. He's got a rich knowledge of everything from hip-hop to metal, and he knows the intricacies of the music business more than most writers. Here, he talks to Dan and David about the internet, the lack of negative criticism, and what good has come of all the changes in music journalism over the past few years. 

White Lung's Mish Barber-Way joins Dan and David to discuss what it's like being both a writer and musician, and how one pursuit informs the other. They discuss the state of music journalism, how the internet has changed music criticism, and how it's much more interesting to write about sex workers instead of musicians. You know, the normal stuff we usually discuss on this podcast. 

Ian Cohen is a freelance writer who has been published everywhere from Pitchfork to Spin to Noisey. Here, he joins Dan and David to discuss the role of music criticism in 2017, what it's like to draw flack from the artists you cover, and how music journalism has changed in his two decades in the profession. Strap in, this one gets nerdy. 

Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem joins us to kick off our second series, Critical Acclaim. Here, we explore how musicians, critics, and the people who fall into both cambs deal with music journalists, harsh reviews, and constant online criticism. In the series opener, Brian talks about The Gaslight Anthem's journey, from The 59 Sound turning his band into Punknews darlings—and nabbing a glowing review on Pitchfork (we've never heard of it either)—to getting torn apart by seemingly everyone. Dive in as Brian spills trade secrets, like how major labels don't actually care what Pitchfork has to say about anything…

In this one-off episode of No Plus Ones, Dan and David go deep into the wilderness that is Pete Wentz's Wikipedia page. If you've ever wanted to hear two people discuss all the readily available information on Mr. Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III, this episode is for you. 

Billy Werner of Saetia and Hot Cross talks to Dan and David about why he hasn't gotten Saetia back together. He explains why the band's decided to stay in the past, even as their discography has gotten newly reissued by Jeremy Bolm of Touche Amore, and why hardcore should always be moving forward. 

Chase Igliori is the Manager of American Football, Cap'n Jazz, Owen, and other bands not related to Mike or Tim Kinsella. In this episode, he talks to Dan and David about how he helped American Football get back together and put out a second record. Chase tells us what makes a successful reunion happen, and why others don't live up to all the hype. We also talk a lot of shit on Knapsack (sorry Knapsack).

In this episode, Jordan Blilie of The Blood Brothers talks with Dan and David about their short-lived reunion. The band got back together for a brief stint of touring before putting it to bed, so Blilie explains why they did it and, more importantly, why they didn't want to make new music.