No Plus Ones

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. 

In this episode, Dan and David talked to Elena de Soto, one half of the team behind Atlanta's Wrecking Ball festival. She talks about how she got Thursday to reunite, how important it is for a fest to book reunion acts, and what bands she'll always be putting offers in for. 

In the first episode of No Plus Ones, Dan and David talk to David Sandström, the drummer of Refused, about getting paid $500,000 to play Coachella, making new music with his old band, the legacy of The Shape of Punk to Come, and what the future holds for Refused.