Mind Equals Blown Podcast

YO WELCOME TO SZN 2 OF THE MIND EQUALS BLOWN PODCAST! On this episode Nick and Adit celebrate the 10-year anniversary of The Nationals' masterpiece The Boxer, rank Arcade Fire's discography, praise Carly Rae Jepsen and more! *Apologies for the audio issues. We'll try to fix it if we remember to record an episode more than once every three months.*

In this episode, Nick and Tim talk about bands poised to make comebacks in 2017 and whether or not every band needs to reunite. Plus Acceptance's new record, where Zombies In Broadway falls in Andrew McMahon's discography, classic shoegaze, and more!

In this episode Nick and Tim discuss the new record from The Menzingers, as well as the Grammys, pop music, political punk bands, and more!

Connor makes his triumphant return as he joins Nick and Alexa for a spoiler-ific discussion of Rogue One!

Nick is joined by David Roa and Adit this week to talk about records we've seen overrated and underrated on Year End lists so far. It's actually just a thinly veiled excuse to talk about The Life Of Pablo for a long time.

In this episode, Nick is joined by Alexa and Maria to discuss the Warped Tour cruise and other cruise-related topics, plus the Grammys, The Gillmore Girls, and more. #TeamNick

Staff writer Tom Hush joins the podcast this week to talk about the surge in vinyl reissues and the pros and cons they bring with them.

After catching up on some random music thoughts, Nick and special guest Gio Williams get into a discussion about the state of music journalism, from the loss of several of the bigger blogs to the ethics of big outlets to what they're looking for in their music coverage.

This week on the MEB Podcast, Nick and Tim discuss the staff's upcoming Top 40 hip hop records of all time list, as well as diving into their own personal top fives.

On this episode, Alexa Rahmanparast and Maria Gironas join Nick to talk about bands we've broken up with to varying degrees over the years. Along the way Alexa reveals her frighteningly vast knowledge of Tokio Hotel, we all forget Maria's favorite band, and Nick manages to only talk about Brand New for like a minute.

We're back! In this episode, Nick and Tim catch up on all the singles that have dropped over the last month, plus preview some upcoming tours and much more!

On this episode, Nick is joined by Lindsay Bartels to talk about the Netflix phenomenon Stranger Things! Be sure to check out Lindsay's writing over at www.bingeworthyblog.com

On this episode, Nick and Tim discuss blink-182's new record, Yellowcard's breakup, pop-punk classics, and where the genre has gone over the years.

After a quick aside about the recent Panic At The Disco / Weezer co-headlining tour, Nick, Alexa and Adit break down their top five albums at the mid-point of 2016, while hitting on a variety of other topics along the way.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick, Adit and Alexa bring their choices for the top 5 worst songs of all time and debate why they selected them. Things quickly go off on tangents, like trying to figure out what exactly Cholo Goth is, digging deep into the philosophical understanding of Attack Attack, and explaining why guitar solos are overrated. Give it a listen and let us know your choices!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! Brand New did stuff, so you know the MEB squad had to cover it. Nick and Tim talk "I Am A Nightmare", the band's album roll-out, the upcoming(?) record, and the band's future. They also hit on The Hotelier's new record, Goodness, plus Tim talks about getting into Motion City Soundtrack at their farewell show, Nick explains his ~exclusive~ Brand New timeline theory, and they both are way wrong about the NHL Western Conference Finals (RIP St. Louis, sorry Tim).

This week on the Mind Equals Blown Podcast, Connor returns to join Nick in eulogizing Motion City Soundtrack. They discuss the band's career, their break up, what made them special, and go through the impossible task of ranking their discography. RIP.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick and Adit break down the Blink 182 album news, from the artwork to the title to the first single, as well as predicting how the record will turn out. After that, they discuss the recent wave of streaming exclusivity and what the future holds on that front.

In this episode, Tim Dodderidge and Christina Troitino join Nick to talk about punk music. Christina lends her old school expertise to discuss the importance of bands like The Clash and Descendents, Nick and Tim look at the newer crop of punk-leaning bands, and all three try to figure out why ska was a thing. So throw on your denim jacket with the Crass patch and give it a listen!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick and Tim break down the impact of the emo genre, discuss the Rolling Stone list and name their top 10 emo records of all time.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick is joined by freelance writer/amateur Korn historian Drake Lupton to talk about the new film The Witch. (Warning: they talk about lots of spoilers because like why wouldn't they?) Give this episode a listen and subscribe to the MEB Podcast on iTunes! You can find Drake on Twitter at @TheAmazingDrake. Tweet at him to unblock Nick because he's sorry and he didn't mean it and he misses him.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week's episode is a little different, as Nick and Adit are joined by Vox Vocis, a indie/prog rock band from Texas. The band discusses their new album, In The Arms Of The Sun, writing a concept record, the pros and cons of being a three-piece band, and much more, so give it a listen! And be sure to pick up a copy of In The Arms Of The Sun at voxvocis.bandcamp.com

Connor returns this week to discuss all of the rad tours that are being announced, bands reuniting and how they should approach their setlist, and much more. Check it out!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick and Adit break down some of their most anticipated records of 2016, discuss surprise albums vs. announced release dates, and try to figure out what Kanye and Brand New will do this year.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown podcast! In this episode, Nick is joined by Norman Galang to discuss the year in hip hop!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! We're back from our mini-hiatus and here to discuss our annual End Of The Year awards, the MEBBIES! Nick and Adit break down the categories and discuss their top picks from 2015.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! The hiatus is over and we are back and better than ever. This week Nick, Tim and MJ talk all about the current 90s resurgence, the return of Good Charlotte, live shows, and much more. So give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick is joined by Connor Feimster and Adit Ahmed to dig into Harmlessness, the new record from The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die. It's a truly special album for all three hosts, so if you've checked out the record, you'll enjoy this episode. If you haven't listened to the record, what are you even doing, dude? Go listen to it and then this episode. Trust us.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick is joined by Connor and Tim to breakdown some of their most anticipated upcoming fall tours. But it mostly gives them tangents to go off on, like how dope The Academy Is... were at Riot Fest, how stoked they are on the new TWIABP record, and why Bring Me The Horizon are getting praise for writing a boring radio rock album. It's certainly an interesting episode and it touches on a wide range of topics, so make sure to check it out! NOTE- We had some technical issues, so this one unfortunately has no theme song or intro, it just goes straight into the episode. It's abrupt and kind of awkward, but the episode is great so just overlook that. Thanks fam :)

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick is joined by staff writer Eli Shively and the two discuss The Wonder Years' new album No Closer To Heaven. If you listened to the record, you'll definitely enjoy the conversation. Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week Nick and MJ stray away from music to talk about the best TV show of the summer, Mr. Robot, which wrapped up its first season this week. They breakdown what made the show so special, try to predict where it goes from here, and throw out their theories on the crazy cliffhangers! *NOTE* It seems pretty obvious, but if you haven't watched the full season yet, pause this, finish up, then come back. We talk mad spoilers. Also, we had a slight hiccup with the recording, so the episode starts a few seconds into our convo with MJ giving his thoughts.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick, Connor, and Tim talk about Underoath's reunion, the new Motion City Soundtrack record and how legacy plays into anticipation, Balance And Composure's future, Nicolas Cage, and way more. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick and MJ go through and break down Spotify's Top 50 playlist and talk about how pop music is kinda dope right now. They also touch on the Straight Outta Compton movie and the future of music biopics, as well as picking their most anticipated fall tours. Give it a listen and subscribe on iTunes and enjoy!

Welcome back! This week, Nick and MJ talk about the Drake and Meek Mill saga, the status of rap beefs in 2015, the death of Mayhem Fest, and much more. Give it a listen and let us know what you think!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick is joined by Connor Feimster and Jackson Balling to discuss the APMAs. They break down each category and choose their winners, as well as examining the event as a whole, before hitting a few of the big news stories from this week. Also, we have a theme song! Congrats to Paul Stange from Austin, TX for winning our contest! He won a rad prize from the fine folks at Vinyl Me Please, an awesome service that you should definitely check out!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick and MJ shift their focus to all the movie trailers that came out this past week at Comic Con. They talk Batman vs Superman, Suicide Squad, Deadpool, and much more. Then at the end they discuss some music news, including the new Bring Me The Horizon song and the impending nu-metal revival. Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and let us know what you think! Enjoy!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week Nick is joined by Alexa Rahmanparast and Joe Ballard, two key parts of our website, to discuss music journalism. From advice on how to break into the field to pitfalls to avoid to the current state of music journalism, they touch on a lot of interesting and pertinent information. So give it a download and subscribe on iTunes and enjoy! *Nick's audio gets static-y halfway through the episode for some reason. Sorry about that. He's the least interesting person talking though tbh.*

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week Nick and MJ start out discussing the current climate of music streaming services before moving into their main topic: ranking Kanye West's discography. If you've ever listened to an episode before, then you're probably aware of their love for Ye, so tune in for quite the discussion. And don't forget to subscribe on iTunes!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown podcast! This week's episode is the other half of last week's conversation between Nick, Connor, Maria, and Tim, and the group discusses the Third Eye Blind/Dashboard Confessional tour and whether it's weird to support a band with only one original member, our thoughts on the Nate Ruess solo record, and whether live albums matter in 2015. Make sure to subscribe on iTunes and leave us a review!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! It's a full house this week, with staffers Tim Dodderidge and Maria Gironas joining Connor and Nick to break down the Warped Tour 2015 lineup band-by-band. It gets weird. Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes and tell all your friends!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Connor is back and joins Nick to discuss Commit This To Memory, the future of Brand New, strange tour lineups, and much more. Give it a listen and let us know what you think on Twitter: @mindequalsblown | @nickski15 | @CPFeimster And subscribe on iTunes too!

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick and MJ are joined by special guest Christina Troitino, our fearless leader here at MEB, and the three discuss all things Nirvana. They start off with their thoughts on the new HBO documentary "Montage Of Heck" and go on to cover the band's legacy, what made them special, and much more. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick is joined by staff writer Tim Dodderidge to discuss the resurgence of vinyl, from how we got our start collecting to what we think the future holds. They then switch gears and look back at the career and legacy of UnderOath and what made them such a special band to so many. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown! After a few weeks off, Nick and MJ are back to talk about summer music festivals, taking a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of what fests have to offer. They also spend a few minutes talking about their feelings about the new record from The Story So Far record. Destroy pop punk. *This episode was supposed to run last week, but "technical issues" caused it to be taken down. Those issues are also the reason behind the cheesy new intro music. Sorry bout it. It's still a rad episode.* You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! For this episode, we decided to mix things up and talk about movies. Nick and MJ discuss why the ending of Unfriended didn't make sense, why the new Star Wars movies are going to be rad, and why Internet nerds need to chill about comic book movies. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick and Connor are joined by Jackson Balling to discuss changes we would make to our 2014 EOTY lists 4 months later, plus Brand New (of course)and Record Store Day. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net

Welcome to the Mind Equals Blown podcast! Nick's computer is back after its sudden and tragic death derailed last week's episode coming out, so the pod is back in action. This week Nick, Connor, and MJ talk Tidal, Brand New's maybe viral marketing, the glorious return of easycore, the APMA's, and way more. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net PS Nick's audio gets progressively more robot-y as the episode goes on. Sorry.

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week Connor and MJ were busy covering South By So What in Dallas, so Nick brought in some special guests. For the first half of the episode, Nick and staff writer Craig Roxburgh talk the Kanye/Glastonbury petition, first impressions of Blink with Skiba, and play Buy Or Sell. Then at around the 36 minute mark, Nick is joined by his good friend Gio Williams, who talks about her experience at this year's SXSW. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net *I did what I could, but Craigs audio ended up being super quiet. Sorry for the inconvenience. Blame Tom Delonge.*

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick, Connor, and MJ discuss Ronnie Radke's interesting interpretation of a 10 year tour, more Blink drama, Record Store Day, and much more. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week Nick, Connor, and MJ hit on a few news items, including Dashboard Confessional and Alexisonfire's reunions, before moving on to the main topic of underrated records in band's discographies. We touch on some of our favorites and talk about why we think they're overlooked. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net

Welcome back to the Mind Equals Blown Podcast! This week, Nick, Connor, and MJ discuss Tom Delonge putting up a preorder for demos, the new global release day, the literal embodiment of the fire emoji that is All Day, and much more. You can now also subscribe on ITunes to get new episodes! Give it a listen and let us know what you think! www.mindequalsblown.net