On The Wreck Chord

Follow On The Wreck Chord
Share on
Copy link to clipboard

On The Wreck Chord is an unofficial fan podcast about the Fat Wreck Chords catalog and punk music in general. Join hosts Alex and Ben as they go album-by-album, side-by-side, in (mostly) chronological order through the Fat catalog, holding in-depth discussions about the major releases and their context within the world of punk music. Fat Wreck Chords is the seminal and iconic skate punk label founded by Fat Mike of NOFX and has been the home to Lagwagon, No Use For A Name, Strung Out, Against Me! and many, many more.

onthewreckchord@gmail.com (onthewreckchord@gmail.com)


    • Jan 19, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 15m AVG DURATION
    • 28 EPISODES


    Search for episodes from On The Wreck Chord with a specific topic:

    Latest episodes from On The Wreck Chord

    S03 E01: High Standard - "Angry Fist"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 57:02


    We are back for season 3, and first up is Hi-Standard's "Angry Fist".  We talk about our records as fighters on the break.

    Bonus Fat Volume 03 - Basements and Boneheads Part 2 & Reminiscing About Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2023 62:36


    Happy International Asteroid Day!  We have fanmail for once.  Ben commits Harry Caray in shame.

    Bonus Fat Volume 02 - Basements and Boneheads Part 1 & Best of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 55:59


    Happy Flag Day!!!  We beta test a new Table Top RPG called Basements and Boneheads.  Think D&D mixed with something like Mother or Undertale.  There's a detour to talk about John Cena's view on “mistakes”.  We talk about our favorite records from 2022 and share it with you halfway through 2023.

    S02 E12: Me First & The Gimme Gimme's - “Have a Ball”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 77:46


    Albums Discussed:  Me First & The Gimme Gimme's - Have A Ball;  Movies Watched:  SLC Punk;  https://fatwreck.com/products/have-a-ball;  Season Finale!  We're joined by our friend Justin to talk about Me First and the Gimme Gimmes “Have a Ball”!  It's great he's here because Alex and Ben don't really like this record.  When will we see a Punk Goes Drill comp?  We speculate on Joey Cape's whistling prowess.  We make light of John Denver's death.  We discuss the Mama Mia Cinematic Universe as well as the Tucciverse.  Speaking of cinema we watched SLC Punk and discuss its merits.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6VrKro8djw  

    S02 E11: Screw 32 - “Under the Influence of Bad People”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 92:59


    Albums Discussed:  Screw 32 - Under the Influence of Bad People;  AFI - Shut Your Mouth and Open Your Eyes;  The Nerve Agents - The Nerve Agents;  https://fatwreck.com/products/under-the-influence-of-bad-people;  Ponderosa Pondo-Combo We Want Value!  A value packed episode where we talk about three records we all love.  We play a new game called “Who's on Fat?”.  We also play a game called “Famous Bad People”.  http://geocities.com/stubblemusiczine/screw32.html;  https://revhq.com/blogs/speak-up/eric-ozenne-unit-pride-redemption-87-the-nerve-agents;  https://infiniteconversation.com/;  https://www.pinterest.com/pin/christmas-cheetah-playing-bass-stone-coaster--515099276139413624/;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmjz9uFFW6k  

    S02 E10: Bracket - “E Is For Everything on Fat”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 77:22


    Albums Discussed:  Bracket - E Is For Everything; The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good; Superchunk - Here's Where The Strings Come In;  https://fatwreck.com/products/e-is-for-everything-on-fat; A real change of pace.  We get sidetracked admiring the Caroline Records roster.  We're all just guests in someone else's talk show.   B is for Bondage Volume 1.  We chuckle way too much.  We research Frankie Muniz beefs. Listen to Dumptruck - “For The Country”.  

    S02 E09: Screeching Weasel - “Bark Like a Dog”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 71:40


    Albums Discussed:  Screeching Weasel - Bark Like a Dog;  Descendents - Everything Sucks;  The Queers - Don't Back Down;  https://fatwreck.com/products/bark-like-a-dog;  Ben Weasel, he's an asshole.  Ben Weasel, he's a jerk.  That's it.

    S02 E08: Swinging Utters - “A Juvenile Product of the Working Class”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 74:52


    Albums Discussed:  Swinging Utters - A Juvenile Product of the Working Class;  Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash;  US Bombs - Garibaldi Guard!;  https://fatwreck.com/products/a-juvenile-product-of-the-working-class;  Were the Utters originally supposed to be a New Jack Swing band?  Ben screws up a Dirty Work joke.  More Dropkick Murphys hate.  “Spicy McHaggis can eat a meat pie!”  We also didn't do our homework so Alex has a new edition of Maximum Obscurity.  Most of this record is about alcohol.  

    S02 E07: Snuff - “Snuff Said” and “Flibbiddydibbiddydob”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 59:26


    Albums Discussed:  Snuff - Snuff Said;  Snuff - Flibbiddydibbiddydob; Dillinger Four - This Shit Is Genius;  https://fatwreck.com/products/snuff-said;  https://fatwreck.com/collections/snuff/products/flibbidydibbidydob;  First episode this season that is under an hour.  Snuff-o-palooza!  What's your favorite jingle?  Online these records are only on Youtube so we pretty openly admit to never buying them.  Get off our backs we dropped plenty of money on Fat Wreck releases when we were young.  https://www.discogs.com/label/33238-Workers-Playtime

    S02 E06: Goober Patrol - “Vacation”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2023 75:56


    Albums Discussed:  Goober Patrol - Vacation;  Suicide Machines - Destruction by Definition;  Less Than Jake - Losing Streak;  https://fatwreck.com/products/vacation; No mercy: this is a dumb band name.  But this album is shockingly good.  https://rateyourmusic.com/label/thems_good_records/  

    S02 E05: Good Riddance - “A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 74:46


    Albums discussed:  Good Riddance - A Comprehensive Guide to Moderne Rebellion;  Redemption 87 - Redemption 87;  Ensign - The Direction of Things to Come;  https://fatwreck.com/products/a-comprehensive-guide-to-moderne-rebellion;  Rebellious cats!  Personal politics!  We talk about our own acts of Moderne Rebellion.  Pushead Top 100 trivia.  I think it's neat!  

    S02 E04: Strung Out - “Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 98:07


    Albums discussed:  Strung Out - Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues;  Deadguy - Fixation on a Coworker;  Pulley - Esteem Driven Engine;  https://fatwreck.com/products/suburban-teenage-wasteland-blues-reissue;  Another all time classic Fat Wreck Chords release.  Would you rather hear Bob Dylan cover Spazz, or Spazz cover Bob Dylan?  We're not happy about the remixed and remastered version of the album.  Would this album be better if they were a ska band?  

    S02 E03: Propagandhi - “Less Talk More Rock”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 91:11


    Records discussed:  Propagandhi - Less Talk More Rock;  Anti-Flag - Die For Your Government;  Inquisition - Revolution I Think It's Called Inspiration;  https://fatwreck.com/products/less-talk-more-rock;  Ben's audio sounds kinda shitty on this one.  Sorry.  We get real intellectual and talk about the Manufacturing of Consent.  We love this record.

    S02 E02: Hi-Standard - “Growing Up”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 72:07


    Albums discussed:  Hi-Standard - Growing Up;  Husking Bee - Grip;  Millencolin - For Monkeys;  No Fat page for this album exists.  Sort of seems to be out of print.  A positive and fun record.  Lots of fighting spirit!  Love is like ice cream.  Musical Geography Bee.  Also a surprising amount of Pinocchio talk. RIP Akira Tsuneoka!  https://www.toysfactory.co.jp/;  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy%27s_Factory; https://www.pizzaofdeath.com/news/

    S02 E01: Snuff - “Demmamussabebonk” / Wizo - “Uuaarrgh!”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 75:08


    Albums discussed:  Snuff - Demmamussabebonk;  Wizo - Uuaarrgh!;  Leatherface - Mush;  https://fatwreck.com/collections/snuff/products/demmamussabebonk; https://fatwreck.com/collections/wizo/products/uuaarrgh;  We're back!  Season 2 kicks off with an international flavor.  It's not a very good flavor since all the bands are from England and Germany.  https://www.punkrock.de/

    Bonus Fat E01 - Records We Missed & Best of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 99:11


    New Year's in July!!!  Lots of records are talked about, both new and old.  None of them from Fat.  We talk about songs that have the same title and Maximum Obscurity makes a comeback.  Alex and Ben share hot takes about celebrities and death.  Josh tells us why we're wrong.  He also admits to drunkenly harassing Brett Gurewitz.  Let's hope Trevor Keith doesn't hear this.  Sophistry vs Solipsism, potato potato.  Ben Cornette makes his debut with a tennis racket to Face to Face. ;   (Fear on SNL mini-doc)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AumYnYlG9fg;  (Fear on SNL)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frud5RFtTi0

    S01 E12: Lagwagon - “Hoss”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 148:10


    Albums Discussed:  Lagwagon - Hoss;  Gameface - Three To Get Ready;  The Muffs - Blonder and Blonder;  Season Finale!  We're joined by our friend Justin to talk about Hoss!  We gush a lot!  This one is way too long, we'll try harder next season.  Tony Hawk's Pro Skater was a psyop.  https://www.seattleweekly.com/music/its-been-six-years-since-lagwagon-one-of-the-90s-biggest-punk/;  https://fatwreck.com/products/hoss

    S01 E11: NOFX - “I Heard They Suck Live!”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 80:21


    Albums Discussed:  NOFX - I Heard They Suck Live;  We mix things up a bit this time and talk about silly things. Toys!  Punishment (for all my sins)!  Ben provides some hot takes about live entertainment.  Josh is back again!  A quiz!  https://www.brooklynvegan.com/napalm-deaths-new-scum-demon-action-figure-up-for-pre-order/;  https://www.reddit.com/r/nofx/comments/15yosg/nofx_cdvinylcassette_song_variations/;  https://fatwreck.com/products/i-heard-they-suck-live

    S01 E10: Tilt - “Til It Kills”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 83:35


    Albums Discussed:  Tilt - Til it Kills;  Green Day - Insomniac;  Rancid - And Out Come the Wolves;  Discount - Ataxia's Alright Tonight;  This is one of the episodes we're most proud of.  Josh comes back!  Meth is the Godzilla of Amphetamines. Hulk Hogan to Metallica?  Apologies for the length, but not the girth.;  https://lollipopmagazine.com/1998/09/tilt-collect-em-all-interview/; https://fatwreck.com/products/x27-til-it-kills

    S01 E09: No Use For A Name - “Leche Con Carne”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 58:25


    Albums Discussed:  No Use For A Name -  Leche Con Carne;  Lifetime - Hello, Bastards;  Avail - Dixie;  https://fatwreck.com/products/leche-con-carne;  This episode is probably not kosher.

    S01 E08: Good Riddance - “For God And Country”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 57:43


    Albums Discussed:  Good Riddance - For God and Country; Ignite - Call on My Brothers; Civ - Set Your Goals;  A.F.I. - Answer That and Stay Fashionable;  Lots of house keeping and we're gonna go weekly from here on out.;  https://fatwreck.com/products/for-god-and-country

    S01 E07: Face To Face - “Don't Turn Away”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 70:58


    Albums Discussed:  Face to Face - Don't Turn Away;  Samiam - Billy;  Screeching Weasel - My Brain Hurts;  Also Ben quizzes Alex on reissued albums.;  https://fatwreck.com/products/dont-turn-away

    S01 E06: NOFX - “The Longest Line” / 88 Fingers Louie EP's / Guns N Wankers - “For Dancing and Listening”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 60:04


    Albums Discussed:  NOFX - The Longest Line; 88 Fingers Louie - Go Away!; 88 Fingers Louie - Wanted; Guns N Wankers - For Dancing and Listening; Sick of it All - Scratch the Surface; https://fatwreck.com/products/the-longest-line; https://fatwreck.com/collections/88-fingers-louie/products/go-away; https://fatwreck.com/collections/88-fingers-louie/products/wanted; https://fatwreck.com/collections/guns-n-wankers/products/for-dancing-and-listening;  Another EP episode!  Lots of records to discuss.  We have a guest too!  And we introduce a new segment called “Before They Got Fat”.

    S01 E05: Strung Out - “Another Day In Paradise”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 75:15


    Albums discussed:  Strung Out - Another Day in Paradise;  Unbroken - Life. Love. Regret.;  Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction;  https://fatwreck.com/products/another-day-in-paradise-reissue ; In addition to being in awe at how much better the remixed and remastered Another Day in Paradise sounds, Alex makes Ben listen to him read Maximum Rock N Roll reviews.

    S01 E04: Lagwagon - “Trashed”

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 80:45


    Albums discussed:  Lagwagon - Trashed;  RKL - Riches to Rags;  Jawbreaker - 24 Hour Revenge Therapy;  https://fatwreck.com/products/trashed-reissue;  Plus we play a game named after a Fat band!

    S01 E03: No Use For A Name - “The Daily Grind” / Rancid - “Radio, Radio, Radio”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 57:06


    Records discussed:  No Use for a Name - The Daily Grind;  Rancid - Radio Radio Radio;  Grey Area - Fanbelt Algebra;  Doughboys - Whatever;  Cock Sparrer - Shock Troops;  The Distillers - The Distillers;   https://fatwreck.com/collections/vinyl/products/the-daily-grind;   https://fatwreck.com/collections/vinyl/products/radio-radio-radio;  It's an EP episode so we change the formula a bit.

    S01 E02: Propagandhi - “How To Clean Everything”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 69:14


    Albums discussed:  Propagandhi - How To Clean Everything;  Born Against - Battle Hymns for the Race War;  Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Don't Know How To Party;  Sepultura - Chaos A.D.; https://fatwreck.com/collections/best-sellers/products/how-to-clean-everything-20th-anniversary-edition;  https://exclaim.ca/music/article/propagandhi-nazi_baiting_hardcore_raging   Joined by our friend Josh Fekete.  We all agree this is one of our favorites.

    S01 E01: Lagwagon - “Duh”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 50:07


    Albums discussed: Lagwagon - Duh;  Farside - Rochambeau;  NOFX - White Trash…;  https://fatwreck.com/collections/vinyl/products/duh

    Claim On The Wreck Chord

    In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

    Claim Cancel