Punk Goes Pop Culture

Date Recorded: Monday, January 20, 2020. Artwork By: Nikki DiGiorgio Hosted By: Nikki DiGiorgio and Claire Gregory IN THIS EPISODE: After a long hiatus, the band is back together. Nikki and Claire announce their renewed commitment to making podcasts regularly. This episode's topic is "music myths," including tales from the Wizard of Oz to celebrities selling their soul to the devil for talent and fame. Nikki briefly delves in some of her favorite conspiracy theories regarding Lady Gaga. Claire discusses the real studio tragedy behind The Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter" and a glimpse into experiencing it live over the summer. Finally, the girls end their first podcast back with a live cover of Amy Winehouse's "Wake Up Alone." (Nikki on guitar, Claire on vocals.)

Air Date:  Saturday, March 30, 2019. Artwork By:  Sarah Radcliffe (IG:  @_kissedbythesun) Hosted By:  Nikki DiGiorgio and Claire Gregory IN THIS EPISODE: It is a snow day.  We reminisce the nostalgia of what snow days looked like growing up.  That topic led us into conspiracy theories, the MTV VMA's, Disney movie soundtracks, and songs that made your middle school parties lit. Punk Goes Pop Culture is largely a music-based discussion podcast with hints of 90s nostalgia, pop culture and lots of hilarious jokes by the two funniest girls in the world.  Based out of West Chester, PA, Nikki and Claire gave birth to this idea in a heated debate regarding The Smiths VS. Oasis via Instagram poll (Oasis won).  Our hope is to educate today's world on what good music entails (strictly biased opinions) and learn about new or upcoming talent from our peers/audience.

Air Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2019. Artwork by: Sarah Radcliffe (IG: @_kissedbythesun) Hosted By: Nikki DiGiorgio and Claire Gregory IN THIS EPISODE: It's Battle of the... Things. John VS Paul, Grateful Dead VS Phish, The Smiths VS Oasis, The Smiths VS The Cure, NSYNC VS BSB, Bohemian Rhapsody VS Stairway to Heaven, and last, but not least, Michael Jackson VS R Kelly. Punk Goes Pop Culture is largely a music-based discussion podcast with hints of 90s nostalgia, pop culture and lots of hilarious jokes by the two funniest girls in the world. Based out of West Chester, PA, Nikki and Claire gave birth to this idea in a heated debate regarding The Smiths VS. Oasis via Instagram poll (Oasis won). Our hope is to educate today's world on what good music entails (strictly biased opinions) and learn about new or upcoming talent from our peers/audience.

Air Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2019. Artwork by: Sarah Radcliffe (IG: @_kissedbythesun) Hosted by: Nikki DiGiorgio and Claire Gregory IN THIS EPISODE: We discuss our first ever memories of music and the first albums we owned, the music our parents brought us up with, and the Beatles. Punk Goes Pop Culture is largely a music-based discussion podcast with hints of 90s nostalgia, pop culture and lots of hilarious jokes by the two funniest girls in the world. Based out of West Chester, PA, Nikki and Claire gave birth to this idea in a heated debate regarding The Smiths VS. Oasis via Instagram poll (Oasis won). Our hope is to educate today's world on what good music entails (strictly biased opinions) and learn about new or upcoming talent from our peers/audience.