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EPISODE 64 | MY WAVE OR THE HIGHWAVE with Record Setter

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 134:02


Texas-sized episode. Record Setter guests on the episode to talk about their discography, Denton, Two Knights, Topshelf Records, deathcore, Myspace songs, and some new emo happenings.

EPISODE 63 | IS THAT A KAZOO? with Home Is Where

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 116:15


Big show. Brandon, front person of emo's latest breakout act Home Is Where, joins us to talk about the band's origin, their success, their misconceptions, their future, and Bob Dylan. As CEO of 5th Wave Emo, Brandon also explains 5th wave emo while Ellie paints the picture for the 9 Waves of Emo.

EPISODE 62 | How's Emo?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 88:06


Ellie survived the Texas apocalypse and Kyle survived his twenties. How's emo? We talk about Q1 of 2021 for emo and the culture. We then dip into our mailbag to talk about music criticism and emo content creators. Already got another episode OTW!

EPISODE 61 | HOTTEST MOTHERFUCKER IN EMO with Camp Trash

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 128:15


Pardon the absence. We're back. 2021 begins with Camp Trash on the show. We talk their ascent from Twitter from CYLS and Florida's emo clout. The main chunk of the episode is previewing 2021 for emo and beyond. We talk about our most anticipated albums, our emo hopes and predictions, and our resolutions. There is a leaked Camp Trash track at the end of the show.

EPISODE 60 | 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL w/ Ian Cohen, David Anthony, Eric Grubbs

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 120:40


3 years down the drain. To celebrate, we brought back the concept of Episode 0 to play "Is This Band Emo" with emo writers and friends of the pod Ian Cohen, David Anthony and Eric Grubbs. A very appropriate culmination of how far we've gotten in the 3 years of The E Word and showing how far we've come to understand emo. Thanks for sticking with us for so long.

EPISODE 59 | WE SOLVED THE SCREAMO CRISIS with For Your Health

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 110:17


Hayden and Damian from For Your Health finally get on the pod to detail their debut LP, give us the crash-course history of FYH, talk Twitter and more. We dedicate some pod time to react to the election. We end by talking about Title Fight and MCR. "In Spite Of" is out February 12 on Twelve Gauge Records.

EPISODE 58 | JUGGALO ALLY with Welp it's 2 am and i'm listening to cap'n jazz again

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 106:45


Episode 58 | JUGGALO ALLYwith Welp it's 2 am and i'm listening to cap'n jazz againJenkin, who runs Facebook's best emo page, Welp it's 2 am, joins us to give us the greatest hits of making fun of your favorite band on the internet. We wrap up by talking about some topics like Attack Attack! and newsletters.

EPISODE 57 | SWAG & PROWESS with Oolong

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2020 121:25


Vinny (guitar and vox) and Robby (manager) from Oolong hop on the pod. We get an intimate look into Oolong's short history before talking about the latest mind-numbing DIY tantrums (cover comps! youtubers! DIY2!) and emo news (They're/There/Their, Seahaven, Joan of Arc.)

EPISODE 56 | STOLEN VALOR with Tim Crisp of Better Yet Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2020 121:50


With very little on the agenda, podcast superstar Tim Crisp (Better Yet, As You Were, Road to Skeleton Coast, Life's Work) joins us to talk political doom, his relationship with emo + DIY, podcast longevity, music industry facades, and lots more.

EPISODE 55 | Third Eye Blind Invented Open Tunings with Jail Socks + Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2020 79:28


6 mics on the pod! We are joined by Aidan from Jail Socks and all of Guitar Fight From Fooly Cooly. We chop through the happenings in DIY and hardcore since we went on our summer hiatus. Plus lots of talk on what bands are doing in COVID times.

EPISODE 54 | HOW DOES DIY MOVE FORWARD? WITH SOLIDARITY CLUB RECORDS

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 83:58


The E Word's summer vacation of shutting up is over. We kept our promise of returning to have a conversation about how DIY moves forward now that we've responded to the ongoing racial injustice. We welcome Greg, co-owner of Solidarity Club Records, to have that important conversation with us. It's a pretty heavy talk, but we're glad we had it. Thank you so much to Greg for sharing their thoughts, experiences, and knowledge with us. Pick up records from them at https://www.solidarityclubrecords.com/

PAYWALL PREVIEW: EPISODE 53 - The Twinkledork's Guide to Hip-Hop w/ Foxtails

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 15:05


THIS A PREVIEW OF AN EPISODE THAT IS BEHIND A PAYWALL TO RAISE MONEY FOR NATIONAL BAILFUNDS! THE FULL 2 HR 30 MIN EPISODE WILL NEVER BE PUBLIC!Make a minimum donation of $3 to the link below and we'll send a private streaming link to the full episode. DM us proof of donating on any of our social media accounts or email us at theewordpod@gmail.com.Send donations here: https://www.paypal.me/twinkle182

BONUS EPISODE | MacGuffin Podcast: Donnie Darko & Emo: The Musical

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2020 88:46


The E Word invades The MacGuffin Podcast, a film podcast run by an OG E Word listener, Cassidy. We talked about Donnie Darko and Emo: The Musical, and emo in the media in general. Great chat that you'll enjoy if you fuck with our podcast. Please note that this podcast was recorded prior to the nation-wide protests. We will not be recording any new podcasts during this time in solidarity of what's happening.

EPISODE 52 | 10 Year Anniversary of The Brave Little Abacus "Just Got Back From the Discomfort...." w/ The Brave Little Abacus

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 168:28


On May 29, 2020, The Brave Little Abacus' sophomore LP, "Just Got Back From the Discomfort—We're Alright" celebrates it's 10 year anniversary. Actually they weren't going to celebrate... we made them aware of the anniversary that they were about to overlook. The E Word's most requested guest, Adam Demirjian from TBLA, guests on this podcast deep-dive the landmark album and give us a proper documentation of the band's story.

EPISODE 51 | The Twinkledork Guide to Hardcore w/ Grey Gordon

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 109:58


With emo's stock plummeting and hardcore's rising, we called up Grey Gordon (whose qualifications in hardcore, emo, and podcasts run deep) to bring you emos an accessible guide to get you into hardcore.

EPISODE 50 | THE E WORD'S EMO FRESHMAN CLASS 2020 w/ Charmer & niiice.

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 79:22


Here is your Emo Freshman Class 2020. This year we're joined by two alumni, David from Charmer and Roddie from niiice., to bring you the list. Thank you all for voting in such a diverse and excellent class this year.

EPISODE 49 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE SERIES WRAP-UP + MAILBAG with INFANT ISLAND

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 102:21


A cool down episode. ADUTI is done --- what did we learn? What did we miss? Where does The E Word go from here? Alex from INFANT ISLAND joins us to talk about it. We also asked for your questions and we answered most of those.

EPISODE 48 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: The Rest of 2019 with Shin Guard + Short Fictions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 122:04


The end of ADUTI. It's the Steel City Special. Owen from Shin Guard + Alex and Ryan from Short Fictions join us to wrap up 2019. Thanks for joining us on this series.

EPISODE 47 | Part 2: 100 Best Emo Songs of All Time w/ Closure. + Repeater Records

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 160:14


We return to finish off our dissection of Vulture's 100 Greatest Emo Songs list. We run thru the heavy-hitters and the head-scratchers on the spots at #50 and up.

EPISODE 46 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 2019 - Origami Angel - "Somewhere City" w/ Ryland from Origami Angel

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 125:15


The final ADUTI album episode. Ryland returns to the podcast for the third time. This time as our winner for 2019. We deep dive "Somewhere City" via Gami's epic journey to the album release and then we dig into the music and lyrics behind the new classic. 

EPISODE 45 | Part 1: 100 Best Emo Songs of All Time w/ closure. + Repeater Records

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 129:03


Vulture published the list 100 Best Emo Songs of All Time by David Anthony, Nina Corcoran, Emma Garland, and Brad Nelson. Of course we are dissecting it. We invited Collins from the band closure. and Seth from Repeater Records to break down the list. We got way over our heads and this is going to be a two part session.

EPISODE 44 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 2018 with Kory from Prince Daddy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 115:35


Like every other podcast in the past month, we got Kory Gregory from Prince Daddy & The Hyena on the podcast. We made Kory talk about all the records that came out in 2018. Two more episodes left in the A Decade Under The Influence series.

Episode 43 | Terminally Online w/ Claudio (Commander Salamander)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 103:47


back in this shit in 2020. claudio from commander salamander joins us for a chatty episode. we talk where emo is at right now. we talk about ellie's piece on emo twitter politics. we talk the tiny engines v adult mom. we talk fredo disco. we talk snowing reunion.

Episode 42 | THE BEST OF 2019 WITH STARS HOLLOW

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2019 144:01


Tyler from Stars Hollow is back to wrap up 2019. Top 10 albums of 2019. Ellie has 30 minutes of honorable mentions. r/emo awards. Our personal highlights of 2019 and looking forward to 2020.

EPISODE 41 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: The Rest of 2017 with David Anthony

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 72:56


We're going out of order. We talk about 2017 with punk journalist David Anthony (ex- AV Club, Noisey, As You Were Podcast, etc. etc. etc.) This way y'all voted on this one, coupled with the vast amount of releases, made it quite an interesting year to dissect.

EPISODE 40 | THE E WORD 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019 98:14


2 years of The E Word. We finally allowed Roddie from niiice. on the podcast and opened the call lines for people to call in. 5 people called in and then stayed on the line to talk about topics and takes submitted by our followers. Thanks for supporting us for two years. 

EPISODE 39 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 2016 - THE HOTELIER - "GOODNESS" + 2016 w/ Christian Holden from The Hotelier

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 93:27


Christian Holden from The Hotelier is back on the podcast to talk about the 2016 winner, "Goodness" and the rest of the 2016 albums with us. We talk "Goodness" for around 25 minutes. Thanks to Christian, again, for being one of the best guests we've had and sharing stories from their decade in emo.

EPISODE 38 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 2015 WITH COREY PURVIS (NEAR MINT RECORDS, ARTIST) + ISAAC (BARELY CIVIL)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 84:15


It's finally here. We talk the entire of 2015 with Corey Purvis, who worked closely with many records on this list, and big-time emo advocate and musician, Isaac from Barely Civil. We also talk a lot of James Cassar.

EPISODE 37 | THE POLITICS OF EMO (feat. Tom of You & I/Hundreds of AU, Hayden of For Your Health, and Megan of Foxtails)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 102:22


Ellie sits down with three of the most engaged people in the current DIY scene to talk about the past, present, and future of political engagement and activism in the world of emo and screamo. Topics discussed include 90s hardcore, veganism, PC backlash, “cancel culture,” irony-poisoning, casual racism, and staying above the toxicity of internet discourse. Ellie isn't the world's best editor or sound engineer, so the audio during Megan's interview is a little fucky, but bear with us and we think you'll have a great time.

EPISODE 36 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: THE REST OF 2013 & 2014 w/ Keith from Empire! Empire! + Count Your Lucky Stars

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 126:21


Keith Lantinen from Empire! Empire! I Was A Lonely Estate and Count Your Lucky Stars Records comes on the podcast to talk about the rest of 2013 and 2014. We start off with hearing about Keith is up to now… some exciting news right off the bat. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545; min-height: 14.0px} This episode takes us through 2013 and 2014 from tons of different perspectives- lots of Keith stories from touring with all of the bands on the list + Ellie and Kyle's takes on the records as they were coming out and being passed around the internet.

The E WORD GOES ON INVITE THE NEIGHBORS PODCAST

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019 77:53


Ellie and Kyle guested on a DIY podcast called Invite the Neighbors. It's a very collaborative talk between the two podcasts so we thought we'd both upload the podcast into our feeds. Follow Invite the Neighbors everywhere. Bryan rocks!

EPISODE 35 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 2014 - The Hotelier - Home, Like NoPlace Is There w/ Christian Holden from The Hotelier

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 131:31


Christian Holden from The Hotelier comes on the podcast to talk about your 2014 ADUTI winner, “Home, Like NoPlace Is There.”We take a giant dive into what has been heralded as the best album of the emo revival. We unpack this album track-by-track and even line-by-line and learn about the politics and imagery of this record. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545; min-height: 14.0px} Thank you to Christian. This album means the world to us.

EPISODE 34 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 2013 - TWIABP “Whenever, If Ever” with Chris Teti from TWIABP

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 111:40


Chris Teti from TWIABP comes on the podcast to talk about your 2013 ADUTI winner, “Whenever, If Ever.” p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #454545; min-height: 14.0px} We talk tons of TWIABP lore, the early 2010s East Coast DIY scene, Heart To Joy, the band's online presence and then deep dive “Whenever, If Ever.” We end on talking about Commander Salamander committing (and not failing to commit) to eating a photo of Chris. Thanks to Chris for coming on the pod- a huge album for all of us.

EPISODE 33 | THE VILLAIN OF DIY w/ Ellie Hart (L.E.A.D. DIY)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 89:03


Two Ellie's on the pod. We got Ellie Hart guesting on the pod. Ellie runs LEAD DIY and tour manages DIY bands. We talk LEAD and what they're up to and their latest big Twitter beef with the the strobe account. We talk what we're listening to. We talk about about news like new TMP, Snowing reunion, Prince Daddy and more.

EPISODE 32 | A DECADE UNDER THE INFLUENCE: 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 86:14


Kyle and Ellie talk about our 2012 winner- Glocca Morra's "Just Married" + deep dive the rest of the messy year of 2012.

Episode 31 | The E Word's Emo Freshman Class 2019 w/ Stars Hollow + Origami Angel

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 113:36


Time to attend the ceremony for The E Word's Emo Freshman Class of 2019. 10 of the best upcoming the genre voted in by you all. Huge thanks to Tyler from Stars Hollow and Ryland from Origami Angel for hopping on the podcast with a few hours to spare. They join us about halfway through the pod. Catch the Stars Hollow and Gami tour this summer and make sure you follow the bands from our class as they blow up.

Episode 30 | A Decade Under the Influence: The Rest of 2011

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 83:21


Ellie and Kyle and talk about the rest of the albums from the revival that came out in 2011. We also talk about some adjacent records from the worlds of hardcore and pop-punk and the popular places on the internet where these albums popped up.

EPISODE 29 | FUCK A BILLIE EILISH, LISTEN TO SHANNON TAYLOR'S MUSIC w/ Pigeon (Mascot Year)

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 88:22


Pigeon (aka Alex) hops on the pod for a loose episode. We ran thru follow up, answered your questions and topics, ran through some news (Sad Summer Fest, Pool Kids "POOL", etc) and then we talked about new albums that have releases (La Dispute, American Football, Chinese Football, etc.) Here's pigeon's band: https://mascotyear.bandcamp.com/releases

THE E WORD EPISODE 28 | A Decade Under The Influence: 2011 - Algernon Cadwallader's "Parrot Flies" w/ Tank from ALGERNON CADWALLADER

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 83:54


Tank, Algernon Cadwallader's drummer, comes on the podcast to talk about our 2011 ADUTI winner, "Parrot Flies." The LP is a podcast favorite and we couldn't be any more excited to talk to about it with someone in the band. We talk about the record track-by-track, where Algernon was leading up to the record and also the mark it's left on emo for good.

EPISODE 27 | A Decade Under the Influence: The Rest of 2010

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 81:22


Ellie and Kyle discuss the rest of the year of 2010 for emo. We talk about when the revival actually starts, where we were and where we saw emo being talked about in that year, etc. We talk extensively about the albums on the ballot, just generally took shots at each other and looked at a lot of Discogs entries.

EPISODE 26 | I HEARD HE RECKLESSLY BEATS BRAZILIAN KIDS PLAYING FIFA w/ Chillwavve and closure.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2019 92:51


The only way to follow up episodes with Ian Cohen and Snowing would be to welcome on two members of team Chillwavve: Robert and Ben + Chillwavve recording artist Collins from closure.We talk about the Chillwavve history and mysteries + Collins' history with Syracuse emo. We blast through a shit ton of news, too.

THE E WORD EPISODE 25 | A Decade Under The Influence: 2010 - Snowing's "I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted" w/ SNOWING

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 140:48


All four members of Snowing are on the podcast for the first episode of the Decade Under the Influence series, to dive into the 2010 winner, "I Could Do Whatever I Wanted If I Wanted." This episode gets incredibly in-depth about where Snowing was at before the album,  then diving in track-by-track, and then talking a bit about the reunion shows and what happened after the album came out. Still can't believe this episode happened. Endless thank you to Snowing for being down to talk about the record and giving a massively important record.

THE E WORD EPISODE 24 | IAN COHEN: THE FUCKJERRY OF EMO w/ IAN COHEN

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 116:06


We have Ian Cohen (!!!) on the podcast. We got Ian on in late December to record an episode all about dissecting emo-pop. We wanted to keep the conversation going about the current climate of emo, so we recorded a second part a month later. What we have is two parts in one episode with one of the most relevant music writers to the genre today and we were thrilled to have him on.

THE E WORD EPISODE 23 | SKA IS MORE THAN JUST A TOOT TOOT w/ ELLIOTT (PINE OVERCOAT/RIP MCP)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 135:19


Okay we're back. The E Word is on our 2019 shit now. We recap what the fuck happened. We go over our new programming plans for the year. We have tease a Patreon and our biggest guest yet. We have Elliott back to chat about what we're listening to and some news. Yes, we talk about Cam Boucher among many other topics. Good to back. We love y'all and are excited to do it big in 2019.

THE E WORD EPISODE 22 | THE BEST OF 2018 w/ STARS HOLLOW

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 182:03


Tyler from Stars Hollow joins us for our longest episode yet. We talk easycore, Stars Hollow and our Top 10 albums of 2018.

THE E WORD EPISODE 21 | WATCHMOJO.COM TOP 10 OLIVER HOUSTON SONGS w/ 3rd Row Records + Origami Angel

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 120:22


Back to the regular format with Jord + Dree of 3rd Row Records and Ryland from Origami Angel. You may know 3rd Row from the folks who are reissuing Summer Death (Marietta) on tape and releasing Worst Party Ever's music, too. Origami Angel is an r/emo and E Word favorite. So much clout on this episode. We talk about what these clout gods are up to, talk about Algernon Cadwallader reissues, Mineral reunion, Fest... and NICK WATCH RETURNS. 

THE E WORD EPISODE 20 | EDIT THAT OUT, KYLE w/ COMMANDER SALAMANDER

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 151:35


HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TO THE E WORD! We made it one year and to celebrate, we welcome Commander Salamander (well, Cluadio and Liam) to come chat and catch up and field your takes in TAKESGIVING.Thank you for supporting the podcast for one year. It's been fucking wild.

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THE E WORD EPISODE 19 | TO ALL THOSE HANDS THAT DARE TO THIEVE OUR CLOUT W/ TAIMIR + ERIN

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 128:05


We have day 1 E Word listener Taimir (and from The Slow-Goers) and Erin from the project Ketamine Cat on the podcast. We talk about what we've been listening to, Ketamine Cat, the Pinegrove return/album/article/etc extensively and then run through some more news. This episodes starts with a "preamble" about where the podcast is at and some things that have been going on. 

THE E WORD EPISODE 18 | I'VE SEEN BANDS' GOOGLE DRIVES AND THEY GIVE ME NIGHTMARES W/ JAMES CASSAR

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2018 143:20


Finally here. We have James Cassar (twitter/modern vinyl/rumblepak) on Episode 18. We talk about the bemis family Kickstarter, being professional in DIY and millions of things. James played an Origami Angel song. Here's the playlist James made: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1AOxXRrNljDd4Fh33rOo87

THE E WORD EPISODE 17 | BEING ELITE WON'T MAKE YOUR HEADACHES GO AWAY W/ JAKE FROM COUNTER INTUITIVE RECORDS

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2018 72:39


We welcome Jake who releases all of your favorite bands on Counter Intuitive Records on the podcast. We were nervous. We talk some light news and then talk about Counter Intuitive a lot. We talk a lot about r/emo and how it's fueled Counter Intuitive. It's the shortest episode we have, but it's a big crossover for the podcast. Big love to Jake and CIR.

THE E WORD EPISODE 16 | BOPS IS A SUBJECTIVE TERM W/ ELLIOTT OF MICHAEL CERA PALIN

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2018 140:04


Whoooaaaa we welcome Elliott from Michael Cera Palin on the podcast tackle tons of news and topics. We talk that new Foxing LP, we talk about influence vs ripping off artists, we have a final segment of *NICK WATCH*, we talk about new Cursive, Joyce Manor, and Saves The Day and tons fucking more. Elliott is the best. Michael Cera Palin is the best. We also play a song by the band Condado.

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