Tune Junkies Podcast

On this weeks episode Chris explains the most emotionally charged week of his life to Producer Jen. Recounting his time in Chicago seeing Joy Oladukun and John Mayer on his solo tour, almost getting fired from his job, and we learn that Chris can not multitask. All this and more on your regular fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Join Chris this week as he sits down with Philadelphia's own Carly Cosgrove. Get ready for some Nickelodeon nostalgia, a case of mistaken identity, and the most interesting Rube Goldberg machine that's ever been hypothesized. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Follow Us! linktr.ee/tunejunkiespodcast Listen to Carly Cosgrove: https://lnk.to/CCswingset

The Boys are back! That's right, The Nice Boys have returned to make Jams For Jesus a continuing series! Tune in as we discuss our favorite records from Christian artists: Anberlin, King's Kaleidoscope and Switchfoot! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast.   Follow Nice Boys: linktr.ee/Niceboyspodcast  

Junkies, we're back. After a full rotation around the sun, we're back! With Video! Tune back in as Chris is joined by Producer Jen to reintroduce the show in it's new format! Ghosts, Butt rock, friendly insults, this episode has it all. Feels good to be back, enjoy your new upgraded fix. #Pit6

This week, join Chris as he laughs and stammers his way through 4 albums with panel guests, Elijah, Jared, and Nick of Bouquet. You wanted it, they wanted it, majority rules, so here we are. Listen in as we revisit our youth with Killswitch Engage's "As Daylight Dies", A Perfect Circle's "Thirteenth Step", "A Lesson In Romantics" by Mayday Parade and "All Killer No Filler" by Sum 41. All this and more on this weeks fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Follow Bouquet: Look At: https://www.instagram.com/abandcalledbouquet Listen: https://thebandbouquet.bandcamp.com Shop: https://ashopcalledbouquet.square.site

Put on your JNCO jeans and bucket hats because we're going back to the 90's! On this week's episode Chris is joined by Nick Damron and Jenaro Delprete to discuss another batch of classic jams. Listen in as we discuss the importance and timelessness of Green Day's "Dookie", Blues Traveler's "Four", Matchbox 20's "Yourself or Someone Like You" and Goo Goo Doll's "Dizzy Up The Girl". Will Nick have a fun time? Can Jenaro actually focus on a song longer than 5 minutes? Does Chris appreciate Green Day more now knowing the original name for Dookie? All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Here we go again... That's right Austin & Shane of The Nice Boys Podcast have returned for a collaborative series we're calling Jams For Jesus. We thought since we all have history with ol JC, why not talk about some of the banger albums from the flock of Christ? SO, here we go! The albums we're discussing in this first episode are John Mark McMillan's "Ordinary Love" EP, "Five Score and Seven Years Ago" by Relient K, and possibly the most underrated album of 2009, I'm talking about "Full Circle" by Creed. Listen in as we break down the albums, discuss the meaning behind the lyricism and we ask the most important question: If tobyMac were a Mac 'N' Cheese, what kind of Mac 'N' Cheese would tobyMac be? All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Shout out to zoom for garbling up the audio files. We ended up having to use the raw audio from the call. Oh well. This panel was still a lot of fun! I mean hell, this episode is like 3 hours long! Anyways, please welcome our panel members Elijah Durnell of Hypnagogia and Landon West of the Menus Near You Podcast! Listen in as we discuss and joke about some of our favorite synthwave-y albums, Kids by The Midnight, Acts of Worship by Actors, and New Flesh by Priest. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

WE'RE BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE WHITE VANS! This week is another panel episode but we jumped up 10 years from last time. That's right. From 2000 to 2005 was our focus this time! Joining Chris on this adventure is first time guest, long time listener Tucker Bio! And returning as what we're calling the reigning champ (Not really a thing) Evan Fortgang of Across The White Water Tower! Listen in as we discuss albums from Switchfoot, The Mars Volta, Of Montreal and Senses Fail! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Finally an entire episode dedicated to the man himself, Mr. John Mayer. After a last minute reschedule of the 2000s panel, coming next week don't worry, Chris was conveniently reminded of the Anniversary of John's debut record! Join Chris and friends of the show; Jenaro Delprete of I.Feel.Less and singer songwriter extraordinaire Joce Dugan as we explore and revisit John Mayer's best selling 2001 album "Room For Squares"! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Covid rescheduled the initial guest unfortunately. So this episode is basically an alternate timeline. Tread lightly and don't touch anything

Another year without my former annual pilgrimage to Columbus for Sonic Temple, formerly known as Rock On The Range. With that, the reminder that 5 years ago we lost a musical icon, a one Chris Cornell. Listen in as Chris, your host, reminisces about the reasons he misses his festival adventures and shares some of his favorite works by Chris Cornell. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast 

The warm weather is here and with it comes a change in my, and possibly your, everyday music choices. Just something about that burning ball of hydrogen 93 million miles away has got me changing playlists. With that, listen in as Chris moves away from metalcore and post hardcore and welcomes with ARMS WIDE OPEN the sweet musical stylings of 70's classic rock. Welcoming three new artists to the Summer Vibe roster, Pale Waves, Corook and MUNA. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Did you see Dr. Strange? We did. Don't worry, no spoilers. Just another segment where Chris is annoyed by something. In other more important news, this week's guest is the one and only, The Erly! Listen in as we discuss their most recent record "Reckless", the best live albums of all time, and Chris loses a game of Syllable Sound-Off.  All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for their song "Echoes of Your Love"

This week I wanted to share a little bit about Record Store Day. As you may or may not know, record collecting is one of the hobbies I somehow afford. Anyways, I always get questions about this on Record Store Day so I figured we give an episode to the topic. Listen in as Chris revisits his time spent outside and inside Ignition Records for RSD, the history of RSD, and what records he waited 4 hours for this year! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

For the first time in 3 years an interview happened to land on a green holiday. That's right. 4/20. Don't worry, the episode isn't consumed by it. Just brought to you by. Anyways, this week's guest may sound familiar, or at least one of them might. Please welcome Evan and Stephen of Across The White Water Tower! Listen in as we dive into their new record "If You Died Right Now, What Would They Remember?". Bilingual lyricism, A JAZZ TRACK, and we solve the mystery of spontaneous combustion! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Shout out to Judas for the long weekend, 'preciate it bud. This week Chris became obsessed with a new album and so we're gonna talk about it. That's right, 3rd Secret popped into the picture earlier this week, did you peep the new Seattle Supergroup? No? Was the idea of a band consisting of members from Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam just not enticing enough for you? Tough crowd. Maybe the music will change your mind. Listen in as Chris talks Supergroups, "The Last Day of August", and is a Classic Rock phase the side effect of smoking or the gateway to smoking? All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Here's a little short to hold you over. Things on the home front are a little chaotic as of late. Hoping for a return to normalcy here soon. Listen in as Chris discusses a potential new festival trip, Pink Floyd returns with a Ukrainian support song and Ville Valo has returned and announced a solo record! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Well Junkies, the second panel had to be rescheduled so Chris powered through his annual cold to bring you a quick rundown of what was to be his album pick for the aforementioned panel. That's right, Sheryl Crow's eponymous 1996 album. 

The first Tune Junkies Music Panel is here! Despite the multitude of ways this could have played out poorly, it did in fact quite the opposite. With March being Women's History Month the panel will be discussing some of their favorite women of the 90's! This week Chris is joined by Evan of Across The White Water Tower, Carl of Beauty Morgue, and Elijah of Bouquet. Listen in as we discuss Jazz Lounge vibes, the spirit of The Doors, Soprano-Hop, and the Commandments of DC! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Album Picks:  Destiny's Child - The Writing's On The Wall Portishead - Dummy Sade - Love Deluxe Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See

Blue Forty Two! Gotham Gotham Gotham! Hut Hut... Hike! That's right, calling another Audible this week. Listen in as Chris is joined by a familiar voice, Nick Damron! Listen in as we discuss our recent adventure to see the new Batman Movie! So if you haven't seen the movie, skip this episode. Spoilers for literally an hour. Alternate casts for The Riddler, a Razzy Award Winning Cat Woman, and of course the contractually obligated Family Guy reference. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast

Do you remember the music from your youth? Are you sure? Chris thought so too. Listen in this week as Chris revisits some songs he used to hear at the public pool. From Smash Mouth's Anti-Crack Propaganda, Suzanne Vega's Apartment Living Tips to Hootie not understanding gangland turf wars. Yeah, those are all lyric references. Maybe your local disk drive is filled with information that is no longer relevant as well? Great, you'll love this episode. Oh, and Chris explains the new TJPanel venture coming up. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

First off, our hearts go out to Ukraine.  Weezy be with you, and also with you. That will make sense at the top of the interview. Chris starts the episode off with an incident that, yep you guessed it, annoyed him. But that's not why we're here. Please welcome this week's guests, Nick, Tim and Ty of Antlerhead! Listen in as we discuss their past releases, writing from experience, and utilizing multiple outlets to work through emotions such as grief. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! This episode's game: Syllable Sound-Off   Follow Antlerhead: instagram.com/antlerheadmusic Follow Tune Junkies: instagram.com/tunejunkiespodcast

Can you believe it? It's been 3 whole years. We've been making bad jokes for three whole years. Wow. What a journey it's been. We couldn't do it without you though. The Listener. Thank you endlessly for your support and otherworldly patience. Forever grateful for this opportunity to converse with bands from all over the country and make them laugh...sometimes.  Listen in as Chris struggles with the concept of time, regales about his trip to see The Cursed, and the Record Store Day lineup has been released! And of course, Chris finds more things to be annoyed about. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!  Follow the show: instagram.com/tunejunkiespodcast/ facebook.com/tunejunkiespodcast  Join the New Discord! discord.gg/xNDy6asSzn 

The universe appears to have it out for Chris's lineage as of late. Stitches, Heart attacks, getting caught mocking doctors, it's been a week. But nevertheless, this week's guest was there to bring the amusement! Please welcome River Rats! Listen in as we discuss cats named Kitty, the significance of varying artistic backgrounds, and as usual the conversation goes off the rails. This episode's game is Confession's of a Spotify Playlist (Working Title lol)  All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for their song "Roll Into The Fire" Follow River Rats: River-Rats Support River Rats: riverratsrock.bandcamp.com   Follow The Show: facebook.com/tunejunkiespodcast instagram.com/tunejunkiespodcast  

Articuno used Blizzard! It was super effective! We hope you all were relatively unscathed by the weather this week! Staying in AGAIN this week put Chris in a reflective mindset, reminiscing about his last trip to Chicago. Also the lineup for Michigan Metal Fest was announced! But enough about that. This week's guest coming in all the way from the EM AY (MA= Massachusetts) it's Chelsey and Chad of Perennial! Listen in as we discuss the power of a great album name, their new record "The Midnight Hour", and the hope that the only listener of this podcast, Award Winning Actor Tim Curry, will invent a dance for us. Oh, and we play a game. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for the Title track "The Midnight Hour"   Perennial's Tunes: perennialtheband.bandcamp.com Instagram: instagram.com/perennialtheband   Follow Us: instagram.com/tunejunkiespodcast facebook.com/tunejunkiespodcast  

What a week.  Ya ever have a close call that prompts you to do a little reflecting? Probably wouldn't subscribe to them but they are a good reminder. Speaking of good reminders, this week's guest reminded me of the music I consumed when I was young, please welcome Steve of Qualia! Listen in as we discuss how perfectionism is often detrimental to art, the magic in collaborative writing, and their EP "A Period of Reflection". All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for a sneak peek at "Wakanda"    Qualia's Tunes: linktr.ee/QUALIAMusic Instagram: instagram.com/experiencequalia   Follow Us: facebook.com/tunejunkiespodcast  instagram.com/tunejunkiespodcast 

Oh, Chicago. So many great things have come out of the 312. Kanye West, Rise Against, Soulja Boy, Midwest FurFest (Yep, google it), the list goes on and on. Well, the list just added another band to the roster, please welcome this week's guest Sasquel and Tyler of Fluorescents! Listen in as we discuss the new record "Ultraviolet", the power of DIY, and goodbye emo? Chris flirts with the idea of joining Team Pop Punk. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay Tuned after for their song "Best Years" Follow Fluorescents: linktr.ee/Fluorescents   Follow Us: facebook.com/tunejunkiespodcast  instagram.com/tunejunkiespodcast 

Bing Bong, it's here. The first band interview of 2022! This week Chris contemplates and yearns for the existence of a playlist transferring bot, will he ever find Folklore on vinyl and he discusses his love for Drum and Bass. But wait there's more! Tune in as this weeks guest, returning to the show after 2 years is Kris and Daryl of stop.drop.rewind! Listen in as we discuss the intricacies of the streaming platform, a Netflix "Cease and Desist", the new album "Heavy Love", and the age old mantra What Would Blink 182 Do? All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for their new song "Shadows in the Cave"   Follow Stop.Drop.Rewind: stopdroprewind.com tiktok.com/@sdrklo    Follow Us: facebook.com/tunejunkiespodcast  instagram.com/tunejunkiespodcast  

We did it. Another year has passed and that means another year in review episode. Listen in as Chris goes over his Spotify Wrapped top artists, genres, and songs. Then Chris asks the interwebs about artists that they discovered or admired this year. Listen in as we hear from SeeYouSpaceCowboy, If I Die First, Arcadia Grey, Poppy, Corbin, Spiritbox, Youth Fountain, Trivium, braveweather, and Goodbye Tomorrow. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!  Check out my 2021 Top Song Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1EUMDoJuT8yJsl?si=2fc592b22d02464b

Merry ChrisMás! We hope your holidays have been acceptable at the very least! On this very festive episode, Chris invited his good friends Shane and Austin of the Nice Boys Podcast to play a few rounds of SUPERFIGHT, we discuss our favorite Holiday Songs/Albums, and a rapid fire game of Christmas Movie or Nah? All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after the show for "Outrageous" by Dog Cops Follow the Nice Boys: https://open.spotify.com/show/4UY7DSBPSOHzgQK4f36kUW?si=0b4bd216f0d04aed And peep our 2021 Collab Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0uiADaoPHmN6ghWgQVXupc?si=2047e7b5f7424b50    

Have you ever been mistaken as an employee of a store you're shopping in? Feels weird right? This week's episode starts off with just such a tale. Listen in as Chris recounts upselling merchandise at a record store. Then pay attention to the listing of a whole bunch of tours that have been announced for next year. Are you going to one? Fingers crossed! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

This was supposed to be the last band interview of the year but the universe had other plans apparently. Instead listen in as Chris works his way through accepting the fact that he is no longer twenty something. The Dirty Thirty is now. From external pressures to finding ones identity, Albums that debuted in 1991, there's a lot of jumping around in this one folks. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast.  Stay tuned after for "Have A Nice Day" by Ghastly Sound 

As Festivus draws near, we've now entered Mariah Carey and Michael Bublé Season. We do enjoy a little bit of the Bublé. Pivot. Do you need a good excuse for buying things you don't need? Do you take time for granted? Neither of those questions have anything to do with our guest. This week our guests come from a much warmer climate. Please welcome Jake and Matt of Aberdeen! Listen in as we discuss pumping out an album through lockdown, the duality of vulnerable writing, and a shirt idea that might be the next big merch get! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!  

No guest this week Junkies. I know, I know. Big sad. You'll be ok. Instead, listen to Chris revisit his time at The Hoosier dome for the SeeYouSpaceCowboy Tour featuring Greyhaven, Wristmeetrazor and Vatican. Go to one of these shows, you won't be disappointed. The Rittenhouse verdict is in, who the hell cares about James Bond, and COWBOY BEBOP IS HERE! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned afterwards for "Reconstruct" by Antlerhead!

Letterkenny, air fryer fandom, cat facts, this episode has it all. Please welcome this week to the show Ben Koehler of Archers! Listen in as we learn the rich origins of the band, the fallback plan for if the band thing doesn't work out, and Chris learns where Gibraltar is. Will he remember where it's at? Probably not. But that's neither here nor there. All this and so much more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

November is upon us and that means you, much like myself, might be partaking in a "No _______ November". Good luck with that endeavor. Also, New Limp Bizkit, Bullet For My Valentine, and COWBOY BEPOP IS APPROACHING! Anyways, the Rawrin' 20's are alive and well and so is this weeks guest XD! Please welcome Steven, Andrew and Chris of PlainView! Listen in as we discuss using the emotional turmoil of last years quarantine to kickstart a band, being "Stranded in a Somber Space" and guess what? That's right. Bees. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! 

Happy Halloween..ish. This episode was meant to be spooky but it took a different exit. Instead, prepare to laugh. I did. A lot. Please welcome our new hilarious friends in Bouquet! Listen in as we discuss underrated candies, what Cardinals symbolize, writing for the EP and then we share some real world spoopy stories! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Have you ever considered yourself to be an American Idiot? Like, really? Well, our guests this week really helped humble Chris. Please welcome Chris and Romer of Chiliocosm! Listen in as we discuss the humble beginnings, almost getting killed by a monster truck for a music video, and the many applications of Family Guy! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! 

Remember the early - mid 2000's? When the "scene" aesthetic came around? Well, those OG scene kids are now Elder Emos and I snagged a couple of them to interview this week. Please welcome Ben, Ron, and Trevor of The Thoughtlife! Listen in as we discuss composing music for a movie, the intricacies of self teaching, and a story line discography that we all have to wait to see pan out, ugh. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

October is finally here! Which means another HorrorHound Movie Screening Challenge! Listen in as Chris talks about seeing Sevendust and Tremonti at The Eclectic Room, the MGK ordeal, Furnace Fest, Waypoint VR, and Ramencon! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

Who the hell is Taylor Ham? Well, he's not this weeks guest. This week's guest is Dan Sakumoto from Have A Good Season! Listen in as we discuss the humble middle school origins of the band, swapping their main instruments, and the flexible definition of "Emo" in music! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for Have A Good Season's song "Shoulder Blades"

Another successful year at Fried Fest. Tyler would be proud. Listen in as Chris recounts some of the events of Fried Fest, songs that annoy him, and the story of the '09 TDWP shirt. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast.  Stay tuned for a little Fried Fest recap with music by (In Order): Bruise-"Wrongful Death" / We Love You-"Cursed" / Mouth For War-"Shape In The Dark" / Forges-"Maybe, Just Maybe" Monday Ray-"Drowning" / The Green Leaves-"Anvil Forged" / MZMR-"Gettin' By" / Guerilla Warfare-"Run It Back" / Ryan Kerr-"Ranger Tattoos" / Blind To Life-"Iron Style" / Fox Lake-"Born 2 Lose"

If you didn't catch the Livestream this week, don't worry! Here it is! Listen in as Chris discusses some of this week's music news. A new Halsey Album, new Kacey Musgraves,  Violent J's heart problems, Jerry Cantrell's new solo album/tour, the Nirvana baby is suing the band, and a new theory on people who play air guitar. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!

No band interview this week, sorry Junkies. Instead check out these new bands we've been listening to! Featuring songs from Hoaxed, Yvng Mickey, Gully Boys, Memorist, Bluhauz, The Chris Rolling Squad, The Home Team, Doctor Smoke, Profiler and Two Trains Left! 

Once again gracing us with his presence, this weeks guests are an absolute fun time! Please welcome John Penman and Zavir! Listen in as we talk about our own individual "Miami", an interesting tale about Greco-Roman wrestling, the incident at the park and our fandom of GoT. All this and so much more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for John and Zavir's song "Executive Order"

*Disclaimer* The audio gets a little glonky near the end.  Hold on to your butts Junkies, this weeks episode gets ✨EXISTENTIAL✨ Chris is joined by his new friend Joshua D-Day of the band Normundy to dissect the inspiration behind the music, their love for Alan Watts, and the age old question Is the Matrix actually a good idea? All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for Normundy's song "Set Me Free"

Pick a side. Qdoba or Chipotle? This week Chris stirs up a rivalry within the guests from the Detroit area, Reckless Revival! Listen in as we discuss performing live again, potential Bonfire Tours, and the fake beef with a band sporting a VERY similar name! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!  Stay tuned after for their song "Talk is Cheap"

With the new studio comes new opportunities. Opportunities such as remote interviews! That's right, this week Chris and Nick sit down with Josh, Sebastian and Marcus of the Outlaw State's very own Crafting The Conspiracy! Listen in as we discuss the Concept album that is The Cosmic Key, mosh pit stories, and the fact that "All Genres Are Created Equal". All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast! Stay tuned after for their song "Dream Sequence"

This weeks guest helps Chris break in the new studio! So forgive the audio quality, we'll get there. Say hello to Josh and Brandon of Distasteful! Listen in as we discuss the anxieties of the stage, the importance of your mindset when recording, and Brandon learns what Ska is! All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!  Stay tuned after for their song "Perishment"

Is horny an emotion? We have no idea. Now watch this drive. This week we're joined by our good friend Adam Araque! Having recently released "Lakebed" we discuss some of the driving forces that brought the EP together, the meaning behind the name of his first EP "Sawyer", and Nick tries to brainwash himself into hating milk. You're going to want to hear this one. All this and more on your weekly fix of the Tune Junkies Podcast!  Stay tuned after for Adam's track "Bloodlines"