Pop-Punk & Pizza is a weekly podcast featuring guests ranging from bands in your local scene to internationally known artists such as Less Than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Wheatus, and more! A lot of times, the interviews will take place while eating pizza. Hosted by Noelle Matonis.
Episodes
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
Wednesday Dec 07, 2022
In this episode, I talked with Sam Spaiser of I Am The Spirit about working with producer Kyle Black (Pierce The Veil, Paramore), his new song, how he got started, and more!
Check out I Am The Spirit's new song Onward & Upward here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4Wvnm3pYAasHLQoeJXExwx Follow I Am The Spirit on socials: @iatspirit
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Noelle talks with Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus about the backstory of "Teenage Dirtbag", his favorite Wheatus album, new music, Wheatus's contribution to Starstruck: A Tribute to The Kinks, and more!
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
On Noelle's first episode as the host of Pop-Punk & Pizza, she talks with Big Drink, a heavy pop-punk band from the UK, about their new EP, "It Was Supposed To Be So Easy". (Photo credit: Big Drink)
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Our intern Noelle had that chance to talk with Cleveland, Ohio based pop punk band, Morning In May! They are about to hit the road with Makeout are also releasing their debut LP, Dead Set Slander. The album drops October 14th and the tour with Makeout begins October 20th in Las Vegas.
Pre-save Dead Set Slander now: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/morninginmay/dead-set-slander
Buy tickets for the tour: https://ffm.live/makeout
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Saturday Sep 17, 2022
Destroy Boys have an excellent story about Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day to share with us!
Our Riot Fest coverage today is sponsored by Chicago punk band, The Linden Method, and their new album, Grief, out now via People of Punk Rock Records. Stream the album on your favorite platform and follow @tlmchi on social media. LISTEN HERE: https://fanlink.to/TLM_grief
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Cliffdiver chats with us at Riot Fest 2022! Apparently, pizza is delicious in their hometown of Tulsa, OK.
Our Riot Fest coverage today is sponsored by Chicago punk band, The Linden Method, and their new album, Grief, out now via People of Punk Rock Records. Stream the album on your favorite platform and follow @tlmchi on social media. LISTEN HERE: https://fanlink.to/TLM_grief
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Stubhy and Adam of Lucky Boys Confusion join us at Riot Fest 2022 to talk 25 years of LBC and more!
Our Riot Fest coverage today is sponsored by Chicago punk band, The Linden Method, and their new album, Grief, out now via People of Punk Rock Records. Stream the album on your favorite platform and follow @tlmchi on social media. LISTEN HERE: https://fanlink.to/TLM_grief
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Friday Sep 16, 2022
Corn dog pizza with Deanna of Sincere Engineer at Riot Fest 2022!
Our Riot Fest coverage today is sponsored by Chicago punk band, The Linden Method, and their new album, Grief, out now via People of Punk Rock Records. Stream the album on your favorite platform and follow @tlmchi on social media. LISTEN HERE: https://fanlink.to/TLM_grief
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Treaty of Paris rocked the Chicago pop-punk scene hard in the mid to late 2000s. Now in 2022, they are reuniting to play Riot Fest this weekend! Treaty of Paris members Dan Wade and Chris Insidioso join me on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza to give us a breakdown of the band's history.
You can find Treaty of Paris on the Radicals Stage at 1pm this Sunday, September 18th at Riot Fest in Chicago.
Brush up on the band's catalog on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6Pi99tyF4wXjcmGUvrQN7R?si=Is3PpuAWS86LNfNVGaKWIg
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/treatyofparis
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/treatyofparis_music/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/treatyofparis
In other good news, Pop-Punk & Pizza was approved to be in the press tent at Riot Fest all weekend long! I'll be bringing you as much coverage as possible with our new intern, Noelle. Thank you to Dan Wade and everyone else at Riot Fest to making that possible!
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Chicago's Take The Reins stopped by the Pop-Punk & Pizza studio to smash some Monical's Pizza and talk about their new album, I'm At Your Door. The new record is out now via Flat Aht Records. This episode also includes a live acoustic performance of, "South Side Rules".
Take The Reins have a record release show this Friday, August 5th at Gman Tavern in Chicago with The Linden Method and Guardrail. Saturday, August 6th the band will play a special set at Siren Records in McHenry, IL. Get more information on both shows on the band's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/takethereinschicago
Buy a copy of I'm At Your Door: https://www.flataht.com/product/take-the-reins-i-m-at-your-door/12?cs=true&cst=custom
Special thanks to Wave Soda for providing delicious drinks! Order yours here: https://wavesoda.com/
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
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