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
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Stubhy Pandav of Lucky Boys Confusion returns to Pop-Punk & Pizza! This time we were able to sit down in person at Village Inn Pizzeria in Skokie, IL to discuss his new solo project, Mr. Ms. & The Infusions. He just released a new song called, "Sheeple (Enjoy The Show)". Listen to it now on all streaming platforms.
Thanks for another great night, Stubhy!
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
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Saturday Jul 02, 2022
Saturday Jul 02, 2022
It's been 15 years since The Methadones released their beloved pop punk classic album, This Won't Hurt. To celebrate, Red Scare Industries has released the record on vinyl for the first time. This past June, I was able to bring Connie's Pizza to Dan, Pete, Simon, and Mike before their performance at T1 Fest at Reggies in Chicago. We had a blast talking the re-release of This Won't Hurt and whether their is a difference between melodic punk and pop punk. Shoutout to Katie Hovland for setting up the conversation!
Snag your copy of This Won't Hurt by The Methadones here: https://redscare.storenvy.com/collections/9915-all-products/products/35779504-the-methadones-this-won-t-hurt-lp-cccp-114-1
UPCOMING SHOWS
7.2.22 - The Methadones @ Red Flag, St Louis, MO w/ Dan Vapid and The Cheats - TIX
7.15.22 - Punk Rock Raduno, Bergamo, Italy - INFO
10.29.22 - THE FEST - TIX
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
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Friday Jun 03, 2022
Friday Jun 03, 2022
In no particular order, here’s 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in June 2022:
1. “Forever” - Suitable Miss Ft. Joshua Roberts
2. “Stay Alive” - Noodle Brain
3. “White Noise” - All Honesty
4. “Speedbump” - Clothesline
5. “Follow Me” - Nautical Mile (Uncle Kracker Cover)
6. “Almost Everything” - With The Punches
7. “Lost Dog, Pt. 2” - One Armed Joey
8. “Second 2 Breathe” - AIRPORTS
9. “Shapeshifting” - Taylor Acorn
10. “Panic Automatic” - Pink Elefants
Make sure you vote for your favorite song in the Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast Facebook group. The song with the most votes stays on our Spotify playlist for another month! The song with the most votes from the last 10 songs episode was, "Well Enough" by Glory Days.
Want your band to be possibly featured on a future 10 songs episode? Email an mp3 or wav of the song you want to be considered, a bio, press photo, and logo to: 10songsepisodes@gmail.com.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
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Thursday May 26, 2022
Thursday May 26, 2022
Tj Horansky of Chicago's Sleep On It, is reintroducing himself to the world as indie/emo artist, OSLO. He just released his debut album, Great Places, under the OSLO name last week. TJ was kind of enough to invite me into his home to have some Rosati's Pizza and talk about the new record.
Stream Great Places by OSLO: https://linktr.ee/OsloMusic
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
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Thursday Apr 21, 2022
Thursday Apr 21, 2022
This is a monumental episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza! Why you ask? Because we had vegan pizza for the very first time! The Aquadolls from southern California are all about rockin' the vegan lifestyle. So, I made sure to order an all vegan pan pizza from Kitchen 17 in Chicago. It was incredibly tasty and I've been dreaming about it ever since. This was recorded before The Aquadolls show at Beat Kitchen in Chicago on Sunday, April 3rd. You can catch them on tour this summer with Incubus and Sublime with Rome July 24th through September 3rd! Get your tickets at the-aquadolls.com/tour
This episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza is sponsored by Austrian pop punk band, Here For A Reason, and their new album, Blank Slate, available now on all streaming platforms.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
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Friday Apr 15, 2022
Friday Apr 15, 2022
In no particular order, here’s 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in April 2022:
- “Perfect Place” - Here For A Reason
- “Wishing Well” - Further North
- “SEA to EWR” - Living With A Bear
- “I Only Do Push Ups When I’m Drunk (Drinking Lonely) - Good Hangs
- “I’m Not Listening” - Promise Game
- “Sugar” - Highwind
- “Well Enough” - Glory Days
- “Nosedive” - The Timberline
- “ITYILY” - Whimzi
- “Family Man” - LOVEBREAKERS
Make sure you vote for your favorite song in the Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast Facebook group. The song with the most votes stays on our Spotify playlist for another month! The song with the most votes from March’s episode was, "She’s From Chicago" by The Losers Club. So it's staying on our playlist for the month of April as well!
Want your band to be possibly featured on a future 10 songs episode? Email an mp3 or wav of the song you want to be considered, a bio, press photo, and logo to: 10songsepisodes@gmail.com.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
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Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Several Pop-Punk & Pizza listeners have requested The Dollyrots to be guests on the show over the years. It's about time we made it happen for you! Kelly Ogden and Luis Cabezas were able to get their favorite pizza place in Tampa, FL, Lee's Grocery, to open up early just for this episode recording. I chose to have one of my local favorites as well, Chicago Dough Company, in Bourbonnais, IL.
It was so much fun chowing down on delicious pizza while talking about their latest release, "Down The Rabbit Hole", which is out now through Wicked Cool Records. The Dollyrots are also currently on tour in the United Kingdom with good friends Bowling For Soup and LIT through April 23rd. Click here for dates!
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Alternative artist, SK8, is set to release his debut record, Last Day On Earth, this Friday, April 8th via Atlantic Records. SK8 gives us an exclusive listen to a clip of his unreleased song, "Shooting Star", featuring Sum 41, on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza.
Follow SK8:
IG – @realsk8
Twitter – @therealsk8
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/SK8
I can't get that hook out of my head. Thanks for sharing, SK8!
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
How Peter James went from playing multiple Vans Warped Tours in Reflective Insight to starting Manic Kat Records in 2014. You might be familiar with some of the label's artists like Neverlyn and Right On, Kid. We've played songs from both of those bands on Pop-Punk & Pizza. There are some pretty cool things happening at Manic Kat right now. Including the launch of their own mobile app and streaming service, PunkHub Live! Thanks for your time, Pete!
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Before the pandemic began, Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast would occasionally bring pizza to bands touring through Chicago and have a fun conversation together. My goal was to do as many of these as possible. For the first time since 2019, we were FINALLY able to make this start happening again! On March 6th, I sat down and shared some Lou Malnati's (Chicago's Legendary Deep Dish) with Glimmers at Cobra Lounge in Chicago. I had the pleasure of talking with Glimmer's lead vocalist, Maggie Schneider, virtually on the podcast in 2021. This time, we are joined by the whole band! Maggie, Ari, Jeremy, Alex, and Alex. It was their first time playing in Chicago as well. I was happy that we were able to give them a proper welcome. Thanks for being on the podcast!
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
P.S. Shout out to our awesome intern, Nathan Burns, for helping assist in recording and editing this episode!