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
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
In no particular order, here's 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in March 2022:
1. “Losing Grip” - Lake Mosaic
2. “Lucy” - Cleveland Avenue
3. “Hands On Deck” - Violet Riot
4. “One More Parade” - Sgt. Scagnetti
5. “A Walk In The Park” - Hazel The Nut
6. “So Far Away” - Homeplate
7. “Cry Baby” - The Aquadolls
8. “Accidentally In Love” - Nearly Spent
9. “Break Up” - Suckerpunch!
10. “She’s From Chicago” - The Losers Club
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 February's episode was, "F'd Up And Lonely" by TLB. So it's staying on our playlist for the month of March as well!
Want your band to be possibly featured on a future 10 songs episode? Email an mp3 of the song you want to be considered, a bio, press photo, and logo to: 10songsepisodes@gmail.com.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Casey Cavaliere is primarily known for being a guitarist and one of the founding members of The Wonder Years. However, Casey is much more than The Wonder Years. Outside of the band, he spends a majority of his time producing music at True Level Studio in New Jersey and recording episodes of his podcast, The Record Process. Casey co-hosts the podcast with studio partner, Tom Conran, and just started releasing new episodes for their second season.
Get in touch with Casey at caseycavaliere.com.
Find episode of The Record Process.
As for The Wonder Years, they are currently touring the United States through March 25th, 2022 to celebrate the 10th Anniversaries of their albums, "The Upsides", and "Suburbia I've Given You All And Now I'm Nothing". FIND TICKETS HERE.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
P.S. We have shirts leftover from Snüzfest! Buy one before they sell out. 20% of the profits will be donated to The Hope For Us Network!
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Get your most ridiculous pajamas ready because it's almost time for Snüzfest 2022! This year, it takes place at Beat Kitchen in Chicago on Saturday, February 19th at 6:00pm. Every year diet punkers, Guardrail, get a bunch of other like minded bands together to play a show for a good cause, while wearing the silliest pjs you've ever seen. This year proceeds from the show will be donated to The Hope For Us Network. Guardrail frontman, Kevin Andrew, joins us on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast to discuss the lineup of incredible bands performing this year including: Much The Same, Hi Ho, Splits, Won't Stay Dead, Burn Rebuild, Ok Cool, and Eddy & The Arsons.
Snüzfest 2022 is presented by, Kickstand Productions and sponsored by, Pop-Punk Takeout and Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast.
I look forward to being your host for the evening and also selling the official Snüzfest 2022 t-shirts at our table! Only 20 will be available. So make sure you snag one! 20% of the profits will be donated to The Hope For Us Network.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
P.S. This is the first episode edited by our intern, Nathan Burns. Great job dude!
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
In no particular order, here's 10 songs I think you should give a listen to in February 2022:
1. "Stay The Same" - Gold Steps
2. "Keep Going" - Atlas For Home
3. "In Ur Blud" - Kerosene Heights
4. "No Signs of Life" - Old Currents
5. "F'd Up And Lonely" - TLB *
6. "Which Way Is North" - Clearfight
7. "Wish You Well" - Familiar Things
8. "Invader Zim" - Circus Rhapsody
9. "Innocent" - Ninebanks
10. "Blossom" - Lielack
*TLB is the featured artist in this month's Pop-Punk Takeout Box! Order your's today by clicking HERE.
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! In fact, three songs from last month's episode are staying on the playlist because they all tied. The songs would be, "No One Does Homecoming Like Us" - All Systems Go, "Concrete Feet" - Splits, "Best of Me" - Protect Your Heart.
Want your band to be possibly featured on a future 10 songs episode? Email an mp3 of the song you want to be considered, a bio, press photo, and logo to: 10songsepisodes@gmail.com.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
I was recently invited to be a guest on Bacon Is My Podcast. It's a weekly show that asks “What’s Your Bacon?” that extra passion in your life that makes everything in it better. I had such a great time with the hosts, Mike and Jimmy G, that I wanted to return the favor and have them as guests on Pop-Punk & Pizza. We talked about everything from how Bacon Is My Podcast started to how we felt about When We Were Young Festival. What was also fun about this episode is that I shipped them Lou Malnati's Pizza to eat during our chat because they live in Long Island, NY. Mike and Jimmy returned the favor by shipping New York Style Pizza to me from, Nicoletta Pizzeria.
By the way, my appearance on the Bacon Is My Podcast has not been released yet. It will be up later this month. Please give their podcast a listen in the meantime though at baconismypodcast.com or wherever podcasts are found!
Much Love,
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
Thursday Jan 27, 2022
My guests on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast have been on the show before but appeared on different episodes, a few years apart. The first is, Danny Freeman, the guitarist of United Kingdom pop punk band, A Few Too Many. The second is, Jaret Reddick, a legend in the pop punk scene who has been fronting Bowling For Soup for almost 30 years now. You put these two hard working guys together, and they become, Music Networking 101, a monthly music industry workshop featuring well known special guests and keynote speakers. We dive deep into topics such as marketing your band and how to run social media as a creative person. It's always a honor to have both Danny and Jaret on the show. Thanks for stopping by again!
Much Love,
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Thursday Jan 13, 2022
Hey! Happy New Year! I know we are already several days into 2022 but it's better late than never. I hope you're staying safe and healthy.
Our monthly 10 songs episode are back here on Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast! In no particular order, here are 10 songs I think you should give a listen to this month:
1. "No One Does Homecoming Like Us" - All Systems Go
2. "Concrete Feet" - Splits
3. “Against The Odds” - The Story Unfolds
4. "I'll Be Fine" - Sad Plant
5. "Oh, Wait" - BEEA
6. "Best of Me" - Protect Your Heart
7. "Century" - Youth Fountain *
8. "Aftermath" - Loss Of Signal
9. "Horrorshow" - Raccoon Tour
10. "Small Talk" - Autumn Fires
*Youth Fountain is the featured artist in this month's Pop-Punk Takeout Box! Order your's today by clicking HERE.
You can find all of these songs on the Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast Spotify playlist! Be sure to vote for your favorite song in our Facebook Group. The song with the most votes stays on the playlist for another month!
Want your band to be possibly featured on a future 10 songs episode? Email an mp3 of the song you want to be considered, a bio, press photo, and logo to: 10songsepisodes@gmail.com.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Friday Dec 24, 2021
Ho Ho Ho! Merry Pop-Punkmas 2021! I hope you know how grateful I am for all your love and support this past year. To celebrate Christmas Eve and Christmas Day properly, I’ve compiled 14 Christmas songs I think you should give a listen to.
1. Christmas Spirits - TLB
2. I Won’t Be Home For Christmas - Endless Holiday
3. Xmas Wrapping - The Aquadolls
4. 78342 and You - Love Again
5. The Emo Night Before Christmas - Eightynine
6. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Tsunami Bomb
7. A Carol Medley - Stop.Drop.Rewind
8. Little Saint Nick - Millington
9. Get Away (For X-Mas) - Oldie Hawn
10. Glittery - BEEA Ft. Dimi from Two Left Trains
11. We Were Never Naughty or Nice - Cardboard Box Colony
12. This Christmas - The Taj Motel Trio
13. Are You Alone On Christmas Day? - Basement Gary
14. Father Christmas - The Great Heights Band
Thank you to all the bands who submitted their songs! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast is presented by, Pop-Punk Takeout. A monthly subscription box filled with merchandise from pop punk artists from all over the world! Learn more and sign up at poppunktakeout.com. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
Tuesday Dec 21, 2021
I want to take this time to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast and LaMore Media L.L.C. in 2021. I’d like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Growing up, one of my favorite Christmas books to read was The Polar Express. Now, the tradition continues with my son who is even more obsessed with it than I was. I know several people who listen to LaMore Media podcasts also have children. So my gift to you and your family this Christmas is to read aloud The Polar Express to you.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
Thursday Dec 16, 2021
The big wave of Yellowcard's mainstream debut album Ocean Avenue all started with their previous album, One For The Kids. Recorded and released in 2001 through Lobster Records, One For The Kids quickly helped Yellowcard land a major label contract with Capital Records in 2002. Ocean Avenue would take the world by storm just one year later in 2003. Founding member, Benjamin Harper, joins us on this episode of Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast to talk about how Lobster Records has remixed and remastered One For The Kids to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary. It's available on all streaming platforms this Friday, December 17th, 2021. You can pre-order a vinyl copy here.
Much Love,
Jacques LaMore
Pop-Punk & Pizza Podcast is presented by, Pop-Punk Takeout. A monthly subscription box filled with merchandise from pop punk artists from all over the world! Learn more and sign up at poppunktakeout.com. Follow them on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.