Pop-Punk Book Club Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/pop-punk-book-club Each week we break down, rediscover and debate the albums that defined the greatest genre of all time. Sometimes with friends, other times with guests, but always with you. Take your spot on the lounge, the book club is in session. © 2025 ListenPath 8ffadbd1-5be8-5114-b4b7-57a7c208e1ca no Welcome to the Pop-Punk Book Club! (How to Rate Like We Do) en Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:08 +1000 Sun, 03 May 2026 11:01:47 +1000 https://poppunkbookclub.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/d1FngmV2HOZAkanOsTT6FaEvy6msNTKGuJ1vZsYuc2Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMjM1/MDBiNGI0MWU5MDBj/ZjQ4OWExNDk5MmMy/ZTQ2ZS5qcGc.jpg Pop-Punk Book Club https://poppunkbookclub.com episodic Happyland Each week we break down, rediscover and debate the albums that defined the greatest genre of all time. Sometimes with friends, other times with guests, but always with you. Take your spot on the lounge, the book club is in session. Each week we break down, rediscover and debate the albums that defined the greatest genre of all time. pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music Jayson Evans and Samuel Burton No No Colour Blind 2 2 7 7 Colour Blind full 68f8c207-920a-4b79-9113-a91cd5b5eae1 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a5ce0279 This week we revisit Colour Blind by Seaway—an album Sam once rated horribly, while Jayson never understood why. Has his opinion changed, or does he still stand by it? Also: an accidental exposure story, more embarrassing moments, Book Club considerations, listener comments and another premature evaluation.


Next week’s album: Before Everything & After by MxPx.

]]> This week we revisit Colour Blind by Seaway—an album Sam once rated horribly, while Jayson never understood why. Has his opinion changed, or does he still stand by it? Also: an accidental exposure story, more embarrassing moments, Book Club considerations, listener comments and another premature evaluation.


Next week’s album: Before Everything & After by MxPx.

]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 6907 This week we revisit Colour Blind by Seaway—an album Sam once rated horribly, while Jayson never understood why. Has his opinion changed, or does he still stand by it? Also: an accidental exposure story, more embarrassing moments, Book Club considerations, listener comments and another premature evaluation.


Next week’s album: Before Everything & After by MxPx.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No They're Only Chasing Safety 2 2 6 6 They're Only Chasing Safety full 6712a769-114c-4206-9f2a-fcc0fe4c49e5 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8b999bdf Emo Book Club returns with They’re Only Chasing Safety by Underoath—an album the boys both loved in their later high school years. Does it still hit the same, and is it their best? Also: an embarrassing story from Sam, Jayson going full emo, listener comments, Book Club considerations and tons of hilarious highschool stories.


Next week’s album: Colorblind by Seaway.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Emo Book Club returns with They’re Only Chasing Safety by Underoath—an album the boys both loved in their later high school years. Does it still hit the same, and is it their best? Also: an embarrassing story from Sam, Jayson going full emo, listener comments, Book Club considerations and tons of hilarious highschool stories.


Next week’s album: Colorblind by Seaway.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 7269 Emo Book Club returns with They’re Only Chasing Safety by Underoath—an album the boys both loved in their later high school years. Does it still hit the same, and is it their best? Also: an embarrassing story from Sam, Jayson going full emo, listener comments, Book Club considerations and tons of hilarious highschool stories.


Next week’s album: Colorblind by Seaway.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Hoss 2 2 5 5 Hoss full d1e972bf-d86e-4a7b-82c7-7593d3146735 https://share.transistor.fm/s/47b8a32e This week the boys dive into Hoss by Lagwagon—an album they picked after missing the band play it live in their own town. Also: a mortifying birthday party moment, Jayson taking his daughter to see Babymetal, and our random album challenge delivering some real contenders for the Book Club.


Next week: Emo Book Club returns with They’re Only Chasing Safety by Underoath.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> This week the boys dive into Hoss by Lagwagon—an album they picked after missing the band play it live in their own town. Also: a mortifying birthday party moment, Jayson taking his daughter to see Babymetal, and our random album challenge delivering some real contenders for the Book Club.


Next week: Emo Book Club returns with They’re Only Chasing Safety by Underoath.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 5963 This week the boys dive into Hoss by Lagwagon—an album they picked after missing the band play it live in their own town. Also: a mortifying birthday party moment, Jayson taking his daughter to see Babymetal, and our random album challenge delivering some real contenders for the Book Club.


Next week: Emo Book Club returns with They’re Only Chasing Safety by Underoath.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Morbid Stuff 2 2 4 4 Morbid Stuff full 453d8e58-b587-4089-96ed-45ec6787d546 https://share.transistor.fm/s/b5fd6259 This week we dive into Morbid Stuff by PUP—an album we discovered through the Book Club that completely changed how we see modern pop punk. Also: a Pokémon-fuelled first word story, a new random album challenge, Jimmy Eat World comments, and a premature evaluation of Joyce Manor.


Next week’s album: Hoss by Lagwagon.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> This week we dive into Morbid Stuff by PUP—an album we discovered through the Book Club that completely changed how we see modern pop punk. Also: a Pokémon-fuelled first word story, a new random album challenge, Jimmy Eat World comments, and a premature evaluation of Joyce Manor.


Next week’s album: Hoss by Lagwagon.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 21 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6767 This week we dive into Morbid Stuff by PUP—an album we discovered through the Book Club that completely changed how we see modern pop punk. Also: a Pokémon-fuelled first word story, a new random album challenge, Jimmy Eat World comments, and a premature evaluation of Joyce Manor.


Next week’s album: Hoss by Lagwagon.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Futures 2 2 3 3 Futures full bb205151-ea0a-4f17-a56f-821a0969656b https://share.transistor.fm/s/95828634 This week we revisit Futures by Jimmy Eat World—an album from our just-post-high-school years that means a lot more than we realised on the re-listen. Also: a shoe-swap public disaster involving Jayson’s fiancée, listener comments, and a rating that might lead to a new number one album.


Next week’s album: Morbid Stuff by PUP.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> This week we revisit Futures by Jimmy Eat World—an album from our just-post-high-school years that means a lot more than we realised on the re-listen. Also: a shoe-swap public disaster involving Jayson’s fiancée, listener comments, and a rating that might lead to a new number one album.


Next week’s album: Morbid Stuff by PUP.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6877 This week we revisit Futures by Jimmy Eat World—an album from our just-post-high-school years that means a lot more than we realised on the re-listen. Also: a shoe-swap public disaster involving Jayson’s fiancée, listener comments, and a rating that might lead to a new number one album.


Next week’s album: Morbid Stuff by PUP.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Bark Like a Dog 2 2 2 2 Bark Like a Dog full e3682917-ecde-4014-b943-8d2d7a6446de https://share.transistor.fm/s/45a77e33 Season 2 continues with Bark Like a Dog by Screeching Weasel. But first: Sam tells the unbelievable story of witnessing a woman give birth in a car park. We also break down Dan Ozzi’s book Sellout and why it’s such a great look at the mainstream explosion of punk, pop punk and emo, then read through some Christmas break comments (including a few hate comments). Oh, and Sam has a new segment.


Next week’s album: Futures by Jimmy Eat World.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Season 2 continues with Bark Like a Dog by Screeching Weasel. But first: Sam tells the unbelievable story of witnessing a woman give birth in a car park. We also break down Dan Ozzi’s book Sellout and why it’s such a great look at the mainstream explosion of punk, pop punk and emo, then read through some Christmas break comments (including a few hate comments). Oh, and Sam has a new segment.


Next week’s album: Futures by Jimmy Eat World.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6134 Season 2 continues with Bark Like a Dog by Screeching Weasel. But first: Sam tells the unbelievable story of witnessing a woman give birth in a car park. We also break down Dan Ozzi’s book Sellout and why it’s such a great look at the mainstream explosion of punk, pop punk and emo, then read through some Christmas break comments (including a few hate comments). Oh, and Sam has a new segment.


Next week’s album: Futures by Jimmy Eat World.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Box Car Racer 2 2 1 1 Box Car Racer full df9125fb-c39d-4fff-8bdb-9a40f048bf1e https://share.transistor.fm/s/5c5d7ff6 Season 2 begins with Box Car Racer’s self-titled album—a cult favourite we all loved in high school. Joined by our friend Ben, we revisit the record to see if it still holds up. Also: deeply embarrassing high school stories, a parody that should never resurface, comments from the break, and the first songs we ever wrote.


Next week’s album: Bark Like a Dog by Screeching Weasel.

]]> Season 2 begins with Box Car Racer’s self-titled album—a cult favourite we all loved in high school. Joined by our friend Ben, we revisit the record to see if it still holds up. Also: deeply embarrassing high school stories, a parody that should never resurface, comments from the break, and the first songs we ever wrote.


Next week’s album: Bark Like a Dog by Screeching Weasel.

]]> Sat, 21 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 7817 Season 2 begins with Box Car Racer’s self-titled album—a cult favourite we all loved in high school. Joined by our friend Ben, we revisit the record to see if it still holds up. Also: deeply embarrassing high school stories, a parody that should never resurface, comments from the break, and the first songs we ever wrote.


Next week’s album: Bark Like a Dog by Screeching Weasel.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Season 1 Finale: The 2025 Christmas Special 1 1 15 15 Season 1 Finale: The 2025 Christmas Special full 7e23efd4-a59a-435b-a273-837019ad7833 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a837b8c0 It’s the Pop-Punk Book Club Season Finale and Christmas Special! We recap the season, break down the best and worst ratings, reveal some surprising data, hand out our official Season 1 Awards, and crown the best Christmas song of the year. No album next week—we’ll see you in February 2026. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Pop-Punk Book Club!

]]> It’s the Pop-Punk Book Club Season Finale and Christmas Special! We recap the season, break down the best and worst ratings, reveal some surprising data, hand out our official Season 1 Awards, and crown the best Christmas song of the year. No album next week—we’ll see you in February 2026. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Pop-Punk Book Club!

]]> Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6895 It’s the Pop-Punk Book Club Season Finale and Christmas Special! We recap the season, break down the best and worst ratings, reveal some surprising data, hand out our official Season 1 Awards, and crown the best Christmas song of the year. No album next week—we’ll see you in February 2026. 

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Pop-Punk Book Club!

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Ocean Avenue 1 1 14 14 Ocean Avenue full 476a5f78-a022-42b3-b45e-4013e6f590c9 https://share.transistor.fm/s/46253e1f In the penultimate episode of the season, the boys rate Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard—an album they both loved in high school but were surprised by in this listen (songs they didn’t expect hit the hardest). Also: a bizarre flight encounter, one of Jayson’s most embarrassing stories yet involving a man with cerebral palsy, a deep dive into three top pop-punk album lists and a surprise reveal about next week’s season finale.


Next week’s album… there is none! We've got something fun planned.

See you at the season finale.

]]> In the penultimate episode of the season, the boys rate Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard—an album they both loved in high school but were surprised by in this listen (songs they didn’t expect hit the hardest). Also: a bizarre flight encounter, one of Jayson’s most embarrassing stories yet involving a man with cerebral palsy, a deep dive into three top pop-punk album lists and a surprise reveal about next week’s season finale.


Next week’s album… there is none! We've got something fun planned.

See you at the season finale.

]]> Sat, 29 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6885 In the penultimate episode of the season, the boys rate Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard—an album they both loved in high school but were surprised by in this listen (songs they didn’t expect hit the hardest). Also: a bizarre flight encounter, one of Jayson’s most embarrassing stories yet involving a man with cerebral palsy, a deep dive into three top pop-punk album lists and a surprise reveal about next week’s season finale.


Next week’s album… there is none! We've got something fun planned.

See you at the season finale.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No 'Til The Wheels Fall Off 1 1 13 13 'Til The Wheels Fall Off full 33b2024b-4a8d-4947-bcd0-2e3bd06b168a https://share.transistor.fm/s/8472a841 This week, the boys revisit ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off by WSTR—an album Sam once had strong words for, but chose to bring back. Has time changed his mind? Also: they crown the King of Poppeth Punk, tell the story of how they first met and come to terms with the horrifying truth that both Sam’s mum and Jayson’s mother-in-law have been listening to the podcast.

Next week’s album: Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> This week, the boys revisit ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off by WSTR—an album Sam once had strong words for, but chose to bring back. Has time changed his mind? Also: they crown the King of Poppeth Punk, tell the story of how they first met and come to terms with the horrifying truth that both Sam’s mum and Jayson’s mother-in-law have been listening to the podcast.

Next week’s album: Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 5499 This week, the boys revisit ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off by WSTR—an album Sam once had strong words for, but chose to bring back. Has time changed his mind? Also: they crown the King of Poppeth Punk, tell the story of how they first met and come to terms with the horrifying truth that both Sam’s mum and Jayson’s mother-in-law have been listening to the podcast.

Next week’s album: Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No The Peace and the Panic 1 1 12 12 The Peace and the Panic full 546c7874-41dc-4d77-ac16-9bac4bf81a57 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7df241f5 This week, the boys give The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep a full first listen—having never heard the album (or any Neck Deep) before. Also: Jayson reveals a bombshell announcement (about both of them), then immediately follows it up with another embarrassing story, Sam confronts him about hiding the draft results, and the boys refine the rules of Poppeth Punk.

Next week’s album: ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off by WSTR.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> This week, the boys give The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep a full first listen—having never heard the album (or any Neck Deep) before. Also: Jayson reveals a bombshell announcement (about both of them), then immediately follows it up with another embarrassing story, Sam confronts him about hiding the draft results, and the boys refine the rules of Poppeth Punk.

Next week’s album: ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off by WSTR.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 08 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 5418 This week, the boys give The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep a full first listen—having never heard the album (or any Neck Deep) before. Also: Jayson reveals a bombshell announcement (about both of them), then immediately follows it up with another embarrassing story, Sam confronts him about hiding the draft results, and the boys refine the rules of Poppeth Punk.

Next week’s album: ‘Til the Wheels Fall Off by WSTR.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Halloween Special: The Used 1 1 11 11 Halloween Special: The Used full 50e88bb3-b8a5-4713-a4c5-9e2521d66133 https://share.transistor.fm/s/fca49172 It’s the Emo Book Club Halloween Special! We revisit The Used’s self-titled debut—an album we loved in high school, but does it still hold up today? Also: we finally listen to Wank, read through our viral NOFX post comments, and give away the long-overdue answers to each week’s Poppeth Punk.

Next week’s album: The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> It’s the Emo Book Club Halloween Special! We revisit The Used’s self-titled debut—an album we loved in high school, but does it still hold up today? Also: we finally listen to Wank, read through our viral NOFX post comments, and give away the long-overdue answers to each week’s Poppeth Punk.

Next week’s album: The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 01 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6064 It’s the Emo Book Club Halloween Special! We revisit The Used’s self-titled debut—an album we loved in high school, but does it still hold up today? Also: we finally listen to Wank, read through our viral NOFX post comments, and give away the long-overdue answers to each week’s Poppeth Punk.

Next week’s album: The Peace and the Panic by Neck Deep.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Ramones 1 1 10 10 Ramones full 5dc92e9a-d20c-4309-99fe-de2e631bc846 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5b210a27 This week, the boys go back to pop-punk ground zero with the self-titled Ramones album—an iconic record they somehow never listened to all the way through until now. Also: failed friend bonding, an awkward confession from Jayson, the final ruling on whether Jimmy Eat World is pop punk, and more listener comments.

Next week’s album: The Used by The Used (It's the Halloween Emo Book Club special!)

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> This week, the boys go back to pop-punk ground zero with the self-titled Ramones album—an iconic record they somehow never listened to all the way through until now. Also: failed friend bonding, an awkward confession from Jayson, the final ruling on whether Jimmy Eat World is pop punk, and more listener comments.

Next week’s album: The Used by The Used (It's the Halloween Emo Book Club special!)

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 25 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6188 This week, the boys go back to pop-punk ground zero with the self-titled Ramones album—an iconic record they somehow never listened to all the way through until now. Also: failed friend bonding, an awkward confession from Jayson, the final ruling on whether Jimmy Eat World is pop punk, and more listener comments.

Next week’s album: The Used by The Used (It's the Halloween Emo Book Club special!)

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No The War on Errorism 1 1 9 9 The War on Errorism full 607f5cd4-5c66-4211-bbe0-1d8543ed6606 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a3abe282 This week, the boys revisit The War on Errorism by NOFX—an album they loved in high school that might’ve hit even harder now. Also: long road trips, Sam’s son vomiting in a pub toilet, viewer comments and the unveiling of the official top 8 album rankings on the Book Club whiteboard.

Next week’s album: Ramones by Ramones.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> This week, the boys revisit The War on Errorism by NOFX—an album they loved in high school that might’ve hit even harder now. Also: long road trips, Sam’s son vomiting in a pub toilet, viewer comments and the unveiling of the official top 8 album rankings on the Book Club whiteboard.

Next week’s album: Ramones by Ramones.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6938 This week, the boys revisit The War on Errorism by NOFX—an album they loved in high school that might’ve hit even harder now. Also: long road trips, Sam’s son vomiting in a pub toilet, viewer comments and the unveiling of the official top 8 album rankings on the Book Club whiteboard.

Next week’s album: Ramones by Ramones.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Open Your Eyes 1 1 8 8 Open Your Eyes full 80610bef-3313-41ef-bda4-cb018749960a https://share.transistor.fm/s/9ee2eb3a The boys are joined by their long-time friend Kale to revisit Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger—an album they used to love in high school, but not everyone feels the same anymore. Also: silica bead romance, a completely botched Mark, Tom and Travis Show quiz and a hilariously awkward social media comment aimed at Sam.

Next week’s album: War on Errorism by NOFX.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> The boys are joined by their long-time friend Kale to revisit Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger—an album they used to love in high school, but not everyone feels the same anymore. Also: silica bead romance, a completely botched Mark, Tom and Travis Show quiz and a hilariously awkward social media comment aimed at Sam.

Next week’s album: War on Errorism by NOFX.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 11 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +1100 Happyland Happyland 6408 The boys are joined by their long-time friend Kale to revisit Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger—an album they used to love in high school, but not everyone feels the same anymore. Also: silica bead romance, a completely botched Mark, Tom and Travis Show quiz and a hilariously awkward social media comment aimed at Sam.

Next week’s album: War on Errorism by NOFX.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Smash 1 1 7 7 Smash full 2590f134-d472-40d6-bdbc-de227756509f https://share.transistor.fm/s/3debb581 Jayson dreaded revisiting Smash by The Offspring after swearing he’d never listen to it again… but does he change his mind? Also: Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore song debates, a horrifyingly embarrassing story, AI soul and funk pop punk covers and the debut of Poppeth Punk—pop punk lyrics in Shakespearean form.

Next week’s album: Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Jayson dreaded revisiting Smash by The Offspring after swearing he’d never listen to it again… but does he change his mind? Also: Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore song debates, a horrifyingly embarrassing story, AI soul and funk pop punk covers and the debut of Poppeth Punk—pop punk lyrics in Shakespearean form.

Next week’s album: Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 6203 Jayson dreaded revisiting Smash by The Offspring after swearing he’d never listen to it again… but does he change his mind? Also: Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore song debates, a horrifyingly embarrassing story, AI soul and funk pop punk covers and the debut of Poppeth Punk—pop punk lyrics in Shakespearean form.

Next week’s album: Open Your Eyes by Goldfinger.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Say It Like You Mean It 1 1 6 6 Say It Like You Mean It full 4723908f-5187-4c26-a0a9-0eb9e9e53658 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e14cf554 Did we miss a pop punk classic? The boys sit down with Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line properly for the first time—and consider whether they have found a hidden gem. Also: secret high school watch messages, the first albums they ever bought (huge surprises), strict parents vs Alanis Morissette and a near-plagiarism lawsuit that never was.

Next week’s album: Smash by The Offspring.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Did we miss a pop punk classic? The boys sit down with Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line properly for the first time—and consider whether they have found a hidden gem. Also: secret high school watch messages, the first albums they ever bought (huge surprises), strict parents vs Alanis Morissette and a near-plagiarism lawsuit that never was.

Next week’s album: Smash by The Offspring.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 6480 Did we miss a pop punk classic? The boys sit down with Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line properly for the first time—and consider whether they have found a hidden gem. Also: secret high school watch messages, the first albums they ever bought (huge surprises), strict parents vs Alanis Morissette and a near-plagiarism lawsuit that never was.

Next week’s album: Smash by The Offspring.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Dookie 1 1 5 5 Dookie full e37b4157-4fb0-404c-b8e6-a235fe4f1050 https://share.transistor.fm/s/436500b3 A lifelong Green Day fan sits down with a known Green Day hater to rate Dookie—and the results might surprise you. Also: Sam’s birthday cake and party hats, firecracker chaos, neighbour drama, another heated interlude argument and a discussion of the Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore and the perfect pop punk song. Oh—and Jayson might actually love Dookie now?

Next week’s album: Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> A lifelong Green Day fan sits down with a known Green Day hater to rate Dookie—and the results might surprise you. Also: Sam’s birthday cake and party hats, firecracker chaos, neighbour drama, another heated interlude argument and a discussion of the Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore and the perfect pop punk song. Oh—and Jayson might actually love Dookie now?

Next week’s album: Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 20 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 6997 A lifelong Green Day fan sits down with a known Green Day hater to rate Dookie—and the results might surprise you. Also: Sam’s birthday cake and party hats, firecracker chaos, neighbour drama, another heated interlude argument and a discussion of the Pop-Punk Mount Rushmore and the perfect pop punk song. Oh—and Jayson might actually love Dookie now?

Next week’s album: Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Pennybridge Pioneers 1 1 4 4 Pennybridge Pioneers full e093ecb4-bf3d-4687-a545-5c5864f09ee4 https://share.transistor.fm/s/a1f8ee03 Millencolin’s 'Pennybridge Pioneers' lands on the table—and the boys revisit their messy rating history with it. Also: Back to the Future tees, butt cheek party tricks, landlord misunderstandings, interlude arguments, a ‘very real’ angry listener voicemail and a chat about the best Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game.

Next week’s album: Dookie by Green Day.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Millencolin’s 'Pennybridge Pioneers' lands on the table—and the boys revisit their messy rating history with it. Also: Back to the Future tees, butt cheek party tricks, landlord misunderstandings, interlude arguments, a ‘very real’ angry listener voicemail and a chat about the best Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game.

Next week’s album: Dookie by Green Day.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 6397 Millencolin’s 'Pennybridge Pioneers' lands on the table—and the boys revisit their messy rating history with it. Also: Back to the Future tees, butt cheek party tricks, landlord misunderstandings, interlude arguments, a ‘very real’ angry listener voicemail and a chat about the best Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game.

Next week’s album: Dookie by Green Day.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Blink-182 1 1 3 3 Blink-182 full c39dd82a-acd6-49e9-9af9-dd58c79c4297 https://share.transistor.fm/s/cd3c4592 Blink-182’s 2003 untitled album gets the full treatment this week. The boys dive into its darker tone, experimental sound and how it flipped the script after Enema and TOYPAJ. Plus: Motion City Soundtrack holding koalas, coffee machine mishaps, TikTok bands, watching a man fart in public, Jayson humiliates himself (again).

Next week’s album: Pennybridge Pioneers by Millencolin.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Blink-182’s 2003 untitled album gets the full treatment this week. The boys dive into its darker tone, experimental sound and how it flipped the script after Enema and TOYPAJ. Plus: Motion City Soundtrack holding koalas, coffee machine mishaps, TikTok bands, watching a man fart in public, Jayson humiliates himself (again).

Next week’s album: Pennybridge Pioneers by Millencolin.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 06 Sep 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 8056 Blink-182’s 2003 untitled album gets the full treatment this week. The boys dive into its darker tone, experimental sound and how it flipped the script after Enema and TOYPAJ. Plus: Motion City Soundtrack holding koalas, coffee machine mishaps, TikTok bands, watching a man fart in public, Jayson humiliates himself (again).

Next week’s album: Pennybridge Pioneers by Millencolin.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Sticks and Stones 1 1 2 2 Sticks and Stones full c83ba9b6-41da-4212-8715-4dc19fcf1dec https://share.transistor.fm/s/788a210b In this episode, we revisit Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory—an album we never used to listen to the whole way through until recently. And we drop some hot takes that are sure to make NFG fans mad. Also: working with Stevo32, a bandmate’s rectal drumstick incident (don’t ask), Sam’s barber roast and a story about the Silverchair drummer vomiting on Blink-182’s manager.

Next week’s album: Untitled (or Self-Titled) by Blink-182.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> In this episode, we revisit Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory—an album we never used to listen to the whole way through until recently. And we drop some hot takes that are sure to make NFG fans mad. Also: working with Stevo32, a bandmate’s rectal drumstick incident (don’t ask), Sam’s barber roast and a story about the Silverchair drummer vomiting on Blink-182’s manager.

Next week’s album: Untitled (or Self-Titled) by Blink-182.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 30 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 5997 In this episode, we revisit Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory—an album we never used to listen to the whole way through until recently. And we drop some hot takes that are sure to make NFG fans mad. Also: working with Stevo32, a bandmate’s rectal drumstick incident (don’t ask), Sam’s barber roast and a story about the Silverchair drummer vomiting on Blink-182’s manager.

Next week’s album: Untitled (or Self-Titled) by Blink-182.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com and rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Does This Look Infected? (With Stevo32) 1 1 1 1 Does This Look Infected? (With Stevo32) full 7a137f01-26ba-4d95-a520-7127286a70cf https://share.transistor.fm/s/69b9c71e Welcome to the Pop-Punk Book Club! We sit down with Stevo32 of Sum 41 to talk through Does This Look Infected?—but we also have to tell him what we really think of the album, right to his face. Also: Stevo is an Australian citizen, drum chat, how Sum 41 got signed, Stevo quitting the band and working in real estate and some deep-cut reflections on the Sum 41 albums fans probably haven’t heard before.

Next week’s album: Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Welcome to the Pop-Punk Book Club! We sit down with Stevo32 of Sum 41 to talk through Does This Look Infected?—but we also have to tell him what we really think of the album, right to his face. Also: Stevo is an Australian citizen, drum chat, how Sum 41 got signed, Stevo quitting the band and working in real estate and some deep-cut reflections on the Sum 41 albums fans probably haven’t heard before.

Next week’s album: Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +1000 Happyland Happyland 9055 Welcome to the Pop-Punk Book Club! We sit down with Stevo32 of Sum 41 to talk through Does This Look Infected?—but we also have to tell him what we really think of the album, right to his face. Also: Stevo is an Australian citizen, drum chat, how Sum 41 got signed, Stevo quitting the band and working in real estate and some deep-cut reflections on the Sum 41 albums fans probably haven’t heard before.

Next week’s album: Sticks and Stones by New Found Glory.

Get the rating guide at poppunkbookclub.com to rate along with us.

]]> pop punk, punk rock, emo, alternative, album reviews, nostalgia, early 2000s music, 1990s music No Welcome to the Pop-Punk Book Club! (How to Rate Like We Do) 1 1 Welcome to the Pop-Punk Book Club! (How to Rate Like We Do) trailer eedb7d86-3bef-4d1b-abcf-0622c0bdd727 https://share.transistor.fm/s/218a5d54 🤔 What is the Pop-Punk Book Club?

Well, this isn’t your typical music discussion show. It’s highly subjective and very biased... exactly how it should be. Every week, we revisit (or experience for the first time) a pop punk album in full, on the hunt for our favourite songs of all time. But this isn’t just about us—we want you to join the Book Club, too! Rate the album alongside us using our 7-emoji system (it’s easy), send us your thoughts and tell us what these albums mean to you.
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!

Get the document version of this episode here: http://bit.ly/4mNBwaW.

]]> 🤔 What is the Pop-Punk Book Club?

Well, this isn’t your typical music discussion show. It’s highly subjective and very biased... exactly how it should be. Every week, we revisit (or experience for the first time) a pop punk album in full, on the hunt for our favourite songs of all time. But this isn’t just about us—we want you to join the Book Club, too! Rate the album alongside us using our 7-emoji system (it’s easy), send us your thoughts and tell us what these albums mean to you.
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!

Get the document version of this episode here: http://bit.ly/4mNBwaW.

]]> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:49:49 +1000 Happyland Happyland 800 🤔 What is the Pop-Punk Book Club?

Well, this isn’t your typical music discussion show. It’s highly subjective and very biased... exactly how it should be. Every week, we revisit (or experience for the first time) a pop punk album in full, on the hunt for our favourite songs of all time. But this isn’t just about us—we want you to join the Book Club, too! Rate the album alongside us using our 7-emoji system (it’s easy), send us your thoughts and tell us what these albums mean to you.
Watch the video version of this episode on YouTube!

Get the document version of this episode here: http://bit.ly/4mNBwaW.

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