Grandpa’s [mostly] #MelodicPunk music review … July 31st, 2018

Grandpa’s [mostly] melodic punk [but with some alt, pop punk, straight-up punk, and post-h thrown in] weekly [ish] music review … #RollsOffTheTongue

RANDOM INSIGHTS INTO GRANDPA’S SHIT

wasn’t sure it was a real story when I first read it … half a lovato … heroin overdose … not a fan, but you gotta wonder what’s up

hearing news that stand atlantic (australian pop punk) have finished the recording process on their debut full album … 2018 release not likely, I presume

#FreedomOfExpression #TuckFrump

FUN AK3 OR SKIBA OR BLINK NEWS

still totally fucking excited about is this thing cursed, and first single blackbird

bad news about DG not being part of the upcoming tour … I hope he’ll be fine

SHIT YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO (band, song, etc … my main playlist)

might have changed a little, but this should take you to my playlist on google play music

the nectars; heaven; streamed/downloaded new song heaven … I was concerned for the first few seconds that this might go down the no doubt road (not that I’m a no doubt h8r, per se) … glad I kept listening … this is an awesome little rock song … punk-y power-pop-y nyc alt

this obsession; arm in arm; they’ve been a well-kept secret, but that’s not going to last … if they don’t cite #AlkalineTrio among their influences (apparent on a few songs on the album), I’d be very surprised … for the sake of complete clarity, that means there is some awesome stuff going on here … chicago melodic punk rules

josephkid; raise your voice; this song and the whole EP is great hungarian melodic punk

the word alive; I don’t mind; totally great melodic metalcore

hal johnson; go through my blood; new german punk … out of left field, for me … very pleasant surprise

irish handcuffs; miss the aim; not sure it’s intentional, but actually you can download all three songs already (complete comfort in distraction release supposedly not out until jun 29th) … and you should … awesome melodic punk

useless id; ghetto limits; totally fucking awesome cover of a great tarakany song

trash boat; inside out; brit melody-centric post-h-y punk … unutterably cool

dan cribb and the isolated; run away; other than simpsons tribute/cover songs, this is their first new music since a 2015 split with DG … very cool melodic punk

you know the drill; overcast; sometimes kinda blink-y brit pop punk … yeah, I too saw the shitty reviews, but this is one of a couple cool songs on here

summerteeth; talk about anything; terrific canadian pop-punk

note to amy; the house; I assume/hope this is from the promised upcoming larger release … not the hardcore-ish, metal-ish stuff I was expecting, but I’m down with this pop-punk-y alt incarnation

mxpx; let’s ride; spectacular melodic punk … I’ve missed these guys

between you and me; dakota; just totally awesome aussie pop punk

better days; woe be gone; geordie pop punk … terrific sound

alkaline trio; blackbird; awesome … melodic punk at its finest … best shit around

victory kid; adrenaline; listened to another new song, this one a pop-punker called adrenaline … best so far for me

chaser; nightmares; skate/melodic punk … non-stop goodness

american television; the creek; as some of you (not i) might have predicted, the b-side of this two-song EP totally fucking rips, even more than the a-side (death defier)

OTHER GOOD LISTENS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS

downloadable/fully released

t-shirt weather; dinner and a show; garage-y kinda jangly pop punk … durham represent … was just there a couple weeks ago … and it certainly WAS t-shirt weather … if two of my favorite old joes (strummer and jackson) had a punky grandchild …

fftl … avec sonny the skrill; surrender; banging alt awesome

the murderburgers; shitty people and toothache; punk-y scottish melodic/pop punk … actually won’t disagree with the reviewers who said this is inconsistent but, when they put it all together, they get shit done

beach rats; wasted time; all-star punk

rise against; the ghost note symphonies; actually very good, not that stripped-down reimaginings of a great band’s old stuff were ever likely to make my playlist

brigades; true blue; pop punk

no better; it felt like glass; punk-ish emo

like pacific; in spite of me; canadian melodic-punk-y alt … I had high expectations … they beat them

mostly only streaming and/or a song or two downloadable

duck and cover; rob them blind; due aug/10/2018; sometimes-punk-ish power pop … streamed a couple new songs … live it up [great] and stand corrected [awesome] … if there had been pop punk in the 70s, this is how sweet might have made their career … fuck ballroom blitz … hearing a little echo of let’s-spend-the-night-together too

pvmnts; better days; due out aug/17/2018; listened to cool new pop punk song chemical trails

the living end; wunderbar; all the way out to sep/28/2018; watched/streamed song don’t lose it … I AM losing it, so I may have already told you about this … anyway, there’s a ‘funny’ vid also out and about now … antipodean punk-tinged indie power pop

fucked up; dose your dreams; this one’s oct/8/2018; watched/streamed raise your voice joyce … me likey their flavor of canadian hardcore

hands like houses; anon; and this one’s the farthest out in my diary … oct/12/2018; aussie alt (trending modern/mainstream?) … listened to first song (fourth track), overthinking

barbie sailers; tbd; out some time in 2018, maybe?; listened to new song tonight … no, fucker, it’s called ‘tonight’ … these swiss guys gots it goin’ on … they don’t put out new material as frequently as I would like, but their flag’s a plus … geddit? … their flag’s a plus! … oh, fuck you … anyway, it’s hook-y easycore-ish alt

UPCOMING STUFF I’M EXCITED ABOUT

barbie sailers; tbd; maybe 2018?

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS (I have tix for)

ALKALINE TRIO!!! boston, august

riot fest, chicago, september

blink, vegas, november

menzingers, boston, november

STUFF REMOVED FROM MY PLAYLIST THIS WEEK

tarakany; Как Обезвредить Нам Себя Самих

gloo; holiday

RECURRING SHOUT OUT

Holden C McS … without him this pile of crap wouldn’t be called grandpa’s anything

<<GRANDPA HAD A GOOD TIME AT THE FINAL MASSACHUSETTS WARPED … BUT I HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM TOO OLD FOR THIS SHIT … TOO MUCH STANDING, TOO MUCH WALKING, TOO MUCH HEAT>>

==EOM==

Grandpa’s [mostly] #MelodicPunk music review … July 24th, 2018

Grandpa’s [mostly] melodic punk [but with some alt, pop punk, straight-up punk, and post-h thrown in] weekly [ish] music review … #RollsOffTheTongue

they’re baaaack!!!

RANDOM INSIGHTS INTO GRANDPA’S SHIT

is there any other news? no. you’re wrong. the only news is the new #AlkalineTrio album, called is this thing cursed, and the first cut, the second track on the album, called blackbird … holy shit, this is exciting

oh, that life hacks/awful man split I told you about last time? … well apparently they’re two different incarnations of the same band … just thought I’d clear that up … great punk listen

the palaye royale bandwagon left without me, but song you’ll be fine is out and about for those of you who proffer coitus

and your POTUS is a punk ass bitch

oh, and andy biersack/black is in the studio with #Feldy

FUN AK3 OR SKIBA OR BLINK NEWS

alkaline trio … blackbird … blackbird … omfg … so glad you’re back, guys

quote from Matt … “Some people thought we were done. We announced a tour and a lot of the shows are already sold out. Nobody knows that we made a new record. It’s not unlike getting somebody that you care about something extra super special for their birthday and you’re really excited to give it to them. It feels kind of like that.”

and the new album will be called is this thing cursed

SHIT YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO (band, song, etc … my main playlist)

i might have added/deleted since i posted this shit, so don’t bother me with your shit, ok?

the nectars; heaven; streamed/downloaded new song heaven … I was concerned for the first few seconds that this might go down the no doubt road (not that I’m a no doubt h8r, per se) … glad I kept listening … this is an awesome little rock song … punk-y power-pop-y nyc alt

this obsession; arm in arm; they’ve been a well-kept secret, but that’s not going to last … if they don’t cite #AlkalineTrio among their influences (apparent on a few songs on the album), I’d be very surprised … for the sake of complete clarity, that means there is some awesome stuff going on here … chicago melodic punk rules

josephkid; raise your voice; this song and the whole EP is great hungarian melodic punk

the word alive; I don’t mind; totally great melodic metalcore

hal johnson; go through my blood; new german punk … out of left field, for me … very pleasant surprise

irish handcuffs; miss the aim; not sure it’s intentional, but actually you can download all three songs already (complete comfort in distraction release supposedly not out until jun 29th) … and you should … awesome melodic punk

useless id; ghetto limits; totally fucking awesome cover of a great tarakany song

tarakany; Как Обезвредить Нам Себя Самих; totally fucking awesome cover of a great useless id song … oh, that would be how to dismantle an atom bomb, for those of you who don’t do the whole cyrillic thing

trash boat; inside out; brit melody-centric post-h-y punk … unutterably cool

dan cribb and the isolated; run away; other than simpsons tribute/cover songs, this is their first new music since a 2015 split with DG … very cool melodic punk

you know the drill; overcast; sometimes kinda blink-y brit pop punk … yeah, I too saw the shitty reviews, but this is one of a couple cool songs on here

summerteeth; talk about anything; terrific canadian pop-punk

note to amy; the house; I assume/hope this is from the promised upcoming larger release … not the hardcore-ish, metal-ish stuff I was expecting, but I’m down with this pop-punk-y alt incarnation

gloo; holiday; terrific melodic punk … like it

mxpx; let’s ride; spectacular melodic punk … I’ve missed these guys

between you and me; dakota; just totally awesome aussie pop punk

better days; woe be gone; geordie pop punk … terrific sound

alkaline trio; blackbird; awesome … melodic punk at its finest … best shit around … blackbird, motherfuckers

victory kid; adrenaline; listened to another new song, this one a pop-punker called adrenaline … best so far for me

chaser; nightmares; skate/melodic punk … non-stop goodness

OTHER GOOD LISTENS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS

downloadable/fully released

birds in row; we already lost the world; as you may be able to tell (from my playlist or from previous posts), hardcore is actually not in my wheelhouse … that said, this is totally fucking awesome

lemuria; companion; post-punk-ish indie emo is not really my thing either, but I think they’re good at what they do

bladders; loin; when I tripped over this (thanks, #TheTorchbearer), I wasn’t even going to listen … this is good … melodic skate punk from spanish people land

shaded; song tell me; are-you-from-london pop2punk

for heads down; resurgence; german (?) melodic/skate punk

these fast times; on the other side of fear; canadian skate-ish melodic-ish punk

 

amuse; shortcuts; kinda masterpiece-ish pop punk … mr felumlee on production and mixing duty

tailblock; think or be; mostly melodic post-h … many/most sites are calling them trailblock, in case you are having difficulty finding this release

youth fountain; s/t; berkeley punk … terrific stuff

trash boat; crown shyness; so good … really … top to bottom awesome … brit melody-centric post-h-y punk

the adolescents; cropduster; fast guitar-heavy punk … no mold-breaking going on here, but this is good stuff

mostly only streaming and/or a song or two downloadable

victory kid; thrillenials; not long to wait … due jul/27/2018; listened to another new song, this one called adrenaline … best so far for me … this one’s pop punk, but these LA-ers also do ska

no better; it felt like glass; also due jul/27/2018; punk-ish emo … watched/streamed new song seconds race … easy to like

deaf havana; rituals; out aug/10/2018; streamed song holy … pop-y brit alt

poor me; sugarcane; supposedly due aug/14/2018; under- [ie perfectly-] produced mile high melodic punk … streamed the title track … this may be totally awesome

 

alkaline trio; is this thing cursed; due aug/31/2018; blackbird … awesome song … blackbird … doesn’t need to go via my audition playlist … added immediately to my main playlist, aka the best shit around … yet another link to blackbird … and no, i don’t care what you think … melodic punk at its finest

joyce manor; million dollars to kill me; this one’s sep/21/2018; unique lo-fi emo-ish cali pop punk … listened to first new song, the title track … face unmelted, but very cool song

the story so far; proper dose; also due sep/21/2018; streamed new song let it go … pop punk not quite like anyone else’s

real talk; arrivals; pretty sure this is 2018, but that’s all I know; don’t know if I told you about song bury me easy … even if I did, there’s now a vid doing the rounds … good stuff … pop punk

beartooth; disease; ditto on the 2018; melodic post-h-y goodness … listened to new song infection … totally terrific

rxptrs; name unknown; 2018 … maybe?; downloaded new song parasites … really good … uk melodic-post-h-y punk

lost in stereo; don’t have a name for this one either; pretty sure this will be 2019; glaswegian pop punk … downloaded new song save me

UPCOMING STUFF I’M EXCITED ABOUT

poor me; sugarcane; aug/14/2018

forgotten sons; tbd; 2018 … maybe?

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS (I have tix for)

warped, mansfield MA, july … like, end of this week

ALKALINE TRIO!!! boston, august

riot fest, chicago, september

blink, vegas, november

menzingers, boston, november

STUFF REMOVED FROM MY PLAYLIST THIS WEEK

total bummer; melancholy

chin up, kid; wasted

RECURRING SHOUT OUT

Holden C McS … without him this pile of crap wouldn’t be called grandpa’s anything

<<FROM 14TH TO 1ST … GET IN THERE, LEWIS>>

yeah, ok, between seb and the rain and team orders, #LCDH44 got a little lucky

==EOM==

RIP, Paul Madeley … one of my old faves

Grandpa’s [mostly] #MelodicPunk music review … July 18th, 2018

Grandpa’s [mostly] melodic punk [but with some alt, pop punk, straight-up punk, and post-h thrown in] weekly [ish] music review … #RollsOffTheTongue

RANDOM INSIGHTS INTO GRANDPA’S SHIT

worst 3 dart 101 ever … first dart missed completely … triple 17 … bullseye

ten foot pole in the studio … good news

bad religion also planning to hit the studio later this year

not sure where sum 41 are in the process, but apparently they will release a new album in 2019

smoking popes will also have new material out later this year! … awesome, awesome, awesome

my eldest is an attorney! … she has worked her ass off … as of jul/17/2018, it’s official

oh, and on a related note, I listened to most of this week’s music (including catching up on last week’s music) on long car rides … driving … so I couldn’t take copious review notes for myself … what I DO know is that I downloaded 205 songs … trimmed down to 36 post first cut … 17 post second cut … 6 post third cut … then down to the 3 that got added this week

FUN AK3 OR SKIBA OR BLINK NEWS

and in blink-182 and friday the 13th news, travis was apparently in a pretty bad automobile accident … he and his boy (who was also in the car) are apparently okay-ish … and, all other things being equal, it’s also sounding like he may be okay for the oct/nov residency dates

SHIT YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO (band, song, etc … my main playlist)

the nectars; heaven; streamed/downloaded new song heaven … I was concerned for the first few seconds that this might go down the no doubt road (not that I’m a no doubt h8r, per se) … glad I kept listening … this is an awesome little rock song … punk-y power-pop-y nyc alt

this obsession; arm in arm; they’ve been a well-kept secret, but that’s not going to last … if they don’t cite #AlkalineTrio among their influences (apparent on a few songs on the album), I’d be very surprised … for the sake of complete clarity, that means there is some awesome stuff going on here … chicago melodic punk rules

josephkid; raise your voice; this song and the whole EP is great hungarian melodic punk

the word alive; I don’t mind; totally great melodic metalcore

hal johnson; go through my blood; new german punk … out of left field, for me … very pleasant surprise

total bummer; melancholy; great skate-ish pop/melodic punk

irish handcuffs; miss the aim; not sure it’s intentional, but actually you can download all three songs already (complete comfort in distraction release supposedly not out until jun 29th) … and you should … awesome melodic punk

useless id; ghetto limits; totally fucking awesome cover of a great tarakany song

tarakany; Как Обезвредить Нам Себя Самих; totally fucking awesome cover of a great useless id song … oh, that would be how to dismantle an atom bomb, for those of you who don’t do the whole cyrillic thing … in which case you might also be having some difficulty with some of the world cup signage

trash boat; inside out; brit melody-centric post-h-y punk … unutterably cool

dan cribb and the isolated; run away; other than simpsons tribute/cover songs, this is their first new music since a 2015 split with DG … very cool melodic punk

you know the drill; overcast; sometimes kinda blink-y brit pop punk … yeah, I too saw the shitty reviews, but this is one of a couple cool songs on here

chin up, kid; wasted; cool pop punk

summerteeth; talk about anything; terrific canadian pop-punk

note to amy; the house; I assume/hope this is from the promised upcoming larger release … not the hardcore-ish, metal-ish stuff I was expecting, but I’m down with this pop-punk-y alt incarnation

gloo; holiday; terrific melodic punk … like it

mxpx; let’s ride; spectacular melodic punk … I’ve missed these guys

between you and me; dakota; just totally awesome aussie pop punk

better days; woe be gone; geordie pop punk … terrific sound

OTHER GOOD LISTENS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS

downloadable/fully released

fangclub; true love; unique alt

the pretty flowers; why trains crash; power-pop-y pop-punk-y alt

former member; old youth; will yip on drums, everybody … alt punk

cockwomble; the henchmen; not sure about the music, but I love the name … no word on whether or not david cameron agrees … post punk

landspeeder; scum and villainy; chicago pop punk

mercy music; until the end of your world; very good … pop punk

dwellings; lavender town; melodic punk

babe patrol; rich and bored; melodic punk

life hacks/awful man; split; punk … came out of left field for me … good surprise

bury tomorrow; black flame; melodic metalcore … I’m told I don’t know enough about the genre to even attempt a review … fair enough … but I think it’s really fucking good

century thirteen; s/t; pop punk … liking this

consumed; a decade of no; OG math punk … this is good

nerdlinger; happy place; canadian melodic/skate punk … terrific stuff

post season; s/t; pop punk … I like these guys

save face; merci; nj punk-ish alt

maypine; bend break; brit south coast alt rock … good stuff

real friends; composure; pop punk … pretty good … as expected

senior discount; the best revenge; fun punk

teen agers; when we were; pop punk … excellent

deafheaven; ordinary corrupt human love; didn’t listen … sry … can’t listen to songs this long

cosmic ninja; song yeah right; not officially out until jul/20 … I know you don’t like them … too dancey … too electronic … too pop rock … not my problem … couple additional new songs also coming in the next few months

mostly only streaming and/or a song or two downloadable

chaser; sound the sirens; out in a couple days … jul/20/2018; streamed new song silencer … awesome skate punk

the murderburgers; shitty people and toothache; this one’s due jul/27/2018; listened to song feeling strangely fucked … really like these guys … punk-y scottish melodic/pop punk

brigades; true blue; also jul/27/2018; pop punk … downloaded new song sucker

odd robot; amnesiatic; due out aug/3/2018; I don’t think I told you about new song west coast girls … I like what these guys do … power pop/pop punk cool

eat defeat; I think we’ll be okay; also out aug/3/2018; leeds pop punk … I wonder if I told you about song nothing’s wrong … maybe not … you should listen

homebound; more to me than misery; gotta wait until aug/17/2018; listened to new song change of heart … terrific brit pop punk with a little post-h rubbed on it

get married; songs for the sleepless; another aug/17/2018; streamed first song living room … such a great sound … melodic punk-y power pop

only on weekends; another wasted night; due aug/24/2018; listened to new song voices … this is good pop punk

swingin utters; peace and Loveland; due out aug/31/2018; streamed new punk song human potential … c’mon … admit it … they still got it

happy; cult classic; this one’s sep/7/2018; pop punk … listened to second new song, this one called I call shotgun … sounding good

the dirty nil; master volume; not out until sep/14/2018; listened to new song pain of infinity … canadian melodic punk n roll

thrice; palms; this is also sep/14/2018; watched/streamed the grey … terrific unexpectedly melodic alt

living with lions; island; not out until sep/21/2018; streamed new song tidal wave … great melodic-punk-y alt sound

hellions; I haven’t seen a name for this; due later this year; streamed new song called furrow … still keeping us guessing what direction they’re taking

forest green; ditto, and also due later this year; streamed new song glister … great punk-y alt rock

the attack/no thrills; split; another one due later this year; streamed new attack song bad guy … great punk

hide your eyes; last orders; yet another one due later this year; listened to new song called one more … pop punk

real talk; arrivals; yet another one due later this year; pop punk … watched/streamed new song bury me easy

choke the pope; who cares; yet another one due later this year; listened to new song shit luck … kinda jangly stripped down pop punk

tv crime; I got no name for this, but it’s yet another one due later this year; listened to new song in the gutter … brit melodic punk … liking it

rxptrs; no name for this one either, and it’s also a maybe for 2018; listened to a punk-ish few-second teaser for second new song, parasites … song officially out jul/20

frazer; ditto all of the above; listened to new song something I need … great listen … alt-y pop rock

mxpx; and ditto again; watched/streamed new song let’s ride … spectacular … song called rolling strong also out … I’ve missed these guys … melodic punk

better days; and ditto again again; geordie pop punk … streamed/downloaded song woe be gone … terrific sound

lost in stereo; I got no name for this one either, but, sadly, pretty sure this is not out until 2019; watched/streamed new song save me (officially available for download jul/20) … glaswegian pop punk

UPCOMING STUFF I’M EXCITED ABOUT

homebound; more to me than misery; aug/17/2018

get married; songs for the sleepless; aug/17/2018

satanic surfers; skate to hell; oct/5/2018

family meeting; tbd; 2018

mxpx; s/t; 2018?

better days; tbd; 2018?

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS (I have tix for)

warped, mansfield MA, july … like, end of next week

ALKALINE TRIO!!! boston, august

riot fest, chicago, september

blink, vegas, november

menzingers, boston, november

STUFF REMOVED FROM MY PLAYLIST THIS WEEK

nada

RECURRING SHOUT OUT

Holden C McS … without him this pile of crap wouldn’t be called grandpa’s anything

and Luca C Taps will be added later this year

<<DOES ALEC BALDWIN EVER GET HIS ICE-WATER?>>

==EOM==

just cos i don’t give famous s&s enough love, that’s all

Grandpa’s [mostly] #MelodicPunk music review … July 11th, 2018

Grandpa’s [mostly] melodic punk [but with some alt, pop punk, straight-up punk, and post-h thrown in] weekly [ish] music review … #RollsOffTheTongue

RANDOM INSIGHTS INTO GRANDPA’S SHIT

I was on vacation/holiday for the last eight or nine days, so all I’ve basically done this week is download and listen to the stuff that was on my release calendar for this past weekend … basically listened to fuck all else

… so, anyway, this was kinda timely … gloo, holiday

FUN AK3 OR SKIBA OR BLINK NEWS

we got about a half-minute of ‘new’ blink-182 (to celebrate the 182nd day of the year, icydgi) … I can’t get you more pregnant, the ska version

and look who’s repping a certain matthew thomas skiba

SHIT YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO (band, song, etc … my main playlist)

the nectars; heaven; streamed/downloaded new song heaven … I was concerned for the first few seconds that this might go down the no doubt road (not that I’m a no doubt h8r, per se) … glad I kept listening … this is an awesome little rock song … punk-y power-pop-y nyc alt

this obsession; arm in arm; they’ve been a well-kept secret, but that’s not going to last … if they don’t cite #AlkalineTrio among their influences (apparent on a few songs on the album), I’d be very surprised … for the sake of complete clarity, that means there is some awesome stuff going on here … chicago melodic punk rules

josephkid; raise your voice; this song and the whole EP is great hungarian melodic punk

the word alive; I don’t mind; totally great melodic metalcore

hal johnson; go through my blood; new german punk … out of left field, for me … very pleasant surprise

total bummer; melancholy; great skate-ish pop/melodic punk

irish handcuffs; miss the aim; not sure it’s intentional, but actually you can download all three songs already (complete comfort in distraction release supposedly not out until jun 29th) … and you should … awesome melodic punk

useless id; ghetto limits; totally fucking awesome cover of a great tarakany song

tarakany; Как Обезвредить Нам Себя Самих; totally fucking awesome cover of a great useless id song … oh, that would be how to dismantle an atom bomb, for those of you who don’t do the whole cyrillic thing … in which case you might also be having some difficulty with some of the world cup signage

trash boat; inside out; brit melody-centric post-h-y punk … unutterably cool

dan cribb and the isolated; run away; other than simpsons tribute/cover songs, this is their first new music since a 2015 split with DG … very cool melodic punk

you know the drill; overcast; sometimes kinda blink-y brit pop punk … yeah, I too saw the shitty reviews, but this is one of a couple cool songs on here

chin up, kid; wasted; cool pop punk

summerteeth; talk about anything; terrific canadian pop-punk

note to amy; the house; I assume/hope this is from the promised upcoming larger release … not the hardcore-ish, metal-ish stuff I was expecting, but I’m down with this pop-punk-y alt incarnation

gloo; holiday; terrific melodic punk … like it

OTHER GOOD LISTENS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS

downloadable/fully released

grim deeds; song called bullshit; another new song out and about … I like this one … fun, stripped-down punk

the resistors; serenity despair; terrific fast-moving punk from switzerland

asylums; alien human emotions; great unusual energetic fuzzy-ish punk-y alt-rock-y brit pop noise … yes, that means I have little clue what genre it is … no bad thing, if you ask me

between the lines; to the wind; brit pop-punk-y sound, with awesome melodic alt-y touches

the human project; clarion call; fast, thrice-y leeds punk … yeah, no demi this time

winning streak; whichever path you take; kinda hairy texas melodic punk

mostly only streaming and/or a song or two downloadable

these fast times; on the other side of fear; due out jul/20/2018; digging new song lights too loud (I think that’s what it was called) … canadian skate-ish melodic-ish punk

UPCOMING STUFF I’M EXCITED ABOUT

getting over this fucking jetlag

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS (I have tix for)

warped, mansfield MA, july

ALKALINE TRIO!!! boston, august

riot fest, chicago, september

blink, vegas, november

menzingers, boston, november

STUFF REMOVED FROM MY PLAYLIST THIS WEEK

brand new friend; why are you so tired

RECURRING SHOUT OUT

Holden C McS … without him this pile of crap wouldn’t be called grandpa’s anything

<<I’LL TRY HARDER NEXT WEEK>>

==EOM==

just not sure i rep famous stars and straps enough … that’s the only reason

Grandpa’s [mostly] #MelodicPunk music review … July 2nd, 2018

Grandpa’s [mostly] melodic punk [but with some alt, pop punk, straight-up punk, and post-h thrown in] weekly [ish] music review … #RollsOffTheTongue

RANDOM INSIGHTS INTO GRANDPA’S SHIT

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY (which I will be celebrating in the land from which you mothers declared your independence)

undecided on the whole death cab for cutie thing … you’re going to have to tell me whether or not I should be into this

I’ve been listening to london calling this week … sometimes that happens … and then I hear that joe’s estate will be releasing a career-spanning 2xCD compilation, on sep/28, covering his non-clash output … way cool

FUN AK3 OR SKIBA OR BLINK NEWS

the blinky boys were apparently going to make a surprise appearance at warped (which btw, according to one mr biersack/black, is unmatched for cultural significance), but the travis barker blood clots 86-ed that idea

there’s also a hoppus and saddam hussein thing going around … I don’t care … but you can google it if you’re interested

and, of course, a certain Dan Andriano celebrated [yet] another birthday

SHIT YOU SHOULD BE LISTENING TO (band, song, etc … my main playlist)

my main playlist

(note that i may change shit during the week … don’t fucking complain if it’s not identical)

the nectars; heaven; streamed/downloaded new song heaven … I was concerned for the first few seconds that this might go down the no doubt road (not that I’m a no doubt h8r, per se) … glad I kept listening … this is an awesome little rock song … punk-y power-pop-y nyc alt

this obsession; arm in arm; they’ve been a well-kept secret, but that’s not going to last … if they don’t cite #AlkalineTrio among their influences (apparent on a few songs on the album), I’d be very surprised … for the sake of complete clarity, that means there is some awesome stuff going on here … chicago melodic punk rules

josephkid; raise your voice; this song and the whole EP is great hungarian melodic punk

brand new friend; why are you so tired; sometimes-punk-ish indie pop … when they’re on, they’re on … listen!

the word alive; I don’t mind; totally great melodic metalcore

hal johnson; go through my blood; new german punk … out of left field, for me … very pleasant surprise

total bummer; melancholy; great skate-ish pop/melodic punk

irish handcuffs; miss the aim; not sure it’s intentional, but actually you can download all three songs already (complete comfort in distraction release supposedly not out until jun 29th) … and you should … awesome melodic punk

useless id; ghetto limits; totally fucking awesome cover of a great tarakany song

tarakany; Как Обезвредить Нам Себя Самих; totally fucking awesome cover of a great useless id song … oh, that would be how to dismantle an atom bomb, for those of you who don’t do the whole cyrillic thing … in which case you might also be having some difficulty with some of the world cup signage

trash boat; inside out; brit melody-centric post-h-y punk … unutterably cool

dan cribb and the isolated; run away; other than simpsons tribute/cover songs, this is their first new music since a 2015 split with DG … very cool melodic punk

you know the drill; overcast; sometimes kinda blink-y brit pop punk … yeah, I too saw the shitty reviews, but this is one of a couple cool songs on here

chin up, kid; wasted; cool pop punk

summerteeth; talk about anything; terrific canadian pop-punk

note to amy; the house; I assume/hope this is from the promised upcoming larger release … not the hardcore-ish, metal-ish stuff I was expecting, but I’m down with this pop-punk-y alt incarnation

OTHER GOOD LISTENS FROM THE PAST FEW DAYS

downloadable/fully released

wicked city; bucket list; aussie punk (originally thought this was out jun/21)

like satellites; song muscle memory; I know there’s an EP coming, maybe early next year … it’s pop music … but it’s kinda alt-y and occasionally punk-ish

irish handcuffs; comfort in distraction; melodic punk

goodbye blue Monday; misery-punk ruined my life; gruff-ish scott-ish melodic punk

bullet for my valentine; gravity; not all bfmv fans agree, but me likey this updated take on welsh metal … and I’ll be within 20 miles of the welsh border in a few days, so there’s that

the interrupters; fight the good fight; two tone type terrific … not the kind of stuff that tends to get on my playlist, but this is just spectacular

over time; song stay inside; melodic punk … hoping this portends a full release soon, but who knows

late bloomer; waiting; winner … punk-y alt

the capital; this place matters; new brit melodic punk channeling eddie vedder … liking this a lot

homesafe; one; terrific illinois pop/melodic punk

dear youth; you could wish me the best; canadian pop-punk-y alt … these guys rarely put a foot wrong … soooo good

mostly only streaming and/or a song or two downloadable

between the lines; to the wind; not long to wait … out jul/6/2018; streamed the title track … liking it … brit pop-punk-y alt

the human project; clarion call; also out jul/6/2018; listened to new song knocked for six … tech-y math-y vocal-chord-straining punk (from leeds)

winning streak; whichever path you take; apparently out jul/8/2018; I can’t remember if I told you about the title track … I don’t think so … kinda hairy texas melodic punk … you should listen … don’t your ears deserve a treat?

bury tomorrow; black flame; due jul/13/2018; melodic metalcore … streamed new song the age … kicked [instead of kissed] my natural black ass (which btw, though not black, IS natural)

teen agers; when we were; also jul/13/2018; listened to new song jar breaker … excellent pop punk

chaser; sound the sirens; this one’s jul/20/2018 streamed new song the show … skate punk … moshtastic … song let it die is also streaming, a little less skate-y and more punk-y … just terrific stuff

for heads down; resurgence; another jul/20/2018; german (?) melodic/skate punk … streamed new song in this case (and a couple of others) … this is really good

wilson; tasty nasty; out aug/24/2018; watched/streamed new song like a baller … kinda 90s-nu-metal-ish alt-y fun … doesn’t actually give me a shitload to go on, but I will def give the full release a listen

tenements; what doesn’t kill you is only getting stronger; this one’s out aug/31/2018; metal-ish scottish post-h … watched/streamed new song the fear … killing it

therapy?; cleave; due out sep/21/2018; watched/streamed/downloaded new song callow … spectacular stuff … melodic punk

falling in reverse; don’t know name, but I’m thinking this will be   2018, maybe?; still no official word re a full release, but another new song out and about … I know not all o’ y’all are down with the radke, or with the ronnie-rap sound … but this new song, called losing my life, is very cool … post-h-y grooves

note to amy; ditto name and date; listened to and downloaded new song the house (which I assume is from the promised upcomg larger release) … not the hardcore-ish, metal-ish stuff I was expecting, but I’m totally down with this pop-punk-y alt incarnation

UPCOMING STUFF I’M EXCITED ABOUT

teen agers; when we were; jul/13/2018

for heads down; resurgence; jul/20/2018

therapy?; cleave; sep/21/2018

UPCOMING LIVE SHOWS (I have tix for)

warped, mansfield MA, july

ALKALINE TRIO!!! boston, august

riot fest, chicago, september

blink, vegas, november

menzingers, boston, november

STUFF REMOVED FROM MY PLAYLIST THIS WEEK

this obsession; deep water

wonder years; sister cities

all better; thanks for nothing

RECURRING SHOUT OUT

Holden C McS … without him this pile of crap wouldn’t be called grandpa’s anything

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