Holiday with Ava Swan

Joey and Carson in the same room! Mic sounds kind of funny but we were together and that's what matters. Tackling the Big Ballad of the album and the namesake of our podcast. Side quests include 2005 haircuts and easy guitar parts. Be back soon.

Jonah and Derrick of the band Kin and Company come chat with us as their Green Day Halloween cover set approaches. Topics include U2, LeBron James leaving Cleveland, and the power of an E major chord. This is a good one.Kin and Company are a NW Arkansas based band with several records under their belt. And they are covering 20+ Green Day songs for their Halloween show this year.

We are so back with Zach to discuss Extraordinary Girl, the ninth track on American Idiot. Topics covered include auxiliary percussion, bad movie soundtracks, Sheryl Crow and P!nk. At 56:26, trivia master Zach puts us to the test on Green Day and Blink-182 trivia.

Carson and Joey are back to tackle the shortest song on American Idiot. They also take time to reflect on the podcast so far, answer some questions from the public, and have a long conversation about current events, which has been removed from the episode.

Austin Sawyer, who makes music as Drumming Bird, joins Carson and Joey to talk about "the turn" of the American Idiot tracklist. They discuss films such as Surf's Up, Revenge of the Sith, and Wild. Listen to the end to find out if they talk about Green Day at all! Drumming Bird has new music out on Bandcamp this week with 100% of proceeds going to grassroots Palestinian aid groups and Tennessee Immigrant advocacy groups.

In true Green Day fashion, we have a hard-cut double episode featuring childhood friends and bandmates Zach and Caleb. Turns out Joey manifested some tech issues for Zach's episode, which is likely lost forever. But the silver lining is you get to hear Zach and Caleb go to back-to-back. Sidebars include romantic comedies, advanced drum techniques, and Joker impressions. Zach will be will be back later in the season for a full episode.

Tommy joins the show to talk about Green Day's highest charting song ever! Side topics include the 2005 Grammys, The Chicks, and whether Avril Lavigne could tackle "Boulevard". Check out Tommy Massad's new single "Roadsick" out on June 20th.

Joey and Carson are joined by recording artist Ava Swan to break down Holiday. They discuss multiple bold riffs, potential subliminal lyrics, and Billie Joe's bravery as a vocalist. Listen to Ava's new single "I Really Hurt Myself" out now!

Joey, Carson, and Ryan swap tales of seeing Green Day live and consider the similarities between Jesus of Suburbia and The ABC's.

Joey and Carson welcome multi-instrumentalist/ producer/ artist/ friend Ryan Savage to the podcast. They discuss the first three chapters of American Idiot's first epic, Jesus of Suburbia. To be continued next week.