E7 Father of All: Green Day, Fatherhood, and Art vs the Artist

In the Father's Day episode, the guys discuss:


How our fathers influenced our musical taste

One of the Itch’s fondest memories

Dan’s experience with the BMG Music Service

Green Day's Father of All...

Barfing rainbow unicorns

A loose definition of punk

Why some music sounds better live than in the studio

How to approach art when the artist does awful things

The International Justice Mission and RAINN

Mutha’uckas



Plus, Aaron calls out Mike Herrera of MxPx!


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