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Published by Matt Buck & James Reekie
The Emo Dad Podcast is a presented by Matt Buck and James Reekie, focusing primarily, but by no means exclusively, on emo/punk/post hardcore and alternative music, including the mad world that surrounds it. We have interviews with some of your favourite musicians, deep dives into different eras of emo music and lots of special episodes. For fans of bands such as Thursday, Glassjaw, Deftones, Mineral, The Early November, The Get Up Kids, Far, Jimmy Eat World, Funeral for a Friend, Letlive, The Used, Taking Back Sunday etc. Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/emodadpodcast
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Season 10 Episode 13: 2000 Trees Festival review (Feat. Anthony Green, I Am The Avalanche, Arcane Roots and more) Matt and James went to 2000 Trees and…SPOILER ALERT…had a wonderful time. Join us as we discuss our thoughts on the festival, from the perspective of going with mates and also going with a child! We chat about all the amazing bands we saw, including the likes of I Am The Avalanche, Carsick, Arcane Roots, Thistle, Free Throw, Glassjaw, Anthony Green, Higher Power and many many more, including some bands who were new to us and got us excited. Of course we talk about various LOGISTICS and boring stuff which we like to obsess over, like the layout of the festival, how many water taps there were and the fact they don’t play music over the speakers between bands… controversial move or power play? These things need to be discussed at length and no other podcast will do it! We hope you enjoy, were you there? Who were your favourite bands?
Season 10 Episode 12: 2000 Trees Festival preview (Feat. Mouth Culture, Truck Violence, Native James and more) Matt and James are off to 2000 Trees and this is our preview! We are super excited to get stuck into this wonderful festival, which we are ashamed to say that we have never attended before, but always looked on from afar with jealousy and admiration. We talk you through the unbelievable bill, researching some of the smaller bands rather than focusing purely on the bands we all know. James picks out his favourite funny band names and Matt starts stressing about logistics (no surprise!). Then we get totally distracted by the food van offering! Will we see you at 2000 Trees? EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 11: Slam Dunk Festival review (Feat. Unpeople, Dashboard Confessional, ‘A’ and more) Matt went to Slam Dunk and have a lovely time! Want to hear his thoughts, of course you do! Join us and we discuss the day and the many many bands who were playing in a boiling hot field! Matt tells all about his day, a disastrous Jelly Babies incident, the next big band that everyone needs to know, his opinion on Adam and Taking Back Sunday, swarms of wasps, dehydrated goths, the curiosity that is Sublime, Knocked Loose and so much more. Have a listen and let us know if you agree or not? EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 10: Slam Dunk Festival preview (Feat. Static Dress, Taking Back Sunday, Goldfinger and more) Matt and James sit down to discuss this year’s exciting edition of the mighty Slam Dunk Festival. Matt will be attending once again, so we thought we should chat about two of our favourite things, emo bands and logistics! We work our way through the set times (the correct one after James started with the 2024 version in front of him) and discuss who Matt should see and why. We debate the merits of seeing older bands that Matt has seen a million times before, rather than new bands. We work out tactics for seeing as many bands as possible, without being so exhausted that Matt just goes home. Should he see TBS? Dance to Good Charlotte or mosh to Knocked Loose? Pay attention to the hype around President? Or just sunbathe? We cover it all and more. Going to Slam Dunk? Drop us a message on instagram. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 9: Time is running out (Feat. Like Roses, Future Teens, Angine de Poitrine and more) As Matt Bellamy once said, time is running out. We’re backs against the wall at Emo Dad HQ so we thought we’d do a quick ep to tie the season up and give us a little bit of breathing space. We’re against the clock so are an effort to stay FOCUSED and to the point, which basically means that Matt just hammers James with odd questions. We discuss some new bands which James is enjoying, the problem with having a new iPhone, the best way to press buttons, everyone’s favourite new band, Angine de Poitrine and so much more. It’s a speedy one, so good luck trying to keep up, we’ll be back before you know it with more nonsense and cool bands. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 8: Emo Dad talks to LØLØ Matt and James were delighted to sit down for a lovely chat with pop-rock trailblazer LØLØ. If you aren’t already familiar with LØLØ from her collaborations with Simple Plan and Maggie Lindemann , she has carved out a lane entirely her own, cementing herself as one of today’s most compelling, confessional voices with 150M+ global streams . Kerrang! called her “One of the most exciting new rock stars on the planet.” LØLØ has just released her sophomore album, ‘ god forbid a girl spits out her feelings ,’ via Fearless Records. The 13-track LP marks a bold new chapter for the Toronto native, expanding on the raw, rebellious world she’s built with a body of work that’s equal parts vulnerable, sharp-tongued, and unapologetically honest. We discuss the new album, what it feels like to release such personal songs, her relationship with social media having built a massive following, playing tours with the likes of New Found Glory, and so much more. We loved this conversation and hope you do too. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 7: Small gigs, big gigs and new music (Feat. Shoreline, Deftones, Ben Quad and more) After a very mini break, because life got in the way, Matt and James are back to have a little catch up. We discuss our experience at the tiny Arm’s Length show in Kingston, how it compares to seeing bands like Deftones in huge venues, and chat about whether we prefer polished big performances, or chaotic punk rock shows. We try to work out how much money everyone is losing on a club tour, and we catch up on all things NO SAFE HAVEN, with James bringing a little surprise for Matt to enjoy. All this and much more. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 6: Emo Dad talks to Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour Founder) Matt and James were super excited to sit down with Kevin Lyman, the legendary founder of the greatest punk rock festival on earth, Warped Tour. We discuss Kevin’s early days of putting on house shows and calling the police himself to get people to leave, when we hired an air hanger and accidentally shut down an airport, and booking bands like Red Hot Chilli Peppers to play skate parks. We then of course chat about the early days of Warped Tour, how it was meant to be a one off and the first bands that were booked. We discuss the culture around the tour, how it’s important to support non profits and how to balance corporate sponsorship with punk rock. We chat about scenes and eras and bringing the festival to the UK. We hear the exciting developments of this year’s tour, with shows in the States, Canada and Mexico scheduled and loads of amazing bands already announced. It’s going to be mega! We loved this conversation and hope you do too. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 5: Emo Dad talks to Aaron Bruno (AWOLNATION, Barbarians of California) Matt and James were delighted to catch a quick chat (during a break in band practice) with the man behind megastars AWOLNATION and the incredible hardcore band Barbarians of California, and all round top guy, Aaron Bruno. We discuss the early days of life, going to see Strife and Snapcase in LA, being inspired to start hardcore bands, before eventually building a hugely successful career with AWOLNATION (over a billion streams worldwide). We chat about how esteemed producer and engineer Eric Stenman and Aaron came together to become friends and bond over a love of heavy music, eventually starting Barbarians of California, working on the band in parallel with AWOLNATION writing. We discuss what it was like to play their first show at the Troubadour in LA, the reaction to the band, and the influences which have inspired their heavy and quirky style of hardcore. All this plus Aaron telling off the rest of the band for being too noisy, Cactus drinks, playing with Guns n Roses and so much more. We hope you enjoy. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 4: Arcane Roots deep dive (Feat. Arcane Roots, Biffy Clyro, Muse and more) Matt and James are a bit tired this week, but we battle on to bring you an episode that we’ve been meaning to do for actual years! We finally decide to deep dive into the career of one of our favourite bands, the incredible Arcane Roots. A band who started in our local scene, we’ve been watching them tear up stages since the early days. We discuss those early days and some of our earliest memories. We chat about their influences and the highlights of their career to date. We also chat about the bizarre break up and the exciting reunion which has just happened. New music is appearing and shows re being announced, and we are buzzing for it. Join us in this celebration of one of the UK’s best alternative bands. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 3: Emo Dad talks to As It Is Matt and James are buzzing to bring you a truly special interview with the lovely lads from British-American rock band As It Is . We had an absolute blast chatting with them and, in true Emo Dad interview fashion, there are plenty of laughs, a few distractions, and the kind of questions most “proper” interviewers are too scared to ask. We dive into the bands they were in before As It Is, how the band first came together, and those early years on the grind. We also talk about their ‘large’ and ever-growing fanbase, and how they went from playing tiny rooms to tearing it up on the Warped Tour in no time at all. We get into style changes, the tougher moments along the way, and how they’ve been enjoying working on new material — with a new album dropping this summer. Then things get a little niche. We chat about the band training for the Brighton Marathon in aid of the brilliant Mind charity. Matt (who is a running coach) dishes out advice for the weeks ahead, and we somehow end up covering the connection between emo and running, whether filming a music video the day after a marathon is a terrible idea, how to fuel properly, and if stopping to play a gig halfway round the course is technically an option. It’s pretty bespoke… but trust us, it’s a great time. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. SPONSOR AS IT IS FOR THE MARATHON HERE. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 2: Emo Dad talks to The Click Five Matt and James were excited to sit down with Kyle, Ethan and Joe from The Click Five. The Click Five are a pop rock band who burst onto the scene in the mid 2000’s, quickly gaining popularity with their good locks and catchy songs. They quickly crashed the charts and became the most viewed band on Myspace. Their career saw them tour mega arenas with the likes of Alanis Morissette and the Backstreet Boys. They became huge in Asia in their own right, headlining to thousands of people on their headline tours. We discuss their quick rise as a band, what it’s like to play mega arenas with the worlds most popular pop bands, having a movie made about them, being on a major record label and writing songs with members of Kiss and The Cars. We chat about the eventual hiatus and their recent reform, getting DM’s from the Jonas Brothers, playing in Celine Dion’s band and what the future holds. We loved this chat and could have gone on for hours, so many great stories from some top lads. We hope you enjoy as much as we did. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 10 Episode 1: Preseason (10) Training (Feat. Jerry Built, First Day Back, Prodigal and more) Emo Dad are back!! That’s right, after a little Christmas break, Matt and James are back to entertain you with more pointless chat, alternative music hot takes and massive tangents! It’s preseason once again, and that means we have got the cones out, we’re doing our shuttle runs, and working on our fitness. We’re also discussing early 00’s legends Jerry Built, and sharing some new bands who we think are worth keeping an eye on in 2026. Plus, of course, we talk nonsense for a massive part of the show, which is completely unrelated to music, standard behaviour! Good to be back! EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 9 Episode 10: End of year review (Feat. Bloom, Novalists, Higher Power and more) Matt and James finish season 9 with a look back at 2025. As is tradition on all podcasts… we take a moment to reflect on what the year has been like for music. We discuss the incredible amount of impressive albums which have been released this year, by both big household name bands and smaller up and coming bands. We work our way through our individual Top 5 albums of the year and also chat about our favourite shows and who to look out for in 2026. All this and the usual pointless tangents. Thank you for listening to us in 2025, we look forward to entertaining you again in 2026. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 9 Episode 9: Silly Goose live review (Feat. Silly Goose, Brutus, Excide and more) Matt and James sit down for a long overdue catch up. We discuss how the new Brutus live record is so good that it should almost be illegal before detailing our recent (excellent) experience of seeing the mighty Silly Goose live for the first time. We also discuss some very important topics such as missing flights, scary aeroplane experiences, how things seem to keep going wrong and wonder whatever happened to the tv show; Duck Dynasty. All this and more silly nonsense. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 9 Episode 8: NO SAFE HAVEN update (Feat. NO SAFE HAVEN, Predisposed. and Riley!) Matt and James are finally ready to give the world what they have (not) been waiting for… a NO SAFE HAVEN update. We share progress on the band that we created as an experiment. The idea being to see whether we could write, record and release an actual EP of music with very limited talent, knowledge and equipment. James demonstrates the art of being positive, kind and encouraging. We also discuss some new (actual) bands that Matt has discovered, including the likes of Forest Green, Riley! and Predisposed. Tune is for a classically chaotic episode of music madness and laughter. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 9 Episode 7: Emo Dad chats to Alex Shipman (Producer/Director - P-Rock The Doc) Matt and James are delighted to be joined by producer and director, Alex Shipman, to discuss her new documentary about the infamous P-Rock tv channel, which graced our screens in the early 00’s. The doc covers the incredible story behind how the channel came to be, the bands that featured and upsetting the likes of MTV which resulted in the sad decline. We chat about how the doc was put together, some behind the scenes stories from the channel and much more. James also decides that he must now set up his own channel and starts brainstorming ideas. Listen now, and buy the doc when it comes out. Find out more here . EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 9 Episode 6: Being led by ChatGPT (Feat. The Offspring, Halifax, Elliot Minor and more) Matt and James are totally unprepared for today’s episode, so like all experts these days, they ask ChatGPT to create some content to chat about, with mixed results. We end up discussing going to Warped Tour, emo ‘one hit wonders’, the albums which changed our lives, what it would be like to have Hayley Williams in your parent whatsapp group and much more. There is a nice bit of nostalgia in this episode, so if that is your vibe, then get involved. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 9 Episode 5: Bananas and secret shows (Feat. Sum 41, Silly Goose, AFI and more) Matt and James are back for an episode of music chat and nonsense. This week, Matt has to explain his facial hair change before we dive straight into another pointless band guessing and ranking game. James needs answers about bananas and Matt reveals how he managed to work out who was headlining a secret show (it actually wasn’t very hard but he’s still proud!!). All this and more pointless nonsense. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
Season 9 Episode 4: Blind ranking emo bands (Feat. Thursday, Glassjaw, Funeral for a Friend and more) This week, Matt has a fun blind ranking game for James to play, much to James’ dismay! This takes way longer than you can ever imagine as we get distracted (surprise!) by golf, wineries and zoos in some obscure town in California. We also discover some new bands from all over the world… Tokyo, Ghent and Rotherham to name just 3 random places, these bands were recommended by our lovely listeners so don’t blame us if they are shit! We even find the time to dissect some Spotify bios and Stank rank Take That! All this and so much more madness, join us for the fun and games. EMO DAD PLAYLIST HERE . ——————————————— Click 'Follow', PLEASE RATE US and share our podcast with your friends. Website is here. Instagram: @emodadpodcast TikTok: @ emo.dad .podcast Tipjar - If you've enjoyed listening to the Emo Dad Podcast and would like to leave us a little tip towards keeping the Emo Dad lights on, then we will love you forever. Donate here . Merchandise - Shop our range of Emo Dad and Emo Mum tees, hoodies and more. Discord - Chat and hangout with us, and meet fellow emo mums and dads (having children is optional!)
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