Cameron from Tooth and Nail News, Jeremy from Rumors Are True Podcast, and Jared and Joey from Roster Music Club have a hangout to discuss the following questions:

1. Favorite female vocalists?

2. Pick One: Sufjan Stevens or Jeremy Enigk?

3. Puller’s “Sugarless” and “Closer than You Think” vs. Sometime Sunday’s “Stone” and “Drain.”

4. Jared’s TOP FIVE Shoegaze albums to check out. Have you heard any of them?

5. Would you trade in Dashboard Confessional for a Carrabba “Further Seems Forever" full music career?”

7. Pick One: Dashboard Confessional or Death Cab for Cutie

8. Best Radiohead album (or two or three)?

9. Pick One: Sunny Day Real Estate vs. Jimmy Eat World

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It's a "Club Hang-Out!" Joined with Bryan Gray, Matt Johnson, Jeff Suffering, Cameron from Tooth and Nail News and Jeremy Gould (Rumors Are True Podcast).

The topic at hand? What FIVE ALBUMS belong in the "TOP TEN" discussion of all "Christian Alternative Albums" released in the 1990s?

Top 16 Tournament for albums that "fit the bill," COMING SOON to the public on the following instagram accounts:

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Hosts: Joey Svendsen and Jared Svendsen

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Jared and Joey are joined with Shannon Taylor from the band awakebutstillinbed. Her band plays the late nineties, old-school emo sound that Jared and Joey fell in love with over 25 years ago, these two brothers heard her band for the first time at the Best Friends Forever Festival this Fall. In this episode, Shannon shares how she got into this "real emo scene" too, as she's a good bit younger than the Svendsen brothers. She had to catch up on all the classics once they were all a decade old. The three share their top ten albums of 2025 and Jared and Joey delve in deep into their music consumption of 2025.

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Hosts: Jared Svendsen and Joey Svendsen

Band and Albums mentioned in the episode

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Bryan Gray, Matt Johnson, and Jeff Suffering sit down with Joey and a handful of club members to look back on some of the fun had in the club this past year. Together they break down thoughts on great female punk and hardcore vocalists, dive deep into The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused, gush over Dan Weyandt’s legendary vocal work in Zao, and reflect on how Plankeye’s early punk edge softened over time. Matt tells the story of getting snubbed on a 90 Pound Wuss LP back in the day, and Jeff shares a wild memory about almost accidentally killing himself onstage with a razor blade during a performance.

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On this episode, you'll hear from Jeff Suffering, Bryan Gray, Matt Johnson and club members Cameron from Tooth and Nail News, Joshua Beckham and Chris Tomlinson.

Host: Joey Svendsen

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In this conversation, the band members reflect on their recent reunion shows and discuss the emotional impact of performing live after many years apart. They share insights into the preparation process, including rehearsals and song selection. The discussion highlights the genuine connection they feel with their fans and the nostalgia that comes with revisiting their past work. Ultimately, this talk is a celebration of their musical journey and the lasting significance of their legacy. Listeners will enjoy a stroll down memory lane, as the band members recount Jeremy Enigk's (Sunny Day Real Estate) early involvement in making music with the Poor Old Lu guys and what led to his departure. The faith of many of Poor Old Lu's members has changed since writing their songs in the 90s. As such, they reflect on playing songs that lyrically no longer represent their current belief systems. They discuss which albums they are most proud of, why the latest release, "The Waiting Room" (2002), doesn't feel like part of the “canon" and why a new Poor Old Lu album would. Can Poor Old Lu fans anticipate more music from this iconic band that means so much to so many? Listen to find out.

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Represented on this episode:

Nick Barber | Scott Hunter | Aaron Sprinkle | Jesse Sprinkle | Matthew Schwartz | Lusers | Joey Svendsen | Pacifirecords | Moon Traveling Podcast | The Rumors Are True Podcast

All music courtesy of Poor Old Lu and Mechanical River.

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Andrew Schwab takes Project 86 fans on a trip down memory lane with stories pulled from his autobiographical book, I. Need. Truth.: My Life and Times in Project 86. As he walks listeners through the band’s history, he shares the highest of highs and lowest of lows, how the journey has shaped him, and a few things he wishes he’d done differently. Along the way, Andrew mixes in fun stories and tidbits—like who his favorite bands are, which era of Project 86 he enjoyed the most, and why Tooth & Nail initially hesitated to sign them because they “weren’t cool enough.”

At the top of the episode, Joey chats with friend, Brittany Best, about her own music-listening journey of Christian alternative, how she became a Project 86 fan, and her love for Poor Old Lu, Dakota Motor Company, and old-school Christian rap.

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[Part 2 with Andrew Schwab, releasing soon, will be a deep-dive into the story of all things Project 86]

Andrew Schwab just completed his first novel "OMNI." In this book, Andrew explores society's relationship with metaphysics, AI, and media by providing a mind-bending journey through a fictional civilization in the "not so distant" future. On this episode, Andrew shares a bit about the imaginary world found in the pages of his novel, the reasons behind writing it and his passionate ambition to continue writing novels and recording new Project86 albums that are thematically linked to his dystopian tales.

Over the course of this conversation, Andrew, along with host Joey Svendsen, discuss the future of AI and the potential threats it could pose to mankind. Andrew provides insight into the impact AI will have on younger generations and how they relate to true art. He also argues that humanity isn't counting the cost of technological development, and he articulates how one of the most impactful costs could be humanity becoming less human.

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[Get your tickets to Tom Convention 2025 ("TomCon"), a full weekend of VIP access where you can hear from and interact with your favorite Christian Alternative artists from 1980s to 2000s]

PART 2: Mark Salomon (The Crucified, Stavesacre, etc) gives us some life updates, shares where he's at in his Christians faith, describes some ways in which he's changed over the years, and challenges listeners who believe they've figured out God. Along the way, Mark, with hosts Joey and Jared, takes listeners on some trips down memory lane, shares some regrets and gives his stab at a "best punk rock bands" list.

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PART 1: At the top of the episode, his buddy Jim Chaffin (The Crucified), another buddy Allan Aguirre (Scaterd Few), and Mikee Bridges (Sometime Sunday, Tomfest, TomCon) pay tribute to the most impactful frontmen of the Christian punk and hardcore scene. Also joining the conversation is Jeremy Gould (Rumors Are True Podcast) and Cameron (Tooth and Nail News Instagram).

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HOSTS: Joey Svendsen / Jared Svendsen

thanks to Adam Again, The Crucified, Stavesacre, Neon Horse, The Lead, Scaterd Few, and Mechanical River for the music on this episode.

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