In this week's episode, Martin and Steve are joined by author, journalist, and award winning educator, Mike Damante, to discuss Blink-182's major label debut, Dude Ranch from the year 1997.
Mike is the author of the 2021 coffee table book "Hey Suburbia: A Guide to the Emo/Pop-Punk Rise" and the non-fiction trilogy of the paranormal "Punk Rock and UFOs" series.
To find out more about mike you can check out his website: https://www.punkrockandufos.com/
Listen to the episode to find out why Mike chose this album to discuss, find out how much Mike really knows about Blink-182 (It appears to be everything), and what happened to Scott before they recorded they album.
Our "It's Not Dad Rock Yet" band this week is Oversize. A brilliant shoegaze-y, Grunge-y, Emo-y hybrid from the south west of England. These guys are really starting to make a name for themselves and their new EP "Into the Ceiling" is an absolute banger that is not to be missed.
https://oversize.bandcamp.com/album/into-the-ceiling