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Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 325 - Emo's Not Dead Cruise 2025 (The Used, Hawthorne Heights, Taylor Acorn, State Champs, Lacey)They let us back on the boat! After recording episodes at major venues, festivals and even dodgy carparks, Sappenin' Podcast was invited to embark on the Emo's Not Dead Cruise 2025, from Miami, Florida to Nassau, Bahamas, as the events official podcast partners, to embrace our widest emo dreams, interact with scene legends and bring extra chaos to the ship. For Episode 325, we interact with a collection of artists and management, across the line-up, to capture the vive, atmosphere and life at sea. Listen to conversations with The Used (Bert McCracken), Hawthorne Heights (J.T. Woodruff), Taylor Acorn, State Champs (D...
2025-02-142h 03
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 323 - Bullet For My Valentine: ‘The Poison’ | 20th Anniversary with Matt TuckRoom 409. Bullet For My Valentine leader, vocalist and songwriter, Matt Tuck, returns to Episode 323 of Sappenin' Podcast, for an exclusive 20th anniversary celebration for the bands debut album, The Poison. In this conversation, Tuck reflects on how the summer of 2005 changed his life forever, selling-out huge arenas twenty years later on The Poison Ascendancy tour with Trivium, how the legacy of the band has evolved, never not playing Tears Don't Fall, wild production tests, BFMV babies, near break-up moments, overcoming major group setbacks, new music ideas, alien sightings, fighting personal misconceptions, creative control, mosh movie moments and more! Turn...
2025-01-311h 14
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 322 - You Festival 2025 (Grace Davies, George and Ruby Sear, The Molotovs)It's All About YOU! This week, Sappenin' Podcast was invited to host a series of live podcasts, Q&As and panel workshops at You Festival 2025, a creative networking event teaching industry insights, to the next generation of creatives, at Liverpool Arena. In this episode, listen back to a collection of conversations, recorded by guests, with very unique pathways and prospectives into the worlds of live music, TV and film, as singer-songwriter, Grace Davies, talks how she came to fame as the runner up on X-Factor in 2017, with her own songs, and making a name for herself as a solo...
2025-01-2459 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 316 - Learning to Wrestle with Mark Andrews (Junior)Breaking Kayfabe!!! Professional wrestling champion, pop-punk bassist and podcast alumni, Mark Andrews, is our guest on Episode 316 of Sappenin’ Podcast! The former WWE superstar returns for an exclusive lesson on opening his own New Wave Wrestling Academy, new Junior music and turning down major contract offers. In this conversation, Mandrews explains the process behind launching his own school, trainee learning curves, fundamentals vs phycology, extreme table spots, teaching praise from Mercedes Moné (Sasha Banks), reflecting on NXT UK closure, winning gold in TNA, almost becoming All Elite, meeting Tony Khan, the strength of the British independent scene, punk rock men...
2024-12-131h 25
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 302 - Johnny Christ (Avenged Sevenfold / Drinks with Johnny)A Little Piece of Heaven. Avenged Sevenfold bassist, podcast chatterbox and goth mixologist, Johnny Christ, is our guest on Episode 302 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Drinks with Johnny host shares unholy confessions on the bands meteoric rise, stupid industry fights and cementing themselves to festival headliner status. In this conversation, Johnny laughs off public misconceptions of being the shy A7X member, secret podcast stress, the art of storytelling, unfiltered tour adventures, reminiscing the twenty-first anniversary of Waking The Fallen, producer trust vs songwriting concepts, brotherhood arguments, party fails, accidentally spending $20,000 on wine, early shows with Metallica, My Chemical Romance...
2024-09-061h 30
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 297 - Aaron Bruno (AWOLNATION)Megalithic Symphony. Dimond selling recording artist, pop-culture songwriter and unapologetic hardcore kid, Aaron Bruno, is our guest on Episode 297 of Sappenin' Podcast! The AWOLNATION mastermind talks secrets behind the bands infiltrated legacy on the mainstream, navigating through industry loopholes and life experiences away from music. In this conversation, Aaron admits exclusive stories on why his next album "The Phantom Five" could be his last, starting a new trash-metal project called "The Barbarians of California", random tour bus tattoos, the internet impact of songs like "Sail" and "Run", unplugging a vending machine to play a gig, grinding his teeth on...
2024-08-021h 17
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 287 - Taylor AcornEverything Sucks!? Shapeshifting genre songstress, emo adrenaline hub and certified depressant, Taylor Acorn, is our guest on Episode 287 of Sappenin' Podcast! The situationship vs mental health lyric mindreader, reflects on her country to pop-punk journey, taking major risks and selling out international tours as an independent artist. In this conversation, Taylor opens on building confidence in alternative scenes, almost walking away from music completely, squishing the term 'industry plant', sisterhood friendships with Cassadee Pope, real important life advice, viral TikTok covers, soundtracking strangers weddings, internet threats, secret tattoos, screaming the word 'fuck' too many times in her songs, her...
2024-05-241h 23
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 277 - Emo's Not Dead Cruise 2024 (Senses Fail, Mayday Parade, Story Of The Year, Madina Lake, Johnnie Guilbert, Dave Pearson)Set Sail on the Cry-Tanic! After recording episodes at major venues, festivals and even dodgy carparks, Sappenin' Podcast was invited to embark on the Emo's Not Dead Cruise 2024, from Miami, Florida to The Great Stirrup Clay, Bahamas, as the events official podcast partners, to embrace our widest emo dreams, interact with certified scene legends and bring extra chaos to the boat. For Episode 277, we gathered a vast collection of artists, influences and management, across the line-up, to capture the vibe, atmosphere and life at sea. Listen to conversations with Senses Fail (Buddy Nielsen), Mayday Parade (Derek Sanders & Jeremy Lenzo), S...
2024-03-152h 09
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 270 - Gareth Davies (Funeral For A Friend: 2002-2008)Tales Don't Tell Themselves. Ex-Funeral For A Friend bassist, American dreaming Welshman and Gucci fashion consultant, Gareth Davies, is our guest on Episode 270 of Sappenin' Podcast! After stepping away from the bands major label line-up in 2008, Gareth had completely removed himself from music. In October 2023, he returned to the stage, for the first time in fifteen years, to play one last song with FFAF, surprising fans, at their home-town arena show in Cardiff, Wales. In this conversation, the handsome bass face exclusively reflects on the events leading to this one-off return, his original departure, unbelievable tour memories, closure and...
2024-01-261h 30
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 259 - Connor Ball (The Vamps / LUNARS)Just My Type. Emo McLovin pop-star, multifaceted instrumentalist and general good egg, Connor Ball, is our guest on Episode 259 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Vamps bassist unleashes secrets on the bands major misconceptions, his new punk side project and chicken shop catering. In this conversation, we discuss the birth of LUNARS, expressing pop-punk influences, constantly battling boyband stereotypes, guitar riffs vs bass solos, the pressure of taking on full frontman responsibilities, growing up in mainstream spotlights, recording with Busted vs writing with Blink-182, wild tour adventures, mental health reflection, watching Papa Roach play a pizza place, full circle achievements, home...
2023-11-1058 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 258 - Nick Wheeler (The All-American Rejects)Dirty Little Secrets. Distorted guitar nerd, Nashville songwriting producer and diagnosed coffee addict, Nickolas Wheeler, is our guest on Episode 258 of Sappenin' Podcast! The All-American Rejects co-founder spills exclusive updates on the bands status, opening his own studio and creating endless accidental memories. In this conversation, Nick unleashes fresh prospectives on AAR unexpected comeback, touring for the first time in almost a decade, feeling happier than ever vs why they technically never announced a hiatus, his brotherhood relationship with Tyson Ritter, songwriting mishaps, falling into the major label schedule machine, creating for Cassadee Pope vs other artists, building WheelHouse...
2023-11-031h 20
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 254 - Funeral For A Friend: 'Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation' | 20th Anniversary with Ryan Richards & Darran SmithMoments Forever Faded. October 13th 2003, Funeral For A Friend released their debut studio album, 'Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation', cementing themselves as one of emo, post-hardcore and melodic metal scenes, most influential bands. On this exclusive podcast, Ryan Richards and Darran Smith, return to celebrate the records 20th anniversary tour, by discussing its legacy, life changing impact and blueprint on their career. Embrace nostalgia with secrets behind the songs, what hit's were almost left off, why they lied to major labels, taste of bird milk, early gigs throughout the South Wales valleys vs taking on America, the time...
2023-10-061h 22
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 250 - The Noble Art of Lucas Woodland (Holding Absence)Crooked Melodies. The emo-ist nerd with the emo-ist lungs, aka, your Harry Styles of rock, Lucas Woodland, is our guest on Episode 250 of Sappenin' Podcast! The Holding Absence vocalist returns to celebrate our newest milestone, with confessions on the bands evolution, scene secrets and being overwhelmed by his wholesome engagement reveal. In this conversation, we discuss 'The Noble Art Of Self Destruction', growing into adulthood always on the road, pressure of fulfilling early praise, charming proposals vs wedding plans, reacting to his original influences of Funeral For A Friend, Kids In Glass Houses and The Blackout all reforming, record...
2023-09-081h 11
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 216 - Dave McPherson (InMe)The Hardship Diaries. Scene hero, passionate lyricist and self proclaimed 'music idiot who has his moments', Dave McPherson, is our guest on Episode 216 of Sappenin' Podcast! The InMe vocalist and solo artist dives into unprecedented stories behind a storybook career, mental health care and coming back from the industries biggest highs vs devastating lows. In this conversation, Dave opens up on the bands lasting legacy, influencing a generation of artists as part of the early 2000's UK alternative-rock boom, behind the scene dynamics, how one of their old 'superfans' made his way into the band, signing to a major...
2023-01-1355 min
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 204 - Maggie LindemannGirl Next Door. Fashion freak, goth enthusiast and internet sweetheart, Maggie Lindemann, is our guest on Episode 204 of Sappenin' Podcast. The emo singer-songwriter and model introduces us to her world of dark influences, reinventing herself and fighting against industry stereotypes. In this conversation, Maggie opens up on being under the music spotlight from a young age, rising to fame as a pop artist, asking to leave a major record contact, finding happiness in alternative scenes, growing up on Avril Lavigne, Evanescence and Flyleaf, embracing her dark side on new album Suckerpunch, confidence issues, biggest learning curves, her love for...
2022-10-2152 min
Get Hooked On Your Day With A Breakthrough Full Audiobook.The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502344to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
Author: Wilkie Collins
Narrator: Abigail Docherty, Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, Marcia Warren, Ronald Pickup, Sophie Thompson, Full Cast, Toby Stephens, David Suchet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 24 hours 36 minutes
Release date: April 8, 2021
Genres: Paranormal
Publisher's Summary:
BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling authors...
2021-04-0812h 36Get Lost In Into A Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook Before Bedtime.The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502344to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
Author: Wilkie Collins
Narrator: Abigail Docherty, Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, Marcia Warren, Ronald Pickup, Sophie Thompson, Full Cast, Toby Stephens, David Suchet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 24 hours 36 minutes
Release date: April 8, 2021
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling...
2021-04-0812h 36Listen to New Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & Fantasy, ParanormalThe Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502344to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
Author: Wilkie Collins
Narrator: Abigail Docherty, Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, Marcia Warren, Ronald Pickup, Sophie Thompson, Full Cast, Toby Stephens, David Suchet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 24 hours 36 minutes
Release date: April 8, 2021
Genres: Paranormal
Publisher's Summary:
BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling authors...
2021-04-0812h 36Enjoy Amazing Full Audiobooks in Literature, Literary FictionThe Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502344to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
Author: Wilkie Collins
Narrator: Abigail Docherty, Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, Marcia Warren, Ronald Pickup, Sophie Thompson, Full Cast, Toby Stephens, David Suchet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 24 hours 36 minutes
Release date: April 8, 2021
Genres: Literary Fiction
Publisher's Summary:
BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling...
2021-04-0812h 36Explore New Full Audiobooks in Literature, ClassicsThe Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/502344to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Wilkie Collins BBC Radio Collection: Dramatisations and readings of his sensational stories including The Woman in White & The Moonstone
Author: Wilkie Collins
Narrator: Abigail Docherty, Harry Lloyd, John Sharp, Marcia Warren, Ronald Pickup, Sophie Thompson, Full Cast, Toby Stephens, David Suchet
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 24 hours 36 minutes
Release date: April 8, 2021
Genres: Classics
Publisher's Summary:
BBC radio productions of the finest works of Wilkie Collins: sensation novelist, early master of the mystery story, and pioneer of detective fiction Wilkie Collins was one of Victorian England's best-loved and best-selling authors...
2021-04-0812h 36