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poppincurbsKen Vasoli Interview - The Starting LineOn this episode we are joined by Ken Vasoli of The Starting Line. We discuss how he got into music, early bands, joining The Starting Line, bass guitar, and a deep dive into their new album "Eternal Youth"Host/Produced by: poppincurbsPod IG: 182newspodFull video version available on YouTube:https://youtu.be/1RrQoiHuKE8Pick up "Eternal Youth" on vinyl, cassette, and CD at:startinglinerock.com
2026-02-011h 16
High School Never Ends : A Pop-Punk Dad PodcastEternal Youth feat. Ken VasoliTell me what you thought about that time we got to sit down with Ken Vasoli and chat about the Drive-Thru Records days, the new album Eternal Youth, his favorite records, and more! BECOME A PATRON and support the show while access to exclusive material: http://www.patreon.com/hsnepod Be sure to follow us on all social media @HSNEpod and visit http://www.hsnepod.com for official merchandise and more! Join in the conversation on our official Discord https://discord.gg/b3AdrAYURm High School Never Ends is a part o...
2026-01-2247 min
The New SceneEpisode 300: Ken Vasoli of The Starting Line / VacationerThe New Scene - Episode 300: Ken Vasoli of The Starting Line / Vacationer
Ken Vasoli returns to the show and we discuss relationships, marriage and having kids, the long road to maturity, The Starting Line, the making of their new LP "Eternal Youth", how the band decided to make a new record, their creative process and bands that influenced the new record. We also discuss Vacationer, their latest LP "Cherish" made in memory of Ken's late mother, the Vacationer creative process, meeting Blink 182 during the recording of their Self Titled LP and more.
Intro - 0:00 - 5:21
2025-09-291h 26
Sappenin’ Podcast with Sean SmithEP. 357 - Ken Vasoli (The Starting Line)Say It Like You Mean It. The Starting Line vocalist, melodic bassist and real life Taylor Swift reference, Ken Vasoli, is our guest on Episode 357 of Sappenin' Podcast! As the band drop their first new album in EIGHTEEN years, the leader behind your favourite bands favourite band, celebrates release day with exclusive confessions on the key to 'Eternal Youth', their complicated on and off status and taking a fresh leap as independent artists. In this conversation, Vasoli opens up on painful tour injuries, high hangs, laying the foundation for emotional post-punk lyrics, crazy notepad sketches, starting their own label...
2025-09-261h 09
CD Burners33: The Boybandification of Pop Punk | Say It Like You Mean It by The Starting Line w/ Ken VasoliOn this episode of CD Burners, the guys are back and this time they’re diving into The Starting Line’s debut album, Say It Like You Mean It with none other than Ken Vasoli. Produced by Mark Trombino, this album was released in the summer of 2002, full of catchy hooks and hyperstrummed power chords that heavily influenced the newer generation of pop punk and emo bands that followed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2024-11-051h 17
Wax OnWax On Ep35 – “Return To Form”Wax On? Haven't heard that name in year... We missed you!!
Tune in & simmer down. Rolling through some inspirations for the new Vacationer album "Cherish", ad well as MRS. Lina's fantastic picks. Dig!!!
2023-11-121h 30
The Musicians Guild with Steve ChoiThe Musicians Guild welcomes Ken Vasoli (Vacationer, The Starting Line)Welcome back! Good to be back. Good to have you here, thank you. I had to drop some heavy claims in my intro but you know how it goes. This week we are honored to have a very old friend step inside The Musicians Guild, a true musical craftsman and all around great human Ken Vasoli. You may know Ken(ny) as Vacationer or as fronting The Starting line. As always it was great to catch up with an old friend. We start the conversation with a decent bit of gear talk but we also get to discussing Ken's...
2021-03-252h 102020-02-171h 372019-09-261h 01
The Peer Pleasure PodcastKen Vasoli (The Starting Line)This week’s guest is a self proclaimed “podcast freak”, but you may know him from a little band that started up in the early 2000’s called, The Starting Line. Ken Vasoli! Dewey and Ken dive right in, recapping the fascinating “Fat Mike” episode. Dewey shares a little behind the scenes of that initial first call with Fat Mike, what we didn’t hear in the interview. Ken reveals that he is in fact a podcast host himself! His show, titled Wax On, is essentially a college radio show run in his music room where him and his girlfriend play and discus...
2019-09-171h 16Wax OnWax On EP32 – “Season 2 / Episode 2”Miss Lina and Ken Vasoli reenter the sonic abyss to pull the deepest tracks from the seemingly infinite crates of dusty hot waxxx. . & we're friends :)
2019-07-181h 552019-05-071h 43Wax OnWax On Ep30 – “I’m Hooked” with Joe Reinhart (Hop Along)Not sure why it was taken down.. here's the repost! Ken is joined by Joe Reinhart (Hop Along, Algernon Cadwallader, Dogs On Acid, Headroom Philly.) Great conversation with a friendly Philadelphia musician and producer. Many laughs, true stories and no shortage of great tunes. Dial in and WAX ON!
2018-10-031h 37Wax OnWax On Ep29 – “What Link Would Play”Ken and Miss Lina have an old fashioned meeting of the minds and records. Lots of 7"s. Crank it up!!
2018-09-261h 24Wax OnWax On Ep28 – “Saturation” with Spencer Petersen (Sego)Ken Vasoli (Vacationer) documents the last day of tour with Spencer Petersen (Sego.) They trade stories, perspectives and tunes. This one is a big fat two-parter, the weary musicians catch up via cellphone relay to touch base and finish the discussions at hand. Plenty for your ears and brain to chew on with here. Enjoy, you lucky duck, you!
2018-09-192h 47Wax OnWax On Ep27 – “Mindset Inspiration”Ken explores the influences that went into the Vacationer album "Mindset" with his timelessly beautiful co-host Miss Linaa. Wax On baby!
2018-07-131h 34Wax OnWax On Ep26 – “Current Rotation”Ken Vasoli and Miss Lina offer a peek into what's currently revolving on the turntables at home. Wax on you crazy diamonds!
2018-05-221h 24Wax OnWax On Ep25 – “Sleepytime Tea”Sleepytime transcendent gems from the vinyl crates with Miss Lina & Ken Vasoli. Dream onn.
2018-05-041h 13Wax OnWax On Ep24 – “Purring Like A Kitten”Ken & Miss Lina are back in the laboratory pulling records. You know what time it is.
2018-03-191h 06Wax OnWax On Ep23 – “Do You Want To Believe Or Not?”Ken Vasoli & Miss Lina unite once again to deliver the most fantastic and unusual vinyl deep cuts in their collection. What won't they talk about? Certainly not the chart-toppers of Y2K, nor the partnership of the X-files agents. All bases covered. Tune in.. Wax on!!
2018-01-121h 48Wax OnWax On Ep22 – “2017 Faves”Ken and Miss Lina touch base on a few of their favorite tracks released in 2017. Dig it!? NYE BBZ!!
2018-01-041h 29Wax OnWax On Ep21/VV130 – “Lower Dens – Twin Hand Movement”Kenny & Lina have company! On this very special co-produced episode, Brian & Brian from @VolcanoVinyl come over to the beat lab to do their show. We all listen to Miss Lina's wonderful choice, Lower Dens "Twin Hand Movement." Dig it!
2017-12-2355 minWax OnWax On Ep20 – “Wax Melted”Ken Vasoli & Miss Lina cherrypick the record collection for the ultimate primo deepcuts. Wonderfully weird and wild stuff. Dig it babies!
2017-10-251h 27Wax OnWax On Ep19 – “Smells Like Pie”Ken & Miss Lina are at it again combing through their record collection to unearth the deepest gems of music. Anything goes on the turntable this episode, all eras and genres are on the table.
2017-10-121h 33Wax OnWax On Ep18 – “Stunts” with Matt ScottolineGuest Matt Scottoline (Hurry/Everyone Everywhere) pays a visit to the podcast. Matt brought some records, Ken brought some records. They hit on topics ranging from local television personalities to the validity of flanger pedals. It was a heck of a time and the most rockin' and rollin' episode yet!
2017-09-141h 42Wax OnWax On Ep17 – “Make Up For Lost Time”Ken and Miss Lina spin the deepest of the deep records whilst relaxing infinitely. Wax On is back in business baby!
2017-09-051h 17Wax OnWax On Ep16 – “Developed Musicianship” with Brad VasoliKen and his brother Brad Vasoli sit down with five records a piece to discuss. Among the songs, they recount memories of growing up playing music around each other and check in with some common favorites.
2017-06-061h 43Wax OnWax On Ep15 – “You Lose Your Mind?” with Brendan EkstromKen is back in the lab with special guest Brendan Ekstrom (Circa Survive, This Day Forward.) Armed with 5 records a piece, they go in-depth trading music, stories and theories. Enjoy the sounds!
2017-04-181h 59Wax OnWax On Ep14 – “If Not For You” with Miss LinaOn this episode, the lovely Miss Lina takes the helm and chooses five favorites to share with Ken in the beat lab. They regale each other with stories and reflect on the records they’ve chosen.
2017-03-101h 30Wax OnWax On Ep13 – “At The Center Of It All” with Brian MedlinDear friend and bandmate, Brian Medlin (Volcano Vinyl, Person L, Legendary Divorce, Elk Band, Wives, Minor Times, Inkling) joins Ken in the beat lab for a special-guest edition of the show. They trade stories, music and insight for nearly two hours. Tune in & trip out!
2017-02-161h 53Wax OnWax On Ep12 – “I Love House Music”Ken declares his love of house music to Ms. Lina and the rest of the world. He unapologetically shares his treasured portion of the vinyl collection. The sounds stretch all the way from Detroit to England, Germany, Sweden and New York. Dig it, baby.
2017-02-021h 35Wax OnWax On Ep11 – “Detroit”Ken & Lina pull the best Detroit deep cuts they can find within the vinyl collection and examine them under the needle. The results are staggeringly groovy. Tune in, trip out.
2017-01-191h 23Wax OnWax On Ep10 – “2016 Year End Favorites”Ken & Lina are united in the beat lab to recount some their favorite records of 2016. Enjoy the new year and beyond!
2017-01-041h 20Wax OnWax On Ep9 – “Brazil”Ken & Lina are back to explore the Brazilian artists of their record collection. From chill to trippy and back to chill, the Brazilian vibes are strong. Brew some coffee and enjoy the show.
2016-12-211h 10Wax OnWax On Ep8 – “The Big Beat Manifesto”In a very special installment of the show, Ken and Lina carefully select some of the biggest beats of their vinyl collection. They feel the rhythms in the beat lab while discussing the artists over a couple mimosas. Big beats are best.
2016-11-281h 20Wax OnWax On Ep7 – “Soundtracks”Ken and Lina explore the music from the silver screen. Spinning LPs that originate from India, Japan, Brazil, back to the American tropics and mainland. Let's all go to the movies.
2016-11-171h 15Wax OnWax On Ep6 – “Positivity”In the wake of yesterday's election results, Ken and Lina look to the record collection for source of positivity. They replenish morale with love songs, vibraphone funk, heartfelt soul and a way-deep track with questionable pronunciation.
2016-11-101h 03Wax OnWax On Ep5 – “The Sound Of Philadelphia”Ken digs through his collection with Miss Lina to select 10 deep cuts that all come from Philadelphia's lush music scene. No stone left unturned, from soul to funk to disco to punk. Feel the love.
2016-11-031h 21Wax OnWax On Ep4 – “Curious Minds” with Brian SchmutzKen is joined by his longtime friend and collaborator, Brian Schmutz (The Starting Line, Legendary Divorce, Inkling, Volcano Vinyl.) They both selected five tracks from their vinyl collections to play for each other, as well as compare notes.. most of which are fuzzy. This is a long one that hears from the likes of folk icons, German DJs and soul legends. Brian’s Podcast: illdale.com/volcano-vinyl
2016-10-271h 44Wax OnWax On Ep3 – “Lovely Ladies” Ken is joined once again by Lina. They sort through the home record collection to single out some of the loveliest ladies to ever grace a microphone. English, British, American, Brazilian and Icelandic...all so lovely. Dig it!
2016-10-201h 18Wax OnWax On Ep2 – “The Big Chill”Ken and Lina sit by the turntable to enjoy and discuss some of the chillest songs found within their record collection. This episode's 10 track playlist features instrumental deep cuts from post-rock, neo-psychedelia, electronic, Brazilian and soundtrack LPs. Relax to the max.
2016-10-1356 minWax OnWax On Ep1 – “Welcome”Ken Vasoli makes his introductions and crafts an eclectic ten-song playlist from his vinyl collection. He features deep cuts from the likes of hip-hop producers, exotica composers and soul/R&B icons. Take the trip.
2016-10-1143 min