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Your Elder Emo Mom introduces you to your new favorite band

Four Chord Music Festival 2026

The Wasting Time Podcast X Four Chord Music Festival For the third time, we’ve headed back to Pittsburgh for Four Chord Music Festival, and this episode looks back on Four Chord 12 with the people who make it special. Chris and Nick are joined once again by festival founder Rishi Bahl and Marketi...

Travis Shettel: Piebald and the mental health effects of capitalism

Travis Shettel is the lead singer and guitar player for the band Piebald. Piebald is an incredibly fun band to watch. Underneath all the silliness and fun, however, Travis Shettel is deeply serious about the state of our world. At one point, Travis wanted to get his Master's in social work to hel...

Ten Years of Revolution Radio: Green Day's Comeback Track by Track

Warframe, Overwatch, and Sonic The Hedgehog with David from Dear Cincinnati

This episode of Rock For Initiative brings in David from Dear Cincinnati, and we cover EVERYTHING: emo, Sonic, Overwatch, Warframe, Fortnite, you name it. We start with the emo origin story and talk about bands like Taking Back Sunday and The Wonder Years and how they’ve influenced David’s sound...

Cheer Up Dusty

Justin of Cheer Up Dusty joins Foose and Ducky to talk pop punk, Philly’s collaborative music scene, and the gateway moments that shaped his love of alternative music. From burned CDs and MySpace to dreams of Warped Tour. Justin shares the story behind the band’s name, building the lineup, tourin...

Hispanic Heritage Month: Why Representation Matters in the Alt World

Erik looks at the importance of Hispanic representation in the Alt Scene and some of the premiere musicians who share in Hispanic Heritage.