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138.5. EKA Ranks The BEST & WORST Music Crazes Of Our Lifetime | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA138.5! On todays minisode we're doing something a lil' bit different (millennial burger joint jargon). That's right, we're doing a classic youtube slopisode! TIER RANKING! We're ranking a bunch of the most popular music moments and fads of the last 30+ years. Soundcloud rap, nu meta...

THE IMPERFECT DADS PODCAST

Episode 231 | Jake Snider of Minus the Bear

On this episode we have on Jake Snider from Minus the Bear. We talked about when your kids are right and you’re wrong, learning to give yourself more grace, school and parenting during COVID, navigating school when your kids have ADHD, wondering what college would be like for them, mental health,...

NO SKIP REVIEWS

Two Decades of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now

It's been 20 years since the release of Taking Back Sunday's third studio album, and Phil thinks this one is a no-skipper. Check out his love letter to the bands "breakout" album.

LISTS & GUIDES

Weekly Release Round-up - April 24th, 2026

New music from bands we haven't heard from in almost two decades, and new music from some of our favorite new artists - This week does not disappoint on the new release front! Let us help you find all the best new music to listen to.

NEVER A PHASE PODCAST

Never A Phase 10: American Vanity

This week, Swemo talks to the band American Vanity. American Vanity talks bout their time as Burn The Jukebox, and burning their old image to the ground. Hear about their journey from a cover band to an original act, their approach to social media and online negativity, and their creative process...

THE WASTING TIME PODCAST

Benjamin James Howard (Bottom Line)

Some bands never get the recognition they deserve. Bottom Line were one of them. We were always fans. We followed this band through the early 2000s, watching them build something real, and waited on a record made with legendary producer John Feldmann that simply... never came out. In this episode...

EMO KIDS ANONYMOUS

138. Prince Daddy & The Hyena: Kory Talks Hotwire Trip Switch, Sabrina Carpenter, and Selling Out | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA 138! Today we are joined by Kory Gregory of Prince Daddy & The Hyena for a wide ranging chit chat about their new album Hotwire Trip Switch and more. P Daddy has been one of the more requested bands in show history so it was a pleasure to have Kory join us. We discuss the differenc...

138.5. EKA Ranks The BEST & WORST Music Crazes Of Our Lifetime | Emo Kids Anonymous

Episode 231 | Jake Snider of Minus the Bear

Two Decades of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now

Weekly Release Round-up - April 24th, 2026

Never A Phase 10: American Vanity

Benjamin James Howard (Bottom Line)

138. Prince Daddy & The Hyena: Kory Talks Hotwire Trip Switch, Sabrina Carpenter, and Selling Out | Emo Kids Anonymous

Features

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News & Updates

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No Skip Reviews

Two Decades of Taking Back Sunday's Louder Now

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Saves the Day - Sound the Alarm

Lists & Guides

Weekly Release Round-up - April 24th, 2026

Weekly Release Round-up - April 17th, 2026

Weekly Release Round-up - April 10th, 2026