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Enjoy debating font sizes on festival lineups? Or better yet, ever make a fake Coachella poster and fill it with emo bands? This is your podcast. Each Thursday morning, Billboard staff writer Chris Payne chats with musicians and music writers about what's going on in alternative music; we've got beh...
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Alice Merton Previews New Album 'Mint'
You know "No Roots" but do you know what's coming next? The English-born, German-raised artist chats with host Chris Payne about the forthcoming jams...
The Get Up Kids Talk Upcoming 2019 Album
The Get Up Kids' Matt Pryor and Jim Suptic chat about all sorts of things, most notably the new LP they're working on for Polyvinyl Records with Peter...
Join Meg Myers On Her 'Spiritual Journey'
It took her almost a decade to get her debut album out, but soon after 2015's 'Sorry,' Meg Myers was dropped by Atlantic Records. The alt-rock artist...
nothing,nowhere.'s SoundCloud Rap & Emo Alchemy
Joe Mulherin -- aka nothing,nowhere. -- makes striking, visceral music combining impassioned, emo-inspired vocals over trap beats and hazy guitars. We...
Quizzing the Wonder Years on Their Oldest Set Lists (And More!)
We asked Dan Campbell and Matt Brasch to name the songs and other random details from Wonder Years shows in 2010, and their responses were kinda incre...
You Thought You Knew James Bay?
We talked the talk with James Bay, delving into why he'll never make the same record twice, what it's like backstage at "SNL," his love of Maroon 5's...
Shinedown's Past, Present & Future
IT'S ABOUT TO GET HEAVY. Frontman Brent Smith and bassist Eric Bass get deep and personal about Shinedown's new album, their insane streak of top-five...
Underoath Loses Religion on Fiery Comeback Album
Vocalist Spencer Chamberlain and drummer-vocalist Aaron Gillespie were remarkably frank and open, discussing the Florida-based rock band's decision to...
mewithoutYou Talks New Album Onboard Paramore Cruise
While out at sea as performers on Paramore's Parahoy! cruise, mewithoutYou guitarist Michael Weiss and drummer Rickie Mazzotta join host Chris Payne f...
Storytime With the Walkmen's Walter Martin: Writing Kids' Tunes, Opening For Fugazi & More
Walter Martin has seen a lot, and he's got stories to tell. These days, he's an affable, well-adjusted dad whose solo work explores art history, kids'...
Albert Hammond, Jr. Just Played His Biggest Show Ever
New York City rock icon Albert Hammond, Jr. swung by Billboard's office last Thursday morning, just hours after playing the biggest solo headlining sh...
Preoccupations Are Glad People Are Focused On the Music Again
The new LP from Calgary-bred post-punks Preoccupations is one of the best alternative albums we've heard so far this year. They also have a great stor...
BØRNS Tells His Best L.A. Stories, Plays a Top-Secret Demo
Alternative pop troubadour BØRNS has stories for days. This includes: trekking from his native Michigan to play ukulele songs for Max Martin in L.A.,...
Pop Punk High: The Indie Musical Where It's Always 2003
We heard about the up-and-coming indie musical Pop Punk High and had to get them on the show. The New York City-based show combines all the touchstone...
Dashboard Confessional's Chris Carrabba's Life of Punk Rule-Breaking
Here's the legend himself chatting about many, many things: getting his start in the Florida punk scene, the labels that shaped him, what went on in t...
Tonight Alive Tears Down the Rules of its Major Label Past
Jenna and Jake from Syndey, Australia's Tonight Alive discuss coming of age on their brand new fourth album, "Underworld." This line from Jenna sums i...
How Jeff Rosenstock Surprise-Released 2018's First Great Rock Album
First episode of the new year! Our weekly podcast (new one every Thursday!) kicks off with a chat with punk cult hero Jeff Rosenstock. We discuss how...
Washed Up Emo's Tom Mullen Talks New Book 'Anthology of Emo'
For our last episode of the year, we go deep on all things emo, welcoming Tom Mullen, who has ran the blog/podcast/DJ night Washed Up Emo since 2007....
Weaves
Weaves are an awesome Toronto punk band who like their guitar riffs weird and their mosh pits friendly. Frontwoman Jasmyn Burke and guitarist Morgan W...
The Front Bottoms Insist 'You Are Who You Hang Out With'
Front Bottoms singer-guitarist Brian Sella chats about his band's decade-long DIY success story, and all the friends he's made along the way. We'll ta...
How Lights Made Her New Album Into a Comic Book Series
Electro-pop artist Lights comes by to discuss her 2017 album 'Skin&Earth' and how she took it upon herself to simultaneously adapt it into a six-part...
PVRIS' Lynn Gunn Shares Favorite Halloween Memories
It's almost Halloween and we've got PVRIS frontwoman Lynn Gunn on the show to talk past costumes, spooky books and movies, and growing up near Salem,...
How to Rock Like Bully's Alicia Bognanno
First, music internet extraordinaire Paige Williams returns to the 'cast to critique Halsey's fall tour and suggest a couple of under-the-radar Octobe...
Exploring the Wilderness With Zola Jesus
Nika Danilova -- who just released her fifth album as Zola Jesus -- comes by the New York office for a deep talk about creation, inspiration, and pres...
Worriers' Lauren D's Fascinating Life in Punk
Lauren D from Worriers comes by to talk about the melodic punk band's awesome new LP "Survival Pop": signing with SideOneDummy, defying the gender bin...
The Movielife Plots the Perfect Punk Band Reunion
The Movielife are back with their first album in 14 years and it's pretty damn good. We chat with guitarist-vocalists Vinnie Caruana and Brandon Reill...
Tyson Ritter on the Future of All-American Rejects
The All-American Rejects frontman swings by Billboard to discuss the band's new EP and its plans to release new music in the near future. How that mus...
How Brand New Got a No. 1 Album (And a Hit Single?)
Yeah, we can still hardly believe it, but Brand New has the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, at least until this weekend. So we went all out! First,...
Neck Deep Talks 'Real Issues' (And Warped Tour Injuries)
All five members of Neck Deep join us from the Billboard studio, just hours before last week's release of new album 'The Peace and the Panic.' We talk...
Vagabon's How-To Guide on Being a DIY Musician
Lætitia Tamko, who makes poignant indie rock and electronic soundscapes as Vagabon, stops by Billboard to fill us in on her crazy journey of the past...
Bleached Talks Zine-Making, Touring With Paramore
Start listening to Bleached. The L.A. rockers write intense, catchy tunes and as a live act, they're near unstoppable. Though still relatively under t...
Pinegrove Talks New Music, Wonders What to Call Its Fans
The kids are crazy about Pinegrove! We chatted with their frontman to find out why. We also came away with some info on the new album they’re recordin...
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Arcade Fire's No. 1 Song, Pinegrove's Awesome Pitchfork Set
Arcade Fire, the National, Grizzly Bear and maybe even St. Vincent are scoring radio hits, and charts manager Kevin Rutherford stops by to explain the...
Haim's New Album Is Good, But Is it Great?
Haim's "Something To Tell You" was released last week to generally positive reviews, Billboard included. Is it one of those special albums we'll be ta...
2017's Best Alternative & Rock Albums (So Far)
Stereogum's Gabriela Tully Claymore & James Rettig come by the podcast to chat about their favorite releases of the year so far. What's on our lists?...
Charly Bliss Is Your New Favorite Band
Brooklyn-based, self-described "bubblegrunge" band Charly Bliss released one of 2017's most delicious debuts and all four members -- Eva, Spencer, Sam...
All Time Low Doesn't Care If You Think They Sold Out
All Time Low's Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat discuss new album "Last Young Renegade," including its new alt-pop sound and collaboration with Tegan an...
Is Halsey Our Next Big Pop Star?
Halsey's sophomore album "Hopeless Fountain Kingdom" is out tomorrow! How many copies will it sell? Where will it chart? How high on the Hot 100 will...
Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio Talks New Solo Album
First up, Billboard editors debate the question, "Who's the Best Popular Rock Band of the 21st Century?" Paramore, Vampire Weekend, Arcade Fire, and L...