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July 29, 2025 60 mins

In this conversation, Mikey speaks with Jacob and Faye from the Charlotte-based emo band blankstate. They discuss the band's origins, their experiences in the Charlotte music scene, the challenges of finding all-ages venues, and their influences in emo music. The conversation also touches on the supportive nature of the emo community, the dynamics of the Charlotte music scene, and their upcoming shows, including an exciting tour in Japan. The band reflects on the evolution of emo music and their aspirations for the future.


Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey, Tom, and Justin talk music, hockey, and anything else that gets in their way. Tom and Mikey are lifelong friends that grew up on Long Island during the glory days of alternative music where our local bands were As Tall As Lions, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, The Sleeping, Envy on the Coast, you get the point. We spent many nights together at The Downtown, catching any pop-punk, indie, hardcore, or emo band that came through. This was not a phase, Mom! Fast forward 20 years and we are still just as passionate about the scene as we were during our girl jeans and youth XL band tees days. Tom and Mikey are diehard New York Islanders fans, but Justin (Bolts fan) likes to remind us that we are #notanislespodcast. As we got older we realized we can like more than one thing and running beside our love for music has always been our love for hockey. We have realized we are not alone in this thinking, actually there are many of us that love these two things! This podcast explores just how connected they are!

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