Pretty Good Vibrations

Pretty Good Vibrations

Pretty Good Vibrations analyzes and celebrates pop and rock music and its crucial role throughout our lives. Podcast veteran and host Dan Koch (You Have Permission Podcast) has been a professional musician for most of the last 20 years: songwriter for the emo-pop band Sherwood, then as a commercial composer since 2012. Multiple episode styles include bracket-style tournaments, chronological walk-throughs, and deep dives into genres, artists, and eras.

Episodes

October 29, 2024 122 mins
** Part 2 of 2 ** The Sex Pistols, Misfits, Clash, Ramones, Stooges, Damned, Black Flag & more... This is where it all began for punk rock, and this week I'm joined by returning guest Roman Honeycutt (Weezer episodes) and our old bandmate and dear friend Jon Hwong. We pit the top bands from this era against each other in another winner-take-all tournament; we also discuss the aesthetics and graphic design of punk rock, how our love...
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The Sex Pistols, Misfits, Clash, Ramones, Stooges, Damned, Black Flag & more... This is where it all began for punk rock, and this week I'm joined by returning guest Roman Honeycutt (Weezer episodes) and our old bandmate and dear friend Jon Hwong. We pit the top bands from this era against each other in another winner-take-all tournament; we also discuss the aesthetics and graphic design of punk rock, how our love for these bands h...
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October 12, 2024 124 mins
** This is a replay of an older episode, in anticipation of the upcoming 70s Punk & Proto-Punk Tournament ** Grab a 6-pack (or don’t if you’re Straight Edge) and get in the van! Your buddy’s copy of Book Your Own Fucking Life doesn’t have too many pages stuck together, and it looks like there’s just enough gas to get to Bakersfield for tonight’s basement show. Comedian Sam Tallent joins me as we pit songs by Black Flag, Bad Brains,...
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September 10, 2024 107 mins
MxPx. Slick Shoes. Project 86. Plankeye. Craig's Brother. Dogwood. Starflyer 59. Chances are good that these band names either 1) mean nothing at all to you, which makes you an average American, or 2) meant EVERYTHING to you for a few years of your life and probably still mean something. The rest of you have probably heard MxPx, but maybe nobody else on this list. For my longtime friend and guest Jon Havens and I, these bands mean...
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August 27, 2024 111 mins
**THIS IS PART 3** Ben Bishop is back! This time, we bask in the glow of the FM radio dial as we pit 70s pop and rock superstars against each other. We're talking Bowie, Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John... Episodes will continue to come out during this hectic next year of my life, but not on a weekly basis. A '90s Tooth & Nail Records tournament has been recorded but not edited yet, and we'll see what...
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August 20, 2024 107 mins
**THIS IS PART 2** Ben Bishop is back! This time, we bask in the glow of the FM radio dial as we pit 70s pop and rock superstars against each other. We're talking Bowie, Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John... Episodes will continue to come out during this hectic next year of my life, but not on a weekly basis. A '90s Tooth & Nail Records tournament has been recorded but not edited yet, and we'll see what...
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August 13, 2024 94 mins
Ben Bishop is back! This time, we bask in the glow of the FM radio dial as we pit 70s pop and rock superstars against each other. We're talking Bowie, Zeppelin, Jackson Browne, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Joel, Elton John... Episodes will continue to come out during this hectic next year of my life, but not on a weekly basis. A '90s Tooth & Nail Records tournament has been recorded but not edited yet, and we'll see what else gets added to...
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Two music-centric films. Two different generations. Both released in 1994, Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction call upon the same period of popular music but in distinctly different ways (with very different budgets). Michael Parker (Pickwick) and I try out a new episode format -- you could say we take it for a spin in a vintage Chevy while enjoying an overpriced milkshake -- where we pit the soundtracks against each other, track by trac...
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THE GLORIOUS FINAL CHAPTER. * Also we talk about YouTube, but this episode is audio-only (and further episodes, most likely!) * We went for it on this one. 45 bands. 5 parts. Dashboard Confessional. Saves the Day. Paramore. Further Seems Forever. Anberlin. Brand New. Taking Back Sunday. Cursive. My Chemical Romance... and THIRTY-SIX other bands. I am joined by returning guest Jeff Martin (This Day & Age) for the most ambitious and ...
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* This is part 4 * ** There was an issue with Jeff's mic, creating some little pops and audio artifacts throughout the episode. For some it might be too annoying, but I haven't found a way to solve it and I think it'll be livable for most listeners ** *** Also we talk about YouTube, but this episode is audio-only (and further episodes, most likely!) *** We went for it on this one. 45 bands. 5 parts. Dashboard Confessional. Saves th...
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* This is part 3 * We went for it on this one. 45 bands. 5 parts. Dashboard Confessional. Saves the Day. Paramore. Further Seems Forever. Anberlin. Brand New. Taking Back Sunday. Cursive. My Chemical Romance... and THIRTY-SIX other bands. I am joined by returning guest Jeff Martin (This Day & Age) for the most ambitious and thorough tournament yet attempted on Pretty Good Vibrations. But here's the thing -- we keep things fairly br...
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* This is part 2 -- look one episode back for part 1! ** YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/h0GCeYwjkDE We went for it on this one. 45 bands. 5 parts. Dashboard Confessional. Saves the Day. Paramore. Further Seems Forever. Anberlin. Brand New. Taking Back Sunday. Cursive. My Chemical Romance... and THIRTY-SIX other bands. I am joined by returning guest Jeff Martin (This Day & Age) for the most ambitious and thorough ...
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*YouTube version of this episode: https://youtu.be/8EGbuVMOePU We went for it on this one. 45 bands. 5 parts. Dashboard Confessional. Saves the Day. Paramore. Further Seems Forever. Anberlin. Brand New. Taking Back Sunday. Cursive. My Chemical Romance... and THIRTY-SIX other bands. I am joined by returning guest Jeff Martin (This Day & Age) for the most ambitious and thorough tournament yet attempted on Pretty Good Vibrations. But ...
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March 26, 2024 79 mins
Returning guests David Stuart and Joe Greenetz join Dan to play a fantasy-style draft of rock albums released in 2012. Each player ends up with 5 albums on their "roster," and voting will take place over at the Facebook discussion group. PGV on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TndELJ... PGV on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... PGV Shirts: prettygoodvibrations.bigcartel.com PGV Facebook Discussion Grou...
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** This is Part 2 ** ** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lJfetnfLjBE ** Scott Carlton, longtime close friend of mine and alum of Drive Thru and Tooth & Nail Records, finally convinced me to look deep into the darkest corners of human life and art... 80s glam metal, also known as "hair metal." We're talking Twisted Sister, Poison, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot. We're talking about some of the most embarrassing moments in Ameri...
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** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yue3dHk2yfc ** Scott Carlton, longtime close friend of mine and alum of Drive Thru and Tooth & Nail Records, finally convinced me to look deep into the darkest corners of human life and art... 80s glam metal, also known as "hair metal." We're talking Twisted Sister, Poison, Bon Jovi, Quiet Riot. We're talking about some of the most embarrassing moments in American pop and rock musi...
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** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2PWn23bi-3E ** ** This is Part 2; look at last week for Part 1 ** For a special episode of Pretty Good Vibrations, I was joined by my Sherwood bandmates Mike Leibovich and Joe Greenetz. Over two episodes, we talked through our 20 favorite Sherwood songs in chronological order. We also discussed every release at an album-level, from the Sherwood EP (2004) to Some Things Never Leave ...
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** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dr8Jd5eVTyI ** For a special episode of Pretty Good Vibrations, I was joined by my Sherwood bandmates Mike Leibovich and Joe Greenetz. Over two episodes, we talked through our 20 favorite Sherwood songs in chronological order. We also discussed every release at an album-level, from the Sherwood EP (2004) to Some Things Never Leave You (2016). We also tell a lot of funny stories alo...
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** Watch this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPmW3MYvcbd8CMLOUC4o-RA ** On the inaugural "Wish I Wrote That" episode, I sit down with my old friend Ethan Luck (Relient K, Project 86, The O.C. Supertones, The Dingees, Demon Hunter) to talk about SoCal punk band Face to Face. I highlight their 2000 track "You Couldn't Had Everything," why I wished I had written the song back when it came out, and why I still lov...
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February 13, 2024 114 mins
** This is Part 2 -- start last week with Part 1 ** Nirvana. The Smashing Pumpkins. Rage Against the Machine. Sublime. Green Day. Oasis. Soundgarden. Cake. Those of us who came of age with these bands should consider ourselves lucky. What a rich time for rock (and pop) music! Sherwood's own Joe Greenetz, who has been "preparing for this moment all his life," returns for a 35-artist mega-tournament to crown the Kings (or Queens) of ...
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