Pop vs. Punk: Recent Episodes
Pop vs. Punk
Pop vs. Punk has Nish Ahmed and Will Yarbrough bringing one themed pop album and one punk album (loose terms) to the table in each episode. Going down a list of categories, listeners will dive into the world of these two albums until, in the end, one is crowned a winner! Which album will win each week? Tune in to find out!
In our season finale, we look at two albums we felt were overlooked in 2022: "Palomino" by Miranda Lambert, and "See You in Chemistry" by Carly Cosgrove. Join us as we take a ride through these two albums, finding out which bests the other in categories such as music videos, deep cuts, etc. until we crown the winner of this episode!
For our fifth episode of Pop vs. Punk, Nas and The Wonder Years take us through becoming a parent with their respective albums "Life Is Good" and "The Hum Goes On Forever". Join us as we take a ride through these two albums, finding out which bests the other in categories such as music videos, deep cuts, etc. until we crown the winner of this episode!
We're taking a trip around the globe! Episode four on this season of Pop vs. Punk centers around artists writing in a language that is not English. Enter Jyocho with "Let's Promise to Be Happy" and Bad Bunny with "Un Verano Sin Ti"! Join us as we take a ride through these two albums, finding out which bests the other in categories such as music videos, deep cuts, etc. until we crown the winner of this episode!
For our third episode this season on Pop vs. Punk, Liz Phair takes on Blink-182 in the battle of the self-titled albums. Join us as we take a ride through these two albums, finding out which bests the other in categories such as music videos, deep cuts, etc. until we crown the winner of this episode!
The second episode of Pop vs. Punk brings us the theme of albums that are shaping the genre to come. This episode brings SOPHIE's "Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides" head-to-head against "Brave Faces Everyone" by Spanish Love Songs. Join us as we take a ride through these two albums, finding out which bests the other in categories such as music videos, deep cuts, etc. until we crown the winner of this episode!
The debut episode of Pop vs. Punk fittingly brings us the theme of 'debuts,' pitting Vanessa Carlton's 2002 debut, "Be Not Nobody, " against "Take This To Your Grave," the true debut album by the Chicago rockers in Fall Out Boy. Join us as we take a ride through these two albums, finding out which bests the other in categories such as music videos, deep cuts, etc. until we crown the winner of this episode!