On The Wreck Chord

About On The Wreck Chord

On The Wreck Chord is an unofficial fan podcast about the Fat Wreck Chords catalog and punk music in general. Join hosts Alex and Ben as they go album-by-album, side-by-side, in (mostly) chronological order through the Fat catalog, holding in-depth discussions about the major releases and their context within the world of punk music. Fat Wreck Chords is the seminal and iconic skate punk label founded by Fat Mike of NOFX and has been the home to Lagwagon, No Use For A Name, Strung Out, Against Me! and many, many more.

Publisher

Benjamin Brennan and Alex Newman

Category

music · music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

21 Jan 2022

Latest episode

21 Sept 2024

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Sept 2024

   Bonus Fat Volume 03 Part 2 - Fat Music vs Punk O Rama Volumes 3-4

   In this episode we continue our head to head battle to the death between the Fat Music and Punk-O-Rama compilation series.  This episode focuses on volumes 3 and 4 of each.  We also get the exciting conclusion to the current mini campaign of Basements and Boneheads.  And we look back on season 3 and talk about our favorite records from the season.

2. 

   21 Jul 2024

   Bonus Fat Volume 03 - Fat Music vs Punk O Rama Volumes 1-2

   We start comparing the Fat Music and Punk O Rama comps.  The basements and boneheads campaign from Bonus Fat Volume 2 continues.  We also talk about our favorites from 2023.  Stay tuned for part 2!

3. 

   6 Apr 2024

   S03 E12: Consumed - “Breakfast at Papa’s” / Swingin Utters - “Sounds Wrong” / The Ataris - “Look Forward to Failure”

   Albums Discussed: Consumed - Breakfast at Papa’s Swingin Utters - Sounds Wrong The Ataris - Look Forward to Failure Dillinger Four - Midwestern Songs of the Americas https://fatwreck.com/products/breakfast-at-pappas https://fatwreck.com/products/the-sounds-wrong-e-p https://fatwreck.com/products/look-forward-to-failure Season Finale!  It’s an EP episode!  There’s a lot of talk about Cincinnati’s culinary contributions.  We talk about some light divination.  We try to count lips rings in the cover art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3CdsYK-iiA&ab_channel=BarRescue https://www.vice.com/en/article/pav8vn/dillinger-four-midwestern-songs-of-the-americas-the-shape-of-punk

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Apple Podcasts (US)

3.9 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

12 ratings

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