Bonus: Dear Jack Trivia 2024 w/ Sam, Pub Trivia Podcast
Something in the Wilderness
Former guests Kristin, Kyle, and Rachel join Sam from the Pub Trivia Podcast for a night of Andrew-themed trivia! We are raising money for the Dear Jack Foundation in this episode. Please feel free to hit the link in the show notes if you'd like to make your own donation before 11/15 and help us raise money to help support young adults and adolescents with a cancer diagnosis. Play along with our contestants and find out who the Most Knowledgeable Andrew McFan is this year! Thank you once again to Sam from the Pub Trivia Podcast for putting together this game for us to raise money for DJF!...
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Bonus: Holiday From Real cruise w/ Jukebox The Ghost
Something in the Wilderness
Ben, Tommy, and Jesse from Jukebox the Ghost join the podcast to talk about their history as a band, some tour stories, what to expect in their live show, and what they’re looking forward to on the Holiday From Real cruise! You don’t want to miss this one: they’re a fun hang and they’ll give you some pro tips for the cruise. Who was Ben texting with during this recording? And what were they texting about? Listen to find out! YouTube Jukebox The Ghost Starter Pack: or Spotify Jukebox the Ghost starter pack: Follow them on Instagram: Listen to their new EP:
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84. Happy w/ Cindy
Something in the Wilderness
We’re discussing the second track that brought the Wilderness project together with Something Corporate in preparation for the Out of Office tour. Cindy, who recently arranged and performed a cover of this song with her friend, is our brand new guest to help break down this brand new song! Official Music Video: Watch Cindy’s cover of “Happy” on Instagram: Andrew’s piano-only version of “Happy”: Live in Seattle, 2024: Digital Journal article: Hashtag Magazine article:
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Bonus: Holiday From Real Cruise w/ Sixthman Heather
Something in the Wilderness
Who’s ready for a Holiday From Real? We have Sixthman Heather on the show to give us a sneak preview on what to expect on the ship! Get a behind-the-scenes point of view on what it takes to put a party on this scale together and why this may be the vacation of your life. Find out how this event was put together and what to expect when you walk on board. SO MUCH information for you is packed into one episode. Even if you’re not sailing with us, there’s something in this one for everyone! Join the Holiday From Real facebook group: Learn more about the cruise: Andrew on the pool...
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Bonus: Out Of Office Midwest Tour Recap w/ Marci
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Hear about my experience at the midwest Out of Office Something Corporate shows! *Warning* Setlist spoilers ahead! Relive the most memorable moments with us and other memories made along the way. “Wait” acoustic in Detroit: Order the upcoming SoCo livestream livestream on veeps: Donate to the Dear Jack Foundation:
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83. iF yoU C Jordan w/ Mike Damante, author
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Author and music journalist Mike Damante joins us this episode to talk about his time in the pop punk scene and his perspective of what things looked like from the inside. We talk about a favorite track from the early years, a fun song that we still love to shout out the words to today! Official Music Video: Mike’s links: (order his books here!) Hey Suburbia! Playlist on Spotify: Alternative Press interview, 2010: From the Chicago Tribune: Live on the Late Late Show by Something Corporate, 2002: Live by Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, 2023:
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82. Built to Last w/ Rachel
Something in the Wilderness
Rachel joins the show to talk about a more recent Andrew track. We take a break from SoCo summer to discuss how it’s helped inspire her to challenge herself in multiple ways. Next, she is raising funds to run in the Marine Corp marathon for the Dear Jack Foundation. The link is below if you’d like to donate to the Dear Jack Foundation on her behalf. Song Visualizer: Rachel’s Dear Jack Fundraising page for the Marine Corps Marathon: Rachel’s DJF Instagram page: Andrew describes the song on Instagram: American Songwriter article, 2023: Consequence of Sound article, 2023: Live in...
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81. Babies of the 80s w/ Steve Jones, Concert Pipeline
Something in the Wilderness
Steve Jones from the Concert Pipeline podcast recently flew out to Seattle for the SoCo show and had a chance to sit down with Andrew and Josh for an interview. We talk about his experience, we discuss one of Andrew’s first ever recorded songs, and we touch on a lot of pop culture references on this one. Steve even asked Andrew to tell us a bit about this song, so we have some audio from the interview to hear from the songwriter himself! Let’s take a trip back to the 1980s! Who knew this would be something after all? Concert Pipelind podcast: Original song recording on Andrew’s solo EP,...
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Bonus: Four Chord 10 Recap w/ Connie
Something in the Wilderness
Let’s recap our experience on Day 2 of the Four Chord Music Festival 10 to see Something Corporate! Hanging with friends (and making new ones!), being part of this great live music community, and surviving the weather are all themes of this episode! We were so excited to talk about all the bands leading up to SoCo and their set in particular, that I realized we FORGOT to talk about the All-American Rejects set, which I DID enjoy! As long as you’re not coming to listen for the AAR set recap, then I think you’ll enjoy hearing about the rest of our exciting experience at the festival!...
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80. Unravel (Bjork cover)
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We’re doing something a little different for our 80th episode! Here’s a song that wasn’t written or co-written by Andrew, or even by Josh. But Something Corporate covered this song over 20 years ago and it must have been a significant song for the guys. We explore what makes it so special and learn a bit about the original artist. Are there any Bjork fans here? Something Corporate’s cover version: Original version by Bjork: Radiohead’s cover version: Jason Mraz’s cover version: Live performance by Bjork, 2002:
info_outlineAuthor Hazel Jacks joins the podcast again to talk about her latest book and one of the more recent favorite SoCo songs! Her brand new book, Surf Road, has a killer soundtrack that contains the song we’re talking about and more old-school emo favorites!
Song Audio: https://youtu.be/pDiOHF0Q12A?si=W39NfsFg2_Nll4_P
Hazel Jacks’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorhazeljacks/
Order “Surf Road” on Amazon: https://a.co/d/4QSxTBO
“Surf Road” soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7CagOggw7Lc5aqcZdS3ZPE
Instagram Live, March 2020: https://youtu.be/H2L8EUg3gro?si=WZQqzlsEwODQgW5f&t=920
Yaara’s London video, 2015 (live piano-only): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH6TYAJg2yc
Jack’s Mannequin, Dayton OH, 2011: https://youtu.be/PK8mMnsH7P4?si=CAFsRjUYFldLvXjq
SoCo live at HOB Las Vegas, 2023: https://youtu.be/67kmm3NT0Ec?si=1LjlONcLeaWBF8SQ
“10 Essential Andrew McMahon tracks” article: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/best-andrew-mcmahon-songs-marquee-tempe-may-2-9285540
Andrew talks about Watch The Sky, ET online interview: https://youtu.be/WeQLeiWkdgg?t=333