Today’s episode has our first guests of 2023, Long Island’s Alumni, and we chat with the boys about their upcoming EP, how the old guard of Long Island music has influenced the way they’ve come up as a band, and how Billy Joel isn’t as famous as soon as you step foot off of the island. Not only that, but we talk plenty of hockey, including Gretzky’s records, the Av’s dominance last year, and as Mikey so eloquently called it - the Sabres “slug logo”. All that and more on Bardown Breakdown, tune in and enjoy! Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey and Tom 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 15 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 also diehard New York Islanders fans, but as we like to say 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! NEW EPISODE EVERY TUESDAY! SUBSCRIBE SO YOU NEVER MISS A GREAT INTERVIEW! FOLLOW: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bardownbrea... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bardownbreakdwn FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BarDownBreak... WEBSITE: https://bardownbreakdown.com MERCH: meetups.creator-spring.com">https://isles-meetups.creator-spring.com PLAYLISTS: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7Fo... RADIO SHOW: https://open.spotify.com/show/0V9aX1a... BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HOCKEY PODCAST NETWORK: https://www.thehockeypodcastnetwork.com Gambling Problem? Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY),  If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis  counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800- GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800- NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit  ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888- 532-3500 (VA).  21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in   AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/KS/LA(select parishes)/MD/MI /NJ/  NY/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. VOID IN OH/ONT. Eligibility restrictions  apply. Free bets: Valid 1 per new customer. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5  bet. $200 issued as free bets that expire 7 days (168 hours) after  being awarded. See terms at   sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms. No Sweat: Valid 1 offer per  customer per day of NFL 2023 Wild Card Round. Opt in req each day.  First bet must lose after opting in. NFL bets only. Paid as one (1) free  bet based on amount of initial losing bet. Max $10 free bet awarded.   Free bets expire 7 days (168 hours) after being awarded. See terms at  sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms. #poppunk #punk #emo #hardcore #hockey #nhl #podcast #elderemo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices