Musician and podcaster Brendan Hutchins joins Mark to discuss guitar music from the early 21st century.

Brendan loves pop punk for its energy and reasons of nostalgia, and has lots of names to bring to the table. He also helps Mark define what isn’t pop punk.

Mark based his list on bands who had seminal or otherwise important albums during the early 2000s, and while Brendan’s picks are perhaps from slightly younger bands, none of them formed post-2005.

Mark shares stories about plectra, music he discovered through Kerrang! Radio, and stuff he used to play on his old radio show (like this from Of Kings and Captains).

Brendan also sings the praises of Bowling for Soup’s guitarist, who performs tricks with his pick!

Hear Brendan and his Nobody Asked for This co-host Arron Wong discuss the first part of this episode, director’s commentary style.

• (00:00) - Introduction
• (08:12) - Honourable mentions
• (18:59) - Mark's pick: Sum 41
• (20:49) - Brendan's pick: Goldfinger
• (23:18) - Mark's pick: Green Day
• (26:35) - Brendan's pick: Blink 182
• (27:57) - Mark's pick: Bowling for Soup
• (30:30) - Brendan's pick: Good Charlotte
• (31:58) - Mark's pick: All-American Rejects
• (32:47) - Brendan's pick: New Found Glory
• (35:55) - Mark's pick: Fountains of Wayne
• (37:29) - Brendan's pick: Sugarcult
• (38:53) - Brendan makes another case for Goldfinger
• (40:04) - Ordering the final list
• (49:09) - More honourable mentions
• (53:24) - Bonus pick: Of Kings and Captains
• (55:01) - Drummers and plectrums and goodbyes

You can follow Brendan on Twitter, check out the Podcast Advocate Network and check out his new single, Fall Fast.