In this episode, Keefy chatted with Paige Owens of Idobi Radio and Ruffian Books to discuss her recent release “500 Essential Pop Punk Albums!” Paige has an encyclopedic knowledge of the genre and we totally nerded out on bands and albums selected, including some notable exclusions, the return of Warped Tour, and some forecasting for the lineups and future of Warped, and the just-released companion book, “500 Essential Emo Albums” which promises to be even more in-depth in its reviews!

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Thanks to Allie Gruensfelder of The Syndicate for setting up this chat and to Ruffian for sending us the “500 Essential Pop Punk Albums” book in a gorgeous slipcase!

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