Jay Papandreas

Jay Papandreas

writer, podcaster, content creator, based in denver

What's Up With Ween?

Welcome to the Weenaissance. Ween’s back, in a way. The band played a few shows and quickly canceled all future appearances, as they’re wont to do, but the important thing here

The Death Of The Dude

There’s a new Japandroids song this week and it reeks. It’s one thing to be bad but forgettable (The band’s previous record) but to be bad, trite, and catchy is

The Best Hardcore Song Of All Time: 1981

Before we get into 1981, I’d like to say that I’m sorry that I missed the Bad Brains “Pay To Cum” 7” from 1980. That’s a big oversight on my

The Best Hardcore Song Of All Time: 1980

1980 is another sparse year for hardcore but it’s an interesting one because of its geography. You might expect the growth of hardcore to start in one central area (Southern California) and

Listen Up, Nerds Shopping Corner

Hey there, thanks for subscribing to the Listen Up, Nerds Newsletter. In a former life, I was a merchman. I made t-shirts and sold them. I still sell a lot of t-shirts (vintage