In this week's Special Edition Halfway Episode™ of Punk Goes Pod, Emma and Sam catch up with Jordan to discuss our enduring affection for Stay What You Are, the story behind Error Jordan's ode to the original, and the legend of Shrugging Man. Recorded over several months and released on Banks' 35th birthday under his musical pseudonym, Error Jordan, 'Stay What You Are (or change if you need to)' is a heartfelt tribute to a record that has been a constant companion to so many of us. Enter 'Stay What You Are (or change if you need to)': Indianapolis musician Jordan Banks' full-length cover of Saves The Day's sophomore album. One unremarkable afternoon in 2019, while conducting yet another fruitless search for Saves The Day's 2001 album 'Stay What You Are' on Spotify (what gives, Vagrant Records?), Emma stumbled across an eerily similar album title accompanied by a thumbnail sketch of a very familiar album cover. FURTHER READING/ORGANISATIONS TO DONATE TO 'AUS/US DONATIONS AND ANTI- RACISM RESOURCES', compiled by Jade Diaz nearvously on Twitter/Instagram): 'Supporting BLM from home', compiled by Mia Adelaide Allen: 'Support First Nations Australians #BLM', compiled by Kira Puru kirapuru on Twitter/Instagram): 'Ways to Help', compiled by Nico dehyedration on Twitter): We aren't in this for the money, so we don't have any reason to urge you to stick around but for those of you who listen to Punk Goes Pod for a bit of levity each week, we hope we can continue to serve that purpose in your life. We will listen, learn, and contribute what we can to the fight for an anti-racist future. For what it's worth, we will continue to use our platform to call out these examples of systemic racism when we see them. This is especially the case for this week's episode, and for so many past and future episodes, where the music and artists we talk about have so heavily appropriated and profited from Black culture. The last thing anyone needs right now - if at all - is two more comfortable white voices waxing lyrical about a predominately white music establishment. Pressing on with a project like this seems pretty redundant at the best of times but especially so at the moment. As the Black Lives Matter movement approached critical mass, spurring a surge of protests against police brutality across the United States and worldwide, it didn't feel right to be occupying space that instead could have been dedicated to listening to and amplifying Black voices. You may (or may not) have noticed that we didn't release an episode last week. Josey Scott, 'Hero' (Music from and Inspired by Spider-Man, 2002): Juliet Simms, 'Remembering Sunday' (So Wrong, It's Right, 2007): Chad Kroeger feat. JAY-Z) Album: Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) THE COVER Artist: All Time Low Album: Punk Goes Crunk (2008) OTHER COVERS Taylor Swift (Live from SoHo, 2008): Mike Shinoda (O2 Arena, 2008): Tom Holland's performance on 'Lip Sync Battle' (2018): Travis Barker remix (2008): FURTHER LISTENING/OTHER WORKS CITED Green Day, 'Jaded' (Insomniac, 1995): Simple Creatures, 'Adrenaline' (Strange Love EP, 2019): Cute Is What We Aim For, 'Newport Living' (The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch, 2006): All Time Low feat.
Suggested talking points: The Illuminati and other conspiracies 'working smart' versus 'working hard' and Richard's Theory of Pop Punk™. He as they seek shelter beneath Rihanna and JAY-Z's 'Umbrella', as covered by All Time Low for Punk Goes Crunk. Join Emma, Sam, and Pop Expert of The Pod Richard S.
What this week's episode lacks in consistent audio quality, it makes up for in charm.