Ep. 300 - Armor For Sleep (Ben Jorgensen)

About this episode

Ben Jorgensen from Armor For Sleep discusses his music career and the emo scene's impact on fans.

In this engaging conversation, Ben Jorgensen from Armor For Sleep shares insights into his music career, the significance of the emo scene, and the impact of their albums on fans. The discussion covers the rivalry between music scenes, the nostalgia associated with early 2000s music, and the experiences of touring, including Warped Tour and the Emo's Not Dead cruise. Ben reflects on the support from his label, the communal experience of live performances, and their inclusion in the Transformers soundtrack. Power chords and crashing boards. Mikey, Tom, and Justin 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 20 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 diehard New York…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mikey, Tom, Justin

Guest: Ben Jorgensen

Topics covered

• music
• emo scene
• touring
• nostalgia
• live performances

Keywords

• Armor For Sleep
• emo scene
• Warped Tour
• Transformers soundtrack
• early 2000s music

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Armor For Sleep, Transformers, As Tall As Lions, Taking Back Sunday, bardownbreakdown, bardownbreakfest

Places: Long Island

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