About this episode

In this episode, the hosts discuss MEST and their impact on punk music culture.

What's the D-D-D-Dillio everyone?! In this episode we are wasting some time on MEST. We go back to the drawing board when Tony Lovato and the guys from South Chicago officially crashed the mainstream party. "Wasting Time" became the soundtrack for those long days at school, long nights with your friends, and especially for smoking a bong or two! Official Site : https://mestmusic.com/ What's The Dillio (video) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlHEQbeqTyY The Show Must Go Off! (2004 live set) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WBfcsCXk5w 2024 Interview with Tony Lovato : https://chorus.fm/features/interviews/tony-lovato-of-mest/ Montreal Warped Tour 2026 : https://www.vanswarpedtourcanada.com/ EPISODE PLAYLIST Apple - https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/the-pod-punk-cast-s1-e6/pl.u-vxyJoRXT1q1RdX Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3VSHGHw8diwXIGTexJAwsM?si=HH_d70tkSoumjaKn-7FvZw&pi=hN0DRhj1RJSlf

People in this episode

Hosts: Duncan Smith, Scott Smith

Topics covered

• MEST
• punk music
• nostalgia
• interviews
• music history

Keywords

• MEST
• Wasting Time
• Tony Lovato
• punk music
• nostalgia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MEST, Vans Warped Tour, Chorus.fm, Apple, Spotify

Books & works: Wasting Time

Places: South Chicago

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