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PODCAST

CD Burners

CD Burners is a podcast for the lore behind the albums that defined a generation hosted by Emo Nite’s T.J. Petracca and Morgan Freed Each week, we invite a guest to choose an album that influenced them and shaped their journey. Together, we break it down with deep research and real stories from behind the scenes. We explore the songs, the recording process, and the moments that made these records unforgettable. Whether you are a lifelong fan or hearing these albums for the first time, CD Burners

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All Episodes

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47: The Blueprint For All Your Favorite Bands |...

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2025/03/18

On this episode of CD Burners, TJ & Morgan are diving deep into one of the most influential albums of all time, Something To Write Home About by The Get Up Kids. Founding member and lead vocalist, Matt Pryor joins the podcast to give us the inside scoop on the album that paved the way for emo in all its forms and served as the blueprint for all the bands we know and love.

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46: It Sounds Like Orange County | Leaving Through...

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2025/03/11

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are diving into Leaving Through The Window by Something Corporate and getting the inside scoop from special guest, frontman, Andrew McMahon. This major label debut album is packed with piano-fueled anthems, heartbreak, and undeniable angst that set this record apart and stand the test of time.

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45: The OG Bedroom Pop | Zombies! Aliens! Vampires!...

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2025/03/04

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are talking all things Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs! by Hellogoodbye, with the OG Bedroom Pop genius himself, Forrest Kline. Produced by Matt Mahaffey, this debut album has a playful and chaotic sound that’s entirely its own and truly embodies the Myspace era and scene culture.

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44: A Fun Album & A Fun Band | Enema Of The State by...

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2025/02/25

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are deep diving into one of the most iconic albums of all time, Enema Of The State by Blink-182. Produced by Jerry Finn and released in the summer of 1999, this album forever changed the state of the scene and what it means to be punk. It's funny, it's juvenile, it's relatable, and it's a timeless album you'll always go back to.

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68:58

43: It Feels Like A Scrapbook | No Really, I'm Fine...

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2025/02/18

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are deep diving into No Really, I’m Fine by The Spill Canvas with special guest, frontman, Nick Thomas. Released in October 2007, this first major label release from the band solidified their place in the emo scene despite not necessarily being an emo band. With their sound being "somewhere between The All American Rejects and Matchbox Twenty", this album proves that sometimes emo is a spectrum and more about a scene than a sound.

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01:34:06

42: Emo for the Mainstream | Three Cheers for Sweet...

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2025/02/11

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are pulling back the layers of the album some would call the pinnacle of emo, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge by My Chemical Romance. The album’s producer, Howard Benson joins the guys to give an inside look at what it was like to work on an album that shaped culture and proved that emo is so much more than just a genre.

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00:54:31

41: A Reckoning For The Scene | Riot! by Paramore

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2025/02/04

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are digging into the album that forever shifted the scene, Riot! by Paramore. Released in 2007 and produced by David Bendeth, this secondary album proved that Hayley Williams and Paramore were a force to be reckoned with.

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00:19:58

Listening to Your Voicemails | Bonus Episode

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2025/01/28

On this bonus episode of CD Burners, the guys are listening to your voicemails! Got something to say? We wanna hear it! Call 323-310-2731.

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00:56:30

40: The Man Who Created The Scene | Warped Tour w/...

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2025/01/21

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are diving into the world of Warped Tour with none other than the legend himself, Kevin Lyman. There’s no denying the monumental impact Warped Tour had on the music scene by blending together bands and artists of different genres, activism, and community. Tune in and prepare for the long awaited return of the largest and longest touring music festival in North America to date.

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00:52:15

39: If U Listen to This Podcast, U Like This Album |...

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2025/01/14

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are deep diving into one of the most influential emo albums of all time, Tell All Your Friends by Taking Back Sunday. Released in March 2002 and produced by Sal Villanueva, this debut album has become the bestselling release for both Taking Back Sunday and Victory Records.

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00:55:31

38: You Can't Say Emo Without Brand New | Your...

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2024/12/17

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are peeling back the layers of Your Favorite Weapon by Brand New. Produced by Mike Sapone and released in 2001, this debut album is power chord heavy and packed full of lyrics that perfectly describe the highs and lows of the teenage experience.

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01:20:34

37: A Pretty Perfect Pop Album | We The Kings w/...

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2024/12/10

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are diving into We The Kings’ self titled album with special guest, We The Kings singer, Travis Clark. Released in October 2007, this is a pretty perfect pop album that is heavily guitar driven and jam packed with catchy pop choruses.

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00:37:34

36: Every Cool Person Likes Tigers Jaw | Tigers Jaw

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2024/11/26

On this episode of CD Burners, TJ & Morgan are digging deep into Tigers Jaw's self titled album, Tigers Jaw. This album, first released in September 2008, has proven to be undeniably digestible, relatable, and just straight up cool to people in and out of the emo music scene.

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00:32:20

Story Of The Year (Ryan Phillips & Josh Wills) | WWWY...

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2024/11/21

Morgan catches up with Ryan & Josh of Story Of The Year ahead of their set at When We Were Young Festival '24 to chat about the fest, new music, & other projects they're working on!

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00:38:13

35: A Pit That's Not Too Scary | Don't You Fake It by...

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2024/11/19

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are delving into The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus’s debut album, Don’t You Fake It. Produced by David Bendeth and released in the summer of 2006, this album truly showcased the band's ability to blend popular rock genres and land spots on both the charts and radio stations.

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00:30:34

Boys Like Girls | CD Burners WWWY 2024 Bonus Episode

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2024/11/14

Morgan catches up with Martin Johnson of Boys Like Girls ahead of their set at When We Were Young Festival '24 to chat about the fest, new music, & other projects they're working on!Listen to their new album, Sunday At Foxwoods now! https://link.boyslikegirls.com/foxwoods This bonus episode is powered by GHOST Energy

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00:35:15

34: Generic Pop Punk | Life's Not Out To Get You by...

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2024/11/12

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are deep diving into Neck Deep's sophomore album, Life's Not Out To Get You. Produced by Andrew Wade & A Day To Remember's Jeremy McKinnon, this album set out to be the "bigger and better" version of their debut album with stronger vocals and undeniable pop punk roots throughout.

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00:33:23

Bonus Episode | Silverstein

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2024/11/08

Morgan catches up with Shane Told of Silverstein ahead of their set at When We Were Young Festival '24 to chat about the fest, new music, & other projects they're working on!Pre-Order Antibloom by Silverstein here: https://silversteinmusic.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaY86dAjfshnvfCL3dcrPMZ3RrYKn1CSa7-oLKvSqYF_u58kLyC3PMz4A2Y_aem_cYriUKX97jKy0D4X7avJwg This bonus episode of CD Burners is powered by GHOST Energy

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01:17:46

33: Boybandification | Say It Like You Mean It by The...

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2024/11/05

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are back and this time they’re diving into The Starting Line’s debut album, Say It Like You Mean It with none other than Ken Vasoli. Produced by Mark Trombino, this album was released in the summer of 2002, full of catchy hooks and hyperstrummed power chords that heavily influenced the newer generation of pop punk and emo bands that followed.

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01:10:15

32: All Roads Lead Back to Gabe Saporta | ¡Viva La...

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2024/10/29

On this episode of CD Burners, the guys are back and this time they get to chat with myspace sensation Gabe Saporta of Cobra Starship about the making of Viva La Cobra!, produced by Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump. This album, released in fall 2007, was a unique blend of emo, pop punk, and electropop. This album famously paved the way for many other bands into this new era of music consisting of genre bending, scandalous, party anthems.

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