The State of the Scene (SOTS Podcast)

Join us as we deliberate, rank, and officially select the top 20 songs of 2023! Deliberations: 00:00:01 Rankings: 1:37:14 Official: 2:07:59  Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

Join us for The 2023 SOTS Awards celebrating this year in the alternative music scene! Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

Sam and Marcos return for the final day of deliberations! Today's categories include F*cking Bop, Understood The Assignment, It's Giving... Cinema, Freshman Class, Rizzler, and EP of the Year! Voting is now live at the link below! Voting Link: http://sotspodcast.com/awards Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

Sam and Marcos are back for day two of deciding the nominees for this years SOTS Awards! Today's categories include Best Situationship, Literally the Worst Thing That's Ever Happened, Jimmy Butler Present's That Sh*t Hurted, and That Sh*t Smacked!  Voting Link: http://sotspodcast.com/awards Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

Sam and Marcos begin the long hard process of deciding the nominees for this years SOTS Awards! Today's categories include We're So Back, It's So Over, American Band of the Year, and Not American Band of the Year! Voting Link: http://sotspodcast.com/awards Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

This week Sam and Marcos breakdown the 2024 When We Were Young Fest line-up, celebrate the return of Issues (sort of), talk incredible new singles from I See Stars and Real Friends, review new releases from Texas In July, Save Face, and Wind Walkers plus lots more! Reviews: Texas In July (10:34), Save Face (17:01), and Wind Walkers (22:25)! News: 2024 When We Were Young Fest line-up, Issues, I See Stars, Real Friends, Kaonashi and more starting at (28:34). Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

This week Sam and Marcos welcome Megan Thee Stallion to the scene, award Spiritbox an early victory in the 2024 Grammys, wonder what the hell is happening to Slipknot, review new albums from Poppy, Broadside, Locket, and Night Rider plus lots more! Reviews: Poppy (18:41), Night Riders (27:04), Locket (34:45), and Broadside (47:03)! News: 2024 Metal and Rock Grammy nominations, Slipknot, Angelmaker, Stand Atlantic, The Ghost Inside and more starting at (1:03:41).  Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

This week Sam and Marcos are back to talk about Blink-182 playing an intimate show for Denny's patrons, Green Day being back, Spiritbox being absolutely unstoppable, reviews of albums from Silent Planet, Wargasm, and Dying Wish, double stepping and double tapping in the moshpit plus lots more! PS: Video version of the podcast unavailable this week due to technical issues. Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

Beauty School Dropout join us to talk about new album Ready To Eat (Pret A Manger), what it's like when Mark Hoppus is your boss, Squid Jerky, getting your dick tattooed, watching Foo Fighters from the side stage and lots more! Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast

Beau Bokan, vocalist of Blessthefall, joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of the band, being a Hockey dad, the success of Hollow Bodies 10 Year Tour, the most expensive photoshoot in history plus lots more! Pick up the 10th Anniversary Edition Vinyl of Hollow Bodies today! https://found.ee/blessthefall-hb10 Become a Patron to gain early access and exclusive benefits! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Sotspodcast Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0jp0fpudUz7gvu0SFaXhK3?si=6cddbd5b63564c9a Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sotspodcastYT Discord: https://discord.com/invite/3egU3Dk Merch: https://www.sotspodcast.com/merch Twitter: https://twitter.com/SOTSPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sotspodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sotspodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sotspodcast