281: Blake Schwarzenbach (Jawbreaker): 21st Century Pressure
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy welcomes Blake Schwarzenbach of the bands Jawbreaker and Jets to Brazil.
On this episode, Jeremy and Blake talk Disney soundtracks, literary analysis, Rick Dee's "Disco Duck", opening for Nirvana, Pat Benatar, starting with drums, stage fright mitigation rituals, working with J. Robbins of Jawbox on Jets to Brazil albums, self booking his first tour, having vocal surgery, and so much more!!!
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| 2:05.6 | First ever podcast hello and welcome to the first ever podcast my name is jeremy bolem i am your |
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