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And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

Ep. 123: Alex Gaskarth and Jack Barakat (All Time Low)

And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan

And The Writer Is

Unknown, Music Interviews, Songwriting, Music, Songwriters, Education, Interviews, Music Creation, Artists

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2021

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Throughout a catalog streamed nearly half-a-billion times and highlighted by two gold albums, two gold singles, and a platinum single, today’s guests perennially raised the bar for both pop and punk. Since 2003, the group notched five straight Top 10 entries on the Billboard Top 200, spanning the gold-certified Nothing Personal [2009], Dirty Work [2011], Future Hearts [2015], and Last Young Renegade [2017]. The latter attracted tastemaker acclaim from the likes of Rolling Stone, Paste, and more as the band canvassed the world, headlining arenas on three continents. 2019 saw them celebrate Nothing Personal with a string of sold-out shows and a re-recorded liveperformance of the album at RedBull Studios. The record’s influence remained prevalent with Rock Sound citing its impact on Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds of Summer, and more. Along the way, they achieved honors such as “Album of the Year” at both the Alternative Press Music Awards for Dirty Work and Rock Sound Awards for Last Young Renegade. After nearly two decades together, they rekindled the spark they first ignited in a Baltimore basement on their 2020 eighth full-length studio album, Wake Up, Sunshine [Fueled By Ramen]. These four lifelong friends—Alex Gaskarth [lead vocals, guitar], Jack Barakat [lead guitar, backing vocals], Zack Merrick [bass, backing vocals], and Rian Dawson [drums]—walked into a tiny room, plugged in, and turned up with the same spirit, but a little more wisdom, a lot more experience, and proficiency gained by performing to millions worldwide. As a result, they delivered a dynamic body of work at the apex of pop punk prowess, rock energy, and genre-busting adventurousness. And The Writer Is… Alex and Jack of All Time Low!



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0:00.0

My name is Tristan Redmond, and I don't believe in ghosts.

0:03.3

Well, that is until I discovered that a faceless woman was haunting my teenage bedroom,

0:08.7

and that my wife's great-grandmother was murdered next door,

0:12.3

killed by two gunshots to the face.

0:15.8

In a new podcast from Wondry and Pineapple Street Studios,

0:19.0

I go where no son-in-law should.

0:21.2

Into the depths of history to ask,

0:23.4

did someone in my wife's family get away with murder?

0:26.4

Been dual episodes of Ghost Story, and free on Wondry Plus.

0:42.6

Hey guys, welcome to And The Writer Is.

0:45.3

I'm your host Ross Golan.

0:47.1

I've written with hundreds of artists and writers over the years,

0:49.7

and my favorite part of each session is the first hour when we catch up about life,

0:54.2

the industry, politics, composition, whatever.

0:57.7

So this is a journey of learning why people write songs,

1:00.8

how people write songs, and most importantly,

1:03.9

who the people are, who write the songs.

1:06.4

I'm producing this with the great Joe London,

1:09.0

big deal music publishing, and mega house music management.

1:12.6

If you want to listen to the songs we discuss in this podcast,

1:16.4

follow us on our socials, find out about special live events,

1:20.8

or buy that merch a.k.a. that had I always wear.

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