Patreon fam,
Unfortunately, I'll need to postpone the upcoming mixtape episode (scheduled for this Thursday) due to a death in the family. Between the arrangements and other familial obligations, I'll be out of pocket for much of the upcoming week.
I'll need to move the mixtape down ...
2025-07-28 00:36:38 +0000 UTC View PostPatreon fam! I've really never asked for "feedback" before, but I'm always looking to tweak things to be better if I can, and I really care what the channel's biggest supporters (you guys) have to say.
I've now posted over 250 episodes since January of 2023, and the format of each ...
2025-07-17 23:39:56 +0000 UTC View PostWe've heard some pretty uplifting albums so far this summer between Less Than Jake's Hello Rockview and Lagwagon's Let's Talk About Feelings—but this poll features some darker, heavier entries based on the songs I've heard. Well...are we getting dark and heavy for August?!
... 2025-07-15 15:48:55 +0000 UTC View PostThis batch of requests will be used for [Mixtape, Vol. 4] Random Number Generator II: This Time It's Personal going up on Thursday, July 31st! This mixtape will work exactly like the last o...
2025-07-10 15:39:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Well, I finally heard “May 16” on May 16th, but now it’s time to talk about feelings. And, this album has a lot of 'em.
Having now heard two Lagwagon records, this one hits a completely different part of my brain than 1994’s Trashed did. I love when a band...
2025-07-01 15:00:14 +0000 UTC View PostHere’s the Low End University "master calendar" for July!
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▶️ Tuesday, 7/1: Mudvayne - “Severed”
💿 Tuesday, 7/1: Lagwagon - "Let's Talk About Feelings"
🏆 Full Album Poll Winner<...
This month's poll includes seven albums because we can't forget Anchors Aweigh from The Bouncing Souls—our second place winner from May's poll!
Duck and Cover from Mad Caddies is also back after landing in second place in June's Summer of Ska po...
2025-06-15 16:16:31 +0000 UTC View Post1. This post will be open for five days. Comments will be disabled on June 15th in order to tally all votes.
2. Please limit song requests to one per person. We’d like to encourage a single, thoughtful request ...
2025-06-10 15:00:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Okay, now I can begin the rest of my life. I said the same thing after recently hearing The Clash’s London Calling (because I now know it's an album everyone must hear) but I’m saying it again after hearing Less Than Jake’s Hello Rockview for an entirely ...
2025-06-01 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostHere’s the Low End University "master calendar" for June!
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💿 Sunday, 6/1: Less Than Jake - "Hello Rockview"
🏆 Full Album Poll Winner
▶️ Tuesday, 6/3: The Offspring - “I Choose...
2025-05-31 15:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFor whatever reason, I'm really itching to kick off my summer with a proper ska album. I remember thinking this same thing when the warm weather arrived last year: ska music reminds me of summertime. Does anyone else feel this way? There's just something about it... ☀...
2025-05-15 16:39:13 +0000 UTC View Post1. This post will be open for five days. Comments will be disabled on May 15th in order to tally all votes.
2. Please limit song requests to one per person. We’d like to encourage a single, thoughtful request (...
2025-05-10 15:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Like most people, I find it difficult to wake up to an alarm clock at 3:30am—but knowing a brand new Propagandhi album was waiting for me made it significantly easier. I'm stoked to drop my first release-day-full-album-reaction, and I hope you enjoy exploring At Peace ...
2025-05-02 21:11:13 +0000 UTC View Post
Pennywise make their full-album Patreon debut with a bang, and honestly, I enjoyed this way more than I expected. Full Circle is one of the most high-octane albums I’ve reviewed—and three seconds into each track, I began bobbing my head involuntarily.
Pennywise have an uncanny ...
2025-05-01 21:18:28 +0000 UTC View PostHere’s the Low End University "master calendar" for May!
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💿 Thursday, 5/1: Pennywise - "Full Circle"
🏆 Full Album Winner
⏪ Friday, 5/2: Stone Temple Pilots - “Sour Girl”
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This month's poll includes six bands that I haven't heard a full album from yet. Most of the songs I reviewed from these corresponding albums felt like true deep cuts, and I really enjoyed each of them for different reasons. I'm curious to see who wins the vote!
Full Circle 2025-04-15 15:11:33 +0000 UTC View Post
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2025-04-10 16:44:46 +0000 UTC View PostFolks! In early May, I'm taking a few weeks off from making content. I need to remedy a few equipment issues, make a few upgrades, and address some repairs (water damage!) to the studio itself. It's also shaping up to be a crazy busy few weeks with the family as the school year wraps up.
B...
2025-04-08 19:54:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Just when I thought I'd heard every trick Matt Freeman had up his sleeve, Life Won’t Wait threw down a whole new deck. His playing on this album is so diverse that if you told me five different bassists had stepped in, I’d have believed you. His lines twist and turn through punk...
2025-04-01 16:31:55 +0000 UTC View PostHere’s the Low End University "master calendar" for April!
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💿 Tuesday, 4/1: Rancid - "Life Won't Wait"
🏆 Full Album Winner
▶️ Tuesday, 4/1: Propagandhi - “At Peace”
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We're back to regularly scheduled programming! I managed to get another "surprise" episode out of my system with Propagandhi's Failed States last month (those are quite fun to drop out of nowhere)—and that just means I get to scheme for the next one....
2025-03-15 17:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Get ready for some bonafide musical gambling! I've had a blast putting together the lottery episodes each month over on YouTube, but it's time to kick it up a notch with fifteen random songs in a row—mixtape style!
As expected, the result is a fairly eclectic playlist tha...
2025-03-15 14:00:13 +0000 UTC View Post🚨 REMINDER 🚨
[Mixtape, Vol. 3] Random Number Generator will be posted on Saturday, March 15th! If you missed the memo, I'll be randomly drawing fifteen songs from last month's batch of requests for the next mixtape ...
2025-03-10 14:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
I finally heard the iconic London Calling album, and that means I can begin the rest of my life now. And, life is already looking a lot different because The Clash are no longer the "Should I Stay or Should I Go" band for me, but something far more intriguing.
This al...
2025-03-01 15:07:41 +0000 UTC View PostFolks! Moving forward, I'll begin posting a monthly "master calendar" for all things Low End University on the last day of each month. This will include the full YouTube queue, Patreon happenings, and the song request + random drawing winners for the month.
Here’s what’s on deck for Mar...
2025-02-28 22:09:48 +0000 UTC View PostOff the top of your head—if you remember—what's the very first video you saw from my channel?
2025-02-27 01:36:40 +0000 UTC View Post
It's BONUS EPISODE time! This just had to happen, right? I went into this album expecting the band’s most progressive offering, and based on everyone’s comments beforehand—that’s exactly what I got.
My favorite thing about this album is how flexib...
2025-02-15 18:00:17 +0000 UTC View PostI've been wanting to do this poll for many months now, but I needed enough bands that all start with "The", and who all originated from the UK! I've finally covered them all on YouTube, so here's THE ultimate "British" poll. 🇬🇧
I understand that these bands were extremel...
2025-02-15 16:00:11 +0000 UTC View PostThis batch of requests will be used for Mixtape, Vol. 3: Random Number Generator going up on Saturday, March 15th! This mixtape will work exactly like the monthly random drawing episodes on Yo...
2025-02-10 15:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
While I haven't heard many ska punk albums front to back, this album is going to sit at my number one spot for a long time, I predict. This album bridges the accessibility of Catch 22's sound with the novel craziness of 2007's Somewhere in the Between—and that's the recipe I've been cr...
2025-02-01 16:11:21 +0000 UTC View Post