Eric Melin's guest appearances

Eric Melin

Washed Up Emo

Book Narcs

This Was The Scene Podcast

William Goldsmith

Jeff Caudill

Jonah Bayer

Bill McShane

Travis Shettel

Ben Jorgensen

Norman Brannon

Leslie Simon

Vinnie Caruana

Amy Fleisher

Fred Feldman

Joseph Grillo

Sergie Loobkoff

Chris Simpson

Amy Fleisher Madden

OwlTail

 Ultimate Fakebook is a 3-piece power pop band from Manhattan, KS. They released three full-length albums—Electric Kissing Parties (1997 - Noisome Records), This Will Be Laughing Week (1999 - Noisome Records, 2000 - 550 Music/Epic Records), and Open up and Say Awesome (2002 -Initial Records). Shortly after releasing their EP Before We Spark (2003 - Initial Records), they broke up. I got them on the phone and this is what we talked about:  Bro Hymn by Pennywise Having Falsetto in their songs Alternative Music Touring with Nada Surf Tenacious D Their first drummer The At The Drive-In / Get Up Kids tour that went through Wayne NJ Being the backing band for Reggie and the Full Effect Epic Records Why they stopped touring Playing with KISS And a ton more  After you listen, go help a local business. And wash your hands. Annnnd feel free to support the podcast for as little as $1 a month through Patreon.

<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3gQhugxcJ3Kh9bkPHaMyXM?si=RdA9d1BOQs6PqZ_ClZEv4A" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Ultimate Fakebook</a> is a 3-piece power pop band from Manhattan, KS. They released three full-length albums—Electric Kissing Parties (1997 - Noisome Records), This Will Be Laughing Week (1999 - Noisome Records, 2000 - 550 Music/Epic Records), and Open up and Say Awesome (2002 -Initial Records). Shortly after releasing their EP Before We Spark (2003 - Initial Records), they broke up. I got them on the phone and this is what we talked about: <ul> <li>Bro Hymn by Pennywise</li> <li>Having Falsetto in their songs</li> <li>Alternative Music</li> <li>Touring with Nada Surf</li> <li>Tenacious D</li> <li>Their first drummer</li> <li>The At The Drive-In / Get Up Kids tour that went through Wayne NJ</li> <li>Being the backing band for Reggie and the Full Effect</li> <li>Epic Records</li> <li>Why they stopped touring</li> <li>Playing with KISS</li> <li>And a ton more</li> </ul> After you listen, go help a local business. And wash your hands. Annnnd feel free to support<a href="https://www.paypal.com/donate/?token=GjC01KEDCEUTzslsLD2bHeAOEuneVHaYUwEFDSG4UxRvFX1Zl6g_XScSTNXee7kP8JKfAW&amp;country.x=US&amp;locale.x=US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> the podcast</a> for as little as <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thiswasthescene" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">$1 a month through Patreon.</a>

Ep. 091: Ultimate Fakebook w/ Bill McShane and Eric Melin

Today we welcome Eric Melin from Ultimate Fakebook. Ultimate Fakebook are from Kansas and were on the amazing independent label, Initial Records. They toured with bands from the era including The Get Up Kids, At the Drive In and Motion City Soundtrack. Eric also was in a couple bands before that called Truck Stop Love and The Dead Girls. He’s also a film critic alongside his day job doing marketing/social media and he’s also a world champion in air guitar, which we start talking about as the podcast starts up.  Washed Up Emo is a partner of the Double Elvis podcast network.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we welcome Eric Melin from Ultimate Fakebook. Ultimate Fakebook are from Kansas and were on the amazing independent label, Initial Records. They toured with bands from the era including The Get Up Kids, At the Drive In and Motion City Soundtrack. Eric also was in a couple bands before that called Truck Stop Love and The Dead Girls. He’s also a film critic alongside his day job doing marketing/social media and he’s also a world champion in air guitar, which we start talking about as the podcast starts up.  Washed Up Emo is a partner of the <a href="https://www.doubleelvis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Double Elvis</a> podcast network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

#138 - Eric Melin (Ultimate Fakebook, Air Guitar World Champion, Film Critic)

We talk to the current air guitar champion OF THE WORLD, drummer for Ultimate Fakebook and The Dead Girls, and creator of Scene-Stealers, Eric "Mean Melin" Melin! Eric talks all things satire, sci-fi and pulp, specifically James Ellroy, Kurt Vonnegut, and Douglas Adams. Eric has some mean recommendations to give everyone, so get ready. Stick around until the end of the episode to listen to The Dead Girls' song "It's All Happening" featuring our very own, Justin Pierre!

Episode 5: Mean Melin with Eric Melin