Punch Up The Jam

4.9 (222)
MUSIC COMMENTARY
UPDATED WEEKLY

Every Thursday, Andrew and Evan Gregory (of The Gregory Brothers) are joined by a special guest to revisit, review, and revise a song of their choice, and then offer an improved "punched-up" version.

2025-03-20 · BONUS

Introducing: Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum

Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum are improv nerds! They’ve made stuff up for shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Let’s Make A Deal”, and now they’re bringing that same energy to the podcast world with WHAT IF?! On the podcast, Wayne and Jonathan invite smart, funny, and engaging guests from the worlds of comedy, science, & pop culture to have a conversation. The results are spontaneous scenes, songs, and riffs that explore the WHAT IFs of life, the multiverse, and everything! Improvisation is a conversation baby! No script, no net, just WHAT IF?! Subscribe to What If on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts and check out new episodes every Thursday.

1 min
2022-12-22

Y.M.C.A. by Village People

Y.M.C.A....an absolutely loony song. Yet also a generational anthem. And also, a red herring, because this episode is not actually about Y.M.C.A. This episode is actually about a shocking reveal that will change the future of this podcast and possibly the world. Goodbye, for now. You can watch the video version of this episode HERE! Follow Punch Up The Jam on Twitter and Instagram Get the punch-ups for yourself and support the show on Patreon Note - as mentioned in the ep, we will keep the punches up on Patreon forever until earth's rising surface temps melt the server farms, so you can still go grab them even if you're just reading this in 2052 Walk-in music: a lot of stuff...... So Fresh, So Clean by Outkast, It Ain't Me by Bob Dylan, Caravan by Van Morrison, Gamewinner by Vulfpeck feat. Charles Jones...maybe a couple others? Can't remember. Like the show? Rate Punch Up The Jam 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Andrew and Evan. Advertise on Punch Up The Jam via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 25m
2022-12-15

'Sugar' by Maroon 5 (w/ Ena Da)

Evan & Andrew are joined by Ena Da to discuss the detestable but also detestably catchy song Sugar. There are just so many problems. Not least, how do we understand "sugar" and "red velvet" in light of recent illuminations of Adam Levine's idea of romance? More fundamentally, is Maroon 5 even still a band? Or just five guys cosplaying as a rock band while they sing along to Mike Posner studio tracks? And why are they giving themselves out as wedding presents to unsuspecting Los Angelenos? You can watch the video version of this episode HERE! Guest: Ena Da Walk-in music: 'The Door' by George Jones; 'Sugar Sugar' by Wilson Pickett; 'Take On Me' by A'ha. Follow Punch Up The Jam on Twitter and Instagram Get the punch-ups for yourself and support the show on Patreon Like the show? Rate Punch Up The Jam 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Andrew and Evan. Advertise on Punch Up The Jam via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 17m
2022-12-08

'One Headlight' by The Wallflowers

Nepotism babies are so hot right now! But have they…always been?!? Evan & Andrew discuss the hottest nepotism baby of the 90s outside of Socks Clinton, Evan desperately and fruitlessly attempts to get Andrew to stop talking about Bob Dylan and start talking about ̶J̶a̶k̶o̶b̶ ̶D̶y̶l̶a̶n̶ The Wallflowers instead. But the sonorous tones of the organ on ‘One Headlight’ keeps drawing Andrew back to Dylan the elder like moth to a flame. Andrew resorts to the only revenge available to him in this format, which is the most brutal $5 segment that has ever been recorded on our podcast. You can watch the video version of this episode HERE! Walk-in music: ‘Backup Plan’ by Maya Hawke; ‘Their Hearts Were Full of Spring’ by The Four Freshmen. Follow Punch Up The Jam on Twitter and Instagram Get the punch-ups for yourself and support the show on Patreon Like the show? Rate Punch Up The Jam 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Andrew and Evan. Advertise on Punch Up The Jam via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 10m
2022-12-01

'Long December' by Counting Crows (w/ Pat Cassels)

How long is it? Every single kid knows exactly how many days are left until Christmas, every harried mom and dad knows how few shopping days are left until the 25th, yet Adam Duritz and The Counting Crows are out here acting like Einsteinian physics applies to the Gregorian Calendar. Can our intrepid and unabashedly festive hosts take the most heartbreaking song in the advent oeuvre and turn it into something that will go on your family's Christmas Eve playlist? Seems impossible! Guest: Pat Cassels You can now watch the video version of this episode HERE! Walk-in music: ‘Atlantic City’ by The Band; ‘Latest Record Project’ by Van Morrison; ‘Islands In The Stream’ by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. Follow Punch Up The Jam on Twitter and Instagram Get the punch-ups for yourself and support the show on Patreon Like the show? Rate Punch Up The Jam 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Andrew and Evan. Advertise on Punch Up The Jam via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 11m
2022-11-17

'You're Still The One' by Shania Twain (w/ Jiji Lee)

Ever thought about how making a billion dollars would ruin your life? Maybe you pondered a lot of options (revolutionary coup, botched CoolSculpting, basic bitch drug cartel kidnapping), but you MIGHT have missed an obvious one if you haven’t read all the People mag listicles about Shania Twain’s divorce-slash-husband-swap! Long story short, do NOT hire someone to be your best friend and then leave them alone in a palatial Swiss chalet with your superproducer husband while you go on tour. Evan, Andrew, and friend of the pod Jiji Lee discuss how Shania and Mutt Lange’s ballad remains the most perfect ballad of all time even after their gruesome divorce, and also how paradoxically it could be improved by leaning into Shania’s sheer fury over being spurned, with an added bonus of it being very hard to extradite criminals from Switzerland. Guest: Jiji Lee You can now watch the video version of this episode HERE! Walk-in music: ‘(Everything I Do) I Do It For You’ by Bryan Adams; ‘Highway To Hell’ by ACDC; ‘Someday’ by Mariah Carey. Follow Punch Up The Jam on Twitter and Instagram Get the punch-ups for yourself and support the show on Patreon Like the show? Rate Punch Up The Jam 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Andrew and Evan. Advertise on Punch Up The Jam via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 8m
2022-11-10

'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' by Green Day (w/ Joanna Hausmann)

Have you ever felt like you were the only lonely person walking down a boulevard? Well we've got news for you. You're not alone. 90% of all humans have felt like they're the only one who can understand themselves before their brain finishes developing at age 25. Evan, Andrew, and Joanna Hausmann dive in to what makes Green Day the perfect band for the adolescent mind, why Boulevard of Broken Dreams is the musical equivalent of dogs playing poker, and if Green Day have sold out or not. Guest: Joanna Hausmann You can now watch the video version of this episode HERE! Walk-in music: ‘Good’ by Better Than Ezra; ‘Sweet Melissa’ by The Allman Brothers; ‘Toxic’ by Britney Spears. Follow Punch Up The Jam on Twitter and Instagram Get the punch-ups for yourself and support the show on Patreon Like the show? Rate Punch Up The Jam 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Andrew and Evan. Advertise on Punch Up The Jam via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1h 12m
2022-11-03

'Eye of The Tiger' by Survivor (w/ Arthur Meyer)

Is it rude to name your band after an event in which your friends and colleagues died? Is it rude to fire your lead singer immediately after he shreds his vocal chords singing the biggest hit of the 1980s? Well, apparently you don't care about this sort of stuff if you're a true SURVIVOR, because you've got THE EYE OF THE TIGER! Evan and Andrew welcome back Arthur Meyer to Punch Up The Jam, who comes ready not only with a pitch-ready idea for the punch up, but with the dumbest yet most impressive party trick that Evan and Andrew have ever seen! But our intrepid hosts have an ace up their sleeve to shock their guest before the Punch is truly Punched! Guest: Arthur Meyer You can now watch the video version of this episode HERE! Walk-in music: 'Racing Hearts' by Mattie Maguire; 'Get It On' by Chase; 'My Roommate' by The Village People. Follow Punch Up The Jam on Twitter and Instagram Get the punch-ups for yourself and support the show on Patreon Like the show? Rate Punch Up The Jam 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review for Andrew and Evan. Advertise on Punch Up The Jam via Gumball.fm See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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New version is the best version

2023-04-09

DazedAndConfucius

LOVE Evan and Andrew, hilarious, smart, clearly super skilled musicians. This was one of my favourite podcasts, gutted it’s over. In my opinion, it is a billion times better than the old version, which I felt was unlistenable. Don’t let early episodes turn you off of listening to any of the newer ones with Evan and Andrew, it’s completely different and fantastic.
New Hosts, Still Great

2021-12-17

Fictionalady

I have to be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. The bar was high as we were given the insane swan song last year by Miel and Chris. However, Andrew and Evan bring the same unhinged quality we’ve come to love and demand. I can’t wait for more.
punch up the punch up the jam

2022-02-13

snoopingasusual

5 stars for the older episodes with miel and especially demi but put it down to 4 when i kind of mean 3 but dont want to be that mean... with the new hosts it kind of feels like they gentrified a podcast i liked? i only listened to the first (revival) episode so i dont know if they came into their own or not. basically i do not listen to this show anymore but i listen to the LA woman episode probably once a month
Bring back Miel & Demi or put the show to rest!

2022-01-21

Maria161616

Gave the new hosts a chance, but the most recent episode really sealed the deal that these guys are not the guys for the show. Cringey commentary, jokes that fall flat, and frankly, it’s giving me “out-of-touch dad”. It’s a shame they took over the show & it’s subscribers but have failed to deliver the calibre of show and energy that Demi and Miel brought us (even Miel on her own). It’s sad tbh.

Every Thursday, Andrew and Evan Gregory (of The Gregory Brothers) are joined by a special guest to revisit, review, and revise a song of their choice, and then offer an improved "punched-up" version.