The Allison Hagendorf Show

Under the stars at LA’s historic Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Allison Hagendorf sits down with Puscifer — Maynard James Keenan, Karina Round, and Matt Mitchell — for an intimate screening party and the first-ever listen of their new album, Normal Isn’t.

Fresh off hearing the record come to life for the very first time, the band opens up about what makes Puscifer different: no rules, no fixed lineup, total trust, and the freedom to follow ideas wherever they lead even when that means comedy and heaviness living side by side.

The conversation dives into:

⚡️ Experiencing Normal Isn’t for the first time with an audience

⚡️ Puscifer’s 20+ year evolution and ever-rotating creative family

⚡️ Why “anything goes” is the band’s true mission statement

⚡️ Balancing humor, intensity, and instinct

⚡️ Making records in hotel rooms, studios, and on the road

⚡️ The album’s sonic palette, guitars, synths, and aggression

⚡️ New characters, storylines, and the expanding Pusciverse via graphic novels

⚡️ What Normal Isn’t would taste like… if it were a wine 🍷

This is Puscifer unfiltered, playful, thoughtful, uncompromising, and deeply human.

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00:00 – Intro

02:55 – Hearing Normal Isn’t With an Audience for the First Time

03:55 – Puscifer Backstory (20+ Years In)

04:52 – Why Revolving Musicians Matter

06:30 – The Core Dynamic of the Band

07:04 – The Mission Statement: No Rules, Anything Goes

08:45 – Friendship as the Foundation

09:59 – How Puscifer Has Evolved

10:40 – Balancing Comedy and Intensity

12:08 – The Meaning Behind Normal Isn’t

12:58 – The Album Process (Arizona, LA, On the Road)

14:35 – Sonic Identity & Musical Palette

16:07 – New Characters & The Graphic Novel Universe

19:55 – If Puscifer Were a Wine… (Tasting Notes)

21:20 – Fan Questions

27:46 – What Inspires You Most About Each Other?

31:51 – Outro

#Puscifer #MaynardJamesKeenan #NormalIsnt #RockCulture #MusicInterview #HollywoodForever

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Snickerdoodles fresh out of the oven, a “porn star martini” (yes, really), and a full-circle conversation four years in the making. 🍪🍸

In this intimate home hang, Allison Hagendorf welcomes HUDDY — 40M+ followers, a new rom-com on Tubi, and an artist stepping into his most honest era yet. Allison gave HUDDY his first music interview back in 2021… and now he’s back with a second album that’s louder, deeper, more rock-leaning, and radically more personal.

HUDDY opens up about:

⚡️ The 4-year journey to album two — 30 producers, real creative chemistry, and finally defining “the Huddy sound”

⚡️ Rock’s resurgence and why YUNGBLUD is a catalyst for the next generation

⚡️ Why he wrote “Fragile,” what it taught him about strength, and learning to talk about what you’re carrying

⚡️ Breakups, self-worth, living alone for the first time, and rebuilding from the inside out

⚡️ Touring, crowd work, stamina, and learning how to own the room — without blowing out your voice

⚡️ Success as connection: the songs that become someone’s soundtrack, not just someone’s scroll

This is HUDDY like you haven’t seen him, grounded, reflective, and stepping into freedom as an artist and a human.

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🍪 Yes, the Snickerdorfs are real.

🍸 Yes, Brian nailed the martinis.

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00:00 - Welcome, Snickerdorfs & “Porn Star” Martinis

04:32 - Full Circle: First Music Interview in 2021 → Now

07:28 - Album 2: Inspiration, Evolution (Sonic + Personal)

08:50 - Why YUNGBLUD Matters (and Rock’s New Wave)

10:53 - What Rock Unlocks (space, emotion, guitars)

12:10 - “Fragile”: Vulnerability, Strength + Saying It Out Loud

15:16 - Who Do You Confide In? Trust, Therapy, Real Friends

16:57 - Breakup Lessons: Rebuilding, Living Alone, Self-Check-Ins

20:02 - What He Learned Making This Album (Unhinged honesty)

21:26 - TikTok vs Real Life: Mystery, boundaries, intention

23:26 - The Dog Era (and why it matters)

24:26 - Do You Wish You Had an Analog Upbringing?

26:47 - Phones at Concerts (and why rock crowds feel different)

28:47 - Summer School Tour: Community, growth, the live high

32:53 - Fear/Insecurity: Stamina, health, and protecting the voice

35:33 - Regrets: Control, steering left, “success is freedom”

37:53 - Defining Success: Connection over clout

43:26 - Deep Cuts Lightning Round + Bounce House energy

#HUDDY #AllisonHagendorf #RockIsBack #NewMusic #Fragile #PopPunk #MentalHealth

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In this intimate home hang, Allison Hagendorf welcomes Pete Wentz (Fall Out Boy) and his newest signee Vienna Vienna for eggnog lattes, extra-fudgy brownies, and a real conversation about finding your lane as a new artist right now.

Filmed at Allison’s home, this candid, long-form chat dives into artist discovery, songwriting, influences, live show obsession, and what it really takes to break through in a saturated era—without losing your voice.

Pete & Vienna Vienna get into:
⚡️ How they connected + why DCD2 believed immediately
⚡️ Vienna Vienna’s origin story: writing, fear, and music as self-expression
⚡️ The “worship band → emo/hardcore” pipeline (and the catharsis of it all)
⚡️ Songwriting as “something important told facetiously” (mission statement energy)
⚡️ The new EP: growth since Wonderland + the sounds shaping it
⚡️ Influences: The Cure, Morrissey/The Smiths, Devo, LCD Soundsystem (and more)
⚡️ Why the live show is the thing—and how touring sharpens everything
⚡️ Fatherhood, family moments at shows, and staying grounded inside “the machine”
⚡️ From Under the Cork Tree turning 20 + what Pete’s proudest of with FOB
⚡️ Advice for new artists: take the alternate route. Bet on the weird path.

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00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Egg Nog Lattes & Brownies + How Pete & Vienna Vienna Connected
05:50 - Vienna Vienna Meets Pete (and the “leaked link” moment)
08:04 - How Did Music Become Your Life?
09:51 - Influences: Christian Music, Emo, Hardcore & Community
14:14 - Songwriting, Lyrics, Melody (and the mission statement)
17:57 - New EP Coming: Growth Since Wonderland
19:14 - Hearing Your Own Music “In the Wild”
22:31 - CPR Music + The “You Made It” Test
23:26 - New Music Continued + Sonic Influences
25:51 - The Cure / Morrissey / Devo / LCD Soundsystem (Mixtape EP energy)
27:08 - The Live Show: Vulnerability, Theater, and Creating Moments
31:04 - Vienna Vienna’s Dad at the Show + Family Support
34:17 - Pete & His Kids: Life Inside the “Normal Bubble”
38:59 - Being a New Artist Now: What’s Changed (and what hasn’t)
42:21 - The Hardest Challenge Right Now: Cutting Through Noise
47:20 - What’s Harder vs Easier for Artists Today
51:48 - Opening for K.Flay: Leveling Up on Tour
55:56 - From Under the Cork Tree Turns 20 (and how big it was in real time)
59:39 - What Pete’s Most Proud Of in Fall Out Boy
1:01:46 - New Fall Out Boy? What It Would Need to Be
1:03:08 - Advice for Vienna Vienna
1:04:14 - Outro + Bounce House

#PeteWentz #FallOutBoy #ViennaVienna #MusicInterview #Songwriting #NewMusic #AlternativeRock

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Rock history collides in this behind-the-scenes look at “Zombie” — YUNGBLUD reimagined with The Smashing Pumpkins.

Filmed on set in a snowy graveyard, this intimate, cinematic moment captures what happens when two generations of rock connect in real time. YUNGBLUD and Billy Corgan reflect on legacy, urgency, imperfection, and why this collaboration feels less like nostalgia — and more like a shift.

From the raw energy of the performance to the creative decisions behind the sound and visuals, this is a rare window into how “Zombie” evolved into something darker, heavier, and deeply intentional — blending ’90s alternative spirit with modern urgency.

Featuring candid moments with YUNGBLUD, Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and the full Smashing Pumpkins band, this isn’t just a music video — it’s a statement about where rock is headed next.

Hosted by Allison Hagendorf, this behind-the-scenes piece captures the magic, emotion, and meaning behind one of the most talked-about rock collaborations of the year.

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00:00 – Zombie: YUNGBLUD x The Smashing Pumpkins (Behind the Scenes)
00:45 – A Collaboration That Feels Like a Shift
01:55 – Two Generations, One Vision
03:10 – Nostalgia, Imperfection & Modern Urgency
04:45 – Building the World: Snow, Graves & Symbolism
06:15 – Final Takes & On-Set Magic

#yungblud #smashingpumpkins #zombie #behindthescenes #behindthemusic #billycorgan #alternativerock

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In this intimate backstage conversation, filmed on the Sunset Strip just hours before his solo show at the legendary Whisky a Go Go, Allison Hagendorf sits down with Thomas Raggi for a rare, reflective look at the moment he steps fully into his own.

Shot in the glow of one of rock’s most iconic streets, this unfiltered hang captures Thomas on the brink of history. Debuting Masquerade, his first solo album, with his name alone on the marquee, after playing stadiums and arenas around the world.

Thomas opens up about:

⚡️ Stepping into his solo identity with Masquerade

⚡️ Collaborating with Tom Morello, and what he learned about instinct, vision, and trusting the first take

⚡️ Writing and recording at Henson Studios, surrounded by rock history

⚡️ Working with Beck, Chad Smith, Nick Zinner, Matt Sorum, and a cross-generational lineup of collaborators

⚡️ The story behind “Getcha,” “For Nothing,” and “Keep The Pack”

⚡️ Singing and playing guitar at the same time and finding his voice

⚡️ His earliest influences, vinyl records, and falling in love with rock through his father

⚡️ Why rock music represents freedom, creatively and emotionally

⚡️ Growing alongside his bandmates while each explores their own solo path

⚡️ What he’d tell the younger version of himself who was just trying to be seen

⚡️ What he hopes fans feel when they hear Masquerade live for the first time

This is Thomas Raggi like you’ve never seen him, grounded, passionate, vulnerable, and fully connected to the spirit of rock and roll.

A celebration of legacy, evolution, and the courage to follow what you love, loudly, honestly, and without limits. 🎸🔥

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#ThomasRaggi #Masquerade #RockMusic #TomMorello #WhiskyAGoGo #Måneskin #RockInterview #AllisonHagendorf #Guitarist #RockAndRoll
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