Show Notes
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
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