Beginners Bandom Podfic List

[knight_tracer]

I've talked before about how I got into bandom by way of podfic. Yesterday, fire-juggler saw that I'd finished my MCR Epic Discipline and Punish (coming in at 18 hours long) and decided to dip into bandom.

There are LOTS of bandom primers out there, ( frank/gerard, mcr, panic!, general) but I wanted to put together a beginners bandom podfic primer/rec list. I

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[quintenttsy]

I second basically all of these (except for the few I hadn't listened to which I have downloaded). I started a list of things to add but I got a bit carried away and I have so many things I should be doing right now BUT I will return later, hopefully.

[knight_tracer]

Getting carried away seems to be a theme here, so go ahead. I'm happy that there are some new things even for people who are in bandom podfic fandom. <333

I come bearing recs (part one)! [non MCR/Panic!/FOB]

[quintenttsy]

Heh, definitely. There's just so much fantastic podfic in this fandom! ♥♥♥

Some non MCR/Panic!/FOB podfics:

Being on One Tree Hill Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry by knight_tracer. Alex/Ryland from Cobra Starship, my secret favourite bandom band and my secret favourite Cobra pairing and my secret favourite trope (high school AU!) Basically, this is a podfic of awesome. It's so teenagey and funny and adorable, and I'd rec basically anything knight_tracer's done because her voice is so lovely. (yeah, hi, you said you were uncomfortable with self-reccing SO I AM DOING IT FOR YOU :D)

Speaking of knight_tracer, TAI TV and Other Fictions. Like bessyboo I am biased because she made this for me but I would love it anyway because wow. It's not an AU, but it's only vaguely grounded in canon (you could pretend they're tv stars! They should totally be tv stars) and it's short enough that I'd say it's worth it.

Since We've Got No Place to Go by greedy_dancer. Gabe/William. I have no idea how to describe this except to steal greedy_dancer's description:

Re: I come bearing recs (part two)! [rare(ish)pairs]

[quintenttsy]

Any Note You Can Reach by pennyplainknits. Brendon/Gerard tourfic! Possibly save this until after you've listened to a lot of other podfics 'cause it's pretty heavy on the tour aspect, but it's so, so worth it.

Sing Ourselves to Sleep by inkjunket. Gerard/Patrick Summer of Like fic; possibly save this until you're more familiar with the fandom. It's one of the first bandom podfics I listened to, and it's wonderful. Kind of bittersweet at times, but also funny and charming and a lovely portrayal of their relationship. Also, I am a little bit in love with inkjunket's voice, it's so soothing and her accent is lovely.

Stars When You Shine You Know How I Feel by pennyplainknits. Patrick/Spencer, college AU. Funny and adorable, Penny is the best thing since sliced bread, you know the drill, except this has the additional amazingness of being about drummers, which, yeah. It's awesome.

by lalejandra. Ryan/Spencer, pretty firmly rooted in canon but you should be able to understand it anyway. I think. It's such a great portrayal of the two of them, as best friends and more than friends

[knight_tracer]

\o/ I love bandom and podfic and this post came together quite naturally (apart from all the coding). There's SO MUCH awesome stuff, both old and new!

Good that your internship is going well 'so far'. We'll still be here when everything settles.

YAY more people! I hope this helps :D

[shiningartifact]

Hey - came across the link to this during a twitter search. I think that this is such a great idea and I was super flattered to see some of my work on the list. I appreciate the inclusion and the recs very much. :)

Anyway, just wanted to say that this list was a really cool idea, and thanks for putting it together! A certain currently-unavailable podfic given to me by podklb was the very first bandom fanwork that I consumed, and it - combined with reading some excellent fic - was definitely what got me into the fandom (for which I am eternally grateful).

[knight_tracer]

\o/ PODFIC! I wanted to rec EVERYTHING by you. Both you and podklb were big pulls into bandom podfic when I first started getting into it (I think you were the only active podficcers in bandom I was aware of). So, I am happy to pass on the recs so that you can pull more people into the fandom. :)

[aneas]

This is the best thing ever, and you're a goddess, my dear! Thank you very much!

[knight_tracer]

There is so much excellent stuff out there, I am happy to be able to give it a voice and 'hopefully' make it more accessible. <333

Is there anything on here you haven't listened to?

[aneas]

There are three fics I've never listened to before. which is great, of course.

And the recs you gave a few days ago, those readers are amazing, I can't wait to listen their next projects. it's so exciting!

Do you know what you want to do next? I'm going to need time to work on the cover! ;)

[knight_tracer]

I have a few thing in the near completion zone - brendon/spencer/shane 'Revolution in my Bedroom', and Catholic!Frank/Artist!Gerard. And I really want to start on the first Rugby 'verse story soon. I generally keep my 'Projects I am Working on' section on my master list pretty up to date if you want to see my current plans.

I'm glad my recs worked for you. I was pretty sure you'd like them, but podfic can be a subjective experience.

Have you given any thought to signing up for podficbigbang as an artist? I've signed up, though I still have no idea what I am going to record.