That Awful Sound
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 157 ratingsThe show about the music you liked before you knew any better. Every week Alexander Edward and guests revisit an embarrassing song and music video, mining it for cringeworthy moments and savoring the painful memories they generate. Also, good music if there's time.
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Tell Me I'm Wrong #1 (Velvet Underground - Heroin)
November 03, 2016 06:18 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBThis is a new mini-episode and segment that rose organically from a surprisingly negative reaction I had listening to Velvet Underground's Heroin. I know this is a bad opinion, and Cahn is here to tell me why. Make sure to tell me just how wrong I am on Facebook and Twitter
73 - Pachouli Spiral (Rob Zombie - Never Gonna Stop [The Red Red Kroovy])
October 31, 2016 06:45 - 1 hour - 132 MBIt’s Halloween on That Awful Sound! Former Rob Zombie Superbeast Cahn Curtis joins me to discuss and dissect “Never Gonna Stop,” which, while not being terrible, still represents the end of his obsession with the artist. We hear about how Cahn sold his prescription meds in order to buy overpriced White Zombie bootlegs, make a revelation or two about these seemingly random lyrics, and wonder aloud at how a horror director could make a such a beautiful, but utterly ultra-nonviolent homage to...
72 - Ozzy's Worth (Infectious Grooves - Therapy feat. Ozzy)
October 24, 2016 08:39 - 1 hour - 103 MBThis week we're covering the terrible rap metal your older brother wasn't listening to: Suicidal Tendencies side-project, Infectious Groove's "Therapy" featuring Ozzy. Guest Jerry "Wazzup" Woolbright remembers being introduced to this band in second grade by an older cousin as a way to bridge the gap between hair metal and punk, and we revel in another euphemism for mental illness involving a train and Ozzy Osbourne. Also in this episode: The band's appearance in Encino Man, this video's...
71 - Stranger Carters (Aaron Carter - Aaron's Party)
October 17, 2016 07:27 - 1 hour - 114 MBDisclaimer: Slightly spicier language found in this episode This week: first-time guest Chris Arias shares his memories of Aaron Carter’s Aaron’s Party, second-time guest Jerry Woolbright remembers being too old for this sh*t, and together we dissect this Kid Power throwback to the golden age of funk and hip hop. In this track: Out of control calls and responses, corny sound fx, anachronistic lyrics obviously written by much older men, and uncomfortable allusions of what was to come for ...
70 - Empty Pickle Jar (Harvey Danger - Flagpole Sitta)
October 10, 2016 06:40 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBThis week Sloane Sache joins me for the first time to talk about Harvey Danger's Flagpole Sitta, and try to figure out what these misheard lyrics actually are. Turns out we both still kind of like this song, but there's plenty to make fun of, including run-together lyrical deliveries, eyeroll-inducing hipster kitsch, and bizarre financial decisions made by the band. Stuff we like this week: Other Harvey Danger songs! Outlaw State of Mind by Chris Stapleton and Mr. Fish by Pile.
69 - Hot Dog Flavored Bullet (Smash Mouth - Then The Morning Comes)
October 03, 2016 08:42 - 1 hour - 151 MBThis week we’re revisiting the titans of fart rock, Smash Mouth, and their 1999 single, “Then The Morning Comes.” We cover the meme-ification of the band and singer Steve Harwell, the incessant rhyming in the lyrics, fake sleaziness and forced nostalgia of the song, and tediousness of the “humorous” video. Plus: a painful but necessary mash-up with Steely Dan, the infinitely better songs from which these riffs were stolen, and the incredibly inappropriate lyrics included in actual Alvin &...
Awful Sound Reissue - #37 - Take Off Your Pants & Inspector Jaggit (David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson)
September 26, 2016 06:04 - 1 hour - 118 MBFirst Ever Awful Sound Reissue! Wasn't able to get a new episode edited in time, so here's one from the back catalogue that I particularly enjoy. Back to the normal schedule next week. To celebrate the return of the show, we're dissecting two unlikely songs and videos from the cast of The X-Files: the titular track from David Duchovny's Weather Channel inspired, cliche-ridden debut album, "Hell or Highwater," and Gillian Anderson's hyper-sexual, spoken-word nonsense for Hal's Extremis. ...
68 - He's Talkin' About Sex, Baby (Usher - Nice & Slow)
September 19, 2016 06:30 - 57 minutes - 78.4 MBThis week we’re discussing and dissecting Usher’s inaccurately titled “Nice & Slow,” and returning guest James Hernandez talks about dedicating slow jams on the radio to his middle-school crushes and making the switch from RnB to Slayer. We’ve got helpful Genius annotations for lyrics that are anything but nice and slow, and a cinematic music video featuring probably-fake sign language, an inefficient kidnapping, and a load-bearing eyepatch. Stuff We Like: Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks and...
67 - 2 Klose 4 Komfort (Kottonmouth Kings - Peace Not Greed)
September 12, 2016 09:55 - 1 hour - 144 MBThis week we have an episode that I’m shocked was possible. I’m talking to Kevan Aguilar, who was more than happy to subvert expectations by sharing his summer-long love affair with the incredibly awful Kottonmouth Kings. We’re dissecting Peace Not Greed from the year 2G featuring Jack Grisham of TSOL and a total lack of perspective on police brutality. Kevan talks about identifying with the anti-authoritarian message of the song, his mom being cool with him hanging a poster of the band ho...
66 - Faux Loko (Coal Chamber - Loco)
September 06, 2016 08:02 - 1 hour - 129 MBThis week we’ve got a scoff-heavy episode as Derek Chacon and James Hernandez help me dissect the goth silliness of Coal Chamber’s “Loco.” Derek recalls a weird goth kid in his guitar class introducing him to the band, loving their edgy darkness as a kid, and, from his current vantage point, likening it to a stranger’s fart. Also: Are these nonsensical lyrics doing ANYTHING for unstable kids? Does buying a “vintage” Pantera shirt make you a hipster? And a last-minute epiphany that might ...
65 - Thelma & Butthead (Aerosmith - Livin' on the Edge)
August 29, 2016 07:42 - 1 hour - 121 MBThis week we’re covering the totally insane video for Livin’ on the Edge by immortal creepsters Aerosmith. My guest, Alexander Shaw, recounts his adolescent love for the band, allowing Stephen Tyler far too much influence over his fashion choices, and trying to reconcile a universe in which they coexist with his juvenile daughter. In this episode: Bizarre, moralizing lyrics, a non-sensical hodgepodge of music video set pieces, including cartoonish, post-apocalyptic wrecking yards and green...
64 - Sittin’ For Good (Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We’re Going Down)
August 22, 2016 09:51 - 1 hour - 102 MBThis week we have another anthem from the Post Breakup genre with Fallout Boy’s poppy, idiom-ridden crossover hit, “Sugar We’re Going Down.” We cover the fairly funny music video and, with help from dozens of overzealous Genius.com contributors, analyze its indecipherable wordiness. Also: “Double” dad jokes, possible Simpsons references, and a three-way mashup. Music we like: Autolux’s “P*ssy’s Dead” and Field Music’s “Commontime"
63 - Contractually Obligated Fist Pump (Taking Back Sunday - You're So Last Summer)
August 15, 2016 06:47 - 1 hour - 111 MBThis week on That Awful Sound podcast we cover "You're So Last Summer" from early 00s "emo" "boys" Taking Back Sunday, its made-for-MySpace lyrics, and the apex (nadir?) of ironic hip hop in pop punk with a music video featuring Flava Flav for some fake reason. My guests recall the "hard two weeks" in which they were fans of the band, and I forget that I remembered them altogether. Also: peeing next to the singer at a urinal, wearing girl jeans, and the eccentricities of an aging web desi...
62 - Labret Tar Pit (Linkin Park - One Step Closer)
August 08, 2016 06:59 - 1 hour - 102 MBThis week Aaron Brock and Kenny Geary return to help me cover Price William’s favorite band, Linkin Park, and their blessedly short debut single, “One Step Closer.” We go over their straight-forward, impossible-to-misinterpret lyrics and the random choices featured in the music video, including clueless teens, parkour, and levitating Monks. Also: my guests reveal their y2k-era DJ ambitions, a lengthy relationship with spiked hair, and another mysterious design from the 90’s. Music we l...
61 - Nectar of the Butterfly (Crazy Town)
August 01, 2016 08:57 - 1 hour - 108 MBThis week Aaron Brock and Kenny Geary return to help me cover Crazy Town's infamous RHCP sampling, pet name spewing, single entendre of a song "Butterfly," and we keep a close eye on our drinks amid the greasy energy of the water-color crack-rave happening in its music video. Also: an entire segment devoted to the tattoos found therein, Shifty Shellshock's time on Celebrity rehab, and the terrifying origin of the album art featuring a character known as "Little Lolita."
60 - Somethings, They Boy (Korn - Freak On A Leash)
July 25, 2016 08:07 - 1 hour - 154 MBOn this episode of That Awful Sound podcast, guest Shaina Turian and I revisit the TRL-retired, Todd McFarlane-directed, sentient bullet-featuring video for Korn’s mega-hit “Freak On A Leash.” We cover why Korn can’t be a Chill Rap Rock band, how frequently the word “r@pe” appears in their lyrics, and analyze the song’s spooky scat. Also: Head’s born-again Christianity, An acoustic, renaissance-faire-sounding version of this song feat. Amy Lee of Evanescence, and a Nick News special that...
59 - Stepdad Rock (Journey - Separate Ways)
July 18, 2016 06:34 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week Angie Burian and I revisit the incredibly urgent “Separate Ways” by karaoke kings, Journey. We dissect the infamous music video (named 13th worst by MTV), and its cocaine-fueled, sleeve-adjusting, invisible-intrument-playing stars. Also: why this feels like stepdad rock, dad-centric mustache phobias, early experiments in music video technology, and strong feelings about Steve Perry’s hair from keyboardist Jonathan Kane
58 - Bad Grandma (Livin' La Vida Loca)
July 12, 2016 06:59 - 1 hour - 107 MBThis week we’re revisiting the CD single Michael Muñoz’s estranged grandma gave him as a peace offering: Ricky Martin’s Livin’ La Vida Loca. We’ve got trumpets upon trumpets, deceptively emo lyrics, and a fun drunk driving accident. Plus: Barbara Walters forcibly outing the singer on TV in 2000, Separate covers of the song performed by two entirely different anthropomorphic mice, and a serious conversation with Dad about Fastball’s “The Way.”
57 - Anthropomorphic Stüssy S (Cypress Hill - Rock Superstar)
July 04, 2016 08:08 - 1 hour - 116 MBThis week, first-time guest Tony Boswell details his childhood love of Cypress Hill’s orchestra-filled crossover hit, “Rock Superstar,” and how rap rock in general was a way to connect with both sides of his multicultural family. We dissect the song's spooky, goofy music video which seems to be at complete odds with the message of the lyrics, Cypress Hill channeling their superstardom into a lucrative free weed racket, and a plethora of late 90’s artifacts, including evil jacks in the box,...
56 - Full Moan (Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag)
June 27, 2016 06:42 - 1 hour - 134 MBThis week Matt Booth and I "back-muse" Teenage Dirtbag, the self-produced, nakedly sensitive, “comfortably pathetic” song I ended up kind of loving. Matt remembers using these lyrics to experiment with cussing, and I remember how weird the song sounded to me as a kid. We cover the violent DJ scribbling, superfluous (and completely inaudible) percussion instruments, “controversy” over the singer’s middle name, the teen-movie music video, the bizarre wikipedia/history of the band, an archive...
55 - Goalmates (Gru Gru Dolls - Slide)
June 20, 2016 10:46 - 1 hour - 139 MBThis week Michael Muñoz returns to dissect childhood favorite “Slide” by the Gru Gru Dolls and its long-winded promises, half-assed marriage proposal, and very aggressive statements about abortion. We run down the ultra-literal music video, Johnny Goo’s terrible, “tattooable” quotes, and also just his terrible tattoos. Plus: Now That’s What I Call Music Vs. Kidz Bop Vs. Jock Jams, more Simpsons references than you could ever want, and Alien Ant Farm renounces the IE. Good music: O’Brothe...
54 - SaNdLeR cHiCk (Adam Sandler - Steve Polychronopolous)
June 13, 2016 06:52 - 1 hour - 136 MBWarning! Explicit Adam Sandler content! This week we have a first for the show: a song by fart-comedy legend Adam Sandler called “Steve Polychronopolous.” My guest Leigh shares her storied personal history with the comedian, including the time his jokes grounded her for a year. We also discuss a few of the eight-minute, one-note sketches found on this album, the merits of Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore, and the inexplicable hold he has on talented actors and comedians. How was there a c...
53 - #Cowards (Woodstock '99/Creed - What's This Life For)
June 06, 2016 07:11 - 1 hour - 151 MBThis week Travis Duscay returns for our “spiritual” sequel to the Woodstock ’94 episode: Woodstock ’99! We revisit the festival that qualified as an EPA Superfund site and was described by Kurt Loder as a “concentration camp” to analyze Creed and Robby Krieger's butt-rocking interpretation of "Riders on the Storm," as well as the band's christ-channeling, sex-shaming, mid-tempo slog, "What's This Life For." Also: An Adam Baldwin/Mel Gibson/Simpsons Conspiracy Theory, Travis’ dad buying h...
52 - Accidental AFI Spotlight (Love Like Winter)
May 30, 2016 06:14 - 1 hour - 156 MBThis week we have a very special episode: our unofficial Awful Band Spotlight on AFI. Devyn Trujillo (voted “most goth” by the AFI message boards) and Travis Duscay (voted “most frequent guest” by me) help turn what was supposed to be an episode on “Love Like Winter” into something much bigger. We discuss the band’s interesting career arc, from classic albums like Shut Your Mouth, All Hallow’s EP, and Black Sails in the Sunset to the random electronic elements of the homophobe trolling(?),...
51 - w00tine (Avril Lavigne - Complicated)
May 23, 2016 07:30 - 1 hour - 95.7 MBThis week we're working through Anney, aka Booty Rising's complicated relationship with the Avril Lavinge song by the same name. She recounts living a double life, calling Avril a poser in AOL chatrooms but listening to her in secret, and we examine the mean-natured pranks in this video. (possibly directed at America herself??) Also: a throat-clogging secret regarding Alien Ant Farm, a digital necronomicon, and "unflattering" butt pix.
50 - Here In America (Good Charlotte - Girls & Boys)
May 16, 2016 07:39 - 1 hour - 105 MBEpisode 50! Two brand new guests join me to confess their middle school love of edgy pop punk(?) band Good Charlotte and the very 80's "Girls & Boys." One remembers this being her perception of "hardcore" music, while the other grew too cool for the mainstream popularity that the group achieved. Also: celebrity crush protocol, unsuccessfully trying to spike your luscious hair with egg yolks, and tales of the bro-smashing chair of my philosophy department.
49 - Hey Dad, Nice Son (Filter - Take A Picture)
May 09, 2016 07:45 - 1 hour - 101 MBThis week Aimee-Beth returns to dissect “Take A Picture” from Definite Industrial Rock band Filter. Are these the most soaring and pretentious lyrics ever written about a naked alcoholic terrorizing an airplane? Would this video be better with our modern mermaid-tail technology? What does Patrick’s dad think about his son now? Also: Our twee-est Kimya Dawson impressions, #PolingRock, and a youtube comment takes us on an oddly specific tour through the 90’s Good music in this episode: NIN...
48 - God Stuff (Alien Ant Farm - Movies)
May 02, 2016 08:08 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBThis week Aimee-Beth Diamond returns to revisit the inexplicably well-known band Alien Ant Farm and their single "Movies." We bask in the glory of living adjacent to these guys and argue about whether the singer's annoying stage presence and persistent vocal tic are a result of an overabundance or extreme lack of confidence. Also: We do a tight 15 minutes on the singer's hair, fat bass guitar impressions, and Aimee remembers getting felt-up by a future christian. Good music: The Strokes' I...
47 - Living In A Dream Of Fantasy (Ozzy - Dreamer)
April 27, 2016 04:19 - 1 hour - 103 MBToday we’re dissecting Ozzy’s “Dreamer,” a bland rehash of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” which somehow manages to be even cornier than the original. Add 11 year-olds in Maxim Magazine makeup, and you get this truly cringeworthy video. I also vent the issues I have with Ozzy in general, including his Prince of Darkness moniker, his terrible ballads, and being the weakest link by default in one of my favorite bands: Black Sabbath. Good music in this episode: the new Faith No More and Sumac's The ...
46 - Take Off Your Pants and Jackson Pollock (Metallica - Until It Sleeps)
April 18, 2016 06:10 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBCahn returns to talk about witnessing the “atrocity” that was Metallica’s 1996 album, Load. We focus on the grunge-era chugger “Until It Sleeps,” the limitless GIF potential in its music video, and Cahn reveals far too much about his dad. Is this what James meant when he said Lars and Kirk were “pretending to be gay”? Did Napster and Some Kind of Monster ruin the goodwill necessary to tolerate the stylistic choices on this album? Should Metallica be allowed to experiment with their sound? (...
45 - Kate & Haight & Ashbury Plus 8 (SR-71 - Right Now)
April 11, 2016 06:30 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBToday we're revisiting the triple-produced, lyrically incoherent, y2k teen movie staple "Right Now" by aging pop-punkers SR-71. Is the subject of this song clingy or controlling? Is the singer super cool or super pathetic? And did he ever recover from the PC Feminism of the 90's? Also: The too-big-to-fail hair and makeup industry of the era, our favorite "Megedeath" albums, and another ridiculous HS newspaper story, but this time I'm the victim. Good music in this episode: The Offspring's ...
44 - Commitment And All That Crap (The Offspring - She's Got Issues)
April 04, 2016 10:09 - 1 hour - 142 MBToday we’re revisiting the sex jokes, cool-guy one-liners, and the anti-psychology crusade of Dexter Holland in The Offspring’s She’s Got Issues. Zooey Deschanel has a completely different take on her character in the music video, we remember confrontations at Thrice and Mars Volta shows, and we reminisce about the issue of our high school newspaper that got Albert “311” Albanez and myself fired from the staff.
Awful Spotlight #4 - Wildman Scott Weiland
March 28, 2016 06:31 - 2 hours - 144 MBAwful Spotlight #4! We’re covering three videos from Scott Weiland’s eclectic career, hand-picked by my guest, a feral human raised by a family of Wildmen. We dance the Musty Queer to Weiland’s Bowie-inspired single “Barbarella,” feel confused on behalf of titular “Sour Girl” Sarah Michelle Gellar for her part in the Stone Temple Pilots video, and we “Slither” down a toilet in Prague to watch Velvet Revolver perform the same riff for 3+ minutes.
42 - Twankle and Glisten (#1 Stunna & Get Low)
March 21, 2016 05:56 - 1 hour - 148 MBToday we enter new territory as we revisit two mesmerizing videos from late 90’s/early 2000's rap giants Birdman and Lil John. We’re talking platinum football fields, custom PT cruisers, 3/4 of the Kings of Comedy, ridiculously graphic lyrics, and I reassess my adolescent hatred of the Lil John club banger. Stuff we like: Kanye West’s Life of Pablo and Kendrick Lamar’s Untitled Unmastered. You can find Michael Tesauro's piece about the terrorist attack in our hometown of San Bernardino at ...
Awful Sound-Off #2 (Lit Fam)
March 16, 2016 05:56 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBListener response time! It’s a special episode today as I respond to the huge reaction you guys had to our Lit episode (still kind of surprised people remembered them). I’m reading emails, Instagram and Facebook comments with stories of angry letters to the Guitar World editor, Lit’s MTV Cribs episode, the band’s 2000 Spring Break performance, and Jeremy Popoff freaking out about negative Yelp reviews for The Slidebar. Thanks for writing in! Continue to do so at [email protected], Inst...
41 - Pop Lock Pop Rock (Sugar Ray - Fly)
March 14, 2016 08:03 - 1 hour - 99 MBToday I'm talking with Nick and Matt about another "truly Californian" band from Orange County (sorry). Mark McGrath knocks his four front teeth out and breakdances on broken glass, we examine the band's secret funk metal past, and co-writer and director McG is probably Eurotrash. Good music dicussed on this episode: Royal Canoe's "Button Fumbla," David Bazan's "Wolves at the Door," Lee Ranaldo's "Ambulancer," and Thundercat's "Song for the Dead."
40 - Popoff Pop Rock (Lit - My Own Worst Enemy)
March 07, 2016 06:58 - 1 hour - 91.2 MBThis week we're revisiting "My Own Worst Enemy" by 90's #bowlingrock stalwarts Lit. We chat about how unfortunately influential this video was to our younger selves, touch on their evolution from hair metal act Razzle to grunge band Stain to the band that America briefly fell in like with, and remember their horrible connection to the Kelly Thomas incident. Also in this episode: a hard stance against Journey's Kids and vodka, an embarrassing story about covering this song in a middle school...
39 - Braveheart, But About Puka Shells (Real Slim Shady & Get Back)
February 29, 2016 06:51 - 1 hour - 125 MBThis week, my guest and I dissect Real Slim Shady, perhaps the goofiest of sound fx wizard Eminem’s interchangeable shock-rap tracks, and Get Back by Zebrahead, a rap-metal song which, much like Real Slim Shady, is a nonsensical mishmash of pop culture references. My guest discusses being a closet Eminem fan, his father being an outspoken Eminem fan, and somehow growing up to be a halfway decent human being after listening to this in middle school. I argue that being a dorky version of Limp...
38 - Mixed Metaphorical Arts (Ain't Love Grand & On Wings of Lead)
February 22, 2016 09:26 - 1 hour - 156 MBToday we return to the metalcore/fashioncore/brocore scene of the early 2000's with Atreyu's Ain't Love Grand and Bleeding Through's On Wings of Lead. We remember the strange phenomenon of tough guys in eyeliner and bleach-streaked mohawks busting MMA moves and singing melodramatic lyrics about being drowned in blood by ex-girlfriends. We also discuss merch-buying protocol, listening to these bands while far superior bands were playing at the same venues, how terrifying a mosh pit was to a ...
37 - Take Off Your Pants & Inspector Jaggit (David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson)
February 15, 2016 06:49 - 1 hour - 146 MBTo celebrate the return of the show, we're dissecting two unlikely songs and videos from the cast of The X-Files: the titular track from David Duchovny's Weather Channel inspired, cliche-ridden debut album, "Hell or Highwater," and Gillian Anderson's hyper-sexual, spoken-word nonsense for Hal's Extremis. Also: A review of Duchovny's ridiculous children's(?) book, Holy Cow, my guest relays a story about in-laws from Roswell, these two "red-blooded males" find Gillian Anderson attractive en...
36 - Woodstock '94 (Paper Lanterns & I Alone)
February 08, 2016 07:09 - 1 hour - 132 MBToday we're revisiting the corporate circus of Woodstock '94 as Travis Duscay and I analyze performances by Green Day and Live. Could something like this ever happen at a modern festival like Coachella? Was their mudfight the precursor to Billie Joe's iHeartRadio "meltdown"? Will Live get lucky again and release a single to coincide with an attack on American soil? Find out today! Good music: Woodstock performances of NIN's "Reptile" and and Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls"
35 - Scooby Dooby Doo (Scatman & Mambo #5)
February 01, 2016 07:37 - 1 hour - 112 MBToday I'm joined by Albert "311" Albanez to talk about two bizarre novelties from the 90's: Scatman John's "Scatman," and Lou Bega's "Mambo #5." We explore the Scatland utopia described in the Scatman's 1995 hit concept album, Scatman's World; try to decide if Mambo #5 is a failed attempt at a Macarena-style dance craze, and examine Lou Bega's stunningly rich assortment of terrible covers. We also remember David Bowie and share a story of a drunken scat-along to Under Pressure. Lots of...
34 - A Flash of Genius (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
January 25, 2016 07:03 - 1 hour - 95.4 MBAimee-Beth returns to talk about Breakfast at Tiffany’s—a song by that band whose name you don’t know. We dissect their on-the-nose, breakfast-filled music video, fashion styles lost to the ages, and with the help of a few YouTube commenters, take Beethoven down a notch. We also discuss Good Songs by Broken Social Scene, Garbage, Save Ferris, and Polaris (yes, it’s that one)
33 - Click With Trust (Reel Big Fish - Take On Me)
January 19, 2016 19:44 - 1 hour - 87.9 MBGuest Aimee-Beth details her love/hate relationship with Reel Big Fish, and I argue that this cover might be the superior version of the song. We also discuss how the overbearing dorkiness of the two frontmen would have appealed to middle-school kids, and how the trumpet player reminds Aimee of a Nightmare Theater Boyfriend she had in high school.
32 - Dad Rave (Two Princes & Run-Around)
January 11, 2016 06:56 - 1 hour - 110 MBAaron Brock returns to help me dissect Dad Jam Anthems, Two Princes and Blues Traveler's Run-Around. Why are these supposed hippies in Spin Doctors writing lyrics about medieval courtship rituals? Is the fake band in Run-Around a deliberate parody of Counting Crows' Adam Duritz? Are either of these groups actual jam bands? Aaron also tells me about seeing Soul Asylum and Jimmy Buffet in concert as a kid, we discuss the Dad Rave known as the HORDE Festival, and discuss a couple "Adult Alter...
31 - Forced Americana (Zoot Suit Riot & Rock This Town)
January 04, 2016 07:12 - 1 hour - 117 MBSeason 2! I talk to returning guest Cahn Curtis about swing revivalists Cherry Poppin' Daddies' "Zoot Suit Riot" and Brian Setzer's Stray Cats' "Rock This Town." We discuss the swing revival of the 90's, whether or not Stray Cats are punk (they're not), and argue about the merits of revisionist Americana. Happy New Year!
Awful Spotlight #3 - The Tom Show (Tom DeLonge)
August 03, 2015 05:37 - 2 hours - 147 MBToday Nick Guenzler and Matt Booth return to talk about the disappointing career trajectory of Tom DeLonge. We're dissecting Blink 182's "All the Small Things," Box Car Racer's "I Feel So," and the incredibly masturbatory and highly entertaining Angels & Airwaves documentary, "Start the Machine." We discuss Blink songs we actually like, Tom's transformation into a high school goth, and posit a possible connection between his grandiose, generically ambitious space operas and Scien...
29 - Nonsense Words (Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm & Bawitdaba)
July 13, 2015 06:13 - 1 hour - 135 MBLeigh Ann Diefendorf and I are talking about nonsense words as we dissect Crash Test Dummies' Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm and Kid Rock's Bawitdaba. My guest opens up about her embarassing taste in showtunes, watching VH1 instead of MTV, and we also discuss Brad Roberts' bad poetry(?) and Kid Rock's dad owning a dealership(s).
28 - Bed Bath & Beyond Radio (Hey There Delilah)
July 02, 2015 06:40 - 59 minutes - 96.1 MBContinuing with our theme of "Vaguely Folkish Alterna-Emo," I chat with Cahn about the bane of our 2006: Hey There Delilah by The Plain White T's. Cahn reminisces about being subjected to the song while on the clock, and I reminisce about hearing the song while buying alcohol in bulk. There's a story about an unusual phone-in request to the local radio station, Cahn adds a new bit to his routine, and we spend much more time than usual on music we actually like. Discussed on this episode:...
27 - Vaguely Folkish Alterna-Emo (First Day of My Life & Screaming Infidelities)
June 25, 2015 07:12 - 1 hour - 120 MBCahn returns to the show and we debate how tolerable Bright Eyes' First Day of My Life is, while we generally agree that Dashboard Confessional's Screaming Infidelities is at best a "cool alternative" to traditional worship music.