Episode 100 - Mew Years Eve 2021

Episode 100 Notes:

As always, the holiday season brings the obligatory “Best of” lists. Podcast. We also hit on a saucy surprise or two, a review of popular literature, and three dead ladies.

Songs Featured in Episode 100:

“Flower Moon” – Converge and Chelsea Wolfe

“Russian Winter: – Tamar Aphek

“Assumption” – Gel

“Perfect” -Mannequin Pussy

“Down the Street” – La Luz

“Big Star” - Surfbort

Retrosode - Holiday Hijinx

On this most festive of occasions, we revisit our very second podcast (cuz it’s seasonal).  We talk about Peaches, Super Uison, Iron Maiden, Sia, and Peaches.  Then…a brief foray into Christmas Music! 

Songs featured in Eppy 2:

“Rub” - Peaches

“Photorealism” – Super Unison

“Empire of the Clouds” - Iron Maiden

“Christmas Wrapping” – The Waitresses

“Santa Claus” – Thee Headcoatees

Episode 99.5 - Redo

Episode 99.5 Notes

One might say numbering an episode as a fraction is a way of stalling out our 100th episode.  Others may say that Episode 100 passed us several months ago.  One thing is for sure, this podcast signifies the first time we actually had to junk and re-record an episode.   Short version is that we recorded an episode using new equipment and audio quality was so muddled that we had to scrap it.  Either that, or Jaime is a ghost.  Anyway, we have a do-over and here it is!

Songs featured in Episode 99.5

“Death (XIII)” and “Hellscape” – Julia Shapiro

“Big Disappointment” – Militarie Gun

“The Pines” – La Luz

“Down the Street” – La Luz and Adrian Younge

“Big Star” and “Youth Group Therapy” - Surfbort

Episode 99 - Old News

Episode 99 Notes:

Just to illustrate where we are in the “canon”, this podcast was recorded on August 15th.  Significantly, this would be the last podcast recorded in the apartment and the first “post kitty”.  Thus, pretty much everything we discuss is dated.  Evergreen, however, is a history lesson on the Death Valley Girls, and a guide to vocal warmups.

Music Featured in Episode 99:

“Kittycat Girl” – The Allovers  

“Colossus” – Quicksand

“No Reason” – Death Valley Girls

“Latinx” – Raw Brigade

We also talk about (but don’t feature) Evoflo

Extrasode 2 - The Math of Swellness

Extrasode 2 – The Math of Swellness

Who doesn’t like a review of an album that came out three months ago by two white men that is twice the length of the actual album?

This is a longform review of “Path of Wellness”.  Somewhere in there we explore the post framework of post album branding, a tangent on Tarantino, and Oliver Sacks theory of Fabi Reyna (whom I am also a fan of).

A little background:  We recorded this podcast in July.  This was during that magic period in which both the computer and the microphone were dying (spoilers).  The audio is a bit rough sounding, even after I cleaned it up.  Most notably, I had to cut most of a section where we talk about Sleater-Kinney’s
Post “The Woods” career.  I bring this up because it comes off as a lot more dismissive of those efforts.  I don’t want to snooze on this, because both Carrie and Corin produced some amazing music in those years (The Spells, Wild Flag, and the Corin Tucker Band).

Two more interesting notes:

1.       I seem to be a bit down on this album.  I’m not.  I love this album and still have it in heavy rotation.  My favorite song (which I neglect to mention) is “Favorite Neighbor”

2.      It’s interesting that I think of something sounding like “Fleetwood Mac” as a good thing, while my brother does not

Songs Featured in Extrasode 2:

“Price Tag”, “Path of Wellness”, “Favorite Neighbor” and “No Knives” – Sleater-Kinney

“Ditched You” – Mommy Long Legs

Excerpt at ~ 13 minutes is from “Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl” by Carrie Brownstein

Episode 98 - The Lost(ish) Episode

Arguably our LEAST TOPICAL episode to date, Episode 98 was recorded in early June, then fell victim to reshuffling and “life” (at one point optimistically speculating a release date of July 21).  This one contains such exciting things as a lesson in Norse Mythology, the continuation of the house hunting saga (which we all know has been resolved; I am posting this from my NEW HOUSE) and Jaime self- diagnosing ailments.

By way of updates:

Jaime went to a bunch of Birthday Parties

Loki was topical in June

I bought a house and moved on the day of the hurricane Ida

….and the cat died.

All of which will be illuminated in Episodes 99 and 100

 Songs featured in Episode 98:

Songs featured in Episode 98:

“Amphetamine Delight” – Catbite

“Shanghai” and “Butterfly 3000” – King Gizzard

“The Creeps” and “Godhead” - Garbage

“Cha Cha D’more” – Dean Martin

Episode 97 - The Shape of Lunch

Episode 97 Notes:

 This was (A) supposed to come out at the beginning of July and (B) actually 98.  We had some artists (Movie Club, The Van Dammes) we wanted to bring foreword a bit sooner rather than later, but a combination of technical issues and “life” derailed us.  Anyway, we also touch on Football (the European Kind), Mare of Easttown, the miscasting of PA locales, Bar Etiquette, and a rehash of the movie “Climax”

Music Featured in Episode 97:

 “Plastic” - School Drugs

“ Swamp Ass - Egg Drop Soup”

“It’s Time for Rivelution” and “Finally There” – The Van Dammes

“Use Me” (Bill Withers Cover) – Holly Golightly

 

We also talk about Movie Club and Juliana Hatfield

Episode 96 - Uncool World

Episode 96 Notes:

A bit of explanation:  I was originally planning to hold this one and post another podcast that was a bit more time sensitive.  Things got nuts so I’m putting up this one.  The description is bare bones, but it tastes line nanna’s sweet apple pie!

Songs featured in Episode 96

“Cold Smoke” – LaGoon

“Missing Link” - Mesh        

“Perfect” – Mannequin Pussy

“Daddy’s Home” and “Down” - St Vincent

 King Azaz was also discussed, but not featured

Episode 95 - Fighting Groundhogs

Episode 95 Notes:

 Who doesn’t want to see two groundhogs fighting?

Songs featured in Episode 95

“Sex Dwarf” – Soft Cell

 “Leashed” – Wound Man

“Gonna Be a Man” – Mouth Congress

“Control You” – Sentinel

“Get Over It” – Gal Pals

“Falling Awake” – Remember Sports

“Barbara” – TEKE::TEKE

Episode 94 - Plaid Girl Winter

No Lie…the twin punch of “White Boy Summer” and my cat‘s glare kind of put us off out games.  As a result we become bizarrely fixated on the name of Daniel Day Kim’s medical drama (The Good Doctor).  The Puppet Master, La Luz, and Garbage are also discussed.

Songs Featured in Episode 94”

 

Gratitude (Beastie Boys Cover) – Buggin’ 

“Freedom Dreams” – MOVE 

“Train Sounds” and “Eat Your Soul” – The Ragshakers 

“Stare into the Sun” – Shine

Mary Bell was also discussed, but not featured (because I still haven’t gotten my album)

Episode 93 - Hot Dawg

Episode 93 Notes:

 In which a dark secret from the past surfaces and a movie by a certain alligator themed movie star is reviewed. 

Songs in Episode 93:

 

“Chameleon Suit” - Ryan Monro  

“ What's Your Damage” - Total Rubbish 

“All I Ever Wanted” and “Ride” - NRCSSST 

“ Inhuman Joy” - Regional Justice Center 

“King is Dead” – Colossus 

“Ceibas” - Kabbalah

Episode 91 - Champu

Episode 91 notes:

 In which we discuss Brian, literature, and the secret life of the American shampoo bottle…

Songs featured in Episode 91:

Dirty Robot – Arling and Cameron

“Home Wrecked” – Torso

“Weeds” – Cruel Hands

“Russian Winter” and “Crossbow” – Tamar Aphek

 Also discussed – Ragshakers, Miss Lava and NOFX

The story I mention is “Elegy for Andy Gibb” by by Danielle Willis

Episode 90 - A Bish Called Wanda

Episode 90 Notes:

 

Conspiracy theories, High Fashion, and a certain Mauve Wiccan.  The description is short but the content is hearty, like a beef stew!

Songs Featured in Episode 90:

 “Poison Ruin” - Carrion

“This is Not the Indy Rock I Signed Up For” and “Earthquake” – Girl Friday

“Secret Canine Agent” – Viagra Boys

 

Dungeonweed was discussed, but not featured.

Episode 89 - Mew Year's Eve 2020

Episode 89 Notes:

 This is the “good” version of our live New Year’s Eve broadcast in which we discuss the top album of the year.

Songs featured in Episode 89: 

“Christmas Business” – Gurr, Featuring Eddie Argo

”Breathe” – Thurston Moore

“Voicemail” - Free Refills

“Morning Spliff” and “Fairies Wear Boots” (Black Sabbath Cover) – The Chives

“Holiday” – Adult Books

“Under the Spell of Joy” – Death Valley Girls

“Stupid Party” - Surfbort

“Fetch the Bolt Cutters” – Fiona Apple

Episode 88 - I Don't Like It...

Episode 88 Notes

 Kidney stone pt deux, and the miseducation of Jaime Z.

Songs featured in Episode 88:

“Nestle in My Boobies” - The Coathangers

 “2K” - Soulglo

 “Care” - Hannah Lou Clark 

“The First Murder on Mars” – The Electric Mud

Not featured - Jessica Lea Mayfield and the New Ruffians

Episode 86 - Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang

Episode 86 Notes

Our “not quite” Halloween Episode….Edited during my inital kidney stone attack, so I don’t have much else to say.

Songs featured in Episode 86:

“No Ceiling” – METZ

“Reminders” - Touche Amore

“The Call Us Cherry Pickles” – Cherry Pickles

“Queen of Tomorrow” and “Our Solar System” – Freezepop

ATW is discussed, but not featured

Episode 37 REPOST - Scooby Don't

I currently have a kidney stone (which may impede the editing process), so decided to post this gem instead. It’s a Halloween episode, and one of my personal faves

Songs featured in Episode 37:

 “Dr. Funkenstein” – Parliament

“Twin Fawn” – Chelsea Wolfe

“Civilian Song” – Ezra Kire

“Keys to the Castle” – Oh Sees

“Common Trash” – METZ

“Savior” – St. Vincent