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Lou and Jaime Z intrude the digital airwaves about indie, punk, hardcore, metal, rock, hell, music in general. A couple of albums are reviewed and a topic is discussed. Babies are born and rainbows appear. And maybe some vodka is drank. Lou and Jaime Z met through a comic shop in the King of Prussia mall around the summer of 1999. Jaime rang our hero Lou up for some comic books and asked if Patrick was his brother. Lou awkwardly answered "Yes" and ran out of the store in fright. A few weeks ...
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We recorded this one in two parts and ultimately lost half the episode due to technical monkeyshines. I have never struggled so hard to get something out only to give up on it. I’m also recovering from an injury that we will elaborate on in our next episode. Anyway, here is the salvaged version. Still some good stuff but pretty oof….. Songs feature…
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Episode 136 notes Golly…. This one has kitties, book reports (Kathleen Hanna’s “Rebel Girl”) documentaries on divisive bands and music music music! We talk about MakeWar, Kcar, and singles from Militarie Gun and Blackwater Holylight. Also, stick around for a rehashing of “Elegy for Andy Gibb” Songs Featured in Episode 135: “Goodbye to All That” - M…
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This one is short and sweet. As you will hear, we were testing out the new microphone setup and wanted to keep it short in case the audio sounded like “bleh”. We talk about Candy, the long-awaited return of post metal’s favorite cannibal sorcerer, and a second go at Black Dresses Songs featured in Episode 135: “Love like Snow” – Candy “Blast” – Jul…
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Episode 134 Notes: A nice little podcast in which we discuss horses and their relationship to man…..after dark Also…Movie Talk, Billy Scott, Incubus and a heaping helping of Butter Pie! (See episode 131) Songs featured in Episode 135: “Strange World” and “News of the Universe” – La Luz “If You Find Me Gone” and “Last Love Song on This Little Planet…
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Episode 133 notes And here we are again to regale you with Jaime’s B-day story, The Taylor Swift Imperial Phase, a man and his dream, and the finest cinema late 80’s NBC had to offer Musically we feature The Cloud Nothings, Toner, Suzie True, Egg Drop Soup, St Vincent, and Haley and the Crushers. On that last note, please check out “Unsubscribe fro…
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Sometimes the episodes are good. Sometimes they…aren’t so good. This one falls into the second category. Things start out good with talk of eclipses and earthquakes before sliding into an episode of TSS after dark and eventually starting to get shakey about 30 minutes in. The bands are good at least. We talk about the amazing Castle Rat, METS, Spac…
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Furious Podcasting Settle in for a big ole piece of butter pie and some furious podcasting as we briefly recount trips to Italy and training camp, almost getting arrested over a popular novel of yesteryear, Lou’s secret girlfriend, and Jaime’s take on “Poor Things” For a little extra treat, listen to the end to hear a delightful rendition of an old…
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February 9th? Not likely. This is the last of the “pre-Italy” podcasts. Hopefully I will be able to get these out faster than one per month. Anyway, as part of a little “Sunday Morning Surprise” we discuss the subversive nature of both Tele-Tubbies and a certain NFL power couple, the majesty of AntsCanada, and the shining gem of the internet: Elita…
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Ok. Sometimes a podcast lingers too long, and you just need to get it out there and over with. I meant to put this out about a month ago, but got waylaid by a work trip, disease, and a weeklong internet outage (all of the above to be discussed in Eppy 131). Podcast Constipation….. On the other hand, I butcher the Hungarian language and give my impr…
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Episode 128 notes: Our long awaited, long overdue “Best of 2023. This one got delayed out because of some last minute work travel and also us being kind of fuckups We also hit on the Wham and Hypgnosis docs, the Spitting Image Muppets, and list etiquette. Spiritual Cramp and Upchuck are reviewed. Lou’s top 10: “Fake” – Hoplite Desire Pathway – Scre…
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Episode 127 Notes: The only podcast that isn’t afraid to ask: “Would you, with a robot”? Songs featured in Episode 127: “Christmas One and Only” – Gurr with Eddie Aros “Delete It” – MSPAINT “Set Your Pussy Free”, “Where My Girls At?”, “A.I. Sexbots” – NOBRO “Santa Claus” , Thee Headcoatees We also discuss the witchy and wonderful Stevi Daft: Find u…
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Episode 126 Notes: Lou deals with plumbing issues and Jaime deals with broken arms. Audio for this one may be a bit wonky due to the industrial fans blowing in the background. I did my best to clean it up. Lou listens to the remake of Dark Side of the Moon so you don’t have to (although you really should give it a listen; it’s pretty darn good) and…
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Episode 125 Notes: Only a month late for Halloween, the HARROWING REASON is revealed! Well, not really. I got Covid and it messed up (and continues to mess up) the schedule. As a consequence, this podcast reflects our 7 year Anniversary!!!! Yay us! I am sure we will acknowledge it down the line. Anyway, we talk about Open City, Cherry Glazerr, Oliv…
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Originally recorded on 8/19, we had to shift some things around to try to hit a release date for a review. This didn’t quite work out for reasons that will become evident in the next episode (125), but we are here now. And it’s a shame, because we never had a chance to talk about the (very excellent) QOTSA show: Also, Samantha Fox, a Gwar Ted Talk,…
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Episode 123 Notes But really, it’s Episode 124. We talk about MUSIC. A shocking amount of music, but also moon time, time travel, Jaime’s newfound fandom of both a Ke$ha and a Tay-Tay, and a topic! (Song of the summer). Music discussed includes Die Sexual, Paint it Black, Be Your Own Pet, A Giant Dog, Speedy Ortiz and Sonic Youth. We get into a big…
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122 notes A (very) brief history of Holly Golightly A (very) brief history of Jerry Lee Lewis (and Mercury Records was correct) A (very) brief recap of Blobfest And a science lesson or two A bit of a peek behind the curtain here. When I (Lou) perform my editing sweep of the audio, I typically take some notes so I can construct some semblance of a s…
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Episode 121 notes It seems like an eternity since we last posted. In that time Jaime went to the Cure, an evil mime murdered bad guys in Gotham City, and RIP Netflix (discs). We get into The Dead Milkmen, Jeffrey Lee “Gun club Guy” Pierce, King Gizz, Beach House, Sonic Youth, and the always amazing QOTSA. Songs featured in Episode 121: “Devil’s Poo…
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I’m Proud of that title. \Episode 120 Notes If you like recaps of 90’s B vampire movies starring 80’s sitcom stars, then this is the one to listen to. Also, the merits of laudanum use and the questionable politics of Tweety Bird. The titular song mentioned in the “Embrace of the Vampire” segment is “One Desire” by Claudia Kalleem. There doesn’t see…
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Look, sometimes you go way too long without putting out a podcast because you decided to remodel your bathtub: Much furthr There is an update on the bee situation, and the wisdom of selling ninja stars to children. We also take to the opportunity to finally get BoyGenius out of our systems. words. In addition to BoyGenius, We talk about Tamar Aphek…
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Episode 118 Notes: A pant-load of stories, plus a summary of the Tennessee Williams super plot, Veruca Salt, the concept of a “Mind Tummy”, Judy Bloom, and other such nonsense. We hint at a new topic (TSS Play List). If you have a song, send it to us and We’ll add it. This will get pushed in the next few. Music featured in Episode 118: “Psychic Dan…
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Episode 117 Notes In this episode, one of the cohosts reveals a DARK SECRET. Also, everyone has been busy working and living life. A new story from the “comic store” days emerges, and we talk about Dreamwife, Clutch, The Murderbot Diaries, Marissa’s appearance on Turned out a Punk, a review “Death Valley Girls” and “Code Orange” Songs Featured in E…
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Episode 116 Notes: So much time has passed since the last one, and I think we finally might be past the “crazy” energy of the last few podcasts. Jaime reports on Sara Silverman, and Lou talks about his Instagram comment hobby and an unsatisfactory story arc regarding recent concerts. Musically, we talk about “Good Bison”, “Movie Club” and “The Arri…
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Episode 115 Notes: We dive into the perils of Wine Drinking, Liz Phair, why Lou doesn’t go to later shows, and Jaime’s hat. For reference, this totally salacious piece of apparel is below: We also write some primo fan fiction on the spot about an electric rat and our most “thirst trappy” president. The thought of it still makes me feel a little sic…
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Episode 114 Notes Ahhhh January, when a podcasters thoughts turn to “Best of” lists And that is what we do! We talk about yours and ours, as well as the usual nonsense. A little different in that we don’t talk about any new music. Instead, we both feature bands we are recently into. Jaime talks about Albert Hammond Jr (Francis Trouble), and Lou sei…
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Episode 113 note: This one had an…odd energy. It’s the only way I can describe it. It’s the holidays, so I guess we are all in a weird mood. Give it a listen and let me know if it is just me. Also odd because in that we only feature audio from one of the bands we discuss (Specifically “Hide” by Secret Shame). Both the OSEES and Sharon Van Etten are…
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Episode 112 notes Lou has a story about the election Jaime has a case of the sleepies…… And somewhere in there we run down the cast of “From Dusk till Dawn” We review Punitive Damage, Abraxas, Beach Rats, and Drug Couple, and discuss the songs that make you cringe. Songs featured in Episode 112 “Big Man” - Punitive Damage “Prismatic” - Abraxas “Clo…
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Episode 111 Notes: Finally, the Montreal (Non-Story) can be told! Midway through reviews we discuss our “process, and we finish up with sort of a sort of book club where we discuss the many tomes of Erik Larson (among other things). Songs featured in Episode 111 “Cigarette Party” - Busy Weather “Expert in a Dying Field” – The Beths “Circling the Tr…
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Episode 110” Spookyween 2022 In which Lou tells the “tater tot” story, a lesson on the bicameral mind, and we end the whole thing with a blow by blow recapping of the movie” Hard Candy”. If you haven’t seen Hard Candy (and you totally should), the spoilers begin around 46 minutes. Somewhere in there I mention ”The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Per…
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Episode 109 notes This was supposed to be our pre-vacation podcast. A spoiler for future episodes (I was too sick to go, which is also why this one is so dated). In this one, Lou tells the “Toledo Story”, Fellini, “Crimes of the Future”, and Anne Hathaway The film I mention (Toby Dammit) was part of a horror anthology called “Spirits of the Dead”. …
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Recorded back-to-back with our last episode: Jaime returns form vacay. Lou speaks of THE BEES. What more can you want? Songs featured in Episode 108: “Burning” – Raw Brigade “With U” and “Unholy Affliction” – Soccer Mommy “Fun Guy” – Extra ArmsVon Trash South Street
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Episode 107 Notes: In a short episode, we focus 100% of our efforts on Westerner, whose second album (Kali Yuga Kama Sutra) comes out on August 19th. Hard to describe, but easy to listen to, check them out! And get the new album here: http://www.westernerband.com/ https://smarturl.it/Yesferatu Songs Featured in Episode 107: “Yesferatu” – Westerner …
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Episode 106 Notes: Just as we were about to record our next podcast, Jaime got Covid and we had to switch to a remote. Thus, the audio is a little icky because I had some issues setting up the remote. Songs featured in Episode 106: “Searching for You” - Weird Nightmare “Reality” – Claude “Big Time” – Angel Olson We also touch on Gwar, Egg Drop Soup…
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Minisode 1 Notes This is a quick review of “Endless Afternoon”, the new 7” by La Luz, and a quick impression of the upcoming Paranoyds album (Talk Talk Talk) Talk Talk Talk by The ParanoydsEndless Afternoon by La Luz…
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Episode 105 Notes: Sometimes life gets in the way and you are a month late posting the podcast. And then you realize that your original notes were deleted. It’s honestly a shame because I feel like this was one of the better ones. I can barely remember recording this, however, and may just be thinking of an especially tasty snack. As memory serves,…
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Episode 105 Notes: Sometimes life gets in the way and you are a month late posting the podcast. And then you realize that your original notes were deleted. It’s honestly a shame because I feel like this was one of the better ones. I can barely remember recording this, however, and may just be thinking of an especially tasty snack. As memory serves,…
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Episode 104 Notes: Lou makes a dark revelation about his house plants, and Jaime talks about seeing 7 seconds, Solglo, and Negative Approach. Something that comes up in the conversation is the very limited East Coast Garbage tour this year. By way of correction, they are touring with “Tears for Fears”. Songs featured in Episode 104: “Bleached Bones…
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Episode 103 Notes: Or…..the episode before we discuss Wet Leg A trip to the city of Apples A drummer dies A plant lives Songs featured in Episode 103: “Last Light” Division of Laura Lee “Spiritual Level of Gang Sh*t” – Soul Glo “Felini” and “Spiral” – Crisis Actor Such a Pretty Bird – discussed but not featured…
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Episode 102 Notes: Picture the scene… Among other things, we get into the topic (first horror movie) and a little too deep into D.E.B.S. nostalgia. Songs featured in Episode 102 “Argument” – Robots in Disguise “Life is a Voyage” – NOBRO “In April” – ANXIOUS “Another Go Around” and “Masquerade” – Beach House “u_u2” – Black Dresses Note: it’s pretty …
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Episode 101 Notes: Cause it’s cold and lonely….. Songs featured in Episode 101 “Dead Tank” – Once Upon a War “Every Corner” – Blackwater Holylight “ABA” – Abi Ooze MINKA was also discussed, but not featuredVon TSS
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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 t…
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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 “San…
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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 …
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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 warm…
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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 Reyn…
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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 misc…
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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” – Ma…
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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::TEKEVon TSS
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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” – MOV…
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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…
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