"I'll tell you what I want, what I really, really want, (So tell me what you want, what you really, really want), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna (ha), I wanna really, really, really wanna zigazig-ah!" Wannabe by The Spice Girls

Oh, friends of the show, it's going to get worse, so much worse.

Come join Chris, Matt, and their FIRST special guest this episode where they delve into the ancient and forbidden art of the "ear worm". It is a perilous journey fraught with dangers every step of the way, but for you, friends of the show, they will undertake the Hero's Quest.

WARNING: Seriously, your brain is going to find something to fixate on and play on repeat for the next 24 hours. Chris and Matt cannot be held responsible for the effects of this episode, but just know, they are still suffering from the exact same effects. They really just wanted to share their misery. They're givers.

Worst Spotify Playlist Ever:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0zsKVdbXEI5EMsOZaxzq2B?si=nPO-TWt8SpOlIZbq6QNeCQ

Confessions Of A Former K-Pop Idol: https://youtu.be/KdOA5BCwBi0

Crayon Pop Bar Bar Bar : https://youtu.be/yMqL1iWfku4

"I have plans for the future, guess they're futuristic plans." Escape From The Prison Planet by Clutch

 You know what they say, "There's a lyric from Clutch that applies to every situation." Well, we haven't actually ever heard anyone say that, but someone (other than us) should be saying it. If it catches on, we get full credit. We're quite the visionaries.

As we all prepare to tackle 2021 together, come listen to Chris and Matt reflect on their first 6 months of podcasting. You'll get to hear gear specifications, listener statistics (We love you, Cameroon.), favorite and least favorite episodes, improvements coming to the Audio Arcana Podcast, and a whole list of other topics you would expect from a year in review episode. That being said, Chris and Matt find a way to foul things up, but you've grown to expect that, haven't you?

Thank you, again, for a wonderful first 6 months. We greatly appreciate each and every one of you, and we're looking forward to spending 2021 with you every two weeks.

Courtesy of St. Derek, here is his pick for the album of the year 2020:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2YWdkdiWhYl8repvXdZnFE?si=Cc_g9WiMQIqjjBbGiKpZyw
Lion's Law The Pain, The Blood, And The Sword

Chris and Matt didn't really think to pick albums of the year. You would assume a music oriented podcast would think of that, huh? Nope...not us. You're welcome.

"Upon my podium as the know it all scholar, down in my seat of judgement, gavels bang, uphold the law, Up on my soapbox, a leader, out to change the world." Holy Wars...The Punishment Due by Megadeth

Now, we are aware that the common consensus for the lyrical meaning behind Megadeth's Holy Wars...The Punishment Due has to do with the implications of the historical wars fought in the "Holy Land" throughout the centuries and that persist to this day. I get that. However, consider this: could Dave Mustaine have been secretly talking about record collectors? Read that lyric at the top again, and tell me that doesn't apply to record collectors. We're not even getting started on the line, "Brother will kill brother, spilling blood across the land." This song is seriously about record collectors. We're onto your secret messages, Dave.

Oh, and the official video for Holy Wars...The Punishment Due kind of creeps us out. Why aren't any of them wearing shirts? Why are their pants so tight?

Come join Chris and Matt this episode where they discuss their most wanted albums that cost less than $100.00 US, whether an album under $100.00 US could even be considered a "Holy Grail", and how they plan to break the news to their significant others that they're eating ramen for a month after a wild shopping spree purchasing some of these "Holy Grails".

And in all seriousness, no matter what holiday you choose to observe, we hope you have a wonderful, happy, and safe time as 2020 draws to a close. We appreciate all of your support over our first six months of this podcast, and we're greatly looking forward to spending 2021 with all of you...except for you, Bill Danny. You can eat a bag of dicks.

Spotify Playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6dOXGfwv0l6icRdnjvAvrA

"Hold me closer, tiny dancer." Tiny Dancer by Elton John

Fun fact: whenever Chris hears this song played on the radio and the chorus comes in, he will always sing in his head "Hold me closer, Tony Danza." No real reason as to why he does this other than he's just not right in the head, but you already knew that.

Come join Chris and Matt this week as they explore the high arts of the community, the ways that they support and endorse the high arts, and their high brow tales of supporting the high arts and artists. In all seriousness though, Chris and Matt spend a long time talking about strippers and the songs they would play at a strip club. They're classy dudes.

Sexy Spotify Playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Nw8zMbTyf8ZHf4rR6LZst

"They look so tired, sound uninspired, guitars are secondhand, 'cause no one likes an opening band" Nobody Likes The Opening Band  by I Don't Know How But They Found Me

Full disclosure, we've never heard of this song or artist until about 10 minutes ago. It's...something. That being said, do you have any idea how insanely difficult it is to find song lyrics about opening bands? Seriously, take the next 60 seconds and come up with all the song lyrics you can think of about opening bands. We'll wait.

Done? You came up with exactly zero song lyrics too and probably resorted to a Google search just like us, huh?

In this whirlwind adventure of an episode, come join Chris and Matt as they discuss the opening acts they've seen at concerts that were just as good, and in some cases better, than the headliners they had originally shown up to watch live. Special guest appearance from the Beautiful Fraulein as she scolds Arthas for being a coo-coo nut and almost running over the "baby", our little brain damaged chihuahua. You can't make this stuff up, people.

Spotify Playlist for this episode (live songs where possible): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2KGp9tqMyftPiS56OnVrzQ 

"I'll say it again in the land of the free, use your freedom of choice, your freedom of choice." Freedom of Choice by DEVO

Speaking of DEVO, have you ever wondered about those red hats (They're called Energy Domes BTW.) they wear? Well, wonder no more, "We did the red energy dome, which was useful—besides being an icon—it was a useful icon. You probably know this very well, but your orgone energy goes out the top of your head and it dissipates out the top, but if you wear an energy dome it recycles that energy. It comes back down and showers back down on you and, among other things, you remain manly, shall we say, for maybe another 150 years of your life, probably. I think that's a safe prediction to say that energy domes—if you wore them constantly, night and day—which I don't do, but there are people out there who do, not too many of them but there are some. We get e-mails from them, so we know they're out there, those people will probably live about an extra 150 years because of all that orgone energy that they're saving and not wasting away." -Mark Mothersbaugh

And that is the most DEVO thing I've ever read.

Anyhow, in this episode Chris and Matt discuss their preferences in all things concerning buying and collecting music. Well, maybe not all things, but you'll get most of the answers you were just dying to find out about.

No discussion of any particular artists or songs, so there's no Spotify playlist for this episode. Instead, here's a band the handsome man in Florida, Derek, had recommended to us. The band is Leatherface, and the album is named Mush. It's a killer:  https://open.spotify.com/album/3fTNOOKzpLECgqZ7ZJF3YA?si=PHVi_ZLbQJCnrdbEN0A_9w

"Formulae ueteres exorsismorum et excommunicationum, Strigas  et fictos lupos credere." Halloween II  by the Misfits

It's Halloween, You knew there was no way Chris and Matt were going to make it through the month of October without mentioning the Misfits at least once. It's their civic duty.

There are two topics that Matt and Chris discuss on a regular basis. One of those topics resulted in this podcast, and the other topic is horror movies. Come join Chris and Matt as they discuss their favorite horror movies in this bonus episode of the Audio Arcana podcast. Happy Halloween everyone!

No Spotify playlist for this episode, as Chris and Matt only discuss horror movies. Instead, go listen to The Return of the Living Dead  soundtrack (It's one of the best soundtracks ever):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4RhyJkt32oOQeAMoKNhYNY

"The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don't wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules." -Rob Gordon from High Fidelity

Well, he's not wrong. There's a lot of thought and care that goes into making a mixtape. You can't just throw some songs in some random order. You've got to earn it. (By the way, if you haven't read the book High Fidelity  by Nick Hornsby that the movie is based on, you really should. It's a favorite.)

Speaking of mixtapes, you've got a Halloween party coming up, right? Think of it; you, your friends, that special someone from Accounting...the pressure is on. You have got to deliver the perfect mixtape for your 2020 Halloween Beer Brawl, and you have no idea what to do.

Stop your worrying. Your friends from Audio Arcana, the givers they are, have got your Halloween music playlist covered in a beast they've named 13 Hits From Haddonfield.  Disclaimer: Audio Arcana is not to be held responsible for your friends refusing to speak to you again and that special someone from Accounting hooking up with your boss as a result of playing  13 Hits From Haddonfield at your Halloween party.

13 Hits From Haddonfield (now available with a bonus Spectremen song):
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4SVoN9fLFW0m9lSr7NA7Na

The Spectremen Night of the Creeps (not available on Spotify, so here's a YouTube link):
https://youtu.be/dBxgr09RLKo

"She's got the looks that grill!" The Looks That Grill by Audio Arcana Podcast

You're correct. It's not really a song lyric. You got us. Just listen all the way to the end of the episode. It'll make sense then. Actually, that's a bold promise. It still might not make sense to you, but at least you'll hear some interesting stories.

On this episode of the Audio Arcana Podcast, come join Chris and Matt as they delve into some deeply repressed memories from their childhood during the Satanic Panic and the horrors of green faced women, raspberry jam, giant robots, and little kids reading books as found on the album covers that scared Chris and Matt when they were kids.

No Spotify playlist for this episode, as we concentrate solely on the album artwork. Instead, stop by our Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/audioarcanapodcast/ 

We'll post up these album covers in all their macabre...ness? Is that a real word? Who knows? It is now.

"Do you remember lying in bed with the covers pulled up over your head? Radio playing, so no one can see?" Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio? by The Ramones

The Ramones are amazing. The song is amazing, but did anyone ever lay in bed with the covers pulled up over their head while listening to the radio? I mean, who cared if your parents could have seen you and your radio? They could have absolutely heard you and your radio. Well, maybe if you were wearing headphones? That must be what The Ramones were talking about. I'm glad we've settled that.

This episode, Chris and Matt set about fixing classic rock radio one song at a time, and they do it all free of charge to you, the listener. WARNING: This episode is more explicit than the others. Chris and Matt feel very passionate about this subject. That generally means they're going to be greatly exaggerating and dropping F bombs like they were getting paid for it.

Spotify playlist for this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3vrvzCjz7Zo8JuH7sa9Iui?si=IuBZuLmlQNeGkdQumVSEmQ