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Jonny welcomes Michael "TYP" Cole of Radio Trivia: Podcast Edition to showcase video game music in quite a different way. For this episode of DMP, we focus on the quirky output of electronic composer Hirokazu "Hip" Tanaka, the man behind many familiar Nintendo songs from the 80s and early 90s. Anyone could recognize at least a few of these songs, but we tried to set the context of Tanaka's work for gamers and non-gamers alike. You couldn't ask for a much better expert than Mike, and Jonny knows a little about this stuff as well. Listing every single song would be overkill, but here are the classic games we cover on the show, plus a couple of odd non-game singles at the end.

1. Wild Gunman (NES)

2. Urban Champion (NES)

3. Gyromite (NES)

4. Stack-Up (NES)

5. Balloon Fight (Arcade/NES)

6. Gumshoe (NES)

7. Kid Icarus (NES)

8. Metroid (NES)

9. Mother (NES)

10. Earthbound a.k.a. Mother 2 (SNES)

11. Super Mario Land (GB)

12. Tetris (GB)

13. Game Boy Camera (GB)

14. The Hirokazu Tanaka Song

15. HVC-1384 (Play for Japan)

Encore:

Tim and Geoff Follin -- Silver Surfer (NES)

If you enjoyed this show, be sure to look for Radio Trivia: Podcast Edition on iTunes and at NintendoWorldReport.com to hear much more excellent video game music. You can also send us an email: [email protected]

The shame from how late this episode is blinds the eyes. I'm not even sorry. What can be said that adequately explains just how fucking late this is? Our intrepid guest editor, Stan Ferguson, probably blames himself, but that's not fair. He was only filling in for me. So, to be frank, it's my fault. Direct your assorted vegetables towards Stage 3.

This episode, the gang discusses the Movie of the Month: Get Carter. Michael Caine's in it. Not many people know that. Also, you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off! After all, she was only sixteen. If you don't get these references, you should watch The Trip, available now on Netflix Instant.

Send your emails to [email protected]. Send your hate-tweets to @crosstawk, @jonathanrind, @jonnymetts, @StrikerObi and @Stan_I_Am respectively. Then review us on iTunes and give us five stars. Out of spite. Everyone will totally know you're doing it sarcastically. I promise. It's ironic. Hipsters like irony, right? Well, they only like it ironically. Which is meta.

Pardon me, ladies and gentlemen. It's late and I'm still at fucking work. Gettin' that paper!

See you next time.

It's been longer than I wanted, but here's your biweekly dose of Frozen North goodness! We talk, this week, over excellent Chinese cuisine. Courney and Nelson learn the ancient art of high-fiving, and the entire group discusses the pros and cons of how you pronounce "literally." Are you pronouncing it in a way that irritates us? Then you should stop. As usual, you can rate us on iTunes (nicely), subscribe to the Crosstawk feed to get this show automatically when it posts, and leave comments on the associated Crosstawk.com blog post or send us an email at [email protected]! Enjoy the show--we literally had a great time recording it.

It's time for another redux episode, and this time Jonny goes back to the well for more awesome music by Robert Randolph. This superlative pedal steel guitarist has even more depth and variety than we could present back on DMP 12, so here's another hour of uplifting songs that span rock, funk, R&B, gospel, and even a bit of country stomping.

1. I Need More Love (Unclassified)

2. Nobody (Unclassified)

3. Ain't Nothing Wrong With That (Colorblind)

4. Angels (Colorblind)

5. I Still Belong to Jesus (We Walk This Road)

6. Walk Don't Walk (We Walk This Road)

7. Tears of Joy (Live at the Wetlands)

8. Electric Church (Live in Concert)

9. Squeeze > Don't Worry Be Happy > Squeeze (Bonnaroo 2004)

Let us know what you thought of this show or want to hear on future episodes -- you can find us on Twitter (@crosstawk and @jonnymetts) or via email: [email protected]. And please rate and review the show on iTunes!

It's episode Lucky Number Sleven of the Frozen North Dinnercast, minus the awesome casting (and stunningly obvious twist). Special Guest Luke Nielson joins us on this episode--you may remember Luke as the latecomer from Episode 2. Many things are discussed, among them M.I.A., prostate cancer, and "baby meltdowns." All this is done in an overarching discussion of Man Rules, which are actually rules for women about men. Although there's one rule in there for women...it's probably a typo. At any rate, sit back and enjoy this episode, then leave a nice comment on the post at www.crosstawk.com or rate us highly on the podcast feed on iTunes.

We're still playing catch-up with BOP, but you should find this episode enjoyable despite being about a month old. In the first segment, we get into a huge assortment of movie reviews including multiple Edgar Wright films, The Hunger Games, 21 Jump Street, The Sitter, Goon, Super Troopers, Hot Tub Time Machine, and Being Elmo. The back stretch features Trailer Trash, where we look ahead to several movies that thankfully still haven't launched, so going long paid off! The trailers for this edition include Safety Not Guaranteed, Snow White and the Huntsman, God Bless America, and Tim Burton's Dark Shadows: A Tim Burton Film by Tim Burton.

Check back very soon for the next BOP, in which we visit our old friend Michael Caine in the Movie of the Month: Get Carter! And if you're one of those special listeners who likes to prepare for this feature, the next pick (Jon's) is Brazil, the cult classic by Terry Gilliam.

This episode has been about a year and a half in the making. Jonny and Kennda break through DMP's all-male agenda with a young lady truly worthy of being the first female artist we've showcased on the podcast. Regina Spektor's acrobatic voice and ingenious lyrics propel short, infectious pop songs that are often intentionally irritating and yet undeniably beautiful. While Kennda immediately draws comparisons to Tori Amos, your smitten host is content to bask in the weird glory of Regina's creativity and humor. This is one musician who will draw a strong reaction --good or bad-- from every listener. Here are the songs:

1. Hotel Song (Begin To Hope)

2. Field Below (Begin To Hope)

3. Statue of Baby Jesus (Bonnaroo 2007)

4. That Time (Bonnaroo 2007)

5. Folding Chair (Far)

6. Wallet (Far)

7. Carbon Monoxide (Soviet Kitsch)

8. Us (Soviet Kitsch)

9. Apres Moi (Begin To Hope)

10. Another Town (Begin to Hope - Bonus Track)

11. Silly Eye-Color Generalizations (Live in London)

12. Real Love (Instant Karma)

Encore:

St. Vincent - Surgeon (Strange Mercy)

Let us know what you thought of this show, and what you'd like to hear on future episodes, by emailing [email protected]

What's this? A new episode of Box Office Poison? No, it can't be...

IT IS!

So I'm sure the first question on your mind is, "What the fuck happened?" Well, I (and when I say "I," I mean me, Karl Castaneda) went through the final stages of development and the launch of my very first video game. And as a result, basically everything in my life that wasn't that was pushed to the side, including Crosstawk. So I'm the bad guy. Direct your assorted vegetables in my direction, if you would, please.

But the rest of the dudes on this show are fucking rockstars. So don't blame them.

In any case, this is the last episode I recorded before my "hiatus," but there are two other episodes in the can, and they'll be seeing a release over the next week. Our recording schedule went on, and even though I won't be on Episodes 29 or 30, the boys held up and delivered the same amazing content you're used to.

So let's get to this actual episode. We go over some recent releases (including John Carter) in the first segment, and then we move on to our Movie of the Month: Hannah and Her Sisters. Next month (or, rather, next week) will be Get Carter.

See you soon for more BOP!

This trilogy of DMP shows concludes with Jonny choosing a selection for Kevin, and it's a doozy: the wonderful master of jazz saxophone, John Coltrane. Get ready for a musical revelation as we dive deep into fast bebop and soothing modal improvisation with the man so brilliant, there is literally a cult who worshipped him as their god. Here's the playlist of songs you will want to track down as soon as the episode is over:

1. Giant Steps (Giant Steps)

2. Central Park West (Coltrane's Sound)

3. Trane's Blues (Trane's Blues)

4. Alabama (Live at Birdland)

5. Blue in Green (Kind of Blue)

6. Acknowledgement (A Love Supreme)

7. My Favorite Things (My Favorite Things)

Encore: 

Charlie Parker - A Night in Tunisia (Live at the Royal Roost)

As always, we'd love to hear from you: [email protected] or follow Jonny on Twitter as @jonnymetts.

After an unexpected hiatus, Frozen North Dinnercast is once again all up in yo' grill. This time around, the gang of four discuss such things as food, what we're hungry for, stuff we haven't eaten in a long time, and restaurants where you can get really good things to eat. I guess everybody was hungry this week. We also try to formalize our outro this week, to hilarious results.