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Jonny and Amanda team up once more to celebrate the gloriously absurd music of Weird Al Yankovic. This show is a listener request, and Rob made the wonderful suggestion of focusing on Weird Al's original songs (i.e. not direct parodies). His selections are some of the funniest, most timeless pieces ever produced by Yankovic. As a happy coincidence, this music also turns out to be a lovely companion to Amanda's choice from a few episodes ago, Ween. Both artists explore a huge breadth of musical styles to present funny, intelligent material. Here's the set list:

1. Dare to Be Stupid (Dare to Be Stupid)

2. One More Minute (Dare to Be Stupid)

3. You Don't Love Me (Off the Deep End)

4. Trigger Happy (Off the Deep End)

5. Pancreas (Straight Outta Lynwood)

6. Everything You Know is Wrong (Bad Hair Day)

7. Since You've Been Gone (Bad Hair Day)

8. Your Horoscope for Today (Running With Scissors)

9. Truck Drivin' Song (Running With Scissors)

10. Hardware Store (Poodle Hat)

11. Bob (Poodle Hat)

12. Close But No Cigar (Straight Outta Lynwood)

13. CNR (Alpocalypse)

Encore:

Weird Al - Angry White Boy Polka Medley (Poodle Hat)

Please send us your questions, comments, and requests to [email protected] and follow us on Twitter: @crosstawk, @jonnymetts, and @supinternets. Thanks for listening!

Hey folks, and welcome to a brand new epiode of Box Office Poison! Stan Ferguson couldn't make it this time, but there was still plenty to talk about, from the dark and disturbing The Skin I Live In to a documentary about A Tribe Called Quest to Talladega Nights.

In the second segment, we discuss Jon Rind's pick for Movie of the Month, Y Tu Mama Tambien. Did we all love it, or will we meet at a cafe in one year and then never speak again? You'll have to listen to find out.

This is the last BOP of 2011, so we'd just like to thank you for another fantastic year! Episode 23, as well as our Top 5 Movies of 2011 are coming soon!

It's time for another DMP Redux. Way back on Episode 4, Jonny and Jon discussed Jeff Buckley, and now, nearly 30 episodes later, Jonny's giving the artist another look. The show starts by answering some listener mail from Adolph Vega, then we showcase a selection of studio, live, and rare recordings from the late, great Jeff Buckley. This highly influential 90s musician has one of the highest male voices you'll ever hear, and he uses it in some very interesting ways across these songs. Here is the full set list:

1. Song to No One w/ Gary Lucas (Songs to No One)

2. Dream Brother (Live at Sony Studios)

3. Lilac Wine (Grace)

4. Je N'en Connais Pas La Fin (Live at Sin-e)

5. Farewell Angelina (Live)

6. If You See Her, Say Hello (Live at Sin-e)

7. Corpus Christi Carol (Grace)

8. What Will You Say (Mystery White Boy)

9. The Way Young Lovers Do (Live at Sin-e)

Thanks for listening, folks!

It's a three-man show, folks! I had to bow out to finish moving into my new apartment, and Stan's voice took a few days off due to sickness. So Jonny, Jon and Mike stepped up to the mic and delivered a really awesome show! In the first segment, they discuss The Muppets, Hugo, Beginners and even the 80s black comedy Heathers.

In the second segment, it's the return of Trailer Trash, and the crew go over The Lorax, War Horse, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and finally The Sitter.

Thanks for listening, guys! Remember to come back in two weeks as we discuss our December Movie of the Month, Jon's pick, Y Tu Mama Tambien. And let us know your thoughts via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) or in the comments section on the site.

See you next time!

Jason Ricci is the best musician you've never heard of. That is, unless you're a fan of Radio Free Nintendo, where you've heard his music (in brief clips) for the past four years. Now Jonny and his buddy T.J. aim to reveal "the Jimi Hendrix of harmonica" to a new audience. As you've probably come to expect from this show, the selections cover a wide range of musical styles to showcase Jason Ricci's otherworldly command of this most humble instrument.

1. I'm a New Man (Rocket Number 9)

2. I Turned Into a Martian (Done with the Devil)

3. Dodecahedron (Rocket Number 9)

4. Going to California (Her Satanic Majesty Requests Harmonica Music)

5. Kick It (Her Satanic Majesty Requests Harmonica Music)

6. Sonja (Rocket Number 9)

7. Amazing Grace/Turkish Coffee (Live - 11/11/2004)

8. Snowflakes and Horses (Rocker Number 9)

9. J.S. Bach's Minuet in G (Live at Terra Blues)

10. Afro Blue (Done with the Devil)

ENCORE:

Michalek & Strone - "Freedom Fries" (Monk Alters Chi)

Explore more of Jason's music with numerous live concert recordings here:

http://www.archive.org/details/JasonRicciandNewBlood

Please let us know what you thought of this show and what music you'd like to hear on future episodes by emailing [email protected] or find us on Twitter: @jonnymetts and @crosstawk

So you might be wondering where Episode 19 is. Technical difficulties.

You might also be wondering where the first half of Episode 20 is. Unfortunately, it suffered the same fate.

But never fear! We've got half of BOP 20, totally intact! And we're talking about our movie of the month, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. We also, very briefly, go over some of the movies we saw over the last month, including The Ides of March, Our Idiot Brother, Cyberbu//y, and even a little Deep Space 9.

Come back in two weeks for more trailer trash, and again in a month for our next Movie of the Month, Y Tu Mama Tambien!

Few voices are as divisive or misunderstood as that of Tom Waits. Through nearly four decades, he has explored numerous musical styles and written songs that have been covered by practically everyone. Jonny and his old friend T.J. Sanchez finally catch up with one of DMP's most frequently requested subjects.

1. Kiss Me (Bad As Me)

2. Diamonds on My Windshield (The Heart of Saturday Night)

3. The Ghosts of Saturday Night (The Heart of Saturday Night)

4. Lonely (Closing Time)

5. Jersey Girl (Heartattack and Vine)

6. Goin' Out West (Bone Machine)

7. Jesus Gonna Be Here (Bone Machine)

8. Chocolate Jesus (Mule Variations)

9. Hold On (Mule Variations)

10. Step Right Up (Small Change)

11. I Don't Wanna Grow Up (Bone Machine)

12. Bone Chain (Bad As Me)

13. Nobody (Nighthawks at the Diner)

Encore:

Blue Hawaiians - Jockey Full of Bourbon

Please let us know what you think of the show, and what music you'd like to discover, by emailing [email protected] or hitting us up on Twitter, @jonnymetts and @crosstawk.

In association with Crosstawk.com, it's the show that's disappointed in you: Hardcore Nerdography!

Once again, Mike's sent me an episode of Hardcore, and once again, he neglected to TELL ME what happens in it. So here's the episode. I don't know what they talk about. I'm literally about two minutes into it as I'm writing it. So far, the following has been discussed:

1. Moles

2. Large breasts

3. Hockey

4. Waitresses who smell good

Couple a'minutes. All this and more is waiting for you, so dive it, download and digest it!

And if you have anything to say, let us know via Twitter (@crosstawk), email ([email protected]) or in the comments section on the site.

Thanks for listening, everyone!

On this episode of DMP, Jonny welcomes Amanda Albert (Hardcore Nerdography, Rough Draught) to the show, and she's brought a fantastically weird and delightful band in Ween. The cult-status band delivers short, psychadelic pop songs that cross a huge spectrum of musical styles. Open your mind, relax, and float downstream with us as we explore the music of Ween!

1. Take me Away (Chocolate and Cheese)

2. Voodoo Lady (Chocolate and Cheese)

3. Freedom of 76 (Chocolate and Cheese)

4. Help Me Scrape the Mucus Off My Brain (12 Golden Country Greats)

5. You Were the Fool (12 Golden Country Greats)

6. The Mollusk (The Mollusk)

7. Buckingham Green (The Mollusk)

8. Ocean Man (The Mollusk)

9. Even if You Don't (White Pepper)

10. Exactly Where I'm At (White Pepper)

11. Falling Out (White Pepper)

12. Flutes of Chi (White Pepper)

13. Tried and True (Quebec)

14. Transdermal Celebration (Quebec)

15. Your Party (La Cucaracha)

Encore:

Spoon - I Turn My Camera On (Gimme Fiction)

This episode also features our first on-air listener email discussion. Let us know what you think of the segment and send your own email to [email protected]. You can also follow Jonny (@jonnymetts) and Amanda (@supinternets) on Twitter -- and our benefactor, Karl Castaneda, runs the @crosstawk account.

A bit of a short show this time, folks. Jonny and Stan couldn't make recording, so it's just Mike Sklens, Jon Rind and myself. But we made do, with talk on Batman: Year One, The Ides of March, Paranormal Activity 3 and even some debate on Back to the Future III.

In the second segment, we dicussed our Movie of the Month: In Bruges. We'd all seen it before, and we pretty much spend the whole segment gushing about it. Next month, it's Mike's pick, and we'll be talking about Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.

Thanks for listening, guys! If you have anything to say, let us know via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) or in the comments section on the site.