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We're back with a brand new episode of Rough Draught: The Beer Appreciation Show! This month, Jon and I are joined by our good buddy Antonio (Episodes 2 and 4) to try out five new brews. There was some good, some bad, and more than enough drunk talk to go around, with tastings of Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale (9.1% ABV), Rochefort Trapistes 10 (11.3% ABV), Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale (7.2% ABV), Brother David's Triple Abbey-Style Ale (10% ABV) and Unibroue's Blanche de Chambly (5% ABV).

Have a beer you want us to try? Let us know via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) or in the comments section on the website. And if you ARE on the website, you'll get to enjoy a very special video to go along with this episode. Enjoy!

Discover Music Project returns with a brand new episode! This week, Jonny's joined by Grant Buell in talking about one of my personal favorite bands, The Flaming Lips. For my money, I think War of the Mystics is HUGELY underrated, but you'll have to listen in to see if the boys agree with that sentiment. On today's show, the track list will be:

1. Bad Days (Batman Forever soundtrack, 1995) 4:39

One of my favorites, Beach Boys-esque. 

2. She Don't Use Jelly (Transmissions from the Satellite Heart, 1993) 3:40

First hit, featured on Beverly Hills 90210, got them on MTV etc. 

3. Hari-Krishna Stomp Wagon (Fuck Led Zeppelin) (Telepathic Surgery, 1989) 3:42 

Earlier track, indicative of their early, rougher sound. 

4. Buggin' (The Soft Bulletin, 1999) 3:16

Soft Bulletin was their first really successful album, very critically acclaimed, heavy synths and production tricks, compared to Pet Sounds. 

5. Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair (part one) (Zaireeka, 1997) +- 1:00

6. Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair (mixed) (Zaireeka, 1997) 4:58

Experimental 4-CD album. Goes along with their parking lot experiments and boom box experiments. 

7. Race for the Prize  (The Soft Bulletin, 1999) 4:18

Another Soft Bulletin hit. Live concerts featured a lot of prerecorded tracks. Headphone concerts - wireless headphones given to audience to enhance experience for this album.

8. One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21 (Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, 2002) 4:59

9. Brainville (Clouds Taste Metallic, 1995) 3:13

Yoshimi was another hit album, a further refinement of their production and synth-heavy sound. Clouds Taste Metallic was an earlier album, note the contrast between sounds. 

10. Pompeii am Gotterdammerung (At War with the Mystics, 2006) 4:21

11. Worm Mountain (Embryonic, 2009) 5:21

At War with the Mystics and Embryonic are more guitar based and heavier overall than Yoshimi and Soft Bulletin. 

12. Eclipse (Pink Floyd cover, with Stardeath and White Dwarfs and Henry Rollins) (The Dark Side of the Moon, 2009) 2:16

Full Pink Floyd cover album. 

Encore

13. Two Blobs Fucking (12 part YouTube song, 2011) 3:34

Hey, folks! Hope you're ready for some Hardcore, because the sixth episode is a whopper. Instead of going with the usual format, Mike, Amanda and Dante decided to make this one an ultra-special extravaganza spectacular. Now, I'm not one for definitions, but I'm pretty sure Webster defines ultra-special extravaganza spectacular as the thoroughly great product of excellence. Blah blah blah and now here's the show.

If you have thoughts on this thoroughly absurd episode, send 'em on over via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) and in the comments section on the website.

Thanks for listening, folks!

DMP returns with special guest Grant Buell. This week, Grant joins Jonny in discussing one of Mr. Metts' personal favorite bands: Pink Floyd! The pair definitely have a lot to say, and there are some really fantastic (and unexpected!) choices here. As a rule, the pair are avoiding songs from Floyd's four major albums, Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals and The Wall. And as always, here's the set list:

Astronomy Domine (Piper at the Gates of Dawn)

Apples and Oranges (Single)

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun (A Saucerful of Secrets)

One of These Days (Meddle)

Several Species of Small Furry Animals... (Ummagumma)

San Tropez (Meddle)

Summer '68 (Atom Heart Mother)

Fat Old Sun (Atom Heart Mother)

Southampton Dock (The Final Cut)

Two Suns in the Sunset (The Final Cut)

Encore:

Brad Smith - "Us and Them" (MOON8)

Thanks for listening, guys! Remember, if you have a band to suggest, you can let us know via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) or in the comments section on the site.

Hey, folks, and welcome to another episode of Crosstawk Sports! Ben is back in decent health, so he, Jesse and Spencer dish the dirt on the latest and greatest in the world in the field.

This episode, there's an hour-long discussion on the NBA playoffs with a wrap-up discussion on Major League Baseball.

Thanks for listening, guys. Remember, if you have any questions or concerns, hit us up via email ([email protected], Twitter (@crosstawk) and in the comments section on the site.

Welcome back to Box Office Poison, everyone! Unfortunately, I was a little under the weather during the recording of this episode, but luckily, Stan jumped in to pick up the reins. Together with Jonny and Mike, they discuss a whole bunch of movies in the first segment, including Paul, Hanna, Mystery Team, The Karate Kid, Unstoppable and I think every other movie ever made.

In the second segment, it was Jonny's pick for Movie of the Month: Miller's Crossing. Listen in and see what the boys thought of the Coen Bros. taking on 1920s gangsters.

Next month we'll be watching They Live.

Have a suggestion for a Movie of the Month? Just want to comment on something you heard? Send your thoughts, questions and concerns to us via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) and in the comments section on the site.

Thanks for listening, guys! See you on Tuesday for a new Crosstawk Sports!

Hey, folks, and welcome to the sixteenth episode of Discover Music Project. This time, Jonny's here with Andy Goergen to discuss Damien Rice! It's a really great episode, especially considering the dynamite playlist:

1. Volcano (O)

2. The Blower's Daughter (O)

3. Elephant (9)

4. Dogs (9)

5. Coconut Skins (9)

6. The Professor & La Fille Danse (Bonnaroo 2004)

7. Amie (Bonnaroo 2004)

8. Sex Change (Bonnaroo 2004)

Encore:

The Swell Season - "Into the Mystic"

Thanks for listening, guys! If you have any suggestions for DMP, send them to us via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) or via the comments section on the site.

We'll see you on Friday for a new Box Office Poison!

As I sit here writing this, I'm more than a little hung over, which seems appropriate, because Rough Draught: The Beer Appreciation Show has reached its 10th episode! Lots of quality brews to be found here, so listen in as Mike, Amanda, Jon, Casper and myself enjoy La fin Du Monde (9%), Brooklyn Local 1 (9%), Westmalle Dubbel (7%), St. Bernardus Abt. 12 (10.5%) and close things up with Beer #50: Samuel Adams Infinium (10%).

Thanks for listening, guys. Remember, if you have any questions or concerns, hit us up via email ([email protected], Twitter (@crosstawk) and in the comments section on the site.

See you on Tuesday for a new Discover Music Project!

The Tally crew returns for more Crosstawk Sports! This week, Ben is unfortunately absent, but Spencer, Jesse and special guest Tyler Crouch pick up the slack to do a quick NCAA wrap-up, a long-haul discussion on the NBA, and then close up shop with MLB. Be sure to catch the end, when Jesse does a very special 120-second spurt on... well, you'll just have to listen in and find out!

Thanks for listening, guys. Remember, if you have any questions or concerns, hit us up via email ([email protected], Twitter (@crosstawk) and in the comments section on the site.

We'll see you guys in a few days for the VERY SPECIAL 10th episode of Rough Draught!

The long-awaited return of Hardcore Nerdography is over! Mike, Amanda and Dante return to discuss many things, including Pokemon, haircuts, the ever-popular Carl Sagan, vehicular fellatio and more! Well, not a whole lot more. I think that's probably 90% of the show. But I think that's a fair value for a podcast that's under an hour. Sheesh.

Follow our hosts at @theothernorbit (Dante), @StrikerObi (Mike) and @supinternets (Amanda), respectively.

If you want to date Dante, have something to say about Hardcore or if you just have words to share in general, you can do so via email ([email protected]), Twitter (@crosstawk) or on Crosstawk.com in the comments section.

Thanks for listening, everyone! We'll see you next week for Crosstawk Sports and the special 10th Episode Extravaganza for Rough Draught: The Beer Appreciation Show.