Matt reveals how important Tom Verlaine and Television were in his own formative years as a guitar player. Thomas then dares Matt to become a fan of UK artpop cult band XTC - and doesn't make it particularly easy for him...

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Writer / comedian Amy Lynne Berger joins the show today! Thomas get things rolling with a look at music made by comedians, and where the line is drawn between "joke" and genuinely enjoyable. Amy then celebrates her love of Weird Al, and several examples where his version beats the original.

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Matt Kelly - man of 1000 podcasts (including One Hit Thunder and Weird Al-Gorithm) - joins the show today! Thomas starts the discussion with an argument for Jethro Tull as easily the weirdest classic rock band. Matt (not Thin Lear) then passionately defends Weezer's discography as a whole, controversial though some parts may be...

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Nashville gloitchpop wunderkind Jesse Gillenwalters aka Basic Printer joins on today! Thomas shares the best TV show theme songs from a very particular category... Jesse then gives the guys an update on what's happening in new alternative hip-hop.

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Thomas remembers everybody in middle school obsessing over the likes of My Chemical Romance and Fall Out Boy, but never heard any of the music firsthand - until now! Matt caps it all off with a celebration of the hard-rockin lads known as The Walkmen.

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Tom Rainey is back once again! Thomas opens the discussion with a selection of songs that are terminally overplayed - is it still possible to enjoy them? Tom then acknowledges this special time of year with a look into the all-too-rare "graduation" song, starting with the obvious choice of Vitamin C.

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Things get tense this week. Matt offers up a tasteful mix of Dr. John, only for Thomas to coldly refuse. Thomas then rails against 1997's Time Out Of Mind, and later era Dylan in general.

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Vinyl connoisseur and Youtuber Giggens joins on today! Thomas first tackles the question of alternate studio versions of the same song - and picking the right one to release. Giggens then takes the crew through the dazzling world of SMiLE - the Beach Boys' masterpiece that never was, or was it?

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A very special episode this week! Matt welcomes Thomas over for an in-person record with his wife Emely, and they hold a contest. Matt shows the group some songs he hopes Emely will hate (but that he personally likes), while "good cop" Thomas shares songs he hopes Emely will love.

Matt sings the praises of early Sheryl Crow, before she went on to soak up the sun. Thomas takes a glimpse of the confusing future that awaits us with the usage of AI in music.

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