Hello, partygoers!

This week Mary and David do the impossible and cover a complete mixtape in one (yes, admittedly long) episode.

Dave was lazy compiling this mixtape and chose all really long songs so we get eight great songs about metronomes, the importance of money for fun, Old English minimalism, pastoral prog, punk prog, fiddlin’ psych, folktronica, and indie pomp.

So join us in the rumpus room where we’re listening to:

* Stereolab – “Metronomic Underground” – Emperor Tomato Ketchup, 1994 – 30:43* The Holy Modal Rounders – “Give Me Your Money” – Bird Song, 2004 – 46:04* Tortoise – “Gesceap” – The Catastrophist, 2017 – 1:06:43* Caravan – “With My Ear to the Ground/You Can Make It/Martinian/Only Cox/Reprise” – If I Could Do It All Over Again, I’d Do It All Over You, 1970 – 1:37:26* Television – Marquee Moon – Marquee Moon, 1977 – 1:55:59* Fairport Convention – A Sailor’s Life – Unhalfbricking, 1969 – 2:27:58* The Beta Band – “She’s the One” – The Three EPs, 1999 – 2:50:50* Sufjan Stevens – “Majesty Snowbird” – Live at the Crystal Ballroom (a bootleg – recorded 10/13/06) – 3:10:24

Also spinning on the old Victrola:

* Steve Reich – Music for a Large Ensemble – Octet • Music for a Large Ensemble • Violin Phase, 1980 – 1:19:08* Television – “Little Johnny Jewel (Parts 1 and 2)” – Ork Records, 1975 – 2:20:25* The Funky 4 + 1 – “That’s the Joint” – Sugar Hill Records b/w “That’s the Joint (Instrumental)”, 1980 – 3:30:30

If you’d like your own uninterrupted version of this episode’s mixtape, you can find it here!

Please check out our fellow party goer Ed Draganski’s funtastic designs for show mascot Peanut Duck and, while you’re there, buy a shirt!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 495 of the podcast that ain’t stayin’ alive!

This week: mixed-up confusion; more chicken wrangling; deadlined; dumb draft; impossibly possible; unwilling participant in one’s own creativity; technically a fraud; we’re gonna Zoom; the age of formality; on the level; honorary bed; just the fax; invisible ink; the magazine not for Dave; not free Solo; R.I.P. Paul Soles; Paul Kligman trivia; score!; social media death; cash in some fun chips; outrageously old; a dose of reality; generational trauma; Napoleon hears his Waterloo; Euro trivia; be careful with your bee gees; the explained joke; let’s get together; donuts or…; overrated dessert; the Talmud was right; typical show; the Big Turk problem; a failure of marketing; the pleasures of dining out; air fryer’s delight; enjoy your balls; duck of the pool; Dork Shadows – Season of the Witch; the Beatles trifecta; heroin monster; maudlin frog; grisly gag; battered blood; our best show ever; the Casties; the penultimate farewell; and, finally, keep it easy.

Question of the week: Has there ever been a time that you’ve maybe had something that you shouldn’t – or something that you normally wouldn’t – all to youself?Sub-question: Fill out the dessert bracket [below]. Let’s make this official!!!

Is this clear? Go from 8 items, to 4 items, to 2, to 1, okay?

As we said during the show, be sure to go check out Ed Draganski chatting about Star Wars on the Electric Jellyfish podcast! Follow this link!

That depressing video about our apparently all-too brief lives:

Binging with Babish makes up for his terrible poutine decisions:

Here is that Electric Company joke about dead people and parrots – for kids!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 494 of the pocast with less more.

This week: preemptive chick talk; train-activated rooster; listener input; Texas calculator; joke spoiler; math balls; learn up and wait; child mayhem; favourite music pun; autoharpie; grouch medal; stock questions; Top 10 Muppets; count school; Kermit is Jim; bathmat hound; gay science; bit part monster; pig shame; grim puppets; in a jam; pointless remake; valuable critics; it’s creepy; other people’s children; frozen entendres; the secret of blogs; ice cream factories; visual demonstration of a loss of enthusiasm; streamlined comedy; no Fat Albert sequel, “Not a pedophile”; useful sociopathy; don’t give a shit; dismal Cancon sitcom history; give a Schitt; sad and then happy story; don’t believe him; Dork Shadows – Life Force; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; sleepy REM; younger versions; going Dark; even Tony; reverse Cyberman; Army assignment; live and inert; rental giraffe; stuck on quicksand; and, finally, the uninvited.

Question of the week: What is your take-out or delivery food of choice?Sub-question: Who is your favourite muppet?

Go check out not just Ian, but our friend Nina Matsumoto too on the Simpsons Are Greater Than… podcast here!

You can give a listen to Dave blabbing all about Clint Eastwood and The Dead Pool on The DIrty Harry Minute here.

Hello, partygoers!

Welcome to the 66th episode of your favourite “they play music and then talk about it” podcast!

This bi-week we tackle side two of listener Trevor Lynn’s mixtape. We hear some sunshine pop, sweet demos, religious metaphors, psych lite, a woulda, coulda, shoulda band, down under post punk, and folk weirdos.

So join us in the rumpus room where we’re listening to:

* The Sundowners – “Edge of Love” – Captain Nemo, 1968 – 12:12* Michael Fennelly – “Iris Please” – Love Can Change Everything (Demos 1967-1972), 2013 – 43:31* Joan As Police Woman – “Holy City” – The Classic, 2014 – 55:17* Turquoise – “Tales of Flossie Fillett” – Decca Records single b-side to “53 Summer Street”, 1968 – 1:05:45* Metronomy – “Trouble” – The English Riviera, 2011 – 1:27:34* Dwight Twilley – “Baby’s Got the Blues Again” – Tulsa, 1999 – 1:33:49* Rolling Blackouts CF – “French Press” – The French Press EP, 2017 – 2:11:49* Teenage Fanclub – “Baby Lee” – Shadows, 2010 – 2:20:07* Richard Dawson – “Ogre” – Peasant, 2017 – 2:31:19

Also spinning on the old Victrola:

* The Sundowners – “Ring Out Wild Bells” – Filmways Records b/w “When the Sun Goes Down”, 1966 – 21:55* The Sundowners – “Always You (Single version)” – Decca Records b/w “Dear Undecided”, 1967 – 33:01* Crabby Appleton – “The Other Side” – Crabby Appleton, 1970 – 50:38* The Brood – “Wrong Way” – The Further Adventures of Flossie Fillet, 2006 – 1:18:33* The Dwight Twilley Band – “You Were So Warm” – Shelter Records b/w “Sincerely”, 1976 – 1:39:49* The Dwight Twilley Band – “Sleeping“ – Twilley Don’t Mind, 1977 – 1:48:08* Phil Seymour – “Then We Go Up” – The Prince of Power Pop, 2017 [originally appeared on Seymour’s self-titled debut album in 1980] – 1:56:55* Dwight Twilley – “Out of My Hands” – Twilley, 1979 – 2:00:11* Concrete Brioche – “Newcastle”, 2015

Thanks for listening.

If you would like to hear Trevor Lynn’s mixtape without David’s endless yammering, you might follow this link!

If you enjoyed Trevor Lynn’s song, “Newcastle”, you can find his other songs on Soundcloud!

Please check out our fellow party goer Ed Draganski’s funtastic designs for show mascot Peanut Duck and, while you’re there, buy a shirt!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 493 of your favourite podcast! (Just pretend it’s your favourite…)

This week: unfair advantage; cola nobility; ironic title; in the heat of the moment; sad endings; Jewison is forgiven; famous movie quotes; I can’t believe he used butter; late plug; butterfingers; standard gold; imaginary wealth; reading your fan-fic; fiction mirrors life???; good intentions; long-term Spader; Hughes who; romantic death; let’s get started; Beatle blab; Satanic attitude; Dork Shadows – Love Bites; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; the most Canadian comic book; horse butter; diagetics; copy cats; uninvited hypnotists; comedy radio comedy; REM pets; avoid cults; and, finally, Fred the Editor returns!

Question of the week (from Ed): What is something used in film or television – a film style or a gimmick – that always captures your attention?Sub-question (from Brent): What is on your bucket list?Sub-sub-question: Who is a comedian you would recommend?Sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-sub-question: What is your favourite REM song?

David made a third appearance on The Dirty harry Minute! (They just can’t get rid of him!) You can find him and the podcast here! (And apologies to Jon for this tardy link so make it up to him by listening!)

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 492 of the podcast for the disappointed.

This week: house branded; not Scotch; scary Canadiana; miscegenation warning; chicken hawk; frog and pig shenanigans; new math same as the old math; rock threat; not enough Fast and Furious; remarkably similar; arts rigmarole; memory muscle; too much audience; sensitive subject; no resort; unhelpful tips; polar bear enemies; balls of steel; money trouble; stay awake; dream states; hypnosis; magic time; mesmerizing; selective memory; the ultimate decider; human balloons; the Nancy Game returns; the gag supreme; praise for Two-Lane Blacktop; good 60’s movies; praise for Anatomy of a Murder; disappointed; the inner lives of characters; mini Dork Shadows – The Vampire’s Kiss; the next villain; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; post-disco lifestyle; awkward art gig; say a little praise for you; fans of fan mail; a perfect gift; get out of our heads; metric years; parent eyes; crazy person; and. finally, a song in our pants.

Question of the week: Have you ever been to a hypnotist show? Were you ever hypnotised?Sub-question: Tell us an interesting fact about your children. And if you don’t have children, an interesting fact about your pets.

Yes, as Laurel kindly points out in this episode, David has created some amazing title cards and if you’d like to see them, you can go here, but more importantly….

Ed’s Peanut Duck Design!

Please go here to see our friend Ed Draganski’s wonderful designs for Peanut Duck!

Hello, partygoers!

Our apologies for a late show this week – a packed weekend and an under-the-weather daughter pushed our recording day forward and cut back on our editing time and the result…was lateness.

But we return with another mixtape – this one made for listener Trevor Lynn. So let’s vie for the overstuffed armchair, but take second best with the wicker rocking chair, and listen to a song from the desert, 80’s alt-rock, San Fran psych-pop, some smarty-pants rock, take a trip to Toytown, visit Ireland, and set the controls for the heart of the BONKERS!

Join us in the rumpus room to hear:

* Calexico – “Not Even Stevie Nicks…” – Feast of Wire, 2003 – 25:07* The Replacements – “Favorite Thing” – Let It Be, 1984 – 47:08* Deer Tick – “Twenty Miles” – The Black Dirt Sessions, 2010 – 1:18:43* Stained Glass – “My Buddy Sin” – RCA Records single b/w “Vanity Fair”, 1966 – 1:25:30* The Cortinas – “Phoebe’s Flower Shoppe” – Polydor Records single b/w “Too Much in Love”, 1968 – 1:40:17* Sufjan Stevens – “Justice Delivers Its Death” – Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas Vols. 6-10, 2012 – 1:56:33* Loudest Whisper – “Silent O Moyle” – The Children of Lir, 1974 – 2:08:07* Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks – “Is This My Happy Home?” – Where’s the Money, 1971 – 2:28:46* The Go-Betweens – “Draining the Pool for You” – Spring Hill Fair, 1984 – 2:37:35* Cate Le Bon – “What’s Not Mine” – Crab Day, 2016 – 2:52:41

Also spinning on the old Victrola:

* Calexico – “Black Heart” – Feast of Wire, 2003 – 40:51* The Replacements – “Johnny’s Gonna Die” – Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash, 1981 – 58:06* The Replacements – “Mr. Whirly” – Hootenanny, 1983 – 1:04:59* The Trolls – “Walkin’ Shoes” – Peatlore records b/w “How Do You Expect Me to Trust You?”, 1966 – 1:36:11* Octopus – “Rainchild” – Octopus, 1971 – 1:52:04* Mary O’Hara – “Silent O Moyle” – Songs of Ireland, 1958 – 2:23:26* DRINKS – “Laying Down Rock” – Hermits on Holiday, 2015 – 3:02:28

That horrendous Octopus cover:

Here is Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks on the Flip Wilson Show in 1972.

And we haven’t done enough to promote our friend Ed Draganski’s fabulous designs for Listening Party mascot Peanut Duck so go here and buy a T-shirt!

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 491 of the best little podcast on the internet.

This week: built-in excuse; now you tell me; working man’s blues; keep feeling vaccinated; the first dose is the deepest; sick of you; Terminator world; we can laugh about it now; sasquatch conspiracy; nervous tics; the barn district; the Nancy game; funny, but not cool; the GAU; make your own decisions; baby hate; disappointed parents; don’t be a controlling hand; intentional parenting; classy move; date with death; heatlhy choices; most dangerous occupation; musical fatalities; Superman’s parents; the dumb Phantom Zone; Dork Shadows – A Serpent in the Garden; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; Oscar treats; arriving Las Vegas; Colonial weather; Dave takes it all back; and, finally, dreamy pets.

Question of the week: Are you doing today what you originally planned?Sub-question: Did you ever disappoint someone? Was it right that you felt that way?

How to play Five Card Nancy.

The Art of Three Rocks.

Someone stole Dave’s idea for a video game:

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 490 of the podcast that brought you lemon curd!

This week: killers; a real mystery; murder down under; competitive acting; happy wanderers; year of the horse; horse detective; pet dreams; dream manipulator; pet dreams; angry brain; hypnogogic fun; stupid batcave; making a case for dumb Batman; boring Green Hornet; stumbling on stuff; working class hero; wondering about Eternals; heart of the movie; default Justice League; REVENGE!; homemade lube; herpes, the love bug; the problem with grudges; sitcom damage; no chance for change; let’s get real; things we did anyway; shots; no Dork Shadows; question of the Week – Sneakers respond; shagging; take in Bath; more horsin’ around; Santa on trial; repulsed; Chick Talk™; fine lines; so young; charm levels; belonging; how to be popular; and, finally, the ghost of Lincoln.

Question of the week: How has travel changed you?Sub-question: Do you have much interest in the Oscars this year?

That Justice League thing Ian was going on about:

Hello, partygoers! As we head into the final stretch of the Listening Party, we thought we’d take some time to read and comment on your own comments that have been sent into the show over the last few months.

It goes without saying – but we’re going to say it anyway – that the party wouldn’t have been half as fun without your contributions. Your thoughts, opinions, stories, alternate song choices, and jokes have made this podcast a real joy to do.

Of course, it wouldn’t really be the Listening Party without music, and Dave has stepped up big time to offer us four fun Top 5 categories and some truly great songs. We think you’re really going to enjoy it!

Top 5 Hair Songs:1) The Cowsills – “Hair” – MGM single b/w “What Is Happy?”, 1968 – 06:412) Pearly Gates Music – “Gossamer Hair” – Pearly Gates Music, 2010 – 21:243) Wimple Witch – “Marmalade Hair” – Tales from the Sinking Ship, 2009 – 29:504) Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – “Almost Cut My Hair (Full Version)” – CSN, 1991[1970] – 35:595) White Denim – “Mess Your Hair Up” – Workout Holiday, 2008 – 58:09Bonus Hair Song:6) Chimera – “The Lady with Bullets in Her Hair” – Holy Grail, 2002 – 1:05:36

Top 5 Train Songs:1) Five Man Electrical Band – “Private Train” – Five Man Electrical Band, 1969 – 1:14:332) Johnny Burnette and the Rock and Roll Trio – “Train Kept A-Rollin’” – Coral Records single b/w “Honey Hush”, 1956 – 1:22:153) Cindy and the Playmates – “Don’t Stop This Train” – Kemp Records single b/w “A Portrait of God’s Love”, 1972 – 1:29:444) Michael Hurley – “Water Train” – Hi-Fi Snock Uptown, 1972 – 1:40:205) The Monkees – “Steam Engine” – Listen to the Band, 1991 [1969] – 1:52:46Bonus Train Song:6) The Rising Sons – “2:10 Train” – Rising Sons featuring Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder, 1992 – 1:57:12

Top 5 Rodent Songs:1) No Fun – “Rodents Fair” – Snivel, 1984 – 2:04:152) The Kinks – “Rats” – Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One [also b-side to “Apeman” from the same album], 1970 – 2:09:333) The Monochrome Set – “Mousetrap” – Trinity Square, 1995 – 2:16:234) Junior Wells – “When the Cat’s Gone the Mice Play” – USA Records single b-side to “She’s a Sweet One”, 1963 – 2:23:345) The Modettes – “White Mice” – The Story So Far, 1982 – 2:27:24

Top 5 Tack Piano Songs (for Ed Draganski):1) The Mojo Men – “Sit Down, I Think I Love You” – Reprise single b/w “Don’t Leave Me Crying Like Before”, 1967 – 2:43:102) The Hollies – “Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe” – Evolution, 1967 – 2:52:393) Mike D’Abo – “(See the Little People) Gulliver Travels” – Immediate single b/w “An Anthology of Gulliver’s Travels – Part Two”, 1969 – 2:57:024) The Bunch – “Spare a Shilling” – CBS Records single b/w “Looking Glass Alice”, 1967 – 3:04:195) The Beach Boys – “Heroes and Villains [Alternate version]”, Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys, 1993[1966} – 3:11:26Bonus Tack Piano Song:6) Freddie and the Dreamers – “I Want to Go to the Overworld” – Oliver in the Overworld, 1970 – 3:22:32

Also spinning on the old Victrola:

Tori Amos – “Mr. Zebra” – Boys for Pele, 1996 – 2:39:01Gary Usher – “Scorpio” – The Astrology Album, 1967 – 3:16:17

Thanks for listening.

Dept. of Corections:The word David was looking for was “spindle” – a record sits on a spindle on a turntable.The original singer for Manfred Mann was Paul Jones,