Sneaky Dragon

Hello, partygoers! Welcome back to the rumpus room! Please feel free to grab a seat in your favourite comfy chair, wrap your feet in a big ol’comforter and settle back with a cup, mug or glass of a little somethin’ somethin’ to listen to Dave and Mary guide you through this week’s mixtape.

On this episode, Mary and Dave listen to the first side of Mike Davidson’s second mixtape. As usual, it’s a fun mix of both old and new and hopefully new to you music from Dave’s ridiculously large music collection.

So unplug your ears, unchain your mind and rock out/boogie down/sedately listen to:

* Gaz Coombes – “20/20” – Matador, 2015 – 14:45* Sebadoh – “Keep the Boy Alive” – Secret EP, 2012 – 34:30* Eddie Floyd – “Big Bird” – 7″ single b/w “Holding on with Both Hands”, 1968 – 49:15* The New Pornographer – “Streets of Fire” – Twin Cinema, 2005 – 1:02:34* Love – “Your Mind and We Belong Together” – 7″ single b/w “Laughing Stock”, 1968 – 1:15:47* The Free Design – “A Leaf Has Veins” – You Could Be Born Again, 1968 – 1:32:30* Nick Drake – “Place to Be” – Pink Moon, 1971 – 1:37:30* The Futureheads – “Meantime” – The Futureheads, 2004 – 1:50:32* Band of Horses – “Weed Party” – Everything All the Time, 2006 – 1:59:14* The Three O’Clock – “Seeing Is Believing” – Sixteen Tambourines, 1983 – 2:11:56* Lambchop – “Up with People” – Nixon, 2000 – 2:28:16

And we also heard:

* Destroyer – “Streets of Fire” – We’ll Build Them a Golden Bridge, 1996 – 1:09:35* The Futureheads – “Park Inn” – 7″ EP Nul Book Standard, 2006 – 1:55:41

Here is that video of Gaz Coombes Dave mentioned during the show:

Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to the podcast about art and poo. We’ve got it all covered. With poo.

Thia week on the show: fresh start; bar band; the miracle of Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas; creepy Mummenschanz; many Tom Sawyers; ape-mania; staking out Stake Out; too much TV; making murder easy; Dexter was silly; Judge Justice; old books aren’t for kids anymore; other Mark Twain books; travelling with Gulliver; development of the novel redux; The Swiss Family Robinson vs. Robinson Crusoe; Daniel Defoe guesswork; bad doctors; Star Trek is gross; shit on the floor; gone viral; medicinal cosplay; Dr. Giggles mix up; Darkman trivia; two different ideas of “crazy”; Sam Raimi, actor; extra Ian; KFC is overrated; Ian’ altered reality; too pimply; Little Chicks on the Prairie; bloody Bloody Mary; Alan Alda shows up; Ian’s mystery date; M*U*S*H and other Uncle Croc’s Block shows; Stephen King on the TV; gluten and celiac disease; fake recipes; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; over doing art museums; pissed off by Piss Christ; the objective and subjective value of art; dirty dog; in context; dog robot; Lady Starbuck; and, finally, the X-Men and their sushi.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the Week: What is something cultural that a parent or guardian took you to see that had a big effect on you? For good or bad. Sub-question: Who is your favourite (classical or modern) “fine” artist?

How not to cook that with How to Cook That:

Ciao, cinemaphiles!

This week was a little lacklustre new movie-wise so Ian and Dave decided to celebrate the beginning of Lent with their own Ash Wednesday and spent an enjoyable hour and a bit discussing one of their favourite movies, Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead 2 starring Bruce Campbell as the indestructible Ash (geddit?)

So if you’re a big fan of – or ever wondered what the big deal was about – this glorious blood-soaked, gory, yet hilarious, horror movie, well, let Ian and Dav fansplain it for you.

Thanks for listening.

Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 430 of the podcast no one thought would make it past episode 429!

This week: Let’s take a moment; mind blown; wasting time; Dave’s birthday week; Cindy Sherman, conceptual photographer; opposite effect; ouija/weegee/waluigi; odd couple; a Patton Oswalt sighting; enthusiastic fellow; very particular seating; lesbian quotient; aspirational boundaries; guess that jerk; some other jerks; the trencherman; stuffed; the new Emma; the various Emmas; Jane Austen, the novelist; a better Northanger Abbey adaptation; the mirror crack’d; Beatles trivia; Top 10 trivia; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; cold relief; unlikely cold relief; Dave is lying; and finally, what did Ian say again.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the Week: What is a piece of good advice you often give that is always ignored? Sub-question: What is something you’d like to see adapted that has not yet been adapted to film or TV?

Department of Corections: Speaking off the top of his head, Dave misremembered the director of the new Emma. The director is, of course, Autumn de Wilde. The film is her directorial debut. The screenplay was adapted by Eleanor Catton.

Interested in Cindy Sherman? Here is a good documentary from BBC’s program Arena from 1994:

Hello, partygoers! It’s a real party this week as we recorded the show on Dave’s birthday. So you can actually hear Dave getting a year older during the show!

To celebrate, we give side two of Mike Davidson’s mixtape a listen and have a lot of fun. On the down side, there was no cake!

So settle down into your big ol’ comfy chair with a mug or glass of your favourite tipple and let’s listen to:

* Stereolab – “Percolator” – Emperor Tomato Ketchup, 1996* Jefferson Airplane – “Watch Her Ride” – After Bathing at Baxter’s, 1967* The Super Friendz – “Karate Man” – Mock Up, Scale Down, 1995* Midlake – “Roscoe” – The Trials of Van Occupanther, 2006* Emitt Rhodes – “Really Wanted You” – Mirror, 1971* The Real Kids – “All Kindsa Girls” – The Real Kids, 1977* Elliot Smith – “Baby Britain” – XO, 1998* Taylor Hollingsworth – “Keep Comin’ Back” – Life with a Slow Ear, 2009* The Cryan Shames – “The Town I Want to Go Back To” – A Scratch in the Sky, 1968* The War on Drugs – “Red Eyes” – Lost in the Dream, 2014

And we also heard:

* Stereolab – “Percolator (Demo)” – Emperor Tomato Ketchup [Expanded Edition], 1996* The Barbarians – “Moulty” – Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-68, 1972

Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 429 of the little podcast that didn’t!

This week: cold; inappropriate warm-up; check up with Dr. Sleep; hard-working ghosts; everyone wants to watch video game cut scenes; smarten up, Stephen Spielberg; what did Stephen King expect; Dave’s Rebecca Ferguson crush; the right price; what is a pikachu; pompopo vs. pomponyo; why is it a rodent; buffalo balls vs. washers; hail conkering conkers; pigs and bears; animal relations; spoiled feline; unfinished comics series; Little Orphan Annie’s unexpected ending; old isn’t old anymore; youth is more interesting; when I fell in love; horsin’ around; Ian has a crazy idea; salon it’s been fun to know you; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; how cats make cartoons; some alone time; Star Wars argument; Peanut Duck news; life-sized foosball; and, finally, well-integrated.

Thanks for listening.

You know you wanna try it!

Ciao, cinemaphiles!

This week Ian and Dave take a look at Birds of Prey, a film that has turned out to be a pretty major flopperoo for Warners and DC.

Maybe it’s surprising that a movie with Margot Robbie reprising her role as the popular Harley Quinn from the critically reviled, but hugely successful Suicide Squad has failed so badly at the box office. Maybe it isn’t.

Let Ian and Dave fansplain it for you.

Thanks for listening.

Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 428 – the gif that keeps on giffing.

This week on the show: story time; unexpected colonoscopy; the reluctant nurse; unexpected shock therapy; friendly doctor; friendly patient; time jumps; fentanyliana; bloated; hospital gown pro-tips; go squeeze an aspirin; too casual doctor; if you find it, they will cure; sociopath professions; confusing acronyms; anxiety and trauma; PTSD and you; traumatic bogeymen; stress support; uncool school; self-oblivious; time travel amnesia; alcohol; adult avoidance; stand up guys; artistic hang ups; reinvention vs. repetition; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; corrections; new, useful words; sexy crimes that are sexy; hot dog breakdown; mac and cheese recipes; and, finally, we recommend a video game.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the Week: How much sleep do you get? Sub-question: How do you deal with stress?

Ian’s recommendation this week:

Hello, partygoers! As always, you are welcome to join David and Mary in the Listening Party rumpus room. Dave is sitting in the big armchair this week so we recommend the bean bag chair.

Everything gets back to normal this week as Dave takes the controls for the first time since December! We had our friend David M. drop by for a couple of shows with his Christmas music, and then Mary filled in with her fabulous Laundromancer mixtape, and now Dave is back with a mixtape he made for listener Mike Davidson in August of 2016.

So settle down into your big ol’ comfy chair with a mug of hot liquid and a plate of goodies, and listen to:

* Eric Matthews – “Fanfare” – It’s Heavy in Here, 1995* Bubble Puppy – “Hurry Sundown” – A Gathering of Promises, 1969* Sparks – “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us” – Kimono My House, 1972* Preston School of Industry – “Monkey Heart and Horses Leg” – All This Sounds Gas, 1971* The Bamboo Shoot – “The Fox Has Gone to Ground” – Columbia single b/w “There and Back Again Lane”, 1968 [from Acid Drops, Spacedust and Flying Saucers: Psychedelic Confectionary from the UK Underground 1965-1969, 2001 or Rubble 3: Nightmares in Wonderland, 2001]* Destroyer – “Beggars Might Ride” – Streethawk: A Seduction, 1998* The Mohawk Lodge – “Wear ‘Em Out” – Wildfires, 2007* Field Music – “In Context” – Tones of Town, 2006* No Fun – “Ambivalence (Gets Me)” – Snivel, 1984* Sufjan Stevens – “Jacksonville” – Illinois, 2005* Belle and Sebastian – “The Stars of Track and Field” – If You’re Feeling Sinister, 1996

And we also heard:

* Belt Buckle – “Judas Suicide” – Belt Buckle EP, 1993* Demian – “No More Tenderness” – Demian, 1970

Thanks for listening.

Here is the front page of Dave’s booklet from the Snivel box set – the only sign of its 26 years of age is the yellowing of the plastic overlay.

Hola, Sneakers. Welcome to Episode 427 – Mission accomplished!

This week on the show: what is time; free will vs. determinism; the paradox of predestination; Sylvester Stallone paying the bills; sleepwalking actors; Dave saw The Color (sic) Out of Space; Nazi rat; Martha Raye’s dentures; Richard Stanley’s downfall; truncate the tip of the tongue; useless advanced facial recognition software; living room-ation of movie theatres; let’s talk about Moonstruck; what a genius; can we re-visit Kramer vs. Kramer; Robert Benson – pretty good; Superman and Kojak; age gap; Dave admits he watched Miss Americana; scary, overwhelming fame; photo labs; Ian is under pressure; time travel is hard; correcting the past; hordes vs. doors; Ragnarok – Riverdale for Norwegian teens; rubbing our hammers; lazy sub-titles; the Archie-verse; Supernatural fan service; Archie knock-offs; the lure of Jughead; the template for Scooby-Doo; podcast baby; Crime Time after Prime Time; sexy crimes; the Reverse Dorian Gray; lateral move; there is a word for that list; can’t leave; uncomfortable situations; Ian’s murder advice; proof of God; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; the origins of Sneaky Dragon; the third dragon levels up; Almost Live is still alive; and, finally, time to get super cut.

Thanks for listening.

Question of the Week: What is a word we need for something that we are currently missing in the English language? Or, you can make up your own English equivalent for one of the words we were talking about on this episode. Sub-question: Help us! Please give us an example of a “sexy crime”!