Songs For Help Podcast

This week the controversial judge from the 'Dylan vs. Diamond' debate, 1/3rd of XSW tag team The Bad Habits, and Miss Tarot Tuesday herself, Merritt Evelyn Christensen(@merrittevelyn) returned to join The Boys after seeing a stacked show at Our Wicked Lady.

Listen along as the finer points of cold brew vs. iced coffee are discussed, the band Pile is reviewed, and the #7 song on Metallica's worst songs as ranked by UltimateClassicRock.com is tackled.

You can catch Merritt at @xtremelyseriouswrestling Sept. 27 at P.I.T. Loft. Big thanks to @ourwickedlady @ashjesus @la.dies @pilemusic

Featured Songs Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Vnxo5QgYKffqVCUc1o2NW?si=UozAgh6fRVCw3xGXV4lioQ

This week The Boy's got their fill of live shows by taking in their third legacy act, KISS, in what may be the band's last rodeo in the 'Psycho Circus'. Where does KISS fair between Iron Maiden and Rolling Stones?

They also journey to see PDX's own @SummerCannibals 'Can't Tell Me No' Tour, Cade reveals why he's on the drummer from Jimmy Eat World's side on why the Third Eye Blind singer is a dick, Sean discovers the Urban Dance Squad, and they continue the dive down the Top 10 Worst Metallica songs as ranked by UltimateClassicRock.com.

Featured Songs Playlist

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5b10aWaXc5MRHzJpjP3b0L?si=HzUGkbI5SSG6kucaXVW0Bw

In this special edition of Songs For Help, John Murray of 'The Bosscast' (@BosscastJM)joins The Boys to review the movie 'Blinded By The Light' by Sarfraz Manzoor & Gurinder Chadha.

It's a full-on Bruce love affair between Chris and John as they listen to Bruce B-side 'The Losin' Kind'. We discuss which Springsteen song you pick for a first-time listener, whether or not you'd ditch your sister's wedding to go buy tickets to a Boss concert, as well as get into the nitty-gritty differences between the movie and the book.

For all fans of Bruce make sure to check out John Murray and The Bosscast on Twitter: @TheJohnMurray / @BosscastJM and see John perform at UCBNY every Saturday night at 9pm as part of G.O.A.T.

This week The Boys welcome co-host of the 'I Was Scared, Too!: A Horror Movie Podcast' John Zachary Townsend. (@mrmoviesatthemovies)JZT talks about his summer of concerts, dive into the second week of Katy Perry woes and Kid Rock's unflattering tweet in the news, give Liz Phair a fair rating, discover some Ovlov, and rate the 9th worst Metallica song as rated by Ultimate Classic Rock.

Be sure to check out I Was Scared Too!: A Horror Movie Podcast

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Featured Songs Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2M3edGDWgro9fYk1RHQ3T2?si=rzY2FgDKRkykZq8U9np_lw

What could be bigger than Maiden? How about the Rolling Stones! Sean and Cade come back from The Rolling Stones' #NoFilterTour and discuss the differences between Maiden and the Stones. Chris and Sean remember the best lyric from 'Tumbling Dice', The Boys re-review Lizzo, take a turn on Midland's new track, give Dilly Dally a try, and more on this baker's dozen edition of SongsForHelp.

Featured Songs Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/52rDmLk6dTEzE4J0CAdsNT?si=p-497TN-QL2ZQiXOQj3Plw

It finally happened!! The Boys talk about their experiences watching Iron Maiden from the floor of the Barclays Center. Chris & Sean also talk about seeing The Viagra Boys at the Bowery Ballroom, Sean talks about seeing The Space Lady, and Cade hears "Old Town Road" for the first time!

Featured Songs Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4jSXJV2sOGxDBy9T4TabDU?si=lmE62b9ZRzqa84CLlFZiZQ

With the Mojo continuing to rise in this special edition of SongsForHelp, guest Brian Berrebbi joins The Boys to discuss the finer points of the 1991 Oliver Stone film 'The Doors'.

Listen along as The Boys rate the creative liberties taken by Stone, the performance of one Val Kilmer, as well as a cover by Shirley Bassey.

This week The Boys dig into the myth of the Lizard King himself and lead 'poet' of The Doors, Jim Morrison, talk about the upcoming Area 51 rush, how to make money in plastics, as well as tackle what makes Oscar Scheller's song 'Interstellar Disco' clothing store music. All this and more on this weeks SongsForHelp Podcast.

Featured Songs Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6r1uL7XU0L1kgji4FV5NyO?si=lH39LaQ3R5-c5MP6yF7IWg

This week The Boys discuss a relevant "Top 10 American Rock Bands" article from 2015, stay the course of keeping the pulse on new music by listening to Chris' pick from 1992, and wind up shitting on what's actually popular in 2019 by rating a Shawn Mendes ft. Camila Cabello song. All this and more on this weeks SongForHelp Podcast

Featured Tracks Playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rF20HNZTYaAmGiYKPEo5r?si=ir7GHWkyR8S2MFqkk7tH0g

Telegraph Top 10 Article:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/10-greatest-american-rock-bands-of-all-time/

In this special edition of Songs For HELP! (Get the Beatles pun?) The Boys welcome UCB photographer/"The Current" singer extraordinaire, Arin Sang-Urai, to help review the movie "Yesterday".

In a world where The Beatles don't exist but one failed musician remembers their songs and calls them his own, how will The Boys react and rate the movie