Ass-Kickers! It's time for another Coverlutions episode, and this time we're going a bit... melancholy. We talk about a bit of a downer jam, but one that is truly beautiful - that being the song Ain't No Sunshine, by the legendary Bill Withers.
For those of y'all who have no idea what a "Coverlutions" is, lemme back up a bit for ya: we take an oft-covered song, and the three hosts work to find great covers of the song. Traditional, interesting, weird... no stone gets overturned. We each present a certain number of covers (in this case, eight), and whoever has covers remaining after all is said and done wins. The prize is a picture of a set of steak knives.
For those of y'all who are familiar with Coverlutions, I'm sorry. It took us a few swings of the ol' basketball to figure out the best format, and I think we finally nailed it. We'll all be on the same page from this point forward. Probably. Maybe.
Speaking of, would you like to probably-maybe sync up with all of us? If so then lemme tell ya how!
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Next week: We commemorate our five-year anniversary by discussing our surprise at not being kicked off of the internet yet. (Yet.)
Something else being kicked? Ass. By you, dear listener.

New ep who dis? [EDITOR'S NOTE: Okay, you can't keep saying that this podcast knows about "the youths" and then use old-ass references like that. Do better.]

What the helly? It's a new episode type, that's what!! [EDITOR'S NOTE: sigh]

We're calling this one SomeOnes. The premise is easy to learn, but takes a lifetime to master... or something. You see, each of us got a randomly-generated year, sometime within the last 50 years. Dan scored 1979, J copped 1996, and Zack ended up with 2010.
Each of us creates a 5-10 minute presentation, akin to a Deep Dive or an Unsung, about a song that hit #1 on the chart from that year. "Which chart?", I hear you say... and I don't have an answer for you. Rather, the answer is any. All. Every. If the song hit #1 on a chart, then it's fair game. SomeOnes. Right? Yeah? Yeah.
You got the premise, and you also see that there are really no guardrails for us at all. Keep that in mind as we go in... directions. It's us. It's expected.
But like all of our new episode types, it's in probation until we know that it's a winner. And how do we know? because you tell us. So tell us what you think!
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Next week: wake up babe, new Coverlutions just dropped! [EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm done.] Problem is you would have to read this next week for it to work. Come back to it, for the sake of the bit.
And for the sake of Kicking. Ass, you should Keep. doing it.

Ass-Kickers! Happy April! Well, Happy March as it were, because yes, this is April, from where we sit right now, but the reviews are from March. Truthfully I'm just practicing the use of the HTML bold text tag. But I digress.
You know the drill by now: new albums, newly-charting top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Good and bad in both areas this time around. But if you know this drill (had to give the homie italics some love) then you know the other drill, which is to let us know what you think in all the usual ways!
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Next week: a new thing! As such, I have nothing clever to say about it, because I have no idea how the hell it's gonna go. Good luck, to all of us.
You know what else is good? You do, but lemme tell you anyway: it's good that you Keep. Kicking. Ass. (one for the road)

Ass-Kickers! This is a fittingly Ass-Kicking episode, as we're talking about our Top 5 Guitar Solos. Guitar Solos just kick ass! It's a whole thing.
You'll hear some songs that you expect, along with some unexpected songs from artists that you expect... and some unexpected artists altogether. But with 15 (or less?) songs between us, there were MANY that we didn't have time - or knowledge - to cover. Which means that burden, unfortunately, falls on y'all: what did we leave out? Let us know in all the usual ways:
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Next week: Brad Marchand. Kirill Marchenko. Jonathan Marchessault. Mason Marchment. I hope this bit is landing, considering the totally-not-contrived overlap between NHL lovers and music lovers in our ever-growing fanbase.
You know what else is ever-growing? NOT THAT, YOU SICKOS. I was referring to your ability to Keep. Kicking. Ass.

Ass-Kickers! If you didn't listen to last week's episode of the Fairly KickAss Podcast, STOP! Like, right in your tracks. Because this episode is Pt. 2, and you, Dearest Listener, need Pt. 1! So hit your handy-dandy "go back one episode" button in your podcastin' doodad, and check out the first part of our Deep Dive into the life and music of Tupac Shakur.
Back from Pt. 1? Good! Now listen to Pt. 2, and then tell us what you think!
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Next week: we listen to a whole buncha versions of the same song. If you saw the description of Pt. 1, you might know the song already. If it's a surprise, then that's great too! Surprises are rad.
And you are also rad.
And we know that you will Keep. Kicking. Ass.

Ass-Kickers! We have a treat for you today, from all the way back in June of 2021. It's one of our Deep Dive segments, where we take a journey into the lives and times of different musicians. We've rewound a few old episodes in this series before - specifically our work-ups on Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and the Spice Girls. Adding to that is our two-parter on Tupac Shakur.
We cover his history, during the brief quarter-century that he walked this earth. We talk about the music, of course, and the lasting impact it has, over 50 years later. And, with any luck, we give you at least a few nuggets that you didn't already know about the artist.
But what did we miss? We covered a LOT in these two episodes, but we could've talked for hours more. So let us know what we should've squeezed in:
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Next week: you already know... it's more Tupac. A little spoiler for the week following though: I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I knoow, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I know, I KNOW you're gonna love it. And yes, those are accurate, I counted them. 26 of them in total. If you know, you know, etc. then you know.
But if there's one thing that WE know, it's that you should Keep. Kicking. Ass.

Ass-Kickers! I'll level with you: 2025 has been one of the fastest, and slowest, years in recent memory. One of the fast parts is his here podcast; to wit, February reviews! Already!! The holiday season was just a week ago, I feel, and yet here we are. But, no matter how quickly we get here, we know what we have to do. And that, of course, is to review.
It's your usual dealio - new singles to the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 from Dan, top 3 albums from J, and another top 3 of albums from Zack. As always, there are some old standbys, some fun curveballs, and some things that lived closer to the bottom of the list. A wide range, mainly because we don't know how to do it any differently. But did we do it right? Let us know... you know what I'm about to say, but alas I must say it still:
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Next week: We goin' solo dolo. But all of us are! How can it be?? Tune in to find out. And before you do that, make sure to look within and find out what you need to do to Keep. Kicking. Ass. And then, like, do that.

For this episode of the Fairly KickAss Podcast, we'll start off with a video, which should help tie the room together.
Because, you see, this is one of our One Song episodes, where we tell you all about the very best song in an artist's catalog, the top of the heap, the cremday lahcrem. Only this one is a bit... different. Because, in honor of the 27th anniversary of The Big Lebowski this week, we will instead be giving you the worst song in, you guessed it, the Eagles catalog.
And lemme tell ya, there are some stinkers!
Will we go with well-known jams? B-sides or even more obscure tracks? How many times will we take shots at Don Henley? (Several, for what it's worth.) Take a listen for yourself and see if you agree with our sentiments. If you don't agree, let us know! We love to know things. Know us the things here:
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Next week: February reviews, somehow, someway, are already here. It'll be a good month. Unless it's not, y'know. Only one way to find out, and that's to listen next week. And only one thing for all of you to do, and that's to Keep. Kicking. Ass.

Ass-Kickers! We got a solo dolo for you today, with another one of our Unsung episodes, where we look at those folks in the music industry that are lesser known for their amazing accomplishments. For those who remember, it was the one you were supposed to see a few weeks ago. But hey, better late than never, right?
...right?

Well lemme say that this story is definitely one that should be told, late or otherwise. Because Bernard Purdie may be the best drummer that you've never heard of.
I'll double down and say it again: Bernard Purdie may be the best drummer that you've never heard of. I stand by it! But I'll let his music stand on its own, both from his own releases to collaborations with a veritable who's-who across the music landscape. He also created a shuffle, which is something we could all only hope to do.
Take a little peek, but with your ears, and let us know what you think in all the usual ways:
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Next week: last week's next week will become this week's next week, so to steal what I wrote before:
An old concept with a new spin. It's not a great spin. It definitely doesn't bring the room together. But it's all we got for you, and we're sorry for that.

I'll also reuse my outro, to emphasize that one thing that we will NEVER apologize for is encouraging all of you, week after week, to Keep. Kicking. Ass.

We back! Both with reviews, as this is the first monthly review episode since last November. But also, we back from an unexpected hiatus last week.
You see, I ("I" = Zack... yo0O) had grand intentions on getting out an Unsung episode, due to some scheduling issues with the crew. And then... life happened. I'm being overly dramatic - just had a TON of unexpected work to do, and I stayed up way too late every night, and didn't have time to crank out the ep. Unfortunate.
BUT! My loss is your gain, or something? Because that ep will be released as a little bonus soon. Think of it as the little garlic sauce cup that you get to dip your pizza in.
I'm super hungry, if you couldn't tell, so I'll be quick! You know the drill anyway, and if you don't, I can summarize it as a haiku:
Albums: Zack and J, Charting singles come from Dan, Good and also bad
That's pretty much the sum total of our monthly reviews. But don't take OUR word for it! Let us know which albums you thought were great this month, as well as which newly-charting singles you can't get enough of. Also, our socials have undergone a tiny bit of a makeover, which you'll see below!
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Next week: an old concept with a new spin. It's not a great spin. It definitely doesn't bring the room together. But it's all we got for you, and we're sorry for that.
But one thing that we will NEVER apologize for is to encourage all of you, week after week, to Keep. Kicking. Ass.