Erin Rose O'Brien returns to the show to talk about "They Got Lost," with its different versions from Severe Tire Damage and Long Tall Weekend. We debate which is the superior version, discuss melody vs. story in songs, and dig into the background of our covers artists. 

Tara Trate returns to the show to talk about an early TMBG b-side, "The Biggest One." We discuss the song's importance in the band's early history, dirty diners, and songs with beats missing. 

Alex Nemeroff makes his debut on the show to talk about the chill cut "Your Own Worst Enemy" off of Factory Showroom. We discuss 70s soft rock bands, Friedrich Nietzsche, and weird old midi hardware. 

Alex Nemeroff makes his debut on the show to talk about the chill cut "Your Own Worst Enemy" off of Factory Showroom. We discuss 70s soft rock bands, Friedrich Nietzsche, and weird old midi hardware. 

Ben Byrd returns to the show to debate the merits of the Mink Car song "Finished With Lies." We explore a few different interpretations of ours, follow the song's journey from demo to album track, and hear a new We Are Number Three cover, which includes Ben himself. 

Podcaster and author Rob Harvilla of 60 Songs That Explain the 90s: The 2000s, is here to talk about the Apollo 18 classic "Spider". We attempt to deconstruct the song to guess the origins of its parts, comment on live versions from a 30 year span, and jam out to 4 amazing covers from our Covers Crüe. 

60 Songs That Explain the 90s: https://open.spotify.com/show/0njxeKJKFtoJhCRF1ShmL4?si=445ec35ace54452d

Jaya Crites returns to the show to talk about "No!" from...well, No! She gives us insight of what she thought of the song hearing it as a child, and how it has evolved to hearing it as an adult. Also learn how to sing the song in several languages thanks to a cover by Noah Daniel. 

TMBG's saxophonist Stan Harrison returns to the show to talk about two songs he did horn arrangements for, "Cloisonné" from Join Us and "Let Me Tell You About My Operation" from Glean. We also talk about his new album, Some Poor Soul Has a Fire, which you can check out and buy on bandcamp! 

https://stanharrison.bandcamp.com/album/some-poor-soul-has-a-fire

Olivia Felo returns to the show to talk about TMBG's cover of The Pixies' song "Havalina." This episode was edited by Olivia herself! Thank you Olivia! 

Amber Chaney returns to argue the merits of The Spine once again and more specifically, its song "Au Contraire." In an episode that was many reschedules in the making, we discuss French accuracy, famous figures and swingin' drum machines.