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In this episode, the lads take a break from working on their tans and heed the warning of the Violent Femme's "Blister in the Sun." Along the way, they marvel in disbelief as the Femmes get kicked out of the National Hono(u)r Society, get booed in their hometown of Milwaukee, fall from grace with God "closing" for The Pogues, break up over a blistering burger...yet still manage to hit it out of the park...at every major league game.

Songs:

The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova - Falling Slowly

The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon

Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun

The Beatles - Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds

Violent Femmes - Good Friend

Violent Femmes - Gimme the Car

Violent Femmes - Do Not Go

Violent Femmes - Girl Trouble

Violent Femmes - Add it Up

The Who - Squeezebox

Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone

Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone

Violent Femmes - Crazy (instrumental)

Violent Femmes - American Music

Dead Kennedys - Holiday in Cambodia

Violent Femmes - Promise

The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army

Duran Duran - Save a Prayer

The Power Station - Get it On (Bang a Gong)

The Pogues - Whiskey you're the Devil

Violent Femmes - Good Feeling

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In this episode Tom gets ghosted by Brother Ty and his cryptic ways as they dig deep into the bizarre story of Ghost's "Mary on the Cross" and debate whether stranger things have happened. Join our unctuous undertakers as they take us on a journey from Mormonism to Satanism, relive their headbanging days and unravel the uncanny phenomenon that is Ghost. Trigger warning: Tom gets triggered...big time.

Songs:

The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Rogério Vaz and Rafael Langoni - Striptease Music

Ghost - Mary on a Cross

Bull Moose Jackson - Big Ten Inch Record

Slowdive - When the Sun Hits

Die Spitz - Throw Yourself to the Sword

Ghost - Satanized

Mayhem - Pagan Fears

Venom - Sons of Satan

Venom - Mayhem with Mercy

Gary Moore - Still Got the Blues

Repugnant - Hungry are the Damned

Ghost - Cirice

Ghost - It's a Sin

Ghost - Enter Sandman

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In this twofer episode the gents take off their goodie two shoes and step into the muck as they examine The Knack's 1979 classics "My Sharona" and "Good Girls Don't". Some light mud wrestling ensues as they debate the tenets of new wave, the origins of heavy metal and the deeper meaning of Queening. Join the boyz as they weigh in on whether we should adore these controversial tunes, or Knuke The Knack.  

Songs:

Angine de Poitrine - Sherpa

Noga Erez - The Vandalist

The Knack - My Sharona

Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance

Blondie - Heart of Glass

Doobie Brothers - What a Fool Believes

Suzi Quatro- Stumblin' In

Television - See No Evil

Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Judas Priest - Breaking the Law

Iron Maiden - Trooper

Hand of Doom Orchestra - Trooper

Metallica- Battery

Jack Kevorkian - Whispering, Came Violets

Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There

The Knack - Good Girls Don't

Your Stepdad - Sit On My Face

Shawn Tavakol - Sit On My Face

Dwarves - Sit On My Face

Frank Zappa - Valley Girl

Rolling Stones - Love is Strong

Run-DMC - It's Tricky

Tone-Loc - Wild Thing

Michael Jackson - Beat It

"Weird Al" Yankovic - My Bologna

The Revels - Comanche

Stealer's Wheel- Stuck in the Middle

Van Halen - Eruption

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In this episode our nerdburgers with cheese de-evolve as they take on Devo's wild and wonky 1980 classic "Whip It". From the infamous Kent State shootings to Pee-wee's Playhouse, our whip smart music historians resist many an uncontrollable urge as they scrutinize the very thin line that separates the revolutionary from dorkdom. Demand your freedom of choice, or freedom FROM choice...with TnT!

Songs:

The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Satellite Birdhouse - October

Graven - Lake Head

Can - Spray

Víctor Monge "Serranito" - Nostalgia Flamenca

Devo - Whip It

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Ohio

Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues

Devo - Freedom of Choice

Devo - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Devo - Uncontrollable Urge

Devo - Girl U Want

The Chipmunks - Whip It

Toni Basil - Mickey

Toni Basil - Shoppin' From A to Z

Heart - What About Love

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In tribute to the late Bob Weir, our venerable gentlemen put on their specs and take a closer look at the Grateful Dead classic "Touch of Grey". As they amble down the road they rip a Page off of Jimmy, find themselves in a Bitches Brew, and come to the realization that aging is a Fact of Life and nothing WEIRd after all.  Join the lads as they commemorate their 50th episode and marvel as to what a long strange trip it's been...

Songs:

The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Cate Le Bon - Always the Same

Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros. - Ripple

Crosby, Stills, and Nash - Teach Your Children

Jim Bryson - Traveled by Land

Miles Davis - John McLaughlin

Mary Lattimore and William Tyler - @ Le Guess Who 2019

Led Zeppelin - That's the Way

Leonard Cohen - I Can't Forget

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In this episode, the boyz say YO!... Ho, Ho, Ho from Hollis, Queens as they unwrap Run DMC's "Christmas in Hollis" in this very special XXXMas episode. As they pull their presents from (Back Door) Santa's sleigh, they unwrap a bounty of New York Christmas classics (both naughty and nice).

Songs:

The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Run DMC - Christmas in Hollis

Sting - Gabriel's Message

Stevie Nicks - Silent Night

Madonna - Santa Baby

Run DMC feat. Aerosmith - Walk this Way

Run DMC - King of Rock

Clarence Carter - Back Door Santa

Clarence  Carter - Slip Away

Etta James - Tell Mama

Clarence Carter - Strokin'

ZZ Top - Legs

Kiss - Lick it Up

Bon Jovi - Back Door Santa

The Black Crowes - Back Door Santa

Boogie Down Productions - Illegal Business

Louis Armstrong - Christmas Night in Harlem

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In this very special Hallowe'en episode, our beloved rude boys put on their drainpipe trousers and kick back to the spooky sounds of The Specials' #1 hit "Ghost Town."  As they skank down the streets of Coventry they make a stop at Elvis Costello's bordello before clashing with the locals in Brixton. While they are by no means condemning the condom, they marvel at the many, MANY special public service announcements imploring the youth to keep a generation gap...by wearing a CAP!  So, put on your checkerboard patent leather shoes and start stompin'...with TnT!  Happy Halloween, everybody.

Songs:
The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

The Pogues - A Pair of Brown Eyes

The Specials - Ghost Town

Robert Preston - Seventy-Six Trombones

The Specials - Do the Dog

The Clash - The Guns of Brixton

Linton Kwesi Johnson - New Craas Massahkah

Eddy Grant - Electric Avenue

The (English) Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom

Victor Romero Evans - At the Club

The Specials - Friday Night, Saturday Morning

The Specials - Why?

Fun Boy Three - The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy

The Specials - Free Nelson Mandela

The Specials - Little Bitch

The Specials - Gangsters

The Specials - Stupid Marriage

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In this episode, the lads uncover a song...within a song...within a song...within a song as they excavate the layers of The Verve's 1997 hit "Bitter Sweet Symphony". As they descend into the musical mine they find The Rolling Stones, The Staples Singers, discuss magical musical moments in London, marvel at the bittersweet results of an international hit, and wretch at the often inequitable distribution of royalties. Put your hard hats on, light your headlamps up and join the boyz as they descend into the depths.

Songs:
The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Ozzy Osbourne (feat. Elton John) - Ordinary Man

The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony

Killing Joke - Frenzy

The Rolling Stones - The Last Time

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra - Time is on My Side

Richard Cheese - Enter Sandman

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra - As Tears Go By

The Andrew Oldham Orchestra - The Last Time

The Staples Singers - This May Be My Last Time

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Miss Strange

Caetano Veloso - London, London

New Radicals - You Get What You Give

The Verve Pipe - The Freshmen

Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Lucky Man

The Verve - Lucky Man

Oasis - Cast No Shadow

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In this episode our devilish monks walk the not-so fine line between self-discipline and self-pleasure as they ponder the mysteries of the Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos' most unlikely double-platinum success Chant, which gently rocked the world in 1994 and changed the way we think about music. On their journey to a simpler, more monastic life our friends are tempted by Snoop Dogg, reunite with Suzanne Vega, experience unspeakable "Sadeness" with Enigma, and rage against...the Machine?  Join the lads for a musical experience 1300 years in the making.

Songs:
The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Jackson Browne - Rosie

Benedictine Monks of Santo Domingo de Silos - Alelula, Beatus Vir Qui Suffert

Ace of Base - The Sign

Tim McGraw - Indian Outlaw

Snoop Dogg - What's My Name

The Monks - Johnny B. Rotten

Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls

Loreena McKinnitt - The Mummer's Dream

Bono, Pavarotti, et al - Ave Maria

Enigma - Sadeness

DNA and Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner

Yasser Farouk - Oud (solo)

Gypsy Kings - Tarantas

They Might Be Giants - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

Rage Against the Machine - Guerrilla Radio

Benzedrine Monks of Santo Domonica - Do Ya Think I'm Sexy

Soul II Soul - Keep on Movin'

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In this episode, featuring a listener pick, our kindred spirits ponder the deeper questions of earthly existence and the afterlife, as they examine Norman Greenbaum's 1969 classic "Spirit in the Sky". Things get downright fuzzy as they nerd-out on classic guitar tones and jimmy (Jimi?) open the caskets of the guitar greats in search of clarity. Join the fellas on their journey of redemption as they seek to understand how a Jewish-American came up with the best Christian spiritual of our time.

Songs:
The Reverb Syndicate - Better Dancing Through Technology

Billy Bragg - St. Swithin's Day

Tom Waits - (Intro to) Better Off Without a Wife

The Lonely Island - Jizz in My Pants

The Who - Pictures of Lily

Elvis Costello - Pump it Up

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky

Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band - The Eggplant That Ate Chicago

Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky (Demo)

George Harrison - My Sweet Lord

Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice - Superstar

Norman Greenbaum - Titfield Thunder

Jimi Hendrix - In From the Storm

Cream - White Room

American Music Club - Fearless

Van Halen - Top Jimmy

Stryper - Free

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