Welcome to Year Endless for part 6 of our look at Rolling Stones original best of the 80s list!

What surprising fans did one of the artists we covered today have? What band do Courtney and Will disagree on? What cover done by one of todays artists was a huge deal in Will’s family while he was growing up? What surprising genre did Courtney briefly host a radio show about?

All that and so much more on another great episode of Year Endless.

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You can read more about Springsteen like I did in the wonderful book There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden.

https://www.amazon.com/There-Was-Nothing-Could-U-S/dp/0306832070/ref=sr_1_2?s=books

Welcome to Year Endless as we go into part 5 of our Rolling Stone best albums of the 80s series.

What album cover from an artist today is kind of busy but also great? Which band sounded so different on their first EP that Will had heard it years ago and not realized it was the same band? What is an odd maybe trend that Will has noticed?

All that and so much more on another episode of Year Endless. I also want to mention that we are now available on Youtube for anyone who prefers listening to podcasts there.

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Today on Year Endless is part 4 of our look at Rolling Stones 100 greatest albums of the 80s from 1989.

What inside joke inspired the name of one of today's bands? Will tells the story of one of the stupidest things he ever did. What connection does one of the group have with a greater cultural institution in their home town? What band made a reference to a historical event and instantly made Will a fan?

All that and more in another awesome episode of Year Endless!

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Welcome again to Year Endless as we reach part 3 of our look at Rolling Stone’s best albums of the 80s list from 1989.

What surprising band did Courtney see live? What album are we covering today that technically was first released in the 70s? Which album had surprisingly deep lyrical subtext?

All that and so much more!

There was some weird static in Will’s voice occasionally, but it mostly goes away as the episode progresses.

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Welcome to part 2 of our miniseries looking at the 100 best albums of the 80s list from Rolling Stone in 1989.

What artist in today's episode was Courtney’s first concert? What musical aversion is part of Courtney’s reason for her generally not liking one of the band we talk about? We go on a long tangent on youthful concert attending and not attending. What album cover really gets our goat? Which artist helped inspired Will to want to do a podcast like this one? Starting with this episode we also decide on our best and worst albums for today.

Another great episode!

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Welcome to our second miniseries as we begin our look at the Rolling Stones best albums of the 80s list from Nov 1989. We are excited to start a very different list.

How did the two co-hosts entrance to music from this decade differ? What ridiculous/embarrassing story does Will have that is connected to a song from one of today’s albums? What artist has a surprising second well-regarded artistic outlet?

Another great episode worth an immediate listen!

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On this episode of Year Endless we provide a final conclusion to our Blender magazine indie rock miniseries. We finish with the top 2 albums and sum up the list.

What biographical information from a musicians’ memoir change how we think about some of their bands lyrics? Which of the blurbs bugged Courtney and why? What funny monte-greens (misheard lyrics) did we hear while listening to these two albums? What are a few artists we think should have been on the list? We also read through some comments on the list from the year it was published in 2007.

Thank you to anyone who has been listening as we went on this journey. As announced in the episode, next time on the show we start our second miniseries as we begin a look back at Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest albums of the 80’s from 1989.

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It’s time for episode 10 as we reach Part 10 of our Blender Indie Rock list miniseries. In what unusual setting did Will originally hear the first band of this episode? What issue did Will have when relistening to one of todays albums? What does Will consider the loudest show he ever attended? What geographic connection does Courtney have with one of these bands?

Enjoy another great episode!

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Welcome to episode 9 of Year Endless as our Blender Indie miniseries reaches the final stretch.

What connection does Courtney have with fan zines and how far back does it go? What opinion did Will’s mother form on the guitarist of one of today's band from watching a documentary that included the band he played in? We talk about an unconventional choice for the list that maybe fits despite seeming kind of off the wall. Also, Will goes on a massive tangent related to west Asheville culture.

Listen and enjoy another great episode!

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Welcome to episode 8 of Year Endless as our Blender magazine mini-series reaches the home stretch.

How has Courtney’s opinion on a hated band shifted over the years? What song with a video that was nsfw did Will play at a morning meeting? Which band in this episode did Will walk through frigid temperatures to see live? What album did a super fan create an in-depth project analyzing all the lyrics?

All that so much more in another amazing episode.

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