90's Boy Bands! In this episode I'm joined by two grizzled vets from the Boy Band Wars of the 1990s to dissect three ridiculous music videos from the era: NSYNC's "I want You Back" and "Bye Bye Bye," and Backstreet Boys' "Larger Than Life."
We also talk about being a secret Backstreet Boys fan among NSYNC diehards, obscure memorabilia, and an especially dark episode of House of Carters. Stick around until the end to hear a suprise guest MC lay down a few bars.
In our second Awful Band Spotlight, Travis returns and Matt Booth makes his debut to talk with me about a good-band-gone-bad of epic proportions, Green Day. We talk about why the band is important to us, 3 music videos that illustrate just how bad they've gotten, and the Broadway musical based on their album, American Idiot.
Also in the episode: Travis has b33f with the title of "Good Riddance," Matt has tips for millionaires on writing punk songs, and I reveal why I was kicked out of my graduation ceremony (It wasnt for anything cool). Videos discussed in this episode: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), Minority, Wake Me Up When September Ends, "Billie Joe Freakout."
90's Pop Rock! Counting Crows' "Mr. Jones," Smashmouth's "Walkin' On The Sun," and Jewel's "I was Meant For You."
In this episode we talk about the dark secret Smashmouth's singer has hidden in his garage (in a segment I probably should've cut out), and discuss what an extraordinarily boring slob Jewel apparently is.
We also have a Counting Crows/Blue Oyster Cult mash-up, and The Chipmunks sing about smoking crack (really). If you like the show, please rate and review!
In this episode, Devyn Trujillo joins us to dissect Atreyu's "Lipgloss and Black," HIM's "Wings of A Butterfly," and Aiden's "One Love." We talk to her about her gothy upbringing, and how a brief but memorable stint of listening to Atreyu led her to long-time friends and much "spookier" bands.
Macky and I argue about the root of HIM's success in America. We all cringe at the "artistic" "representations" in an Aiden video, and, as ususal, we save the worst band for last. Other bands discussed in this episode: AFI, Nick Cave, and Siouxsie and the Banshees.
The 90's R&B Episode! We bring in our good friend Angela to talk about her personal relationship with 90's R&B and to tell her story about meeting a flash-in-the-pan 90's R&B group after winning a radio contest.
I grasp for 90's R&B songs I actually know (and come up mostly with songs from Space Jam). We talk about Kiss from a Rose, The Boy Is Mine, and Twisted by Keith Sweat. We discuss the importance of Big Ass Denim Jackets, laugh at Jim Carey's dumb face, and wonder whether or not Keith Sweat would've made a better detective than singer.
In our first Awful Band Spotlight, our friend Travis Duscay joins us to talk about one thing that should not be: every Metallica album released after 1988. We dissect videos for I Disappear, St. Anger, and the cinematic shame-fest that is Some Kind Of Monster.
We also discuss the dreaded Lou Reed collab, Lulu, and reminisce about our favorite tracks from the band's storied history.
In this episode, we sit down with our friend Nick Guenzler and talk about the teen movie that is the video for Sum 41's "Fat Lip," try to make Avril Lavigne's "Sk8er Boi" more obvious, and discuss the hardest relationship, as described by Simple Plan's "Perfect."
For this episode we watched Limp Bizkit's "Rollin', Adema's "The Way You Like It," Papa Roach's "Last Resort," and Pressure 4-5's "Beat the World." We discuss Jonathan Davis's (Half? Step? Fraternity?) brother, contemplate "blank" during the "squeaky clean" version of "Last Resort," and kind of like Primus.