Mar 30, 2016
Gosh, we can't wait to celebrate the holidays happening this week! Let's see, the first week of April, that means it's... oh. Oh no. Oh no, no no. For April Fools Day, we have given ourselves the unpleasant task of covering two holiday song parodies. Hear us gnash our teeth as "12 Pains of Christmas" by Bob Rivers...
Mar 23, 2016
We grow tired of Santa Claus and jingle bells -- it's time to cover some songs inspired by the good book. We review two new-fashioned songs about old-fashioned stories -- the charming "Joseph Who Understood" by The New Pornographers and the perplexing "Christmas Song" by The Dave Matthews Band, which despite its title,...
Mar 16, 2016
This request was anonymous: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. Having been tasked with covering a song of our choosing from the Muppet Christmas Carol, we select the cheerful "It Feels Like Christmas" performed (primarily) by Jerry Nelson. As RJ is particularly biased towards Muppets, we then endeavor...
Mar 9, 2016
In honor of Pi Day, the annual celebration of baked goods and nerd jokes, we review two nerdy Christmas songs: "X-Mas Rulez, Voldemort Droolz" by Harry and the Potters, and "Christmas in the Stars", the first track off of the Star Wars Christmas album of the same name, featuring the voice of C-3PO, Anthony Daniels, and...
Mar 2, 2016
This week, we take on an anonymous request (which is probably totally 100% from Mrs. Claus) for "River" by Sarah McLachlan, and decide to pair it with the original by Joni Mitchell. It's not just ladies' night: it's Canadian ladies' night.