Jul 25, 2018
This week we're beating the heat with two Hanukkah songs in musical styles from the Caribbean... theoretically. "Hanu-calypso" by Kenny Ellis offers a bounty of calypso instrumentation, as well as questionable wordplay and problematic accents. "Hanukkah Mambo" by the Yule Logs swings to another extreme, offering a...
Jul 18, 2018
BIRTHDAY BOY'S CHOICE!!
Our beloved co-host Ian has completed another year of this thing
called life, and in this episode he receives the gift of picking
this week's songs! He selects two songs from an album that caught
his eye - "A Winter Romance" by Dean Martin. We cover the title
track in addition to the intriguing...
Jul 11, 2018
Performers go head-to-head in this week's back-to-back listener requests! First up, Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming perform a cheeky, maybe-subversive rendition of "Baby It's Cold Outside" - then Cyndi Lauper joins The Hives for "A Christmas Duel", a surprisingly spectacular song about spouses tearing their marriage to...
Jul 4, 2018
This week we're celebrating summer blockbuster season with two holiday songs by or pertaining to America's favorite Will Smith, Will Smith! By request, we begin with a twangy plea from Scott Aukerman and Paul F. Tompkins to show a little kindness this holiday season, titled "Please Don't Joke About 'I, Robot'...