Jul 31, 2019
As July draws to a close and the hottest days of summer (so far) hit the northern hemisphere, we return to that perennial source of bottom-of-the-list material: songs about spending the holidays in a warm place. But this year, there's a twist: The songs we listened to are actually good, it turns out! First, we enjoy the...
Jul 24, 2019
Ian has aged yet again which means it's BIRTHDAY BOY'S CHOICE TIME!!! For his selections, Ian has gone with two songs that some may say barely belong on our list - but perhaps do belong on a mix CD curated by a moody teen. "A Long December" by Counting Crows has been a long time coming, and "The First Song" by Band...
Jul 17, 2019
There are a lot of national food days in July, you guys. This week, we're celebrating National Hot Dog Day with some Christmas songs about pigs. "The Boar's Head Carol" by Magpie Lane is pretty much exactly what the title says it is, while "Noche Buena" by Celeste Legaspi has a slightly more roundabout connection to...
Jul 10, 2019
This week on HARK, we're celebrating nature's neatest root vegetable, the potato! Since National French Fry Day falls on July 13th, we listen to two songs featuring another fried favorite. "Pass the Latkes" by Kid Kosher seems to be a sincere hip-hop ode to this Hanukkah treat, while "No Latkes" by OHT Crew is a...
Jul 3, 2019
We're back! And while we may have missed Canada Day on July 1st,
we've got some requests to help us fill our CanCon requirements.
Ontario's comedy trio The Arrogant Worms provide two holiday tracks
for us to dissect - "Christmastime" and "Vincent the Christmas
Virus".
Thank you to Michael (probably) for the requests!