Music Raygun

In this episode, Kirk and Paul watch DRTV ads from the '90s selling music compilation albums. All of them are a little weird, but some are weirder than others. Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLH5Z3TiBIZJA Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Featured Albums: "Freedom Rock," "Pure Moods," "Modern Rock," "Pure Funk," "Monster Ballads," "Body and...

In this miniepisode, Kirk and Paul give propers to some more of the forgotten also-rans of doo-wop. Then they play a game that's a quiz of all questions about music trivia. Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Original Music: Bagweed (https://bagweed.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, Kirk and Paul examine other songs by some of music's most iconic so-called one-hit wonders. Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdvZCGnao-FU Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Featured Artists: The Knack, Lisa Stansfield, Kim Carnes, Semisonic, Ready for the World, Marcy Playground, Jesus Jones, CeCe Peniston, Gerardo, Harvey Dan...

In this miniepisode, Kirk challenges Paul to a laser round, then Kirk and Paul challenge each other to a music trivia quiz. Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Original Music: Bagweed (https://bagweed.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, Kirk and Paul take a time machine back to the year 1989. Kirk’s picks are all hip-hop and R&B while Paul’s are all pop rock. Can you possibly contain your shock and surprise? Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGGvpvlnqNMI Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Featured Artists: Elvis Costello, Nice & Smooth, Squeeze, Vanessa Willia...

In this miniepisode, Kirk and Paul talk about the latest Prince album; Paul closes out his series on “The Forgotten Also-Rans of Doo-Wop,” and there’s a music trivia quiz. Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Original Music: Bagweed (https://bagweed.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, Kirk and Paul take a look at and a listen to the music of legendary music producer and Grammy Award hog Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds. Hey, man, quit hogging all the Grammys. Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZl4Wh-Wz7wU Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Featured Artists: The Whispers, The Mac Band Featuring the McCampbell Broth...

In this miniepisode, Kirk asks Paul about Weezer, and Paul basically recites the "SNL" sketch; Paul remembers forgotten doo-wop group the Old Teenagers; and there's a music/Beatles trivia quiz. Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Original Music: Bagweed (https://bagweed.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, Kirk and Paul explore the music of Paul McCartney after the breakup of the Beatles, including a handful of Wings favorites from the 1970s, some choice cuts from the ‘80s, and a couple of offerings from more recent years. Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDHp0IcjcnIM Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Featured Artists: Wings, P...

In this miniepisode, Kirk and Paul discuss doo-wop non-legends the Old Teenager, then Kirk attempts to stop Paul from winning candy in the music trivia quiz. Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Original Music: Bagweed (https://bagweed.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, Kirk and Paul present another freewheeling, themeless conversation about a grab bag’s worth of special music videos, song parodies, TV ads, public service announcements and more (not much more, just modestly more). Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdL0KjxqnwBA Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Featured Artists: The B-52s; Ta...

In this miniepisode, the Waterboiz are back to review a new flavor of New England seltzer; Kirk and Paul finally reckon with the 1984 film “Streets of Fire”; Paul challenges Kirk to a new laser round; and there’s a music trivia quiz. Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Original Music: Bagweed (https://bagweed.bandcamp.com)

In this episode, Kirk and Paul watch and talk about music videos directed by Propaganda Films co-founder Nigel Dick. Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRTgCMO1jPNg Hosts: Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon Featured Artists: Jona Lewie, Kool & the Gang, Tears for Fears, Makin’ Time, Shannon, Level 42, The Turtles, Black Sabbath, The Smithereens, Alice...

In this miniepisode, Kirk and Paul do Puerto Rican guitarists, punk rock photography exhibits, El DeBarge songs from robot-movie soundtracks, and a music trivia quiz.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul wrap up season 16 of "Music Raygun" with another B-sides episode, in which they revisit each of the topics from the season for one more bite at the apple.

In this episode, Paul confesses, Kirk and Paul preview season 17 of "Music Raygun," Paul offers another tribute to one of the also-rans of doo-wop, and Kirk takes the Beatles option in the music trivia quiz for the first time. Can Paul protect his two-candy streak when facing a gauntlet of Fab Four trivia? Let's find out.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul do another episode about Madonna because it's been way too many years since they did the first "Music Raygun" episode about Madonna.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul share their memories of DJ Khaled, review the history of a forgotten doo-wop group of the 1950s, and do a music trivia quiz.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul pay attention to some of the great musical artists from the five boroughs of New York, New York.

In this episode, Paul plays a laser round, and a music trivia quiz is done. It's classic "Music Raygun" miniepisode stuff, to be honest with you.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul look at another batch of animation music videos. Hand-drawn cartoons? Claymation? Computer animation? It all counts, and it's all accounted for in this episode of "Music Raygun."

In this miniepisode, Paul introduces a new segment called "Go Ahead and at Me," Kirk reviews the April 24, 1986 issue of Rolling Stone magazine, and a trivia quiz about music ensues.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul talk about some of the classic songs made employing the LinnDrum, the famous drum machine manufactured by Linn Electronics between 1982 and 1985.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul play games and talk about "New Jack City." One of the games is a music trivia quiz.

In this episode, Kirk and Paul return to a favorite topic of Kirk's for a sequel to the podcast's New Jack Swing episode (No. 41) from 2018. Watch the videos featured in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwkBtmWrUCYPTdMRXgfmSw6Xr7btYWbPF