If You're Listening

You asked and we (finally) listened: Heather and Ramsey sit down and listen to My Chemical Romance's second album from 2004, "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge!" This week: Heather is harassed by one of the strangest ice cream trucks in the city! We do a thorough run-down of concept albums! And there's big comic books/cartoon connection here: but will it be enough to win over Ramsey? All this and MOR...

In our last in-person guest recording we could do before we were forced indoors, Sam Sklar joined us to introduce both Heather and Ramsey to the band Have a Nice Life's 2000 album, "Deathconsciousness!" This week: Ramsey and Heather recommend their preferred albums to work to! What was the budget for this album? What are the budgets for most albums? We speculate widely! Academy Awards trivia! All...

Fun Fact: Anyone under the age of 13 could be considered a future teen. But today, we're not concerned with them! This week, Ramsey and Heather listen to a song from Future Teen's 2019 album Breakup Season, "Born To Stay!" This week: Our first remote episode, in the order of recording! We adjust to the new normal! And what does Tal Bachman have to do with all of this? All this and MORE! Don't want...

Ramsey and Heather both love a good cover song. This week, however, their patience will be tested when they listen to a compilation of Top 40 songs from 2002 covered in a very different style with the compilation Punk Goes Pop. This week: Has Ramsey ever heard a Mandy Moore song? Who is better: NSYNC or Backstreet Boys? And what makes a good cover (and what makes a terrible one?) All this and MORE...

If there was ever a time for third wave ska-punk, it is possible that now is the time. It is also possible that there was never a time for third wave ska-punk, but Logan LaBarbera is here to introduce us to The Hippos and their 1999 album, "Heads Are Gonna Roll!" This week: Ramsey confuses Limp Bizkit and Smash Mouth! An Italian instrument is learned. A ska band reminiscent of Weezer?! Who is suff...

When last we heard Hayley Williams, she was a 19 year-old, fronting Paramore. Now, she's going solo as we listen to her brand new song, "Simmer!" This week: Learn about Heather's first day of work from home! Ramsey coins a new genre of music and immediately trademarks it! And, at long last, our thoughts on Bjork and swan dresses! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify...

Consider the Kinsellas. That is not the name for our podcast, but perhaps it should be as Heather and Ramsey take a listen as Mike becomes Owen with his 2004 "(the ep)!" This week: How did Heather spend her first day of quarantine? What is a perfect Sunday album and is this one? We give our first reactions on the new "High Fidelity?" All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spo...

Prepare to hear songs! Our friend Carly Hoskins is back and she's brought along Straylight Run's 2005 EP "Prepare to Be Wrong!" This week: Do you know where your children are? Spooky songs and Evanescence! And a brief history of Winamp and the llama! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and Heather. Wanna get a shout-out...

Watch out, Fiona Apple! Hot Mulligan is here to take up the mantle of really long titles! This week we listen to two tracks from Hot Mulligan's 2018 album Pilot ! This week: Heather has lotion in her eyes! We unlock the etymology of a familiar term! And Heather reveals a new nickname! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey...

The second Vulture published their list of 100 best emo songs of all time , you told us we had to cover it, but Heather was all over it. This week we tackle their top 10 and see if we agree! (One of us does not.) This week: What TV show is Heather watching one sketch at a time? We debate the merits of list articles! And why is Ramsey apologizing to the performers behind songs 4-100? All this and M...

Sure, you've heard Blink 182 before. But have we ever heard them… with a different name? This week Jason Parent urges us to listen to Box Car Racer's only full-length album from 2001, from the twisted mind of Tom DeLonge and the… twisted drums of Travis Barker. This week: Heather has created a monster! A deep dive into the Tom/Mark breakup! And who books the bookers? All this and MORE! Don't want...

The Front Bottoms have reemerged with a brand new single to close out 2019! We listen to their brand new song "Camouflage" and break it all down! Heather is dying! #prayersforheather Logic Pro X is also dying! #prayersforramseyscomputer We count down the top five worst things Heather is allergic to! Ramsey's Super Bowl recap! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify pla...

Wikipedia said it best: "Sticks and Stones is the third studio album by American pop punk band New Found Glory." They really nailed it. Today we listen to New Found Glory's 2002 album, Sticks and Stones. A brand-new game concerning pop punk vocals you'll love it! How many bands did this album inspire? And, Ramsey's favorite classic segment on the show: Ramsey's Spa Stories! All this and MORE! Don'...

In 1998 a number of predictions were made for the coming millennium, but perhaps none more significant than the subject of today's episode: The Refused's "The Shape of Punk to Come!" And music industry veteran and Emo Night DJ, Brian Pacris is here to tell us all about it! Ramsey, the boss of the podcast, finally gives Heather her performance evaluation! We all go crazy about allusions and referen...

We just can't cut away: this week we follow up on the infamous At the Drive-In with a solo project. It's the lead single from The Mars Volta's first full length album from 2003, "Inertiatic ESP!" The Suffering returns to the show! A return of a favorite game: Can You Guess the Lyrics, Ramsey? And a lot of confusion at a lot of words and phrases ensues! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun?...

Ladies and gentlemen, we return to 2011 to listen to I Am the Avalanche and their second album Avalanche United. What is Ramsey's controversial take on the band's album artwork? What pranks have Heather's nieces been exacting on the world? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and Heather. Wanna get a shout-out on a futur...

Let's relive teen drama of the 90s with Save Ferris and their 1997 album "It Means Everything!" with special guest, the fantastic Jenn de la Vega ! Would Ramsey hang out with Ferris Bueler in high school? What Christian hardcore bands existed and what deserts did they play in? How did Alex Mack expose this band to a generation of new music consumers? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? C...

For our first episode of 2020, we wish you a happy new year with the best quartet Sweden has to offer: ABBA! It's their 1980 track, "Happy New Year!" A brief history of Ramsey's history with ABBA! Do you remember the A*Teens? We now do! And a very special inside look at All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and Heather. W...

As we move into the 2020s, Heather and Ramsey name their favorite songs of the past ten years! How many comedy songs does Ramsey include? Is there any crossover at all between the pair? Will Ramsey and Heather go to a concert together in the new year? Is this technically a new decade, since there wasn't a year zero? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  fo...

This week, special guest Josh Gondelman is here to bring our first hip-hop album to the show, and what better place to start than Jay-Z's 2001 album, "The Blueprint!" The Jay-Z vs. Nas feud. Remember that? We dig in. A tribute to the vibraslap! And how many albums can we name from memory that came out on 9/11? (A: More than you'd think!) All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our ...

This week we bring some holiday spirit to the podcast as we listen to a track from Piebald's new reunion EP, "(All I Want For Christmas) Is To Rage With My Friends." A new holiday song classic is penned for our listeners! A review for every song on the EP is given (based solely on how Christmas-y it is!) And perhaps most notably, stay tuned to the very end when Heather tries improv! All this and M...

This week: our first video game soundtrack! And (hold your gasps) it does not involve Tony Hawk! It's the soundtrack to MVP 06: NCAA Baseball! A very special lady gets a birthday shout out! We pick our very own walk up music! Through some detective work, a fascinating link between these artists begins to emerge, slowly but surely! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotif...

Oh wow. Look at the clock. It would appear to be ska time, once again. This week, special guest Sam Gursky is back, and he brought us the exact same band he brought us last time, The Arrogant Sons of Bitches, this time with their 2006 album, "Three Cheers for Disappointment!" Some Long Island geography to share with the rest of the world! Ramsey knows a lot about JJ Abrams! And Heather doesn't rem...

This week, Ramsey and Heather go back to where they began with a song from Jimmy Eat World. This week, it's one of their newest songs, "All the Way (Stay)" from their new album Surviving . This week we get a thrilling Times Square character run down from Heather. We also get an intense reaction to a surprise instrument. And, of course, an important run-down of all four of Heather's drinks! All thi...

Your hosts are a pair of upstate New Yorkers with very different musical tastes, but regardless, the frightening tales of Woodstock '99 were inescapable that summer. This week, Ramsey and Heather revisit their past by listening to the double-CD compilation, Woodstock 1999 . Links referenced: @RamonVillalobos' Amazing Twitter Thread | Andy Richter at Woodstock '94 What are your hosts connections to...