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Hey! Step back from that ledge! This week Heather and Ramsey take a listen to Third Eye Blind's self titled album, "Third Eye Blind!" Heather completely breaks. Ramsey shares an embarrassing story from his high school days. "Smooth" by Carlos Santana. And a commercial for the new season of "Serial" from two people who haven't listened to it. All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out...

Carly Hoskins is here and she's brought audio and video from The Matches and their 2006 album "Decomposer!" Ramsey bakes confections! Heather finds Jesus! And we take it to the next level and introduce a second screen experience all up in this piece! All this and MORE! Video Links: " Salty Eyes, " " Papercut Skin" Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices...

It's a good old fashioned three-pete from Saves the Day as we listen to their breakout 2001 album, "Stay What You Are!" Bagel and coffee preferences are throughly discussed by each of your hosts. A jukebox metaphor is dissected until it completely falls apart. (Actually a lot of metaphors are discussed. Saves the Day really loves metaphors.) And Heather conducts a song with her fingers on an audio...

Chris Vespoli is back and he brought more music! Perfect, because that's a necessary requirement to be on our podcast! This time it's Dillinger Escape Plan's 2004 album "Miss Machine!" A lot of fake trailers are voiced over! Some spooky music for all your haunted houses! Slipknot/Slipnutz talk ! And Chris says one of the scariest things one could say to Ramsey before playing him an album: "I'm not...

Fresh off the heels of seeing the band perform live, Heather and Ramsey tackle Death Cab For Cutie's 2003 classic, "Transatlanticism!" A classic mini-sode of What's Heather's Beef?™ We discuss the weird/hilarious demo version of "Title and Registration!" And if you're going to write long outros, Death Cab, then Ramsey is going to write new lyrics for them! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the...

Hey! Dave Murray is back and he wants us to listen to Sum 41's debut album "All Killer, No Filler" for some reason! Ramsey attempts to get over his high school snobbery! Pretty guitar duets made up of very few notes! Our dumbest episode intro yet! And is it truly all killer? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and Heath...

It's time to go back to high school with the Gym Class Heroes! Today, Heather and Ramsey listen to their 2006 album, "As Cruel as School Children!" Ramsey is very surprised to discover what genre of music he is about to listen to! We discuss what makes a concept album a concept album. AND a definitive list of the proper ways to prepare a potato! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check...

John Murray ( The Bosscast, 30 Rock , UCB) is here to talk about a subject near and dear to his heart: The Boss. So why not start with the big one: 1984's "Born in the USA." Learn every single fact Ramsey knows about Bruce Springsteen! Hear insider information, second-hand, about Clint Eastwood's directorial style! And how is Bruce a little bit like emo? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fu...

Heather expands Ramsey's knowledge of the Plain White T's beyond that one song by introducing him to their 2002 album, "Stop!" Learn the true story of Delilah who is out in New York City! (It's not about the nighttime radio host) Find out what happens when you write a bunch of songs about a bad breakup! And can a musician love their art TOO MUCH? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check...

Oh wow. Look at that. It's ska time. This week, special guest Sam Gursky brings us a band and an album from 2004, both with the same name: "The Arrogant Sons of Bitches!" Heather and Ramsey immediately begin dropping and hitting their podcast equipment because they are cursed! We attempt to figure out who Sam is punishing more with his music selection! And Ramsey is asked to describe what he think...

You read that correctly. Today we are venturing into Heather's sometimes confusing past to explore John Mayer's debut album "Room for Squares." Ramsey is obsessed with two words from this album. We address urban legends about bodies that are wonderlands. And Heather discusses the duties of a member of John Mayer's street team (yes, that's right)! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check...

Writer and comedian Daniel Kibblesmith is here to introduce both Heather and Ramsey to The Weakerthans and their 2000 album, "Left and Leaving!" Misleading exclamation points in song titles are discussed. Are some of these songs about ghost ladies? And Sufjan Stevens is an alien! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey and...

It's time to unplug and meet up with Bright Eyes for his very word-ily titled album "Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground." Heather's got the fancy version of this album art! Ramsey has a lot of thoughts about ambient noises! We discuss the two things Ramsey knows about Bright Eyes: one of them involves Jay Leno and one of them involves a very difficult legal drama! All...

Music lady and pin mogul Kaity Davie is here to talk about Bayside's self-titled 2005 album! Ramsey gives a show report from a Foghat concert (in the year 2018)! What are garbage plates and cold slices? And a love song is called "consensual yet cringey!" 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...

It's time to Get Up again as Ramsey and Heather listen to Get Up Kids' third album, "On a Wire!" Heather's niece's current favorite song is discussed! An exciting new podcast review scheme is revealed! And no, you're not accidentally listening to this on double speed: Heather just gave Ramsey cold brew! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music...

Well, well, well. If it isn't good ole Chris Tapp back for round two! This time he brings Alkaline Trio's third album, "From Here to Infirmary!" Everybody has a hard time with the album art! Heather discusses a her tough times at an A.T. show! And the tough questions are asked, like, is there fan fiction for Matt Skiba? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists...

They said we couldn't do it, but we insisted that we could. The "it?" Make it for ONE FULL YEAR! The "they?" Bad guys. In celebration,  Ramsey and Heather examine Steel Train's 2007 album "Trampoline!" All kinds of Bleachers and Fun. discussion! Ramsey points out every accordion! Also, it is so very, very hot! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more...

After our change of pace last week, we're back to our traditional roles: although this time, both Ramsey and Heather might have some trouble. It's our first live album as Zach Custer introduces us to Guttermouth's 1998 album, "Live from the Pharmacy!" Intense tour pranks: good or not? Why on Earth does Ramsey know the lyrics to a Dead Kennedys song? And Ramsey confesses to a crime (and immediately...

You think you're ready. You're not ready. It's episode 50, so in honor of this milestone we have flipped the chairs as Heather is forced to listen to a compilation of Ramsey's own design entitled "Ramsey's High School Experience." We learn that moms love Fastball. We hear some ACTUAL recordings from Ramsey's time in high school (and some fake ones). And... a big surprise at the end. All this and M...

Let's shred and get mellow and rock out with drummer  Keith Sidorowicz , as he introduces both Ramsey and Heather to Sleater-Kinney's 2000 album "All Hands on the Bad One!" Learn about a woman from Keith's past that Ramsey and Heather agree is the coolest person ever! A bunny costume or Jack Ruby murder? And what adjective does Ramsey get away with calling Keith? All this and MORE! Don't want to e...

I predict a riot! The band Paramore's second album from 2007 "Riot!" that is! We talk about Rock Band, how it introduced Ramsey to one of this band's songs, and the colors on the plastic guitars! Stage banter: good or bad? And who is definitively the hottest dad on TV's "Riverdale?" All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ramsey a...

"Get over here, Mischa Pearlman ! Help us talk about Jawbreaker!" That's not how we invited Mischa to our show because we are far more polite than that, but that is what he did as we listened to the 1994 album "24 Hour Revenge Therapy!" We try to settle the age old question, "Who is better: Matchbox 20 or Third Eye Blind? R.E.M. comes up more than you'd expect! And Ramsey immediately alienates our...

Join us this week as, for the very first time, Ramsey is unable to compare a band to Weezer when Heather brings in the 1996 classic, "Pinkerton!" The script gets flipped when Ramsey brings some album history to Heather! Heather wants creepy monkey memes from you! And then we explore space with the sci-fi Weezer album "Songs from the Black Hole" that could have been! All this and MORE! Don't want t...

It's time to go back to 2001 as Gunz of "The Gunz Show" brings us back to Blink 182 and invites us to "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket!" Learn how to tell between a Mark Hoppus and a Tom DeLonge! And why does Heather now have the nickname "Squirrely?" And what's it like to be in a mini-Blink 182 music video? All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our Spotify playlists for more musi...

Boy, it feels politically appropriate to expose Rage Against the Machine's 1999 album "The Battle of Los Angeles," doesn't it? We talk a little bit about Rock Band and Guitar Hero! We talk a lot about politics of the late 1990s! And we debate what is or is not an appropriate name for a follow up band to Rage Against the Machine! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify...