Ultimate Catalogue Clash

You can still beatbox in Paraguay. You can still cut a rug in Côte d'Ivoire, you can still shake your money maker in Vanuatu, and apparently, you can still rock in America. Even though I'm pretty sure that no-one was stopping anyone doing that! We're joined by our good pal Tom Armbruster as we break down his kofi pick; Night Ranger's 1983 sophomore effort, Midnight Madness. But will Tom regret giv...

Pudding, chips, and peas is a staple meal of any young lad growing up in Wigan in the 70s and 80s. Vegemite as an abomination until Nuggan and should be outlawed. These are not completely random musings but do have something to do with this week's episode. But will Corey and Kev enjoy a song about a sex party (apparently), will the Weyburn Godzilla be reigned back in during this week's game, and w...

Corey's tired from grad, Kev's tired from work, and the episode drops in thirty minutes. Will Michael and the boys be able to pep up two middle aged fucks up enough to actually get this thing out? Will anyone know who The Loved Ones are? And will someone play that goddamn trumpet!!! The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and recreate or detonate... Songs covered in this episode: "Guns in...

Today we spin up Side B of Plastic Lett.... wait, that's not right... [checks notes...] Side B of Listen Like Thieves. It's Corey's second recording of the night with Kev, so will the friendship last? Will sausages finally be put back on the Weyburn International House of Waffle (that's singular not plural and it refers to the practice of jabbering on endlessly), will George Lucas stop fucking aro...

AND WE'RE OFF! We fought through tech issues, a plague of locusts, two deaths, and a partial drowning to bring you this week's episode so you'd damn well better appreciate it! (Only one of those things is true...) Corey makes Kev listen to more warbling from the wablecunt in chief, Joe Elliott and Kev's game for the season is right up Corey's alley. But will the goliath be outfoxed by the David? W...

We're heading down under folks, where the beer is cold, the sun is hotter and the front men are even hotter! There's another freewheeling conversation between Corey and Kev; Corey is a good way through the INXS biography and Kev accidentally downloaded a TV biopic that he thought was a documentary - so he's even less informed than usual! Corey hits Kev with a mini-game and we spin the Kofi wheel t...

We're heading back to the Prince of Darkness courtesy of our pal Ruddy Rutherford. This one's an eclectic mix of Clapton, Lennon, and Arthur Brown? What?! You've never heard of Arthur Brown??? For shame! We end up listening to Green Day and there's altogether too much Def Leppard for Kev's liking. But will Corey be entertained by 21st Century Schizoid Man and will Kev be on board with a cover of o...

One last episode talking about Blondie. We also talk about Monty Python more than you expect. We find out about Scott Haskin's role in on the Airwolf TV show and Corey and Kev go head to head in the trivia round in a slightly different format. It all takes rather too long and Corey is very tired by the end of it, but, we do discover which artist we'll be covering in Season 9! But who will it be? W...

Would ya look at that! We've wrapped up the last album side of Season Eight and we're ready to bring the notable nudist back in to tell us where we go things wrong, what is latest sexual fantasies about Debbie Gibson involve (spoiler alert, if you're lactose intolerant, it's gonna get messy!) But, crucially, is Blondie's fourth album going to finish as strongly as Parallel Lines did? Is Kev gonna...

Welcome to the first ever episode of our new podcast, "Eats and Beats"! where we break down the menu of one of our favourite restaurants every week, awarding 10 points for selection, 10 points for quality and 5 points for ambiance! Well, not really, but that's the bullshit I came up with for the intro and it's what you're getting for episode notes. We have the first skipper for Kev, a great conver...

Ummmm, errrr...... what? Oh, it's you lot! What do you want from me? Do you know how many damn podcasts I have to write notes for? I gotta come up with something witty or insightful or, I dunno, accurate every time? We're wrapping up Parallel Lines today and last week we promised you that Side B is stronger than Side A, so will we be true to our word? Will Corey reveal his reasons for ironing his...

One Way or Another, we're gonna git ya! We're heading back to New York after a brief excursion to Pasadena last week! We have a new producer, a new bass player, and a new sound overall. So will Blondie come out of the blocks all guns blazing? Will producer Mike Chapman be able to reign in the enigmatic Clem Burke, and will the album suffer from any rhythmic restraint? And will we ever find out wha...

Well, well, well! We're crossing the podcast streams here and talking about an album that Corey has covered extensively on one of his other podcasts, And The Podcast Will Rock! Kev started listening to Van Halen when Sammy took over and has a pseudo-legal history with Dave! We're also joined, for the first time, by our KoFi supporter, Michael Pastore, who gave us this album to talk about. But will...

We're already at the half way stage in this season's catalogue? How can that be? "When are you pair of idiots going to do a full catalogue again" we hear you cry? To that we say "fuck off and mind your own business!" We talk about movies, Dan Akroyd makes an appearance, and Kev tries to reign Corey back in during this season's game. But will he bamboozle the Weyburn Oracle, will Plastic Letters be...

Seven songs? SEVEN SONGS???? What kind of madness is this? Also, it's seven songs on a Blondie album, only one of which is written by Debbie Harry! What the hell are these guys (and gal) tryna' pull here? There are a lot of ideas being thrown at us here! We're venturing to the Bermuda triangle, we're speaking in French, and we're worried about snipers. But will Kev and Corey get to the bottom of w...

Kev and Corey discover their favourite song on the album is the same track, there's no Def Leppard news, which makes Kev very happy, and Corey pontificates on the value of percussive restraint. But, will our dynamic duo love a song about alient ants (free range, not farmed), will Corey take advantage of Kev's appalling performance in the season's game last week, and who the fuck is Ronnie Toast an...

Six songs to kick off Side A from Blondie's debut. We discover that X Offender isn't about Trump and Epstein, but rather is a cautionary tale about falling in love (or lust) with your local copper! There's drum fills aplenty, a few mix issues, and we talk a fair bit about Debbie Harry's voice. But, will new wave surf rock tickle Corey's pickle? Will Kev had any damn clue what West Side Story is? A...

Iggy Pop recalls inviting Blondie to tour with him at a time when David Bowie was playing keyboards in his backing band. "Debbie was an American ponytail girl as seen through the lens of Roger Vadim; Barbarella on speed, or something like that." With Barbella on speed and Chris Stein right behind her, Blondie had all the ingredients to take on the world. But would internal friction pull the band a...

By the mid-1980s, apartheid-era South Africa was subject to a global cultural boycott, strongly advocated by the African National Congress (ANC) and supported by the United Nations. Musicians were explicitly asked not to perform, record, or collaborate in South Africa, regardless of intent. In 1984–85, Paul Simon traveled to South Africa to record with Black South African musicians, including memb...

We're joined by Crowes superfan and all round wonderful fella Dave Lasseter to pull apart Amorica and Tall and to chat about how good the Crowes were live! We also take a run at resequencing the album taking into account every track we have to choose from. Kev and Corey weren't hot on Cursed Diamond, so will Dave hang up the call? Will we get into any trouble for our edits, and will Corey finally...

Our friend Scott Haskin is back to help us unpack season seven. We've covered a bunch of artists on this show that haven't resonated with Scott, so we're curious how this one will go! We have questions provided by the wonderful Dave Lasseter and we'll also find out who we'll be listening to in Season 8! Who can it be now? The only way to find out is to turn on, tune in, and shake your money maker....

Well, look at that. We've come (almost) to the end of another season. Today's episode wraps up the fifth album of our adventure with The Black Crowes. Kev was a big fan coming in, Corey was pretty sure he was a big fan coming in. We've had some high highs and a couple of low lows, but more than anything, we've had pretty good consistency! But, do those ingredients add up to a sauce that you can tr...

The Bears are into a wild card matchup with division rivals, the Packers. The Giants have confounded Corey's hopes yet again by being not quite bad enough to secure the first pick in the next NFL draft, and Canada go down 6-4 to Czechia in the World Junior Hockey Championships. And that's all before we've even mentioned the Black Crowes! We're starting the last album in this season of the UCC with...

This week's Kofi episode is brought to you by our pal Josh Caldwell from The Engine Room podcast! We're digging out our amps and turning them up to ten and heading back to the Sunset Strip, kinda. George Lynch is an American guitarist, best known for his work with the hard rock/heavy metal band Dokken and his post-Dokken solo band Lynch Mob, whose debut album, "Wicked Sensation", we'll be covering...

We had to put together a Christmas episode for ya! What did you think, we'd forget??? Hold onto your baubels and get ready to toss the tinself because we're cranking up the volume on some Christmas classics! We picked three songs each and in both cases, we picked two songs that the other person had never heard! So will Corey be impressed by Jona Lewie and will Kev be on board for a couple of comed...