Year Endless

Welcome again to Year Endless as we reach part 3 of our look at Rolling Stone’s best albums of the 80s list from 1989. What surprising band did Courtney see live? What album are we covering today that technically was first released in the 70s? Which album had surprisingly deep lyrical subtext? All that and so much more! There was some weird static in Will’s voice occasionally, but it mostly goes a...

Welcome to part 2 of our miniseries looking at the 100 best albums of the 80s list from Rolling Stone in 1989. What artist in today's episode was Courtney’s first concert? What musical aversion is part of Courtney’s reason for her generally not liking one of the band we talk about? We go on a long tangent on youthful concert attending and not attending. What album cover really gets our goat? W...

Welcome to our second miniseries as we begin our look at the Rolling Stones best albums of the 80s list from Nov 1989. We are excited to start a very different list. How did the two co-hosts entrance to music from this decade differ? What ridiculous/embarrassing story does Will have that is connected to a song from one of today’s albums? What artist has a surprising second well-regarded artistic o...

On this episode of Year Endless we provide a final conclusion to our Blender magazine indie rock miniseries. We finish with the top 2 albums and sum up the list. What biographical information from a musicians’ memoir change how we think about some of their bands lyrics? Which of the blurbs bugged Courtney and why? What funny monte-greens (misheard lyrics) did we hear while listening to these two a...

It’s time for episode 10 as we reach Part 10 of our Blender Indie Rock list miniseries. In what unusual setting did Will originally hear the first band of this episode? What issue did Will have when relistening to one of todays albums? What does Will consider the loudest show he ever attended? What geographic connection does Courtney have with one of these bands? Enjoy another great episode! You c...

Welcome to episode 9 of Year Endless as our Blender Indie miniseries reaches the final stretch. What connection does Courtney have with fan zines and how far back does it go? What opinion did Will’s mother form on the guitarist of one of today's band from watching a documentary that included the band he played in? We talk about an unconventional choice for the list that maybe fits despite seem...

Welcome to episode 8 of Year Endless as our Blender magazine mini-series reaches the home stretch. How has Courtney’s opinion on a hated band shifted over the years? What song with a video that was nsfw did Will play at a morning meeting? Which band in this episode did Will walk through frigid temperatures to see live? What album did a super fan create an in-depth project analyzing all the lyrics?...

Will and Courtney are back for the 7 th episode of Year Endless. What an exciting episode with some of our best discussion yet. What info was spreading about one of the top bands of the early 00s garage revival? What surprising parallel is there between a star of the 00s and one of the 70s? What music does Will not recommend listening to while walking through a shopping mall? All that and more on...

Courtney and Will return for another exciting episode. We’re into part 6 of our Blender Indie Rock list mini-series. Hear what statement Courtney makes that gets Will so flustered that he moves right along. What band named as an influence in a blurb do the co-host not hear in the music? What was a trend in music performance that a members of ones of today's bands was reacting against? This epi...

Welcome to episode 5 of Year Endless everyone! What similar musical instrumentation did Will notice between one of the artists from today and a popular single from a much different genre? What cool line up did Will see one of today’s bands at the top of? What surprising business is the frontmen of one these bands involved in? Don’t miss out on another great episode!

Welcome again to Year Endless! Today is part 4 of our look at the 2007 Blender Indie Rock list. What introduced the first artist in this episode to a much larger audience? What music does Will recommend if you really need to stay awake? Which singer’s most well known album is Courtney’s least favorite by them? Content warning: description of fictional animal abuse. Skip at 16:11 until 16:37 if you...

Welcome to episode 3 of Year Endless in which we continue our Blender Indie Rock miniseries. Does the sound of our first artist of today match their over the top band name? What unusual cover did Will once hear on acoustic guitar? How does Courtney differentiate eras of one of her favorite bands​? What genre of entertainment is covered in Will’s favorite album by an artist covered today?​ Don’t mi...

Will and Courtney return for the exciting second ever episode of Year Endless! They continue their deep dive into the Blender magazine Best of Indie Rock list from 2007. Our hosts give their opinions on speak singing. Which artist did Courtney have a demo/bootleg tape of back in the day? What band’s music is too slow for Will? Which artist on this list did both co-hosts have a shared dislike for a...

Welcome to the exciting first ever episode of Year Endless! On this episode we begin a mini-series which looks back at Blender magazines 100 greatest Indie Rock albums of all time from back in 2007. The first ten albums jumps through decades of musical history. What traditionally not well regarded band is a friends favorite act of all time? For what different band is Will familiar with the singer...