Garage Band Dads

Blake felt so left out by Andrew's first (and hopefully only) solo attempt, that we got back into the studio to get Blake's thoughts on Hybrid Theory and Linkin Park.

Andrew and Blake reconnect after a long hiatus and discuss why they started the show, speculate on what it means to be a "good dad" and tales of the covid 19 apocalypse.

Andrew makes his first attempt at solo podcasting reviewing Linkin Park's breakthrough album, Hybrid Theory!

Andrew interviews Jimmy Kustes, writer, actor and producer. Andrew and Jimmy discuss some of the highlights of Jimmy's latest work, Body Swap. Body Swap is an excellent independent effort available for rent or to own at bodyswapmovie.com.

In honor of the 18th episode, Blake and Andrew review NOFX's 18 minute punk rock opera epic, the Decline. The song was recorded in 1999 and is a critique of American social issues. Andrew and Blake cover the top 5 issues mentioned in the song and discuss whether or not those issues are relevant more than 20 years later.

Andrew and Tim review the history of cheating in the Tour de France going back to the first tour in 1903! They also pontificate on why some sports are more prone to cheating scandals than others.

Andrew and Tim cover Peter Jackson's Return of the King.

Blake and Andrew review some songs with small drum fills that really pack a punch. They also take shots at the world's greatest drummer, Lars Ulrich.

Adam McKay and Charles Randolph won the Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for "The Big Short". The film was an incredibly accurate portrayal of the events leading to the Global Financial Crisis. However, the film glosses over the Synthetic CDO - the financial instrument that made the housing bubble a global economic crisis. Andrew and Blake take a deep dive in trying to explain how the synthetic CDO worked and how it magnified the housing bubble. We're sure by the end of this episode, you'll want to occupy Wall Street too.

Andrew and Blake are inconceivably joined by long time listener, Tim, for an episode that is slightly longer than a land war in Asia. Make yourself an MLT and listen while we discuss the Princess Bride.

Blake and Andrew plough through a record 6 emails!

Take your favorite love song, it melts your heart, it brings a tear to your eye and makes you wonder how you ever lived without that special someone. Now take a step back, listen to the lyrics and imagine someone said those words to you in all seriousness. They probably wouldn't be you're lover. They would probably be a serial killer.

Andrew and Blake dig in to the man, the myth, the meme: Michael Bolton. Saying his name sends a shiver down the spine that erupts into laughter.

The episode that started it all, recut and remastered for your listening pleasure. Listen to episode that gets down to the chase and omits so much useless exposition.

MLMs may be the single greatest nuisance on social media. Blake tempers Andrew's wrath as they evaluate the techniques used by one of the most controversial forms of direct marketing.

Andrew and Blake cover the greatest story line in professional wrestling history: The New World Order or nWo. What started with the greatest heel turn ever became a story line so powerful it led the Monday Night Wars for 83 weeks against the WWE. But like a vertical suplex, what goes up, must come down.

Andrew and Blake get in to superhero movies of the early 2000s. Andrew fixes the editing!

Blake and Andrew round up their discussion on hero movies. Andrew overshares about his high school drama.

Blake and Andrew get in to the hero movies of the late 90s and early 2000s

Blake and Andrew are back and adjusted for inflation with the second part of their super hero movie analysis. In this episode they cover 1989 Batman and the superhero movies of the 1990s.

Blake and Andrew cover the 1978 Superman - the comic book movie that started it all.

Blake and Andrew cover the Swedish Music Invasion. Starting with ABBA Swedish pop music swept the west. ABBA built a formula for writing effective pop music which continued through to the 1990s with Max Martin. Martin is mostly unknown but has over 20 number one singles and has written for pop acts like The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Katy Perry and nearly every other pop act that has made you want to bang your head against the corner of the wall.

Blake and Andrew go over Aerosmith's impressive permeation into American pop culture. From movie soundtracks to rollercoasters to video games, this band has done it all.

Andrew and Blake discuss the soap opera that is Third Eye Blind. How did this band go from top of the charts to barely heard of? Join us while we peel back the orange on the music makers of the catchiest song of the 90s.