The Conundrum

It's the second part of the final ever episode of The Pavement Conundrum... Paul, Chris, Mark and Emre hear from guests Clare Wilde, Craig Angus and Steve Alexander before revealing the final results of the jury. Which Pavement classic will be the one to solve The Pavement Conundrum? Thanks for listening! We're on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

After what feels like centuries, the members of the podcast reconvene in a bid to finally solve The Pavement Conundrum. In the first part of the final, Paul, Mark, Chris and Emre catch up after a long break and hear from absent (with good reason) co-host Duncan as well as friends of the pod, Joseph Goss and Eddy Walsh.There's a lot to cover but which song will take first place?Part 2 will follow very soon indeed.Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

It's the penultimate episode of The Conundrum and Paul, Chris and Duncan run the Pavement Gauntlet in order to get closer to the final. Full disclosure: this gauntlet idea was a mistake. If anyone out there understands it, please let us know as we could really use help. Please help us.At least we know that numbers make the world go round. See you in the final.

It's the first semi final of The Conundrum and Paul has made sweeping changes to the format. GONE are Chris and Duncan... but just for Part 1. They will eventually replace Mark and Emre who join Paul to undertake the most complicated and frustratingly stupid exercise yet attempted on this podcast. There's on air admin, constantly changing rules and, for some reason, dirty things. Which songs will stake their claim to make it to the final of The Pavement Conundrum? Elsewhere, Mark has a date with Ikea, Emre is still at a Godspeed gig and Paul just feels a normal amount rich. Look out for Part 2 in the next few weeks with Chris and Duncan.Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

Howdy! Step into the Get Out of Jail Saloon because it's the last chance for a handful of these wonderful Pavement songs and your old pals are here to sling you some bourbon and talk crap about stupid nonsense. Chris is celebrating Black Cat Appreciation Day, Mark has just scored a hat trick of goals agains a 9-year-old girl and Paul is living among the creatures of the night. Fortunately, Conundrum icons Emre Ramadan and Duncan Robertson are here to distract proceedings with analysis of certain members of Pavement's... eh... members and contribute to this whole food packaging thing that Mark is obsessed with. Thank goodness Chris is here with on point Simpsons references but how many times can you watch Some Kind of Monster?You only get two or may be three chances to make a first impression. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @ConundrumPod and Mark is there too: @themarkedwards

Life gets in the way, folks... however, after a short break (not that any of you were counting), the boys are back in Pavement town to rattle through the remaining matchups in the second round. Friend of the podcast Duncan Robertson returns, armed with some of the best insight you'll hear on a music podcast as the Gang of Four go through the remaining twenty Pavement classics. Elsewhere, Mark has an issue with smell pollution, Chris is desperate to go back and play Kid Chameleon and Paul's no longer at the Pavement Brink. Listen to hear which song could win the whole damn thing and what song is the winner of The House of Pain Conundrum. The podcast is on Twitter (@ConundrumPod) but you'd might as well just tweet Mark to be honest (@themarkedwards).

After the drama of the previous episode, Paul has turned up sober and has a very important question for his co-hosts. Elsewhere, Chris has yet another appointment he needs to get to and Mark keeps talking about cowboys. Fortunately friend of the show, Clare Wilde is on hand to help the three idiots make sense of eight more Pavement songs. If you're interested in Pavement Conundrum NFS, learning who Chris and Mark's least favourite lawyer is and hearing what Paul thinks about the crime statistics of Linden, California, this is the podcast for you. Remember, if you meet Chris and Mark at Primavera, leave Chris alone. (Mark would like to sell you a signed photo.)

The Conundrum returns after a short break and there's no easy way to explain this episode other than: Paul drank too many beers, Chris just wants to get to his bed and Mark hates Picard Season 2. Fortunately, friend of the podcast Eddy Walsh is on hand to share some wonderfully intricate thoughts on eight more Pavement songs as we move through the second phase of The Conundrum. Elsewhere, Mark needs mass sympathy please, Paul has invented some dumb method and Chris feels like he's driving a runaway train. Follow us on Twitter, but please don't tweet at us (we'll explain why later): @ConundrumPod.

It's the inaugural Conundrum Summit and a chance for Paul, Mark and Chris to drill down into the Conundrum data to see how well the podcast is performing and, more importantly, how Mark and Chris are performing. There are performance reviews, calls from the listeners and a Pavement Quiz... with devastating consequences. All that plus some chat around Pavement covers and your chance to hear the only episode in existence of THE PAVEMENT EQUATION. Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

Paul, Mark and Chris welcome back honorary member of The Conundrum, Emre Ramadan for this, their silver wedding anniversary episode of the podcast. There's a lot to discuss today including eight more Pavement songs, four of which gotta go... Elsewhere, discover what the admission fee is to listen to Old to Begin, hear which Conundrum host is two steps ahead of everyone on earth and find out why you always need to keep your receipts. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod

We're now deep into round 2 of The Pavement Conundrum and things are just getting worse. Chris is a class traitor. Paul just worked two shifts. Mark wrote his notes drunk. Thankfully, the gang can call on the talents of special guest Joseph Goss to provide insight into eight fantastic Pavement tunes along with the secrets of the barbershop and where in Scotland you need to go to get a Princess Diana haircut. The team also discusses emotional erogenous zones, the singing doll Cricket, My Radio (again) and why are we here again? Oh yeah, Pavement. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @ConundrumPod for all things Pavement and our special guest Joseph Goss: @JosephGoss for all things Barber.

In another BUMPER episode of The Conundrum, Paul, Mark and Chris are joined by the fantastic Steve Alexander for another chaotic, anxious and traumatic round of the world's only podcast (apart from John Rogan on Spotfly.) Steve and the boys cover another EIGHT Pavement songs, covering all the usual stuff PLUS Billy Joel, why members of Smashing Pumpkins have created a media monopoly, Chris being at war with a neighbouring country AND Chris' recent trip to the dentist. (There's a lot of Chris this week.) Oh and Mark has something to say about My Radio. (Paul is fine, by the way. Thanks for asking.)All that PLUS we reveal who one of the greatest professional, football header-teaching, music organisations of all time is/are. That sentence is a mess. Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod and follow Steve Alexander on Twitter: @DocktorA

Paul, Mark and Chris return with a BUMPER episode full of Pavement chat and A SPECIAL GUEST: it's jD of Meeting Malkmus! jD rejoins The Conundrum to help run the rule over 8 songs by our favourite band, share the scoop on the final episodes of Meeting Malkmus and teach the boys what respect really means. Elsewhere, Gall shares his idea of hell, Mark's radio doesn't work and Paul has a rhetorical question. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod

It's the return of the world's only podcast after a short winter break and Paul, Mark and Chris are ready to start taking this whole conundrum seriously. Mark is feline good after some happy pet news, Paul wants you to get real, but also not worry about Gold Soundz and these pretzels are making Chris thirsty. In addition, the trio have drafted in friend of the podcast and all-round good egg Craig Angus of the excellent band Savage Mansion to assist with the first episode of the second round. Elsewhere, the team discusses Wordle, the long-forgotten WCW wrestler Buzzy Fuzz, the undisputed ranking of R.E.M. albums and honestly, don't worry about Gold Soundz. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod

It's the final podcast of 2021 and Paul, Mark, Chris and Duncan (with the ghost of Emre) have to sort through the final 16 tracks in the Second Chance Saloon. There's an above-average amount of shenanigans and it's about time someone got fired around here. The Conundrum is taking a short holiday in January 2022. Thanks for listening. We're on Twitter: @ConundrumPod @thepaulcarlin @thegallatron @knacknud @themarkedwards

You only get four chances to make a first impression and in this episode of the world's only podcast, your least favourite Pavement fans are addressing the burning issue of The Second Chance Saloon. We've crunched the numbers and it's time to work together and against each other. Paul, Mark, Chris, Duncan and the ghost of Emre begin the mammoth task of working out which 8 of the knocked out songs get a chance to re-enter The Conundrum. It's a mess; it's a goddam mess. Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod @thepaulcarlin @themarkedwards @thegallatron @knacknud Bob Nastanovich, please call us. We want to cut a deal.

Ahead of the second round of the Pavement Conundrum, Paul and Chris caught up with Pavement superfan Steve Alexander who, when he isn't doing his day job as NBC Sports EDGE's Senior NBA Editor, is often found helping the great and the good of indie rock with their draft picks, running trivia nights featuring Bob Nastanovich or being told by his kids to turn off Forklift. Steve shares his Pavement origin story, chats about the many times he's seen (AND MET) the band and takes a dive into six wonderful Pavement tracks with Chris and Paul. Trust us, this gentleman really knows his Pavement. Follow Steve on Twitter: @docktora Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod @thegallatron @themarkedwards @thepaulcarlin (Mark was moving house during this episode but if you ask Chris, he'll tell you Mark was in jail.)

It's the final frontier in the first round of The Pavement Conundrum and in this explosive episode, your hosts are visited by two uninvited ghosts. It's a spooky experience but one that comes at a price... Elsewhere, the gang discuss Indiana Jones and the False Holy Grail, Stormzy putting on a show for one lucky Pavement Conundrum host and would you believe it? There's prosperity in the hills of the Pavement Conundrum apparently... but what colour should you paint those walls? Oh and 8 more Pavement songs, if that wasn't already obvious. Keep up with whatever we're doing on Twitter (because we can't) - @ConundrumPod

It's almost the end of round one and your hosts are delving deeeeep into some Pavement classics in this episode with another eight tunes up for discussion. Elsewhere, the gang discusses the geography of their home towns, playing guitar in Latin and the ultimate destruction of both the UK and the USA so just normal stuff, really. Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

It's episode 15 of The Pavement Conundrum and there's a disturbance in the force. 8 more Pavement tunes are discussed in fine detail before a seismic event takes place that could rock the very core of The Pavement Conundrum. Follow the pod's updates on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

It's episode 14 of the only podcast in the entire world and it's an episode that cuts straight to the chase. 8 Pavement songs enter, only 4 can progress to the next round. Elsewhere in this episode, Chris has declared independence for Scoddland, Paul wants you all to get well soon and Mark needs some new fancy friends. Send us hate mail on twitter: @conundrumpod

The Pavement Conundrum is back and, boy, do we have a chunky episode for you today. Paul, Chris and Mark have a lot of actual opinions on certain songs today. Good news for people who like proper analysis on the music of prominent US indie rock band, Pavement. If that's not your bag, there's plenty of stupid nonsense: sad cowboys, debate about what year the film Buddy's Song came out, Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers enter the conundrum, Mark's raft playlist and don't forget it's Call Paul night at the local mental institution. Is Chris the only person taking this podcast seriously? Follow us on Twitter, if you like: @ConundrumPod

It's episode 12 and Paul, Mark and Chris are back, armed with 8 noteworthy Pavement songs to argue about! Oh, and they do argue!This episode has everything: great tunes, secret recordings from the Terror Twilight sessions, news about Mark's troll farm, Chris' love of Scatman John and the potential for retribution for Paul due to a controversial opinion about a Pavement song. Is he wrong? You decide. Unless you disagree with him, in which case, don't. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod

The boys are back in podcast town with eight more fantastic Pavement tunes to pore over and for the first (and last) time in podcast history, Mark is the show's host! Will he be as successful as Chris or will Paul regret everything (again)?Plenty to discuss in this episode including Paul vs Mark in the upcoming landmark Internet court case, what Chris got for Christmas in 1992, how dreadful Edinburgh really is and, of course, another secret recording from the Terror Twilight sessions. Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

It's Episode 10 and the atmosphere is electric. Mark is living his best self, Gall is on hosting duties and Paul? Well, Paul is zen. Paul is free. Eight more Pavement songs enter The Conundrum with only four progressing so between discussing these matchups, the gang also discuss Indie Outcast Billy Corgan, Road Rash II, Paul not having 'the worms' and some dude called Graham Coscan?Made with undying love for the rock band Pavement.Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

It's episode nine and there's a grey cloud hanging over The Pavement Conundrum. Paul is convinced it's shenanigans but Mark and Chris are just living their authentic lives. What is next for these three Pavement fans? Will they make it to the end of The Conundrum? Will they make it to the end of the EPISODE? Gall has an important announcement, Mark has a very Inception-style secret recording and Paul is just doing his best to manage after the whole Type Slowly thing. Also: why shouldn't you call a harmonica a 'moothie'?Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

There's been a murder on The Pavement Conundrum and the blood is on Chris and Mark's hands. Don't blame Paul for this one, he is innocent. Apart from those two idiots brutally massacring a Pavement song in cold blood, the trio cover other topics such as Sufjan Stevens' connection to Spiral Stairs, more songs about buildings and food, regional pride and Stephen Malkmus' potential reaction to Scottish Independence. But overall, Chris and Mark murder a song. That's what you'll take from this episode. Sorry, Pavement. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod

It's episode 7 and someone's getting sacked... maybe.This is rather antagonistic episode of The Pavement Conundrum and, as usual, Mark and Chris are bullying Paul. Despite that, the trio manage to cover important topics such as coffee preparation methods, fizzy pee, the click clack of the train track and Didier Deschamps in Pavement form.All that plus 8 more Pavement classics and more secret recordings. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpodMade with love and respect for prominent US indie rock band Pavement.

It's episode 6 and Paul, Mark and Chris are now deep into the conundrum with another 8 Pavement songs to chew over. Plenty of stuff to discuss including Chris' new outside tap (although the less said about his plans for it, the better), Mark being part of the Big Dinner Party Lobby and Paul getting attacked by a wasp.The trio also discusses Pavement's announcement of a huge European tour and people are STILL harping on about Half a Canyon. We love Pavement, we love you. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod

You asked for it and the boys delivered: Half a Canyon gets the justice it deserves. Nobody can say this song hasn't been given its due. You can always trust Paul, Mark and Chris to get it right 100% of the time. Glad to be of service.In other news, Mark is completely out of touch with the Pavement community, Chris confirms that he is, in fact, AGAINST murder and Paul's comedy career is in the toilet again. All that plus Paul Weller's haircut, Cher's diss track, more love for Bob Nastanovich and, please, Mr Loaf is my FATHER. We love to hear from you. Find us at @conundrumpod (but please start showing us some goddam respect, it's all about respect.)Speaking of respect, all of this is produced in awe of our favourite band, Pavement.

Sometimes there are episodes where Paul, Mark and Chris actually manage to engage their galaxy brains and come up with some proper insight into the wonderful work of prominent US indie rock band, Pavement... and this is one of those episodes!Of course there's still other stupid nonsense going on; Mark is busy hosting dinner parties on Zoom, Chris is getting a new hi-fi and Paul has discovered poetry slams. All that plus: Anne Geddes, James Blake vs James Blunt and eight Pavement songs. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod @thepaulcarlin @themarkedwards @thegallatron

The Conundrum continues with another silly episode full of fantastic tunes, stupid nonsense and secret recordings. This week, Mark takes us back to 1693, Chris has discovered something and nobody finds Paul funny. Among other things, the trio discuss being sued by Lars Ulrich, work out what actually constitutes a song, what Mirror Universe Pavement would sound like and end the podcast in the worst way possible. It's a warts and all episode. 8 Pavement songs... only four can progress. Thanks for all the love so far... keep up with us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod @themarkedwards @thegallatron @thepaulcarlin

It's only episode two of The Pavement Conundrum but we feel like we've been doing this for years and we also never want it to end. Chris, Mark and Paul come together to talk about eight more Pavement songs... well eight and a bit if you include Wounded Kite at :17... four songs progress but there's far more to discuss including Mark being between 30 and 50 years old, Paul's micro emotions and the length of time it takes Chris to get from his house to the train station. But never mind that... why did Oliver Cromwell know how to pronounce Fame Throwa better than people on this podcast? Made with love and RESPECT for that band Pavement.Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod - we love hearing from you. This Pavement community is growing.

After successfully solving The Malkmus Conundrum in a previous podcast, three friends (Paul Carlin, Mark Edwards and Christopher Gallagher) make the decision to work out what their favourite Pavement song is by way of a complicated bracket system that isn't a bracket. Whatever the case, these three Pavement fanatics discuss eight tracks with four progressing to the next stage. If you were a fan of The Malkmus Conundrum, you can expect more of the same treachery, backstabbing and genuine disdain for each other with a healthy dose of respect. It's all about respect. Will there be secret recordings? Will they talk about Billy Corgan as much? What does Chris mean when he says 'The Meat of the Curve'? Made with love for prominent US indie rock band Pavement. Follow us on Twitter: @conundrumpod

It's the final of The Malkmus Conundrum! You all said we wouldn't amount to anything and we didn't! In this momentous episode, Paul, Mark and Chris are joined live by Conundrum Contributors Emre Ramadan, Mike Goldsmith and Duncan Robertson plus remote contributions from jD (Meeting Malkmus) and our old pal Craig Angus. 8 songs remain... only one can solve the Conundrum. Expect plenty of the usual silliness, secret recordings, plus not one but two episodes of The Malkmus Equation. Which song will solve The Malkmus Conundrum? Crank it to find out. MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT to all of our contributors from this series: Emre Ramadan, Mike Goldsmith, Duncan Robertson, Craig Angus, jD, Chris Sermanni and Eddy Walsh. MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT to Stephen Malkmus and every Jick celebrated in this podcast: Joanne Bolme, Mike Clark, Jake Morris, Janet Weiss and John Moen. Oh, and Beck of course. We will return with The Pavement Conundrum very soon - don't touch that dial or RSS feed. Thanks for listening. Follow us on Twitter: @malkmusconun (soon changing to @pavementpod or @pavementconun, who knows??) @thepaulcarlin @thegallatron @themarkedwards

Oh boy, this one is a doozy. It's the second semi-final and there are four more matchups to determine which tunes make it to the final of The Malkmus Conundrum... There's one problem though... one of your trusted guides really lets the pressure get to him and let's just say it's the moment podcast historians will be writing about decades from now. There's little else to say. Please enjoy. If you can. Follow us on Twitter: @malkmusconun @thegallatron @themarkedwards @thepaulcarlin

It's the first semi final of the conundrum and your hosts Paul, Mark and Chris are joined by friend Emre to undergo the agonising task of picking four out of eight songs to progress to the final. As well as that, there's a big announcement due as we await the result of Podcast Journalist of the Year with a live link up to the event. Champagne is on ice as we hope for another win for our resident podcast journalist, Mark Edwards. Bad decisions are made as The Malkmus Conundrum approaches its conclusion. Hey, we're on Twitter: @thegallatron @thepaulcarlin @themarkedwards @malkmusconun

The long-awaited collaboration podcast with Meeting Malkmus is here! Finally, Paul, Mark and Chris catch up with jD from the Meeting Malkmus podcast to come together like GI Joe and Transformers with the sole objective of discussing the great man, Stephen Malkmus across THREE TIME ZONES. In this episode, jD provides a list of his favourite Malkmus + Jicks tunes which the four men discuss in detail. Plus, the latest on Mark's dinner party circuit and Chris singing.Friendships are formed, silliness follows and they contrive to produce an episode that'll appeal to everyone with plenty of daft diversions and a lot of Paul begging to be a guest on jD's Sloan podcast. Follow jD at @meetingmalkmus and be sure to subscribe to his fantastic podcast. If you like, you can also follow us on Twitter at these accounts: @malkmusconun @thepaulcarlin @themarkedwards @thegallatron

This is a Lightning Seeds podcast now; no, wait, it's a Status Quo podcast now. In either case, join Paul, Mark and Chris as they discuss five more Jicks matchups in the company of friend of the podcast, Duncan Robertson. It's the last quarter final and things get real tense as the participants participate in partial picking of, eh, tunes. Oh and Paul gets bullied, as usual. Follow us on Twitter: @malkmusconun @thepaulcarlin @themarkedwards @thegallatron @knacknud

We're smack bang in the middle of The Malkmus Conundrum Quarter Finals and there's another hour and 40 minutes of stupid nonsense for your ears. Paul, Mark and Chris have a lot on their minds, from the tyranny of geography to spiders laying eggs on our brains. Fortunately they have drafted in Friend of the Show, Duncan Robertson, to help assess five more matchups. There's drama, there's insight, there are arguments and added Leather McWhip. Follow us on Twitter if that's your bag: @thegallatron @themarkedwards @thepaulcarlin @knacknud Made with love AND RESPECT for SM & Jicks.

It's the start of the quarter finals of The Malkmus Conundrum and, for this episode, it's just Paul, Mark and Chris. Aside from delving in to SIX tricky matchups, your hosts debate crisps, how to decolonise the painting ladder industry, shower beers and form the Jake Morris Appreciation Society. It's another episode of Malkmus-centric genius. Please shout at us on Twitter: @malkmusconun @thepaulcarlin @themarkedwards @thegallatron

Paul, Mark and Chris take a short break from Malkmus/Jicks bracketing to catch their breath and have a chat about a handful of Pavement deep cuts that they enjoy. These aren't all DEEP cuts but deep enough... so if you're in the mood for lots of instances of Paul trying to sing the guitar line atrociously, Chris being uncharacteristically hilarious and Mark just being Mark the Breakout Star of The Malkmus Conundrum, please listen immediately. Thanks for your continued support and please feel free to troll us on Twitter: @themarkedwards @thegallatron @thepaulcarlin

Your heroes have reached the end of the second qualifying round and, let's be honest; none of you thought we could do it. You said we wouldn't amount to anything... well look at us now! In this wonderful episode, Paul, Mark and Chris are joined by another friend; another Chris - it's Chris Sermanni who comes with excellent musical credentials but is new to Malkmus World so get ready for some fresh, fresh takes. This episode's matchups are: Kite vs Shaggy // Tigers vs Signal Western // Middle America vs Juliefuckingette // Cold Son vs Discretion Grove. We appreciate all your messages and Mark especially appreciates the fan mail as he is, of course, the breakout star of The Malkmus Conundrum. Find us on Twitter if you want: @thepaulcarlin @thegallatron @themarkedwards @iaminagreement and know this: we do this all for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.

It's episode 24 of your favourite podcast and this time round, Paul, Chris and Mark have a bonafide Glasgow indie rock icon on board to discuss eight more fantastic Jicks tunes. Craig Angus of Savage Mansion joins the team ON HIS BIRTHDAY and his sheer enthusiasm for Malkmus is palpable. Makes drinking in the morning sound like it should happen every day. This episode's matchups are:Planetary Motion vs Ramp of Death // Trojan Curfew vs Out of Reaches // It Kills vs Future Suite // Refute vs Senator. Follow Craig and his band here: @craigaang @_savagemansion and the rest of us here: @thepaulcarlin @thegallatron @themarkedwards.

It's episode 23 of The Malkmus Conundrum and Mark has a hangover. Does it affect his performance? Yes. Yes, it does. However Chris and Paul are on hand to nurse him through this fantastic episode in which our heroes are joined by friend Eddy Walsh to discuss four more Malkmus matchups. There's a lot covered in this episode including the number of seasons that exist, the best way to cook an egg and, of course, yet more unique podcast journalism. This week's matchups are: Hopscotch Willie vs Bike Lane // Surreal Teenagers vs Chartjunk // Dragonfly Pie vs Deado // Share the Red vs Brethren. Love and thanks to Eddy Walsh for joining us on this episode and also to YOU for listening. Most of all, however, love and thanks to SM & Jicks.

Hope you like arguments because this episode has several! Once again, Paul, Chris and Mark are joined by friend Mike Goldsmith who manages to make some excellent points while all around him are falling to bits. Yes, it's another classic episode of The Malkmus Conundrum. This time round, Mark shares even more about some dinner parties he has recently attended, Chris is rabab daft and Paul is, as usual, completely professional throughout and at not one point does he forget the name of a song he talked about last week. Yes, it's another classic episode of The Malkmus Conundrum. This episode's matchups are: 1% of One vs Lariat // What Kind of Person vs Scattegories // Animal Midnight vs Cast Off // Amberjack vs Pink India. If you like this podcast, please tell your friends, if you have any. Thanks.

Paul, Mark and Chris are back to discuss all things Malkmus as round 2 of the Conundrum continues. This week, they're joined by friend Mike Goldsmith to run the rule over four more matchups. Most importantly, Mark gives an update on a very special dinner party he attended which had waiters at it PLUS we learn about The Hierarchy of Respect, a code of conduct every listener of this podcast must adhere to. This episode's matchups are: Brainwashed vs Jo Jo's Jacket // (Do Not Feed The) Oyster vs Fractions and Feelings // Church on White vs The Greatest Own In Legal History // Vanessa From Queens vs Shibboleth. Huge thanks to Mike Goldsmith for joining us and DEEP RESPECT to Stephen Malkmus... AND the Jicks.

We're now well into the second round and things are just getting sillier and sillier. From Handsome Sailing to Chris' needless long pauses between words, just listening to five minutes of this episode should win you some sort of medal. Either way, there's business to get down to and Emre Ramadan joins the gang once again to make some tough decisions in 4 more matchups. Let's just hope Janet Lansbury is around to help find the killer (of Paul's dreams.) This episode's matchups are: Jenny and the Ess-Dog vs Baltimore // Witch Mountain Bridge vs Stick Figures in Love // Black Book vs Sheets // Real Emotional Trash vs Us. Follow us on Twitter if you like bad tweets: @thegallatron @themarkedwards @thepaulcarlin

This is an episode of conversation cul-de-sacs... and you'll like it. Once again, Paul, Chris and Mark are joined by friend Emre Ramadan for four more matchups as they continue through the second qualifying round of the Conundrum. Hope you like references to Gone in 60 Seconds and the best grammar you've ever heard cos this episode contains both. This episode's matchups are: Dynamic Calories vs Post-Paint Boy // Troubbble vs No More Shoes // Grown Nothing vs Solid Silk // Cinnamon and Lesbians vs Ocean of Revenge. Made with love AND RESPECT, MOST IMPORTANTLY RESPECT, for SM+Jicks. We have Twitter accounts, big wow! @thepaulcarlin @thegallatron @themarkedwards

In this episode, Paul, Mark and Chris kick off the Second Qualifying Round in style, joined by their friend Emre Ramadan to run the rule over eight SM+Jicks tracks. As usual, there's plenty of respectful chat and probably too much dinner party chat but show Mark and his life some damn respect. Opinions are changed and realisations are realised as the gang chats about these songs for the second time... and Emre puts everyone to shame by actually having good opinions and doing research so THANKS A LOT, Emre. This episode's matchups are: Pencil Rot vs ACC Kirtan / J Smoov vs Love the Door / Asking Price vs Freeze the Saints / We Can't Help You vs Dark Wave. Follow us on Twitter if you like terrible tweets: @thepaulcarlin @themarkedwards @thegallatron. Emre isn't on Twitter but we'll pass on a message.

It's time for the BIG BRACKET DRAFT. In this episode, Paul, Chris and Mark have to whittle down 28 previously overlooked songs to 7 which will progress to the second round of the podcast. It's a quick fire, lightning round, fastest finger first-style podcast with decisions getting made on the spot. Ultimately, however, the three hosts learn a lot about respect. This is now a podcast all about respect. Respect above all. Respect our respect. Made with pure respect for SM + Jicks. Follow us on Twitter: @thepaulcarlin @thegallatron @themarkedwards