Vanity Project

It's Spock and the Jock on your airwaves again. Or, is it just another side of Bridie and James as they bring you Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy, an album that's at least one side good, featuring some haunting beautiful songs, some songs about deep Star Trek lore that James tries to remember while Bridie tries to stay awake, and at least one song about Bilbo BagginsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Spoilers: This is a DELIGHT. Sorry, we just know John Lithgow does not love a cliffhanger. This week we are reviewing/falling in love with John Lithgow's children's album.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miranda Tapsell (Top End Wedding, Married to One Of The Hosts And We'll Never Say Which One) joins us to talk about the chameleon herself Scarlett Johansson in her boldest role yet, playing Tom Waits. If you enjoy this episode remember to rate and review the show online because that helps other people find the show and also rate and review it online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We join James and Bridie in a hell of their own devising, forced to endure John Wayne's America, Why I Love Her. This episode goes a lot of places we did not expect. Were they good places? Impossible to say. But they couldn't be worse places.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We aren't pulling any punches this episode. If you don't have the stomach to face criticism, you aren't ready to be an artist. The gloves are off. It's time we took on Grover's 1974 album Grover Sings The Blues. You may think this is an episode suitable for children but you would be very, very wrong about that.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie, James and special guest star Baby Grace are going hard in the paint with Shaq's debut album Shaq Diesel. Prepare yourself for 90s synth, some questionable rhyming, and James being too clouded by his own love to accurately judge an album. Rate and review Vanity Project on your app of choice or just to a family member or something.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He said Let Them Talk and talk we shall! Check your fire alarms, people. It's House Fever. (Fire is a house fever. Unrelated side note, James hasn't slept in some time.) Hugh Laurie's Let Them Talk is here and quite unlike any other album we've reviewed and strangest of all - we mean that in a good way! Rate and review the show or our self-worth will crumble or somethingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Greatest Podcast is back to review the Greatest Album by the Greatest Boxer to find out if he's secretly also the Greatest Poet. This is pre-championship Muhammad Ali in a performance that has to be heard to be believed and even then feels a little like a fever dream. Enjoy!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

[CORRECTED AUDIO - WE HOPE!] Happy Easter Everyone! While we take some time off, here's a classic Easter album, The Night Before Christmas by David Hasselhoff. Love youse, see youse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Strap in, folks. This is one of our most requested, least enjoyed albums to date. We're joined by the brilliant Greg Larsen to holler like a dad in the field at Billy Bob Thornton's own album which includes a song called Angelina (dunno what it's about) and a lot of other very, very slow, very, very odd songs. Enjoy if possible! Catch Greg at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival until the end of the month performing We All Have Bloody Thoughts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're back with an album from Jennifer Love Hewitt designed to slowly sap the life out of James. It's called Let's Go Bang and it's filled(*) with upbeat bangers. (*) Like, three.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode James forces Bridie and excellent writer and comedian Naomi Higgins to listen to The Bacon Brothers' self-titled album even as they loudly hate every single track. It's a great time!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Full Title: Charlemagne: By The Sword and the Cross.Not to be confused with the other Christopher Lee Charlemagne-Themed album which we are not making up. This week we have one of Australia's most exciting musical comedians as our guest so we decided to bore him with an album that's more history lesson than musical spectacular. Strap in as we welcome Tom Cardy and prepare to learn more than you ever truly wanted to know about Charlemagne thanks to Christopher Lee. This one goes out to the Saxon Men.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gather round, kids. It's time to learn the ways of the world thanks to the prophet himself, Mr. T. This is Mr. T's Commandments, the 1984 children's album from (to quote his own song) The One And Only Mr T. Be sure to check out the Vanity Project playlist on Spotify. Check the full Mr T album here And rate and review the show, I suppose.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yo Cousin Vinny, we've got a new episode for you. Vincent Laguardia Gambini sings just for you and also for our guest Alexei Toliopoulos. You can find more of Alexei on his own podcasts the Finding.. series and Total Reboot along with many more. Find our podcast at the Vanity Project Podcast Playlist on Spotify And click this link to find the video clip we talk about in the episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ohhh yeah! This one goes out to you, Hogan. We're joined by Triple J's Dave Woodhead to discuss Macho Man Randy Savage's 2003 (!!) rap (!!!) album Be A Man. Are you reeeaaady? We sure weren't. Check out Vanity Project on Instagram at @VanityProjectPod Plus we have a playlist of some of the best / worst tracks so far on Spotify at Vanity Project PlaylistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a spooktacular specdracula episode with Baby Goose himself haunting the stage with Dead Man's Bones. Prepare yourself for haunting children's voices, the word grave being said by a sad guy, and the scariest thing of all: stories of grown men writing novelty musicals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Put a tie over your t-shirt, we're finally out of P.E. with a 2005 Brie Larson's pop-punk(?) album. We're joined by terrific writer Dee Fidge to relive all the mid-2000s memories we thought we'd effectively repressedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've got chills and they're multiplying. Travolta Fever is here! Is it one album or two albums shoved into one? No one knows. (Ed: Everyone but James knows) Tune in and see just how long Bridie and James can slog through this 20-track masterpiece.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An album as iconic as the work of Water Detroit. Don't know what that means? Tune in to BabyWoman to find out.It's a bird, it's a plane, it's BabyWoman by Naomi Campbell. Bridie and James are joined by Aurelia St. Clair and also, sadly, Alistair Baldwin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Looking for one of the most baffling albums you've ever heard performed by one of the strangest men to ever walk the planet? Well, Girl It's Alright because Steven Seagal is here with Songs from the Crystal Cave. Tune in to hear Bridie hate it and James love it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's 2006. Borat jokes are still very nice. The Free Hugs campaign is taking over the world. And somewhere in Australia, Toni Collette & The Finish are releasing their debut album Beautiful Awkward Pictures. This week, we dissect the album with Little Miss Sunshine herself, Gen Fricker.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bridie and James are joined by Bec Shaw to listen through the ups and downs of Paris Hilton's album Paris and decide if that's hot.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Bridie and James are listening to the adult contemporary visions of the future from Iron Man himself Robert Downey Jr.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.