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Welcome to Whack or Slaps, where we look back into the annals of 2000s indie music to determine if an album, or band, or even entire musical movement was actually good or just a product of the hype machine of its time. Like all great podcasts this is a direct spinoff of an unhinged and sketchy group text, that simply refuses to die.

Caleb Ontiveros, Noah Ontiveros, and Adrian Ochoa


    • Sep 29, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 2h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    WoS Presents... Superior Slaps: Bob Marley and the Wailers' Legend

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 142:28


    The Gruesome Twosome return! And this time they're joined by their long lost leader! That's right, the whole crew is here and ready to roll into Bob Marley and the Wailers' record shelf classic Legend.

    WoS Presents... Superior Slaps: The Eagles' Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 97:56


    The dynamic duo are back with a brand new format! That's right, the Eagle(s) has landed as the boys delve into greatest hits albums with one the best selling records of all time, Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975).

    WoS Presents... Twin Cinema: Dig!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 115:54


    They're back! The gruesome twosome return with a fresh ep as they wrap the Twin Cinema series with a modern classic from 2004, Dig! Join the Boys (menos uno) as they explore the tumultuous love-hate relationship between power poppin' alt rockers The Dandy Warhols and combustable psychedelic garage rockers The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

    WoS Presents... Twin Cinema: The Devil and Daniel Johnston

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 83:22


    Another week, another flick. This time around the Boys (menos uno) tackle The Devil and Daniel Johnston, a powerfully poignant portrait of an artist, his work, and his struggles with mental illness.

    WoS Presents... Twin Cinema: Shut Up and Play the Hits

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 81:09


    Attention all film heads and rock doc junkies, the Boys (-1) are back with a brand new episode focused on concert film and James Murphy shaving tutorial Shut Up and Play the Hits, which documents the 48 hours surrounding LCD Soundsystem's supposed "last" show.

    Wilco's Sky Blue Sky

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 117:26


    Straight from the archives comes Episode Zero! That's right, it's the ultra-rare never-before-heard pilot episode. Join the Boys and experience where it all began as they dive into indie stalwarts Wilco's sixth studio album Sky Blue Sky.

    The Unicorns's Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 120:37


    New Year New Pod! That's right, the Boys are back with a brand new epi focused on The Unicorns's cult Canadian classic second album Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone? Stick around 'til the end for some exiting new announcements about the Pod.

    Yeah Yeah Yeah's Fever to Tell

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 99:04


    On this week's episode the Boys return to NYC circa 2003 as they take on the Yeah Yeah Yeah's heavily hyped debut album Fever to Tell.

    The Bug's London Zoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2021 143:19


    The Boys are back and heading across the pond this week as they dip into the grimey depths of The Bug's third album London Zoo.

    The Books' Thought for Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 118:28


    Calling all bookworms! This week the Boys head to the library to discuss experimental duo The Books' debut album Thought for Food.

    Grace Jones' Nightclubbing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 133:09


    On this week's Very Special Episode the boys are taking it back to 1981 with Grace Jones' influential fifth full-length Nightclubbing.

    Jens Lekman's Night Falls Over Kortedala

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 143:23


    This week The Boys are back after a mini-hiatus with a fresh ep as they cover Jens Lekman's 2007 twee-popping sophomore album Night Falls Over Kortedala

    M83's Saturdays = Youth

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2021 131:40


    Join the Boys for a nostalgia trip back to the teenage 80s this week as they take on M83's dreamy fifth studio album Saturdays = Youth.

    The Hold Steady's Separation Sunday

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 131:09


    Pick up some tall cans and a fresh pack of smokes cause this week the Boys are getting grimy with The Hold Steady's second studio release, rock n' roll concept album Separation Sunday.

    The Exploding Hearts' Guitar Romantic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 126:24


    Break out the Manic Panic and patch up that jean jacket because this week the Boys are ripping through power poppin' punk rockers The Exploding Hearts' first and only record Guitar Romantic.

    Wolf Parade's Apologies to the Queen Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2021 133:35


    The Great White North once again beckons the Boys as they break down Wolf Parade's seminal debut album Apologies to the Queen Mary.

    Okkervil River's Black Sheep Boy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 117:37


    The boys journey down the waterways of Austin, Texas this week as they delve into Okkervil River's emotionally charged third album Black Sheep Boy.

    Vampire Weekend's Vampire Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 122:01


    Bust out the oxford shirts and lace up those Sperry's cause this week the Boys are headed to Cape Cod to dive into Vampire Weekend's divisive self-titled debut album.

    Modest Mouse's The Moon & Antarctica

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2021 131:29


    Another week, another all-time classic Indie Rock record gets put under the microscope as the Boys discuss the formative third album from genre stalwarts Modest Mouse, The Moon & Antarctica.

    The New Pornographers' Twin Cinema

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 120:34


    They're baaaaack! The Boys return from their hiatus with another visit to the Great White North as they break down Canadian indie supergroup The New Pornographers' power poppin' third album Twin Cinema.

    My Bloody Valentine's Loveless

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 143:01


    On this Very Special Episode the Boys take a trip back in time and envelop themselves in the ethereal sounds of My Bloody Valentine's eternal second album Loveless.

    The Knife's Silent Shout

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 133:01


    Join the boys this week as they travel to the northern latitudes and traverse Swedish electronic duo The Knife's third full length LP Silent Shout.

    Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 141:09


    This is it! We've reached the exciting conclusion of our sojourn through Animal Collective's discography, years 2005 through 2009. We finish strong with AnCo's engaging eighth studio album Merriweather Post Pavilion.

    Animal Collective's Strawberry Jam

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 136:41


    The epic journey through Animal Collective's mid-to-late-2000s catalog continues as the boys unpack the band's sticky sweet seventh studio album Strawberry Jam.

    Animal Collective's Feels

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 123:23


    The boys have a lot of... thoughts about the album on this episode, the first in an epic trilogy covering the Pitchfork-approved powerhouse Animal Collective. This week they cover the band's sixth studio record Feels.

    ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead's Source Tags & Codes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 173:46


    A very special guest joins the boys this week for their most epic episode yet as they cover ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead's ambitious third album Source Tags & Codes.

    Madvillain's Madvillainy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 155:56


    Madlib. DOOM. On this episode the boys cover the greatest crossover event in the history of the world... Madvillain's Madvillainy.

    M.I.A.'s Arular

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 133:03


    This week the grooves are global and the pop is political as the Boyz traverse M.I.A.'s debut album Arular.

    Deerhunter's Cryptograms

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 124:16


    Things get a little heated as the Boyz delve into the murky depths of Deerhunter's sophomore outing Cryptograms.

    Daft Punk's Alive 2007

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 123:41


    Shine up those helmets and bust out the sequined jackets cause this week the Boyz are diving into Daft Punk's second live album Alive 2007.

    Architecture in Helsinki's In Case We Die

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 95:06


    On this week's episode the Heads of the Future shred Architecture in Helsinki's second studio album In Case We Die.

    Joanna Newsom's Ys

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 119:02


    The Deerhoofers examine Joanna Newsom's sophisticated sophomore album Ys on this week's ep.

    The Rapture's Echoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 127:21


    This week the Boys put on their dancing shoes and groove to The Rapture's debut LP Echoes.

    Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 102:03


    The Architects in Helsinki tear into the eponymous debut from the much buzzed about Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

    Broken Social Scene's You Forgot It in People

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 121:31


    The Boys Least Likely To explore Broken Social Scene's breakthrough second album You Forgot It in People

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