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Each week, community members and volunteers and WFHB pose questions for Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton about local current events. Each Monday, Assistant News Director Jake Jacobson asks Mayor Hamilton those questions. Today, on A Few Minutes With the Mayor, we talk about the flooding in Bloomington and Monroe County from the storm on June 19. …

A Few Minutes With... Justin Petersen „I don’t believe in days off - I’m doing what I love“   This is an interview of firsts: My 1st interview in English My 1st interview recorded in a car (we were not driving) I met with Justin during D-Town Swing (www.d-townswing.de) to talk about his love for music and his work ethic. Talking to Justin was very inspiring and motivating for myself. It encouraged me a lot to keep up the work with my blog and podcast. I hope we are able to transport this in our short interview and make all you listeners go out and do/create/produce whatever you have in your mind.  GO BE CREATIVE!!! If you want to contact Justin or follow him on his travels around the world click on the links below: instagram facebook twitter   And here are Justin’s All-Time-Favourite songs: Thomas Rhett - Sixteen Nat King Cole - Let There Be Love   Listen to the interview on: iTunes YouTube Spotify  

This week we begin a very special 3 part series called Youth & Passion. Find out what kind of greatness can happen when someone finds their passion and purpose early on. This week actor Marisa Barrera shares her journey in the world of stage and music!In our review segment we will take a special look at Thor: Ragnarok and Season 2 of Stranger Things as Octomus Prime stops by the show! That and a look at a new update to Twitter and a salute to our veterans as Veterans Day approaches. All this and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

This week we welcome a guy who has lived life well! J. Alfred Potter shares his life journey on this week's show! Roller derby announcer, Screenwriter, Comic and Coach, J. does so much to live a life that is fulfilling and a benefit to others. He shares with us the challenges he faces in his daily life and how he overcomes them to master the things he sets his mind to doing. It is a story that will inspire and encourage you.Nick and Sergio spend time discussing the new Star Wars trailer as well as sharing their thoughts on what they would greenlight for future Star Wars related projects.This week we also take a definitive look at the works of Screenwriter and Producer Aaron Sorkin. His innovative style in writing for stage, television and film make his work unique and compelling. Listen in as we delve into his career to highlight specific shows, projects and moments that define the work of a man who has mastered his craft.All this and more on this week's episode of A Few Minutes With...!

This week we are joined by Tommy Doan, founder of Countdown City Comic Con! Listen in as he shares his passion and all it takes to launch a Con with a unique vision!Also, in our first segment hear our thoughts on Halloween and cooler weather and catch up on the recent culinary adventures of San Antonio Stephanie!In our movie review segment we take a look at the movie Blade Runner 2049. How many tacos does it get? Take a listen and find out!All this on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

On this episode we share ways in which we can all be part of helping those affected by the tragic events in Las Vegas.We also have an amazing visit with actor Ammie Leonards. Listen in as she shares her passion for stage and screen as well as her passion for food and living life well!San Antonio Stephanie has another great food blogger segment and shares a very unique opportunity she will be part of.Finally we pay tribute to a legendary musician and artist we lost this week, Tom Petty.It's a special episode of A Few Minutes With... 

This week we reach our 1st major milestone, our 50th episode. An episode 2 years in the making and one that will allow you to take a look back with us as well as enjoy some amazing guests!First Guest: sMACklemore, the man, the myth, the legend and Sergio's very own podcast Yoda joins us to catch up and shoot the breeze on podcasting and its impacts and future.Panel Discussion: Sergio welcomes back some of his earliest guests! Listen in as the topic is Passion. What is it and what drives it. Panelists include former guests Hattrick Harry, Captain Motorboater, Licensed Professional Counselor Catherine McConnell, Trina Boskat and Jack Coleman.Featured Guests: Sherri Williams, owner and CEO of Cooking with Love and Passion and Actor Roy Williams, Jr. whose credits include Being Mary Jane and The Bold and The Beautiful.San Antonio Stephanie returns with an awesome culinary update, Octomus Prime is back to join with Nick Kramer and Sergio for a review of the movie mother! and so much more on this very special episode of A Few Minutes With!

This week we reach our 1st major milestone, our 50th episode. An episode 2 years in the making and one that will allow you to take a look back with us as well as enjoy some amazing guests!First Guest: sMACklemore, the man, the myth, the legend and Sergio's very own podcast Yoda joins us to catch up and shoot the breeze on podcasting and its impacts and future.Panel Discussion: Sergio welcomes back some of his earliest guests! Listen in as the topic is Passion. What is it and what drives it. Panelists include former guests Hattrick Harry, Captain Motorboater, Licensed Professional Counselor Catherine McConnell, Trina Boskat and Jack Coleman.Featured Guests: Sherri Williams, owner and CEO of Cooking with Love and Passion and Actor Roy Williams, Jr. whose credits include Being Mary Jane and The Bold and The Beautiful.San Antonio Stephanie returns with an awesome culinary update, Octomus Prime is back to join with Nick Kramer and Sergio for a review of the movie mother! and so much more on this very special episode of A Few Minutes With!

This week we get one week closer to the big 50th EPISODE!We welcome photographer Joe Ortega, who shares with us his passion for the art of photography! Nick Kramer and I explore the realm of social media and responsibility and we also look at the works of several contemporary movie directors!It's a short but sweet episode of A Few Minutes With...!

Join us this week as we spend time with roller derby athlete Shockira of the Rio Grande Valley Bandidas! We also welcome back the awesome Octomus Prime as she sits in with us to discuss all manner of things including:Hurricane ReliefFantasy Football (and Dungeons & Dragons)The iPhone XThe Upcoming 2017 Emmy Awardsand our DEEP DIVE review of the movie IT! It is another fun time on this week's episode of A Few Minutes With...!  

Join us for a fun conversation with UK based announcer Roller Polar Bear! He shares how he found roller derby and how his illustrious announcing career began. Find out all there is to know, including what a WOFTADAR patch is, his take on awkward hugs, his major contributions to the world and so much more! We also get a preview of Alamo City Comic Con Halloween Edition, review the movie Odd Thomas and take a look at the legacy of Batman The Animated Series as it turns 25 this week!All this and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With!

This week our theme is "People helping people" as we take a bit of a different approach to the show! Our guest is Mattie of @matildenben on Instagram, and we will be sharing a lot of information on how to be part of recovery efforts from Hurricane Harvey!Mattie and her Mom Vanessa visit with us to share their passion project called Benny Bears! They share what Benny Bears are and the amazing story behind this great project. From the heart of a child comes a love for her brother as she uses her talents to create wonderful craft bears to raise funds to train a service dog for her brother. Hear her amazing story on this episode!Also, we discuss the many ways in which one can get involved in supporting those in need in Houston and the Gulf Coast area as they begin the process of recovery after the devastation of Hurrican Harvey.Kerrville Convention and Visitors Bureau Communication Coordinator Leslie Jones joins us to share whats going on in Kerrville to support those in need during this time.San Antonio Stephanie files another great report on birthday freebies, and shares what some local restaurants and establishments are doing to help out those in need after this Hurricane.Join us for a very special episode of A Few Minutes With...!

This week we have a very special guest as we welcome the San Antonio Chapter Director of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, Amber Wood to the show. She will discuss the very important work being done by the coalition locally and beyond. We will also learn how she became part of this organization and why it is such a passion in her life.San Antonio Stephanie will share her most recent culinary adventures, and we will comment on current events. All this on another episode of A Few Minutes With...!

Join us as we chat with our friends Jack Coleman and Jeremy Barron as they share their recent experiences in Highland Games and something called Meat Church!In our movie review segment we take a look at the movie It Comes At Night and discuss the horror ovie genre in general. All this and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

This week we throw it back to September of last year and revisit our chat with BBQ Competitor Jack Coleman!In our movie review segment we review Wonder Woman, and we will start with a look at upcoming music events and a tribute to Adam West in our first half hour! All this and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

This week our guest is junior derby athlete and accomplished artist Depeche A La Mode! Listen in as she talks about how she found roller derby, how it became a passion for her, and also she shares with us her love for art and painting!Stephanie has a ton of great information this week during hour number 2! She will have various items related to food and other commmunity items so stay tuned and ready for another great report.Nick Kramer will update us on this past weekends Alamo City Comic-Con, and Octomus Prime is ready with another movie review. This one is a unique one as we discuss the 1988 anime film Akira!All this and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

This week we welcome real life wonder woman Amber 'Merica Mathews to the show to share her journey through roller derby and powerlifting! Octomus, Nick and Sergio review "Alien: Covenant" and Stephanie once again has an awesme food related report for us! All of this and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

Tokyo Takeout, Legacy and PhDiabla of San Fernando Valley Roller Derby join us tonight to talk about their roller derby adventures!Nick Kramer is back with lots to share including his thoughts on Guardians of The Galaxy Volume 2, San Antonio Stephanie is back with us LIVE this week for her food and social media update, and Octomus Prime is once again ready to share her unique persective on all of these things including this weeks movie review of King Arthur: Legend of The Sword!It's gonna be another fun night here on A Few Minutes With...!

Who let the Dogs out? This week we find out as Sparky Labine, Razor and Dev Null of the Glenmore Reservoir Dogs, a derby team out of Canada visit the show!Also San Antonio Stephanie talks Texas Gulf Shrimp, Yelp and Brunch on her segment.Octomus Prime, Nick and I will be reviewing Guardians of The Galaxy Voiume 2.This and much more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

It's a show full of excitement and inspiration as we welcome, from the Texas Rollergirls, Freight Train and Derby Athlete/Breast Cancer Survivor Drama Mama! Take a listen and be inspired!Also on this episode Nick Kramer updates us on Alamo City Comic Con as well as shares a unique movie experience you won't want to miss. San Antonio Stephanie is back with a full slte of things to share including her report on Taste of The Northside this past week. Octomus Prime and the gang will review the new film The Circle and share thoughts on this thought provoking film.All this and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

In a week in which Fiesta is underway here in San Antonio, Texas, we are featuring some local talent! Kevin and Melissa Barron of the Beyond the Riverwalk podcast and members of the band Rain on The Aftermath!Also, we will have this week's Alamo City Comic Con update with Nick, Octomus will have us sharing some hidden gems on streaming platforms, and San Antonio Stephanie will stop by with a restaurant review and more! All of that on this week's episode of A Few Minutes With...!

My guests this week will be Foodie and Blogger Stephanie Sanchez of "San Antonio Stephanie", a food and San Antonio events blog  as well as Musician Scott Van Slyke of The Lucid, a North Texas based band. Scott will share the story of his 20 year career in music. Listen as he shares his adventures as a young boy discovering his passion for music and the journey he undertook to get to where he is now. Stephanie wil tell us the story behind not only her blog but her work on social media and the inspiration behind it. Passion and inspiration, and a VERY SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT are on display on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

Join me as The Wrestlemanics invade for a special Wrestlemania Recap Edition of A Few Minutes With...! Our panel will be Val Capone, Vince Hannity, PR Mageddon, King Jorge and Captain Motorboater as we recap one of the most interesting Wrestlemanias in recent years! 

It's another awesome week here at A Few MInutes With... Joining me as guests this week are race car driver and roller derby athlete Meg "Saucy Screamer" Hutton and skater, announcer, photographer and international male model (I think) G.I. Jones! Listen in as they share their journeys and talk about the awesome experiences their chosen passions have given them.Octomus Prime makes her debut as an official part of the team as she joins us to review Beauty and The Beast, and who knows what else on this weeks show. Nick Kramer continues to bring his unique viewpoints and commentary on a variety of topics!Get inspired as we meet more amazing people this week on A Few Minutes With...!

Long time listeners may recall Matt Muñoz. He keeps popping up on the show, and is the person that first showed us our unofficial theme song "Pink Pannies". Well ole Matt dropped on by the show this week, and took the whole damn thing over. First he picked "Louder Than Bombs" by the Smiths as the record of the week (giving me a backdoor into getting another Smiths album on). For " A Few Minutes With", we watched Childish Gambino ride a roller coaster with a giant stuffed bear on "3005" and finally on "A Current Affair" we all watched Khalid get someone's location on "Location"... All 3 were great fun, so I think we will let him drop back by...

Join me as I speak with roller derby announcer Champ Unkind and Licensed Professional Counselor Catherine McConnell is back to talk about brand new project! Champ has been in and around the derbyverse, announcing and living the derby dream. Join me as he discusses his career in derby and all that he has accomplished. Catherine McConnell is back to talk about the effects of social media on personal relationships and reltionship development. Also she will share more about her new project, HeadSpace Radio. Also Octomus Prime makes a special return appearance to take part in a review of the movie Ghost In The Shell. All this week on A Few Minutes With...! 

Otis. In addition to being one of those artists that one can cite by first-name only, can be included in the great pantheon of those that nobody doesn't like. Possessing arguably the best voice of his generation (if not claiming the mantle "voice of his generation"), Otis Redding, tragically, left us way too soon. Somehow, however, I had managed to never listen to an entire Otis Redding record from start to finish. Ladies and gentlemen, I have rectified this egregious oversight. Laid down in one 24-hour recording session like the man knew he was on borrowed time, Otis Redding Blue sounds as immediate and timeless as it did in its heyday. Found within, an artist at once in command of and comfortable with his own moment, with both arresting and even humorous results (like when he riffed his own lyrics to the Stones’ “Satisfaction"..and the band used his version years later). One could claim unrealized potential from most any artist (even bold ones) who die tragically at 26, but even that’s not a sure thing here: how could unrealized potential ever sound so complete? Lend an ear and let’s find out together - Oh, and the worst Neil Diamond song ever makes an appearance. So, there's that. Which still gives me a broad smile Pick up this week's LP on Amazon. Also this week, we spend A Few Minutes With a familiar tribute to an M@M-loving alien and his "Heartlight" as only Neil Diamond could sing it. A Current Affair brings us a silvery haired roller girl Angel Olsen singing "Shut Up Kiss Me".

The Commissioner joins me on this weeks episode! Listen in as Jerry Seltzer shares anecdotes and insights from his years in roller derby. From his beginnings in the sport his father created, to becoming an icon and face of this amazing sport, join us as we chat about his amazing career and life in roller derby.Also on the show will be the 3 Amigos! Roller Derby Officials SweetTart, Cosmo Trouble and Rosham Bill join me for a fun conversation about life as an official in our sport! It promises to be a great time with these three awesome individuals!It's another fantastic episode of A Few Minutes WIth...!

Silver Pistol joins me to share her roller derby journey from her days as a new player to where she is now. It's a fun and entertaining conversation on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

My guests this week will be Emerson Biggins from Texas Roller Derby and Quinn of the newly formed Cosmic Vixen Roller Derby. I will talk to each of them about their history in the sport and how this sport has changed and impacted their lives! This and more on this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With...!

Prolific singer-songwriter Jason Molina released 19 albums, more than a dozen EPs, and many more singles between 1997 and his death in 2013. This week, we give a listen to the 7th and final release under the moniker Songs: Ohia; Magnolia Electric Company. For our first podcast of 2017, we welcomed special guest Matty Wishnow and what he affectionately refers to as an anthem for his 40s, Songs: Ohia. Magnolia Electric Company is at times haunting in its presentimental lyrics that feel like a farewell from a man that was clearly dealing with demons that would claim his life only 10 years later. The album, recorded by Steve Albini, marks a departure from previous Songs: Ohia releases and sets a new direction for Molina's work that he would release under the Magnolia Electric Co. band. Pick up Songs: Ohia on Amazon Shane tries to lift the mood during A Few Minutes With by reminding us that just because you can ask a girl to "sex you up" with your flip-up sunglasses and big-shouldered jackets in 1991, doesn't mean you won't be changing tires in Oklahoma in 25 years. And as a crisp, refreshing final course, Kevin brings us Sydney's Middle Kids with their single Edge of Town. Next week! We spend some time with the darling of country music (and proprietor of amusement park dreams), Dolly Parton. Join us, won't you?

Licensed Professional Counselor Catherine McConnell is back on A Few Minutes With to discuss the unique stressors and challenges faced by many during the holiday season. With topics ranging from Anniversary Syndrome, missing family and even suicide prevention, Catherine sheds a ton of light on not only these challenges, but on ways to cope and see your way through them. 

This week is Hail Hannity week on A Few Minutes With... My friend and roller derby announcer extraordinaire Vince Hannity stops by to share his experiences and insight into his career as a roller derby microphone misfit. From his start in our sport to the advice he gives new announcers, it is a journey you won't want to miss! Photo Credit David Ortiz/Phantom Photographics (2013/2015)

What we may lack in sheer volume of listener feedback, we make up for in quality. At least, that’s what we keep telling ourselves: Exhibit A in that regard, a terrific note we received from a listener named Michael, who wrote after lending an ear to the Travis episode, and suggested a record (a few records, actually) that we might consider that he knew — but we might not know — so well. Chief among them, his musical connection to one Mic Christopher, a dearly departed musical pal of famed frontman of The Frames’ Glen Hansard. At any rate, Michael suggested that we either cover Skylarkin (Christopher’s breakthrough — and last — record) or, perhaps, might we consider one of The Frames’ early works? In the end, we landed on The Frames Fitzcarraldo with the single off of Skylarkin taking center stage in our A Few Minutes With segment. Lots to wrap a noggin around here, but never let it be said we don’t heed a great letter. Send yours to messagesomebody AT gmail.com, and until then, lend us an ear to see just what Hansard was up to before he’d fully made himself known –

This weeks episode is a fun one! Austin band Something Called Nothing are my guests. We chat about the band's history, their sound and why music is such a passion for them. Enjoy our conversation and a few tracks from their album One Desire At A Time. Also, I pay tribute to the memory of my mom, who is a huge inspiration and one of the main reasons A Few Minutes With... came to be. It's another great week here on the show!

On this weeks episode of A Few Minutes With I chat with my buddy Jack Coleman. We talk food, BBQ and life. It's a fun conversation and a very enlightening one as well. Also, on my Things That I Like segment, I share an organization who is doing some very important work. You'll also hear another track from my friends Something Called Nothing out of Austin, Texas, in anticipation of them being guests on my show real soon. It's another great week here at A Few Minutes With...!

Exciting times as I am joined by fellow mic misfit P.R. Mageddon! Listen as we discuss how he got his start in the roller derby announcing world, and where he is headed as his tour de force run through 2016 rolls on! Also this week I unveil my new podcast theme song, "Swaggy Funk" by Tex Denton Music and you'll hear the new voice of "A Few Minutes With..." the incomparable Shady Hawkins! Sit back, relax and enjoy this weeks episode!Music Credit - "Swaggy Funk" - Tex Denton MusicOpening Narration - Shady Hawkins

The band so nice, we reviewed them twice (note to self:you need to coyright that)…we first came across Canadian group Land of Talk last year during Podcast Overlord Chris Cox’s visit to the show when I picked their song “Quarry Hymns” for A Few Minutes With.Well for this go-round Kevin had us listen to the full-length that spawned that song, “Cloak and Cipher”. Let’s just say we didn’t hate it. Is that enough suspense for you?

Remember the first time you asked yourself “What the fuck is a Wonderwall”? Cause you heard that song by Oasis, and had no idea what the hell Liam Gallagher was yelling about? At one time Wonderwall was a cultural touchstone pretty much on par with the Kennedy Assassination, and the Challenger Explosion, but I feel like we as a country have pretty much forgotten that. And that’s shameful. Shame on us. Well, as it turns out, Noel Gallagher, the bloke (nailed it) that wrote it, still remembers it. In fact the opening track of Chasing Yesterday the newest release by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, makes sure you know that. Gallagher has never been afraid of “cribbing”, “borrowing” “stealing” melodies and turning them into great new songs, and it’s pretty bad-ass to see him use his proclivities for that type of stuff as he cribs from himself. I’ll spare you my feelings on this record until you listen to this episode (hint:great record) because as Chris Cox (one of the Oneofus.net Godfathers) has told me, if you give the milk away for free, nobody will want to buy the cow. I’m not actually sure that he put it that way, as we were up late drinking at Nomad Bar, but I feel like it was something along those lines. But everybody didn’t agree with my assessment of Chasing Yesterday, so what the hell, have some free milk. Go Get "Chasing Yesterday" from Amazon Women A Few Minutes With Ryan gave us the gift of Aldo Nova’s Fantasy (Life is just a fantasy, can you live this fantasy life?) for our A Few MInutes With segment. It’s an incredibly entertaining mid 80’s video. Let’s just say there are guitars that are also laser guns. AND Aldo Nova is a dude, not a band name?! Also, he co-wrote Blaze of Glory with Jon Bon Jovi. A Current Affair Wrapped it up with Kate Tempest rapping about how you can barely get a retail job even with a degree. Coming Up We finally do a show based on a listener suggestion! Stone Roses Second Coming. I’ll just suggest that the title’s hubris is just that. Hubris (some more free milk)…See you in 7

The year was 1985. Orwell’s postscript. Fitting then that a record emerged from a band so maligned originally that they took to stealing sets from opening acts, so full of angst that to this day they try to reposition remnants of tales of violence at early shows, and who then might have known the result. Despite the fact that it kinda sounds like it was recorded in a burned-out warehouse, this record, nevertheless, is the lynchpin between The Velvet Underground and the shoegaze movement of England in the early 90s. Beneath all of the circumstance, buried in the gauzy haze of proto-shoegaze, pop songs and hooks with undeniable charm. This week we cover a wide variety of topics, like the Brothers Reid, the confluence between bands we can’t seem to separate in our minds, and the stilted, occasionally simplistic takes shared in reviews of records that are, in retrospect, the foundations for entire movements or scenes, not — hey! — unlike this week’s record, The Jesus And Mary Chain offering PsychoCandy. Buy "PsychoCandy" from Amazon Also, tune in as we weigh the question of ‘How Deadpan is Deadpan Enough?’ (Answer: we’re not sure), the efficacy of giant drumsticks in our A Few Minutes With segment (starring Hall and Oates), and the hilarious by way of spot-on Mikal Cronin video Turn Around — which lampoons Natalie Imbrulia’s 1997 hit cover of Torn. Confused? Don’t be. Grab the edge of your seat and join us as we wander down (and wonder about) memory lane. Wish that Shane had been able to join us, as I’m certain that he’d have plenty to spill on this one…

HAHAHAHAHA! Well, don’t get me wrong I had to suffer through it too, but still HAHAHAHAHAHA! This week I picked Styx’s 1983 back-masked classic Kilroy Was Here as my torture device, err, album to listen to. You all remember Killroy Was Here right? It spawned the huge hit Mr. Roboto a song that has aged as well as a yogurt cup left out in the sun. I highly recommend everyone take a listen. Buy "Kilroy Was Here" on Amazon A Few Minutes With This week we did something different for A Few Minutes With. Instead of watching a music video, we watched the 10 minute long mini-movie Styx opened their shows with on the tour supporting Kilroy Was Here. Ok, now obviously I was fucking around when I encouraged you guys to listen to the album, but I AM NOT when I tell you to watch this movie. It is Grade A unintentional humor. A Current Affair Ryan picked Do You by Spoon for A Current Affair. Coming Up Up Next-We celebrate the return of Dad Kevin with the ultimate Dad album, Sukirae-by father/son duo Tweedy. See you around

“So that’s how it’s gonna be”–Kevin (probably what he is gonna say) Once upon a time, there were three long time friends that decided to record a very opinionated music oriented podcast. Then one day, “Dad” went on vacation and “Little Brother” and “Other Dude” decided to “fuck shit up”…and “Producer Mark” a.k.a. “The Adult” let them run amok (Thanks Producer Mark, or should I thank your “Cocktails”). Ok, that is getting tedious. Basically Kevin went on vacation, and Phil Ajjarapu joined Ryan and Mark and myself in a spirited discussion of the Ramone’s third album Rocket to Russia…A fine time was had by all. Purchase "Rocket To Russia" on Amazon.com A Few Minutes With & A Current Affair But then it got a little more “Please tell Mom not to listen to this Episode-y”. Phil was (kinda) coerced into picking Smell Yo Dick for the video in “A Few Minutes With”…and I had already said I was picking War on Drugs:Suck My Cock by Sun Kil Moon for “A Current Affair”, so all of a sudden it was like taking a corner in a dune buggy and then the dune buggy stalls out and tips over. But just like I would imagine that everyone riding in said buggy would crawl out laughing, so did we (until Chris Cox and Kevin Newsum hear the show). Coming Up You will experience the brilliance of Kilroy Was Here by Styx. Do I hear a Mr. Roboto chant building???

Well, that was interesting! Some of you know Kevin took a paternity leave for a few months last winter. After much hand wringing and late night tears, we found an able replacement in the form of one Mark Couvillion. But, after a somewhat truncated vacation from Somebody Likes It (yeah, this show. Same thing), Kevin returned. Ryan and I (and I would like to think Mark) had been having such a fine time together we all wanted to find a way to keep Mark on board without anybody’s toes being stepped on. See, as good of a job as Kevin had done producing the show prior to his sojourn, Mark not only enjoyed producing the show in his absence, he also didn’t have a new born to contend with. So we asked him to stay on as Producer Mark, and he agreed, and now we all have the finest of times recording the show in Mark’s garage every week. Then he gives us a great show back(at least as far as production values are concerned) and we’re all happy. The only thing is, even though Mark often has a mic, Ryan, Kevin, and Myself, just completely dominate the conversation and Mark doesn’t get that much time to talk (cause we’re kind of dicks?). So he posited an idea to me a few months ago, and I ran it by “the other guys” and everybody agreed it was a swell plan. Instead of the way we usually do things, in which we all rotate picking the 3 segments, Mark would take over the show and pick the album, the video in A Few Minutes With and the song for A Current Affair. It was so much fun to just turn it over to him, and be surprised with his ideas. So for your listening pleasure, here is Producer Mark Hijacks the Show…The Who Sell Out is how we start things off. Purchase "The Who Sell Out" at Amazon Coming Up Yeah back to the same old shit after a month and a half of concept ideas. Ryan picked The Ramones Rocket to Russia…If I’m still alive after surviving that Slim Pickens-like ride, I’ll see you in 7.

Kevin is back after his paternity leave and as he was picking the album for this week’s episode, he decided to throw us a softball. Oh wait, actually he decided to alter the format of the show: this week he picked our first comedy album. This week’s show features Demetri Martin’s 2012 record “Standup Comedian”. I’m not gonna say it wasn’t fun figuring out how to talk about a comedy record, or that we won’t do another record in the future, but it sure was an interesting choice. I just want to thank Mark Couvillion again for letting us record in his garage the last couple of months, and doing quite an able job filling in for Kevin. Mark will be around in the future so this isn’t a goodbye or anything. Purchase "Standup Comedian" on Amazon ### A Few Minutes With ### Ok. OH! Also, for this week’s A Few Minutes With, in keeping with the comedy theme, I decided we should listen to [“My Name is Hannibal”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8wJ05EqS9U) which is a bit by Hannibal Buress. Coming Up OK! That’s it for now. Next time we will be taking on “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music”. We haven’t done enough country, so why not listen to a dude that sings about LSD and covers the When In Rome hit “The Promise” (which we’ve talked about on this show, bringing it all full circle). Next week then?

This week we took on LCD Soundsystem and Ryan and I disagreed a lot. But I’m WAAAAAAYYYYY less interested in that discussion than I am in what we listened to and talked about during A Few Minutes With. Purchase "Sound of Silver" on Amazon ### A Few Minutes With ### My good friend Matt Munoz joined us in Mark’s garage for our weekly fun times. Seeing as how Matt was the guest we politely decided to let him pick the song for the intermission. Matt thoughtfully picked ShanDozia and his epic R&B Ballad “Pink Pannies”. See, Matt used to work for Warner Brothers records and apparently at one point they noticed their R&B Catalog was a little weak, so they brought on ShanDozia. Quincy Jones and whole lot of heavy hitters seem to have been involved. You know, just listen to the show, Matt explains it a lot better than I can. And when you are done, please get on the internet and google that shit, cause your life is empty until you hear the full version of [“Pink Pannies”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qCrYR2rJ9o). Coming Up Next Show: It’s a little bit of a surprise but I will say that Kevin is back! So that’s fun. Happy Holidays and shit.

Did I like listening to Shuggie Otis’s album “Inspiration Information”? Yeah, I did. A lot. So did everybody else recording this show with me. It’s not often you get to see the blueprint of a musical paradigm. The record was a little shaky, especially after the first 5 or 6 songs, but wow, what a first 5 or 6 songs. It reminded me of the old quote about the Velvet Underground and everybody that bought their records creating a band… This album is flawed for sure, but I feel like it’s impossible that Hall and Oates, Prince, Average White Band, Lenny Kravitz, Steely Dan, Doobie Brothers, and countless others would have become the hit-makers they became…or fuck, even found their signature sounds, without listening to this listless prodigy. Listless. It’s hard to hear a burgeoning genius like this go down with such a whimper…we talk about it a lot in this show… OK…got that out of my system. Pick Up "Inspiration Information" on Amazon ### A Few Minutes With ### Ryan picked [“Hollaback Girl”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZHjRQjbHrE) for “A Few Minutes With” this go round. Pretty sure if it were more than a few minutes, Phil might have throttled Ryan. Something about bananas. Coming Up Next week…Camper Van Beethoven’s “Key Lime Pie” Sounds Delicious. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Well, we fucking did it. We went ahead and recorded a show without Kevin. The only adult “Somebody Likes It” has really known thus far. I wasn’t sure that Ryan and I could hold the motherfucking jalopy together, but god was willing and the creek didn’t rise (and with a liberal dose of help from Mark) we got it done! WE DID IT!!!!! (Cue America the Beautiful at an ear-splitting volume. And little shiny shit falling from the ceiling) We discussed “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” by Spiritualized. Along with the best damn album title ever, this thing is a pretty solid listen! I guess we made fun of Ryan’s choice of snacks (again) and started getting used to recording this thing in a new garage. Oh and wait. I forgot about this week’s “A Few Minutes With”. Well, not as much forgot as punched myself in the god-damned forehead in an attempt to forget. And here’s where stuff gets kind of complicated. See, I had just assumed that Kevin, with his DAD HUMOR and SADISTIC HUMOR had, as his final pick for a month or two, given us the hilarious-for-half-a-listen-two-summers-ago “What Does The Fox Say”, to get in one last sadistic swing. Well, turns out, Mark thinks that shit is HILARIOUS. So, I guess that seals the deal. Mark is just as much the voice of Adulthood as Kevin ever was. Except Kevin never had an animatronic fox that danced around his garage and sang the song. So I guess Mark has him beat there. So, my pick next week. We will get back to the 70’s with Shuggie Otis and his incredibly influential album “Inspiration Information”. At some point a Gwen Stefani song will pop up. See ya then…

This is the end…my only friend…the end… Nah, not really. Kevin will only be gone for a few weeks. But in the mean-time, Mark Couvillion will be providing his voice and ideas and garage to the cause. Carry on my wayward son!!! KEVIN!!!! Ok, now that that is over with, onto what the hell we talked about this week… Real Estate and their most recent album “Atlas”. I’ve actually already written a HILARIOUS synopsis of this week’s episode, but I woke up today to an email from Chris Cox telling me: “Hey, you sent me the wrong document. This is just the Bat Out of Hell one again.” I checked that shit out, and he was correct, that is what I sent him. And the Real Estate sum up was nowhere to be found. Awesome. Purchase "Atlas" on Amazon ### A Few Minutes With ### So anyway, Mark sat in for his second guest host gig, we all talked about how much we liked the band, and then we went on for a long ass time about [“White Room” by Cream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKyGn_uxkPU) during A Few Minutes With. Coming Up We discuss “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space” by Spiritualized. BEST. ALBUM. TITLE. EVER. See you then

Ch-ch-ch-changes! Change is blowing in the wind over here at Somebody Likes It town. Kevin is gonna be ducking out for a few weeks while he and his wife care for their new-born child. Don’t fret though, he’ll be back before you know it. In the meantime, Ryan and I are happy to report that we’ll be joined by Mark Couvillion. In fact Mark starts joining us in the Episode. IN FACT the Album selection for this week has been provided by Mark, and if it’s any indication of what we can expect out of him in the future, then it’s gonna be an interesting tenure. Cause this week we were all subjected to the god-awful piece of shit that is Meatloaf’s “Bat Out of Hell”. The less I say the better ’cause after this week, I am going to try and forget I ever even heard of that record. Gonna try really really really really hard to forget. It’s that bad. Why Would You Purchase "Bat Out Of Hell" On Amazon? A Few Minutes With It doesn’t get any easier during our segment A Few Minutes With, cause I picked Billy Ocean’s “Get Outta My Dreams, Get Outta My Car” to discuss. I probably would have picked something better had I known what he had up his sleeve. All in all we survived so I guess all is well with the world. And now you get to listen to the fruits of our labor! Coming Up Next week: We’re back with Kevin’s last show for a while, and fittingly, he goes out on an record of his choosing: “Atlas” by Real Estate…

I have a hard time navigating my day if I have more than 2 or three things to accomplish in an afternoon. I do best when I have an entire morning to decide whether it’s gonna be a t-shirt or polo shirt day. So when I read about this Ty Segall motherfucker putting out like 20 albums in the last 5 years, I kind of wanted to punch him in the face. Not just because of his feverish work ethic, but because nobody that puts out that many songs in such a short period of time can possibly write any songs worth a damn (editor note: except Robert Pollard). But then I listened to “Manipulator”, and I have to say I was wrong. I mean the man did take 14 months (I originally typed 14 years, which really would be the opposite of what I’m getting all worked about here) to get this one done, so there’s that, but I went back and listened to some of his earlier stuff, and it’s good too. So now I want to punch the motherfucker in the face for a whole other reason. Well we talked it all out in the garage, really hugged it all out cause everybody seems to LOOOOOOVE Ty Segall. I took the opportunity to be a bit of a crank, but for the most part all was well with the world. Purchase Manipulator on Amazon ### A Few Minutes With ### This week we start including our new segment “A Few Minutes With” as an intermission in the middle of the show. For those of you unfamiliar with the new segment, it’s essentially the same idea as the “BIG SHOW”, except we take a single song and talk about it for 10 minutes. Usually with a video so we work in discussion of that too. This week we kick it off with William Shatner’s AMAZING rendition of “Rocket Man” Watch the video. Ok, that’s it for now. Next we listen to Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debut. I like that one too. See you in the funny pages (somebody please tell me what that means)…

THE SUPER BADASS LABOR DAY MIX-TAPE SHOW!!!! So, after last week’s show (where-in we discuss the objectively god awful “Live Through This”), Ryan, Kevin, and Myself were having a well-deserved post-show beer (look, this shit is hard…not like lifting a car over your head hard, more like convincing your nephew that there’s no more “rest of the candy” hard) and we decided to do something special for our Labor Day show. Kevin wisely pointed out that no-one would even hear the show until like 10 days after Labor Day, but I didn’t see any reason to act like it didn’t even happen (yeah, apparently Kevin is spearheading a “War on Grilling Out”…where’s your outrage Bill O’Reilly?). After all, we could just tell everybody what the deal was. Eventually, I won this argument. We settled in to discuss the format. Several weeks ago we had begun entertaining the idea of a companion show. Well, not really a companion show, rather a Chester the Terrier to our Spike the Bulldog. The idea basically would be where we normally talked about an entire album for an hour plus, we instead would talk for 10 minutes about a particular song (and/or its accompanying video). We would call this “A Few Minutes With”. And what better way to introduce this new segment dedicated to brevity than to have our Labor Day show devote itself IN ITS ENTIRETY to “A Few Minutes With”. So we each picked 2 songs and spent an hour talking about those 6 songs…and videos…and the after- hours party Ryan attended the night before. I’ll turn it over to the other guys so they can tell you about their picks: **RYAN:** Tracy Ullman–“They Don’t Know” The impulse to dredge up Tracy Ullman’s brilliant cover of Kirsty MacColl’s (lesser-known) “They Don’t Know” came from some dusty corner of my childhood. Murky memories of MTV back when it played music, mixed with a sense of awe that a comedian (comedienne?, let me know, Joan Rivers. Oh, wait.) who spawned the Simpsons upon the world could have (seemingly) casually, unleashed this gem unto the world. And then moved on from music. Oh, and Paul McCartney shows up in the video. You know, just ’cause. Radiohead–“Paranoid Android” Man, hard to impart my awe at discovering that Radiohead were capable of much, much more than “Creep.” As much as I loved their previous record “The Bends”, I still wasn’t completely convinced that these lads would have staying power. I stand corrected. The entirety of “OK Computer” is an indisputable masterpiece, and this is its crowning achievement. Unless you ask Shane’s and my good friend “Big Daddy,” circa 1998. **KEVIN:** Flesh For Lulu–“I Go Crazy” Break out your studded Billy Idol faux cowboy boots and your Batman undershirt and saddle up for one of the pivotal tracks from John Hughes’ 1980s heyday. We marvel at the “Miami Vice” references, the edgy posturing of a band that enjoyed a modest peak, and how some songs from certain eras will always bear the hallmarks of those certain eras. This, dear listener, is one of those songs. Spacehog–“In The Meantime” We ponder a world that makes it possible for a New York-by-way-of-Leeds professional rat catcher to form a band with other Leedians (Leedites? That doesn’t seem right) and how, occasionally, songs that constitute the one high point of a band sound, upon first listen, like the very best a band can offer. In the case of this track, this was Spacehog’s swing for the fences, and they ended up on some big tour undercards because of it. Shane considers this lyrical genius, while Ryan recalls his Google search reply: “you searched for Spacehog. Did you mean Space Hog?” Ponder that for awhile. SHANE: Extreme–“More Than Words” Really, all I have to say about this song I said in the show. My idea was to pick two hits from the same musical era that were as diametrically opposed to each other as I could think of. So with that in mind, my other choice of song was: Sir Mix-A-Lot-“Baby Got Back” I think I succeeded in striking that balance. Support This Week's Artists on Amazon Tracy Ullman Radiohead Flesh For Lulu Spacehog Extreme Sir Mix-A-Lot ### Coming Up ### On the day of the recording, we decided to get a little ambitious and record first this segment, and then take a crack at Hank Williams Jr’s 1980 Opus Mediocre “High Notes”…but it didn’t turn out that way. Instead, we’ll take a crack at “High Notes” next week, so I hope to see you then. Toodles!