Al, Trav, and Quillen talk about every song that reached #1 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in the 90s, beginning with Kurt Cobain’s death in April 1994.
Episodes
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Things get dumber and dumberer as we return with a random episode about "New Age Girl" by Deadeye Dick, a band whose recordings have largely vanished from the internet. Stick around for 90s comedy soundtracks and the return of grinchy Quillen.
There are some mild, brief audio issues about 25 minutes in.
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
It's time for our annual year-end special, which this year comes in the same form it does every year: the Pod Star game. Please pardon the mild audio irregularities; we recorded in the same room (!) for the first time.
:00 Pod Star Intro
6:38 What was your favorite song in 1996?
10:30 Stats time!
19:14 Billboard Stats
21:41 Top 5 Albums for 1995
1:19:40 Announcement of Hiatus Episodes
Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
Grab your Razorblade Suitcase and take a trip with the boys to discuss the Gavin Grunge Gang! Did Bush get good? Or just good enough? Or are they still Bonedrivel? Also on this ep, Quillen talks about drums, Alec gets angry(!), and Trav is mostly quietly thinking about Gavin's fantastic shirt.
Friday Mar 26, 2021
Friday Mar 26, 2021
The boys go full hipster snob on this piece of himbo beach bum, tribal tattoo garbage. Psych! What Sublime has got here is a masterful hybrid of genres that we don’t have the willpower to resist. Van Halen, Blackstreet, and Tonic are on the charts. No cats were harmed in the making of this episode.
Friday Mar 19, 2021
Friday Mar 19, 2021
This week we head to California for a fertile moment when producer Jon Brion is working with Eels, Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, Aimee Mann, Rufus Wainwright, and P.T. Anderson. On the charts, Trav does NOT want to talk about Weezer, but The Lemonheads, Counting Crows, and Tool are fair game. A bad episode for people who hate good episodes.
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
It's time for another seminal artist that never hit Modern Rock #1: Alice in Chains. Heat up a spoon and dig into some cold ice cream; we're about to share some decadent misery.
0:00 Theme song
2:10 Intro Talk
18:50 Facelift (1990)
28:10 Sap EP (1992)
34:39 Dirt (1992)
54:00 Jar of Flies EP (1994)
1:08:15 Alice in Chains (1995)
1:25:20 Unplugged (1996)
1:35:07 Aftermath and Legacy
1:42:15 Hall of Fame, Stall of Blame, etc.
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Come take a trip ‘pon de islands mon to enjoy de exotic reggae sounds of 311! This week the boys are joined by special guest and friend of the pod, “Mr. 311” himself, Eric G. to discuss the first number one hit of the greatest reggae influenced ska-punk mainstream rock band (non-Rancid, non-Sublime category) of the era.
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
This week on the pod, the boys rediscover how it feels to fall in love again as they evaluate an overlooked classic by one of the great American rock bands, then list their top five Pearl Jam songs. In addition to “Who You’re,” chart songs this week include “Whoever You’re” by Geggy Tah, “If It Makes You’re Happy” by Sheryl Crow and “Who Will Save You’re Soul” by Jewel.
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Friday Feb 19, 2021
Time for a song that songmeanings.com user Dark Apathy says is about "being sort of sad about life." Movies discussed include Cable Guy, The Crow: City of Angels, and National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation. Chart talk includes Donna Lewis, Hole, Blues Traveler, and Republica.
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
The boys hop on the Rembrandt Pussyhorse and head over to Electric Larryland, where there's always plenty of noise to eat and the funny album titles flow like water. Along the way, they listen to some older Surfers stuff and debate whether there's a spoken word trend on 90s radio. Chart talk includes 2Pac, Nada Surf and Superdrag.