EP 6. Are You a Man or a Mouse?

06/02/20 • 16 min

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EP 5. What About the Children?

As parents, we are responsible for bringing out the best in our youth. Is censoring music, keeping them away from art, and limiting their expression the way to do it?
Steve and Keith share the travails of parenting today against a backdrop of authoritarian credos aimed at them since adolescence. Having been raised under the guidance of the PMRC and Nancy Reagan's Just Say No! campaign, the specter of cynicism looms large as the youth gone wild raise kids of their own.
For further exploration on the topic, please enjoy the following musical selections:
"Killing in the Name Of" by Rage Against the Machine
"Vitamin C" by CAN
"all the good girls go to hell" by Billie Eilish
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" by The Mamas & The Papas
"Porn Wars" by Frank Zappa
"We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister
"Darling Nikki" by Prince
"Sugar Walls" by Sheena Easton
"Eat Me Alive" by Judas Priest
"Faith" by George Michael
"Dress You Up" by Madonna
"She Bop" by Cyndi Lauper
"Dig It" by Skinny Puppy

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EP 7. I Was Baroness' Biggest Fan

Keith innocently asks Steve how he finds new music.
Steve replies with a case study of how he discovered the rock band Baroness only to unwittingly become their biggest fan for a brief period in 2019.
If you want to check out Baroness, here are a few songs to whet your appetite:
"A Horse Called Golgotha" from Blue Record
"Take My Bones Away" from Yellow & Green
"Morningstar" from Purple
"Borderlines" from Gold & Grey
"March to the Sea" from Yellow & Green
"The Gnashing" from Blue Record
"Bullhead's Lament" from Blue Record
"Seasons" from Gold & Grey
"Eula" from Yellow & Green
"Pale Sun" from Gold & Grey
"Isak" from Red
"Shock Me" from Purple
"The Sweetest Curse" from Blue Record