S02 E30: Ya Dig?

Here we go, folks: the long-awaited "Hip" Episode. Not that we're all that hip, or the show is very hip. Not sure the music is, either. But we say the word "hip" a lot. That's hip, right?

Enjoy... just not ironically, please.

PLAYLIST

The Tragically Hip - Poets
Lou Reed - Perfect Day
Ella Fitzgerald and Louie Armstrong - They Can't Take That Away From Me
Janelle Monae - Tightrope (another great live performance here)
LCD Soundsystem - Losing My Edge
Huey Lewis and the News - Hip to Be Square



LINKS
Hip (slang) definition
Hipster definition ; One who vehemently denies being a hipster.
COOL Magazine - How to be a Hipster (1958)
The Tragically Unhip blog
Handsome Harry the Hipster
Tower of Power - What is Hip?
The Evolution of the Hipster 2000-2009 - Paste Magazine
Top Seven Worst Bands that Hipsters Love - Spike TV
Look at this Fucking Hipster
Patton Oswalt's take on the Hipster uniform

S02 E29: The Itch

We here at Awkward Silences are clever people, but only clever enough to land half of the witty jabs we throw. Case in point: The Itch is a good episode title this week, since we deal with guilty pleasures, those songs that lurk in the recesses of your brain, urging you to indulge in them, even though you shouldn't. Hardy-har!

Oh, but had we managed to work in the detail that Tyler developed a rash from poison ivy over the weekend, well, that would have been brilliant, no? In any case, if there's one thing we excel at unfailingly, it's laziness, so the title stays. Deal with it... and enjoy!


Little known fact: Babs and Barry were born as Siamese twins, joined at the beard.

GUILTY PLEASURES PLAYLIST

Paula Cole - I Don't Want To Wait
Terry Bush - Maybe Tomorrow (The Littlest Hobo Theme Song)

Filter - Take A Picture

Eve 6 - Beautiful Oblivion
Tal Bachman - She's So High
Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom

Limp Bizkit - Nookie
Good Charlotte - Seasons

Donna Lewis - I Love You Always Forever


LINKS

A rather admirable mash-up of The Littlest Hobo Theme Song and one of Lily Allen's songs.
Neil Patrick Harris on the Kevin Pollak Chat Show

S02 E28: Games People Play

We haven't had a good rant episode lately (some people would say we haven't had a good episode, period. Jerks.), but this week, well... if you don't end up passionate about stadium construction in Hamilton by the end of the show, there's no hope for you. Enjoy!

PLAYLIST

The Stars - Wasted Daylights
The Stars - We Don't Want Your Body
The Stars - Changes

View of West-Harbour lands, looking south to Downtown, from Bayfront Park, Hamilton

LINKS

Tiger-Cat owner Bob Young's letter stating their rejection of the West-Harbour site (May 2010)
Facilitator Michael Fenn's Report (July 6, 2010)
What is the Future Fund? And the West Harbour and East Mountain site options broken down by the numbers
West Harbour Vs East Mountain (The Hamilton Spectator breaks it down)
Tiger-Cats press conference (July 29, 2010)
CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon's letter (July 31, 2010)
Q&A with Mayor Fred Eisenberger (July 31, 2010)
Letter from Tiger-Cats to Mayor Fred Eisenberger (August 2, 2010)
Letter from Mayor Fred Eisenberger to Tiger-Cats (August 3, 2010)
Our City Our Future Summary Report (August 6, 2010)

S02 E27: Quick Fix

Why hello, listeners. Were you waiting for an episode that never came last week? Oh dear. Well, the good news is we've got all new content this week. Bad news: Alissa's not there for all of it. But we'll be back to normal next week. Cheers!

(How fresh...)

PLAYLIST

I'm not telling. So there.

LINKS

The interesting link between Inception's main score and a song they use in the film.