Flopcast episode 725! In yet another Flopcast Top 4 1/2 List, we’re counting down our favorite movies about bands. And since we’ve ruled out documentaries and biopics, that leaves movies about fictional bands. Some of our picks are obvious, as Jake and Elwood get the band back together, some wacky
5 Forgotten AOR Songs This week Alan from Modern Musicology launches a new side-project! In this series of shows, I’ll tell stories behind some of the albums in my collection. This week, we’re talking about 5 Forgotten AOR Songs! These are tracks that got airplay on Album Oriented Rock radio stations back in the
The second half of this episode was recorded live on stage at MarsCon 2026. My guest was comedy musician and TikTok star Ross Childs. Or rather, that’s what the plan was, when suddenly Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in his place. Being the seasoned professional I am, I forged ahead
Rock Hall 2026 Nominees It’s that time of year again! The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has released its list of nominations for 2026. Sadly, we aren’t amongst the 1200+ official voters who will be casting their ballots for this year’s inducted class, but that won’t stop us from discussing who
Flopcast episode 724! A few weeks ago, we reviewed the 1925 silent black and white version of The Wizard of Oz, and it was… not great. So this week, we’re watching the 1939 version, which has sound and color (you know, mostly), and is arguably the superior film. And we’re
Cigar Nerds Podcast: War Machine. This week we are watching the new Netflix scifi action film War Machine. AKA Reacher vs Aliens. In science we talk about brains playing Doom, how the brain can make computers better, sperm whale, and artemis 2 gets ready to launch. In Nerd News we
Flopcast episode 723! While poking through a box of old magazines at Rubber Chicken Comics, we found something called Superstars of Soul. It’s an odd little educational workbook from 1986, and it taught vocabulary and reading comprehension to the kids while they learned about their favorite soul acts. So we’re
The Music of 1976 This week we set the controls to the heart of 1976 to revisit some of the great music that came out that year! Of course, we cover the biggie, Frampton Comes Alive. We also report on three of the biggest movements of ’76 — Prog, Glam, and
Flopcast episode 722! In the wake of last week’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame episode, Kevin and the Mayor check out documentaries about two of the nominees: Luther Vandross and Jeff Buckley. (Kevin also stumbled upon a 1985 movie starring Tatum O’Neal and Irene Cara that we suspect has
Love at Dragon Con: Real Couples Share Their Meet-Cute Stories Can you really meet your soulmate at Dragon Con? In this episode of The Dragon Con Report, we sit down with attendees who met their significant others at the convention… and are still rolling initiative together years later. From chance encounters
Flopcast episode 721! The new list of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees was just released, and as usual we spend a whole episode kicking it around. And once again we’re joined by writer, publisher, and podcaster (BatChums, Dragon Con Report, Earth Station Who) Michael Gordon! Join us as
Halftime! Super Bowl 60 was held on February 8, featuring a halftime show by Latin superstar Bad Bunny (with special guests Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin), and a pre-game performance by neo-punks Green Day. But in reaction against this, there was a second, independant “All American” halftime show featuring Kid Rock, Gabby Barrett, Lee Brice, and Brantley Gilbert.
