Flopcast episode 529! It’s another concert report, because legendary Australian band Midnight Oil came to Boston. Find out if their beds are still burning, if frontman Peter Garrett is still very tall and very bald, and why we expected to be crushed by an anvil during the show. Also: Happy
The board of the ESO Network is back and this time gets a little ‘Weird’ and takes a look at our experiences over the years with Mrs. Yankovic’s favorite son Alfred. From his early career and singing parodies about food to Doctor Demento to a major movie about his life
On this episode: Up first, we discuss the Obi-Wan Kinobi finale and thoughts of the series as a whole story. Where do we want to see the Star Wars Universe go next? In the second half of the show: Suddenly we’re in a world of TV riches with a plethora
Cigar Nerds Podcast: Maverick. Its time to buzz the tower. This week we review Top Gun: Maverick. Will it be an ACE or is it negative ghost rider for this sequel. In science we discuss tiny robot crabs, storing data on the moon, next gen solar sails, and inappropriate jokes.
Flopcast episode 528! We have a special concert report this week, because the pioneering German electropop band Kraftwerk came to Boston! Kevin was there, wearing official Kraftwerk 3-D glasses, because this was not a normal show. We also recall the time Kornflake saw a very different German act in Boston
The First Doctor and company land on a doomed planet with two warring races, one of which is more concerned with destroying the other than saving themselves. Mike, Mike, Mary, and Matt Sweatman review this newly animated lost adventure full of distrustful blondes and roving Chumbleys. We want to hear
The epic conclusion of the Jurassic era has arrived in theaters. Mike, Mike, Ashley, and Rob Levy study the new movie to see if any life has found a way into the franchise. Plus, content creator Tom Rasch reveals his personal passions in the Geek Seat. All this, along with
It’s the musical battle of the 90s — BLUR vs. OASIS — winner takes all! This week on Modern Musicology we talk all things BritPop! The bands that set the stage and inspired the movement, the “Big Four” (Blur, Oasis, Suede and Pulp), the big BritPop chart war, some of the other BritPop bands like
But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy Episode 72! This week we’re joined by our two besties from New England! Yes! All four girls of Good Enough Cosplay are talking about their Top 5 favorite worst comic book character costumes! Buckle up, everyone! But First, Let’s Talk Nerdy on Instagram! Good Enough
As a new decade dawned, the times were a-changin’ at DC Comics, where the plan was to leave all that 1960s Silver Age silliness behind. In the pages of Detective Comics, master artist Neal Adams was redefining Batman to be as unlike Adam West as possible. And Detective #400 (Drew’s
We just noticed that 1997 was a quarter century ago, so we thought we’d celebrate with a FlopFight tournament of 1997 pop songs. (It’s not quite an official FlopFight; we’ve relaxed the rules a bit, because we’re sleepy.) The competing songs are a mix of pure pop (Spice Girls, Hanson),
This week the EARTH STATION TREK crew is joined by Matt Sweatman to determine which Star Trek series are the best and worst examples of Gene’s Vision before turning to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds to “Lift Us Where Suffering Cannot Reach.” Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO
