Welcome to Year Endless and to episode 8 of our Rolling Stone Miniseries

Will and Courtney go into a digression into the first R-rated movie they saw growing up? What album did Courtney have on cassette? What nutty rumor went around the playground about one of today's artists? What critique did a member of another band have of a documentary that featured one of these bands?

All that much much more on in this episode!

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Welcome to Year Endless once again in part 7 of our look at the Rolling Stone Best of the 80s list from 1989.

Which band’s videos do the hosts defend? Which song by an artist today almost scared an acquaintance half to death while home alone? What album starts with a song that is recognizable within the first second? We discuss a remarkably bad album cover and so much more in this episode!

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Welcome to Year Endless for part 6 of our look at Rolling Stones original best of the 80s list!

What surprising fans did one of the artists we covered today have? What band do Courtney and Will disagree on? What cover done by one of todays artists was a huge deal in Will’s family while he was growing up? What surprising genre did Courtney briefly host a radio show about?

All that and so much more on another great episode of Year Endless.

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You can read more about Springsteen like I did in the wonderful book There Was Nothing You Could Do: Bruce Springsteen's “Born In The U.S.A.” and the End of the Heartland by Steven Hyden.

https://www.amazon.com/There-Was-Nothing-Could-U-S/dp/0306832070/ref=sr_1_2?s=books

Welcome to Year Endless as we go into part 5 of our Rolling Stone best albums of the 80s series.

What album cover from an artist today is kind of busy but also great? Which band sounded so different on their first EP that Will had heard it years ago and not realized it was the same band? What is an odd maybe trend that Will has noticed?

All that and so much more on another episode of Year Endless. I also want to mention that we are now available on Youtube for anyone who prefers listening to podcasts there.

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Today on Year Endless is part 4 of our look at Rolling Stones 100 greatest albums of the 80s from 1989.

What inside joke inspired the name of one of today's bands? Will tells the story of one of the stupidest things he ever did. What connection does one of the group have with a greater cultural institution in their home town? What band made a reference to a historical event and instantly made Will a fan?

All that and more in another awesome episode of Year Endless!

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Welcome again to Year Endless as we reach part 3 of our look at Rolling Stone’s best albums of the 80s list from 1989.

What surprising band did Courtney see live? What album are we covering today that technically was first released in the 70s? Which album had surprisingly deep lyrical subtext?

All that and so much more!

There was some weird static in Will’s voice occasionally, but it mostly goes away as the episode progresses.

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Welcome to part 2 of our miniseries looking at the 100 best albums of the 80s list from Rolling Stone in 1989.

What artist in today's episode was Courtney’s first concert? What musical aversion is part of Courtney’s reason for her generally not liking one of the band we talk about? We go on a long tangent on youthful concert attending and not attending. What album cover really gets our goat? Which artist helped inspired Will to want to do a podcast like this one? Starting with this episode we also decide on our best and worst albums for today.

Another great episode!

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Welcome to our second miniseries as we begin our look at the Rolling Stones best albums of the 80s list from Nov 1989. We are excited to start a very different list.

How did the two co-hosts entrance to music from this decade differ? What ridiculous/embarrassing story does Will have that is connected to a song from one of today’s albums? What artist has a surprising second well-regarded artistic outlet?

Another great episode worth an immediate listen!

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On this episode of Year Endless we provide a final conclusion to our Blender magazine indie rock miniseries. We finish with the top 2 albums and sum up the list.

What biographical information from a musicians’ memoir change how we think about some of their bands lyrics? Which of the blurbs bugged Courtney and why? What funny monte-greens (misheard lyrics) did we hear while listening to these two albums? What are a few artists we think should have been on the list? We also read through some comments on the list from the year it was published in 2007.

Thank you to anyone who has been listening as we went on this journey. As announced in the episode, next time on the show we start our second miniseries as we begin a look back at Rolling Stone’s 100 greatest albums of the 80’s from 1989.

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It’s time for episode 10 as we reach Part 10 of our Blender Indie Rock list miniseries. In what unusual setting did Will originally hear the first band of this episode? What issue did Will have when relistening to one of todays albums? What does Will consider the loudest show he ever attended? What geographic connection does Courtney have with one of these bands?

Enjoy another great episode!

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Welcome to episode 9 of Year Endless as our Blender Indie miniseries reaches the final stretch.

What connection does Courtney have with fan zines and how far back does it go? What opinion did Will’s mother form on the guitarist of one of today's band from watching a documentary that included the band he played in? We talk about an unconventional choice for the list that maybe fits despite seeming kind of off the wall. Also, Will goes on a massive tangent related to west Asheville culture.

Listen and enjoy another great episode!

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Welcome to episode 8 of Year Endless as our Blender magazine mini-series reaches the home stretch.

How has Courtney’s opinion on a hated band shifted over the years? What song with a video that was nsfw did Will play at a morning meeting? Which band in this episode did Will walk through frigid temperatures to see live? What album did a super fan create an in-depth project analyzing all the lyrics?

All that so much more in another amazing episode.

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Will and Courtney are back for the 7^th episode of Year Endless. What an exciting episode with some of our best discussion yet. What info was spreading about one of the top bands of the early 00s garage revival? What surprising parallel is there between a star of the 00s and one of the 70s? What music does Will not recommend listening to while walking through a shopping mall? All that and more on Year Endless.

FYI, There is some minor static when Will is talking, but the episode is still completely listenable.

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Courtney and Will return for another exciting episode. We’re into part 6 of our Blender Indie Rock list mini-series. Hear what statement Courtney makes that gets Will so flustered that he moves right along. What band named as an influence in a blurb do the co-host not hear in the music? What was a trend in music performance that a members of ones of today's bands was reacting against? This episode includes a long discussion into the history of both hosts favorite band of all time. Another can’t miss episode.

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Welcome to episode 5 of Year Endless everyone! What similar musical instrumentation did Will notice between one of the artists from today and a popular single from a much different genre? What cool line up did Will see one of today’s bands at the top of? What surprising business is the frontmen of one these bands involved in?

Don’t miss out on another great episode!

Welcome again to Year Endless! Today is part 4 of our look at the 2007 Blender Indie Rock list.

What introduced the first artist in this episode to a much larger audience? What music does Will recommend if you really need to stay awake? Which singer’s most well known album is Courtney’s least favorite by them?

Content warning: description of fictional animal abuse. Skip at 16:11 until 16:37 if you need to.

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Welcome to episode 3 of Year Endless in which we continue our Blender Indie Rock miniseries.

Does the sound of our first artist of today match their over the top band name? What unusual cover did Will once hear on acoustic guitar? How does Courtney differentiate eras of one of her favorite bands​? What genre of entertainment is covered in Will’s favorite album by an artist covered today?​

Don’t miss out!

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Will and Courtney return for the exciting second ever episode of Year Endless! They continue their deep dive into the Blender magazine Best of Indie Rock list from 2007. Our hosts give their opinions on speak singing. Which artist did Courtney have a demo/bootleg tape of back in the day? What band’s music is too slow for Will? Which artist on this list did both co-hosts have a shared dislike for and does that negativity remain after another listen? And so much more!

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Welcome to the exciting first ever episode of Year Endless! On this episode we begin a mini-series which looks back at Blender magazines 100 greatest Indie Rock albums of all time from back in 2007. The first ten albums jumps through decades of musical history. What traditionally not well regarded band is a friends favorite act of all time? For what different band is Will familiar with the singer of one todays bands? In what slightly embarrassing non musical context did both hosts pay attention to one of the vocalists? And the quality of a song blows Courtney away. All that and more in a debut recording worth catching.

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