Mark Blankenship and Sarah D. Bunting are journalists, friends, and music fans who love talking about pop music of all stripes.
Thirty years after the death of frontman Kurt Cobain, Nirvana and their music still feel very close. Does that have... more
It's an all-time training-montage banger vs. Weird Al's vision for Rocky XIII in today's episode, as we drop Wiki factoids, contemplate... more
You can't always control what people do with your art once it's out in the world -- something Mark Knopfler... more
It's that Airbnb pasta-taxonomy poster in pop-song form: "Lasagna," Weird Al's take on Los Lobos's take on Ritchie Valens's take... more
Late-sixties melodrama meets early-nineties blockbuster in today's episode, as we contemplate who left the Barney cake out in the rain... more
The unique legacy of Tommy James and the Shondells adds another chapter today, as Weird Al contends with Tiffany's smash... more
Can Weird Al inch ahead in the season standings with "I Lost On Jeopardy," his parody of the Greg Kihn... more
This week's match-up pits The Presidents of the United States of America's "Lump" against Weird Al's "Gump"...but is it really... more
"What if we just........didn't." That's one of the questions confronting us as WE confront an out-of-character entry in the Weird... more
Grab a tube sock for your privates: it's time to pit the Red Hot Chili Peppers against Weird Al! Before... more