Mon, 17 October 2011
Although menaced by studio vermin and suffering from such ailments as Facebook fatigue, Gosling fatigue, and Insomnia fatigue (is that even a thing?), the men of The Spoon are game for a conversational campaign on the subjects of Simpsons & Stooges, dots and feathers, testectomies and trailers, and all manner of minutia. Dave Shalansky pops in from the 8th dimension to once again sit in for Rob, who calls in to edu-tain us all with the latest developments in the field of animal-fronted metal bands. Also, the Fivetober is a lie, but the sandwiches remain oh so tasty and affordable. Music by Nice Guy Eddie, Scattered Suns, Hatebeak and Sorrows
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Mon, 10 October 2011
Dave Shalansky returns to the show; older,wiser, and brimming with both excitement about his return to stand-up, and stress about his upcoming wedding -- specifically, the dilemma of DJ selection. Rob's girlfriend Jenni calls in to defend his manhood from Dave's spurious send-ups, and Rob himself checks in a little later with an attempt to steer the show toward the thoughtful and relevant topic of Columbus Day...an attempt which does not succeed. Also on the docket: many, many shout-outs to potential show sponsors. Cause that would be swell.Music by Teaneck, The Wonderstrucks, and The Spoon's own Chris Jackson.
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Mon, 3 October 2011
The men of The Spoon have vowed never to do re-runs, but tonight they take a shot at their first Best-Of episode. The 127 Hours/baby lube discussion from ep25 is here, along with the first recorded airing of Rob's Disney Princess rant, from all the way back in ep2. Plus, classic SALs of Lucas and Lohan, and live commentary -- of sorts -- provided by Chris & Thom. Music by The Andersons, Sorrows, and Nice Guy Eddie.
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Mon, 26 September 2011
It cannot be denied, the show is weird this week. The men of The Spoon seem to be caught in the grip of a strange, unusually mellow energy field, gliding through the proceedings in a laconic – for them – fashion, and constantly quoting song lyrics for no apparent reason. Fortunately, Quinton Flynn is there tohelp polish the amorphous humor blobs into diamond-edged zingers, and James Honeyman Smith-Smythe returns to remind us what the "M" in Mtv used to stand for, before it's Legacy was thoroughly Sodomized. Music by Anny Celsi, Lane Steinberg, and Barely Pink.
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Mon, 19 September 2011
Experiencing some quasi-hangover after last week's comedic cliff dive, this installment finds the men of The Spoon in a more reflective mood, pondering the slippery, volatile nature of supply and demand, and the odd predicament of those who start out as part of The Solution but eventually go on to perpetuate The Problem. Plus, the gig that saved Rob's life, and the wounds that Thom receive from a giant spider. Sort of. Music by The Spongetones, Continental Drifters, and The Vipers.
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Mon, 12 September 2011
The Spoon is always a bit of a high-wire act, and we've bragged in the past of episodes that test the limits of the human attention span, but this week...whoah. Follow, if you will, our fair trio and their special guest Bill Holmes, as they plunge headlong down a rabbit hole of tumultuous, confrontational comedy, laced with a potent dose of What Is This I Don't Even. Any continuity of conversation is purely coincidental, but you know what? Linear thinking is for the weak. Listen up, and be strong. Music by The Crazy Squeeze, Rubber City Rebels, and Boris The Sprinkler
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Mon, 5 September 2011
Quinton Flynn sits in as things get meta in the Spooniverse, with 2% jokes as the order of the day, MST3k and Frank Zappa being checked as influences, and suggestions of performing the show solely through subtext and/or song being taken at least semi-seriously. Also, the mainstreaming of pr0n, the pretentiousness of the extra U, the emotional minefield of zoological work, and what were the last names of the Archies, anyway? Music by Odds, The Now, and What The...?
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Mon, 29 August 2011
Travis Randall’s journey from football player to junkie to bassist to audio technician to gastronomic entrepreneur is a impressive one, and in that true renaissance spirit, his presence brings the show's tone from its usual simmering ADHD tendencies to a white-hot boil of topic-hopping psychosis. Also, two unrelated decrees: food is over, and Betty White must be destroyed. Music by Tramps & Thieves, Dead Hot Workshop, and Ghetto Cowgirl
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Mon, 22 August 2011
It's The Spoon's one year anniversary, but in typical dude (and, let's face it, typical Spoon) fashion, our fair trio gloss over commemoration of this important date to focus on different concerns, such as the misadventures of Paul Reubens, the misuse of place name acronyms, misaimed fandom of chick-flicks, and the misery of recently-single guest Quinton Flynn. Also, someone seems to have misplaced the air conditioning. Music by Nickel, Groovy Rednecks, and Brian Seymour.
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Mon, 15 August 2011
No guest? No show prep? No problem! The men of The Spoon kick into old-skool gear for a rollicking discussion of tall hugs, phone bricks, cult followings, the nomenclature of The Netherlands, the inevitability of techno-fatigue, the dysfunctional evolution of country music, and the true arrival of summer. Also, a moment of silence please for poor Alyssa, who lies...akimbo. Music by Michael Shelley, The Travoltas and Nice Guy Eddie.
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