This week’s guests:  Mike Zerr, Superman, Jack Smith, Dan Lipp

This week’s theme:  Great songs

They say “All good things come to an end” and with Episode 20 of Six Songs with Jerry and a Guest we prove them wrong.  We are definitely coming to an end, but we hardly fall into any sort of “good things” category.  For this final episode, Jerry sat down with a handful of past guests and discussed great songs in general.  Things were a little rocky.  Mike Zerr tried to punk Jerry.  A few people ate “too much” Big Boy.  But all in all, not a bad way to go out with a light fizzle.  At the VERY least, we’ve got one hell of a theme song, created by Jerry and Sean Murray (sound man at Million Dollar Studios).

It has been a wild ride.  Thanks to all of the guests, side guests, and friends of the show.  Thanks to anyone who tuned in for the live video streams for a minute or two and signed out when there was no audio.  Thanks to anyone who said Jerry would probably do two episodes and quit.  Last but not least, thanks to our sponsers Phil Spector, Train, diet cola, and Big Boy.

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This week’s guest:  Scottie Lantgen

This week’s theme:  What the $#!+ did I just listen to?

Turns out not all returns are triumphant. 

This week Scottie Lantgen sits down in Million Dollar Studios East to discuss songs that weird you out when you hear them for the first time.  Its our first episode in the new location, so naturally there are going to be a few kinks in the operation, and they are aplenty in our 19th episode.  Listeners should note that this is technically episode 19.5, as Scottie recorded an entire episode that was lost to technical difficulties.  No word yet on whether or not this new chunk of podcast is better, but at least it is listenable.  Right?  Guys?  Right? 

Other important slivers of tidbits of goodness:  Skramz politics.  Bucky Balls are enjoyed, probably to a fault, honestly.  The Lipp is damn near inaudible for half the episode.  We take a stab at professional wrestlers turned musicians.  The quirky hateful and fake beliefs of Henry Rollins are analyzed.  Old people Squirt.  Most importantly, Jerik meanders off into a long story about an avant garde musician that has nothing to do with the show. 

This week’s guest: Noah Schafer

This week’s theme: Dad Music

Long time friend of Six Songs, Noah Schafer, made the trek all the way from Minneapolis, MN to join us in Million Dollar Studios for an hour-or-so long discussion of music you associate with your dad.  Mike Nelson also joins us for color commentary purposes.  Everyone has songs or groups they associate with their parents, as parents are usually our first exposure to music.  Fortunately for the listener, Jerry and Noah’s fathers weren’t total pussies.  In fact, they were into some really cool stuff.  Put your comedy hardhat on, as you are about to have tons of laughs brutally fired at your skull.  This one is chock full.  Also, to anyone confused by the two beeps in this episode — it’s merely two names being covered up to protect the “innocent”.

Other sludges not suited to be poured down the sink:  How in the world does a warden throw an in-jail party without losing his job?  Will the party be bring-your-own-toilet-wine?  Important Hugh Jackman issues get addressed. (Finally!)  Which is Tom Petty better at:  Acting or being an asshole?  Jerry gives the audience a much unwanted spelling lesson.  Most importantly, Sean gets a hard lesson on beverage containers.

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This week’s guest: Kellyn Wolff

This week’s theme: Sophomore Surge

We’re finally emerging from the depths with Kellyn Wollf’s first in-person Six Songs appearance.  You may remember him from the Ripping Solos episode.  He sat down with J-man and S-man a little while back to discuss a common phenomenon in music:  The sophomore surge.  This is where a band has a great debut album, and their second album is even more awesome and above your expectations than the first.

Shit cleaned up from the old brain barn:  The Wolff opens the show with a Kafkaesque brainbender.  What the hell is Justin Bieber up to?  Sean brings up an important question related to age-of-consent laws within the world of music.  We ponder, as we are wont to do, if this is the worst episode ever recorded.  (It’s not)  The Wolff opens us up to the Rube Tube.  Sean says something about bank accounts that no one is really too sure about.  Most importantly, The Wolff keeps it hood.

This week’s guest: Gabe Oliver

This week’s theme:  Killer Breakdowns

Well, things have certainly slowed down in the world of Six Songs, but we’re definitely not gone by any stretch of the imagination.  We’re BACK!  Is it episode 16?  It it episode 1 of season two?  Who CARES!?  Our good friend Gabe Oliver made the trek all the way from Virginia to discuss a dreaded topic: breakdowns.  But that is definitely not all that gets discussed.  This bad rider is chock full of what you came for:  The dumb shit.  What would an episode of Six Songs be without a nonsensical meandering every now and then?  Our Canadian-American medical advisor Dr. Colin Canham also sat down with us just to make sure everything went alright. 

Other chunklets we couldn’t be bothered to cut off the body:  How come no one corrects Jerik in his use of the name Bob Denver?  Tons of confusion over two Pantera albums (wiki-assholes get ready - this is a big one for you!)  Breakdown woes are discussed about every 5 minutes.  Cliffhanger:  Will Jerik shorten his lunch break, and as a result be able to sleep in longer - but at the expense of his usual shower routine?  Why do the rock greats all play that weird shit now? Lastly, where did the Six Songs theme songs go?

This week’s guest: Sean Murray

This week’s theme: Phil Spector

All good things must come to an end.  Fortunately for the listener, Six Songs has never really been what you’d call “good” so we are happy to announce that the show is not ending.  However, things will be slowing down a bit.  It all gets explained at the beginning of this landmark episode where Sean Murray returns for this record breaking 3rd episode as guest.  This week the zany world of famed producer and murderer Phil Spector gets discussed.

Other cosas importantes para el cerebro:  Which regular flavored diet soda is the best?  Jerik tells a heartbreaking softcore porn tale.  Phil Spector is an asshole.  Brian Wilson is maybe not an asshole, but definitely crazy.  Anna Chlumsky’s intensely prolific acting career is discussed.  Ronnie Spector is fairly attacked with no means of defending herself.  We make light of a tragedy.  Dan Lipp’s beatboxing skills are highlighted. 

This week’s guest:  Elliot Imes

This week’s theme: Six Songs with a Guest

Elliot Imes joins us via internet simulcast to discuss songs by artists who got a little help from their friends.  Due to poor internet connection on both sides, things get a little shaky on a sentence here and there, but we Six Songs are confident you’ll be able to understand everything this illustrious Imes has to say about songs with guests.  Come to think of it, the production of this episode was plagued with problems.  Buffer underflow in the playback engine be damned, we got it!  We almost didn’t, since upon receiving the episode Jerry decided to drop his external hard drive and nearly destroy it.  Grab a hunk of chocolate covered chicken and listen up!

Other stuff that went wrong:  Theme song woes.  Elliot addresses some stuff that might even be worse than Train.  We ponder “What is a candy?”.  Nicolas Cage’s financial woes are discussed at (fortunately) not-so great length.  Most importantly, Sean modifies some lyrics to be a little more “balls-out” if you will. 

This week’s guest:  Superman

This week’s theme:  Breakup Songs 

Breaking up is hard to do.  We all know this.  This week Superman flew in to give us the low-down on a few of his favorite tunes about calling it quits.  Throwing in the towel.  Hangin’ up the sneaks.  Startin’ up that alimony.  It aint easy, but we’ve all got to do it.  Fortunately there are others out there who have taken the experience and crafted some amazing songs. 

Other topics that we wrongly decided the public needed to hear:  More Buckethead and Train woes.  Let’s try to remember all the members of The Misfits despite the fact that we’ve never known all the members of the Misfits.  Why is Superman so into murdering his ex-girlfriends?   If “cop” is short for “constable” and “Constantiople” is now “Istanbul”, does it stand that Robo-Istanbul?  What?!  Superman makes a killer Buffalo Wild Wings joke that no one catches.  Lastly, are the North Side Kings undefeated simply because the Glenn Danzig knockout incident is their only documented bout? 

Slurp it down, you sick fucks. 

This week’s guest: Jack Smith

This week’s theme: What the Hell is this Instrument Doing in a Rock Band? 

Jack Smith makes a triumphant return to Six Songs.  You may remember him from Episode 4, where he made Six Songs history by picking a theme and not following it.  However, the blame is to be placed on our now unemployed fact-checker so we’re glad to have Jack back this week to discuss rock songs with interesting instrument choices in them.  Pull out your vibraphone and your glass harmonica, we are going even deeper into unpopularity!!!!

Other stuff you might wanna look our for if ya know what’s good fer ya:  What IS a Texas catheter?  Jerik has a bit of an unfortunate rant about Jesse James Dupree.  Jack reveals the creator of the pajamas at school look.  The guys discuss exactly how long it will take a guy to become CEO at his job if he insists on rocking and rolling.  Lastly, Jerry’s diet cola joke finally gasps its last breath.

This week’s guest:  Nick Turitto

This week’s theme:  Cover Songs and Remakes

This week is one hell of a doozy.  Nick Turitto ventured into Million Dollar Studios to talk with Jerry about his favorite instances of people playing music written by other people.  Everyone here at Six Songs would like to apologize for this episode being late.  Because of this, a lot of stuff said in the episode has been rendered completely nonsensical.  However, we still stick by our mantra of “Nothing’s too fuckin’ stupid” so we will not be sweating this occasion.

Other drippings saved for the pan:  The politics of Karate Kid are intensely discussed.  Two words:  Elisabeth Shue.  Jerik’s diet cola joke finally starts dying.  He also tries to paint some sort of film noir picture, but fails horribly.  Why does Sean have the nicest chair?  Importantly, Sean wonders why the song “Iron Man” completely ruined the Iron Man movie even though it wasn’t in the movie. 

This weeks theme performed by The Marcel Marceaus.