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#121: The recipe is simple: wine power!
Apes of the State; Pigs Parlament; Robot Civil War; Governor Vomit; Adorable Anarchy
Jul 17
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Kyle Ryan
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I was doing this instead of finishing the new issue
When VCR Party Live! calls, I have to answer.
Jul 15
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Kyle Ryan
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#120: Boom tch boom tch boom tch boom
Pride Month Barbie; GayC/DC; Proprietary Energy Faggots; Bussy Kween Power Trip
Jun 12
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Kyle Ryan
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#73: The story of Skinny Puppy
May 18, 2023
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Kyle Ryan
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#43: The story of Death Cab for Cutie
Feb 1, 2022
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Kyle Ryan
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#103: The Audit with J. Robbins
Apr 21, 2025
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Kyle Ryan
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#45: The story of Fartbarf
Feb 28, 2022
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Kyle Ryan
#5: Tell me why you don’t like Twix
Jun 4, 2020
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Kyle Ryan
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#115: They came from 2006
Jan 9
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Kyle Ryan
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#119: The stories of Les Claypool's Frogs, Bucket Brains, Delirium, and Fancy Bands
Going beyond Primus with alt-rock's singular weirdo.
May 14
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Kyle Ryan
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#118: Dispatch from 2026 music festival season
Él Mató a un Policía Motorizado; The Floor is Not Lava; Meryl Streek; Ritt Momney; Taylor More Swiftly; 999999999; Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the…
Apr 22
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Kyle Ryan
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#117: A star in the Ontario market
Bev Rage & the Drinks; Crippling Alcoholism; Drunken Prayer; the Taste of Vomit; Styrofoam Winos; Wine Lips; Vodka Breadbowl
Mar 10
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Kyle Ryan
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#116: Almost Named: The Hookers, Witch Doctors, and more
A new series about the names bands used—or almost used—before fame.
Feb 10
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Kyle Ryan
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#115: They came from 2006
LMFAO; Vampire Weekend; Japandroids; the Airborne Toxic Event; Does It Offend You, Yeah?; and too many more
Jan 9
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Kyle Ryan
6
#114: Midnight Mass 2025
It’s December, so that means it’s time for Band Name Bureau’s Midnight Mass, our annual roundup of holiday music.
Dec 10, 2025
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Kyle Ryan
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#113: The 4th annual BNB Thanks List
2025, in review.
Nov 26, 2025
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Kyle Ryan
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