Fortune Kit

Charles and Alex catch up with Kanye's latest blunders and listen to the 1982 Pac-Man Christmas album and some '80s McDonald's songs. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Hesse joins Charles and Alex to discuss oddball Sonic Youth songs, Jojo Siwa's car, and Chechnya banning music outside of a narrow tempo range. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles, Alex, and Dan realize that Peter Thiel wants to be Caligula and that Led Zeppelin was technically the first steampunk band. See Dan on tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/boeckner/tours Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Matthew Perpetua (@perpetua) joins Charles and Alex to discuss Pavement live shows, legacy band lineup changes, and Oasis hiring Ringo Starr's son. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101774039

Lisa Vitale (@eyyitslisa) talks about meeting Dolly Parton, Charles is vindicated learning Neil Young's Pono player is a piece of shit, and Alex argues Radiohead isn't a real Britpop band cause the brothers don't fight in the press. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex think bands should steal shampoo and shower curtains from hotel rooms and sell them as merch. Plus Meghan Trainor has yet another song about That Bass and Neil Young returns to Spotify but is still on his bullshit. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Dan, Charles, and Alex talk about Dan's new album Boeckner! Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Palma (@sweetxpalma) drops by to show Charles and Alex some deeper cuts from Jerry Garcia's catalog. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Palma's Playlist: 01 - Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (San Diego • Dec. 28,1978) 02 - Grateful Dead - Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) (St. Louis, MO • March 17, 1971) 03 - Grateful Dead - The stranger (Two Souls In Communion) (Frankfurt • Europe 72) 04 - Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders - Save Mother Earth (Feb. 1972) 05 - Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders - Imagine (Feb. 1972) 06 - Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders - Keepers (Berkeley • Nov. '73) 07 - Legion of Mary - What’s Going On (Jan. '75) 08 - Jerry Garcia Band - A Strange Man (Feb. '76) 09 - Reconstruction - Lovely Night for Dancing (May 18, 1979 • The Old Waldorf, San Francisco CA) 10 - Reconstruction - Mohican and the Great Spirit (May 18, 1979 • The Old Waldorf, San Francisco CA)

Lil Jon phones in a meditation album, Meek Mill protests too much, and the world's richest cats list is dominated by nepo-cats. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/99547045

Josh Terry (@JoshhTerry) joins Charles and Alex for a not-that-strange trip through the music of the Grateful Dead. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex check out JoJo Siwa's half-assed tween pop group and Snoop Dogg's half-assed cereal brand. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex reveal the winners of the Grammy categories no one pays attention to, including the night's top award: Best Children's Album. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex look at meme coins worth a billionth of a cent and argue that babies should like shoegaze (cooing vocals, lots of playing with your own feet). Plus Alex assists Billy Joel in completing his new single. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/97726880

Nate Ruess joins Charles and Alex to discuss his collaboration with Connie Connecticut, Cheech and Chong's new vodka bong, and… Did Green Day get TOO political on their new one!? Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Connie Connecticut's Greatest Hits is out now: https://open.spotify.com/album/052aPHp6dw3LzvlPoFmdit?si=1BZTbNQnQlyTw6AHPizQpA https://fortunekit.bandcamp.com/album/connie-connecticuts-greatest-hits

Zola Jesus joins Charles, Alex, and Dan to catch up on the world's most eccentric Garfield licensee and discuss how the collapse of Pitchfork reflects the collapse of the music industry more broadly. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles, Alex, and Branson perform a seance to speak with the spirits of dead musicians to find out where they got their ideas. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex listen to a mournful XL Bully rap and read a terrible SPIN review. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/95939564 Listen to Alex's song "Atlantic Bilge" on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3P28HCY5FkDqf9sXlVe5b7?si=6HzeFRDMTymyVBcImkPAZA Bandcamp: https://brockwinthrop.bandcamp.com/track/atlantic-bilge

Arcade Fire's Tim Kingsbury takes Charles, Alex, and Dan on a journey through the Christian artists he listened to as a kid. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex rank the Christmas classics and get mad about people from Liverpool having multiple wacky British demonyms. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex beef with Cher, remember the A-Teens, and sign a petition for KISS fans who feel the band owes them golden tickets. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex unveil the world's newest and greatest AI pop star and beef with aging has-been Anna Indiana. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/93903512

Charles and Alex conclude that the Beatles' early shit, like Let It Be, is better than the new shit. It also turns out that nobody has heard Garth Brooks' exclusive Bass Pro Shops album. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex compare the merits of Turdstock and ApeFest and consider a job posting from Rick Ross. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex feel an obligation to be the only people to discuss Puddle of Mudd's new album. Plus the devil attacks Jimmy Levy from the pits of Hell via a faulty phone charger. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92230719

Charles and Alex contemplate the value of a dinner with Jay Z and speculate about Garth Brooks' new album available exclusively at Bass Pro Shops. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles, Alex, and Dan check in on the struggles of the world's youngest Garfield licensee and read some of the dismal editorial content at Songtradr. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex finally get their hands on Drake's poetry book. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Hesse (@ZeroSuitCamus) joins Charles and Alex to write a song paying tribute to their favorite gospel trio. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/90476434

Charles and Alex watch RZA make the worst beat of all time and Ted Nugent goes woke. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex take an exclusive sneak peek at Pixar's Sodas and contemplate the existential dimension of Pixar's Scratchers. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Seems like Christmas season starts earlier and earlier. Derek (@websitehomepage) joins Charles and Alex to listen to some festive Christmas favorites. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex ruin more Fleetwood Mac songs and check out the news on Country Thang Daily. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/88813273

Dan catches up with Charles and Alex about life in New Orleans. Charles shares his debut remix as a DJ. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Nate Ruess updates Charles and Alex about his progress learning guitar and we watch DJ Khaled clips. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex read Drake's poetry book and question the extent of Travis Scott's knowledge about Kelsey Grammer. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/87196749 Listen to Charles' album: https://tr.ee/Qc8LZOA4he

Charles and Alex drive to Florida with Tom, singing hit party songs along the way. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex evaluate Obama's summer playlist and speculate about Jason Aldean having diarrhea onstage. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex check out A.I. country music scams, a rapper who didn't realize GOAT is an acronym, and a few songs from old favorites. Charles' single on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0J3mCBoXrZHmlicioyepij Charles' album on Bandcamp: https://solipse.bandcamp.com/album/morning-forms Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Retired podcaster Josiah Hughes (@josiahhughes) teaches Charles and Alex all about Mod Sun. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/85742388

Merseyside rock and roll, F.O.B. does Billy Joel, TX2, YouTube, Obama drinks 312, Shaq O'Neal L.A. Lakers, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Aaron Carter dead at 34, I can't take it anymore! Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex catch up on OK Go's cereal lawsuit, Rivers Cuomo's visit to the Rock Hall of Fame, and guys who still talk about Bored Apes every day. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex evaluate a bunch of rock'n'roll conspiracy theories. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex determine the objective score for all 19 of Barney the Dinosaur's albums. Plus a quick check-in on the Island Boys. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/84325042

John Semley (@johnsemley3000) joins Charles and Alex to evaluate Bob Dylan's '70s albums. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex debate the best instruments starting with Z and Alex goes track by track reviewing Lana Del Rey's latest album. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Alex Branson (@necrobranson) joins Charles and Alex in wondering whether Bob Dylan has a taste for exotic meats. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex catch up on the latest about Meghan Trainor's anatomy and consider the 15 best songs of all time according to an A.I.-written article. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82563904

Julian Feeld (@julianfeeld) joins Charles and Alex to listen to presidential campaign themes from throughout American history. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex have a musical shootout to find the best version of the ABC song and listen to some of the hottest children's music in the game. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex find out that Motley Crue is feuding, Amazon sells cool hats, and the OK Go guy is making a Beanie Baby movie with Al Gore's daughter. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit