Music Raygun

It's the 21st biweekly pandemisode, but Paul and Kirk are trying not to think too much about that as they discuss what the soundtrack to "Wet Hot American Summer" would sound like if the movie were made today and set in 2001, and they also each go in on their top five dumb songs that they love unironically. Plus, Kirk steps into the octagon for the first ever "Music Raygun" laser round.

Paul and Kirk throw it back to the '90s and early '00s when they count down each of their top five songs of all time from the Bad Boy Records label.

Paul and Kirk kick off the new year by talking (more) about the Bee Gee's documentary, eulogizing MF Doom and Shabba Doo, and finally addressing the existence of hair metal.

aul and Kirk talk about the new Bee Gees documentary on HBO, share spicy takes on Pavement and Dean Martin vs. Frank Sinatra, and count down their five most-played songs of the year on Spotify.

Paul and Kirk fight Amy Grant haters, hate on Frank Zappa lovers, read some listener mail and hash out their top five hip-hop one-hit wonders.

Happy Thanksgiving! Paul and Kirk count down their personal Thanksgiving top fives, whatever that means to them.

TOP FIVE RAPPERS OF ALL TIME ON MUSIC RAYGUN! Paul and Kirk discuss each of their favorite MCs, so no surprise this episode deals heavily in '80s and '90s hip-hop. But before that, Kirk recommends a new artist that he likes, taking the conversation on another tangent about backronymed artists' names. And don't at Paul or Kirk about Fleetwood Mac's lyrics or INXS.

Paul and Kirk eulogize Eddie Van Halen and Johnny Nash. Kirk talks about an upcoming new jack swing documentary podcast miniseries (even though "Music Raygun" got there first). Hot takes about Bon Scott and whether "Thriller" or "Billie Jean" is the better song. And the guys discuss their top five Beatles covers.

Paul and Kirk talk about Prince (again), and give the "Don't at Me" business to Queensryche and a taco commercial! Plus a ranking of the best autumn songs from Dream Academy, Nick Drake, the Cure, the Beatles and more!

Is the work of composer John Barry highly detectable, or does Paul have a good ear? What did Kirk think of "808," the documentary about the 808 drum machine? And what are Kirk and Paul's top five favorite band names of all time? Curious about the answers to all of these questions? You won't be after this episode of "Music Raygun."

Paul counts down his top five songs from 1970 and Kirk counts down his top five songs from 1982, plus hot takes about Miles Davis and Metallica, and a delightful Doja Cat video.

Paul and Kirk say hot takes about The Who's "Eminence Front" and which Fine Young Cannibals hit is this goodest thing. Plus they count down their top five songs from their respective birth years, which, if you don't know when they were born, you'll have to listen to find out.

Paul and Kirk count down their top five songs other than "Don't You Forget About Me" that appear in John Hughes movies. Plus Kirk recommends new music, Uncle Marc offers his songs that smooth him out, hot takes about the Rolling Stones and Macklemore, and more!

Kirk's been listening to three albums on repeat for weeks. Don't at us about James Taylor of whether Alice in Chains is better than Stone Temple Pilots. And we each say our top five songs that smooth us out. Enjoy!

We talk about new music from Chromeo, Haim and Bob Dylan. Don't at us about Sugar Ray or ukuleles vs. banjos. And in "Top Fives," we reveal our top songs that get us hyphy. It's a jam-packed 45 minutes of "Music Raygun."

On this pandemisode, hot takes about on-their-feet pianists and Madonna's song "Boderline." And Paul and Kirk name their top five songs that must be retired, we never need to hear them again.

On the pandemisode: SWV on "Survivor," trying to name the Backstreet Boys, the most nostalgic song for Gen Xers, and Paul and Kirk's all-time top five earworms.

This week, don't at us about Mike Mills singing lead or the difference between Berlin and Missing Persons. We play "Tribute," our fun tribute bands guessing game. And for "Top Five," the topic is songs about social distancing. Listen to Paul and Kirk's "Top Five" social distancing songs on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3dPMRnm

The world's a mess, but your friends Paul and Kirk are here to help you through it. This week we discuss Prince's ouevre; Billboard's top rock songs 2010-19; the rules behind gold and platinum record status; whether or not you should hate the Black Eyed Peas; the differences between Deer Tick, Deerhoof and Deerhunter; and our top five side ones track ones. It's all topped off with another round of the never-ending music trivia quiz.

The pandemic goes on, but so does the podcast. In addition to regular segments "Don't at Me" and "Prince Tweets 2 U," a socially distanced Paul and Kirk discuss Teddy Riley vs. Babyface, "Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince" and their respective Top 5 Songs I Used to Hate but Now I Love. Plus, by popular demand, the return of Paul's dad Tony to moderate the music trivia quiz.