To celebrate the move of our Slow States project to Tumblr and to troll the everloving hell out of Iowa, Patrick from Black Heart Gold Pants rejoins us to break down Penn State vs. Iowa. Along the way, we examine the toxic train wreck at Minnesota, explain why Bret Bielema is really Deebo from "Friday", and giggle like idiots at Nebraska and Ohio State.
True to Slow States form, we give out some beer and new music suggestions at the end. True to clueless and detached new parent form, I select something from an album that came out in April and get justifiably ridiculed.
Music breaks include "The Slow Descent Into Alcoholism" by The New Pornographers, "October" by Broken Bells, "Summerteeth" (Wilco cover) by Pezzittino and Allan Cote (album info), "Jardin Du Luxembourg" by The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, and "Codeine" by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.
Here's a link to the Fruit Bats, as mentioned by Kevin, and here's the link to the Ryan Adams show in Denver that I mentioned. Download away, kids.
Okay, so it's been a while since the last podcast. We know. And no, we're not going to recap the horrific end to the Big Ten bowl season. It's a more friendly, more casual podcast featuring Patrick's unabated excitement for the return of The Rock to WWE and the tragic death of his Honda Accord during his aborted Super Bowl trip from Des Moines to Dallas. Scattered among the wreckage are tales from my newfound parenthood, Kevin's Mad Scientist brewing operation which has produced an IPA with a bitterness that makes Bell's Hopslam taste like tap water, and much more.
And of course, what would a Slow States podcast be without music tips, including Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Decemberists, Joanna Newsom, and Angus & Julia Stone. This week's beer tips: Victory's Golden Monkey, Highland Black Mocha Stout, Backpocket Slingshot Dunkel, and Bell's Two Hearted Ale.
Well, this one got a little out of hand. We recap the last week of Big Ten action, and find our Hawkeyes and Nittany Lions crawling to the finish line with identical 7-5 (4-4) records. We also take a look at the Rich Rodriguez situation, Bill Lynch’s firing, the apparent joy of playing for Jeff Horton, bowl projections, and the recently released All Big Ten teams.
And there’s music and beer, of course. No matter the failure on the field, there’s music and beer.
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Listening Links: Nada Surf, Bingo Trappers, and get the Ryan Adams show over at Captains Dead.
Brew: Terrapin Brewing, Troegs Mad Elf Ale, Crooked Tree IPA.
So, Minnesota thinks they should go after Chris Petersen, Jim Harbaugh, and Gary Patterson? Free advice: start with Rich Kotite and work upward.
All your friends are here to preview a pretty awful slate of Big Ten games, and none of us can figure out how Michigan is favored by a field goal. Gambling conspiracies, dead-coach cloning, and much more, right now on your friendly, neighborhood Slow States podcast.
Check out tour and more from Justin Townes Earle, who I saw at a side tent in Bonnaroo, playing a full set in a full suit in the 90-something Tennessee heat. You can also check out this YouTube search for our outro: Adam Haworth. Podcast can be right-click'd and owned here and of course iTunes iTunes iTunes.
There’s no sadness, no consternation. No demands to FIRE EVERYBODY, no cries of “UNACCEPTABLE.” No poorly spelled message board posts, no kicking of dogs. It’s Super Happy Fun Time at Slow States, with Iowa’s crushing of Michigan State, and Penn State’s dong-punching of Michigan. And other things happened, we guess. Like answering the eternal question, “Does Black Heart Gold Pants run on the blood of douchebags?”
Parts of the podcast aren’t, how you say, work positive. Headphones, people.
