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NoMeansNo ThingEp 76 - Metaxident Prone AreaWe're Freaking Back!! For now. We return NOT with the official start of the final round of our podcast, but with an episode where we talk about all of the other bests: Best opening track, best closing track, best one-two punch, best sound effect of man pissing in bucket...you know, important stuff! Also there is drunkness and technical difficulties. You'll love it. WE'VE MISSED YOU!!!!!
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NoMeansNo ThingEpisode 75 - General Punk BucketHere is our Round 2 Wrap Up! We go through each episode, review our choices, lament our errors, and rescue three songs from the dustbin of history. Our walk through the hall of shame was illuminating, remembering our votes, the good times, the bad times, the drunk times. Join us, yell at us, celebrate us, throw your phones across the room in frustration. Whatever, you can't hurt us. See you in Round 3 fukcers!
2025-02-271h 52
NoMeansNo ThingEpisode 74 - But I Can't Choose!Well, here we are. The very end of the second round of our dumb choices. Six songs are packed into this episode, and three limp forward into the final battle. Eat it in bites, as we packed in 2.5 hours for ya. Slowly Melting vs. Rag's and Bones (!?!?!?! NOOOOOOOOO!), Revenge vs. Something Dark Against Something Light, and Ashes vs. Stop It. I don't know, I quit. I can't make these choices anymore. Luckily they don't matter. We're cookin' up round 3, the final round, and will have some special episodes in the interim. No idea of the timing, but thanks for being wi...2025-01-232h 37
NoMeansNo ThingEpisode 73 - Them's the RulesDon't blame us, them's the rules. You don't get to abstain. It's just the rules. Dang. Almost through all of the songs in round 2. What will go through? Will your babies be spared, or do we, like Solomon, cut that mewling sucker right down the spine? Dunno, listen and find out. It's The Day Everything Became Nothing vs. Self Pity and Oh, Canaduh vs. The Jungle. Get it.
2024-12-202h 01
NoMeansNo ThingThis Is Not A Real EpisodeHey nerds. Happy Thanksgiving/Genocide Day for those who observe! Look, this isn't a real episode. So don't feel obliged to listen. Sorry if you got excited...or worried. This is an episode where one of the hosts, Jordon, does the thing he said he wouldn't do...say how you can throw small bills at the podcast. Not for him, but for art. Anyway, it's short. Listen. If you feel moved to help support the art mentioned there-in, you can do so here: https://theimaginists.org/support-the-imaginists
2024-11-2807 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 72 - Hedwig and the Hoary MenschKAIJU ALERT!!!! The rumbling of giant feet echo across the horizon, their roars screaming as they fill the void!!! It's Long Days vs. End of All Things and Life Like vs. The River! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. Everyone drinks this time, and fun is had by all (most). There are only a few episodes left in this inglorious Round 2, what will survive and move ahead, and which gets buried in the ancient burial ground destined to haunt a future suburban family? Tune and and find out.
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NoMeansNo ThingEp 71 - A Perfect BentoI think this is a hell of an episode, we hope you enjoy it! Only one of us gets drunk, I'll let you figure out who. This week it's Junk vs. Humans and The Rape vs. Stocktaking. Goddamn these are some great songs. Get your ass in gear and get ready to judge us as we make the uninformed choices we have doomed ourselves to make.
2024-10-102h 00
NoMeansNo ThingEp 70 - Play Bitchy for Me!Man...sometimes we record an episode, and after it's done I want to go back and just hit delete. But I don't. You have to suffer through this if I do. It's a good episode, I just question my judgement and blathering more than usual. But, also, every podcast needs a villain and I'm doing my part to live up to the role. This week it's Bitches Brew vs. I Think You Know and The Phone Call vs. Dad! Dive in, nerds, and suffer.
2024-09-191h 48
NoMeansNo ThingEp 69 - Video Thrilled the Andy-O KerrWorld's nicest Human Andy Kerr joins the three Nomeansnerd's to talk about flatware, and hundreds of other interesting topics! Special Note: We recorded this episode on video, so seeks us out on Youtube if you'd like to see this one with some faces. The last part of this episode features Andy pulling some surprise items out of a NMN grab bag, and while it works just fine on audio only, it's probably enhanced by seeing the visuals. Anyway, we're so grateful to Andy for sitting down with us, and all of the support he's given our dumb effort these past...2024-08-152h 26
NoMeansNo ThingEp 68 - When Purring It All In Order Ain't EnoughBack again! With our dumb hot takes! Take our takes! TAKE THEM! This week it's No Sex vs. One and the Same vs. When Putting It All In Order vs. I've Got A Gun. More great songs and questionable commentary, and a hell of a lot of fun and nerding out. Enjoy! And remember, everyone's got a hole.
2024-08-011h 48
NoMeansNo ThingThe ApologyAn important message from host Jordon Flato.
2024-06-2602 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 67 - Parker Flato Can't ChooseThis week we're joined by a very very special guest: Jordon's son Parker! Parker is a literal lifelong NMN fan, and out-nerds all of us in the best way possible. This week we pit Heaven is the Dust Beneath My Shoes vs. Rise and Madness and Death vs. Ghosts. As always, the choices are hard, the votes are wrong, and the hosts are tipsy. Sorry, as always, that this one is so delayed. But hey, it's 2.5 hours. That should tide you over for a bit.
2024-06-202h 31
NoMeansNo ThingEp 66 - Who F#@ked Whom?Back again, with four great songs we stupidly compare and contrast. Also, Jordon briefly becomes Alex Jones before realizing his error. Victory vs. Land of the Living and Who Fucked Who vs. Old. Songs spanning the history of the band...which do we blithely toss to the side and which join Milkis on the dais? Tune in and get pissed!
2024-05-161h 42
NoMeansNo ThingEp 65 - The Red Devil You KnowBack again, with some luciferian delights to thrill and enrage you. This week it's Red Devil vs. Joy and This Story Must Be Told vs. The World Wasn't Built In A Day. This was a delightful raft of songs to listen to a thousand times in a row, I can tell you. How will this one shake out? Do we make a pact with ol' Satan? Are we telling stories or arguing that the world WAS in fact built in a day (or maybe 7)? Tune in and drop out, nomeansnerds.
2024-04-112h 00
NoMeansNo ThingEp 64 -NoMeansNoThing Awesome Show Great Job!Ever just feel like throwing the ol' paper bag on your head, mining your deep sadness and goin' out to yell at all the dumb f**ks out there walkin' around like they was blind? Us too. Instead we listen to some amazing songs which generate just enough catharsis to get us through one more day. It's Valley of the Blind vs. Almost Like Home and Everyday I Start to Ooze vs. And That's Sad. Time to piss off some of you again! Only doin' our job folks, only doin our job.
2024-03-141h 57
NoMeansNo ThingEp 63 - Catsup, Pepsi, NachosBefore we get into it, there are some serious audio issues here. So sorry. Didn't want to bin the whole thing, especially with it being late and all. The worst is the first five minutes. After that gets better with a little subtle echoing. Man. Sorry. Anyway. SONGS! DRINKING GAME! Every time Jordon butchers the title of Cats, Sex and Nazis, take a drink! You'll be as wasted as he was by the end. Cats, Sex and Nazis vs. Hello/Goodbye, and My Roommate is Turning into a Monster vs. Lullaby. A very interesting set of matchups. I think this ep is a l...2024-02-221h 46
NoMeansNo ThingEp 62 - Spiritual NudenessThe pod is back, and we've brought our lunch. Every time this gets fricken harder. This week it's Mary vs. Some Bodies, and Kill Everyone Now vs. Obsessed. I mean...come on. What the hell are we even doing!?! Anyway, these songs are great, all of them, and they all deserve to be lionized. Which we do. A lot.
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NoMeansNo ThingEp 61 - The BiPolar OrderHey NoMeansNerds! It's such a great time to be a fan of this band! The new book as released and is in the wild, Dead Bob is out there KILLING IT on tour (with a wider tour coming soon), and the general feeling is one of 'hell yeah the NoMeansRenaissance is in full swing!' In that vein we're THRILLED to bring you an interview with Paweł Homiński and Anna Mach, who are responsible for the Polish translation and publishing of the new book by Jason Lamb, From Obscurity to Oblivion. Paweł and Anna join Matthew in his garage...2023-12-071h 03
NoMeansNo ThingEp 60 - Zar Wars: Return of the ChetiTHESE ARE THE WRONG ENDINGS!!!! Holy crap, this gets harder each week. Listener, I already have deep regret about a vote here. I don't think it's the Wrong vote, but man, it's hard to sit with. Michelle has stopped speaking to me. Many of you will come after at least half of the hosts this week. We are THRILLED to welcome back the wonderful Mr. Chet Zar, incredible artist and erudite NMN fanatic. We promised Mr. Zar he could return when a certain song came up, and came up it did. This week it's Big Dick vs. My Politics and All...2023-11-232h 03
NoMeansNo ThingEp 59 - Q: Do you know the meaning of? A: Dis a nub, dis a nubBIG songs this week, spanning three albums and many NMN moods. Every week gets harder and harder (that's what she said). This week is It's Catching Up vs. Dark Ages and Two Lips, Two Lungs and One Tongue vs. The Fall! Get your axes sharpened, as at least 50% of you will come away pissed.
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NoMeansNo ThingEp 58 - Dead Bob John W.Well, we did it again! We managed to corner one of the Wrights and demand they speak to us and answer our increasingly inane questions. There is a lot to dig into in this interview, with John giving some great insight into his amazing new project Dead Bob, news on the upcoming tour, and some tantalizing bits about upcoming projects. Grab a fork and dig in folks!!!!
2023-10-262h 09NoMeansNo ThingEp 57 - Rogaine PsychosisWe are joined by amazing artist and bonafide NMN fanatic Chet Zar! The songs this week whip ass, the discussion is spirited and, if I don't say so myself, excellent. Sidling up to the bar is Mama's Little Boy vs. Body Bag and Give Me the Push vs. A Little to High. Damn it. Freakin' hurts more and more as these gems come before us and bare their necks. But as I remind Chet at a key moment, none of this fucking matters, and our votes mean nothing. So, grain of salt and all that. Enjoy y'all!
2023-09-282h 11NoMeansNo ThingEp 56 - Order! Order! Order!What a bunch of songs! None of them deserve the boot, but two the boot must receive: I Can't Stop Talking vs. The Tower and Metronome vs. The Graveyard Shift. Man, this was a fun episode, and we love talking about these songs, but jebus it really hurts to say goodbye to some of these! Will the best song survive? Well, they are all great songs, so by definition, yes? I dunno. Sometimes I write these things in a hurry.
2023-09-141h 38NoMeansNo ThingEp 55 - Campfire SongGrab them weenies and 'mellows, impale them on a sharp stick and slowly roast them over a blazing fire kids! This week is...this week...the songs...well...hmmm. Look, The Terrible Machine(tm) decided to let a bunch of scrappy little fuckers have at it. Don't get us wrong, there are good songs here, but none you might expect to see in Round 2 or certainly to make it to Round 3 (with one notable exception I think). Any way, it's Baldwang Must Die vs. Life in Hell and No Fckng vs. Now It's Dark. Yeah, us neither.
2023-08-311h 22NoMeansNo ThingEp 54 - Paradise LolsA true and proper episode this time gents and germs and ladies and lice and all in-between and outside. This week it's Paradise vs. Lost, and Ya Little Creep vs. Joyful Reunion. Some scrappy little toughs take up their knives against some bonafide Kaiju, trying to pull some real David and Goliath shit. Will these upstart more obscure scrappy little fucks take out their towering challengers with some well placed jabs and good luck? Listen in and find out.
2023-08-171h 35NoMeansNo ThingEp 53 - The one where Jordon proselytizes about Book of the New SunHey nerds. This is NOT a 'real' episode. We normally would have just stayed dark this week while Michele is off gallivanting about having a 'life' or some shit, but instead, after podcast listener Emelie all but BEGGED Jordon to do an episode proselytizing about his favorite book of all time (soon to be yours) Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe, he couldn't resist the call, and sat in front of the microphone and blathered about this book for, oh, about 20 mins. I dunno. You can probably skip it. Except for Emelie. You made me do this.
2023-08-0323 minNoMeansNo ThingEp 52 - Back on Track!Ep 52 – Back on Track! We’re back, babeeee! Back in the saddle and ready to sling our bullshit once again. This week we tackle I Need You vs. Manic Depression and Faceless May vs. Forward to Death. Yet again the Terrible Machine pulls a fast one on us and pits two Rob Epics against two rip roaring bursts of joy. What will win out? Will there be fights? Will there be blood?
2023-07-201h 57NoMeansNo ThingEp 51 - Strangey has Left the MeetingWe are joined by the excellent Andy Sandall this week, contributor to the upcoming “From Obscurity to Oblivion” book by Jason Lamb, and knower of many much NMN lore and history. And, to the delight of many I’m sure, Andy excoriates those of us deserving of such on the pod for our lack of Oh No Bruno! Love. Look folks there was a lot of drinking in this episode. A lot. Too much. Too much is not enough! It’s 3 hours. I’m sorry. I’m really very very sorry. You’ll want to break this one into chunks probably. Or...2023-05-252h 54NoMeansNo ThingEpisode* - Ruminations of a Lovely Irish ChildPeace be upon ye, Nomeansnerds. Recent events have made it complicated for us to brew you some new derring-do. But quail not, true believers! Hero of the show and Very Special Boy, Sean MacTiernan, had too much to say to be condensed into a tidy email, so instead decided to bestow upon us a scant sample of his decades of thinking about, and subsequently blithering about, our favourite band. Sean is a podcaster of some experience and also dude can confabulate. We found his offering moving, thought-provoking, and hilarious. We hope you do too.
Sean's most recent...2023-05-111h 24NoMeansNo ThingEp 50 - Three Goombahs and a LamboThis week we are joined by esteemed Jason Lamb, of the upcoming NMN Book "From Obscurity to Oblivion!" It's good to be back in the saddle, sorry this one was late. We cut you off a juicy slice. Being as this is round 2, no vote is easy, this week is no exception. It's Oh No Bruno!! vs. Tired of Waiting, and Brother Rat/What Slayde Says vs. Dead Bob. At this point at least half of you will be pissed at our choices. And for one pairing in particular probably about 9/10ths of you. Anyway. You love us. Enjoy!
2023-04-271h 48NoMeansNo ThingEp 49 - NoMeansNoThing to See Here, Move Along!There is absolutely nothing interesting or unusual about this episode. At all. Best to just move along. No need to get excited or hyped or anything like that because, in fact, there is nothing to get excited about. So, just, you know skip this one or whatever. Don't listen right away, don't drop what you're doing and immediately binge this 2:45 minute episode. Because, as I've said, and I can't stress this enough, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, remarkable. At all. OK WE INTERVIEW ROB WRIGHT IN THIS EPISODE HOLY SHIRT BALLS!!!!!!
2023-03-302h 47NoMeansNo ThingEp 48 - Sneakin’ by in the Dark: A Flume County StoryI think we get our legs back underneath us this episode. It was a fun one to do. Unfortunately, no guest this week, but that will return next ep (we hope!). This week sees This Wound Would Never Heal vs. Hunt the She Beast and More ICBMs vs. No Rest for the Wicked.
2023-03-161h 42NoMeansNo ThingEp 47 - How fcekud up could a pod end up if a Chuck Wood fkuecd one up?Do you hear the angels singing? That's the start of...Round 2!!! We're back, hopefully on a regular cadence although we make no promises. None. Zero. We start off with a bang, bringing in friend of the podcast Chuck Wood to join us in making the impossible choices. This round starts off with Victim's Choice vs. Real Love, and Small Parts vs. Rich Guns. Which songs will come out on top? Can we make it through a whole episode (this question is truly up for debate). We're glad to be back, we've missed ya.
2023-03-021h 32NoMeansNo ThingSpetshul Episerd: Interview with Becky Blackof the killer Pack (A.D)We sit down with Becky Black of the AMAZING 'Pack (A.D)', to talk about touring with NMN, and dive deep and go wide into a bunch of subjects. We want to apologize to the listeners, and to Becky, for the bad sounding audio in this episode. We had to record over Zoom, and...well, it's trash. But, the interview is still great, so have a listen! And if you aren't already a fan of the Pack (A.D.), what the hell is wrong with you?
2023-02-0957 minNoMeansNo ThingEp 46 - The Flumenator™®We wrap up our bottle episode on The Sky Is Falling and I Want My Mommy, selecting two more winners, and then pitting all of the champions in a death match which will leave only two!!! Come on, you already know which two songs are going through, don't be coy.
2023-01-051h 30NoMeansNo ThingEp 45 - There’s Always Room ForDon't look up, because the Sky Is Falling, and I Want My Mommy! We decided to tackle this album before we start Round 2 proper, and in this episode we tackle four of the songs (1/2 the album) and give them our usual fair and objective treatment. Our randomizer pit The Sky is Falling vs. Chew, and Bad vs. Ride the Flume. How do you feel about this album? Your answer to that question may prefigure how you will feel about this episode! :) I think, it's safe to say, that we are enjoying this re-visitation of this album more than we expec...2022-12-221h 25NoMeansNo ThingEp 44 - The People’s Choice!Don't listen to this one first; it spoils ALL THE SUSPENSE of everything before it. But if suspense gives you the jibblies, then by all means fill y' boots, chum. Unless you like the jibblies. In your jorts. Point being: this episode wrecks the results of TWO YEARS' WORTH of our yammering. So don't do it. Start at ep.1, listen to ep. 0 if you absolutely must, and please keep in mind that it wasn't until about ep. 12 that we weren't totally mortified that our nerdy bullshit was out in the world where humans could hear it.
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2022-12-0838 minNoMeansNo ThingEp 43 - This Episode is not Indicative of the Quality of our PodcastThis one's a real turkey, folks! I mean, do your three favorite NoMeansNerds bullshit together for just over an hour? Yep. Are we talking about your favorite band, THE BEST band of all time? Also yep. Is it as coherent and entertaining as past episodes? Low bar, but prolly nope. But, hey, maybe for you 'Muricans it will give you an hour of distraction and reprieve from your relatives and/or the dishes. Anyway, we'll be back with real episodes which talk about songs real soon. Until then, you get this. Sorry.
2022-11-241h 09NoMeansNo ThingEp 42 - En God Kilde Til KalsiumAfter two long months slogging through regular ol' life, we finally have a new episode for you. No, it's not the official start of Round 2, its the first half of our Round 1 round up. Is it worth your time? I dunno. We had a great time recording it though. And, some interesting fault lines are starting to appear regarding opinions on what will make it all the way down the field. We hope you'll listen, and part 2 should be released on the regular Thursday schedule in a few weeks. After that, not sure how soon Round 2 will officially launch, but we...2022-11-101h 22NoMeansNo ThingEp 41 - Dropped GlottisWE DID IT. Season 1 complete! We made our way through the entire catalog, boring you with our dumb takes on each. And. Every. Freaking. Song. This week, as our gift to you for making it through so many episodes of this podcast, we are brining you a THREE HOUR PODCAST. Do yourself a favor and break it up into several listening sessions. Our last roster of competitors, 6 this time is: New Age vs. Ya Little Creep, The Rape vs. Black Silhouette, and Almost Like Home vs. Perambulate. Plus, a bunch of listener submissions, and the very last set of Andy's Ke...2022-09-082h 58NoMeansNo ThingEp 40 - King of the Thing in the Fnguikc FloorIn our penultimate episode of Round 1, we tackle four beastly songs from across the spectrum of tone and era. It's Catching Up vs. Living is Free and Hunt the She Beast vs. Angel or Devil. Say your prayers and lock your doors, because there is a lot comin' at you this episode.
2022-08-181h 39NoMeansNo ThingEp 39 - Coffee Time with NoMeansNo ThingGrab a giant steaming black mug of mud and sit through another episode of the search for the best NMN song of all time. We pit Give Me the Push vs. Too Much Dope and Lullaby vs. No Means No. Since two of the songs in this roster are very obscure, we decided to put the whole track up for your enjoyment (and because they aren't 8 min epics). Enjoy!
2022-08-041h 45NoMeansNo ThingEp 38 - And then the really dark Toms come inWe've been fairly unanimous as of late with our picks, something maybe some of you have been yelling about into your speakers or a cloud. But not this week. Drama and suspense abound as opinions skew wildly different on this strange and interesting slate of choices:
All the Little Bourgeoise vs. Forward to Death, and Oh Canaduh vs. Faith! Place your bets! Who will win? Which side will YOU choose?
2022-07-211h 23NoMeansNo ThingEp 37 - Dr. Strangeylove, or: Intercontinental Ballistic MichelleStrap on your Trident Missiles folks and ride them all the way to punk town. This week that terrible machine has brought forth a few very very VERY old tunes, both of which happen to be about Nuclear Annihilation! Fun stuff! It's I Get Up In The Morning vs. More ICBMs and No Sex vs. Burn. Duck and cover!!!!!
2022-07-071h 35NoMeansNo ThingEp 36 - No Sax, Only FgnuikcSorry for being a week late, but better late than never? This episode is, completely by random happenstance, we promise, a Father's Day appropriate episode. Grab your horn and get ready to be blown away by four more amazing songs from the NMN catalog. This week we pit Dad vs. Approaching Zero and Wiggly Worm vs. Rich Guns. Damn these guys make amazing music. Enjoy!
2022-06-231h 35NoMeansNo ThingEp 35 - A Very, Very Horny BoyWell here we go again, getting some nice things, and getting some things that aren't so nice at all. A brace of great songs, skewing toward the olden times. Small Parts Isolated and Destroyed vs. End of the World and Some Bodies vs. That's Sad. Join us as we gush about this band, again!
2022-06-022h 01NoMeansNo ThingEp 34 - You’re in the RiverHoly hell folks. Sorry we missed a week. But this week IT'S HERE! ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME!!! Jordon goes a little crazy (more than usual) for one particular song, Michelle takes a turn at being the real drunk one, and Matthew uses the wrong mic for the whole episode, resulting in some less than perfect audio. Lots of flaws in this episode guys, but I think it is a good one. We pit Brainless Wonder against Faceless May, and The River against The Night Nothing Became Everything. I mean...really. Anyway, enjoy the episode and we prom...2022-05-192h 12NoMeansNo ThingEp 33 - Guinness is Guh Fuh MuhWhooo boy. One of our hosts (the one who is very fond of the glorious F word) gets a little extra boozed in this one. That's either fun or annoying, you be the judge. But we don't shy away from giving our dumb opinions on four great songs, once again. This week it's Teresa, Give Me That knife vs. Joyful Reunion, and Living in Détente vs. I Am Wrong.
2022-04-211h 58NoMeansNo ThingEp 32 - Goin’ to MeditationEp 32 - Goin' to Meditation. We grab the schematics and try to pull apart and rebuild four more classics, mostly from the early half of the life of this unaccountably brilliant supergroup. This week it is Widget vs. Dark Ages and I'm All Wet vs. No Rest for the Wicked. Certainly no f#$%ing rest for us!!! So, no rest for you either. GET LISTENING!!!
2022-04-071h 45NoMeansNo ThingEp 31-Strangey’s Other PodcastWe simp for four more songs in this, our 31st, episode. The title ain't gonna make much sense unless you head over to one of our socials and see the episode graphic (it's worth it). This week we pit Manic Depression vs. Wake Up, and Remember vs. Mama's Little Boy. Git it!
2022-03-241h 47NoMeansNo ThingEp 30 - Sacrelishious!Grab your knife and fork, and get ready as we chase down some absolutely classic NMN tunes and throw them on the plate to serve you up a hearty meal! Four fierce beasts go at it this time, with Predators vs. Ghosts, and Junk vs. Red on Red. This is a fun episode, and we get pretty rowdy! Enjoy!
2022-03-101h 54NoMeansNo ThingEp 29 - Oh Look...Another EpisodeFour more songs get a hearty Hello while two, unfortunately, are given a sad Goodbye. A brace of great songs give us fodder to once again try to understand just how great this band really is. Spoiler: They are really really great. This week it's Hello/Goodbye vs. In Her Eyes, and The Graveyard Shift vs. Kill Everyone Now. Get on it!
2022-02-241h 46NoMeansNo ThingEp 28-NoMeansNauticalMetaphorsSHE RISES! In our best attempt at a genuine facsimile of an episode, we pit four more songs against each other. New, old, some with words, some with no words. All with that genuine NMN stank! This week it's Rags and Bones vs. Slugs are Burning, and John Instrumental (from 0+2=1 1/2) vs. Life Like! May the best songs win!!
2022-02-101h 47NoMeansNo ThingEpisode 27 - Songs to get f**cked byWe're back again, saltier and saucier. We really felt this one in our dark and sticky places. A for realsies content warning on this one...some discussion of serial murderers, the death of a child, and sex; with some crossover between those things (but not in the worst way you are thinking of, you monsters). So, you know, bog-standard NMN topics. We pit I'm Dreaming and I Can't Wake Up vs. Ashes, and Sex is Philosophy vs. Red Devil! Strap on, glove up, ensure you have a backup for your favourite lubricant, and have at it, folks. Let's all...2022-01-271h 58NoMeansNo ThingEp 26-See It, Hear It and Eat It!Back again to make dumb choices and wax philosophical about punk songs! This week we sink our collective teeth into One and the Same vs. Happy Bridge, and You Are Not One vs. Body Bag! Bangers and Classics abound, with some wholesome disagreement thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!
2022-01-131h 46NoMeansNo ThingEp 25 - Andy’s Super Bored Monotonous DoldrumsGee mom, I wanna go, back to see nomeansno, gee mom I have a syndro-o-ome! (Believe me, that will make sense once you've listened to the episode). Welp, we've survived our short winter break, dug out from under the snow, and are back to give you more podcast! A lot of Time in this episode, boy howdy! We've got early tunes, late tunes, tunes about time, tunes about boredom, and tunes about...the Netherlands?!? Anyway, this week it's Paradise vs. Under the Sea, and The Future is a Past vs. Now. It's good to be back, now go and liste...2021-12-301h 37NoMeansNo ThingEp 24 - Victory VictoriaA big day for Canada this week, with two songs focused on the social scene and history of the Great White North. Also, just, you know, one of the most foundational NMN songs of all time, Victory, but whatever, no biggie. Also, you know what they say....It's Victoria vs. Victory, and Canada is Pissed vs. The World Wasn't Built in a Day. Join us, won't you?
2021-12-091h 45NoMeansNo ThingEp 23 - NoMeansNoThing Get CrabbyWHOOOO BOY! Happy Thanksgiving Americans, for those that celebrate this increasingly problematic nod to our foundational genocide. Well...here it is. The episode that almost made us cancel the podcast, because the choice was just...too...HARD! But, what an honor to talk about these songs. This week, it's This Story Must Be Told vs. Pigs and Dogs, and....and...oh man, oh man, oh man...and...MARY (THE LAST) VS. 0+2=1!! I mean....just....no. Nope. No. You can be mad at us for our final choice if you wish, but put yourself in our shoes, will you? Dang it.
2021-11-251h 48NoMeansNo ThingEp 22-De Rolfli findt e Stückli ChääsAnother slate of absolute bangers this week, with some real emotional heft! Plus, we have a live "Listener Submission" by a special guest! This Wound Will Never Heal vs. State of Grace, and Our Town vs. Dead Bob.
2021-11-111h 44NoMeansNo ThingEp 21 - Strangey‘s BrewJust in time for Halloween, we brew you a wicked cauldron of fantastic music. This week it's Bitches Brew vs. Mr. In Between and Long Days vs Sex Mad. Who will be sent screaming to hell, and who will survive the serial killer hosts?
2021-10-281h 31NoMeansNo ThingEp 20-My Head is Empty But My Pawełs Are FullWe use our six lips, six lungs and three tongues to vivisect four more masterpieces from one of the world's best bands. This week it's Who Fucked Who? vs Two Lips, Two Lungs and One Tongue and Machine vs. Stocktaking. As always, incredibly difficult choices and regrets abound, but what a joy to dive into these nuggets!
2021-10-141h 29NoMeansNo ThingEp 19-Between the Sandworm and the LocomotiveAnother impossible set of choices, for which we have no one but ourselves to blame. But we did get a chance to geek out about two sets of incredible songs, so you won't hear us complaining. This week it's Cats, Sex and Nazis vs. The Jungle and We Are The Chopped vs. I Think You Know. You try to pick. See? It's impossible. But, tune in to see what Wright or Wrong choices we make this time!
2021-09-301h 34NoMeansNo ThingBonus Ep-Interview with Greg from Unscripted Moments, a Propagandhi PodcastHey NoMeansNerds. Surprise! We did a really fun extended listener interview with the amazing Greg from the equally amazing Unscripted Moments, a Propagandhi podcast. We think you'll dig listening to this as much as we enjoyed recording it. Our great thanks to Greg for sitting down with us to expound on his love for the mighty NoMeansNo! Check out Greg's pod, Unscripted Moments on all the platforms, and here: https://unscriptedmoments.libsyn.com/
2021-09-2358 minNoMeansNo ThingEp 18 - Knob Twiddlin‘ with JohnHere we go again. More songs! More blather! More drinking with our songs and blather! Someone twiddles knobs somewhere! Hopefully we give these amazing songs their due, as there are some real bangers in the ring. Self Pity vs. The End of All Things and A Little Too High vs. Oh No! Bruno!
2021-09-161h 34NoMeansNo ThingEp 17 - I‘ll Form the Head!We return for our bi-weekly tilt at the windmill of Best NMN song of all time. Jebus, we must be nutz. This week it's Land of the Living vs. Stop It and Every Day I Start to Ooze vs Jubilation. Man. I mean, all of these songs deserve to be praised. But we do our best to relegate two of them to the minor leagues while raising the others up an octave.
2021-09-021h 22NoMeansNo ThingEp 16 - The Sleigh Everything Became NothingListen, many of us are Obsessed with the song from the title of this episode, and we Try our best Not To Stutter when talking about it, but I swear, 'Til I Die, this will always be one of the all time classic NMN tunes. As you can tell from that ridiculous attempt to sandwich all of the songs into a sentence, we pit Try Not To Stutter against Obsessed, and 'Til I Die against The Day Everything Became Nothing. Also, we drink some booze. You know the drill by now. Enjoy!
2021-08-191h 15NoMeansNo ThingEp 15 - That Spot of Urine on Your Favorite Tie15 episodes in, and we're still making dumb choices. Jordon apologizes for his audio on this episode which decided, on its own, to suck. It won't happen again, we promise. This week, we make I'm Doing Well vs. Rise and Tuck It Away vs. I Can't Stop Talking fight it out in bitter combat. Blood is spilled, victors celebrated, and the losers, well, also celebrated because come on, it's feckin' NMN for chrisakes. Enjoy!
2021-08-051h 16NoMeansNo ThingEp 14 - Wouldn't You Like To Be An Asshole, Too?I'm an asshole, you're an asshole, he's an asshole, she's and asshole, wouldn't you like to be an asshole, too? This week, it's I've Got a Gun vs I'm An Asshole, and The Hawk Killed the Punk vs. Revenge. Place your bets!
2021-07-221h 23
NoMeansNo ThingEp 13-Tired of Waiting for Slow MeltingBangers abound in lucky episode 13! The gods of random generation serve us up a selection from across the span of the NMN timeline: Humans vs. Forget Your Life, and Tired of Waiting vs. Slowly Melting. Will your favorites make it through? Will we break your hearts yet again?
2021-07-081h 20
NoMeansNo ThingBonus Episode: Interview with some Slacks and an Anus (aka Invasives!)Surprise, bonus episode! We are thrilled to welcome Byron, Adam and Hans to the podcast, otherwise known as the amazing band Invasives! The boys regale us with stories of their days touring with NMN, and take us to school on some of our more questionable choices thus far on the podcast.
2021-07-011h 05
NoMeansNo ThingEp 12- The Tommer!!We go low in the dust, and end up nowhere but a lonesome tower. So Low vs. Heaven is the Dust Beneath My Shoes and Going Nowhere vs. The Tower.
2021-06-241h 07
NoMeansNo ThingEp 11- Extra Special Bitter Sarcasm (now with Wormies)!This week is a wild potpourri of songs from the way back times. Joy and Love abound in equal measures as they algorithmic overlords serve up songs from deep in the geologic strata. Under this igneous stone emerges Love Thang vs. Joy, and from within that shale layer emerges Look, Here Come the Wormies vs. Now It's Dark! We also bring you our first listener "NMN origin story" recording, and another edition of Andy's Kerrections!
2021-06-101h 11
NoMeansNo ThingEp 10 - I See a Luncheon in the SkyEpics abound in this episode! We reach out with our hands to pick up some songs from the mud, and with the light burn others down. A hard episode to do, not necessarily because of the choices to be made, but due to the degree of passion felt for these songs. We bring forth I Need You vs. I See a Mansion in the Sky and Dance of the Headless Bourgeoise vs. Brother Rat/What Slayde Says. I mean....come on.
2021-05-271h 20
NoMeansNo ThingEp 9 - Base AchewardMore classics sidle on up to the chopping block. This is, in our opinion, one of those episodes where it was impossible to make the wright call, so inevitably we'll piss off at least half of you! Who will get the thumbs up and who the thumbs down? Also, we introduce a VERY SPECIAL SEGEMENT at the end of the show. Don't stop half way through and miss it. This week we pit When Putting It All In Order Ain't Enough vs. The Fall, and No Big Surprise vs. Something Dark Against Something Light.
2021-05-131h 13
NoMeansNo ThingEp 8 - Lost: Old SlaveThe deathmatch continues, and we make a call to the community to send us your origin stories! This week, we pit Slave vs. Lost and Old vs. Beat on the Brat.
2021-04-2959 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 7 - Mr. Fcgniuk's Broad Beans & Bright GreensA broad swath of songs from all over the catalogue this time! We have to go deep and wide this week to choose our two winners. The matchups are: Would We Be Alive vs. No Fgnuikc and One Fine Day vs. My Roommate is Turning into a Monster.
2021-04-1554 min
NoMeansNo ThingBonus Episode: Interview with Jason LambWe're thrilled to bring you this bonus episode of our interview with Jason Lamb, author of the upcoming book about NoMeansNo. Jason shares his NoMeansNo origin story with us, and shares some great insight about his in-the-works book and the process of putting it together. Don't sleep on this one!
2021-04-0853 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 6 - Remember When I Told You I Would Never Lie?There is too many much epic in this episode. The random gods were both generous and cruel. Four brilliant songs, but only two can live. Also, probably our best episode yet. Matchups: Real Love vs. Lonely, and Madness and Death vs. All Lies.
2021-04-011h 05
NoMeansNo ThingEp 5 -Puttin' the F.U. in Funk and the Insanity in SatanityThis week sees a powerhouse set of match ups: Big Dick vs. He Learned How to Bleed, and Sitting on Top of the World vs. Beauty and the Beast! Four will enter the ring and only two will leave. Also, we finally got our audio sh*t together this week, and it sounds way better.
2021-03-1849 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 4 - Choosing is Hell, When You're the Victim in the Valley of the Blinding LightOur 3rd round of songs fight for dominance, but two Victims must be Chosen for a Life in Hell, while two are lifted to the Valley of the Blinding Light.
Matchups: Life in Hell vs. Valley of the Blind; Blinding Light vs. Victim's Choice
2021-03-0450 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 3 - NoThing Means Anything, Two Songs Are AcquittedThree dead souls keep it steady and make a phone call to book a tour of Guam.
Matchups: Dead Souls vs. The Phone Call; Mondo Nihilissimo 200 vs. Metronome
2021-02-1849 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 2 - Must Baldwang Die?Finally, the music! Our first set of songs go head to head. Do the best songs win? No. They don't.
Matchups: My Politics vs Youth; Disappear vs. Baldwang Must Die
2021-02-1148 min
NoMeansNo ThingEp 1 The Beginning of All Things!Three idiots wax lyrical about how they stumbled across this INCREDIBLE band, and what it has meant in their lives. If you are already a fan, you'll probably hear yourself reflected a little, somewhere in this episode. Don't worry, next episode we finally get to some music.
2021-02-0435 minNoMeansNo ThingEp 0 - NoMeansWhom?With Episode 0, we introduce you to one if not the greatest band of all time, NoMeansNo, the object of our ongoing podcast project. Already know the band? Meh, maybe go on to Ep 1. Or not! You can learn about how Rob actually started playing on a fish! Listen, we know the audio isn't the best in this ep. We're getting better, alright? Stick with us friend. This band is worth it.
2021-01-3034 min