It’s all in a convenient package that weighs a little less an hour– do enjoy!

Important show note: we will be resuming live streaming of the podcast on Sunday, Sept 12 at 8:30 CDT.  The show will be moving to Sundays at least through the run of Bryan’s next play, There’s No Such Things As Ghosts, October 7-9, 15, and 16.

And of course, we’re always willing to take your call and comments at 608-318-3520.

I give you my review of the new(est) Black Keys album, Brothers. Suffice it to say, I rate it awesome.

Bryan is fan of How I Met Your Mother on CBS, and I just started watching it this week.  We also talk a little about the upcoming TV season.

Lots more good stuff, and plenty of fun in the chat room.  Thanks for downloading!  If you have a chance, check us out live next week at live.soloshootsfirst.com, at 9:15 CDT on Wednesday.  You can also call in and leave us a message, a comment, or an idea for the show at 608-318-3520.

Some other links from the topics we covered:

• Big Bang Theory
• On Point w/ Tom Ashbrook, on Sci-Fi films
• a list of all sci-fi films, ever.  Wow.
• io9

We do a weekend recap, and then jump straight into movie reviews– what have we seen lately, what’s coming up this fall and early winter?  A few flicks you don’t want to miss, and a couple we have no interest in…

We also take a short look at the android app, GetGlue, and discuss the phenomenon of web-based social referrals.

All in about 1 hour.  Give it a listen, and tune in next week Wednesday at 9:15 CDT at live.soloshootsfirst.com.  You can join us there in the chat room to give us live feedback during the show.  Follow Bryan or I on twitter (@bryansiebers and @tonyshangrila, respectively), and you can still call to leave us a message which we’ll play back on the program at 608-318-3520.

We also cover the late night TV scene, and revisit the Louie CK show.

Thanks for listening and if you feel like it, leave us a message at 608-318-3520 with your thoughts or comments.  Enjoy the show!

Thanks as always for listening, and don’t forget you can leave us your auditory feedback, comments, etc., by calling 608-318-3520 and leaving a message.  We’ll play your call back on a future show.

One last link.  Bryan’s next play is beginning rehearsals next month, with shows in October: There’s No Such Thing As Ghosts!

Remember you can call in and leave us a message, then get played with a response next week– dial us up at 608-318-3520.

Thanks for listening!

• A recap of my trip to the Twin Cities
• A discussion of the stand-up comedy you should be paying attention to
• My initial reactions to Inception
• Your calls and emails (!!)

Feel free to comment on the blog, email your faithful hosts, or call in at (608) 318-3520.  Enjoy the show!

A few links:

• Time Warner
• Louie on Hulu
• Doug Benson’s twitter feed
• Graham Elwood

We also make some startling revelations about what we do with music once we own it (MY PRECIOUS) and the differences we have when it comes to music consumption. We would love to hear your thoughts on what part you think CDs will be playing in your life in the future…Or just what you think of the show in general.  CALL IN!  608-318-3520

Check out:
Thriller: The Musical Life of Michael Jackon by Nelson George

Sound Opinions #240

Thanks as always, and enjoy.

Movies

1. Team America: World Police – Total tongue-in-cheek pick, but still a pretty hilarious exaggeration of American military might and ultra-patriotism gone to plaid.  Gave us not one, but TWO new American anthems.  No better way to express your stereotypical American-ness.
2. Independence Day – What are we supposed to do when the West is emphatically won, we’ve already kicked the crap out of the Nazis in more movies than we can count, and the Cold War is over?  That’s right, kick the holy living crap out of BEING FROM OTHER PLANETS.  Harry Connick Jr. co-stars as Will Smith’s crazy wingman.  Bill Pullman delivers one of the most clichéd speeches in modern cinema, yet at the same time the most dramatic ever featured in a Roland Emmerich film.  You want fireworks on the 4th of July?  Let’s start with blowing up the White House!
3. The Great Outdoors – OK, opposite end of the spectrum here.  John Candy and Dan Aykroyd on a John Hughes-romp where the family travels “up north” from Chicago for a little summer R&R.  This one hits particularly close to home for me, having grown up in Eagle River, where the real-life Chet Ripleys and Roman Craigs descended without remorse or abandon every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.  Who could forget the Ol’ 96er or the Bald Bear?  If it literally rains on your parade, here’s an 80s classic the whole family can enjoy.

BryGuy’s picks: Meatballs, Wet Hot American Summer

Music

1. Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA
2. John Cougar Mellencamp – Scarecrow

Now before you get all bent out of shape about these records NOT being about extolling the virtues of the American Republic, remember that I’m not necessarily talking about “feel-good” 4th of July tunes–just a couple records that are quintessentially American.  Their songs deal with topics surrounding the American condition, our history, and our way of life.  Nowhere else would they mean the same thing as they do to us here in the USA.

BryGuy’s picks: Tom Petty – Wildflowers

TV

My only entry here is The Wonder Years series finale. Most TV shows end early in the spring and don’t resume until the fall, so they rarely cover the events of the summertime.  Not so for this series finale, which witnesses Kevin Arnold’s summer after high school.  We see his final break-up with Winnie Cooper as Kevin realizes his childhood is over and things are never going to be the same again.  The show closes on the Arnold family on the 4th of July as narrator Daniel Stern reveals the fates of all the players.  Made me weepy when I first saw it.  Probably still would today.

Thanks for your interest, enjoy Bryan’s comments, and have a great 4th!

Got a comment, suggestion or rant that you’d like us to be aware of?  Call the program at 608-318-3520 to leave a message and we’ll play it back on next week’s show.

Thanks for listening, as always.

We also realize there are some movies that we’re *supposed* to like, but just don’t.

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Thanks as always for downloading.

Well, we laugh. We tell a few stories about our favorite summer reading titles.  I wonder if I could date Drew Barrymore, and we wonder who will see The new Karate Kid remake.

Along the way we also talk about pop culture things such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Harry Potter, the Droid, and even erections!  Enjoy!

BryGuy