We are back in action with a panoply of ambitious New Year’s Resolutions/Decisions/Problematic Initiatives, plus nostalgia-ridden editions of Cashmere Thoughts and the Search for Delicious, in which Roberto Alomar and Roald Dahl, respectively, are remembered for their various contributions/complications to and of our lives. All that plus the music of Matt Singer and Boswell’s new reading spectacles, you ask? Oh yes, my friends, it’s all right here...
JINGLES 2 YA DINGLES–it’s an all-music special edition of The Road 2 Shambala this week, as we broadcast remotely from Sam’s mom’s house in Alexandria, VA. Stream it below…
Midnight Rudy has declared it long enough without his input on the show, and has accordingly taped a missive from the road that sheds some light on Sam’s current laundry predicament. Speaking of predicaments, Ben Camp has been so busy lately that we’ve not seen hide nor hair of the boy, until now–he joins us once again to explain the various EXTREMELY IMPORTANT tasks to which he’s been attending, and also helpfully puts the imminent alien invasion in the proper perspective. Vital Topics picks up where it left off last week, with an excoriating expose on Corporate Lingo, and Boswell debuts a new narration technique in another edition of All’s Well With Boswell. All that, plus music from Chris Cubeta and the Liar’s Club as well as Marc Orleans--check it out below...
There will be no apostrophes in the show description this week, because they make everything look all janky. Rather, we will simply tell you that this episode contains harrowing tales of Battletoads and cocaine, idle threats upon the life and well-being of Senator Joe Lieberman, the Holy Trinity of Oats, Peas, and Beans, partners in folk-rock crime Nat Cassidy and Brian Pluta, as well as the musical stylings of The Radio Grifters, straight out of Austin, TX (via South Korea). Plus, Boswell reads us The Single Greatest Poem of All-Time. All of this magic in one place, you ask? Yes, my friends, it’s all right here.
It’s a Road 2 Shambala WORLD PREMIERE, as Phil Wells debuts Dudesong, his 5200+ line epic poem version of The Big Lebowski. Our Vital Topics panel covers the hopes and fears surrounding the decision to go to grad school, and Cashmere Thoughts would like you to celebrate your inner chorizo. The music of Dwight Smith hums throughout, and Boswell is here with the definitive explanation of why Thanksgiving really matters. Check it out right here…
IT’S THE EPISODE SAM’S UPSTAIRS NEIGHBORS DON’T WANT YOU TO HEAR–because they, as you will hear, totally SUCK. However, what does NOT suck is our interview with Rose Surnow and Guerrin Gardner, as well as Part 2 of last week’s Vital Topics segment, in which we ponder the most dramatic way for Alan Smith to end his life (don’t worry, it’s hilarious-hopefully). The Lu has placed the Hipsters of America on notice in this week’s Search 4 Delicious, and the lovely sounds of the Kelsey Jillette Group provide our melodic glue.
EDITOR'S NOTE: It has come to our attention that we mistakenly labeled this as "Exit 9," when it is in fact only the 8th episode we have done. Because we are afraid to change the original post at road2shambala.com for fear of fucking up the iTunes feed, which we only barely understand, we're gonna go ahead and leave it as is.
