Episode 30: Sex on the Beach with Santa Claus
Our theme quickly goes off the rails this week as we cover another Bing Crosby classic (but one we hate) and a recent pop original by Colbie Callait (also bad)…. Read more »
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Episode 29: Sad, Gentle, and Recorded Before 1985
There’s a lot of music of one particular genre populating the bottom of our list: country music. This week we give country its fair shake by reviewing two country Christmas… Read more »
Episode 28: Happy Birthday Mara Wilson
What do Summer Glau, Karl Malone, Lynda Carter, Banana Yoshimoto and our co-host Ian all have in common? They were all born on July 24th! In this week’s episode, we… Read more »
Episode 27: Deez Nuts Roasting on an Open Fire
We’ve covered a number of crappy pop songs from the late 1990s and early 2000s on HARK. But the world of crappy original pop holiday music from this era is… Read more »
Episode 26: All I Want for Christmas is Two Bunnies and a Reindeer Dog
How did we decide to follow up our 50-song milestone extravaganza? With a double dose of Mariah Carey, of course! We cover the pop songstress’ modern Christmas classic (you know… Read more »
Episode 25: A Christmas Classic and a Whole New Low
In this very special milestone episode, our list hits 50 songs and we celebrate by attempting to knock out the top and bottom songs on the list! Ian and RJ… Read more »
Episode 24: Santa’s Annual Christmas Eve Outdoor Drag Show
As Pride month comes to an end, RJ and Ian review and rank two gay-themed Christmas tunes. Queercore punk band Pansy Division’s “Homo Christmas” charms our pants off, while “RuPaul… Read more »
Episode 23: Hug Your Loved Ones
With the summer solstice approaching, Ian and RJ take this new dawn as an opportunity to discuss two songs about a thus-far neglected winter holiday – the New Year! Ella… Read more »
Episode 22: Uncle Joey Fatone
We address an anonymous request (probably from Santa) and review and rank two boy band originals (Santa’s a big fan of boy bands). Listen in to hear us reminisce about… Read more »
Episode 21: Miracles and Ill Reindeer
RJ & Ian review two holiday hip-hop songs. While the genre hasn’t got a lot of love on the show so far (Busta Rhymes’ collaboration with Bieber notwithstanding), we have… Read more »