We have a tough talk about current events with our guest, Anne. Please be advised, that includes a discussion on sexual assault. Check out the links if you aren’t already familiar.

Links

• “Britney Spears Was Never in Control” by Tavi Gevinson
• “Infinity Diaries” by Tavi Gevinson
• “Cat Person” by Kristen Roupenian
• “Give Me One Reason” (Tracy Chapman cover) by LynKen

We hear what you had to say about LP4, then spend all 18 tracks auditioning to be the new hosts of Car Talk and wondering if Ezra Koenig’s actually an alien. Plus, JJ’s Top Five tracks off Fall Out the Boy.

If you submitted a story for this episode, your (new, secret) bootleg merch is in the mail. Everyone else can get them on Friday at itgoesdeep.com.

Thank you to all our guests this week: Maryam, Megan, Michelle, Rufus, Lorena, Rebecca, Nicole, Lily, Brendan, Rosalee, Heather, Rachel, Justin & Peyton.

Links

• S.E. Rogie’s “Please Go Easy With Me”
• Family Choice’s Reggae Cover of “The Beat Goes On”
• Haroumi Hosono’s “Talking”

JJ’s Top 5 FOTB Tracks

1. Harmony Hall & 2021
2. Sunflower & Flower Moon
3. We Belong Together
4. Married in a Gold Rush
5. How Long?

Ronald Reagan’s The Star Wars Holiday Special, Philip K. Dick’s Do Legos Dream of Plastic Sheep?, and the song “Holiday” by Green Day, Madonna, Weezer and Vampire Weekend.

Plus the spicy sweet chili world premiere of Trash Girl’s 2021 (Auld Lang Syne).

JJ’s Top 5 Holidays

1. Colorado
2. DST
3. Delaware Returns
4. Rural Transit
5. Wright Brothers

Low key style icon and our old friend Christian aka Brave New Wear on YouTube drops in to talk spooky Vampire songs, how to recognize Dany DeVito and a deep dive on some Ezra fits.

Plus the spicy sweet chili world premiere of a brand new classic halloween song, JJ’s “Wolf Man.”

Ezra fits discussed

• Suit
• Sunflowers
• Fleece
• Babar
• Jumpsuit
• Dog Shorts

JJ’s Top 5 Halloween Costumes

1. Major Chip Hazard
2. Harry Potter
3. Little Devil
4. Bloody Scream Mask
5. When Life Gives You Lemons

Vampire songs vs. Weekend songs, an anonymous tip about Ezra Koenig, and JJ’s first Top 5

We listen to Step Remix, Jonathan Low, Con Te Partiro and Exit Music.

• @turbodiesel2k

Secret menus, Paul Simon’s bootleg cassette and the song that got half the crowd to leave a Vampire Weekend show

Plus, breaking down tracks 7-12 of Modern Vampires of the City with:

• Alex
• Alessandra
• Peyton
• Max
• Craig
• Rufus
• Mo
• Lily

Modern Vampires of the City, Part 1 - featuring Nicole, Stephen, Grace, Michael, Anna, Tyler, Colin, Sadie, Craig, Max, Peyton, Alex, Kennedy, Rufus and Kinsey

Featuring:

• Nicole
• Stephen
• Grace
• Michael
• Anna
• Tyler
• Colin
• Sadie
• Craig
• Max
• Peyton
• Alex
• Kennedy
• Rufus
• Kinsey

Links:

• Obvious Bicycle cover by Trash Girl

We’re putting in the work, voice actors don’t get any respect, and what ketchup is in your fridge

We listened to B-sides and covers from 2010’s Contra.

• California English cover by Trash Girl
• Rostam on Cali English Pt. 2
• Wendy’s Story
• What is EZ-Squirt Ketchup?
• IMDb Trivia about Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist
• Bruce Springsteen plays I’m Goin’ Down live

Kevin Costner has gills, Portu-Greek and the life and death of the Exxon Valdez

At $235,000,000, Waterworld (1995) was at the time the most expensive movie ever produced. By 2013 it had turned a profit.

• Big Blue cover by Trash Girl
• Rain and thunder sound effect in Big Blue cover
• Waterworld Trivia on IMDb

How to get on stage with Vampire Weekend and the things we’ve heard about British people.

Nick from Orlando joins us for an interview, then we listen to the new VW EP that features him.

• 1984 by Honey Crush
• @TheNickFromOrlando on Instagram

Chipotle horchata, debutante movies and Bay Area slang.

@FromTheFreezer joins us to break down Contra, in reverse order. For more of the interview between the Dog and FromTheFreezer, check out Episode 2 of Zine Crisis — coming soon.

• Taxi Cab cover by Trash Girl
• @FromTheFreezer on Instagram
• @FromTheFreezer on Twitter
• FromTheFreezer’s Merch Shop
• I Think Ur a Contra cover by Angélique Kidjo
• Once in a Lifetime cover by Angélique Kidjo
• Giving Up Da Gun by L’Homme Run
• Vampire Weekend and The Black Keys on The Colbert Report

Why Blake got a new face, are we ones or are we zeroes, and the origin of the TCU wiki.

Holly McClarin of the Time Crisis Universe wiki joins us to talk about LP1 era B-sides and covers.

• One of Us cover by Trash Girl
• The Time Crisis Universe Wiki
• TCUWiki Twitter
• TCUWiki Instagram
• Holly McClarin on Twitter
• Holly McClarin on Instagram
• Pulp Wiki
• “One” by Metallica
• “Everywhere” by Fleetwood Mac
• ”Have I the Right” by The Honeycombs
• The Double A-Side
• Carly Rae Jepsen’s Emotion: Side B
• Ska Tune Network on YouTube
• “Ça Plane Pour Moi” by Plastic Bertrand

The worst burger in New Jersey, finding a better word for “like Plato” and where was the Boss born, really.

Plus, breaking down each track off Vampire Weekend’s 2008 debut.

• Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa cover by Trash Girl
• Streets of Philadelphia cover by VW
• Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa cover by Peter Gabriel
• Campus by Rostam