Episode 87: Why The Midwest Is Fat

This week Brandon and Peter discuss the conference finals, rehash their feelings about the Coyotes and talk about some rather bad decisions made by politicians.

Punk Headlines:

-Dropkick takes issue with Wisconsin Republicans using their songs

-New York politicians consider bill that would ban anonymous posts on the internet

-Riot Fest East is reduced from three days to one day

Playoffs:

New York v. New Jersey

Phoenix v. Los Angeles

Songs Featured In This Episode:

Intro: The Deadly Rhythm by Refused

The Shadow of Greed by Oiltanker

Media Blitz by The Germs

Platypus (I Hate You) by Green Day

Serfs Up by DC Fallout

EPISODE 86: 'SHOT BLOCKING IS KILLING THE HOCKEY INDUSTRY' or 'IGGY, PUT YOUR PANTS ON!'

 

The Conference Finals are in full swing and we have, from Puck Daddy and Backhand Shelf, Ryan Lambert on to break down each series. We also talk about the shot-blocking discussion, the announcement of the Riot Fest(Chicago) lineup, and more.

The only exception for "we"

The cheese represents the bonds of our community!

Riot Fest

 Nasum-Scoop

Music Featured This Week:

(The Intro this was) What We Became by No Trigger

Do You Really? by Los Bungalitos(their new record should be available June 5)

Hit Machine by The Deal

Hit Machine by Guttermouth

I want to Conquer the World by Bad Religion

2012 Stanley Cup Anti-Preview (Part 3): The Re-Return

Here we are at the third preview of this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. Unless you put in the time to watch the Phoenix-Nashville series then the second round has been packed with good hockey and some excellent sports drama. If you were among those masochists or Coyotes fans that watched the less loved Western semifinal then you were witness to a lot of disappointment and brouhaha about a couple of Eastern Europeans who may or may not have or have not done something that is or is not really not or extremely disrespectful towards the Nashville Predators’ team rules. Unsurprisingly I pretty much did terrible with my predictions, thereby totally disproving the efficacy of mysticism as a serious element of sports journalism. I’ve never let more choices stop be in the past, so let’s go ahead and move on to the next round of previews and predictions!

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2012 Stanley Cup Anti-Preview (Round 2)

After weeks of overtime, blundering, and generally mediocre play the Eastern Conference finally managed to wrap up the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. As far as my predictions go I did much better in the East as I my assumption that medioctiry would be the key to victory as we saw Washington, New Jersey and the Flyers all advance despite a total lack of ability to play vital aspects of the game. I got my Ottawa prediction wrong, but I’m not all that broken up about it. The Western conference showed some real spirit as the Canucks managed to put up as strong an effort as a pumpkin getting kicked in the face by a teenager. The coin flip that landed me on the Sharks failed to take into account that the Sharks are old and the Blues players still haven’t realized that they are doomed to failure. Chicago and Phoenix played hockey often on the same sheet of ice and they continued to do so until one of the teams won. This is the way of things. Finally, despite Nashville’s victory of the Red Wings in five games, true victory was in the hands of the Detroit fans as they held the moral high ground. The fans maintain that the team defeated itself since Nashville doesn’t deserve a team and therefore any of the Southern team’s victories “don’t count.” And now on to Round 2

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The Death Of "Old Time Hockey"?

The Hanson brothers know Old Time Hockey

Reading the newest issue of The Hockey News, a letter was published that read like a eulogy of “Old Time Hockey”.  As I read it, I had to laugh at the guy’s complaint.  He said, “no longer do we see bench brawls, blindside hits, or breaking sticks over backs”.  He goes on to bemoan the newest trends of hockey, “visors, shootouts, and Twitter” and that the game has been “diminished to the point where players now have to consider the consequences of a hit, instead of the adulation”.

I shake my head at these people. I can’t figure out why they are sad these days are gone.  Do I like a fight or two?  Yeah sure, but to unnecessarily break up the flow of a game; I’ll pass on that.  There’s no skill to whacking a guy with your stick, but there is finesse in today’s game.  Honestly, if I want to go see staged antics and guys wailing on each other for 60 minutes, I’ll turn on WWE’s RAW on Monday nights. 

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