Tuesday, May 31, 2011

My Mom is Ruining My Subculture Momcast!

My Mom is Ruining My Subculture Momcast

On this very special episode of The Internet is Ruining my Subculture, Megan and her mom sit down on Mother's Day to talk about comedy!

My mom talks about her seedy teenage past, hanging around comedy clubs while drinking apple cider. Which gigantor actor from Everybody Loves Raymond sarcastically called my mom a princess? When Blue Collar Comedy just isn't enough anymore, which up-and-coming stand-ups should you watch?

Intro/outro is "What a Fool Believes" as covered by Self

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Mom and I getting ready to head to the Improv!


Referenced in this episode:

My mom's recommendations:
http://www.mazjobrani.com
http://www.icehousecomedy.com/
http://www.improv.com/ComedyClub/brea/Index
Bobby Collins
John Heffren
http://sebastianlive.com/
John Pinette
John Caparullo
Frank Frosty and Heidi
Adam Carolla


Megan's Recommendations:
http://www.nerdist.com
http://www.earwolf.com, et al.
http://www.paulftompkins.com
and many many more.

And some people we can both agree upon:

http://kylecease.com
Ian Bagg

Monday, May 2, 2011

Episode Number Nine - Episode Wham!

Straight outta Wham!Con!

On this very special episode of The Internet is Ruining my Subculture, Emsie and Megan just got back from Wham!Con 25 at the Rancho Cucamonga Senior Center, and boy do they have stories to tell!

-Andrew Ridgeley factoids
-Our Wham!zine Fanzine against Sad Boys Fanzine
-The hotly debated "The Denim Years" E.P. - Fact or Fiction?
-The seedy side of the Wham!fan subculture
-Replicating Wham's classic couture
-A dramatic reading from a very famous scientist!

Intro is "Bad Boys"/Outro is "Club Tropicana" both by Wham!

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Megan and Emily at Wham!Con 2011


Referenced in this episode:
WhamFan.com

Scan of the cover of the Denim Years E.P. What do you think? Legit?


Our hand-screened Wham shirts. Sold out within two hours!:



Classic fashion (Wham fan art courtesy of Jared "The World's Greatest Actor" from Sad Boys Fanzine):




Although there are many super sweet videos, this is one of our favorites:



And last, but certainly not least, we present to you the greatest Wham photo EVAR: