Tiki Talks: Best Albums of 2012

TIKI TALKS IS BACK!!! Berg and Sean sit down and discuss the best albums (in their opinion) of 2012. Without Lance or any other member of Taco Tiki Tuesday there to derail them, we actually had an unabashed, insightful, and only slightly humorous discussion about music. There were a lot of good albums out this year, and it was hard to pick just ten, so we discussed a few runners up. But in the end, it came down to just ten, so listen to tomorrow’s Tiki Ten to hear a sampling from our picks.

Please comment below and let us know your picks for Album of the Year.

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Tiki Talks: Best Albums of 2012

Berg's Albums of the Year:
5. Masked Intruder - Masked Intruder
4. Hot Water Music - Exister
3. Sam Russo - Storm
2. Gaslight Anthem - Handwritten
1. Alabama Shakes - Boys & Girls

Sean's Albums of the Year:
5. The Shins - Port of Morrow
4. Walk the Moon - Walk the Moon
3. Lost Lander - DRRT
2. Family of the Year - Loma Vista
1. The Lumineers - The Lumineers

Happy Christmahanakwanzapocalypse

Happy Christmahanakwanzapocalypse everyone! This week we venture into the center of the Half-Tard demilitarized zone to record at Berg’s new place. Sean has a theory about the Mayan apocalypse, but we all know it was another Y2K type hoax. Lance finally got his picture with Santa and tells us about the “Real Santa”. Since it’s Christmas we all share our favorite holiday traditions.

And since it’s Christmas, we have a special Christmas present for you…the almost forgotten episode of Tiki Talks: The Failed Road Trip.

Share with your family and have a Merry Christmas.


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Happy Christmahanakwanzapocalypse

The following are pictures from The Failed Road Trip:

Violet Isle

The guys sit down for a long form interview with the entire band, Violet Isle. Being comic book fans, the boys want the “origin story” of the band. We touch on everything from the start, to the name, to how the current group got together. The guys in the band talk about the recording process for their next album and how they “rock starred” a beach house in the process. There may be some more interview-ish questions that you would expect, but let’s be honest, we aren’t all that professional, and so we derail and start riffing with the guys. After having a blast sitting around B.S.ing with the band, they invite us to hang around a listen to some of the new material they wrote while at the beach.

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Check out they're New Years Eve show at Kelly's Olympian

Violet Isle

The Sniff Test

Sports! Sports! Sports! This week the guys cover a little of what’s going on in the wide world of sports. Johnny Football just won the Heisman Trophy, so the guys weigh in on who should have won, and what the criteria should be. We briefly touch on the sad state of the boxing world and the Manny Pacquiao/Juan Marquez fight. Next we move on to the Yankees of the west…or Mills and Sean’s beloved Dodgers. Lance goes on another Tri-Met rant and somehow connects it to Hanukkah. Three of us went and saw Pulp Fiction last week, so we do a quick recap of new things we picked up on, now seeing it on the big screen. We’re all really good friends here on the podcast, but we’ve never really talked about the levels of friendship that exist and at what point does a friend move more into the “brother” category.

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The Sniff Test

Scotchy Scotch Scotch

It’s Decembeard and the boys have already got the facial hair growing. Sean manages to pull off one of his better ninja starts, mid scotch talk. This being the first show of the month, we spend the show; well most of it, talking about what is happening in the Portland area over the course of the next month. We get the discussion started with an impromptu planning session for a Taco Tiki Tuesday ugly sweater party. Contact us if you would like to join. Lance makes sure to note that the brand new Portland Aquarium will be opening up early December, right by his house…in Portland. Sean & Berg then break down the concert scene for the month; see the list below for links to buy your tickets. The holiday season has arrived and people have been putting up their Christmas lights. If you’re lazy like us, don’t want to be Clark Griswold, and just want to go see other people’s lights, Lance gives a run down of some places to see beautiful light displays. December 4^th and 5^th is the Tarantino Festival, which gets us started on some movies to check out during December and even a “Casey Movie Pick”. Also on December 4^th is the premier awards show of the year…Portland’s 3^rd Annual Strippies! We encourage you to get out and about this month and tell us all about it. 

And, if you have anything you’d like to promote for January, let us know by emailing us at TacoTikiTuesday@gmail.com

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Scotchy Scotch Scotch

Tiki Concert Calendar:

12/5 Of Monsters and Men
12/5 The Killers w/ Tegan & Sara
12/6 Grouplove w/ The Joy Formidable
12/6 World/Inferno Friendship Society
12/8 Atlas Genius
12/8 Sara Watkins (of Nickelcreek)
12/10 The Shins
12/12 fun.
12/13 Outer Space Heaters
12/16 The Mountain Goats
12/16 Dandy Warhols
12/16 El Vez Mex-Mas
12/22 Tango Alpha Tango
12/29 Supersuckers
12/30 Radiation City
12/31 Typhoon
12/31 Violet Isle

Also, if you're like Sean and haven't seen the preview for the Casey Movie Pick, Playing For Keeps, check it out below.

Tiki Ten: Holi-Dazed

The holidays have arrived, which means madness at the malls, festive meals, and long car trips to see family, all the while, listening to holiday music stations that haven’t been updated since Justin and Brittney were on Mickey Mouse Club. But we at Taco Tiki Tuesday are here to your rescue. We’ve compiled ten holiday songs that capture the feeling of the season. Some are sentimental, some are funny, and all are festive. So unwrap our gift a little early and enjoy some quality holiday music. 

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Holi-Dazed


Track Listing

1. It's Christmas, Go On and Say Hello - Roman Candle
2. Santa Stole My Lady - Fitz and the Tantrums
3. The Season's Upon Us - Dropkick Murphys
4. Rock You Hard This Christmas - The Dan Band
5. Unwritten Christmas - Unwritten Law
6. Winter Eclipse - Beta Radio
7. A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss) - Glasvegas
8. Stay In - Army Navy
9. Christmas Is All Around - Sleeping At Last
10. It Hasn't Happened Yet - William Shatner