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.

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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

Put Your Nickel In It

On the 42^nd episode we start off with a bang…a very low bang. In typical fashion we go straight downhill from there. All of the guys are still “feeling the burn” from the Inaugural Turkey Bowl. Speaking of “bowl”, we jump right into the topic of college football and the hatred of the SEC. We try to discuss what each of us did for Thanksgiving, but quickly get distracted by people outside Sean’s window. Since none of us participated in Black Friday, the guys want to know how Sean’s National Record Store Day experience was. Now we’re all dreading going back to work, except Lance, who sums up his upcoming trip in the words of Vince Vaughn…”VEGAS BABY!!!” As the month of November comes to an end, it’s time to start decorating for the holidays…or in Mills’ case, not. And since it’s the holiday season, look for a new holiday themed Tiki Ten on December 1^st.

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Put Your Nickel In It

Sean's Awesome Thanksgiving Pics (Please comment below):

The Yupsters

November is upon us here at Taco Tiki Tuesday. That means we have a slew of events happening in Portland and some upcoming movies nationwide. Of course the election is happening today, so Beg and Sean discuss where we are in the race and what the possible outcome could be. The newest Tiki Ten has just dropped, so if you haven’t checked it out, do so; it’s full of folky, autumn goodness. Which leads us in to the local concert scene. We even have a few shows from bands that are on the Tiki Ten. There are a plethora of good movies (and a few Casey Movie Picks) coming out this month, including Skyfall, Lincoln, and Rise of the Guardians. Sean is in full participation of Movember and has included a link to donate to the cause, either anonymously or on his/Taco Tiki Tuesday’s behalf. As we wrap it up, we squeeze a few cultural items on our calendar. Of course there are always great exhibits at the Portland Art Museum, including this month’s "The Body Beautiful". At the Oregon History Museum, there are two exhibits, one on the 50^th anniversary of the Columbus Day Storm and another on local art. OMSI has an anthropological exhibit called "RACE: Are We So Different?" And finally the holidays are here, which means “The Worlds Largest Christmas Bazaar” is at the Expo Center on Thanksgiving weekend. And speaking of Black Friday, that also happens to be National Record Store Day, which includes a lot of limited releases that are available that day only. So check out Music Millennium, Everyday Music, Jackpot Records, and Trade Up Music in Portland, and Ranch Records in Salem. To tie it all up, Sean had a seasonal beer sampling at his house and the winner was Hibernation Ale from Great Divide Brewing Co. So fill your glass and enjoy a pleasant November.

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The Yupsters

And a few previews for you:

Tiki Ten: Ten from the Crypt

Halloween is a sacred time of year for some.  What better way to show this than through music.  We have compiled a special edition of Tiki Ten to celebrate this unique holiday.  Together we have assembled the darker side of Halloween.  It will vary in tone from horror, to nostalgic, to down right creepy.  They will be fun, ghoulish, dirty, fast, and mean, sometimes all at once.  We will run you through the gauntlet of all the emotions of this glorious holiday.  Enjoy this eclectic mix, and play it for all small children you come across.  Teach them the true meaning of Halloween.

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Tiki Ten: Ten From the Crypt

Track Listing

1.  The Sermon & Creatures of the Night – The Creepshow 

2.  Moondance – Van Morrison 

3.  Walk Like A Zombie – Horror Pops 

4.  Devil’s Plaything – Danzig 

5.  Astro Zombies – The Ms. Fits 

6.  Fall Children – A.F.I. 

7.  Sleep Tight – Sarah Blackwood 

8.  Haunted Cathouse – Nekromantix  

9.  Death Is Not The End – Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (featuring friends) 

10. Halloween – Dropkick Murphys 

Tiki Ten: Breakups

We all go through breakups. Music usually plays a big part of my life when I go through a breakup.  It helps me get through many of the stages, from self pity to I'm awesome and that crazy girl just lost the best thing she'll ever know. So half of this months Tiki Ten is some self pity songs and merges to songs that help you move on with your life. Hopefully, by listening to this, you can move through all the phases of the breakup in 33 minutes rather than 6 months of wallowing in your own filth and growing weird facial hair.

Breakups






Track Listing:
1. Color of a Lonely Heart is Blue - Old 97's
2. Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
3. Grand Finale - Fake Problems
4. Kiss Off - Violent Femmes
5. Bring It On - The Gaslight Anthem
6. Train In Vain - The Clash
7. All I Want Is More - Reel Big Fish
8. Let Me Sink (Where I Die) - Young Turks
9. Sunday Morning - The Mezingers
10. Great American Sharpshooter -Less Than Jake

Tiki Ten: Tanlines

Welcome back for another Tiki Ten. September is the last hurrah of summer. As fall approaches we try to squeeze the last remnants of the warm weather out of our weekends. This starts with Labor Day. Hopefully you have some barbecues or camping or other fun activities planned. And to help you through it, here is a nice selection of some rockin' tunes! This includes music from our friends Outer Space Heaters, a new band that we discovered at a recent show, The Colourist, and a new selection from the breakout artist of the year, Gotye.

Tiki Ten: Tanlines





Track Listing:
1. Caught Me Thinking - Bahamas
2. Girls - Deep Sea Arcade
3. Matador - Maria Taylor
4. Escape Velocity - Outer Space Heaters
5. Confession - The 71's
6. Generals - The Mynabirds
7. Oh Goodbye - The Colourist
8. In Your Light - Gotye
9. Heartbeat - JJAMZ
10. We Come Running - Youngblood Hawke

Hookers Go With Blow

Berg, from Tiki Talks, joins us this week on the podcast. Money takes a wrong turn and ends up at Inverness Jail. Lance loves watching construction workers, so we talk a little bit about guilty pleasures and fetishes. The consensus of the group is strip clubs, except Money, who loves Oreo cookies in bed. None of us have Labor Day weekend plans, except a possible barbeque at Sean’s while listening to the new Tiki Ten playlist that drops on Friday! This weekend also kicks off college football, so Sean is a little outnumbered this week, since Berg is a Beavers fan like Lance. Nick & Tucker show up a little late to the game to drop a big announcement. And since we have all three Tiki Talkers on the show, we discuss a little bit about why we love our movies so much.

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Hookers Go With Blow

Tiki Ten: Duck & Cover

It's hard to do a great cover song. Your taking someone else's message and repurposing it, putting your own spin on it. The thing that I love about music is that it's very subjective. A song can mean something different to two different people. I believe that the cover song best exemplifies this. A good cover song provides two different takes on the same song. A cover can give a song new meaning and new life. So here is a few of my favorite covers.

Duck & Cover

Track Listing

1. I Will Survive - Cake

2. Hotel California - Gipsy Kings

3. I'm On Fire - Town Mountain

4. Mr. Blue Sky - Mayer Hawthorne

5. Mad World - Michael Andrews & Gary Jules

6. Hurt - Johnny Cash

7. Come As You Are - Yuna

8. Viva La Vida - Weezer

9. Baby Got Back - Jonathan Coulton

10. Sexy and I Know It - Noah Guthrie