Does It Slap?
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Cool Guy Rock Ep. 6: Third Eye Blind - Semi-Charmed Life
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6 of the Cool Guy Rock series, Gabe and Darin discuss the Third Eye Blind song "Semi-Charmed Life." Cover art by Jeremy Hammond. You can fi...
Cool Guy Rock Ep. 5: Goo Goo Dolls - Name
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5 of the Cool Guy Rock series, Gabe and Darin discuss the Goo Goo Dolls song "Name." Cover art by Jeremy Hammond. You can find him on twitt...
Cool Guy Rock Ep. 4: Matchbox Twenty - 3 A.M.
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 4 of the Cool Guy Rock series, Gabe and Darin discuss the Matchbox Twenty song "3 A.M." Cover art by Jeremy Hammond. You can find him on tw...
Cool Guy Rock Ep. 3: Soul Asylum - Runaway Train
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 3 of the Cool Guy Rock series, Darin and Gabe discuss the 1993 Soul Asylum hit "Runaway Train." Cover art by Jeremy Hammond. You can find h...
Cool Guy Rock Ep.2: The Gin Blossoms - Hey Jealousy
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 2 of the Cool Guy Rock series, Gabe and Darin discuss the Gin Blossoms' hit "Hey Jealousy." Cover art by Jeremy Hammond. You can find him ...
Cool Guy Rock Ep. 1: Goo Goo Dolls - There You Are
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of a new 15-part series, Gabe and Darin explore the origins of Cool Guy Rock, aka S--- Rock, aka the Music that Killed Rock Musi...
Idles - Never Fight a Man With a Perm
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gabe and Darin talk about the listener-requested "Never Fight a Man with a Perm" by Idles. They talk about the time Darin's band got a dorm evacuated,...
Britney Spears - Work Bitch
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe talk about comrade Britney Spears' revolutionary anthem "Work Bitch." The layers of irony are numerous and complicated, but both thin...
Charli XCX feat. Christine and the Queens - Gone
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gabe and Darin discuss the bleeby, bloopy postmodern pop song “Gone” by Charli XCX featuring Christine and the Queens. They discuss adult video st...
Cute is What We Aim For - The Curse of Curves
25 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss the Baudrillardian classic "The Curse of Curves," which radically sucks. And they play "Which Poet of the Western Canon Wrote T...
Carly Rae Jepsen - Party for One
25 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In maybe the most focused episode to date, Darin and Gabe discuss radical self-care, the beautiful trap of consumer culture, and what it means to "get...
Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell (with Psychic Dolphin Garage!)
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Zach and Kelton from Psychic Dolphin Garage stop by to talk about AOL.com's Rock Song of the Year, "Been to Hell" by the Hollywood Undead. Darin and G...
Greta Van Fleet - When the Curtain Falls
15 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gabe and Darin discuss wolf-shirt rock, cable news anchor Greta Van Susteren, whether Greta Van Fleet have ever had any sort of human interactions, an...
Felt - Early Mornin' Tony
11 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss the racial and class implications of skateboarding, Rep. Steve King's support for Colonel Jessup, and whether Gabe is more forg...
Phoebe Bridgers - Scott Street
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss the merits of shower beers; the meandering, awkward conversations you have with your ex; and the philosophy of what it means fo...
Florida Georgia Line (feat. Jason Aldean) - Can't Hide Red
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss Southern accents; the phony cultural dichotomy between Red States and Blue States; and whether you can, in fact, hide red. Dar...
Vance Joy - Riptide
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss the perils of the Hollywood dream, the work of post-structuralist theoretician Michel Foucault, and werewolves, all somehow in ...
Lizzo - Juice
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss hot girl summer (#hotgirlsummer), Lizzo's stance on polyamory (#notafan), and what to do if David Copperfield tries to hit on y...
Thavius Beck feat. Nocando - '98
13 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss the moving target demographic of Rap Genius readers, the total mindfuck of watching your semi-estranged father die of cancer, a...
The Foo Fighters - This is a Call
09 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss the problems with the "tortured artist" narrative, post-grunge gibberish, the efficacy of tetracycline-based antibiotics on inv...
Cayetana - Mesa
06 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss the wrongheadedness of trying to use the city of Mesa, Arizona to solve any problems in your relationship; they discuss what it...
MAGIC! - Rude
01 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe talk about the song "Rude" by a band called "MAGIC!" Darin tries to make the case that this is the worst song ever recorded, they discu...
Blink-182 - Blame It On My Youth
30 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss "Blame It On My Youth," a new song from Blink-182. They also talk about Pizzagate, Matt Skiba's bizarre dog food choices, and t...
Taylor Swift - You Need to Calm Down
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Darin and Gabe discuss Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down." The Verdict: Darin - Doesn't slap. Gabe - Doesn't slap. Cover art by Jeremy Hammond. ...