This week, Kirk and Paul read listener mail, answer open questions about the "Lionel C. Martin" episode, play the laser round and continue the never-ending music trivia quiz as Paul tries to get back on the candy train.

Miniepisode: A Whistler's Resonating Chamber

Lionel C. Martin

This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about the work of acclaimed music video director Lionel C. Martin.

107: Lionel C. Martin

This week, Kirk and Paul talk seltzer, music recs, music trading cards and the music trivia quiz. It's a "Music Raygun" miniepisode. You know the drill.

Miniepisode: Cracking Some Greenboys

George Michael

This week, Kirk and Paul reckon with the life and work of the great George Michael, from rapping in Wham! during the '80s to getting too funky with every top model of the early '90s to smoothing things out with Mary J. Blige and Whitney Houston in the '00s. Just like George, this episode has street credibility.

106: George Michael

This week, Kirk and Paul discuss Andrew Gray's real name, Julien Temple's real daughter, the real online game Heardle, real MTV programming and the future of "The Real World Homecoming." Kirk plays the laser round then tries to build his new streak in the music trivia quiz.

Miniepisode: Taking the W

This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about Chicago, aka Chi-Town, the Windy City, aka the City by the Lake, aka the City of Brotherly Love, aka the Big Apple.Yes, Chicago. Not the band Chicago, but bands from Chicago. But not the band Chicago.

105: Chicago

This week, Kirk and Paul launch the backdoor pilot for their new show, "The Waterboiz," a seltzer review podcast.

Miniepisode: Good Fizz

This week, Kirk and Paul wrap up the podcast's eighth season by looking at extra clips for the "Scotland," "New Romantic," "Synthesizer," "Dance VI," "Hype Williams," "Country and Western" and "James Brown" episodes.

104: B-Sides VIII

This week, Kirk and Paul discuss the subtext of "Like a Prayer," Kirk plays the laser round, and the music trivia quiz continues.

Miniepisode: Barb, Stacy and Luana

This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about commercials: TV ads with memorable jingles and/or iconic artists selling out. Although this episode unavoidably features various products, we do not support these products and are not suggesting that you purchase them. In fact, we suggest you boycott them.

103: Commercials II

Each episode of Music Raygun explores a different musical artist, topic or concept. Hosts Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon watch and discuss related music videos, TV clips, commercials, interviews and other pop-culture ephemera on YouTube.

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A few episodes of "Music Raygun" have had musical instruments as their themes, namely saxophone, bass and piano. Well, there are only a few instruments left to cover as long as we're talking about your basic rock band, so here's one about the bedrock of the genre: the guitar. We're talking about Link Wray, George Benson, J. Mascis, Wendy Melvoin, Kevin Shields, Robert Quine and plenty more. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

A few episodes of "Music Raygun" have had musical instruments as their themes, namely saxophone, bass and piano. Well, there are only a few instruments left to cover as long as we're talking about your basic rock band, so here's one about the bedrock of the genre: the guitar. We're talking about Link Wray, George Benson, J. Mascis, Wendy Melvoin, Kevin Shields, Robert Quine and plenty more. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

64: Guitar

Just like "Music Raygun" is a collaboration between Paul and Kirk, all the video clips on this episode feature musicians singing or otherwise working together. These duets span the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s. One of them has Michael Jackson, and no, it's not a duet with one of his siblings or Paul McCartney. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Just like "Music Raygun" is a collaboration between Paul and Kirk, all the video clips on this episode feature musicians singing or otherwise working together. These duets span the 1960s, '70s, '80s and '90s. One of them has Michael Jackson, and no, it's not a duet with one of his siblings or Paul McCartney. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

62: Duets and Collaborations

Thirty-three years ago, two young men named Jeff Krulik and John Heyn drove to the parking lot outside the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, to interview a crowd of teen and 20-something tailgaters about to see a Judas Priest concert. The 17-minute film they came away with became a legendary rock-and-roll document. We're talking about "Heavy Metal Parking Lot." Hell yeah. We're ready to rock. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Thirty-three years ago, two young men named Jeff Krulik and John Heyn drove to the parking lot outside the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, to interview a crowd of teen and 20-something tailgaters about to see a Judas Priest concert. The 17-minute film they came away with became a legendary rock-and-roll document. We're talking about "Heavy Metal Parking Lot." Hell yeah. We're ready to rock. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

66: Heavy Metal Parking Lot

Long before he became best friends with the Clintons and starting spending his days on a yacht in Mallorca with his idle rich friends, David Geffen was a kid in LA who wanted to run a music label that put artists first. That label was Asylum Records. Launched in 1971, Asylum was for a few golden years the home of fantastic, legendary artists like Judee Sill, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Tom Waits and even (briefly) Bob Dylan. The Eagles also were on Asylum. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Long before he became best friends with the Clintons and starting spending his days on a yacht in Mallorca with his idle rich friends, David Geffen was a kid in LA who wanted to run a music label that put artists first. That label was Asylum Records. Launched in 1971, Asylum was for a few golden years the home of fantastic, legendary artists like Judee Sill, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Tom Waits and even (briefly) Bob Dylan. The Eagles also were on Asylum. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

68: Asylum Records

The new Morris Day memoir. Bands with "star" in their names, ranked. A long rant about Halloween music. And the music trivia quiz goes on.

Miniepisode: Atlantic Starr vs. Five Star vs. Midnight Star, and Halloween

Let's not beat around the bush: People love to make fun of Florida. But not us. We're here to celebrate the Sunshine State and some of the countless bands and musicians who came from there. There's Southern rock and Flordia hip-hop in equal measure, plus a few unexpected surprises. You can almost smell the swamp gas and coke sweat. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Let's not beat around the bush: People love to make fun of Florida. But not us. We're here to celebrate the Sunshine State and some of the countless bands and musicians who came from there. There's Southern rock and Flordia hip-hop in equal measure, plus a few unexpected surprises. You can almost smell the swamp gas and coke sweat. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

69: Florida

Paula Abdul

Paul talks about a paperback book Kirk found on the street and gave to him. "Don't @ Me" has hot takes about Lana Del Rey vs. Ann Powers, and the legacy of Paul Abdul's debut album. Paul tries again to build a winning streak in the trivia contest, and Kirk tries again to stop him.

Miniepisode: Lana Del Rey and Paula Abdul

John Mayer

Kirk and Paul talk about the announced Bee Gees biopic. Hot "Don't @ Me" takes about John Mayer and Prince. And Kirk defends his two-win streak in the never-ending music trivia quiz.

Miniepisode: John Mayer and Prince

Katie Willert

Kirk is on assignment, but Katie Willert is on hand to talk about Motown recording artist Gene Van Buren and Vice's recent "Guide to Getting into Roxy Music." There's also an expo mission of our music trivia quiz.

Miniepisode: Gene Van Buren and Roxy Music (w/ Katie Willert)

This one's called "Your Grandmother Should Know" because each clip features music from either the 1930s or the 1940s. That era of music history is definitely neither Paul's nor Kirk's area of expertise, but after they do some digging into the past, the episode turns out to be a lot of fun. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

This one's called "Your Grandmother Should Know" because each clip features music from either the 1930s or the 1940s. That era of music history is definitely neither Paul's nor Kirk's area of expertise, but after they do some digging into the past, the episode turns out to be a lot of fun. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

67: Your Grandmother Should Know

Every 10 episodes, we throw away the "themed shows" premise of our podcast and dive into the grab bag. For the seventh installment, you'll find music from one half of the "Miami Vice" duo (not the half you're thinking of), the strangest song on the famous "C86" tape, Bob Welch's deeply discomfiting on-camera kissing, and more weird stuff like that. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Every 10 episodes, we throw away the "themed shows" premise of our podcast and dive into the grab bag. For the seventh installment, you'll find music from one half of the "Miami Vice" duo (not the half you're thinking of), the strangest song on the famous "C86" tape, Bob Welch's deeply discomfiting on-camera kissing, and more weird stuff like that. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

70: Grab Bag VII

Phil Collins

Isabel Nelson

Kirk knows what Robert Smith was really about, special guest isabel Nelson grades Phil Collins' helpfulness, Paul defends history's most dunked-on rapper. Then "Trading Card Corner" is back with NKOTB facts. And the music trivia quiz will have you on the edge of your seat even though it's only an expo mission.

Miniepisode: The Cure, Phil Collins and Vanilla Ice (w/ Isabel Nelson)

Kirk corrects a few of his recent gaffes; patron saint of "Music Raygun" Uncle Marc checks in with thoughts about guitars; "Don't @ Me" addresses whose the boy actually was between Brandy and Monica, and what happens when Joe Strummer raps; and the trivia quiz that counts is back in effect as Kirk tries to extend his two-game winning streak.

Miniepisode: Brandy, Monica and the Clash

Let's tie a bow on "Music Raygun" season five. It's been six months already, which means we're closing out another season by looking back on the season's episode themes to take one more bite of those apples. It's a B-sides episode, sweet pals. This one features bonus clips from "Teen Angst," "Girl Groups," "Philadelphia," "Piano," "Todd Rundgren," "Smooth Jazz," "Def Jam Recordings," "San Francisco," "Duets and Collaborations" and "Guitar." Crunch. Chew. Yum! To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Let's tie a bow on "Music Raygun" season five. It's been six months already, which means we're closing out another season by looking back on the season's episode themes to take one more bite of those apples. It's a B-sides episode, sweet pals. This one features bonus clips from "Teen Angst," "Girl Groups," "Philadelphia," "Piano," "Todd Rundgren," "Smooth Jazz," "Def Jam Recordings," "San Francisco," "Duets and Collaborations" and "Guitar." Crunch. Chew. Yum! To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

65: B-Sides V

Kirk promotes a new music comedy show, not because he's involved in it (he's not) and not because it's sponsoring the show (it's not), but just because it's so good. Paul follows up on a Roger Miller tune that turned up on a previous miniepisode. On "Don't @ Me," Paul talks about band T-shirts on babies, and Kirk has an opinion about a Sophie B. Hawkins song. After that, it's the return of "Prince Tweets 2 U." And, finally, Paul tries to turn his previous music trivia win into a music trivia winning streak. All that and more in less than 20 minutes. Vicky, is the water warm enough?

Miniepisode: Baby Band T-Shirts and Sophie B. Hawkins

Isabel Nelson is back for another dance episode and we've got ballet comedy, a dancing teenage Kelly Ripa, Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase doing "word jazz," Spain by way of Bollywood, more clips from the movie "Fast Forward," basketball a la Lawrence Welk, classic "SYTYCD," a Japanese hip-hop dance squad, Toni Basil and the Lockers, and Beyonce and the Bugaboos. Is that enough for you?? To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Isabel Nelson is back for another dance episode and we've got ballet comedy, a dancing teenage Kelly Ripa, Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase doing "word jazz," Spain by way of Bollywood, more clips from the movie "Fast Forward," basketball a la Lawrence Welk, classic "SYTYCD," a Japanese hip-hop dance squad, Toni Basil and the Lockers, and Beyonce and the Bugaboos. Is that enough for you?? To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

63: Dance IV (w/ Isabel Nelson)

After a tidal wave of corrections and clarifications, Kirk and Paul wade into controversial waters about Gladys Knight's band and R.E.M., respectively. Then Paul tries to stretch his two-win trivia quiz streak into a hat trick.

Miniepisode: The Pips and R.E.M.

Take a trip back in time to look at some cool music videos from 1989, 1990 and 1991. Kirk supplies R&amp;B and pop from Chuckii Booker, Jane Child, Mint Condition and more. Paul brings music by Beat Happening, Sonic Youth, and a nostalgic clip from cable TV's legendary "Night Flight." Enjoy these 12 gracious melodies from the cusp years between the '80s and '90s. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit musicraygun.com/playlists.

Take a trip back in time to look at some cool music videos from 1989, 1990 and 1991. Kirk supplies R&amp;B and pop from Chuckii Booker, Jane Child, Mint Condition and more. Paul brings music by Beat Happening, Sonic Youth, and a nostalgic clip from cable TV's legendary "Night Flight." Enjoy these 12 gracious melodies from the cusp years between the '80s and '90s. To see the videos featured in this episode, visit <a href="http://musicraygun.com/playlists" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">musicraygun.com/playlists</a>.

71: Music Videos 1989-91

Marvin Gaye

Uncle Marc writes in, hot takes about Marvin Gaye and a bad product's good jingle, and Kirk tries to build a streak in the music trivia quiz. All that plus a new segment: "Prince Tweets 2 U."

Miniepisode: Marvin Gaye and a Singing Water Cooler

Huey Lewis

On the pandemisode: SWV on "Survivor," trying to name the Backstreet Boys, the most nostalgic song for Gen Xers, and Paul and Kirk's all-time top five earworms.

Pandemisode: Backstreet Boys vs. 'N Sync, Huey Lewis and the News

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