Podcast
Two Librans
Hosted by Roman Muradov, Tom Van Deusen · EN
A podcast about the Fall and Mark E.Smith, headed by two cartoonists of moderate renown, Roman Muradov and Tom Van Deusen. If you don't care about the Fall, most of the show is funny digressions and exemplary banter on subjects as varied as Russian Wheel of Fortune, Tom Morello's Dangerous Truths, indie comics, Slack bullying, chocolate fountains, and so much more.
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3. The Birmingham School of Business School
Dec 24, 202401:14:49Tap to summarizeOne of the Fall’s weirder 90’s bangers, Jerry Garcia on rap, Chester Brown on hair, and, of course, astrology (for Libras only, the rest of you turn away now). Ho ho ho, and Merry Motherloving Christmas to our our Christian listeners out there. Welcome back to Episode 3 of our mighty podcast, recorded well before Thanksgiving, so don’t expect any holiday gift guides for the Fall fans in your life. Instead, we’re finally getting the hang of speaking into microphones, and this is the first episode we can say with authority is “okay”. Well, mostly, aside from Roman’s audio still being a bit lacking. We promise the next episode will sound like a Steely Dan album; crystal-clear dogshit.This week, we’re covering a pretty obscure track (The Birmingham School of Business School) from an album most folks forget existed (Code: Selfish).Wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah… wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wah-wahWe discuss the “creative accounting” that inspired the song, its rather unfocused lyrics and the album Code: Selfish that rarely left our collective Case Logic CD briefcase. And, true to our brand, we discuss what it was like to rent video tapes in Russia, Chester Brown’s hot new look, and a bunch of other enlightening topics.MARK ON TAPEThe “interview” this week is really just Mark E. Smith pontificating about what’s on his mind that day. According to the YouTube title, this includes “Music, Civil Rights and John Lennon”, and mumbles about six words in on each of these subjects. ALSO COVEREDA recitation of River Cuomo’s unfortunate fan letter to cartoonist Joe MattPascal Le Gras’s Fall coversMark’s graphic design skills firing on all cylinders on this recordChester Brown’s Coiffurial Style CornerMorrissey’s sexual accomplishment“At this, Eliza and Ezra rolled together into one giggling snowball of full-figured copulation, screaming and shouting as they playfully bit and pulled at each other in a dangerous and clamorous rollercoaster coil of sexually violent rotation with Eliza’s breasts barrel-rolled across Ezra’s howling mouth and the pained frenzy of his bulbous salutation extenuating his excitement as it whacked and smacked its way into every muscle of Eliza’s body except for the otherwise central zone.”PS.Roman drops merch, and a bunch of dubious discounts……and Tom discovers Japan. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com
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2. Two Librans
Dec 17, 202400:55:59Tap to summarizeWelcome back to the Two Librans, the only podcast that is brave enough to criticize the French and their lacivious ways. This week we are covering our namesake, “Two Librans”, from the 2000 album The Unutterable.Roman decided to shrink himself down to record this episode from inside a toilet bowl, so the audio quality on his end is rather echoey and there’s a bit of clipping in one portion. We sincerely apologize and have since gotten that sorted. The next one is better, and the one after is even better than that.With our new name, we tap into our “Libra Moods”, and discuss all sorts of non-Fall subject matter. This includes a lengthy discussion on the wildly unhinged Russian version of Wheel of Fortune, Field of Wonder. Strap on in.INTERVIEWThis week’s interview takes place on the infamous “Red Sofa” with Lauren Laverne, who tries to make things cheeky and fun but is swatted down by a particularly pissy MES. The audience in the background is made up of children who seem bored and confused. We forgot they’re even there until they chuckle at something Mark says over three minutes in. A great time was had by all. ALSO COVEREDFunereal disrespectMark E. Smith’s BEE MOVIE prophecy“Chimps are funny.” Jerry gives us a glimpse at his manuscripts from the Library of CongressHugo RemasteredThe Russian TV intro animation that terrified Roman as a childThe Field of Wonders, everyone!The only group that captured the true essence of The FallRoman’s animated take on the Russian Field of Fortune and other traumatic TV memoriesPS. Don’t forget to subscribe to Roman’s award-winning personal substack, DADA issues.P.P.S Don’t forget to subscribe to Tom’s non-award-winning but still pretty funny personal substack, the beautifully named Tom Van Deusen's Blog. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com
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1. Paintwork
Dec 9, 202400:41:40Tap to summarizeWelcome to the first episode of the Paintwork Two Librans podcast hosted by two cartoonists of moderate renown, Roman Muradov and Tom Van Deusen. Each week, we attempt to provide informed commentary on one song by The Fall, but inevitably get derailed and talk about highly unrelated things. So, if you are not a Fall fan, you are perhaps more likely to enjoy this, than if you are.LIVE MIXINGOn our first episode, we figure out a better name for the show live on air once it's revealed that it's one of the hosts' Very Special Day, so please ignore when we call the podcast “Paintwork”, that is no longer accurate.Fittingly, we start off with “Paintwork”, from the seminal 1985 album This Nation's Saving Grace. With the benefit of hindsight and several more episodes in the can, we can say with confidence that this is the most focused coverage of a song we ever did or will ever do, so strap in.Also each week, we listen to an interview with the very cantankerous Mark E.Smith, and for the first week, we picked the classic 1989 clip "Mark E Smith German TV Interview 1989". Our favorite little imp was in a pretty feisty mood for this one, and the format, wardrobes, and vibes are all deliciously off the charts.ALSO COVEREDSister paintingsFan numberingRoman’s Google search result successFellow Fall fan and friend of the pod Liam BarrettGerman Singer / Songwriter / Sensation Phillip BoaSad Bachelor MealsPlease make sure to tell your friends, family and coworkers to listen up and learn a thing or two about a band they've never heard of and probably wouldn’t like. Ring the bell, smash subscribe and stay tuned for next week's episode.PS. Don’t forget to subscribe to Roman’s award-winning personal substack, DADA issues.P.P.S Don’t forget to subscribe to Tom’s non-award-winning but still pretty funny personal substack, Tom Van Deusen Land. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit twolibrans.substack.com
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