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Episode 64: Heavy Metal

This week's soundtrack is 100% heavy metal! Or rather, it's the soundtrack to the 1981 animated cult classic Heavy Metal! And to help us break it all down, we brought in a pair of ringers. Libby's husband Ian Austin is here to give us the history of the Heavy Metal comics, while Eeon Smith is on hand to provide commentary on the laserdisc format. And of course, all four of us dive into the soundtrack to this weird, horny mess of a film.
So how's that soundtrack? It's an all-star lineup of classic hard rock acts like Cheap Trick, Grand Funk Railroad, Sammy Hagar, Journey and Blue Oyster Cult! Oh, you were hoping for some heavy metal? Well there's Black Sabbath. And Steely Dan's Donald Fagen. That guy's totally metal.
Look, it's a crazy, mixed up universe out there, and Heavy Metal has the goods to prove it. So strap on your battle armor bikini and raise your space swords high. It's about to get weird...
SHOW NOTES
Heavy Metal is available the stream here
Check out the final episodes of The Shattered Shield today!
Check out Eeon Smith and the Canned Laser Podcast
Libby in full Taarna cosplay
INTRO/OUTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
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Episode 63: Teen Wolf Too

Happy Halloween! This week we bring you an episode about the much maligned 80s comedy sequel Teen Wolf Too. Jason Bateman, in his feature film debut, stars as the younger cousin to Michael J. Fox's original Teen Wolf. This time around, the werewolf goes to college, joins the school's boxing team, and... Look, it's literally the first film all over again. That's all you need to know.
But believe it or not, this film has a surprisingly decent soundtrack! We get two standout tracks from Oingo Boingo, a solid mix of 80s synthpop (B.G. Vox), southern rock (Desert Rose Band) and new wave (Real Life), and also an extremely misguided cover of The Contours' "Do You Love Me". 
SHOW NOTES:
Teen Wolf Too is available to stream here
Visit Hamilton College today!
Discord & Rhyme (featuring Libby) on Oingo Boingo's "Dead Man's Party"
Be sure to check out our previous Halloween episodes:
Forbidden Zone
Hobgoblins
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Do You Love Me" by Ragtime
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Not A Soul Around" by Ed Kuepper
"Send Me An Angel" by Real Life
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Episode 62: Grosse Pointe Blank

This week's podcast is all about the soundtrack to Grosse Pointe Blank! John Cusack plays contract killer Martin Blank, whose next job just happens to take place in his hometown on the weekend of his 10-year high school reunion.
And to help us break down this album, we've arranged a high school reunion of our own! Joining us this week is one of Libby's actual high school classmates, McKenzie Cassidy, author of the book Here Lies a Father!
As for the soundtrack? It was personally curated by John Cusack and The Clash's Joe Strummer, and it's almost entirely 80s new wave and two-tone ska. We got The Clash, The Specials, The English Beat, Violent Femmes, and Guns N Roses for some reason. So get out your yearbooks and put on your nametags, because the reunion's about to start!  
SHOW NOTES:
Grosse Pointe Blank is available to stream here!
Check out Here Lies a Father today!
See also: Our episode on Godzilla
INTRO/OUTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Mirror in the Bathroom" by The English Beat
"Under Pressure" by Queen w/ David Bowie
"We Care A Lot" by Faith No More
"Absolute Beginners" by The Jam
El Matador" by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
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Episode 61: Dirty Work

We pay tribute this week to the late, great Norm Macdonald with a look at his 1998 cult classic (and OST Party favorite) Dirty Work! And to help us do our own dirty work, we've enlisted the help of Johnny-5 from the Christmas Creeps podcast. Three Norm fans in one show. What could possibly go wrong?!
Now, this film doesn't have an official soundtrack album, but you best believe there are plenty of songs for us to discuss. Dirty Work is basically 1998 in movie form, so we get hit singles from Third Eye Blind, Chumbawamba, and Better Than Ezra, as well as appearances from AC/DC, The Reverend Horton Heat, and some weird song about pina coladas...
SHOW NOTES:
Dirty Work is available to stream here!
Norm's legendary bit from the Comedy Central Roast of Bob Saget
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Power" by KMFDM
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Episode 60: The Great Muppet Songbook

It's time to play the music, it's time to light the lights! For nearly fifty years, Jim Henson's Muppets have raised entire generations on classic tunes that have taught us how to laugh, cry, and experience the whole range of emotions in between. So this week, we're taking a look at ten of our favorite Muppet songs! 
Our selection ranges from the original Muppet Show all the way up to the latest feature film, Muppets Most Wanted. Join us as we cry our eyes out over "I'm Going To Go Back There Someday", dig into the emotional core of The Muppet Christmas Carol, delight in the go-for-broke showmanship of "Hey A Movie!" and "We're Doing a Sequel", and more!
SHOW NOTES:
Follow along with our YouTube playlist here!
Deadline: "Frank Oz: "Disney Doesn't Want Me" To Do The Muppets Anymore"
Vulture: "The Story Behind the Music of The Muppet Christmas Carol"
DefunctTV: Jim Henson
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "Movin' Right Along to 2021" by Kermit & Fozzie
Tell us your favorite Muppet songs! Follow us on Twitter @OSTParty and let us know!Or email us at OSTPartyPod@gmail.com

Episode 59: The Flintstones

Yabba Dabba Doo! We couldn't let the summer end without covering a ridiculous summer blockbuster, and The Flintstones is most certainly that. The Steven Spielberg-produced, live-action adaptation of the 60s cartoon has to be seen to be believed. It's got gaudy caveman sets and costumes, John Goodman hamming it up as Fred Flintstone, and a wild soundtrack...
Good lord, the soundtrack. One half of this album features awkward attempts at caveman humor by the likes of The B(C)-52s, Big Audio Dynamite, and Us3. The other half is a bizarre collection of Flintstones novelty songs that predate the movie. And most of the tracks on this album feature artists or songs we've covered on this show already, including return appearances from Weird Al Yankovic and My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. But there are definitely a few gems in here, so join us as we rock out to The Flintstones!
SHOW NOTES:
The Flintstones is available to stream here
GQ: "Lord Forgive Me: The Life of Urban Looney Tunes"
INTRO/OUTRO: "Meet the Flintstones" by The B-52s
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Meet the Flintstones" by The B(C)-52s
"I Wanna Be a Flintstone" by Screaming Blue Messiahs
"Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was)
"Anarchy in the UK" by Green Jelly
"Bedrock Anthem" by Weird Al Yankovic
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Episode 58: Married To The Mob

When was the last time you thought about Married To The Mob? We're willing to bet it's been a minute! Married To The Mob follows Michelle Pfeiffer as widowed mob wife Angela, who moves to Manhattan to escape Tony, the mob boss who killed her husband. And she soon learns the hard way that once you're in, you're in for life...The soundtrack is an expertly curated grab bag of 80s new wave artists. We've got singles from Debbie Harry, Chris Isaak, Ziggy Marley and Sinead O'Connor, all specifically recorded for this album! There's also tracks from New Order, The Tom Tom Club, and The Feelies. And yes, this film features the first (but certainly not the last) cinematic use of Q. Lazzarus' "Goodbye Horses"...
SHOW NOTES:
Married To The Mob is available to stream here!
Secret of the Sailor Madness (featuring Libby) on "The Critic"
INTRO: "Burger World Jingle"
OUTRO: "Matthew Modine" by Pony Up!
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Jump in the River" by Sinead O'Connor (*SEIZURE WARNING*)
"Goodbye Horses" by Q. Lazzarus
Have a soundtrack you'd like us to cover? Follow us on Twitter @OSTParty and let us know!Or email us at OSTPartyPod@gmail.com

Episode 57: Clueless

No movie put a stamp on the mid-90s quite like Amy Heckerling's Clueless. Loosely adapted from Jane Austen's "Emma", Clueless follows a year in the life of Beverly Hills teen Cher as she plays matchmaker to teacher and student alike (but not, like, at the same time).
And the soundtrack is the rare album that actually helps tell the story. With tracks from 90s mainstays Luscious Jackson, Coolio, Cracker, Smoking Popes and more, the Clueless soundtrack is full of angst, social satire, and just some really solid tunes. Also in this episode, we encounter more 90s glam rock covers, Libby reminisces about the clothes that got away, and we fall backwards into a new name for ska!
SHOW NOTES:
Clueless is available to stream here!
See also: Our episode on My Fellow Americans
INTRO: "Dance Rocket" by Jesse Spillane
OUTRO: "All The Young Dudes" by World Party
MUSIC VIDEOS:
"Here" by Luscious Jackson
"Change" by The Lightning Seeds
"Alright" by Supergrass
"Supermodel" by Jill Sobule
Have a soundtrack you'd like us to cover? Follow us on Twitter @OSTParty and let us know!Or email us at OSTPartyPod@gmail.com