Best Song Ever

88 On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne cousins count down their favorite albums of 2018! This episode covers the picks for albums number 20 – 11. They also talk about wacky wedding traditions, share some terrible internet comments, trade Christmas anecdotes and of course dish about hunky boy band members all while playing ten of the best songs you’ll hear all year! Every week Ghettoblaster feature writers (and dear cousins!) Brian LaBenne and Luke LaBenne bring you fresh new songs with the hopes of introducing you to some that you may consider to be the best song ever. Both Brian and Luke have no idea what songs the other has picked, so what you are hearing is their genuine reaction to listening to the songs together. Also, if you enjoy this episode, head to iTunes to subscribe and rate our podcast with the highest rating available to you. Songs Played on “Forget Your Acquaintances” Noname – Blaxploitation from Room 25 out now Kadhja Bonet – Mother Maybe from Childqueen out now on Fa

87 It’s our Honda Days special live from the BSE Honda Days Party with DJ Crocodile Connery, Nerbert, and all your other favorites are in attendance. Luke talks about being engaged, tries to get Brian to watch a scary tape. Luke performs some Honda Days carols and a Honda Days rap. Then, we get snowed in, Santa pays us a visit, and we commit some desperate culinary acts. Every week Ghettoblaster feature writers (and dear cousins!) Brian LaBenne and Luke LaBenne bring you fresh new songs with the hopes of introducing you to some that you may consider to be the best song ever. Both Brian and Luke have no idea what songs the other has picked, so what you are hearing is their genuine reaction to listening to the songs together. Also, if you enjoy this episode, head to iTunes to subscribe and rate our podcast with the highest rating available to you. Songs Played on “Nogbert” Say Sue Me – Christmas, It’s Not a Biggie EP out now on Damnably Night Flowers – 2,000 Miles out now on Bandcamp. Sufjan Stevens – Lon

86 On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear cousins are visited by Loki the Trickster God as they do their first Thor Talk in a long time, where they mourn Stan Lee, Luke gives a Marvel Life Hack, and they talk about our favorite Kurt Russel movies. Luke decides to bloviate about My Chemical Romance, which leads the cousins into workshopping their sitcom idea Gerard and Gerard in the Yard. Crocodile Connery makes a surprise return and Brian talks about how he staged a coup and murdered a lot of people. The dear cousins get into how rappers use the names of their favorite Harry Potter characters, have fun with words doing some rapscallion word trickery and talk about creativity, reincarnation and make plans to eat at Red Lobster all while playing the six best songs you’ll hear all week! Every week Ghettoblaster feature writers (and dear cousins!) Brian LaBenne and Luke LaBenne bring you fresh new songs with the hopes of introducing you to some that you may consider to be the best song ever. Both Bria

85 On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear cousins are live on location at Luke’s Dark Baptism where they sing a song to Satan, play a special Halloween game of Hymn or Horror and Luke sneakily signs Brian’s name in the Book of the Beast setting off a cataclysmic chain of events as Brian now has competing claims over his soul. Even amidst all this excitement, Brian would rather be playing Red Dead Redemption II. Also, Luke confuses Mike Krol for Nick Krol and thinks all albums should be under 10 minutes. The cousins discuss being polite Midwestern boys and enter a Joke Free Zone as they talk about an artist who has passed away. Upon leaving the joke free zone they dig deep into the hunks of Grey’s Anatomy, discover Luke’s coffee has been spiked with goof juice, Brian gives some McDonald’s Life Hacks and the cousins both whisper like creeps all while playing the six best songs you’ll hear all week! Every week Ghettoblaster feature writers (and dear cousins!) Brian LaBenne and Luke LaBenne bring you

“Upped the Vin Level” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear cousins discuss everyone finding their own voice, Catholic people screwing like bunnies and the pitfalls of shameless self-promotion. Also, Luke tells a story about almost making an embarrassing coffee mess and they try to find the […]The post BSE 84: Moonface, Matthew Dear, Tunde Olaniran, Farao, Doe Paoro and Mike Ward appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

“Panksy” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever mysterious podcast prankster Panksy pays a visit and Brian talks about Canadian Thanksgiving, which leads to the dear dear cousins discussing how both of their significant others have an attraction to older men. Be ready for some high energy fun as Luke […]The post BSE 83: Peter, Bjorn and John, Sharon Van Etten, Fred Thomas and Anna Burch, Pip Blom, Madeline Kenney and CHAI appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

“Butt Babes” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne cousins play a fun new game called Letter Rip, Luke spoils the Ant-man and The Wasp trailer, they talk about fruit and confirm that plums become prunes and try to get an Audible sponsorship. They also get into some deeper topics […]The post BSE 82: Troye Sivan, Noname, Richard Swift, Kero Kero Bonito, They Might Be Giants and Adrianne Lenker appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

“Still swearin’ after all these years.” On this episode of Best Song Ever, Brian reads an anonymous statement written by a senior Best Song Ever staffer. The boys talk about politics, being sleepy, and their Labor Day weekends. Luke talks about his conversations with a racist grandpa and starting a bear revolution. Brian delivers some […]The post BSE 81: half•alive, Julia Holter, Underground System, Swearin’, Xenia Rubinos feat. Sammus & Olga Bell, and Knife Knights appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

“Sip Sip” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever Brian talks about yoga and reminds Luke that he’s not as good as 2 live Crew. Luke spends some time white-splaining race relations and we find out that Brian says Montreal weird. Luke talks about his love of My Chemical Romance […]The post BSE 80: Blood Orange, Waxahatchee, Patrick Paige II, BRONCHO, The Goon Sax and Helena Deland appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

“Cash Me Outside in the Child Garden How Bout Dat” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever dear dear cousins Brian and Luke begin the show by mourning the loss of Aretha Franklin and playing a new game called Hymn or Horror. Then they discuss having the luxury as straight white […]The post BSE 79: Moors feat. Tune-Yards, Patrick Watson, Madame Gandhi, Swamp Dogg, Black Belt Eagle Scout and Sextile appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

“Just Living in Jazz” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever dear dear cousins Brian and Luke dive head first into the Bachelor family of shows, they read lyrics that describe their mood and make poop jokes and talk about dutch angles and the Travis Scott music video Stop Trying […]The post BSE 78: Mura Masa feat. Nao, A-Trak feat. Todd Terry, Phosphorescent, The Beths, Lala Lala and Den-Mate appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

“Don’t Let the Bastards Fuck You Up” Photos Courtesy of the Artists On this episode of Best Song Ever Luke starts the episode by recapping his rough, but fun time at MoPop Festival. In honor of our 77th episode Brian celebrates his favorite number and discussing the cosmic connections of numbers in our lives with […]The post BSE 77: Fucked Up, Tony Molina, Ohmme, Trevor Powers, Lonnie Holley and The Brazen Youth appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Bostralia” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne cousins spelunk into the cracks to bring you eight songs from albums they have been loving this year, which haven’t been featured on the show yet! In the process they talk about gaps in their pop culture knowledge, […]The post BSE 76: Arctic Monkeys, Tierra Whack, Against All Logic, Black Milk and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Greasy Ricardo” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne cousins dive deep into the Rednex classic Cotton Eyed Joe and try to avoid having a week long dance party with only that song as their punishment. Brian talks about how he normally doesn’t have memories but […]The post BSE 75: Mistki, Michael Christmas, Rome Fortune and Toro y Moi, Marlowe and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Err Brian in the Club Gettin’ Tipsy” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear, dear LaBenne Cousins go deep and talk about the world falling apart around them and how sometimes you just need to partake in some guided mediation. Luke is a declared a fancy boy after […]The post BSE 74: Chromeo feat. DRAM, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Foxing, MorMor and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “#michiganarepeopletoo” On this episode of Best Song Ever the dear LaBenne cousins discuss the new surprise album from The Carters (aka Beyonce and Jay-Z.) They also discuss their favorite Nicolas Cage movies, Brian shares that he has no imagination or memories and Luke explains flyover states and dives into his […]The post BSE 73: St. Vincent, M. Ward, LVL Up, Jenn Champion and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “A Strange and Beautiful World” On this episode of Best Song Ever Luke recaps the recent Dave Matthews Band shows he went to and constantly talks about Dave the rest of the episode. Brian educates Luke on the difference between Bill Clinton and George Clinton and the dear cousins talk […]The post BSE 72: Parliament, Kadhja Bonet, Ovlov, Jealous of the Birds and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Fun With a PH” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne cousins celebrate Brian’s birthday with some new flavors of everyone favorite chips: RAP SNACKS! They also decide who should have to convince Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un to un-cancel their cancelled meeting. After that business […]The post BSE 71: Prophet feat. Nite Jewell, Lucero, Mutual Benefit, Mourn and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Death Cab for Springsteen.” On this episode of Best Song Ever the LaBenne Cousins try not to get their birthday cancelled and Brian is hoping to outlast Jesus. They talk about House and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and play an amazing lineup of noisy and breezy tunes. Every week Ghettoblaster […]The post BSE 70: Dirty Projectors, Let’s Eat Grandma, Dear Nora, Professor Rhythm and many more appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.

Photos Courtesy of the Artists “Soft and Funky Just Like My Junky” On this episode of Best Song Ever the Dear LaBenne Cousins celebrate a momentous achievement in podcasting: reaching Episode 69! Be prepared for immature giggling and terrible jokes all the way through. They discuss Childish Gambino for the first big chunk of the […]The post BSE 69: Childish Gambino, Ryley Walker, Protomartyr feat. Kelley Deal, Parcels and Many More appeared first on Ghettoblaster Magazine.