Nick and James do a Skype. The intention is to do a really short episode that can ease everybody from the two excellent Gillie Family episodes to the normal dour Two Grown Men Bang On state of affairs.

But that doesn’t happen. Music, anxiety, depression, cynicism and wanking. That’s the secret formula, and in this episode it properly takes hold.

Things that may help with this episode:

Macaulay Culkin’s “oh” face:

“When I See An Elephant Fly” from Dumbo:

(There’s a great discussion in the comments about the difference between “stereotypical” and “racist” that you should definitely read. If you don’t mind losing IQ points and hating everything.)

“Around The World In A Day” by Prince – Amazon / Wikipedia

“Violent Femmes” by Violent Femmes – Amazon / Wikipedia

“Once In A Lifetime: The Best Of The Talking Heads” by Talking Heads -  Amazon

“Once In A Lifetime” by Kermit The Frog -  YouTube

Actually, here’s that video in full, because it’s bloody odd and ace:

Down And Out In Beverly Hills – Amazon / IMDB

“Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell – Amazon / Wikipedia

“(Nothing But) Flowers” by Talking Heads – YouTube / Amazon

Actually, this video is worth seeing. Pretty great, especially considering when it came out:

“The Beach” by Alex Garland – Amazon

“Save The Whale” by Nik Kershaw – Amazon

“The Riddle” by Nik Kershaw – Amazon / Wikipedia

“Elastic Heart” by Sia – YouTube / Amazon

Nick’s clearly obsessed with this, and as it’s him typing RIGHT AT THIS SECOND, here it is:

Sam Binnie on the video to Sia’s “Elastic Heart” – link

Dumsnet episode 1 – link

Start-up #12, “Burnout” – link

“Too Drunk To Fuck” by The Dead Kennedys – YouTube / Amazon

Sheep On Drugs – Wikipedia / Amazon

“Jesus Built My Hotrod” by Ministry – YouTube / Amazon

“This Is How It Feels” by Inspiral Carpets – YouTube / Amazon