Bruce sees actual live people perform and lives to tell the story while Stefan admires rolling cheeses and frets about the darkness of Victorian London. Both Saddam Hussein and queer musicians get their moment in the sun (ok, Saddam was kept in a basement, so no sun, but you get the point). America's greatness or lack thereof is filtered through the fascinating filter of Bill Bryson, Bruce Springsteen and Barack (Hussein - another one; double the value) Obama. And Stefan listens to new music from anyone with a Telecaster and old music from performers whose genres are unlikely to ever see their like again.

THE HOOKS:

WATCH - Ballet & Beyond / Blue Piano Social Club / The Blacklist / We Are The Champions / The Frankenstein Chronicles / Year Of The Rabbit

READ - The Prisoner In His Palace / Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache

LISTEN - Neil Young / Myles Kennedy / Bob Dylan / Buck Owens & His Buckaroos / Billy Gibbons / Renegades: Born In The USA / BB King / Ray Charles / James Brown / The Kentucky Headhunters / Paul Rodgers / Lincoln Brewster / Mercury Rev / Sly & The Family Stone / The Life And Times Of The Thunderbolt Kid