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The Throwback Podcast

WEEZER - Pinkerton w/ Jake & Amir

The Throwback Podcast

Dan Hanzus and Bob Castrone

Comedy, Music Commentary, Music:music Commentary, Music

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2017

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

The guys welcome Headgum honchos Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld into the garage to discuss Weezer's 1996 commercial-flop-turned-cult-classic, Pinkerton. Why was this album so misunderstood? That requires digging into the unique mind of one Rivers Cuomo.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is a head throwback podcast. My name is Dan Hansis and I am joined by my bosom buddy Bob Cash Drunk.

0:26.0

Still hate that intro. Not like being your bosom buddy. I don't like the phrase bosom buddy.

0:31.0

It's a work in progress but as things stand that's how I

0:35.4

want to introduce you just all right I'll roll it okay so there's a lot of

0:41.0

tension just starting the show within seconds 30 seconds in but this is not the time to squabble Bob because the bosses are here

0:47.1

That's right

0:48.3

Where two big wigs? Wow. We're actually bosom buddies ourselves

0:55.0

This this might turn into a bosom buddy off. Ooh, in the battle that would be.

0:57.0

The men behind headgum, Jake Hurwitz and Amir Hurwitz.

1:05.0

Blumenfeld.

1:06.2

Oh nice.

1:07.2

Yes, thank you.

1:08.2

That's a mouthful.

1:09.4

They got a little nervous saying a Jewish last name.

1:11.8

I came through the 100 know 100% and Jake and Amir of course of the If I were you podcast. Is it the flagship

1:19.3

podcast of headgum? Let's not be humble at this point.

1:21.7

I'd hate to rank

1:23.4

podcast I'll call it the flagship oh why not who's gonna say it's not anyway

1:28.8

you're here for here John Gabris thank you guys Thank you for having us. Very excited. Yeah,

1:34.3

welcome to the garage. You're the first people in Dan's garage. This is a I would say this is a better

1:39.2

studio than we have at head come and we pay a shit ton of money top dollar we would say

1:44.6

your house was probably pretty expensive the house that I rent I will never own a house

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