Once again back across the pond to England, where we take a deep dive into the turbulent and fascinating career of Bloc Party. Rock, dance, electronic, experimental - is there anything these guys won't try? Steve and Doug also chat about the recent Newsboys fiasco, being a hero, and so many deluxe editions.Music featured this episode:The Prayer - A Weekend In The CityOctopus - Four​Banquet - Silent Alarm bbb6.mp3File Size: 149809 kbFile Type: mp3Download File 1:46 - You can watch the silly minute long real on YouTube here5:35 - The excellently named Don Ferguson would regularly portray Preston Manning in the Royal Canadian Air Farce. It's really dated at this point, but back in the 90's this was hilarious (this isn't the specific sketch Doug was referring to, but it's the same sort of thing)6:16 - Here is the Legal Eagle video "How Swift Got Her Masters Back"6:32 - Rick Beato interviewing Sting. If you love music, you should watch Rick's channel7:29 - Steve got two stories mixed up, and both are stupid. John Fogerty was sued by his old label for recording a new song that sounded too much like a previous song, and Neil Young was sued by his then-current label for not sounding ENOUGH like himself12:44 - I know it sounds made up, but it's true: here's the article about how a search for a distressed man in the woods turned up a solo camper just singing Nickelback14:22 - Here is the full archive of all stories pertaining to Michael Tait on The Roys Report17:18 - Here were our thoughts up to 2014 in N Is For Newsboys27:40 - Here is Matt Tong's interview with 22 Grand Pod from 2024 45:22 - Here is Bloc Party's live performance of Banquet on Conan in 200548:44 - Unfortunately "God Bless Bloc Party" is quite boring, but you can judge for yourself1:05:27 - Here's the video for Flux1:10:14 - Here is the bonus documentary of "The Making Of A Weekend In The City"​1:19:13 - Listen to our conversation S Is For Stars1:25:35 - In case you missed it, the disco track is called "Dance With You" by Carrie Lucas1:40:34 - Here is one of many videos of Louise Bartle killing it on the drums​1:53:10 - Huh?? What??? Here's NME's incredibly poor quality interview with Bloc Party1:54:11 - Here is REMIC's ranking of the Bloc Party albums as of 20221:57:40 - You can read all about Help! A Day In The Life hereDoug's Recommendations:Little Thoughts - Silent AlarmV.A.L.I.S. - FourAres - IntimacyThe Present - Help! A Day In The LifeSteve's Recommendations:The Price Of Gasoline - Silent AlarmTalons - IntimacyIn Situ - Alpha GamesBloc Party's Official Website