Why hello there! Fairly KickAss here, with our first of many REWIND episodes. These episodes were originally posted back when we were a Spotify-exclusive podcast, and we’re pulling them out to allow all of you to listen, no matter where you get your podcasts. (For you Spotify faithful, we will be deleting the original episode so it doesn’t show up for you twice!)

Also keep in mind that some of these are several years old, and may not be quite up to the level of quality that you have come to enjoy from us. Please be patient and enjoy the ride nonetheless!

But enough preamble – let’s talk about the episode, shall we? You may be familiar with them from their big hit Tha Crossroads, or you may have listened to some of their other work. You may even be a huge fan of the crew that hails from E. 99th St. and St. Clair Avenue, in the heart of Cleveland. I am talking about none other than Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, one of the most influential hip hop groups of the 1990s, or truly any decade. Bone revolutionized the game with a unique, melodic, songlike delivery of very quick-paced lyrics, with slang to match. You had to take notes to understand it all, but it was a joy to do so.

But there’s more to the story than just the music – WAY more. This is one of our Deep Dive episodes, where we look at things like the artist’s history, their beginnings in the music industry, and all the various stops they made along the way. And boy oh boy, did the members of Bone have some history. So much so, that we had to split this into two episodes.

I’m gonna stop before I spoil too much! Go listen to the ep, then go listen to the ride-along playlist above (there is one playlist that covers all songs in Parts 1 and 2)⁠, and let us know what you think:

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As I mentioned, this is Pt. 1, with Pt. 2 coming next week! Until then AssKickers, we hope that you Keep. Kicking. Ass.

This week’s episode of the Fairly KickAss Podcast is our very first Coverlutions episode. “What’s Coverlutions”, you ask, well lemme tell ya all about it.

Each of your hosts listen to, and compile, a list of a whole litany of covers of a certain song. We started at the top for this episode, with – from what I could gather – the most covered song of all time, that being Yesterday by The Beatles.

The hosts then go rapid fire in a round, firing off a cover one after the other. Each cover can only be… well, covered… once. If it’s on your list and someone else says it, then tough luck, you gotta cross it off. If you run out of covers, you’re out. Last host standing wins a set of steak knives, or something.

The other hosts have veto power as well, over a cover that may be too out there, too ridiculous, too far away from the original, or too “hey my neighbor banged out Yesterday on his acoustic last night”. Basically, we had to bring it in order to get it through, and we all did just that.

I won’t tell you who won, but I will tell you that it was exciting to the very end. So check it out, and especially with this being a new concept, let us know how the heck you feel about it!

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We pair something new this week with something old next week! We think you’ll really enjoy it. For now, we hope you enjoy Continuing. to Kick. Ass.

May is the worst.

Let me explain.

So back in 2021, I (Zack – yo) did a dumb bit in the podcast description of the May monthly reviews for new albums and charting singles. I talked about how May marks the 5/12ths point of the year. And then I talked about a lot of other 5/12ths of things. It doesn’t make sense yet, I know.

But one of my fatal flaws is that I can’t let go of a bit. So, in that spirit, and in the spirit of this being one of our first few episodes that aren’t Spotify exclusive, let’s go back and refresh some of the best (read: worst) of this stupid-ass bit, and then we can put it to bed and just do a regular thing for May 2025’s reviews. Please.

– 5/12ths of a sandwich: GOOD, but ANNOYING. That likely means that some jerk cut the sandwich juuuuuuust off of right down the middle, and then took the bigger piece. If your cutting skills are bad, you get the smaller piece. It’s incentive to cut better. Please consult the Sandwich Bylaws, Chapter 5, Section 12, for more information on this very important topic.

– 5/12ths of a car: BAD, although it might be workable if it’s the front half. Take that with a grain of salt actually, because I am very much not a CarPerson™ and anything I say about Cars™ is likely false and wrong.

– 5/12ths of a dozen bagels: GOOD if you don’t have to eat them all at once; otherwise BAD. Can you imagine? Downing five bagels in a single sitting? All the water in the Atlantic won’t quench that thirst. Spread ’em out.

– 5/12ths of a million dollars: $416,666.66. You tell me.

– 5/12ths of a company: OOOOOH.  I mean, you own a good portion of it – and I’m gonna guess the company makes something worthwhile, like hamburgers or bingo cards or little replicas of Academy Awards, that you can give yourself in the mirror, with no one else within earshot. “Best Podcast, you say? I did NOT expect this at ALL! Let me take out my list of people to thank.” Wait, what the hell was I talking about?

– 5/12ths of Radiohead’s OK Computer: Exit Music (For A Film); Let Down; Karma Police; Electioneering; Lucky. Throw the rest of the album away. (NOTE: this was from my post last year, and I’m gonna admit it: it was a bad take. That album has no skips. Okay, Fitter Happier is a skip, but it’s less a song and more a skit, so we don’t have to count it.)

– 5/12ths of a platter of tater tots: VERY GOOD, always, in May and every other month and in every year. If you wanna be friends, you will bring me a platter of tater tots.

– 5/12ths of The Fairly KickAss Podcast: THE WORST, JUST THE ABSOLUTE WORST. There are choices! There are tons of choices!

…which is why we’re always honored to have you here. Whether you listen to one episode or all of them, y’all are the best, and we love and appreciate you.

Now go forth and social us!

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And as always, you all better Keep. Kicking. Ass.

Do you consider yourself to be a fan of emo music? Are you not a fan, but willing to reconsider? Are you unfamiliar with the genre altogether? Were you looking for an Earwolf or Headgum podcast, and got lost somehow and ended up here?

Well in order then: you’re in the right place, let us change your mind, we’re looking forward to introducing you to the genre, and we understand if you have to go but hopefully you’ll stick around for a while!

This is our episode type called The Rush, which is short for The Mt. Rushmore. We take a topic – this episode’s topic being Emo Songs – and each of us brings our own personal Rushes to the table. We deliberate, argue, bargain, and eventually come up with a collab Rush that we can all agree (mostly) on.

All of our Rush selections, as well as a whole heap of honorable mentions, can be found on our website, https://fairlykickass.com, in a handy-dandy Spotify playlist. The first four tracks will comprise our FKA Rush, followed by our individual Rush selections, and finally our honorable mentions.

We always like to know what you think though! Did we get the right four tracks? Did we miss anything on our lists? Let us know:

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May album reviews next week, and a brand-new concept the week after that! Until then, Keep. Kicking. Ass.