Episode III of the Trans-Atlantic Throwdown

This week on the TAT, Paddy returns to beer-sampling and rekindles an old flame with Goose Island, a brewery with which Paddy has a complicated relationship. Closer to home, Paddy samples a new experimental lager from Porterhouse Brewing Co. called Down'n'Outz. Frank gets into more gin culture, this time espousing the benefits of Hendrick's gin and having a cucumber in your cocktail (get your mind out of the gutter). On the politics front, the Jon Stewart-Rachel Maddow interview is discussed, followed by Frank's hopes for some movement on the DREAM act now that Republicans have won a majority in the House of Representatives. In new music, Frank is loving the "new" Converge album Axe to Fall, which came out a year ago. Paddy launches into a long explanation of why Converge is the greatest band ever -- shockingly, Pitchfork agrees that Converge are awesome. Frank's also listening to a new release from Twin Shadow, which we sample at the end of the show. Paddy's ears have been filled with the deafening rage of The Secret (from Italy) and then Paddy brags on the fact that Colombian Necktie are getting great reviews over at MetalSucks.

http://www.hendricksgin.com/

Beer Nut reviews Down'n'Outz http://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2010/09/blind-tiger.html

http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/harvest_ale/23.php

www.convergecult.com

http://twinshadow.net/

http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13625-axe-to-fall/

The Secret at Southern Lord http://blog.southernlord.com/?p=248

The Secret on Love Comes Close (blog) http://lovecomeclose.blogspot.com/2010/11/secret.html (complete with creepy goat graphic)

Colombian Necktie review at MetalSucks http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/11/10/freeloader-colombian-neckties-demo/

Maddow v. Stewart at Crooks and Liars http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/rachel-maddow-interview-jon-stewart

Read all about the DREAM Act http://dreamact.info/

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