by Roman Muradov, Tom Van Deusen
A podcast about the intersection of indie comics, astrology, and the works of Mark E.Smith and the Fall, but really about none of these things. Headed by two cartoonists of moderate renown, Roman Muradov and Tom Van Deusen. Each week, we attempt to provide informed commentary on one song by The Fall, but inevitably get derailed and talk about highly unrelated things. So, if you are not a Fall fan, you are perhaps more likely to enjoy this, than if you are. <br/><br/><a href="https://twolibrans.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">twolibrans.substack.com</a>
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April 15, 2025
<p>Welcome back Foodie Fam! It’s ya boys, JellyRoll and GobbleGoo for another delicious episode of Two Librans, the only podcast that dares to ask how much food can one stuff into their mouth! This week isn’t just about eating, it’s also about chewing, and this week we’re chewing on The Fall’s fantastic cover of the Kinks Klassic “Victoria”!</p><p>Unfortunately, <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240810100053/http://annotatedfall.doomby.com/pages/the-annotated-lyrics/spoilt-victorian-child.html#n444">The Annotated Fall</a> let us down yet again, and has no page dedicated to this cover song. It kind of makes sense, considering they didn’t change any of the lyrics of the original, but we still miss goofing on the deranged and lonely men arguing in the comments. Still, there’s plenty for us to discuss, from our love of The Kinks to the original design of the Michelin Man.</p><p><strong>PRESS YOUR LUCK</strong></p><p>This week’s interview is amazing, maybe the best we’ve covered so far. Featuring the very charming Kristy MacColl and a surprisingly agreeable Mark E. Smith popping on a fun show called Video View. The host plays a video, and all three have a giant buzzer to press when they’ve had enough. Everyone talks a lot of shit, and Mark even looks rather tame compared to the razor-tongued MacColl. Really worth watching before we discuss it.</p><p><strong>ALSO COVERED</strong></p><p><strong>How many harmonicas does one band need?!</strong></p><p>We kinda lost it watching this one. Play along if you want the full communal experience.</p><p><strong>Jim Carrey’s savage and disrespectful political cartoons</strong></p><p><strong>This.</strong></p><p><strong>And its forefather</strong></p><p>PS.</p><p>Don’t forget to follow our personal stacks. Roman recently illustrated a <a target="_blank" href="https://enchantedlion.com/all-books/lamberto-lamberto-lamberto">children’s book</a>, ripe for the extended foodie fam:</p><p>And Tom had an existential crisis when he completely fucked up a screenprint. This is the penultimate post in the saga you have all been following so closely!</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://twolibrans.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">twolibrans.substack.com</a>
March 11, 2025
<p>This marks our first child-themed episode, and it runs the gauntlet from how to dress your child, horrible movies your children will demand to watch, mistakes your child can make when under the influence of Rock and Roll music, and of course, the song Spoilt Victorian Child.</p><p>Truly one of The Fall’s great “bangers”, frontloading the already excellent This Nation’s Saving Grace. We have a nuanced conversation about the lyrics, which are relatively straightforward by Fall standards. Also, we miss some very obvious references. Have any guesses as to what “SVC” could stand for in this song? Tune in to hear us take an entire episode to figure it out!</p><p>We also go back to school and cover Tom’s hit lists and Roman’s enormous genitals on the pages of Nikolai Gogol’s Dead Souls. Ah, youth..</p><p>A DIP INTO THE COMMENTS CESSPOOL</p><p>We’ve danced around the petty, strange world of the comments accompanying the “annotations” on the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240810100053/http://annotatedfall.doomby.com/pages/the-annotated-lyrics/spoilt-victorian-child.html#n444">Annotated Fall</a>, but this week we do a deep dive into their chatter about “SVC”. We read aloud a very stupid, petty argument among grown men over the lyrics to the song, before someone posts the lyrics sheet as listed in the official single, almost as if it’s an irrelevant aside.</p><p>ALSO COVERED</p><p>Gaston Bachelard vs Fletcher Hanks</p><p>Fantagraphics childwear</p><p>(still <a target="_blank" href="https://www.fantagraphics.com/products/fu-fantagraphics-baby-onesie">for sale</a> at the moment of writing)</p><p>Fuck Al/Fuck AI</p><p>Tom’s <a target="_blank" href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/10/03/new-kid-julie-l-belcove">college classmates</a></p><p>The revolution will begin with Limp Bizkit</p><p>Robert Christgau, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.robertchristgau.com/cg.php">“The Dean of American Rock Critics”</a></p><p>Tom’s Hit List</p><p>The only reason to visit Bethesda, Maryland</p><p>PS</p><p>As always, don’t forget to follow our own substacks.</p><p>Tom’s been writing weekly about <a target="_blank" href="https://tomvandeusen.substack.com/">“making art” in the screenprinting studio</a>, and also documenting his terrific dietary habits.</p><p>Roman recently posted some very dumb cartoons, and the very first one of these you can hear being riffed out in one of the upcoming episodes.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://twolibrans.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">twolibrans.substack.com</a>
February 18, 2025
<p>In this Tempo House we discuss: a very long and weird song from possibly the Fall's best album, the proud-boys-to-proud-men pipeline, the story of our meeting, the art of editing, Snow White and her Dwarfs, Twilight soundtrack, and Tom's mom.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://twolibrans.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1">twolibrans.substack.com</a>
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