Pushkin

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Lecter, today's song is from one of the greatest bands in alternative rock history

and one of the best albums of the 1990s.

That's right, Diyala, and if you've seen this band perform live recently, chances are they close their set with this epic rock anthem.

That's right. It's one song and that song is Cherub rock by The Smashing Pumpkins. You lost behind. I'm actor, writer, director and sometimes DJ Dialo Riddle.

And I'm producer, DJ, songwriter, and musicologist, luxury, aka the guy who whispers

Interpolation on the internet.

So hey, we're going back, we're putting on our flannel shirts,

we are watching Seinfeld in real time. It is the 90s and I think we have to just

embrace our alternative rock ids. That's right. This is the episode where we're

talking about... It is an talk about. Isn't it?

It is all it, yeah.

Yeah, uh-huh.

We're talking about smashing pumpkins.

And before we dive into the song, let's scale back a bit.

I know that the smashing pumpkins are huge for both of us.

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