67 episodes

Three friends spend an exceptionally long time deciding what their favourite song is.
Series 1: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
Series 2: Pavement.
Hosted lovingly and aggressively by @thepaulcarlin, @thegallatron and @themarkedwards.
Follow our nonsense on Twitter: @conundrumpod.

The Pavement Conundrum Total Immersion

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    • 5.0 • 17 Ratings

Three friends spend an exceptionally long time deciding what their favourite song is.
Series 1: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks.
Series 2: Pavement.
Hosted lovingly and aggressively by @thepaulcarlin, @thegallatron and @themarkedwards.
Follow our nonsense on Twitter: @conundrumpod.

    S02 E34 - The Final (Part 2)

    S02 E34 - The Final (Part 2)

    It's the second part of the final ever episode of The Pavement Conundrum... Paul, Chris, Mark and Emre hear from guests Clare Wilde, Craig Angus and Steve Alexander before revealing the final results of the jury.

    Which Pavement classic will be the one to solve The Pavement Conundrum?

    Thanks for listening!

    We're on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

    • 1 hr 42 min
    S02 E33 - The Final (Part 1)

    S02 E33 - The Final (Part 1)

    After what feels like centuries, the members of the podcast reconvene in a bid to finally solve The Pavement Conundrum.

    In the first part of the final, Paul, Mark, Chris and Emre catch up after a long break and hear from absent (with good reason) co-host Duncan as well as friends of the pod, Joseph Goss and Eddy Walsh.

    There's a lot to cover but which song will take first place?

    Part 2 will follow very soon indeed.

    Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

    • 1 hr 29 min
    S02 E32 - The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 2: Perfume-Me)

    S02 E32 - The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 2: Perfume-Me)

    It's the penultimate episode of The Conundrum and Paul, Chris and Duncan run the Pavement Gauntlet in order to get closer to the final.

    Full disclosure: this gauntlet idea was a mistake. If anyone out there understands it, please let us know as we could really use help. Please help us.

    At least we know that numbers make the world go round. See you in the final.

    • 1 hr 23 min
    S02 E31: The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 1: Big Boys Only)

    S02 E31: The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 1: Big Boys Only)

    It's the first semi final of The Conundrum and Paul has made sweeping changes to the format. GONE are Chris and Duncan... but just for Part 1. They will eventually replace Mark and Emre who join Paul to undertake the most complicated and frustratingly stupid exercise yet attempted on this podcast. There's on air admin, constantly changing rules and, for some reason, dirty things.

    Which songs will stake their claim to make it to the final of The Pavement Conundrum?

    Elsewhere, Mark has a date with Ikea, Emre is still at a Godspeed gig and Paul just feels a normal amount rich.

    Look out for Part 2 in the next few weeks with Chris and Duncan.

    Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

    • 1 hr 28 min
    S02 E30: Music is None of My Business

    S02 E30: Music is None of My Business

    Howdy! Step into the Get Out of Jail Saloon because it's the last chance for a handful of these wonderful Pavement songs and your old pals are here to sling you some bourbon and talk crap about stupid nonsense.

    Chris is celebrating Black Cat Appreciation Day, Mark has just scored a hat trick of goals agains a 9-year-old girl and Paul is living among the creatures of the night.

    Fortunately, Conundrum icons Emre Ramadan and Duncan Robertson are here to distract proceedings with analysis of certain members of Pavement's... eh... members and contribute to this whole food packaging thing that Mark is obsessed with. Thank goodness Chris is here with on point Simpsons references but how many times can you watch Some Kind of Monster?

    You only get two or may be three chances to make a first impression.

    Follow the podcast on Twitter: @ConundrumPod and Mark is there too: @themarkedwards

    • 1 hr 32 min
    S02 E29: Summertime Sadness

    S02 E29: Summertime Sadness

    Life gets in the way, folks... however, after a short break (not that any of you were counting), the boys are back in Pavement town to rattle through the remaining matchups in the second round.

    Friend of the podcast Duncan Robertson returns, armed with some of the best insight you'll hear on a music podcast as the Gang of Four go through the remaining twenty Pavement classics.

    Elsewhere, Mark has an issue with smell pollution, Chris is desperate to go back and play Kid Chameleon and Paul's no longer at the Pavement Brink.

    Listen to hear which song could win the whole damn thing and what song is the winner of The House of Pain Conundrum.

    The podcast is on Twitter (@ConundrumPod) but you'd might as well just tweet Mark to be honest (@themarkedwards).

    • 1 hr 42 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

Cyclep ,

Come for Pavement and SM, Stay for the roasting

If you want multiple perspectives on Pavement and SM/Jicks songs, you’ve got it in spades here. Sometimes you’ll get some real eye opening interpretations that make you think, “wow, I am not intelligent”.

If you want to hear a close knit group of friends from all over the globe bash each other incessantly, this is the podcast for you!

Oh yeah, and Billy Corgan’s cat. I’ll say no more.

foliosband ,

Deep dive

Great companion for a summer deep dive with the band…

Jearpster ,

If this podcasts were a dinner party…

It would be a very good dinner party

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