Desert Island Discourse

Man, the past was weird, huh? When frosted tips were cool and we all thought George W. Bush was the worst we'd ever get? Such innocent, naive times. Well, at Desert Island Discourse, one of our many mission statements is to reveal the truths of the past in the harsh light of day, and it's with that intent that we're introducing a new segment for the show: Nostalgia Check. In these episodes, Andrew and Max will be revisiting the CD wallets of their tween years to see how they hold up, one album at a time. This week, we're covering Smash by The Offspring and Give Up by The Postal Service. The bands couldn't be more different; The Offspring were vanguards of the pop-punk boom of the mid-90's, whilst The Postal Service's lone album is responsible for ushering in the soft boy era of the early-oughts, leaving a million Garden State's in its wake. But they both speak to the core of this series, in that they're both perfectly designed to appeal to the young and angsty. Whether you're the kind of angry, bullied skate