We are back for our annual Christmas episode. This year Justin was assigned the year 2000, and combed over the slim pickings to find this UK Christmas compilation called It's a Cool Cool Christmas. Featuring the likes of Belle and Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, Calexico, Low and more.

This week Dylan was assigned the year 1995 to choose from, and he knocked it out of the park. We are discussing Lifetime's second full length, and the album that changed everything, Hello Bastards.

It's an episode that ends in 0, so that means it's time to try out a gimmick episode. We are bringing back our movie review series, Masterpunk Theatre, and we are talking about the 1983 film Valley Girl, starring a very young Nicholas Cage.

This week we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the seminal proto punk album, Horses by Patti Smith.

Here is a teaser for the series that Justin and Dave Brown host together on our respective Patreon and Substack's. It is a series where they choose and album and discuss it through the lens of it's first and last song. For November, they are talking about the final album by eclectic rock band Havalina. Dave and Justin have totally opposite takes on this album, so it makes for an interesting discussion. All episodes of Bookenders are available for free at patreon.com/punklottopod and oklahomalefty.substack.com

This week's episode is brought to us via Patreon sponsorship. Dave Brown (Oklahoma Lefty, One Band 5 Songs) sent us a list of options and we selected Avail's fourth studio album, Over the James. A definitive work for the band, and a massively influential album released in 1998. Dave sends over a piece of audio to explain his feelings for the record as well.

Dylan was assigned the year 1992, and he selected Face to Face's debut album, Don't Turn Away. Face to Face were a skate punk band from Victorville, CA. Originally released on Dr. Strange Records, the band would later go on to sign with the majors, and become a legend of early 90's punk. Check it out to see what we thought about it.

This week Justin was assigned the year 2013, and selected the post-Bear vs. Shark band, Bars of Gold and their second album Wheels.

This week we wrap up our Halloween Spooktacular by going outside of the box. Dylan was assigned the year 2003 to pull a spooky album from, and he landed on the debut album/ep from Zombie Apocalypse. A side project from members of Shai Hulud, focused entirely on lyrics about zombies.

Our Halloween Spooktacular continues with Justin's pick. He was assigned the year 1987, and selected Don't Touch the Bang Bang Fruit, by the UK psychobilly originators, The Meteors.

We begin our Halloween Spooktacular season with a Patreon sponsored episode! We are talking about the Groovie Ghoulies 1999 album, Fun in the Dark. Are the Ghoulies a horror punk band? We take a stab at answering that question.

It's time for another Birthday Spanking! This week Dylan selected our album from the year 1978 to punish Justin. We are discussing the punk poet John Cooper Clarke's major label debut, Disguise in Love. How badly did Justin hate this? Find out.

This week Justin was assigned the year 2001 and selected one of the most influential albums of the decade, Full Collapse by Thursday. Does this album work for two guys who never listened to it when it came out?

This week we celebrate our 350th episode by playing a round of Bracketology. This time we are pitting bands from Asian Man Records in a head to head single elimination tournament.

This week Justin was assigned the year 1980, and he selected the Dead Kennedys debut album, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. This is the record that started it all. We have both gone long periods of time since listening to this album, so how does it hold up?

Dylan was assigned the year 2012, and he selected San Jose punk band, Hard Girls, and their debut full length.

This week Justin was assigned the year 1991, and selected Fugazi's sophomore album, Steady Diet of Nothing. This was the first record where the version of Fugazi that they would become was beginning to take form.

This week Dylan was assigned the year 2004 and he selected the third album by Hot Snakes, Audit in Progress. Hot Snakes were the band formed by John Reis and Rick Froberg following the break up of Drive Like Jehu. We also listen to a voicemail from Brian in Wisconsin.

This week, Justin was assigned the year 1981 and selected the debut album from Men at Work, Business as Usual. We talk about the bands early days, the effort that went into getting this album released worldwide, and the lawsuit that struck their biggest hit, Down Under.

SKAUGUST concludes this year's edition with a major album. We are dipping our toes into 2 Tone and talking about the record that kicked it all off, The Specials self titled album from 1979.