Mai Tai Happy Hour

The legendary Big Black joins us for a full episode of Mai Tai Happy Hour, this week, as Hambone gives his thoughts on the latest Marvel cinematic masterpiece, Ant-Man & the Wasp. I promise, we will not spoil anything in our review. Earlier this week, I took a short trip to Chicago and hit Hala […] The post Ant-Man non-spoiler review, Chicago Tiki road trip, modern RPGs, Extreme Rules appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

It took 75 episodes of Mai Tai Happy Hour, but Chris Buehler has finally joined the dynamic trio for and epic Punk Rock Canon. This month, we tackle Agent Orange’s seminal album, “Living in Darkness,” and discuss why it belongs in the pantheon of punk rock. We also give our thoughts on season two of […] The post Agent Orange in the Punk Rock Canon, GLOW Returns, Tiki Road Trip, TRU RIP appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

After a week off, the Mai Tai Happy Hour boys are back with a full (non-spoiler) review of the new season of Luke Cage and why you might want to wait to see it. Also, we review the recent Adolescent’s show at Brighton Bar and talk about the bucket list bands we need to see […] The post Luke Cage Season 2, Bucket List Bands, Hardy Boyz 24 appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Ken is back from the Living Dead Weekend and he is psyched to tell us all about his ghoulish endeavors. Meanwhile, E3 is in full force and the main event was Bethesda’s huge reveal of Fallout 76 and it is definitely not what I was expecting. We’ve got the full preview and insights into why […] The post The Polynesian, Fallout 76, Money in the Bank preview appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Adam Bird is back to give his point of view about why Solo: A Star Wars Story bombed in the box office. We also discuss the hilarious fallout from the CM Punk trial, argue over our favorite (and least favorite) TV finales, I review the recent Shelter reunion show and Don Becker joins us to […] The post CM Punk trial, Favorite finales, Shelter, Far Cry 5 DLC appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Nerd-base.com mastermind Chris Mannix joins Mai Tai Happy Hour as we take a deep dive into Solo: A Star Wars story and discuss whether there really needs to be a Star Wars cinematic universe so long after the original trilogy. Dare we even ask whether a reboot is in order? Early this week, Bethesda dropped […] The post Solo non-spoiler review, Fallout 76, the End of Rick Grimes appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

It’s time for another edition of the Mai Tai Happy Hour Punk Rock Canon and this time we are going into versus mode with the legendary Social Distortion record Mommy’s Little Monster versus their seminal 1996 masterpiece White Light, White Heat, White Trash. Vote for which record you think should be in the canon in […] The post 70: Social Distortion (Punk Canon), the Original Misfits, Total Bellas, Deadpool 2 appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Ray Wyland from Tiki with Ray joins the Mai Tai Happy Hour crew for a drunken discussion about how we got into Tiki, our favorite tiki bars and cocktail culture in general. Hambone and I review our adventures at last week’s Dwarves and Hot Blood show at the Kingsland in Brooklyn and we argue over […] The post 69: Tiki with Ray, The Dwarves, favorite live records, ALL IN, Laurel and Yanny appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

WARNING: The second half of this episode is teeming with Infinity War spoilers. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, please stop listening after the halfway point. The semitic savior, Josh Goldfarb, joins Mai Tai Happy Hour once again to wax philosophical about Avengers: Infinity War. In fact, he is so psyched about the movie […] The post 68: Handmaid’s Tale, Cobra Kai, Infinity War appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

This week on Mai Tai Happy Hour, we discuss whether Fear (The Record) belongs in the Punk Rock Canon and you’re not going to believe which one of us is not a fan of this punk classic. We take an early look at the second season of Westworld and try to make sense of the […] The post 67: Fear The Record, Venom, Lost in Space, Greek video games appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

Big Black is back on Mai Tai Happy Hour to talk about the most tragic story of the year — the uncoupling of John Cena and Nikki Bella. We also give our thoughts on the Greatest Royal Rumble and how the superstar shakedown shook down. Meanwhile, Hambone watched Rampage so we wouldn’t have to and […] The post 66: Rampage, Record Store Day, the Greatest Royal Rumble appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The illustrious Robin Mazzolla — the first woman to ever grace a microphone on Mai Tai Happy Hour — joins the dynamic trio for a whirlwind episode that has a little something for everyone. This week, we talk about our favorite movies from the X-Men cinematic universe and ponder whether some of the upcoming films, […] The post 65: The X-Men cinematic universe, Fortnite, Dungeons & Dragons, Wrestlemania recap appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

There is no weekend bigger than Wrestlemania and this year’s card is shaping up to be the best pro-wrestling event in recent history. Adam Bird and Big Black join us for a super-sized Wrestlemania preview edition of Mai Tai Happy Hour that is big on snark from your favorite marks. Also on this episode, Hambone […] The post 64: Wrestlemania and NXT preview, Ready Player One, Krypton appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The Mai Tai Happy Hour “Punk Rock Canon” continues with Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, the debut album by the Dead Kennedys. Ken brought this one to the table and it’s up to him to prove that this seminal punk classic is worthy of the greatest canon in the universe. We also spend a decent […] The post 63: Dead Kennedys in the Punk Canon, Wild Wild Country, Asbury Lanes, Hogan appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

This has been a helluva week for the Mai Tai Happy Hour trio and we hash it out like the middle-age weirdos we are. We kick off with our thoughts on the new Infinity War and Deadpool 2 trailers, which left us salivating for May to come ASAP. Hambone gives his review of the new […] The post 62: Infinity War & Deadpool 2 trailers, Toys R Us RIP, Jessica Jones, Ultimate Deletion appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

On this week’s episode of Mai Tai Happy Hour, the dynamic trio are joined by the horror-movie aficionado Matthew Giaquinto for a deep dive into the Evil Dead Saga. We discuss the history of the original trilogy, the insane tricks Sam Rami used to pull off a horror classic on a shoestring budget and what […] The post 61: Everything you wanted to know about Evil Dead but were afraid to ask appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

We are entering Mixer Month with a jam-packed show featuring everyone’s favorite dynamic trio. To make it a party, we are joined by the Semitic Savior Josh Goldfarb, who lends his opinions on such fabulous topics as the recent Jawbreaker reunion shows in Brooklyn and his thoughts about Black Panther (yes, we are going to […] The post 60: Jawbreaker reunion, Black Panther spoilers, New York Toy Fair appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

We’ve got a special Sunday edition of Mai Tai Happy Hour to tide you over until Hambone comes back from the Midwest Craft Con. This week, Hambone gives us his non-spoiler thoughts on Marvel’s new Black Panther movie and where it fits into the Marvel cinematic universe. We discuss Ken and my love of feel-bad […] The post 59: Black Panther, Waco, American Crime Story, Elimination Chamber appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

The Mai Tai Happy Hour Punk Rock Canon continues with Rancid’s classic “And Out Come the Wolves,” released at the pinnacle of the ’90s punk renaissance. Adam Bird and Dave Trainer guest star this week to help us settle whether or not to canonize Tim Timebomb and friends 1995 masterpiece. Can you tell I’m biased? […] The post 58: Rancid in the Punk Rock Canon, Dystopia, Spring movie preview, Space X appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.

For the first time in the history of Mai Tai Happy Hour, we are talking football. To be fair, we actually discuss the XFL and what its resurrection means for wrestling fans, because we realize no one really cares about football. I swear, this isn’t going to be a regular occurrence.  In celebration of the […] The post 57: XFL, Conan the Barbarian, Misfits coming to NJ, Women’s Royal Rumble appeared first on Cult of George | Pop Culture, Tiki Bars & Rock & Roll.