Now that he's gotten the global economy back on track, Joey hath returned, so stop worrying your pretty little heads about weather he was doing hard labor in a gulag, was dead, etc. . It's the most wonderful time of the year, with the fall semester in full swing on college campuses everywhere, including Acappella U. In fact, we have a big announcement - the first scholarly work in the history of the University. More of a discovery really. We also 'discover' Mouth Off, a REAL a cappella podcast. Join us for some Capri Suns, spiral notebook party invites and a cappella tunes. 'Don't Stop Believing' - Journey / USC SoCal VoCals 'Chicago' - Sufjan Stevens / NYU APC Rythym 'The Luckiest' - Ben Folds / USC Reverse Osmosis 'Bad is Bad' - Huey Lewis / Tufts Amalgamates 'Day Dripper' - The Beatles / Tufts Amalgamates

Finally, the fabled Rock Band / Guitar Hero III episode hits the Internets. Along for the ride is Mickey Rapkin, author of the just-released docu-book Pitch Perfect: The Quest for Collegiate A Cappella Glory.

"More Than a Feeling" (Boston / Stanford Mendicants)
"My Name Is Jonas" (Weezer / U. Illionois Xtenison chords)
"Miss Murder" (AFI / U Penn Off the Beat)
"All the Small Things" (Blink 182 / MIT Logs)
"Dani California" (Red Hot Chili Peppers / Colorado College The Back Row)

Acappella U turns 50 and we celebrate in style at the ICCA Finals in NYC. Check out the juicy footage we got of these amazing groups.

"Turn The Beat Around" (Gloria Estefan/FSU All Night Yahtzee)
"Whipping Post" (The Allman Brothers Band/NYU N'Harmonics)
"Welcome To Paradise" (Green Day/Ithacappella)
"All the Things You Are" (Gene Puerling/USC SoCal VoCals)
"Tusk/Alma Mater" (Fleetwood Mac/USC SoCal VoCals)
"Dirt Road" (Gabriel Mann/USA SoCal VoCals)

This is about as normal an Episode of Acappella U as you're likely to find - great music, listener mail, inane commentary, everything that makes the show great and turned Joey into a celebrity (yeah right), and not a drop more.  Next week we'll be hanging out in NYC for Episode 5-oh and the ICCA Finals, but for now much on some Rambler Bits dipped in Cream of Testimony.

"Take On Me" (Ah-Ha / SOU Dulcet)*
"Brighter Than Sunshine" (Aqualung / U of R Midnight Ramblers)*
"How to Save a Life (The Fray / Midnight Ramblers)*
"Breathe Me" (Sia / Stanford Testimony)
"I'm Not Going Down" (Jason Gray / Testimony)

* Available for download on acaTunes

Live from Costa Rica. . . . it's Acappella U! Even though Joey's traveling abroad we've got some brand new a cappella hotness for you - specifiacall a few tracks from the smokin' new release out of U Penn's Off the Beat!
Here's what we have tee'd up:

"Anna Molly" (Incubus / Off the Beat)
"Mercy on Me" (Christina Aguilera / Off the Beat)
"Sister Golden Hair" (America / Rochester Yellowjackets)
"Make Me Your Girl" (Brian McKnight / CSUN Acasoloa)
"Drive" (Incubus / UCB Artists in Resonance)
"The Kill" (30 Seconds to Mars / Off the Beat)

Wow. So this took a while, but FINALLY our On The Rocks premiere episode is finished! See, originally this was supposed to be OTR AND Divisi, but then the Divisi stuff wasn't finished yet and. . . well, you get the picture.  The point is, Pete Hollens et. al. have put together a great CD. We plug in some Appalachian State a cappella to fill the gaping hole left by Divisi (is 'gaping hole' politically correct??) and talk about our new show, Acappella U HD.

The votes are in and, well, you won't be rid of me so easily. Mwahahahaha! It turns out that many of you enjoy, and dare I say look forward to my episodily commentaries. But as usual, I am willing to bow to your wishes and give everybody everything they want. . . . sort of. Midwestern a cappella occupies the first two slots this week, again this is due to student whining suggestions. Oh, and FSU's All Night Yahtzee returns to the U, replete with ICCA Quarterfinals victory garb. Huzzah!

"Mama's Room" (Under the Influence of Giants / Wash U After Dark)
"Life Is A HIghway" (Rascal Flatts / Wisconsin Madison)
"Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" (Rufus Waintright / All-Night Yahtzee)
"Such Great Heights" (the Postal Service / All-Night Yahtzee)
"Sun On Moon" (James Taylor / NYU NHarmonics)

By (apparently) popular demand, we're trying out a new condensed (read: no talking) show format. The last few reviews on iTunes have been un-erringly critical of my yip-yapping, so we'll see how this goes over - after all, the audience is always right. Tell us what you think, and maybe shoot us a nice review over on iTunes - we need the love!

Blurry (Puddle of Mudd / Chordials)
Ghost (Indigo Girls / Yale Mixed Company)
Walk the Walk (Poe / Virginia Sil'hooettes)
God Is A DJ (Pink / Sil'hooettes)
24 (Jem / Maryland Faux Paz)

We know, it's actually been less than a month, buy if our new, er, supporters have their way we'll be delivering the goods a lot more often. Auditorily scope the new Oregon hotness, aka OSU Outspoken. Mix in some Cornell and you've got a hell of an a cappella cocktail, just remember to Sing Responsibly. OK that was lame, but it's like, 14 degrees out, and our brains are frozen.

"Jesus Walks" (Kanye West / OSU Outspoken)
"Photograph" (Nickelback / Cornell Chordials)
"Free Fallin'" (Tom Petty / Smith Smithereens)
"Eli the Barrow Boy" (The Decemberists / UMBC Mama's Boys)
"Float On" (Modest Mouse / OSU Outspoken)