Everything Went Black Podcast

Unholy Passion Guitar Episode - PATREON

This is a cool episode idea that came directly from a Patreon suggestion (Thanks Alex!). Ralph and I discuss what got us interested in playing guitar and the long list of influences and inspirations from over the years.  Enjoy

 

Intro:     “River of Night” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:   “You Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory” – Johnny Thunders

EWB 239 Unholy Passion Rowland S Howard

The late Rowland S Howard left a rich musical legacy when he departed this mortal coil over a decade ago.  Most notably, Howard was the creative force behind The Birthday Party, the legendary “Post-Punk” band that also gave us Nick Cave. 

Ralph and I give a retrospective on Howard’s legacy, complete with all of the anecdotes and tangents that you can expect from a typical EWB episode.

Intro:                    “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Shut Me Down” – Rowland S. Howard

EWB 238 JAMIE GETZ EAST VAN MUAY THAI / GODS AND QUEENS / VERSOMA / LICKGOLDENSKY

Jamie Getz and I go way back.  We met when his old band Lickgoldensky had just formed I was slugging it out in Anodyne. Our would go on to play numerous shows together across the US and eventually, we would form the short-lived band Versoma.

We’ve been friends for a long time, but the rigors or life sometimes allow you to fall out of touch.  Frankly, I can’t remember the last time Jamie and I actually spoke, but we picked up the conversation pretty much where we left off all those years ago.

Life is funny like thAt sometimes.

Intro:                    “Everything Went Black” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Untitled 5” – Gods and Queens

EWB 237 LONG SHADOWS 2 ARCHIVE 81

Ralph and I get together to talk about the sensational Archive 81. I know we said that Long Shadows will be dedicated to literature but Archive 81 hits all of the weird fiction notes so we decided to release an episode on the regular stream for you guys to check out.

 

Intro:     “Long Shadows” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:   “All in my Mind” – Love and Rockets

EWB 236 PETER FARRIS

Peter Farris, author / musician, returns to Everything Went Black.  A few years ago, Pete came on to promote his first novel, Last Call for the Living, a dark, crime story. 

His second novel, The Devil Himself is ready to go and Pete returns to tell us of the hardships of the publishing industry and gives us a viewport into his creative process.

The Devil Himself is currently available in France, so if you live in Europe, speak French and dig crime fiction pick up a copy. In the US, the book will be available in May. You can preorder a signed, hardcover at Peterfarris.com

 

Intro:     “River of Night” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:   “Take the Stairs to Hell” - Cable

EWB 235 EVAN HOPPER QUELL

Primarily due to my friendship with Jackie Smit and his excellent podcast, Into the Necrosphere, I have learned about a whole host of excellent bands that somehow exist below the radar of most people.  This week’s guest, Evan Hopper is one such musician and his band Quell is excellent. Totally independent and dedicated, Quell is the essence of modern black metal.

Evan and I went deep on this episode; it was epic so strap in and enjoy.

Also, be sure to check out Quell’s new record “The Kvlt is Dead”

 

Intro:                    “All roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:                  “No Light Shines Here” - Quell

EWB 234Long Shadows Pilot

This is a pilot episode that Ralph and I are going to cohost on the patreon. I realize this may not be everybody’s cup of tea, so check it out and if you are interested, you can find more episodes in the coming months on patreon.

What is weird fiction? Firstly, I will tell you what it isn’t. you won’t find vampires, werewolves, zombies, serial killers or any of the typical horror tropes. Instead, you will find stories that present a pervading sense of dread and equally inspire fear and awe.  You will read stories that will force you to question the nature of reality and where man truly falls in the hierarchy of the universe.

 

Intro / Outro:     “Long Shadows” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

EWB 233 HEAVY METAL MASSACRE WITH J BENNET

My old friend J Bennet join us again this week.  J has been on both Metal Matters and EWB numerous times over the years; most likely you know J from his music journalism and his band Ides of Gemini. We go back a long way.

 

One of the things we’ve bonded over is our love of old school heavy metal and hard rock, so I used this as an excuse to talk on the phone and put together a playlist of jams that we dig.  Some of the bands you’ve definitely heard, but, true to EWB fashion, we’ve tried to through in some relatively obscure stuff.

 

Intro:                    “All Roads Lead to Ruin” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Midnight in Tokyo” – Y&T

EWB 232 Welcome to the Terror Dome 2022 with Ralph Schmidt

Happy New Year everyone.  We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable holiday.  2022 looms ahead of us and I think we are all approaching it with a bit of trepidation.  Ralph and I got together to lay out our plan for the coming year and, of course, go off on tangents into other subjects.

I’d like to personally thank everyone that signed up for the Patreon.  We’re dedicated to making it interesting and fun for everyone.

 

Intro:                    “River of Night” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:                  “The Shore Becomes the Enemy” – The Gault

2021 Year End Reflections

As the year 2021 draws to an end, Ralph and I reflected on a very challenging year. Luckily, there were quite a few excellent records, movies and streaming shows to help us get through the hard times and shine a little light into our dark worlds. 

 

This week, we give you guys a rundown of some of our favorites from the past year. We hope you enjoy our lists and we'd like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday!

 

Intro:                    “Everything Went Black Theme” – composed and recorded by Mike Hill

Outro:                  “Perfect Prison” – Ropes of Night.