Everything Went Black Podcast

EWB 207 UNHOLY PASSION 004 CAPE FEAR

This week, Ralph and I give our reflections on the 1991 remake of Cape Fear. Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, the film demonstrated a shift in Scorsese’s career who was coming off of the success of the Mafia epic Goodfellas from the year before.  The move features an all star cast including Jessica Lange, Nick Nolte, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don “Walking Tall”  Baker, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck who were in the 1962 original.  Scorsese’s version gave us the Southern boogie man, Max Cady, one of the most terrifying characters of the era.

Intro:                “Unholy Passion” – Samhain

Outro:              “Sore” - Buzzoven

EWB 206 CHAMP MORGAN (TRIAGE / BLK OPS)

If we can take anything away from the last 15 plus months is that friendship and family are probably the most important aspects of being human.  We’ve all dealt with loneliness, despair, anxiety and fear and having a good base of people is crucial.  I mention this because Champ Morgan, this week’s guests is an old friend, a good friend that I have often times leaned on in times like this.  I’ve known Morgan for a long time (more years than I care to recount) and I’ve had the opportunity to observe the long list of bands that he has been part starting with the might Kill the Client to Derelict Satellite, BLK OPS, and most recently his blistering grind band Triage, who just recently deployed their debut album.

Check out it out.

Intro:   “Armageddon Worship” - Triage

Outro:   “Methlehem” – BLK OPS

EWB 205 ROAD TO RUIN 004 JEFF CAXIDE

I’m really stoked about this episode. Randy and I got together with our brother Jeff Caxide for the first time in years, face to face, not Zoom, no WhatsApp.  We had a great time hanging out. Jeff reminisces about his years playing in the legendary, genre-defining band Isis.

Intro:                    “Wavering Radiant”

Outro:                  “Hand of the Host”

 

EWB 204 Ryan Patterson

I’ve known Ryan Patterson for close to a quarter century; time surely flies doesn’t it? Over the course of our quarter century friendship, I’ve witnessed his creative evolution over the trajectory of several bands from National Acrobat, Coliseum and his current efforts with Fotocrime, so it’s timely that he comes back on the podcast for an update. We had an EPIC conversation covering a myriad of topics outside of music as well as the creation of Fotocrime’s most recent recording endeavors.

Intro: "South of Heaven"
Outro: "Always Hell"

EWB 203 UNHOLY PASSION 003

Ralph Schmidt and I are back for another episode of Unholy Passion.  Continuing our expedition back to the 90’s, we discuss Soundgarden’s “Badmotorfinger” the record that pretty much established them as a major hard rock band that helped define an era.

 

Intro:     “Unholy Passion” – Samhain

Outro:   “Room A Thousand Years Wide” - Soundgarden

EWB 202 DAVID CASTILLO (CONFINES)

This week we’re joined by my old friend David Castillo a man who wears many hats: promoter, one of the main men at Saint Vitus, vocalist in several bands including Primitive Weapons, White Widows Pact and now his one-man electronic tour de force Confines.  Check it out!

 

Intro:                    “Slur” – Coil

Outro:                  “A Root Casket” – Circle of Ouroborus

Plague Diary Special

Closure on the Plague Diary series.  In the wake of my second vaccination, I wanted to drop this episode.

Intro:     "Artichristo" - Dalek

Outro:    "Fuck the Universe" - Craft

EWB 201 ROADTO RUIN 003 BAD LIETENANT NOLA

Honestly, I’m not sure why we decided to do this episode; apparently, it was my idea.  Randy and I did something different this week. We’re expanding our scope to include film discussion, so instead of talking about a film that resonates with the typical person, we selected Werner Herzog’s wild “re-imagining” of Abel Ferrara’s gritty classic Bad Lieutenant. 

 

Intro:                    “Friends of Rock ‘n’ Roll” – Easy Action

Outro:                  “Jack Ass in the Will of God” - Eyehategad

EWB 200 REID BATEH (BAMBARA)

This week, Reid Bateh of Bambara joins us. Reid is the front man of Bambara, a relative new discovery for me.  Their last two records, 2018’s “Shadow on Everything”  and last year’s “Stay” have been on constant rotation here at my Garden State Fortress of Solitude. 

 

If Birthday Party, Gun Club, Swans or Crime and the City Solution is your thing, definitely check out Bambara; dark, haunting, with lyrics heavy with narrative about drifters, down-and-out loners and heartbroken reprobates in a Southern Gothic style.

 

Intro:     “Dark Circles”

Outro:   “Stay Cruel”

EWB 199 UNHOLY PASSION 002 W/ RALPH SCHMDIT

Ralph Schmidt joins us for another episode of Unholy Passion, our monthly show.  This week, we walk about Fair No More's "Angel Dust" record and discuss the band's overall importance in the development of heavy music throughout the 90's and into the new century.