Everything Went Black Podcast

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.

EWB 198 MATEO PINKERTON OF KEVERRA

Most of me probably know that Randy and I into the band Keverra based in LA.  What some of you may not know is that my friendship with Mateo, their drummer goes back several years when Tombs did a short tour with 16 who he was playing drums for at the time.

We had a great talk, covered a lot of ground and answered a lot of questions that I've always wanted to ask.

EWB 197 ROAD TO RUIN 002 GG ALLIN EPISODE

Randy and I get together in person for the second episode of the our recurring, monthly show.  It’s easy to dismiss GG Allin as purely shock, but we dig, unapologetically into his creative output and develop the argument that he is a crucial element in “extreme” culture.

 

Intro:     “Outlaw Scumfuc”

Outro:   “Carmelita”

EWB 196 CECE LOESSIN (ZUCCHINI KILL BAKERY)

This week, we have an interview with one of the raddest ladies that I know, CeCe Loessin of the infamous Zucchini Kill Bakery in Austin, TX. We met way back when I drove and tour managed Wormrot; CeCe was driving Phobia and eventually ended up playing guitar for them.

Anyway, we kept in touch over the years and I was stoked when she announced that she was opening Zucchini Kill Bakery, a vegan haven for treats, sick music, and good coffee.

 

CeCe shares some of her experiences as an independent business owner during the 2020 pandemic as well as the Texas Utilities Disaster. 

 

EWB 195 UNHOLY PASSION 001

Welcome to a new regular show on Everything Went Black. If you've been listening to Everything Went Black for a while or Metal Matters at Gimme Metal, you will recognize my "brother from another mother" Ralph Schmidt from the fine bands Ultha and Ropes of Night.  Check out our flagship episode.