ABSURD! w/ Joe Feeney

On Today's Best Of Creative Control, it's been twelve years since the release of Guns N' Roses "Chinese Democracy," one of the most divisive albums of all time, and I revisit my 3 part conversation with Mike Durband and Jeff Urstadt, and combine them into one show, as the fellas are here to discuss the album with me, when they first heard of it, impressions of some early leaks, "exclusive" album releases in big chain electronic or department stores, some of the various collaborators with worked with Axl on this album through the years, and a reviews of tracks 1-5!

Plus we break down and give our thoughts on tracks 6-10, and discuss "Catcher In The Rye" (both the novel and the song,) Brian May vs. Bumblefoot, "TWAT," Slash's attempts to play "Chinese Democracy' solos at live shows, the perplexing additions of "Scraped" and "Riad," plus how Axl's concerns and obsessions over trends and keeping GNR "current" may have ultimately made the album sound dated.

And finally we discuss tracks 11-14. including "IRS" and its early leaks, "Madagascar" and its infamous MTV performance plus Axl's alleged motivation behind the song, "This I Love" from the 90s til its release, and "Prostitute," plus the current lineup performing live vs. the GNR of the 90s, the future of the band including rumored new releases, and what if the Finck/Buckethead era of the group returned?

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Today's Creative Control Daily Classic features the legendary Jackie "The Joke Man" Martling talking about his career, today's stand up comedy, the early days of the internet, books written around the Howard Stern Universe, sobriety, writing for Howard on the air, Artie Lange, the documentary about his life, some of his favorite bands, returning to the Howard Stern Show for the last days on terrestrial radio and the Baba Booey roast, working with Artie, podcasting, his upcoming documentary and more!


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On episode 121 of Creative Control with Joe Feeney, he's here! Former ECW and NWA World Heavyweight Champion, and the host of The Raven Effect podcast, RAVEN is on Creative Control! I tried to stray from the usual wrestling questions, so we get a variery, a cornucopia if you will, of Raven's thoughts on a variety of subjects, including:

- how Point Break and others movies inspired the Raven character
- his musicial influences including The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, STP, AIC, and more!
- his favorite and least favorite concerts he's ever been to
- his thoughts on the current season of Game Of Thrones, and his love for the show 12 Monkeys
- comic books, his favorites, and what ended his comic reading habit
- acting in the movies "Sleeper" and "Death Racers"
- Watchmen, the movie, and the upcoming show on HBO
- how he became involved in stand up comedy
- Using DDP Yoga and learning...hypnosis?!
- working with Billy Corgan at Resistance Pro Wrestling, and almost working with him in TNA
- working with Paul Heyman in ECW, and who else he felt "got" the Raven character
- his thoughts on his podcast, "The Raven Effect," and the podcasting genre in general

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On this week's CLASSIC Creative Control, we have a truly legendary figure in the history of pro wrestling, former WCW President, RAW General Manager, and Impact Wrestling Executive Producer, ERIC BISCHOFF!

Eric and I delve deep into some of the post WCW days of his career, and hit some WCW questions as well!

Topics discussed include:
-did WWE contact him to be involved in either The Invasion or the return of the NWO?
- did he have any contact or involvement in some of the post WCW/ECW start up promotions, including MECW, XWF, or, WWA?
- did he have any conversations with Jeff or Jerry Jarrett in the beginning stages of TNA, and what are his thoughts on Jerry overall?
- who were his right hand men in WCW, and what were his thoughts on JJ Dillon, Dusty Rhodes, Greg Gagne, and Kevin Sullivan?
- who were his favorite WCW talents to work with on camera?
- during the Monday Night Wars, what was his favorite "shot" that he took at WWE?
- working with Paul Heyman in WWE and a little known project they started together
- working with Chris Jericho in WWE
- working with John Cena in WWE
- working with The Big Show, Ric Flair, and Steve Austin through the years
- his memories of being in the Hammerstein Ballroom for ECW One Night Stand 2005
- writing his autobiography, "Controversy Creates Cash"
- his present day relationship with WWE, including his DVD/Blu Ray, inducting DDP into the WWE Hall Of Fame, and his appearance on the RAW 25th Anniversary
- his favorites to watch in today's WWE
- his recent TED TALK
- other projects he is working on in the entertainment world
- favorite episodes of 83 Weeks

and more!

Follow Eric on Twitter @EBischoff

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On Today's Creative Control Daily, I return to shoot the shit about lazy podcasting, reusing content, I thank some of the loyal listeners, patrons, associates, and friends who have sent me some things recently, I bitch about COVID ruining my chances to see GNR again, to have a blast at Expo Lucha, and to spend seven days in glorious Disney World, PLUS swimming in the COVID soup a couple of times, dealing with depression “episodes” that had increased in length, accepting flaws, and allowing medication to do its job.


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On Today's Creative Control Daily, the international panel of Hughezy, Mike Durband, and Jamie Irwin return, to discuss the demonstrations and riots in England, Ireland, Chicago, and Philly, plus the idiocy of looting Apple products, racist and transphobic assaults, experiences with police brutality, the inexperienced cops in the George Floyd incident, Derek Chauvin's future, Joe Biden's snafus, what is a "TERF," The Latin Kings vs. looters in Chicago, ATM explosions all through Philadelphia, independent news and social media, Joseph Bologna's night stick swing, unarmed police througout Europe, how I learned not to complain about handcuffs while in police custody, the Minneapolis Mayor booed and shamed, School Security Guard Mike Durband, the best Rock N Roll biographies and autobiographies and more!

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On Today's Creative Control Daily, the international panel of Hughezy, Mike Durband, and Jamie Irwin return, to discuss all the craziness around the world since the death of George Floyd. Topics include all the demonstrations, riots, and violence worldwide, the incident that started it all when Derek Chauvin held Floyd down with his knee in his neck until he was dead, Floyd's autopsy and how it might relate to legal strategy, all of our initial reactions to the video, COVID restrictions continuing despite protests being allowed and encouraged worldwide, the Philly riots and the attempted burning of City Hall, vigilantes and neighborhood watch programs protecting homes and stores in both Philly and Chicago, Trump's responses, acting "presidential," how we've all lost the ability to have any sort of conversation or spirited debate, Trump vs. Biden, Shaun King's tweet about how voting Democrat hasn't alleviated police brutality issues, BLM protests in Ireland, celebrities and major companies looking for social media likes and clout, the fake Steve Austin post and how stupid some people must've been to have believed it, AEW getting heat for some of the talents on their roster and more!


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On Today's Creative Control Daily, Mike Durband and I go over the rest of the songs from Guns N' Roses' 1993 release, "The Spaghetti Incident." TSI was a covers albums that was released to mixed reviews, and less album sales than GNR was used to at that time. We debate whether we prefer the original version to the cover versions, and also discuss: T Rex, Soundgarden and Chris Cornell, "Hair Of The Dog" and the electrifying performance by Invader with myself on lead vocals, The Misfits in WCW, the "Duff tracks" on TSI plus his solo album "Believe In Me" and his desire to work with Prince, Axl choosing to cover a Charles Manson song and the resulting controversy, GNR's history of playing covers, Use Your Illusion still being promoted after TSI's release, did COVID prevent GNR from releasing new music, the song "Hard School," Slash and Duff's musical output outside of the GNR bubble, Durband hates The Who, Brett Michaels as a giant banana and more!


Also, I discuss "Dark Side Of The Ring" and Owen Hart.


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On Today's Creative Control Daily, Mike Durband and I go over the first five songs from Guns N' Roses' 1993 release, "The Spaghetti Incident." TSI was a covers albums that was released to mixed reviews, and less album sales than GNR was used to at that time. We debate whether we prefer the original version to the cover versions, and also discuss: GNR's recording and release schedule in the early 90s, working Columbia House, the importance of lyrics in liner notes, Izzy Stradlin being replaced by Gilby Clarke on these recordings, GNR on PPV in 1992, "Since I Don't Have You' and the music video, 'New Rose" and Mike's love for Duff, "Down On The Farm" and the connection to the firing of Steven Adler, "Human Being", Johnny Thunders and Durband's connection to the New York Dolls, and "Raw Power," with thoughts on Iggy Pop!


Also, I discuss "Dark Side Of The Ring" and Owen Hart.


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On Today's Creative Control Daily, I play part three of some excerpts from a recent interview with Scott Golden from Pro Wrestling Logic1 We go over my top recommendations and favorites in music, TV, and pro wrestling.


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