In Episode 24 Alan exercises his newly found mastery of the Russian Language! and lays out the new 12 point plan for the satellite communist state of Dublinistan. A satirical yet kinda serious look at Dublin under the strictest lockdown in all of Europe. He takes a look at the political timeshare mess the state finds itself in politically and then wanders into civil liberties, the attention economy, social media derangement, why journalisms new aim is idealism and ends up in the murky waters of the US Election!

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Episode 23 is again a very special guest and also another videocast!! This time it's the enigmatic and reclusive Mat McNerney (Grave Pleasures/Hevvessel/ex Beastmilk/Dodhaimsgard/Code and more) who was more than kind to give me his thoughts and opinions on the current situation we are in, what it might mean for Artists and Art and how we can pull together. Mat is without a doubt one of the most talented songwriters and vocalists of the last couple of years whose opinions are thankfully far from the madding crowd! and not one who willingly sits in the limelight so I thank him for this highly entertaining and engaging chat!!!

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In Episode 22 Alan looks at the state of the Live Music Industry and who is trying to take to the stage and where, and what the future might look like. How can sub cultures survive the lockdown? as local bars and venues will surely go to the wall. He also examines why Ireland has the most strict lockdown, what the figures and science mean and how we seem to be caught up in a cycle of croneyism, confusion, cowardice and re-election as he unfortunately gets to say 'I told you so...' as the lockdown looks set to drag us well into 2021.

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In Episode 21 Alan returns with a special guest! Andy Sneap is the current stand in guitar player for Glen Tipton in Judas Priest, ex played in both Hell and Sabbat and producer/engineer of metal albums from Accept to Exodus to Nevermore over two decades in the business! They discuss touring and playing in the 80s, the influence Sabbat had on the Black Metal scene, recording techniques and how they have changed, re-igniting the band Hell this decade and how he ended up in Judas Priest!!! No politics, no rambling! this Episode is just Heavy Metal!

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AA is on a short break, normal service will be resumed next week!! Thanks for all your support!!

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In Episode 20 Alan examines cancel culture and freedom of speech in society at large and what it means for music and metal in general. the how, when and where it came from and how not to avoid being duped into advocating censorship. Why we have common enemies and shared characteristics regardless of our politics and who prospers from keeping us at odds with other!

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This is a bonus podcast. A short discussion that was originally on my Youtube channel about Spotify and some advice for musicians in times of lockdown.

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In this rambling episode Alan talks about depression and mental health and the best ways of understanding and dealing with it. How this has been affected by the lockdown and who stands to benefit. Reads a story about some 'crazies' in his area and discusses the cult of big pharma, our habit of self medicating and those who wear self diagnosed signs of mental health as a badge of victimhood.

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In this episode Alan rambles about Primordial's appearance at the online European Metal Festival Alliance the previous weekend, what no live industry means for crew, the caravan of summer festival experiences. How an odd group of misfits on the fringes of society are starting to march through Dublin, what that might mean. Finishing with a look at what the underground meant back in the day, fanzines, tape trading, starting a band and being active in your scene and what the word can mean in the modern age.

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In this episode Alan answers fan submitted questions and rambles across many different fields, from the upcoming American Election to his favourite cities and places to play and visit, across cancel culture, tries out various different accents, grills the music industry and then pokes that dastardly algorithm once again! Normal service will be resumed next week!

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