Background Noise

BOO! Sorry to startle you, but here is a spooktacular episode of Background Noise.... Although if you missed the live video show you missed all of the creepy costumes, so... that'll teach you to watch next time! Our guest was Halloway Jones of the band Hind Legs, who shared with us secrets, stories & information that will make you question your own heart & soul.

Discussion topics included: Halloween and everything about it, our goals to support local arts & entertainment, how local media seems to work, the on-line ad campaign about offensive/racist costumes, a man who beat a woman down with a frozen armadillo, and whether or not porn effects a man's libido. We also took a look at some disturbing pictures and discussed a man who collects various, and sometimes animalistic, sex dolls. It's getting chilly out there, work is boring, and homework/studying sucks. Put us on in the background and live a more fulfilling life.

Ghadafi got killed by rebels, Dan Wheldon died on the racetrack, and a 2 year old Chinese girl got ran over, ignored and left for dead. Okay, now that the morbid stuff from this week's show is out of the way...BOY OH BOY! WHAT A SHOW IT WAS! There was an in-depth debate about TV shows and movies (what's better; what current series are good; what holds a person's attention more, etc.), and an open & honest discussion about the silly things that some women say, plutonic friends, and whether or not wanting to have sex with those plutonic friends is acceptable/reasonable/expected.

We also made a list of athlete porno names (Plow Gasol, Russell Chestbrook, Udonis Handsome - to name a few), and then Devin & Jon were quizzed on 10 hip-hop slang words. They failed miserably and there was much rejoicing. On top of all that we took a look at a story where a father punished his daughter by sword-fighting her like knights do, and then we came up with an idea for a potential sitcom that revolves around a knight who works in an office. If none of this gets your attention, chances are that you're VERY uninteresting. Listen to our show and get fixed; change yourself for the better.

On this episode we talked about the creative process and all of the hardships that come along with it (forming ideas, sharing ideas, trying to take it to the next level). We also touched on the "Occupy Wall Street" movement and a lot of technological stuff (Blackberry's recent woes, why wireless internet connections are so shaky & why torrents sap the life out of your computer).

Mix in a discussion about porn parodies and whether or not cartoon characters have sex with each other and you've got a show so balanced it makes the Libra scale jealous. Where else can you hear discussions like this all in one place? That's right - NOWHERE! Maybe in Dimension X, but you'd have to ask Krang about that.

This episode is delicious, interesting & good for you. Basically, it's a heaping bag of trail-mix. We opened with a discussion about Steve Jobs and Macs vs. PC, which then lead us to take a look at some of the new video games that are out/about to come out (the new GTA, Rage, Battlefield, Modern Warfare 3, NBA2K12, etc.). After that, we celebrated "Skanksgiving."

...or in other words, we had an open & honest conversation about women, relationships, arguing/debating, trust issues, and all that good stuff that comes along with being a human being! You're REALLY gonna like this one. *pops out a switchblade* Aren't ya? *backs you into a corner* Yeah, that's what I thought.

The star of this episode is Crazy Mister Twister from Take Part. He's wasn't on the show, he just came up as a topic somehow... but you know who WAS on the show? Two of the girls from the band, Like A Motorcycle! They talked to us about their newest album release, shared some tour stories, and laughed with us. A LOT.

We also discussed the Nova Scotia man who is trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for juggling chainsaws, and played an on-line game about poverty called, "Spent." Did we survive, or end up lying in a gutter offering handjobs for handfuls of change? Listen through to find out!

You'd have to be a pretty big jerk to steal $120,000 from a dying little girl, right? And a big jerk to troll Facebook memorials for dead people by posting photoshopped pictures of them with crosses in their eyes and captions that read, "mummy, it's hot in Hell," right? Yeah, I thought so. Those are just two of the stories on this 104th - 2 year anniversary - show!

We also had Jason Szeto of Last Call Chernobyl on to discuss his musical adventures, play some acoustic guitar for us, and talk about how awful the radio and the music industry is. Top it off with a look at the Charlie Sheen roast and you have yourself a show so piping hot that it makes jalapeno peppers say, "whoa man."

The week leading up to this episode was pretty whacky! It came out that Sarah Palin slept with NBA All-Star Glen Rice back in the day, Scarlett Johansson's succulent titty pictures leaked onto the internet, a midget who was a pornstar AND a Gordon Ramsey look-alike got eaten by a badger, a weatherman woke up in a hot tub with a dead man wearing a dog collar, and that wasn't ALL!

Tune in to hear these tales and to find out whose balls swing like Simon Belmont from Castlevania when he uses his whip! What a horrible night to have a curse...but a wicked time to listen to some Background Noise!

This episode kicked off with a very in-depth and controversial discussion about censorship, words you "can and can't" say, and the general pussification of society. There's also a story about a "Twitter beef" and a "Red State" movie review, as well as more magic than a barrage of Magic Missiles firing at your face on another plane of existence...so...yeah...think about THAT. PUT THIS PODCAST IN YOUR EARS AND SMOKE IT!

It's the 101st episode of Background Noise, so in order to celebrate we had 101 dalmatians in studio! Okay, we didn't, but this was the 1st episode that was recorded in our new headquarters, and that's kind of exciting, right? Anyway, we discussed the VMAs, a scientific study that made monkeys into & chimp pimps, the interesting documentary "King of Kong", a woman who made a security fence out of HIV needles, and we might have even shared with you our world famous marinara sauce reciple. MAYBE. I guess you'll have to listen to find out.

For episode 100 we wanted to have a celebration so this was our first episode with a live studio audience! Many laughs were had by all and a lot of alcohol was consumed. Be prepared for some rambling, fighting, cheering, and laughter of course. To add to the excitement we even had Nick and Justin from Luchador Proper in studio painting a sweet robot while the podcast was being recorded. All in all an amazing night and a great centennial episode. Even if the drunken antics prove to be a distraction, we all hope you enjoy our celebration.