Coronatose™

Today is April 20th, and as you will learn in this episode, it has much more sinister connotations than just being a stoner holiday.

Dylan Angell started as my friend Noah's little brother in Durham, NC. He played trumpet in his room. That's about all I knew. Over the years he has become a friend completely separate from that.

As an adult, I thought of him as a model/musician/writer (#triplethreat) in New York, but honestly, you never really know with this guy, he could be anywhere, doing anything. Like, you ever see some documentary where they go in the jungle and find an ancient tribe undisturbed by modern bullshit and then a skinny white guy with a beard and a bandana emerges from a hut and you know have no idea what he's doing there? That's Dylan to me. He would probably disagree but I like having my fantasies.

Dylan currently resides in Mexico City, and since I started Coronatose I have been wanting to catch up with him and hear more about what he's up to and what life is like for him down there during this pandemic. As expected, he's thriving.

You can check out a bunch of his published work here and check out his new record with Ezra Noble here.

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Our theme song is me crooning over "Neg-Fi" by Modern Leather

I love The Phantom Of The Opera.

Like, frfr.

In 2018, Ned Phillips and I recorded what would be our magnum opus as POTO fans: a painfully long podcast where we cover all the bases from the book to the movie to the stage show aka THE GREATEST MUSICAL OF ALL TIME. After collecting dust for the past 2 years, Ned finally took on the mission that I wasn't brave enough to tackle and edited our longform episode down to a scant 1.5 hours.

LISTEN TO THE FULL VERSION HERE

When I say we talk about it all, I mean it. From our own origin stories that led to our obsessions to a comparison of the novel to the musical to breakdowns of the characters' sideburns in the film version, we hit every talking point, even the Pink Floyd controversy.

Since we have clearly violated the shit out of some copyright law, please enjoy our podcast before we get a cease & desist order. Whether you are a new fan, an old fan, or just curious, buckle up for an emotional ride. Like, I get choked up just listening to this trailer. It is truly the G.O.A.T. 🐐

And for the record, I do totally get off on "The Music Of The Night".

Hank Stockard aka Said Deep is one of my best friends and is probably the most dedicated seeker of records I know, and that's saying a lot. The dude has been collecting, cataloging, and compiling non-stop for as long as Billie Eilish has been alive. I asked him to make a special all-vinyl mix for Coronatose and he did not hesitate for a second.

He says to me: "You want funky, something soothing, music to beat it to? Need a theme. Surrounded by piles of records."

So I says: "Tags: old school, funky, weird, skeletons, dust, cobwebs, fez hat, cobra, ancient ruins, saxophone, hash, heroin" (Seems I was channeling the Naked Lunch movie - shout out David Cronenberg.)

Then he says: "I got you, boo."

There are rumors Mr. Deep has a fully realized proper project on the way, so we'll let you know about that as soon we hear something. I'd say I have my fingers crossed but sometimes they hurt, maybe I have arthritis? Fuck, I'm old.

Dang, it's Easter Sunday. I used to go to church with my moms back in the day. Now I'm just sitting in my dirty pajamas working on my quarantine-themed podcast.

But instead of going to church, or not going, or doing whatever it is you do on a day like this, or any other day for that matter, please consider donating to any (and all!) of these GoFundMe campaigns.

These are my favorite places in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area of North Carolina. I honestly don't go out that much because I'm a weirdo, but when I do, these are the spots I go to. And it's not just about keeping these places open, their employees need help, too. The service industry is hard af even in the best of times. Don't forget those who make it possible for you to go out and have some fun.

If you can't afford to donate, please help spread the word.

OCSC
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The Cave
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Bowbarr
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Nightlight
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Local 506
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Service Industry Relief Fund of North Carolina

Our outro song is "A Day Without Fairies" by Bitter Resolve

Victoria Bouloubasis is a hard person to track down. I gave her a skateboard lesson on the street at 2 in the morning in 2008 and haven't seen her since. But she's been making the world a better and well-informed place this whole time. She is involved in so many things including the production of this show and the making of this film. But we don't talk about any of that! Instead, we focus on her very real experience with coronavirus, my experience with swine flu, and our shared experience with cancer. It sounds somber, and maybe it is, be we strive to use our rose-tinted glasses and keep the mood light, but informative.

We still need questions for Ask Huevos and stories for Quarantine Confessions. Please send any and all correspondence (and all the Bane-related coronavirus memes) to [email protected]

Confirm the prowess of my Tommy Wiseau impression here. I usually can do it better but I haven't watched the clip in a while.

I can't believe I said it was March 🤦

Our theme song is me crooning over "Neg-Fi" by Modern Leather

Stu McLamb is not a "bad boy" nor a "boy toy" nor a "soy latte" ... he's just a cool guy I know that makes great music. We've been talking about doing a podcast episode since I started Coronatose so I'm glad I finally got him to take a break from his nonstop quarantine recording to sit in a creaky ass chair in his old bedroom at his parents' house and chop it up with me.

We talked for over an hour and actually got pretty deep in the last half, at least I feel like we did, we might have been drinking. The first half of that conversation is today's episode and the second half will very likely be a bonus episode ... if you're into two middle aged guys talking about why they're still single and whatever else we talked about toward the end, honestly I can't even remember.

I am in love with this Dry Spells record he just released so definitely check it out. He is also hard at work on Criswell Brushes, a new project with Al Riggs. Don't forget that you can help support artists (aka HUMAN BEINGS) by paying for their stuff! Stu is also doing mixing/mastering work for a sliding scale rate and you can slide into his DM's on Insta if you're interested.

#TheStu #CrizzyBrushies

For any and all Coronatose-y correspondence, hit us up at [email protected]

Our theme song is me crooning over "Neg-Fi" by Modern Leather

Questions? Comments? 

Want to hit us up for either Ask Huevos or Quarantine Confessions?

The lines of communication are open at [email protected]

Today aka last night I talked to the mysterious A.U.T.U.M.N. from Moon Racer, a very private person who only comes out on full moons to feast on chicky nuggies. Obviously, with the quarantine, she has had to find other ways to feed herself. Apparently, the answer is: sweet potatoes.

But for real, one time we went to Trader Joe's so she could grocery shop and I think she bought turkey slices, a frozen thing, and four kinds of cheese.

I cuss too much so there is no way she is going to share this with anyone.

Shout out to Brotha Lynch Hung.

Be sure to hit us up at [email protected] to share all your thoughts, opinions, and deepest darkest secrets. Need advice? Have an erotic story to share? Please help me make #AskHuevos and #QuarantineConfessions a reality.

Our theme song is me crooning over "Neg-Fi" by Modern Leather

My boy Laughlin aka Lockjaw is one of the sweetest guys out. He gives the best presents and he'll make you an amazing drink if you're willing to wait 30 to 45 minutes for him to hand-grind some limes. He's lived in New Orleans for the past 8 years and really knows what's going down in the hottest of hotbeds for COVID-19.

Join us for his reactions to the latest headlines from NOLA, some rap trivia, and how "fat washing" can improve the liquor you already have at home. It's not as gross as it sounds. It's not even gross!

The rats are really taking over them streets.

Our theme song is me crooning over "Neg-Fi" by Modern Leather

Last night I ate, like, a third-ish of an edible and ended up completely losing my shit. I'd like to think this is no rookie mistake here, just a bit of a fluke, but boy did I go down HARD. Panic city. Shout out to my heart for continuing to do what it do, despite the hell I put it through yesterday.

On this bonus ep I also shout out some upcoming guests aka people who pretty much said they'd do it. Laughlin will probably be too tired, Victoria will probably be too busy, and Stu will probably forget we talked about it but they are all potentially rad guests so I hope they all make it!

Fuck coronavirus.

Also, our last guest Matthew Park already received a letter of confirmation for the unemployment benefits he applied for on the 16th. Hopefully some of y'all have heard the same thing. And I guess "the stimulus package" was approved today? Gonna have to read about that one. Personally, all I can think about is someone stimulating my package. #nonutquarantine

North Carolina is officially on lockdown!

Our theme song is "Neg-Fi" by Modern Leather.