Dangerville

Back by popular demand, Brian Williams joins us in the pod lounge for an epic discussion of pop culture. We tackle subjects like the Jellyfish UFO, Kevin Smith movies, Neuralink, and the We Are The World documentary on Netflix. Plus we bring back Knowledge Bombs, and get a new segment of Matt's Musings. Soak it in.

Grand Rapids comedians David Jones and TurbulenceTyme (Shaunte Paul) join us in the pod lounge. We get a rundown on how Dave and Shaunte met and started doing comedy together.  After talking about pro wrestling, we get into big time comics and their philosophy vs comedy specials. We deep dive on our favorite cartoons and shows like the Simpsons, Seinfeld, Family Guy and Ross preaches his love for Aqua Teen Hunger Force.  Later in the show we get back to NEWS OF THE WORLD, then check out their concept for 420 friendly comedy shows. Soak it in. 

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Joining us in the pod lounge is guitarist and musician Lou Musa, best known for his work with The Verve Pipe and The Rocket King. We talk about Lou’s early years in Illinois, his moving to Grand Rapids and his early bands and studio’s. In the final segment of DOES IT STAY IN THE COLLECTION we hear tracks from Neverending White Lights, The See Peoples, and Autolux, and then we nerd out about our mutual love for the German TV show Dark, and catch a great story from Lou about hanging with a young Guns N’ Roses. Later we talk about the Verve Pipe’s cruise plans with Creed, and hear how Lou originally got the gig in The Verve Pipe. Soak it in. 

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We’re back! Kicking off 2024 in style with Raziel Castaneda, who is a house engineer and producer at Third Coast Recordings in Grand Haven, MI.   We talk about our histories getting started recording music, and Raziel’s career path. We spend the first hour deep diving into engineering and producing, and artistic choices in recording. In the next segment we decide what STAYS IN THE COLLECTION with cuts from The Jewish (?), Dr. Atmo and Ramin, and Scott Reeder. Then we talk some news with the story of obscure notes in cereal boxes, which leads into a discussion of the Toynbee Tiles. Later we go full on recording gear talk about the SSL board and other gear at Third Coast Recordings. Soak it in. 

Strap in folks. We finally get to discuss the Obama produced film Leave The World Behind in depth. We talk a ton about music and our favorite bands, then Matt runs back his favorite NEWS OF THE WORLD bits from 2023.  Later we get into it about the current lawsuit regarding Nirvana’s cover art for their record Nevermind being considered pornography. Next we check out some tunes to see if they STAY IN THE COLLECTION - we hear cuts from Seven Story Mountain, Remy Zero, Proudentall, and the Danny Carey side project Pigmy Love Circus - and then gush over The Dear Hunter.  In the final segment we get caught up on what’s happening in Ufology and the state of AI. Soak it in. 

Who’s ready to Laugh!?!?  Mike Swanson and Shane Perysian are back in the pod lounge. In the first segment we rip on Swanson’s vests, discuss the Netflix movie Leave the World Behind, The Tupac Murder, bad eyesight, Terry Bradshaw, Norm McDonald, Dave Chapelle, and the ending of Curb Your Enthusiasm. 

A Rousing NEWS OF THE WORLD has us going mostly international with far too much news from Italy.  Next we jam tracks from the groups Band of Horses, and Officer Negative, to determine DOES IT STAY IN THE COLLECTION?

In the next segment we touch on the Tony Ferguson UFC fight, then Swan fills us in on how he would sell UFC tickets using an Irish Accent. After Ross gives himself a Motivational speech in the mirror, Swanson officially takes over the podcast, until Al Gore makes an appearance.  Ross tries to bring up Stone Temple Pilots, but instead we bring up the Reggie and Full Effect track “Dwarf Invasion”.

In a bonus fourth segment, we get weird and let the mics roll, hearing about the classic Popcorn Bucket Porn, and then go wild with fake porn names. Then we crap on Dune movies, and Matt gives us his hot take about Coheed and Cambria… finally we pull up the Busta Rhymes classic “Break Ya Neck”. Soak it in. 

Joining us in the pod lounge this week is Grand Rapids comedian Michael Bussler.  We hear about the Comedy Project, a GR based improv and stand-up comedy hub.  We speak on our favorite Pauly Shore movies, before diving into stand up writing vs podcasting. In the second segment we run another batch of CDs to see if they should STAY IN THE COLLECTION. This time we hear tracks from Stellastar, Shadow Project, and Dovetail Joint. Then we get mad serious about ICP.  In the third segment we dive into NEWS OF THE WORLD, look at a crazy shapeshifting human Mexico, talk UFOs and X-Files, and our favorite HBO shows. Soak it in. 

It’s Thanksgiving, so we’re filled up with turkey and stuffing. In the first segment, Ross tells his story of getting walked in on in the gas station bathroom, and the glorious unearthing of an authentic Marlboro hat. We start a new segment called “Does it stay in the collection” where we’re playing random CD’s to see if they are any good or if they get tossed in the trash pile. This weeks selections are from the bands Codeseven, Time in Malta, and Passenger.  We discuss Mike Portnoy’s return to Dream Theater and the band Death and other death metal acts. In the third segment we run News of the World, then research how to get a full sized Snoop mannequin for the lounge. Soak it in. 

Joining us in the pod lounge is singer Jennifer Bartlett, from the rock band Lokella. In this 3 hour barn burner episode we cover a myriad of topics including the Finger Eleven gig Jenn opened for, Nic Cage flicks, our love of Nu-Metal and favorite concert spots. After NEWS OF THE WORLD, we talk about Simpsons getting lame, exercise, and having crazy dreams. In the third segment things get wild, and we dive into religion and psychedelic drugs, dream interpretation, the Gregg Bissonette drum clinic and High School marching band. Plus tons more. Soak it in.

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Comedian Jason Thompson joins us in the pod lounge. Matt “shaves” down to a molester mustache, and we compare beards before diving into stand up comedy and improve. Ross reviews the new Exorcist movie (it stinks), and discuss the classic Pink Floyd and Wizard of Oz sync trick. We remember drinking too much when you’re young, and we tell the story of the skateboarding arm breaking. After reviewing the British show “Bodies”, we review the “Telemarketers” show and Ross’ telemarketing days. Jason explains his rap name story and we talk about free style rap battles. We get back into some News of the World, talk about the SBF crypto trial, some other true-crime documentaries including Chris Watt and The Staircase, and the various versions of Dune. Plus tons more. Soak it in.