Dangerville

Welcome back to the pod lounge Lenz and Nick for the Halloween Special II where we watch the 2001 masterpiece "Bones" staring Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier. We eat candy and talk smack about this terrible, terrible, and awesome movie. Sppppooooooooky. Soak it in.

We talk F1 Racing and Jayk’s Mini-Cooper, then Ross tells the story of meeting the next unknown Dr. Dre at the Peter Gabriel Show.  We talk about Adam Sandler and Andy Sanburg and different era’s of SNL - then go over some UFO shows like Encounters and Unsolved Mysteries. Jayk reviews the latest Mortal Kombat RPG game, the trend of classic game crossover memes, and new Spider-Man games.  Ross goes alone on News of The World, and we go off about Jada Pinket Smith and the murder of Tupac. We get spooky talking about Mike Flanagan and The Fall of The House of Usher and nerd out on terrible Stephen King adaptations. Ross tells the fretless Strat origin story for the 10th time on the pod, and we hear how the boys chatted with Keith Urban on the phone. Plus tons more. Soak it in. 

Musician, studio owner and electronics guru Addison Eilers stops into the pod lounge. We discuss all things recording producing and engineering, Addison’s company Analogue Time Machine, and his new line of guitar pedals. We review the making of his band Tiny Tree’s recent records, and Addison's production style. After a rousing News of The World, we deep dive into electronics and recording gear. Plus tons and tons more. Soak it in.

In this episode of the pod we visit with AJ Dunning, best known as the original lead guitarist for The Verve Pipe. Ross fan-boys out for well over three hours as we walk though the history of the band, and the making of their landmark record “Villains”. We walk through the writing process and dissect the different versions of their most popular song “The Freshmen”. After that we dive into the second record and AJ’s experience working with legendary producer Michael Beinhorn, and the differences between those records. AJ treats us to an alternative version of the song “Kiss Me Idle” that feature lots of Beinhorn’s synths.  We move onto the making of their third record with songwriter and producer Adam Schlesinger, known for his own band Fountains of Wayne. We get the inside story on original bassist Brad Vander Ark’s departure from the band, and AJ gives us a listen to a cover of the Fountains of Wayne song “Hackensack” he recently played lead guitar on.  Wrapping up we hear how AJ’s tenure in the band came to a close, and get some excellent road stories about Kiss and Lemmy. Plus ton’s more. Soak it in. 

Comedian Ryan Fitzgerald joins us in the pod lounge. We talk about Ryan's comedy career, dealing with hecklers, booking shows, writing comedy, comic influences, roast battles, and life in Fruitport. We riff on the new Shane Gillis special, and the glory days of King of the Hill and the Simpsons. Ross rants on how terrible Spotify is and how he can’t listen to Joe Rogan anymore. And we compare our beards and discuss alternative beard options. Plus, the tables have turned and Ross does a solo News of The World. Soak it in.

Our homie Jordan makes his way into the pod lounge for another wild talk. We talk about the Pain Killer series and benefits of Kratom, and review this years ArtPrize. Then we go over the recent Mars Volta concert, and tell the story of how Matt almost died during the opening act. We deep dive into the NASA UFO / UAP press conference, the Alien body reveal in Mexico, alien metal balls and the strange alien eggs in the ocean.  Later, we discuss John C. Lilly's experiments including the Dolphin House, where one of his assistants makes sweet love to a Dolphin.  In the third segment we discuss the glory of the Ernest movies, Jean Claude Van Damm, the Mandela Effect and the hidden messages in old Disney movies. Soak it in.

Joining us for his second appearance on the show is drummer Mike Schertenlieb. In the first segment we talk about all things drum gear and drumming. Ross runs down the recent Finger Eleven show at The Pyramid Scheme, and Matt describes the Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie gig he caught at Pine Knob. Later, we deep dive on creativity and productivity as an artist and musician.

In the third segment we hear News of The World, and go on discuss this years Burning Man failure, Elon shutting down the internet in Ukraine, the awesomeness of Monster trucks, What We Do In The Shadows, and how terrible Avatar is. Soak It In. 

We got bailed on by our guest at the last minute, so we’re going old school Dangerville with just your two hosts.  We riff on the tornado at the lounge, thrift stores, the line up for rock supergroup Damn Yankees, the CIA LSD experiments, betting apps and gambling, Euchre, and paintball and laser tag. We get caught up on News of the World, then talk about the death of Bob Barker, the Red Rising book series, Wayne Gretzky, Post Malone, and then we reminisce about the Dimax Comic Book Store in Fruitport (and the legendary Beavis and Butthead Bootleg movie), and Ross’ old guitar teacher Stewart. Soak it in. 

Joining us in the pod lounge is Imminent Sonic Destruction guitarist and singer Tony Piccoli and Entransient guitarist and record producer Nick Hagen. We talk about a ton of classic 90s bands and music including Limp Bizkit, Finger Eleven, Our Lady Peace, Live, Fastball and Goo Goo Dolls, then we dive into song writing and arrangements. After more News of The World, we dissect the latest updates on the Zuckerburg and Musk MMA fight, Tony gives us his review of both Top Guns, we see some air show plane crashes, we shoutout our Sweetwater sales reps, and talk trash about Nicks hometown of Saranac, MI… where some kid stuck his hand in a meat grinder.  Then we go though what our worst jobs were. Soak it in. 

What happens when you get 6 artists drunk and put them in a room with microphones? TOTAL CHAOS. Welcome to podcast pandemonium. Comedians Floyd Jones and Skippy Rose join us from Detroit, along with Josh Lenz and Susan Morgan. We basically yell and talk over each other for 3 hours with hilarious consequences. We touch on everything from Donnie Darko, getting jumped by 8th graders, to Lizzo in Amsterdam, to Schwarzenegger’s tiny package.  And Tons more. Soak it in. 

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