EP Culture Beat Podcast: Music, Art & You

Throughout December (and before we venture into a new decade) we will release "lost interviews." These interviews simply got lost in the shuffle and some were literally lost in a memory card. Most of these "lost interviews" are from our first year as an ongoing podcast.

This "lost interview" from 2017 features local DJ Ray Mendoza. He talks about El Paso electronic music scene history, his approach to crafting sounds and how El Paso has inspired his musical journey. Stay tuned for a FULL track at the end!!!

This episode produced by M. De Santiago and G. Armendariz. Hosted by M. De Santiago. Intro/outro music by Ray Mendoza. Cover by You Know Who. RATED NSFW 

Throughout December (and before we venture into a new decade) we will release "lost interviews." These interviews simply got lost in the shuffle and some were literally lost in a memory card. Most of these "lost interviews" are from our first year as an ongoing podcast.

This NSFW "lost interview" from 2018 features local comedians Ozzy Moon and Louis Rodriguez. They talk about actively performing and writing comedy, their sources of inspiration and experience in the El Paso comedy scene - along with a dash of various NSFW things!!!

This episode produced by M. De Santiago and G. Armendariz. Hosted by M. De Santiago. Intro/outro music by CRASH, "Shot of Gasoline." Cover by You Know Who. RATED NSFW 

Throughout December (and before we venture into a new decade) we will release "lost interviews." These interviews simply got lost in the shuffle and some were literally lost in a memory card. Most of these "lost interviews" are from our first year as an ongoing podcast.

This "lost interview" from 2017 features local artist J. Polanco. We talk about making art, censorship and Polanco explains his art style and how El Paso and Juarez influence it.

This episode produced by M. De Santiago and G. Armendariz. Hosted by M. De Santiago. Intro/outro music by A. Billi Free, "Veneered Expanse" from her "Room of Surfaces" EP. Cover by You Know Who. RATED NSFW 

THE Underground Source of El Paso's SECOND SPIN-OFF SHOW - NERF HERDERS DISCUSS... - in which Victor and Miggs talk about stuff from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away! 

In this second episode, your favorite scruffy looking nerf herders talk about the Star Wars Holiday Special. They try their best to describe this confounding television special that aired only once during November 1978. It introduced Chewbacca's family and featured the Golden Girls' Bea Arthur running the infamous Tatooine cantina, comedic actor Harvey Korman played 3 weirdo characters, an old Wookiee watches suggestive material, acrobats and jugglers, Bantha surprise, Jefferson Starship, even segments featuring Mark Hamill (LUKE), Harrison Ford (HAN) and Carrie Fisher (LEIA). A genuinely weird 70s tv thing. Happy Life Day!

This episode produced by M. De Santiago, G. Armendariz and V. Cruz. Disembodied voices belong to V. Cruz and M. De Santiago. COVER ILLUSTRATION by E. 'Nacho Nova' Peterson. INTRO MUSIC is the classic Star Wars intro fanfare by JOHN WILLIAMS, DISCUSSION MUSIC courtesy of Youtube's SOUL CANDLE, OUTRO MUSIC is a clip of Meco's 1977 "Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band," a disco reworking of classic Star Wars themes.

This podcast series is a love letter to the Star Wars movies, cartoons, books, tales, music and mythos. THANK YOU GEORGE LUCAS! RATED JEDI & NSFW

THE Underground Source of El Paso's SECOND SPIN-OFF SHOW - NERF HERDERS DISCUSS... - in which Victor and Miggs talk about stuff from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away! 

In this debut episode, your favorite scruffy looking nerf herders talk about "Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace." They draw parallels between "Phantom Menace" and 1977's "A New Hope," the things that worked and didn't work, its almost legendary advertising blitz, along with a slight peppering of other nerdy things!!!

This episode produced by M. De Santiago, G. Armendariz and V. Cruz. Disembodied voices belong to V. Cruz and M. De Santiago. COVER ILLUSTRATION by E. 'Nacho Nova' Peterson. INTRO MUSIC is the classic Star Wars intro fanfare by JOHN WILLIAMS, DISCUSSION MUSIC courtesy of Youtube's SOUL CANDLE, OUTRO MUSIC is a heavy metal reworking of John Williams' "Duel of the Fates" courtesy of Youtube's MEGARAPTOR. 

This series is a love letter to the Star Wars movies, cartoons, books, tales, music and mythos. THANK YOU GEORGE LUCAS! RATED JEDI & NSFW

The FOURTH episode of THE Underground Source of El Paso, TX's spinoff show - POP MICS!!!

Join our heroes as they talk about Pirates of Dark Water stuff, general collector nerd stuff, Shia LaBeouf classic "Holes," Mike Myers atrocity "Cat in the Hat," "Stranger Things," and more!!! PLUS the dudes deal with their pesky neighbor CHUPACABRA!!

This episode produced by M. De Santiago, G. Armendariz and R. 'Sucio' Chacon.  Hosted by M. De Santiago and R. 'Sucio' Chacon. Background music courtesy of Youtube channel DGtv. Cover image by YouKnowWho. Rated NSFW.

This episode of THE Underground Source of El Paso, TX features San Antonio duo The Holy Knives. Kody and Kyle Valentine talk about touring, recording and their approach to assembling a song. Stay tuned for a full song at the end of the interview! The featured song is called "Hostage."

This episode produced by M. De Santiago and G. Armendariz. Interview conducted by I. Gallegos. Intro/outro and background music by Jose 'Dreampill' Castro. Photograph courtesy of The Holy Knives. RATED NSFW.

This episode of THE Underground Source of El Paso, TX features local hip hop artist Dopelord Sosa. He talks about his current album "Gold God," occult knowledge and his music making process. Features TWO songs: "Babylon Club" and "B-movie Ghoulie."

This episode produced by M. De Santiago and G. Armendariz. Hosted by M. De Santiago. Intro/outro and background music by GAMBOL MUSIC. Photograph by M. De Santiago. RATED NSFW.

The THIRD episode of THE Underground Source of El Paso, TX's spinoff show - POP MICS!!!

Join our heroes as they talk about VHS stuff, stuntman stuff, LaserDisc stuff, Critters stuff, Midsommar stuff, Rick and Morty stuff, Pirates of Dark Water stuff, Food Fighters stuff and Dinosaucers stuff!!!!!! PLUS the dudes deal with an unexpected visitor!!!!!!!

This episode produced by M. De Santiago, G. Armendariz and R. 'Sucio' Chacon. Background music by Gambol Music. Hosted by M. De Santiago and R. 'Sucio' Chacon. Cover image by YouKnowWho. Rated NSFW.

THE Underground Source of El Paso, TX was at Tucson, AZ's HOCO Music Fest! The festival's epicenter is the historic Hotel Congress and spreads out into many different venues in Tucson's downtown. HOCO fest is for adventurous music lovers with its wildly eclectic lineup ranging from metal, hip hop to techno and almost everything in between. It is definitely a chill fest experience filled with great performances and a strong sense of unity. We spoke to many performers for this capsule including L.A's San Cha, neoperreo stars Tomasa Del Real and Ms Nina and Tucson's Ojala Systems, XIXA and DJ Herm.

This episode produced by M. De Santiago and G. Armendariz. Interviews by M. De Santiago and I. Gallegos. Intro music is a live performance clip of San Cha, outro music is a track by Ojala Systems called 'Baba Boo Baka.' Cover photograph by M. De Santiago. RATED NSFW.