Everything Went Black Podcast

I’ve known Ryan Patterson for close to a quarter century; time surely flies doesn’t it? Over the course of our quarter century friendship, I’ve witnessed his creative evolution over the trajectory of several bands from National Acrobat, Coliseum and his current efforts with Fotocrime, so it’s timely that he comes back on the podcast for an update. We had an EPIC conversation covering a myriad of topics outside of music as well as the creation of Fotocrime’s most recent recording endeavors.

Ralph Schmidt and I are back for another episode of Unholy Passion.  Continuing our expedition back to the 90’s, we discuss Soundgarden’s “Badmotorfinger” the record that pretty much established them as a major hard rock band that helped define an era.

Intro:     “Unholy Passion” – Samhain

Outro:   “Room A Thousand Years Wide” - Soundgarden

This week we’re joined by my old friend David Castillo a man who wears many hats: promoter, one of the main men at Saint Vitus, vocalist in several bands including Primitive Weapons, White Widows Pact and now his one-man electronic tour de force Confines.  Check it out!

Intro:                    “Slur” – Coil

Outro:                  “A Root Casket” – Circle of Ouroborus

Closure on the Plague Diary series.  In the wake of my second vaccination, I wanted to drop this episode.

Intro:     "Artichristo" - Dalek

Outro:    "Fuck the Universe" - Craft

Honestly, I’m not sure why we decided to do this episode; apparently, it was my idea.  Randy and I did something different this week. We’re expanding our scope to include film discussion, so instead of talking about a film that resonates with the typical person, we selected Werner Herzog’s wild “re-imagining” of Abel Ferrara’s gritty classic Bad Lieutenant. 

Intro:                    “Friends of Rock ‘n’ Roll” – Easy Action

Outro:                  “Jack Ass in the Will of God” - Eyehategad

This week, Reid Bateh of Bambara joins us. Reid is the front man of Bambara, a relative new discovery for me.  Their last two records, 2018’s “Shadow on Everything”  and last year’s “Stay” have been on constant rotation here at my Garden State Fortress of Solitude. 

If Birthday Party, Gun Club, Swans or Crime and the City Solution is your thing, definitely check out Bambara; dark, haunting, with lyrics heavy with narrative about drifters, down-and-out loners and heartbroken reprobates in a Southern Gothic style.

Intro:     “Dark Circles”

Outro:   “Stay Cruel”

Ralph Schmidt joins us for another episode of Unholy Passion, our monthly show.  This week, we walk about Fair No More's "Angel Dust" record and discuss the band's overall importance in the development of heavy music throughout the 90's and into the new century.

Most of me probably know that Randy and I into the band Keverra based in LA.  What some of you may not know is that my friendship with Mateo, their drummer goes back several years when Tombs did a short tour with 16 who he was playing drums for at the time.

We had a great talk, covered a lot of ground and answered a lot of questions that I've always wanted to ask.

Randy and I get together in person for the second episode of the our recurring, monthly show.  It’s easy to dismiss GG Allin as purely shock, but we dig, unapologetically into his creative output and develop the argument that he is a crucial element in “extreme” culture.

Intro:     “Outlaw Scumfuc”

Outro:   “Carmelita”

This week, we have an interview with one of the raddest ladies that I know, CeCe Loessin of the infamous Zucchini Kill Bakery in Austin, TX. We met way back when I drove and tour managed Wormrot; CeCe was driving Phobia and eventually ended up playing guitar for them.

Anyway, we kept in touch over the years and I was stoked when she announced that she was opening Zucchini Kill Bakery, a vegan haven for treats, sick music, and good coffee.

CeCe shares some of her experiences as an independent business owner during the 2020 pandemic as well as the Texas Utilities Disaster.