Gettin Head: A Bucketcast

Today I’m reviewing Pikes 321-323 (Warm Your Ancestors, Doctor Lorca’s Work, and Thank You Taylor), I also talk about lawn care, Buckethead’s live pikes, retiring all of the show segments, trying out new subs, Whitby Goth Festival, RIP Kay Parker, Papa John Gives a bunch of money to Sarah Palin, Clerks 3 (2022), Buckethead’s collaboration with Ornithological Anarchist Hakim Bey, CHAZ/CHOP, Hideous! (1998), Buckethead’s stolen guitars, programmed bass, Death - Symbolic, Savatage, and Halloween Ends (2022).

This week I’m doing a solo run on Buckethead’s 318-320 (March 19th 2020, Dreams Remembered, and Dreams Remembered Version 2), mathematical shit is boring, splitting up the Soy Trek episodes and Patreon updates, Alex Jones is fucked and that’s hilarious, young goths are more likely to self-harm, RIP Chuck Deardorf, Papa John’s former marketing guy dies, Chop & Steele, the Found Footage Festival, Yo-Yo Guy Mark Proksch, Buckethead’s collaboration with Banyan, the day the pandemic started to feel real, making the same album twice, Nathan Fielder’s the Rehersal, Britain’s Top 5 Horror Films, and some dumbass bucketjokes.

Flying solo again this week! It’s getting surprisingly easy! I find that kinda disturbing! Anyways, this week I listen to and review Pikes 325-217 (Arboretum, Angel Wings, and Live Feathers), I also get down and dirty into how my ex- becoming a new age right-wing hippie has provided me with an incredibly comforting closure, the new Hellraiser reboot, Hot Topic’s new venture into the world of Roblox, RIP Anthony Inoki, Papa John losing a house to Hurricane Ian, the worst drag performance I’ve ever seen (and one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard), Buckethead’s collaboration with Artist, filmmaker, and musician Julian Schnabel, are Live Pikes worth it?, the very literal meaning of the word arboretum, and The Phantom (1996) starring Billy Zane.

We're joined by an old friend and returning guest! Scott is back to talk about Buckethead's Pikes 312-314 (Gary Fukamoto My Childhood Best Friend Thanks For All The Times We Played, Vincent Price SHRUNKEN HEAD Apple Sculpture, and Rooster Coaster), we also talk about remembering music that you listen to during insignificant parts of your life, combining the fourth and the third rail, Britain remembers Bellingham is clean, universities spend too much money on facilities, breath work, Rainbow Gathering, Woodstock 94, Britain is making too much merch, RIP Coolio, why does Papa Murphy’s exist?, treating Papa Johns like Comet Ping Pong, Machine Gun Kelly isn’t good, Buckethead’s recordings with Anton Fier (RIP), a helicopter theme park, go take a walk!, Emily the Criminal (2022), Amsterdam (2022), and the Tim Conway “Dorf” series of films.

Today I’m talking to my old friend John “Harsh” Harshman, and together we’re getting balls deep into Buckethead’s Pikes 309-311 (Cosmic Oven, In the Laboratory of Doctor Septimus Pretorius, and Funace Follies), we also talk about how Harsh saw Buckethead without the mask and bucket while working security for a festival, Britain has never sucked dick for weed (but has for free), what does Primus smell like?, Shaq talks about the Papa John’s buyout, boofing a no-doz, working in a drywall factory, Don King the weird weasly chicken dude, burning Whole Foods to the ground, capitalism is bukkake, Slayer has one album, chatting with Chris Barnes and Gene Ween, our big 4s, better than bullion vs. regular bullion, Marvel shouldn’t make a movie about Buckethead, Buckethead on PBS, George Carlin and the P-Funk Allstars, Letterkenny, alienating music, drum programming is hard, gettin brown with ween, Beat Street (1984), and sports guys.

I’m joined by one of my favorite guests again today! Comedian and broadcaster Matt Collins joins me to listen to and discuss Pikes 306-308 (The Toy Cupboard, Mercury Beak, and Theater of the Disembodied), we also get into how George Carlin was naturally on cocaine, caffeinated orange soda, what’s the flavor of Big Red?, System of a Down - Toxicity, we need something to revitalize Peeps, blowing exclusively diabetic dudes is based, Buckethead’s new collab with Azam Ali, that one King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard drum fill, Matt’s worst band breakup, RIP the guy who invented, They Might Be Giants children’s music, Raffi, Cocomelon’s addictive children’s programming, local pro wrestling rules, Buckethead’s song with Snoop Dogg, Wondershowzen, what Pike songs should Buckethead play live?, Berzerker (2022), the Angel series of films from the 80s, and Disney’s The Country Bears (2002).

Well shit, Britain is running solo now. Wild. Today I’m listening to and reviewing Pikes 303-305 (Castle of Franken Berry, Rainbow Tower, and Two Story Hourglass) and I’m also discussing Spenser leaving the podcasts, Goth Night at Six Flags cancellation, Payton Mannning’s relationship with Papa John’s, sucking girl dick, Camouflage (2005), Master and Commander (2003), Icehouse (the Australian band, not the incredibly cheap beer), Young Einstein (1988), people disliking when Buckethead doesn’t solo, Europe is a great place to get drunk, Meet the Family (2003), and a thanks to Spenser for Episodes 1-99.

Today we’re getting into Buckethead’s Pikes 300-302 (Quarry, The Chariot of Saturn, and Cyborgs, Robots & More), plus we discuss the gothest beverage, old cash registers, Prince, Limp Bizkit covering Prince, getting too much pussy and turning into a Jehovah’s Witness, the genesis of post-punk, why Papa Johns doesn’t have dining rooms, making bread out of bones, biting a pizza tattoo, Taiwanese transistors, nationalizing any industry on which the public relies, Noah’s Apt., the christian ‘gotcha’ dude, toxic Buckethead fans, Killswitch Engage’s cover of “Holy Diver”, Bull of Heaven’s infinity minus one years long song, Where’s Officer Tuba? (1987), and Elden Ring.

We dive into Pikes 297-299 (Fork, Robes of Citrine, and Thought Pond), Spenser's trip to Psycho Las Vegas, racist condo board members, and how much Papa John's spends on garlic butter.

Today we’re cream teaming right into Buckethead’s Pikes 293, 294, and 296 (Oven Mitts, Warp Threads, and Ghouls of the Graves), we also discuss Dr. Horrible’s Conference Room at Password University, Spenser knows all the old slurs, Silly William Jellybeans, Britain’s drinks a half gallon mason jar of diet coke, Shia LaBeouf grabs his partner’s boob, RIP Steve Grimmett, Britain gives a full summary of Papa John Schnatter’s CPAC speech, Spenser is going to Psycho Las Vegas (Britain recommends a sex worker, a magic show, or unique food), a lot of black metal should be cancelled, reading Buckethead’s first interview as Herbie?, live albums recorded on a phone, warped tour outfit, Uncle Al Rocks, going dressed as a Renaissance character to a Star Trek convention, sex in a cemetary, the biggest animal you would masturbate for your job, Freddie Got Fingered (2001), potato microphone, quicksand fetishism and Prey (2022), Tool takes too long to write music, squirt is pee and that’s what makes it hot, who is the official band of Halloween?, Britain does a Darwin Binks impression, don’t fuck with our boy Jordan Vine, Trans Rights are Human Rights, Knowledge Fight Podcast, Terminal USA (1993), Better Call Saul, and the greatest Tweet of all time from Billy Zane.