Joe Doomarz a.k.a. Director Joe D is a multimedia artist specializing in music video direction and sound engineering. I had the honor of chopping it up with him in the studio about his artistic journey, the analog days, the military, the creation of Evolution by Derrick Peoples and their long history together, family, how a farm-to-market road in East Texas became a thing to rep, always having a studio, film making, the future, drugs, underground music, and a fuckload more. Follow Joe on Twitter @director_joe_D and IG @director_joe_d. Subscribe to A Retrospektual View on YouTube. Book his audio and visual services at AV Studios.Intro: "Exhale" by Derrick Peoples, produced by Joe Doomarz, a Heathenish Radio exclusive.Buy or steal my books. Follow me on Twitter @HeathenishKid and IG @kelby.losack.

I met up with the homie John Wayne Comunale - bizarro/horror author and frontman of the punk rock duo johnwayneisdead - in Houston, Texas inside the Library of Evil to record a swapcast. Head over to the Awesome Dude 4 Life Boner (Bonus) Podcast on John Wayne's Patreon to catch the last hour of this show for less than the price of a shitty beer.

The songs on this episode - "Punk Rawk Gurls," "Buddy Holly," and "Told You So" - are all by johnwayeisdead. 

On this episode: how to open a bar in COVID era, cops love getting pranked, open invitation to Paul Wall, dispensary vs dealer, Benjamin Button mom, back on the road, the hustle, meat space vs the black mirror, climate of the bizarro community, keeping it real online, coming out of a creative slump, the collaboration that almost was and still may be, voice and purpose, swimming against the current.

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Lucas Mangum is the author of Extinction Peak, Saint Sadist, Engines of Ruin, and several other novels. He lives in Austin, Texas.On this episode: shout-out Clouddx for making infectious music, writing in your own genre, t-shirt wokeness, the shallowness of ticking boxes, books are not movies, the audiobook experience, being unconventional, digging out of the grave, fake PTSD, we're all mentally ill, being mean out of love, freedom to be a scumbag, J.K. Rowling controversy, crossing the lines, force-fed fear, horror dudes are sweethearts, psychiatric hospital experience, tuning out, motivation from David Goggins or J. David Osborne (can't remember who said what), Mangum's Top 100 Horror Films (or maybe Top 3), we don't know how to hang up, nuanced politics of The Boys, Mike Tyson, bizarro is dead, tarot, shout-out Gordon White.Follow Lucas on Twitter @RealLucasMangum and IG @realaflucasmangum.Buy or steal Kelby's books and follow him on Twitter @HeathenishKid and IG @kelby.losack.

Infennity (Scott Fenn) is a rapper, producer, and unapologetically trill dude. On this episode: reminiscing on hoodrat scum fuckery, Ciroc Obama, the nature drug, the influence of Lord Bile and Nikolai Rya, finding a scene, Schemaposse, clout is the worst, shots fired at $uicideboy$, the artist as a wrestler, the quickdraw generation, woodworking, Forgive Me, callback to The Reverend, the trap house that wasn't a trap house, the world is getting better, no more hustlers, making music that lasts, Dragon Ball hot takes, all furries are racist, flavors of brain cancer, chemical food, Dow is a gentrifying monster, the importance of travel, love for B-County artists, collaborations in the cards, Scott realizes Heathenish is about him, street shamans, mainstream vampires, Adam22 diss, Ghostemane diss, why The Hateful Eight is Tarantino's best film, reverse Django, Frank Hassle is an American hero, Hennessy and seltzer water, alcohol newsletters, bar brawls, juggalos and juggalettes, preaching to simps, decompressing to Staind, promethazine road trip, birthday harassment for hire, Only Fans, shameless plugs.Listen to Infennity on Spotify and Apple and follow him on Twitter @INFENNITY and IG @INFENNITY.Buy or steal my books and follow me on Twitter @HeathenishKid and IG @kelby.losack.

Brian Allen Carr is the author of several novels and story collections, including Opioid, Indiana, Sip, The Shape of Every Monster Yet to Come, and Motherfucking Sharks. He was the inaugural winner of the Texas Observer short story prize and two-time winner of the Wonderland Book Award. His story "Whisper to Scar" was adapted into the feature film Weightless starring that dude from Jackass. He lives in Indiana.On this episode: working in other people's homes, the man in the deer blinds, self-procured meats, shout-out Cameron Pierce, animals on medicine, "COVID is like an STD...", social media is weird, the freedom of being cancelled, short attention spans, the class divide of woke culture, Tómas Rivera's And the Earth Did Not Devour Him, Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, juxtaposion vs proximity, loose novels, Sandra Cisnero's The House on Mango Street, Justin Torres's We the Animals, flow, Kazuo Ishiguro's Remains of the Day, the tool's pride, anti-resolution, fucking up your own idea, when it both works and doesn't, Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, big vs indie, writer beef, ugly words, vague hype for Brian's next thing.

Andrew McBride a.k.a. Lord Bile is an industrial hip hop artist/producer from Denton, Texas. Listen to his music on Spotify, Bandcamp, and SoundCloud. Follow him on Twitter and IG. Buy his hand-printed clothing on Depop.On this episode: "Hollow" exclusive preview, hermit life, authentic genre-hopping, shouts out LUNV D and Infennity, the Brazoria County hardcore era, articulating "B-County shit," Dallas vs Houston scenes, Underoath was better when they were Christian, shout-out Chris Thomas of Bored Magazine, conveying pain in positive headspace, missing mosh pits, a fuckload of music recommendations, house show energy, dreams of composing, concrete activism, "Blur" exclusive preview, anything worth doing is worth doing half-assed, being okay with incremental progress, no shade for buffers, depressed in the best of times, maybe something nice will happen, "A Denial" exclusive preview.Buy or download Kelby's hoodrat novels.

Anthony Trevino is the author of King Space Void and host of the podcasts Reel Obscure and DickHeads Podcast. He lives in San Diego, California.On this episode: bored with lockdown, hurricanes and wildfires, writing talk, a different approach to Nazis, nü-metal, simulation theory, shout-out Cody Goodfellow, parents are people too, post-revenge story, hating on Avengers, multiverses and god stuff, Takashi Miike, pitbulls, drinking cough syrup, filmmakers who don't give a fuck, picking on nerds, bitching corner, creating under the influence, shout-out J. David Osborne, Broken River love, the lost art of writing by hand, writer's block is a myth, there are no rules.Follow Anthony on Twitter and IG. Buy Kelby's books or steal them, he doesn't care.

Keenan Maxie is an alternative hip hop singer and visual media artist. Clouddx is an experimental R&B singer and producer. Marcus Farris is a closeted freestyle king who must be bullied into dropping a mixtape.On this episode: day drinkers, "She Say" by Keenan Maxie, remixing like it's 2006, shout-out Derrick Peoples, real listeners vs bots, which local thread shop is a front, comparing Only Fans to music streaming, shout-out Washieboomin, bullying as initiation, meeting in the gutter, shout-out to e-man LUNV D, shout-out Lord Bile, almost dying in a gas station, "Backseat" by Keenan Maxie, savage grandpa, going to war with demon raccoons, gun play, running for dictator, pawn shops are dope, brain-eating amoeba water, color blindness, four dudes discuss abortion for some reason, looking past our differences, the dick don't discriminate, running for dictator, the lines of loyalty, childhood double standards, and trained to be cold.Listen to Keenan Maxie on Spotify, Apple, and SoundCloud. Follow him on Twitter @knmaxie and IG @ keenanmaxieFollow Marcus Farris on Twitter and IG @marcus_farris16.Listen to Clouddx on Spotify, Apple, and SoundCloud. Follow him on Twitter @Clouddxj and IG @clouddx._Read Kelby Losack's books and follow him on Twitter @HeathenishKid and IG @kelby.losack

Clouddx is an experimental R&B/hip hop singer and producer from southeast Texas. Marcus Farris is a professional custom woodworker and rapper on the low. On this episode: cultivating a creative atmosphere // rhythm before lyrics // artistic growth chart // prevalence of anime in hip hop culture // anonymity and personas // pretty privilege // music is a relationship // lo-fi freestyle // self-criticism // building confidence // Marcus dips and almost steals my phone // album talk // creating a vibe // how the internet helped musicians // wild kids, then and now // mental health // too good for the plant // influential women // shouts out to Derrick Peoples, Director Joe D, Drew Pacino, and Keenan Maxie // humility vs ego // guiding angels // supportive moms // genre hopping // Kiss Land // timeless music // r.i.p. soundcloud rap // manifesting a positive future

 

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On the first episode of Heathenish Radio, I'm joined by my blood brother J. David Osborne - author of Black Gum, A Minor Storm, and several other novels - to talk about writing as art, holding tight to what we hold sacred, and putting to rest the "punk rock vs. sell-out" argument.On this episode:coming out of a slumptwo types of creatorsnovelty novelsthe church metaphorkeeping it sacredshouts out Karl Ove Knausgaard and Thomas Bernhardthe honesty of selfish artshort booksthere are no rulesshouts out Troy James Weaver, Brian Allen Carr, and Mary Robisonthe form is importantwild man in the woodsdoubling down on the riskJPEGMAFIASunn O)))shout-out Jordan HarperAlice Knott by Blake ButlerGrant Morrison on Douglas Rushkoffthe punk rock energy of first draftsshout-out to Jeremy Robert JohnsonDo Every Thing Wrong! by Jarett Kobekevolution of The Weekndshout-out to Stephen Graham Jonesthe things that haunt usshout-out to Anthony Trevinodream prosejuggalos are like shamansdo what you're good atthe naïve shaman-------------Follow David and I on Twitter: @brbjdo and @HeathenishKid, respectivelyListen and subscribe to The JDO Show and Almost Good