Juggalo News Presents: The Carnival Grounds with Madd Maxxx and Reverend Television

On this episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend discuss the second to last Joker's Card of the Second Deck, Yum Yum Bedlam. This album was one of the most unconventional Jokers Cards ever made, but nevertheless it earned its place in the annals of Juggalo Culture as a classic album. The conversation does go all over the place on this one, but the authenticity is at its peak as they discuss realities about the culture that most find too uncomfortable to address. Juggalo Culture is a very deep and multi-faceted thing, and there are many aspects to explore at any given time. This episode marks the second to last episode that will feature Reverend Television as the dedicated co-host, so make sure you don't miss it! The Carnival Grounds never close, and all will always remain welcome.

On this newest episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend Television discuss the 4th Joker's Card of the Second Deck, Fearless Fred Fury, as well as the EP Flip The Rat. This was a very important album in ICPs history and thus is treated as such with a very important and long episode. There are nuggets of gold and wisdom hidden althroughout the runtime so hang in there! You'll be glad you did. In this episode we discuss the scene at large, new underground artists, veteran underground artists, and how they mesh with Juggalo Culture as whole.

On this long awaited episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend Television finally make their return to the airwaves after more than a year of waiting with a very special guest, OG Juggalo Legend Boppo the Clown, as we discuss the 3rd Joker's Card in the Second Deck, the albums of Lost & Found that are The Marvelous Missing Link. This very thinly veiled homage to the duality of Heaven and Hell as described in Catholicism/Christianity has always been a very polarizing album to the Juggalos, some love it, most hate it, few are indifferent to it. We discuss the parallels between "God" and "Religion" as well as just kick it old school like you would imagine 3 elder Juggalos would. Don't miss our return to the pod, because now that the final card in the Second Deck has dropped we can finally bring this portion to a conclusion. The Carnival Grounds will always remain, but once we reach The Naught, things will inevitably change. Stay Tuned!

On this long awaited episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend discuss this years Gathering of the Juggalos as well as the state of the scene in general. Everyone who had been wondering what Maxxx was up to this year at the Gather need look no further than here because it all gets broken down with minute particularity. Load up and Lock in family.

On this very late episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend have their first discussion about the 3 part 2nd Deck Joker's Card they've been anticipating, The Mighty Death Pop. This discussion focuses on the core album itself and not the additional albums that are the cover album and Freaky Tales. This conversation also dips into the state of the underground at the time of the initial release and how it was received as well as the other artists of the time like Hopsin who were becoming more well known during that period.

On this very special (and very long) episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend finally get to discuss at length the first album in the polarizing but profoundly important Second Deck of Joker's Cards, the ineffable BANG! POW! BOOM!

This album served as Maxxx's reintroduction to the wonder and magic of The Dark Carnival, both musically and spiritually, as Maxxx had been very underwhelmed with the culture and with Juggalos at large at the time (mostly due to a negative experience at the GOTJ 2008). This album was the catalyst that reinvigorated Maxxx and countless others, and the proof is in the numbers, as ICP once again found their way into the top of the billboard charts with the release of B!P!B! This episode runs long but the conversation never dulls for a second, they actually get a little heated at one point, but it's all love all the time here at The Carnival Grounds so come check it out.

On this episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend discuss the seminal Juggalo mixtape series Let Em Bleed Volumes 1 through 4, created by none other than the longtime Juggalo icon DJ Clay. They discuss not only the albums themselves, but also Clays' influence on Juggalo culture over time. To say that his contribution to the culture has been substantial would be an understatement, and his presence continues to be felt to this day. These albums not only solidified DJ Clay as a major player in the scene but it also gave the artists on Psychopathic at the time the ability to make more informal tracks and expand their repetoire as musicians. Definitely not an episode you'll want to miss.

On this very special episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend are once again joined (in person this time) by the long time homie and Juggalo Culture aficionado, Mike Landry as we discuss what we believe to be the hands down best Dark Lotus album of all time, The Opaque Brotherhood. We've referenced this album many times throughout the course of the podcast because it is genuinely a favorite, and this episode definitely helps put an emphasis on why that is. Because it was an auspicious occasion, the episode ran long and went onto more tangents than usual, but it's still one you won't wanna miss. No subject is ever out of bounds on The Carnival Grounds.

On this newest episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend discuss one of the last compilation albums to ever come out of Psychopathic and the third in the series, Psychopathics from Outer Space 3. This album came out at a time when the division in the culture had yet to rear its ugly head, and whether things were peaceful behind the scenes or not, the family still felt as connected as ever. So many long standing classics from each artist came from this album, many of which are still performed today. Take a trip into the past and out into space with us as we discuss every facet of the Juggalo world that we can think of.

On this episode of The Carnival Grounds, Maxxx and the Reverend discuss the post Tempest EP "The Eye of the Storm" as well as the era of the annual festival The Gathering of the Juggalos that is known as the Hogrock era. Hogrock was the name of the venue where the Gathering was held from 2007 until 2013, and it was, for lack of a better term, lawless. This was the birthplace of the infamous "drug bridge" as well as many aspects of the culture that resonate to this day. We were in rare form on this one, so come check it out.