Some people seem to have an insatiable, irrepressible, uncontainable urge and desire to create.Some people seem to have an insatiable, irrepressible, uncontainable urge and desire to create. My friend Shawn fits into that category. We spend some time discussing where that urge comes from, but the reality is that neither of us really knows. But something is certainly driving Shawn, since he's on tour all the time with Child Bite, puts on an annual festival in Detroit, organizes Samhain tribute compilations, designs tour posters and album artwork, and works a graphic design job in corporate America.

NOTE: We recorded this podcast in the green room at The Empty Bottle, and part of the recording features Unsane sound-checking. I did some editing to make this less distracting, but apologies for the background noise.

Check out more from Shawn, Child Bite & Berserker Fest

• Instagram: @shawnknight000//@childbite
• Website: Child Bite
• Facebook: Berserker Fest

And, check out WE ALL WANT OUR TIME IN HELL - the Samhain tribute comp Shawn put together. All the records are sold out, but bands do still have copies. If you want one, reach out to me directly since Like Rats has copies left.

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Show Notes

• [01:04] Does Child Bite sound like The Jesus Lizard on purpose? --And being the "odd band out" on most shows.
• [05:57] The beginnings of Child Bite as part of a collective of Detroit weirdos
• [14:53] Where do the creative impulse and the impulse to share come from?
• [18:33] Experiments with living in a tiny house.
• [26:44] What is the creative vision for Child Bite and how does the writing process work?
• [34:45] Recording with Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit
• [40:55] What's going on with Berserker Fest?
• [57:48] The creation of We All Want Our Time in Hell" - a Samhain tribute compilation - and receiving a cease and desist letter from Danzig"
• [01:08:27] Where to find out more about Child Bite and Berserker Fest

Links and Resources Mentioned

• The Jesus Lizard
• David Yow
• Testament
• Obituary
• The Rapture
• Thunderbirds Are Now!
• New Grenada
• Slayer
• Mr. Bunglea
• Primus
• Deerhoof
• Liars
• Some Kind of Monster
• Lars Ulrich
• Lars playing a funny drum beat in Some Kind of Monster
• Deveo - "Hardcore Devo: Volume One"
• Misfits
• Dead Kennedys
• Black Flag
• Headbangers Ball
• Metal Maniacs
• Kerry King
• Metallica - "The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited"
• Pushead
• Skankin' Pickle
• Chevrolet
• Thousand Trails RV Resorts
• Earth Crisis - "Firestorm"
• Killing Joke
• STNNNG
• Shellac
• Wes Borland
• Limp Bizkit
• Big Dumb Face
• Golden Torso
• Fury of Five
• WrestleMania
• Gwar
• Philip H. Anselmo & The Illegals
• Macabre
• Negative Approach
• Housecore Horror Film Festival
• Unsane
• Maryland Deathfest
• South Loop Games
• Ritual Howls
• Bauhaus
• Decibel Magazine
• Midnight
• Green Day - "Longview"
• Green Day - "Dookie"
• Hell's Headbangers
• Shed the Skin
• Incantation
• Anal Cunt - "Kyle from Incantation Has a Mustache"
• Battlecross
• Tombs
• Homewrecker