The return of our first guest for her personal pick!

Lety Beers is the drummer and founding member of the Schizophonics. She’s played in several projects that include the Rosalyns, the Little Richards, Bobby and Pins and often fills in when the legendary El Vez needs a drummer or bassist. When she’s not busy ripping it up all over the globe on her drum kit you can find her dancing in the front row at a show, skating with her skate gang, spinning records at one of the local hot spots or hanging out with her wiener dog, Beanie.

"Sixteen Candles" (1984): A suburban Chicago teen, Samantha Baker, is forced to deal with an extended family that has forgotten her 16th birthday on the eve of her older sisters wedding. Written & Directed by John Hughes. Starring Molly Ringwald, Anthony Micheal Hall & Gedde Watanabe.

Ben Johnson is the creator of Fanboy, a feature length rock and roll thriller movie released in January of 2021. He is also the author of the Webworld Trilogy of books and has played in numerous bands throughout the years including Tourettes Lautrec, the Long and Short of It, Hostile Combover, and is currently in Owl Be Damned.

Fanboy is a rock n' roll thriller that follows Xenos, a band on tour, and the obsessed fan that follows them.

Austin Mahn, a.k.a Captain Auzmo, is the singer & frontman for Auz Fontaine.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003): The final film in Peter Jackson's Oscar-winning trilogy finds most of our heroes fighting to save Gondor while Frodo, Sam, & Gollum inch closer to the fires of Mordor. The high stakes fight for middle earth eventually finds Aragorn as King and Sauron destroyed... all thanks to a few little hobbits. Directed by Peter Jackson.

Starring Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Sir lan McKellen, and Sean Astin.

Alex Jacobelli is a native San Diegan rocker (and sometimes roller, too). He currently operates Sunsick Studio, a music recording facility, and plays guitar in Negative Blast, among others.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" (2002): The Fellowship is splintered. Frodo & Sam are edging towards Mordor with the help of a shifty guide, Gollum. Aragorn, Legolas & Gimli help defend the kingdom of Rohan at Helm's Deep as Saruman's forces invade. Merry & Pip take a journey thru the forest and enlist some friends in an attack on an exposed Isengard. Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Andy Serkis & lan McKellen.

Éomer playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/72fYv9tgUPhg9guBxt3IfF?si=c16a766fd7d74ddc

Treebeard playlist:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27Vssywzi2R7lkffWoQbu5?si=99a91157f8244b28

Spacewizardinspace (Orion Ferguson) is a San Diego based electronic musician. With influences ranging from Tangerine Dream to Steve Roach, to Japanese Role Playing Game soundtracks. A member of the Casbah crew, and Soundcheck Flix podcast crew, he  brings a sometimes “unique” perspective and complicated relationship with fantasy and sci-fi, specifically Lord of the Rings and Dune.

There’s a thing, do with it what thou wilt.

"The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001): A young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins joins a fellowship of 8 on a journey to Mordor to destroy an evil, all powerful Ring. Directed by Peter Jackson. Starring Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen & lan McKellen.|

This week the Casbah crew celebrate the incredible life & talent of the late, great Roger Corman. From Drive-In's to streaming, his incredible eye for talent & ability to follow trends while also setting them, made his movies essential viewing for decades of film fans. Beginning with "The Monster from the Ocean Floor", through to "Carnosaur" and beyond, we discuss our favorite Corman films, alumni & impact on the world of filmmaking.

We also have a conversation about the recent release of "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga", its place in the MM universe and our favorite wasteland villains.

Emilie Schumacher is a 25 year old with chronic indecision. At any point in time, you could witness her doing 5-10 jobs at once. Among her jobs and hobbies you will find photography, music, writing, social media, and eating cheese even though it upsets her stomach. One of the things she has always wanted to do is work on a tour, but for now she lives vicariously through many rewatches of Almost Famous.

"Almost Famous" (2000): A 15 year old San Diego teen aspires to be a music journalist, bluffs his way into an assignment for Rolling Stone magazine and discovers himself and so much more while touring America during the Arena Rock heyday of the '70's. Written & Directed by Cameron Crowe.

Starring Kate Hudson, Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, & Frances McDormand.

Francis Roberts is a composer based in San Diego, CA whose music blends cinematic dark fantasy aesthetics with experimental approaches to synthesizers and samplers. His live performances create an unpredictable and oneiric portal into another world.

Francis also did this week's guest intro/outro music!

“Conan the Barbarian” (1982): After witnessing the destruction of his people and the murder of his parents, young Conan is sold into slavery. After years of manual labor, he is thrown into the fighting pits where he obtains the skill set he will need for vengeance. Conan teams up with a Wizard, an archer & a thief to take down Thulsa Doom, the leader of an evil snake cult. Written & Directed by John Milius. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones & Sandahl Bergman.

Robbie Butler: Production Manager at Soda Bar. Man child, obsessive record collector, Persian cat father, skateboard enthusiast, comedy dork, cinephile, vegan asshole, Porto-Shitkid.

"Rushmore" (1998): Max Fischer is a precocious 15 year old struggling academically to remain at his beloved private school. Though he has many extracurricular activities, Max struggles to make friends until a wealthy industrialist takes a shine to him. Soon they both fall in love with the same teacher and Max goes into full scorched Earth revenge mode. Written & Directed by Wes Anderson. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Olivia Williams.

If Jerry Lee had a baby with Tina Turner… 

After locally fueling the clubs and bars with soulful rock and roll, The Sons of Tennessee have stripped down to the heart and soul of it all, “the roots”. André Carrera on the doghouse, Dr. Bob scaling the Gretch and Jonny holding down the rhythm and pipes... Down home boogie woogie through the veins of  legend. “No filler, all killer”,  with heart and soul.

"Better Off Dead" (1985): After being dumped by his girlfriend, Lane Meyer contemplates numerous suicide attempts which fail in spectacular fashion. His actions catch the attention of a French foreign exchange student who decides to help him overcome his pain & enjoy his weird, wonderful life.

Written & Directed by Savage Steve Holland. Starring John Cusack, Diane Franklin, Amanda Wyss, and Curtis Armstrong.