the Book Of Very Very Bad Things Podzine - a 3:33 A.M. Studios Production

!!!TRIGGER WARNING!!! Drug addiction, violence, incarceration discussed herein. Welcome to the double whammy, super creepy number 27th Chapter of the Book on Friday the 13th! John is the epitome of survival in the face of insurmountable odds. A consumate  artist and devoted family man, John takes guys on an odyssey of pain and redemption, set to music both bleak and mellifluous.  Catholic School is a fledgling group on the cusp of absolute spiritual glory. Your future favorite band.

A must listen.

It is my distinct pleasure to present my discussion with Phil Smith aka Eugenius. Having cut his teeth in Christian metal core band Corpus Christi as a bassist, Phil moved beyond the trappings of the band environment to re-establish his voice. Through a heady mixture of Hip Hop, experimental noise, and Punk, he has forged a sword all his own. 

On tonight's episode, we examine middle American, middle class culture with Craig Nichols. Starting off in Dayton, Ohio based hardcore bands, he and his partner in music ( former Guided By Voices member)Nate Farley (they started out in D-Town Hardcore legends, The Method) had decided to strike out in a new direction together. A direction guided solely by an incredibly new direction on both of their parts.

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Another bucket list episode! John has been in my earholes since 1993 - 94 with the rise of his incredible Post Hardcore band Boy's Life. I've been an avid listener since, and was blown away by his new band, Wet Tropics! a lovely and relatable human being, being lovely and relatable. See what I did there? Damn, I'm a clever little curmudgeon!

  Keep up with John via Wet Tropics on instagram, all streaming services, and @ Friend Club Records!

!!!Trigger Warning!!! This conversation includes topics such as Spirituality and Vaccine Side-Effects, Atypical applications of Biblical figures, etc… If such. If such topics are upsetting, this episode may not be for you. Listener discretion advised.

 This week, it is my privilege to give you my conversation with the magnetic, charismatic, and talented Chaka Malik. 

  Chaka came up in the NYC of the 1980's. The cultural epicenter of this country, where a confluence of Hip Hop and Hardcore Punk, Graffiti and Skating, Breaking and Slamming, helped usher in the most elemental youth movement touchstones there have ever been.

 It was there that he started his seminal Hardcore band, Burn, as well as his 2nd (and equally incredible) band, Orange 9mm. Years pass and after reigniting Burn, he decided to move into his Post-Punk roots with Ghost Decibels.

  This is a magical episode. One that delivers on so many levels. Please lend an ear without prejudice.

Instagram:@ghost_decibels, @burnnyhc, @orange9mmnyc

  Tonight it is our pleasure to sit with indie Gloom luminary and one man project, Tom Weir's Old Moon. Straddling the line between The Replacements, Tom Petty, and The Jesus and Mary Chain, Tom tempers his post Gen X maudlin with a strong sense of rock strut and indie shimmer. His most recent EP, In The Wasteland, is available now, and his new full length will be among us this summer!

 On a Special Friday edition, we sit with Dez, guitarist and vocalist of new heirs to the Dark/Cold/Post-Punk throne, Lesser Care. Their debut full length, "Underneath, Beside Me" drops on April fools Day. We discuss their previous EP and 7", as well as the emotional and spiritual fuel to their collective fire.

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Tim and I discuss the trappings of Post Everything music, his expansive Vampire/Replicant saga, combat, single parenthood, and basically foretell the current situation in the Ukraine. This episode comes with a Trigger Warning!!! as we discuss topics of a visceral, political, and religious nature.