The Rehearsal Room

Just like the title says… Politics in Art. Is it good? Is it bad? Why or why not? We've danced around this one in past episodes but decide to jump in headfirst if not because we were inspired by the recent comments of some big-time entertainer playing some dumb show. Take a listen and let us know where you stand! All that plus everything we've been watching and listening to!

As the spooky season draws near, we decided it was about time to invoke the awesomeness of one Mr. Kevin Chan! Friend of the show and mastermind behind the amazing label, Baneful Genesis, Kevin isn't only a fan of the amazing music he puts out, participates in and listens to but he is also a big fan of the horror genre! So when it came time for us to go down our list of top 10 horror movie directors, it should come as no surprise that we decided to include Kevin along for the ride! A lot of great movies are discussed and a lot of great directors are mentioned but we know we didn't cover them all, let us know who we might've missed and let us know what movies you decide to fire up for this time of year! And is always catching up with what we've all been listening to and watching!

That's right folks, the world famous and renowned Rehearsal Room Friends Club gets together once again this time we bring in our bud David Gein! If you don't know already, Dave there plays guitar in a pretty cool band called The Cimmerian and made his way out west via Massachusetts where he also played in the Scimitar, Black Pyramid, the Crimson Ghosts and Gein and the Graverobbers! He's starting up a new band and also trying to put out a comic of his own but he's here today to talk about the third installment of the solo Glenn Danzig output, specifically the album Danzig III: How The God's Kill! That's right, one of the more dark and brooding albums from the classic lineups and we nerd out as usual and it should come as no surprise, we've probably had the same conversation within the three of us at least five times already but now you get to sit in on it as well, check it out and catch up with what we've been listening to and what we've been watching!

We know you've heard about it. That dreaded sophomore slump. In a lot of cases it's usually when a band releases a phenomenal first album and then some expectations are pushed upon the second album and whether it'll be as impactful and successful as the first but where exactly do these expectations come from? We take a look at some albums that are considered slumps or jumps as we so eloquently put it in this episode and why it truly doesn't matter whether that second, third or even fourth album hit as much as the first album might have because it's all subjective and up to the listener and enjoyer of the creative output in the end. All of this and what we've been listening to and what we've been watching!

Hey you, remember the 90s? We sure do! It was a gigantic clash of this and that, a pinch of those with a dash of a few of these. Everything got louder, everything got bigger everything seemingly got more fun and cooler but was it all fun and games? Absolutely not. Nostalgia can be OK in small tiny doses but sometimes we tend to look back at time frames and not realize that there are counter effects to everything we might regale from those times. In this episode, we take a look back to see where a bunch of our favorite music and movies come from and explore a bit of everything else that was happening because for one, we need a more well-rounded perspective of where we come from and where we have ended up. Yes a lot of it was fun but it can definitely be argued that we are still dealing with a lot of the effects of the 90s for both good and bad. Plus catch up with what we've been listening to and what we've been watching!

OK, look, don't act surprised when you find out what this episode is about. We're both from a certain timeframe where movies like this came around and made such an impact that literally 40 years later we're still captivated by how awesome these movies can be. In this finest of examples, the movie is the 1982 Conan The Barbarian movie directed by John Milius and, of course, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones, Max Vaughn sit out, Mako, Gerry Lopez, and Sandahl Bergman. It's perhaps one of the best sword and sorcery movies ever and, as we are familiar with saying, the limitations only helped breed the creativity captured in this finest of movies. All that being said, please don't be surprised when we gush over almost every tiny detail in this episode. It's one of our favorites, and it's one that will live forever in how amazing storytelling can be. Plus, listen in to what we've been listening to and a few other items as well!

You know him, you love him… But actually, maybe you don't, but frankly, we're not here to talk about that part because we're here to pay tribute/homage/give flowers to the one and only Max Cavalera! You might know him from the oh, I don't know, several bands he's been in, such as Sepultura, Nailbomb, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Go Ahead and Die, plus many more. I know that makes it sound like he's in the studio, but actually he's not; we're just always happy to wax poetic on the musical career of Max's. And so, in this episode we trip over one another gushing about the number one barking Brazilian and all the music he's given to our ears over the years! Plus, check out what we've been watching and what we've been listening to; do it! 

Well look what we've got here… The second installment of the TRRP Friends Club! This is where we will obsess over any given album of our choosing and include our buds. Joining us once again is Daniel "Danny" King head honcho over at Black Voodoo Records! The album? This time around it's Danzig's sophomore effort Danzig II: Lucifuge. We of course catch up with Danny but then listen in as we discuss how the second album affected us when we discovered it and even now. Plus catch up with everything we've been catching on the screen and in our ears!

We are once again taking on the difficult task of deciding who our top 10 directors are, this time it's within the fantasy genre. Now, fantasy can incorporate a whole lot of things but as always we set up some guidelines so that our selections are made a bit more sensible and with this list, we're at the halfway point of our movie genre favorites. Some of these are no-brainers and you'll be surprised at what we left out because the directors didn't have more than one or two fantasy movies under their belts. Plus catch-up what we have been listening to and let us know if you agree with our selections!

For as long as people have been creative, the topic of selling out has also unfortunately been present. Fortunately, for us, we decide to tackle or begin to tackle what it might mean to sell out. Of course we lay down some definitions so that we're not all over the place completely but we also pose some questions and provide examples as to what a sellout in a creative space could be or might not be but we tend to think of them as such because we don't like the direction the creative types are going. Check this one out and catch up with everything we've been watching and listening to!