Episode 024 - The last episode before the election! This episode was recorded on Monday November 2nd, the night before Election Day. Len & Gary wrap up a lot of the ongoing political discussion and touch on a lot of the important points that are bringing people to the polls: covid, racism, fascism, party politics, progressives, Cult 45, Vanilla ISIS, and the impending class war. And then for a total left turn at the end the guys talk about Star Wars: the good (the originals/The Mandalorian), the bad (the prequels/Ewoks) and the ugly (the sequels). We also address the life-changing question of “What order should my kids watch the movies?”

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 024 - Rich Hall from 1000 Knives Productions joins the show. After a long conversation about the infamous CBGB “throne”, Rich discusses the origins of his 20+ year friendships with both Len & Gary, then gets deep into his career booking and promoting shows in NYC & Long Island. He talks about some highlights of his successful run booking shows at CBGB, and how the culture of the city has changed over the years. He also explains how he almost became a comic book artist, and talks his current work as a visual artist, painting and selling his work to get through the pandemic. Rich, Len & Gary get into all that and much more in this in-depth discussion.

Rich Hall on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rich_hall/

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 023 - On this week’s special episode of The Upgrade: QUARANTINE QUESTIONS! Len & Gary spend a few hours answering questions submitted by Upgrade listeners. How did the two of them meet? What is their ideal guitar/bass gear setup? What hobbies do they have outside of music & podcasting? Find out all of that and more in a convo that covers everything from pro wrestling to movies to ska to historical facts about New York City! There’s also some great stories about traveling with their current and former bands and lots of fun personal stories.

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 022 - John Wren returns to the show for his first full show (sort of, don’t ask). John, Len & Gary compare their shiny bald heads and then get into a full rundown of the UFC 253 card & some other UFC talk (including Jon Jones & Colby Covington), and then discuss the upcoming Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr. fight. From there the discussion turns to John’s Gwar obsession, worst live performances, nu metal, Fear Factory, Hellfest 2004, John’s love of EDM & raves, John’s departure from his former band and his new project Selfish Lover, Metallica, Slayer, violent hardcore shows and more.

Selfish Lover on Bandcamp: https://selfishlover.bandcamp.com/
Selfish Lover on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/selfishloverxoxo
Selfish Lover on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/selfishloverxoxo/

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 021 - A bonus episode of serious talk from Len & Gary. Did/does Trump really have Covid? Has he been hiding it? Was it karma? The guys talk about these questions and more in a very serious conversation about politics, race relations, the economy, the current administration, the state of our country, and the reality of just what is at stake in this election and what the future holds.

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 020 - Emily Lindemann joins the show. Emily is a therapist and a transplant from Wisconsin to New Jersey, so the show starts off with Len & Gary discussing geographic politics around those and some other areas, including the “North South”. From there the conversation goes in many different directions: being fans of villains, Cindy McCain endorsing Joe Biden, Mitt Romney the fencewalker, the role of media (especially video) in the current racial unrest, the NFL’s bullshit apology and continued refusal to acknowledge Colin Kaepernick, Portland, Baltimore, Trump’s “good genes” comments, Emily’s midwest accent and how she broke it after moving to NJ, Fargo (the tv series), conspiracy theories through the lens of mental health, Covid’s current effects on the mental health community and speculating on its future impact, the Trump administration’s attempts to change health care and how that may drastically affect mental health care, Covid destroying small business, 80’s movies, Covid & sports, the American way of minding other peoples’ business, lyin’ ass Trump, and the “anarchy” fantasy.

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 019 - Another guest free episode… This time around Len & Gary get deep with the politics again. There’s talk about Trump’s love letters with Kim Jong Un, Biden vs Trump, other candidates, the Democratic Party and their shit choices, Trump hate, and tons more.

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 018 - No guest this week…. Just Len & Gary talking mostly about movies and tv. After discussing the potential for life on other planets, the guys discuss Lovecraft Country (which will DEFINITELY be the subject of a future episode), Watchmen, Regina King, The Sinner, Donnie Brasco, Quentin Tarantino, Spaceballs, Rick Moranis, John Candy, I Am Legend (2010), The Sopranos, The Wire, Better Call Saul, Westworld and more.

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 017 - This week’s guest is Demetrius Kelly. Demetrius discusses the perils of living in Japan as a large American black male. Len & Gary talk to Demetrius about navigating life when not knowing the native language, looking for work, working as a DJ and a tattoo artist, how he met Len, his introduction to heavy music and the live music scene in NJ, dealing with police, the 2011 earthquakes motivating him to move back to the US after ten years, the mathematics of living in California, moving due to covid, the covid vaccine lie, the current political climate, immigration, and even some guitar and amplifier talk. To close out the show, the guys discuss a few of Demetrius’ favorite records.

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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Episode 016 - This week’s guest is Yohannes Habtu, a personal trainer and musician from Philadelphia. Yohannes, Len & Gary discuss Jim Cornette and old school pro wrestling for a bit . From there the conversation turns to discussions about old school vs modern hip hop, reinventing yourself as an artist in any genre, Yohannes’ musical background, young man touring vs old man touring, poor recording preparation vs poor fight preparation, modern MMA “booking”, street fights, and much more.

Yohannes on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/havokstrong/
Yohannes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/havokstrong_365/

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Upgrade your mind - Hosts Len Carmichael & Gary Muttley talk about music, politics, MMA, pro wrestling and all kinds of pop culture. We will also connect with guests from around world to talk, share experiences and probably make fun of people.     

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