The GribCast

Happy Victober! In July!?!? This is a rerelease of an earlier episode, upgraded to better sound quality, and with a little extra music at the end. Join The Gribshnobler as he reads aloud Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, in its entirety, to LadyMsGee.  This is not a typical audiobook though, leaving in comments and jokes and various life and background noises, including getting wa...

GribCast - Two Random Songs by the Gribshnobler   Fun to Play With, Not to Eat Funtronic Gameventions #retrosynth #music

Jonathan Fraser returns to The GribCast to share and discuss the music he has released since his last time on the show, plus guest appearances from drummer Elias Jackson and singer Lainey Lavender. Fraser is a musician from Huntington Beach, California, who's output covers several genres, from Post Black Metal, to melancholy acoustic guitar, from noise rock to ambient music, and more. Along the wa...

In this episode, I chat with Mark W. Tiedemann, Author of Science Fiction and Historical Fiction, Blogger, Photographer, and musician.  We discuss his novels Compass Reach and Granger's Crossing (just out from Blank Slate Press) and his short stories Camphor and Follow, Past Meridian, both published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine.  Along the way, we also discuss other writers, music,...

Join the Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee as he reads her The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, in its entirety (originally for Victober). Though this episode does contain the entire science fiction novel, it does also include background sounds such as chair rocking and cat noises, along with mistakes, comments, jokes, brief tangents, etc..  Think of it like you're sitting in the room with us :) Note: initia...

The Gribshnobler is joined by 3 contributors to Hugo Book Club Blog to discuss the Hugo nominated short science fiction story Passengers by Robert Silverberg, a haunting work about social interaction and aliens taking over our minds. Part of the 1970 Hugos series of episodes, and featuring music by Bloodhag and Rich God. Check out Hugo Book Club Blog on Twitter (@Hugo_Book_Club) and http://hugoclu...

Happy Halloween! Tune in for a brand new music special from The GribCast. Including Rock, Progresssive Rock, Gypsy Punk, Jazz Fusion, experimental music, Synthwave, metal, dark ambient, and, taking inspiration from some classic pulp magazines I recently required, this episode also features two short stories (by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Isaac Asimov) and an old time radio show from CBS Radio...

Happy Victober! Join The Gribshnobler as he reads aloud Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, in its entirety, to LadyMsGee.  This is not a typical audiobook though, leaving in comments and jokes and various life and background noises, including getting water, cat shenanigans, chair rocking, lots of sniffling, etc... Does The Gribshnobler sing the mock turtle's soup song? He does! And...

In this long-awaited episode, Jessie Willis (from the SFFAudio Podcast) joins The Gribshnobler to discuss the 1970 Hugo nominated short story Deeper Than the Darkness by Gregory Benford.  Along with this we briefly discuss Philip K. Dick, Stanley G. Weinbaum, A. E. Van Vogt, audiobooks and audio content in general, and more! If you stay tuned for bonus chatter, you can also hear us discuss working...

Please enjoy our new Science Fiction themed Music Special, hastily made especially for Halloween 2021!  We have some Synthy Punk Rock, Star Trek and Star Wars accordion covers (including a song of the ewok people), Synthwave, Progressive Rock, Avant Garde Rock, Experimental Music, Atmospheric Black Metal, Electronic Music, Ambient & Dark Ambient, and even a couple of actual short stories by Fredri...

The Gribshnobler is joined again by Seth Heasley, host of the Hugos There podcast, as well as all 3 hosts of the Hugo Girls podcast.  In this episode we discuss the science fiction short story Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin, which was one of the nominees for the Best Short Story Hugo award in 1970.  Along the way we talk about how the story connects to the novel The Left Hand of Darkness, plus...

The Gribshnobler shares some music by Bull of Heaven: Weed problem Part I, Parts II-V, and some tunes from the album Fight Night for the Ghosts of Heaven. Along the way, he also plays the Body 13 cover of Weed Problem. You can listen to most of Bull of Heaven's music at  www.bullofheaven.com  (Clayton Counts & Neil Keener) and download nearly all of it at  https://archive.org/details/BullOfHeaven...

Jon Thomson, the mind behind Synthwave and Retro Synth project Ethereal Delusions, joins The Gribshnobler for a lengthy chat and a showcase of his music. Along with solo work, this episode includes tunes from his collaborations with GlitterWølf and DMH MusicWorks, as well as a new track he produced for Hip-Hop artist Marheem.  While much of the discussion covers the topics of music writing and pro...

Get your Halloween treat from the GribCast, with over 5 hours of eerie music! Sample some new music by Gláss, Heavy for the Vintage, and Jonathan Fraser, along with three tracks from Cuneiform Records. Genres include Experimental Art Rock inspired by No Wave, Post Rock, Indie Rock, Chillwave, Progressive Rock / Avant Prog, Jazz Fusion, Atmospheric Black Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Ambient, Dark Ambie...

The Gribshnobler was so excessive with his last music special, that he ended up with another whole episode just for all the music he couldn't fit in last time.  Most of the tracks are on the lengthier side and tend to fall into the Ambient, Dark Ambient, and/or Drone categories (including more tracks from Droneuary), but you'll also get to hear some Experimental music, Progressive Rock, Funeral Do...

Over the years there have been many musicians and bands that have given The Gribshnobler permission to play them on the show, but several of them have yet to be featured.  Well, today that has changed, as those bands/musicians are the main focus of this episode.  After sharing this eclectic batch of music, The Gribshnobler is joined by Brian John Mitchell of Silber Records, who came to chat about...

The Gribshnobler presents a selection of field recording pieces to help you relax during these stressful times.  Most of the pieces were released as part of Silber Records' series April Fields. Recommended for those who like Nature Sounds, ambient or dark ambient music, ASMR, and the gentle tones of a cat purring.  Includes works from Small Life Form, Staplerfahrer, Zaahj, Switchblade Kid, Broken...

Seth Heasley, host of the Hugos There Podcast, joins The Gribshnobler to introduce his 1970 Hugo Awards Reading Challenge and to discuss all of the science fiction movies and media nominated for the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation in that year, including The Bed-Sitting Room, The Illustrated Man, Marooned, The Immortal (1970 TV pilot), and news coverage and documentary of Apollo 11. Authors di...

The Gribshnobler is all by himself, talking about his 2020 Reading challenge. He's gonna tell you about the various categories he came up with, which books he plans on reading, which books he's already read, and some other stuff.  Also featured is some new music by Trouble Salad, including another drone entry for Silber Records' Droneuary 2020 Authors mentioned in this episode include A. E. Marlin...

LadyMsGee and The Gribshnobler celebrate the new year by talking about their favorite books they read during the last year. LadyMsGee's top 25 includes lots of history and historical fiction, several works by jewish authors, some classics, and more! The Gribshnobler's top 20 features many works of science fiction, some children's books, a couple of graphic novels, and (guess what) more! Also inclu...

LadyMsGee and The Gribshnobler are joined by special guest Professor Gerry Canavan, author of  Masters of Science Fiction: Octavia E. Butler . We discuss Parable of the Talents, sequel to dystopian science fiction novel Parable of the Sower, along with Butler's life and work in general. Stick around until the end for some mentions of Margaret Atwood, Ken Liu, Cixin Liu, and Isaac Asimov.  We also...

Happy Halloween from The GribCast! Listen up for 5 hours of creepy tunes and stuff.  Hear some eerie indie rock from The Casket Girls.  Beware of the Silber Media Sounds of Halloween.  Behold the majesty of a brand new Fraticornicos album along with the horror of a simulated Q&A. Gaze upon to the conjoined covers of Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence. Not even the murky music of Vampire Step-Dad can...

The Gribshnobler digs into the GribVaults to bring you the first feature film commentary recorded for The GribCast.  A few years ago The Contrarian sat down with The Gribshnobler to watch The Chipmunk Adventure (on VHS even!), the first movie to feature Alvin & The Chipmunks, originally released in 1987.  Listen to the end for a special appearance from LadyMsGee! Purchase The Chipmunk Adventure fr...

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The Gribshnobler finally completes his planned music special, which features some local music from Myrtle Beach, new music by Aggressive Patients and the Gribshnobler himself, a Yes cover and a Frank Zappa cover, an interview with Synthwave musician Full Eclipse, guest appearances from Phil Fox, Michael Wood, and A. J. Rownd, and more.  LadyMsGee joins in for a short conversation about Raven, befo...