I Hate Music

You mustard about the ketchup! More ketchup over here, please! Yes, more ketchup, but also talks about the Paul Masvidal (Cynic) and MoonBladder tour, listener emails, what we've been doing and what we've been listening to, and our main man Jason Walton is now 50! Join us for some good conversation, good music, and good times. -------------------- Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz. "...

Don't let the door hit ya, 2024! We talk about our highs and lows in 2024 as well as discuss our favorites from the year in music, film, literature, and food. Of course, we also dive into some listener emails and a play a couple of our favorite songs from this past year. -------------------- Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz. "I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apeda...

Sometimes life gets in the way.  Nick was is in The U.K., Jason was busy doing whatever Jason does, so no new IHM episodes for a while.  This episode is all about catching up.  Sharing stories and comparing experiences.  Nick tells us all about his travels overseas, and Jason talks about live performances he attended from Blood Incantation and I Am Morbid.  There is more talk about A.I. and we del...

Alan Averill is best known for being the vocalist and front man for Irish Metal legends Primordial, but he is also an engaging, fascinating, intelligent, politically minded, well-read, heavily tattooed bad-ass.  Alan is a singular voice in metal, an anomaly in some ways.  I Hate Music considers him to be one of the best front men in metal, and his voice, and his band, to be one of the most unique...

Buckethead has always been one of those artists that garners deep respect, and everyone knows he is a mysterious genius that prefers to lurk in the background, but until we met IHM mainstay Sebastian, we had never known anyone that would mention him when asked about favorite bands.  Buckethead is a virtuoso, no doubt, and an artist that is not content to color within the lines.  He is constantly p...

Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is a hot topic right now, especially within the arts.  This episode does not take a stance either way on the issue, rather explores it's capabilities and power.  We experience online A.I tools in real time and also discuss the positives, and the negatives, of artificial intelligence in the arts.   --------------------Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz."I Hate Music"...

"I haven't listened to Sepultura since Roots."  "I never bothered to check out any Tiamat after A Deeper Kind of Slumber."  "What does Opeth sound like these days anyway?"These are comments we've been saying to ourselves and each other for a while, and we decided to remedy it.  We check out newer material from bands we used to love that we just never kept up with.  We listen to some clips and disc...

Another current listening episode!  We discuss the music we've been listening to, why we are listening to these artists, and the stories around why they are hitting us hard.  Nine Inch Nails, Genghis Tron, Fen Walker, Lorde, MC Breed, Cold Sanctum, Blood Incantation, Coil, D.B.C., and more are discussed.  We each share a song that we've been vibing with as well. --------------------Hosts:  Jason W...

It's been a while, so we caught up on life.  Agalloch in Australia, MoonBladder mini-tour, Travellers Rest shows, Recording Academy Board meeting, concerts we've seen in the last month, and concerts we will see soon. We also spend a mighty section of this episode on listener emails.  We've been getting lots of them, with lots of questions and comments, so we decided to dive in!  There has also bee...

Another current listening episode.  People seemed to enjoy the first one, Episode 81, so we asked Hunter Ginn to join us for another installment.  We each discuss music that has been floating our boats and we each share a track that has been hitting us hard lately. --------------------Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz with special guest Hunter "Salad Villain" Ginn."I Hate Music" theme by Sebastia...

Hunter Ginn.  Canvas Solaris, Plague Psalm, Agalloch, Dolven, Sculptured, Radical Research, Deserts of Hex.. what can this man not do?  We decided to try and find out by inviting him to join us on IHM.  Hunter wanted to discuss two albums that are very special to us; Primus' "Frizzle Fry" and Prong's "Beg to Differ."  Both released in 1990, both helped usher in a new sound and new era for metal an...

We've been getting some comments here and there over the last few months about how listeners miss the aspect of sharing music that we've been listening to that the old format had.  When our friend Nick Loiacano texted me about it, I decided to do it.  So, here we are, the first "Current Listening" episode!  We discuss music we've been listening to, and we add it to the I Hate Music Spotify playlis...

What is nerd culture, and how does it apply to music?  In the '80's there was little worse than having a class mate call you a nerd, now they tend to be celebrated.  Are nerds cool?  How do bands like Weezer fit into this discussion?  Is a nerd simply someone who is passionate about a subject, or does the word connote a myopic obsession that comes with side effects such as ignorance and social awk...

Gate Keeping.  Why is it bad, can it be good?  Can we finally get along with the jocks?  Not when they threatened me every day for wearing Sepultura shirts in High School and then changed their tune when "Roots" came out.. I mean, F**k those guys... but yeah....  Do we want people wearing hockey jerseys at Suffocation shows?  What ever happened to the separation of sports and music?  Isn't that in...

"Talent" is a word that is used a lot in the arts, but does it discredit the years of hard work and dedication that people put into their craft?  Does it discourage people to pursue their interests if they are not masterful immediately?  It's a word that has been stuck in my throat for years, and a descriptor I have been hesitant to use for a long time.  Does talent exist?  Are people born natural...

For the unfamiliar, Body Count is lead by rapper Ice T, and their debut album stirred a lot of controversy in the early '90s.  Most famously, the song "Cop Killer" landed the band in the public eye and garnered the scorn of the PMRC, the Police, and parents everywhere.  Body Count married hip-hop and metal in a way that had never been done before and inspired generations of musicians to become mor...

MDF!  Maryland Deathfest!  When Baltimore, Maryland becomes a seething mass of humanity clad in black clothes and wristbands.  MDF returns after two years to host a million and a half bands over five days, and I Hate Music is there, recording on location, day by day, to give everyone the updates.  We know you are dying to know which breweries we hit, what food we consumed, what bands we watched --...

Why would I care about The Grammys?  What the hell is The Recording Academy?  What do they even do?  Vinyl albums are made by little magicians and wizards, right?  It's pure magic and no one knows how it's done, right? In this episode our good friend, and all around bad-ass, Amy Dragon joins us to discuss these topics and shed some light on these misunderstood subjects.  We talk about attending Th...

I Hate Music travels down south to Houston, Texas to catch a Texas-sized load of bands during Hell's Heroes Fest 2024.  Each day we recorded from our hotel room, recapping the previous night's bands and events, then once back home we discuss day three and wrap up the entire festival as a whole.  We discuss highlights, lowlights, what makes this festival great and the general ups-and-downs of atten...

From the About the Author section of Alex Stupak's "Tacos: Recipes and Provocations: A Cookbook." "Alex Stupak earned recognition as one of the world's most innovative pastry chefs while leading teams at progressive cuisine icons Clio, Alinea, and wd-50. But innovation only counts, he figured, if you push yourself out of your comfort zone, and so he left that world to cook Mexican food, a cuisine...

Eddie, Vic Rattlehead, Snaggletooth, Korgull the Exterminator, The Not Man, Sargent D. -- what is the purpose of a mascot in music?  What makes a mascot good, and what makes one bad?  Why does it seem like mascots only appear in metal music?  In this episode we examine a few mascots in metal and try to figure out why they exist, and if they are an important part of the bands they represent. We als...

We are back once again, this time to reminisce about metal fests we've attended, compare notes on fests we would like to attend, and look forward to fests we will attend in the future.  What are our favorite festivals, and our favorite festival experiences?  What makes a good festival and what lead to the popularity of fests in America and Europe?  Which festivals are run the best, which ones have...

In this episode we dive into the complicated world of collecting, and of course, record collecting to be specific.  Purchasing physical media from artists we love is very important to us, but how do you manage all of it financially and logistically?  Where do you draw the line and when has it gone too far?  We discuss, contemplate, and pontificate on the mechanics of being a die-hard music fan and...

Mortiis has been an outlier and a legend in dark music for decades.  From being an original member of Norwegian Black Metal band Emperor, to his solo work as Mortiis, to the suicidal ambience of Vond, Mortiis has often been misunderstood, yet he has blazed his own path with no regard for trend or what could be deemed successful.  Now, decades later, the genre Mortiis arguably created has had an ex...

We are fighting the Christmas spirit this year by discussing the trend of Metal bands writing about money-grubbing, lying, megachurch owning evangelists in the '80s and '90s such as the infamous battle between Deicide's Glen Benton and Christian Talk Show Host Bob Larson.  We also share our favorite albums from 2023, including picks from Spirit Possession, Frozen Soul, Phobocosm, Blood Incantation...