I Hate Music

I was not going to miss a Mr. Bungle reunion, and neither was my old friend Nick.  Nick Loiacano and I became friends over 20 years ago in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and have collaborated on a number of musical endeavors.  He was my partner in crime on Nothing's "The Grey Subaudible" album, he's the main writer in Climb to Zalem and has been involved in a number of bands including Killer Whale, Self...

Upon arriving at my studio, I told Scot we would record for two hours at the most.  We recorded for six.  This is the first installment of our long form meeting. Scot and I have known each other for a relatively short period of time, but we became fast friends, and even though we come from two different musical worlds, those two worlds share a lot of commonalities.  Scot is a composer and conceptu...

Mirai Kawashima and Sigh have been pushing, dare I say, smashing the paradigms within metal for decades.  From their early days on Euronymous' Deathlike Silence Productions to their most recent album "Heir to Despair," Sigh has found comfort in the dark seeping underbelly of music.  I asked Mirai to provide some music to share with my cohort Don Anderson.  Music that has intrigued him, confused hi...

For this episode I was joined by my good friends Joy Von Spain and Masaaki Masao.  They are the duo that comprises the death industrial project To End It All, and as if that didn't keep them busy enough, they are in Eye of Nix as well. These two are two of my favorite performers and I have been blessed to see them, and share the stage with them many times. I was able to catch up with them when the...

Once again, back is the incredible, the rhyme animal, the uncannable CC-P.  He brought with him the latest King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard album, "Infest the Rats' Nest."  As always, when the Gizz releases a new record, we are here with bated breath, ready to digest and dissect, to criticize and celebrate. On this album King Gizzard decide to tread through waters that are dear to me heart, they...

In the first of what I hope is a series of many, I welcome a guest curator for this episode.  This time, I asked legendary producer/engineer/musician Dan Swano to pick six songs from his career to share with us.  You may know him from his work with Edge of Sanity, Pan Thy Monium, or Bloodbath, or perhaps even his production or engineering work with bands such as Marduk or Opeth, but get ready to d...

Jori has been a guest before.  Last summer when Eneferens came through Portland on tour, he stopped by to share some music.  This summer bore witness to another Eneferens tour, so we decided to do it again. At the time of this recording, Jori was in the process of moving back to Bozeman, Montana after living for a couple of years in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He joined me towards the end of his tour...

Nick Wusz and I go way back.  I first met him when I moved to Portland to join Sculptured.   He played guitar for the band and immediately welcomed me with a hug and some Cajun pretzels.  Since then, we've become very close and often share stories and music with each other.  This visit was no different. Join us as we talk about Sparkling Water, Sepultura, we read some listener Email, geek out abou...

Velnias has been an underrated yet powerful force in the American Black Metal scene for many years.  After a moderate hiatus, the Velnias cult has returned with an impending new album and a short tour of the West Coast. Taking a small break from tour, Velnias joined me for talk about Thrash Metal, the Cascadian Annex, True Water Music, Portable record players, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dungeon Th...

A new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard record means a new episode with Casey C-P.  This time their latest, "Fishing for Fishies."  The Australian wonder-band mellows out a bit on this album, and assaults us with their over-use of the word "boogie" and apparently can't put down their harmonica for more than a few seconds. Casey C-P and I unwrap the album, dissect it's contents and drink its sweet...

Let's try this again. Last time Aaron John Gregory of KHôRADA, Squalus and Giant Squid was on, we ended it early.  This encounter was much more pleasant.  We were a bit rushed though as we decided to record right before going to perform as main support for Melvins.  Our energy was up, attitudes were good, and beer and music was flowing. We settled into some nice conversations about IBUs, ABV, Vide...

Sometimes things don't go as planned.  Sometimes, the best intentions fall flat.  Sometimes, even friendship just isn't enough. Join AJ and I for this eye opening episode where we discuss light bulbs, carry-on luggage, The Oregon Trail, and of course, ska."I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli, performed by Billy Smeer. Closing music by Squalus. https://www.facebook.com/hatepod.music/ --------------...

Kayo Dot is a very important band to me, so it was an honor to welcome Ron Varod onto the podcast.  Ron is a multi-instrumentalist who is in Kayo Dot, Sabbath Assembly and performs solo under the name Zvi.  Zvi was on a tour across America supporting his new record "Deer Pink" and stopped in to share some interesting music and perspectives. Join us as we talk about Ulver, the pros and cons of drum...

Ione and I had been discussing for a while starting a series of podcasts, shorter episodes that exist in the larger body of IHM, that focus on bands or artists we both enjoy, but that we assume most listeners of I Hate Music would not enjoy.  We are calling this series "In Defense of...", and this is the first installment.  21 Pilots are very hit and miss for me, but I find them clever, ominous, s...

Robert Hunter and I go way back.  He is one of my favorite people.  He and I have collaborated on many things, including Snares of Sixes, Self Spiller and my short lived label, Audio Savant, that we both struggled with years ago.  He also makes music with IHM's very own Marius Sjoli in Hollow Branches, and solo under the moniker Occulted Sound.  Join Robert and I for beer, music and a few laughs."...

Asa Eisenhardt spearheads the shoegaze/postpunk band Nostalgist as well as runs the label Nostalgium Directive.  Asa and I have been friends for quite some time, and it was a pleasure to have him in my studio to share music.  Nostalgist's "Dissafection" was in my top 5 favorites records from 2018 so I wanted to get him in here to promote it a bit.  Join us for music, memories and a bit of nostalgi...

Ellory Walton has been my daughter for almost 12 years now.  She is an amazing, and disturbingly brilliant and hilarious individual.  Her music taste might be suspect, and honestly, confounding, but her insight into the way kids her age get exposed to music, share music, and consume music is fascinating.  Join us for music and beers."I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli. Closing music by Lawnmower...

YOB has been a leading force in doom metal for a long time, but in the previous few years they have reached a level of success few achieve, and it is richly deserved.  YOB tends to defy, and define heavy music all at once.  2018 brought us the release of "Our Raw Hearts," YOB's latest album, and after months of being on the road, bassist Aaron Rieseberg joined me for beers, music and bass geekery...

I believe art of any kind, should be wrought with chance operation and experiment.  I also believe that podcasting is an art.  With that spirit in mind, I give to you, an odd experiment I presented to the guests at my house on New Year's Eve.  I set up all my podcasting gear, hit "play" on my Spotify "Your Top Songs of 2018" playlist automatically made for me by the all-knowing gods at Spotify, an...

Don Anderson needs no introduction.  He is the mastermind behind Prog Metal mainstays Sculptured, the guitarist for KHôRADA and perhaps best known for wielding the guitar for Agalloch for 20 years.  Don is also a college professor, a snappy dresser, a beer snob and one of my absolute closest friends.  Today Don and I talk obscure 90's death metal, share some current music, as well as revisit our p...

Ramin!  Katatonia!  What else could you want in a podcast?  Join me as one of the most popular IHM guests joins me again, this time to focus on the fantastic and revolutionary "Brave Murder Day" by Katatonia.  We delve into a little history of the record, the band, and how both have effected us as people and as listeners.  https://www.facebook.com/hatepod.music/"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli...

In this episode Tyson and I discuss the culture differences that exist state to state in America, we explore both sides of the gun control issue and we recount our adventures in Romania when he joined Agalloch for our first concerts there.  Join us for a glimpse of what it is like to grow up in Hawaii and migrate to The Main Land. Visit our FaceBook page for a few select photos regarding the episo...

Jesse Greene is a pretty fascinating character.  He's an artist, an Entomologist, he's a collector and most importantly, he's a music lover.  Jesse is a dedicated fan, and a generous friend.  Today he brought some bugs over and we shared music, we shared some beer and we discussed how he helped make an impact on the Sacramento scene during his youth. Bumper music by Daughters, Graeme Revell, and R...

Aesop Dekker.  One of my favorite people on the planet.  I have toured through countless countries with this man, and shared countless beers and stories.  I have suffered with him, and I have rejoiced with him.  Aesop is a monster drummer, and a generous soul.  I was very excited to have him join me and geek out about obscure music. Closing track "Grave Mistake" by Extremity. "I Hate Music" theme...

Jori Apedaile is an accomplished songwriter, guitarist, sound engineer... the list goes on.  Right now he is on tour performing as Eneferens and I invited him to join me before his Portland date.  We bonded over growing up in Montana, lamented the clicky kick drum,  and shared some intriguing and odd music."I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli. Bumper Music by Sufjan Stevens. -------------------- H...