Midnight At The Spaghetti Factory

Every work of art, usually beginning as just another "piece" inevitably becomes a part of you, sometimes feeling like an inanimate fur baby or an actual child... so what happens when the powers that be demand you cut off one of their arms to make it through baggage claim? Much like the discussion in this episode, this synopsis has gotten away from me. It could stand to be focused, tightened and st...

It's Jow's 35th birthday and we're celebrating a weird milestone, his first cocktail(s)! Only recently cleared of a childhood medical condition that prevented him from drinking alcohol his whole life; Matt the Joker Walters, Joe Bevill and Rainwater each submitted a cocktail for Jow to try. And he drinks all 3 before the end of the 1.5 hour episode... Needless to say this leads to some virtual hug...

It's a first for MATSF - Jow and Rainwater DISAGREE on how to approach your art - should you be topical and reference real world people, events, items and other nouns..... OR... should you create these things from your own brain that say what you want to about things? It's the believability vs art debate and we have at it. Two podcasters... only one wins... who will it be?

What do you do when another artist or a big company seemingly "beats you to the punch" in releasing a work similar to one you were planning or already working on? Was it stolen? Was it just too obvious? Can you re-purpose your idea? Scrap it all together? Rainwater and Jow discuss and advise. Oh... and Jow makes a BIG announcement in the first 10 minutes of the episode.

Joe Bevill (@MrBevill) joins us to discuss the pros and cons of injecting sportsmanship into the Art Realm, Jow goes all in on his anti-Oscars rant and rails against Film Festivals and what he thinks they really end up doing, and Rainwater takes the car down the road of positivity and opens up the discussion about how artists can USE competition to better their work. Strap yourselves in, this is a...

SOCO joins us from Rainwater's other podcast, "Welcome back Bideman" to discuss the origins of their podcast, advice to those looking to start a podcast or to enhance their current iteration, the pros and cons of podcasting, the contrasting styles of "Midnight at the Spaghetti" and "Welcome back Bideman", host dynamics and more!

Rainwater returns for a casual discussion about what differentiates a protagonist from an antagonist, heroes from villains, Batman from the Joker and several more examples that include story structure, narrative techniques and more. 

Rainwater sits this one out as he deals with flash flood fallout so Jow's childhood friend Toni-Ann Mastracchio sits in and she takes Jow to school about Dungeons and Dragons and all the storytelling and artistic skills one gains from playing. Roll for experience and check it out!

Rainwater's house is attacked by a flash flood. Jow's hard drive fails and dies. The eulogies of art now lost to time... but can we ring some good from it?

Matt "The Joker" Walters (@FunButtonPress) and Joe Bevill (@MrBevill) join Jow and Rainwater once again to discuss all things "instinct." What informs an artists instinct, how often can you trust it, does the audience have a right to "feel differently" than what was intended? All this and more!

The most meta our show will get when Rainwater and Jow get into it about dialogue - something Jow has been praised by many in regards to his writing talents. We break down the when's, why's hows and more to utilize your dialogue to reveal character, advance plot, hide exposition and more!

Jow and Rainwater are joined by Erin Benjamin, fashion designer and costume designer for film and stage as they discuss the point of runway shows, aesthetics, function, how local resources influence designs and more!

Jow and Rainwater break down the genres redefined through Blake Snyder's "Save the Cat" series and explain how Jaws and Aliens are the same movie. Why is genre important? How to know what genre you're in? Can you mix genres? All this and more in this wonderful 90 minute episode!

Rainwater brings his sister Danielle (@NoBrowApparel) onto the show for a special 4/20 episode to talk about all things substances and how they can effect art experience and creation. Jow is also there as the straight edge 4 year old who knows nothing about this world beyond his caffeine addiction asking stupid questions and making observations for reflection. We go through a few dozen works by an...

Jow (@TheAnjow) and Rainwater (@MatthewRainwater) are joined by two of their college buddies who were also roommates, Matt "The Joker" Walters (@FunButtonPress) and Diego Larragon (@YoAmDiego) to talk about NFTs, what exactly qualifies as 'illustration', how Diego's biggest influence in his music design was the live action Flintstones soundtrack, valuing art and so much more. Boil some water becau...

Jow and Rainwater touch base on every kind of hidden art you can think of! Whether it be references to other characters existing in the world of comic book movies, those fun slowly-pull-your-face-away dot images of yesteryear, the incredible foresight of Arrested Development or if DaVinci really put himself in the Mona Lisa - we discuss the merits and pitfalls of this artistic technique! 

Jow and Rainwater take a minute to dissect the "Principles of Design" and how they are the bedrock of all art - no matter what kind. Rainwater provides representational images from his hit comics "Trailer Park Warlock" and "Bat Monster." Jow references pop culture cinema such as "The Avengers", "Jaws", "Casino Royale" and even his upcoming horror film "Haunted." If you haven't had the opportunity...

Jow and Rainwater talk about exercising creative muscles in spite of relaxing or maintaining and unhealthy obsession with one particular art skill or medium. In this episode we're talking about how to keep yourself strong with all of your art skills!

What does it take to make a dish delicious? Rainwater plucks Jow's brain to get some answers about flavor profiles, creating unique dish flavor combos, the basics of seasoning, what foods go with what seasons and so much more. If you're looking to get creative with your food, this is the episode for you!

Art is everywhere and you'd be surprised how much artistic thought goes into the buildings and cities you live in. We talk with Urban Developer Eric Pohlman about the Afro-futuristic urban design of Black Panther, the craziness of mushroom Star Wars buildings, who REALLY built the pyramids plus how they likely did it, houses on stilts, working within the creative box of building codes and uninspir...

Jow, Rainwater and returning is Matt Walters (@FunButtonPress) aka 'Joker' to discuss action figures, collecting toys, the awe of toy stores, modern day "toys", how technology and the internet effect the experience and even some basic (yet crazy complicated) insight into toy making and design. Not to mention, we talk customs, differentiating toys vs games and the indie toy market. There's too much...

Jow desperately tries to write up a competent synopsis for this episode as he struggled to keep up with Rainwater's highly informed discussion of professional video game criticism with guest Taylor Hidalogo (@NukeLassic). We talk classic games, genre mechanics, trends and more things that went right over movie boy's head. If you're a gamer - this episode is for you!

Criminal vs content - which is more important. As artists take a higher status than their creations the spotlight shines brighter than ever, sometimes revealing both human flaw and sinister natures. So do we stop supporting those artists to distance ourselves from their actions? Did we enable them with our support? Is the art separable from the god behind it? What about artists whose work flourish...

What goes into making digital music? Musician and sequential artist Joe Bevill joins Jow and Rainwater with insight as to how he juggles multiple mediums, day jobs, burnout and more. 

There would be no spaghetti factory if not for the man who brought the spaghetti and factory together - Matt "The Joker" ( @funbuttonpress on Instagram), a 2D artist that was the connective tissue of Jow / Rainwater joins the discussion as the guys dip in and out about art college experiences (like regular college but MUCH weirder) and Matt gives out some trash and some gems from film, tv and comi...