Alternative Tentacles Batcast

Freya Yamamoto has stepped down from her role as general manager of Alternative Tentacles Records. Through the use of dark arts, Tsunami Bomb's Dominic Davi summons her back to take a look back at her time with Alternative Tentacles Records. We cover what she loved, what she didn't about being GM. What was her favorite release to work on? Why have there been so many delays with Lard's repressing o...

Join us as we welcome the new General Manager, Alex Botkin as he sits down with Tsunami Bomb's Dominic Davi to talk about his background working and managing the legendary Gilman St. Project and his own label, Lavasocks Records. How he's handling taking over for former GM Freya Yamamoto, and what Alex hopes to improve at Alternative Tentacles and what he hopes to work towards in the future!   

Our Marketing Director, Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb, Loud Graves). sits down with Shipping Ninja Michael Cook (Moms With Bangs) and for the first time, new General Manager Alex Botkin for the long awaited second episode of our DEMO DERBY series!   They listen to new band submissions for the very first time, before forwarding them to Jello Biafra for review! Today we listen and discuss: FVRMN "Radio...

They're not just artists on the label, they are also members of the staff! Michael Cook , bassist for Moms With Bangs and part of the customer service and shipping team at Alternative Tentacles sits down with Dominic Davi , bassist for Tsunami Bomb and Marketing  Director for the label. The discuss some of the recent releases, play some songs, and reveal what it's like to be in the unique position...

It's the first episode of the Alternative Tentacles Demo Derby, and bATcast host Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb, Loud Graves) is joined by AT GM Freya Yamamoto as they listen to new band submissions for the very first time, before forwarding them to Jello Biafra for review!  Today we listen and discuss: Laughing Matter "I'll Gladly Lobby You Tuesday For A Genocide Today" San Francisco, CA Starts at 13...

On this episode of What Would Jello Do?, Jello addresses Trump's bombing of Iran, and what the consequences might be. What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word series by Jello Biafra on the Alternative Tentacles Records YouTube channel. Like and subscribe for more! Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable is an ongoing podcast hosted by Jello Biafra. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Alternative Tentacles Records General Manager Freya Yamamoto sits down with bATcast host, Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) to continue their discussion about what goes on behind the scenes of Alternative Tentacles. This week they dive into the actual process of making records. From the mastering process, to cutting the lacquer, to make the mother and father, into the stampers that you need to actually...

xotica has come to Alternative Tentacles! Get your search engines ready, the references go deep with this one! Tsunami Bomb's Dominic Davi sits down with composer/guitarist Skip Heller (producer to/protege of Robert Drasnin, orchestrator for Elisabeth Waldo, bandleader for Yma Sumac) & vocalist Lena Marie Cardinale (an operatic Sumac acolyte and former El Vez Elvette) of Voodoo 5.   In a genre whe...

THIS WAS NOT THE EPISODE WE PLANNED! bATcast host/Marketing Director Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) sits down with A.T. General Manager Freya Yamamoto, and end up peeling back the curtain and discussing the effort it takes to track down all the different elements for old albums for new release on Alternative Tentacles!  To old artwork hidden on old hard drives to finding masters hiding in bandmembers...

This episode of the Alternative Tentacles bATcast features none other than the legendary Ani Kyd Wolf! Musician, actress, filmmaker, and... Private Eye? Ani sits down with host Dominic Davi (of Tsunami Bomb) to talk about her new album, "The Last Steps of Man-Unkind", how she started working with Alternative Tentacles and Jello Biafra, the reaction to some of her singles and videos, and the impact...

Redshift, the new dark hardcore surf band from the mind of bassist Mike Catts, drummer Adam Gross, and the guitar and vocals of the legendary Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith/Dead Ending) has dropped a brand new album on Alternative Tentacles Records, "Chaos As Planned"! To celebrate that, the band has sat down with host Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb/Loud Graves) to talk about the origins of the band, th...

Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb, Loud Graves) is back to host another episode as he sits down with SANDRIDER 's vocalist/guitarist Jon Weisnewski to talk about how the band came to be in the wake of Jon's former band, AKIMBO. Where their sound comes from, the story behind their music, their art, and just what it's like to work with Jello Biafra and Alternative Tentacles. Featuring former members of AKI...

On this episode of What Would Jello Do?, Jello continues from his last WWJD and gives his thoughts on what Joe Biden's final act should be. What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word series by Jello Biafra on the Alternative Tentacles Records YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alternativetentacles Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable is an ongoing podcast hosted by Jello Biafra. Subscrib...

Joe Biden is on his way out... what can he do before he goes? Pick up a pen and sign the 28th Amendment to the Constitution that's what.  What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word series by Jello Biafra on the Alternative Tentacles Records YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alternativetentacles Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable is an ongoing podcast hosted by Jello Biafra. Subscribe...

Host Dominic Davi ( Tsunami Bomb ) sits down with the newest member of the Alternative Tentacles family, Gregg Deal ! Vocalist for the Colorado based Dead Pioneers , Gregg is also a multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and "disruptor." Through his paintings, murals, performance work, filmmaking, spoken word, and now his incredible punk rock band, Deal has worked to "honor indigenous experiences, c...

Dominic Davi ( Tsunami Bomb ) walks through some of the Digital-Only releases on Alternative Tentacles and showcases songs from Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine , The November 3 , Spank Machine , Ani Kyd Wolf , Fish Karama and/or The DErailleurs , and Pachinko ! 

Host Dominic Davi ( Tsunami Bomb ) talks about the recent Rocky Mountain TentacleFEST Alternative Tentacles Records put on on Friday, August 30ths at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, CO and plays songs by Dead Pioneers , Wheelchair Sports Camp , Kultur Shock , and a brand new track from his own band Tsunami Bomb . 

In this episode of WWJD, Jello talks about what the Democratic Party, mostly what Joe Biden, needs to do if they want a chance at winning in November. What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word series by Jello Biafra on the Alternative Tentacles Records YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alternativetentacles Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable is an ongoing podcast hosted by Jello Biafr...

Tsunami Bomb's Dominic Davi sits down with The Darts vocalist/keyboardist Nicole Laurenne  and bassist Christina Nunez  to talk about their new album "Boomerang" , what it's like to be on Alternative Tentacles, working with Jello Biafra , touring forever, an upcoming NEW release with Tsunami Bomb, and why a Farfisa is an absolute tank! Also hear the new tracks off "Boomerang" including Hang Around...

Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) sits down to review the last few months of Alternative Tentacles Records! Talking about the launch of the new website, the new Patreon, Krampus Night 2023, the state of represses, and new releases the label has been involved in.  Hear tracks from ArnoCorps, NomeansNo, Jello Biafra and the Raunch and Soul All-Stars, Sandrider, The Darts, Jello Biafra with Motorpsycho, an...

This week Dominic Davi  ( Tsunami Bomb , Loud Graves ) sits down with the new General Manager of Alternative Tentacles Records , Freya Hausman . They talk about how Feya got started as an intern at A.T. years ago, running her own label, interviewing with Jello Biafra , and taking over the label. They talk about upcoming plans for the label, the status of the 7" Club, the coming Patreon plans, and...

Dominic Davi (bassist for Tsunami Bomb) returns to the bATcast after a long absence, to give you the lastest news on all things Alternative Tentacles Records! He answers questions submitted by fans from the facebook group that cover when particular records are coming out, the status of the 7" Club, and humming tunes into our answering machine. He also spins tracks from SPANK MACHINE, THE DARTS, MI...

In this episode of the Alternative Tentacles bATcast, Kevin None and Dominic Davi (from Tsunami Bomb) return to spin records and answer your questions about AT! Track Listing: Legendary Shack Shakers "God Forsaken Town" CockadoodleDeux https://alternativetentacles.com/product/cockadoodledeux-album/ ArnoCorps "Pumping Iron" Two More https://alternativetentacles.com/product/two-more/ (we stupidly ca...

THE RETURN OF AT RADIO! Give your day a background soundtrack as DJ Kevin None & DJ Nina spin records from the AT catalog in this very special Spring Sale themed episode!

On the latest episode of What Would Jello Do?, Jello looks at the recent Trucker Protests. Talking about a few points that the media hasn't been mentioning enough.  What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word video series by Jello Biafra. For more information on Jello Biafra, visit https://alternativetentacles.com​