Cult and Culture

Episode 15 features W.T. Nelson. This fascinating artist and sound scientist has been a part of such noise/experimental/power violence projects such as Bastard Noise, Man is the Bastard, Sleestak, Geronimo, and others, as well as being founder of Trogotronic audio instruments, hand built in California. This episode offers a glimpse into the inventive, ever-curious mind of Nelson, that which inspir...

The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is best known as bassist/vocalist for bands such as Dead Cross, The Locust, and Retox. Justin has come to know and work with a broad spectrum of captivating personalities and brilliant minds, many of which are key fig...

Episode 14 features Robert War and Henry Wallace, two members of the revolutionary and infamous Black Panther Party (San Diego branch) who have been involved for decades. Here, these long-standing members discuss current events and what it means to be a Black Panther in the era of Black Lives Matter, what they consider to be “an extension of” the Black Panthers. Noting the struggles present in nea...

Episode 13 features Lucien Greaves, co-founder of the infamous yet often misunderstood organization, The Satanic Temple. Known for using unorthodox methods to take a stand in favor of religious equality and separation of church and state (and most often coming out on top), Lucien discusses the founding of the Satanic Temple, project Grey Faction, how the Satanic Panic of the 1980s deeply affected...

Episode 12 features David Scott Stone, a musician who has been a member of, collaborated with, or toured in an eclectic catalog of bands such as The Melvins, LCD Soundsystem, The Locust, Unwound, Fantomas, Jello Biafra, Get Hustle, and others. Known for his homemade or self-modified instruments, SirDSS (his moniker) creates wonderfully experimental music with great enthusiasm for gear and the tech...

Episode 11 features Jason Hamacher (drummer of Regents, Frodus, and Combatwoundedveteran, among other bands). Jason’s experience in music, as well as his Christian beliefs, have lead him to many unlikely adventures and research including finding himself working in Syria with the ancient Aramaic speaking Syrian Orthodox Church, and collaborating with the Smithsonian. If punk, Christian, and academi...

Michael Malarkey is a vampire, an agent, a husband, a father, a musician, an actor, and above all, a humble human like any other. On the heels of his role in History Channel’s newest drama, Project Bluebook, Michael discusses with Justin and Luke the significance of and value in that which is seemingly unexplainable. Using the show’s non-fiction premise of government cover ups and ufology as a sta...

Martin Atkins - Episode 9 of Cult and Culture features prolific drummer, professor, writer, record label owner, podcast host and coffee connoisseur, Martin Atkins. At 59 years old, and having played in bands such as Public Image Ltd., Killing Joke, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, and Pigface, Atkins is as charismatic and energetic as ever as he recounts stories starting out as a working class boy from...

Travis Ryan, Longmont Potion Castle - Episode 8 : In episode 8 of Cult & Culture, Luke and Justin host Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation) and “underground prank-call king” Longmont Potion Castle, as well as David Hall (Uneasy Sleeper) and Vivek Venkatesh (Dystopia Productions), the creators of an upcoming documentary on LPC. As described by the project’s Indiegogo campaign, “this film will expl...

Cody Votolato, John Brady, Sam Stothers - Episode 7: In this episode of Cult & Culture, Luke and Justin lead a panel in front of a live audience with Three One G label-mates Cody Votolato (Blood Brothers, Head Wound City), John Brady (Swing Kids), and Sam Stothers (Narrows). This event took place at UCSD after a viewing of Anton Corbijn's "Control", a film chronicling Joy Division's rise and e...

Bob Barley - Episode 6: This episode of Cult and Culture features Bob Barley: plumber and 1991 Chula Vista mayoral candidate by day, Vinyl Communications label owner and vocalist of Tit Wrench and Neighborhood Watch by night. Bob shares what it was like to be "the king of the nuisance candidates" at age 26, endorsed by the Green Party and Jello Biafra alike, and what it was that interested him as...

Adam Gnade - Episode 5: On the fifth installment of Cult and Culture, Justin and Luke talk with Adam Gnade. Adam is an author, musician, ex-San Diegan, current farmer against fascism, and all-around artist. Among the topics discussed are the motivations behind and day-to-day happenings resulting in moving from a city in Southern Calfornia to a rural farm in the middle of nowhere, USA, his beginnin...

Juan Alderete - Episode 4: In this episode, Justin and Luke sit down with fellow bassist and Grammy-award winning musician of projects such as Racer X, The Mars Volta, and Dr. Octagon, among many others. The three discuss the history of his decades-long career, spanning and correlating genres from hip hop to metal to punk. Justin and Juan come to the realization that they crossed paths earlier on...

Jung Sing - Episode 3: In the third installment of Cult and Culture (with a particular emphasis on culture), Justin and Luke interview musician Jung Sing (Silent, All Leather, Maniqui Lazer). Residing in Mexicali, Sing offers the insightful perspective of a Mexican citizen whose life is closely entwined with the United States- having close friends and family, visiting, and touring the US with his...

Sonny Kay - Episode 2: In Episode 2, Justin Pearson and Luke Henshaw talk to Sonny Kay, a multi-faceted artist whose work spans from playing music (Angelhair, The VSS) to putting music out (via his creation of GSL) to presenting/advertising music visually, creating flyers and designing album art for bands such as The Mars Volta and The Locust. The three explore the lineage of label and artist infl...

Tim Mays - Episode 1: Justin Pearson's Cult & Culture returns, having mutated into its first full-length form at Penguin Studios in collaboration with Luke Henshaw. Episode one of the newly structured podcast features local booking legend Tim Mays, owner of The World Famous Casbah and music promoter of over 30 years. Topics ranging from skinheads to fabric stores are covered in this fascinatin...

Cult And Culture Vol. 11 : Luke Henshaw of Planet B, Satanic Planet, Sonido de la Frontera Recorded November 2015/ San Diego, CA Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for...

Cult and Culture Vol. 10 : Jose Palafox of Swing Kids, Struggle Recorded September 2015/ Berkeley, CA Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for bands such as Dead Cross, T...

Cult and Culture Vol. 9 : Rob Moran of Unbroken, Narrows Recorded September 2015/ San Diego, CA Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for bands such as Dead Cross, The Loc...

Cult and Culture Vol. 8 : Eric Paul of Arab On Radar, Doomsday Student, The Chinese Stars Recorded August 2015/ Providence, RI Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for ba...

Cult and Culture Vol. 7 : Bobby Bray of The Locust, Holy Molar, INUS Recorded July 2015/ San Diego, CA Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for bands such as Dead Cross,...

Cult And Culture Vol. 6 : Martin Atkins / Justin Pearson Recorded Februrary 2015/ Chicago, IL Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for bands such as Dead Cross, The Locus...

Cult And Culture Vol. 5 : Records Collecting Dust (Danny Benair, Justin Pearson, Jason Blackmore, Keith Morris) Recorded January 2015/ Los Angeles, CA For more on Records Collecting Dust please visit: http://www.recordscollectingdust.com Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known mu...

Cult and Culture Vol. 4 : John Waters Recorded March 2015/ Baltimore, MD Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for bands such as Dead Cross, The Locust, and Some Girls as...

Cult And Culture Vol. 3 : Ben Weinman of Dillinger Escape Plan Recorded March 2015/ Somewhere in New Jersey Originally aired on The Local 949 in San Diego, CA The concept of Cult and Culture began as a short segment created by Justin Pearson, an internationally known musician, record label owner (Three One G Records), author, and actor. He is perhaps best known as bassist for bands such as Dead Cr...