Dangerville

Back by popular demand, Brian Williams joins us in the pod lounge for an epic discussion of pop culture. We tackle subjects like the Jellyfish UFO, Kevin Smith movies, Neuralink, and the We Are The World documentary on Netflix. Plus we bring back Knowledge Bombs, and get a new segment of Matt's Musings. Soak it in.

Grand Rapids comedians David Jones and TurbulenceTyme (Shaunte Paul) join us in the pod lounge. We get a rundown on how Dave and Shaunte met and started doing comedy together.  After talking about pro wrestling, we get into big time comics and their philosophy vs comedy specials. We deep dive on our favorite cartoons and shows like the Simpsons, Seinfeld, Family Guy and Ross preaches his love for...

Joining us in the pod lounge is guitarist and musician Lou Musa, best known for his work with The Verve Pipe and The Rocket King. We talk about Lou’s early years in Illinois, his moving to Grand Rapids and his early bands and studio’s. In the final segment of DOES IT STAY IN THE COLLECTION we hear tracks from Neverending White Lights, The See Peoples, and Autolux, and then we nerd out about our mu...

We’re back! Kicking off 2024 in style with Raziel Castaneda, who is a house engineer and producer at Third Coast Recordings in Grand Haven, MI.   We talk about our histories getting started recording music, and Raziel’s career path. We spend the first hour deep diving into engineering and producing, and artistic choices in recording. In the next segment we decide what STAYS IN THE COLLECTION with...

Strap in folks. We finally get to discuss the Obama produced film Leave The World Behind in depth. We talk a ton about music and our favorite bands, then Matt runs back his favorite NEWS OF THE WORLD bits from 2023.  Later we get into it about the current lawsuit regarding Nirvana’s cover art for their record Nevermind being considered pornography. Next we check out some tunes to see if they STAY...

Who’s ready to Laugh!?!?  Mike Swanson and Shane Perysian are back in the pod lounge. In the first segment we rip on Swanson’s vests, discuss the Netflix movie Leave the World Behind, The Tupac Murder, bad eyesight, Terry Bradshaw, Norm McDonald, Dave Chapelle, and the ending of Curb Your Enthusiasm.  A Rousing NEWS OF THE WORLD has us going mostly international with far too much news from Italy. ...

Joining us in the pod lounge this week is Grand Rapids comedian Michael Bussler.  We hear about the Comedy Project, a GR based improv and stand-up comedy hub.  We speak on our favorite Pauly Shore movies, before diving into stand up writing vs podcasting. In the second segment we run another batch of CDs to see if they should STAY IN THE COLLECTION. This time we hear tracks from Stellastar, Shadow...

It’s Thanksgiving, so we’re filled up with turkey and stuffing. In the first segment, Ross tells his story of getting walked in on in the gas station bathroom, and the glorious unearthing of an authentic Marlboro hat. We start a new segment called “Does it stay in the collection” where we’re playing random CD’s to see if they are any good or if they get tossed in the trash pile. This weeks selecti...

Joining us in the pod lounge is singer Jennifer Bartlett, from the rock band Lokella. In this 3 hour barn burner episode we cover a myriad of topics including the Finger Eleven gig Jenn opened for, Nic Cage flicks, our love of Nu-Metal and favorite concert spots. After NEWS OF THE WORLD, we talk about Simpsons getting lame, exercise, and having crazy dreams. In the third segment things get wild, a...

Comedian Jason Thompson joins us in the pod lounge. Matt “shaves” down to a molester mustache, and we compare beards before diving into stand up comedy and improve. Ross reviews the new Exorcist movie (it stinks), and discuss the classic Pink Floyd and Wizard of Oz sync trick. We remember drinking too much when you’re young, and we tell the story of the skateboarding arm breaking. After reviewing...

Welcome back to the pod lounge Lenz and Nick for the Halloween Special II where we watch the 2001 masterpiece "Bones" staring Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier. We eat candy and talk smack about this terrible, terrible, and awesome movie. Sppppooooooooky. Soak it in. *Note* we lost audio recording about 20 minutes into the movie for around 15 minutes* ...Pro tools gonna pro tools.

We talk F1 Racing and Jayk’s Mini-Cooper, then Ross tells the story of meeting the next unknown Dr. Dre at the Peter Gabriel Show.  We talk about Adam Sandler and Andy Sanburg and different era’s of SNL - then go over some UFO shows like Encounters and Unsolved Mysteries. Jayk reviews the latest Mortal Kombat RPG game, the trend of classic game crossover memes, and new Spider-Man games.  Ross goes...

Musician, studio owner and electronics guru Addison Eilers stops into the pod lounge. We discuss all things recording producing and engineering, Addison’s company Analogue Time Machine, and his new line of guitar pedals. We review the making of his band Tiny Tree’s recent records, and Addison's production style. After a rousing News of The World, we deep dive into electronics and recording gea...

In this episode of the pod we visit with AJ Dunning, best known as the original lead guitarist for The Verve Pipe. Ross fan-boys out for well over three hours as we walk though the history of the band, and the making of their landmark record “Villains”. We walk through the writing process and dissect the different versions of their most popular song “The Freshmen”. After that we dive into the seco...

Comedian Ryan Fitzgerald joins us in the pod lounge. We talk about Ryan's comedy career, dealing with hecklers, booking shows, writing comedy, comic influences, roast battles, and life in Fruitport. We riff on the new Shane Gillis special, and the glory days of King of the Hill and the Simpsons. Ross rants on how terrible Spotify is and how he can’t listen to Joe Rogan anymore. And we compare...

Our homie Jordan makes his way into the pod lounge for another wild talk. We talk about the Pain Killer series and benefits of Kratom, and review this years ArtPrize. Then we go over the recent Mars Volta concert, and tell the story of how Matt almost died during the opening act. We deep dive into the NASA UFO / UAP press conference, the Alien body reveal in Mexico, alien metal balls and the stran...

Joining us for his second appearance on the show is drummer Mike Schertenlieb. In the first segment we talk about all things drum gear and drumming. Ross runs down the recent Finger Eleven show at The Pyramid Scheme, and Matt describes the Alice Cooper and Rob Zombie gig he caught at Pine Knob. Later, we deep dive on creativity and productivity as an artist and musician. In the third segment we he...

We got bailed on by our guest at the last minute, so we’re going old school Dangerville with just your two hosts.  We riff on the tornado at the lounge, thrift stores, the line up for rock supergroup Damn Yankees, the CIA LSD experiments, betting apps and gambling, Euchre, and paintball and laser tag. We get caught up on News of the World, then talk about the death of Bob Barker, the Red Rising bo...

Joining us in the pod lounge is Imminent Sonic Destruction guitarist and singer Tony Piccoli and Entransient guitarist and record producer Nick Hagen. We talk about a ton of classic 90s bands and music including Limp Bizkit, Finger Eleven, Our Lady Peace, Live, Fastball and Goo Goo Dolls, then we dive into song writing and arrangements. After more News of The World, we dissect the latest updates o...

What happens when you get 6 artists drunk and put them in a room with microphones? TOTAL CHAOS. Welcome to podcast pandemonium. Comedians Floyd Jones and Skippy Rose join us from Detroit, along with Josh Lenz and Susan Morgan. We basically yell and talk over each other for 3 hours with hilarious consequences. We touch on everything from Donnie Darko, getting jumped by 8th graders, to Lizzo in Amst...

Stepping into the pod lounge is Grand Rapids native singer, songwriter and producer Joel Ferguson, best known as the frontman of alternative rock band Papa Vegas, and resident bassist for The Verve Pipe.  We deep dive into the making of the Papa Vegas record Hello Vertigo, including the writing and tracking process, and how the record was promoted with artwork and tour stories…. We hear tales of J...

We’re back after a week off, with our homie Brian Williams up in the pod lounge! We talk about our favorite horror and sci-fi movies from directors like Tarantino, James Cameron and Sam Rami… then ATTACK the Daniel Craig James Bond franchise, before diving into another sensational edition of News of the World.  We also riff on the Taylor Schabusiness murder story, then go DEEP on Ancient Aliens an...

Celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the show, funnyman Adam Wood rolls up on the pod lounge. We discuss how many 5 year olds you could beat up at once, the American Gladiators documentaries, the Hollywood strikes, and peeing your pants. Then for the 1 year anniversary we reach into the mail sack and hear from our avid listeners, before we dive into News of the World. Then we talk shit about the...

Joining us in the Pod Lounge is luthier Russell Olmsted, owner of Northcoast Guitar Company. In the first hour Russell answers a ton of questions about guitars and guitar building. We talk about tone wood, pick ups, Gibson guitars, and Russell’s history as a luthier. A classic News of the World segment leads to real talk about Elon Musk, and later we nerd out about fantasy and sci-fi books like Th...

Grand Rapids comedian Adam Degi drops into the lounge to talk all things comedy. We talk about Adam’s history in comedy, the Austin comedy scene, promotion on social media, day jobs, and the landscape of comedy specials. We catch some of Adam’s stories from the road, before dropping some News of The World bombs.  We speak on our favorite comedians, and different audiences types around the country....