Everything Went Black Podcast

More ranting, raving and war stories from the edge of nowhere. Cold steel in the hour of chaos. Intro: "Carry Home" - Gun Club Outro: "In the Wind" - Circus of Power

Another week, more facts and figures.   Intro:     "Pears of Anguish" - Deth Crux Outro:    "Primitive and Deadly" - Earth

Another week goes by.    Intro:     "Munich" - Editors Outro:   "Friends of Rock 'n' Roll" - Easy Action

Internal landscapes, self-reflection and addressing ghosts; these are all part of the grind of making it through these trying times.   Intro:                    “Sistinas” – Danzig Outr0:                  “Friends are Evil” - Jesu

Waxing about Gun Club, moonlit drives and past heartaches. I'm coming at you with another end times transmission.   Intro:     "Moonlight Mote" - Gun Club Outro:     "Realization" - Today is the Day

News on the new Tombs record, my second Covid-19 test and being composed in the hour of chaos. Intro:          "Cenotaph" - Bolt Thrower Outro:          "Deadheads" - Breach

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, the world is on fire. I ruminate on life in quarantine, reflect on the tragic violence against people of color and share some of the daily happenings such as the new tombs record and the various books and movies I've been checking out. Intro:    "Jose Tries to Leave" - Bambara Outro:    "Bone Furnace" 

Jeff and I are back with another Plague Diary. It's a long, rambling episode that get dark at times.   Intro:           "Glowing Red Sun" - Goden Outro:          "TormentORR" - Gehenna

Another week in lockdown. On this episode, I talk about my move to New Jersey, some fun facts about Richard Matheson, my current listening habits and a little MMA talk.   Intro:                    “TormentORR” - Gehenna Outro:                  “Circle of Salt” – The Banner

My good friend and Necromaniacs co-host, Mike Scondotto, joins in for this episode of Plague Diary. We talk a little about the movies and books that we’ve getting into but our conversation veers off into our ideas about how the next few weeks and months are going to play out here in New York and the surrounding areas.   Anyway, stay safe and stay healthy.   Intro:                    “Shattered” –...

Time marches on and we’re all hanging in there, doing what we need to do to make thru this thing. My friend Mike De Guzman, Muay Thai coach, fitness coach and co-owner of Raktan Muay Thai in Long Island City, NY joins us for this episode. Mike is recovering from the Covid-19 virus and has shared his experiences dealing the virus and has also shared some of his thoughts and ideas about the severity...

More reflections on life indoors during quarantine.   Intro:     "Wither" - Skinyard Outro:     "Bed of Roses" - Screaming Trees

More thoughts and impressions from behind the cast iron wall of isolation.   Intro:     "Circle of Guilt" - Kreig Outro:     "Angel Blake" - Necrophagia

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these difficult times.  Like most of you, I have more time on my hands than I'm accustomed to so I'm going to put up these entries while we push through this thing.  If any of you have any of your own stories or comments, please feel free to send them to me as mp3's or wav files and I'll cut them into the next episode.   Intro: "Alarma" - Breach O...

Jeff and I get together to talk movies amidst all of the chaos and disinformation surrounding the Corona Virus Pandemic.  What better movies to talk about than 2011's Contagion and the Terry Gilliam classic 12 Monkeys from 1995.

Jeff and I are back with another movie episode. Be give out rundown on Richard Stanley's "Color Out of Space" his long-awaited return to feature films. We also talk about "The House that Jack Built" a movie that Jeff cited as one of the best films of the last decade which, much to my chagrin, I just got around to watching.   Intro:          "Yellow Sky" - Deth Crux Outro:          "Spectre" - Form...

I’ve known Jeff for a long, long time; uncomfortable long.  In addition to being the former bassist for the legendary band, Isis, Jeff is a horror movie fanatic like me so we took this opportunity to catch up and talk about our favorite horror movies of the past decade.   Intro:                    “Memories” – Johann Johannsson Outro:                  “Escape from the Train” - Hildur Guanadottir

Happy New Year Everyone.  One of my best friends Ralph Schmidt of the excellent band Ultha, joins us for a trans-Atlantic discussion of one of mutually favorite movies of the past year, the Todd Phillip's directed Joker starring Joaquin Phoenix and Robert De Niro. Despite the "woke" crowd denouncing the movie as "just another angry White Man" movie, the film killed it at the box office pulling in...

Not only is it the end of the year, but it's the end of another decade.  I run this episode solo and list my top 10 records of the last decade as well as some ruminations of where we are as a culture in my opinion.

Halloween, by far is my favorite time of the year. It has it's own soundtrack that accompanies the darkening skies and is a primer for winter, the mightiest season. My good friend, Ron Martinez, the vocalist of the legendary Final Conflict, bassist in The Lower Class Brats and the man behind Crawlspace Booking joins me for a recollection of our favorite music and movies that capture this beautiful...

A few week’s ago, I reviewed “Knucklehead” the debut novel by Adam Smyers.  Through the magic of social media, Adam and I were able to connect and he was kind enough to be this week’s guest. Adam is an attorney, martial artist and self-proclaimed mediocre bassist. He lives in the Bay Area with his wife and cats. Knucklehead was the sole title shortlisted for the 2018 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Lit...

When I was a kid, New Wave was starting to seep into the minds of suburban youth across the country. The Cars were the first band that I cam across that deflected me from my steady diet of Black Sabbath and Judas Priest.  When I heard of Ric Ocasek’s passing, I felt like I should put out an episode reflecting the impact his music had on me during the formative years of my life Intro:          "Sin...

Knucklehead – Adam Smyer In addition my normal reflections on an abnormal world, I review “Knucklehead” the debut novel by Adam Smyer. It was one of those books that stayed with me days, weeks after I read it. Check it out! https://www.amazon.com/Knucklehead-Adam-Smyer/dp/1617755877 Intro:                    “Cleaved Asunder” – Diocletian Outro:                  “Don’t Give in” – Cro Mags  

In this episode I bring everybody up to speed with some band-related news on new records, and what it’s like to have a regular job after three years of being a hunter-gatherer.  Also, as a bonus, we have Eugene Robinson talking about his “Watcher” concept and his interesting beliefs about past lives. Initially this was going to be the next “Night Talk” episode but a bag phone connection and some l...

Welcome to Night Talk, a podcast dedicated to hidden knowledge, the occult, paranormal and the shadowy corners of our lives.   Witchcraft has been in our vernacular for centuries, but often misunderstood; misunderstood at times to a dire extent. Atrocities such as the Salem Witch Trials and European persecution has plagued the witch for time immemorial.   These days there seems to be a renaissance...