MC Lars

This week, I catch up with Fishbone's Angelo Moore, while he was reherasing in Berkeley for his New Year's Eve show. We had mad on the VANS Warped Tour in 2011, and reminscied about the festival and its leagacy. We also talked about KRS-One, Roland TR-808 drum machines, and what 2020 means to him. We premiere Angelo Moore & the Brand New Step's new single "Los Angeles" and talk about his future pr...

This week on the podcast, I sit down with a very special person... my big sister Sarah! We talk about childhood memories, Disney and the time I pooped in the yard. We also discuss adoption and how online DNA tests have revealed some surprising things about Sarah's origin story! A great conversation with my favorite tutor and mentor, thanks for being on the show Sarah!

Butterfly (Crazy Town Cover) (feat. the Sons of Pitches) by MC Lars

An interview with an O.G. nerdcore star, MAJA (now MAJATRON) got his start rapping about Transformers, and was featured in the 2008 "Nerdcore for Life" documentary. After a decade-long hiatus, the Phoenix, AZ native is back with "HYRUL", a song about his love of Zelda. This week, we talk about mental health, Japanese culture and Breath of the Wild, and premier our collaboration, a remix of "HYRUL"...

Between the World and Me by MC Lars

Watchmen (feat. MC Frontalot, Miss Eaves, Schäffer the Darklord and Quelle Chris) by MC Lars

Ozymandias by MC Lars

Jabberwocky by MC Lars

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by MC Lars

Gulliver's Travels (feat. Jill Sobule) by MC Lars

Ode on a Grecian Urn by MC Lars

1984 (feat. B. Dolan) by MC Lars

The Dewey Decibel System (feat. FaceOmeter) by MC Lars

Karl Olson (Ultraklystron) has been making music of the "nerdcore"-adjacent type for a very long time, and his discography size exceeds most of our other peers. On this episode, we talk about why he moved to Canada, Japanese culture, his work ethic, and the time he almost toured with Beefy and MC Router. We also talk about how the anime-inspired raps he started doing in the 90s have become mainstr...

An interview with I Fight Dragons frontman Brian Mazzaferri, in which we discuss the tours we’ve done together, his years with Atlantic Records and how his band used Nintendo’s proprietary 3DS technology as a platform to promote his and his band’s music. We also talk about the attention economy, fatherhood, and the time he did the entire Warped Tour in a van, the Dragon Wagon. A great conversation...

Joshua A. Katz (a.k.a. Rappy McRapperson) has been creating music for many decades, beginning with his viral hit "I'm A Gangster" in the late 90s. On this week's episode, we talk about the places he's lived, his approach to production, how he finds meaning in his work, and his tomato soup business. We also talk about his experiences with labels, the new YouTube metrics, and how Russian folk songs...

Luke Ski has been creating parody songs and cartoons for many decades. On this week's episode, we talk about the FuMP (which he helped start), his friendship with Dr. Demento, and his animation work for Cartoon Network. We also talk about "Joker", Luke's life in LA and why comedy is such an important art form to him. An awesome interview! Thanks Luke!

I discovered Suzanne McDermott's music when I heard her song "the Roswell Incident" in the 1999 documentary, "Six Days in Roswell", a look at the 50th anniversary of the supposed UFO crash in Roswell. I would later cover this song on "Indie Rocket Science", adding a twist to McDermott's version of the events. On this week's episode, McDermott and I talk about her early years playing with punk lege...

This week on the podcast, I talk to Blake J. Harris, screenwriter, journalist, producer and all around great dude. We talk about his first two books ("the Console Wars" and "the History of the Future"), and how he and Seth Rogan linked to greated the upcoming "Console Wars" documentary and TV series. We also talk about why he wears sandals every day, the benefits of being self-employed, and his up...

I have known Chason Matthams for over twenty years, and on this episode, we talk about some of our favorite teachers form middle and high school, his experience with graduate school, his creative process, the Simpsons and post-internet art. My first painter guest, Chason provides some insight on how he has worked to build his "brand" in the art world (while also putting time and attention into his...

Insane Ian bridges the “nerdcore” and “Dementia” artist scenes effortlessly. The Baltimore transplant has found a home in Chicago hosting the annual FuMP Fest (Funny Music Project Festival) and regularly releases hilarious original and parody music as Insane Ian. One of MC Frontalot’s favorite artists of all time, Ian sat down with me to talk about his creative process, his business model, and the...

An interview with Brooklyn’s Alec A. Head, frontman of Ghostbound. We talk about how growing up on the central Californian coast inspired him as an artist and how his music and acting were greatly influenced by his time working at Monster Video in Carmel. We also talk about his future plans, his love of the new Tool album and how playing in different projects has helped with the songwriting for Gh...

This week, I sat down with Kyle Stevens (Kirby Krackle) to talk about his love of Pearl Jam, Dr. Strange and the time he opened for “Weird Al” Yankovic. Kyle and I have played many shows together over the years, and I am always blown away by his positivity and catchy, fun, “nerd rock” music. We talk about the changing comic book con scene over the past decade and what artists like he and I can do...

This week's episode revists my "first every podcast." I was very fortunate to go to a high school with a radio station, KSPB 91.9, and on March 17th 2000, my interview with the late, great Ric Masten aired. I went to Masten's house in Big Sur, and we talked about his approach to writing, how he made his living as a poet, and how he had built a community of fans in the early years of the internet....

Beefy and I have been friends since 2007, when he performed with us in Seattle. Since then, he and I have collaborated on over a dozen songs and played many shows together, including a hilarious one in Amsterdam. We reminsce on the early days of nerdcore, talk about his new album, and speculate on where the genre is going. A breath of fresh air in the hip-hop music scene, Beefy is as humble as he...