Modern Rubbish

Part two of our chat with musician/author/artist Steven Warwick . We get into Alan Clarke’s 1974 film Penda’s Fen , but don’t worry, there’s still plenty of riffing. Notes: Steven Warwick Penda’s Fen by Alan Clarke Of Mud and Flame: A Penda’s Fen Sourcebook The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer Big Brother (series) 2000AD (comic imprint) Play For Today (series) Red Shift by Alan Garner Robin Red...

This week, we sit down for a chat with musician/author/artist Steven Warwick who also has the (perhaps dubious) honour of being the origin of this podcast's name! This is the first installment of our conversation with Steven, where we talk about his latest book, Notes On Evil , get into the idea of weirdness in art and slowly drift towards Alan Clarke’s 1974 film Penda’s Fen . Be sure to stay tune...

This week we tackle a stone-cold classic, a massively influential and Important™ film that (somehow) neither of us had ever seen before: it’s Night of the Hunter ! Notes: Night of the Hunter by Charles Laughton Night of the Hunter (novel) by Davis Grubb Premonitions Following an Evil Deed by David Lynch David Grubbs Harry Powers (serial killer) Bort / Bart Carnivàle (series) Bart D. Ehrman The Bes...

Some thoughts cut from last week's episode on Censor . Riffing on changing tastes, fashion, the question of progress and what being "ahead of the curve" really gets you. Music by Sam Jones & Wyatt Keusch Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi !

2021’s Censor is set in the world of British film censorship and the video nasty era, which was covered in last week’s episode. This week, we get into the perils of single vision while talking our way through the film. Notes: Censor by Prano Bailey-Bond The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Arthur Machen quote on evil William Blake vs. the World by John Higgs Prano-Bailey Bond BFI interview Podcast...

Our episode on Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond brought up the “video nasties” list, which was part of a particularly absurd media censorship situation in the United Kingdom, starting in the 1980s. This week, we dig into what the “video nasties” were, and why they’re relevant to the type of thing we like to talk about here on our show. This also serves as an intro to next week’s episode, on 2021’s Censor...

As a preview of the kind of thing happening over on our Patreon , here's an excerpt from our recent discussion on the oft-maligned musical genre, nu-metal! Become a patron on Patreon to hear the full two-hour episode.

Following on from last week’s supplement, it’s our full discussion of Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond! Notes: The Beyond by Lucio Fulci In Praise of Shadows by Junichiro Tanizaki Stupid Fuck by Sonny Sharrock “This is fine” meme “Won’t somebody please think of the cildren?!” Elephant (1989) by Alan Clarke Clark Ashton Smith Zdzisław Beksiński (painter) Kur (ancient Mesopotamian underworld) Grandpa Simpso...

Wyatt reads an excerpt from Stephen Thrower’s book, Beyond Terror: the Films of Lucio Fulci , in advance of next week’s episode on Fulci’s The Beyond . Notes: Beyond Terror: the Films of Lucio Fulci by Stephen Thrower “Video nasty” Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi !

Casey Anderson returns for our first episode of 2024! We discuss Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s 1997 classic Cure . Notes: Cure by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Tokyo subway sarin attack Underground by Haruki Murakami Thomas Ligotti’s Crampton part one and two Seven by David Fincher Stalker by Andrei Tarkovsky Franz Mesmer Edward Bernays James Ellroy Closure by Wyatt Keusch Birthday Boys “Baby Hitler” sketch Peter Watts E...

Wyatt was visiting his dad in Berlin, so we conscripted him into this discussion of 2018’s Suspiria remake! Notes: Suspiria (2018) by Luca Guadagnino Psychometry William Friedkin curse Baader-Meinhof Group (Red Army Faction) “Deutscher Herbst” Perfume: the Story of a Murderer , by Patrick Süskind Night Man (TV series) Intro & outro by Annelise Baer Music by David Paha Support us on Patreon or...

Annelise Baer joins Wyatt for a quick roundup of some films he watched in 2023, that weren’t featured in episodes of the show. Notes: Talk to Me by Danny & Michael Philippou Glorious by Rebekah McKendry The Menu by Mark Mylod Cobweb by Samuel Bodin The Unbinding by Karl Pfeiffer Foamy the Squirrel, “Amityville Toaster” Music by Wyatt Keusch Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi !

This week, we cover Alan Moore’s multimedia work Unearthing. Notes: Unearthing by Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins Unearthing by Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins (photo book) Unearthing by Alan Moore & Mitch Jenkins (album) London: City of Disappearances , edited by Iain Sinclair Dave McKean (artist) Doseone (musician) Anticon (record label) Dead Dogs Two by cLOUDDEAD Seven Souls by Material &...

This week we use 2014’s The Canal as a launchpad for a discussion of what the reality of ghosts might look like, with our usual melange of tangents along the way! Notes: The Canal by Ivan Kavanagh Videotape by Radiohead Not Yet Remembered by Harold Budd & Brian Eno “In flagrante delicto” Charlie Day connections wall meme Ecology of Souls by Joshua Cutchin The Stone Tape BBC film Magick / Liber...

Dave talks about his recent trip to a LaMonte Young concert, and the inward “Trip” that followed. Support us on Patreon & Ko-Fi, or send us a message at modernrubbishpodcast@gmail.com. Notes: LaMonte Young Marian Zazeela 5-MeO-DMT Alex Grey MOCA Geffen Contemporary Ecstasy: In and About Altered States Ecology of Souls by Joshua Cutchin Hipgnosis Magic & Mystery in Tibet , by Alexandra Davi...

Wyatt was in Los Angeles, and was able to record our first in-person episode with Ang Wilson and returning guest Sam Jones ! We watched Society by Brian Yuzna, and had a lot of fun discussing it afterwards. Notes: Society by Brian Yuzna Brian Yuzna interview Part 1 Brian Yuzna interview Part 2 Oral history of Society Audition by Takashi Miike Warm Bodies (the Nicholas Hoult zombie movie) Uzumaki b...

The second half of our discussion on/about/around/adjacent to Crampton by Thomas Ligotti & Brandon Trenz. Notes: Millennium (TV series) The Lone Gunmen (TV series) Global Consciousness Project Ulam spiral Time Loops by Eric Wargo Michael Richards (sculptor) David Mandell Joe Preston Haunted Universe by Steven Norquist The Universe is a Haunted House by Coil Mastering the Core Teachings of the...

Our good friend Casey Anderson stops by for a chat about the best found footage film of all time, 2005’s Noroi: The Curse ! Notes: Casey Anderson Noroi: The Curse by Kōji Shiraishi From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft Kami (Shinto) Spirit of place The Blair Witch Project by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez Occult by Kōji Shiraishi Grave Encounters by The Vicious Brothers Unfriended: Dark Web by Stephen...

Our first episode with a content warning! This week’s episode uses the unproduced X-Files script Crampton by Thomas Ligotti and Brandon Trenz as an entry point for a discussion on some very dark themes. Nothing too harsh, but we do feel it’s worth mentioning that if you’re not in a great headspace, maybe avoid Ligotti and our discussion of his work and ideas. Notes: Crampton by Thomas Ligotti &amp...

Following directly on from our mad ravings on art and prophecy in the Radiohead episode, this week we get deeper into the weeds with Justin Benson’s and Aaron Moorhead’s schizoid mockumentary Something in the Dirt . Notes: Something in the Dirt by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead The Endless by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Henry Kaiser Hellier Creating Christ by James S. Valliant & Warren...

A freewheeling ride through the LA noise music scene, hot takes on beloved Scottish comics writers, the utter failure of Google Glass and the weight of prophecy. Notes: Old Town Pasadena John Wiese Masonna Radiohead Weatherhouse by Philip Selway In Limbo by Radiohead Kid A Mnesia book Humour by Stanley Donwood Grant Morrison Hypersigil Binah Simpsons Monkey’s Paw Joel Biroco Kenneth Grant The Red...

Due to some technical difficulties, the episode scheduled for this week isn’t ready - while we’re sorting that out, please enjoy this unreleased conversation which was originally intended to be our second episode. We’re surprised that we didn’t feel our discussion of 1984’s Night of the Comet was worth releasing at the time of recording, but here we are. Notes: Night of the Comet (1984) by Thom Eb...

The farce continues! It’s another “mini” episode that’s over an hour long! In this one, we discuss some of our formative experiences with horror media and list our biggest early influences. Notes: Natural Born Killers by Oliver Stone City of the Living Dead by Lucio Fulci Tetsuo: the Iron Man by Shinya Tsukamoto Ulver (band) Terrestrials by Sunn O))) & Ulver Scary Muzak by Ulver Poltergeist II...

Our first episode with a guest! We welcome our friend Sam Jones to the Rubbish Bin™, and together we discuss David Cronenberg’s 1999 oft-overlooked techno-thriller/body-horror gem, eXistenZ . Notes: Louis Cole Podcast The Ride Tetsuo: The Iron Man Einstürzende Neubauten My Life With the Spirits by Lon Milo DuQuette Night hag Simpsons Naked Lunch joke Yorgos Lanthimos Room To Dream by David Lynch S...

Another supplemental episode that’s almost as long as a proper episode! This time it’s an extended riff on categories / classifications of horror and their uses / abuses. Notes: A History of Heavy Metal by Andrew O’Neill "Get a hobby" Music by Wyatt Keusch Support us on Patreon or Ko-Fi !