Needless Things

Phantom Troublemaker talks to director Jason C. Wilson about his new documentary on the Atlanta punk scene and one of its most notorious bands – Stopper: The Rise and Fall of the Bastard Squad ! Jason Wilson was a big part of Atlanta’s 90s punk movement. Playing in bands like Round Ear Spock and Stopper, he contributed not just to the sounds, but to the experience. For the past four years he has b...

Phantom Troublemaker and Mr. Beau Brown cover the final year of Mattycollector.com’s Masters of the Universe Classics line! It’s been a long and sometimes frustrating road, but the Masters of the Universe Classics line has finally come to an end. 2015 was the final year of the line, and it was a huge one full of important characters, new design choices, and massive change. From January to December...

Live from Galactic Quest ! Phantom Troublemaker talks to Ricky Zero and Bambi Lynn from the rock band Radio Cult ! Kyle from Galactic Quest welcomed Phantom, Ricky, and Bambi into one of the store’s expansive gaming rooms to talk about music, being entertainers, and the history of Radio Cult. From their influences to their style of music and how they became the band that they are today, this conve...

Live from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com , Sean Reid, Arian, Chad J. Shonk, and Gary Mitchel from the Revcast to discuss the newest entry in the Star Wars Saga! Let’s not pretend this is something it isn’t – seven dorks, one epic movie. Let’s do this. Seven on Episode VII on episode 87. Be sure to join the new Needless Things Podcas...

Live from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com , Sean Reid, and Mike Gordon from the ESO Network to talk about their favorite Christmas movies! Since the earliest days of silent films Hollywood has been producing movies about the Yuletide season. Some are about specific aspects of Christmas like Santa Claus or family gatherings. Some simp...

Phantom Troublemaker and the ESO Network's Mike Gordon share their thoughts about one of the greatest adventure film franchises of all time! Indiana Jones is one of the most beloved pop culture icons to have come out of the 1980s. His adventures have been detailed in books, comics, video games, television shows, and of course movies. This episode barely scratches the surface of the multimedia fran...

Phantom Troublemaker talks Chad J. Shonk (writer of Dakota Sky and the novel Proxy) and Beth V. about the history of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and the Kickstarter campaign that is currently underway to revive the much-beloved series. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is one of those lightning in a bottle type ideas that hit at just the right time and struck a chord with a geek community that at that...

Phantom Troublemaker and Needless Things' Head of Research Ryan Schweck talk about the build-up to Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens! From books to comics to video games to toys – of course toys – there has been plenty of Star Wars merchandise in the ten years since the last theatrical release. The guys talk about Marvel's new comics, Hasbro's various toy lines, and Star Wars: Battlefront....

Phantom Troublemaker talks to Bryan Katzel , one of the masterminds behind retro toy makers Warpo Toys ! After making a huge splash with the incredible Legends of Cthulu line of action figures , Warpo has returned to Kickstarter with an exciting, all-new project – Don’t Cuddle the Krampus ! Inspired by the gross-out toys of the 80s, specifically My Pet Monster, this plush Krampus is designed to be...

Phantom Troublemaker talks to mysterious synth artist and musician VHS Glitch about the revival and nostalgic value of synthesizer-based music, digital marketing, the modern cult of personality surrounding music, and much more! VHS Glitch is a music composer for games and visual media and independent Synthwave artist. Little is known about the enigmatic and talented creator other than this brief b...

Phantom Troublemaker talks to Daniel Griffith of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures about his newest project, a documentary on Empire Pictures, the revolutionary movie studio that produced such genre classics as Re-Animator, Ghoulies, TerrorVision, Zone Troopers, and many more! On October 14th, Daniel launched a monstrous Kickstarter Campaign to complete the official feature documentary about the rise and f...

Phantom Troublemaker, Beth V, Richard Davis, and Arian talk about the greatest horror franchise of all time – The Evil Dead! In the newest 31 Days of Halloween edition of the Needless Things Podcast the crew talks about Sam Raimi’s greatest gift to the world – Ashley J. Williams and the ongoing Evil Dead franchise. From the original 1981 ultimate experience in grueling terror to the camp of Army o...

The Casket Creatures return to talk to Phantom Troublemaker about horror movies and the Halloween season! In the newest 31 Days of Halloween edition of the Needless Things Podcast Phantom sits down with Ryan Cadaver and Derek Obscura from horror punk band The Casket Creatures. The trio talk about their favorite horror movies and how often they're revisited, classic slasher franchises, and remakes....

Phantom Troublemaker, Sean Reid, and the one and only Johnny DANGAAAAAA discuss the biggest and spookiest gimmicks from the colorful history of the greatest sport of them all – professional wrestling! In the newest 31 Days of Halloween edition of the Needless Things Podcast the crew talks about the great horror-infused characters of the squared circle. From Vampiro to Luna Vachon to Kevin Sullivan...

Phantom Troublemaker and Mike Gordon talk about the horror-infused history of the Dark Knight Detective in the newest Needless Things Podcast! From the villainy of The Monk in Detective Comics #31 to Doug Moench and Kelley Jones’ landmark Red Rain to the unlikely popularity of the fan film Batman: Dead End (that inspired a line of licensed Predator figures from NECA!), elements of the supernatural...

Phantom Troublemaker and the Needless Things Irregulars talk about the career and impact of Master of Horror Wes Craven in the newest Needless Things Podcast! This week Phantom is joined by Beth V, R.T. Ewell, and Devlin in the very first all-contributor episode of the show. Wes Craven passed away on August 30th, 2015, but over the course of his life he accomplished something few do – he created a...

Phantom Troublemaker met the fine fellows of Unshaven Comics at Dragon Con this year and liked 'em so much he had to have them on the Needless Things Podcast! This week Phantom is joined by Marc – artist, writer, and co-owner of Unshaven Comics and co-creator of the flagship title, The Samurnauts. Unshaven Comics was forged in a mighty fire of lifelong friendship. What started out as pipe dreams d...

2015 Dragon Con coverage continues on the Needless Things Podcast as we look back at the events! In this week’s episode, Phantom takes part in the SCHWARZA-PANEL! The RevCast ’s Gary Mitchel moderates a conversation about the science fiction films of Arnold Schwarzenegger! Featured on the panel are Phantom Troublemaker, William Stout, The White Rocket Podcast ’s Van Allen Plexico, the ESO Network...

2015 Dragon Con coverage continues on the Needless Things Podcast as we look back at the events! In this week’s episode, Phantom hosts a live panel called Toy Stories! Everyone has a toy story. Join Phantom Troublemaker and a selection of special guests as they share reminiscences about the playthings they grew up with. Each speaker will present a tale attached to a specific toy from their life. M...

2015 Dragon Con coverage continues on the Needless Things Podcast! In this week’s episode, Phantom talks to his co-host, Mr. Beau Brown, who also happens to be the director of the Puppetry Track ! The Puppetry Track celebrates puppetry in pop culture and brings the magic of live puppetry to con goers! Featuring special guests Caroll Spinney who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on “Sesame Stree...

2015 Dragon Con coverage continues on the Needless Things Podcast! In this week’s episode, Phantom talks to Mike Gordon and Mike Faber of the Earth Station One Podcasting Network ! A few years ago Mike and Mike invited Phantom onto the ESO Podcast to talk about the Doctor Who story “The Keeper of Traken”. You can listen to that here: Earth Station One Episode 98: Classic British Sci-Fi The next da...

2015 Dragon Con coverage continues on the Needless Things Podcast! In this week’s episode, Phantom talks to the men behind the magic of the American Sci-Fi Classics Track , Gary Mitchel and Joe Crowe! All media must submit to the Classics Track Countdown! Once a movie has aged or a TV show has been cancelled for a magical ten years, it becomes the domain of the Classics Track. At this point, the c...

2015 Dragon Con coverage continues on the Needless Things Podcast! In this week’s episode, Phantom and his co-host Mr. Beau Brown talk to one of the faces of Dragon Con TV, Chris “Crispy” Lloyd! Dragon Con TV has become an indispensable part of what makes Dragon Con so unique and fun every year. From original comedy sketches to short films to panels live from the Con, DCTV broadcasts to all five h...

2015 Dragon Con coverage starts today on the Needless Things Podcast! Sean Patton of SMP Designs and Sara Nicole Pope join Phantom Troublemaker to discuss costuming and cosplay! Costumes are one of the most important elements at Dragon Con or any other convention, but so much more goes into them than just wearing them. Sean and Sara have both been involved with costuming for many years and have un...

Chris DePetrillo from Figures Toy Company returns to the Needless Things Podcast! A lot has happened – and been announced – since the last time Chris was on the show , so Phantom invited Figures’ Chief Marketing Officer back for an update. Chris had big new about Ring of Honor and Legends of Professional Wrestling, Hanna-Barbera, DC Superfriends, and more. If you love retro-themed toys, this episo...