Scatterbrain Podcast

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast with Ian and Dan. Episode 107; Alien Abductions - Part One: The Artist & The Farmer.  After we catch up about some metal news, Ian's latest trip to Colorado, space signals, and spacetime paradoxes, we challenged ourselves and review TWO new albums this week: Meshuggah's "Immutable", and Descent's "Order Of Chaos".  Then, we focus on firsts: the first p...

Welcome, faithful Scatterbrains, to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 106: An Introduction to Alien Abductions!  This week, Ian takes some time away from family to join us from Colorado. In this episode, we review "Antiorthodox", the latest from Evansville, Indiana's  Forthright. Then, we piggyback on last week's topic of alien implants, and discuss the phenomenon of alien abductions. Some of...

Hello Scatterbrains! Welcome to episode 105! We're happy you're here for yet more comedy, metal, and high-strangeness!  This week we review the new album "Psychic Rot" by east coast power-violence trio Backslider, and talk about a few "pinnacle" albums from some bands we are sure you've heard of before. Then the guys tackle the contentious and polarizing issue of alien implants. UFO believers...

Hello Scatterbrains: Welcome back for another episode of Scatterbrain Podcast! This week, in Episode 104, we are joined once again by our friend Marianne from Death Is Everything podcast. In this episode, we talk about some other fun and interesting things, including this crazy video . Next we review "Common Sense", the latest release from Costa Rican thrashers, Chemicide . Finally, we talk about...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast - Episode CIII: Claustrofobia in The Library Of Alexandria. Thank you to all of our listeners world wide! We are now listened to in 28 countries! We are truly grateful. This week we give due props to the amazing band *Claustrofobia, and their killer new album, "Unleeched"  Then we delve into the facts about The Library Of Alexandria. This ancient repository of...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 102: Technology of the Ancients.  This week we review "Let the World Burn", the latest release from old-school Bay Area thrashers, Vio-lence. We also talk about "Timewave Zero" from Blood Incantation.  Then we talk about technology: Ancient technologies such as the "Antikythera Mechanism", modern technologies invented earlier than you might expect,...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast episode 101: UFO Chronology Vol. 6. It's been over one year since Vol. 5, so we went big. This is a long one, but listen all the way through because the ending is a trip! Thanks everyone! We'll see you next week!

WE DID IT! 100 ( official ) Scatterbrain Podcast episodes! This week we go on and on about... well, US! Enjoy! Thanks for listening everyone. We truly appreciate our Scatterbrain Army.   Special thanks goes to Kryptic Mutation, Pile Of Priests, CDi, Metal Assault Records, Death Is Everything Podcast, The Last Podcast You'd Want, and the late Jimmy Stewart for contributing to our highly antici...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast - "UFOs, Spacetime, & Technology: The Expanded E.T. Hypothesis". (c) 2022 by Ian Mesplay. Thank you for listening everyone! We will be back next week with episode #100! It's been a strange and overly-eventful last four months, but we'll be back on track and back to our usual format of music reviews and cool topics in March. It's called Scatterbrain Podcast for a...

What's up Scatterbrains? Welcome to Scatterbrains on the Go, Vol 2.5! We're doing something a little different this week. This isn’t the normal weekly episode, but instead is a modified version of the “Scatterbrains on the Go” series, where we record live on a phone while out and about. Why Vol 2.5, you ask? To be explained in the episode. This should probably be titled episode 100, but we need to...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast - Episode 99-ish. "99-ish" because, well, you ever have one of those weeks where nothing seems to go right? It's been one of those. In fact, this is the episode that almost wasn't. We seriously considered skipping this week. This episode WAS supposed to be the 5th and final installment in our Metal Assault Series. This episode WAS supposed to be an interview with Da...

Published in The Hill; January 4th, 2022.   Written by Opinion Contributor Marik Von Rennenkampff: "UFOs, the Channel Islands, and the Navy's 'Drone Swarm' Mystery". Anyone with moderate intellect who has done even minimal objective research into the UFO/UAP phenomena over the last eight decades has known that UFOs are real, and SOME of them are "not of this Earth". It doesn't matter what you...

Welcome to Episode 98: Scatterbrains On The Go, Vol. 2. A night on the town with Marianne from Death Is Everything Podcast. This was recorded on what would have been Stanley's 13th birthday (Dec. 1st, 2021) at a brewery in San Diego, and it is freaking hilarious! A nice lady, a respectable family man, and an obnoxious degenerate. What more could you ask for? Good times! Enjoy! It's pretty damn fun...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast's Metal Assault Records 12th Anniversary Metal-Fest Promo Month No. 4: Episode 97 with Sea Of Snakes. This week we continue our collaboration with Andrew from Metal Assault Records ( metalassaultla.com ) and interview Jason, vocalist from LA's Sea Of Snakes. They will be playing on the day two show (Feb. 13th, 2022 at Transplants Brewing Co., Palmdale CA.), so get y...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast: Episode 96. This week with special guests Bone Maggot.   This is our 3rd instalment of our Metal Assault Records 12th Anniversary-Fest Series. All leading up to the metal apocalypse at Transplants Brewing Co. (Palmdale, CA.) on Feb. 12th and 13th, 2022. Bone Maggot will be there playing live on Feb. 12th to wreck your ear-holes! This band is something special....

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 95: Brazil is Metal with Claustrofobia (the Metal Assault Records 12th Anniversary Show No. 2)! This week we welcome back Andy from Metal Assault Records to talk more about the upcoming 12th year anniversary Metal-Fest being held at Transplants Brewing Co. in Palmdale CA., February 12th - 13th, 2022. And we also welcome to the Scatterbrain family Marcus ( gu...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode #94! We are pleased to announce that we are media partners with Los Angeles based Metal Assault Records ( https://metalassaultrecords.com ) for their 12th Anniversary 2-day Metal-Fest being held at Transplants Brewery ( Transplants Brewing Co., transplantsbrewing.com, 40242 La Quinta Ln. #101, Palmdale, CA. 93551 ) February 12 - 13th, 2022. Two days of beer...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 93, our 2021 Year-End Review. This week, we are joined by our friend Rodrigo, guitarist from Mofo , for a look back at Scatterbrain Podcast in 2021. We talk about our favorite topics, episodes, and albums of 2021. We give props where props are due, and talk shit when it's warranted.  It's a long one this week, but stick with it, as there's lots of great...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast - Episode 92. This week the guys give you a brief history of Santa Claus. It's pretty damn interesting, actually. More than we thought it would be. One more episode to go this year, and next week is going to be a full-blown year-end review-a-palooza with some very special guest hosts to help us out. We are excited, and we know you'll love these last two episodes of...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 91: Christmas In Zombie-Land (and other holiday classics). This week we talk about what's new in our lives, but more importantly we talk about Christmas movies! The classics as well as our personal favorite holiday flicks. Dan may be turning into Clark Griswold, but Ian just wants it to end!  Thanks for listening and supporting us! We do this because it...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 90! This week's dose of holiday cheer is brought to you by the Krampus. First, we talk about holiday parties, gift exchanges, and our plans for the holidays. Next, we review the self-titled album "Genocide Pact" from Genocide Pact ( @genocidepact ) and discuss the legend of the Krampus.  Happy holidays Scatterbrains - Thanks for listening! Scatterbrain...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 89! This week we talk about all kinds of things: Dan's frustration, Ian's trip to Colorado, new music & upcoming live shows, dogs vs. cats, and more. While we're at it, we also review "Hideous Entity", the latest release from Hyperdonia.  We've got some fun things planned for the month of December, so stay tuned. Scatterbrain Podcast with Ian and Da...

Giving thanks with Ian's tribute to Stanley. A monument in words to eternal love. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! And to all else outside of the United States: Happy Holidays! We wish you peace, happiness, and all our best. Be good to yourself, and be good to others. The cosmos sees all that you do, and who you are inside. Be kind.   I love you Stan.

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 88! We welcome back for his fifth visit on the show, Rodrigo ( "Shakal" ), lead guitarist for the Brazilian metal-masters Mofo. And for his second visit, we are honored to welcome back Mofo vocalist Emiliano ( "The Voice" ) who joins us from Germany. If you like good conversation, and the power of music to draw four like-minded people together in friendship,...

Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast - Episode 87: Glitches In The Matrix.  Thanks for hanging tough through a pretty brutally sad period for Ian. But, life is a tragic comedy, and Scatterbrains have to find and create happiness and joy whenever and wherever they can. Grief can't destroy a Scatterbrain! Thank you all for listening and supporting us. It means everything to us! First we blather abou...