the Book Of Very Very Bad Things Podzine - a 3:33 A.M. Studios Production

In case you haven't met, Id like to formally introduce you all to Liam Frost of Oceans In The Sky. Liam is a classical music student, speaks Mandarin, Japanese, and English, spent a good amount of his life in Taipei, and writes incredible music. His album, Parallels, is available to stream everywhere, and you can purchase the beautiful vinyl edition at www.headingeastrecords.com. You can follo...

This week we have author of the emotionally haunting Love, Death, & Photosynthesis, Bela Koe-Krompecher. This episode is fun, emotional, and fully comes from a place of love that I hope resonates with you all as well. The book is available everywhere, but check it out at Don Giovanni now! All music used by permission. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-book-of-very-very-bad-th...

Chris Conde has had much said about their appearance (being plus sized and performing in little clothing save for bondage gear), being a self described "Subversive, Queer Rapper", being a fearless advocate... Most importantly, Chris is a literate and vibrant Emcee, utilizing a palette that combines a love for Metalcore, Industrial, Noise, and Punk Rock to punctuate a taste in Hip Hop that...

Orange Island - ONE NIGHT STAY Tonight we welcome Dave and Chuck, two of Indie/Hardcore's most lauded musicians from one of our most sought after acts, Orange Island. Resting comfortably between Post Hardcore, Melodic Punk, and Indie Rock, they were as Beatles as they were Bold, and proudly touting both. Hailing from the suburban mill town of Clinton, MA, Orange Island were once a household na...

Tonight I am fully humbled by the kind and thoughtful consideration afforded to me by a gentleman so talented, so accomplished, that I feel utterly outclassed. The author in question? Nathan Ballingrud. Having constructed myriad short stories that traverse the miasma of dark fiction, and being forbear to the film "Wounds" (the short story "The Visible Filth", starring Zazzie Beats,...

The Predator Nominate, an Archival E.P., is the latest posthumous release from these Ohio heavy hitters. After the tragic loss of soul shaking funk bringing shaman Timmy Taylor, the band went silent until the release of a phenomenal documentary, as well as 2 archival releases prior. This particular release comes with a tour supporting Mogwai! It has been a rare honor bringing this episode to light...

Tonight we dissect this upbeat slice of electro darkness with a maniacal master, Tommy Ratz. Tommy is slapstick silly, yet poised and profound, which speaks to the content of his work. Toilet Rats is a one man show, lending an added injection of Id into an already miasmic album. This is a record that revels in both misery and silly abandon in equal measure. You can find Toilet Rats "IV" at...

Tonight we premier the new single from Austin, Tx Post-Punk stalwarts Don't Get Lemon. A track that owes a debt to David Lynch's Blue Velvet as well as 80's Anglophile Pop and Gothic Pop. I was joined by vocalist Austin and Synth player Nick. We deftly dissect the etymology of the band's sound, former Post Metal projects, fascination with British Rhyming Slang, and much much more!...

30 years ago, Lyricist and vocalist Mark Hennessy captivated my 17 year old mind with the southern gothic masterpiece "Dragline". His band, Paw, was a true outlier in the Grunge and Pop Punk infused landscape of the early 1990s, and that spirit of hard nosed individuality remains today with the stoner gloom and angry bombast that is Godzillionaire. Tonight, we celebrate the newest single f...

Tonight I share another lost episode, this tome with my buddy Corbin from the band General Labor. He had been the drummer of Catholic School for a time, but now he is fully enmeshed in his own project, having just released a soundtrack to the film The Adventures of Achmed, which is now available on cassette on Bandcamp. We mine some deep, emotional territory, geek out on music, surrealism, literat...

Musician, author, and broadcaster Grant Lawrence has been a major focal point in my musical listening landscape since 1993. The Smugglers- "In The Hall Of Fame" was my formal introduction to his music, and it just so happens that Lavasocks Records (https://lavasocksrecords.bandcamp.com) has taken it upon themselves to finally issue it on Gold vinyl! In this episode we discuss his writing,...

Tonight we celebrate the release of Spill, the latest record by the incredible Dad Hats. We discuss the album's inception, the roles that our interviewees Nate and Tyler play within the group, the fact that one can ascertain personality type via their favorite Beatles records, and loving love! mindovermatterrecords.bandcamp.com instagram- dadhatstn All Music By Dad Hats except "Martyrs&#34...

Tonight we celebrate the release of Personal Book of Spells, the newest Darkwave masterpiece by Mensa Deathsquad! Brandon Phillips cut his teeth in his Ska-Punk institution The Gadjits, From the mid 1990s until 2004, they were a light in the mire of the Hellcat Records Ska-Punk wave. After having rebranded in the aforementioned year to Architects, Brandon moved on to Other Americans and Brandon Ph...

to celebrate the 2023 Grammy Awards and the formation of the firm Daydream Believer Creative, Adrienne and Charlie dropped in to discuss their passion for art, culture, music, etc. Two veteran members of the music community, Charlie Faye and Adrienne Lake, have joined forces to launch a new Austin-based creative services agency for music organizations and musicians. To celebrate their new business...

Tonight Davey of Dry Wedding and I fully journey through the path to the creation of his recent masterwork. Sway is a Southern Gothic tome of McCarthian proportions! All songs by Dry Wedding except Opening song and theme music by Gown. drywedding.bandcamp.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-book-of-very-very-bad-things/exclusive-content

Tonight I bring you Jackson, Mississippi"s premier VOLUME DREAM// DOOM GAZE// POP SLUDGE// band. We dissect the sound, experience the dread, and make new friends, as we always do on this show. If you know, you know. And, you know, y'know. "Flowers" and "Catacombs" are previously released. "Slower" and "Cheeks" from the forthcoming Book of Very Very Bad Thing...

The episode artwork this week is a photo of the gentleman caterwauling in the background at the top of the episode, my son, Canaan Peter Tanski. Tonight I have the distinct honor of presenting my discussion with Hardcore LEGEND, Vic Bondi. Vic fronted the FIRST NAME in Chicago Hardcore, Articles Of Faith. He played in Jones Very, the first oh his supergroups, Alloy (with most of Dag Nasty!), Eidol...

Happy Friday the 13th! Who better to celebrate with than Kyle from Drowse (The Flenser). His new album, Wane Into It, is a sonic monument to grief, loss, and continuing to draw breath in the sheer face of utter loss. It was the dark horse waiting in the wings for my 2022 Albums of the Year on OffShelf.net, and is a multi-format experience, as the special vinyl edition comes with the chapbook Cloud...

Happy 2023! Tonight, we celebrate the latest LP by The True Faith, GO TO GROUND, on Ala Carte Records! Tonight, we cover Travis' back story, the meager beginnings of The True Faith, the current state of indie and Hardcore, the Darkwave/Goth/Post Punk scene, and the follies of the NEW BAND mentality. We have so much incredible news in the coming weeks! Im beyond excited to share with you! Pleas...

Hello friends and loyal listeners, and welcome to the FINAL episode of the show for the year 2022! This interview is a truly special one. Justin Pearson and I have been running across one another since 1997. In the intervening years, I have watched his trajectory with an awe and respect. This is a musician with drive, determination, and a pure individuality that has kept him playing music and rele...

Tonight, we offer you Dana Janssen, who , with the help of Akron/Family, shook up the Indie Rock scene of the early oughts with an unhinged melange of folk, noise, and experimental rock. He'd gone on to Young God Records label mates (and label founder Micheal Gira's) Swans extension The Angels of Light. Dana married and relocate tp Portland, where, amid a home festooned with house plants,...

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Hello and welcome to our pre holiday warm up! How better to invoke the yuletide spirit than with the second Christmas EP from Gothic/Darkwave troubadour Pat Ogle! Pat has been giving us Thanatos music via Projekt since 1991. in that time, he has released 8 studio albums, 2 Compilations, 5+ live records, 3 EPs, and countless other cassette only releases and odds n sods. In this episode, we take the...

For the second episode in our Blackest Friday drop, we have Josh Goldman of Rad Girlfriend Records and The Raging Nathans. The forthcoming album by the Nathans, "Still Spitting Blood", is just one subject tackled in this juggernaut of an episode. If yo think that you have even the slightest inkling of what makes this group tick, you're dead wrong. We tackle interpersonal band dynamics,...

Happy Native American Heritage Day, and welcome to the party! We have an incredible one for this phenomenal day to be alive! I give you Matt Rosa. An expert in the financial marketing industry and entrepreneur, Matt built his empire from a place of abject poverty. Quitting school in order to fend for his siblings, Matt held jobs from fast food to massage therapy, with a bevy of vocations in betwee...