The GribCast

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee discuss the premier of Season 3 of Twin Peaks, the cult classic television series from David Lynch and Mark Frost, currently airing on Showtime.  We cover our first impressions and present our theories about the episodes and what's to come later. Also included are two retro synth / synthwave covers of music from the original series by Who Ha and Robert Parker. NOTE:...

The Gribshnobler presents another excessively long music special.  All sorts of music can be found here, including Progressive Rock, Indie Rock, avant garde, experimental, Noise, Noise-Rock, Post-Rock, ethereal wave, neoclassical, electronic music, improvisation, Emo, atmospheric black metal, and synthwave.  There is local music from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, a brand new 10 minute song by John...

The Gribshnobler is joined again by Bungle NoClass, Bo-Flex, and Flounder Toehead McGee for commentary and discussion of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode Usagi Yojimbo, part 3 of our 1980s cartoon series.  We pay some respect to TMNT writer David Wise, call back to our Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack episode, and share some TMNT music too. Sadly the Contrarian was unable to take part i...

The Gribshnobler discusses another episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus with The Great Niccolini and LadyMsGee, this time the third episode "How to Recognize Different Types of Trees from Quite a Long Way Away".  Including classics such as "Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink", "The Restaurant Sketch" (with the dirty fork), Bicycle Repair Man, Storytime, and, of course, The Larch. You can order Monty Pyth...

The Gribshnobler is joined by progressive rock songwriter John Demarkis to have a chat and play a whole lot of his music from throughout his life and career.  In addition to prog he also provides us with some jazz fusion, 80s pop, new wave, some collaborations with John Marsden, a few Beatles covers, and even a brand new song. You can purchase John Demarkis' CD  Imagine That from CDBaby: https://w...

In the 2nd installment of our series of 80s cartoon commentaries, The Gribshnobler is joined again by The Contrarian, Bo-Flex, Flounder Toehead McGee, and Bungle NoFeet, for a viewing of Mario Meets Koopzilla, an episode of the video game based cartoon The Super Mario Bros. Super Show.  Plus the unveiling of a new (old) song featuring the Gribshnobler rapping badly about Super Mario. Note: This ep...

The Gribshnobler once saw Batman V Superman with The Great Niccolini and The Great Nicoletta (in her first appearance on The GribCast).  He recorded a discussion with them about the film back then, but forget to release it.  Well, with Lego Batman in theaters right now he decided it would be as good a time as any to finally bring this special recording to the world. Also included are two wonderful...

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee discuss the dystopian science fiction novel Parable of the Sower by acclaimed author Octavia E. Butler.  We talk about the novel's social commentary, the likelihood of its environmental and political premise occurring in reality, and its commentary on race, class, and gender.  We also draw from Gerry Canavan's non-fiction work  Modern Masters of Science Fiction: Octa...

In this installment of We Watch Too Many Cartoons The Gribshnobler is joined by The Contrarian, Bungle NoFace, and newcomers Flounder Toehead McGee and Bo-Flex.  This is the first of a 5 episode series in which we watch episodes of 1980s (80s, eighties) cartoons.  We start with a commentary for The Contrarian's pick The Deathstone, the pilot for M.A.S.K. (aka Mask). Watch along with us here: https...

Part 2 of The Gribshnobler's conversation with the late member of experimental music duo Bull of Heaven.  In this episode we geek out about music and movies, and discuss his phone conversation with Mark Hosler of Negativland, how to start a riot, the likelihood of an apocalypse, his brief appearance in the independent film Plastic Utopia, and his distant relation to Mike Nesmith of the Monkees. I...

The Gribshnobler shares part one of his recorded conversation with Clayton Counts, the late member of experimental music duo Bull of Heaven.  In addition to talking about his band and other music, we also talk some about books, serial killers, and other random subjects.  You get to hear some music by Bull of Heaven too. Listen to most of their music at www.bullofheaven.com Listen to and download B...

In his fifth music special The Gribshnobler shares some lengthy ambient and dark ambient pieces, preceded by some indie rock, dark wave, dark synthpop, and tracks by former member of The Residents Charles Bobuck.  Band and musicians included: The Affectionates, The Envelopes (from right here in Myrtle Beach), Double Echo, FARMACIA, Body 13, litmus0001, Whispers of The Black Wulf, M. Nomized, Elect...

The Gribshnobler and The Great Niccolini are back for the second part of their exploration for everything Monty Python, this time reviewing the second episode of their series Flying Circus. Note: the conversation was recorded outside, and includes bird singing, The Great Niccolini's dog whimpering, his children making sounds, and other environmental noises.  Happy Thanksgiving all! Songs: The Lumb...

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee discuss the new Nicolas Winding Refn film The Neon Demon.  SPOILER ALERT!!! Many, many spoilers for The Neon Demon as well as a couple for the director's earlier film Valhalla Rising. Also included: songs by M is We and synthwave band Dead Astronauts. Note: although explicit language is rarely used, this episode does feature discussions of mature themes and events fr...

Happy Halloween listeners! To celebrate this year The Gribshnobler has created another massive music special. After sharing a few moody tunes by some of his friends in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, & North Carolina, he then showcases some of his favorite dark ambient music. Musicians and bands in this episode include: Lunar Kin, Electric Bird Noise, Waft, M is We, Planet Cock, The Harvest, Small L...

After a recent theatrical screening of Martin Scorsese's classic Taxi Driver, starring Robert DeNiro, LadyMsGee and The Gribshnobler engage in a reappraisal of the film based on their own fresh perspectives. Do you like seeing classic films on the big screen? Do you have a local cinemark movie theater?  You should follow Fathom events on Facebook. website: http://www.fathomevents.com If you have l...

Join the Gribshnobler as he showcases Atmospheric and Ambient Metal in his first themed music special.  Mostly evolving from black metal (though often also influenced by drone, shoegaze, and post-rock), these subgenres can vary from frightening, to soothing, to emotional, from the introspective to the infinite, and everything in between.  Now The Gribshnobler is sharing some of his favorites with...

The Gribshnobler, LadyMsGee, and The Contrarian pay tribute to the late  Gene Wilder by discussing The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Smarter Brother and the majority of the rest of the comic actor's career. After the discussion Roman Guzman, host for Roman's World and Raven Radio, shares an endearing story about his dad and Gene Wilder. Music in this episode: 1. Puttin' On the Ritz - Written by Ir...

The Gribshnobler, The Contrarian, & The Great Niccolini react to a recent viewing of the R-rated, computer animated film, Sausage Party.  Also included are two songs by Myrtle Beach band Sons of Atom. Notes: this episode has an explicit tag for some language and because of the content of the film discussed, and there are some SPOILERS.  The reaction conversation is a raw recording in the middle of...

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee settle down for a lengthy discussion of the acclaimed memoir  The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.  We also share some ambient music from litmus0001. Note: The initial upload of this episode had the entire discussion muted, the error has been fixed and re-uploaded as of 08/18/2016 Jeannette Walls lecture on The Glass Castle:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2IBgknq...

The Gribshnobler is joined by The Great Niccolini to embark on an epic journey to review nearly everything from british comedy group Monty Python.  In this first installment we discuss the very first episode of the television series  Monty Python's Flying Circus,  Whither Canada. Songs: The Lumberjack Song - Written by Terry Jones, Michael Palin, & Fred Tomlinson (covered by The Gribshnobler) Eric...

The Gribshnobler is joined this time by Bungle Noface, Jerkman, and Don of the Dead to discuss four different albums by four different artists.  We've Sobered Up by Korean band Say Sue Me, In Extremis by progressive rock band Thinking Plague, Either/Or by songwriter Elliott Smith, and Thank You by Royal Trux.  Sprinkled throughout are songs by Say Sue Me, as well as more Korean rock by 3volt and B...

The Gribshnobler presents a selection of music involving himself and other bands/artists he knows, including some progressive rock, jazz, and dark ambient tracks.  He is also joined by the Contrarian for no good reason, and they both actin' a fool.   Songs and artists included in this episode (with web links)   1. John Demarkis: It's the Future Buy John's CD on CDBaby Or get the mp3 version on Ama...

I and LadyMsGee went to see the new animated Disney film Zootopia along with her Dad, her niece (Little Miss Lady A) and her nephew (Lance-a-Pants).  Want to know what we thought?  Well, join us as we walk through the mall and talk a bit about it in this short episode. Songs included The Gribshnobler: I'm Trying to Lure the Monkey Out of My Head Little Miss Lady A & The Gribshnobler: Hey Horses

It's been a long wait, but the David Bowie tribute is finally done and I am rather proud of the result.  For the bulk of the episode I am joined by LadyMissGee, Scrumbles, and Shannon for a discussion of David Bowie, his work in music and film, and my top 11 favorite Bowie songs.  Also included is a verbal tribute from Roman Guzman (of the Roman's World Progressive Rock podcast), a new experimenta...