Podcast 20 -Hills Hoists
PodcastsFor our 20th episode we import Berliners Jim Kennedy and Bettina Morgenstern Kennedy to define ageism, hipness, upskirting, a bunch of German words, ethical giving, Picasso, David Lee Roth, and Hills Hoists. Pelvic Thrust has a reunion concert. Thomas Eugene and Meg An of Kitty Tsunami talk about their musical evolution from Infinite Boner to now. We also have excellent music:
- Dollar Signs with Tears/Beers/Fears
- Tonfabrik with Willst du was werden
- Kitty Tsunami with Tan Lines
- Gaffa Tape Sandy with Meat Head
- Arson Daily with Dos Muertos
- The Pretty Littles with Hills Hoist
Thank you to our public service announcement sponsor, The International Federation of the Red Cross (via Jim and Bettina). Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Thomas Eugene and Meg An of Kitty Tsunami for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Episode 19- Honest Expulsions
PodcastsAlabama new-age redneck Jeremy Mahon joins the Kennedys as we discuss naked ladies on album covers, football, passive income, and other forms of art. Meanwhile, John discovers what it really means to be a woman. We also have excellent music:
- Supervillain with Your Team is Hot
- Native Daughters with Sleep Lump
- The Power with Burger Bar Girl
- The Flora Ways with Fruit Punch
- Lala Lala with Destroyer
- Bundles with The State of Seattle
Thank you to our sponsor, Prihoda Fabric Duct. Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Elliott Kage Jones, Brandon Holcombe, and Lainey Harrison of The Power for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Episode 18: Po
PodcastsJohn is anxious about doing the Teletubbies wrong. Also, why pirates were the first punk rockers, Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassaday, men in hairspray, the social significance of doing shots, and why girl rockers should wear huge sweatsuits on stage. We also have excellent music:
- The Girls with Our Generation
- Howlin Rain with In the Evening
- The Styrofoam Turtles with Liars
- Gringo Star with Watchdog
- Joey Sweeney and the Neon Grease with Baptized in Vibe
- Menace Beach with Suck it Out
Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, and thank you to Kim Frye and Joshua Marc Levy of The Asheville Rock Collective for the excellent interview.
Episode 17 – Cinnamon=John Peel
PodcastsTotally unplanned, HCR bumps into music legends, we go on a small town parade with Sang Sarah and our Seven Nation Army, and Cinnamon is finally revealed as the reincarnation of famed BBC DJ John Peel. As usual Johnny’s musical ability is called into question, but he redeems himself with a bitter-sweet conversation with Mercury Arcs (Jonathan Morgan Price and Sadie Cook-Fender) on the Grey Eagle Porch after their final show. We also have excellent music:
- Celebration with Drum and Phife
- Death Valley Girls with Disaster Is What We’re After (Iggy Pop vid HERE)
- Blue Orchids with Incandescent Artillery
- Mercury Arcs with Said And Done
- Krektones with Megladon (Christmas thing HERE)
- Rich Girls with Blood Brother
Thank you to our sponsors, Mad Ones Podcast. Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Jonathan Morgan Price and Sadie Cook-Fender for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Episode 16: Cowpokin’ with Andy Perkins
PodcastsTravel with us to exotic Polk County, where we record in a cheese cave and sing to cows with recurring character Andy Perkins. John talks a lot about Australia. Rock photographer Scott Sturdy reveals which band members make the weirdest rock & roll faces (drummers). We also have excellent music:
- Jelly Mammoth with No Control
- Sunn Raga with Swamp Thing
- Zin Vetro with Cosmic Warrior
- Calvin Heights with Man of Your Dreams
- Big Eyes with Stake My Claim
- The Daydream Creatures with You Let me Let You
Thank you to our sponsors, Looking Glass Creamery. Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Scott Sturdy for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Episode 15: Edna
PodcastsThis week we discuss what ladies like. Also the relationship between yoga and buttholes, men who buy ladies’ nighties at the Kiwanis, and Cinnamon’s new `scenester’ personality. Tristan Colby and Josh Davis of The Styrofoam Turtles reveal how to not miss chords while you jump off a drum kit. We also have excellent music:
- The Busty Brunettes with Beast of the Belly
- Echo Courts with I Don’t Mind
- The Styrofoam Turtles with He Thinks He’s People
- The No Ways with Reigning Noise
- Butthole with I Went to High School and Graduated
- RAKTA with Rodeados Pela Beleza
Thank you to our sponsors, The Worley Firley Farm. Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Tristan Colby and Josh Davis of The Styrofoam Turtles for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Episode 14 – Mean Colleen
PodcastsEpisode 14 – Mean Colleen. ‘Mean’ Colleen Rose, lead singer of the Egg Eaters, joins the podcast to discuss out-of-body experiences, eye contact, and how to look cool while carrying a pie. John interviews Lowell Hobbs of Tongues of Fire and gets scolded by somebody’s mom. We also have excellent music:
- Fime with Hover Hand
- Clever Girls with Heavy
- Tongues of Fire with Sea
- Rubber Band Gun with Carol Fellington with the Sports
- Jenny Besetzt with Only
- Grace Kelly All Day with 100 Sextillion Stars
Thank you to our sponsors, Dynamite Roasting Company. Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Lowell Hobbs of Tongues of Fire for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Episode 13: Fuck you, I’m pretty
PodcastsEpisode 13: Fuck you, I’m pretty: Guitar-licking, and Nietzsche’s philosophy of sheep. John plans a parade. Melissa Lucciola of New Jersey band Francie Moon describes the little clouds that deliver melodies through the air. We also have excellent music:
- Saturno Grooves with Beaumont
- Tim OT with Diary
- Francie Moon with Grow
- PrettyPretty with Dicks and Candy
- Pie Face Girls with Get on the Floor
- The Smoking Flowers with Young and Brave
Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Melissa Lucciola of Francie Moon for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.
Episode 12: Near-misses
PodcastsEpisode 12- Near-misses: John reveals how he almost sat naked on a bagpipe-end. BROTHRS Lo and Rev reveal how they almost became country-rap poster-boys. Also some discussion of Monica Lewinski, neck tattoos, and an embarrassing song about the IRS. We also have excellent music:
- The Memories with La La Land
- The White Oak Splits with Deep Gap
- BROTHRS with Dirty
- Joan of Arc with Punk Kid
- Spindrift with Just Got Out of Jail
- Dasher with Nightmares
Thank you to our sponsor Rod Kight Law. Thank you to Foot Gun for providing our theme song, thank you to Rev Wray and Lo Wray of BROTHRS for the excellent interview, and thank you to The Asheville Rock Collective, for existing.