Fat Randy the Podcast

Back in April, we had writer and friend of the pod Raphael Helfand on the pod and talked about the virality of a music review, whether or not we're post-genre, and how to reconcile the need to get them clicks with publishing (or not publishing) in the public's best interest. This was a really fun conversation, and we're honored it is the penultimate Fat Randy the Podcast.   Raphael's Stuff:  Twitter The Fader Laid Off NYC   Articles we mentioned: Flying Lotus - My Spilt Milk Jenny Hval - The Fader   https://linktr.ee/fatrandytheband  

Low Ceilings stopped by the pod back in March. We talked about Windsor, CT; music therapy for the terminally ill; and we were supposed to drink hot sauce while recording, but forgot and did it after. Songs played: "Grass is Greener" and "Dog Walking" Check out Low Ceilings' tunes here on Bandcamp. Follow Low Ceilings on Instagram Produced and edited by Stephen Theme by Zack Abramo Check out Fat Randy's latest release, "(Randy) Alex G" This is the third to last Fat Randy the Podcast! 

This wasn't that long ago, but we like it. I wonder if this is some kind of podcasting sin. I like it. Here's Connor's cousin in May of last year, who used to edit horror porn parodies of the Blair Witch Project and Saw, among others.  CW: there is a brief mention of sexual violence in this episode.  Check out band stuff here: https://linktr.ee/fatrandytheband Edited by Stephen Theme by Zack Abramo

Our friend Kat, an alumni of Liberty University, dropped by the pod last week to talk shop about her evangelical upbringing, Jerry Falwell Jr. and his pool boy chronicles, the greater Evangelical Movement's Faustian bargain with Trump and laying one's seed on the ground.  As an extra self-indulgent treat, we played our most recent single, "Asymmetrical Bangs Pt. I" at the end of the show.  Edited by Steve and Stephen Theme by Zack Abramo Some Show Notes (as a #professionalpodcast) : JFJ Pool Boy Story "The Liberty Way" - Archived PDF Gnosticism/Trump/Q 

Alex from Youth XL dropped by to pod last week, and we talked about the band's signature "observational songwriting" and ate chili really close to the mics, one of which didn't have a pop filter.  Check out Youth XL's music here. Produced and edited by Stephen Theme by Zack Abramo

Jake Shaker, the artist behind rock and roll outfit Skating, dropped by to discuss his new album, Animal Feelings, which is out March 11. He and Stephen also talked about Randy Newman forever and strides made in therapy.  You can find Jake's music on Bandcamp.  Produced and edited by Stephen Theme by Zack Abramo

Feels great to be back. Brandon Rizzo of Tiny Box Booking joins us for magic and fun. We gave you (the listeners) and an opportunity to ask us, experts with even temperament and soft disposition, all sorts of fun and flirty questions. Stephen refers to his wife as his fiancee. Magic and good advice is in the air. 

Stephen talked to Sam Carlson, New Haven musical and engineering stalwart, a little while back. They talked about movie audio nerd stuff, the most illuminating kinds of failure and Aleister Crowley's, uh, compulsions. Stephen can't entirely recall, but thinks he might have inadvertently used his laptop mic for this one, so sorry I guess? Songs: The Tines - "White Sedan/Red Earth," "In the Morning You Will Find It; Youth XL - "Salad" Books by Gary Lachman: Aleister Crowley, Madame Blavatsky Socials: The Tines, Sans Serif Recording  Produced and edited by Stephen Theme by Zack Abramo

On this episode of Fat Randy the Podcast, Steve (the shorter one) takes over the podcast for a night to talk with magician and viral internet star Jack Grady. We discussed Jack's career in magic, what it feels like to be a internet micro-celebrity, and his challenge to the CEO of eBay to fight him in a public boxing match.  You can follow Jack Grady on Instagram at @jackgradymagic, TikTok at @jackgradymagician, and YouTube at Jack Grady Magic Theme music by Zack Abramo Produced and edited by Steven

Comedian and filmmaker Haley Copes dropped by to pod back in September. We discussed her acclaimed, Grammy-nominated films, "Sportsball" (a sports story) and "D4" (a love story); and the state of comedy as we know it (just us dudes telling it like it is).  You can follow Haley on Instagram at @barnacle_goose Watch "Sportsball: Competition Day" and "D4" on Youtube Theme music by Zack Abramo Produced and edited by Stephen

New Haven, Connecticut emo band Arms Like Roses stopped by back in early June to give us the skinny on their new EP, "Get Some Sleep"; tips on how to properly scream; and horses.    Songs: "Wallflower," "Imaginary Days"   Check out and buy Arms Like Roses' music here.   Theme music by Zack Abramo. Produced and edited by Stephen.

Aaaaand we're back after summer vacation. Connor's cousin, who used to edit horror porn parodies of the Blair Witch Project and Saw (among others), dropped by the pod back in May to talk about his unique experiences.   CW // this podcast does briefly mention sexual violence.    

My friend, Isabela, dropped by the pod to talk about Crossfit, or "X-Fit," as everyone calls it. Connor cohosted and now I'm joining a Crossfit gym for the sweet bargain of 210 dollars a month.  Theme by Zack Abramo Produced and edited by Stephen

Bridgges, powerhouse drummer for Sean Henry; Ryxno; and City Streets, Country Roads dropped by the pod with Cody last week to talk Tom Waits, his decidedly chill neighbor and the quasi-studio where all the magic happens -- the Spot. Check out his bands here:  Sean Henry Ryxno City Streets, Country Roads Theme by Zack Abramo. Produced and edited by Stephen.

Less a podcast and more a masterclass in marketing, we did a deep dive with Bubba Rand's Rubba Band, a project completely comprised of improvised songs by Screamin' Jim Jenkins Jr., Bubba Rand (Himself), Scott. T, and Knees Taylor. Peep their Patreon and Bandcamp live album, Mystery Man, here. Theme music by Zack Abramo. Produced and edited by Stephen. 

Rex and John from Autopoet dropped by the pod to talk leather planes, musical spices and mustk, a sick new invention that is tight. Songs are "Waiting On You," "Looking Like That," and "The Nightlife Has Changed You." Check out their album of the same name here: https://autopoet.bandcamp.com/album/the-nightlife-has-changed-you. Theme music by Zack Abramo. Produced and edited by Stephen.

Good friend Carl of the mathy, icy, loopy guitar project Mochitsuki dropped by the pod to talk his process, shredding, polyamory and milk stouts. Songs are "Homunculus," "Dupes," and an unreleased track, "Reliever." Check out more of Carl's music here: https://mochitsuki.bandcamp.com/. Theme music by Zack Abramo. Edited and produced by Stephen.

Marcel from New York's Morus Alba dropped by the pod last weekend for some new album (Absence [Pt. 2]) promo and cooking talk. Songs are "Skinwalker Ranch ft. Bob Botanist (Absence 5)," "Check Engine Light (Absence 8)," and "Project Blue Book ft. Radxbent (Absence 12)." Theme by Zack Abramo. Produced and edited by Stephen. 

Peter of Peter Is Dead, a NYC-based gothy, synthy, industrial magick group led by my friend Peter, dropped by on the pod last weekend to discuss Final Destination 2 and his Final Destination-esque near-death experience with me. Songs played: "Getchyrself Back to Normal," "I Tell She," and "Slip of the Tongue." Theme by Zack Abramo. Edited and produced by Stephen. 

Pt II of the pod we released with Mickey the other day. Andy watches the Simpsons beyond season 8. Why? We get to the bottom of this. Music is the first thing I youtubed under "spooky halloween music." Youtube video on Zombie Simpsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch/KqFNbCcyFkk. 

Part I: Mickey Blurr zoomed over to Fat Randy Pod HQ (the headquarters where we do the pods) to talk about rebranded rainbow fascism and bronies. Tomorrow, we'll have a part II where we bring in our pal (pal of the pod) Andy to discuss what animates a person (namely himself) to continue to watch new episodes of the Simpsons. Songs are "Panic" and "Antoinette (First Degree Initiation)" by Mickey Blurr. Link to Mickey's music: https://mickeyblurr.bandcamp.com/. An article about George Jackson, who we briefly mentioned: https://mronline.org/2018/11/17/prisoner-prophet-revisiting-george-jacksons-analysis-of-systemic-fascism/. 

We fielded your questions and the results were astounding. So many troubled listeners. We very clearly misunderestimated the depth of some of the issues we face on a day-to-day basis, and this was a truly impactful learning experience that made us all better people. 

Shawn and Austin from the band Night Crew dropped by back in January 2020, when we used to be so happy. I ate too much pizza but it seemed like little pizza. We talked about Bret Michaels and shit. Songs: "Rose Garden" and "Thousands of Miles" by Night Crew. 

I hadn't seen the Let's Get Invisible guys since literally the day before the first COVID shutdown happened, so I just wanted to pay my dues and check in. John seems to be sleeping in glass. Song: Theresa Falls Up the Stairs, Theresa Falls Down the Stairs - Let's Get Invisible. 

From January 2020. We had some bottle champagne and Schaffer's with Let's Get Invisible and it was a time. Songs featured are "Punchyouinyourfuckface" and "Sex Tape" by Let's Get Invisible. 

From December 2019: We watched this timeless classic about screaming, "This plane is going to explode" on a plane with no real criminal consequences. (Movie trailer voice) Unless you're guilty of cheating death's design. A truly riveting experience I can't wait for you to be a part of.

Hello we're back. Took a brief hiatus because we needed to finish writing the record(s) and I entered a period where I haaaated (and continue to hate) my (Stephen) presence on the internet.  But I've got such a huge backlog of podcasts that to make it up to these folks, we're doing this kind of a compare/contrast mini-series (seeing as some of these are pre-pandemic). Enter Ish Gupta, local comedian heartthrob. Follow him on Instagram @doofyish, and Part I (Part II) is coming on Friday, so be sure to check out how happy we used to be.

Carl and Mike from the Boston-based Kal Marks stopped in to pod back in January, and it makes me actively miss gigs and running sound and eating a sheet of buffalo chicken dip by myself in front of a group of people more sober than I. Jason cohosted and we talked about idiot pundits and how creating Facebook events and inviting people to a bar for 5 dollars and a couple hours is actually really hard. Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Theme music by Zack Abramo. Songs are "Heads Been Ringing," "Loosed," and "Coffee." Check out more songs and merch from Kal Marks here: https://kalmarks.bandcamp.com/. 

CT Verses stopped by the pod back in December with Stephen and Roommate Victoria. We mostly talked about local bands and flat earth, so it's mostly that. Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Theme music by Zack Abramo. Bands/songs selected by CT Verses: Crag Mask (Zack's band) - Waver // Pacer; Zanders - Terms & Conditions; Space Camp - SHE TELLS ME YES YES YES. Check out the bands at these links: https://cragmask.bandcamp.com/, https://zanders.bandcamp.com/, https://spacecampct.bandcamp.com/

Daniel and Clara from the band Greetings stopped by the pod last month to talk shop and get wine drunk. Mac cohosted and we discussed Life of Pi, Bohemian Rhapsody and PERFECTLY JUSTIFIED reasons for getting a porn subscription. Jeremiah Creed also popped in to discuss the lore of North Maine. Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Songs are (in order): Tide/"American Fear", Trying and Falling. Theme music by Zack Abramo. You can find links to Greetings' music here: https://greetingsgreetings.bandcamp.com/album/greetings-ep

Critically-acclaimed memelord Juulsexual stopped by the pod back around Christmastime, and the living was indeed easy. Steve cohosted and we talked about Berklee, "Fever for the Flava" by Hot Action Cop and the DIY Instagram show. We also helped Jeremy of Akron, OH with his business aspirations because just like Democratic nominee-elect Michael Bloomberg, we bankroll dreams. Songs are all by New England bands that don't exist anymore. Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Theme music by Zack Abramo. 

Amber and Cam from the band Sap stopped by the pod back in October to pod. We talked about the Icelandic word for "shelf," Axl Rose and how Cam hates Krust (this bougie pizza restaurant/bourbon bar next to my apartment). The synergy was unreal. Sap has an album in the works, so we only used demos for music on this pod. The songs are "You Don't Think" and "Painting." Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Music by Zack Abramo. You can find Sap's music thus far here: https://sapbandct.bandcamp.com/releases

Ryan and James of the noise rock (?? what does that mean, y'know) duo Doom Beach stopped by back in October to talk about the Amish mob, arguing with your father about Yom Kippur and the omnipresent religious special interest group known as the Family. Heady stuff, hope your stupid face can handle it. Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Music by Zack Abramo. Check out Doom Beach's album, Dark Arts, here: https://doombeachct.bandcamp.com/releases

Dan Osto -- proprietor and editor of CT-based music blog CT Scramble -- joined Mac, Stephen and a Carebear on hard times to talk pizza, his favorite position and stylish Hugo Boss clothing. Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Music by Zack Abramo. Check the haps on CT music, arts and culture here: https://ctscramble.com/. Check out Dan's band, All Riot, here: https://itsallriot.bandcamp.com/.

Freak-folk artist Samuel Sandoval stopped by the pod back in August (THESE TURNAROUND TIMES) to talk shop. Stephen took a little break from releasing these pods so he could study for his stupid lawyer test. They talked about everything and anything under the sun, including how neither of them smoke weed anymore. As soon as the LSAT was over, Stephen smoked weed for 5 days straight like a badass do. Songs played included (in order) "Philly, City of Brotherly Love," "Poaching and Patching," and "Beans and Snow." Produced and edited by Stephen Friedland. Music by Zack Abramo. You can find Sam's music here: https://samuelsandovalmusic.bandcamp.com/. 

Won Ton Death, the bedroom pop project of Jake Gagne, stopped by to pod. Franquito Papadopolous, preeminent restauranteur, also stopped by to pod. The results will peeve you. Jake's new EP, Bean, is out now on all streaming platforms. Hosted, engineered and edited by Stephen Friedland. Co-hosted by Mac Glenn. Music by Zack Abramo. You can find Jake's music here: https://wontondeath.bandcamp.com/

Stephen and Steve sat down with Couch Yeti and acclaimed Greater European noise musician Hansjon Johannson. Everybody hates hippies, and everybody breathes chaos. Hosted, engineered and edited by Stephen Friedland. Co-hosted by Steve Kolakowski. Music by Zack Abramo. You can find Tom's music here: https://thomasashreve.bandcamp.com/releases

Stephen sat down with Jake Shaker, owner and proprietor of Skating, LLC, back in May. They had a Joe Rogan segment, a Marc Maron segment and a Pete Holmes segment. Stephen plays guitar in the Skating live band. Hosted, edited and engineered by Stephen Friedland. You can find Jake's music here: https://skating.bandcamp.com/

Stephen sat down with good buddy Andy Tucker of Lil Sluggers, also back in April. They talked about pedals, villains and true socialism and Stephen was super articulate the whole time. Edited and engineered by Stephen FriedlandMastered by Daniel Carr Buy and/or stream Lil Sluggers' EP, "Second Nature," here or on any streaming service: https://lilsluggersband.bandcamp.com/

Stephen sat down with good buddy John Rule III, also known by the stage name Early Lover of Mankind back in April. They talked about how all band names kind of suck, Utz and bringing back high fashion into rock and roll.  Edited and engineered by Stephen FriedlandMastered by Daniel Carr Buy and/or stream John's music here or on any standard streaming service: https://elom.bandcamp.com/releases