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Reynold is brought to justice for his ghastly crimes and pays the ultimate price, whatever the hell that means!  CASTTom Reynolds - Serene DominicWarden Crosley - Jim DustanJoanna -  Kristen SaggauJemsek - Andrew JemsekVoices of School Children -Anna Maria Sanchez  Narrator -  Kevin Vaughan-BrubakerSongs in this episode include "You're Gonna Know All About Me ( Reprise), " "So Help Me Jesus" and "Detour."All songs were written by Serene Dominic and performed by San Jacinto Prison BandOriginal Cast Album available on Onus RecordsDark Lullaby was directed by Sheri Amour & Serene DominicOriginal Musical Score  by Steve AsettaFashions by Botany 5000    Click here to stream the Original Podcast Cast Album available on Onus RecordsClick here to stream the incidental musical score by Steve Asetta, also on Onus Records.

Reynolds hides out in a town that has gone to the dogs, or rather one dog with pink fur and a rabid following named Fancy.   We'll learn about Bill Fishoff and his family and almost nothing about Psychic Bobby, the telepathic bounty hunter from Wichita Falls.CASTTom Reynolds - Serene Dominic Bill Fishoff - Mark Stinson Honeybell Fishoff  -  Kristen SaggauRiley Fishoff - Chris Doyle Father Merv - Paisley Yanklovich Psychic Bobby - Brodie HubbardDistraught Jogger - Anna Maria SanchezNarrator -  Kevin Vaughan-BrubakerSongs in this episode include "The Day Our Fancy Died" and "The Town Invader."All songs were written by Serene Dominic and performed by San Jacinto Prison BandOriginal Cast Album available on Onus RecordsDark Lullaby was directed by Sheri Amour & Serene DominicOriginal Musical Score  by Steve AsettaFashions by Botany 5000 Click here to stream the Original Podcast Cast Album available on Onus RecordsClick here to stream the incidental musical score by Steve Asetta, also on Onus Records.

Reynolds form an uneasy alliance with Lyndetta and attempt selling Roscoe Des Moines' cream-colored Cadillac. They hole up at the Blue Willow Motel outside of Phoenix and waste no time in pretending to be a -married couple and finding out more about their actual lives.CASTTom Reynolds - Serene DominicLyndetta - Dayna DonovanNarrator -  Kevin Vaughan-BrubakerSongs in this episode include " Peek-A-Boo" and "Why I Don't Deserve You."All songs were written by Serene Dominic and performed by San Jacinto Prison BandLyndetta's singing was performed by Sheridan WoodOriginal Cast Album available on Onus RecordsDark Lullaby was directed by Sheri Amourr & Serene DominicOriginal Musical Score by Steve AsettaFashions by Botany 5000Click here to stream the Original Podcast Cast Album available on Onus RecordsClick here to stream the incidental musical score by Steve Asetta, also on Onus Records.

Reynolds takes on another man's identity and comes across another man's nightmare, in the form of a troublesome dame named Lyndetta. She has Reynold's number and never tires telling him that very number is finally up. CASTTom Reynolds - Serene DominicLyndetta - Dayna Donovan Gas Attendant  -  Anthony LiccesseNarrator -  Kevin Vaughan-BrubakerSongs in this episode include " I Don't Like You, Mister" and "Married Couple."All songs were written by Serene Dominic and performed by San Jacinto Prison BandLyndetta's singing was performed by Sheridan Wood Original Cast Album available on Onus RecordsDark Lullaby was directed by Sheri Amourr & Serene DominicOriginal Musical Score by Steve AsettaFashions by Botany 5000 Click here to stream the Original Podcast Cast Album available on Onus RecordsClick here to stream the incidental musical score by Steve Asetta, also on Onus Records.

Reynolds takes an ill-fated ride with Roscoe Des Moines, a conspicuous King of the Road is as ever there was one. And along the way, he learns no one will believe a penniless hitch-hiker.CASTTom Reynolds - Serene DominicRoscoe Des Moines - JoobsJoanna -  Kristen SaggauMr. Punabi - Ernesto MoncadaNarrator -  Kevin Vaughan-BrubakerSongs in this episode include "Cream Colored Cadillac, " "All That Gorgeous Going To Waste" and "Down to the Ravine."All songs were written by Serene Dominic and performed by San Jacinto Prison BandOriginal Cast Album available on Onus RecordsDark Lullaby was directed by Sheri Amourr & Serene DominicOriginal Musical Score  by Steve AsettaFashions by Botany 5000  Click here to stream the Original Podcast Cast Album available on Onus RecordsClick here to stream the incidental musical score by Steve Asetta, also on Onus Records.

Reynolds blows his job playing third siranghi from the left at a new Indian Restaurant called The Jolly Raja. Then he decides to go to Pasadena to be with Joanna again and takes an ill-fated ride with Roscoe Des Moines, a conspicuous King of the Road as ever there was one. And along the way, he learns no one will believe a penniless hitch-hiker.Tom Reynolds - Serene DominicJoanna -  Kristen SaggauMr. Punabi - Ernesto MoncadaMr. Sunniver - Kevin Vaughn Brubaker Roscoe Des Moines - JoobsNarrator -  Kevin Vaughan-BrubakerSongs in this episode include "I Prefer, " "When the Woman In Your Heart Is the Woman In Your Arms" and "Please Let Me Back In Your Life."All songs were written by Serene Dominic and performed by San Jacinto Prison Band"When the Woman In Your Heart Is the Woman In Your Arms" was written by Serene Dominic and Ernesto Moncada Original Cast Album available on Onus RecordsDark Lullaby was directed by Sheri Amourr & Serene DominicOriginal Musical Score by Steve AsettaFashions by Botany 5000Click here to stream the Original Podcast Cast Album available on Onus RecordsClick here to stream the incidental musical score by Steve Asetta, also on Onus Records. 

How do you steel yourself against a random universe that seems determined to turn you into an accidental killing machine? Onus Playhouse attempts to answer that question with Dark Lullaby, the Serene Dominic musical directed for the stage by Sheri Amourr for four performances in downtown Phoenix  in  2018. Our story begins in 1989 at San Jacinto Federal Prison, which periodically invites troubled teens from Lymon Juvenile Detention Facility to listen to Death Row prisoners' hard luck storied in an attempt to discourage them from a life of crime. And music. Enter Tom Reynolds, a once-gainfully employed guitar player now fronting a death row prison band. Reynolds recounts how trying to get to the West Coast to reunite with his actress girlfriend Joanna, led to a string of accidental murders.Songs in this episode include "San Jacinto Death Row Prison Band," "Titillation" and "You're Gonna Know All About Me." Cast:Tom Reynolds - Serene DominicWarden Oliver Crosley - Jim DustanStinson - Mark Stinson Pasco  -  Anthony LiccesseJemsek - Andrew JemsekJoanna -  Kristen SaggauTed Shackleford - Matt StrangwayesScary Foot Fetish Prisoner - TR PressNarrator -  Kevin Vaughan-BrubakerJoanna's singing was performed by Lisa MarmurAll songs were written by Serene Dominic and performed by San Jacinto Prison BandOriginal Cast Album available on Onus RecordsDark Lullaby was directed by Sheri Amourr & Serene DominicOriginal Musical Score by Steve AsettaAlso available on Onus RecordsFashions by Botany 5000 Click here to stream the Original Podcast Cast Album available on Onus RecordsClick here to stream the incidental musical score by Steve Asetta, also on Onus Records.

In this second part of this episode, Serene speaks frankly about his worst-ever album or least loved album anyway. Cutting Tailor Modern is the sixth of eight albums he recorded for the RPM Challenge in the month of February, 2015 (where you record a whole album in 28 days).  It didn't get released so much as it escaped, with Serene trying to get other people to record the individual songs as Onus Records' Single of the Weekend instead of pushing a latest album under people's noses.Among the topics discussed in this next  batch of songs: royalty free sax,  loss of faith, U2,  the six or seven stages of grief,  Donovan, Levi Stubbs Jr. and Richard Nixon's farewell speech to the White House staff.Songs include "E.T.A.," "The Fight In Me," "I Am the Perpetrator," "What's 1 More Soul 2 the Devil?"  "Shoulda Never Left,"  "Passionless" and  "Come On Richard."Click here to stream the entire Cutting Tailor Modern album.Click here to read the backstory of The Dee Cups and hear their identical version of   "I Am the Perpetrator."Click here to read the backstory of Donna Fortunata and hear Margo Brookover's version of "What's 1 More Soul 2 the Devil?."Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:00 MST on facebook.com/serenedominicClick here to learn about the history and  guidelines of The RPM Challenge.Click here to take part in The Rpm Challenge.*

In this solo episode, Serene speaks frankly about his worst-ever album or least loved album anyway,  Cutting Tailor Modern, the sixth of eight albums he recorded for the RPM Challenger in the month of February, 2015.  It didn't get released so much as it escaped, with Serene trying to get other people to record the individual songs as Onus Records' Single of the Weekend.Nursing an instant broken heart, he threw himself into songs of heartbreak. Hear him bang out a headache on an old upright piano for "Primitive Man," try to start a passive aggressive dance craze, then trying to be the fly on the wall for Elvis; last shit and take the high road with the remainder of breakup songs.Songs include "Primitive Man (I Ask You)," "C'mon and Do the Hesitation," "I've Known Her To Be That Way," "You're In Girlfriend Heaven Now,"  "Ginger Come Running"  and  "Our Ship Has Sailed."Click here to stream the entire Cutting Tailor Modern album.Click here to hear The Braille Building's cover version of "I've Known Her To Be That Way."Click here to hear Zak Phillips' s cover version of  "Our Ship Has Sailed."Click here to  learn about Morbus, "The Sunnyslope Surrealist."Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:00 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

In this solo episode, Serene talks about For Your Extreme Convenience, the fifth of eight albums he recorded for the RPM Challenger in the month of February, 2014. In this album, every song either takes place in an office or is work related. Song subjects include office lovers going against their employee handbook that prohibits them from content writing, writing songs for soon-to-be-ex girfriends, working for your baby, brownnosing, getting jumped, paying the cost to be the boss and spending the night in the doghouse.Songs include "Content," "Mañana," "Working Man," "Sweet Interference/3 PM Sugar Crash,"  "I Got Jumped," "Can I Be Forgiven Now" and "Turndown Night Service."Click here to stream the entire For Your Extreme Convenience albumClick here to hear Adrian Evans of Sugar High's cover version of "Anti Stress Zen Garden"Click here to read Serene's 1994 interview with The Moody Blues' John Lodge, whose landmark Days of Future Passed album was a big influence on For Your Extreme Convenience.Click here to subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:00 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

In this solo episode, Serene talks about For Your Extreme Convenience, the fifth of eight albums he recorded for the RPM Challenger in the month of February, 2014. In this album, every song either takes place in an office or is work related. Song subjects include office lovers going against their employee handbook that prohibits them from dating, office pranksters, rush hour, desktop anti-stress zen gardens and Power Point!Songs include "Snoozebar/Days of Futile Tasks," "Anti-Stress Zen Garden," Filibuster," "The Office Lovers,"  "Selfie"  and   "Come Power Pointing With Me"Click here to stream the entire For Your Extreme Convenience albumClick here to hear Adrian Evans of Sugar High's cover version of "Anti Stress Zen Garden"Click here to read Serene's 1994 interview with The Moody Blues' John Lodge, whose landmark Days of Future Passed album was a big influence on For Your Extreme Convenience.Click here to subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:00 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

The bonus episode of this Onus Playhouse podcast highlights the hidden tracks and outtakes of  the Serene Dominic album, Speculation, recorded in the month of February 2013 and tinkered with until he stopped and released it, if you can call it that, on August 13, 2013. Songs include "Wearing Out My Welcome," "Juggernaut," "I Love You More Than The Town," "The Loner's Code,"  "Much Too Much Woman"  and a mercifully brief snippet of the acapella version of  "Music"Click here to stream the entire Speculation albumClick here to watch "The Amnesia Record Club" video directed by Running Wild FilmsClick here to see the photographic evidence of Serene's 2015 record collection collapsing onto itself!!Click here to subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:00 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

The latest episode of this Onus Playhouse podcast highlights more of  the Serene Dominic album, Speculation, released August 13, 2013. In Part 2, Serene and co-host Steve Asetta  run down the next seven songs of a record Serene used to delight  in telling people is a better album than Rumours. Find out what Speculation track our hosts  consider Less Killer and More Filler, what delivery system  Serene first discovered  and fell in love with Miss Wanda Jackson,  what two songwriting exercises Serene utilizes to clear the  cobwebs and what town back east Serene considers a shithole. Songs include "1791 (ye olde delivery system...)," "The Girl Singer," "Woulda Coulda," "Designated Driver," "Edison"  and "You Sexy, Sexy Sex Fiend You!" Plus a bonus cut, "Wearing Out My Welcome."Click here to stream the entire Speculation albumClick here to watch "The Amnesia Record Club" video directed by Running Wild FilmsClick here to see the photographic evidence of Serene's 2015 record collection collapsing onto itself!!Click here to subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:00 MST on facebook.com/serenedominicEpisode is LivePublished: Mar. 13, 2021 @ 5AM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode OnFacebookTwitter

The latest episode of this Onus Playhouse podcast highlights another Serene Dominic album, Speculation, released August 13, 2013. In Part 1, Serene and co-host Steve Asetta run down the first six songs of the Speculation album, a record Serene used to delight in telling people is a better album than Rumours, a view no one drawing breath has ever shared. But it is nay bad and its conceptual theme placing music front and center as the subject of every song has never been attempted, unless there's a Johnny Mann Singers album we haven't heard about. Serene and Steve kibitz about record clubs that expanded our record collections, the RCA Record Club and their poor quality "Dynaflex" vinyl and file sharing sites like Limewire and Frostwire that ultimately ruined the record industry. Find out what mislabeled record club edition of an album was a life changing moment for Serene or Steve and which one was just a major annoyance. And learn what happened the first time Serene sang into a live microphone.Songs include "2791 (a new delivery system...)," "The Amnesia Record Club," "If U Didn't Want Me To Look @ It (U Shouldn't Have Shown It 2 Me)," "You Can Love a Song," "I Can't Sing Boston" and "Music (I Want to Thank You)."Click here to stream the entire Speculation albumClick here to watch "The Amnesia Record Club" video directed by Running Wild FilmsClick here to see the photographic evidence of Serene's 2015 record collection collapsing onto itself!!Click here to subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:00 MST on facebook.com/serenedominicEpisode is LivePublished: Jan. 10, 2021 @ 5AM EditUnpublishAdd a TranscriptGet episode better indexed by search engines.Add Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode OnFacebookTwitterLinkedInMore OptionsEmail Link to Episode CopyDirect Link to MP3 Copy

Serene and Steve tackle the last six songs (plus a hidden track - aww, the wonders of the compact disc) of the Winter Trance Party album, a song cycle that originally set out to be the soundtrack to a children's story Serene wrote about a bunch of kids that communicate with the dead rock stars, specifically those who perished during of the Winter Dance Party of 1959 when a charter plane crashed in a frozen cornfield and took the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. While the morose children's story never got turned into an app as originally intended (the paid app was going to include the album for free), he did succeed in crafting a suitably psychedelic chill down album. Serene and Steve go into length about the death of Tanya Roberts, the Everly Brothers' most morbid disk, how Nino Rota's score for 'The Godfather' was declared ineligible, Serene's Catholic School gym shorts, James Brown's star turn in Ski Party, Steve defining what Calabash means to beer drinkers, Joe Meek's morbid fascination with Buddy Holly and Why old master painters put their ugly mugs in to their Madonna and Child paintings.Songs include "Don't Lost That Rock, Child! ," "Suspend Your Disbelief," "Cold Day in December," "I Rebelled Last Night," "Take Your Little Heart and Go," "Calabash" and "Goodbyes in The Snow."Click here to stream the entire Winter Trance Party album!Click here to watch all the Winter Trance Party and subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Check out the Buddy Holly biography Serene was reading during the making of this album!Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

Serene and Steve survey the first six songs of the Winter Trance Party album, a song cycle that originally set out to be the soundtrack to a children's story Serene wrote about a bunch of kids that communicate with the dead rock stars, specifically those who perished during of the Winter Dance Party of 1959when a charter plane crashed in a frozen cornfield and took the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. While the morose children's story never got turned into an app as originally intended (the paid app was going to include the album for free), he did succeed in crafting a suitably psychedelic chill down album. Serene and Steve go into length about the Winter Dance Party and go off on some tangents involving defense attorney Melvin Belli, Peter Pan records, The Million Dollar Movie and Sy Sperling., the President of Hair Club for MenSongs include "Friendly Angel Revisited," "Winter Trance Party," "Crazed Shape Shifter," "Rezo Para Donna," "Heartbreaking Machine" and "Carbon Footprint Man."Click here to stream the entire Winter Trance Party album!Click here to watch all the Winter Trance Party and subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Check out the Buddy Holly biography Serene was reading during the making of this album!Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

Here Serene and Steve run down the final six songs of Serene's figurative double album, the 24 Originals Happening Now album, which was modeled after a 1967 TV record album offer called 24 Original Happening Hits. This miracle of science crammed 24 songs onto two sides of vinyl by severely editing and prematurely fading out all your favorites. Musical genres covered on this last installment include 80s technopop, Steampunk (or at least what Serene think's steampunk would sound like if it were an actual musical genre), progressive rock, Britrock R&B, muzak and garage rock. We'll learn the backstories of fictional musical acts like Mr. Catherine to U, Weather Gnome, Watson The Telly and The Makeup Sect. And as usual, we'll expound on topics like TV technical difficulties of yesteryear, fluttering eyelids and snobbery while Nino, Steve's faithful dog makes some really unsettling sounds that pass without comment.Songs include "Lies About the World," "Queensbury Rules," "Eye Throb," "Strength Was Always Your Weakness," "Please Stand By" and "Real Revolting"Click here to watch all 24 Original Happening Now Videos and subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Click here to stream the entire 24 Originals Happening Now! album.Click here to stream a Spotify playlist of the 24 Original Happening Hits! collection that inspired this album (only one song had to be substituted).Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

Here Serene and Steve run down side 3 of Serene's figurative double album, the 24 Originals Happening Now album, which was modeled after a 1967 TV record album offer called 24 Original Happening Hits. This miracle of science crammed 24 songs onto two sides of vinyl by severely editing and prematurely fading out all your favorites. Musical genres covered on this baker's half dozen include bubblegum, Philly Soul, goodtime music, grunge, countrypolitan and psychedelia. Edited out for your protection, the pair wasted a lot of time looking up minutia on the internet about such subjects as "did Ian Whitcomb write 'This Sporting Life" and "did Tom Waits ever cover a Buck Owens record." Existential questions posed by this podcast include the meaning of "wolf tickets," how did Cole Summers get his first DUI in Marin County and should Ethel Merman's disco album be designated as a weapon of war.Songs include "Your Heart Ain't Saying," "I've Got So Much To Forgive," "If Tallulah Were Mine," "Tight Wad," "Scranton" and "Yellow Shampoo."Click here to watch all 24 Original Happening Now Videos and subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Click here to stream the entire 24 Originals Happening Now! album.Click here to stream a Spotify playlist of the 24 Original Happening Hits! collection that inspired this album (only one song had to be substituted).Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

Here Serene and Steve run down side 2 of Serene's figurative double album, the 24 Originals Happening Now album, which was modeled after a 1967 TV record album offer called 24 Original Happening Hits. This miracle of science crammed 24 songs onto two sides of vinyl by severely editing and prematurely fading out all your favorites (at least Australians saw the sense in deleting four tracks to accommodate 20 Original Happening Hits with the proper song lengths in future reiterations). Musical genres covered on side 2 include Motown ("My Secret Life" is presented here for the first time in its 2020 supermix), Bakersfield country, disco, Merseybeat, electro clash and charity records. Conversational tangents include Cyndi Lauper's jewelry, the danceability of Brook Benton records, Yankees bat day swag and the 1964 World's Fair.Songs include "My Secret Life," "What Are You In For?" "Mutha Earth," "Agony," "Maintenance" and "Let's See Other People."Click here to watch all 24 Original Happening Now Videos and subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Click here to stream the entire 24 Originals Happening Now! album.Click here to stream a Spotify playlist of the 24 Original Happening Hits! collection that inspired this album (only one song had to be substituted).Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

Here Serene and Steve run down the first six songs of what would figuratively be a double album on vinyl, the 24 Originals Happening Now album, which was modeled after a 1967 TV record album offer called 24 Original Happening Hits. This miracle of science crammed 24 songs onto two sides of vinyl by severely editing and prematurely fading out all your favorites, which K-Tel also did later on. Serene has a back history for each of the 24 made up groups he concocted for each selection. Musical genres covered on Side 1 include jangle-pop (Serene actually tried getting "Unfriend Me" to the Gin Blossoms with no success), Britrock, indie rock, glitter, lounge and white-boy reggae. Other topics of discussion include Esteban, the merits of the Kia Spectra EX, the question of whether Phil Spector is allowed to wear wigs in jail and how a movie might have killed off friends with benefits for everyone.Songs include "Unfriend Me," "The Lights Go Down and Out" "Independent Thought," "Sarsaparilla Lillian," "That Lounging" and "FWB (Friends With Benefits)."Click here to watch all 24 Original Happening Now Videos and subscribe to the Serene Dominic YouTube channel!Click here to stream the entire 24 Originals Happening Now! album.Click here to stream a Spotify playlist of the 24 Original Happening Hits! collection that inspired this album (only one song had to be substituted).Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominic

For seven consecutive years, Serene Dominic took the RPM Challenge and wrote and recorded an entire album in the month of February. Now in this talk-and-music analysis series, Serene and co-host Steve Asetta musical director of All Is Forgiven? and the upcoming Dark Lullaby podcast (coming in season 3) give track by track running commentary through these eight home-recorded albums.Our discussion continues on the rest of the Unnatural Blonde album, which was written to be a song by song companion to Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 classic Vertigo. Serene And Steve banter a lot about the movie and decide their Jimmy Stewart impersonations needs work. Other topics of discussion include unwitting percussion instruments and dangerous projectiles given for free at Yankees games, Kim Novak's Groucho eyebrows, that season of Dallas that was all a dream and of course, death.Songs include "Pinch Me," "This Means No," "It Is What It Is," "Dress You, Paint You," "Can't Unring a Bell," "Up! Up! Up1 (In three movements!)" and "Overwhelming Dream."Click here to watch Serene Dominic condense the entire Vertigo movie into a ten-minute musical.Click here to stream the entire Unnatural Blonde album.Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominicClick here to read Serene's review of Jackie Gleason's The NOW Sound ... For Today’s Lovers album in Detroit Metro Times.

For seven consecutive years, Serene Dominic took the RPM Challenge and wrote and recorded an entire album in the month of February. Now in this talk and music analysis series, Serene and co-host Steve Asetta musical director of All Is Forgiven? and the upcoming Dark Lullaby podcast (coming in season 3) give track by track running commentary through these eight home-recorded albums. In this episode the pair analyze the Unnatural Blonde album which was written to be a song by song companion to Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 classic Vertigo. Other conversational tangents left unanswered I can filed here including when helicopters were first invented (1936), Nino Roto's disqualified Best Original Score Oscar nomination for The Godfather (the recycled score was withdrawn, ineligible and replaced by a nomination for Sleuth ), and where else do we know the actor who played Gavin Elster in Vertigo (he played Sir Halsey Hopewell in Flipper's New Adventure). No, thank you!Songs include "Swimming in the Head," "You'll Never Let Me Go," "Drop of a Hat," "I Stalk Around," "Dream Along with Me Darkly," "In Bed By Nine" and "All That Love Has Worn Away." Click here to watch Serene Dominic condense the entire Vertigo movie into a ten-minute musical.Click here to stream the entire Unnatural Blonde album.Catch Serene Dominic's weekly livecast "The Human Torch Floor Show" every Thursday at 8:30 MST on facebook.com/serenedominicClick here to read Serene's review of Jackie Gleason's The NOW Sound ... For Today’s Lovers album in Detroit Metro Times.

Part 2 of the conversation between All Is Forgiven? creator Serene Dominic and Musical Director Steve Asetta giving background and insight on all the songs from the show. Conversational tangents include Serene Dominic's lost rap album, French Provincial furniture, skipping vinyl vs. skipping compact discs, the Sunnyslope Historical Society, The Clash and growing up watching The Wizard of Oz on a black and white television set.

All Is Forgiven? creator Serene Dominic and Musical Director Steve Asetta go through all of the songs from the show and go off on tangents that include the fine art of ball and jacks, Godzilla, Stella Dora breadsticks, stripper songs and other antiquated cultural references. Our gin and tonic talk has been separated into two parts so you can imagine listening to side one of the cast album with lots of chat in between.

As a bonus to those who've completed the seven episode meal of All Is Forgiven?, the world's first episodic musical podcast, we bring you this episode of Phoenix Tonight? where hosts Russ Kazmierczak and Emily Estril interview Serene Dominic. You can see a video of the whole Phoenix Tonight? installment here on YouTube but in case you want to continue in the same theatre of the mind territory we mined with All Is Forgiven?, it is presented here without visuals. Among the topics of discussion are the pandemic's effects on the arts, All Is Forgiven?, the upcoming season of Onus Playhouse, the joys of sound effects and The Beatles versus The Monkees.

In our finale episode, explanations abound like raisins in Raisin Bran. Things come to a head as the battle of humans versus Orzonians rages to its unforseeable end. We learn the truth about Vic, Shanabella and the real reason the Orzonians are here. Spoiler alert: the song titles will not give anything away. Songs include “The Territory,” “All is Forgiven “ and “Masters of Woe.” Deadly Sin of the Week? Don't get mad, get WRATH!!Cast:Vic Masterone - Serene DominicGemeleye - JoobsShanabella Heisener - Dayna DonovanRotelle - Chris DoyleOfficer Fowler - Matt StrangwayesHector - Ernesto MoncadaNathan - Andrew JemsekYim Lee - Nick PascoNarrator - Peter Gilstrap All music performed by Serene Dominic Musical Director - Steve Asetta All Is Forgiven is a Serene Dominic - Onus ProductionCast Recording Available on Onus Records

In episode 6 of All Is Forgiven?, The Orzonians manage to blackmail everyone in a three-block radius of Vic’s paint store into working at their crystal meth fulfillment center. After vowing to do nothing, Vic colluded with Shanabella to raise arms against their oppressors and find it’s easy to kill a malevolent extra terrestrial with no street smarts? Or maybe not. Songs include “The Heat is Upon Me Now,” “Take Some Strength From Me” and “Out of the Attic.” Deadly Sin of the Week? Sloth, if anyone asks you...Cast:Vic Masterone - Serene DominicGemeleye - JoobsShanabella Heisener - Dayna DonovanRotelle - Chris DoyleScooter - Matt StrangwayesMrs. Navotney - Andrea EngelsbergHector - Ernesto MoncadaNathan - Andrew JemsekYim Lee - Nick PascoNarrator - Peter Gilstrap All music performed by Serene Dominic Musical Director - Steve Asetta All Is Forgiven is a Serene Dominic - Onus ProductionCast Recording Available on Onus Records

In episode 5 of All Is Forgiven?, The Orzonians reveal their plan to get Vic back into the crystal meth manufacturing and distribution game which will violate his agreement with the US Marshalls. To strong-arm him, they threaten to disfigure his ex-wife Angie with bad liposuction. Vic mentally retreats to The Bronx to get imagined advice from his old crew. Songs include “Morris Park Boys,” “The Sunnyslope Historic Society” and “Someone For Everyone.” Deadly Sin of the Week? Greed, thanks for asking!Cast:Vic Masterone - Serene DominicShanabella Heisener - Dayna DonovanOld School Sal - Steve AsettaFrankie the Lip - Jim DustanPasquale - Google TranslateGemeleye - JoobsRotelle - Chris DoyleNathan - Andrew JemsekNarrator - Don GladbeeAll music performed by Serene Dominic Musical Director - Steve Asetta All Is Forgiven is a Serene Dominic - Onus ProductionCast Recording Available on Onus Records

In episode 4 of All Is Forgiven? Vic takes Shanabella to his French Provincial riddled house in Sunnyslope after eating too much at Brusco’s and discovers she has a different slant on things not caused by a busted plastic heel on her stiletto. The newly amorous pair get some unexpected visitors who ensure that this is their first and last-ever date! Songs include “French Provincial Kick,” “Up in Your Attic” and “Testosterone." Deadly Sin of the Week? Gluttony, please pass the Brioski.Cast:Vic Masterone - Serene DominicShanabella Heisener - Dayna DonovanGemeleye - JOOBSRotelle - Chris DoyleNarrator - Matt StrangwayesAll music performed by Serene Dominic Musical Director - Steve Asetta All Is Forgiven is a Serene Dominic - Onus ProductionCast Recording Available on Onus Records

In Episode 3 of All Is Forgiven?, Vic gets some bad news about his ex-wife and decides to visit Shanabella at the strip club to get a better view of what she does for a living. Before the night is over, one of them will see a ghost and the other will violate the “no crying on the pole” rule.Songs include “That’s My Ava,” “Nobody Knows Me Like You Do” and “The Night They Knocked Fat Alfonso Off.” Deadly Sin of the Week? Lust, natch!Cast:Vic Masterone - Serene DominicUS Marshall Janine Miranda - JoAnna T LawlessShanabella Heisener - Dayna DonovanScooter - Matt StrangwayesMartina - Annamarie SanchezHector - Ernesto MoncadaFat Alfonso - Serene DominicNarrator - Peter Gilstrap All music performed by Serene Dominic Musical Director - Steve Asetta All Is Forgiven is a Serene Dominic - Onus ProductionCast Recording Available on Onus Records

In episode 2 of All Is Forgiven?, Nathan, the assistant manager at Vic’s paint store, pays a visit to his boss' home after work hours to persuade him to go out to a country-and -western bar to meet women. Then Vic, still pining for his ex-wife Angie, does the next worst thing to drunk dialing her--he has an imaginary fight with her! And we’ll meet Shanabella Heisener, a black stripper whose storehouse knowledge of old vaudevillians arouses more than just suspicion.Songs include “Silver Pony Action,” “That’s My Ava” and “(I'm Just An) Old Soul at Heart.” Deadly Sin of the Week? Envy, thanks for asking.Cast:Vic Masterone - Serene DominicNathan - Andrew JemsekAngie Masterone - Kristen SaggauShanabella Heisener - Dayna DonovanNarrator - Peter Gilstrap All music performed by Serene Dominic Musical Director - Steve Asetta All Is Forgiven is a Serene Dominic - Onus Production Cast Recording Available on Onus Records

In episode 1 of All Is Forgiven? Vic Masterone, a convicted low-level mob foot soldier has entered the Witness Protection Program to relocate from Morris Park in the Bronx to Sunnyslope, Arizona. And there are more new adjustments to make than just an unpopular name change, an injured pride and a rejected new chin cleft request to deal with.Songs include “How Did I Become Such a Monster,” “Guess That’s Just the Way She Wants It” and “Ode to a Screaming Jay.” Deadly Sin of the Week? Pride, thanks for asking!Cast:Vic Masterone - Serene DominicUS Marshall Janine Miranda - Andrea EngelsbergUS Marshall Tyler Brown - Mark StinsonNarrator - Peter Gilstrap All music performed by Serene Dominic Musical Director - Steve Asetta All Is Forgiven is a Serene Dominic - Onus ProductionCast Recording Available on Onus Records