Queen Venerator

We're back with some nonsense. On this episode we take an exended trip to Sean's Tubi Corner, Brad gets in a petty fight with a local pie company, and we read from the 1977 Better Homes and Gardens Mexican Cookbook. Enjoy.  

 We are back after a six (!) month abscence, but we actually have good reasons for it for once. After bemoaning our new tech issues, we talk about big life changes, including Brad moving and subsequently becoming a "thrifting" guy and Sean becoming a chef roaming the wastes of the midwest. We also discuss a bunch of other topics including the cleaning advice subreddit, Brad making a bird wall, the geography of Michigan, Diablo 4, Cherry Falls and Brittney Murphy's special request, the movie The Kiss, Troma stuff, innocuous horror movie lines, who is the dorkiest quarterback, Sean does Hooptober, the movie The Bees, the Subspecies series, cool lady Wynter gets a special shirt for John Carpenter, who is the podcast's favorite murderer, John Carpenter and Kurt Russell commentaries, noted maniac John Milius, some cassettes and Larry Wish talk, Bo Knows Bo, Jurassic Park: the book, is Watership Down sci-fi, Sean's concert rundown, seeing Goblin in concert with Claudio Simonetti's daughter doing interpretive dance, the Taco Bell discontinued items menu returns, further investigation into Taco Bell's insane food graveyard, a controversial Burger King opinion, Sean gets got by engagement bait posting about grilled stuffed burritos, and a certain special dog (not that one, but also that one). Hell of an episode right here. It is good to be back. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Bluesky: @queenvenerator.bsky.social

On this episode, our friend Paul joins us again to discuss the 1986 Adam Baldwin, Deborah Foreman, and Wings Hauser (?) vehicle 3:15 The Moment of Truth, the story of a D-II basketball prospect's struggle to defeat the biggest gang of dorks on the planet. We also discuss the wretched scourge of local Cleveland television Big Chuck and Little John, the various fits of Adam Baldwin, the disambiguation of Chooch, watching My Bodyguard in sociology class, Reggie's hat from Phantasm 2, Gene Labell, the ruthless efficiency of the Cobrettes, and the absolutely perplexing Wings Hauser cameo. ---- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

On this episode, our friend Paul drops by to discuss We Eat Our Own by Kea Wilson, the work of author John Christopher, the Randy Travis vehicle Fire Down Below, If Looks Could Kill, and singing YCMA at a hardcore show. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

What happens when a man's creation becomes his agent of destruction? Well, the Modern Prometheus (Brad) finds out when his Frankingstein monster (The Board of Many Things) immediately turns on him as it casts an uncaring eye towards the 1985 Cannon ripoff of Indiana Jones King Solomon's Mines.  Despite being directed by J. Lee Thompson (Cape Fear, Guns of the Navarone, Mackenna's Gold, 10 to Midnight), scored by Jerry Goldsmith (Alien, Patton, Chinatown, Papillon), and starring Richard Chamberlain (The Towering Inferno, The Thorn Birds, Shogun), Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct, The Quick and the Dead, Sliver), and John Rhys-Davies (The Lord of the Rings, Indiana Jones, Sliders) this movie is a ROUGH ONE. What started as a potentially fun romp turned sour quickly with a sloppy bouillabaisse of tonal whiplash, not-so-casual racism, and BOREDOM. Sean handles the assignment with typical aplomb, but Brad has several nervous breakdowns throughout the course of the episode. This was supposed to be one of the more fun board choices. Christ. ---- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

We're back with another quick B-Sides episode (yeah, it was always called that don't look into it). This time around we discuss incredibly old gum that is prone to disintegrating, a belated 311 Day celebration, The Long Good Friday and its amazing decor, a very silly crime docudrama narrated by Robert Stack, and more nu-metal talk. Yes, of course Puya is discussed, but you already knew that. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

Oh wow. We've got a heater of an episode for you today. This time around, Sean and Brad are joined by first ever Queen Venerator guest Joe to discuss the work of Japanese video game publisher FromSoftware. Kind of. Look, there's a decent amount of discussion about FromSoft throughout their long, illustrious history, and yes Joe does a wonderful job conveying the true emotional pull these games can have on people, and yes we discuss Joe's infamously peculiar FromSoft collection. But lets face it, the Queen Venerator crew get distracted easily, so they break off into a multitude of tangents. The topics discussed are as wide-ranging as the Nick Jr. show Little Bear, David the Gnome, Total Recall, Shogun, Michael Mann specifically The Keep this time, Scott Glenn (of course), The Wire, Joe Lieberman meeting the Mortal Kombat Toasty guy in hell (I know its Dan Forden, calm down), the death of the Twitch Watch Party, Dan Ryckert's joy about Event Horizon, the 1991 Hiroyuki Kitakubo and Katsuhiro Otomo anime movie Roujin Z, the 1980 Troma released, kids-as-zombie-microwaves movie The Children, Cutlery Corner, MORE Siskel and Ebert talk, The Black Stallion: the greatest movie of ours and any generation, Justin Wong at Evo, Brad's continued Dead Cells obsession, Sean sneaking off to make memes, Sean surrupticiously eating a Cheesy Bean and Rice Burrito, Maria Menounos and her cook books, Cheddar TV: TV for gas stations, Dragons Dogma 2 meat, Brad explains the Goo Crew and Joey's World Tour, Helldivers, Graveyard Keeper, those fake bowling animation videos, Ninja Gaiden, Low-G: The Low Gravity Man, and of course, Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects. Finally, we introduce two new segments on this show. First, we have what will clearly be a long-running feature: Sean Reads the Entirity of the Toxic Zombies Wikipedia Page, a real rollercoaster of emotions segment.  Finally, after months of threats, Brad finally unleashes his wretched creation on the world: The Board of Many Things, a fifty category monstrosity used to select the topic of the next show. What did Sean win from the one armed bandit this week? This isn't a mixed metaphor, stop saying its a mixed metaphor. Whatever, you'll have to listen to find out. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

Mother Earth tried to stop this episode from coming out, but we are back after yet another extended absence. Yes, this episode was so powerful the gods tried to silence it by knocking out the power THREE TIMES during this recording. But despite Sean's audio being dealt a mortal wound (it's fine, you'll get over it), we got this thing across the finish line, and this time Sean brought a heater of a topic: "Go to the Head of the Class", the infamous season two episode Steven Spielberg's NBC anthology show Amazing Stories. This episode stars Mary Stuart Masterson, podcast spectre Tom Bresnahan, and Christopher Lloyd as the insane Professor Beans. Not only that, but it has Robert Zemeckis directing AND Stan Winston doing special effects. A true murderer's row on display here. And what has brought these titans together? A little story about satanic panic, severed heads, and SEX! This one's a wild ride for sure, but as is tradition on this show, Brad and Sean get caught up in what punk stickers adorn our hero's totally accurate, not a Hollywood invention in any way Super Rad Bedroom. It all culminates in a very Brad rant about how awful prestige television is and how it has taken away the good things about television, like Earth 2 and Manimal. We also discuss the various music challenges we've undertaken (and in Brad's case, failed at) in recent weeks, hot dog relishes, and winning at fake slots. We even premiere a new segment on the show: our semi-regular (?) Detroit Lions update called Honolulu Blue Notes. However, even when talking about the Lions, the two manage to discuss Raiders QB Aidan O'Connell and how he looks like he hangs out at the all-night gas station at 4AM.  Its a good show, so check it out. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

The podcast is back at full strength as Sean returns to the co-chair on this one. You would think all that time away would give us time to find new and exciting things to talk about, but thankfully we immediately fall back into our habit of talking about garbage no one has cared about for literal decades. This time around there's a long discussion about Siskel and Ebert's At the Movies and the insane opinions of these two maniacs: Pleasantville being better than Saving Private Ryan, Babe: Pig in the City also being better than Saving Private Ryan, Black Stallion being better than Raging Bull, and Siskel's completely unsurprising love of Star 80. We also discuss that one scene in A Very Brady Sequel, the Action Boyz watching Godfrey Ho movies, getting squeezed out like a toothpaste roller, The Long Kiss Goodnight, the potential end to Sean's Tubi Corner, Jim Carrey's Foghat Man character, Shawn Hatosy sliding down a prop slide, the VHS copy of Medium Cool that destroyed Brad's VCR, Annie, the positive side of Grease 2, the many scores of Tangerine Dream, AIM screen names based on the surfing movie Blue Crush, God Lives Underwater vs. Primitive Radio Gods vs. Godsmack, and of course MTV's Fear. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

We're back after a four month hiatus to bring you our list of the top 100 albums of 2023. Is it, at bare minimum, a month and a half late? Yes. By "we" do we mean "just Brad because Sean wouldn't want any part of this nonsense"? Yes again. But whatever, we're doing it anyway. It has been another great year for music, which at this point should not be shocking. We've got incredible team-ups galore, big names from the past making a mark in the present, new names bursting on to the scene, everything and the kitchen sink albums, spoken word weirdness, hip-hop standard bearers still innovating, gloopy synths, the sounds of a haunted house, and above all else, a lot of very aggressive, noisy music. It was a hell of a year. So... enjoy? (We'll be back to our regularly scheduled programming... eventually. Probably soon. We are still reeling from the Detroit Lions losing the NFC Championship game, so it might be a while) Artists Discussed (In Alphabetical Order): 2FAC, Aaron Dilloway, Aho Ssan, Altin Gun, Ana Frango Elétrico, Armand Hammer, Bandler Ching, BBBBBBB, Bill Orcutt, Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Bounaly, Brass Riot, Bully, Caterina Barbieri, Charif Megarbane, Colin Stetson, Dead Times, Deena Abdelwahed, Disclosure, Divide and Dissolve, DJ Finale, DJ Girl, DJ Smiley Bobby, EABS & Jaubi, El Michels Affair & Black Thought, Ellen Arkbro, Embarker, Emergency Group, Euglossine, Fever Ray, Fire Toolz, Forest Swords, Gazelle Twin, Gezan & Million Wish Collective, Great Falls, Guilty Simpson & Uncommon NASA, Hitech, Hourloupe, Hyphyskazerbox, ICECOLDBISHOP, Jana Winderen, Janelle Monáe, Jlin, JPEGmafia & Danny Brown, Judgitzu, Karen y los Remedios, Katarsi, KEN Mode, Kool Keith & Real Bad Man, Kouns and Weaver, Larry Wish, Lauren Bousfield, Loraine James, Lost Girls, Lunch Money Life, Madlib, Meyhem Lauren, & DJ Muggs, Mallwalker, Marina Herlop, Matmos, MC Yallah, Mendoza Hoff Revels, MIKE, Mike Nigro, Model/Actriz, Mukqs, M-Ziq, Natalia Beylis & Eimear Reidy, Neupink, Novatron, Nuovo Testamento, Oozing Wound, OrangeTone, Organized Cream, Ortopedia Tecnica, Osees, Paavoharju, Physique, PoiL/Ueda, Private Lives, RP Boo, Screaming Females, Shit And Shine, Sightless Pit, Silver Apples & Makoto Kawabata, Sunik Kim, Sweeping Promises, TALSounds, Tee Vee Repairman, Teeth of the Sea, That Mexican OT, The Gate, The HIRS Collective, Tim Hecker, Tinashe, Tzusing, Victoria Monet, Vorsicht Kinder, Wound Man, Zoh Amba/Chris Corsano/Bill Orcutt --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

We're back with part one of our October horror movie shows. Up first is Brad's pick: the 2003 action/thriller/horror movie 2LDK. We get into the unique origins of the film, the movie's extreme cattiness, and what happens when you're possibly under the thrawl of a bird god in your apartment. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

It's October, so you know what that means: we talk about what our names would be if we were in the 80's punk gang from the movie Twice Dead. ---- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

It's an action packed episode of Queen Venerator this time around as we discuss a ton of stuff. We open with a super sized edition of Sean's Tubi Corner, as Sean talks about watching the 1995 Casper movie, both Vacancy movies, Grave Encounters 2, and 2000 Maniacs, a gore classic by H.G. Lewis, a guy neither Sean nor Brad like. Next, Brad gives a round up of more 2023 album releases, including new albums from MSPAINT, Matt Robidoux, Paavoharju, and Natalia Beylis & Eimear Reidy. Finally, its Brad's turn to pick the topic for this show, and he chose the 1974 Italian action/comedy romp Watch Out, We're Mad starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Its a good one. Enjoy? ---- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

On this preview of next week's show, we have a brief discussion about working in a record store and the hijinks that ensue. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

On this episode, we discuss the awful conclusion to our fantasy football draft (and the insane draft evaluations that come with it), the 2007 Emily Blunt vehicle Windchill, D-Beat hardcore, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, and a lengthy discussion of Sean's pick: the 1986 Rocky knockoff Streets of Gold starring Klaus Maria Brandauer, Wesley Snipes, and whiny baby Adrian Pasdar. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/queenvenerator.bsky.social

A brief discussion about potatoes and their diverse functionality. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we discuss the 1982 Sogo Ishii cyberpunk film Burst City, 1984's Avenging Angel, the album Great Texan by wrestling legend Terry Funk, a week of fantasy football garbage, and a ranking of discontinued fast food items. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

In this clip, Sean discusses the insane 1995 classic The Hunted starring Christopher Lambert. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

We're back after a month away, and we're coming in hot with an expanded format. It's basically just smashing the long and short shows together into one thing, but it sounds more professional if you talk about formatting. That of course doesn't mean that the talk about nonsense garbage has stopped, or really been focused in any way, as this one goes everywhere. We talk about the oft-maligned 1996 Jerry O'Connell vehicle Joe's Apartment, the oeuvre of MTV Films in general, Keebler's discontinued line of pizza chips, the fact that we're apparently the number one source for information on the song "Strut" by Steven Seagal and Lady Saw, the 1986 Nico Mastorakis film The Zero Boys starring Kelli Maroney and Joe Estevez, the song "Destination Understanding" from Island of Death, new music from Novatron, Home Front, and Mats Gustafsson & Joachim Nordwall, the 1991 song "Joyride (I Saw the Film)" by Tribe, and the recent passing of noted director/wonderful maniac William Friedkin. Finally, in our main event, we discuss Sean's pick for this show: the 1982 John Frankenheimer movie The Challenge, a star-studded affair scored by Jerry Goldsmith, written by John Sayles, and starring Toshiro Mifune (and Scott Glenn, but you know... Mifune). Despite being loaded on all fronts with talent, the film flopped due to being absolutely swallowed up by the unreal number of megahits released in the summer of 1982. A true shame because this is a really good movie, and we think this is a really good episode. Enjoy? Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

It finally happened. After eight months of struggle, anger, and abject failure, it finally happened.  We're finally putting out our episode on the 1991 Tony Scott action movie classic The Last Boy Scout starring Bruce Willis, Damon Wayans, Taylor Negron, and Halle Berry. Please, for the love of God, enjoy. --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we discuss a wide array of topics, including: Eric Clapton, who sucks Ted Lasso, opinions are divided That Mitchell and Webb Look and the trees with a particular odor Our local Trivia Night Former Cleveland player Shin-Soo Choo The many mascots of Korean baseball The many mascots of Japanese baseball Boring upper middle class clothing stores and their wooden mallards Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we discuss some great 2023 albums, including releases from RP Boo, Caterina Barbieri, Mallwalker, Kouns and Weaver, DJ Finale, Truculent, and Vorsicht Kinder. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

We take an extended trip to Sean's Tubi Corner on this episode, as we discuss the WWE film classic The Call, bike messenger tale Premium Rush, the unhinged The Astronaut's Wife, the even more unhinged Shattered, and Gang Related, the 2Pac/Beloosh team up the world demanded. Enjoy?   Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we discuss a wide array of topics, including: We go down under for a very quick edition of Sean's Tubi Corner Norm MacDonald at the Roast of Bob Sagat A LOT of talk about Reb Brown The insanity of John Milius The depressing latter day output of Robert Zemeckis How Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within ruined a semi-regular movie night David Lynch, a cool dude More bad sounds for the soundboard We dunk on Pitchfork for their middling review of the Sneaker Pimps' Becoming X The amazing 1960's British mod spy TV show Department S Vincent Price, another cool dude Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

We have finally made it. We have actually completed a project on this show. But more importantly, we have reached our Top 10 Greatest Cover Songs of All-Time.  For once, there aren't too many surprises on here, just some stone cold classics for the most part. Can't add much else. Enjoy. Songs Discussed: April March – “Chick Habit” Blondie – “Hanging on the Telephone” Dick Dale – “Misirlou” Lovage – “Sex (I'm A)” Marvin Gaye – “I Heard it Through the Grapevine” Miles Davis – “Guinnevere” Nancy Sinatra – “Bang Bang” Stiff Little Fingers – “Johnny Was” The Cramps – “Fever” The Temptations – “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we continue our Top 200 Cover Songs of All-Time list with numbers 25 through 11. This section of the list has a wild mix of incredibly important songs and incredibly silly songs. We also discuss how lame George Thorogood is, how Pat Boone is somehow even lamer, and what a coloratura soprano is. Enjoy! Songs Discussed: Baby Huey – “A Change is Going to Come” Butthole Surfers – “The Hurdy Gurdy Man” Cowboy Junkies – “Sweet Jane” Husker Du – “Eight Miles High” Jose Gonzalez – “Heartbeats” Killdozer – “Nasty” Larry Wish – “Hold My Hand” Led Zeppelin – “Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You” Nina Simone – “Strange Fruit” Pixies – “Cecilia Ann” Rotary Connection – “Sunshine of Your Love” Soft Cell – “Tainted Love” The Bangles – “Hazy Shade of Winter” This Mortal Coil – “Song to the Siren” Z-Rock Hawaii – “Bad to the Bone”   Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

I didn't feel like editing a full episode over the holiday, so here's us talking about the Italian Football League and rare sodas. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we discuss a wide array of topics, including: Sean tries to get into Bruce Springsteen again "I've Got Drugs (Out of the Mist)" by The Frogs Sean experience seeing a Brazilian metal band with absurdly long, spiky wristbands Lemon theft Brad continues to abuse his soundboard privilages The bar that Sean frequents that only plays Lard and Nekromantix Sean teaches emo to the new generation Sean gets invited to an anime convention A very long section on the insane town of Frankenmuth Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we discuss a wide array of topics, including: The sheer amount of Neil Young albums What was the name of the other Andrew Dice Clay movie from the 90's? The exciting debut of the hot new segment: Sean's Tubi Corner Sean's Tubi always returning to Jungle 2 Jungle Fear with Mark Wahlberg and Reese Witherspoon Brad goes to a burlesque show for about 20 minutes The Marc Summers 1-2 punch of Double Dare and What Would You Do? Sean watches Longmire The Sly Stallone/Viggo Mortensen vehicle Daylight Brad hates Graceland by Paul Simon The acting credits of Art Garfunkel Buck Henry getting an in memoriam snub from SNL Martial Law with Sammo Hung Gone in 60 Seconds 2, featuring THE SLICER The Bully and Alpha Dog double feature from Hell.   Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we mostly discuss the Detroit Lions and their incredibly polarizing 2023 draft class. We also talk about the NFL in general, the biggest salary cap hits in the coming years, the massive hands of pro quarterbacks, and in non-football news, an upcoming hardcore show that may ruin Sean. Enjoy! Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we discuss a wide array of topics, including: ·         Brad tests his new soundboard, and is way too excited about it ·         The Posideon Adventure and The Towering Inferno ·         The acting oeuvre of O.J. Simpson ·         Sean watches 80 for Brady, starring Guy Fieri ·         The greatness of Marshawn Lynch ·         Bubblegum Crisis, Gunsmith Cats, and You're Under Arrest! ·         Faces of Death ·         Renting insane movies way too young ·         Maniac and noted cool dude Joe Spinell ·         Jack Nicholson gets emotional talking Roger Corman ·         Lawrence Kasdan's I Love You To Death ·         Victoria Jackson and SNL featured players from the early 90's ·         Brad doesn't like The Walkmen ·         Laura Kightlinger and Pulp Comics ·         The Voices of Comedy Central ·         In Treatment ·         Adam Scott on Tell Me You Love Me ·         Strange Luck with D.B. Sweeney   Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/  

On this episode, we discuss a wide array of topics, including: An obligatory discussion of Nothing But Trouble The 1993 TV movie When a Stranger Calls Back The 1981 TV pilot (movie?) The Best of Times, a teen sketch comedy show starring Crispin Glover, Jill Schoelen, and Nicolas Cage Sean's review of Evil Dead Rise The upcoming Dead Ringers TV series, and the horrifying true story behind it Movie novelizations, including Universal Soldier and Me, Myself, and Irene Uncovering movies from Brad's "Need to See" movie list, including the first movie he thought was important enough to include Junji Ito adaptations, including the Uzumaki and Tomie movies and his animated series A discussion of the Guinea Pig Experiments that nobody wants New Dominion Tank Police and Appleseed The time Brad went to a Converge show and everyone got hurt Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

We continue Brad's gauntlet of pain with part two of our discussion of movies Brad has never seen before, and frankly, it doesn't get better for his embarassment. This time around, Sean and Brad discuss somehow even more Kurosawa movies that Brad has never watched, even more thrillers, Jackie Chan, On the Waterfront, Metropolis, why Demolition Man is Sylvester Stallone's Sleeper, and some movies that aren't considered to be absolute masterpieces (finally). Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, Brad steps on a proverbial rake as he discusses Part One his "Never Seen Before" list of movies with Sean. He's had this since high school, so there really isn't any excuse for some of these movies to still be on this list. Titans of film like John Cassavettes, John Woo, Alan J. Pakula, and Akira Kurosawa are discussed, if you need any indication of how embarassing this gets. They also discuss Tubi going wild, Charles Bronson's love of sausage patties, and watching the Takashi Miike classic Gozu with famous Hollywood actor Matthew Mattingly.  Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, Brad is going solo today and he's bringing back the long dormant Top 200 Cover Songs of All-Time list. We're getting into the real meat of the list as we discuss numbers 50 though 26. We have stone cold classics, wild punk interpretations, and a man playing his trumpet in a very special way. Enjoy. Songs Discussed: Big Black – “Model Dead Kennedys – “Viva La Vegas” Elvis Costello and the Attractions – “(What's So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding” Fugees – “Killing Me Softly” Gastr Del Sol – “Dry Bones in the Valley (I Saw the Light Come Shining ‘Round and ‘Round)” Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins ft. Conor Oberst, M. Ward, and Ben Gibbard – “Handle with Care” Justice – Phantom Kenny Rogers and the First Edition – “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” Lafayette Afro Rock Band – “Soul Makossa” Lynn Carey – “Sweet Talkin' Candy Man” Macross 82-99 ft. AnnieK – “Plastico Amor” Neil Young – See the Sky About to Rain Ram Jam – “Black Betty” Salt-N-Pepa ft. En Vogue – “Whatta Man” Tennessee Ernie Ford – “Sixteen Tons” The Circle Jerks – “Wild in the Streets” The George Garabedian Players and the Awful Trumpet of Harry Arms – “Georgy Girl” The Isley Brothers – “Summer Breeze” The Kingsmen – “Louie Louie” The Monkees – “Pleasant Valley Sunday” The Raincoats – “Lola” The Rezillos – “Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight” Thin Lizzy – “Rosalie” Vitalic – “Warm Leatherette” X – "Soul Kitchen" --- Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

Brad forgot to pay the remote recording subscription this month because he is dumb, so please enjoy Sean discussing how Tubi keeps recommending him 2000's thrillers on this bonus clip. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

Topics Discussed: The Wing Commander series of games The short lived USA show G vs. E Sean saw Scream VI The Quarry, Until Dawn, and Supermassive Games The ABC animated Pac-Man cartoon Sean's severe case of Pac-Man Fever "Mesozoic Mind" by Charmer Ventriloquist Ronn Lucas Converting VHS tapes and the miasma of the speculative VHS grading market A long discussion about the Instagram account "70sdinnerparty" and the awful food it showcases. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, we got distracted talking about other stuff and just started talking about cookies for 20 minutes. We even found a questionable tier list and created what is certainly the definitive cookie ranking of our time. Spoiler Warning: grocery store sugar cookies are garbage that belongs in a landfill and Oreos are good. We also discuss new innovations in cookie technology and the arcane arts required to create Starlight Sugar Crisps. Enjoy. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

Yep. No episode this week. I want to scream.

Due to some late breaking tech issues, we are digging deep in the vaults to bring you an episode from our old feed. Originally released in 2018, this episode sees Sean, Brad, and former guest Steve discuss the 1961 William Castle movie Mr. Sardonicus, the tender story of curing a ghoul of facial paralysis through the healing touch of massage and hot towels. The audio on this is a bit rough as we recorded it in the back room of a bar, but its still a fun one. Enjoy. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

Topics Discussed: Brad returns to the movie theater for the first time in 12 years to see Infinity Pool Deuces Wild, Save the Last Dance, and Whatever It Takes (for some reason) Shakespeare movie adaptations (Get Over It, O, 10 Things I Hate About You, Throne of Blood, Scotland, PA) The Suspiria remake and Brad's distaste for Thom Yorke What if Jiminy Glick starred in Nothing But Trouble? A whole lot of Cheers talk, including how insanely young the cast was Lee Van Cleef being one year older in For a Few Dollars More than Sean is now Kelsey Grammar falling off that stage The Last of Us TV show not properly emulating the game's horrible controls The return of Party Down, Outlander, Power Book II: Ghost, and Spartacus: Blood and Sand  Sean is the only remaining Starz subscriber (probably) Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time and Wolfenstein: The New Order being extremely difficult São Paulo's Lei Cidade Limpa laws prohibiting outdoor advertising The difference between MTV Europe and MTV in the US Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

We're back with part one of Sean's pick: the 1995 sci-fi movie Evolver, starring Ethan Embry, John de Lancie, Paul Dooley, and William H. Macy. This movie may seem like a dumb, mediocre PG-13 horror movie at first glance, but in reality its a dumb, pretty good rated-R horror movie. We also discuss the history of Vidmark/Trimark Video, big salads, and how John de Lancie made the world's most evil Pokemon. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this episode, Sean and Brad discuss The Beef O'Brady Bowl, Chilli's (specifically the bar), Bending your algorithm of choice to your will, classic country artists, the wildest "bar" Brad has ever been to, and how many types of meat are on a snapping turtle. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

You know, sometimes you just gotta name some guys. And sometimes those guys are video games. And sometimes that lasts 30 minutes. Oh sure, we try to discuss stuff like Kusogrande, the bad games tournament, and getting impossible trophies in Tetris Effect, but in the end, sometimes you gotta name some guys. Enjoy? Guys (Video Games) Named: Vampire Survivors, Dead Space, The Calisto Protocol, Tetris Effect, Metro Exodus, Low G Man, Silver Surfer, Dead Cells, Bonk's Adventure, Fester's Quest, Wonder Dog, Bubsy 3D, Sewer Shark, Super Mega Man, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Skitchin', Golden Axe, Thrill Kill, Mr. Bones, NiGHTS Into Dreams, Christmas NiGHTS, Sonic CD, Sonic Spinball, Vectorman, The Ooze, Comix Zone, Kid Chameleon, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, Die Hard Trilogy, Die Hard Trilogy 2: Viva Las Vegas, Dynamite Cop, Apocalypse (Starring Bruce Willis), Tony Hawk Pro Skater, The Suffering, Shadows of the Damned, Killer7, Devil May Cry 5, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Colony Wars, Syphon Filter, Abe's Oddysee, Tomb Raider, Vigilante 8, Thief, Blake Stone, Dead Island, Road Rash, Loaded, Silent Bomber, Einhander, Ehrgeiz, Bushido Blade, The Bouncer, The Quiet Man, Armored Core, Bloodborne, Elden Ring, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Nioh, Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise, Yakuza 6, Jersey Devil, Gex, Darkstalkers, Jungle Strike, Twisted Metal, Parasite Eve, Dino Crisis, Kurt Warner's Arena Football Unleashed, Army Men, King of Fighters, Chocobo Racing, Countdown Vampires, Pandemonium Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

On this bonus episode, Sean and Brad discuss a wide array of topics including: Sebmal's Project T.A.P.E.S.-a-thon The Credit Pig The Kessel Food Market Ads The 1987 Public TV performance of Maynard James Keenan's first band, Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty Raw Time with Tiffy The Magic of Digital Antenna TV Sean sees Avatar 2 James Cameron and Brad's issues with Terminator 2 Ned, a cool dude we know The 1997 anime adaptation of Berserk Supporting your local library Michael Crichton: Author and Literal Giant Brad doesn't know the difference between James Ellroy and Elmore Leonard Raymond Chandler and his many movie adaptations Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/

It's our yearly tradition here at Queen Venerator as we're counting down our Top 100 Albums of 2022. To say that this was a good year in music would be a massive understatement. This was one of the best years in music in recent memory. A lot of great albums didn't make the cut, which is kind of insane considering there are 100 albums listed here. And what a 100 they are. Dance bangers from across Africa, ambient bedroom projects, a ton of hip-hop, wild free jazz, midi-infused pipe organs, fiery hardcore punk, modular synths for days, ear-shattering electronics, the smoothest desert blues, a guy rummaging around in a box for an hour, and so much more. Enjoy! Website: www.queenvenerator.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queenvenerator/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/queenvenerator Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queenvenerator/ Artists Discussed: 700 Bliss, Afrorack, Ani Klang, Bad Bunny, Battle Trance, Beyonce, Bill Orcutt, Billy Woods x Messiah Musik, Binker and Moses, Bitchin Bajas, Bjork, Black Flower, Blind Eye, Bob Vylan, Burning Plastic Blues Band, Caterina Barbieri, Cheb Terro Vs DJ Die Soon, Cheba Wahida, Claire Rousay, Compro Oro, Condor Gruppe, Crime of Passing, Croatian Amor, Danger Mouse and Black Thought, Dawn Richard and Spencer Zahn, Deathsdynamicshroud.wmv, Denzel Curry, DJ Travella, Earthlogoff, Ensemble Nist-Nah, Etran de L'Air, Flower-Corsano Duo, Freak Genes, Gwenno, Hi Tech, Horse Lords, Hudson Glover, Imarhan, Immanuel Wilkins, Jenny Hval, Jupiter Jax, Kali Malone, Kendrick Lamar, Konjur Collective, La Milagrosa, La Roche, Lady Aicha & Pisko Crane's Original Fulu Miziki of Kinshasa, Latto, Laura Cannell, Little Simz, Lucrecia Dalt, Macross 82-99, Makaya McCraven, Marina Herlop, Matmos, Maxime Denuc, Moor Mother, Municipal Waste, Natural Dice, New Mexican Stargazers, Nik Colk Void, Novatron, Omertà, Open Mike Eagle, Oren Ambarchi, Osees, Otoboke Beaver, Patrick Shiroishi, Persher, Petrol Girls, Phelimuncasi, Point No Point, Problems, Pulse Emitter, Pusha T, Rachika Nayar, Ribbon Stage, Robin Foster, Rosalia, Sarah Davachi, Sarahsson, Silica Gel, Sote, Strugglin', Sudan Archives, Superchunk, Tanya Tagaq, Torrello, V/A - Doom Mix Vol. VI, V/A - Future Nuggets: Sounds of the Unheard from Romania Vol. 4, V/A – Music from Saharan WhatsApp, Varsovia, Viagra Boys, Weston Olencki, Weyes Blood, Whatever The Weather, Wormrot, Worst Spills, Zola Jesus

This is part two of our discussion of the August 12th, 1989 edition of Memphis Wrestling TV. It is time for our main event, and my god is it a winner. Our main event sees "Nature Boy" Buddy Landel square off against Nightmare Freddie aka a Ric Flair rip-off gimmick vs. a guy in a Freddy Krueger costume, and yes it is as glorious as the description makes it out to be. Does it take five minutes for an actual move to be performed in this wrestling match? Yes. Is Freddy the good guy here? Of course he is. Is Buddy hungover? Almost certainly.  Is there a run-in by Jason Voorhees? POSSIBLY. Also, as this is still Queen Venerator, we also discuss Arby's, Wendy's, the American Yakuza film series, and the many sports films of Ron Shelton. Good stuff. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Twitter: @queenvenerator Instagram: @queenvenerator Hive: @queenvenerator

We're back with another pick from Brad on this episode, and we are goin' to R-A-S-S-L-I-N. Yes, he didn't learn his lesson the first time. This time he drags Sean to the thriving metropolis of Memphis, Tennessee for an episode of CWA TV from August 12th, 1989. Is this episode taking place in a tiny TV studio? Yes. Did they shoot this at 10AM? Yes. Are the wrestlers visibly hungover? Of course. This is an episode of the promotion's B-show during a period of decline, so no one's got their working boots on today, but that doesn't mean that this is a bad show. Far from it. We have early appearances of Dustin Rhodes and the Undertaker, the much-discussed Dirty White Boy, and, of course, Ronnie P. Gossett. We also get a ton of local commercials on this video, from local country buffet Po' Folks to Cheerwine to news reports on what to do with your organs after you die. Fun stuff all around. If you want to follow along with us, you can watch the video in its entirety here. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Twitter: @queenvenerator Instagram: @queenvenerator

On this bonus episode, Sean gives his review of Terrifier 2, Brad dives into the morass of F1 and college football, and both of them discuss shoe-based restaurant horrors. Website: www.queenvenerator.com Twitter: @queenvenerator Instagram: @queenvenerator

We're back with part two of Brad's pre-high school mixtape of songs, and Christ Almighty are they terrible. No one forced him to admit that he listened to this stuff, yet here we are. Topics Include: Brief discussions of Bumblebeez 81, the Lo-Fidelity All-Stars, and Citizen King The MTV show Fear Fuel: a bad band A very long, several part discussion of Jimmie's Chicken Shack An Australian Siri gives Sean and Brad a lesson in demographics Brad recounts getting berated by a speaker at a Catholic school assembly The Frisbee people The mean-spirited nature of the song "Leaving Town" by Dexter Freebish Crossing the threshold into the "VH1 Zone" An honest to goodness discussion of the group SoulDecision in the year of our lord 2022 Brad tries (and fails repeatedly) to guess Sean's favorite Pete and Pete episode Website: www.queenvenerator.com Twitter: @queenvenerator Instagram: @queenvenerator Hive: @queenvenerator

We're officially back from our extended leave, and it's Brad's turn to run down his mixtape of songs he listened to pre-high school. Whereas Sean's "mixtape" was predicibly pretty cool all things considered, Brad's mixtape is... not. Enjoy? Topics Discussed: The inevitably lengthy discussion of the Sick New World tour Disassembling computer towers to burn an American Hi-Fi song The profundity of “Understanding in a Car Crash” Is it pronounced “Alex is on Fire” or “Alexis on Fire”? Did any musician age worse than The Streets? The Zach Slow, Jelly Donut, and Lady Sovereign saga The Toadies vs. Oasis battle at Brad's high school The time Brad got in trouble because of Fatboy Slim The time Brad and his friend got in trouble because of Ludacris The highs and lows of the turntablism genre Rahzel making the music with his mouth A terrifying electronic music video And, of course, Methods of Mayhem Website: www.queenvenerator.com Twitter: @queenvenerator Instagram: @queenvenerator