"Sketchy Conversations With John M Ellison IV" is podcast where host John M. Ellison IV interviews subjects from the worlds of music, animation, wrestling and elsewhere.
John talks to wrestler Jake Logan about the promotion Control Your Narrative. Twitter Instagram
John talks to animator/cartoonist/producer Tom Ruegger of Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, Freakazoid...his fingerprints are pretty much somewhere on 90's animation. We talk about his body of work, differences between working at Warner Bros. and Disney and other topics. Tom Ruegger's New Project Will You Wear a Mask I Ask?
John chats with DC 101 radio announcer Mike Jones. We talk wrestling, The Ramones and other topics.
John talks with rocker Juan Blak of the band Blak Sunday. We talk about his influences, Indiana's music scene compared to L.A.'s music scene and other topics
John talks with "Ill Will" Will Dorsey Jr. of Body Count about his roots in the Baltimore music scene, how he got into Body Count and also being the drum tech for punk band The Offspring.
John chats musician/model/actor Avant Strangel. We talk about the differences between living in the U.S. vs France, France's film scene, David Ryan Harris, Fencing and other topics.
John talks with director Dan Bynum. Dan Bynum has worked with wrestling promotions such as World Class Championship Wrestling (WCCW) World Championship Wresting (WCW), Ring of Honor (ROH) and Major League Wrestling (MLW) also has worked with the PGA. We talk about how he got into the business and other topics.
John talks with Jywanza Hobson about doing stand up comedy in Vietnam and also playing guitar in various metal bands.
John talks with Chaka Malik about NYHC, funk and some other topics.
John talks with Bob Vennum of Punk/Soul band the BellRays. We talk about punk rock, how the first BellRays albums were recorded, going on tour with British punk band The Damned and other topics.
John talks with guitarist/singer Kaia Fischer about Rainer Maria, Wisconsin's music scene, their solo work and other topics.
John talks with drummer Kenny Kaos about old school wrestling, his band Dead City Empire and other topics. Kenny Kaos Facebook https://www.facebook.com/KennyKaosdrummer/ Kenny Kaos Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kennykaosdrummer/
John talks with guitarist and singer/songwriter Gabby Logan about her band the TxLips, her being featured in Guitar World, coming up in Georgia and other topics.
John talks with Coreh of the podcast Metal for Brains about wrestling and other topics.
John talks with drummer Alien Warr about backing Tech N9ne, Wacka Flocka Flame and also being kicked out of every band he's been in.
John talks with guitarist Brooks Anderson II about being a rock guitarist in a go-go band and other topics.
John talks with rapper Daniel Jordan about his new album "Dark Night of the Soul" and other topics.
John talks with lead singer Fredua of New Crack Swing band Bad Rabbits.
John talks with producer/DJ James Nasty about Baltimore Club Music, scene politics and debunks the rumor of the "Squirt Off" at The Crown. Check it.
John talks with NAAW (Nation of African American Wrestling) founder Jabari McIntyre about the Facebook e-group NAAW.
John talks with guitarist and singer/songwriter Julie O. aka Julie Outrage about her music, filmmaking and other topics. Check it!
John talks with Drummer/Studio Owner/Songwriter/Manager Tom Bowker about the Florida scene, run ins with a pre-fame Marilyn Manson, Chino Moreno of Deftones, managing and playing drums with R&B legend Clarence Reid aka Blowfly and other topics.
John talks with controversial cartoonist and animator Mike Diana. We talk about his comic Boiled Angel, The Angry White Male tour, when him and his friends saw G.G. Allin and other topics. Check it.
John talks with singer/songwriter and all around bad ass Deekah Rox. We talk about her learning how to play guitar, her festival Cosmic Slop Festival, Detroit and other topics. I cut this back in October 2020 so yeah...check it.
John talks with host/musician/singer Militia Vox about Woodstock '94, her stint at Fuse aka Much Music USA, her singing lead in Judas Priestess and other cool shit. https://www.militiavox.com/ http://instagram.com/militiaismyname http://www.twitter.com/militiaismyname Also check out my band Jenny Hates Techno's EP Alien Pond https://jennyhatestechno.bandcamp.com/album/alien-pond-2
John talks with Mega Ran about growing up in Philadelphia, working his way up the studio system, wrestling, his new book Dream Master. Mega Ran's website https://megaran.com/ Mega Ran's Book "Dream Master: From the Stoop to the Stage to the Stars" Also check out my band Jenny Hates Techno's EP Alien Pond Alien Pond
John talks with guitarist Mark Phillips. Currently, he's the guitarist of Fishbone. We talk about his previous bands, him scoring a lot of TV and Film and yes Fishbone fans...I ask THAT question. http://markphillipsmusic.com/ Also check out my band's album "Alien Pond" https://jennyhatestechno.bandcamp.com/album/alien-pond-2
John chats with drummer Jake Deal of Mother's Oven and Capitol Chill. We talk about how he got his start playing drums, playing live on TV, his new projects and other topics. Capital Chill http://www.instagram.com/capitalchillband http://www.facebook.com/capitalchillband http://www.twitter.com/Capital_chill http://www.bandmix.com/capitalchillband http://www.storefrontier.com/capitalchillband https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZD0x-DaSGtv63ObSSZrSbQ Mother's Oven http://www.facebook.com/mothersoven http://www.instagram.com/mothersoven http://www.twitter.com/mothersoven https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx-9Z0CfQvOOKSL-bNHHbFg/null Support https://mothersoven.bandcamp.com/ https://music.apple.com/us/artist/mothers-oven/1095553022 https://open.spotify.com/artist/3re4rAtq9JBBGf316lATD5 DieselDeal https://www.youtube.com/user/DieselDeal http://www.bandmix.com/DieselDeal
John talks with DMV producer Judah about his studio Syence Lab, D.C. Hip-Hop, work with rapper Wale, his solar powered studio and other topics. https://judah.bandcamp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/judahusedtomakebeats/ https://twitter.com/JUDAHontheBEATS The Syence Lab Also check out my band Jenny Hates Techno's album Alien Pond on Bandcamp, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube https://linktr.ee/JennyHatesTechno
John talks with R&B/Soul producer/engineer/vocal coach/studio owner Tobari Fingal about the music business, going to Berklee and other subjects... https://www.instagram.com/itsmecoacht/ https://www.instagram.com/HavenHouseMedia/
John talks with Petey and Danny DeVaney about Fishbone, Maryland's abundance of reggae-rock bands, going through the vaults song wise and some other topics. Higher Education website https://www.highereducationband.com/
John talks with vocalist Jenko Veli of Verge of Umbra. We talk about rap-metal, New York's scene, Bob Marley being an influence and other subjects.
John talks with rapper Eva Rhymes. We talk about growing up in Maryland, musical influences, Baltimore's rap scene and some other things inbetween. https://evarhymes.com/home-of-eva https://linktr.ee/EvaRhymes
John talks with old friend and collaborator Kelvin Lee. We talk about his project Parker, grafitti, how he started playing drums, cooking. Check it! https://parker1.bandcamp.com/releases https://www.bandlab.com/paletero
John chats with his old bandmate Chris Boone about how he started on drums and picked up bass, his former band Here's To, experience in Jenny Hates Techno, how we met. Basically two old buds catching up.
John talks with comedian/podcaster Kyle Lewis. We talk about his tenure on wrestling podcast Busted Open, stand-up comedy and The Simpsons...check it. https://twitter.com/KeepItFiveStar https://www.instagram.com/keepitfivestar/?hl=en https://www.youtube.com/user/KeepItFiveStar
John talks to Faraji Jackson aka Brotha Numsie whose quick witted posts have gone viral often on Facebook. We talk about his background in theater, taste in music and how the Brotha Numsie account came out.
John talks with rapper Xavier James about growing up in Maryland, how Tech N9ne amd Jamie Madrox are influences, playing bass and some other topics. https://twitter.com/mrxavierjames https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xavier-james/1530273993 https://xavierjames.bandcamp.com/
John chats with his old Aropunk bud Fast Eddy. We talk about how he got the name Fast Eddy, why he kept a low profile on the OG board, how he got into metal, when he was in the Navy and gives a glimpse into what the old Afropunk board was like.
John talks with Tromobonist and vocalist Jay Armant Jr. formerly of rock band Fishbone and currently with bands Year of the Dragon and Electric Gremlin. We talk about his tenure with FIshbone, we geek out about gaming and funk a bit too. https://m.twitch.tv/latrombonist
John talks with musician/actor/dancer Orlando Greenhill from Long Beach, CA. Orlando is the founder of Create(!), bass player for Havalina Rail Co. and played on numerous other projects. We talk about the old Afropunk board, his new project Black History of Rock and Roll, his appearance in the short film featured on Adult Swim called "The Pound Hole"...Check it!
On today's episode, John talks with multi-instrumentalist and former manager of H.R. of Bad Brains fam, Grant Garretson. We talk about Chucky Sluggo and his new project Sluggo's Revenge, him playing drums with controversial and The Mentors, the Andy Dick incident and...folks this is probably the wildest episode of "Sketchy Conversations with John M. Ellison IV" Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedcog/?hl=en
John talks with Boo Dixon of Supreme Commander. We talk punk rock, pro wrestling, Go-Go, "D.C. as Fuck" and other topics. Website https://www.crushingdc.com/ Music https://supremecommander.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/rushingoo Podcast https://www.facebook.com/districtofmisfitsshow/
On today's episode, John talks with Rodcore of Hope Fiend and formerly of Year of the Dragon. We talk about how he was almost lead singer of Faith No More, the L.A. punk scene and how martial arts got him out of a jam back in the day...to put it mildly. Twitter https://twitter.com/palmerthewriter
John talks with wrestler Mr. Grimm about working the indies, his appearance on WWE, AEW, MLW, Maryland's wrestling scene versus Tennessee's wrestling scene and actually contacted to "take care of people." Twitter https://twitter.com/mrgrim_is4_hire Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HIREMRGRIM/
Told y'all he'd be back. On this episode, John chat's with L*A*W* about singing background for Amy Winehouse, working the corporate gig circuit, his long awaited album "Psychotic Chamelon", New Kids on the Block and Danzig? Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/lawplanet12 Twitter https://twitter.com/planet12law?lang=en
On today's episode, John talks with Gina Rose about being a solo artist, performing on "Showtime at the Apollo" and "Apollo Live!" and also difference being an artist in a Go-Go band and being a Go-Go artist. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/msginarose/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/GINAROSE1 Website http://www.gina-rose.com
On today's episode, John talks with wrestler Barrington Hughes. We chat about his run in MLW, similarities between wrestling and punk rock and other topics. https://twitter.com/BlaqueThanosBH
On today's episode John chats with alternative R&B artist Cruz Soul Omega. We talk about the differences between L.A.'s music scene and Baltimore music scene, the making of his videos and his albums. Bandcamp https://cruzomegasoul.bandcamp.com/ Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/prodegycruz/videos
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