Twisted Pop Podcast

So this another throwback interview. Our close friend and partner with NQuit Music, Aaron Trumm, is our guest host for an interview with D'Santi Nava. He did this interview back in November of 2017. Once again, life got in the way. For more information and show notes: http://www.twistedpop.com/podcast/tpp-28-dsanti-nava/

It has been a very long time since I put a podcast out. This one was recorded in November. Sometimes life gets in the way of my creative endeavors. Sometimes I get in the way of everything. In this case, it's clear that I have been in the way. For more information go to twistedpop.com.

This post is about Duke Hunter. And Duke Hunter is a bad ass. Percussionist, musician, teacher, music teacher, athlete, in line skater... His energy is infectious. I have been to Botanga and he is a solid musician. We had a good time interviewing him. He seemed to have a good time talking to us. As the podcast progresses, I hope to get Duke involved in some more discussions. For more information go to: http://www.twistedpop.com/?p=1666&preview=true

So I’m a couple weeks behind in editing, so you get the Thanksgiving episode now. Not really. I mean we don’t really talk about Thanksgiving at all. I just happen to mention it in the beginning of the episode.For more information and show notes, go to: twistedpop.com

This is an episode of I Hate Art with Ashley O'Shenanigans. We talk about Zine Fest Houston 2017 and how much there was to see. Then we get into the I Hate Art segment where I tried to get into a discussion about mentors but nobody was into it. They wanted to talk about the late Kenny Cordray and the Houston Urban Legends around his involvement with ZZ Top and David Bowie.

In episode 23, we talk about the eccentrics. Initially inspired by the Netflix documentary about Joan Didion, we explore what's missing from today's social media landscape. How we, as artists, are encouraged to not be eccentric by continually being marketed the idea that we need to find our market. Maybe we don't need to find our market. http://www.twistedpop.com/podcast/tp-ep-0023/

Aaron Trumm (NQuit Music), interviews Joyce Kettering - Musician, Composer, Instrumentalist, Entrepenur. Joyce was working as a contracts compliance auditor at a Fortune 500 company in 2016 when she decided to become a lot more serious about her music. So she started recording. A lot of recording. Now she's doing music full time. For more information and show notes, go to: twistedpop.com

Episode 21 is an I Hate Art segment. It figures that our best episode is followed by our worst episode. There's some stuff to laugh at. Kids screaming in the background. An old light that we tried to add to our production kit just about catches on fire. We never really caught a rhythm on this one, but it's funny sometimes and it's short. One thing that I referred to in the end that is a good takeaway. The Wheelworkers at the Satellite Bar in Houston, TX, October 27, 2017. Last time I saw them at Fitz, they were great. A visual show with public domain movies playing on a screen behind them. Modular synths. Good songs. I bought a CD. For more information and show notes, go to: twistedpop.com

In Episode 20 of the Twisted Pop Podcast, we interview actor, writer, filmmaker, producer and director Sarita Callender, aka Jade Lesyeux. Jade was Sarita's alias while she was in the Witness Protection Program. We have yet to interview anyone that hasn't surprised us in some way. Even people that we've known for a long time have told us things that we didn't know about them. No one caught us more off guard than Sarita Callender. As the interview opened, I asked Sarita why she had an alias. She responded that she had been in the Witness Protection Program. We had no idea whether she wanted to pursue the details of that story in a podcast with two guys that she had met only minutes previous to the interview, but we left the door open. For more information and show notes, go to: twistedpop.com

In this episode, we talk about following someone else's vision versus following your own versus working with a team. It's a dense subject. We could probably spend a whole lot of time defining each of these ideas first. For more information and show notes, go to: twistedpop.com

In this episode of the Twisted Pop Podcast, we interview Bryan King. Brian is a writer - graphic novels, comic books, novels. I actually don't think I have a good sense of all that Bryan does, but it's a lot. For more information and show notes, go to: twistedpop.com

This week's I Hate Art segment of the Twisted Pop Podcast, we talk about the lies we tell ourselves. Maybe everyone does this, but we're talking specifically about what we do as artists. In the 9 to 5, talking my way through my day. I am satisfied because I am doing a good job, but this isn't a profession I chose. It's the profession that made the most money. And frankly, most people end up in a 9 to 5 that chose them, so cry me a river. For more information and show notes, go to: twistedpop.com

This week we have Dielle, as in Dielle Music. Dielle is a singer/songwriter based in the UK. She lives near the Isle Of Wight. Dielle is a determined and dedicated professional. She's got content everywhere. For information and show notes, including links to a lot of DiElle content, go to twistedpop.com

In this I Hate Art episode, we talk about - Oh I can't be sure. We talk about Mother. About how artists can misinterpret their own art. About how you can lose control of a project. Especially when other people are involved. It's just us shooting the shit really... Maybe this episode will make more sense later. We kind of lost control of this one. For more information, go to twistedpop.com

This week we interviewed Mark Thogersen. Maybe that's a pretty strong description of what happened. The word interview suggests that we asked him questions or at least directed the conversation. I don't think we actually asked Mark any more than three or four questions. We just sat down and started rolling and he told us about his journey. For more examples of Mark's art, more information and show notes, go to twistedpop.com

TPP 13 is an I Hate Art segment where we talk about what makes something art. I wish the topic were as focused as that. Or maybe I don't. It's kind of mayhem in here. I like the passion. I like the age disparity. Our guests Iggy Lines and Ashley O'Shenanigans join us to hash out this age old topic. I believe we could do this question over and over with different guests and have a different conversation every time. I hope it's as fun to listen to as it was to record. For more information and for show notes, go to twistedpop.com

Episode 12 is an interview Rick Hale. Rick is a musician, recording artist, producer, pianist, music teacher, family man. Rick has also been nominated for a grammy. Rick Seems to have found a way to do it all. He seems to have had many iterations as well. It's a really great story and he's really positive. For more information, show notes and more episodes, go to twistedpop.com

I remember overhearing a conversation after some people I know went to an art gallery here in Houston. The Menil Collection. I love the Menil Collection. I have been there many times. But these friends were older and not quite so into art and their conversation centered around why certain works of art were considered great at all. It was an amusing conversation to overhear, but it also stuck with me over the years. For more information and show notes, go to twistedpop.com

This week we (Larry Lines, Troy Winscott, Ashley O'Shenanigans) have a conversation with the poet, Rebecca Oxley. We've known Rebecca an awfully long time. We talk about how she got into poetry, her time in the Air Force, the Houston poetry scene, early slam poetry, University of Houston and the transition into a more complete poet.  For more episodes and show notes go to http://www.twistedpop.com/podcast/tp-ep-0010/

This I Hate Segment of the Twisted Pop Podcast is dominated by Hurricane Harvey. We really can't think of anything else with a disaster like Harvey coming down on our hometown. It's amazing. The most amazing storm we've ever seen. The spirit of Houston has emerged to clean up the mess. It really is beautiful how quickly everyone has stepped up to help each other out. Even before the storm was over. For more information and show notes, go to: Show Notes and More

In episode 8, we interviewed J Michael Stovall. Mike has worked everywhere and done a lot of things. It's kind of hard to describe the meandering path of his career but it's a good story. Definitely worth listening to. We had a really good time talking to him. I'm not going to try to summarize all of the work that he has done. You'll just have to listen to the podcast or watch it on vimeo or youtube. For show notes and a cool website: twistedpop.com

We are splitting the format of the podcast. When we first started the podcast, an hour seemed like an incredibly long time. So we created two segments that we planned on being in each episode. A short introduction, a segment where we discussed random news and issues called I Hate Art, and an interview segment where we talked with a guest. It turns out that we have a lot to say and the guests had a lot to say. The podcasts are too long. So we are splitting the segments. We enjoyed the I Hate Art segments too much to just cut them, and the whole purpose of the show was to interview people. So this is the first I Hate Art episode. We discuss the Yellowism movement. Then we get into what a new movement would look like today. Then we talk about some public domain movies that we have been watching. Larry watched Reefer Madness and Troy watched Gulliver's Travels.  For more information, see show notes at http://www.twistedpop.com/2017/08/23/tp-ep-0007/

This week we talk about collections. What collections do we aspire to have or would we have if we had the time and resources to devote to collecting. Vinyl, tube amps, occult art. Then we talk to Kevin Troy - owner of record store Rockpile Records, which was open in Houston's Montrose from 1986 to 1991. Kevin builds detailed scale models, works with medical lasers, and tells stories. Lots of stories. We talked to him about opening and closing his record store, packing 12 people in a car to see a punk show, and growing up in Houston. Kevin's got a story for everything.  For more show and examples of Kevin Troy's scale models, go to twistedpop.com

This week we have Aaron Trumm for the whole episode. In the I Hate Art segment, we talk about the most memorable critiques we've ever received. Good, bad, indifferent. Criticism is difficult to do well and difficult to receive even when it's done well. But it's part of putting yourself out there. Then we launch into the interview with Aaron Trumm, Founder of nquit Music. Aaron is a Music Producer, Rapper, Instumentalist, Songwriter, Slam Poet, Actor, Voice Actor, etc. As a musician, he has produced many solo albums, collaborations, produced other artists and performed across the country. As a slam poet, he has performed all over the world. All of this while battling Cystic Fibrosis. In 2013, Aaron had to have a lung transplant which led to a long hiatus from all things creative, but now he's back with new music and videos.  More information in the show notes at twistedpop.com  

Episode 0004 of the Twisted Pop Podcast. Troy and I have a discussion about things that they don’t like. Troy posed a question based on the subject of my music blog. I often talk about how music criticism, or maybe any criticism, focuses on stuff that critics hate. I made a point of only writing about music that I liked. Why waste your time writing about stuff you hate. There is no risk in talking about stuff you hate. There is risk in talking about what you love. Troy turns the tables in this discussion to ask me about something I actually hate. Then we interview Johnny Bodman. I knew this discussion could go on forever. Johnny has lived a very interesting life, and he is an incredibly talented and prolific artist. We cover some very specific points in his life and career including the time he spent in Norway doing Death Metal album covers and show flyers. His stories are entertaining. He is a great conversationalist. It’s always a lot of fun talking to Johnny Bodman. Show notes and links at twistedpop.com

Today we talk about madness and genius in the arts. I apparently make up a few stories about Einstein because I can't find ANYTHING on the internet to support my stories. Funny how a thing can stick in your head like that. I swear I read these stories somewhere, and they had an impact on my world view. Perhaps I made them up.  Then we interview Ryan Sishc. He talks about entering the Fine Arts Masters program at UNM. Creating a world for his fantasy novel. The creative process. Some influences and a whole lot more. For more information on this episode, see the show notes at twistedpop.com

Today we explore Black Market Magazine - one of Steven Winscott's inspirations from Episode 1. What has changed with the advent of the internet where artist inspiration and artist development are concerned? Is it a bad thing? Then we interview Ashley O'Shenanigans. Ashley is an early childhood art instructor. Her dedication and insight into her career as a teacher is admirable. Her work is brilliant, and we are very excited to bring you this interview with one of Houston's best artists. For samples of Ashley's work and more on this episode, please go to twistedpop.com  

It's the first episode of The Twisted Podcast. We are super excited to bring you interviews with working artists living in the real world as well as experimental segments and anything of interest we can pack into an episode. The podcast is hosted by Larry Lines and Troy Winscott with other artists sitting in when available. In this episode, we try out a segment called 'I Hate Art' where we discuss an emergency handbook that has been lying around the studio for as long as anyone can remember. It doesn't go anywhere, but we have to start somewhere... Also, we interview Steven Winscott. Steven is a Production Artist from Kansas City, MO. While spending many years biding his time and honing his craft in Kansas City, Steven always hoped that he would be able to pursue his dreams. In 2016, opportunity knocked in the form of Modern Mosaics in Houston, TX, so Steven took the leap. Steven worked for Jonathan Brown at Modern Mosaics as the Assistant Production Manager on some monumental public art installations including the Electric Waterfall in Madison, WI. Steven has since moved on to other projects that align with his ambitions at Big Myth where he is a Production Artist. Steven's two main projects at Big Myth: Urban Weeds - a skateboard art and clothing line to be released later this year. Two Loves Have I - a re-imagining of a 40's comic book in the Darling Love series.