Podcast appearances and mentions of karen kirchhoff

Joseph A. Gervasi's youthful punk projects included The Cabbage Collective,NO LONGER A FANzine, Philly Zine, and The Orgasmic Toilet Band. Non-punk later projects include Exhumed Films (www.ExhumedFilms.com) and his business, Diabolik DVD (www.DiabolikDVD.com). Joseph co-conceived The Valerie Project with Greg Weeks. It was a live musical accompaniment to the 1970 Czech New Wave film Valerie and Her Week of Wonders. Live performances were held in Philadelphia, MoMA in NYC, Jarvis Cocker's Meltdown Festival at the Royal Festival Hall in London, and around North America. A CD/LP was released by Drag City in the US and Finders Keepers in the UK. The music and interviews with Joseph and Greg Weeks appear on the Criterion Collection release of the film. Joseph's less youthful punk project is LOUD! FAST! PHILLY!, an "aural history" of hardcore punk in Philadelphia. These interviews (along with portraits of many of the interview subjects by Karen Kirchhoff) can be found at www.LoudFastPhilly.com or wherever podcasts can be heard. More recently Joseph has been involved with the Pete Buttigieg campaign, the organization Veterans For Responsible Leadership (www.VFRL.org), and the Dr. Jill Biden For First Lady Facebook page. Joseph lives in Philadelphia. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/adultingwell/support

Joseph A. Gervasi interviews illustrator and writer Greg Pizzoli. Greg is the author of several acclaimed books for children including: The Watermelon Seed (winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award), Templeton Gets His Wish, Tricky Vic, Number One Sam, Good Night Owl, and The Quest For Z. His books are published by Viking Children’s Books (a division of Penguin) and Disney Hyperion. Greg also comes from punk, which has influenced his work in many ways. Greg finds himself in a unique position: writing books that are read and loved by scores of children around the world. With the attention comes a responsibility, though he deftly avoids using his work to moralize to his readers. Greg speaks at schools about forty times a year and uses his ability to communicate with the kids without condescension to encourage creativity. We talk about Greg’s early influences in music and books and how those works shaped him into the writer he is today. Perhaps most crucially, we talk about spreading empathy in dark times. Greg is in a unique position to be able to communicate to the kids who are the future, and what he says about them (and, I’d add, what he helps to foster in them) is an encouraging sign that we’re all looking for and rejoice in seeing. Some seeds one swallows — inadvertently or with intention — when young grow into trees of great and lasting beauty. Greg Pizzoli’s website Photos by Karen Kirchhoff   The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 78- Greg Pizzoli appeared first on Cinepunx.

Consider this a bonus episode and not part of the interview series proper. For a live event in front of an audience at Tyler Contemporary, Tyler School of Art at Temple University, Philadelphia, Ed Avery-Natale interviewed LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! creator Joseph A. Gervasi. The L!F!P! project and Philadelphia HC punk (among other retaliated subjects) were discussed. This took place on November 17, 2016. This is a recording of this spirited event. Ed Avery-Natale is the author of Ethics, Politics, and Anarcho-Punk Identifications: Punk and Anarchy in Philadelphia (Lexington Books, 2016). Photos by Karen Kirchhoff           The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 76- BONUS EPISODE appeared first on Cinepunx.

Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Dave “Bass” Brown. Dave grew up around Philadelphia and started going to underground/punk shows at the Hot Club in the late 1970s. He went on to form the band The Ecstatics with Cordy Swope, later of Ruin (and also interviewed in this series). Upon moving to Boston to attend the Berklee School of Music, Dave played in a band with Aimee Mann. Most essential for L!F!P!, Dave played drums in the short-lived but legendary Boston hardcore band Negative FX (with Jack “Choke” Kelly, later of Last Rights and Slapshot on vocals). We talk about the being in the band, their demo and sole LP, Dave’s disdain for the record’s Charles Manson cover, the tremendous influence this LP has had on bands on over the years, the infamous Choke, and the early HC scene. We also talk about some of Dave’s other music projects, like playing in The Lyres and the Straw Dogs, as well as releasing rare Philly soul records. This interview is preceded by a short (about four minutes) introduction by Joseph. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff     The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY Episode 58: Dave “Bass” Brown of Negative FX appeared first on Cinepunx.

Welcome CINEPUNX to a very special edition of our show!! For this episode we were invited by friend/collaborator/awesome guy Joseph Gervasi to be apart of the LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! hosted screening of NEW BREED DOCUMENTARY 1989 as part of the CINEDELPHIA FILM FEST! Freddy Alva, Tony Rettman, John Woods, and Orlando Arce sat down with us. Each of them are not only a part of making this interesting film, but are likely known to you for their other endeavors, and of course Freddy Alva put the original tape compilation together with Chaka Malik. We were honored to have such an accomplished panel of guests to talk about this amazing documentary, and of course to talk a bit about the compliation itself and the era of NYHC it represents.  Here are some pictures of the event and of us recording for it!   We cannot thank everyone involved enough for such an awesome event, and helping us record a truly fun episode. Even Evan V got in on the action and asked a question! He also took 3 of the pictures above so that is important too. The sound turned out pretty good, despite plugging in WAY more microphones than we have ever done before. During the show we reference a lot of things worth checking out, but some we want to link you to right away are below, and if we forgot any let us know! CFF OFFICIAL NEW BREED WEBSITE NITEHAWK CINEMA Tony’s Book HELLO PHONES LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! FREESTYLE ABC NO RIO After we recorded our episode we had time to get some photos done by the amazingly talented Karen Kirchhoff, which are featured BELOW             The post CINEPUNX Episode 49: NEW BREED DOCUMENTARY 1989 ( Freddy Alva, Tony Rettman, John Woods, Orlando Arce) appeared first on Cinepunx.

Darren Finizio/June 16, 2014 Joseph A. Gervasi inteviews Darren Finizio of the “identity bands” Hoppy the Frog, Muscle Factory, Well-Hung Man, Dyke, Faggot, Casket, Paraplegic, etc. While a life-long resident of Bensalem, PA with a self-avowed hatred of hardcore and the city of Philadelphia, Darren has been a cult figure in the Philadelphia underground music scene for decades. At times beloved — but just as often loathed (often by sound guys at clubs who just don’t get him) — Darren continues to present his many and varied artistic visions to at times hostile and often utterly bemused audiences (both in live settings and on his YouTube channel). We discuss Darren’s upbringing, his early music projects, attending punk shows at DIY venues such as Love Hall, the genesis of his most popular bands (Hoppy the Frog and Muscle Factory), his vast knowledge of music, Darren’s status as a permanent outsider despite a desire to have his work recognized, his disdain for the documentary made about him in 2004, drugs, getting ripped, and much more. Enjoy over 90 minutes inside the beautifully-coiffed skull of one of Philly’s most creative and divisive performers. Reference: In preparing to interview Darren, I re-read a Philadelphia Weekly cover story I originally read upon publication in 2004. It’s entitled “Bad Music For Bad People” by Jonathan Valania and it was published on March 31, 2004. You can read it here. You can see the the 2004 Hello My Name Is Darren documentary that Darren has distanced himself from here. It’s presented in four short parts. Darren’s YouTube channel Darren’s second YouTube channel Photos by Karen Kirchhoff The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 53: Darren Finizio of Hoppy the Frog, Muscle Factory appeared first on Cinepunx.

Ryann Casey/November 4, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Ryann Casey. Ryann grew up on New Jersey and only moved to Philadelphia about six years ago. In that time, she’s hosted art shows at various locations around the city, including the Grindcore House. These art shows benefit environmental and animal-oriented causes. They’ve raised both money and awareness while presenting the work of some tremendously talented artists. We discuss Ryann’s upbringing in a Roman Catholic home in North Jersey with a feminist, pro-Choice mother coupled with the influence of her grandmother. Art became a huge part of Ryann’s life at a young age and punk came on a few years later. In punk she found some of her ideals and social/political passions reflected back to her. While she’s always felt like a bit of an outsider in the punk community, she’s none-the-less a part of it as an organizer of significant events. We talk some about the mechanics of putting on charity events, what she looks for in organizations her efforts (and those of the participating artists) will benefit, how she overcame her shyness to deal with speaking publicly, and how to deal with the trolls who emerge from the lousy woodpile when one’s efforts are discussed in public forums. We also talk about non-traditional creative, artistic, and activist paths for young women. This was one of my most pleasurable talks in the series, so I hope you’ll spend some time listening Ryann Casey and I chat. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff     The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 39: Ryann Casey appeared first on Cinepunx.

Dan Yemin/August 20, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Dan Yemin of the bands Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, and Paint It Black as well as others. Dan didn’t grow up in Philadelphia, but he’s lived here for 21 years. Dan’s played in three very popular bands and, into his forties, retains a tremendous enthusiasm for music and life. His devotion to the DIY ethos is still firmly in place. We talk about his upbringing surrounded by books in North Jersey in the ’70s and early ’80s, his early love of music beginning with hard rock, his discovery of punk through bands like The Clash in the early ’80s, his political and social aweness as well as veganism, playing in bands, seeing shows in dodgy places like City Gardens in Trenton, being inspired by the DIY ethos in the ’90s at the Jon Hiltz and Cabbage Collective shows and with bands such as Universal Order of Armageddon and John Henry West, the state of basement shows in Philly today, raising children, and scores of other subjects. Dan’s enthusiasm and positivity shine through in this interview. Addendum: The black-and-white photo was taken by Karen Kirchhoff in May 2014, the better part of a year after this interview was conducted. She took this photo so Dan could be included in her photo show at the Grindcore House begining on June 6, 2014.             The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 33: Dan Yemin of Lifetime, Kid Dynamite, Paint It Black appeared first on Cinepunx.

Julia Factorial/May 5, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Julia Factorial about her South Jersey upbringing, being a punk DJ, feminism in punk, role models for young women, gay/lesbian issues, and much more. Julia’s cheerful enthusiasm will delight your ears. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff     The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 23: Julia Factorial appeared first on Cinepunx.

Chris Fry, Bull Gervasi, Joseph A. Gervasi of Cabbage Collective/April 19, 2013 Guest interviewer Mike McKee interviews three members of The Cabbage Collective, a group of friends who put on DIY shows in Philadelphia throughout the 1990s (with origins in South Jersey in the late 1980s). Chris Fry, Bull Gervasi, and Joseph A. Gervasi talk about growing up in working class southern NJ; discovering punk; doing shows in an ethical manner at venues such as the Church at 48th and Baltimore, Stalag 13, the ACT-UP Space, and the First Unitarian Church; the changes in the scene over the years; what they do today, and much more. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 21: Chris Fry, Bull Gervasi, Joseph A. Gervasi of Cabbage Collective appeared first on Cinepunx.

Mike McKee of Kill the Man Who Questions/April 19, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews long-time Philadelphia DIY scene vet Mike McKee about his bands (including Kill the Man Who Questions), booking DIY shows, Stalag 13, ACT-UP, queercore/riot grrrl, political activism, and more! more! more! Photos by Karen Kirchhoff   The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 20: Mike McKee of Kill the Man Who Questions appeared first on Cinepunx.

Jeff Ziga of R5 Productions and Little Baby’s Ice Cream/April 9, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Jeff Ziga of R5 Productions and Little Baby’s Ice Cream about punk, ice cream, DIY shows, growing up, running a small business, and having fun. Bonus: we get shushed by a librarian during this interview. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff   The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 19: Jeff Ziga of R5 Productions appeared first on Cinepunx.

Johnpaul Golaski and Yoni Kroll of WKDU/March 31, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews long-time scene vet Johnpaul Golaski and Yoni Kroll, both DJs at Drexel’s WKDU radio station, about the station’s long and storied history in underground music, their involvement in the DIY punk scene, the state of radio in 2013, etc. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff     The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 18: Johnpaul Golaski and Yoni Kroll of WKDU appeared first on Cinepunx.

March 24, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews the four members of DIY PHL (Max Weinstein-Bacal, Michael Cantor, Ramsey Beyer, and Grace Ambrose) about how they came into the DIY punk scene and all came to live Philadelphia. Their DIY PHL website and poster/flyer is a crucial resource for Philly’s underground music scene and it’s fascinating to learn about what inspired them, their sense of ethics, and the current state of the Philly scene. These are great folks! Photos by Karen Kirchhoff     The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 17: Grace Ambrose, Ramsey Beyer, Mikey Cantor, and Max Weinstein-Bacal of DIY PHL appeared first on Cinepunx.

Atom/Adam Goren of Atom and His Package/March 21, 2013   Joseph A. Gervasi interviews the beloved Adam Goren, aka Atom. Adam talks about growing up nerdy, getting introduced to punk, playing in the pop-punk band Fracture, going to shows in Philly, forming and touring as Atom and His Package, the legacy of the band, what DIY means to him today, parenting, teaching, and much more. Adam is the best. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff   The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 16: Atom/Adam Goren of Atom and His Package appeared first on Cinepunx.

Tony Croasdale/Pointless and Bull Gervasi of R.A.M.B.O./March 20, 2013   Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Tony “Pointless” Croasdale and Bull Gervasi, both of the band R.A.M.B.O. They discuss how the band came together, how R.A.M.B.O. fused humor with politics, the amazing props and antics seen at their shows, touring the world (including many places punk bands rarely if ever play), and what they do now.   Photos by Karen Kirchhoff       The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 15: Tony Croasdale/Pointless and Bull Gervasi of R.A.M.B.O. appeared first on Cinepunx.

Leora Colby/March 16, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Leora Colby about playing in the band Thulsa Doom, punk parenting, Sit ‘n’ Spin Records, staying punk for life, and more. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff       The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 13: Leora Colby of Thulsa Doom and Sit and Spin Records appeared first on Cinepunx.

Greg and Matt Mungan of Scram!/March 15, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews the brothers Greg and Matt Mungan of one of Philly’s all-time greatest bands, Scram! They talk growing up, musical influences, political and social activism, touring, being beloved by the Philly punk scene despite playing decidedly un-hardcore music, and more. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff     The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 12: Greg and Matt Mungan of Scram! appeared first on Cinepunx.

Bryan Lathrop of Sadistic Exploits/March 7, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Bryan Lathrop, who was once known for playing in the early ’80s Philly punk band Sadistic Exploits, but is mostly known for his photography and skating today. We talk punk and politics, travel, photography, skating, and more. Bryan retains a shining enthusiasm for life and living it with a sense of fun and purpose, which makes this interview such a pleasure to listen to. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff   The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 11: Bryan Lathrop of Sadistic Exploits appeared first on Cinepunx.

Joe Genaro of The Dead Milkmen/March 7, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Joe Genaro, also known as Joe Jack Talcum, Jack Talcum, Jasper Thread, Butterfly Fairweather, Butterfly Joe, and Jonk Provuc, of Philadelphia’s most popular punk/pop band, The Dead Milkmen. They talk about Joe’s upbringing, his early love of music like The Byrds and The Beatles, meeting fellow Milkman Rodney Anonymous, the forming of the band, the popularity that came to a head with the song “Punk Rock Girl” (which Joe sang), causing chaos on Club MTV, touring, the suicide of band member Dave Schulthise, and Joe’s other bands over the years. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 10: Joe Genaro of The Dead Milkmen appeared first on Cinepunx.

Rich Hoak of Brutal Truth et al/March 6,2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Richard Hoak of the godlike stoner grindcore band Brutal Truth and now Total Fucking Destruction. Rich grew up loving rock, punk, and metal in a rural part of PA. He’s played in Homo Picnic, Trained Attack Dogs, More Fiends, and other bands and has been known as “Rich Poor.” Rich dicusses the early Philly HC scene, touring with Brutal Truth, parenting, violence at shows, and more. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 9: Rich Hoak of Brutal Truth appeared first on Cinepunx.

Tim Dunn/March 2,2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews the one and only “Mayor of Baltimore Avenue,” Tim Dunn. Tim talks about his involvement in political and social activism, working withChuck Meehan doing shows at Abe’s Steaks, mental health and homeless advocacy, living on the very fringes of society, The Wooden Shoe bookstore, the A-Space cafe, anarchism, etc. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff       The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 8: Tim Dunn appeared first on Cinepunx.

Chuck Meehan/March 2, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews one of the most loved and respected men in the Philly punk scene, Chuck Meehan. In this lengthy interview we talk about Chuck’s upbringing, how he discovered punk, the early shows he attended at places like Love Hall, putting on hardcore shows at Abe’s Steaks, collecting cans of food for the homeless with Tim Dunn, clashing with DC punks up for a fight, the DIY ethos through the years, and much more. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff     The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 7: Chuck Meehan appeared first on Cinepunx.

Jessie Bird/February 22, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Jessie Bird about how she discovered punk, animal rights activism, social engagement, DIY shows in Pittsburgh and Philly, and more. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff   The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 6: Jessie Bird appeared first on Cinepunx.

February 22, 2013 Joseph A. Gervasi interviews Will McAndrew about the current state of HC punk in Philadelphia and his place in it. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 5: Will McAndrew appeared first on Cinepunx.

                        Joseph A. Gervasi interviews the very intelligent and thoughtful Glenn Wallis of one of Philadelphia’s finest HC punk bands: the mighy Ruin. They talk growing up attending alternative schools, the use of psychedelics, meditation, Buddhism, the early punk scene, the coming of hardcore, Ruin and its impact on the scene both in and outside Philly, and a great deal more. This is a fantastic talk. Photos by Karen Kirchhoff The post LOUD! FAST! PHILLY! Episode 4: Glenn Wallis of Ruin appeared first on Cinepunx.

                        Joseph A. Gervasi talks to Adam Avery of the 1980s Philly punk band Decontrol about his long-time involvement in the scene and his seminal band.  Photo by Karen Kirchhoff The post LOUD!FAST!PHILLY! Episode 3: Adam Avery of Decontrol appeared first on Cinepunx.