Heathenish Radio
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsan arts & culture podcast focused on meaningful conversations with underground rappers, writers, & other interesting people.
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26 - Brian Alan Ellis
November 02, 2021 20:59 - 49 minutes - 38.1 MBMANIA AND THE ART OF THE EXPLODING BUDDHA // Brian Alan Ellis is the author of Something to Do with Self-Hate, Sad Laughter, Road Warrior Hawk, and other books, as well as the sole publishing force behind House of Vlad. Follow him on Twitter @brianalanellis
25 - Michael Kazepis
October 20, 2021 16:09 - 1 hour - 93.4 MBMichael Kazepis is the co-founder of King Shot Press and author of Long Lost Dog of It, Gravity, and The Secret Diary of a Soundcloud Rapper (as Young Stepdad). // Translating skill sets and the language of work. The bar stool party. Algorithmic anger and burning your own books. Annoyance with academic rap nerds. Analyzing J David Osborne. The inherently problematic sloppiness of organic growth. Work talk. Construction informing writing process. Levels to wealth. Air conditioning alternative...
KEENAN MAXIE ALBUM DROP PARTY
October 05, 2021 15:55 - 1 hour - 104 MBKeenan Maxie returns to day drink with Kelby and Marcus while chopping it up like we do and sticks around to give behind the scenes insight on his latest EP and things to come. Lonesome Bar is now streaming everywhere.
24 - Sam Pink
August 27, 2021 19:03 - 1 hour - 67 MBSam Pink is the author of several novels and poetry collections, including Witch Piss, Person, and Garbage Times, as well as a painter and multimedia artist. We chopped it up over the phone about doing things just to do them, the spirit of art, being honest, and also being whatever. You can find him on Twitter @sampinkisalive and IG @sam_pink_art. Books and paintings are available directly from him. The essay discussed at one point in the episode can be found on Neutral Spaces.
SMOKE BREAK: On the Road
August 02, 2021 07:01 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBMarcus and I chop it up about everything from anime and rap culture to conspiracy theories and puppy training on a midnight road trip. This one's also a musical.
White Trash Occultism FINALE
August 02, 2021 04:04 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBWe're on hiatus while working on an exciting project, but here's a clip show of sorts from vaulted (aka banned) episodes. Discussed: 'Montero' + DMX + Petscop.
23 - Elle Nash
May 16, 2021 12:30 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBElle Nash is the author of NUDES and ANIMALS EAT EACH OTHER. On this episode, we discuss toddlers, transgressive art, where ideas come from, the "starving artist with a dream," and juggalos. Follow Elle on Twitter and IG @saderotica and check out her website (ellenash.net), as well as her Neutral Spaces page.
WTO #9 - The Empty Nut Sack
May 16, 2021 02:21 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBKelby, Lucas, and David all have new books available. Check out Hurricane Season, American Garbage, and Tomahawk. Visit lessthanpulp.com for more. On this episode: post-vasectomy fugue states, kung fu fighting mosquitoes, and the cult sleeper hit film The Empty Man.
WTO #8 - Death to Death
April 23, 2021 15:27 - 59 minutes - 137 MBThe boys look at the Laibach video for "Smrt Za Smrt," discuss the ethos of the group, artists who piss off both the left and the right, communal life, and offensive imagery in music videos. Watch "Smrt Za Smrt" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdzCu... Check out David's books, including the first 3 entries in the Black Gum cycle right here: https://gumroad.com/godsfarenobetter VIDEO VERSION
22 - Infennity
April 08, 2021 23:52 - 2 hours - 307 MBInfennity drops in to get ugly and drop some more knowledge. He's got a new ambient album out called Expeditions, available on all platforms. Follow him on IG @INFENNITY and Twitter @INFENNITY and listen/subscribe to his podcast Infennite Conversations.
WTO #7 - Homocidal
April 08, 2021 21:54 - 1 hour - 141 MBThe boys dissect the modern giallo slasher Knife Plus Heart, talk about David Lynch (again), dildo knives, autofiction and problematic protagonists, wrestle with the place of transgressive art in our sanitized age, and relay stories of picking up hitchhikers. Big takeaway: raising questions is art; giving answers is propaganda. Check out https://www.lessthanpulp.com/ for more info.
21 - D'urban Moffer
April 03, 2021 00:25 - 1 hour - 242 MBD'urban Moffer a.k.a. G.P. DeSalvo is a poet, mixed media artist, and co-host of the podcast Alt-Write. Check out his blog, The Vast Indifference, and follow him on Twitter @DurbanMoffer and IG @blkboulder. ---------------- On this episode: Lycanthrope hand models, artist pseudonyms, occult origins, Rosicrucian philosophy, magic as the interaction of frequencies, coincidence vs open dialogue with the universe, prophetic art, and a whole lot more.
WTO #6 - Rabbit's Moon
March 24, 2021 17:55 - 1 hour - 65.3 MBThe boys watch Kenneth Anger's surreal short film "Rabbit's Moon" and dive deep into the folkloric history of rabbits and the moon, their occult significance, and Kenneth Anger's violent homoeroticism. Plus, Anger's influence on David Lynch, the writings of Gary Lachman, Danny Nemu's Neuro-Apocalypse, the nature of metaphor, the absurdity of myth, Aleister Crowley's influence on the world, approaching your art with a childlike mentality, and the Emerald Tablet. VIDEO VERSION HERE.
WTO #5 - Stone Cold Blood Ritual
March 24, 2021 15:36 - 1 hour - 147 MBThis episode, the boys take a look at the infamous submission match between Bret Hart and Stone Cold Steve Austin from Wrestlemania 13, examining its story and occult significance. Plus, favorite matches, blood rituals, Tom Hardy's undeniable sexiness, and times the hosts have been bullies. VIDEO VERSION HERE.
WTO #4 - Edging with Rihanna
March 22, 2021 03:55 - 1 hour - 176 MBAuthors Kelby Losack, Lucas Mangum, and J. David Osborne dissect the video for Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" and pivot to a discussion about edgy art in general. Bottom line: edgelords are cool, gratuity of sex and violence is subjective, bad taste is a bad take, and don't fuck with people who have money. Shoutouts to the film CHEAP THRILLS, the work of Takashi Miike, Piss Christ and the transgressive photography of Andres Serrano. What is the space for provacation in art, in partic...
WTO #3 - Tyler, the Creator
February 25, 2021 14:19 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBThe boys examine two videos from Tyler, the Creator ("Buffalo" and "Find Your Wings"), talk about tonal shifts in stories, nostalgia as a spell, the tree of life, reexamining yourself as an artist, pornography, imagination and technology, the importance of sharing your ideas, David Lynch, Alejandro Jodorowsky, duality, DO EVERY THING WRONG, psychotic episodes, and why echo chambers are sometimes good. Video version of this episode is on BitChute and YouTube.
White Trash Occultism 02 - ON
January 29, 2021 15:43 - 1 hour - 79.8 MBBTS is like the biggest k pop group in the world, if you ain't know. we talk Jungian archetypes and shells that represent vaginas. also: outdoing yourself as an artist, who is the real father of North West, and the importance of irreverent art. les get it.
White Trash Occultism 01 - ON TO THE NEXT ONE
January 29, 2021 15:38 - 1 hour - 145 MBlucas mangum, jdo, and kelby in this bih. we talking illuminati and diamond skulls, bro. jay z's "on to the next one" is image magic that slaps. les go.
WHITE TRASH OCCULTISM Preview
January 27, 2021 19:51 - 11 minutes - 20.2 MBi'm co-hosting a vidcast with authors Lucas Mangum and J. David Osborne called White Trash Occultism, in which we start each free-fire conversation dissecting esoteric imagery in music videos. it's a lot of fun. we get ratchet but we also get pretty deep. check it out on YouTube and BitChute.
20 - Sister Has a Scar
January 27, 2021 19:30 - 1 hour - 141 MBJose, Kevin, and Kane of experimental post-punk band Sister Has a Scar join Kelby, Marcus, and Keenan to chop it up about the supervillain known as Batman, the D&D character alignment chart, K-Pop, female rappers, the origins of the band, the collaborative nature of art, and more. Also joining us is Kevin's daughter and occasional background vocalist for the band, Maddie. // Sister Has a Scar songs featured on this episode: "My Mind" and "Faith in Uncertainty" // Sponsored by the Illuminati a...
19 - LUNV D
January 09, 2021 19:24 - 1 hour - 127 MBLUNV D and I chop it up about his latest album Diviner, the new era of music, how gross live shows can get, the golden age of local garage bands, being a test subject for Elon Musk’s brain chip, social media as a tool and a distraction, psychedelics, what happens when we die, aliens and bigfoot and portals (oh, my!), dream worlds and dream logic, childhood UFO sighting, analog vs digital mediums, pirating software, the collaborative nature of hip hop, how everything is influenced by somethin...
18 - J David Osborne
December 31, 2020 07:27 - 3 hours - 386 MBWriter, editor, gym rat, and real-ass homie J. David Osborne joins me in kicking off the new year with a no-fucks-given all-timer of an episode. We discuss language policing and the dangers of making words taboo, how to have a nuanced conversation that actually goes somewhere, spiritual disdain for the rich, having skin in the game, realizing the mortal immortal, remembering Isaac Kirkman, events vs time stamps, real astrology, what "New Year" means, fatherhood, crackhead brain, advice for y...
17 - Lil Durt
December 22, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 143 MBLil Durt is a rapper and video game streamer currently residing in Denton, Texas. On this episode, we talk about becoming immersed in video game worlds, music based on emotions, juggling artistic endeavors, Cyberpunk 2077, the purpose of Twitch streaming, how to live in the impending cyberpunk era, the resurgence of difficulty,The Last of Us Part II, the best portrayals of violence, being a completionist, when Pokemon was taboo, the relationship between social media and real life, the yin an...
16 - Grant Wamack
December 14, 2020 18:51 - 1 hour - 135 MBAuthor and intuitive spiritualist Grant Wamack comes on the show to chop it up about the writing process, cleansing energy, defining mysticism, the Navy, weed, retiring from rap, and more. Book tarot and palm readings from Grant at Tarot Insights. Follow him on Twitter @grantmirage, and check out his books Notes from the Guts of a Hippo, A Lightbulb's Lament, and Junkyard Exotic. Keep up with Kelby at kelbylosack.wordpress.com.
15 - Keenan Maxie
December 11, 2020 18:03 - 2 hours - 309 MBMarcus and Kelby chop it up with hip hop singer Keenan Maxie about musician's compromises, choosing violence, the music culture of Brazoria County, upcoming collaborations, Mad Dog 20/20, racism, and more. Stream Keenan's music on Spotify, Apple, and all other major platforms. Follow Keenan on IG @keenanmaxie and Twitter @knmaxie. Follow Marcus on Twitter and IG @marcus_farris16. Keep up with Kelby at kelbylosack.wordpress.com. Intro: "She Say" by Keenan Maxie.
14 - Braden Losack
December 08, 2020 04:14 - 2 hours - 227 MBOn this episode: Marcus and Kelby kick it on the back patio with Kelby's younger brother Braden during a gentle, atmospheric rain. Topics: instruments that sing to you, motorcycles, good and bad luck with cops, the savior complex, making music on phones, taking photos on shrooms, King Triton's bulge, being ghost on social media, terrible impressions, goofy rap, top 13 rappers, what Evolution by Derrick Peoples means to B-County, legal issues around the Skyline R34, daylight savings sucks, Ker...
The Way We Came In
December 02, 2020 03:38 - 1 hour - 135 MBreading the entirety of this little hoodrat novel of mine for the podcast. "Rent's due and Saturn is in Capricorn. My twin brother just got out of jail. He's got some ideas." Broken River, bby. Buy my books here: https://kelbylosack.bigcartel.com Steal them here: https://kelbylosack.gumroad.com Keep up with your boy here: https://kelbylosack.wordpress.com
13 - The Redemption of Marcus Farris
November 23, 2020 20:17 - 1 hour - 114 MBMarcus Farris is a custom woodworker, resin and concrete artisan, and rapper currently working on his first mixtape. Follow him on Twitter and IG @marcus_farris16. Braden Losack is my little brother. Follow him on Twitter @BradenLosack and IG @braden_uchiha_ Buy my books or download them for free and check out my website.
12 - Hextape
November 18, 2020 15:26 - 1 hour - 117 MBStephanie Jones a.k.a. Hextape is a cloudwave/experimental rapper currently residing in Denton, Texas. Check out her music on SoundCloud, Spotify, and Matter, and follow her on Twitter @HEXTAPEofficial and IG @bbyhex. On this episode: Halloween, anxiety, touring with gothboiclique and Misery Club, being a woman in the underground music scene, toxic rockstar personalities, witchcraft, manifestation, inspired creativity vs creative routine, and the return of the nuclear family. Featured song...
11 - Cory Bennet x Troy James Weaver
November 11, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 198 MBCory Bennet is a writer from Northern California whose work has appeared in Entropy, Witch Craft Magazine, Dostoyevsky Wannabe, X-Ray Lit Mag, and other dope places. He is currently enrolled in the MFA program at Sierra Nevada University. Follow him for real talk and skater shit on Twitter @melancory666. Troy James Weaver is the author of Marigold, Visions, Selected Stories, Temporal, and Witchita Stories, most of which were handwritten on scrap paper while working as a florist in Kansas, wh...
10 - Director Joe D
November 04, 2020 09:42 - 2 hours - 298 MBJoe Doomarz a.k.a. Director Joe D is a multimedia artist specializing in music video direction and sound engineering. I had the honor of chopping it up with him in the studio about his artistic journey, the analog days, the military, the creation of Evolution by Derrick Peoples and their long history together, family, how a farm-to-market road in East Texas became a thing to rep, always having a studio, film making, the future, drugs, underground music, and a fuckload more. Follow Joe on Twi...
9 - John Wayne Comunale
November 02, 2020 05:37 - 1 hour - 126 MBI met up with the homie John Wayne Comunale - bizarro/horror author and frontman of the punk rock duo johnwayneisdead - in Houston, Texas inside the Library of Evil to record a swapcast. Head over to the Awesome Dude 4 Life Boner (Bonus) Podcast on John Wayne's Patreon to catch the last hour of this show for less than the price of a shitty beer. The songs on this episode - "Punk Rawk Gurls," "Buddy Holly," and "Told You So" - are all by johnwayeisdead. On this episode: how to open a bar i...
8 - Lucas Mangum
October 31, 2020 05:13 - 1 hour - 145 MBLucas Mangum is the author of Extinction Peak, Saint Sadist, Engines of Ruin, and several other novels. He lives in Austin, Texas. On this episode: shout-out Clouddx for making infectious music, writing in your own genre, t-shirt wokeness, the shallowness of ticking boxes, books are not movies, the audiobook experience, being unconventional, digging out of the grave, fake PTSD, we're all mentally ill, being mean out of love, freedom to be a scumbag, J.K. Rowling controversy, crossing the li...
7 - Infennity
October 28, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 290 MBInfennity (Scott Fenn) is a rapper, producer, and unapologetically trill dude. On this episode: reminiscing on hoodrat scum fuckery, Ciroc Obama, the nature drug, the influence of Lord Bile and Nikolai Rya, finding a scene, Schemaposse, clout is the worst, shots fired at $uicideboy$, the artist as a wrestler, the quickdraw generation, woodworking, Forgive Me, callback to The Reverend, the trap house that wasn't a trap house, the world is getting better, no more hustlers, making music that la...
6 - Brian Allen Carr
October 23, 2020 03:47 - 1 hour - 176 MBBrian Allen Carr is the author of several novels and story collections, including Opioid, Indiana, Sip, The Shape of Every Monster Yet to Come, and Motherfucking Sharks. He was the inaugural winner of the Texas Observer short story prize and two-time winner of the Wonderland Book Award. His story "Whisper to Scar" was adapted into the feature film Weightless starring that dude from Jackass. He lives in Indiana. On this episode: working in other people's homes, the man in the deer blinds, se...
5 - Lord Bile
October 21, 2020 03:46 - 1 hour - 186 MBAndrew McBride a.k.a. Lord Bile is an industrial hip hop artist/producer from Denton, Texas. Listen to his music on Spotify, Bandcamp, and SoundCloud. Follow him on Twitter and IG. Buy his hand-printed clothing on Depop. On this episode: "Hollow" exclusive preview, hermit life, authentic genre-hopping, shouts out LUNV D and Infennity, the Brazoria County hardcore era, articulating "B-County shit," Dallas vs Houston scenes, Underoath was better when they were Christian, shout-out Chris Thoma...
4 - Anthony Trevino
October 18, 2020 17:20 - 2 hours - 270 MBAnthony Trevino is the author of King Space Void and host of the podcasts Reel Obscure and DickHeads Podcast. He lives in San Diego, California. On this episode: bored with lockdown, hurricanes and wildfires, writing talk, a different approach to Nazis, nü-metal, simulation theory, shout-out Cody Goodfellow, parents are people too, post-revenge story, hating on Avengers, multiverses and god stuff, Takashi Miike, pitbulls, drinking cough syrup, filmmakers who don't give a fuck, picking on ne...
3 - Keenan Maxie / Marcus Farris / Clouddx
October 14, 2020 07:16 - 2 hours - 257 MBKeenan Maxie is an alternative hip hop singer and visual media artist. Clouddx is an experimental R&B singer and producer. Marcus Farris is a closeted freestyle king who must be bullied into dropping a mixtape. On this episode: day drinkers, "She Say" by Keenan Maxie, remixing like it's 2006, shout-out Derrick Peoples, real listeners vs bots, which local thread shop is a front, comparing Only Fans to music streaming, shout-out Washieboomin, bullying as initiation, meeting in the gutter, sho...
2 - Clouddx / Marcus Farris
October 11, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 136 MBClouddx is an experimental R&B/hip hop singer and producer from southeast Texas. Marcus Farris is a professional custom woodworker and rapper on the low. On this episode: cultivating a creative atmosphere // rhythm before lyrics // artistic growth chart // prevalence of anime in hip hop culture // anonymity and personas // pretty privilege // music is a relationship // lo-fi freestyle // self-criticism // building confidence // Marcus dips and almost steals my phone // album talk // creating...
1 - J David Osborne
October 07, 2020 15:00 - 59 minutes - 109 MBOn the first episode of Heathenish Radio, I'm joined by my blood brother J. David Osborne - author of Black Gum, A Minor Storm, and several other novels - to talk about writing as art, holding tight to what we hold sacred, and putting to rest the "punk rock vs. sell-out" argument. On this episode: coming out of a slump two types of creators novelty novels the church metaphor keeping it sacred shouts out Karl Ove Knausgaard and Thomas Bernhard the honesty of selfish art short books ...