Episodes
Thursday Nov 26, 2015
Needless Things Podcast 83 – Star Wars Talk
Thursday Nov 26, 2015
Thursday Nov 26, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker and Needless Things' Head of Research Ryan Schweck talk about
the build-up to Star
Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens!
From
books to comics to video games to toys – of
course
toys – there has been plenty of Star Wars merchandise in the ten
years since the last theatrical release. The guys talk about Marvel's
new comics, Hasbro's various toy lines, and Star
Wars: Battlefront.
Listen
in as Phantom does his best to deal with a horrific space virus and
Ryan deals with the pain of the elusive Captain Phasma, while both of
the guys deal with the mysterious pronunciations of the new trilogy
characters!
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“Black
Friday”
by Faith No More
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Needless Things Podcast 82 – Warpo Toys
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Friday Nov 20, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker talks to Bryan
Katzel,
one of the masterminds behind retro toy makers Warpo
Toys!
After
making a huge splash with the incredible Legends
of Cthulu line of action figures,
Warpo has returned to Kickstarter with an exciting, all-new project –
Don’t
Cuddle the Krampus!
Inspired by the gross-out toys of the 80s, specifically My Pet
Monster, this plush Krampus is designed to be both a wacky pal for
kids and a clever novelty item for adults.
Listen
in as Phantom and Bryan talk retro toys, the process of developing
and launching a toy line, and recruiting industry legends like Jim
Groman to work on their products!
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sure to join the new Needless
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and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know
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think!
“The
Devil You Know”
by The Mystery Men?
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Needless Things Podcast 81 – VHS Glitch
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Thursday Nov 12, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker talks to mysterious synth artist and musician VHS Glitch
about the revival and nostalgic value of synthesizer-based music,
digital marketing, the modern cult of personality surrounding music,
and much more!
VHS
Glitch is a music
composer for games and visual media and independent
Synthwave artist. Little is known about the enigmatic and talented creator other than this brief bio:
Synthwave artist. Little is known about the enigmatic and talented creator other than this brief bio:
Finally,
the wait is over, I have arrived. I was created to save humanity from
the mind-controlling grasp of modern technology, technology which
seeks to make you all forget the past. Stored on a special VHS
cassette tape and placed in a VCR programmed to activate at this
specific time, I am here to keep the spirit of the 80s alive with rad
tunes and totally bitchin' graphics!
Listen
in as Phantom conducts one of the most unique interviews Needless
Things has produced!
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“Meet
the Cure”
by VHS Glitch
Friday Nov 06, 2015
Friday Nov 06, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker talks to Daniel Griffith of Ballyhoo
Motion Pictures
about his newest project, a documentary on Empire Pictures, the
revolutionary movie studio that produced such genre classics as
Re-Animator,
Ghoulies,
TerrorVision,
Zone
Troopers,
and many more!
On October
14th, Daniel launched a monstrous Kickstarter Campaign to
complete the official feature documentary about the rise and fall of
Empire Pictures. This exciting production, entitled Celluloid
Wizards in the Video Wasteland: The Saga of Empire Pictures,
follows the life of producer Charles
Band (The
Puppet Master
series) leading up to the creation of the most ambitious B-movie
studio of the 1980's. While other independent film companies were
targeting the growing home video market, Band was releasing
low-budget horror and fantasy features to drive-ins and multiplexes
around the world.
The
thrilling saga of Empire Pictures will be told through the eyes of
the innovative team of filmmakers and film professionals who worked
together to reinvent and reinvigorate the independent film industry
in the 1980s. Thus far, Daniel has interviewed more than 40
individuals to tell this epic story, including director Stuart
Gordon (Re-Animator,
Robot
Jox),
director/effect artist John
Carl Buechler (Troll),
editor/director Ted
Nicolaou (TerrorVision),
actress Barbara
Crampton (Re-Animator),
actor Richard
Moll (Metalstorm,
The
Dungeonmaster),
and director/producer Charles
Band. He
has also unearthed over 500 behind the scenes photographs,
as well as 20 hours of rare archival video footage.
Visit the official Empire Pictures website for
more details!
Daniel
is inviting you to JOIN
THE ADVENTURE and
help bring this electrifying story to life. With this
Kickstarter Campaign, he hopes to raise $25,000 to cover all the
final production and post-production expenses. This includes
filming additional interviews, digitally transferring rare 35mm film
elements and trailers, covering any legal
fees, and contracting award-winning illustrator Paul
Shipper to
create an original theatrical one-sheet campaign for the documentary.
The funds will also be used to commission an original film score by
renowned Empire Pictures composer Richard
Band.
Listen
in as Phantom and Daniel discuss the impact that Empire had on their
lives and taste in movies, as well as the process of creating
documentaries and special features!
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“Re-Animator Main Title”
by Richard Band
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