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Friday Jan 01, 2016
Friday Jan 01, 2016
Kyle
from Galactic Quest welcomed Phantom, Ricky, and Bambi into one of
the store’s expansive gaming rooms to talk about music, being
entertainers, and the history of Radio Cult. From their influences to
their style of music and how they became the band that they are
today, this conversation covers ten years of Radio Cult history and
beyond!
Jamie
from (her podcast) also stops in to plug the show and talk comics!
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In loving memory of the late, great Lemmy Kilminster, “Ace of
Spades” by Radio
Cult
Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Thursday Dec 24, 2015
Live
from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason
Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com,
Sean Reid, Arian, Chad J. Shonk, and Gary Mitchel from the Revcast
to discuss the newest entry in the Star Wars Saga!
Let’s
not pretend this is something it isn’t – seven dorks, one epic
movie. Let’s do this. Seven on Episode
VII on
episode 87.
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“My
TIE” by Grand Moff Tarkin
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Friday Dec 18, 2015
Live
from the Phantom Zone! Phantom Troublemaker sits down with Jason
Frazier, Noel from DorkDroppings.com,
Sean Reid, and Mike Gordon from the ESO
Network
to talk about their favorite Christmas movies!
Since
the earliest days of silent films Hollywood has been producing movies
about the Yuletide season. Some are about specific aspects of
Christmas like Santa Claus or family gatherings. Some simply use the
season as a backdrop to punctuate the themes of the narrative.
Whatever the case, the movie studios recognize Christmas and all of
its trappings as a draw.
Listen
in as Phantom and the gang get together to discuss the Christmas
films that have stuck with them through the years and become part of
their annual traditions!
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Thursday Dec 10, 2015
Thursday Dec 10, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker and
the ESO Network's Mike Gordon share their thoughts about one of the
greatest adventure film franchises of all time!
Indiana
Jones is one of the most beloved pop culture icons to have come out
of the 1980s. His adventures have been detailed in books, comics,
video games, television shows, and of course movies. This episode
barely scratches the surface of the multimedia franchise, but the
guys share many fond memories of the movies we all know and love.
Listen
in as Phantom and Mike debate the quality of the various stories and
mediums and discuss their personal experiences with this great film
franchise!
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“Live Forever” by Adam WarRock
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Friday Dec 04, 2015
Mystery
Science Theater 3000
is one of those lightning in a bottle type ideas that hit at just the
right time and struck a chord with a geek community that at that
point was still very much a part of the pop culture underground. It
has a style and humor that was unlike anything else available and the
show left its mark on a whole generation of like-minded individuals.
Now the creator – Joel Hodgson – has started a Kickstarter
campaign in order to shoot anywhere from three to twelve all-new
episodes of MST3K.
The project involves new faces and undoubtedly a new outlet, so
there’s a lot to discuss.
Listen
in as Phantom, Beth, and Chad debate the involvement of celebrities,
the integrity of the product, and the overall relevance of the show
to a modern audience.
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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
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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“The
Devil You Know”
by The Mystery Men?
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
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Friday Oct 30, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker, Beth V, Richard Davis, and Arian talk about the
greatest horror franchise of all time – The
Evil Dead!
In
the newest 31 Days of Halloween edition of the Needless Things
Podcast the crew talks about Sam Raimi’s greatest gift to the world
– Ashley J. Williams and the ongoing Evil Dead franchise. From the
original 1981 ultimate experience in grueling terror to the camp of
Army of
Darkness
to the divisive 2013 remake to the all-new Ash
vs. The Evil Dead
series debuting on STARZ tomorrow night, almost every facet of the
legendary horror series is covered.
Listen
in as Beth, Arian, Richard, and Phantom read from Necronomicon
Ex-Mortis and make the demon flesh!
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“Evil
Dead” by Zeke