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Friday May 22, 2015
Friday May 22, 2015
Tiki
Zombie creator “Howdy” Mike Gordon returns to the Needless Things
Podcast!
Phantom
and Mike talk about spoilers, the state of DC Comics’ television
shows,
Mad Max: Fury Road, and more.
Mad Max: Fury Road, and more.
Also,
Phantom talks about finally getting to see one of his heroes perform
live. Marc Maron did a set at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta on May
16th
and Phantom and Mrs. Troublemaker were there. Maron was one of your
host’s early comedy heroes and has been a huge influence on this
very show.
Friday May 15, 2015
Friday May 15, 2015
This
episode was recorded LIVE at Joelanta & The Great Atlanta Toy
Convention!
Phantom
Troublemaker is joined by rocker and toy aficionado Ricky Zero from
Radio Cult for Needless Things’ first-ever Joelanta toy panel! The
topic is licensed toys through the years.
Special
thanks to Rudy Panucci of Pop Cult for not only recording video of
the panel, but also being a fun and important part of the
conversation!
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
Today’s musical feature
is from another one of Ricky Zero’s bands – the Possum Kingdom Ramblers!
Their self-titled debut album is available now and features none
other than Needless Things’ own Phantom Troublemaker on the cover!
Our featured track today is “Bar-B-Que” – enjoy!
Friday May 08, 2015
Friday May 08, 2015
Last
weekend Marvel Studios released the newest entry into the Marvel
Cinematic Universe – Joss Whedon’s Avengers:
Age of Ultron.
Naturally a few of the Needless Things Irregulars had to convene to
talk about it.
This
episode wasn’t planned, but after an onslaught of text messages it
was decided that a group conversation had to happen. Age
of Ultron
was simply too big and too packed with story and action to cover one
line of text at a time. Grossing over $640 million as of this
writing, the movie has once again shown that Marvel has the public’s
attention and knows how to deliver big thrills on a massive scale.
Join
Phantom Troublemaker, Ryan Schweck, Beth V, and The
Belligerent Monkey
Jay Hornsby as they discuss one of the biggest superhero movies of
all time and each rank it among the rest of the MCU films.
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
Thursday Apr 30, 2015
Thursday Apr 30, 2015
Derek
and Ryan from The Casket Creatures visit the Phantom Zone to record a
double dose of podcasts!
Over
the past few years Phantom Troublemaker has gotten to be pals with
the Atlanta horror rockers after meeting them at the illustrious
Clermont Lounge where they shared a bill with the legendary Tone Deaf
Pig-Dogs. Since then Phantom has emceed shows for the guys and
enjoyed general drunken revelry at various cons.
Today
the guys talk about horror movies, music, and the history of The
Casket Creatures, as well as their inimitable brand of live
performance.
Be sure you also check out Phantom's appearance on CreatureCast, which was recorded immediately after the Creatures experienced THINGS for the first time!
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
Today’s musical feature
is from The Casket Creatures' new EP, She
Screams
- “Zombie Werewolves from Outer Space”!
The
Casket Creatures on:
Friday Apr 24, 2015
Friday Apr 24, 2015
In
the second would-be episode of the Phantom & Gary Show (the first ended up being about Leonard Nimoy),
the fellas’ impending Star Trek conversation was waylaid by the
release of trailers for two massive movies – Star
Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
and Batman
V Superman: Dawn of Justice.
Once
they got over the fact that Star Trek talk was again going to be put
off, Phantom realized he had
to have a special guest for this episode – the outspoken and
knowledgeable Chad J. Shonk,
writer of the indy film Dakota
Skye
and novel Proxy joins the guys to add his own opinion about these striking and
opposite trailers to the mix.
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
Thursday Apr 16, 2015
Thursday Apr 16, 2015
Listen
in as this panel discusses the origins of Matt Murdock and company,
Marvel's unique approach to presenting this show, and the surprising
standout stars of this triumphant new series:
Today’s
musical feature is from Andy Samford's Complete
Anthology 1998-2006 Box Set, which
you can download FOR FREE at ElectricMinnowMusic.com! The track is
“Another Way” from Disc 1 of the set.
Thursday Apr 02, 2015
Thursday Apr 02, 2015
Phantom
Troublemaker talks to Noah Holt of Kill, Baby… Kill! about music,
managing a full-time career and a full-time passion job, and the
rewards of family life.
Phantom
Troublemaker has known Noah for years longer than he’s been Phantom
Troublemaker. Noah has been making music for most of his life and was
an important influence for Phantom. From punk bands like Stuck At
Zero to the surf rock of KBK, music has been a compelling factor in
this man’s life.
Listen
in as the guys reminisce and discuss keeping your passions
alive while still maintaining a practical lifestyle.
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
This
episode’s theme song is “Love Theme for A Twisted Mind” from
the EP Sometimes
They Come Back
by
Kill, Baby… Kill. You can find this release and more at
ReverbNation.
Friday Mar 27, 2015
Friday Mar 27, 2015
Listen up, Phantomaniacs – it’s that magical time of year when the WWE comes to the forefront of the entertainment world and puts everything it’s got into producing the biggest, wildest, and most entertaining spectacle of the whole year!
Phantom Troublemaker put out the call to some of the Needless Things Irregulars to assemble a team of commentators with different outlooks and opinions to speculate on the big show and the events leading up to it. For your own personal reference, here’s the WrestleMania 31 card as it stood at the time of this recording:
Los Matadores v. The New Day v. The Udos v. Kidd & Cesaro (Champions) for the Tag Team Championship
The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
AJ Lee & Paige v. The Bella Twins
Randy Orton v. Seth Rollins
John Cena v. Rusev (Champion) for the United States Championship
R-Truth v. Dean Ambrose v. Luke Harper v. Dolph Ziggler v. Stardust v. Daniel Bryan v. Bad News Barrett (Champion) in a Ladder Match for the Intercontinental Championship
Sting v. Triple H
Bray Wyatt v. The Undertaker
Roman Reigns v. Brock Lesnar (Champion) for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Join Phantom Troublemaker, Mike Gordon of New Legend Productions, Jonathan Williams of Wrestling With Pop Culture, and Noel Wood of Dork Droppings as they take a look at the biggest show of the year!:
“Procrastibate” by LeSexoflex.com
Thursday Mar 19, 2015
Thursday Mar 19, 2015
In
what was supposed to be the start of an ongoing series of episodes
focusing on Star Trek,
Phantom and Gary Mitchel end up discussing one of the great heroes of
science fiction – Leonard Nimoy.
Over
a month ago Phantom Troublemaker and Gary Mitchel had agreed to start
a secondary podcast – a subcast, if you will, with just the two of
them talking about the Trek
franchise. The first episode was scheduled to record on Monday, March
2, 2015. Sadly, on the Friday prior to that recording, Leonard Nimoy
passed away.
Obviously
there was no other decision than to dedicate a show to memories of
Mr. Nimoy and his legacy. As such, there's no intro, no musical
feature, and no outro. Just Phantom and Gary talking about a legend.
LLAP
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
Friday Mar 13, 2015
Friday Mar 13, 2015
In
today’s episode – the second this week! - Phantom Troublemaker
interviews James Bickert, the director of the cult
biker/exploitation/Bigfoot movie Dear
God No!
and its follow-up Frankenstein
Created Bikers,
which is currently raising funds on Kickstarter.
Phantom
and James talk about the process of creating films independent of the
Hollywood system, James’ personal history with movies, and the
state of independent horror today. Perhaps most importantly, James
answers one of Phantom’s long-standing questions – “What the
heck is up with Fellini, anyway?”
So
join Phantom as he gets an education in film and more from one of the
most interesting guys working outside of Hollywood today!:
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
This
episode’s theme song is “James Gang Bang” by The Forty-Fives, as heard in Dear
God No!
Be
sure to visit Frankenstein
Created Bikers’
Kickstarter page
and check out this weird, unique, and amazing project:
About
this project
Greetings!
We're taking our cause to the people! Our goal is to make a stand-alone sequel to our award-winning feature film DEAR GOD NO! and not loose any creative control. We love our script and this may be our last chance to shoot on 35mm, We have the stock and cameras but we need your help to finance what may be the last horror film shot on film! If you long to see something "wild as hell" and completely different in the horror genre, this is your film!
We're taking our cause to the people! Our goal is to make a stand-alone sequel to our award-winning feature film DEAR GOD NO! and not loose any creative control. We love our script and this may be our last chance to shoot on 35mm, We have the stock and cameras but we need your help to finance what may be the last horror film shot on film! If you long to see something "wild as hell" and completely different in the horror genre, this is your film!
The
Plot
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED BIKERS centers around the re-animation of the South's most notorious biker gang, The Impalers. Dr. Marco and his assistant are performing gruesome experiments in their asylum lab and have resurrected the thrill-kill Motorcycle Club to capture a Bigfoot containing a pathogen that will allow them to perform a human head transplant. When news of the gang resurrection draws the attention of bounty hunters, law enforcement and rival gangs, the lofty aspirations of these mad scientist starts to spiral out of control. Things get even worse for the occupants when failed experiments escape from the basement and the lab is attacked by a bomb-happy femme fatale named Val.
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED BIKERS centers around the re-animation of the South's most notorious biker gang, The Impalers. Dr. Marco and his assistant are performing gruesome experiments in their asylum lab and have resurrected the thrill-kill Motorcycle Club to capture a Bigfoot containing a pathogen that will allow them to perform a human head transplant. When news of the gang resurrection draws the attention of bounty hunters, law enforcement and rival gangs, the lofty aspirations of these mad scientist starts to spiral out of control. Things get even worse for the occupants when failed experiments escape from the basement and the lab is attacked by a bomb-happy femme fatale named Val.
The Theme
Stylistically
FRANKENSTEIN CREATED BIKERS
pays homage to several of our favorite films like the Hammer Studio's
Frankenstein series, FASTER PUSSYCAT KILL
KILL, THE BRAIN
THAT WOULDN'T DIE, HORROR RISES FROM
THE TOMB, THE
RE-ANIMATOR, Biker flicks and
Hicksploitation drive-in pictures from the 70s. There's buckets of
blood, scares, nudity, action, weirdness and REAL explosions
(requiring insurance!), but the real star of this script is an
underlying theme about addiction. We're not talking drugs but
EVERYTHING that chains us from feeling fulfilled in life. We
explore this issue through the actions of really rotten
characters doing really rotten things. All in the context of an
entertaining FUN-filled smorgasbord, obviously.