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Friday Jun 19, 2015
Friday Jun 19, 2015
This
episode is all about Phantom Troublemaker’s favorite band of all
time – Faith No More!
Join
Phantom, Sean Reid, and Mr. Tibbs of The Mystery Men? as they discuss
the history of the band and review the new album.
The
guys do mostly avoid talk of Mike Patton’s other projects, because
that’s a whole other podcast. Or five.
Listen
in as Phantom and two brand-new Needless Things Irregulars get high
on Angel Dust, proclaim themselves King For A Day, and give you The
Real Thing on the Album of the Year, Sol Invictus!:
Be
sure to join the new NeedlessThings Podcast Facebook Group
and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know
what you
think!
Today’s
episode is brought to you by Sonos
Delirium,
from friends of the show The Mystery Men?!
Our musical selection is “The Uncanny Valley”. Check out their Facebook Page for more info!
“Procrastibate”
by LeSexoflex.com
Thursday Jun 04, 2015
Thursday Jun 04, 2015
It’s
a spontaneous episode of the Needless Things Podcast!
It
all started with a debate on whether or not any wrestling company
could ever again challenge the WWE in the way that WCW did in the
late 90s. From there things turned to the modern day cults of
personality and if today’s celebrities can compare to the almost
mythical status of 80s icons like Mr. T, Hulk Hogan, and Michael
Jackson. KISS also factors in, but they don’t fit into the whole
80s thing as well and warranted their own sentence.
Join
Phantom, Mike, and Jason about forty minutes in to a fascinating talk
about the nature of fame, the pitfalls of modern media, and decide
for yourself who you agree with!
Be
sure to join the new NeedlessThings Podcast Facebook Group
and get in on the conversation for this week’s episode! Let us know
what you
think!
Today’s
episode is brought to you by Welcome
to Tiki Z’s,
the brand new soundtrack companion to Mike Gordon’s exciting comic
book, Tiki
Zombie!
Our musical selection is “Tiki Z in Action” by Timothy Price.
Check out TikiZombie.net
and NewLegendProductions.com
for more info!
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