Best Atticus Ross Podcasts (2024)

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New music including Picture Parlour, This Is Lorelei, Health and Jamie xx on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued exploring recent releases from John Cale, Charli XCX, Gesaffelstein, A. G. Cook, Peggy Gou, Goat Girl, Corridor, Cindy Lee, Beth Gibbons and Jessica Pratt on the show this week, while the retro alternative set was an extended tribute to legendary French singer-songwriter, occasional actress and fashion icon Françoise Hardy, who passed a…

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New music including Charli XCX, Soccer Mommy, Bar Italia and Disclosure on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued exploring recent releases from Peggy Gou, Goat Girl, DIIV, A. G. Cook, Beth Gibbons, Jessica Pratt and Girl and Girl on the show this week, while the super-sized retro alternative set strived to establish my own West Of The Fields “canon,” after a pair of new “best albums ever” lists, a poorly received one from Apple Music and a pretty …

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New music including Phantogram, Sasami, Gift and Halsey on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued delving into recent releases from DIIV, Cindy Lee, Jessica Pratt, Billie Eilish, Bat For Lashes, Fabiana Palladino, Corridor, Amen Dunes, Fat White Family and Beth Gibbons on the show this week, while the retro alternative set featured a lengthy selection of great darkwave tunes, some from bigger names (Soft Cell, Clan Of Xymox, Xmal De…

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Pod Like A Hole: Willie Nelson Part 1 of 2 - The man, the myth, the bandana. 2:02:42

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Willie Nelson is many things: a lover, a traveler, a Texan, a guitar player, smoker, outlaw, hero, poet, fashion icon, actor, activist, philanthropist, gunslinger, wiseacre, animal lover, brother, father, husband (four times over), Hellraiser, braids and beard enthusiast, but most of all Willie is a friend to all. In this episode of Pod Like A Hole…

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New music including Clairo, Girl and Girl, Magdalena Bay and L’Rain on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued exploring recent releases from Maggie Rogers, Billie Eilish, Camera Obscura, A. G. Cook, Amen Dunes, Fat White Family, Fabiana Palladino, Mount Kimbie, Beth Gibbons and Cindy Lee on the show this week, while the retro alternative set took us back to 1993 in honor of another recent Pitchfork Sunday Review, this one of Scottish electronic…

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ZPP 84 - Michael Wilbur of MOON HOOCH & THUNDERSMACK 1:00:17

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Michael Wilbur, a prolific multi-instrumentalist best known for the supreme saxophone skills he showcases in his Brooklyn-based bands Moon Hooch & Thundersmack. With a career that's gone from busking New York City subway stations to performing as a solo artist on the Retail Therapy Tour with his friends…

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New music including Wishy, Billie Eilish, Porches and The Weather Station on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued exploring recent releases from Mount Kimbie, Justice, A. G. Cook, Allie X, Jessica Pratt, Beth Gibbons, Cindy Lee, Camera Obscura and Maggie Rogers on the show this week, while the retro alternative focused on some classic ’90s alternative music from Japan, in honor of the recent Pitchfork Sunday Review of Fishmans’ “Long Season” album,…

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New music including Beabadoobee, Hinds and Beck, Jay Som and A. G. Cook on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued delving into recent releases from St. Vincent, Amen Dunes, Fat White Family, Corridor, Allie X, Cindy Lee, Mount Kimbie, Chanel Beads, Jessica Pratt and English Teacher on the show this week, while the retro alternative set paid tribute to legendary producer, musician and songwriter Steve Albini, whose engineering on records by Pixies, …

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New music including Washed Out, Jessica Pratt, Caroline Polachek and Cassandra Jenkins on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued exploring recent releases from Boeckner, Camera Obscura, St. Vincent, Corridor, Fat White Family, Bolis Pupul, Justice, Mount Kimbie, Chanel Beads and Pearl Jam on the show this week, while the retro alternative set looked back to the (relatively!) recent past with a block of great tunes from 2010, inspire by my recent obsession with Ci…

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Siouxsie and the Banshees: "Juju" 2:28:29

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WE'VE GOT BATS IN OUR BELFRY!!!!! Grey would be the colour if we only had a way to colour-coat episodes. It's Goth Month here on Pod Like a Hole, so get out your choker, get your eyeliner, and pick a safeword , we are covering Siouxsie and the Banshees and it is getting DARK. It is Intern Eric's final pick of the season, and does he go out with a b…

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New music including Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Nilufer Yanya, Corridor and Fat White Family on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued exploring recent releases from Cindy Lee, Chanel Beads, Local Natives, Bolis Pupul, Justice, Pearl Jam, The Black Keys, Gesaffelstein, Allie X and Wisp on the show this week, while the retro alternative set focused on great tunes from the year 1982, in honor of yet another Pitchfork Sunday Review of a classic album, this time Lou Reed’s…

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ZPP. 83 - Zen & Michael talk Ticket Monopolies, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Score Zendaya, AI-Generated Art, & More 59:53

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This week on the Zen Perry Project, Zen & Michael have a conversation covering topical headlines from across the music industry. Will this format become a staple segment of a burgeoning exploration of the business - or will it land with the thud of a St. Anger tuned snare? This week's topics include: -250 artists back a congressional bill to elimin…

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New music including Fontaines D.C., Fat Dog, Alice Glass and Thom Yorke on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued delving into recent releases from Gesaffelstein, Allie X, Cindy Lee, Mount Kimbie, Maggie Rogers, Vampire Weekend, English Teacher and Wisp on the show this week, while the retro alternative set traveled back to 1994, inspired by the recent Pitchfork Sunday Review of the brilliant debut album from the English post-rock band Bark Psychos…

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Pod Like A Hole: Mastodon Part 3 - Emperor of Sand Track by Track 2:58:40

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Pod Like A Hole: Mastodon Part 3 - Emperor of Sand Track by Track The hosts riff and theorize about the journey of the Wanderer as he goes toe to toe with the Sultan on Mastodon's 2017 release: Emperor of Sand. This is the 3rd and final Mastodon episode in this Pod Like A Hole mini season. The first episode covered their history, the second was a d…

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New music including Cindy Lee, Kacy Hill, Gesaffelstein and Allie X on this week’s West Of The Fields podcast

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I continued exploring recent releases from Maggie Rogers, Vampire Weekend, Waxahatchee, Lime Garden, Fabiana Palladino, Boeckner, The Jesus and Mary Chain and Yard Act on the show this week, while the retro alternative set focused on great tunes from the year 1985, in honor of the recent Pitchfork Sunday Review of The Waterboys’ classic third album…

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Pod Like A Hole: Mastodon Part 2 - Discography Round Table 1:56:15

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In what is one of my favorite talks this podcast has had, the hosts walk through the entire Mastodon discography - short of the track by track talk of Emperor of Sand and a Cold Dark Place that will be the bulk of the next episode. Starts with Call of the Mastodon, ends with Hushed and Grim. How many different ways can three 40ish Dads say "wow thi…

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ZPP. 82 - Edward Barakauskas of TEEN MORTGAGE & TIRED ALL THE TIME 1:01:22

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Edward Barakauskas, drummer of the Washington D.C. based bands TEEN MORTGAGE & TIRED ALL THE TIME. Besides talking the Teen Mortgage tour kicking off with a sold-out show at Union Pool in Brooklyn this Friday, Ed talks everything from how they squeezed 17 tracks onto the recently released self-titled vi…

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Pod Like A Hole: Mastodon Part 1 - who are they and who influenced them. 1:49:33

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Washing upon the beach of your shipwrecked life is another episode of Pod Like a Hole. The first of 3 episodes dedicated to the mighty Mastodon of the south. Episode 1 (this episode) we cover the band's formation, the 4 members of this band, and the bulk of the discussion is the influences and peers that helped shape their sound. If you are a fan o…

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ZPP. 81 - Mike Vickers of LEATHER LUNG 57:07

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we crack into a case of Modelo with Mike Vickers, vocalist of the fuzzed out Massachusetts metal heroes LEATHER LUNG. Their new album GRAVESIDE GRIN is dropping this Friday (March 15th) - singles including "Spit in the Casket" and "Empty Bottle Boogie" are already OUT - give them (and the fantastic music videos) a…

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ZPP. 80 - Sally Gates of TITAN TO TACHYONS 41:04

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome Sally Gates, the talented composer and guitarist of the experimental jazz-metal group TITAN TO TACHYONS. In addition to pondering how the vast cosmos are gleams of insight into the inspiration she finds in the unknowable, Sally discusses the approach she takes here on the ground to composing complex ins…

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ZPP. 79 - James Durbin of DURBIN 1:40:24

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we enjoyed a chat with heavy metal vocalist James Durbin. In addition to talking his brand new album Screaming Steel, the iconic American Idol alum was happy to detail how focusing on his intentions has helped him avoid assholes and sustain a career of creating and performing the music he truly enjoys. Support the…

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ZPP. 78 - Tristan Shone of AUTHOR & PUNISHER 57:46

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we had the pleasure of sitting down with Tristan Shone, the tinkerer mastermind of Author & Punisher. Don’t let his San Diego surfer vibes mislead you, Author & Punisher is a juggernaut of the heavy industrial music scene, churning pounding beats and distorted vocals from an arsenal of personally-crafted metal MID…

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Fugazi - The Argument 2:36:16

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Well the dust is still settling from the betrayal that was our System of a Down episode, and it is positively palpable in the air. However, this ravaged warground is the perfect location for the power of Fugazi's "The Argument". Steve, Marc, and Eric spin this 2001 album, discuss DC Hardcore, the Dischord Records scene, the Post-Hardcore genre havi…

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ZPP. 77 - Tom Polzine, Zach Wheeler, & Sebastian Baltes of HOWLING GIANT 1:07:16

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This week on the Zen Perry Project, we’re joined by Tom, Zach, and Sebastian of the Nashville based stoner metal band HOWLING GIANT. From the rare liquid-filled vinyl release of Glass Future to being mindful of 5G towers on next month’s tour with Wino and the Obsessed, the band chats about everything from the weirdest place they’ve found themselves…

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ZPP. 76 - Julie Edwards & Lindsey Troy of DEAP VALLY 51:03

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This week on the Zen Perry Project, we're truly honored to be joined by Julie Edwards and Lindsey Troy of the Los Angeles based rock duo, DEAP VALLY. About to embark on their Farewell Tour and having just released an incendiary re-recording of their debut Sistrionix 2.0 (Deap Vally's Version), the iconic duo fondly reminisce about their phenomenal …

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ZPP. 75 - Cameron Lavi-Jones of KING YOUNGBLOOD 1:10:28

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This week on the Zen Perry Project, we’re joined by Cameron Lavi-Jones, frontman of the Seattle based alt-rock outfit KING YOUNGBLOOD. From discussing how he uses his songwriting to advocate for mental health self-care to how he stays organized pursuing a myriad of creative professional projects, Cameron’s passion is genuinely inspiring throughout …

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Pod Like A Hole -System Of A Down : Toxcity 2:50:01

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We had to do a Nu Metal episode. One hosts lived and breathed it during his teens, a real Jinco Wallet Chain nerd. Another host dabbled in the scene, sometimes to just check on his friend and make sure he wasn't too far gone. A third host was drafted into the No Limit army at the time and was too busy fighting on battles on the Sun Coasts and misse…

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ZPP. 74 - Jamie Knox of HORRENDOUS 51:33

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we are joined by Jamie Knox, drummer of Philadelphia progressive death metal band - HORRENDOUS. In addition to briefly overviewing the history of the band and delving into drummer deep cuts like the merits of foregoing using a click, Jamie reveals which band member is most likely to go missing and talks how the ba…

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ZPP. 73 - Dave W. of WHITE HILLS 1:22:16

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we are joined by Dave W. of WHITE HILLS - a hypnotically-crushing, genre-defying duo based in New York City. In addition to diving into how he and his longtime creative partner Ego Sensation have embraced experimentation and not overthinking mistakes, Dave reminisces about his career from how experiencing tragedy …

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ZPP. 72 - Vincent Blackshadow 1:30:03

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we welcome VINCENT BLACKSHADOW, an earnest multi-instrumentalist rocker from Brooklyn. In addition to insisting how entertaining oneself is paramount to writing and performing, Vincent talks everything from his parents’ penchant for performance art without the art, to working the door at Purgatory and musing about…

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ZPP. 71 - Ben Garcia of BEN'S BUTT BUSTIN' SAUCE - Part 1 of 2 45:49

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We start 2024 hot with BEN GARCIA - one of the show's closest friends and the creator of our favorite condiment, BEN'S BUTT BUSTIN' SAUCE. Sure we'd follow this man off a cliff and thank him for it - but that being said, even if this sauce was made by our worst enemy we'd still be first in line - it's THAT good. Get your own bottle by following Ben…

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The 2023 PLAH Holiday Special - Top 5 Animated Disney Movies 1:34:45

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Join the Pod Like A Hole hosts back at the Xmas Cabin for our kind of annual Holiday Special. Marc has a love and knowledge of Disney that only is rivaled by his love of U2 and Steve knew it would be catnip to trick him into doing another holiday special. Eric keeps the fire stoked and earns his pay. Enjoy the hosts of a certain age counting down t…

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Faith No More - Angel Dust Side B 1:27:24

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The discussion on Faith No More’s album Angel Dust concludes with talking about the second half of the record. Greg Wolgast joins on this episode that we mercifully split into two episodes. Join us next time for a little Yuletide magic before we step into our next topic, System of a Down’s album Toxicity. Video Links: Faith No More - A Small Victor…

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Faith No More - Angel Dust 2:38:59

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In this episode, we are joined by longtime artwork contributor, Greg Wolgast, to discuss Faith No More and their 1992 album Angel Dust. We discuss the first half of the album in this episode and will continue the conversation in an upcoming episode. Video Links: Some Room to Drum with Greg Wolgast - Everything’s Ruined Faith No More - Making of Ang…

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Faith No More Part 2. Mike Patton’s Other Works (Mike Patton PLAH mini season) 1:35:03

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Faith No More Part 2. Mike Patton Continued. New Pod Like a Hole Episode. Part 2 of a 4 episode Mike Patton/Faith No more mini season. We examine Mike Patton's prolific and varied output. Tomahawk, Fantomas, Lovage, Mr. Bungle, Dillinger Escape Plan, Dead Cross, Mondo Cane, Peeping Tom, and much more but not John Zorn. Also talk about the Lakers an…

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Faith No More Part 1. Faster Disco-graphy (Mike Patton PLAH mini season) 2:04:55

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Faith No More Part 1. New Pod Like a Hole Episode. Part 1 of a 4 episode Mike Patton/Faith No more mini season. The first of which is a discography discussion of Faith No More - with the exception of Angel Dust which will have it's own track by track deep dive and was the catalyst for all this Patton talk. This episode covers the Chuck Mosley years…

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The Clash: London Calling 3:08:21

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Your three hosts have reached the home stretch. The last handful of our favorite albums to review for our "Run the Gamut" season. Steve, Marc and Eric have all had excellent picks, weird ones, and every now and then, one of us shows up with a card up our sleeve. In this case, Eric is the Card Cheat, so to speak. In this jam packed, bonus sized epis…

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ZPP. 70 - Labros G. of 1000MODS 57:44

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This week on the Zen Perry Project we crack open some Mythos with Labros of 1000mods. After being lightly but righteously admonished for our beer choice (we obviously would've preferred the band's signature brew, the SUPER VAN LAGER), Labros talks shop about everything drumming, considers how his artistic mindset has evolved throughout his career, …

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ZPP. 69 - Brant Bjork 1:04:03

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This week on the Zen Perry Project, we’re honored to share a conversation with the inimitably creative Brant Bjork. Exceptionally prolific all while sincerely chill, Brant talks everything from announcing his plans to release a shelved solo album to discussing how Brant Bjork Trio and Stöner both exemplify an approach to artistic expression that he…

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Florence And The Machine - Ceremonials 2:43:35

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the Pod Like a Hole Hosts celebrate Florence and the Machines’ 2011 release: Ceremonials. If you are one of our listeners who says “Pod Like a Hole, we appreciate the wide variety of artists you’ve discussed, but often I find it’s either too much obscurity, too many riffs, or too much testosterone. Can you please give me a mainstream act that isn’t…

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ZPP. 68 - Emily Wolfe 1:04:18

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This week on the Zen Perry Project, rock guitar goddess Emily Wolfe calls in from her home in Austin, Texas. A rising star in the scene, she talks about everything from the thought processes of designing her signature guitar and customized pedals to elaborating on the importance of using her songwriting platform to criticize and protest the oppress…

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ZPP. 67 - Scary of BLACK TUSK 57:26

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This week on Zen Perry Project we’re joined by SCARY, guitarist and audio engineer for BLACK TUSK - a band famous for a style of sludge/stoner metal straight from the swamplands of Savannah, Georgia. Besides the inevitable questions about his nickname and about his lifelong relationship with the scene that extends far before his ax was introduced t…

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B-Side: Interview 2.0 with Adam Steiner: ”Silhouettes and Shadows” 45:19

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In between episodes, Pod Like a Hole presents an extra special B-Side: An interview with author Adam Steiner. Previous guest, and friend of the show, Adam Steiner is back with a new book, "Silhouettes and Shadows: The Secret History of David Bowie's Scary Monters". Eric, Steve and Adam chat about the revelations abound in the pages of Adam's book, …

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ZPP. 66 - Reed Alton of OSYRON 29:56

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This week on Zen Perry Project, we crack open a bottle of Canadian Club Whisky with Reed Alton, the talented vocalist of OSYRON - a progressive symphonic metal band from Calgary, Canada. We talked everything from how the band aspires to bring Canadian history and culture into the metal scene, to the masterful production of their epic music videos a…

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ZPP. 65 - Lizzie Dark0 54:56

11M ago54:56

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This week on the Zen Perry Project, we're joined by Lizzie Dark0 at the new Bad Bishop Studio. Dark0's music is described as bubble-grunge a genre that fits her dark pop lo-fi sound. We had such a fun time talking a range of topics from her forming a band and absolutely killing it on stage in a short amount of time to world building- the art of cre…

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ZPP. 64 - Niklas ‘Dango’ Källgren of the TRUCKFIGHTERS and ENIGMA EXPERIENCE 54:22

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This week on Zen Perry Project, we’re SO excited to be joined by one of the most influential guitarists in stoner rock, Niklas ‘Dango’ Källgren from the TRUCKFIGHTERS!! Calling in from Sweden, Dango talks about everything from why he and Ozo founded their own label and started FuzzFest to how the war in Ukraine has affected the band’s studio locati…

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Arcade Fire - Neon Bible 2:33:09

11M ago2:33:09

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This episode finds Eric, Marc, and Steven don our Sunday best to go door to door to spread the good news about Arcade Fire's Neon Bible. But, it isn't all good news when we discuss the bad news that Win Butler got himself into recently. Video Links: "Black Mirror" "Neon Bible" "My Body is a Cage" - Unofficial mashup with Once Upon a Time in the Wes…

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ZPP. 63 - Annabel Asher 1:11:23

11M ago1:11:23

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This week on Zen Perry Project, we’re joined by Annabel Asher - a phenomenal vocalist with impeccable style who recently released a stellar debut single “555”. After meeting a few weeks ago sharing a stage at Bowery Electric, this cheeky conversation felt like it could’ve gone on forever - we discuss everything from wondering how artists occasional…

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ZPP. 62 - Phil SanGiacomo & Justin Sherrell of SOMNURI 1:03:03

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This week on Zen Perry Project, Phil SanGiacomo & Justin Sherrell of the Brooklyn based heavy metal band SOMNURI reinforce our belief that the only thing better than two drummers chatting is three. About to embark on a North American Summer Tour and with their third album Desiderium set to release on July 21st, Phil and Justin talk everything from …

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ZPP. 61 - Sammie Martin 1:05:13

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This week on Zen Perry Project, neuroscientist by day / singer-songwriter by night SAMMIE MARTIN joins the show live from the Bushwick Basement! After assuaging Zen’s curiosity about any unintentionally self-inflicted brain damage, the conversation dives into the inspirations for Sammie’s songs like “I Can’t Lose Me To You” (which Zen performed on …

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