Mel Biggs is a folk musician, melodeon player, and expert in online music education. Over the years, she's met some of the finest box players & teachers from across Europe. Join Mel every month as she chats with a different folk celebrity guest, and get to know the person behind the music. Tune in for your monthly dose of inspiration, entertainment & accordion geekery! Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Zach and Matt are two veteran horror movie enthusiasts discussing their favorite (and not-so-favorite) films. Spoilers abound so scary movie fans, beware.
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Toon Van Mierlo: A Pragmatic Approach to Composing
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Ever wondered what the record is for how many tunes someone can compose in a day?! Well, I'm not sure of the official answer to that, but I'm sure Toon could give the winner a run for their money! His iconic melodies have travelled far and wide across the Euro-dance music scene over the last two decades and more. Toon Van Mierlo is a Belgian musici…
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Pascale Rubens: Teachers Talk ~ Nerves, Comfort & Joy
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Everyone has a comfort zone - even the multi-talented musicians who you might assume are impervious to such things. How can we challenge ourselves to overcome our uncertainties and nervousness to take a risk and break free of the pigeon holes we put ourselves in? Are you motivated by feeling the joy music brings to others? Pascale Rubens is a compo…
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What makes a hard-working, award-winning melodeon legend? How do you turn a terrible idea into a musical triumph without falling out with other people? And what's the strategy for remembering SEVEN current repertoires at once?! Andy Cutting is an internationally renknowned diatonic accordion player from England. He works extensively across genres (…
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Anne Niepold: Unboxing Labels - Jazz? Folk? Other?
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How do you categorise a musician who works extensively across genres? Are labels a help or a hindrance to artists? What are the benefits of teaching & learning an instrument from a multi-genre perspective? Anne Niepold is a musician, composer, teacher and diatonic accordionist. Born in Germany, living in Belgium, she cultivates multi instrumental p…
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Hartwin Dhoore: Creative Problem Solving In Composing, Life & The Music Industry
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How do you adjust to parenting life when you're a busy touring musician? What's up with the way the music industry works these days? And why might daytime festivals be the way forward? #DaytimeBonfireFest Hartwin Dhoore is an award winning composer and diatonic accordionist from Flanders, Belgium. This month, Mel chats with him about his strengths …
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INVASION OF THE BODYSNATCHERS (1978) - Wig? On. Body? Snatched!
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On the final episode of Season 7, Matt and Zach discuss the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. They will talk about the themes within the context of other sci-fi body horror films and media.
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Disclaimer: This episode includes mature themes. Please take active caution before listening to this episode. Matt and Zach talk the French New Extremity film Calvaire.
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SPECIAL EPISODE - 100 Episodes (feat. Alex Biggs)
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Watch No Evil has reached 100 episodes! Join us for a celebratory retrospective with special guest and Redwood Sound Labs creator Alex Biggs as we talk about our favorite horror movies and episodes, play some games, and chat about horror in general.
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Lucas Thébaut: Is Music Theory Important In Traditional Folk Music?
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Do "the rules" apply when it comes to making folk music? How do different brains interpret melody and harmony? And why has TV show Friends got anything to do with this?! Lucas Thébaut is a diatonic accordion player, tutor, and balfolk dancer hailing from the Poitou region of France. This month, he joins Mel to chat about his approach to teaching as…
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GINGER SNAPS - Red, Dead, But No Redemption
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Zach and Matt talk Ginger Snaps, the 2000 Canadian Horror Film about werewolves and women.
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Introducing Chatterbox with Mel Biggs - Melodeon Teacher
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To mark the start of my second decade being a full-time professional folk musician, in January 2024 I'm starting a podcast! Each month, I will be chatting with my guest about where they started out, the breakthroughs on their own learning journey, and sharing our approaches to teaching. I have a stellar list of folk musician guests lined up for Sea…
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Matt and Zach talk beaus, patti lupones and the moans of anguish falling from Joquin Phoenix's lips.
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Matt and Zach talk about the 2023 Renfield, starring Nicolas Hoult, Awkwafina, and Nicolas Cage. If you like dark horror comedies that reference wiccan tumblr, you've come to the right place.
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Matt and Zach traverse the Blade franchise, an important entry in Horror Movies and Comic Book Movies. They talk about Marvel Movies, Superheroes, Action Heroes, Taxes, Vampires, Bondage, Fashion, Blood Gods, Their Limited Knowledge of Ancient Histories, and MORE!
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Matt and Zach talk about the 1931 adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic horror novel, Dracula. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but mostly, you'll bleed.
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Matt and Zach talk Dracula, Horror, Halloween, Movies, and other SEO relevant things!
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DRACULA: DEAD AND LOVING IT / YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN - A Mel Brooks Halloween!
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Happy Halloween from Watch No Evil! Celebrate by grabbing the candy bowl and sitting down for a parodic Mel Brooks double feature. Matt and Zach will talk about comedy in the horror genre and dive into what makes vampires so funny.
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EYES WITHOUT A FACE - Is this the French Gaze?
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Matt and Zach talk horror, pop culture, france, halloween, scary movies, faces, eyes, eyes without faces, and more in their examination of the cult classic 1960s French film.
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Matt and Zach talk about the 2007 zombie/possession/found-footage film REC, its placement within the horror genre as a whole, American adaptations, and firefighters.
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Zach and Matt have been fighting. But they've made up and our kind of friends again? So they're back with a new episode of Watch No Evil, tearing up James Wan's Insidious
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Matt and Zach embark on their own special topics episode through the macabre reality of Junji Ito.
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CARNIVAL OF SOULS - An In-Organ-ic Death (feat. Alex Lenaers)
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Matt is joined by fellow musician and Dungeons and Dragon podcaster, Alex Lenaers to discuss the 1961 cult classic Carnival of Souls.
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THEM - A Bit of A Buggy Episode (feat. Matt Mason Sr.)
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The ants have kidnapped Zach, and the only way for him to be saved is by talking about THEM. Matt is joined by special guest and horror aficionado Matt Mason to discuss Them, the changing culture of horror movies, and the "big bug" phenomenon. Recorded at the kitchen counter of Matt Mason Sr during a tornado.…
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CONTENT WARNING - This weeks episode discusses issues of abuse and neglect. Listener discretion is advised. Skinamarink has sewn division in critical horror spaces and Matt and Zach are taking sides and duking it out over this 2022 experimental horror film.
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HORROR MOVIE MUSIC - Special Topics: Hear No Evil (feat. Nathan Platte)
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Matt is joined by Dr. Nathan Platte from the University of Iowa to focus in on horror movie music!
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Matt and Zach's discussion cuts through the fog like a knife through butter. Come listen to them talk about the death of film lighting, John Carpenter, and the flaws of religious fanaticism.
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CABIN IN THE WOODS - It's the End of the World as We Know It
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The boys discuss Joss and Drew's exceptional horror/comedy Cabin in the Woods, talking about why it works and the attraction to the horror/comedy genre.
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THEY/THEM - All Conversion, No Camp (feat. M Denney)
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Matt is visited by M Denney, a multidisciplinary artist and composer. She's joining to talk about "queer" (and yes that is intentional) horror movie They/Them (pronounced They Slash Them). In short, this film is not giving what needed to be gave.
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD - They're Coming to Watch You, Barbara
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Matt and Zach visit zombieland once again, this time taking a trip through George A. Romero's beautiful pre-apocalyptic Night of the Living Dead. You know what they say: A brain in the head is worth two on a podcast.
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Matt is joined by Guest Host Extraordinaire, Troy to discuss this Punk-forward film, The Green Room. This movie is pretty hardcore and not for the weak-hearted, but if you need to supplement your scares with some sharp commentary, this episode of Watch No Evil won't fall flat.
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Season 6 is starting off with a little appetizer of The Menu! One of our new favorites. Get prepared for several delicious courses including The Green Room, Night of the Living Dead, and They/Them, with some special celebrity guest (chefs) including fan favorites like Troy Sennett and Nathan Platte, and some new faces (or rather voices) like M Denn…
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THE EXORCIST - The Linda Blair Witch Project
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Wrap up season 5 with Matt and Zach talking about William Friedkin's iconic 1973 film The Exorcist. They'll discuss lighting, pacing, and demon history!
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Matt and Zach are joined by acclaimed author Rebecca to discuss the Sam Rockwell-led psychological drama film "Moon" to discuss accurate representations of space programs and religion. BONUS: Stay tuned for an after-episode conversation about the origin of the Loch Ness Monster Myth.
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MANDY - Red Dead Revenge-tion (feat. Jerry Sampson)
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Matt and Zach talk about one of Jerry's favorite films, Mandy. They will discuss atmosphere, performance, affect, and themes found in the movie.
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Matt and Zach discuss how Verbinski put the Gore back in horror in The Ring, the american adaptation.
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Matt and Zach talk Diablo Cody's 2009 Jennifer's Body, its reception, its marketing, and its writing. Watch out boy, she'll chew you up!
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Matt and Zach bring back a fan favorite with this trivia episode.
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ABSOLUTELY ENORMOUS. HUGE. GIGANTIC. CO-ntent warning. X is a movie about making an Adult Film and Zach and Matt discuss all facets of what that entails. So Content Warning. This Episode is R rated.
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Matt and Zach are joined by artist Matt Peppler of the Post Credits Podcast to talk about femininity, foreshadowing, and effects in the 1976 Stephen King adaptation of Carrie.
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THE CONJURING 2 - The Young and the Possessed-ess
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Matt and Zach return to sequels with the Conjuring 2. A very special episode.
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PERFECT BLUE - Will the Real Mimarin Please Stand Up
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Matt and Zach examine themes of exploitation, paranoia, and identity in Satoshi Kon's 1997 psychological thriller.
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CLOVERFIELD - Not Clover-Feelin' This One
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Despite the name, Matt and Zach both like Cloverfield, discussing the contributions that the film made to the found footage genre as well as the genre's continued future.
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The WNE boys discuss the M. Night film Split, discussing the representations of DID in media, dissecting the character choices, and how we are taught to view characters through the lens of the film.
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NOSFERATU (1922) - Count Orlok: Hot or Not?
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This week, Matt and Zach dive into a film of utmost historical import in the horror genre: Nosferatu. They talk impact, film history, and - most importantly - whether the villain has it goin' on.
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FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) - Someone's in the Kitchen with Alice
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WNE is BACK for season 5, kicking off with Friday the 13th (1980). Grab your innertubes and your machetes!
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Play No Evil: RESIDENT EVIL - Meal Estate
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We review and discuss the original Resident Evil video game and its impact on the horror genre as a whole. We also talk about its context within video game history and the ensuing franchises.
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Play No Evil: MAN OF MEDAN - Man, I Feel Like A Medan (Bah Bah Badaaa da Bah Bah)
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Play No Evil is Back! Matt and Zach talk about Supermassive horror game "Man of Medan" about a group of deep diving vacationers that are kidnapped by pirates and taken aboard an abandoned military ship. Hear Matt and Zach talk Gameplay, Style, and the truth behind the choices we make.
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THE WITCH - VVitch, Please (feat. Nathan Platte)
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The Watch No Evil boys are joined by Dr. Nathan Platte to discuss the atmospheric New England folk horror, The Witch.
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HEREDITARY - Chekov's Nuts (feat. Val Siegel)
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Zach and Matt are joined again by Val to discuss family dynamics, psychological projection, mental health, and demons in Ari Aster's Hereditary.
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AWAIT FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS - Simon Says Worship Me
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CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses themes of racism and violence. As racism is one of the core topics of this film, please be advised. Zach and Matt discuss the 2018 Brexit film Await Further Instructions discussing many of the direct damages caused by conservative media.
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