Samhain is upon us, an what better soundtrack (aside from the Ramones, The Misfits, and The Cramps) than a duo that harnesses Electro, New Wave, Vetch House, Post Punk, and Darkwave into the Punk spectrum like Vempire? It serves as the most saccharine of treats for you Halloween trickery as the undead are given agency over the living and the veil thins! https://vempiretheband.bandcamp.com

TRIGGER WARNING!!! This episode deals with child abuse/S.A. and S.N.A.P. (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests).

Luke Schmaltz and King Rat have been a staple of the Denver Punk Rock community for 30 years. He has been a staff writer for Modern Drunkard, a bar and club owner, and now... he is a novelist. "The Belcher (Overserved Underdog)" is a book about a survivor in a world that has disdain for such archetypes. It is a comic book storyline that serves as an allegory for Luke's own life story and continuing struggles. This is an episode that will stun you. Be warned.

https://lukeschmaltz.com

https://kingratrock.com

https://kingrat.bigcartel.com

also check out https://sweet-cheetah-records.com for new releases by Palm Ghosts, Chris Broach, Christopher Lee Lewis, The 1984 Draft, Broken Hearts are Blue, and Upset Boy and the Queens!

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Dossier - Case #002: Cesar Soto, Guitarist of legendary musical icons Ministry, solo project Man The Mute, formerly of Texas Groove/Thrash Metal group Pissing Razors. Cesar discusses- Having grown up in a home alive with human and non-human entities: Discovering the early Thrash scene via his elder sibling: Facing personal tragedy and discovering a gift for empathy and communication with non-corporeal spirits: Becoming an aid in the transition of souls into the ether: Living a spiritually rich existence: Beings asked to join a group that helped define a generation that shunned hair metal and opulence and rising to prominence in the Alternative Rock, Post-Punk, Gothic Rock, Industrial, and Metal communities.

Find Cesar online:

https://instagram.com/cesarsotoofficial

https://instagram.com/mathemute

https://instagram.com/weareministry

https://ministryband.com

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Happy Birthday Peter, Happy Friday Nathaniel, Happy ShadowTalker Day to you all!!!

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