The Philly Vintage Annals Archive Podcast

Ep 7: The Dead Milkmen Interviews (Part 2) w/ John Ross Bowie (Dean/Dandrew)

The Dead Milkmen is an American punk rock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock] band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia]. Their original lineup consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Rodney Linderman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Linderman] ("Rodney Anonymous"), guitarist and vocalist Joe Genaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Genaro] ("Joe Jack Talcum"), bassist Dave Schulthise [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Schulthise] ("Dave Blood") and drummer Dean Sabatino [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Sabatino] ("Dean Clean"). The band distinguished itself in the hardcore punk [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk] scene of the early 1980s through its jangly punk sound and sardonic humor delivered with thick Philadelphia accents [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_accent]. They attracted college radio attention with their 1985 debut album, Big Lizard in My Backyard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lizard_in_My_Backyard], and the song "Bitchin' Camaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitchin%27_Camaro]". Extensive touring and further releases helped the band garner an underground following. The band enjoyed international success on the strength of "Punk Rock Girl [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Rock_Girl]", a single from their 1988 Beelzebubba [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebubba] album which entered into MTV [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV] rotation.[1] After an ill-fated stint with major record label Hollywood Records [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Records], health problems and industry frustrations in the wake of their success led to the group's 1995 breakup. The group reunited in 2008, with Dan Stevens [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Stevens_(musician)] replacing the deceased Schulthise. In 2011, they released The King in Yellow [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow_(album)], their first studio album in 16 years. The band remained active thereafter, touring sporadically and releasing further records. Pre-Order the New Album and Get the Single Download "Grandpa's Not a Racist (He Just Voted for One)" Now! [https://thegivinggroove.limitedrun.com/products/737685] We're working with The Giving Groove label and they operates under a unique revenue model in which it pays artists 50 percent of all after-tax profit and donates the label’s remaining 50 percent to a music-related charity they select alongside each artist. The Milkmen have chosen to direct that revenue to Rock to the Future, a 501(c)3 organization that equips Philadelphia youth with life skills to support current and lifelong well-being through free, student-driven music programs. Learn More About Rock to the Future [https://rocktothefuture.org/] http://www.deadmilkmen.com/ [http://www.deadmilkmen.com/] https://www.instagram.com/deadmilkmenofficial/ [https://www.instagram.com/deadmilkmenofficial/] CREDITS Episode co-hosted by John Ross Bowie  John Ross Bowie is perhaps best known for playing recurring villain and fan favorite Barry Kripke on the international hit television show The Big Bang Theory.  He also recently co-starred as Minnie Driver’s husband, Jimmy DiMeo, on ABC’s “Speechless.” John has been appeared on the television shows Veep, Fresh off the Boat, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Brooklyn 99, CSI, and Glee, among many others, and in movies such as Road Trip, The Heat, He’s Just Not That Into You, The Santa Clause 3, Jumanji: The Next Level, and the cult hit What The Bleep Do We Know? Prior to his acting career, John was a contributing writer for the New York Press and has since written and developed television scripts at Fox, CBS, and Amazon. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Jamie Denbo and their two children and he thinks an author bio on a memoir is a real “hat-on-a-hat” situation. Check out John’s amazing memoir “No Job For A Man”  https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/No-Job-for-a-Man/John-Ross-Bowie/9781639362462 And check our John’s band (influenced by The Dead Milkmen)  I just saw them in NYC and they put in an amazing fun show!  https://open.spotify.com/album/3zf4zEuBRZbWgVwd7ve7m8?si=MYXTRWa7R8ujmF3HkjA-ZQ [https://open.spotify.com/album/3zf4zEuBRZbWgVwd7ve7m8?si=MYXTRWa7R8ujmF3HkjA-ZQ] Edited by Otter Castro  Episode Mastered by Upwardly Creative Media LLC Upwardly Creative Media is exploring the cultural shifts which speed our minds, confuse our hearts, and deceive our ears with promises, goals, and manufactured conflicts. Upwardly Creative finds the valuable voices lying around the floor of YouTube and insular artist groups. UC works to amplify their messages by creating music, video, and voiceover production from the original video or 2D artwork. We call it getting Mashed Upwardly. https://upwardlycreative.com/ [https://upwardlycreative.com/]

Ep 6: The Dead Milkmen Interviews (Part 1) w/ John Ross Bowie (Rodney/Joe)

The Dead Milkmen is an American punk rock [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock] band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia]. Their original lineup consisted of vocalist and keyboardist Rodney Linderman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Linderman] ("Rodney Anonymous"), guitarist and vocalist Joe Genaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Genaro] ("Joe Jack Talcum"), bassist Dave Schulthise [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Schulthise] ("Dave Blood") and drummer Dean Sabatino [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dean_Sabatino] ("Dean Clean"). The band distinguished itself in the hardcore punk [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk] scene of the early 1980s through its jangly punk sound and sardonic humor delivered with thick Philadelphia accents [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_accent]. They attracted college radio attention with their 1985 debut album, Big Lizard in My Backyard [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Lizard_in_My_Backyard], and the song "Bitchin' Camaro [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitchin%27_Camaro]". Extensive touring and further releases helped the band garner an underground following. The band enjoyed international success on the strength of "Punk Rock Girl [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_Rock_Girl]", a single from their 1988 Beelzebubba [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beelzebubba] album which entered into MTV [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV] rotation.[1] After an ill-fated stint with major record label Hollywood Records [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Records], health problems and industry frustrations in the wake of their success led to the group's 1995 breakup. The group reunited in 2008, with Dan Stevens [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Stevens_(musician)] replacing the deceased Schulthise. In 2011, they released The King in Yellow [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_King_in_Yellow_(album)], their first studio album in 16 years. The band remained active thereafter, touring sporadically and releasing further records. Pre-Order the New Album and Get the Single Download "Grandpa's Not a Racist (He Just Voted for One)" Now! [https://thegivinggroove.limitedrun.com/products/737685] We're working with The Giving Groove label and they operates under a unique revenue model in which it pays artists 50 percent of all after-tax profit and donates the label’s remaining 50 percent to a music-related charity they select alongside each artist. The Milkmen have chosen to direct that revenue to Rock to the Future, a 501(c)3 organization that equips Philadelphia youth with life skills to support current and lifelong well-being through free, student-driven music programs. Learn More About Rock to the Future [https://rocktothefuture.org/] http://www.deadmilkmen.com/ [http://www.deadmilkmen.com/] https://www.instagram.com/deadmilkmenofficial/ [https://www.instagram.com/deadmilkmenofficial/] CREDITS Episode co-hosted by John Ross Bowie  John Ross Bowie is perhaps best known for playing recurring villain and fan favorite Barry Kripke on the international hit television show The Big Bang Theory.  He also recently co-starred as Minnie Driver’s husband, Jimmy DiMeo, on ABC’s “Speechless.” John has been appeared on the television shows Veep, Fresh off the Boat, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Brooklyn 99, CSI, and Glee, among many others, and in movies such as Road Trip, The Heat, He’s Just Not That Into You, The Santa Clause 3, Jumanji: The Next Level, and the cult hit What The Bleep Do We Know? Prior to his acting career, John was a contributing writer for the New York Press and has since written and developed television scripts at Fox, CBS, and Amazon. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Jamie Denbo and their two children and he thinks an author bio on a memoir is a real “hat-on-a-hat” situation. Check out John’s amazing memoir “No Job For A Man”  https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/No-Job-for-a-Man/John-Ross-Bowie/9781639362462 And check our John’s band (influenced by The Dead Milkmen)  I just saw them in NYC and they put in an amazing fun show!  https://open.spotify.com/album/3zf4zEuBRZbWgVwd7ve7m8?si=MYXTRWa7R8ujmF3HkjA-ZQ [https://open.spotify.com/album/3zf4zEuBRZbWgVwd7ve7m8?si=MYXTRWa7R8ujmF3HkjA-ZQ] Episode Mastered and Edited (Part One) by Upwardly Creative Media LLC Upwardly Creative Media is exploring the cultural shifts which speed our minds, confuse our hearts, and deceive our ears with promises, goals, and manufactured conflicts. Upwardly Creative finds the valuable voices lying around the floor of YouTube and insular artist groups. UC works to amplify their messages by creating music, video, and voiceover production from the original video or 2D artwork. We call it getting Mashed Upwardly. https://upwardlycreative.com/ [https://upwardlycreative.com/]

Ep 5: Kilynn Lunsford (Musician)

Philadelphia’s Kilynn Lunsford had been conceiving her first solo album since she was a young teen. Growing up through the MTV era of Missy Elliot, Timbaland and the Swing Mob collective, and drawn towards its “sometimes ridiculous, but overloaded” qualities, she found herself returning to that state of emerging adulthood when the moment for a solo record finally arose. Written over four years, drafted during long car rides from work, hewn out first thing in the morning or last thing at night ‘Custodians'…is Lunsford’s first work since the dissolution of her former project, noise-punk outfit Taiwan Housing Project in 2021. Being now uninhibited by the democratic needs of a band writing and jamming in the practise-room, choosing to ‘go solo’ liberated her song building process. While some arrangements would be hammered out for weeks, sometimes it was a loose, “off-the-cuff” take that could make the final cut: “Wanting to combine irreconcilable elements”, Lunsford explains, “we would set up for hours and then do one take, always allowing for the aleatoric to come through”. Embellishing this collage, more ornately still, are Lunsford’s caustic lyrics, packed as they are with a potent blood-stream of unflinching surrealism and discomfiting satire. Impacted by her experiences as Healthcare Union Organiser working through a pandemic, and as a sufferer of an autoimmune disorder with no healthcare coverage, a festering anger boils at the album’s core. ‘Custodians’ sits in this malicious context: the growth of right wing politics in the U.S; the emergence of authoritarian neoliberalism as an outgrowth of Third Way liberalism's fundamental inability to solve extreme economic inequality. Little wonder how, from all this, comes a record of commensurate disturbance, and brilliant intriguing.   https://evernever-records.bandcamp.com/album/custodians-of-human-succession [https://evernever-records.bandcamp.com/album/custodians-of-human-succession] https://www.instagram.com/kilynn.lunsford/ [https://www.instagram.com/kilynn.lunsford/] Hosted, Researched, and Edited by Richie Wexler  Songs used  Richie by BJ Snowden  https://bjsnowdenmusic.com/ [https://bjsnowdenmusic.com/] I Never Feel Alone (Instrumental) There Was a Light (Instrumental)  https://www.stephenbluhm.fun/ [https://www.stephenbluhm.fun/] Vintage Annals Arcvie Website  https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/ [https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/] Please support this project at Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive [https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/ [https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/] Interviewed and edited by Richie Wexler Sponsor For info on Risk Podcast https://www.risk-show.com [https://www.risk-show.com/]

Ep 4: Joseph A. Gervasi (Curator/Collector)

Ep 4: Joseph A. Gervasi (Conversations with Friends Series) Trigger Warning" This episode talks about some adult content such as Psychedelics for those that might be in recovery.      Ep 4: Joseph A. Gervasi   I have known Joseph for over 15 years and very glad to call him a friend. He has done so many amazing projects such as being a part owner in one of the best cult and horror based (all on film) screening organizations called Exhumed Films. He did  this amazing interview and archive project called "Loud, Fast Philly" (http://loudfastphilly.com [http://loudfastphilly.com/]) He also is an amazing collector and has such a wealth of knowledge of all things vinyl, films, books, and more. He's a perfect guest for us for all of these reasons. This is part of a series called "Conversations with Friends" which are edited very simple with the intention to make the listener feel like they are in the room just listening. It's not meant to have perfect sound or detailed editing, but a more loose style of documentary raw audio recording. To Follow Joesph go here.. https://www.instagram.com/josephagervasi/ [https://www.instagram.com/josephagervasi/]        More info on Vintage Annals Archive Podcast https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive-podcast.html [https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive-podcast.html] Website We have a ton of additional content on our website. https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/ [https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/] Please Support If you'd like to support this project please join our Patreon. We could really use support to keep this going! Special content, perks, and more! https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive [https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/ [https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/] Interviewed and edited by Richie Wexler Sponsor For info on Risk Podcast https://www.risk-show.com [https://www.risk-show.com/] Info on Kevin's coaching and such https://kevinallison.net [https://kevinallison.net/]

Episode 3: Gabe and Herbie *Trigger Warning - Suicide Content

*Trigger Warning - This episode mentions a suicide.  Episode 3: Gabe and Herbie. I have a talk with Gabriel Nathan who runs a unique suicide prevention out of an 60 year old Herbie VW. We talk about the dream the had as a young child, that he has now achieved, and came from seeing "The Love Bug" (on VHS) with his Aunt. And how the hell he bought his first Herbie car at age 14. This is a tough, but uplifting story, with a happy ending.     About Gabe and Herbie  Enter Gabriel Nathan, a mental health and suicide awareness advocate from the Philadelphia suburbs who drives a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle daily. Why is this car so important, you may ask? It’s because this specific Beetle is a replica of Herbie the Love Bug, the charming little car from the 1969 film “The Love Bug.” Nathan, who is a self-described “Herbie freak,” uses Herbie to attract attention to the these issues that plague humanity through the use of a rear window graphic, which reads “Drive out suicide, Stop suicide now,” as well as lists both the website www.DriveOutSuicide.org and the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Many people may not know this, but Herbie the Love Bug is the only car to ever attempt suicide in motion picture history. By knowing this, Nathan knew he had to use Herbie, a car that many people recognize and love, to draw attention to suicide awareness.  Article About Gabe    https://www.inquirer.com/life/herbie-the-love-bug-suicide-prevention-awareness-gabe-nathan-20191204.html [https://www.inquirer.com/life/herbie-the-love-bug-suicide-prevention-awareness-gabe-nathan-20191204.html] Short Film about Gabe and Herbie  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlQz0KDJJGg [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlQz0KDJJGg] This film and road-trip is being generously supported by: Bud Clayman, OC87 Recovery Diaries, The Community Foundation of New Jersey, Dr. Frank Campbell of Campbell & Associates LOSSteam Postvention Workshops & Training, and the Reel Mind Film Festival. More info on Vintage Annals Archive Podcast https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive-podcast.html [https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive-podcast.html] Website We have a ton of additional content on our website. https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/ [https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/] Please Support If you'd like to support this project please join our Patreon. We could really use support to keep this going! Special content, perks, and more! https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive [https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/ [https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/] Interviewed and edited by Richie Wexler Ep 13: Eddie Davis (Jewish Stories of Philadelphia) I met Eddie Davis in 1983 when he played my bar mitzvah. I am very proud to present this particular episode as I started this project as a way to share stories of old school Jewish musicians in Philadelphia. Eddie is the real deal and one of the most dynamic and talented musicians out there. We talk about how he got his start in music, working with Chubby Checker, knowing Dayrl Hall, and his infamous Tom Jones impersonation. Enjoy!     More info about Eddie at his website  http://www.eddiedavismusic.com [http://www.eddiedavismusic.com/] More info on Vintage Annals Archive Podcast https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive-podcast.html [https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/vintage-annals-archive-podcast.html] Website We have a ton of additional content on our website. https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/ [https://www.vintageannalsarchive.com/] Please Support If you'd like to support this project please join our Patreon. We could really use support to keep this going! Special content, perks, and more! https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive [https://www.patreon.com/VintageAnnalsArchive] Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/ [https://www.instagram.com/vintageannalsarchive/] Interviewed and edited by Richie Wexler Sponsor For info on Risk Podcast https://www.risk-show.com [https://www.risk-show.com/] Info on Kevin's coaching and such https://kevinallison.net [https://kevinallison.net/]