The Electric Theater with Clown

After mentioning his love for Genghis Tron on a previous podcast, clown and founding member Hamilton Jordan connect for an in-depth conversation about the band’s cult classic ‘Board Up The House’ and what it’s been like to come back to music after stepping away for more than a decade.

The founder of Hollister Cannabis Co. details the collaboration of Clown Cannabis and emphasizes the medicinal qualities of the flower. Addressing the continued stigma pertaining to the plant, Saling reveals the personal experiences that convinced him of the obvious health benefits and inspired him to invest in the industry as a means of truly helping people holistically.

The latest episode of clown's conversation series features a discussion rooted in mentorship as the veteran shares a lifetime of rock wisdom with the emerging frontman. 0:00 - Bourbon & Festivals 4:00 - clown's son, Simon turned him onto Knocked Loose 6:10 - Garris shares how the band settled on their name 7:14 - The Grateful Dead's song and cover band named "Slipknot. Slipknot attempted to change their name to Pig System - which didn't go over well 9:02 - 'You don't want a band name that's hard to tell people in the airport or to your grandma." 10:00 - MELD 11:10 - Common Ground in welding 12:20 - Louisville Slugger rejects 15:15 - Metal & hardcore to create something heavy 17:10 - Freedom on genre 20:50 - Label relationships 23:00 - Gojira 26:52 - Slipknot Staying Active 33:22 - The family life trade-off 43:20 - "Don't forget, you don't have to play the game." 51:40 - "Slipknot has to be dysfunctional to be functional" 55:59 - World of Warcraft to Fortnite 1:06:30 - Self-preservation in touring 1:11:43 - Social Media

The metal icon shares the start of his latest project, Go Ahead and Die, with his son Igor Amadeus, revisits the lasting impact of Sepultura, and emphasizes that his love for the music is as strong as ever. 0:00 - First meeting Keepsake 2:45 - Significance of personal gifts and explains that when Dana Wells passed, Ozzy actually gave Max a crucifix 5:00 - Being a Family Man Rockstar 10:00 - Defying the cliche of rock n roll debauchery 11:45 - Max confides he and Igor went 10 years without speaking 13:35 - Go Ahead and Die 17:30 - Spending time in a Brazilian jail with his son 21:15 - Paul Gray's influence introducing the bigger picture of metal to Clown 25:50 - Clown confirms Slipknot is the process of recording 29:14 - The inaugural Kerrang! 'Best Band In the World' that happened that led to broken glass to flipped over tables and napkins being lit on fire 35:00 - Soulfly buries their tapes while recording with Ross Robinson with Chino from Deftones as a witness 40:43 -Recording Chaos A.D. at Rockfield Studios in Wales, the same place that Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen and legends like Black Sabbath recorded 42:29 - Korn & Indigo Ranch 47:18 - The purity of the music 49:18 - Max doesn't haven't a cell phone 50:18 - Connecting Conversations 54:13 - clown's family 55:32 - Earning your own stripes 1:04:45 - Best compliment: "music got me through a rough part of my life." 1:06:18 - Max's U2 Influence #TheElectricTheater​​​​​​​​ #MaxCavalera #Sepultura #Soulfly #CavaleraConspiracy #KillerBeKilled #GoAheadAndDie

Planetary scientist Tom Wagner and clown discuss how research and planning are helping humanity find new and exciting ways to combat global problems in 2021. 0:00 – Tom Wagner: studying melting poles, volcanos both on Earth and Mars and deciding new missions to explore the solar system. 5:43 – Climate Change Issues 12:41 – CO2 Emissions 14:39 – Rising sea levels, changing weather patterns, the decimation of crops in weather specific regions 16:39 – Solutions 23:58 – Humanity isn’t at critical mass yet, but we are getting there. 26:10 – NASA Isolation Rooms 29:19 – The Science Behind Veiled Antartica (Truth is always stranger than fiction) 41:23 – Bigfoot 44:15 – The Role of Science 53:50 – Wagner's "off time" 54:41 – The Future