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The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastSeason 4 Ep. 91 Summertime and the Reading is Easy with Bookseller Sam Miller 5-26-21We are all about summer reading this week and Carmichael's Books bookseller extrordinaire Sam Miller gives us all kinds of ideas to make this a great reading season. Books mentioned-- 1- Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner 2- The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Delila Harris 3- All's Well by Mona Awad 4- Out of the Diaspora --Tragic Magic by Wesley Brown 5- Out of the Diaspora--Praisesong for the Widow by Paule Marshall 6- Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 7- The Giver of Stars by...2021-05-2658 min

Jams for ManEpisode #57 - Skeeter Thompson (Scream)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14507528.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Enoch "Skeeter" Thompson grew up in Bailey's Crossroads and got his first guitar as a reward from his baseball coach for pitching a no-hitter in the championship game. From there, he met Franz Stahl at school and his new friend helped him learn how to play that guitar. The two, along with Franz’s older brother Pete Stahl on vocals and Kent Stax on drums formed a band called Scream, inspired by the hardcore sound...2019-12-181h 33

Jams for ManEpisode #56 - Vivek Rangarajan (Death Waves)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14455885.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Vivek Rangarajan is the DJ and host of Death Waves, a call to all metallic heshers, greasy punx, industrial noisemongers, and synthwave junkies, on WGMU radio. D E A T H W A V E S is their mecca, presenting thick slabs of punishing audial assaults back to the roots of degeneracy, while looking towards our future doomsday. Listen live every Wednesday from 10-11:30PM at wgmuradio.com, radioflag.com/stations/iwgmu# and Mason Cable Channel 8.2.2019-11-1948 min

Jams for ManEpisode #55 - Mark Robinson (Unrest)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14439624.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Mark Robinson founded the indie band Unrest with Phil Krauth and Tim Moran while still attending Wakefield High in Arlington, VA. He started the label Teen Beat Records as a kind of lending library for the band's rehearsal tapes, as well as those of his friends' bands. Only one copy of each album existed and his classmates could borrow one for a few days.Their first public release was a compilation cassette called Extremism In the Defense...2019-11-111h 12

Jams for ManEpisode #54 - Dave Gilligan (Remission)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14403893.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> David Gilligan exploded out of the Reston hardcore scene and brought the principles he learned there of simplicity, honesty, and empowerment to far-flung locales such as a new scene in St. Augustine, Florida, Arizona, and even as a professor at Sterling College. He was the lead singer of three vital bands to the Reston scene: Knothead, Remission, and Avail, but has since grown as a musician, honing his vocals, developing his guitar playing, and even adding harmonica...2019-10-231h 00

Jams for ManEpisode #53 - Chris Henderson (xushots.com)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14387029.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Chris Henderson was active in the Northern Virginia and DC punk scene from 1987 thru 1999. He photographed over 80 bands, creating thousands of images. Most have never been published, though some grace albums by Scream, United Mutation, and the Suspects. He also published the D.C. Spotlight zine. He even did some background singing on tracks by Scream and Bullhead. The bands he photographed were Scream, Grey Matter, Shudder To Think, Bad Brains, Black Market Baby, Ignition, Fear, Bad...2019-10-141h 14

Jams for ManJams for Man - Episode #52 - Steve Francis, Patrick Best, Bill McDowell, and John Dugan (Indian Summer)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14353907.jpeg" alt="itunes pic" /> Late ‘80s Northern Virginia/DC area punk quartet Indian Summer recorded four songs with J. Robbins producing in Baltimore in 1989. Thirty years later, that four song session plus a demo are available on vinyl. Formed by four Virginia teens, Indian Summer was a staple of the Northern Virginia all-ages scene in 1988 and 1989, playing Merrifield Community Hall, Arlington Women’s Hall and many a punk house party, a Positive Force show at d.c. space, and some of...2019-09-261h 21

Jams for ManEpisode #51 - John Fox (United Mutation)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14337752.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> In the spring of 1981, guitarist John Fox started a protest band called Dark Self Image in Fairfax with his brother Jay on bass. In July 1982, the band recorded their first demo at Inner Ear Studios. Mike Brown became the singer and in October, they changed their name to United Mutation. The band was then featured on the record Mixed Nuts Don't Crack, a sampler that established them alongside other bands that would form their Northern Virginia cohort...2019-09-181h 03

Jams for ManEpisode #50 - Keith Robinson (Psychotic Symptoms)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14314748.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Keith Robinson never planned to start a band or be a musician, but somehow wound up in the middle of the Reston hardcore scene providing vocals for Psychotic Symptoms. He has vivid memories of playing Jam for Man, and shares those along with other recollections from house parties and garage shows of the time. He also went on to form the short-lived hardcore band Step Aside with Steve Sklarew again on guitar and Carter Blitch on drums...2019-09-061h 12

Jams for ManEpisode #49 - Mike Martzke (Lil Mike)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000-379x379+154+158_14296094.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Mike Martzke aka Lil Mike organized, promoted and emcee'd hundreds of concerts and nightclub events for bands including Sublime, Green Day, Fugazi, Rancid and many more. But before all that, he challenged the status quo in Reston with bands like Toolin' for Bovines and Jesus Freak. These early bands laid the groundwork for the Reston hardcore sound to come. And though he loved seeing live shows in DC at the time and had made many...2019-08-2759 min

Jams for ManJams for Man - Episode #48 - Chris Condayan (The Suspects)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14274712.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Chris Condayan aka Chris Suspect was fundamental in reigniting a passion for punk rock and hardcore in the area with his group The Suspects. He also played bass in various Northern Virginia bands such as Lickity Split, Spitfires United and VPR. He formed Torque Records to put out the Suspects first 7”, but then went on to put out almost twenty releases by numerous excellent bands from NOVA like Shoutbus, Positive State, and the Goons. He discovered a...2019-08-141h 12

Jams for ManJams for Man - Episode #47 - James BarryJames Barry started as a metalhead guitar shredder in Reston and became a world-renowned composer in New York, but views it all as music that comes from the same place. He should know, he has a PhD in composition and produced contemporary music concerts in New York City as artistic and managing director of Forecast Music for five seasons. Recently, he has been composing and producing experimental opera with inspiration ranging from Carrie Nation to Colonel Sanders. This is a long way from the Reston hardcore scene of the late 80s with the band Militia and the Tampa metal scene...2019-08-0558 min

Jams for ManEpisode #45 - Julie Jonas (VFW 9274)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14222375.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Julie Jonas discovered chaotic music and her own identity after growing up as one of ten kids in Southern California. She learned to play bass from her two older brothers and studied violin, but really connected to music through the bands playing the Sterling Community Center after moving to Virginia. However, a chance encounter with an old friend at community college led her to managing VFW 9274 and getting younger veterans there by booking metal and hardcore shows...2019-07-151h 02

Jams for ManEpisode #44 - Sean Flanagan, Griffin Low, Chris Castro, and Kurtis Kunkel(The Firnats)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14210616.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> The Firnats consist of four friends from Reston, VA: Sean Flanagan on guitar and vocals, Griffin Low on bass, Kurtis Kunkel on drums, and Chris Castro on guitar. They formed in late 2015 when Flanagan was still in high school and jamming with his buddy Aaron Pirnat, from which the group gets their name. The Firnats take a lot of inspiration from the alternative bands of the 90's and 2000's such as Weezer, Pavement, Cage the Elephant, and...2019-07-121h 19

Jams for ManEpisode #43 - Davis White (Repercussion)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_14137572.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Davis White got started playing live music late but more than made up for it. Once introduced to UK Subs by a neighbor, he bought a drum kit off a co-worker and started the band Media Disease. After appearing on the Mixed Nuts Don’t Crack compilation with the likes of Nuclear Crayons and United Mutation, they put out their first self-titled album in 1982. This then led to an eight month stint in the crossover metal-meets-hardcore band...2019-06-301h 34

Jams for ManEpisode #42 - Lilly Menard, Benjamin Tankersly, and Andy Gale (Dead As Dillinger)Named for a line in Reservoir Dogs, this trio from Arlington, VA with Lilly Menard on bass and vocals, Benjamin Tankersly on guitar and vocals, and Andy Gale on drums made post-punk rock music reminiscent of Sonic Youth and the Smiths. They released only one official cassette EP, Trigger Happy, in 1995 on Victrola Records, the label run by Billups Allen (later called Generalissimo.) Tankersly and Gale later went on to play with Allen in Virginia's answer to the Minutemen, Shoutbus! Meanwhile, Menard joined Allen's bandmate from Ugly, drummer Chuck Campbell, in Monsoon. Dead As Dillinger also recorded a second unreleased...2019-06-221h 23

Jams for ManEpisode #41 - Ron Winters Jr. (Branch Manager)Ron Winters Jr. formed Branch Manager with Dave Allen on bass and Derrick Decker on drums in 1990. They went on to sign with Dischord Records and become the torchbearers for post-hardcore Reston. They released a self-titled debut in 1995 and Anything Tribal, their second and acclaimed final LP, recorded with the help of Ian Mackaye and Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios, in 1997. Winters discovered a talent for writing young as the son of a schoolteacher. When added to his newfound dexterity on guitar and inspiration from 70s rock radio and the suburban landscape around him, Winters started to write songs...2019-06-041h 00

Jams for ManEpisode #39 - Sam Gunderson (Crunchy Water)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13784184.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Sam Gunderson is one of Reston's original guitar heroes. His knowledge of music and love of grooves allows him to navigate easily between blues, rock, hip-hop, go-go, and more. Gunderson grew up listening to Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Randy Rhoads, while also learning at the feet of other local legends such as Jon Rustad and Mike Davis of The Iceboxers and Joe Lawlor of Egypt. Gunderson jammed with keyboardist David Linsenmayer early on in elementary...2019-05-1450 min

Jams for ManEpisode #38 - Pat Kennedy (Hostile Environment/Remission)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13711742.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Pat Kennedy started the band Hostile Environment at age fourteen after first discovering punk rock through bands like Black Flag and Dead Kennedys and then listening to Teen Idles and thinking that he could have a band like that. Hostile Environment skated and played every party they could in Reston. They also put out a demo tape called Rite to Me in 1988. They were one of the first Reston hardcore bands and paved the way for many...2019-05-081h 12

Jams for ManEpisode #36 - Barry Cover (JarHead)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000-559x559+17+0_13613501.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Barry Cover has played drums in a lot of bands, from Northern Virginia to Richmond. He started out playing Jam for Man with a band called Lake Cocytus, moved on to gigs with JarHead at the local spots like Music Store and Dharma Coffee House, then branching out to Asylum, Memory Lane, and the Loft. When he moved to RVA, he was in high demand, joining Wiseacre, Dimestore Hoods, and Wheelbite. Later, he continued his...2019-04-241h 02

Jams for ManEpisode #33 - AndyK interviewed by Derek Douglas<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13409218.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Andy Keiler hosts this show but, for those that aren't familiar with his music, has also put out almost 50 albums as AndyK. Born in Reston, VA, he grew up in a musical family obsessed with record collecting. He started playing piano and keyboards at age 5 and took up guitar at 14. After attending Jam for Man and numerous shows in DC, he formed his own funk rock band called Blotter Otter with Mike Tarr and Dennis Hoy. In...2019-03-191h 39

Jams for ManEpisode #32 - Zack Larkin and Aaron Platt (Sun Monkeys)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13350761.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Sun Monkeys played a blend of rock, go-go, jazz, hip-hop, and punk that was, "funkier than James Brown's socks." This group spawned out of a jam session by kids that went to both South Lakes and Osbourn Park High Schools in Northern Virginia, and the lineup that recorded their landmark album, Brotherhood, featured Zack Larkin on vocals, Aaron Platt on bass, Thomas Brady on guitar, and Pete Van Allen on drums. They went through many...2019-03-052h 01

Jams for ManEpisode #31 - Mike Webb (US Navy Band Sea Chanters/Gonzo's Nose)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13286335.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Mike Webb got encouragement as a singer in elementary school chorus, earned a prestigious award for choir in middle school, and basically taught himself to play piano and guitar through high school and college. After studying music at JMU and starring in an a cappella group there, he went on to Nashville after graduation, but didn’t find his calling until he returned to the DC area. There, he tried out and was accepted into the US...2019-02-201h 07

Jams for ManEpisode #30 - Tim Murphy (DJ Redbees)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13258076.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Tim Murphy started out playing jazz trumpet, moved on to hardcore punk and played drums in several noise rock groups, before learning to mix house and techno with his Chuck Street Players crew. He took the name DJ Redbees from an article about some Brooklyn-based insects that may or may not have been getting high off maraschino juice and weed. After moving back to Massachusetts and making hip hop and some jazz with Alan Boyer’s Hyperphonix...2019-02-111h 01

Jams for ManEpisode #29 - Chris Jackson (The Vehicle Birth)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13236058.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Chris Jackson liked to play guitar riffs at an early age, from the Peter Gunn theme to Day Tripper, and made a musical career out of them with the rock band The Vehicle Birth and later Cracktorch. He opened the Dharma Coffee House in Fairfax with his friend Christian Yavorsk years before anybody in the area heard of Starbucks in order to have a place that served great coffee like they did in Europe, but also to...2019-01-311h 18

Jams for ManEpisode #28 Mike Davis (Pudwak)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13219451.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Mike Davis learned guitar from his neighbor Steve Niles, who went on to play in Gray Matter, and formed his first band, Pudwak, with Sean Philpotts and Dave Allen, who later played in Branch Manager. They recorded one cassette album with Mike Clayberg from Malefice. They then added Davis White, also of Malefice and later Repercussion, on drums, renamed themselves Foundation, and recorded two albums with Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios. Mike went on to work...2019-01-221h 02

Jams for ManEpisode #27 - Beau Butler (AVAIL)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13202398.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Beau Butler aka Beau Beau started out as a guitarist in the Reston band Hostile Environment but joined AVAIL just before they moved to Richmond. He became their self-described cheerleader, go-go dancer, and tour manager, though others have referred to him as a hype man. He told me, “I don’t like playing music. I like jumping around screaming.” It seems that he’s been doing that at punk rock shows since his first Corrosion of Conformity...2019-01-1353 min

Jams for ManEpisode #25 - Nathan Crouch (Lugnut)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13159271.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Nathan Crouch formed the band Lugnut with Marc Williams on vocals, Brian Ballard on bass, David Swartz on the other guitar, and a series of drummers, Clay Wells, Zack Stanley, and finally Barney Rubble (né Jeff Robinson). They worked with some great producers and studios along the way, from Christian Quick and Stillness Sound, to Inner Ear Studios, and finally Jeff Juliano. Their 7”, Lugnutty Buddy, was released by Victrola Records thanks to label head Billups Allen. They...2018-12-161h 17

Jams for ManJams for Man - Episode #20 - Jason Hamacher (Frodus)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000-389x389+84+0_13085143.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Jason Hamacher moved from Florida to Fairfax County, excited to be there because of a reference from a Scream album and its proximity to Minor Threat and the DC hardcore scene. He met Shelby Cinca on a Christian retreat and a video of him shirtless, banging out a Sepultura song sealed the deal of securing a spot in his band. This launched them on a ten-year odyssey of touring around the world and recording with...2018-11-051h 25

Jams for ManEpisode #19 - Jayson Capps, Kelly Medford, & Josh Neall (Bubble Jug)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13065153.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Along with bands like Frodus, Lugnut, and Kidskin Conduction, Bubble Jug played loud, experimental, and intense shows in and around the Chantilly, VA area. The lineup consisted of Dave Cleary and Kelly Medford sharing lead vocals, Scott Hawkins on bass, Jayson Capps on guitar, Josh Neall on drums, and the late Nathan Maddox on saxophone and everything else. Bubble Jug followed in the footsteps of bands as diverse as Nation of Ulysses, Bikini Kill, Born Against, and...2018-10-241h 32

Jams for ManEpisode #18 - Dave Stone (Enough)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000-250x250+0+24_13023937.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Dave Stone grew up in North Reston, incrementally inching towards punk from a pretty early age thanks to the Clash and the movie D.O.A. He started his first band K.I.D. (Kids In Dispute) before any of them really knew how to play, and he went on to form or join at least nine more bands, including: FSA, Enough, Infusion, All Fall Down, Porch Mob, VPR, Nervous Impulse, BSR, and finally his...2018-10-011h 25

Jams for ManEpisode #17 - Ananda Burke (Doubt)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_13012640.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Ananda Burke just got back from Punk Rock Holiday in Slovenia, part of his first-ever European tour with his band Head Honcho. However, thirty years before that, he played guitar in the band Doubt at Jam for Man, DC Space, and parties around Reston. Ananda learned important lessons from the music scene in Northern Virginia that he shares with us here and takes with him as he works on the next album with his band. For more...2018-09-2453 min

Another Wasted HourThe Tin Can and String IncidentGuest Andy Keiler hosts and produces a weekly podcast called, Jams 4 Man, which dives in the musical history of Northern Virginia through the late 80s and early 90s. Check out his podcast at http://jams4man.podomatic.com Then jump aboard the latest craze, and take a little wasp killer with your meth! Because how else could anyone enjoy this show? Slap on some googly eyes, and lather on the Drakkar Noir for this week's episode of Another Wasted Hour.2018-09-1559 min

Jams for ManEpisode #16 - Carter Blitch (Knothead)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_12996919.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Carter Blitch got a subscription to Thrasher magazine for his twelfth birthday, and the first issue he received had a feature on the band JFA. Little did he know that years later, he would become the drummer for this very band, skating and playing punk rock with them across Europe and the U.S. Carter had come a long way from his first band, the Golden Beat, named for his children's drum set, and Knothead, his Reston...2018-09-141h 13

Jams for ManEpisode #15 - Steve Bidwell (Hard Proof)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_12983102.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Steve Bidwell has lived in West Virginia, Ghana, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, New York, and Austin, and adding to his drum repertoire, which includes playing with The Calm Blue Sea, Hard Proof, Brownout, and Black Pumas. Steve can play anything and everything on drums, from afrobeat and go-go, to dixieland jazz and western swing, making him in demand as a session musician and touring drummer. However, he got his start in Reston, VA, and credits the multitude of...2018-09-061h 06

Jams for ManEpisode #14 - Mike Walker (DJ Mike Brie)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_12968644.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Mike Walker, born and raised in Alexandria, VA, and the son of two amateur-musician parents, trained to play classical piano and church organ but instead went on to acclaim as the US DMC champion in 2006. This episode features some of his epic DJ battles as well as his jam session with legendary turntablist, DJ Qbert. Not to be pigeonholed, Mike also talks about his time in church choir, neighborhood musicals, battle of the bands, creating computer-programmed tracker...2018-08-281h 38

Jams for ManEpisode #11 - Jerry Barrett (L.D.Kids)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_12937612.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Jerry Barrett moved to Reston from Seattle and found a toehold in the Northern Virginia music scene in Guitar Lab at South Lakes. He formed a high school band and played some shows, but became a professional musician when he dropped out to tour, opening for Wrathchild America. This launched a career in music that led him to play with the likes of HR from Bad Brains, Dave Byers, and Corrosion of Conformity Blind. His Reston hardcore...2018-08-081h 33

Jams for ManEpisode #9 - Serge Goon (The Goons)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_12916147.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Serge grew up in Vienna, one of three brown kids in his classes, learning to distrust the hypocrisy of the system and preparing to destroy it from behind enemy lines. He found his true calling at shows in the old 9:30 Club and the Reston hardcore scene. After a brief stint in art school in Richmond, he returned to form the Goons, and performed with that band for over a decade, playing shows with all the bands he...2018-07-251h 13

Jams for ManEpisode #8 - Matt Kozlowski (Hostile Environment)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000-593x593+0+0_12905373.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Matt Kozlowski grabbed a bass from his dad and teamed up with his best friend to start one of the first Reston hardcore bands in 1986. After becoming obsessed with DC groups like Dag Nasty and Rites of Spring, they added a singer with a scream like one of his heroes, Ian MacKaye, and a guitarist more familiar with classic rock than punk. One of the first songs they wrote featured the band’s name, Hostile...2018-07-181h 16

Jams for ManEpisode #6 - Spookey Ruben (Transilience)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000_12883268.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Spookey Ruben grew up in Germany and the Netherlands, listening to thrash metal demo tapes from America. He moved to Reston as a young teen and experienced the culture shock of trying to assimilate into the punk and hardcore scene there and in DC that he’d only read about in magazines. It was at this time that he received his nickname "Spooky", a result of his high-school friends teasing him about his appearance with...2018-07-0350 min

Jams for ManEpisode #5 - Brien Stewart (AVAIL)<img src="https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/e1/44/04/amkeiler7650482/3000x3000-398x398+0+8_12874233.jpg" alt="itunes pic" /> Brien Stewart formed AVAIL in 1988 with Joe Banks, Doug Crosby, and Mikey Warstler. He and his bandmates had the idea to put on a concert featuring bands from the burgeoning local scene, and with the support of his bandmate’s mom, Patty Warstler--who ran the local Youth Club--put on the first Jam for Man concert. After the band moved to Richmond in 1990 and his good friend, Andy Wells, died tragically in a drunk-driving accident, Brien...2018-06-271h 02

The Comics AlternativeEpisode 240: A Publisher Spotlight on Koyama PressTime Codes: 00:00:26 - Introduction 00:02:17 - Listener tweets! 00:08:18 - Interview with Annie Koyama 00:31:51 - You & a Bike & a Road 00:50:09 - Sunburning 01:07:19 - Crawl Space 01:24:45 - Condo Heartbreak Disco 01:38:05 - Volcano Trash 01:50:13 - So Pretty/Very Rotten 02:03:14 - Wrap up 02:04:18 - Contact us For this week's review episode the Two Guys with PhDs turn a critical spotlight on Koyama Press and its spring 2017 releases. They devoted an entire episode to Koyama a couple of years ago, but this season there are just so many great titles coming out from the press that the guys wanted to look at al...2017-05-1700 min

The Comics AlternativeEpisode 219: Review of Best American Comics 2016 Time Codes: 00:01:30 - Introduction 00:03:21 - News and updates 00:12:05 - Best American Comics 2016 01:07:29 - Wrap up 01:08:37 - Contact us Every year the Two Guys with PhDs use the final two episodes of the year as a respective, a look back at some of the best comics out there. Next week they'll release their own favorites of the past twelve months, but for this, their penultimate show of the year, Andy and Derek discuss what others consider outstanding. The 2016 volume Best American Comics, edited by cartoonist Roz Chast (and with series editor Bill Kartalopoulos), includes thir...2016-12-2100 min