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60 Minutes or less - A podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast60 Minutes or less - BONUS - A/S/L: Raygun Busch (Chat Pile)Welcome to ’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast. It’s a special episode break for us - our first bonus episode - as we welcome back Raygun Busch, vocalist in noisy Oklahoma outfit Chat Pile!Originally appearing on the podcast for Episode 21, Raygun returns for what is a regular feature on Birthday Cake For Breakfast - ‘a/s/l’ - which is basically one of those ‘How much is a pint of milk?’ endeavours you used to find in magazines. Head-scratching questions that are the same every time. The latest Cha...
2025-04-1826 min
Here Come the Details: A Screen Show with Josh FademRaygun Busch: TAPE PILE 3Josh Fadem and Raygun Busch were unavailable so friends of the show Garrett Claxton and Ray Busler filled in along with their rich friend Chip, for another episode of THE TAPE PILE.TAPE PILE 3:In this episode, Gare and Ray discuss the rare tape The Emerald Forest, and the recurring themes in the films of John Boorman; After Dark, My Sweet, 90s desert Neo-noir, and the adaptations of Jim Thompson's writing; and the audacity of Michael Ritchie's panned present day pirate Michael Caine starrer, The Island. Plus Chip brags about his chokeholds and gets a tough love PSA about...
2025-04-141h 06
Here Come the Details: A Screen Show with Josh FademRaygun Busch: THE TAPE PILE #2Once again our guest Raygun Busch of Chat Pile had to reschedule. Josh's friend Garrett and Raygun's cousin Ray stepped in for a discussion of VHS from their storage unit. Chip gets to run security and acts smug as shit cuz he thinks he's badass but he's not.Garrett and Ray discuss VHS releases of wayward youth films such as Walter Bannert's The Inheritors, Agnes Merlet's Son of the Shark, plus Julio Medem's The Red Squirrel, Zhang Yimou's Raise the Red Lantern, and the Cinema Du Look kickoff film Jean Jacques Beineix's Diva.
2025-02-241h 00
The Dan Barrett ShowExploring The Lyrical World of Chat Pile with Raygun Busch, Part 2Continuing the conversation from the last episode with Raygun Busch from the band Chat Pile, you will get to know what it feels like to play your first live show opening for a big name. Dan and Raygun will share stories from Raygun's journey in music, the magic behind their live performances, and the creative pressures of writing new hits. Tune in for an episode filled with stories, inspiration, and behind-the-scenes insights. Show Highlights: Finding the right combination of people for a band [01:46] Just doing vocals versus playing guitar and singing [02:28] The s...
2025-02-0526 min
The Soundsphere Magazine Podcast“This is all so fleeting”: Chat Pile talk Empathy, Success, and Upcoming ProjectsWhen Stin (bass) spoke with Soundsphere in June 2024, the band were preparing for a highly-anticipated set at Outbreak Festival. Now, in the run-up to a 3 month tour spanning North America and Europe, Soundsphere is joined by Luther Manhole (guitar) and Raygun Busch (vocals). Contrary to his name, Manhole joins the Zoom call in what looks like a cozy home studio. Then comes Busch, right on time, adjusting his vertical iPhone frame as he moves from one room to another.
While Cap’n Ron (drums) remains MIA, Stin is busy mixing and mastering the band’s upcoming collaborative proje...
2025-01-3155 minThe Dan Barrett ShowExploring The Lyrical World of Chat Pile with Raygun Busch, Part 1Today, Dan is joined by Raygun Bush from Chat Pile. We'll explore how Raygun turns everyday fears into compelling lyrics and discover the artistic influences behind their mesmerizing new album, "Cool World." From childhood film obsessions to the band's creative process, this episode offers a rare peek into the mind of a standout lyricist in the heavy music scene. For a unique perspective on art and personal fulfillment, listen now! Show Highlights: Striking the Apollonian and Dynasian balance [02:10] Where does the writing process happen? [08:15] Learn about the steps of an artist's creative pr...
2025-01-2931 min
Here Come the Details: A Screen Show with Josh FademRaygun Busch: THE TAPEPILE 1Josh acknowledges the passing of the legend David Lynch. Due to unforeseen circumstances Josh and Chat Pile’s Raygun Busch were unable to attend this taping. In lieu of a critical film discussion with them, Josh’s childhood friend Garrett and Raygun’s cousin Ray sit in with a thoughtful discussion about storage unit VHS tapes in Here Come the Details’ first edition of “The Tape Pile.”
2025-01-201h 11
Death By MoviesE.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and Why We Need MoviesSend us a textHappy 2025! All things must end, and Death By Movies says farewell and rings in the new year with a mammoth, star-studded celebration of one of the most emotionally impactful movies of all time - Steven Spielberg's E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - and why we need movies, both individually and culturally.Thank you all so much for listening to and supporting the show. Talk movies with the people you love - there's nothing better in the world.00:00 - Intro and waxing poetic.21:24 - Chat Pile frontman Raygun Busch...
2025-01-016h 36
The First Ever Podcast226: The First Ever Holiday SpecialTo celebrate the holidays, Jeremy brings on past guests to ask them holiday specific FIRST questions. Guests include: Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, Raygun Busch of Chat Pile, Pierce Jordan of Soul Glo, Chris Farren, Michael Bingham of Spiritual Cramp, Missy Dabice of Mannequin Pussy, Barry Johnson of Joyce Manor, Bryan Garris of Knocked Loose, Geoff Rickly of Thursday, and Billy Werner of Saetia. SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON for bonus episodes, content, and to support the show! Follow the show on INSTAGRAM and The Website Formerly Known as Twitter
2024-12-251h 15
60 Minutes or less - A podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast60 Minutes or less - Episode 21 - Raygun Busch (Chat Pile)’60 Minutes or less’ - the podcast from Birthday Cake For Breakfast - returns for episode twenty one we’re delighted to welcome the brilliantly named Raygun Busch, vocalist in noisy Oklahoma outfit Chat Pile!With nightmarish music videos to compliment their harsh brand of noise rock, Chat Pile have picked up quite a lot of steam in their home country and throughout Europe off the back of releasing their gnarly debut ’God's Country’ in 2022.In October 2024, Chat Pile released their hotly tipped new album, ‘Cool World’ (via The Flenser), a record described on the pages of B...
2024-10-2248 minDeath By MoviesThe Unholy Trinity - Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and Halloween with Raygun BuschSend us a textSpooky season rolls right along with the Unholy Trinity - Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho, Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and John Carpenter's Halloween!Raygun Busch (frontman of Chat Pile!) stops by to dive into three stabbing movies that are all in conversation with each other.Psycho hit theaters in 1960, scaring the shit out of audiences across America, suggesting that maybe the kids were not all right. A decade and a half later come the children of Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Halloween, on a different side...
2024-10-142h 19
Ghost Cult Magazine PodcastPODCAST: Episode 577 - Chat Pile Discusses Their New Album "Cool World" and a Deep Dive Into Their Influences with Tom OsmanIn this episode, Ghost Cult's Tom Osman interviews 3/4 of Oklahoma City's sludgey musical chameleons Chat Pile! Their second full-length album "Cool World" is out soon via The Flenser label! Tom chatted with the band about how local global political factors inspire the band, how they create songs, how they tried to level up from their debut "God's Country," and much more!
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2024-10-0934 min
Getting It OutChat Pile (Raygun Busch)CHAT PILE will release their third album, Cool World, this week in cooperation with The Flenser. Vocalist Raygun Busch discusses making the record, living in Oklahoma, starting fires, seeing the world, and more.Buy Cut & Paste - The American Hardcore Fanzine Book HERE.Music by:The TriceratopsChat PileSleepbombIntro music by:Hot ZonePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/GettingitoutpodcastEmail: dan@gettingitout.netWebsite: http://gettingitout.net/Instagram: @getting_it_out_podcast
2024-10-091h 01Death By MoviesFriday the 13th with Raygun BuschSend us a textRaygun Busch, frontman of Chat Pile and lover of all things Jason Voorhees, stops by to celebrate and interrogate the Friday the 13th franchise and tell the world and God WHY IT RULES.Sean S. Cunningham's Friday the 13th doesn't exist without John Carpenter's Halloween, but what did the saga of Jason Voorhees and his vengeful mother actually help codify for mainstream audiences in a way no other slasher had at that point?Raygun delves into the behind the scenes history of the franchise and bares all about why...
2024-09-133h 29
Music For The New RevolutionEpisode 39: Poverty (Part 1)On the newest episode of Music for the New Revolution, Oberlin College guest host and intern Rory Gielty covers the multifaceted topic of poverty. The music choices from a variety of genres, locations, and perspectives illustrate how there’s not just one way to be poor– everyone’s struggles are unique, but there is quite a lot of common ground as well. Song topics and conversations range from the cycle of poverty and crime to sweatshop labor and homelessness. Interviews and guests include Stin and Raygun Busch from Chat Pile, and Walker Prince (Oberlin College, ‘27). Musical artists include BB King, Fort Min...
2024-01-2948 min
Movie Night ExtravaganzaEpisode 181: Wes Craven's New Nightmare with Raygun BuschForrest, J. Andrew World, Conan Neutron, and Kristina Oakes are joined by Raygun Busch of @chatpileband to talk about Wes Craven's New Nightmare #FreddyKrueger #WesCraven #nightmareonelmst #nightmare #horror #robertenglund Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends dropped a split LP with Lung neutronfriends.bandcamp.com Chat Pile is going on tour https://chatpile.net/shows
2023-10-252h 04
Across the PyuniverseEP 12 - Live from Oblivion Access [BONUS]A second addendum to season one of Across the Pyuniverse — this time a live transmission from the Oblivion Access festival in Austin, Texas. Join hosts Raygun Busch, Luther Manhole, and Bryan Manning as they visit filming locations from Dazed and Confused with Captain Ron and the gas station from Texas Chainsaw Massacre in nearby Bastrop.
2023-08-2733 min
Across the PyuniverseEP 11 - Live from Roadburn 2023 [BONUS]A chaotic bonus episode of Across the Pyuniverse recorded live at the 2023 edition of Roadburn in which Raygun Busch, Luther Manhole, and Bryan Manning wander the streets of Tilburg, NL speaking to guests old and new about their love of movies.
2023-08-201h 21
Across the PyuniverseEP 10 - That's a Wrap (on Season One)Luther Manhole, Bryan Manning, and Raygun Busch summarize their journey Across the Pyuniverse. Season one has come to an end, but the Pyuniverse is eternal.
2023-08-1359 min
Across the PyuniverseEP 9 - Brain Smasher with Kathryn MohrOn the penultimate episode of the series, Bryan Manning, Luther Manhole and Raygun Busch explain who Andrew Dice Clay is to Kathryn Mohr. It's time to talk about Brain Smasher... A Love Story, Pyun's underrated 1993 ninja extravaganza set in Portland, Oregon. This episode was edited by Tim Crisp.
2023-08-061h 21
Across the PyuniverseEP 8 - Kickboxer 2 with Tim MacugaTim Macuga is in the studio with Raygun Busch, Bryan Manning, and Luther Manhole to discuss Pyun's pièce de résistance, Kickboxer 2: The Road Back. This episode was edited by Tim Crisp.
2023-07-301h 22
Across the PyuniverseEP 7 - Dollman with Harry CantwellThe legendary Harry Cantwell is in the house to discuss the arrival of a thirteen inch tall man in the Bronx with Luther Manhole, Bryan Manning, and Raygun Busch. This episode was edited by Tim Crisp.
2023-07-231h 11
Across the PyuniverseEP 6 - Arcade with Carson PaceCarson Pace of the Callous Daoboys convenes with Bryan Manning, Luther Manhole, and Raygun Busch to discuss Arcade, Albert Pyun's 1993 virtual reality magnum opus. This episode was edited by Tim Crisp.
2023-07-161h 06
Across the PyuniverseEP 5 - Nemesis with George ClarkeCops are animals. George Clarke joins Raygun Busch, Bryan Manning, and Luther Manhole to talk about Nemesis, Albert Pyun's 1992 masterpiece. This episode was edited by Tim Crisp.
2023-07-091h 05
Across the PyuniverseEP 4 - Alien from LA with Alice JacksonAlice Jackson of Elizabeth Colour Wheel joins Luther Manhole, Raygun Busch, and Bryan Manning for an in-depth discussion of Albert Pyun's misunderstood subterranean epic, Alien from LA.
2023-07-021h 29
Across the PyuniverseEP 3 - Cyborg with Randall TaylorBryan Manning, Luther Manhole, and Raygun Busch speak with Randall Taylor of Amulets about Pyun's influential 1989 Jean-Claude Van Damme vehicle, Cyborg.
2023-06-251h 12
The New SceneEpisode 180: Raygun Busch of Chat PileKeith sits down with Raygun Busch to discuss growing up in Oklahoma City, early musical influences, how modern movies aren't very good, Raygun's early work in music, the formation of Chat Pile, the early days of the band, signing with The Flenser, the band's breakthrough 2022 LP "God's Country", composing the soundtrack for the film "Tenkiller", Raygun's acting work, what's next for Chat Pile and more.
Keith also recaps The Darling Fire's recent tour with Spotlights.
2023-06-191h 27
Across the PyuniverseEP 2 - Captain America 1990 with Thom WasluckThom Wasluck of Planning for Burial joins Raygun Busch, Bryan Manning, and Luther Manhole to talk about Albert Pyun’s classic 1990 adaptation of Captain America, which stars Matt Salinger the son of author JD Salinger.
2023-06-181h 08
Across the PyuniverseEP 1 - The Sword and the Sorcerer with Zen ZsigoLuther Manhole, Raygun Busch, and Bryan Manning welcome their first guest, Zen Zsigo of Cremation Lily, for a lively discussion of Albert Pyun’s debut film, The Sword and the Sorcerer from 1982.
2023-06-111h 08
100 Words Or Less: The PodcastRaygun Busch from Chat PileI don't think I have been more floored by a band in recent memory than I was with Chat Pile and their LP "God's Country" as it combined all of the elements of experimental metal/punk/hardcore in a perfect stew of discontent. Raygun Busch is the vocalist of the Oklahoma City band and we discussed his passion for film, his involvement in drama and debate in high school and supporting your local scene. Get to know him and his band if you don't already! Buy Podcast Merch Here Theme Song by Tapestry Gold
2023-06-071h 07
Across the PyuniverseEP 0 - Radioactive DreamsWelcome to the Pyuniverse! On this inaugural episode Raygun Busch, Luther Manhole, and Bryan Manning introduce the podcast and dive head first into the world of Albert Pyun by way of his second film, Radioactive Dreams.
2023-06-0458 min
2023-06-0201 min
Movie Night ExtravaganzaEpisode 159: Desperado with Raygun BuschWe are joined by Raygåun Busch from Chat Pile to talk about Robert Rodriguez's Desperado. The second part in the Mexico Trilogy. Situated in between El Mariachi, which was Robert Rodriguez's $7000 award-winning debut film... and Once Upon a Time in Mexico which was $29 Million and had Johnny Depp in a lead role shot right before the SAG strike in 2002. Desperado was Robert Rodriguez's first film with a famous cast, including Antonio Banderas, Steve Buscemi, Cheech Marin, Danny Trejo, and Quentin Tarantino... and introducing Salma Hayek. It was also a jump from a $7000 to $7 Million budget and month of production t...
2023-05-171h 58The First Ever Podcast116: Raygun Busch (Chat Pile): Artistic Ambition Trumps EquipmentThis week Jeremy talks to Raygun Busch - Vocalist of the band Chat Pile On this episode Raygun and Jeremy talk about the KoRn challenge, Oklahoma City, Rumpshaker, Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?, his solo project Randy Rulz, Sonic Youth, HBO's Reverb, Bright Eyes, his first recording experiences, making short films, the genesis of Chat Pile, their relationship with Portrayal of Guilt, The Flenser, and so much more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PATREON to hear a bonus episode where Raygon answered questions that were submitted by subscribers! Follow the show on...
2022-11-161h 01
It Came From The BasementInterview With Chat PileRIYL: The Jesus Lizard, Korn, ShellacOklahoma sludge outfit Chat Pile made their east coast debut at the Brooklyn metal mecca, St. Vitus. I had the pleasure of talking with them a bit before their show. Outside the venue, the line stretched down the street as several people had gotten to the venue early in the hopes of securing one of the eight remaining Grimace Smoking Weed figurines the band was selling. After we went inside, we met up with the band at the bar, and they led us downstairs to the green room, w...
2022-11-1516 min
The Sonic ClothTSC20: 90’s Electronica with Raygun Busch (Chat Pile)Raygun Busch of Oklahoma City’s premiere noise rock band, Chat Pile, drops by The Sonic Clotherie to talk block rockin’ beats, nocturnal trip hop, manchester club music, and other strains of 90’s Electronica and Techno. This one went long but we got into the weeds on missed rave opportunities, the glory of 90’s film soundtracks, fight scene techno, BPM’s, and UK DJ bloke culture.
Listen to Chat Pile on Bandcamp. Follow Chat Pile on Instagram. Look out for Chat Pile’s debut album coming out on The Flenser. Check out the wonderful Rodeo Cinema in Oklahoma City. “...
2022-01-043h 14
Cathode Ray MissionUnfriended (2014)This week we're back on checking out the 2014 social media horror movie Unfriended.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-09-2341 minCathode Ray MissionThe Wild Life (1984)We're back! And to celebrate our return we're reviewing The Wild Life, 1984's spiritual sequel to Fast Times at Ridgemont High. This movie features the late great Chris Penn along with a murderer's row of 80s teen movie second stringers like Eric Stoltz, Lea Thompson, Ilan Mitchell-Smith, Rick Moranis among others.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and...
2021-09-0942 minCathode Ray MissionO Lucky Man! (1973)This week we finally put on our tuxes and cut you a piece of pure cinema that we've been waiting to serve you for oh so long. It's O Lucky Man! Lindsay Anderson's follow-up to if... which we reviewed in our first year at CRM.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy...
2021-07-2954 minCathode Ray MissionThe One (2001) w/ Seamus CalderThis week we explore the multiverse with Jet Li in 2001's The One. Joining us is Seamus Calder, an old pal and current co-host of Super Trashed TV.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-07-1558 minCathode Ray MissionCube (1997)This week we take a look at 90s new release shelf staple Cube.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-07-0147 minCathode Ray MissionErnest Goest To Camp (1987) w/ Josh MontgomerySummer is coming and what better way to celebrate the season than with one of cinema's finest genres... the summer camp movie. This week we have one of the finest examples of this style in 1987's Ernest Goes To Camp.Joining us to discuss this classic piece of film is Josh Montgomery, the co-host of the Mixtapes & Heartbreaks which is available wherever you find podcasts.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy...
2021-06-1759 minCathode Ray MissionRoad House (1989) w/ Lucas DunnThis week Lucas Dunn brings a Swayze classic with 1985's Road House.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-06-0358 minCathode Ray MissionVoyage of the Rock Aliens (1984)Hey what if DEVO and the Stray Cats made a weird low budget musical together? Now what if instead of DEVO and the Stray Cats it was a two knock-off bands in an even lower budget musical? Well friends, that's what you're in store for this week on CRM as we bring you the one and only Voyage of the Rock Aliens.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun...
2021-05-2742 minCathode Ray MissionMortal Kombat (2020) w/ Stephen KuThis week we welcome returning guest Stephen Ku to review the new Mortal Kombat movie on HBOMax.Catch Stephen on his new show The Price Is $tephen which you can watch live on Wednesdays at 8pm Pacific on twitch.tv/supertrashedtv.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at...
2021-05-2051 min
Cathode Ray MissionFantastic Four (2005)This week we found a superhero movie that Randy actually enjoys! It's the Fantastic Four this week on Cathode Ray Mission!---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-05-1354 min
Cathode Ray MissionPalm Springs (2020)Summer is coming! And as the world tries its best to get back to something that can be even remotely considered normal, we here at CRM aren't so sure the summer of '21 will be much different than the last one.With that on our minds, this week's pick is Palm Springs. It's a fun little time loop comedy in the vein Groundhog day or Edge of Tomorrow (Live, Die, Repeat). In this story, Andy Samberg & Cristin Milioti play two people stuck in the same time loop who gradually learn how to navigate a relationship while living...
2021-05-0649 min
Cathode Ray MissionMoonlight (2016)Well well well, look who decided to show up for another year (?) of movie reviews from two slackers who don't have any better way to spend a Sunday afternoon.We've thoroughly re-thunk our lives in the fallout of '81, and with Oscar fever swiftly filling up hospital beds we decided to look to the recent past and find a movie that actually deserved the statue it got to take home.That move is Moonlight, Barry Jenkins's 2016 slow moving drama that follows a character and the people in his life across three distinct stages of his...
2021-04-2951 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Dogs of '81: Part 2It's time to close the books on our first year of this here podcast with a string of rehashed IPs that prove that even 40 years ago Hollywood big wigs were still trying their damnedest to cash in on nostalgia.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...
2021-04-151h 19
Cathode Ray MissionThe Dogs of '81: Part 1Hallelujah! We've made it one full year of the podcast and what better way to celebrate than serving up a bowl of stinkers from the year of our lord 1981. Hard to believe that 40 years ago our lord and savior bestowed upon his flock some of the lousiest motion pictures to ever grace your local box office.To start us off on our special 2-part anniversary episode, we're joined by our spiritual familiars Gene & Roger who watch us from the great balcony in the sky where the popcorn is fresh and the refills are free. They'll guide us...
2021-04-081h 02
Cathode Ray MissionRaw Deal (1986)Giddy-up pardner, it's time once again for another episode of Cathode Ray Mission (CRM if you're busy). This week we watch America's favorite Austrian hillbilly take on the mafia in 1986's Raw Deal, an early Arnold Schwarzenegger action flick that may have the best use of 'Satisfaction' in film history.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will...
2021-04-011h 06
Cathode Ray MissionSilent Partner (1978) w/ OJ PattersonThis week we welcome returning guest OJ Patterson for a review of a movie that is new to all of us, 1978's Silent Partner starring Elliot Gould & Christopher Plummer. Gould is a bank teller in a Canadian shopping mall who foils a bank robbery and devises a plan to rip off both the bank and the would-be thief.Find OJ and the rest of the Trashed Bros. at supertrashedbros.com.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail...
2021-03-251h 02
Cathode Ray MissionHouse (1977) w/ OJ PattersonThis week Randy & Scott welcome comedian, writer, & member of The Super Trashed Bros. OJ Patterson who brings us the psychedelic horrors House. This far out freak-fest from Japan follows a school girl who invites a group of friends to spend the summer in her aunt's spooky manor and get picked off one-by-one by a jealous ghost.Find OJ and the rest of the Trashed Bros. at supertrashedbros.com.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.com
2021-03-0452 min
Cathode Ray MissionKickboxer II: The Road Back (1991) w/ Luther ManholeThis week Luther Manhole from Chat Pile returns to the ring to help us watch Kickboxer II.Find Chat Pile on Bandcamp chatpile.bandcamp.com---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2021-02-2555 min
Cathode Ray MissionReal Steel (2011) w/ ChakiThis week Chaki returns to CRM to Real Steel, a movie about robot fighting that somehow has very little robot fighting.Find Chaki on Bandcamp at chaki.bandcamp.com.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com...
2021-02-1843 min
The Praisedown103: Chemical WisdomOn this week's Praisedown, we are talking with frontman of acclaimed Oklahoma noise rock outfit Chat Pile, Randy Heyer A.K.A. Raygun Busch. Heath upgraded the soundboard again, we swap some church camp stories, and listen to the band Disciple.
Check out Chat Pile: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4yRSUmhuSJ3KcIMljdh4fH
Check out Randy's podcast, Cathode Ray Mission: https://open.spotify.com/show/1TQAxwddrGazRoJSn0TtTX?si=avkYxcYEReectzPVaVrPPg
2021-02-171h 06
Cathode Ray MissionRules of Attraction (2002) w/ Luther Manhole (aka Griff!)This week we bring on legendary Chat Pile guitarist Luther Manhole (aka Griff!) who brings us Rules of Attraction, a movie from the turn of the millennium that captures just how awful we were in the early 2000s.Find Chat Pile on Bandcamp chatpile.bandcamp.com---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovill
2021-02-1159 min
Cathode Ray MissionGirl On The Third Floor (2019) w/ Kirsten TherkelsonThis week we welcome back Kirsten Therkelson from the TwiLit podcast who brings us 2019's Girl On The Third Floor from Netflix's recent line of horror releases.Kirsten Therkelson is the co-host of the TwiLit podcast which can be found as episodes in the GoodTrash GenreCast feed.Find Kirsten on social media @gothcomic on Twitter & Instagram.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf...
2021-02-0454 min
Cathode Ray MissionBabe: Pig In The City (1998)Thank the Pig it's Thursday! This week Randy "Big R" Heyer brings us Babe: Pig in the City, a choice nug from our streaming stash that promises to give us hope in these uncertain times. In this ep we cover what movies for babies can teach us as jaded adults and the similarities this movie shares with Mad Max: Fury Road.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch...
2021-01-2846 min
Cathode Ray MissionMassacre Mafia Style (1974) w/ ChakiWelcome back and congratulations, you've made it this far!This week we have a real treat as we are joined by L.A. performer, musician, & tour guide Chaki who brings us a truly delightful gore-fest called Massacre Mafia Style. This self-financed low budget film was was written, directed, & produced by its star Duke Mitchell, an L.A. crooner once sued by Jerry Lewis.Massacre Mafia Style is available for free with commercials on Tubi.Find Chaki on Bandcamp at chaki.bandcamp.com.---Find Cathode Ray...
2021-01-2141 min
Cathode Ray MissionCloud Atlas (2012)This week join us as we're whisked away on a trip through time and space by way of the Wachowski's 2012 epic Cloud Atlas. Adapted from the book of the same name by David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas tells several loosely connected stories that take place in the past, present, and future and shows how the actions of a few can have a huge and startling impact.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on...
2021-01-1456 min
Cathode Ray MissionGemini Man (2019) w/ Jesse McGrathHo ho ho! Happy New Year! The time is finally here for the long awaited and often teased Gemini Man episode! This episode, recorded in the long distant past of October 2020, gives us a glimpse at our past selves in the same way that Will Smith is able to see himself as a smooth digital clone in a weird and somewhat forgettable but otherwise enjoyable movie.Find Jesse playing those dang video games at Super Trashed Bros. on Twitch or spouting wisdom on Jesse & Wilder's Guide To Life wherever you find podcasts.---...
2021-01-071h 05
Cathode Ray MissionTrailer Park Boys: The Movie (2006)Well we did it, we got through the holiday season of 2020 and now we look forward to 2021 where we are sure to find a new definition of pain and suffering as our collective moral and mental constitution is slowly digested over a thousand crises.Nevertheless we look to start the new year with some level of dignity which is why we've selected Trailer Park Boys: The Movie as our big send-off to the worst year in most of our lives. Released in 2006 and directed by series creator Mike Clattenburg The Movie is based on the hit Canadian...
2020-12-281h 02
Cathode Ray MissionBetter Watch Out (2016) w/ Jordan PrichardHo ho ho and happy holidays to all of you in podcast land! This week we bring on special guest Jordan Prichard who brings to us a Christmas treat from 2016 titled Better Watch Out.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at...
2020-12-2150 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)A dying Sheriff, an emotionally unstable deputy, and a touch of family drama all flavor this 2020 horror-mystery-thriller from Jim Cummings.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-12-1446 min
Cathode Ray MissionToys (1992)Well well well, look who finally decided to show up. It's CRM, back with another episode where we thought we had a slam dunk turned out to have a bloated and unfocused mess that can only be saved by LL Cool J. Of course we're talking about Toys, Berry Levinson's 1992 box office bomb starring Robin Williams.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr...
2020-12-0751 min
Cathode Ray MissionHold The Dark (2018)This week Randy and Will prep themselves for the harsh winter ahead by reviewing Jeremy Saulnier's 2018 Alaskan mystery-thriller Hold The Dark.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-11-301h 01
Cathode Ray MissionDutch (1991)Gobble gobble & happy holidays from CRM! This week we're taking to the information super-highway to spend a virtual Thanksgiving with our friends & family and what better way celebrate than watching Dutch, Peter Faiman's 1991 follow-up to his smash hit Crocodile Dundee.This John Hughes scripted road movie follows roughly the same formula as Plain, Trains, & Automobiles which he wrote & directed. This time, Ed O'Neal is tasked with picking up his girlfriend's snobby son from boarding school and bring him home for Thanksgiving. Antics ensue as their clashing personalities come to head but in the end... well, you'll just...
2020-11-2354 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Black Hole (1979) w/ Jacob RubinThis week quizmaster Jacob Rubin returns to watch Disney's 1979 sci-fi adventure The Black Hole.Find Boo To A Goose wherever you find podcasts.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-11-1648 min
Cathode Ray MissionStake Land (2010)This week we found a little extra Halloween juice in the back of the fridge and decided to celebrate by watching the 2010 low-budget zombie thrill ride Stake Land.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2020-11-0954 min
Cathode Ray MissionKnightriders (1981) w/ Wonder DaveThis week we welcome back comedian, poet, Hoodslam wrestling commentator, and Nerd Rage! The Great Debates regular Wonder Dave who helps us watch George Romero's 1981 motorcycle jousting drama Knightriders.Catch Wonder Dave announcing at Hoodslam or as a regular debater and guest host on Nerd Rage! The Great Debates.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and...
2020-11-0257 min
Cathode Ray MissionHalloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)Finally it's the last episode of CRM before Halloween and this week we've got a special viewing of a divisive entry into the Michael Myers franchise; Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...
2020-10-2656 min
Cathode Ray MissionHubie Halloween (2020) w/ Jesse McGrathThis week we're joined by Super Trashed Bros. co-founder and Jesse & Wilder's Guide To Life co-host Jesse McGrath joins us in what may be the most heated episode of Cathode Ray Mission to date.Hubie Halloween is available on Netflix.Find Jesse playing those dang video games at Super Trashed Bros. on Twitch or spouting wisdom on Jesse & Wilder's Guide To Life wherever you find podcasts.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.com
2020-10-1956 min
Cathode Ray MissionNight of the Demons (1988)This week your two resident Halloweenies watch the 1988 Kevin Tenney classic Night of the Demons. We'll talk horror movie expectations, try to figure out where demon possession and zombie sieges finally met, and why Stooge is one of the greatest and most awful character of all time.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovill...
2020-10-1237 min
Cathode Ray MissionDearest Sister (2016) w/ Wonder DaveThis week comedian, poet, Hoodslam wrestling commentator, and Nerd Rage! The Great Debates regular Wonder Dave brings us Dearest Sister, a Laotian horror drama that asks the question "what if real monster was classism."We'll get into our own exposure to Laos culture and how foreign money can erase cultural history and pit those with common interests against each other.Catch Wonder Dave announcing at Hoodslam or as a regular debater and guest host on Nerd Rage! The Great Debates.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpod...
2020-10-0545 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Dead Zone (1983) w/ Kirsten TherkelsonIt's officially Halloween season and anyone who says otherwise is a liar. To celebrate the season we've brought in returning guest Kirsten Therkelson to help us review David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone, the adaptation of Stephen King's novel of the same name starring Christopher Walken. We'll talk about Walken's amazing wardrobe & stupid haircut along with larger discussion on Stephen King.The Dead Zone is available on Amazon Prime.Kirsten Therkelson is the co-host of the TwiLit podcast which can be found as episodes in the GoodTrash GenreCast feed.Find Kirsten on social media...
2020-09-281h 03
Cathode Ray MissionThe Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) w/ Jacob RubinThis week we're joined by Quizmaster Jacob Rubin who brings to us one of the few Spielberg sequels which happens to be the one that sucks the most. That's right, it's The Lost World: Jurassic Park, or Jurassic Park II: The Lost World, or whatever you choose to call it.The Lost World: Jurassic Park is available on NetflixFind Boo To A Goose wherever you find podcasts.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail...
2020-09-2159 min
Cathode Ray MissionWheels on Meals (1984) w/ Tirumari JothiThis week Tirumari Jothi returns to introduce Randy & Will to Wheels on Meals, Sammo Hung's 1984 martial arts comedy starring Hung, Yuen Biao. We talk about physical comedy, Buster Keaston, and why comedy and martial arts work so well together.Find Tirumari on Twitter & Instagram or at Tirumari.com.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will...
2020-09-1433 min
Cathode Ray MissionThank God It's Friday (1978)Wouldn't it be great if there was a place you could go where it was Friday all the time? Well there is and it sucks so Randy & Will decided this week to watch the 1978 gem Thank God It's Friday!Directed by Weekend at Bernie's writer Robert Klane, TGIF follows several storylines over the course of a single night at The Zoo, one of L.A.'s hottest disco dance clubs. This movie features a big cast of characters including the likes of Debra Winger, Jeff Goldblum, Donna Summer, & The Commodors.Thank God...
2020-09-0749 min
Cathode Ray MissionA Simple Favor (2018) w/ Kirsten TherkelsonThis week we're joined by Kirsten Therkelson of the TwiLit podcast to review Paul Feig's 2018 mystery-comedy A Simple Favor with Anna Kendrick & Blake Lively. We talk what makes a good mystery, Twilight's place in pop culture, & Randy has some strong opinions on copyright law.A Simple Favor is available on Amazon Prime.Kirsten Therkelson is the co-host of the TwiLit podcast which can be found as episodes in the GoodTrash GenreCast feed.Find Kirsten on social media @gothcomic on Twitter & Instagram.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at...
2020-08-3157 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Simpsons Movie (2007)This week we use 2007's The Simpsons Movie to voice our own (and very correct) opinions on The Simpsons as a whole and how our personal experiences with American TV's longest running sitcom shape our opinion of this movie.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...
2020-08-241h 00
Cathode Ray MissionFatal Beauty (1987) w/ Tirumari JothiThis week we're joined by Bay Area actor & comedian Tirumari Jothi who helps us watch Tom Holland's 1987 police comedy(?) Fatal Beauty starring Whoopie Goldberg and Sam Elliott. Whoopie plays Rita Rizzoli, a narc who uncovers a batch of miscut cocaine and uses it as an excused to abuse her position as a police officer. Along the way she meets Sam Elliott's Mike Marshak who is a private security guard tasked with watching over Rizzoli but soon falls in love with her.We'll talk about the fallout of Beverly Hills Cop, Whoopie Goldberg's unlikely career, and how an...
2020-08-1741 min
Cathode Ray MissionStarchaser: The Legend of Orin (1985)This week Randy & Will travel beyond the stars to help free a distant planetary mining colony from their evil robot overlords. We'll talk about a time when animated movies weren't afraid to go dark, early CGI, 3D, and why ripping off Star Wars is good, actually.Starchaser: The Legend of Orin is available on Amazon Prime.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf Dakota
2020-08-1056 min
Cathode Ray MissionNemesis (1992)This week we get a little crazy and pop in Albert Pyun's 1992 VHS classic Nemesis. We'll talk bad accents, cheap practical effects, and and the bazillion different directions this movie goes before finally settling on a plot.Nemesis is available on Amazon Prime---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and...
2020-08-0343 min
Cathode Ray MissionPowwow Highway (1989)This week Randy & Will take a spiritual road trip across the northern stretches of the U.S. by watching Powwow Highway, Jonathan Wacks's 1989 buddy road movie starring A Martinez and Gary Farmer. Along the way we talk about marijuana laws, Randy & Will's early exposure to Native American culture in Oklahoma, and Randy has a brief rundown of several Native American authors.Powwow Highway is available on The Criterion Channel.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpod...
2020-07-2749 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Straight Story (1999) w / Kristee OnoThis week we are joined once again by Kristee Ono who may or may not have arrived to the recording on the back of a riding mower. Regardless, we watched a movie where a man rides just such a machine across three states after he hears that his brother's health has swiftly taken a turn for the worse. Unable to drive and with a distaste for the bus, Alvin Straight (Academy Award nominee Richard Farnsworth in his final role) takes a very long and sometimes lonely journey across two state lines. Along the way he meets several people who...
2020-07-2042 min
Cathode Ray MissionIn A Lonely Place (1950)This week we present In A Lonely Place, Nicholas Ray's loose adaptation of the Dorothy Hughes novel of the same name. The film stars Humphrey Bogart as a sour and often violent Hollywood screenwriter Dixon Steele. Dixon has been suspected of killing a coat check girl he hired to summarize a novel he was hired to adapt, though his neighbor Laurel, played by co-star Gloria Grahame, testifies that she saw him and the girl the night of the murder but does not believe that Dixon committed the crime. The two begin a romantic relationship and as they grow closer...
2020-07-1327 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Half of It (2020) w/ Stephen KuThis week special guest Stephen Ku is back and brings forth another 2020 Netflix original movie; this time it's The Half of It, Alice Wu's follow up to 2004's Saving Face. In The Half of It we meet Eli Chu, a smart and creative but romantically confused high school girl who doesn't see a chance to escape her small town. When a local jock hires her to ghost write love letters to a popular girl at school, Eli realizes that they both have a crush on the same girl.Once again we try to figure out the target...
2020-07-0641 min
Cathode Ray MissionRock n Roll High School (1979) w/ Kristee OnoThis week special guest Kristee Ono takes us on a trip back to our collective youths with Allan Arkush's 1979 classic Rock 'n' Roll High School. Along with being a promotional vehicle for punk rock pioneers The Ramones, Rock 'n' Roll High School adds a slapstick story of Riff Randell who is on a neverending quest to party hard and be cool.Kristee Ono is a San Francisco based stand up comedian exploring depression and food obsession with an unwarranted optimism entertaining enough that no one has asked her to stop as of yet. She is a member...
2020-06-2943 min
Cathode Ray MissionComputer Chess (2013)This week Randy & Will stumble into the mumblecore genre and look at Andrew Bujalski's Computer Chess. Released in 2013, the film is set at a hotel where a computer chess tournament is being held in one of the ballrooms. The film follows a cast of characters both during and after each day's competition with comedic and dramatic vignettes that touch on success, ego, and the limits of human intelligence.Computer Chess is available on Amazon Prime Video and Kanopy.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at...
2020-06-2235 min
Cathode Ray MissionThe Nightingale (2018)This week Randy & Will watch The Nightingale, writer-director Jennifer Kent's follow-up to 2014's The Babadook. Set in Tasmania in the 1820s, The Nightingale follows the story of Clare Carroll, an Irish convict forced to work as a servant to the British Army overseen by an abusive commander, Lieutenant Hawkins. When Carroll is accidentally left alive after watching her husband and baby murdered while being raped by Hawkins and his men, she sets out for revenge with an Aboriginal tracker named Billy.This film is incredibly violent and contains several scenes of rape, the killing of an infant...
2020-06-1535 min
Cathode Ray MissionChloe (2009)This week Randy & Will are whisked away to 2009 and watch Chloe, Atom Egoyan's clearly Canadian low-stakes erotic thriller with Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, & Amanda Seyfried in the title role.Support independent theaters with Virtual Screenings! Virtual screenings let you purchase a ticket from your local theater to stream first run movies at home. Your theater will get to keep a portion of the ticket to help maintain business and keep people employed during lockdown.We're suggesting two of our local theaters but check your area to see if any independent theaters are...
2020-06-0129 min
Songwriters & Tour RidersChat PileOklahoma City noise rock band Chat Pile takes its name from the large piles of waste of early 20th century lead mining in the northeastern Oklahoma town of Picher, which has been called America's most toxic town.The band released a noisy debut EP titled 'This Dungeon Earth' in May 2019, channeling what happened to Picher.In this episode, Griff and Randy, who also go by stage names Luther and Raygun Busch, spoke about what Picher means to the band, the making of their debut EP, and bad movies.
2020-05-2745 min
Cathode Ray MissionExtraction (2020) w/ Stephen KuThis week special guest Stephen Ku brings us Extraction, the 2020 Netflix original movie that brings the Russo Brothers and Chris Hemsworth back together to deliver an action movie allegorically designed to maximize worldwide appeal. We talk action movies, former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and where the Extraction franchise should go next.Catch Stephen on Nerd Rage! The Great Debates available wherever you find podcasts or on Twitter @TheSuperKu and Instagram @kudetatSupport independent theaters with Virtual Screenings! Virtual screenings let you purchase a ticket from your local theater to stream...
2020-05-2536 min
Cathode Ray MissionKiller Joe (2011) & The Green Hornet (2011)***Warning***Killer Joe contains scenes of sexual violence which are discussed in this episode. If you'd like to skip this portion then skip second section which starts around 40:00.This week we've got a Texas sized two-fer from 2011. Up first is William Friedkin's southern fried dark comedy Killer Joe which stars Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, & Thomas Hayden Church with Matthew McConaughey at his sleaziest in the title roll.After that, we've got a weird entry into the super hero canon with Michelle Gondry's action-comedy with Seth Rogan, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, & Christoph...
2020-05-181h 13
Cathode Ray MissionThe Baby of Mâcon (1993) & The Stuff (1985)***Warning***The Baby of Mâcon contains scenes of sexual violence which are discussed in this episode. If you'd like to skip this portion then skip second section which starts around 37:00.This week Randy & Will look at morality, faith, & corruption by way of two very different selection. Up first is The Baby of Mâcon, Peter Greenaway's controversial meta-drama about corruption at all levels of society. Previously not available in the US, this movie is an an incredible cinematic achievement and must be seen to be believed.Af...
2020-05-111h 01
Cathode Ray MissionJohn Carter (2012)This week Randy & Will look at Disney's attempt at bringing Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs' influential Barsoom series to the big screen. Does John Q. Public care about another blockbuster franchise, especially one based on a 100 year old IP? John Carter is available on Netflix.Get Chat Pile's new vinyl release at Reptilian Records http://www.reptilianrecords.com/products/666243-chat-pile-this-dungeon-earth-remove-your-skin-please-lp---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy...
2020-05-0450 min
Cathode Ray MissionTremors (1990)This week Randy & Will review Tremors, the 1990 creature feature from City Slickers director Ron Underwood. The film is both exciting and hilarious even without Crystal's borscht-belt style humor and Jack Palance's heavy breathing.Tremors is currently available on Amazon Prime Video.---Find Cathode Ray Mission on Letterboxd at crmpodOr on Instagram at cathoderaymissionpodEmails us at cathoderaymissionpodcast@gmail.comFind Randy & Will on Letterboxd at Raygun Busch & Wolf DakotaOr on Instagram @raygun_busch and @will.scovillSee Privacy Policy at...
2020-04-2734 min