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System of Systems

Adam Lehrer, Matthew Denicolasystemofsystems.libsyn.com
All culture is propaganda. Everything you hold dear is connected to that which subjugates you. Deconstruct art, culture, and politics, and attempt to understand the pervasive conformism that has saturated it all. Hosted by Adam Lehrer and Matthew DeNicola patreon.com/systemofsystems safetypropaganda.substack.com x.com/SystemofSystem3 x.com/safetypropagan1 x.com/mattiopattio
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Episodes

We're Back (w/ Kieran Saint Leonard)

Apologies about our slow pace, work and life priorities have distanced us from our cause, which we are now here to reclaim once more. Beginning with this conversation with UK writer and musician Kieran Saint Leonard centered around Kieran's new novel Muse, a semi-autobiographical glimpse into the dangers of alluring women and Los Angeles occultism. LINKS: Buy Kieran's book at Hyperidean Press ⁠https://www.hyperideanpress.com/books⁠...

Jul 02, 20251 hr 38 min

PREVIEW: Jack Off of All Trades (W/ Noah Stalgia)

New York artist Noah Stalgia discusses embracing art and leaving furniture design behind FULL EPISODE at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/jack-off-of-all-130732691?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link LINKS: Noah website https://www.noahstalgia.com/artworks

Jun 04, 202540 min

Nuked Overton

The boys discuss Ye nuking the overton window and how genuine or disingenuous leftists' complaints about the Trump admin are SOUNDTRACK Plagal Grind "Receivership live" Air Conditioning "Unravel your Navel" Offenders "Face Down in the Dirt" Victim Kennel "In Case of Aggression" SUBSCRIBE to our podcast's Patreon...

May 26, 20251 hr 49 min

FriendFiction (w/Omar King)

Writer Omar King, as well as publisher Evan Papadakis, join the show to discuss his new short story collection An Odyssey of Dingbats, published on friends and former guests Dan Baltic's and Matt Pegas' new imprint New Ritual Press, to talk about his book, porn, Los Angeles, egirl writing, "friendfiction", Hubert Selby, Jr, autism and more SOUNDTRACK The Hospitals "Hairdryer Peace" Blue Eyed Devils "Fearless" Plamen "Servants of Nothing" The Brothers Johnson "Stomp" LINKS Purchase Omar's book HE...

Apr 28, 20251 hr 41 min

PREVIEW Trash American Style (w/ Malcolm Tent)

Malcom Tent is an under appreciated legend of underground rock n' roll. From entering into the punk fold in South Florida in the 1980s with his hardcore band Broken Talent, to forming the sub-underground noise rock collective Bunny Brains, to playing in one of the most important lineups of American black metal group Profanatica, to collaborating with none other than GG ALLIN, to owning the iconic record shop Trash American Style, to acting as the proprietor of the label TPOS, Tent's distinctive ...

Apr 07, 202543 min

PREVIEW The Codependent Benefactor (w/ Philip Van Den Hurk and Stefan Ruitenbeek)

A very special episode here, featuring none other than Dutch artist and director of the infamous KIRAC film series Stefan Ruitenbeek and his benefactor, the Dutch art collector Philip Van Den Hurk. We attempt to understand just why Philip would allow himself to become a character in the KIRAC universe, which Philip explains brings him a kind of limit experience. Stefan explains the erotic dynamics in their relationship. Episode ends with Philip trying to strawman Adam with the abortion issue. SU...

Mar 15, 202545 min

PREVIEW DOGEing Bullets (W/ Shay Semple)

Artist and MAGA OG Shay Semple joins once more to discuss the radical first month of the Trump presidency OST Kraftwerk "Computer Love" ESG "Shinin and Grindin" M8 "Sword Shards" Kim Fowley "Bubblegum" Peste Noire "La dernier putsch" The Bomber Jackets "Legends Never Die"

Feb 25, 202540 min

Melrose Place (w/ Zach Brown)

Artist Zach Brown joins the show to discuss one of the stranger and more era specific art works of the 1990s, Darren Starr's adult nighttime soap series Melrose Place OST Dead Girl's Party "I'm a Tick Tock Bomb" Hunger! "Workshop" Diapsiquir "Aprés"

Feb 08, 20251 hr 34 min

Rockin Back Inside My Heart (w/ Jack Mason)

The life, the legacy, and the art of David Lynch, with Jack Mason of The Perfume Nationalist SOUNDTRACK Julee Cruise "Rockin' Back Inside my Heart" Brother JT "This is the Life" Felt "Primitive Painters" Roy Orbison "In Dreams" LINKS TPN The Films of David Lynch Part One and Part Two...

Jan 23, 202543 min

PREVIEW Opportunism and Moralism (w/ Kat Chamberlin)

Artist Kat Chamberlin discusses her political discontent and Dean Kissick's recent panel with Anna and Dasha SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL EPISODE Soundtrack: Mortuary Drape "Larve" Datblygu "Hollol, Hollol, Hollol" Das Kabinette "Something's On Your Mind" Mirrors "Shirley" LINKS: Kat Chamberlin website...

Jan 13, 202540 min

Goodbye 2024

Memorable art, music, film and memes of 2024 OST Red Lorry Yellow Lorry "Pushing On" Horsepower Electronics "Gorgon Sound" Thergothon "Elemental" NOFX "Vanilla Sex"...

Dec 23, 20241 hr 18 min

Magic Man (w/ Christopher Zeischegg)

Author and filmmaker Christopher Zeischegg discusses his semi autofictional 2020 novel The Magician, a new film based on that text, and a little bit about his previous life in pornography OST: Cabaret Voltaire "A Touch of Evil" The Obsessed "Tombstone Highway" Metal Urbain "Ultra Violence" The Diplomats "Who I Am" Miss Kittin and the Hacker "Homme a la Mode" LINKS Christopher Zeischegg website Follow Chris on Twitter: @chriszeischegg...

Dec 04, 20241 hr 35 min

PREVIEW Omertà (w/ Med Gold)

Sensitive young man and friend of the show Med Gold joins to discuss too good and decent men wildly condemned and deliberately misunderstood by the media SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL EPISODE LINKS: Read Med's essay on The Sopranos...

Nov 26, 202441 min

Monologue: 'The Apprentice'

Adam discusses Ali Abbasi's Trump biopic, Sebastian Stan's incredible performance, and portraiture in general, and finds in the film a surprisingly and perhaps accidentally positive portrait of the President Elect READ THE ESSAY HERE and HERE...

Nov 21, 202436 min

Psychogeography (W/ Chino Amobi)

Multi-hyphenate artist, musician and writer Chino Amobi calls in from Houston to talk about his masterful new album Eroica and the state of the whole goddamn world LINKS: Chino Amobi at Bandcamp Chino's Eroica Flora Chino At Instagram: @chinoamobi...

Oct 23, 202440 min

Dada Disturbed (w/ Morgan Garrett)

Philly based musician and artist Morgan Garrett's excellent recent album Purity has been compared to bands as unrelated as Korn and the Shadow Ring by midwit rock writers. Nevertheless, there is something interesting about the references, and Adam found himself shocked by how fascinated he was by this strange, disorienting and highly original music. Morgan joins the show to discuss the album as well as the very upsetting personal experience that inspired it SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON Morgan Garret...

Oct 16, 20241 hr 24 min

PREVIEW Abuse of THE SUBSTANCE (w/ Jack Mason and Ryan Simón)

With Jack Mason of the Perfume Nationalist and Ryan Simón American Vulgaria Magazine OST: Raffertie "The Substance" Butthole Surfers "Dum Dum" Endor "Pump it Up" JJ Band "Live I Kungston" CLOSER Raffertie "French Cuisine" LINKS: Adam on The Substance...

Oct 11, 202441 min

Hermanos Menendez

Matt and Adam discuss Ryan Murphy's second season of Monsters on the Menendez Brothers, the Gary Indiana novel Resentment also about the case, and other goings on OST MIlli Vanilli "Girl You Know It's True" Batrider "Tara" Skinny Puppy "Bites" Associates "Party Fears Two" The Lox "Money Power Respect"...

Oct 09, 20241 hr 38 min

THOUGHTS on 'Wise Guy'

Inspired by Alex Gibney's recent documentary on David Chase, Adam finally tries to communicate what 'The Sopranos" means to him SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON LINKS: Adam's essay on The Sopranos...

Sep 15, 202413 min

PREVIEW Baller Blockin' (w/ Anna Khachiyan)

Convening around the topic of the culd oddity that is the 2000 Cash Money Records produced film Baller Blockin', Anna K wades into her love of hip-hop culture, the differences between the intellectualism of New York rap versus the ratchet experimentalism of Deep South rap, shared Cape Cod roots, and more SUBSCRIBE FOR FULL EPISODE LINKS: Follow Anna on Twitter: @annakhachiyan Red Scare Podcast...

Sep 12, 202439 min

PREVIEW SEX Pod (w/ Asher Penn)

Sex Magazine is now in its 14th issue and its 4th since it was reborn as a print journal, and it's a doozy. Sam Hyde, the man who started it all, and Million Dollar Extreme grace the cover . Sex Mag editor Asher Penn joins to discuss the new issue, as well as the differences between the art movement of the 2010s that the project was born out of and the reactionary avant-garde that ushered in its print rebirth OST Drain Gang Archive "Sleep Walk 2 the Jeweler" Arab on Radar "Saint Patrick's Gay Pa...

Sep 09, 202441 min

Desire to Destruct (w/ Jukka Siikala)

Finnish multimedia artist, painter, and recent author Jukka Siikala joins SOS by SP to discuss his zine series Seksnobyl, new film work, doing album art, the differences and similarities between writing and making visual work, and the state of Finnish politics. OST Cannibal Corpse " Born in a Casket" Pharoah Overlord "Verbi" Impaled Nazarene "The Horny and the Horned" Bizarre Uproar "Purification" (ATTACHED) Rattus "Sodan Tragedia" LINKS: Jukka website Buy Seksnobyl Adam interviewed by SP...

Sep 06, 20241 hr 11 min

THOUGHTS: Art Market Crash

Why is the art market tanking? Economic instability is obviously mostly responsible, but Adam thinks there might be a more spiritual quandary at the root of it OST: Omit "Restrain" "Nuit Noire "Mystery I" LINKS: Adam's text on the art market crash HERE Art Newspaper on the Crash HERE The ridiculous shit that Nina Hartmann says HERE...

Sep 02, 202414 min

The Veneer of Respectability (W/ Nina Power)

With some months separating now between her exit from Compact Magazine, Nina Power discusses the chaos of post-cancellation cultural life, RFK, Jr's Trump endorsement, the extinction of education, and the battle between good and evil FULL EPISODE LINKS: Nina on her court case...

Aug 27, 202441 min

Algerian Boxing (w/ JJ)

Combat sports expert JJ discusses the peculiar psyop that was the Algerian "intersex" boxer competing in the women's division of the 2024 Olympics OST Chrome "Wranglers" Manson Family "Bar None" Manowar "Hatred" Red Cross "White Trash" LINKS On the Imane Khelif controversy...

Aug 26, 20241 hr 22 min

PREVIEW Tastefully Tasteless (w/ Ryan Simón)

Montana's own avant-garde good ol' boy and sturdy lad Ryan Simón joins SOS by SP once more to discuss his magazine's upcoming 4th issue, The Girl Issue... FULL EPISODE LINK LINKS: Buy the American Vulgaria "Girl Issue" Follow Ryan on X...

Aug 19, 202442 min

Journal Entries, Aug 2024

Adam documents observations, thoughts and dreams he had from July to August, 2024 OST Jandek "Blue Blister" Non "Fire in the Organism" The Vaselines "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" Van Morisson "Streets of Arklow" Read Adam's text at Substack...

Aug 16, 202454 min

Cheap Shocks, Part 2: On P**N

In the second part of a two-part series, Adam laments a culture where eroticism has collapsed and content is all porn... OST : Meatshits "Forced to have Sex" Coil "Paint me as a Dead Soul" The Cure "The Holy Hour" READ THE ESSAY AT SUBSTACK...

Aug 13, 202422 min

PREVIEW The Gen-X Problem (W/ Jack Mason)

Jack Mason, the iconic creator of the Perfume Nationalist podcast, joins the show to definitively define what we call "The Gen-X Problem", with numerous digressions into topics like Huysmans, Nan Goldin being a junkie hag, Gavin McInnes, Satanic Panic, Howard Stern, Steve Albini, Brat, Kamala and more... SOUNDTRACK Douglas Coupland on Gen-X Madonna "Pray for Spanish Eyes" Burzum "Dunkelheit" Kool Keith "Blue Flowers" Trump on Stern Aphex Twin "Digeridoo" LIVE Nirvana "Aneurysm" LIVE LINKS The Pe...

Aug 05, 202441 min

Paved w/ Good Intentions (W/ Ron Morelli)

DJ, producer and founder of iconic NY techno label L.I.E.S., Ron Morelli, makes the honorable decision to redeem his entire generation and join in the effort to save America LINKS: L.I.E.S. at Bandcamp L.I.E.S at Instagram...

Jul 30, 20241 hr 29 min
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