In this episode, Adam and Will are joined by the writers and co-hosts of the Agitator podcast, J. David Osborne and Kelby Losack. Both of these honorable men have new book projects out. Kelby's new novel is 'Letting out the Devils'. And David's new book is a hallucinatory essay called 'You Pray for Dry Weather at the Sight of the Sun'. We discuss those new works, video games, Cronenberg, cooming, and more. This is a preview. Full episode for patrons Soundtrack : Angry Samoans "Wild Hog Rhyde" Ar...
Jun 22, 2022•10 min
Mr. Mikey MDC, gangsta' stylist and menswear sartorial genius, joins the program to discuss one of our crypto fascinations: style and fashion. Style icons. Style in films. How do we dress? Is fashion design, at its best, a form of art, or should it be? All this and more. SOUNDTRACK: Masonna - Sonic Devil 1 Darkstyle - Behind the Rainbow Silver Chalice - Hot Tears Stretchheads - Anal Beard William Basinski - Melancholia IV Ghostface Killah - Shakey Dog LINKS: Mikey MDC at Instagram: @mikeymdc htt...
Jun 06, 2022•10 min
Writer and philosopher Daniel Miller joins SOS once more. DC has just returned from an enlightening trip in Mexico where he engaged in Peyote rituals. DC relays us his exploits and discusses the medicinal values of the Peyote cacti. We also discuss Artaud's journeys throughout Mexico, the ego death, the specific metaphysical content of Mexican artists, the end of the Covid psyop and the beginning of the Ukraine psyop, and the inescapable decay of the first world West. SOUNDTRACK: Aggressor "Unco...
May 21, 2022•1 hr 52 min
The boys are joined by poet and novelist Sean Kilpatrick to discuss the state of literature, the cultural shift, the force feeding of Toni Morrison, Darius James, Charlie Rose, the Northman, Fresh, Jim Goad, the Gen X cool girl era, the Depp/Heard defamation case and the end of #MeToo. Soundtrack: Pichismo "Kontrau" 4A DJ Assault "Mr. Muthafukka" Hegemon "Stigmata" Eugene McDaniels "Outlaw" Blood Axis "The Gospel of Inhumanity" () Black Sabbath "Lord of this World" Links: Sean at Twitter: @Sean_...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 46 min
Artist Benjamin Kellogg and Adam discuss aliens, conspiracies, getting bogged down in the details, the art world, Lynch, the occult, the uselessness of political philosophy, architecture, and surrealism. Links: Benjamin at Instagram: @benjamin_kellogg Benjamin for Cultured :
Apr 28, 2022•13 min
As many listeners/readers might already know, Adam's favorite musician of all time is John Frusciante. Thus, when the guitarist re-joined Red Hot Chili Peppers for the SECOND TIME, he has left the band twice now (once in 2009 and once in 1993), he was elated. Now, the Chi Peps are back in their true form with their first record featuring John on guitar since their magnum opus double album Stadium Arcadium in 2007. Does it stack up to the band's masterpieces? To investigate, we brought on illustr...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 43 min
Friend of the show, illustrator, and designer of the logos for both System of Systems and Safety Propaganda joins the show to discuss the legacy of Kentaro Miura a year after the manga legend's death and that of his epic, transcendent, and perfect long-running manga series Berserk. When Miura died in 2021, he had just revealed that Berserk was more than half of the way complete and that he had the rest of the story plotted out. Now the future of Berserk, perhaps the most perfect cultural product...
Apr 08, 2022•2 hr 19 min
In the sixth edition of Alex Bienstock's SOS side project, Bienstock and Adam interview compulsive poster and Instagram artist Poorspigga, aka Sofia, discussing the intricacies of posting, when posting becomes a kind of art and how it functions as such, Bataille, being a fed and more. OST: The Chills "Pink Frost" Thrones "Nostos Algos" Mystikal "That's The Nigga" Pharoah Sanders "Love is Here 2" Barathrum "Necromantical Ritual" Bladee "Be Nice 2 Me" LINKS: Sofia at Instagram: https://www.instagr...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 34 min
We are joined by Berto – the founder and co-creator of Ghost Jail (W/ Ortant and Dillard), the ninth episode of which "Science" is out now and features bits by both Adam and Will, and we discuss Kanye West's post-divorce life, musical interests, the new Batman film and the evolution of superhero films after Joker, the metaphysical castration of male artists, and the future of Berserk after Kentaro Miura's death. SOUNDTRACK: Autechre - Further Eric’s Trip - Universe Prurient - Mask of Claws Forgo...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 30 min
We are joined by Berto – the founder and co-creator of Ghost Jail (W/ Ortant and Dillard), the ninth episode of which "Science" is out now and features bits by both Adam and Will, and we discuss Kanye West's post-divorce life, musical interests, the new Batman film and the evolution of superhero films after Joker, the metaphysical castration of male artists, and the future of Berserk after Kentaro Miura's death. FULL EPISODE HERE SOUNDTRACK: Autechre - Further Eric’s Trip - Universe Prurient - M...
Mar 14, 2022•15 min
In the fifth edition of Alex Bienstock's curatorial SOS Side Project, Collectin' Scalps w/ 'Stock, 'Stock and Adam interview the brilliant independent philosopher and poet John David Ebert. The author of books like Art After Metaphysics, and The Age After Catastrophe, Ebert covers a vast array of topics: culture, science-fiction, cinema, ancient myth, modern technology, love and romance and much more. In a fascinating talk, Ebert here outlines the NATO failures that led to the crisis in Ukraine ...
Mar 09, 2022•14 min
Alex Hampshire is a writer with a cause. Deeply concerned about the unhealthy state of the furniture we live with, he has penned a manifesto of sorts: 'Furniture Activism'. Alex discusses his book and explains how you can change your life just by being more mindful of the furniture that you adorn your living space with. Personal responsibility. Personal responsibility. What's the best piece of furniture? Find out here. SOUNDTRACK: Emerson Lake & Palmer "Lucky Man" Adam and the Ants "Feed me ...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 15 min
We are joined by Matt Fresta, the editor of the excellent Australia-based zine Rango Tango zine, joins the show. Fresta was a friend and bandmate of the late Brendon Annesley, who published the now iconic Aussie punk zine Negative Guest List. Together, we discuss Annesley's work, the rich history of Aussie rock n' roll, the politics of punk scenes, and more. SOUNDTRACK: SPK - Mekano The Saints - Erotic Neurotic The Birthday Party - Blast Off! (Live) Severed Heads - A Million Angels Venom P. Stin...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 47 min
In memoriam to the Cinema of Transgression pioneer Nick Zedd's passing, we have removed the paywall from this episode with filmmaker Michael M. Bilandic Adam and filmmaker Michael M. Bilandic have been mutuals on social media for a little while now, but it wasn't until Mubi recently made Michael's films available on its streaming platform that Adam found himself burning through Michael's work and was thoroughly impressed. A frustrated artist exploits a rural horrorcore group in 'Hellaware', a ra...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 35 min
We are joined by Irish novelist Rob Doyle, who is now best known for his work of delirious auto-fiction Threshold, a series of vignettes documenting the writer's drug usage and travels, and more recently Autobibliography (2021), which collects various essays on books that Rob has held closely throughout his career and becomes a kind of memoir told through the books that made him: Marcus Aurelius, Houellebecq, Nietzsche, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, and more. Rob is currently posted up in Sinaga...
Feb 25, 2022•18 min
Adam and reoccurring guest host Sandra , the beauty formerly known as Bimbo Ubermensch, discuss reality TV. That's it really. What is reality tv? What is its function? If you are a reality TV producer, please listen to this entire episode. Sandra and I have ideas for the greatest shows that have still never been made. SOUNDTRACK: Deha "Better to Reign in Hell" Boyd Rice & Death in June "Black Sun Rising" Children of the Corn "Down For Mine" Bestial Summoning "Evil Will Prevail" SPK "Victim (...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Adam and Will are joined by friend Filthy Armenian in the wake of the release of his podcast Filthy Armenian Adventures's recent episode in which Armenian followed Adam around a tour of the New York art world recording the entire ordeal over five hours. It is a truly epic work of audio art, and Armenian's podcast to us represents an exciting new development in the form where a heaping of cinema verité style reportage bleeds into the restrictions of the audio format, creating a surrealist effect ...
Jan 31, 2022•16 min
For the fourth edition of Alex Bienstock's SOS side project Collectin' Scalps with 'Stock, Bienstock and Adam interview their friend Bradford Kessler. Kessler, a NY-based artist known for his work in sculpture, painting, illustration, and video, is currently plotting an emergence as a feature film director. The three men discuss their work, drugs, cinema, and the importance of constructing a collective of likeminded creative individuals. SOUNDTRACK: The Virgin Prunes "Don’t Look Back" The Velvet...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 44 min
Adam and filmmaker Michael M. Bilandic have been mutuals on social media for a little while now, but it wasn't until Mubi recently made Michael's films available on its streaming platform that Adam found himself burning through Michael's work and was thoroughly impressed. A frustrated artist exploits a rural horrorcore group in 'Hellaware', a raving delivery man accidentally kills a famous client in 'Jobe'z World', a performance artist locks himself in a cell as the Floyd riots rage outside in l...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Adam, Will, and Sandra discuss the two most undeniable masterpieces from Van Morrison's oeuvre. Adam had heard Van as a kid, but wouldn't become acquainted with the total mastery and genius of the songwriter until reading Lester Bangs' essay on Van's '67 swan song Astral Weeks and finally listened to the entirety of the record himself. It totally changed his life. Van recorded Astral Weeks, ranked by critics overall as the 4th greatest album of popular music history, when he was only 22 fucking ...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Happy New Years, Motherfuckers! For the first show of 2022, Adam, Will and reoccurring guest host Sandra are joined by writer Katherine Dee, aka Default Friend, specifically to discuss the limitations of the "dissident" branded publishers that have sprouted up throughout Covid in response to a renewed enthusiasm for anti-mainstream thought. Can there be genuine dissidence when art is tethered to political backing of any kind? Who the fuck knows. Whatever. We also talk about cinema and celebrity ...
Jan 05, 2022•15 min
Based swaggot Alex Bienstock produces his third episode of his SOS side-project Collectin' Scalps w/ Stock. In this new episode, 'Stock and Adam interview music producer Laje Amare. What are we talking about here? All sorts of shit: body building, male dysmorphia, vanity, pop music, experimental music, the woes of internet temptations in the world of romance, and the fear of being fat projected as fatphobia. SOUNDTRACK: Laje Amare "Tim Hecker Can Suck My Cock" Autoerotichrist "Slyvania" Anal Mas...
Dec 24, 2021•1 hr 14 min
In our last main episode of 2021, we are joined by two great men, brothers, and creators of The Perfume Nationalist Jack and Ortant. What the fuck did we talk about? I don't know. Last year, Jack came on the show to discuss our favorite movies of 2020, but we didn't have that many great movies to talk about this year. So, compensating for the lack of good flicks, we talked about other shit. The three season arch of The Perfume Nationalist and the show's bravura third season finale with Zack and ...
Dec 21, 2021•1 hr 53 min
Meme account extraordinaire Beyond Woke and Problematic Discusses the Thiel/Soros pipelines, Kali Yuga, BAP, Kantbot, and the mesmeric allure and insidious confusion of niche internet ideology. Royal Trux - Teeth (Live) Martin Denny - Little China Doll Kid606 - Going Back To Kali Yuga Mutilation - Born Under The Master’s Spell Agonal Lust - Satan’s Den Pin Group - Hurricane Fighter Plane Rusted Shut - Chemical World Funkadelic - You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks LINKS: BWAP Twitter BWAP Instag...
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 22 min
Friend of the show Yeerk. P joins the show and..... this is a weird conversation to summarize. It started with a thread that Yeerk posited about his belief that techno is a form of hard rock. This led to much discussion about genre, genre codification, the nature of art in late modernity, the persistence of wiggerdom, nu-metal, noise's absorption into broader pop music tendencies, David Lynch, and Antifa's hatred of art. Listen and enjoy, motherfuckers! SOUNDTRACK: Blunt Force Trauma - Schreklic...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 24 min
In this new episode, Morbid Books editor and writer Lev Parker joins the show for the second time, this time bringing along none other than the divine philosopher and poet Nina Power, who of course just wrote a beautiful afterword for Adam's new book 'Communions'. A wide variety of topics are addressed, from the middle class tendency towards being a micro-cop, to gender extremism, to the role for art against such dismal sociopolitics. Lev has a new novel out called '4th Industrial Revolution Pim...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 43 min
In Alex Bienstock's second edition of his SOS side project, Collectin' Scalps with Stock, Alex and Adam converse with artist, curator, and former Real Fine Arts co-director Ben Morgan-Cleveland. For 10 years, Ben was the co-proprieter (alongside artist Tyler Dobson) of Real Fine Arts. Arguably the most interesting gallery in New York during the 2010s, Real Fine Arts helped launch the careers of friends of the show and great artists including Mathieu Malouf and Heji Shin, not to mention Sex Magaz...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 14 min
In this new episode, Morbid Books editor and writer Lev Parker joins the show for the second time, this time bringing along none other than the divine philosopher and poet Nina Power, who of course just wrote a beautiful afterword for Adam's new book 'Communions'. A wide variety of topics are addressed, from the middle class tendency towards being a micro-cop, to gender extremism, to the role for art against such dismal sociopolitics. Lev has a new novel out called '4th Industrial Revolution Pim...
Nov 18, 2021•16 min
In this episode, we are joined by Janie, a young poet operating in the realm of Substack and a young singer who recently started posting songs to a Soundcloud page. We discuss poetry here, mostly, everything from Robert Desnos to Ghostface Killah to John Asheberry to Darby Crash, and try and ponder a role for poetry in liquid modernity. Adam also expresses disgust over the politicization of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, and can't believe the erosion of due process that has been leveled at an innoc...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 19 min
We're celebrating Halloween, fear, terror and disquiet for this two part episode folks! Announcing herself as a new reoccurring guest host, fan favorite Bimbo Ubermensch joins Adam and Will to discuss our favorite horror-tinged records and visual art works. Favorite Horrific Records: Adam: Dead Reptile Shrine 'Burning Black Infinity' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bdVJfwmB34) Ligeti 'Volumina 1961-2' (https://youtu.be/wbLcI9-Js0U) Sandra: Halim El-Dabh's 'Crossing Into the Electromagnetic' (h...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 53 min
