Voodoo 5 (Skip Heller & Lena Marie Cardinale) & "Moon Over Marin/El Tecolote / Fire Dance"
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
xotica has come to Alternative Tentacles! Get your search engines ready, the references go deep with this one! Tsunami Bomb's Dominic Davi sits down with composer/guitarist Skip Heller (producer to/protege of Robert Drasnin, orchestrator for Elisabeth Waldo, bandleader for Yma Sumac) & vocalist Lena Marie Cardinale (an operatic Sumac acolyte and former El Vez Elvette) of Voodoo 5. In a genre where most bands are content to imitate old records, Voodoo 5 are making new ones – brave, bold, and unlike any exotica record you’ve ever heard. In preparation of their new 7" on Alternative...
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THE HUNT FOR OLD RELEASES (OR HOW TO REPRESS RECORDS WITHOUT LOSING YOUR MIND)
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
THIS WAS NOT THE EPISODE WE PLANNED! bATcast host/Marketing Director Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) sits down with A.T. General Manager Freya Yamamoto, and end up peeling back the curtain and discussing the effort it takes to track down all the different elements for old albums for new release on Alternative Tentacles! To old artwork hidden on old hard drives to finding masters hiding in bandmembers garages, how does one dig through the museum like collection at Alternative Tentacles Records to give an old album new life. For more visit https://alternativetentacles.com
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Ani Kyd Wolf & "The Last Steps of Man-Unkind"
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
This episode of the Alternative Tentacles bATcast features none other than the legendary Ani Kyd Wolf! Musician, actress, filmmaker, and... Private Eye? Ani sits down with host Dominic Davi (of Tsunami Bomb) to talk about her new album, "The Last Steps of Man-Unkind", how she started working with Alternative Tentacles and Jello Biafra, the reaction to some of her singles and videos, and the impact on the increasing tensions between the United States and Canada. Don't miss this chance to know the powerhouse that is Ani Kyd Wolf! Check out her latest album on Alternative Tentacles Records,...
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Redshift & "Chaos As Planned"
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
Redshift, the new dark hardcore surf band from the mind of bassist Mike Catts, drummer Adam Gross, and the guitar and vocals of the legendary Vic Bondi (Articles of Faith/Dead Ending) has dropped a brand new album on Alternative Tentacles Records, "Chaos As Planned"! To celebrate that, the band has sat down with host Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb/Loud Graves) to talk about the origins of the band, the new album, and the developing political situation in the United States. Don't miss this incredible discussion between two artists on Alternative Tentacles! Pick up a copy of Redshift...
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Jon Weisnewski of Sandrider
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb, Loud Graves) is back to host another episode as he sits down with 's vocalist/guitarist Jon Weisnewski to talk about how the band came to be in the wake of Jon's former band, AKIMBO. Where their sound comes from, the story behind their music, their art, and just what it's like to work with Jello Biafra and Alternative Tentacles. Featuring former members of AKIMBO, Seattle loud-rock trio released a two song 7" "Aviary /Baleen" on Alternative Tentacles a handful of months after releasing their meteorically heavy LP Enveletration (). The...
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What Would Jello Do? Part 120: Joe Biden's Final Act
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
On this episode of What Would Jello Do?, Jello continues from his last WWJD and gives his thoughts on what Joe Biden's final act should be. What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word series by Jello Biafra on the Alternative Tentacles Records YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alternativetentacles Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable is an ongoing podcast hosted by Jello Biafra. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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What Would Jello Do? Part 119: Sign the 28th Amendment to the Constitution Joe!
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
Joe Biden is on his way out... what can he do before he goes? Pick up a pen and sign the 28th Amendment to the Constitution that's what. What Would Jello Do? is an informal spoken word series by Jello Biafra on the Alternative Tentacles Records YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@alternativetentacles Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable is an ongoing podcast hosted by Jello Biafra. Subscribe anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Gregg Deal from Dead Pioneers
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
Host Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) sits down with the newest member of the Alternative Tentacles family, Gregg Deal! Vocalist for the Colorado based Dead Pioneers, Gregg is also a multi-disciplinary artist, activist, and "disruptor." Through his paintings, murals, performance work, filmmaking, spoken word, and now his incredible punk rock band, Deal has worked to "honor indigenous experiences, challenge stereotypes, and push for accurate representations of Indigenous people in art" as he said in one of his two TED Talks. Today they talk about the birth of Dead Pioneers, their work with...
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Exploring Digital Only Releases on Alternative Tentacles Records
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) walks through some of the Digital-Only releases on Alternative Tentacles and showcases songs from Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine, The November 3, Spank Machine, Ani Kyd Wolf, Fish Karama and/or The DErailleurs, and Pachinko!
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Rocky Mountain TentacleFEST Recap
Alternative Tentacles Batcast
Host Dominic Davi (Tsunami Bomb) talks about the recent Rocky Mountain TentacleFEST Alternative Tentacles Records put on on Friday, August 30ths at Levitt Pavilion in Denver, CO and plays songs by Dead Pioneers, Wheelchair Sports Camp, Kultur Shock, and a brand new track from his own band Tsunami Bomb.
info_outline"This isn’t our first “Great Betrayal” of Afghanistan. We did it in the 1990’s too!" - Jello Biafra
In the wake of the United States' complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, we ask you to step back to 2002, and Jello Biafra's classic spoken word album, Virus 290 "Machine Gun In The Clown's Hand". Jello talks about some of the American policies that has lead us to this moment. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED LISTENING