In case you didn't get the joke of the pic, some overweight "sex therapist" likened physical fitness to Nazism and the notion that being overweight leads to heart problems to "eugenics." I know it's a cliche, but we really are living in clown world. And speaking of clown world, AltRight novelist, columnist, and all around commentator Andy Nowicki visited one of the clowniest clown worlds of the them all, Los Angeles! Because he stayed at my pad, he was forced to pay the ultimate penalty; be on the Savage Hippie podcast with me and Rachel! Andy, Rachel, and I discuss a variety of topics, from Andy's books to his misadventures on the Los Angeles metro to Falling Down to Pizzagate to Charlottesville to the various Democratic nominees to BUTTS!!! Hey, Andy and Rachel said this was a good one in spite my attempts to sabotage it. And yes, we answer listener questions. For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, we play "Drive" by THOR, who Andy and I saw live at the Whiskey A Go Go. The song is from his 2015 LP Metal Avenger and features Cheetah Chrome from the Dead Boys on guitar. Listen to it at https://thormusic.bandcamp.com/track/drive-feat-cheetah-chrome. The art was done by Shannon Bowman, and the song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

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Savage Hippie Episode 66 - Falling Down With Andy "D - Fens" Nowicki

Sorry for the delay and the fact that the stuff we talk about is two weeks old. Rachel, Elya, and I compare AOC with Ilhan Omar, and talk about our tax returns, that crazy black guy that threw the kid from the four story balcony of the Mall of America, and kids getting in trouble at schools for wearing MAGA shit. And, of course, we answer some questions. Man, I'm lazy.  For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, we have the song "Karma Is Coming" from the album Time Is Made of Gold, the latest album from Bedouin, one of former Hawkwind bassist Alan Davey's many fine bands. Check it out at https://alandavey.bandcamp.com/track/karma-is-coming. Shannon Bowman did the artwork, and the song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

Savage Hippie Episode 65 - In The Words Of Steve King, I Don't Have To Answer That!

Once again, Elya abandons us, leaving me and Rachel to perform our battle of the sexes shtick without him. We kick off the dang thing by talking about the Horna show that I went to in Los Angeles. You see, the politically correct sissies at the Metal Sucks blog decided that they're going to try to get the Horna tour shut down by putting out articles saying that Horna are Nazis. Now, they very well could be, they very well could have "nefarious" connections to some Nazi sympathizing Pagan black metal bands, but that should not matter. I wanna see a goddamn black metal show, and besides, you can't even understand the lyrics, and the crowd at most underground metal shows in Los Angeles is going to be predominantly Mexican. After we were done recording the episode, we learned that the show had to be moved from its original venue to Bricks bar and grill. A few ANTIFAs DID show up and made fools of themselves. One of them held up a sign that said something like, "Nazi metal makes Satan bored." I ran up to him and put my arm around him, and my buddy snapped a photo and said, "Say soy boy!" Now, of course, they're trying to ruin Bricks for putting on the gig by going to their Yelp page and giving them negative reviews. So, be a good mensch and give 'em some five star reviews. After that, Rachel and I take an unexpected detour down memory lane, talking about the Grand Rapids and Muskegon punk scenes and all the people we know. Then I talk about the new Motley Crue biopic, The Dirt and the Deplorable Comedy tour. And in the second half of the show, we answer questions. For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, I celebrate the Green New Deal by playing "Technophobia" by Carnivore, the awesome hardcore/metal/thrash band fronted by Peter Steele before he started Type O Negative.  Corey Wilson does the art, and the song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

Savage Hippie Episode 64 - You're A Chick, So You Feel More Sentimental About These Things

Too much news, too little time. In spite being recorded merely DAYS ago, we're ALREADY behind, what with Michael Avenatti getting indicted and Jussie Smollett getting his charges dropped with possible connections to Barack Obama and his husband Michelle. Instead Elya, Rachel, and I discuss the New Zealand church shooter, the Mueller report and its exoneration of President Trump, Beto O'Rourke's relative coolness, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg's oldness, the last of which would seem like a rather passe and rote topic by this point, except that Sam Adams decided to RELEASE A BEER IN HER HONOR. That's right, a Ruth Bader Ginsburg themed BEER. We also answer listener questions. Oh, and I go off on the admins of Joe Bob Briggs FB group, because they're totally gay for throwing me out for doing what Joe Bob does, which is crack crude jokes. But, hey, that's what happens when you let women and their white knight enablers run a group; all of a sudden things become "problematic." I see Troma and Feral House books getting corrupted in much the same way, with younger, progressive female employees deeming older works in both companies' libraries "problematic" and having them expunged.  For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, we play a tune by Beto O'Rourke's 90s indie rock band Foss, who basically sound like a poor man's Superchunk crossed with a poor man's Slint. Check 'em out at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ_sebQqrU4&t=97s. Shannon Bowman did the hip, skiddly-doo artwork, and the song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

Savage Hippie Episode 63 - If I Knew Then How Much I'd Value Intelligence Less Than Looks...

The title for this episode has a double meaning. Firstly, that the KKK is totally WACK, yo! And secondly, that Spike Lee's latest film, BlacKkKlansman (why is the middle "k" in lowercase?), which I trash in the first 25 or so minutes, totally sucks balls, and for my money was a pretty cynical attempt at getting an academy award. I mean, why ELSE would he have a sympathetic Jewish character in his movie? He hates Jews! Or, at very least, isn't very fond of them. And, furthermore, is he NOT aware that David Duke is no longer a fan of Donald Trump, thinking him a Zionist shill, and instead now backs Ilhan Omar, someone who Spike Lee most likely ALSO backs? I believe his REAL attitude about Jews is reflected in the Philip Seymour Hoffman character in 25th Hour.  But, I digress. In the rest of the episode, Rachel and I talk about... oh just listen to it! Elya wasn't available this time around. In the second half, we answer listener questions, one of which is about the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sex tape. Our featured band for Sounds of Marshabaloosh this week is legendary proto-metal, heavy prog legends URIAH FUCKIN' HEEP!!! Not caring one wink that they're a club act, who play in dinky ass bars like the Token Lounge, where I saw 'em last year (!!!), they have a new album called Living the Dream, which shows that legacy acts can still bring it. I play the track "Take My Soul Away." Listen to the song and check out the nifty music video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9S_s2NiEQo&t=0s&list=PLBzBwYhHpqLJdEk05JQtRHcjo416qLCJh&index=3. The wonderful artwork, in which Rachel and Elya gawk as the KKK lynch me, was done by Shannon Bowman. The song at the end is, as usual, the Yesticles classic "The Diet Has Failed."

Savage Hippie Episode 62 - More Like WacKKKlansman If You Ask Me!

As my favorite racist Gandhi said, first they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win. Well, let's be honest here; the Dissenter app from GAB is INSANE. It allows you to comment on anything on the internet. And, sure, right now it's in its gestation phase; but wait until there are copycat Dissenter apps, and they allow you to add graphics, sound, and videos. The internet will be like the wild west again. And that's why I'm torn with regards to Silicon Valley tech censorship; do I want the government to step in and bust up the monopolies of Facebook and Youtube, or do I want the anarchists to create apps, which will circumvent all of the deplatforming that's been going on and reinforce that free market spirit? Tough questions indeed. Anyway, Elya, Rachel, and I also discuss the new Captain Marvel movie, and thanks to viewer questions, we go on a long tirade bashing nu-metal. We also address the Andrew Yang phenomenon, something that I personally don't have very much interest in. All that talk about "acceleration" works well in your parents' basement, but if you've got bills to pay, and you DON'T want your life to suck, maybe, JUST maybe, you should stick with the current President and try to guide him in the right direction. First step is to pressure him to sign executive orders to end DACA and birthright citizenship. Aaaanyway... For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, I present a song from the new Nik Turner album, The Final Frontier (I wish he chose a title that wasn't already taken by Iron Maiden), called "Calling the Egyptians." With Nik Turner anything Hawkwind, it's always a first day or pre-order purchase. And, yes, it's cool that Beto O'Rourke used the screen name "Psychedelic Warlord." Listen to "Calling the Egyptians" it at https://nikturnermusic.bandcamp.com/track/calling-the-egyptians. The artwork was done by Shannon Bowman, and the song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

First They Ignore You, Then They Laugh At You, Then They Fight You, Then They FUCK You

Rachel, Elya, and I talk about the Lords of Chaos movie, which if the title isn't a dead giveaway, I thought sucked ass. Then we talk about the recent John Wayne controversy. And then in the second half, we answer listener questions.  For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, we play a "Nekromantia" by Horna, both because I've been listening to a lot of black metal lately, and because I'm seeing 'em live on March 30th. Woot! Rachel did the artwork, and the song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

Savage Hippie Episode 60 - More Like Lords Of GAYos If You Ask Me!

Thanks to the fact that Rachel worked on movies on two consecutive Saturdays in a row, our schedule got all screwed up, forcing us to record this a couple Wednesday ago; and as is the usual Savage Hippie m.o., the stuff we talk about is once again antiquated. I mean, seriously, we're talking about whether Trump SHOULD sign the budget proposal, which has already been signed and has now divided Trump's base between the "God emperor Trump can do no wrong" MAGA people and the "well, he signed an amnesty deal. Bye-bye, USA!" people.  On the plus side, Rachel, Elya, and I discuss other stuff, such as how bitches be crazy and flaky, lhan Omar's comments about AIPAC, the Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez documentary on netflix, and the rogues gallery of the 2020 Democratic contenders. We also answer listener questions from the two listeners who asked us questions. Note, we ALREADY have ANOTHER episode in the tank, and I'm hoping THAT comes out before the news cycle renders the topics we talk about obsolete. For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, in honor of Grammy awards, who awarded High on Fire with best hard rock/heavy metal performance in spite not actually knowing what they sound like, I play "Rumors of War" from the High on Fire album Death Is This Communion from 2007. Rachel did the art, and the song at the end is the "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

Savage Hippie Episode 59 - He, She, Ze, or Pee?

The Superbowl? President Trump's State of the Union? Judge Ginsburg's "beating" cancer? NONE of that gets discussed in this week's Savage Hippie. Making sure to be slightly BEHIND the curve, talking about things that lost their relevance a week ago, Edwin Oslan, Elya Oslan, and Rachel Cohen-Bourne cover Ralph Northam's black face and KKK shenanigans, Black Panther getting nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, the "learn to code" meme, some story about some girl who is suing Kid Rock over alleged discrimination at his bar in Detroit, and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sss(X)in(X)em(X)a wearing her slutty attire on the Senate floor... yep, we discuss ALL of that, right at the point when everyone else is DONE discussing it. We also discuss D.W. Griffith and Birth of a Nation, since nobody is EVER done discussing that! And for Sounds of Marshabaloosh, we play "Free Hand" by obscure 70s prog greats, Gentle Giant. Hopefully the don't sue. The song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles, and Rachel did the art while staring at a midget who curiously looks exactly like her.

Savage Hippie Episode 58 - C-SPAN? More Like See SKIN if You Ask ME!

As if you hadn't heard enough about the standoff between the Catholic Kid and the drum beatin' Indian, Edwin Oslan, Rachel Cohen-Bourne, and new addition Elya Oslan (Edwin's brother, in case ya couldna guess), continue to beat the dead horse into horse paste by actually flashing back to a week earlier, where we give our immediate, ignint, duped by the mainstream media reactions, and THEN correct ourselves a week later. Isn't that clever? But that's not ALL we talk about! Nope, we also throw in New York's new 'bortion law, Trump's opening the government back up, the controversy surrounding the new Ghostbusters movie, my recent obsession with Michael Moorcock's Elric saga, Rachel's rock star dad, and our love for prog rock. Rachel also further elaborates on her near death experience at the hands of a ectopic pregnancy, and we do our best imitations of whiny New Yawk Jooz. For this week's Sounds of Marshabaloosh, we give ya a song from the Crazy World of Arthur Brown, the God of Hellfire, who I saw this past Friday with Jex Thoth, Ruby the Hatchet, and Sleepy Sun. The song is called "Muscle of Love" (NOT the Alice Cooper song) and is from Arthur Brown's latest album Zim Zam Zim. The song at the end is of course "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles, and Rachel did the brilliant photoshop art.

Savage Hippie Episode 57 - Fooled by a Fridge Fixin' Injun

Thanks to Rachel having to go and nearly die, this episode took a little longer to come out than expected. But once again, she and the "disgraced" Edwin Oslan are back to discuss the topics of the day, along with make jokes at the expense of minorities, women, people who are on the "spectrum", and people of non-normative sexual orientations. They're also joined by Ben Arzate, author of the short story collection The Complete Idiot's Guide to Saying Goodbye and the novel The Story of the Y, which will be out soon. You can check out Ben's blog and purchase his writings at http://dripdropdripdropdripdrop.blogspot.com/. Over the course of this nearly two hour abortion, we discuss Ben's writings, why Rachel has a hyphenated last name, what's wrong with modern psychology, Rachel's recent near death experience, the healthcare issue, Trump's white house fast food feast, Janeane Garofalo's "beyond the pale" defense of Louis C.K., and some other stuff about some other shit. And, of course, we make jokes at the expense of minorities, women, people who are on the "spectrum", and people of non-normative sexual orientations.  For Sounds of Marshabaloosh, I said, "fuck the man!" and played the totally copyrighted "Tribulation" by death/thrash metal band Possessed, because I saw them recently, and, well, "fuck the man!" As usual, the song at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles, and Rachel did the amazing artwork.

Savage Hippie Episode 56 - You Don't Have Aspergers, You're Just an Asshole (w/ Ben Arzate)

Well, it's back... sorta. The "disgraced" Edwin Oslan is joined by brand new co-host Rachel Cohen-Bourne, a liberal who doesn't have Trump Derangement Syndrome, to discuss a variety of topics, including the recent Louis C.K.'s Parkland massacre jokes, how political correctness is killing comedy, the ever so relevant James Gunn debacle, the Trump government shutdown, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's latest dance video. I also very briefly talk about what REALLY happened to the previous Savage Hippie podcast, and we DO get visited by a ghost of Savage Hippie past (what do you expect? We're roommates after all!).  Look, Savage Hippie is MY podcast. Just like Motörhead is (well, was) Lemmy's band, Black Sabbath is Tony Iommi's band, the Fall is (well, was) Mark E. Smith's band, and Hawkwind is Dave Brock's band. We're giving you free entertainment, so if you miss the other hosts, go and listen to their shit. For Sounds of Marshabaloosh (yes, I'm keeping the name even though Ann came up with it), we feature Disastroid. Last year, one of their members sent me the entire album to listen to and review. I never did, sorry. So, instead, we talk about 'em and play one of their songs on our show. The song is "I Didn't Kill Myself" from their latest album, Screen. If you enjoy fuzzed out stoner rock, give 'em a listen. Some guy even called 'em the best band in San Francisco. Sorry for the shitty art. I had to throw something together really quick. And, as per usual, the music at the end is "The Diet Has Failed" by the Yesticles.

Savage Hippie Episode 55 - Those Who CONTROL The Language Are The Ones Who CONTROL The Language

Note to fans: we will have the video for this episode up on youtube next week. In this special edition (aren't they all special?) of the Savage Hippie video podcast, Ann, David, and I are joined by April Jones, director of The Mentors: King of Sleaze, a brand new documentary about the "rape rock" group the Mentors.  For those unfamiliar, the Mentors, who still record and perform to this very day, wear executioner hoods and play loud, crude, and catchy heavy metal music that focuses on lyrics which debase and demean women. Their lyrics are so over the top and absurd, it's tough to take them seriously. Yet, some have, resulting in boycotts, protests, and even shows being canceled.  Over the course of the hour, we discuss the documentary (duh!), stifling political correctness in punk, and how such a film will be perceived by feminists and other purveyors of groupthink. We also answer viewer questions. Check out the movie at: https://www.mentorsrockumentary.com/ And make sure to like it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MentorsRockumentary/

The Savage Hippie Video Podcast Episode 20: April Jones and the Kings of Sleaze

Part II of our interview with right-wing street artist and all-around badass Sabo!

The Savage Hippie Video Podcast Episode 19: Sabo Interview Part II

Edwin, Ann, and David welcome a very special guest -- right-wing guerrilla street artist Sabo! Sabo has trolled the likes of Harvey Weinstein, the Academy Awards, Meryl Streep, Mark Zuckerberg, the Parkland school shooting "victims," and every other lefty you can think of (he keeps getting banned from social media faster than he can create new accounts!). Sabo joins us in-studio for part I of a two-part interview.

The Savage Hippie Video Podcast Episode 18: SPECIAL GUEST - SABO!

I’m Edwin. Welcome to the Savage Hippie podcast. For those wondering, I stole the name “Savage Hippie” from the Melvins song “The Savage Hippy.” I used to do the podcast with David Cole of Takimag and Ann Sterzinger, writer of several novels, including NVSQVAM and The Talkative Corpse, but now I have a new co-host named Rachel Cohen-Bourne. We talk about news, pop-culture, politics, and other ephemera just like before. If you listened to this for the other hosts, you know where to find 'em.

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