I Hate Music

Episode 74 - On Location from Hell's Heroes Festival 2024

I Hate Music travels down south to Houston, Texas to catch a Texas-sized load of bands during Hell's Heroes Fest 2024.  Each day we recorded from our hotel room, recapping the previous night's bands and events, then once back home we discuss day three and wrap up the entire festival as a whole.  We discuss highlights, lowlights, what makes this festival great and the general ups-and-downs of attending music festivals.  Bands and performances we ruminate on include Candlemass, Solitude Aeturnus, Forbidden, Autopsy, Twin Tribes, Helstar, and many more.  

Join us for all the tales of ripped shorts, spilled beers, BBQ lines, battle vests, bathroom lines, Lyft rides, cask beers, cramped planes, loud guitars, mud, sun, and heavy metal.

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Produced by Jason Walton for Earth in Sound Productions.}

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Episode 73 - Food and Music with Alex Stupak

From the About the Author section of Alex Stupak's "Tacos: Recipes and Provocations: A Cookbook." 

"Alex Stupak earned recognition as one of the world's most innovative pastry chefs while leading teams at progressive cuisine icons Clio, Alinea, and wd-50. But innovation only counts, he figured, if you push yourself out of your comfort zone, and so he left that world to cook Mexican food, a cuisine that captured his head and his heart. His restaurant Empellón Cocina earned him a James Beard nomination for Best New Restaurant in the country, and Food & Wine magazine named him a Best New Chef in 2013."

Alex is also a metalhead.  In this episode we speak with Alex about the parallels between food and music, and the similarities between creating both of these art forms.  Alex tells us about his journey going from one of the world's most celebrated pastry chefs, to opening his first Mexican restaurant.  We discuss the challenges of being a restaurateur, and the importance of pushing boundaries and pushing yourself.  

Of course we read some listener emails, do a couple of segments, and mention Gwar, yet again.

 

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile, and Adam Stacey.}

_{Produced by Jason Walton for Earth in Sound Productions.}

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Episode 72 - Mascots in Music

Eddie, Vic Rattlehead, Snaggletooth, Korgull the Exterminator, The Not Man, Sargent D. -- what is the purpose of a mascot in music?  What makes a mascot good, and what makes one bad?  Why does it seem like mascots only appear in metal music?  In this episode we examine a few mascots in metal and try to figure out why they exist, and if they are an important part of the bands they represent.

We also dive into some listener emails and delve further into what is now being called "The Vader Epidemic," as well as reveal a major twist in the story of the multiple Kyles.  

 

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile, and Adam Stacey.}

_{Produced by Jason Walton for Earth in Sound Productions.}

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Episode 71 - Metal Fests

_{We are back once again, this time to reminisce about metal fests we've attended, compare notes on fests we would like to attend, and look forward to fests we will attend in the future.  What are our favorite festivals, and our favorite festival experiences?  What makes a good festival and what lead to the popularity of fests in America and Europe?  Which festivals are run the best, which ones have access to the best food?  We talk about indoor versus outdoor festivals and share stories of our festival experiences at Roadburn, Northwest Terror Fest, Wacken, Milwaukee Metal Fest, Maryland Death Fest, Migration Fest, Party San, and more.}

_{As usual we do a couple of segments to wrap up the show, plead for listener emails, and beg for purchases on the webstore.}

 

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile, and Adam Stacey.}

_{Produced by Jason Walton for Earth in Sound Productions.}

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Episode 70 - Record Collecting, and "We Suffer, but Why?"

_{In this episode we dive into the complicated world of collecting, and of course, record collecting to be specific.  Purchasing physical media from artists we love is very important to us, but how do you manage all of it financially and logistically?  Where do you draw the line and when has it gone too far?  We discuss, contemplate, and pontificate on the mechanics of being a die-hard music fan and record collector.}

_{Right after that, we tackle a few segments, read some listener email, and finish with a semi-exhaustive piece on Napalm Death's classic and divisive track, "You Suffer."  We gathered clips and comments from friends and luminaries in the scene, each one offering their thoughts on the song, interspersed with live versions and covers of the infamous two second song.  See below for the break down of who and what you are hearing in this piece, in order of appearance.}

_{"We Suffer, but Why":}

<sub>Casey C-P
Napalm Death Live (Unknown)
Ione Walton
Johan J.J Jonasson "You Suffer" Orchestral Cover
Jon Rosenthal (Invisible Oranges and Decibel Magazine)
Ione Walton
Ellory Walton
Napalm Death Live (Unknown)
Napalm Death Live (Unknown)
Napalm Death Live on 1989's "What's That Noise?" BBC
Ione and Ellory Walton
Nick Wusz (Dolven)
Don Anderson (Agalloch, Sculptured)
j_shima "You Suffer" Jazz Instrumental Version
Dylan Neal (Thief)
Don Anderson
Chris Dick (Music Journalist, Decibel Magazine)
Don Anderson
Hunter Ginn ( Canvas Solaris, Sculptured)
Don Anderson
Jori Apedaile (Eneferens, Hyalithe)
Opeth "You Suffer" Cover Live Helsinki, Finland 2017
Andy Whale (Bolt Thrower, DeathCollector)
Adam Stacey (Secret Chiefs 3, Estradasphere) with Sage Stacey

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme written by Marius Sjoli, performed by Billy Smear.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile, and Adam Stacey.}

_{Produced by Jason Walton for Earth in Sound Productions.}

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Episode 69 - Dungeon Synth with Mortiis

_{Mortiis has been an outlier and a legend in dark music for decades.  From being an original member of Norwegian Black Metal band Emperor, to his solo work as Mortiis, to the suicidal ambience of Vond, Mortiis has often been misunderstood, yet he has blazed his own path with no regard for trend or what could be deemed successful.  Now, decades later, the genre Mortiis arguably created has had an explosion in popularity worldwide.  In this episode we welcome Mortiis into our own dungeon to discuss Dungeon Synth past and present, his time in Emperor, gear, and his writing process.}

_{We also welcome Jori Apedaile of Eneferens as he joins us as a third host and helps us tackle listener Emails about download codes, meeting our musical heroes, as well as helping us keep track of all the damn people named Kyle that write in.  The three of us attack another "FMK," a "T-Shirt of the Day," and of course a "Let's Stump Nick (and Jori)."}  

 

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.  Special guest host Jori Apedaile.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile, Adam Stacey, and Nathanael Larochette.}

_{Bumper music by Mortiis.}

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Episode 68 - Best of 2023 and the Fight Against Evangelists in the ’80s and ’90s

We are fighting the Christmas spirit this year by discussing the trend of Metal bands writing about money-grubbing, lying, megachurch owning evangelists in the '80s and '90s such as the infamous battle between Deicide's Glen Benton and Christian Talk Show Host Bob Larson.  We also share our favorite albums from 2023, including picks from Spirit Possession, Frozen Soul, Phobocosm, Blood Incantation, Xysma, and more.  

Listener emails bring us back to discussing Gwar again, discovering the New Mexico Metal scene, and we get another email from that one dude, Kyle.  You'll also find a few segments at the end to round out the evening.  

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile, Adam Stacey, and Nathanael Larochette.}

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Episode 67 - Why Acoustic Guitars are Metal, and Thanksgiving Music with Nathanael Larochette

In this episode we are joined by Canadian composer and guitarist Nathanael Larochette (Musk Ox, The Night Watch, Solo) to talk turkey about all our favorite Thanksgiving songs and more importantly, discuss why acoustic music, and particularly acoustic guitars, are metal.  We share with each other how acoustic music has impacted us, why we think it works in a metal context, and pontificate on why we think it has become so popular within metal, and within its own metal adjacent genres.

We each play a song or two that we think exemplifies acoustic music in metal, while Nick and Jason get into some segments such as "T-Shirt of the Day," "FMK," and "Let's Stump Nick."  We round out the episode with some listener emails, corrections on dumb statements and glaring omissions we've made, and give a call out to listeners to school us on New Mexican Metal bands.

 

*Please visit our Linktree to access our Spotify playlist featuring songs we play on the show, as well as related songs.  Playlist will be updated for each episode.

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_{Hosts:  Jason Walton and Nick Wusz.}

_{"I Hate Music" theme by Marius Sjoli.  I Hate Music image by Jori Apedaile.}

_{Segment intro music by Jori Apedaile, Adam Stacey, and Nathanael Larochette.}

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_{**I Hate Music is an Earth in Sound Production**}