underneath

Straight out of his Saginaw Donny Brown catapult into the platinum selling Verve Pipe as a founding member in the '90s. Now he shares his story for the first time. In Episode 2 here, he takes us through the VP Frog album, the genesis of the Brown/Vander Ark writing relationship, into Underneath with Adam Schleshinger, undertaking the master Freshman recording, the VP Children albums, his solo career, & performing with Thornetta Davis and Ian Anderson--live clip included!

Straight out of his Saginaw Family and musical roots, into bands such as the Furlo Brothers, Water For The Pool, Mirage, and sharing the stages with such '80s acts as My Dog Bob and Johnni With An I, Donny Brown catapult into the platinum selling Verve Pipe as a founding member in the '90s. Now he shares his story for the first time, behind the scenes, the making of the albums, his solo career, and future path. In Episode 1, he takes us from his upstart through the making of Villains.

Episode 2 Breakdown:

• Catching up with the boys (:32)
• What we’re drinking/Beer news (4:58) (Altdorf Biergarten's Altstadt Kolsch and Robinsons Brewery's Fear of the Dark Stout)
• Top 10 Metal Albums of 2020 (10:03)
• Most Brewtal Song of 2020 (22:04)
• Most Brewtal Album of 2020 (30:22)
• Top 5 Craft Beers of 2020 (38:36)
• Outro (45:44)

Synopsis:

In episode two of Brewtal, our protagonists Todd and Arie overcome the sophomore slump and take on the most brutal task of all: breaking down our top albums of the year, awarding an album and song with the title of "Most Brutal of the Year," and our top beers that we've consumed in 2020!  Crack open a can of craft beer, turn up your volume and chug along through our lists as we reminisce this "miserable summer" and year with life updates and the metal music we've enjoyed the most. Cheers to 2021!

Beers fueling this week's episode include Altdorf Biergarten's Altstadt Kolsch (Todd's pick) and Robinsons Brewery's Fear of the Dark Stout (Arie's pick.)

Altdorf Biergarten: https://www.altdorfs.com/

Robinsons Brewery: https://www.robinsonsbrewery.com/

Artwork by megabeast Kevin Burfield! Show him some love, and get something rad, via any of the following:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/kevinburfieldtattoos/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/kevinburfieldtattoos

Brewtal Intro music provided by Amavasya

What's the Wolfpack drinking and jamming this week? Let your boys know, and keep up with us, via any of the following:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/brewtalpodcast/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/brewtalpodcast

Start a circle pit from the comfort of your own home with this week's Brewtal Songs of the Week via https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4nXpnn4suaEaVm82AXs8zQ?si=-CRbDuy4S_Wo5j1YaFmDcg

Brewtal was chopped and sliced by Arie Lombardozzi of Death Dealer Productions with additional production from Todd Bailey

Brewtal is part of the Death Dealer Production family

• Vein - virus://vibrance (00:00)
• Introductie van de 'kip zonder kop'-cast met aandacht voor het coronavirus en tips tegen de verveling (00:12)
• Pim is weer terug in Nederland vanwege het coronavirus (02:34)
• Niels heeft 3200 rollen wc-papier ingeslagen (05:12)
• Realiseren mensen zich de ernst van de situatie voldoende? (08:45)
• Hoe verhouden wij ons tussen de Brabantse bouwvakkers en Twitterende nieuwsverslaafden? (12:45)
• Nog nooit is de mensheid zo verbonden geweest (15:56)
• Wat te doen zonder Koningsdag, Bevrijdingsfestival of Paasbrunch? (17:39)
• Roadburn, Netherlands Deathfest en Grindhoven gaan op hun eigen manier met het evenementenverbod om (19:02)
• Met liefde voor de scene geen restitutie van je concertkaartjes vragen (22:10)
• Speciale berichtgeving over het coronavirus op Zware Metalen met interviews van bands, boekers en organisatoren (27:15)
• Wat gaat er gebeuren met de evenementen na 1 juni? Heeft het verplaatsen naar het najaar zin? (28:26)
• Met deze quarantaine-tips kom je de opsluiting door (32:56)
• Luistertip: Code Orange - Underneath, geanticipeerd frankensteingedrocht (34:07)
• Luistertip: Four Tet - Sixteen Oceans, ontspannen housemuziek voor mensen met een hersenschudding (43:32)
• Dranktip: bierpakketten van je lokale brouwerij (45:48)
• Concerttip: houd de livestreams van lokale initiatieven zoals de Isolation Sessions van The Super-Nova Studio in de gaten (49:41)
• Gametips: Two Point Hospital, Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy VII, The Last Of Us 2, Cyberpunk 2077 en Roller Coaster Tycoon 2 (51:33)
• Bordspeltips: Pandemic, Terraforming Mars, Wingspan en Scythe (57:52)
• Kijktips van Niels: Peaky Blinders, Fargo, The VVitch, Blade Runner 2049, Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro en James Acaster (01:01:47)
• Kijktips van Pim: Eraserhead, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Call Me By Your Name, Stalker, La Grande Bellezza, Hereditary, The Lighthouse, Mystery Train, Tampopo en Clueless (01:04:05)
• Shout-outs (01:05:20)

• Interviews met muzikanten over het coronavirus: deel 1 (o.a. Asphyx, Benediction en Massacre), deel 2 (o.a. Officium Triste, Dark Fortress en Wrang), deel 3 (o.a. Ancient Rites, Agnostic Front en Amenra), deel 4 (o.a. Vltimas, Suicidal Tendencies en Spoil Engine) en deel 5 (o.a. Agnostic Front, Fleddy Melculy en The Monolith Deathcult)
• Interviews met boekers en poppodia over het coronavirus
• Netherlands Deathfest verhuisd naar 2021
• Grindhoven IX verplaatst
• Code Orange - Forever albumrecensie
• Bierpakketten: Uiltje, Jopen, Hopt

Eric, Evan and Dan return to their mics to provide comfort in the strange new world we live in during the coronavirus outbreak.

The boys share their COVID-19 stories, quarantine music picks and beard hygiene tips. They also review some local beers.

Quarantine music picks (Eric and Dan):

• Aeromantic by The Night Flight Orchestra (Eric)
• A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson (Dan)
• Stranger in the Alps by Phoebe Bridgers (Dan)
• Underneath by Code Orange (Eric)
• Folkesange by Myrkur (Eric)
• Lucifer III by Lucifer (Eric)

Upcoming album release picks (Dan):

• Gigaton by Pearl Jam (Release Date: March 27, 2020)
• Women in Music Pt. III by HAIM (TBD: Summer 2020)

Beard products mentioned in the episode:

• Detroit Grooming Co. Beard Wash
• Scotch Porter Beard Conditioner

Local brews we review include (Dan, Eric, Evan):

• Castle Cream Ale (Castle Danger, Two Harbors, Minnesota)
• Meloso Amarillo Pale Ale (515 Brewing, Des Moines, Iowa)
• Passe Pale Ale (515 Brewing, Des Moines, Iowa)

Additional communication tools mentioned:

• Discord (voice, video, text chat)
• Steam (for group PC gaming)

Outro music: "Divinyls" by The Night Flight Orchestra

Stay tuned for (hopefully) more frequent episodes of Beats, Beards & Brews as we step up our social distancing game.

In this episode, I interview Rob Muller (@RotoTok), a lifelong musician, professional drummer, and music producer who also happens to enjoy photography.

As someone who's signed three record contracts, Rob and I had a great chat about the realities of "making it" when a band signs to a record label, why everyone needs to make time for their art and passions, and what it takes to raise and encourage creative kids. He's a great guy, and it shows throughout our conversation. (By the way, sales from his album, Deep Blue Underneath, support a scholarship he founded for students at Indiana University.)

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Episode 5   Kathi Appelt

Kathi Appelt is the author Maybe a Fox, co-written with Alison McGhee. Her many other award-winning books include The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp, The Underneath,and When Otis Courted Mama, Counting Crows and more. She pops by the Porchlight and together she and host Bethany Hegedus meander on a craft and creativity talk, that like the loveliest of long walks takes in the beauty and importance of place. 

We discuss literary friendships—the meaningful ones with our artist colleagues that push us to do our best work. We touch on omniscience and knowing when (or allowing the gut to dictate when) a shift needs to be made and the most radical version of 1st person omniscience Kathi has read—ever: Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith. We take a break to talk about grit and determination and how it can yield great joy.

Enjoy your time with Kathi. I sure did.

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