The 151st episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week, it's a VERY special episode. This is my most favorite mix I've ever made. I created it about 10 years ago and it's a love song to late night drives and remembering everything that's past and yet to come. There's no talk here, just amazing music and something that I hold very dear to my heart.... enjoy.
As an added bonus, I'm including both the original front and back, handmade cover art. I'm also including the updated one I made, before I found the original files.
Songs played this week:
1) Midnight In A Perfect World by DJ Shadow
2) Central Reservation by Beth Orton
3) Possibly Maybe (Lucy Mix) by Bjork
4) Revelation Big Sur by Red House Painters
5) Teardrop by Massive Attack
6) Pyramid Song by Radiohead
7) (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by Cat Power
8) Porcelain by Moby
9) The Ghost Of What Should've Been by Owen
10) Bitter by Me'Shell NdegeOcello
11) Lover I Don't Have To Love by Bright Eyes
12) Untitled 4 by Sigur Ros
13) Olga's Birthday by Rose Polenzani
14) Don't I Hold You by Wheat
15) Better De'd Than Read by Joan of Arc
16) Happy Hour by Matthew Ryan
The 146th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
ep 146 - 'Mix Tape vol. 2' This week it's all music, no filler.
pSongs Played this week:
1) Distance by A Loss For Words fr. Lynn Gunn
2) Rest To Get Better by Transit
3) My House by PVRIS
4) I Am by Hands Like Houses
5) They Call My Steve by Teenage Bottlerocket
6) Splinter by Man Overboard
The 145th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
ep 145 - 'Mix Tape vol. 1' This week it's all music, no filler.
pSongs Played this week:
1) If You Can't Hang by Sleeping With Sirens
2) Drag by Day Wave
3) Boxing Timelines by The Early November
4) Just Like You by Falling In Reverse
5) Throw It All Away by Well Hung Heart
6) Drown by Bring Me The Horizon
I know that you originally came here to read movie reviews. Over the years, I've used this as a way to promote my podcasts. The movie reviews still happened, just less frequently. Soon, I was so busy with podcasting and other endeavors, that there wasn't much here at all. I keep thinking I'll come back to it, but I never find the time. However, one of the podcasts I am affiliated with.... isn't one where I'm on the air, I'm on the writing staff. The show is called The Creepercast and it's an all horror podcast that's a damn good time to listen too! What my role is at The Creepercast is to provide horror movie reviews, top 10 lists and other content. So far, we're pulling old reviews from this site to drop one a week on Saturday's. However, I'm also writing new material that's NOT available on this site! So, if you're looking for more from me and other great content from the guys at The Creepercast, head on over to http://www.creepercast.com/. If you just want some of my stuff, here's the links to everything so far:
http://www.creepercast.com/horror-fiction-the-mortician-a-short-story-of-longing-by-joel-kenyon/
http://www.creepercast.com/indy-review-the-lashman-2014/
http://www.creepercast.com/independent-review-7th-day-2012/
http://www.creepercast.com/indy-review-the-cabining-2014/
http://www.creepercast.com/joel-happy-kpants-has-the-lowdown-on-rob-zombies-31/
http://www.creepercast.com/rammbock-berlin-undead-aka-siege-of-the-dead-2010-review/
http://www.creepercast.com/tag/a-happy-kpants-review/
http://www.creepercast.com/tag/joel-happy-kpants/
http://www.creepercast.com/tag/joel-happy-kpants-hour/
The 99.5th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
I'm taking a week off, before the 100th episode to talk about the events that took place over the last 48 hours. This week, it's all about my sister Sabrina.
Songs played this week:
1) Invisible Girl by Jupiter Star
2) Blood On The Water by Jupiter Star
3) Sabrina, Paste and Plato by Jellyfish
4) 50,000 Words by Jupiter Star
The 70th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
My two best friends, Matt and Matt, join me for a SUPER sized episode! Non-podsafe songs and a LOT of good times. Topics include: The evolution of our gaming hobbies, our favorite stuff, growing up and a zombie topic! It's a not to be missed show.... download and ENJOY! (and stick around after the last song, for an extra bit.)
Songs played this week:
1) Devil's Roof by Throwing Muses
2) I Seen What I Saw by 16 Horsepower
3) Don't Take Me For Granted by Social Distortion
4) The Poet And The Muse by Poets Of The Fall
5) She's An Angel by They Might Be Giants
6) Hurdy Gurdy Man by Donovan
7) (it's a secret)
The 63rd episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
On this very special episode, I have my first call in guest! Thom from the band Beijing joins me for the entire show! This weeks topics include getting to know Thom and Beijing, hobbies and the 2nd installment of 'The Art Of The Franchise'. It's a fantastic show and hopefully the start of some more guest stars popping in. Sit back, relax and ENJOY!
Songs played this week are all by Beijing:
1) Violent
2) Broken Glass
3) Silence
4) Open Arms
5) Triggers
6) Standing
To find Beijing on the web, go to:
http://beijing-music.tumblr.com/
http://beijing.bandcamp.com/
https://twitter.com/beijing
http://www.youtube.com/user/ilikebeijing
The 46th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
I was punched in the gut by life this week, but that was only temporary. This weeks topics include stuff about the music played, a spoken word piece by Jim Carroll and my best Tony Robbins impression. ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) Really Here by Can.Ky.Ree
2) Lift Off by The Capsules
3)Sweet Knees and Backbones by The Cat Mary
4) Funny Bunny by Catherine
5) Thimbles by Centaur
6) Bitter by Certain Distant Suns
Rob Zombie's take on the 'Halloween' franchise has been met with various levels of positive and negative reviews. Some have valid points and others are just outright "haters". While I can understand both sides of the argument, I personally lie on the positive side of things. I am a huge fan of Rob Zombie's film work and found this remake/reimaging/revisioning to be a fresh take on an old property. The original John Carpenter vision had long since been lost.... somewhere after part 2. 'Season of the Witch' was charming in its own way, but no a true entry in the franchise. Parts 4 and 5 were decent, but felt like out of place. Everything after that was just a downhill race to extinction. In all honesty, I was never a huge fan of Mr. Myers to begin with and I had long since given up on the series. What Rob Zombie created was a fresh take on the films. He breathed life back into a long dead horror icon. This wasn't the Michael Myers you remember, this was the more realistic, grittier and downright vile version. What John Carpenter had started, was a clean slate of a character, one without no face or identity. A "shark", so to speak. He called him 'The Shape'. Rob took that character, gave him a background and an identity beyond the mask. He made it bloody and messy, like it might be in real life. He made the characters react to what was happening in a more real life way and the trauma that remained after, was almost too much to bear. You saw the characters have an arc in their personalities. They grew with time, rather than just stand still. This wasn't a horror-soap opera.... this was Jerry Springer-ish. I now call myself a 'Halloween' fan, thanks for Mr. Zombie's vision of evil.
With the release of the original film, there came several versions on DVD, to choose from. A theatrical, an unrated and a 3 disc collectors edition. I proudly own all three and the only reason I triple dipped and bought the 3 disc version, was to watch the 4 and a 1/2 hour documentary 'Michael Lives: The Making of 'Halloween''. I was not disappointed. (side note: I also own the theatrical and unrated versions of 'Halloween 2' and the "workprint" edition of the original.) Now, you might be asking, "What in the hell could take up 4 and a 1/2 hours of time for THAT film?" Well, a lot.... quite frankly. I actually watched it in hour long segments, just to make it last longer. There is a huge amount of information in this making of documentary and if you're not a fan to begin with, this won't change your mind. This is strictly for die hard fans only, if you're not one of those, you might as well stop reading now. Unlike the similar making of on 'The Devil's Rejects', this kept my interest for the entire time. Perhaps, with the other, I wasn't in the right frame of mind and perhaps I need to give it another chance? Perhaps. What does this cover, you might ask? It's basically a road map of Rob's film making experience from inception to release. Every stone is turned over and nothing is left to the imagination. Every actor, extra and crew person is seen in this behind the scenes extravaganza. You get the chance to know all the players involved and see exactly what it takes to make a film of this scale. There is actually quite a lot of blood, sweat and tears involved with the making of a horror film. Especially one where you're updating what many consider a masterpiece. Rob was very respectful of John Carpenter and his original material. He was a fan first and only took on the project with Mr. Carpenter's blessing. That should really be enough of a reason for the "haters" to stop hating so much. I mean, if he was okay with it, why aren't you? That doesn't mean you have to like it, but at least respect the effort.
This documentary almost plays itself out like a video diary. There is some narration to go with what's going on, but a lot of it is like a home movie. It's a nice even balance of both, so as to keep you interested. You get to see how each actor was selected, how the script grew and changed, how the sets and costumes came to be and even the editing process. This is any 'Halloween' or Rob Zombie lovers dream. All of the people involved in the making of this, took it very seriously and all of them had the best intentions. They wanted to make the definitive vision of 'Halloween'. (That's probably why all of them signed on for the sequel too.) It gives you a fly on the wall feeling and a chance to see what these people are like in real life. It actually made me appreciate the film even more, AFTER watching this opus.
Now, I can't recommend this to everyone. You really have to love the source material. This is not for the passive viewer. This is also not something that I could find for rental. If you want to see 'Michael Lives', you have to own the 3 disc set. Sadly, Rob didn't do the same thing for 'Halloween 2' or 'House of 1000 Corpses', as I would have loved to have seen those as well. I'm hoping that for his new film 'The Lords of Salem', that he'll compile another one of these. When it comes to his work, I can't get enough of it.... even the tiny little details that no one else cares about. As a film maker, film lover and fan, this is like a Christmas present that keeps on giving. I really don't know what else I can say about this, after all, it is just a making of documentary.... not the film itself. I give it 5 out of 5 stars and will eventually take it on again. It's not something to just pop in on a whim, it will take a little pre-planning. Rob, how do I love thee? Enough to own multiple copies of everything you do.
Similar making of documentaries: '30 Days in Hell: The Making of 'The Devil's Rejects''....nothing else is quite as in depth
(no trailer is available for this documentary, so I just put the trailer for the film itself.)
The 28th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
There was no direction for this episode, but by some miracle, it turned into something kind of interesting. All this episode contains is me reading some older poems of mine. That's it. I think you may find the results satisfying and the music will make you sigh. ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) Blinding Me by Merry Ellen Kirk
2) Go Ahead And Make My Day by Black Vendetta
3) Kingdom Coma by Rori Damson
4) Alone Again, The Living Room Sessions by Marie Hines
5) In A Long Time by 46bliss
6) 20 Years by North American Royalty
The 27th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
Cody is back with his zombie themed 'A Hobo Story'. It comes to its conclusion in this episode and I hope you all dig it as much as I did. Please pardon my delivery of it. ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) Skeletons by The Upset Victory
2) Taste The Barrel by Big John Bates
3) The World Is Our ______ by This Will Destroy You
4) Shotgun Army by Youth Of The Beast
5) Carry On by dZ
6) I'm Taking It Back, I'm Taking Them All Back by Chasing Claymores
The 26th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
This is another large episode for you all! A special double whammy of music by Parlour Steps and a George A. Romero themed game by Matt! I also talk about the joy of the chicken, the "Canadian Online Pharmacy" and 'G.I. Joe' nostalgia. It's one for the books. ENJOY!
Songs played this week are all songs by Parlour Steps:
1) Hot Romance
2) HeroVillian
3) The Garden
4) Libertine Takes A Lover
5) Only Mystery
6) The Modern Today
The 25th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
After taking a week off because of illness, I'm back with a larger than normal sized episode. This one is a throwback to my Awful Snack episode 'The Box'. Instead of a box, this time it's two briefcases. Each one was carried by me when I was a kid and haven't been opened since then. I also discuss 'Dungeons and Dragons' and play two listeners voicemails. It's a big un' kids! ENJOY!
(Side note: I tried hard to clean out the audio issues this week. I also worked to keep things level. Hopefully you notice a difference. Thanks for listening!)
Songs played this week are all "best of" songs, hand picked by me:
1) Jamie All Over by Mayday Parade
2) Cut The Mullet by Wesley Willis
3) Hold On by Tom Waits
4) Humility (Ian's Angry Remix) by Jefry's Appendix
5) When You're Around by Motion City Soundtrack
6) Really Really Happy by The Muffs
Here are the photo's of the briefcases I talked about this week....:
#1 (closed):
#1 (open):
#2 (closed):
#2 (open):
The 24th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
I'm getting closer to fixing my audio issues, closer. This still feels like a good show to me. Thanks to Cody for some GREAT questions! This weeks topics are my first year of high school, how to survive a friendship or relationship break and camping with and without zombies. It's a bit longer and hopefully that's a good thing. ENJOY!
Side note: If you have a minute and have any thoughts on 'Dungeons and Dragons'.... either the game, the cartoon or the crappy movies.... please leave a voicemail about it at: (206)350-0720 Thanks!
Songs played this week:
1) Whose Booty's That by Wack Ass Egyptians
2) Candle Burnin', Wax Drippin' by Kate Martin
3) I Like You More Than I'd Like To by Jim From The Moon
4) Dark End by Sentinel
5) 4.5 To 99 by The Ghosts Of Vegas
6) Simple by Dreamwalk
The 23rd episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
The issues persist, but onward and upward we go! This week I talk about the higher art of 'South Park', the changing of the seasons and the film series known as 'Saw'. Things are getting better and the music is great.... how can you go wrong? Sit back and ENJOY!
Songs played this week are all from the label Jade Tree Records:
1) Queen Of Pain by Alkaline Trio
2) O Is The One That Is Real by My Morning Jacket
3) Discretion by Pedro The Lion
4) Judas And The Morning After Pill by Good Riddance
5) Anti Anti by Snowden
6) God Deciding by Hot Water Music
The 22nd episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and streaming LIVE right here!
Well, I promised a better show and this is it! A tribute to The Palace Flophouse and their side project, Coed Pageant. Also, I do some talking. This weeks topics are my worst nightmare/scary story, "first's" and Rob Zombie fun facts! It's an oversized show for your Friday ear holes. ENJOY!
Songs played:
1) If I'm Not There by The Palace Flophouse
2) Where I Fall by Coed Pageant
3) Irish Tune by The Palace Flophouse
4) Park N Ride by Coed Pageant
5) 10 Feet Tall by The Palace Flophouse
6) Be Here by Coed Pageant
The 20th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and The Social Engine podcast pages!
This is the long awaited writing episode. All of the writing featured in this episode was created by Cody Kirker. We start off with a poem and then lead into the first two parts of an ongoing story. They're all horror/zombie themed and I think you'll dig them. Get your shotgun and ENJOY!
Songs played:
1) Damaged Goods by Little Plastic Stars
2) The Dead by Jordan Reyne
3) Taste The Barrel by Big John Bates
4) Overheatin' by Crankshaft and the Gear Grinders
5) Carry On by dZ
6) There's No Sympathy For The Dead by Escape
7) Dear Mama by AJ Butler
The 18th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and The Social Engine podcast pages!
Another week has gone by and here's another show for you! This week I talk about the importance of telling people how you feel, more animal fun facts and a zombie question from Cody. ENJOY!
Songs played:
1) Ghosting by Secret Rivals
2) Only With You by Kimi Lyn Smith
3) The Great Unknown by Sincerely, Iris
4) Gold by Sue Newberry and the Law
5) Ten To One by The Naxalites
6) Don't Move To Minnesota by Elsa Rae
**** SIDE NOTE: I am still accepting submissions for my upcoming "writing" episode. I will be reading submissions on the air and putting music underneath to match. I'm looking for poetry or short stories of about 5 pages or less. Any topic. Shoot me an email at: JoelAwfulShow@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/joelunitardshow Thanks!
The 17th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe and The Social Engine podcast pages!
This week is a zombie-rich episode with 2 topics covering the undead, some sad news and fun facts about animals! It's a patchwork quilt of info-tainment. ENJOY!
Songs played:
1) Horror Movie Song by Cancer Killing Gemini
2) Twentynothing by Proof I Exist
3) Low by Karyn Ellis
4) Secret Codes by The Minor Leagues
5) Original Copy by Ex Norwegian
6) Don't Drink The Water by DIRK
**** SIDE NOTE: I am still accepting submissions for my upcoming "writing" episode. I will be reading submissions on the air and putting music underneath to match. I'm looking for poetry or short stories of about 5 pages or less. Any topic. Shoot me an email at: JoelAwfulShow@gmail.com or www.facebook.com/joelunitardshow Thanks!
