The 125th 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 complete randomness and not in a good way. Topics include the reality of Thanksgiving, shaving and the joy of the hunt.... or lack there of. ENJOY!
The 124.5th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week, an entirely musical episode. Songs to fit a mood. Sorry for the lack of regular show. I'll be back with 125 next week. Thank you.
Songs played this week:
1) Balloon by A New Way To Live Forever
2) Love You All The Time by Ghost Children Of Calico
The 124th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week, I take time to talk about Val's 75th birthday and a WHOLE lot about urban legends! It's one that may keep the lights on.... ENJOY!
The 123nd episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week, we're finally here! The 123rd episode! This weeks topics include, milestones, life lessons from jobs and the series 8 finale of Doctor Who. Plus, a voicemail from Luke in Chicago! It's a big one kids, ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) The Beginning by Melissa Li and the Barely Theirs
2) Girlface by Get Back Loretta
3) Be There by Ex Norwegian
4) Half Of Me by Derek Clegg
5) Girls Who Make Mixtapes by Me and the Horse I Rode In On
The 122.5th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week, an entirely musical episode. Songs to fit a mood. Sorry for the lack of regular show. I'll be back with 123 next week. Thank you.
The 122nd 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 the Halloween special! My favorite time of year, as I talk about the origins of the season, why I love horror and legendary monsters! It's a jam packed horror extravaganza! ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) Maybe Someday by Sweet Diss and the Comebacks
2) Fall Together by Escape Directors
3) My Barista by Sweet Diss and the Comebacks
4) The Distant Past by Escape Directors
5) You Make My Day by Sweet Diss and the Comebacks
The 121st 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 free for all! Topics include peeing, coloring as an adult and Doctor Who: series 8. It's a hodge podge folks! ENJOY!
The 120th 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 just an okay show. Overall, fun and educational. This weeks topics are a buffet of fun! Tune in and ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) Geared For Action by Jet Leg Gemini
2) Turning The Tide by Teen Idols
3) You Don't Need Me by Royal Treatment Plant
4) Oh No by Truth In Fiction
5) Dear Small Town by Sweet Diss and the Comebacks
The 119th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
I'm a little under the weather, but soldiered on. This week, I talk about being sick, the Ebola virus and colorizing photos.... plus a voicemail from Nikki in NZ! ENJOY!
The 118th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week is all about the after effects of mental breakdowns and living with them. It's not all seriousness, plus the music is great! Come, sit down and ENJOY!
The 117th 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 all about the things that keep me up at night. 23 of them, in fact! It's great music and a great reason to stay awake. Sit back and ENJOY!
The 116th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week, I'm taking a trip back to the 70's and examining my roots. Topics include my new show, voicemails, the songs that had an influence and 10 things to teach your daughter before age 10. It's a jam packed show! ENJOY!
The 115th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week is all about guilty pleasures. From the root of the term to the things I enjoy. I also spend some time talking about turning 40 and my birthday celebrations. It's a normal episode, kids! ENJOY!
The 114th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week is my birthday spectacular! This is 13 of my favorite songs of all time, with explanations of how they fit into my life. It's a birthday gift that keeps on giving. ENJOY!
Songs played this week are:
1) Buried Myself Alive by The Used
2) Get The Funk Out by Extreme
3) Supermodel by Juliana Hatfield
4) Revelation Big Sur by Red House Painters
5) Plush by Stone Temple Pilots
6) Dissident by Pearl Jam
7) Lazy Eye by Silversun Pickups
8) Humilty (Ian's Angry Remix) by Jefry's Appendix
9) Einstein On The Beach (For An Eggman) by Counting Crows
10) I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm by Billie Holiday
The 113th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week is another big show kids. Topics include: moving, Gen Con and the iPass and series 8 of Doctor Who! Plus a voice mail from Luke in Chicago! ENJOY!
Songs played this week are all by our featured artist, Spring Clock Wonder:
The 112th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here.
This week is a requested episode by my dear friend Sheena. With the passing of Robin Williams and the direct connection to things I've dealt with, it felt like it was only right to discuss it on this weeks episode. My topics are the works of Robin Williams, depression and mental issues and my own personal journey. It's not an upbeat episode in the traditional sense, but it still celebrates a life well lived.
Songs played this week:
1) Never Had A Friend Like Me by Robin Williams
2) Midnight In A Perfect World by DJ Shadow
3) Untitled 4 by Sigur Ros
4) Porcelain by Moby
5) Today by Smashing Pumpkins
6) We Are Family by The Goldman Girls
Also, I mentioned the meaning behind 'Today' by Smashing Pumpkins, this is from Wikipedia explaining what I mean: "The dark, ironic lyrics of "Today", describing a day when Corgan was feeling depressed and suicidal, contrast with the instrumentation. Michael Snyder of the San Francisco Chronicle said that the song is "downright pretty as rock ballads go" but that "Corgan manages to convey the exhilaration and tragic release he seeks." Corgan told Rolling Stone that "I was really suicidal ... I just thought it was funny to write a song that said today is the greatest day of your life because it can't get any worse." Corgan later compared writing the lyrics of "Today" and "Disarm" to "ripping [his] guts out.""
The 111th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
I have to say, this weeks show felt like it was on point. My topics are: awkward meetings with acquaintances, the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and my adventures in getting a new phone! It's a jam packed show kids! ENJOY!
Songs played this week are from our two featured artists - Spring Clock Wonder and Deleveled:
1) Wednesday by Deleveled
2) Farther From The World by Spring Clock Wonder
3) Suffered by Deleveled
4) This Is Not Magnetic North by Spring Clock Wonder
5) Like A Prayer by Deleveled
6) Airborne Subterfuge or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love the Chemtrails by Spring Clock Wonder
The 110th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
I am sorry those no real talk about 'Guardians of the Galaxy'. There just wasn't time to go. However, topics this week DO include: birthday's, Gen Con and things that are lost. It's a weird one, but maybe you'll like it? ENJOY!
Songs played this week are all by our featured artist, Oliver Trolley!:
The 109th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
Another week, another show. This weeks topics include: the record store I used to run and a bit of pimping for it, finding your motivation and coming home. It's a pretty good show with pretty amazing music. ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) I Wanna Drive An Aston Martin by Spring Clock Wonder
2) Jenny Gooday by Kathy Dare and the Bad Luck Charms
The 108th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
I took a week off, but I'm back! This week is a great new episode and one that I'm sorta happy with? This weeks one and only topic is: '15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy' It's an episode full of important life stuff.... ENJOY!
The 107th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
Last week was my Transformers episode, but this week.... it's my show art! This weeks topics include: night clubs, the 4th of July and spring cleaning. It's a show full of stuff! Find a relaxing place to sit down and ENJOY!
The 106th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
Welcome back to another week of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour'! This weeks show topics include: 'Transformers: Age of Extinction', how long is too long? and do you really ever want to go back? It's a ramblin' kind of episode. I hope you still ENJOY!
The 105th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
This weeks show is all about randomness, not intentionally. It's got good music and that's the main thing. Topics this week include: finding friends as we age, comics and how there's no wrong way to be creative. It's a decent little episode. ENJOY!
Songs played this week:
1) They're Coming To Get You, Barbara by No More Kings
The 104th episode of 'The Sunshine Happy Kpants Hour' is uploaded and now available through iTunes, Talkshoe, Stitcher Radio and streaming LIVE right here!
What else can I say, but it's a slightly larger show again. Hopefully full of wholesome ingredients and goodness. This weeks topics include: the stuff in all of us, nostalgia and a zombie topic of the week! It's a good one, kids! ENJOY!
Anyone who knows me, has read this blog or listened to any of my podcasts know.... I love zombies. Ever since I watched 'Dawn of the Dead' (1978) in 1996, I've been hooked. I just can't get enough zombies. Over the years, we've seen the market saturated with a glut of zombies every where. Any student out to make his first movie, wants to make a zombie film. They want to either change the genre somehow or just want an easy student project with minimal make up work and an open market. It's made the die hard fans have to dig even deeper through the muck and muddle to find the diamonds in the rough. There's still plenty of good stuff out there, but not always the most original stuff. When I first heard that Dolph Lundgren was making a zombie movie, I was geeked. I've been a fan of his work since I watched 'Rocky 4'. Then I heard that it was a zombie movie he was making. I got even MORE geeked! Then I heard it had robots too! I nearly had a nerdgasm all over the computer monitor. What more could you want in a zombie movie? To be honest, it stole from a basic concept I'd come up with years ago, but luckily it didn't steal my whole idea. What it did do though, was make a genre that is hard to improve on and gave it a fun little tweak that any horror movie fan will get a kick out of. Granted, you have to leave your brain at the door and make sure you have plenty of popcorn on hand. This is one of THOSE movies for sure.
The first thing that struck me with this movie was the way the zombies are dealt with. This really could have been done as a student film, if they hadn't stuck so much money into making the robots. In the process of focusing on them, they pushed the zombie effects to the side. The zombie make up, more or less, consists of some basic make up and a couple of applications. There's nothing fancy or even remotely good about the special effects in this movie. With that being said, they really did a stellar job with the robots. They played up on the fact that they were designed to be utilitarian in design, but perfectly suited to be combat ready. They're the straight man to Lundgren's hero and the perfect foil for the zombie hordes. The effects crew on this movie spent a long time designing the overall look and feel of the robots. They feel like they could honestly be in any factory out there right now. Doing a job on an assembly line, putting cars together, welding or other labor intensive work. I was really surprised at how realistic they really were. Granted, the effects didn't always hold up to a big budget standard, but it was way above average for this kind of Sci-Fi original movie. Back to the zombies, who needs to shoot them in the head when you can kill them by slitting their throats? Right? That's just one of the many ways these paper thin zombies can be killed again. It's as if they truly are just actors with make up on. This is the one part of the movie that bothered me the most. I mean, where's the danger when you can just shoot em' once and they're down? There's really no threat, other than when they're in big numbers. Then.... you're in trouble. Unless you have robots.
The basic premise of this movie is one that's been used a lot. Most famously in 'Escape From New York'. Send in the hero to an area everyone else is scared to go, have him rescue someone who's trapped and get back out safe. Yup. That's the premise of this movie too. Nothing new here, but still fun none the less. It tells the story of Max Gatling (clever, right?), a man on a mission. He leads a team into the hordes of zombies. Once inside, his team slowly begins to get smaller and soon his true intentions are discovered. He's not just there for any reason, he's there to rescue Jude by any means necessary. What he didn't count on was bringing a bunch of other people with him and that the basic bad guy in the story, is also Jude's boyfriend.... and the father of her unborn child. This makes everything much more complicated than before, but there's one thing Max didn't factor into the equation. The fact that there's a factory in the zombie infested zone and all of the robots inside of there, had gone bezerk not long ago. They were still alive and kicking, but now they were killing zombies, instead of humans. Soon they form an alliance and next thing you know: it's Dolph and robots vs. zombies! Much killing ensues. It's wonderful!
There's really not that much more to say about this movie. It's just big, dumb fun and to be honest.... in a sub genre of horror movies, it's really refreshing to see something you've never seen before. It's also a good thing to see Dolph Lundgren making a comeback. Luckily for him, 'The Expendables' keeps making more movies, as it keeps him working. This movie isn't going to change anyone's lives and it's really just a grade above the quality of 'Sharknado', but don't let that stop you from taking the time to watch it. This is a hidden little gem that needs an audience. I, personally, will eventually own this. I think it has a high re-watchability factor and one that will gain cult status someday. It's just so terribly and amazingly bad that it comes all the way back around to being good again. There's very little not too like about this movie and believe me, I tried really hard to hate it. I couldn't do it. I just kept smiling and wonder who in the hell came up with this story and why has it taken so long? George A. Romero this ain't. This is pure and utter schlocktastic good times! Watch this soon, please.
I'd give this 3 out of 5 stars and firmly believe it's got longevity built in. This is one that will live on in infamy. Mark my words on this.
