Before becoming the indie horror director icon of films like Lachrymose Primrose, Blood on the Reel, Tablet of Tales and the Film Noir favorite, Noctambulist, J.D. Ellenberger cut his passionate incisors on music. Today we focus on Johnny Daggers, his AlterEgo, the dark gothic composer and musician that brought about projects like the ambient THE SOUNDTRACK KILLERS, the aggressive hardcore of Black Mass, the gothic industrial of Misery Coven, and GERMAN WAR MACHINE, followed by his never-ending quest to revisit Kult Ikon, a bouncy PWEI-prototype with Danny "Oingo Boingo" Elfman influence. These abrasively interesting skeletons are among many in the cemetery that may see the organs of development again, and soon! This is fun musical journey!

A huge thank you to Jason Kowalski (drummer), one of the founding members of the highly influential, viscerally contagious November 17. Co-founder, Jason made this interview possible by bringing the other founding member Chris Cannella to the plate. N17 has been a catalyst to the crust or formation to so many other metal, industrial rock, and death metal bands that found their passion because of the beast that these guys formulated in the mid 90s. If you have been in the metal scene at all you have experienced these guys in various forms from Autumns End, Malevolent Creation, Misssion 66, and even more including Rorschach Test! Chris Cannella comes with pedigree and stories that blew our minds from his friendship to Kerry King, shredding in Deicide, being Eddie Van Halen's product mgr and now Malevolent Creation is bringing down the ceiling somewhere near you! Preparing for one final show this year, Chris brings the stories, the music and the tell-all (most) of November 17's roller coaster ride through the industry and still remaining a stalwart punch in the face to metal fans everywhere! Do not miss this one!

Right out of the gates, Shadows of a Silhouette grabbed us in their firm Rock N'Roll hands, then shook us and made it clear that they were going to take on the world with a power-grip of songs that not only turn your head but enforce their potential on the highly anticipated upcoming debut LP, "For Those that know". Sincerity and intensity beckon the listener from the opening of "No Matter Where I Go," boisterously stating that these four guys from Alfreton, Derbyshire, clearly provide the power that forced them to burst out of the garage directly into the club and pub scene to take command! You're invited to hear how vocalist, Nathan Brown and bassist, William Scott bring the charm, talent and energy to bridge the gap between new and old alt rock, from across the pond to your ear-holes! #shadowsofasilhouette #altrock #britishrock #fairlydarkproductions #kettlewhistleradio #nathanbrown #williamscott #rocknrollpodcast #newrock2025 #forthosethatknowalbum #davidjfairhead #davidjfairheadauthor

Dandy and Dawn (of the Fizz Fuzz) brown return with their new band, Lorquins Admiral, a melodic, sometimes heavy, always beautiful rock band featuring the talents of bands like Kyuss, Luna Sol, Yawning Sons, Afghan Wigs, Hermano and Sons of Alpha Centauri. Erika and Dave discuss the making of this classic album, tour plans, sound design and the writing behind this band that was inspired by 90's bands, Smashing Pumpkins, Fu Manchu, and their own brand of desert sounds revolving around heavy guitar, flowing rhythms imbued in a passionate love affair.

Splatterpunk Award Nominee, Senior Columnist of Memento Mori Ink and folk horror author, Thomas R. Clark provides renewed fear and passion in the realm of horror, beckoning you to quickly bolt your doors shut after you kill your nightlights. His curated collection, We Are 13 is robust with druids, witches, werewolves, bogeymen and creatures ripped from history, yet spawned fresh from the creepy particles of his own brand of "splatterfolk." We Are 13 is the most fun you'll have reading stories that intertwine, entertainingly, keeping you guessing whats next and in the end will open you up to Thomas R. Clark's world of ongoing myths, legends and monsters!

Presenting four new bands to the table; Kings & Bears,Slug Companion, Desert of Talking Shadows and Brass Camel. From reggae to funk to rock, tonight we cover some party rhythms and hip shakin' rock, with true stories told in the dark of night, for reflection more than horror, sorrow more than terror. Music is our light in the dark~! #kettlewhistleradio #slugcompanion #desertoftalkingshadows #brasscamel #indierock #indierockpodcast #king&bears #deadmemoriesbook #fairlydarkproductions #horrorpodcasts #theyreachmovie

Producer and Co-Contributor to the independently art-driven Intracoastal Club of Houma Louisiana, Lord Wynter of #WYNTERWERX, flies in solo for this episode, and he brings MUSIC! This gem of a club hosts hundreds of indie music enthusiasts and artists that sometimes have just dropped by for a drink and karaoke, then inevitably evolve into bands themselves! Does it get more punk rock than that?! Lord Wynter, an adept music producer himself, presents with him #PsychicBastards, #ZCAB and GR4C3 S4RR3 while #davidjfairhead wields tunes from NY party rockers #WildPlanes and genre-bending hard rockers #Grosh from Buffalo New York. Enjoy some enlightening music talk while immersing yourself into a new realm of tunage! #crushdiamond #intracoastalclub #punkrockkaraoke #houmaclub #GR4C3S4RR3 #davidjfairhead #deadmemoriesbook #kettlewhistleradio #groshband #wildplanesband

Tony, Bobcat, Chris and Lord Winter of experimental synth-rock-dance band Crush Diamond meet up with Dave and Erika to dive deep into their past, present and future of this vibrantly tribal party music synced with a dangerously live drummer pounding out the focus on percussion that is extremely netherworldly. Join this off-planet expedition into the bouncier side of zany house music!

Erika Timko-Askew and David J. Fairhead meet DM RAY, writer of the marvelously eye-popping comic book series, THE MADCAPS. You like D&D on Drugs? We do too! A quest story with some of the best artwork presented on the comic book scene today with a story about comradery between old friends to conquer a common foe. The comic book comes from a real place, digging up colorful nostalgia enhanced with fresh violence and mayhem! #DMRay has recreated the comic scene while our own #ErikaTimkoAskew shares her milestone moment; her band Party Bulb are one of many in the DEVO inspired compilation DEVO-TED from #HolyCrapRecords! We also have music from Dandy Brown and Dawn Brown of #thefizzfuzz from their new project Lorquins Admiral! #Devo #Devoinspiredmusic #PartyBulb #Themadcaps #themadcapscomicbook #comicbooks #dungeons&dragons #incredibleart #LorquinsAdmiralband #dandybrown #kyuss #fairlydarkproductions #inexplicablethings #grungerock #newrock2025 #davidjfairhead #beaucoupaskew #fashiontrashin #davekempartist #spawncomic

Paul Dillon, the man behind the band pMad, charms our airwaves all the way from Galway, Ireland. With his new album looming, this post-punk goth machine that he has created lures your audio frequencies in with influences from the late 70's, early 80's guitar driven synth pop and up to today's darkwave sinister standards! Full of wit and tons of talent, Mr. Dillon expresses his mood through song and explains how his world of emotionally heavy beats and new wave guitars sometimes mesh with the crunch of metal melody. #pMadpauldillon #pMadband #PaulDillonpmad #galwayireland #darkwave #goth #whowherewhywhat #inpowerpmad #kettlewhistleradio #gothrockmusic #emotionalrockmusic #newwavemusic #fairlydarkproductions

Meet the man that will save Rock'n Roll. Abstract Artimus, rockin' his way from Alabama to Brooklyn New York where he now resides, composes and performs high energy party music with riffs that meld to your headbangin' soul! Son of the drummer for Jimmie Van Zant Band (cousin of Ronnie Van Zant of Lynrd Skynrd) this feverishly fun fellow is also a professional, wielding guitars with the likes of #JDpinkus of the #buttholesurfers and #themelvins. His original music speaks for itself, with the his new album released Sept 2025, DUDE OR DIE! Have a drink and a laugh with Fashion Trashin's Erika Askew of #BeaucoupAskew Studios and Mr. Artimus, while we bring the party to your earholes! #abstractartimus #rocknroll2025 #erikaaskew #beaucoupaskew #fashiontrashin #davidjfairhead #deadmemoriesbook #kettlewhistleradio #fairlydarkproductions #heavyrock #partymusic #spotify #iheartradio

If you are alone for the holidaze, join us and we can all be alone together! Brandon Starocci, writer, creator and "imagineer" behind the epic horror comic series Avalon helps us ring out the ding-a-long-dang old year into the new with our year ending, ear bending, tongue-in-face final episode. And no, this is not just another zombie comic book! It is so much more! Stick around for Words from Buffalo Chip to Kanye and Elon. Yes, he still may have Christmas Wishes?! New stuff from #JimDonovan of #rustedroot fame with the Sun King Warriors and their take on The Record Company's "Off the Ground." Truly a floor thumper! And then we may take you out, old school style, with the Lazy Ash Bandits! #sungkingwarriors #offthegroundtherecordcompany #offthegroundsunkingwarriors #jimdonovan #rustedroot #brandonstarocci #avaloncomicbook #lazyashbandits #zombiecomics

Bassist for COLD, life coach and founder of Girls Rock Indianapolis, Lindsay Manfredi returns to talk about her book UNFUCKWITHABLE: A Guide to Inspired Baddassery. Between albums and tours, we catch Lindsay in the middle of books as well! We get to the meat of her Guide to Inspired Baddassery, with some eye opening conversations and tidbits that can change your outlook on life and the people surrounding you. We do not forget the music discussion of course! You will get the latest talk on her part in the Cold Army and the force from "the Source" that she implements for her own outlook on life. #coldband #coldarmy #lindsaymanfredi #unfuckwithablelindsaymanfredi #lindsaymanfrediinterview #kettlewhistleradio #kettlewhistlerradioonyoutube #deadmemoriesbook #davidjfairheadauthor #iheartradio #burningbulbpublishing

Writer, director, actor and working featured zombie from George Romero's Day of the Dead, Mike Ancas goes deep with this documentary tribute to Romero entitled Chasing Zombies. Amazing behind the scenes and production secrets revolving around Greg Nicotero and George Romero are revealed. Meet the charming man behind this fascinatingly detailed homage to the horror legend while entertaining us with his own vision and point of view while on the production set of Day of the Dead. Chasing Zombies is a must watch for fans of Romero and zombies everywhere! #mikeancas #chasingzombies #kettlewhistleradio #davidjfairhead #zombiemovies #dayofthedead #georgeromerodocumentary #georgeromerofilms #mikeancasdirector #mikeancaszombie #mikeancaswriter #deadmemoriesbook #dayofthedeadzombie

Janes Addiction in the news and Heather Taddy in the house! Updates on the hearty shenanigans of one of the most notoriously unpredictable bands in rock for the past 40 years. Halloween and ghost talk aplenty with music by Smash Atoms and Velveteen Queens. Most important, where do you stand when your band makes the headlines with passionate fervor? #paranormalstate #alienhighway #heathertaddy #perryfarrell #janesaddiction #kettlewhistleradio #deadmemories

What do your nightmares sound like? Where would your horror movies be without a sound design or a pulse to pry open a story? How important is the score in your lore of storytelling? Sound Engineer and Designer, Chris Carbone is not only a composer of macabre ballads but he also will explain the depth behind that one character that we tend to take for granted in every film that you enjoy. The Soundtrack. The Score. The morose tonality of terror. The sounds behind the veil of the screen are sometimes more important than the action being portrayed before you. Here we go... #chriscarbone #LisaFrank-enstien #cellardoorfilm #cellardoor2024 #Hemwick #ChrisCarboneHemwick #sleepinfear #thedevilswellfilm #thedevilswell #kettlewhistleradio #fairlydarkproductions #deadmemoriesdavidjfairhead #davidjfairhead #burningbulbpubplishing #doctorpeelorcomic #jesswearmusic

Norwegian Soft Kitten slashes out with vicious irreverence to conformity, challenging any alt-rock genre while encompassing the best facets of every rock genre. THEY ROCK. You may find yourself asking Alan Greene (drums, vocals, etc) and Glenn Berggoetz why they defy the norm and somehow come out with amazingly tantalizing releases that will make any music maestro shrug with confusion, while the headbanger nods approval and the progressive lyrical geniuses laugh with belly guffaws and ask themselves, "why didn't I think of that?" In their own words: Aimless two-piece rock and/or roll outfit. Glenn pitches ideas and Alan sighs disapprovingly (also vice versa). Sometimes we warm your body, and sometimes we melt just the face part of your body. Thank you for providing your body. #kettlewhistleradio #davidjfairhead #norwegiansoftkitten #NSKband #altrocknow #gushmusic #experimentalmusic #amazinglyrics #lyricalgenius #twopeicebands #aggressionlevelmedium #musicpodcasts

Ufologist, Demonologist and Paranormal Investigator, Teri Lynge-Kehl shares her life altering encounter with various entities throughout her life and career (a career that may have in fact found her!) on this episode. Open your mind to the spiritual realm; a realm of healing as well as horrors, that traverse the same plains of existence that we do and sometimes these beings have opened portals beyond our expectations. Join us, and bring your open mind to the table and expand your own universe with the knowledge that something else bigger and broader than us is surely out there. #terilyngekehl #alienencounters #alienhealing #alienvisitation #kettlewhistleradio #davidjfairhead #jesswearymusic #demonology #spiritualrealms

Where Dreams Are En2mbed: Abstraction, the highly anticipated sequel to Where Dreams Are Entombed by mild mannered horror author Chase Will, has struck, leaving an impact on the genre that has never been seen nor read with such forceful suspense and impending doom. After you meet the charming mind behind these books (and others, like the extremely bloody body horror of Birthday Girl) you may ask yourself How Far Will You Go? Music by #Dichro #Jesswearymusic set the mood and grace for a conversational pace only welcomed in the dark. #goodreads #bannedfrombarnes&noble #bannedhorror #chasewillauthor #wheredreamsareentombed #wheredreamsareen2mbedabstraction #kettlewhistleradio #davidjfairhead #jessweary #horrornovels2024

This is what we do here. Introduce you to sounds that you may have missed along the way. We've got music and stories enveloped by goth/rockers Dichro, "Many Thanks" by Dope Stars Inc. off their new one Terapunk, pure and solid metal from Pittsburgh's PARADIGM off of their Monolith record. Jess Weary showcases her emotional outpouring in "Enough For Me", and we start things off hot with the ferocious "RYSE" by Dark Matter. Make fun of our lack of technical skills (sorry) with our back-of-the-tour-bus meet and greet tale with Margarita Monet and the boys from Edge of Paradise. We talk extreme sounds here on an all music episode, keeping you company and inviting you to the party! #Dichro #mercybydichro #Rysedarkmatter #darkmatterband #terapunk #dopestarsinc #Jesswearymusic #kettlewhistleradio #deadmemoriesbook #paradigmband #edgeofparadise #margaritamonet #paradigmpittsburgh #mindfreakparadigm #musicpodcasts #gothmusic #industrialmusic2024 #metal2024 #pittsburghcrafthouse #fairlydarkproductions

Goth/Rockers, DICHRO join us for a unique look at the development of their engaging beats, riveting bass, and vibrant vocals. Charmaine Freemonk and Pete Guellard wrangled this rock n'roll beast together during Covid adding their own blend of sonic hypnotism to our earbuds, as well as bringing it to the stage, LIVE, as well! There is much more to this band than just a mere listen will provide. An inventive group of talent such as DICHRO, inevitably will be re-inventing themselves for years to come, which gives us plenty to look forward to here! #kettlewhistleradio #dichroband #dichro #industrialmetal #gothrock #distortionrecords #peteguellard #charmainefreemonk @netflixcatpeople #jimsemonik #electronicsaviors #davidjfairhead #deadmemoriesbook

The only movie critic that matters, Rex of Outtakes with Rex Reel brings the party with the after party for the screening of The Creator, directed by Gareth Edwards. Mucho contecnt on The Creator, Godzilla, Gamera, Dr. Savilles Horror Show, Creepy Crawly, Monarch and more!