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Jonathan Fraser returns to The GribCast to share and discuss the music he has released since his last time on the show, plus guest appearances from drummer Elias Jackson and singer Lainey Lavender. Fraser is a musician from Huntington Beach, California, who's output covers several genres, from Post Black Metal, to melancholy acoustic guitar, from n…

In this episode, I chat with Mark W. Tiedemann, Author of Science Fiction and Historical Fiction, Blogger, Photographer, and musician. We discuss his novels Compass Reach and Granger's Crossing (just out from Blank Slate Press) and his short stories Camphor and Follow, Past Meridian, both published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact Magazine. Along…

Join the Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee as he reads her The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, in its entirety (originally for Victober). Though this episode does contain the entire science fiction novel, it does also include background sounds such as chair rocking and cat noises, along with mistakes, comments, jokes, brief tangents, etc.. Think of it like y…

The Gribshnobler is joined by 3 contributors to Hugo Book Club Blog to discuss the Hugo nominated short science fiction story Passengers by Robert Silverberg, a haunting work about social interaction and aliens taking over our minds. Part of the 1970 Hugos series of episodes, and featuring music by Bloodhag and Rich God. Check out Hugo Book Club Bl…

Happy Halloween! Tune in for a brand new music special from The GribCast. Including Rock, Progresssive Rock, Gypsy Punk, Jazz Fusion, experimental music, Synthwave, metal, dark ambient, and, taking inspiration from some classic pulp magazines I recently required, this episode also features two short stories (by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Isaac…

Happy Victober! Join The Gribshnobler as he reads aloud Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, in its entirety, to LadyMsGee. This is not a typical audiobook though, leaving in comments and jokes and various life and background noises, including getting water, cat shenanigans, chair rocking, lots of sniffling, etc... Does The Gribshnobl…

In this long-awaited episode, Jessie Willis (from the SFFAudio Podcast) joins The Gribshnobler to discuss the 1970 Hugo nominated short story Deeper Than the Darkness by Gregory Benford. Along with this we briefly discuss Philip K. Dick, Stanley G. Weinbaum, A. E. Van Vogt, audiobooks and audio content in general, and more! If you stay tuned for bo…

Please enjoy our new Science Fiction themed Music Special, hastily made especially for Halloween 2021! We have some Synthy Punk Rock, Star Trek and Star Wars accordion covers (including a song of the ewok people), Synthwave, Progressive Rock, Avant Garde Rock, Experimental Music, Atmospheric Black Metal, Electronic Music, Ambient & Dark Ambient, an…

The Gribshnobler is joined again by Seth Heasley, host of the Hugos There podcast, as well as all 3 hosts of the Hugo Girls podcast. In this episode we discuss the science fiction short story Winter's King by Ursula K. Le Guin, which was one of the nominees for the Best Short Story Hugo award in 1970. Along the way we talk about how the story conne…

The Gribshnobler shares some music by Bull of Heaven: Weed problem Part I, Parts II-V, and some tunes from the album Fight Night for the Ghosts of Heaven. Along the way, he also plays the Body 13 cover of Weed Problem. You can listen to most of Bull of Heaven's music at www.bullofheaven.com (Clayton Counts & Neil Keener) and download nearly all of …

Jon Thomson, the mind behind Synthwave and Retro Synth project Ethereal Delusions, joins The Gribshnobler for a lengthy chat and a showcase of his music. Along with solo work, this episode includes tunes from his collaborations with GlitterWølf and DMH MusicWorks, as well as a new track he produced for Hip-Hop artist Marheem. While much of the disc…

Get your Halloween treat from the GribCast, with over 5 hours of eerie music! Sample some new music by Gláss, Heavy for the Vintage, and Jonathan Fraser, along with three tracks from Cuneiform Records. Genres include Experimental Art Rock inspired by No Wave, Post Rock, Indie Rock, Chillwave, Progressive Rock / Avant Prog, Jazz Fusion, Atmospheric …

The Gribshnobler was so excessive with his last music special, that he ended up with another whole episode just for all the music he couldn't fit in last time. Most of the tracks are on the lengthier side and tend to fall into the Ambient, Dark Ambient, and/or Drone categories (including more tracks from Droneuary), but you'll also get to hear some…

Over the years there have been many musicians and bands that have given The Gribshnobler permission to play them on the show, but several of them have yet to be featured. Well, today that has changed, as those bands/musicians are the main focus of this episode. After sharing this eclectic batch of music, The Gribshnobler is joined by Brian John Mit…

The Gribshnobler presents a selection of field recording pieces to help you relax during these stressful times. Most of the pieces were released as part of Silber Records' series April Fields. Recommended for those who like Nature Sounds, ambient or dark ambient music, ASMR, and the gentle tones of a cat purring. Includes works from Small Life Form…

Seth Heasley, host of the Hugos There Podcast, joins The Gribshnobler to introduce his 1970 Hugo Awards Reading Challenge and to discuss all of the science fiction movies and media nominated for the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation in that year, including The Bed-Sitting Room, The Illustrated Man, Marooned, The Immortal (1970 TV pilot), and news…

The Gribshnobler is all by himself, talking about his 2020 Reading challenge. He's gonna tell you about the various categories he came up with, which books he plans on reading, which books he's already read, and some other stuff. Also featured is some new music by Trouble Salad, including another drone entry for Silber Records' Droneuary 2020 Autho…

LadyMsGee and The Gribshnobler celebrate the new year by talking about their favorite books they read during the last year. LadyMsGee's top 25 includes lots of history and historical fiction, several works by jewish authors, some classics, and more! The Gribshnobler's top 20 features many works of science fiction, some children's books, a couple of…

LadyMsGee and The Gribshnobler are joined by special guest Professor Gerry Canavan, author of Masters of Science Fiction: Octavia E. Butler. We discuss Parable of the Talents, sequel to dystopian science fiction novel Parable of the Sower, along with Butler's life and work in general. Stick around until the end for some mentions of Margaret Atwood,…

Happy Halloween from The GribCast! Listen up for 5 hours of creepy tunes and stuff. Hear some eerie indie rock from The Casket Girls. Beware of the Silber Media Sounds of Halloween. Behold the majesty of a brand new Fraticornicos album along with the horror of a simulated Q&A. Gaze upon to the conjoined covers of Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence. N…

The Gribshnobler digs into the GribVaults to bring you the first feature film commentary recorded for The GribCast. A few years ago The Contrarian sat down with The Gribshnobler to watch The Chipmunk Adventure (on VHS even!), the first movie to feature Alvin & The Chipmunks, originally released in 1987. Listen to the end for a special appearance fr…

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The Gribshnobler finally completes his planned music special, which features some local music from Myrtle Beach, new music by Aggressive Patients and the Gribshnobler himself, a Yes cover and a Frank Zappa cover, an interview with Synthwave musician Full Eclipse, guest appearances from Phil Fox, Michael Wood, and A. J. Rownd, and more. LadyMsGee jo…

The Gribshnobler shares two different versions of a favorite lengthy dark ambient / drone piece: a cover version by Body 13, followed by the original by Bull of Heaven. In between the music tracks the Gribshnobler shares some insight from Body 13 member Echo Hazard, reads 2 related reviews by Hakita, and ruminated on the different ways people can a…

The Gribshnobler tries again to escape from the swarthy void by hastily putting together another music special based around lengthy pieces of music of various genres, including Progressive Rock, experimental electronic, doom metal, black ambient, post-rock, drone and dark ambient. Musicians and bands in this episode include Magenta, trustno1, Body …

The Gribshnobler returns from hiatus with LadyMsGee for our discussion of season 2 of the TV series The Handmaid's Tale, based on the dystopian (maybe science fiction) novel by Margaret Atwood. Do we think this season holds up in comparison to the book and first season? Listen to find out! Along the way, you'll also hear X-Ray Spex, The Plasmatics,…

We are very sad to report that The GribCat, also known as Mr. Titan, has passed away. He was such a vocal cat that he ended up in several episodes of The GribCast and even one of our original songs. In this tribute LadyMsGee joins The Gribshnobler to give some history and reminiscence of the GribCat; his life, his passing, fun memories, his positiv…

The Gribshnobler digs up a recording from the forgotten age of 2015, a time when Rand Kelly and The Gribshnobler began to share their top 11 personal favorite progressive rock epics. After chatting a bit about King Crimson (including the album Live at the Orpheum), free jazz pioneer Sun Ra, Rush, and others, we cover nos. 11 through 8 of each of ou…

In our newest music special you can hear a variety of tunes, from lo-fi live recordings captured right here in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to atmospheric black metal & post-rock from Russia, Indie Goth Rock from North Carolina, Progressive Rock from the UK, Experimental Electronic music, Gypsy Punk, Folk Punk, CowPunk, lots of accordion, Dark Ambi…

The Gribshnobler fails his promise to keep the music specials under 4 hours and decides to share several epic-length pieces of Atmospheric & Ambient Black Metal, including related sub-genres of Experimental Black Metal, Post-Black Metal, Progressive Black Metal, and Dark Ambient. Includes a black metal related deleted scene from his earlier convers…

The Gribshnobler returns with his most ridiculously long music special yet, including a special guest appearance by Vlad Lugosi of Vampire Step-Dad. In addition to a great deal of synthwave and retro synth, he also provides a progressive rock song by Magenta, an experimental electronica piece by Body 13, an unreleased track by Full Eclipse, and a n…

In the final installment of our series on 1980s cartoons, Gribshnobler is joined by Bungle NoFace, Bo-Flex, and Flounder Toehead McGee for a commentary and review of an episode of the animates series Dungeons and Dragons: The Dragon's Graveyard. They even manage to have a somewhat thoughtful discussion in this one. Includes music by Johnny Douglas …

The Gribshnobler and The Great Niccolini join forces yet again to discuss the fourth episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus: Owl Stretching Time, including classic sketches such as Undressing in Public, How to Defend Yourself Against Fresh Fruit, and Secret Service Dentists (featuring Arthur Lemming of the BDA). The Great Niccolini had to watch th…

Jonathan Fraser stops by to help the Gribshnobler end the year with some conversation and good music. Jonathan is a guitarist from Huntington Beach, California whose musical output spans the genres of post-rock, solo acoustic guitar, ambient, noise-rock, and black metal. You can find out more about Jonathan Fraser on Facebook, Soundcloud, Youtube, …

Now that his laptop has been repaired The Gribshnobler has finally returned with another 1980s cartoon commentary. Bo-Flex, Bungle NoFace, and Flounder Toehead McGee join him for a viewing of an episode of G. I. Joe - Once Upon a Joe. Note: This episode has an explicit rating for some language and obnoxious humor If you were expecting a commentary …

The Gribshnobler returns with another Halloween music special, this time to showcase some Synthwave (aka Outrun, Retro Synth, Retrowave) and other Retro Electronic music, as well as a few non-synthwave tracks for variety. LadyMsGee makes a guest appearance as well. Musicians/Bands/Artists in the episode include Kavinsky, Lovefoxxx, Myrtle Beach roc…

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee discuss the classic dystopian (maybe science fiction) novel by Margaret Atwood, along with comparisons to the 2017 TV series from Hulu. Stick around and you can also hear a bonus reaction to the 1990 film adaptation. Series created by Bruce Miller and starring Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, Max Min…

After E.W.S. makes her first appearance on The GribCast to briefly share her opinion of Twin Peaks: The Return, The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee spend a half hour trying to recover from watching the bewildering finale made up of Parts 17 and 18. Don of the Dead then stops by for an in-depth discuss of The Return, offering his own opinions, analysis, …

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee move ever closer to the conclusion of David Lynch's Twin Peaks: The Return by discussing Parts 15 & 16, along with some mention of the books The Secret History of Twin Peaks by Mark Frost and The Secret Diary of Laura Palmer by Jennifer Lynch. Includes TP inspired music by Hide & Sequence, Femmepop, and Diamond Field …

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee continue their discussion of the new series from the minds of David Lynch and Mark Frost, Twin Peaks: The Return, this time covering Parts 12, 13, & 14. Includes more music inspired by TP from The Boy & Sister Alma, 20SIX Hundred, and Deadlights. Check out Retro Promenade Records on Facebook, Bandcamp, Soundcloud (inc…

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee finally get to discuss the 2017 film adaptation of Jeanette Walls' memoir The Glass Castle, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, and Ella Anderson. After this the Gribshnobler is joined by The Contrarian to talk about the Christopher Nolan film Dunkirk, starring Fio…

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee return again to discuss Twin Peaks: The Return, the new series from the minds of David Lynch and Mark Frost. This time we react to parts 9, 10, & 11, with an interlude featuring the Contrarian discussing the original Twin Peaks series. Includes more music inspired by TP from MIDWAVE, The Black Hundred, and Kalax, alon…

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee discuss the 2017 british drama film Lady Macbeth, directed by William Oldroyd and written by Alice Birch, based on the novel Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov, and starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie and Christopher Fairbank. Includes some dark ambient music by Whispers …

Catch up on Twin Peaks: The Return with The Gribshnobler & LadyMsGee in this reaction triple feature. You can hear us discuss Parts 6, 7, and the infamous 8, and listen to some more TP inspired Retro Synth / Synthwave and Krzysztof Penderecki's, avant-garde modern classical piece Threnody for the Victims of Hiroshima. Check out Retro Promenade Reco…

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee just watched the new Sofia Coppola film starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell, and Elle Fanning. This is their discussion of the film, recorded immediately after viewing. View the trailer for The Beguiled here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r_FSRbuZ9Y&index=97&list=PLu4Ei7kM19lRYgjdQSi0Q6YDJQvgAahgK …

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee get into a discussion of two novels of the Fitzgeralds: Save Me The Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald and Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald. LadyMsGee shares a great deal of information culled from much research, including the autobiographical and historical elements of each novel, the Fitzgeralds' difficult marriage…

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee go for another car ride and discuss Part 5 of Twin Peaks: The Return, although we do get distracted by an attempt to find Taco Bell. Includes some more Twin Peaks inspired Retro Synth / Synthwave music by CTRL_ALT_DSTRY & Robert Parker. Retro Promenade Records on Facebook, Bandcamp, Soundcloud (includes the Time Slap …

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee are walkin' around talking' 'bout Twin Peaks again, this time about Parts 3 & 4 of the new season, along with some references to the Twin Peaks film Fire Walk With Me. Also included is Twin Peaks inspired music: Synthwave tracks by Robert Parker and Telesto, and experimental electronica by Body 13. Note: SPOILERS!!! f…

The Gribshnobler and LadyMsGee discuss the premier of Season 3 of Twin Peaks, the cult classic television series from David Lynch and Mark Frost, currently airing on Showtime. We cover our first impressions and present our theories about the episodes and what's to come later. Also included are two retro synth / synthwave covers of music from the or…