Damian sits down and chats with Producer Aaron B Koontz, co-director of Scare Package 2: Rad Chad's Revenge for this Bite Sized episode of Mostly Harmless. In this quick chat we cover the DIY/Punk rock ideals that helped inspire the creation of these films, Rad Chad's Legacy, and how there's a little Rad Chad inside us all. All of this and more in …

155 - All Jacked Up and Full Of Worms Director Alexander Phillips Alex Phillips joins us to talk his psychedelic drug trip of a debut film, ALL JACKED UP AND FULL OF WORMS. Topics covered in this week's episode include Mental Health, finding your community, and exploring the ideas of what went into this very wild ride of a film. All Jacked Up and F…

154 - Jason Pargin - John Dies At The End / If This Book Exists You're In The Wrong Universe Jason Pargin is our very special guest for this week’s episode! Jason, once known to the world as the enigmatic writer DAVID WONG,and the author of the John Dies At The End Series of Novels as well as his Zoe Punches The Future in the Dick novels! Jason is …

153 - Queen Kwong aka Carré Callaway joins us to talk about her new album, COUPLE'S ONLY! We talk about her divorce to a famous musician, but mostly we talk about making art. We talk a lot art as therapy, finding your voice, finding your people and oh so much in today's chat!저자 Dammit Damian

152 - Worthington's Law: Nick Faber & Scotty Sandwich join us to talk about making friends in your forties, continuing to make art as an adult, and the importance of making and finding community! All of this and even a drunken improv game that you won't want to miss at the very end of this episode!저자 Dammit Damian

151 - Scott Barber - Director of This is GWAR & The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story documentaries. Scott Barber joins us this week just in time for the SHUDDER premier of THIS IS GWAR, a documentary on the infamous heavy metal sci-fi monster band from Richmond, VA. Scott is also the director of the acclaimed Nickelodeon TV network documentary, …

MH150 - Graphic Designer Aaron Draplin joins us this week for our 150th episode! Aaron Draplin is a modern day Mark Twain. He's a famous graphic designer, author who has taken his show on the road in a series of entertaining lectures. This chat, Aaron opens up and gives Damian 90 minutes of life lessons. You will want to get up and make something w…

MH149 - Damian sat down with Clay McLeod Chapman's novel, WHISPER DOWN THE LANE and fell in love with the work of CMC, who also works as a writer for Marvel Comics and the occasional screenplay project. Damian and Clay connect for a midafternoon coffee date over Zoom and connect over a wide range of topics including Highlander and how he crafted th…

MH148 - Nathan Gray joins Damian to talk about his new album, Nathan Gray & The Iron Roses: REBEL SONGS. The two also have a really in depth conversation with using art to find your voice and heal your traumas. Read the interview at Mostlyharmlesspodcast.com https://www.instagram.com/nathangraymusic/…

Damian sits down this week to chat with the husband and wife duo, John Adams & Tobey Poser aka The Adams Family, about their newest horror film HELLBENDER, now streaming on Shudder! We talk about the family's punk rock origins, doing it yourself approaches and how art is their lives. All this and more. Find out how you can win a 6 month free subscr…

Mostly Harmless is back and this week join us for late night beers and conversation with our dear old friend and professional punk rock troubadour, Mikey "Erg" Yannich! Mikey is most famously known as the Drummer/Front-man for New Jersey's own Power-Pop Punk Rock Group extraordinaire, THE ERGS! Not to mention Mikey plays in way too many bands to li…

Episode 145: Hutch Harris Singer-Songwriter & Former front man of The Thermals. Read this interview and find other Mostly Harmless episodes at: http://www.mostlyharmlesspodcast.com For more info on Hutch Harris and his new album, SUCK UP ALL THE OXYGEN, please visit: https://hutchharris.bandcamp.com/album/suck-up-all-the-oxygen…

Episode 10: Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In. Our Special guest this week is none other than Phuc Tran, Latin Teacher, Tattoo artist & the author of the punk rock memoir; Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In! In this freewheeling chat with Phuc, we talk a lo…

Colorado based Hip Hop artist, STONEY BERTZ joins us this week as we talk about how they used music to find their identity, by finding their voice. Moving from Louisiana to Colorado and discovering their own path to hip hop. It doesn't matter if you are a hip hop fan or not, this is a story about journey, discovery, finding yourself and being a voi…

SHAUN HAMILL, author of the novel A COSMOLOGY OF MONSTERS is our guest on this week's episode. In this freewheeling chat, we talk about how he came to be a published author! We talk about where Cosmology has taken him so far, what he's learned about the novel writing process and where he's hoping to take it next. All of that and more in this week's…

Two inspirational chats this week! First up is BEN CLAGETT who is currently WALKING ACROSS AMERICA! We also chat with Jason Kutchma, the Red Collar/Chasing 76 front-man & former Physics teacher on the importance of local government, choice & what he learned running for office in the deep red state of Idaho. Clagett is currently on his THIRD walk ac…

BREA GRANT is our special guest of the week! Brea is an actor who you may have seen on NBC's HEROES or maybe DEXTER. She also played Mya in ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN 2! These days Brea is more than just an actor. She's written the graphic novel Mary: The Adventures of Mary Shelley's Great (X3) Granddaughter! She's the writer and director of the acclai…

Teenage Halloween's Luke Henderson! This week we are sitting down and chatting with Luke Henderson, front person & main songwriter for TEENAGE HALLOWEEN out of Asbury Park, New Jersey. http://teenagehalloween.bandcamp.com The band released their debut, self-titled full length on Don Giovani Records in the midst of the 2020 pandemic. But the band ha…

Mostly Harmless V2 Episode 04: Music Publicist JAMIE COLETTA of No Earbuds PR is our guest this week! Jamie has worked with bands such as Jeff Rosenstock, PUP, AJJ, The Wonder Years, Ratboys & More! Join us this week as Jamie tells us how she got started in music PR work, her secret to success, importance of building community and oh so much more! …

03: Artist & Beer expert Fonda Elizabeth! Fonda Elizabeth is a Denver based artist and craft beer bartender! We chat with Fonda about her latest artistic release, BEER NERDZ ONLY: The Covid Times art book/Calendar! We also chat with Fonda about her artistic journeys, combining her two areas of life (Art & Beer), and her favorite music venue in Denv…

E2: Micah Schnabel & Vanessa Jean Speckman! Micah you may know from his band, Two Cow Garage or solo work. Micah is also the author of Hello, My Name Is Henry. Vanessa is an artist, photographer, writer and front woman of Call Me Rita. She is the artist behind John Moreland's High On Tulsa Heat album cover, and her work has been seen with Frank Tur…

Mostly Harmless V2 Episode 01: Geoff Brent! This week I'm sitting down and talking with my old pal, Geoff Brent. Geoff was the first GM of the Black Sheep & is it's current owner. He's been the GM of The Summit Music Hall in Denver and a talent buyer for Live Nation. He's also the bass player in the Colorado based punk band, Cheap Perfume. We chat …

Comedian & Filmmaker Mike Birbiglia finds himself in Denver promoting his newest film, Don't Think Twice!! We chat today with Mike today about his creativity, while touching on topics about the fears of growing up and how fatherhood has changed his work & outlook on life. All of this and more in today's podcast episode!…

Meat Wave's Chris, Joe & Ryan meet up at Ratio Beerworks to chat with Damian about growing up in the Chicago Suburbs, what makes Chicago so great, how they tick and more! They spill some of the goods on their new record, which comes out in February on SideOneDummy Records! All of this and more in today's chat!…

We journey into the basement of Denver's infamous Hi-Dive to chat with CHEAP PERFUME about their new record, Nailed It, Growing as musicians in Colorado Springs, using your voice and how we can make a difference in the world! All this and more!

ASTRONAUTALIS aka Andy Bothwell is the guest on this week's episode as we talk about his origin story of finding hip hop and his voice in Florida, learning how to be an artist in Dallas, creativity, Destiny and the goodness that exists in America. All of this and more from the Marquis Theater in Denver.…

Lauren Denitzio from Worriers & The Measure[SA] found herself with an extra day off in Denver after a wedding. Instead of sitting around watching tv (or hanging out with family) Lauren decided to play an afternoon acoustic show at Mutiny Information Cafe. Afterwards we sat and chatted about Lauren's career in music and art and how the two are seper…

Nato Coles and the Blue Diamond band shows us a glimpse into their life on the road with the wild and crazy antics during the course of this interview! This chat takes place in the basement of the Hi-Dive in Denver, with topics that are all over the place in this "interview!" They chat about The Simpsons, Politics, baseball, the Mid-West and eventu…

Daniel Crosier; the artist, sculptor & director of Isolation Man joins Damian at Mutiny Information Cafe in Denver to talk about the Isolation Man mockumentary. The two also talk abut Dan's career as an artist & sculptor and how he learned to make films in his spare time! They talk about DIY and how you, YES YOU, can make a movie on your own shoest…

Its "A Very Mostly Harmless Birthday Celebration" Live Talk Show! Damian joins special guests comedian Janae Burris, Virgil Dickerson (Illegal Pete's/Suburban Home Records), Geoff Allen (Fun Is Okay Graphic Design) & musical guest Scooter James (Pinhead Circus/Tin Horn Prayer) to talk about the ridiculousness of birthday's past! They also chat abou…

SWEET SUCCESS! In this week's interview, Damian joins Sweet Action Ice Cream owners Sam Kopicko & Chia Basinger and their daughter Opal and dog Lamar Vannoy, at their Denver home to chat about their upcoming world domination in the Ice Cream business! Sweet Action has just made the move into small grocery stores such as Whole Foods Market, Tony's M…

LARKIN POE! JESSE HUGHES OF EAGLES OF DEATH METAL! Both are the special guests on this week's DOUBLE episode! First up, Damian chats backstage at the Paramount Theater with the Lovell sisters, Megan and Rebecca. Together they make up Larkin Poe and were in Denver as both the opening act and support act for Elvis Costello! They chat about their long…

Damian meets up with Chris Farren, known for Fake Problems and Antarctigo Vespucci on American's birthday, July 4th in Denver. Backstage at the Summit Music Hall, the two talk openly about depression, creativity and recharging your batteries before the two talk about Chris's partnerships with Bomb The Music Industry's Jeff Rosenstock! We even get a…

In this month's live episode, Damian and the gang get weird andawkward while discussing first dates, bad dates and have funtalking about the perils of dating. The talk is followed by a shortgame of Mad Libs! This live event features stand up by Cody Spykerand features a rocking set from The Windermeres!…

Live from Denver's Tattered Cover bookstore, Damian hosts the Men With Cats release party and Q&A with New York Times Bestselling Author/photographer, David Williams.

Damian hosts the Historical/Biographical comics panel at Dink 2016! Guests include Joel Christian Gill, Box Brown, Ben Towle & Nate Powell! They discuss their biographical comics, how they chose their subjects, education and more!

MOSTLY HARMLESS LIVE: "REVENGE OF THE NERDS!" Guests include Comedian Mallory Wallace, Wrestler/Comedian/Podcaster Xander Kreed & musical guest: THE GHOULIES! Recorded in front of a "studio" audience at Ratio Beerworks in Denver! This episode is brought to you by Ratio Beerworks and the inaugural Dink: Denver's Comic & Art Expo! In this month's liv…

We talk to Allout Helter about their upcoming shows with 88 Fingers Louie, but we also take the time to chat about how the band's hard work paying off for them. How the band has worked themselves into the position to be one of the number one bands in Denver! We talk about the importance of Work Ethics, Not being a dick and never breaking up! We cha…

JEFF PEZZATI lead singer of NAKED RAYGUN, THE BOMB and member of BIG BLACK is on this week's Mostly Harmless Podcast! What?! What?! Jeff Pezzati joins us from Cobra Lounge to chat about his life in Naked Raygun, their new album and the band's legacy. We also chat with Jeff and his wife Kristen about their health, living in the country and oh so muc…

HEATHER WEST, owner of Western Publicity and publicist for RIOT FEST is on this week's Mostly Harmless Podcast. Heather West has the best stories. She's done a little bit of everything in the world of entertainment, but first and foremost she is a storyteller. Meet her backstage at Riot Fest or at a concert and she'll regale you with the best stori…

Part Two with 88 Fingers Louie! Damian travels to Chicago to hang out with Denis Buckley and Dan Precision. They drink several beers and chat about being mentors, parents and tell fun stories of their life and times in the punk rock music scene!

Damian travels to Chicago to hang out with Denis Buckley and Dan Precision from 88 Fingers Louie. The three of them drink several beers and chat about how they discovered the punk rock world of Chicago, growing up and calming down, the ending and return of 88 Fingers Louie, and oh so much more in this first of two episodes with Denis and Dan!…

Over the course of several beers at Cerebral Brewing, Tin Horn Prayer members Andy Thomas, Eric Epling, Scooter James, Ethan Steenson, Dan Gilbert get together one more time to tell the stories of Tin Horn Prayer's journeys; the untimely passing of members Mike Herrera & Camden Trendler and recording the final Tin Horn Prayer ep, Love Under Will. T…

Jared Hart! The front man for The Scandals (and guitar player for Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem) meets up with Damian while on tour with Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance) & Roger Harvey in Denver on Thanksgiving eve! The two meet up in the basement of the Hi-Dive and catch up and chat about Hart's newest Solo record, Past Live & Pass Lines; ou…

Jim Norris is a founding owner of 3 Kings Tavern and Mutiny Information Cafe. Today we chat with Jim about his numerous roles in the Denver music scene, his departure after 10 years at 3 Kings, the future for Mutiny and how easy it is to participate in the local music landscape! Music included in today's episode includes songs from Whiskey Kiss & W…

MOSTLY HARMLESS LIVE: "HOLIDAYS FROM HELL!" Guests include Bree Davies (Welcome To Rock Island Podcast, Denver Westword), Comedian Kevin O'Brien (These Things Matter Podcast) & musical guest: Jack's Smirking Revenge (Alex Pelissero)! Recorded in front of a "studio" audience at Mutiny Information Cafe in Denver! This episode is brought to you by Rat…

Damian chats with Conor, Josh and Jon from FOXING on Conor's birthday in Denver, Colorado. The band is currently on tour in support of their newest full length, DEALER, out now on Triple Crown Records. The four of them hide from the impending snowstorm and have a deep, sometimes dark chat about DEALER, using music as therapy for the listeners and t…

This week's guest is BOB SUREN! Bob Suren is the author behind one of my favorite book discoveries this year, Crate Digger, out now on Microcosm Publishing. The book is about his early childhood discoveries of punk rock, how that discovery became an obsession. He tells the stories of how he opened Sound Idea in Brandon, Florida and Burrito Records …

James Alex and JP Flexner of Beach Slang talk about the influence of their former bands, Weston and Ex-Friends, has had on the success of Beach Slang. They talk about their graphic design/Art careers, Destiny, staying humble and how these components created their new record; "THE THINGS WE DO TO FIND PEOPLE LIKE US," out now on Polyvinyl! All of th…

JOE SIB, the comedian, founder of SideOneDummy Records, host of Complete Control Radio and vocalist for WAX & 22 Jacks; joins Damian at the Comedy Works loft in Denver, Colorado. The two drink too much coffee and chat about the band WAX, working with Spike Jonze, and Joe's role at SideOneDummy. The two also talk about their experiences working in C…