Ep. 187: Josh Fadem (Actor/Comedian/Writer)
It was great talking to Josh Fadem and we got into some great stuff including working with David Lynch, working with Bob Odenkirk, his love of Film Noir, and his comedy. Check out dates for his upcoming tour!
Josh Fadem is an actor, comedian, and voice artist originally from Tulsa, OK. He has numerous television credits including recurring roles on TWIN PEAKS for David Lynch, AMC's BETTER CALL SAUL as "Camera Guy", FX's RESERVATION DOGS, Showtime's ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA starring Kirsten Dunst, and as Liz Lemon's agent "Simon" on 30 ROCK. Other credits include Disney +'s LOKI, FX's IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, and Comedy Central's RENO 911 and ANOTHER PERIOD. Josh can be seen in FX's new Sterlin Harjo series THE LOWDOWN starring Ethan Hawke and Dan Levy's upcoming Netflix series BIG MISTAKES.
Josh has been named a "Comic to Watch" by Variety, Nylon Magazine, Comedy Central, New York Comedy Festival, San Francisco Sketchfest, and Playboy Magazine. He has performed at Montreal's Just for Laughs, Austin's Moontower Comedy Festival, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and SXSW, and Tulsa's Blue Whale Comedy Festival. Josh's work as a voice artist includes AMERICAN DAD, POWERPUFF GIRLS, ADVENTURE TIME and JEFF AND SOME ALIENS. As a writer, Josh wrote for the Emmy nominated ERIC ANDRE SHOW and has written for Funny or Die. Josh hosts a form-bending video podcast show called "Here Come the Details" which can be streamed and heard on Spotify and YouTube
JOSH FADEM SOCIALS
https://youtube.com/@joshfadem
https://www.instagram.com/joshfadem
HERE COME THE DETAILS PODCAST
https://www.instagram.com/herecomethedetails
https://youtube.com/@herecomethedetails
NOIR NIGHTS WITH JOSH FADEM
https://www.circlecinema.org/movies-events/noir-nights-with-josh-fadem
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
JOSH FADEM LIVES ON STAGE
11/23 Seattle - The Rabbit Box Theatre
11/24 Portland, OR - Siren Theater
11/26 Tulsa, OK - Noir Nights: Crack-Up on 35mm Circle Cinema
12/4 Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA
12/6 Bethlehem, PA - ArtsQuest SteelStacks
12/9 Washington, D.C. - City State Public House
Ep. 186: Crispin Glover Talks No! You're Wrong. or: Spooky Action at a Distance (Episode Part Two)
I had a great chat with Crispin Glover about his latest film No! You're Wrong. or: Spooky Action at a Distance. We got into his unique filmmaking process, his past films, and some very old school film processes that any film nerd would love to hear about. It was a great honor to talk to him about his work. He is currently touring with his new film and a few of his older films and I highly recommend you see them!
Glover started developing the screenplay in 2007, as a project for he and his father, actor Bruce Glover, to act in together. Production of the film started in 2013 and originally wrapped in 2015, before Glover shot additional production segments yearly thereafter, wrapping principal photography in 2018. The film was primarily shot on sets constructed on shooting stages within the former horse stables on his property in the Czech Republic.
It was the first of Glover's films to be shot on 35mm film stock, having previously only shot his films on 16mm film. To create an aesthetic comparable to films of the silent era, a hand-cranked camera previously owned by Karel Zeman was used for the segments of the film set in 1868 and 1888.
Film is currently on tour, go to
https://www.crispinglover.com
No! YOU’RE WRONG.
or: Spooky Action at a Distance
“No! YOU’RE WRONG. or: Spooky Action at a Distance” Shot on 35mm film negative/Big Slide Show (live profusely illustrated book dramatic narration)Q&A Book Signing
December 4 December 12–13 — Texas Theatre, Dallas It is fine! EVERYTHING IS FINE. on December 13
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CrispinHellionGlover.com
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Ep. 185: Jess Rotter (Illustrator)
Jess Rotter is a Los Angeles–based illustrator whose hand-drawn work spans album and book covers, film posters, murals, apparel, and editorial projects. Raised in New York and inspired by her father’s vinyl covers and comic books, Rotter has collaborated with artists and brands including Joni Mitchell, Jeff Buckley, the Grateful Dead, Nike, Questlove, and Parker Posey. Her illustrations bring warmth, wit, and a distinctly personal touch to every project.
An important voice in the reissue record boom of the mid-2000s, Rotter’s artwork helped shape the visual language of a new generation discovering rare music through vinyl. Beyond her commissioned work, she founded Rotter and Friends, a cult-favorite T-shirt line featured in Vogue, Rolling Stone, Spin, and more. Her art has appeared in NY Magazine, The Washington Post and in collaborations with Gibson Guitars, Rodarte, and major publishers including Chronicle, Penguin Random House, and Abrams. Her book I’m Bored (Hat and Beard Press) captures her signature mix of humor and nostalgia, rooted in the rock ’n’ roll counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s.
jessrotter.com
i: @rotterandfriends
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Ep. 184: Busy Beaver Button Museum w/ Christen Carter
Since pinback buttons were patented in 1896, people have communicated and built community through these little wearable items. The mission of the Button Museum to show how as much American history as possible through pinback buttons. The words, artwork, printing style, color, and size were the final result of a vision they wanted to communicate. Buttons tell a peoples' history like anything else!
The physical museum is located in Busy Beaver Button Co.'s office where custom buttons are made!
We also happily accept button donations!
We have a book! Published and designed by the amazing Princeton Architectural Press. You can buy Button Power: 125 Years of Saying It with Buttons directly from us. Button Power is also available for purchase from your favorite bookseller.
Please contact us if you have something to add or find any missing information.
Thank you,Joel and Christen Carter(brother/sister button making/collecting duo)
The Button Museum3407 W. Armitage Ave.Chicago, IL 60647
https://buttonmuseum.org
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Ep. 183: Richard Michael Gomez (Soft Sculptor, Digital Artist, Friend of Puppets)
I had a great chat with Richard about his love of The Muppets, his art, and his path to becoming a puppeteer.
I’m putting this out today to help promote The Muppet Script returns to bring you THE MUPPETS TAKE SCRIPTHATTAN!
Richard will be a featured performer at the live show!
W/: Marc Evan Jackson, Nina West, Paul F. Tompkins, John Hodgman, James Monroe Iglehart, Janet Varney, Loosey LaDuca, Griffin Newman, Oscar Montoya, Aabria Iyengar, Erika Ishii, Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin, David Burtka, Aaron Chen, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph & Murray Hill. Produced & Directed by Matt Wilkie. *Lineup Subject to Change.
This performance will raise funds for BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS.
Show Time: 7:30pm. Online Tickets Only Available!
https://veeps.com/dynastytypewriter/74f60a52-e5a6-45e5-9bfd-2a50d9a6c00d
Ep. 183: Nina West, Loosey LaDuca, and Matt Wilkie talk about The Muppets Take Scripthattan
The Muppet Script returns to bring you THE MUPPETS TAKE SCRIPTHATTAN! When most people think of the Muppets, they think of the colorful characters made out of fleece and foam. But as with every movie, it all starts on the written page. Before returning to the big screen, the Muppets returned to the writers' room. Muppets stalwart FRANK OZ was joined by TOM TOM PATCHETT and JAY TARSES to take the gang to Broadway, in FRANK OZ's solo directorial debut. With music by JEFF MOSS and RALPH BURNS, THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN is a toe-tapping treasure!
This performance will be raising funds for BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS, the philanthropic heart of Broadway. They are one of the nation’s leading industry-based, nonprofit AIDS fundraising and grant-making organizations, helping people across the country and across the street receive life-saving medications, health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance.
Online Tickets only available at
7:30-10:30
https://veeps.com/dynastytypewriter/
Nina West, has charmed audiences worldwide with her dynamic talent and vibrant persona. A standout contestant on the eleventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race, Nina earned the title of Miss Congeniality, captivating viewers with her blend of humor, heart, and show-stopping performances. Her journey in drag began during her college years at Denison University, where she crafted the unforgettable character of Nina West, blending her passion for theater and advocacy into a singular, dazzling career.
Loosey LaDuca is an American drag performer who is best known for competing on the fifteenth season of the television series RuPaul's Drag Race. Rinaldi is from Ansonia, Connecticut, and was a construction worker before appearing on Drag Race. Loosey LaDuca's original song "Let Loose", which debuted on the show, went viral and received a remix featuring Jan Sport and Lemon.
Matt Wilkie is known for Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Black Widow (2021) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Matt Wilkie portrayed Receptionist in the She-Hulk: Attorney at Law episode Whose Show is This?
He actually served as Marvel Studios' receptionist (albeit by the time it came out, Wilkie had been promoted), hence he is credited as a member of Marvel Studios Security, Content Protection and Facilities in the WandaVision episodes Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience, Don't Touch That Dial, Now in Color, We Interrupt This Program, On a Very Special Episode..., All-New Halloween Spooktacular!, Breaking the Fourth Wall, Previously On and The Series Finale, The Falcon and The Winter Soldier episodes New World Order, The Star-Spangled Man, Power Broker, The Whole World Is Watching, Truth and One World, One People, the Loki episodes Glorious Purpose, The Variant, Lamentis, The Nexus Event, Journey Into Mystery and For All Time. Always., Black Widow, the What If...? episodes What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?, What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?, What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?, What If... Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?, What If... Zombies?!, What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?, What If... Thor Were an Only Child?, What If... Ultron Won? and What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Ep.182: John Hodgman
John Hodgman is the host of the Judge John Hodgman podcast, the co-creator with David Rees of DICKTOWN on FX/Hulu, the author of books like VACATIONLAND and MEDALLION STATUS, and doer of other things.
JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN is a weekly podcast in which I, John Hodgman, listen to real life disputes on issues such as:
-is chili a soup or a stew?
-is this room in my house called an “office” or a “den” or “a room full of junk.”
-when is it may someone else’s Chinese food be legally considered abandoned property?
-is it OK to rifle through the trash for prize coupons in a Canadian pizza parlor?
-is a machine gun a robot?
Then I tell the disputants who is right and who is wrong.
It is a free production of MaximumFun.org
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
Ep. 18: Harold and Maude at The Westgate Theater by John Gaspard
TWO YEARS, ONE THEATER: THE CULT FILM THAT WOULDN'T DIE The studio wanted it buried. Critics dismissed it. But when Harold and Maude arrived at Minneapolis’ Westgate Theater, something magical happened. The quirky dark comedy about a death-obsessed teen and an 80-year-old free spirit found its home. And stayed. And stayed. And stayed some more—until angry neighbors started protesting. This true story captures the remarkable phenomenon that transformed a box-office disaster into one of the most beloved cult films of all time. Inside this captivating chronicle, you'll discover: • How a single theater kept Harold and Maude alive when everyone else had given up on it • The joyful celebrations when stars Ruth Gordon and Bud Cort visited their devoted fans • The superfan who saw the film so many times he became friends with Ruth Gordon herself • The hilarious neighborhood protests demanding a change after endless months of the same film • Rare, never-before-published photographs of the theater, the celebrations, and the protests Before streaming, before home video, before "cult classic" was even a term—there was a small theater that wouldn't let a strange little film die. This is their story.
PURCHASE LINKS Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Held-Over-Hardback-Standard-Gaspard/dp/0578574713
Direct From Author:
http:/ www.albertsbridgebooks.com/ - /held-over-harold-and-maude-at-the-westgate-theater/
Outside the U.S.: https://tinyurl.com/4e2d8n4y
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
https://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch
Ep. 180: Michael Hitchcock (Actor/Writer/Producer)
From his critically acclaimed roles in film and television to his award-winning work as a writer and producer, Michael Hitchcock has been an industry standout for over 30 years.
Michael currently recurs in Sterlin Harjo’s highly celebrated FX/Hulu series “The Lowdown” starring Ethan Hawke and a rogue’s gallery of outstanding talent including Kyle MacLaughlin, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Keith David, Ryan Kieran Armstrong, Timothy Blake Nelson, Killer Mike, and Peter Dinklage. Hitchcock plays Hawke’s friend “Ray,” a Tulsa antique dealer who often helps Hawke in his passionate quests to expose perceived corruption.
Daniel Fienberg of The Hollywood Reporter writes, “For most of the supporting cast, excellence is just a matter of opportunity… Hitchcock seems like he’s just there to steal a scene or two, but the third episode, in which Ray, Lee and Francis go on a mission, he’s funny and briefly, beautifully sad.”
Michael is also currently featured on the hit Netflix comedy series “Nobody Wants This” starring Kristen Bell and Adam Brody. Hitchcock plays “Henry,” a newly out-of-the-closet father to Bell and Justine Lupe, doing his best to make up for lost time after being emotionally absent in the past.
Additional television acting credits include “The Paper,” “Palm Royale,” “The Resort,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Black Monday,” “Space Force,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Trial & Error,” “Veep,” “Glee,” “United States of Tara,” “Men of a Certain Age,” “Party Down,” “The League,” “Pushing Daisies,” and “Arrested Development.”
Film credits include Christopher Guest’s renowned comedies including “Best in Show,” “A Mighty Wind,” “For Your Consideration,” “Mascots,” and “Waiting for Guffman.”
Other film credits include “Bridesmaids,” “Jackpot!,” “Your Place or Mine,” “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” “Reunion,” “EXmas,” “Super 8,” “Wild Hogs,” “Smiley Face,” “Heartbreakers,” and “Serenity.” The New York Times includes the “Best in Show” and “Bridesmaids” as two of “The Best 100 Movies of the 21st Century.”
Writing and producing credits include the television series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” starring Golden Globe winner Rachel Bloom. He was previously a Co-Executive Producer and writer on the multi-award-winning series “Glee.”
Additional writing credits include the films “Where the Day Takes You,” “House Arrest,” and Disney’s “The Ultimate Christmas Present.” Hitchcock also performed both writing and producing duties on the comedy series “MAD TV,” nominated three times by the Writers Guild of America for “Outstanding Writing of a Comedy/Variety Series.”
Born in Defiance, Ohio, and later raised in Western Springs, Illinois, Hitchcock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University and a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.
He is an alumnus of the Los Angeles comedy and improvisational troupe The Groundlings, and also tours with the improv troupe Theme Park. In addition, he has performed comedy improv for the U.S. troops with Stars for Stripes in Japan, South Korea, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain, Africa, Honduras, and Cuba.
https://michaelhitchcock.com
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
https://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch
Ep.179: Chris Candy (Actor/Improvisor/Musician/Director) to promote John Candy: I Like Me
I had a great chat with Chris about his father John Candy and the new documentary John Candy: I Like Me. We talked about John and the story of the making of the documentary and then got into Chris’s own career in acting, improvising, and talked about his history of his long musical path starting with playing in punk bands. We also talked about how Richard Lewis looked after Chris and but and Chris meeting and chatting with Martin Short. Chris is a great guy and was a pleasure to chat with.
Chris Candy Bio
Chris Candy is a Canadian-born actor trained at Groundlings, Second City, and Upright Citizens Brigade. He hosts the weekly music program Neuz Pollution for KXLU 88.9 FM and is the co-host and creator of the Too Much Movie Podcast. Candy has acted and produced films that have played at the Napa Valley Film Fest, Raindance, and the Calgary International Film Festival. Candy produced the short documentary, Kinda Crazy, on Rip City Skates. He can be seen in the upcoming film Adulthood starring Josh Gad, and most recently directed the Coldplay lyric video for the song “All My Love,” and the Coldplay music video for “The Karate Kid.” Catch Chris playing bass in his band Bull Shannon.
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
https://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch
Ep. 178: Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror documentary with Director Linus O’Brien
The son of The Rocky Horror Picture Show creator Richard O’Brien charts the journey of the sing-along cultural phenomenon.
Much like its protagonists, Brad and Janet, The Rocky Horror Picture Showhas had a fantastical and surreal journey into the spotlight. It started life in an 85-seat studio space at London’s Royal Court Theatre, before being adapted into a breakout cult movie that would become a midnight screening favourite, with a near-fanatical fanbase and a host of rituals, fanzines and spin-off events. Linus O’Brien’s hugely entertaining directorial debut traces Rocky Horror’sjourney across the decades, highlighting why it has such staying power. Featuring interviews with creator Richard O’Brien, one of the film’s stars, Tim Curry, and a host of artists, critics and fans, including Jack Black and Trixie Mattell, Strange Journey is a joyous testament to this 50-year-old classic. We talk today with Director Linus O’Brien who is also Richard O’Briens son. The documentary is now in theaters. It’s a great documentary so please show support. It’s in theaters now! Go to rockyhorrordoc.com to buy tickets!
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
https://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch
Ep. 177: Pati Rock Talks About Mick Rock’s New Rocky Horror Photography Book
We talk today with Pati Rock Mick Rocks wife about this book, Mick’s work, Pati’s work in fashion, and her life in Nyc in the 80’s
Mick Rock Rocky Horror Book available on Sept 29th
Step behind the curtain of The Rocky Horror Picture Show with photographer Mick Rock in this one-of-a-kind slipcased collection of rarely seen photographs and behind-the-scenes anecdotes
Known as “the man who shot the seventies,” Mick Rock had exclusive access to the set during the original filming of the now-iconic 1975 movie—and now, in honor of its 50th anniversary, his personal archive is wide open.
This stunning volume captures the raw, behind-the-scenes magic of a film that would go on to become a cultural phenomenon. From candid moments with Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Richard O’Brien to intimate shots of the cast between takes, every page offers a glimpse into the bold, bizarre, and beautiful world of Rocky Horror as it was being brought to life.
Featuring a foreword by creator Richard O’Brien and hundreds of rare photographs, this stunning gift book is a visual love letter to the wild energy, fearless creativity, and sheer chaos that turned a low-budget musical into a beloved masterpiece. Alongside these vivid behind-the-scenes snapshots and anecdotes, readers also gain VIP access to interviews with members of the original cast and crew, as well as famous performers and creatives who are among the film’s most fervent fans, including Joan Jett, Billy Corgan, Courtney Love, Juliette Lewis, Jinkx Monsoon, Duff McKagan, Anna Sui, Karen O, Trixie Mattel, Peaches, Norman Reedus, Cassandra Peterson (aka Elvira, Mistress of the Dark), and many, many more.
Whether you’re a devoted fan or just discovering the Time Warp, Mick Rock’s Rocky Horror is dripping with the glam, grit, and rebellious spirit that made the movie a revolution in platform heels. Don’t just shiver with antici—pation; dive into this timeless tribute and celebrate the global phenomenon that continues to resonate with audiences, generation after generation.
Book Available Here
https://www.amazon.com/Rocky-Horror-Photographs-Interviews-Commemorating/dp/0063385686
Ep. 176: Crispin Hellion Glover (Actor/Director)
It was such an honor to chat with Crispin Glover. We talked about the films he directed, his production company, and his connections with Werner Herzog, and David Lynch. This was one of the biggest honors of doing the podcast for the past five years.
Bio
Crispin Hellion Glover (born April 20, 1964) is an American film actor, director and screenwriter, recording artist, publisher and author. In the late 1980s Glover started his company, Volcanic Eruptions, which issues his books and also serves as the production company of Glover's films, What Is It? and It is Fine. Everything is Fine! And No! You're Wrong OR: SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE. Glover tours with those films and plans to film more at the property he owns in the Czech Republic.
Check out “No! You're Wrong OR: SPOOKY ACTION AT A DISTANCE” the latest film he directed that has its world premiere at MoMa on Thursday October 2nd 7pm Tickets available here
https://crispinhellionglover.eventive.org/schedule/
https://www.crispinglover.com
https://www.instagram.com/crispinhellionglover
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Ep. 175: Stephen Bluhm
Stephen Bluhm is a gifted songwriter and crooner, lauded by folks like Mike Watt and The Magnetic Fields. His orchestral pop transports me to another place, while his synth stylings recall the best of Talking Heads and Depeche Mode. On his latest album, Out of the Nowhere Into the Here, he explores new lyric and sonic territory, employing a dozen orchestral musicians along with his piano. The album has a companion instrumental version as well.
I've known Stephen for years, since I booked shows in West Philadelphia, and noticed right away he always got a big, loving response from the audience. We've been friends ever since, and for 2 years, he's helped me edit and record intros to our Vintage Annals Archive podcast, and we use his music in the intros and outro on each episode. Aside from being a wonderful musician I'm grateful to know, he's a true sweetheart of a person.
On this episode we play clips from some of the songs on his album and talk about his life, including his accidental kundalini awakening and its affect on him and his songwriting.
You can find his music at stephenbluhm.bandcamp.com and any streaming site.
CATSKILL, NY's Avalon Lounge Friday September 26th 8pm songwriter Stephen Bluhm's 40th birthday party: original chamber and synth pop AND Brian Wilson covers by Hudson Valley musicians.
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer and episode editor
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
Ep. 174: Bobby Moynihan
Bobby Moynihan is an American actor, comedian, writer, and voice actor known for his work on Saturday Night Live from 2008 to 2017, as well as roles in animated films like Monsters University and The Secret Life of Pets. He has also lent his voice to characters in TV shows such as We Bare Bears and DuckTales, and created the show Loafy.
https://www.instagram.com/bibbymoynihan/
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
Ep. 173: Richard O’Brien (Actor/Writer/Singer)
About Richard O’Brien
Richard Timothy Smith was born in Cheltenham. At age 10, his father, previously an accountant, moved the family to Tauranga, New Zealand, to take up sheep farming. At age 22 he returned to England. His horse skills got him employment as a stuntman in Carry On Cowboy, 1966, and Casino Royal, 1967. He changed his name to O’Brien, his grandmother’s name, to avoid confusion with another Richard Smith. He was in the touring cast of Hair, 1969, where he met Tim Curry, and Kimi Wong who became his first wife. He had a small part in the stage version of Jesus Christ Superstar, 1972, which introduced him to director Jim Sharman, who later agreed to put on The Rocky Horror Show, Richard's first play. It played two years at the King’s Road Theatre, and was then made into a The Rocky Horror Picture Show. The film became defined as a cult classic and took off. The follow-up was called “Shock Treatment”. Richard acted in a variety of film and television including as the villain Gulnar in Robin of Sherwood, 1986, and as the eponymous Ink Thief, 1994, and as the host of the game show, Crystal Maze, 1990-3. He performed as a musician as Mephistopheles Smith.
Cover Art by Jess Rotter
About “Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror”
In Theaters 9/26/2025
On Demand and Blu Ray 10/20/2025
Directed by Linus O’Brien
Produced by Linus O'Brien, Avner Shiloah, Garret Price, and Adam Gibbs at Margot Station
STRANGE JOURNEY: THE STORY OF ROCKY HORROR is a joyful and wild ride through the tale of the cultural juggernaut that is The Rocky Horror Picture Show. From its humble origins as a London fringe theater play, the documentary tracks its meteoric rise, fall and resurrection to become the biggest cult film of all time. With intimate access to its creator Richard O’Brien and other major players such as Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon and Lou Adler, the documentary explores what makes the play and film so singular: Its groundbreaking and transgressive themes, iconic performances and epic songs that took over popular culture. The cult phenomenon that sprung around it is unparalleled, and created not only the midnight screenings which continue to this day, but also a safe haven for those who ever felt different or marginalized – with particular significance for the queer community. In our current political climate, Rocky Horror’s message of inclusion and self expression holds more resonance than ever.”
Produced and released by Margot Station
About Margot Station
Founded in 2023 by producer Adam Gibbs and director Garret Price, Margot Station is a home for filmmakers to create elevated film and television projects, with a focus in the unscripted world. Our infrastructure and resources create a space where filmmakers and artists can do their best work, and our financing and distribution partners can feel confident that their projects will be managed at the highest level. At Margot Station, we relentlessly push quality and solution-focused execution by maintaining flexibility across teams and approaches; we are a place where imagination flourishes by providing strategic support throughout the lifespan of the project, from the inception of an idea all the way through the financing, production, and final execution stages. We believe there are all sorts of stories that need to be told, and have created an innovative model to bring those stories from ideation to a screen near you.
https://www.margotstation.com/
Thank You’s
Thank you Adam, Garret, and Benjamin at Margot Station.
Thank you to Linus O’Brien and Richard O’Brien for making this episode happen.
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
Ep. 172: Greg Weeks (The Espers/Grass/Magus)
(Written by Greg)
Skip past my birth and awkward teenage years to the formative experiences of purchasing my first acoustic guitar from the Big B Buzzo and my stint as dj (then music director) at SUNY Plattsburgh’s sadly re-monikered but then-titled WPLT. Ten watts of audience-less record spins aside, I fell in love with the industry, parlayed that love into an internship at the ultimately lame MTV Network, then drifted accidentally to a receptionist position at a NYC recording studio.
While in NYC I recorded three albums and co-founded a progressive rock mail order company (New Sonic Architecture) that proved financially disastrous but highly educational. Several odd shifts later found me sleeping on Brooke Sietinsons’ floor and making the first Espers record. Gentrification pushed the band into a then dilapidated Fishtown, where we (the band) created a compound environment with the neighbors, held shows, and watched the so-called freak-folk scene unfold and evolve in real time. I recorded a fourth record (on 2” 8-track, like the first Espers record), met a very significant other, married, and migrated northeast, where I fashioned a far more sophisticated recording studio–Hexham Head. It was here that we rehearsed The Valerie Project, recorded Espers II and III and The Hive, an ill fated but creatively fulfilling solo record. It was also during this time that I started Language of Stone, a record label manufactured and distributed through Drag City, on which I released eleven excellent (I think) records.
Times changed, economies tanked, children were conceived. Priorities shifted. But a funny thing happened. After ten years of near inactivity, I began writing again. Then the idea was floated of rebuilding Hexham Head, which led to the creation of a new solo record (If the Sun Dies), and talk of rebooting Language of Stone. Magus (with Jessica Weeks) was birthed, recorded, and slated as the label’s thirteenth release.
Now, on the very day that I write this, the long lost Grass record has entered public consciousness and, well, I’ve sat down with Rich to talk in greater detail about that and a lot of other stuff. I hope you enjoy!
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New Album Grass! Pre-order
https://grassband.bandcamp.com/album/grass
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
https://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch
Ep. 171: Michael Cerveris (Broadway Actor/Musician) with co-host Stephen Bluhm
Michael Cerveris grew up in Huntington, West Virginia, the son of a college music professor father and a mother who taught dance. They met at the famed Julliard Music School and raised their three children to follow their creative instincts in every direction. For Michael, that meant parallel roads in music and acting from his earliest years.
Arriving in New York in the early 80’s, Cerveris fell in with the downtown and experimental theater crowd performing in raw spaces and storefronts, subletting an Alphabet City apartment from avant guard composer/pianist Blue Gene Tyranny and exploring the original east village punk and antifolk scenes while playing music mostly by and for himself. Early influences were bands like the Replacements and Pixies and Husker Du.
An acting job on the television series Fame as british guitar student Ian Ware brought him to LA, where he began writing and playing and forming a series of bands during the heyday of the Scream Club and the british goth invasion in southern California. But after seeing the Smiths and a trip to England in the early 90s, Michael increasingly found himself influenced by Johnny Marr and early shoegazer bands like Ride and Slowdive with his own music becoming more melancholy and cinematic.
In 1993, Cerveris returned to New York to make his Broadway debut as Tommy in the theatrical version of the Who’s groundbreaking rock opera. Pete Townshend not only approved his casting, but brought Michael to London. Telling him “I can’t teach you how to act this part, but I can teach you how to be a rock star,” Townshend brought Cerveris into his private studio to record on what was to become his Psychoderelict album, later bringing him along on the Psychoderelict Tour to sing a suite of songs from Tommy, causing Who fan Eddie Vedder to ask him “man, how do you sing like that 8 times a week?” Cerveris started a new acoustic/electric band, lame, with his cast mate Alice Ripley and began performing a late night residency at the Sin-e Club alternating nights with Jeff Buckley in the poet singer’s final months. He also ended up in clubs around town with Townshend (and, once, John Entwistle) playing impromptu shows at places like the China Club.
Townshend also created an accidental introduction to Bob Mould when Cerveris brought the Who guitarist to see Mould play a solo show at the Academy in NY. A friendship developed and Bob sat in with Michael’s band for a cover of Mission of Burma’s That’s When I Reach For My Revolver. Later, in 1998, after Cerveris had finished his first stint as the “internationally ignored song stylist” title character in Hedwig And The Angry Inch (replacing the show’s creator, John Cameron Mitchell), Mould asked Cerveris to join his Last Dog And Pony Show tour of the US and UK playing rhythm guitar and backing vocals.
On that tour, Cerveris became good friends and sat in with tour mates Varnaline and Mercury Rev. During that tour and after, he made friends and played with Ken Stringfellow (Posies/REM), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Corin Tucker and Janet Weiss (Sleater-Kinney), Charlotte Hatherly (Ash), Frank Black, The Breeders, Steve Shelly (Sonic Youth), and Laura Cantrell, many of whom appear on his debut solo album Dog Eared. That album, released in February 2004 was recorded by Adam Lasus at Fireproof Studios, Brooklyn and was mixed by Nick Brine at Rockfield, Wales (where Cerveris had recorded an unreleased album, Hinterlands, with his then band, Retriever). Greg Calbi mastered the album at Stirling Masters, NY
2004 was also the year Cerveris received the first of his two Tony Awards, this one for playing John Wilkes Booth in Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins on Broadway.
https://www.cerverismusic.com
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer/Interviewer
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Ep. 170: Chris Cohen (Musician/Producer Deerhoof & Cryptacize)
Chris Cohen, born in Los Angeles in 1975, is an indie rock and psychedelic pop artist known for lush, introspective songs like “Damage” and “Laughing.” A former member of Deerhoof and Cryptacize, he’s released acclaimed solo albums including Paint a Room (2024). The Chris Cohen tour 2025 spans the US, UK, France, and Denmark.
Chris Cohen’s songs initially sound easy. They’re each tiny jewels that unfurl at a leisurely pace, but dig a little deeper and you’ll reach a melancholy core. His previous albums — 2012’s Overgrown Path, 2016’s As If Apart and 2019’s Self Titled — were built from lush, blurry tracks that embedded themselves in your subconscious, like they’d always been there. Paint a Room (out July 12, 2024) is his first album in five years and his debut for Hardly Art. If Cohen’s meanings have previously lurked inside the tessellated musical layers he built alone, they are newly clear and resonant here, animated and underscored for the first time by a band playing in real time. This is Cohen communicating with friends not only through his deep understanding of groove, harmony, and hook but also with his listeners through songs that croon of our uneasy little era. Chris was a member of Deerhoof, The Curtains, Cryptacize and Natural Dreamers before releasing music under his own name. He’s toured and/or recorded with Kurt Vile, White Magic, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Danielson, Cass McCombs, as well as produced and engineered records by Weyes Blood, Fievel Is Glauque, Gun Outfit, Sam Evian, Marina Allen, Le Ren, and many more.
https://chriscohentour.com
https://www.instagram.com/chrifcohen
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
https://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch
Ep.169: Annie Golden (Singer/Actress)
I had a great talk with Annie Golden. She is such a legend! We talked about her days with “The Shirts” and how Milo’s Forman discovered her at CBGB’s, and cast her in his film “Hair”. We got a bit into Sondheim and her decades long Broadway career, and talked about her connection with Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) who wrote a musical for her called “Broadway Bounty Hunter”. This was such an honor for a Broadway freak like myself.
Golden began her career as the lead singer of The Shirts(which headlined CBGB's in the late 70s). During the early 1990s she performed as part of the duo Golden Carillo with Frank Carillo. They released three albums; Fire in Newtown, Toxic Emotion, and Back for More. She then returned to The Shirts.
Since then she has performed solo and with a band. She performs a revue of songs from her stage career along with originals called Annie Golden's Velvet Prison. In 1984, her song "Hang Up the Phone" was featured on the soundtrack of the film Sixteen Candles.
While with The Shirts she was discovered by Miloš Forman who gave her a part in Hair. She had featured roles on Cheers and Miami Vice. On Broadway, she has appeared in the 1977 revival of Hair, Leader of the Pack, Ah, Wilderness!, On the Town and The Full Monty. She had the title role in the workshop of the short-lived adaptation of Stephen King's novel Carrie. She also played the role of Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme in Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's musical Assassins Off-Broadway in 1990-1991. In 2003 she joined other original Off-Broadway cast members in a Reprise! (Los Angeles) concert production of Assassins. In 2007, she was stand-by for the two comic villain roles in the musical Xanadu on Broadway.
Golden has the distinct honor of having appeared in three separate versions of Hair; a Broadway revival in 1977, the motion picture in 1979 and a special benefit performance concert in 2004. Golden was the voice of Marina in the Don Bluth film The Pebble and the Penguin. In recent years, she has been seen in commercials for Coinstar, in which she portrays The Tooth Fairy.
Credits
Stephen Bluhm - Sound Engineer
https://www.stephenbluhm.fun
Rich Wexler
Producer/Interviewer
http://www.vintageannalsarchive.com
Episode Editors
Otter Castro
https://www.instagram.com/ottercastro
Rudy Fischmann
https://www.instagram.com/onelastfisch