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Laughing Monkey with Shawn Ratches
by Shawn Ratches
Welcome to Laughing Monkey with Shawn Ratches which is a show that explores all genres of music. As someone with autism, I bring a unique perspective to my interviews, aiming to create an authentic and engaging experience for both artists and listeners.Thanks for watching and please subscribe to help me keep bringing new content to you!
Episodes
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Tony Reed on Pentagram, Mos Generator, Recording, and New Music
Tony Reed is a guitarist, songwriter, producer, and recording engineer whose career is rooted in heavy, soulful rock ’n’ roll. Best known for Mos Generator, he has built a respected body of work both onstage and behind the console, bringing a hands-on, independent approach to every project. As a...
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Pentagram's Bobby Liebling on new Pentagram music coming, new Documentry in works & 2027 touring!
Bobby Liebling is the iconic frontman and founding member of Pentagram, one of the most influential bands in underground heavy music. Since the early 1970s, Pentagram has forged a distinctive sound built on heavy riffs, dark atmosphere, blues, and raw rock ’n’ roll energy. Over the decades, Bobby...
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Circus Of Power's Alex Mitchell Music, Art & moving forward !
Alex Mitchell is the singer and creative force behind Circus of Power, the hard-rock band that emerged from New York City’s East Village in the late 1980s. Known for its raw sound, blues-driven riffs, and high-energy performances, Circus of Power built a dedicated following and remains an…
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Evan Seinfeld : new BIOHAZARD music coming, Metal Fitness & Community ....
Evan Seinfeld’s story starts in Brooklyn, where Biohazard forged a raw crossover sound that brought hardcore, metal, and hip-hop energy into the same room. Decades later, the band remains a symbol of resilience, rebellion, and community—qualities that have defined Seinfeld’s life onstage and off....
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Dylan Carlson on EARTH new music he just recoded, solo shows, future EARTH plans & meth squirrels !
Dylan Carlson formed Earth in Olympia, Washington, in 1989. Centered on Carlson’s guitar work, the band helped shape drone metal through slow tempos, sustained tones, heavy distortion, and repetition rather than traditional riffs or fast-playing. Their 1993 release, Earth 2: Special Low-Frequency...
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London May on Anthrax, Drums, Directing, and Danzig: The Art of the Victory Lap!
* **00:00** - Intro & Welcome * **01:06** - Reputation, Character, and Creating Your Own Luck * **05:16** - Artistic Curiosity & Avoiding Being Pigeonholed * **07:06** - The New Anthrax Video & Fighting a Chair * **10:00** - Collaborating with Director Don Argott * **15:06** - Filming in the…
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Angry Anderson our first 7 mins and last 7 mins ... Goodbye my friend!
The first 7 minutes we ever spoke years 5 plus ago and the last 7 seven minutes we spoke recently ....... gonna miss you Angry my friend! 0:00 – Introduction & the Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome costume story 00:46 – George Miller’s film archives & doing stunts as Ironbar 03:48 – Wearing the Ironbar...
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Angry Anderson on the end of Rose Tattoo & our last interview.
00:00 Intro and Catching Up 01:53 The Future of Rose Tattoo: Writing and Recording 03:43 Physical Media vs. Digital: Why Records Still Matter 04:19 Thrifting for Art: Oscar Wilde and the Renaissance 06:27 Perception and Art: Finding Detail in the Layers 11:34 Evolving Perspectives: Seeing the…
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Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo – “Hard Road” and 2026 Tour Plans
00:00 – 2026/2027 Tour Plans, Festivals & Retirement Discussion 03:00 – Changes in the Live Music Scene & Touring (Australia vs. US) 05:58 – Changing Crowds & Younger Generations at Rock Shows 08:26 – Road Stories: Far North Queensland Gigs & Routine 11:15 – Aging, Staying Grounded & Perspective...
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Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo; New single & final year of the band ... or is it?
00:00 – Intro & catching up with Angry Anderson 01:00 – Social changes, media, and control 04:00 – Reading 1984, technology, and modern society 07:20 – Energy, resources, and historical innovations 11:25 – Water rights and natural resources 16:30 – Power grids, smart meters, and utility control...
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Angry Anderson on "Records That Matter" (part 1 of 2)
00:00 – Introduction & Toast to Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) 03:08 – Putting the List Together & Early Influences (Odetta, Pete Seeger) 06:30 – Vanilla Fudge & Early American Jam Bands 10:15 – Humble Pie (Performance Rockin' the Fillmore) & Steve Marriott 13:38 – The Young Rascals (Time Peace) & Raw...
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Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo on MORC, Southern Stars Tour, New Book and end of of the Tats?
00:00 – Welcome & Catching Up 01:00 – Friendship with Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome co-star Paul Larsen (Master Blaster) & plumbing together 06:14 – Perceptions of height, stage presence, and remembering loved ones 12:43 – Reflecting on aging, mortality, and approaching Rose Tattoo’s 50th…
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Angry Anderson on "Records That Matter" (part 2 of 2))
00:00 – Intro & The Rolling Stones (Goats Head Soup, Exile on Main St.) 04:08 – Mick Taylor, Steve Marriott, Humble Pie & Peter Frampton 06:25 – Band chemistry & bringing new members into the mix 08:15 – Angry’s solo material, "Suddenly," and exploring vocal range 13:20 – The Jimi Hendrix...
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Angry Anderson ‘Realise Legalise’ New Band & New Single!!
00:00 – Introduction & Catching Up 01:00 – Launching the Angry Anderson (AA) Band 02:45 – Origins of "Realise Legalise" & Lobby Loyde 07:05 – Advocacy for Medicinal Cannabis & Hemp 11:20 – Cannabis Access & Legalisation (Australia vs. US) 15:47 – Australian Federation & State Laws 17:15 –…
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Angry Anderson life & times of the Rose Tattoo singer
* **00:00** – Intro and celebrating the 100th Episode milestone * **01:03** – *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome*: Memories of the Ironbar character and George Miller's warehouse museum * **04:53** – The "most rock and roll moment": Choosing to clean houses to be a present father for his kids *…
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SKINLAB's STEEV ESQUIVEL on new album coming, solo band announcement & the bands future!
Skinlab is a San Francisco Bay Area heavy-metal band formed in 1994 by vocalist and bassist Steev Esquivel, guitarists Mike Roberts and Gary Wendt, and drummer Paul Hopkins. Emerging from the Bay Area’s thrash-metal tradition, the band built its identity around groove-heavy riffs, aggressive...
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Dweezil Zappa: Wild Stories of Frank, Ozzy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Spinal Tap, TV & '80s Rock History!
* **00:00** – Touring Costs & Exploring Immersive Audio * **02:28** – *Summer of '82: When Zappa Came to Sicily* Documentary * **05:40** – *Via Zammata* & Filming in Palermo * **09:22** – Outdoor Concert Acoustics & Live Sound * **10:18** – Composing for TV (*The Ben Stiller Show*, *On the Spot*)…
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I was hacked & my Youtube chanel was removed! Here are the steps to getting it back!
Like , Subscribe & Comment as I have more behind the scenes stories and tips to share if more people are interested!
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BUCKCHERRY'S Stevie D on new album status, producing, D'MOLLS.& the tragic bus accident that happened.
Stevie D says Buckcherry is already looking ahead, with the next album planned as part of the band’s schedule for next year. He outlines the steps involved in moving that record forward, from writing and early planning to getting into the studio and shaping the final songs. The focus is on…
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Cloven Hoof Never a Prophet in Your Own Land — a new album rooted in legacy, power, and conviction.
Cloven Hoof have spent decades building a legacy as one of the enduring names in British heavy metal, earning a reputation for power, character, and a sound that has remained unmistakably their own. Across changing eras, the band have continued to carry forward the spirit that first defined them,...
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Forbidden marks the next era. Album and tour coming soon.
In this episode, we talk about Forbidden, the new album that marks an important turning point for the band. Built on the history, sound, and identity that have defined the group over the years, Forbidden reflects both where the band has been and where it is headed next. It is a record shaped by...
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Dan Lilker on Joining Instagram, His Band History, Guest Jams, and Life After Road Touring.
Dan Lilker is a highly respected figure in heavy music whose career has stretched across thrash metal, hardcore, crossover, and grindcore. He first came to wider attention as a founding member of Anthrax and performed on the band’s 1984 debut album, Fistful of Metal. Although his time in Anthrax...
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Max Cavalera on Touring, Soulfly, Drop D, 4-Strings & Re-Recording Old Sepultura Albums.
Max Cavalera is one of metal’s most influential figures, first rising to prominence as the co-founder, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist of Sepultura. Emerging from Brazil in the 1980s, Sepultura helped reshape extreme metal with landmark albums like Beneath the Remains, Arise, Chaos A.D., and…
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Possessed's Jeff Becerra: Remembering DEATH’S Chuck Schuldiner & Writing New Possessed Album!
Possessed emerged from the Bay Area metal underground in the early 1980s and quickly became one of the defining bands in the first wave of death metal. After early demos and a growing local reputation, the band released Seven Churches in 1985, a record widely recognized for helping shape the…
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MORTIIS The Rise and Evolution of Mortiis in 2026
Mortiis, the project of Norwegian musician Håvard Ellefsen, began in 1993 after his departure from Emperor, where he had been the band’s original bassist. From the start, Mortiis developed as a separate creative outlet, first centered on atmospheric, synth-based compositions that stood apart from...
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Cannibal Corpse Paul Mazurkiewicz on Umbilicus history and new EP and Cannibal Corpse playing shows!
* **0:19** – Introduction of Paul Mazurkiewicz and his projects. * **1:12** – Discussion on the origins of Paul's rock band, Umbilicus. * **2:34** – Early projects: Path of Man and the search for a 70s-style rock singer. * **6:15** – Reforming during the pandemic and starting fresh with new...
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Steelheart’s Miljenko Matijevic on the New Single and Upcoming Album with Niclas Engelin!
Miljenko Matijevic joins the show for a one-on-one conversation about “Without You,” and his work with Niclas Engelin, the new collaborative album that’s on the way, his voice, and the realities of today’s music business. Best known as the founder and voice of Steelheart, Matijevic reflects on…
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Stephen Gibb KILL THE ROBOT and super music deep dive of his life!
Stephen Gibb, often known as Steve Gibb, is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter with a career rooted in hard rock and heavy metal. Born in London in 1973 and raised in Miami, he is the eldest son of Barry Gibb. Although he comes from a famous musical family, Stephen developed his own identity by...
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The World of Valor Kand and Christian Death
alor Kand is a musician known for his work with Christian Death, where he became a central creative figure as a guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. His presence helped define the band’s identity for decades, and he became closely associated with its intense sound, theatrical style, and...
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IMPERIUM Unleash the new album EXODUS UNKNOWN
* **00:00** - Intro and Welcome * **00:35** - Meet Hardip (Lead Guitar) and Ben (Vocals) * **00:57** - Band History and First Releases * **02:22** - The Bond Between Band Members * **04:13** - Influences and Finding Their Sound * **06:58** - Playing Alongside Different Genres * **10:37**…
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Jesse Hughes on new EODM with Josh Homme, deep dive on audio gear and tour of his new home!
!Jesse Hughes has described Eagles of Death Metal as a creative partnership built with Josh Homme from the start, and in interviews he has spoken openly about how closely they write together. Hughes said he and Homme write the songs together, while also calling Homme his best friend and praising...
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Tesla's Dave Rude talks new album HOMAGE, Motley Tour and original music recording challenges
* **00:00** – Introduction and welcome to Dave Rude from Tesla * **00:22** – Discussing the new album and the "economy of albums" in rock today * **01:28** – Why Tesla chooses to release singles versus full albums * **02:17** – How the new covers record came together "by accident" * **03:03** –...
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Paul Booth: The Dark Art Visionary Who Redefined Tattooing, Horror, and Creative Expression
Paul Booth is an American tattoo artist and multidisciplinary dark surrealist from Boonton, New Jersey, whose career has spanned nearly four decades. After beginning his tattoo journey in the late 1980s through an apprenticeship in New Jersey, he developed a signature black-and-gray style…
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Karl Agell on Legions of Doom and Carrying the Legacy Forward
I spoke with Karl Agell about the story behind Legions of Doom, a band born from a heavy kind of history. In the aftermath of Eric Wagner’s passing, what could have remained only a tribute to the past slowly became something more active and alive. Karl talked about how the project grew out of...
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VAIN / Davy Vain Opens Up About Disintegrate Together, Band History, Songwriting, and Reptiles ....
Davy Vain’s story starts before Vain the band ever broke out. He first built a name behind the scenes as a producer, then stepped forward as a frontman and songwriter when he formed Vain in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1986. After early buzz, club shows, and a growing reputation, the band signed...
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Boris T of Tryglav and youtube channel Boris T. Talks new music, YouTube and his future!
Boris T. is the online name of Boris Behara, a Croatian musician and YouTube creator best known for metal-focused videos and for leading the one-man project Tryglav. His channel originally started as “Tryglav Official” before expanding into broader content about extreme metal, music culture, and...
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The Obsessed & Ritual Arcana: The Obsessed return to the studio before launching a major tour.
Wino is officially heading back into the studio to begin work on a new The Obsessed record, marking the start of an exciting new chapter for one of doom’s most enduring voices. With fresh material now taking shape, the upcoming album promises to carry forward the band’s signature weight, soul…
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Rose Carleo Band 's Rose talks release 42 Days
Australia's own Rose Carleo Band returns with a bold, soul-stirring new album, 42 Days, dropping today. A deeply personal and sonically rich collection, this release captures the essence of resilience, transformation, and raw human emotion.
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Castle Rat's Riley Pinkerton: Long Live the Rat Queen, Forever in Her Realm
Riley Pinkerton doesn't just front Castle Rat — she is the Rat Queen. Songwriter, guitarist, costume-maker, prop-builder, and self-appointed monarch of a medieval doom metal kingdom of her own design, Pinkerton has spent the last several years turning a Brooklyn doom band into one of the most...
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Henry Rollins on the Lost Cramps Album, Ian MacKaye, and 50 Years of Friendship!
Henry Rollins has spent the better part of a year buried in tape from October 1977 — a finished Cramps album, produced by Alex Chilton at Ardent Studios in Memphis, that sat on the shelf for nearly fifty years. It's coming out August 21 as Gravest Gravy on Vengeance Records. Rollins and Ian…
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Ep 675 THE ALARM releases MIke Peters final music with Jules Peters to talk about MIke & the album.
The final chapter of The Alarm carries a weight that goes far beyond music. Before his passing, Mike Peters completed what stands as a powerful final statement — an album shaped by perseverance, reflection, hope, and the same unbreakable spirit that defined his entire career. For decades, Mike...
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Ep 677 Greg Norton from HUSKER DU to UltraBomb and the journey it took!
Former Hüsker Dü bassist Greg Norton returns to the spotlight with his hard-hitting new band UltraBomb, bringing punk rock energy, melodic aggression, and raw intensity back to the forefront. Featuring an all-star lineup of veteran underground musicians, UltraBomb is quickly making noise with new...
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Ep 676 VOIVOD Michel Langevin talks SYMPHONIQUE and all things in the VOIVOD universe
Legendary Voivod drummer Michel “Away” Langevin joins the show to discuss the band’s powerful new release, Symphoniqïne. In this interview, Away talks about the creative vision behind combining Voivod’s progressive metal sound with a full symphonic experience, revisiting the band’s classic…
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Ep 674 King Coffey on them preparing to release their long-lost album After the Astronaut.
Legendary psychedelic punk innovators Butthole Surfers are finally preparing to release their long-lost album After the Astronaut, a record originally shelved in 1998 following the commercial success of Electriclarryland. In a recent conversation with drummer King Coffey, he described the album…
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Ep 673 Jared James NIchols on his new album LOUDER THAN FATE and what he is leaving behind from it!
Jared James Nichols continues to establish himself as one of modern rock’s most explosive guitar players with the upcoming release of his fourth studio album, Louder Than Fate. Scheduled for release on June 5, 2026 through Frontiers Mussic,The album showcases Nichols at his heaviest, rawest, and...
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Ep 671 Attila Csihar on Mayhem, Chaos, Black Metal & Extreme Music
From the earliest chaos of the Norwegian black metal movement to some of the most experimental extreme music ever recorded, Attila Csihar remains one of the most unique and unsettling voices in heavy music history. Best known for his work with Mayhem, Attila delivered the haunting vocals on the...
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Ep 672 Angry Anderson on the end of Rose Tattoo or is it? Angry explains.
Angry Anderson (born Gary Stephen Anderson on August 5, 1947, in Melbourne, Australia) is best known as the longtime lead vocalist of the Australian hard rock band Rose Tattoo, a group that became one of the defining acts of Australian pub rock alongside AC/DC and The Angels. Rose Tattoo formed…
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Ep 669 Geoff Tate on his releases of the Operation Mindcrime 3 album & touring for it!
00:00 - The "Dangerous" Autobiography Geoff discusses his finished autobiography and why his lawyer thinks it's currently too "dangerous" and litigious to release. 00:30 - Welcome & Catching Up Shawn welcomes Geoff Tate back to the show and they recap his recent tour successes. 01:12 - Operation...
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Ep 668 Erik Gronwall Bad Bones the interview, plus song selection for the tour !
00:00 - Introduction & Song Selection for the Tour 01:19 - Welcome Back to Laughing Monkey 01:43 - Exploring Erik's "Perfect" Career Path 02:19 - Defining the Musical Identity of the New Solo Album 03:03 - Influences: From Karaoke Roots to Genre-Bending Covers 03:47 - The YouTube Channel as a…
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Ep 670 Nick Oliveri: Reconnecting with Queens of the Stone Age & the "Road Dog" life in 2026
00:00 Introductions and the "Seven Degrees of Nick Oliveri" 01:00 Reconnecting and Performing with Queens of the Stone Age 05:00 New Projects: The Blast Record and Joining 13 08:20 Geography of Rock: From the Desert to the Swamp 09:40 Solo Work, Mondo Generator, and The Dwarves' New Record 11:45...
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Welcome to Laughing Monkey with Shawn Ratches which is a show that explores all genres of music. As someone with autism, I bring a unique perspective to my interviews, aiming to create an authentic and engaging experience for both artists and listeners.Thanks for watching and please subscribe to help me keep bringing new content to you!
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