Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour
by Octopuscaveman
Interviews and discussions about all that is heavy in stoner, desert, doom, grunge, metal, proto, psych, good old rock and roll and whatever else we feel like. Hear from musicians and bands who shaped the heavy music underground and the stars of the scene today. We cover the best releases for the week and discuss a classic record that helped form the stoner/desert genre. Click and listen!!!
Episodes
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E59) – Tony Reed talks Constance Tomb
(S3E59) – Tony Reed talks Constance Tomb The legend himself is back for a record setting fourth time on this episode of the Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E59) as Tony Reed returns to the show. For this chat, we talk mostly about his new, old, new again goth.death rock/post punk project...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E58) – Astral Construct
(S3E58) – Astral Construct Drew Patricks and his one man progressive space rock project, Astral Construct, has a new and amazing record dropping on November 6th, titled The Exoplanetary Diversions, brought to us by the great Echodelick Records. This is what the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E57) – Ian Blurton’s Future Now
(S3E57) – Ian Blurton’s Future Now Canadian underground rock legend Ian Blurton returns to the show (S3E57) to talk about album number three from his band Ian Blurton’s Future Now, titled Imperial Filth, that drops on Friday, Oct. 23rd. Let me tell you, it is more greatness from a band who is one...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E56) – Shovelhead
(S3E56) – Shovelhead You may have heard me mention the killer new record from New Jersey trio Shovelhead, titled A Place of Dead Roads, maybe on my Doom Charts list or as part of my top 12 for Q3. What you may not know is that these guys have been around since the mid-90s and had two killer…
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A R&T HHH Production: Back In The Late 1900s w/Jay & Rich: Walter Schreifels
(S2E13) - Back In The Late 1900's w/Jay & Rich: Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits) When Jay and I think about our favorite and most important musicians in our lifetime, both of us would put Walter Schreifels at the top of our lists. As part of the hardcore legends Gorilla Biscuits…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E55) – Quarter 3 Review w/ Rob In The ‘Hood
(S3E55) – Quarter 3 Review w/ Rob In The ‘Hood It’s that time again! Special guest host Rob In The ‘Hood joins us to go through our top 12 lists for Q3. It was another amazing quarter of new Heavy Underground music, so lists were agonized over to get down to 12. Come listen and check out what we...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E54) – Snake Mountain Revival
(S3E54) – Snake Mountain Revival Snake Mountain Revival is a band that I love, but I was not sure we were getting a new record after their amazing last one, Everything in Sight, which everyone should check out. Alas, you can understand my excitement when my Ripple Music monthly subscription added...
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A R&T HHH Production: Back In The Late 1900s w/Jay & Rich: JD Pinkus (S2E12)
(S2E12) - Back In The Late 1900's w/Jay & Rich: JD Pinkus How cool is it that we had JD Pinkus on Back In The Late 1900's w/Jay & Rich??? I mean he was in the Butthole Surfers during the most classic period, has played in the Melvins, is responsible for one of the most killer records ever with…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E53) – Hollow Leg (Tampa Doom & Gloom III Preview Show)
(S3E53) – Hollow Leg (Tampa Doom & Gloom III Preview Show) In what will be a new series leading up to night one, on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E53), we have our first interview previewing the third annual Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest, taking place on November 13 - November 15,...
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A R&T HHH Production: Back In The Late 1900s w/Jay & Rich: Doni Blair from Toadies
(S2E11) - Back In The Late 1900's w/Jay & Rich: Doni Blair from Toadies You couldn’t go 20 minutes without hearing Toadies hit Possum Kingdom in 1994 and 1995, but did you know the band is still going strong, even releasing a killer new record, The Charmer, recorded by the late great Steve…
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Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S3E52) – Matt C. White
(S3E52) – Matt C. White If you don’t know Matt C. White, you need to, and now you will, because on this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E52), we welcome Matt to talk about his new solo album, The Flood, available as we speak via Bandcamp, as well as all of the other cool projects he...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E51) - Auralayer
(S3E51) – Auralayer Back in 2023, this band put out their killer debut, Thousand Petals, that I just loved. Now, the Greenville, South Carolina trio Auralayer is back with full length number two, titled Into The Aura Lair, which takes their awesome version of grunge/stoner/sludge/psych to a whole...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E50) - Planet Desert Rock Preview w/ John Gist
(S3E50) – Planet Desert Rock Preview w/ John Gist In what is becoming a yearly tradition for the show, for this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour, we speak with John Gist, mastermind of Planet Desert Rock. We cover all of the bands that will venture to Las Vegas for Planet Desert Rock...
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A R&T HHH Production: Back In The Late 1900s w/Jay & Rich: Dug Pinnick from King’s X (S2E10)
(S2E10) – Back In The Late 1900s w/Jay & Rich: Dug Pinnick from King’s X One of my top five favorite bands of all time is King’s X, and on this episode Jay and I got to speak with Dug Pinnick for 75 minutes, which is still pretty unbelievable to type. We talk about so much, including some of his...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E49) – Heavy Temple & Crystal Spiders
(S3E49) – Heavy Temple & Crystal Spiders A first for Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E49), as two of our favorite bands join the show. Both Brenna from Crystal Spiders and Nighthawk from Heavy Temple chat with me about a whole bunch of things, but mostly their joint Crystal Temple Tour...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E48) – Jason Doome w/ a Grand Rapids Doom Fest III Preview
(S3E48) – Jason Doome w/ a Grand Rapids Doom Fest III Preview One of my favorite people in the scene joins me for this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E48), as Jason Doome comes to talk about Grand Rapids Doom Fest III, for which he is the founder and curator. The event is…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E47) – Mothertomb
(S3E47) – Mothertomb The best part of this show for me is that I get to talk to the bands releasing music today that I love. It is even more fun when I get four music nerds to not only talk about their music, but also the bands that are important to them as musicians and as people. I get to do…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E46) – Stay Dead! (Ryan Garney)
(S3E46) – Stay Dead! (Ryan Garney) It is unbelievable that we have never had Ryan Garney (High Desert Queen, duh) on the show before, but the stars had just never aligned…until now, as the man himself joins to talk about his new project dropping their debut record today, July 24, via Ripple…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E45) – Morrison Graves
(S3E45) – Morrison Graves On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E45), we have Gary and Ryan from the Portland collective Morrison Graves join the show. I loved their 2022 record, Division Rising, but was not sure if it was a one off or if Morrison Graves was a long term...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E44) – Coffin Hunters
(S3E44) – Coffin Hunters One of my favorite things about doing this show is learning about local scenes and other bands I may not have heard of before. When I spoke with Jonny from Soft Curse about the Santa Rosa, CA scene, the first band he mentioned is the band featured on this episode of Rich...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E43) – Shadow Of Jupiter
(S3E43) – Shadow Of Jupiter July 10th, 2026 has some pretty amazing records dropping, so make sure you do not miss the AOTY candidate from the guests on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E43), all four members of Chicago’s Shadow Of Jupiter! We have a lot to talk about, and boy…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E42) – KITSA
(S3E42) – KITSA On the eve of one of our favorite bands dropping new music for the first time in over two years, on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E42), direct from the studio, Port Orchard, Washington’s KITSA joins the show! The guys are dropping their first single…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E41) – Quarter 2 Review w/ Rob in the ‘Hood
(S3E41) – Quarter 2 Review w/ Rob in the ‘Hood It’s that time again! On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E41) we have our good friend Rob in the ‘Hood on the show to discuss all the great stuff that came out in the second quarter of 2026 and walk through our top 12 of the…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E40) – Solace
(S3E40) – Solace I don’t think I have to come up with any kind of clever introduction for this beloved band that has been at it for the the part of 30 or so years, so instead I will just say on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E40), we talk to Tommy Southard and Justin Daniels…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E39) – Irata
(S3E39) – Irata A very cool thing happened the other day. I received an email from the band Irata, just thanking me for mentioning the band and wearing their shirt on the show. First off, I love Irata. Second, thank you Irata for being awesome, not only for reaching out unsolicited but for all…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E38) – Okay You Win
(S3E38) – Okay You Win Jadd at Blues Funeral gets it. When he hears something he likes, he doesn’t hesitate to do all he can to get the band into the ears of the people who will love it. This is the case with one of the newest signings to the label, Okay You Win, out of London, England. These…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E37) – Soft Curse
(S3E37) – Soft Curse Gloom Metal? Emo Doom? Give it whatever name you want, but the debut record, Liminal Ritual, from Santa Rosa, California’s Soft Curse, can only be described as awesome. On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E37), we talk to Jonny Andrew, singer and guitarist...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E36) – The Crooked Skulls
(S3E36) – The Crooked Skulls Straight out of Jersey and filled with riffs comes The Crooked Skulls, who join us on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E36). The trio dropped their debut record, Midnight Sun, back in March and scored a place on that month’s Doom Charts, and...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E35) – Ol’ Time Moonshine
(S3E35) – Ol’ Time Moonshine There are so many great Heavy Underground Canadian bands out there today, and so many of them are on black Throne Productions. A band that is both of these things is Toronto’s Ol’ Time Moonshine, and on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E35) we were...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E34) – Wailin Storms
(S3E34) - Wailin Storms Back in 2020 when I was starting to get back into the heavy underground music scene, one record that stood out that dragged me back in was Rattle, by North Carolina’s Wailin Storms. I was hooked and have been a big fan ever since. Which is why it is such an honor to have…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E33) – Slow Goat
(S3E33) – Slow Goat On the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E33), we are back in Portland, Oregon, where the scene is booming and where this episode's guests reside, the mighty Slow Goat! I have been bugging Rosie to come back on the show for a while now, and we not only have...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E32) – Broadslab
(S3E32) – Broadslab On the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E32), Raleigh, NC rockers Broadslab join the show! The Southern Soul Metal band are releasing their first record in 12 years on June 26th, titled The Fifth Essence, and having heard it (multiple times already) I can...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E31) – Seum
(S3E31) – Seum The band that landed at lucky number 13 on April’s Doom Charts list is our guest on the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E31), as the guys from the Montreal based Doom 'n' Bass trio Seum join the show. Seum just dropped their killer new record, Parking Life…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E30) – Caustic Casanova
(S3E30) – Caustic Casanova Back in 2023 Washington DC band dropped an amazing album of the year candidate, Glass Enclosed Nerve Center, and not soon after went on hiatus. As a huge fan I was bummed, but sometimes life happens. So you could understand how excited I was when the CC Instagram…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E29) – GOZU
(S3E29) – GOZU There are some bands that just have something special, that "it” factor that stands out amongst the crowd. On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E29), we have one of those bands (and one of my favorites), as GOZU joins the show! Doug Sherman and Marc Gaffney join…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E28) – Cannabus
(S3E28) – Cannabus On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E28), James, Ethan, and Brandon from the fuzzy, heavy psych trio Cannabus join the show! Our main topic of our discussion is their debut record, Ride The Bus, that drops on July 3rd and that is a for sure AOTY contender. We...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E27) – HUFR Fest!!!
(S3E27) – HUFR Fest!!! I am so excited for Sean Brooks, Andrea Thomas-Brooks, and Zeth Pedulla as their vision for the first annual HUFR Fest comes to realization on April 24–26, 2026 at Bar 404 in Denver, Colorado. 17 amazing bands over 3 killer nights, I am so proud of what the team has...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E26) – Restless Spirit
(S3E26) – Restless Spirit I love Restless Spirit for lots of reasons, not just because they are from my birthplace of Long Island, but it sure makes it even more fun when we chat with Paul Aloisio about all things RS like we do on the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E26).…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E25) – Abrams
(S3E25) – Abrams We have had Zach Amster from the Denver, Colorado band Abrams on the show before for a lot of reasons, but mostly because his band rules and he is a great guy to chat about music with. So, we would have him on any time really, but for the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E24) – Bronco Forte
(S3E24) – Bronco Forte On the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E24) Los Angeles band Bronco Forte joins the show! Chris, Jen and Sako spent time with us to discuss their debut full length album, Lightning Scars, which dropped on April 3rd and whoa boy is it killer. We talk...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E23) – Q1 2026 Review w/ Rob In The ‘Hood
(S3E23) – Q1 2026 Review w/ Rob In The ‘Hood Our friend Rob In The ‘Hood returns to the show on the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E23) to recap an amazing start of 2026 with our Q1 review. We count down our top 12 releases so far this year in our usual ragtag way. Check it...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E22) – Mister Earthbound
(S3E22) – Mister Earthbound On the latest episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E22) we have Jason and Walt from the Richmond, Virginia bluesy swamp rockers Mister Earthbound join the show! The band just recently dropped their latest EP, Ostara, which is the first of a series of four...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E21) – Elder
(S3E21) – Elder I am so excited that we were able to get Nick DiSalvo, main man of one of the greatest bands on earth, Elder, to join the show on the day they announce the preorder and drop the first single from album number seven, Through Zero, via Blues Funeral Recordings. Come listen to Nick...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E20) – Mos Generator (Tony Reed Returns!)
(S3E20) – Mos Generator (Tony Reed Returns!) We have been so lucky to have so many amazing guests on this show, but the fact that I can say that the legend himself, Tony Reed, is making his third appearance on this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S3E20), is amazing. This time, we…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E19) – Witch Ripper
(S3E19) – Witch Ripper There are a bunch of great records dropping on April 10, 2026, but the one that may wind up being my favorite is album number three from Seattle’s metal/prog/sludge juggernaut Witch Ripper! So we here at Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour are pumped to have band...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E18) – Gjenferd
(S3E18) – Gjenferd The Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour love this band’s debut record from 2024, and when their new one, titled Black Smoke Rising, was announced, it was top priority to talk to these guys about their amazing blend of 70s hard rock and prog, all tied together with some killer organ....
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E17) – SPINA
(S3E17) – SPINA A first for Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E17)! The amazing Bend, Oregon band SPINA played a song live on the show! I love these guys, and not only did they play my favorite song on their new release, EP One, they also chatted with me about the history of the band, their...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E16) – New Mexican Doom Cult
(S3E16) – New Mexican Doom Cult If you are like me, you woke up on the Friday the January Doom Charts dropped and were somewhat shocked to see what album landed at number one. Not because it didn’t deserve it, but because of the mystery that surrounds the project. Well, we got you, because on…
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E15) – SÖNUS
(S3E15) – SÖNUS On this episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E15), we have the killer trio SÖNUS join the show. The now full band has an absolutely killer record, Planes of Torment, dropping on May 22 that is going to blow everyone away. If you don’t believe me, go directly to their...
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Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E14) – Chuck Robinson (Trouble, Eric Wagner, Kulvera)
(S3E14) Chuck Robinson (Trouble, Eric Wagner, Kulvera) Anyone who knows me knows I am a huge Trouble fan, so to say it was an honor for Turbo and I to have Chuck Robinson on the show would be a major understatement. Chuck spent some time in Trouble and in Eric Wagner’s solo band, and developed a...
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Interviews and discussions about all that is heavy in stoner, desert, doom, grunge, metal, proto, psych, good old rock and roll and whatever else we feel like. Hear from musicians and bands who shaped the heavy music underground and the stars of the scene today. We cover the best releases for the week and discuss a classic record that helped form the stoner/desert genre. Click and listen!!!
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