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The MC Lars Podcast
by MC Lars
Join MC Lars as he talks to friends and colleagues about their creative processes and influences. Featuring conversations with rappers, musicians, writers, educators and DIY mavericks, the MC Lars Podcast is sure to leave you thinking and smiling.
Episodes
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Episode 121: Cowboy Coder
This week, MC Lars delves into the vibrant world of video game music, with a particular focus on the groundbreaking Commodore 64 computer system from the 1980s. Joining him is Cowboy Coder, a contemporary musician profoundly influenced by the chiptune sounds of the era. Throughout their...
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Episode 120: Esham
In this episode of the MC Lars Podcast, Lars and Snax sit down with the legendary Esham to delve into his latest album, "Purgatory". With a career spanning over three decades, Esham, the pioneer of Acid Rap, remains a dynamic force in hip-hop. The hosts explore the connections between his new…
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Episode 119: Brandon Patton
For today's episode, I catch up with my old friend Brandon Patton to talk about the early years of nerdcore, his solo career, and how fatherhood has altered his perspective. We also talk about Seattle, the pandemic, his time opening for MC Frontalot, and how being in a headlining artist's band…
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Episode 118: Trevor Parham
An interview with my former kindergarten classmate Trevor Parham, who I also attended high school with for one year. We talk about his time at Penn, and his work with Oakstop and the Oakland Black Business Fund. We reminisce about the time he let me borrow his breakbeat record and how our careers...
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Episode 117: Ceschi
I met Ceschi Ramos briefly when he played a show after mc chris, Mega Ran, Adam WarRock and me in Brooklyn in 2011. Since then we have crossed paths at SXSW and most recently at a benefit for the late rapper Alias and his family. This week on the podcast, we realize we both have shared memories…
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Episode 116: Devo Spice
This week on the podcast, I catch up with Devo Spice (Tom Rockwell) to talk about his work with Dr. Demento, his love of the Fat Boys, and the FuMP. We also talk about fatherhood, YouTube, and what drives to keep being so prolific. He talks about the early days of the internet, and what may have...
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Episode 115: Scott Sholder
An interview with litigation attorney Scott Sholder, of Cowan, DeBaets, Abrahams & Sheppard. We talk about misconceptions about fair use, memes, and the future of copyrights in a post-COVID world. We also talk about his love for black metal, and I ask him some novel questions about what happens…
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Episode 114: ChildsPlayNinja
Juggalo YouTuber ChildsPlayNinja is no stranger to controversy. This week on the podcast, we talk about how he built his popular YouTube channel, the origins of his Insane Clown Posse fandom, and his thoughts on a possible Dark Lotus reunion. We also talk about the time he visited the office...
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Episode 113: George Vlahakis
Following a disagreement with their mentors Insane Clown Posse, Twiztid started Majik Ninja Entertainment, a move that led to an acrimonious split and years of public feuding. George Vlahakis got his start working with ICP and booking the Gathering of the Juggalo, later helping Twiztid start…
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Episode 112: DJ Clay
An interview with DJ Clay, known to the Juggalos as Insane Clown Posse’s DJ. He talks about his early memories of falling in love with music, what he learned working with ICP, and his new hot sauce. He also talks about getting and recovering from COVID-19 and AR Entertainment’s upcoming projects....
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Episode 111: Theosyn
I met Theosyn through Hand Job Academy's Clara Bizna$$, when we met at one of her shows after she started playing solo gigs. Brad and I would later collaborate on many projects, including our parodies and "The Dewey Decibel System" with Mega Ran. This week on the podcast, we talk about the early...
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Episode 110: Height Keech
I discovered Baltimore's Height Keech in 2006 through Grand Buffet, a Pittsburgh rap duo known for their over-the-top live shows and tours with Wesley Willis and Grand Buffet, This week on the podcast, Height and I discuss sample clearing, how COVID may change the industry, and how his group…
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Episode 109: MC EVOL
This week, I catch up with Minnesota’s MC EVOL, who was the first student in the MC Lars Lit-Hop Academy. We talk about how we linked, how writing has been therapeutic, and how her literary and engineering background helped her become a rapper and producer. We also talk about how she discovered...
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Episode 108: Matt Furie
Matt Furie and I linked after I wrote a song about his Boy's Club comic, which he posted on his Tumblr a few years ago. We caught up to talk about his new book "Mindviscosity", as well as fatherhood and other upcoming creative projects. I learned about his love for the Cure, how Venice Beach...
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Episode 107: Richie Branson
This week on the podcast, I talk to Renaissance man Richie Branson about his career in both music and marketing. When it comes to the intersection of late capitalism and new media econimics, Branson talks about how being "extreme" content is the only way to gain traction. He also talks about the...
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Episode 106: Rabid B. Hatchetman
This week, our format is a little bit different! Schäffer and I pay tribute to Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster’s classic "Rabid B. Hatchetman" WFMU "Best Show" episode. We listened to this perfect gem of comedy countless times on our February tour and decided to do our own spin on the dup's…
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Episode 105: LEX the Lexicon Artist
This week on the podcast, LEX the Lexicon Artist and I talk about her time studying at UC Berkeley, her childhood, and why she started rapping. We also talk about how sexism in nerdcore and how fan interactions can be difficult when fans are drinking or not reading social cues. We discuss the...
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Episode 104: Sole
This week on the podcast, anticon co-founder Sole (Tim Holland) and I talk about independent hip-hop in the early 2000s, how he helped build his brand, living in Maine, and being a father. We also talk about anarchism, permaculture, being a vegan and the time Jermaine Dupri tried to sign him. He...
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Episode 103: Weerd Science (Part III)
This week on the podcast, I talk to Coheed & Cambria drummer Josh Eppard for the third and final part of our epic three-part conversation. We talk about political centrism, anti-vaxxers, UFOs, and the role of record labels in 2020. We also talk about his upcoming project with Upgrade HipHop! We...
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Episode 102: Weerd Science (Part II)
This week on the podcast, I catch up with my friend Josh Eppad, who I performed with on my first ever Warped Tour in 2011. We talk about the details of sleep paralysis, how his band Coheed & Cambria has always had a sense of humor, and his "Red Light Juliet" trilogy. We also talk about the time...
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Episode 101: Weerd Science (Part I)
When he’s not playing drums in Coheed & Cambria, Kingston, New York’s Josh Eppard raps under the moniker Weerd Science. Eppard and I connected in 2010 when we discovered that we were both mutual fans of each other’s work. After one of his other bands Terrible Things played a college show that my...
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Episode 100: mc chris
This week on the podcast, I catch up with one of the titans of nerdcore, mc chris. We talk about fatherhood, his upcoming projects, and what he has been up to during the pandemic. We also discuss our past tours, why things haven’t always gone smoothly in our friendship, and how gratitude can be a...
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Episode 99: Shawn Levin
From ages 13 to 16, I played in a band called Horris. Though the group’s members rotated over the years, our last lineup consisted of seven members by the time we played our fourth and final show on New Year’s Eve, 1998. This week, I talk to the only other member who was part of the project from...
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Episode 98: The PDX Broadsides
This week on the podcast, I talk to placentologist / nerd musician Dr. Jess F. Hebert about midwestern accents, crowdfunding, and why eating placenta meat might not be the best idea. We also talk about the merging of sciecne and art, and how performers like Tom Lehrer helped pave the way for...
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Episode 97: Dr. Jeb Middlebrook, Ph.D.
Dr. Jeb Middlebrook, PH.D. (a.k.a. Jus Rhyme, a.k.a. Privilege) and I met in 2008 while he was working towards his PhD at USC. I had heard about his anti-racist activist work in Jason Tanz’s “Other People’s Property”, and had seen him on VH1’s “White Rapper Show”. We talk about his journey from…
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Episode 96: Beavis & Butt-Head Collector
When he’s not running his @beavisandbuttheadcollector Instagram, Sean Beard performs in his one-man band noise project, Waves Crashing on Piano Chords. On today’s podcast, he talks about spending over $50k on his Beavis & Butt-Head collection, his online friendship with Mike Judge, and why…
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Episode 95: Phone Freak
This week on the podcast, I talk to a friend I met online 25 years ago, Douglas Burke (Phone Freak), who when he’s not podcasting or doing standup comedy, works for a school district in Michigan. We reminisce about first meeting online in 1995, our shared love for cartoons and prank call tapes…
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Episode 94: Akira the Don
I met Akira the Don in 2003 when he interviewed me for his internet radio show on my first UK tour, promoting my “Radio Pet Fencing” album. Since then, he opened for me in the UK in 2011, and has invented his own genre of music called Meaningwave. On this week’s episode, we talk about his…
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Episode 93: The Rondo Brothers (Part II)
This week on the podcast, I talk to Brandon Arnovick of the Rondo Brothers about working with Hoodie Allen, COVID19 and how he got involved in the Bay Area music industry. We also reminsce about the time we recorded "Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock" in a day. He talked about the differences between...
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Episode 92: The Rondo Brothers (Part I)
I met Jim Greer when the Rondo Brothers produced “Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock” with the Matches and me in the fall of 2005. Since then, we have recorded dozens of songs and spent a lot of time in their Bay Area studios. This week, Jim talks about growing up in Ohio, his friendship with Liam Lynch,...
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Episode 91: Flobots
This week on the podcast, I talk to Stephen Bracket (a.k.a. Brer Rabbit) of Denver hip-hop crew Flobots! We talk about their hit “Handlebars”, how the group got its name, and how he uses comic books to educate people in prisons and classrooms. He also draws on his experience to talk about the...
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Episode 90: Maximus Skaff
I met Maximus Skaff through Hand Job Academy, and he later directed the music video for my song with Watsky, “Never Afraid”. On today’s episode, he talks about how some of his art has been inspired by his transgender identity, his origins in West Virginia, and how New York has changed during the...
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Episode 89: Clara Bizna$$
This week on the podcast, I sit down with Hand Job Academy's Clara Bizna$$ to talk about the origin of her band, life in West Virginia, her Filipino heritage, and her creative process. We also talk about the international tours her band went on, how to keep a group together, and the differences...
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Episode 88: Ash Wednesday
I met Ash Wedsnesday when her band Hand Job Academy played the nerdcore showcase at SXSW in 2015 at the Flamingo Cantina. Two years later, we got engaged; three years later we were married; and five years later, we had a son. On this podcast, we talk about the origin of her band, what it was like...
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Episode 87: MC Snax (Part II)
This week on the podcast, MC Snax and I delver further into our thoughts on different sects of Christianity, his upcoming projects, and Violent J's autobiography. We also talk about our recent show together in Columbus and what the hip-hop scene in Newfoundland underground rap scene is like in...
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Episode 86: MC Snax (Part I)
I met Canadian nerdcore Juggalo rapper MC Snax years ago when we collaborated on a song for one of his projects. Since then, we have become homies, and he recently opened for Schäffer the Darklord, the Doubleclicks and myself in Columbus, Ohio on the Baby Yoda 2020 Election Campaign Trail! We…
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Episode 85: MC Lars
One day, my guitarist Mike Russo was talking to me about my podcast and said he'd love to interview me for an episode! Initially hoping to record this IRL, we ended up doing the interview remotely during the COVID19 shut down. On today's episode, we talk about "Do the Bruce Campbell", ICP, punk...
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Episode 84: K-Murdock
This week on the podcast, I catch up with K-Murdock, a.k.a. Kyle Murdock, longtime collaborator of Mega Ran and professor of audio. We talk about the time we went on tour with mc chris in 2011, our UK adventures and his collaborations with Mega Ran. We also talk about his love for A Tribe Called...
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Episode 83: Former Fat Boys
When he's not rapping under the moniker Former Fat Boys, Ben Garbe has made a career editing and promoting viral videos for many different clients. On this week's podcast, we talk about Nerdapalooza, our many collaborations, and how he believes Star Wars jumped the shark. We also talk about what…
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Episode 82: Tribe One
This week on the podcast, I chat with Atlanta's Tribe One (Niles Gray) about life as an internationally touring rapper, his family and his day job as a teacher. We also talk about his Amiibo collection and the Silver Surfer, and why he chose to become an English major at Morehouse. We also talk...
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Episode 81: Zak Vetter
This week on the MC Lars Podcast, I speak to sustainability educator Zak Vetter about his entrepreneurialism, his work with the Dry Climate Forum and the time his brother asked Steve Jobs about his favorite kind of underwear. We also reminisce about the early years of MC Lars and discuss the...
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Episode 80: The Doubleclicks (Part II)
This week on the MC Lars Podcast, I talk to Aubrey Turner of the Doubeclicks! We talk about our tour together, marketing and what it was like studying at the Berklee College of Music. We also talk about the time she heard an ICP song mixed in surround sound for one of her production classes and…
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Episode 79: The Doubleclicks (Part I)
This week on the podcast, I talk to lyricist, guitarist and singer Laser Malena-Webber, one half of The Doubleclicks! We discuss their songwriting process, Los Angeles, our tour, and their crowdfunding book "Crowdfunding for Musicians". We also talk about some of our influences and how cisgender...
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Episode 78: Yes Gabriel
This week, I catch up with Gaby Alter, frontman of Yes Gabriel. We talk about his work in musicals, the times he toured with Frontalot and me, and his new solo project. We also talk about his musical philosophy, the first records that changed his life, and I quiz him about his favorite…
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Episode 77: Stewart Hendler
This week, I talk to film director Stewart Hendler, who is also my first cousin! We talk about the time he directed the “iGeneration” video, what it was like working with Carrie Fisher on his movie “Sorority Row”, and fatherhood. We also talk about how he got his start in the industry and how he...
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Episode 76: Matt Milligan
This week, I talk to Matt Milligan of Wheatus about what it was like studying music with Lady Gaga at NYU, touring with Soul Coughing and how when we first met, we were both wearing Mindless Self Indulgence t-shirts. A great conversation with a thoughtful and wonderful artist, thanks to Matt for...
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Episode 75: The Gothsicles
This on the podcast, I talk to Brian from the Gothsicles about Wax Trax! Records, the midwestern industrial music scene, the Boston noise scene and the upcoming Gothsicles shows and albums. We also talk about how he got started making music on his Yamaha QY10 sequencer and his affiliation with…
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Episode 74: Marshal Carper
This week on the podcast, I talk to Marshal Carper, who I met while he was working at Synersteel Studios. His group released two MC Lars rhythm games, and over the years, we became friends. We talk about Carper's books, his consulting business, and his involvement with Mega Cat Studios. We also...
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Episode 73: Doctor Popular
I first met Doctor Popular in the fall of 2008 while YTCracker and I were finished "the Digital Gangster LP". He collaborated on a few tracks, but after that, we did not see eachother much (other than a show where he opened for me in 2013). On this week's podcast I catch up with Doc to talk about...
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Episode 72: Angelo Moore
This week, I catch up with Fishbone's Angelo Moore, while he was reherasing in Berkeley for his New Year's Eve show. We had mad on the VANS Warped Tour in 2011, and reminscied about the festival and its leagacy. We also talked about KRS-One, Roland TR-808 drum machines, and what 2020 means to…
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Join MC Lars as he talks to friends and colleagues about their creative processes and influences. Featuring conversations with rappers, musicians, writers, educators and DIY mavericks, the MC Lars Podcast is sure to leave you thinking and smiling.
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