Check out the playlists:

PIKM Presents: Autumn - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0NKfLAT5aKI8f16BzufKyE?si=70351e3288e4467c

PIKM Presents: Halloween - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1zsyrDcWOL0azfggRgakOZ?si=a4a16a992a8d43e8

It’s that time of year, when we here at Pod Is Killing Me reveal our Autumn/Halloween listening habits. After some horror movie talk, we get into our lists, and try to go beyond the typical Fall playlists and branch into those songs that capture the many moods and feelings of the transitional season, while pondering just how many Neil Young songs could fit on this list, and why does the the impressionistic guitar stylings of so many shoegaze influenced bands work so well?

Let us know your favorite Autumn and Halloween songs! Send us a message on social media @podiskillingme, shoot us an email at podiskillingme@gmail.com, or sound off in the Q&A section if you're listening on Spotify.

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We have come to the final batch of recorded songs, hopefully finishing as strong as the band did. We talk about the lyrical themes, the production, and the new sounds introduced on the album, before giving our final take on it.

After that, we each offer up a song we would have liked to hear the band cover during this era, and give our recommendations for other music to check out.

(Disclaimer: This series was recorded in September 2023. We were not trying to be topical, it just worked out that way.)

(Part 2 of 3)

On today's episode, we're digging into the opening salvo of tracks off the brilliant and underrated DEAD AGAIN. We start out with another world-exclusive from the PIKM vaults: a very early demo version of the title track! After that, we talk about what makes this album unique in the band's catalog, and continue to lament the death of Peter and end of the band.

(Please note, this series was recorded in September 2023. It was not our intent to comment on current events, it just ended up working out that way.)

We're back! We suffered some personal setbacks, and a tragic fire at the PIKM Foundation HQ, but we are finally getting to the Drab Four's final (and most overlooked) album, DEAD AGAIN! After giving our listeners a quick update on the current status of the show and the foundation, we do some reminiscing about the year 2007. We talk about the sorry state of mainstream music, the explosion of truly excellent underground heavy music and its adoption by the much-maligned "hipster" class, and where our boys fit into this mess (or rather, didn't.) After an update on what the fellas had been up to between this and the previous record, we get slightly confused by the timeline, ponder Peter's return to Catholicism, and read some quotes from the band about the making of the album.

Stay tuned for part 2, where we will dive into the album itself, review the songs, and discuss where we place it in the band's catalog overall.

On the first true episode of our new bonus miniseries BUTT LIKE A HOLE, we had the pleasure of being joined by Tony and Alex from Minion Death Cult, to talk about the music video for three butt-dustrial classics from the year 1996, "Guilty" by Gravity Kills, "Shame" by Stabbing Westward, and "Jurassitol" by Filter.

Go watch the videos before listening to this, or get them cued up and watch along with us, this was a ton of fun:

• Gravity Kills - https://youtu.be/Z8S0_DppB14

• Stabbing Westward - https://youtu.be/CsxaoXHe9Xc

• Filter - https://youtu.be/zFj3vXp3R_M

Don't forgot to go check out Minion Death Cult! "Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday hosts Tony and Alex riff on bizarre conservative trends found in comment sections and social media feeds across the web." Follow them on social media @miniondeathcult, look them up wherever you get podcasts, or click the links below:

• https://miniondeathcult.libsyn.com/website

• https://www.youtube.com/miniondeathcult

• https://www.patreon.com/miniondeathcult

Also add Alex's old show all about terrible music, That Awful Sound, to your podcast played's RSS feed: https://feeds.libsyn.com/80996/rss

We're taking a short break from the Type O content to bring you the first episode in our new ongoing bonus series, BUTT LIKE A HOLE, taking a look at the short-lived industrial-rock scene of the mid-'90s. In the wake of Nine Inch Nails' breakthrough success, the major labels scrambled to capitalize, resulting in a host of bands that all kind of sounded like they were trying to re-write NIN's smash hit, Head Like A Hole. We have have affectionately taken to calling this music "butt-dustrial" - a melding of butt rock and industrial music.

On this first episode, Jeff, our resident industrial aficionado, gives us a crash course in the genre, starting at the beginning and working our way up to the '90s, when it would have its brief moment in the spotlight.

If you like what you hear, check out this expanded playlist Jeff made to compliment this episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3S63qrWje0mRSE2Y5sLXt6?si=1018adf9c30842b8

(Please note: this is not the NIN series we have been teasing. This is just a fun little bonus that we will be revisiting periodically.)

On today's episode, we begin our full review of LIFE IS KILLING ME. The band thinks it sucks, we disagree. We go in-depth with the songs, Jesse attempts to divide the fanbase with a bad take, and Jeff has an interesting interpretation of Peter's song for his ailing mother.

Stay tuned for part 3, where we will finish up the album tracks, and give our cover suggestions and album recommendations.