Is this the end of Rock n Roll as we knew it?
In this Episode Alan discusses the potential future outcomes of the music industry, the recent leaked memo from Live Nation, do socially distant gatherings spell the end of rock n roll as we knew it, how will musicians be able to survive. The existential weight of finding purpose throughout this strange period in history, and how one night on the whiskey in Finland changed his outlook on being a musician and accepting responsibility for the songs he wrote. Finishing in the home stretch with some political observations...Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Jun 202057min
Moderate man says reasonable thing vs. the Volcano
In Episode 10 Alan ponders the chaos of 2020 and tries to find some middle ground left to stand on, wonders if it's the place of a a singer in a heavy metal band to make judgement calls on politics and add to the noise, recalls a day drawing headless corpses a quarter of a century ago and ends up climbing an active Volcano off the coast of Iceland in a sweaty hungover stupor....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 Jun 202051min
Reason, Riots and Responsibility, with Josh Barnett MMA
In Episode 9 Alan talks to Josh 'The Warmaster' Barnett heavyweight of MMA Bellator, Mixed Martial Artist, commentator, and fellow metalhead in a long form wide ranging discussion, from the protests, riots and political situation in the USA, to philosophy and stoicism, accepting responsibility, purpose through training, exercise and hard work and what we might be able to do to try and become more positive characters in what seems like a broken world!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 Jun 20201h 31min
Irish Politics, Drug Culture, the Cult of Heroic Failure and Paganism
In Episode 8 Alan discusses Irish History, the famine, the influence of the Catholic Church on Ireland in the 20th century, emigration, the changing face of drugs in the capital in the early 90s, Ecstasy Culture and Irelands cult of heroic failure. Then in the second half gatecrashes headlong into Celtic mythology, Pagan metal, the importance of visuals in the modern music world, Heilung, gaming culture and ends up in Los Angeles on tour watching a brawl from the stage...can't take the Irish anywhereSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
3 Jun 202049min
Primordial - Spirit the Earth Aflame 20 years on
In this shorter bonus podcast Alan looks back at the third Primordial album 'Spirit the Earth Aflame' which was released twenty years ago. The song writing process, aesthetics, lyrics, label and context around the album.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 Mai 202017min
Violence, Danger, the Golden Age of Death Metal and Jarvis / Night Demon/Cirith Ungol
In this Episode Alan talks about Classic Old school Dublin Death Metal gigs from 30 years ago, Death, Deicide, Sepultura, Kreator, Morbid Angel, Dublin as a second world city and the level of street violence and recklessness that was involved in even getting to a show in the late 80s early 90s and why Ireland had no real musical counter culture in the early 80s. In the Second half a chat with Jarvis from rising Heavy Metal masters Night Demon about what the corporate mainstream Metal scene lacks in 2020 and what scene will emerge from the lockdown!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 Mai 20201h 8min
Losing it onstage, Digital Privilege and are remote gigs the end of Rock n Roll
In this Episode Alan discusses what it feels like to lose your voice in front of ten thousand people, the concept of digital privilege, are remote gigs the end of rock n roll? shouldn't there be more craic out of the end times? and the analog process of recording the debut Primordial album 'Imrama' over a quarter of a century ago.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 Mai 202053min
The Remote Future of Art and Music and the maths of Touring Exposed
In this extended episode Alan rambles on about the state of his city (Dublin/Ireland) has dreams about our Steampunk speakeasy bars of the future where art and music have been driven underground, our lack of faith in experts and lifts the veil on the economics and mathematics of touring and playing festivals and will we ever return to the way things were....Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 Apr 20201h
