This Is A Disaster

Peace, love, and motorcycle chains.  Leigh tells the story of the 1969 Altamont Free Concert.  Rolling Stones collect no moss, and neither do manhandled hippies...   Leigh's song pick:: Transmaniacon ...

18 Jun 201930min

We get swept away talking about the wall of water that pummelled northern Japan in 1896, plus a modern-day not-so-mini-disaster.   Leigh's song pick:: Autobody by Zeni Geva https://www.youtube.com/wat...

12 Jun 201945min

Welcome to Welkom!  In this minisode, a group of South African gold miners have a terrible first day of work in 1987.   Peter's song pick:: Women & Children by Author & Punisher https://authorandpunis...

4 Jun 201917min

The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker... but mostly the baker.  Things heat up as we discuss the fire that ravaged 17th century London.   Leigh's song pick:: Dragging the Streets by Groupe...

29 Mai 201956min

Everything started off so well for Craig Smith.  In this minisode, we take you on a journey from Smith to Kali, and hear how white-out brought us MTV.   Leigh's song pick:: Silk and Ivory by Maitreya ...

21 Mai 201940min

We tell the story of the final flight of Old John Feather Merchant, a B-25 bomber that crashed into the side of an iconic New York City landmark in 1945.   Leigh's song pick:: Autobahn by Einstuerzend...

15 Mai 201950min

In the inaugural episode of “This Is A Disaster”, Peter tells Leigh the story of the plague that ravaged Athens in 430 BC.   Leigh's song pick:: Bathory Erzebet by SUNN O))) https://sunn.bandcamp.com/...

5 Apr 201956min