The free speech first principle quandary

Episode 157 discusses Trey from Morbid Angel's onstage collapse last week in Florida, why this is harder than ever to cope and deal with as everyone onstage is being filmed at all times and sadly epic fails are more shareable than a great show. How in the past musicians had off days but escaped further scrutiny as no one was filming their every move. I discuss my own moments of onstage insanity, when is it time to embrace sobriety and can you rock n roll without the rock n roll? support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band backdrops contact :yes@torodrops.comand use the promo code ALANSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Apr 202338min

Today's short sharp metal shock is about the rising cost of underground music economics, shipping and buying vinyl, wholesale rates, the huge dip in sales for most small labels, how can they survive? and a look at how much money is left after posting out some signed Primordial vinyls to pay off debt.....I think you can guess the answer. Whose to blame? Putin, good old fashioned opportunistic price gouging or is it all part of some systematic plan to close small businesses?support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band backdrops contact :yes@torodrops.comand use the promo code ALANSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Apr 202324min

AGITATORS ANONYMOUS PODCAST EPISODE 156Black Metal 1993 - 30 years onHard to believe that it's been 30 years since the class of 93 Black Metal, a year which saw so many incredible releases but strangely enough turned out to be maybe the last high point of BM in the 90s, just maybe.....Primordial contributed on some level that year with our demo 'Dark Romanticism' so I look back on the releases that made the year so memorable, being part of the cultural zeitgeist, tape trading, why Black Metal reacted to the path the rest of metal was taking and why my attitude towards it has not progressed one inch in over 30 years! and am happy to be a knuckle dragging neanderthal.....along with other random observations!support the show over atsupport the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band backdrops contact :yes@torodrops.comand use the promo code ALANSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Apr 202347min

This one appears as a video over on my Youtube channel if you want to watch it instead! https://youtu.be/pcuWdLdwiXo...and it does exactly what it says on the tin! all aspects of the new Metallica album discussed! support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band backdrops contact :yes@torodrops.comand use the promo code ALANSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Apr 202330min

Inspired by a conversation with the artist behind the new Primordial album, I discuss the idea that in theory AI could replace all the creative links in the chain. A brief look at the first all AI band, could they play live? will younger fans be bothered and how close they already sound to many modern mainstream metal bands. Are 100s of millions of people fundamentally facing going from being used to useless in the workforce? Weren't we promised that AI would remove the tedious jobs not replace the creative jobs? and a back and forwards discussion about what's the difference between one artist learning from or being inspired by another and AI just harvesting data.....a brave new world awaits!!! support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band backdrops contact :yes@torodrops.comand use the promo code ALANSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Apr 202348min

Tuesday's short sharp shock Heavy Metal miscellany podcast is a look at last weekends Dread Sovereign shows, one was a big loss and the other a big victory, so I get into the reasons why, how to take the L on the chin and get back up and fight another day and discuss the existential angst that happens after your ego gets a good sharp kick in the balls!! support the show athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Apr 202319min

No MANOWAR no list.....Rolling Stone magazine just released a list of the top 100 greatest Heavy Metal songs of all time. I made a video of my reaction to that list, I went in blind, not knowing anything about it, scrolled through and comment. No idea who compiled it or any other background information! The video will be released on my Youtube channel next week but this is the audio of that reaction! Forgive the slightly different sound!support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band backdrops contact :yes@torodrops.comand use the promo code ALANSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Apr 20231h 11min

Episode 153 is a chat with Matt Bacon from DROPOUT MEDIA, BACON'S BITS and various music industry enterprises. We discuss the micro and macro of the modern music industry, advice for bands starting out, how to use social media to your advantage, scene examples of bands making it and moving up, Matt is a positive counter balance to my natural born pessimism. I'm not sure if we really get to the heart of all the things we mean to but one thing is for sure....Welsh Hen Party is indeed a terrifying sentence!!!support the show over athttp://www.patreon.com/AlanAverillsponsored byMetal Blade records https://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecordspromo code AA 2023 for 10% off your orderships worldwidefor professional band backdrops contact :yes@torodrops.comand use the promo code ALANyou can find Matt atTwitterMattBacon@baconsbits_http://www.music.dropoutmedia.netSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/agitators-anonymous-the-alan-averill-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Mars 20231h 18min