Killed by Desk – Details, episodes & analysis

This week’s guest dreamed of having a bar where his favorite bands could play, and he made it happen beyond anyone’s expectations. Saint Vitus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn is not only a popular neighborhood bar, it hosts bands that no other club their size would ever manage to land. In our interview, we talk about Arty's teen years as a metalhead on Long Island, seeing the world in iconic hardcore bands like Mind Over Matter, and what led him to become the proprietor of multiple venues in NYC. We’re ending this series on a high note, so enjoy this episode, and maybe we’ll see you again in the future. Thanks to all of our listeners for a great run. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk Links: St Vitus https://www.saintvitusbar.com/ Wreck Age https://wreck-age.com/pages/about-us Arty’s Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/966759-Arthur-Shepherd Chaminade https://www.chaminade-hs.org/ Mind Over Matter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrlUIgipwM8 Bad Trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrXa6t_YOH8 World’s Fastest Car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXpzp-_9znU Silent Majority https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz3rEJ9xIuU Double G https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp-Umd720IQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBur04kodBI Limelight https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1Ntoy-RKdY Ironclads https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BREc1zKLyY

We discover the seedly underbelly of corporate America through everyone’s favorite punk rock accountant, John Sex Bomb! We also talk about Connecticut’s premier punk/hardcore club The Anthrax, why sales tax is so damn complicated and all that you ever wanted to know about acclaimed northeast grocery chain Stew Leonard’s. Check it out! For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk Links: Seizure https://www.discogs.com/artist/85697-Seizure https://youtu.be/DGV8b06Ls6k Dumpster Dive Zine https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0211/28/dumpster-dive-ct-hardcore-punk-zine_1_3b110f72b41cf750402f6c8471dc8ba0.jpg Auditors https://youtu.be/S6tRjimpJe4 Brooks Brothers https://youtu.be/STC4qVm52Ew NYC Sales Tax Code https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-01675 American Machine and Foundry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Machine_and_Foundry https://youtu.be/Ag6pqy0-lKs Anthrax Club https://youtu.be/ybw_ffqDfHY Wetsons https://youtu.be/nNvxNkm7avg Caldor https://youtu.be/wKXoRukX-XQ Cheetah Chrome https://youtu.be/qXQAbN_97fI Jayne County https://youtu.be/9ELPk8O28d4 Stu Leonard's https://youtu.be/xetLMdbA87I

Russell doesn’t want to talk about his job. He doesn’t think he’s that good at it, and would rather talk about the literally zillions of bands he’s been in, records he loves and breakfast cereal. And we let him for a little bit, but we try to get to the bottom of what exactly he does as a mechanic, how it’s gotten more difficult as cars become more computer-based, what the work situation is like at the garage and more. Along the way we uncover some great stories about acquiring and keeping the Pontiac Bonneville ambulance used by the Mummies in running order, drag racing as a kid and why he isn’t as good at slot-car racing as you’d expect from a member of the Phantom Surfers. Do we figure out his job? Maybe not. Do we have fun trying? Absolutely. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk Links: Russell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW9MoPzuZbg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTqzd7rOb88 The Mummies and Mummy-Mobile in question https://youtu.be/hCOzihzk0tE?t=51 https://youtu.be/hCOzihzk0tE?t=246 Dodge Omni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baf1QDL0XwY Oldsmobile Delta 88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYdCopeA1nI Mono Men https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYtNVXscqJ0 Ben Casey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9FWbBbufOA Run Flat Tires https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxhWdClnook Four Slicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D3VuFX3vi8 Siberia https://youtu.be/tf8YVsLT0YM?t=21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXkTPtcJGYI 68 Chevelle Drag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_CT9C9X9LE Thee Headcoats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgPiEHkzA_U EMP Scenario Explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1W1i2YRz4I Doug Yule https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZwjL8ldp4s Chuck Woolery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQhcGnQiLgs Rick Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpYfL1RW1I4 Exploratorium SF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Q_E1s03wj0 Cat Thefts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1OoxDe-IDg Honda Element https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_E7QeSbc7NE Slot Car Venues still open https://nomadraceways.com/2020/08/16/status-of-the-slot-car-industry-and-track-map/ Why? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATMR5ettHz8 Phantom Surfers Book https://www.amazon.com/Rock-Stardom-Dumbshits-Reference-Losers/dp/0977895246

You probably already know her from her numerous bands, and if you’ve spent any time on the West Coast, you’ve probably gotten your hair done or bought some rad piece of clothing from Tina. In this episode we talk about the formation of the Trashwomen, starting Down at Lulu’s with fellow hairdresser and vintage clothing obsessive Seth Bogart (of Hunx and His Punx), her big move to Portland and why people always mistake her for a New Yorker wherever she goes. If you’ve ever wanted to hear a story about refusing to sell a vintage band shirt to someone who can’t pass the ‘fan test’ (and who doesn’t?) this episode is for you! For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk Links: Tina Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/1118902-Tina-Lucchesi Tina Does Hair / Vacation Club https://www.vacationclubpdx.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tinalucchesidoeshair/ Tina’s Etsy Shop https://www.etsy.com/people/tippyteen Bobbyteens https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozThnDhiGmw&t=17s Trashwomen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg0vN52ETAQ&t=6s Molinari’s SF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-TELwE-54I Danielle Pimm’ Marquee Salon https://www.marqueesalon.com/stylists Hunx and his Punx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDnFG0T5KrI Down at Lulus https://www.downatlulusboutique.com/ https://www.instagram.com/downatlulus/?hl=en Janelle’s Caricature - Not the sign unfortunately https://i.discogs.com/QcKzFTuIR5BLy-VmThTK5e8H6psSIwQ8E9guEn2B4Js/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:471/w:480/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWltYWdlcy9SLTI5/NjY4MjUtMTMwOTU1/MTU5OS5qcGVn.jpeg Mike Lucas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiqGcxGFRhU (Bill F cameo as Satan , same show) https://youtu.be/FiqGcxGFRhU?t=615 Limn Warehouse https://www.yelp.com/biz/limn-san-francisco https://www.amazon.com/Devil-Without-Horns-Michael-Lucas/dp/0977895211 Mississippi Records https://www.mississippirecords.net/ Dita Von Teese https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIYe52-1wfE https://youtu.be/9hYGtXIqDa0?t=23 Balayage https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgs3jX91tC0 GLH Formula 9 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYwtVi4aUKY 5678s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lccSdUEuDNA The Yum Yums https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CnBbSQE0Yo Deadly Weapons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgSGcsusvoQ&list=PLl8qCXjuqLSPJRV-ILcHoVt5F3dtifa_s

Lulu has loved being behind a camera since her teenage years, snapping photos of rock ‘n roll bands and selling them, as well as spending time at the horse track taking pictures of races. Her love of horses briefly had her considering a career as a jockey, but a chance gig helping her filmmaker sister Maria led to a career as a director of photography. In our in-depth conversation we talk about the technical side of cameras and filmmaking, her inspiration and varied projects, how her day job worked as the Fastbacks took off in the early 90s and what she’s working on now with the band and in her career. All throughout, Lulu is funny, knowledgeable and honest about the challenges in both her music and film careers. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk Links: Lulu https://luluwild.com/ https://vimeo.com/luluwild https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0307352/ Fastbacks https://fastbacks.bandcamp.com/ https://www.discogs.com/artist/283348-Fastbacks https://www.discogs.com/artist/783424-Lulu-Gargiulo Videos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtZtt_BseDc&t=1893s https://www.youtube.com/user/brdcrp/videos Director of Photography https://www.masterclass.com/articles/film-101-what-is-the-director-of-photography-and-is-director-of-photography-the-same-as-cinematographer#what-is-a-director-of-photographys-job-description 4K Restoration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeUWe9BGeTo Bay City Rollers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiA8RyWAwe4 Zoo Animals on Wheels https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-LwOOHuck Dick Francis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scPQcOI-whM Red Camera https://www.technologyreview.com/2011/12/19/189098/red-the-camera-that-changed-hollywood/#:~:text=A%20fully%20configured%20Red%20system,portability%20when%20they%20need%20it.&text=Digital%20cameras%20can%20also%20capture,film%2C%20enhancing%20the%20image%20quality. DSLR vs Red https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSxIbZFsn-g Warren Etheredge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgrha_2wm54 Howdy Partner https://www.cityartsmagazine.com/fastback-lulu-gargiulo-wears-her-filmmaking-cowboy-hat/#:~:text=Howdy%20Pardner%3A%20Tales%20of%20the,husband%2C%20veteran%20filmmaker%20David%20Wild. The Most Dangerous Year https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwPczNt0JDk The Year of My Japanese Cousin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVohaS8s6hc

John Holmstrom is the founder and editor of Punk Magazine, which helped give the name, identity and personality to the music we love and spawned zine culture as we know it. His distinctive art is instantly recognizable to anyone who loves music, appearing on the Ramones ‘Rocket to Russia’ and ‘Road to Ruin’ albums (among many other places). What’s not as well known is the challenges of making a living off of art and how the pursuit of a steady paycheck can be incredibly challenging, even for a ‘famous’ artist. We talk about John’s love of music, his college years at SVA and learning from iconic artists like Harvey Kurtzman, his transition from art to full-time editor at High Times magazine, and making ends meet in a changing downtown Manhattan neighborhood that no longer looks like home. It’s a fascinating, insightful and sometimes extremely funny conversation that gets behind the art that helped define punk rock. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk Links: John Holmstrom website https://www.johnholmstrom.com/index.html/ The sub stack https://jholmstrom.substack.com/ Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Holmstrom Stalag Luft III https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stalag_Luft_III https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaUU-0-4a3g Topps A Team Cards https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/nswAAOSwXA9eTBvB/s-l640.jpg Will Eisner / Harvey Kurtzman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TL6cGcPFVzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5Ag8KsStOU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXwDwKK7tRg Class of 73 https://www.williamreesecompany.com/pages/books/WRCLIT77229/john-holmstrom-kurtzman-harvey/souvenir-harvey-kurtzmans-class-of-73-74-school-of-visual-arts-wrapper-title CHARAs https://pioneerworks.org/store/charas-the-improbable-dome-builders Dome over Manhattan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dome_over_Manhattan Steven Heller https://www.hellerbooks.com/docs/times.html Jovial Bob RL Stine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54Ojv_L1ifI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQuZYMqUZJk&t=16s Susan Blond https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xj_JmCwbxU Tom Forcad - High Times https://cbdnoticias.com/high-times-greats-the-life-and-high-times-of-tom-forcade/ https://hightimes.com/culture/500-issues-of-high-times-a-history-of-the-worlds-most-notorious-magazine/ Operation Green Merchant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S06LWujSIEY Keith Haring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1fwS1pp2X4 The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_S9LwnXt1M

Links:

Music to Spazz by
https://wfmu.org/playlists/MS
https://vimeo.com/320469169
https://www.instagram.com/p/CMCo88jFnZX/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKpL7VHFOXp/

Steve Allen Rider
https://www.instagram.com/p/CX_Q-wkrxwJ/

Master Control
https://www.instagram.com/p/CP8lN6FjJbE/

Sea Monkeys
https://seamonkeysnyc.bandcamp.com/album/sea-monkeys

Secret Sign LP - A masterpiece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-nz_ZQNACM

Vs Bigfoot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waPLimZQTCA
Video - Directed by BF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxjZWMQu5g

Bad Haircut
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KEbSlODyQAI

Bowery to Bagdad - Includes Chunnel “by Steve Allen”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl5haAtjnX4

Not Uncle Floyd Version…Food Emporium
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgtKU0qSwQo&t=1s

Pizzaface 10”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLoOkKA4zVk&t=11s
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWtHqe0lR48/

Wide Awake
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-4ysD_rdcc

Nipseyland/Sammy P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVPMrh9ndA0

Live in Ape City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcfvgrcW4uk

Theme Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JqpZ1IHwOs

All the records you should track down
https://www.discogs.com/artist/251897-Sea-Monkeys

The Yams “Drunk when I met ya is my My Way! … thanks to Jesse Cannon”
https://youtu.be/V5nidC11Zy8?t=1114

Andy Maltz and the Little Killers
https://youtu.be/V5nidC11Zy8?t=1656

Morris Levy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCdMCWzmMXQ
Shemps Ver 2.5
https://youtu.be/V5nidC11Zy8?t=1840

How to speak NPR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSTqKi7Wuq4

Al Cooper
https://youtu.be/0yU2DgmfhmE?t=63

William Bendix Brooklyn
https://youtu.be/-gWpUJq4pWg?t=83

WFMU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDaLizpI2c

Datsun B210
https://youtu.be/42PFEMjJ634?t=90

Webbtenial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_T-JcsS33g

Murder Most Foul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NbQkyvbw18

ISDN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIYc-U9WRYw

Dicky Dee’s - David Wilentz neglected hot dog stop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxO1OnWo0sw

Body Heat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRUeZzNN0ns

Jane Meadows vs Audrey Meadows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ7ct6synKs

Video Assist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m216eMmPjBU

Harold LLoyd Vs Buster Keaton
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stuLoOXkutI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqzWurPE01Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frYIj2FGmMA

Sherlock Jr
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZuqWxITq38

Sam convinces Steve Allen he wrote Sea Monkey’s Chunnel
https://www.instagram.com/p/CYBujznrbRB/

Harold Lloyd

The Freshman - September 30, 1925

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freshman_(1925_film)

Speedy - April 7, 1928

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedy_(film)

Buster Keaton

College - September 27, 1927

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_(1927_film)

The Cameraman - September 22, 1928

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cameraman

'Nuff Said

Links:

Mike Yannich Discogs
https://www.discogs.com/artist/1278107-Mike-Yannich

Keith Marlowe Photos
https://www.instagram.com/keith_marlowe/?hl=en

McRib
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsYiMDjiL0Y

Chicken Rings Info
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-j9KwuzdTbk

Krystal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwLhdmVcmyI

Queens Dog's who's owner tried to be picky about dog food.
https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/241766190_4616401798404548_6597684770716732798_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=Kh_KmtsFQFYAX-2ANjT&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=00_AT8A_zku6Buu5e9VBrG42pO8cBB7J3w-kY9VJHkBdvSrEA&oe=61D0CCF6

https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/241685291_4616402008404527_9212597644776745934_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=7gN041IqzU4AX803X9e&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=00_AT8Jp54-Oks2VoXbTsdFmbNv0UZ6eQiXdDmReNO4pATLpA&oe=61D00EB6

https://scontent-lga3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/241742017_4616402028404525_4915451622634341578_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=730e14&_nc_ohc=q2ykBdvs5iIAX8BAqq7&_nc_ht=scontent-lga3-2.xx&oh=00_AT9MOT3FYo8n3esm5S9HLgvtCw5FMTU8BvTyvrfvbMPbMg&oe=61D08758

Cristy is an acclaimed artist, writer and musician whose art and creativity developed through punk rock, but encompasses her cultural, gender and political identities to create work that is intensely personal but also incredibly relatable. From her bands to her wildly-popular tarot card deck and beyond, we discuss creativity, growing up different and finding punk rock, the pull of ‘conventional’ family life and love and much more. We also sing a lot of songs about candy and talk about monsters on toilets, so you’re sure to have fun with this one while learning a lot about Cristy, her work and how she balances the two. For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk Links: Croadcore.org https://www.croadcore.org/ Choked Up https://www.dongiovannirecords.com/artists/choked-up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ0MV9QObdk Nona https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/nona/1zCl1n6bNhvk Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/1793904-Cristy-Road Little Seizures “Frankenstein on Toilet” https://img.discogs.com/JylkflIAol-_IR9qPWC_k7XLWos=/fit-in/600x600/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-4298283-1412164505-9018.jpeg.jpg Sister Spit https://www.newmuseum.org/calendar/view/140/sister-spit-2013-new-york-city-tour Michelle Tea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Tea National Lampoon Art https://www.rickmeyerowitz.com/national-lampoon/animal-house/ Coccyx Cushion https://www.amazon.com/Aylio-Cushion-Tailbone-Sciatica-Washable/dp/B00AE9V3WQ

Links:

Sammy Discogs
https://www.discogs.com/artist/671392-Sammy-Siegler

Rowboat Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGZ8ubNbVf8

Civ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KwSsjOI7yU

Jason Peterson
https://doublecrosswebzine.blogspot.com/2008/07/jason-peterson-arizona-straight-edge_12.html

Revelation slick website
https://revhq.com/

Dare Skateboard Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMuLp1QRf6g

Rival Schools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcRt7kkzcxM

World Be Free
https://worldbefreehc.com/

Soul Blind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvXYn5nZ_Mc

Rachel Bobbitt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ_BOe9e6v0&list=OLAK5uy_ls8k2FlKi6a_UCA1GkM2wtC75BTq8RmKI