In this episode, Sonny Kay and I discuss drawing, collaging, screaming in bands, writing lyrics, Arkansas, naming dogs, The Cult, Public Enemy, The Beatles, growing cacti, the meaning of life, and much more! We zero in on the creative process behind his collage "Sonoran Sandman." At the beginning of this episode, you will hear a few seconds of The VSS song "Silt, etc." You can check out his work and buy his book "Headspaces" at sonnykay.com.

Clyde Petersen is a visual artist. He also makes music under the moniker Your Heart Breaks. He also is a filmmaker whose credits include the animated film "Torrey Pines" and the Earth documentary "Even Hell Has It's Heroes." In addition to discussing all of these things in this episode, we also talk about which Star Trek series is our favorite and why, though we also talk about how we love all of them.

R.C. Auz îs the creative force behind the comic book series "Ratkids." In this episode, we discuss plot, panel layout, listening to your characters, drawing by hand vs digitally, self-promotion, staying childish, Silver Age comics, black metal, and much more. "Ratkids" can be found at ⁠https://tapas.io/series/RATKIDS/info.⁠

Mary Fashik is the founder of the Upgrade Accessibility movement, is the host of the podcast "The Politics of Disability," and is the author of the soon-to-be-released children's book "Adventurous Adeline and the Back-to-School Party." We had a nice conversation, during which we discuss disability rights, creative habits, writing for children, getting a book published, RuPaul's Drag Race, Marilyn Monroe, Billy Joel, and much more.

Let me tell you about Neil Burke. He has performed in such musical endeavors as Men's Recovery Project, Sinking Body, Born Against, Life's Blood, Landed, and many more. In addition to creating his own visual art, he has also created lots and lots of art for lots and lots of bands. It was an honor to talk to him and to discuss music equipment, overcoming stage fright, artistic influences, studio bathrooms, tubes, and a lot of other things. The song that plays after the intro theme is Sinking Body's "Who Are You." Throughout the podcast you can also hear the Men's Recovery Project songs "Man Urinating, Laughter" and "Undigested Food." Neil's work can be found at ⁠https://monoroid.com/.⁠

Edward Colver's live band photos, studio portraits, and album covers have made him a legend of music photography. He's also a really nice guy, and I'm truly honored that he agreed to speak with me. We discussed his cameras of choice, how he got started, how he got the attention of the early punk community, the making of the album cover for Black Flag's Damaged, why he thinks you should never try to be trendy, and much more. His work can be found at ⁠https://edwardcolver.com/.

Andrew Goldfarb writes, draws, paints, and performs as a one-man band under the name The Slow Poisoner. In this episode, we discuss creating juggling, playing multiple instruments at once, time moving backwards, putting corpses on display, what happens when we die, how to stay weird, and much more. His work can be found at theslowpoisoner.com.

Gretchen Felker-Martin wrote Manhunt, one of the greatest horror novels of all time. It was an honor to speak to her about writing, re-writing, why we like horror, how to read Ulysses, the importance of writing exactly what you want to write, and more.

On this episode, Zoe Boekbinder and I discuss building houses, neurodivergence, the prison system, painting, birds, singing, songwriting, producing, and a bunch of other stuff. At the beginning of this episode after the theme song, you can hear Zoe's song "I Am Yesterday." Their work can be found at https://zeoboekbinder.com/.

Mathias Svalina is a poet, and a damn good one at that. He also travels the country and delivers dreams to the doorsteps of subscribers. Listen to us talk about these things, emo music, what dogs might dream about, and much more.

I had a lovely conversation with the Arizona drag artist Daddy Satan, during which we discussed make-up, fashion, SFX, horror, coming up with a drag name, the Phoenix drag community, activism, religion, gaming, and more.

Peter Kulikowski has performed under the name Dinosaur Love for ten years and counting. They've written over a hundred songs about dinosaurs. They really like dinosaurs. We met at Encanto Park to discuss songwriting, immersing yourself in your interests, why comedic music should be taken more seriously, and much more.

Carly Schorman stopped by to discuss writing, podcasting, books, death, and all sorts of other stuff.

This week we are joined by musician/photographer/zine maker/weaver Michelle Dawn aka Lady Danger. We discuss emulsion lifts, creative parameters, disability, Paganism, and more.

This is gonna be the last episode of this podcast for a little while, and it's with one of my favorite writers, Mugabi Byenkya. Listen to us discuss disability, performing, texting, Batman, and much more.

Alyssa Giannini runs Craft or DIY, runs the venue resource website DoDIY, and is pretty cool. In this conversation, we discuss zines, zine fests, air filters, Elliott Smith, Tumblr, flyers, marketing, organzing, watching familiar TV shows in order to fall asleep, and more. Their work can be found at https://www.craftordiy.art/.

Music person Josue Kinter stopped by to talk about creating things, living in Arizona, the pressures of Capitalism, and much more.

We at the Creative Curmudgeon headquarters are massive appreciators of Fatty Cakes and the Puff Pastries and we greatly appreciate that Amber Fargano agreed to this no holds barred interview.

Tristan Jemsek: Rock god? Genius? Menace? Does he make no sense? Or does he make too much sense? Listen to our interview and decide for yourself.

This week's episode is a no holds barred interview with painter/puppeteer Dain Q. Gore. Not for the faint of heart. Listen if you dare!

Multimedia artist Charissa Lucille stopped by the Creative Curmudgeon underground headquarters to discuss photography, quilts, zines, and other things that are good.

In this special live episode, Diners overlord Blue Broderick discusses all of her songwriting tricks, bands that are good, and other delicious food for thought.

Today we sit down with photographer/writer/skateboarder/master thinker Bucky Miller.

The Doyenne stopped by our studio to discuss his creative process and inspirations. It was a very enjoyable conversation and we are pleased to share it with you. His work can be found at thedoyenne.bandcamp.com

Justin Pearson has played in a lot of bands. He's written books. He's run a record label for twenty years. He has a wonderful smile. And now he's on this podcast. Listen to us discuss dogs, yoga, breakdancing, vocal technique, bass gear, The Cramps, and much more!

In this episode, I have a no-holds-barred exchange of words with Portland-based ceramics artist Taylor Ruby Bell. We discuss whether good or bad art exists, antiquity, getting inspiration from art books, tools for ceramics, self-marketing, always feeling the need to be mentally occupied, the fact that we went to high school together, and more! Her work can be found at https://www.rubybellceramics.com/.

In this episode, I chat with the Phoenix-based artist Bailey Christine about drawing bears, drawing geese, drawing as small as possible, experimentation, influences, artistic tools, disability, creativity during pandemics, and other stuff!

In addition to creating experimental electronic music under the moniker Dream_Mega, Joel Kyack also does all sorts of other interesting shit. Listen to us discuss discuss being a solo artist, work as play, whether art mediums matter, Rhode Island, the evils of ambition, live improv, wrestling promos, and more!

This discussion with Jay Smith is a crossover episode with his podcast "Brushwork." It's like how sitcoms in the 90s did crossover episodes. Listen to us discuss music, sign painting, horror, lucid dreams, astral projection, and much more! Some of Jay's work can be found here: https://app.signcrowd.com/company/painted-jay#