Grimer & Sophia Shortz – It’s Grime Time! – S13 E13
This week we have a super sweet guest host , Sophia Shortz! (last name is real, for real!) She runs an awesome online specialty jewelry store, Shortz Supply, to meet all of your goth/punk/metal/rocker needs. She’s a noted pillar of the Reno music and arts community. Her boyfriend also happens to be drummer and one of the vocalists for this week’s musical guests- crusty black hardcore stoner thrash metal super group, GRIMER. (not to be confused with our dear friends Grimedog!)
Grimer is Emilio (Cruel Ultimatum) on guitar, Candice (Dissidence) on bass, the aforementioned Jake (also Cruel Ultimatum) keeping the beat, and Brett (Heterophobia) on monster vocals. Formed just a year ago, they’ve already played around fifteen shows and are killing it in the Reno underground. They’re fun and funny. We love their dark and what some might call disturbing humor; they fit right in on the podcast and knock out a bunch of rad gems.
Of course since Candice and Sophia are WLP virgins, they are initiated with a Worst Little Quiz. The spliced animal question is a highlight. Wonderfully imaginative contestants to say the least. We also get a review of Dungeons and Dragons the movie (minor spoilers) by Jake and Candice, who have actually seen the film, and also one from Sophia, who has not seen it and yet is surprisingly accurate with her summary. Could be a fun new segment.
It’s a great time with some great people, like we do here at the Dogwater Studios.
Life is Shortz! lol – and we love you!
NULYPHE and Willie Puchert – We Are Community – S13 E12
This weeks theme is community: We are stoked to catch up with hip hop artist N.U.L.Y.P.H.E. and hear his most triumphant story starting from his last appearance on WLP, just one year ago. On a mission to teach hip hop and pay homage to the pioneers, N.U.L.Y.P.H.E.’s journey has led him to real support from the community and realizing his dream. It’s a great ride. He also provided today’s beats and live performance. We’re grateful for him and his work.
We also have dear friend and local icon, Willie Puchert. Willie grew up in Reno so we do get a bit nostalgic, reminiscing the biggest little city in the 80’s. Willie is also of the President of the Board of Directors of The Sons and Daughters of Erin (SADOE), a Irish/Celtic community group and cultural organization here in Reno. SADOE is reviving their annual festival in a different iteration and are unveiling a new Celtic music event coming up: Northern Nevada Celtic Ceilidh (pron. kay-lee), complete with fiddles, mandolins, harps, bagpipes, and everything! Listen or follow the link for details.
Speaking of celebrations: Kadillac Kim has of course turned her 40th birthday hootenanny into a fundraiser for Family Soup, a community non-profit out there feeding hungry people. The event is at 40 Mile Saloon on Wednesday April 19th featuring Kelly Proud, Rigorous Proof, Josiah Knight, and (the highly sexual) Grimedog! $5 bux at the door.
We have a quiz and dish the 411 on some great local shows.
Life is short and we love you.
Please throw us a like or a follow and think about becoming a Patreon supporter.
Thanks for listening.
Split Persona – Whisper to a Scream – S13 E11
Welcome back my friends to the pod that never ends!
We kick things off with a greeting from Clerks 1, 2, & 3 actor Jeff Anderson (Randal)! Thanks dude! After a killer opening tune we meet our guests Split Persona, making their WLP debut!
Splitting Image is: Zander- guitar lead vox, Brogan -guitar vox, Jacob- bass, Mike- drums, and their roadie/security/manager, Anthony.
All young dudes in their early twenties. We dive into their tours and early days when they formed,four short years ago. Consisting of three native Nevadans and a Floridian transplant, Split Persona is a tight unit, ready for commercial hard rock radio. Intense songs with cool grungy guitar and a sound that is heavy, beautiful, harmonious and intense.
These dudes have great chemistry , musically and socially. High energy and drive keeps their dream alive even when the road leads to nights with alpacas, empty rooms, mornings with goats and the death of the van. It’s quite a journey. Of course we give the guys the worst little quiz and find out that they’re not afraid to get dirty. We had so much fun, the show runs a little long. Totally worth it. We hope to see Split Persona again.
Thanks for listening!
Visit patreon.com/worstlittlepodcast to become a member and receive the bonus show!
All The Way To Slutzville! – S13 E10
Welcome back dear listeners. We close out Women’s March with a kick and bang! It’s the OG punk sounds of our good friends, Slutzville. We had a blast with Jesse (guitar vox) and Nat (drums vox). Slutzville’s origins are discussed as well as a bunch of upcoming shows. They’re on a mission to get as many shows booked as possible.
If you need fast tight hardcore punk songs with humor and angst , not to mention how fricking cool they are as people, contact them to book for July , September and beyond.
Making it over the hill just to be on our show is above and beyond (and they brought gifts!) ,we can’t thank them enough for a ripping episode. (So happy weather didn’t keep them away again! -ed.) No quiz, they’re WLP vets now.
We do a little weekend recap featuring Kim and the Punk Rock Prom . Plus we talk about poop a little too much, maybe. Back to our roots! Put it in your ear!
Throw us a bone or two over at patreon.com/worstlittlepodcast and give us a like or subscribe on your favorite streaming platform, would ya?
Life is short and we love you.
Thanks for listening.
Tenacious Double D – Prom Dream Double Team – S13 E9
Episode 501! This is not the greatest pod in the world, this is just a tribute!
Juggs Black & Kans Gass (Amy and Jen Scaffidi (Wizard Colors, Blunderbusst)) of Tenacious Double D join us for our 501st episode and third installment of season 13’s salute to women on the scene. We love when the Double D (uh hmm) come and visit us in the last few seasons – it’s become a highlight of our year. The Double Supreme!
(If you’re not familiar with the greatest band in the world, Tenacious D, google it. The ladies’ tribute is always a special treat with their adorable sisterly love and sweet, blood harmonies.)
Also joining us are Kadillac Kim’s homies from the Reno Punk Rock Flea Market, Ray Frost and Cisco. They are visiting today to talk about the upcoming Punk Rock Prom! The Prom will feature friends of the show: Ozymandias, Heterophobia, and Pussy Velour.
That’s right, Kim’s back! Ian’s back! And Percy the intern is back!
Here’s to the next 500, life is short and we love you.
Thanks for listening!
Episode 500 – LIVE – Heterophobia and Elephant Rifle – S13 E8
It’s finally here! Our 500th Episode recorded in front of a live studio audience from the less-recent past. This was such a fun night and we are so happy so many of you could be there to share it with us! This was unlike any event any of us have ever put on before – and it came together like an A-Team plan.
We want to give a special thanks to our sound team for the night at Cypress: Ryan SPector, Todd Rold, and Rash Kader; also Tony Ashworth for mixing the episode. Our guests – Heterophobia and Elephant Rifle were on point and fantastic. Couldn’t have done it with out you all. WLP also would like to thank: Our listeners, guests, and Patreon supporters; The Reno News & Review, This is Reno, John Waters, Kevin Smith, MC Chris, Bobby Slayton, THe Don & Mike Show, Howard Stern, Marc Maron, Terry Gross, Ira Glass, Last Podcast on the Left, Zomboo, Max Volume, Jamie Woodham, Tom Gordon, Roman “Raggmopp” Dowd, Rick,”Sgt.” Baker, Spencer Kilpatrick, Nico Columbant, Wayne Wright and Reno Tahoe Comedy, Jess Danger, Fresh Bakin’, and Rocky Horror; Reno NV music makers, artists and podcasters; Eric Foreman, Sticker Guy!, Larry Cooper and FUEL, Marianarchy Productions, Reno Punk Rock Flea Market, Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlor, The Shames, Pinky Polanski, Aversion Therapy, Evan Humphreys, Anyone who sent us a dollar to say their name; each other – We count on each other and every member of the Worst Little Podcast is vital to the show. Lord Stryse: webmaster, Rick”Dogwater Dick” Spagnola: Engineer, Host and Producer, Thee Reverend Rory Dowd: Host, Blogger/Editor and Producer, Nick Ramirez: Host, Blogger/Photos and Producer, Josh “Chewie” Martin: Host, and Producer, “Kadillac” Kim: Host, Co Producer (and former intern), Ian Laughlin: Host, Assistant Engineer, Co Producer (and former intern), Anna “Mouse” Hammond: Co Host, Production assistant, photos (and former intern), all our interns who came and went, our new intern Percy, and finally our families for the understanding, love and support.
Thanks for listening to the first 500 episodes.
Grace Larkins and Sarah Hinz – Evolving Forward – S13 E7
We are on Week Two of our Annual WLP Women’s March and joining us are two ladies helping change Reno in surprising ways – Grace Larkins and Sarah Hinz. Grace you may know better musically as Grace Gatsby, a popular musical act a number of years ago, and we open and close this week’s show with her tracks.
Grace has taken a step back from the stage in recent years, to focus on family and the needs of her daughter Lucy (with her partner and noted Reno musician, Stephen Larkins). Lucy was born with Nonketonic Hyperglycinemia, a rare genetic disorder that has profoundly affected her growth and development. Sean Baker, nephew of Larkins and aspiring filmmaker, recently put together a documentary of their journey and day-to-day lives, titled “We Love Lucy” We talk with Grace about that process and the status of the film.
Sarah Hinz is the Executive Director at Good Luck Macbeth. She replaced good friend of the show, Chris Daniels, as he moves on to other projects, and brings with herself a wealth of talent. In addition to guiding the theater’s season, Sarah is also heading up their “Elevate” initiative, which aims to purchase the local historic musicians union hall they currently rent and rehabilitate and redevelop the property into an accessible community performing arts center.
Chewie rounds out the show with another selection from his vault – the incomparable Stacy Tholle with Gunshot Likker. The guys also review some upcoming events on the Reno calendar (that may have already happened by the time of this posting).
Thanks for Listening
Roxxy Collie – Snow Day! – S13 E6
(Due to the snow we received recently this show was barely pulled off. Braving the weather, a host and the band made it.)
Kicking off our annual celebration of Reno women on the scene, Women’s March brings us the sweet sounds of Roxxy Collie, a female-fronted quintet featuring the amazing vocal talent of Margy Ford. Songwriter and keyboardist Jon Cornell is joined by Jack Soft on guitar, Larry Cooper on bass, and WLP’s very own Nick Ramirez on drums, to form a quirky and dynamic rock band that highlights Margy’s vocals.
We talk about our weekend a little, discuss the options of an appropriate name for the new album they’re working on, Jon’s unusual job and of course -birds!
Margy asks the band some questions and gives us the upcoming show lowdown.
One of our favorite bands, it was a pleasure having them.
You can catch Roxxy Collie March 25th at The Cellar at Alturas with The Will Shamberger Band and The Grimtones! (celebrating their 15th anniversary!)
Due to the weather most of the cast took the night off out of safety. Being able to bring you this weeks show was a real blessing. Viva Roxxy Collie and WLP!
Life is short and we love you!
Thanks for listening.
Irreplaceable Beings: Full Circle – S13 E5
This week’s guests are two of the most badass drummers has Reno ever produced. Pierre Marche, notably of Screeching Weasel, Suckapunch and Stevedave; and Jason Thomas of December, Cranium, Kate Cotter and many others.
Pierre has put together a new EP and a new lineup for the band he fronts – Irreplaceable Beings.
The new lineup includes Jason in the drumpit. We dive right into their relationship that they’ve had since high school marching band. It’s an amazing journey through the Reno music scene.
Irreplaceable Beings newest release, Pasadena Ave, is super tight, poppy, aggressive punk rock, remaining sweet, funny and sincere as previous ones. Pierre is a pretty romantic guy. We hear a bit about how the record was made at Pus Cavern and a few songs that are all great.
You can catch them March 17 at the Matador in Reno for a St. Patrick’s Day punk rock show , with Last One Down and the legendary Suckapunch!
Chewie treats us all with a new segment where he brings in an old cassette from the early nineties and plays us a blast from the past on his Sony Walkman. This week’s “From Chewies Vault “ selection is the mighty GOB! Pierre in turn treats us to an epic story about GOB. It’s a great mix of now and then this week on WLP.
Life is short and we love you.
Thanks for listening.
A Wormhole Could Kill Us All – Back From The Future – S13 E4
We are back from the future and have a few more episodes until we present our 500th extravaganza! Inching us closer this week are surf rockers A Wormhole Could Kill Us All, who we will henceforth refer to as AWCKUA (like ‘aqua’, because they’re surfing the cosmic hot dog water with their high energy music). Matt and Spencer on guitars, Lucas on bass and Bill on the skins. Matt also throws in some keyboard sometimes.
We haven’t seen AWCKUA on the show since 2019 and it was a real treat to hang (ten)with them again. They still have that cinematic sound. Their songs can transport you to the sea, the mountains and the galaxy!
The guys were super fun and even shared some interesting cooking tips and recipes.
You can catch AWCKUA at Taste of Chicago with Spencer and Lucas’s other band, Two Man Lemmon Band on February 28th.
Ian has your upcoming shows and Kadillac Kim is at it again with the Reno Punk Rock Flea Market’s upcoming Punk Rock Prom! Listen for details.
Our Patreon members get a sweet Op Ivy cover this week!
Thanks for listening!
