Reverend Rory

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S15E11: Retro Radio Dolls- Chemistry, Harmony and Sisterhood

Season 15
Season 15
S15E11: Retro Radio Dolls- Chemistry, Harmony and Sisterhood
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WLP’s Women’s March continues with a true blast from the past.

Alex Grow, Kay Davis, and Natalie Jones are the Retro Radio Dolls. We laughed our asses off with these funny, talented and community-oriented singers.

Retro Radio Dolls

From their Facebook page:

Retro Radio Dolls is an all singing, all dancing female close harmony trio showcasing a delightful mix of classic hits from the bygone years and popular modern songs with a unique twist. A mix of the Andrew Sisters and Post Modern Jukebox, Retro Radio Dolls put their own spin on hits from Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy to All about that Bass.

Alex Grow
Kay Davis
Natalie Jones

Available for weddings, corporate functions, nightclubs and beyond, Retro Radio Dolls is the perfect addition to your event or party. Adaptable from 60 minutes to a full two-hour show, Retro Radio Dolls is fully self-contained with their own sound system and backing tracks. (live band backing available upon request) Retro choreography and beautiful girls in matching costumes take you from 1940 to 2016 and everywhere in between.

Rick makes amends for a surprising twist in the quiz and also in the twist department the show is hosted by Thee Reverend Rory Dowd!

Thanks for listening.

Life is short and we love you.

S15E02 One Ton Dually- Still Rolling 

Season 15
Season 15
S15E02 One Ton Dually- Still Rolling 
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This week we have Chewbacca taking the lead host slot because our musical guest this week is One Ton Dually featuring our lead hosts and bestest buddies Nick and Rory on drums and bass. Rory also sings with Spike Ritchie and Stephen Barron on guitars.

Thanks for taking the wheel Chewbacca!
Rory
Stephen and Spike
Not this guy again!

Being men of a certain age there is mostly a lot of dude talk about health, tv shows,  video games and Rory’s tattoos. 

Rory’s video game tats

Fresh off their show at VSB opening for Los Pistoleros and legendary underground Uk granddaddies of psychobilly the Meteors, we hear a few songs they’re putting on their new album tentatively titled The Finger. They’re a mix of hard rock, skate punk with wit and a little nerdiness. 

It’s great to be back and have some old friends in the studio. 

So enjoy this episode with what some have called a great party band, the high octane garage rock of One Ton Dually! 

Life is short and we love you. 

Thanks for listening. 

S14E42 The Christmas Episode- Naughty & Nice

Season 14
Season 14
S14E42 The Christmas Episode- Naughty & Nice
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year and our last episode of the season. 

Join us for music, merriment and our final conversation of the year. 

Billy the Kid and daddy Rev

Rory’s youngest Billy was in studio but didn’t really have much to say while the adults carried on for an hour. 

He seemed amused. 

Junior podcaster

We welcome our intern Starfish to associate producer status and shall now be known by his real name Patrick. We get to know Patrick a little better by giving him the last quiz of 2024. 

Music courtesy of our very own Nick Ramirez, a new one by Randall Wolfe, and the awfully jolly LNOY, all Christmas tunes. This year’s show is not our usual PG vibe, it’s definitely R. You’ve been warned. 

Welcome Patrick Starfish!

Have a great holiday season and we’ll be back mid January to kick off season 15! Thank you all for a fantastic season of the Worst Little Podcast in the World. Life is short, hug your friends. Happy New Year. Peace and love to you and yours. Goodnight 2024

Ho Ho Hope your holiday yule rules!

SEE YOU IN 2025 for SEASON 15!

S14E39 Chewie’s Thanksgiving Show: All the Way to Susanville 

Season 14
Season 14
S14E39 Chewie’s Thanksgiving Show: All the Way to Susanville 
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This week we reminisce with the original cast and Starfish the intern for a cozy episode with friends and music from Chewie’s archive. He put together a show with bands on a 30-year-old flier for a barn burner in Susanville featuring 5 bands from Reno: Loadstar(exclusive for our Patreon members, patreon.com/worstlittlepodcast) who actually broke up right before the show and didn’t play, Dirty Steve, Orange Peel, Sprout and Werm. 90’s Reno punk and alternative rock groups. 

We take turns being ungrateful for something and slipping in some thankfulness as well. 

We’re getting close to the finish line for this season and we are all thankful for you our listeners and supporters. 

Our friendship is what keeps the podcast going and we are all grateful for that. 

original cast: Chewie, Dick Nick, and Rory

We hope you enjoy the show and have a wonderful thanksgiving weekend. 

To the music makers of Reno and beyond. Thank you.

Life is short and we love you. Happy Thanksgiving! 

S14E37: acrylic – Before the Flood Of ‘97

Season 14
Season 14
S14E37: acrylic - Before the Flood Of ‘97
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Season 14 episode 37! In a row?! Yup, that’s right, we’re back with late nineties Reno Britpop band; acrylic! Bill Conran and Robb Russo (Luke McMullan, Neil Edwards, Chris Davis, Steve Larkins, Gabe Larkins: not present) join us for literal coffee talk, the Cure’s new album and remembering the 90’s in Reno. Bowie, Love and Rockets, Stone Roses, the Smiths, these are the influences of the mighty acrylic. We get four songs from the band who should win Reno’s most unique local band of 1998. They played with the Killers before they blew up. Great double bill. Legendary. 

Bill
Robb

We had a blast from the past catching up with dear friends Will and Robb from the wayback. AND! Reverend Rory made it in to host this very special episode, recapping his two days at the Reno Punk Rock Flea Market’s: Fleas the Season event as master of ceremonies Krampy Santa or something like that. Props to everyone at RPRFM and our favorite gal pal Kadillac Kim for another fantastic 2-day flea featuring mad talent from the area and beyond. Way to kick off the holidays Reno! 

Reverend Rory

So hop in the time machine with us and hear of days of yore before the internet was a thing. Blue Lamp, Area 51, Planet 9, the Zephyr (not the Z bar, your dad’s Zephyr) Classic Reno. Enjoy. Thanks for listening. Hug your friends. 

Friendship is rare

#565 S14E30 Paul Allen- Inside an Outsider

Season 14
Season 14
#565 S14E30 Paul Allen- Inside an Outsider
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Our guest this week is a dear friend and crazy talented one man band, Paul Allen.  Reno indie acoustic outsider storyteller music with lyrics that are sometimes stark and bleak, humorous, trippy & a little heartbreaking .

Paul has released his home recordings on Bandcamp and SoundCloud with Paul playing guitar and drums and double tracking his voice for a hypnotic listening experience. Taking it all in is a delight to the senses.

Paul Allen

There’s something deeply authentic in the exposition of the absurdity and emotional frustrations that we’re all living through , reported on in such a direct and unique style. Elliot Smith, Daniel Johnston, even the lyrics and tales of Devo come to mind. It’s a beautiful world for you. 

Paul is a great artist, and we loved having him on. 

Nick shares his live music packed weekend and reviews Kevin Smith’s new flick. 

Reverend Rory made it to the show for a second week in a row, a rare treat these days. Thanks Rev! 

We love you Reno! We love you worst little listeners! 

Friendship is Rare!

Thanks for your support!

S14E21 Larry Cooper: Must Die

Season 14
Season 14
S14E21 Larry Cooper: Must Die
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We had a cozy healing session with thee magic man himself Mr Larry Cooper. 

Larry is a talented multi-instrumentalist whose musical hustles include being the bassist for artsy pop rockers Roxxy Collie and often sitting in with his homies in the Grimtones or maybe you’ve been blown away by his solo work. His debut solo album LARRY COOPER MUST DIE is out on all major platforms and vinyl records are on the way.

It’s a journey through recovery and Larry plays nearly every instrument on it. It is soulful, mixing styles and influences the whole way through, keeping the listener engaged. Sometimes the songs arrive from moments of clarity and immediate improvisation. Others are written meticulously. Must Die leaves quite the impression. It is a concept album and should be experienced as such. It reveals a real person and true artist.

Larry Cooper live in the Dogwater Studios

We shoot the shizzy on the two and a half years it took to get the album out and the reasons for its creation. Larry dives deep within himself revealing struggles, enlightenment and hope. 

The conversation was heavy and funny with huge heart and sincerity . 

We get a couple tracks from the record and a couple live in studio performances. 

Larry is now a five timer on the show; therefore, we felt no need to quiz him again.

The Rev. says farewell but not goodbye, promising to return to hosting occasionally

Big daddy Rory says farewell for now, after hosting the last three episodes. We of WLP salute you Rev. See you next hall pass. 

Thanks for a great episode, Larry. We love you. Thanks for listening folks, we love you too.

#555 S14E20 Voidsinger 

Season 14
Season 14
#555 S14E20 Voidsinger 
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This week’s guests are industrial dark wave songsters Voidsinger. Casey Fritz and Rob Pelikan’s music is like Love and Rockets mixed with New Order and maybe a dash of Ministry’s With Sympathy. Incorporating hip hop and grunge and just about any genre they like. They have made ten albums in a year and a half. It’s freaking crazy. They chalk up their prolific output to chemistry. 

Rob Pelikan and Casey Fritz

Rob brings the goth new wave vibe and Casey brings the grunge and punk vibes both sharing a rebellious outsider point of view. They’re also joined by Casey’s computer, leaving them to figure out how they’d do a live show but that is definitely on their to do list. We had a great time getting to know Voidsinger and hearing their eclectic tunes. You can find them on all the usual platforms.

The OG cast reunite

We play a fantastic round of the quiz and of course your upcoming hot shows. 

It’s been great having our host with the most Reverend Rory back, in fact the whole original cast made it in this week. Always a treat.

ALSO, from the internet: Our friend and recent guest Dan Abbott of Bobby Joe Ebola & the Children MacNuggits has a kickstarter campaign in its last few days. Please consider donating and pre ordering their latest and most ambitious album yet. The musicianship is top notch and the comedy is hilarious. Link here: http://kck.st/45BqmyZ 

Have a great week everyone and thanks for making us a part of it. Life is short and we love you. 

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S14E19 WITTIKKA- Dark Wavers

Season 14
Season 14
S14E19 WITTIKKA- Dark Wavers
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We are back with a brand new episode featuring dark wave goth vibers WITTIKKA.

This trio consists of Daniel on guitar Dave on drums and computer programs, and James on bass and vocals. Dave points out that James is the visionary front man providing lyrics as well. James insists it’s a group effort. 

James
Daniel
David

Their sound feels like early goth mixed with overdriven guitars, kind of like Swans. James and Daniel are brothers and found Dave through the magic of Craigslist. They’re a great match.  

You can catch Wittikka with goth DJ Xenobia, Glitter Bats and L. A.’s AL1CE playing the Cellar Stage at Alturas July 20.

Kim says HI!

Kadillac Kim gives you the weekends hot shows and we welcome back for an exclusive 3-week engagement, ladies and gentlemen, Thee Reverend Rory Dowd! His band with Nick, One Ton Dually are playing TONIGHT with the Scoffs from Seattle and Riot Radio from Sac at the Cellar. We hope to see you there!

TONIGHT! 6/19
HI KIDS I’m BACK!
Nick by Rory

Life is short and we love you.

Thanks for listening. 

Deep Inside John Waters – A Special Edition of WLP

Season 12
Season 12
Deep Inside John Waters - A Special Edition of WLP
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Filth fans, rejoice! Somehow, our shitty little podcast was able to score an opportunity to speak with one of our heroes, in media and real life, John Waters. If you are unfamiliar, John Waters is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor, and pubic speaker, with a career spanning 7 decades. His influence on American culture and films is undeniable and profound.

b/w stock headshot of John Waters, smirking at camera in a dark suit
John Waters

This episode does not feature local music and is strictly an interview. Possibly the GREATEST interview of our 12 years. We talk about the first and last time, John was in Reno; festivals and drugs; and of course his upcoming speaking engagement, “False Negative” at Cargo Concert Hall on May 20th. Tickets are going fast, so we definitely recommend that you RUN, not walk to order your tickets now. There will also be an after party at The Elbow Room, featuring Thee Saturday Knights, One Ton Dually, The Juvinals, and Eddie and the Subtitles.

Rick Spagnola standing in front of a decorated stage at the SF area event "Burger Boogaloo" with JO\ohn Waters, onstage, speaks to the audience in a red leopard print suit.
So close, yet so far….

Enough with the intro – enjoy the show!~
Thanks for Listening.

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