This Is A Disaster

A podcast about disasters and the music they make us listen to.

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Jul 16, 2019 · 31 min
Episode 6.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] The Replacements Play SNL
A cautionary tale about vetting the band you're booking for your live broadcast. Leigh tells the story of how The Replacements nearly ended up blackballing an entire record label from Saturday Night Live. The 80s sure were a time to be alive! Leigh's song pick:: Bastards of Young by The Replacements https://open.spotify.com/track/3zqMPITQwlKB1bm0owNsJF?si=3lNRdl1dQnew7M0fO1XO4A Here's The Replacements' performance on SNL that caused all the ruckus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXD9sxa1Ed If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jul 10, 2019 · 51 min
Episode 6: Smallpox in Mexico
The prophecy foretold Quetzalcoatl's devastating return from the east, in the form of a pale-skinned and bearded man. Little did the Aztecs know how right the prophecy was... Leigh's song pick:: Corpse on the Mesa by Journey to Ixtlan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ue8W2oBXrr0 Peter's song pick:: Mills by Altar of Plagues https://profoundlorerecords.bandcamp.com/track/mills If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jul 2, 2019 · 17 min
Episode 5.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Lituya Bay Megatsunami
Bill and Vivian Swanson got a whole lot more than they bargained for on their fishing trip to Lituya Bay. If you thought high ground might save you from a megatsunami, think again... Peter's song pick:: IRQ2 CASCADE by MASTER BOOT RECORD https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/track/irq-2-cascade If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jun 26, 2019 · 1 hr 21 min
Episode 5: Film Fiasco - Sunshine
In our first Film Fiasco feature, we discuss one of the greatest science fiction disaster movies of all time: Sunshine. Plus, a super special guest drops in to tell us all about the science behind the movie! Kaneda, what do you see? If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jun 18, 2019 · 30 min
Episode 4.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Altamont Free Concert
Peace, love, and motorcycle chains. Leigh tells the story of the 1969 Altamont Free Concert. Rolling Stones collect no moss, and neither do manhandled hippies... Leigh's song pick:: Transmaniacon MC by Blue Oyster Cult https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0yNndiQMVk If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jun 12, 2019 · 45 min
Episode 4: Tsunami Terror (In Japan)
We get swept away talking about the wall of water that pummelled northern Japan in 1896, plus a modern-day not-so-mini-disaster. Leigh's song pick:: Autobody by Zeni Geva https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWYzKCr-8TE Peter's song pick:: The Maiden by Electric Dragon https://electricdragonuk.bandcamp.com/album/dark-water If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Jun 4, 2019 · 17 min
Episode 3.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] St Helena Freefall
Welcome to Welkom! In this minisode, a group of South African gold miners have a terrible first day of work in 1987. Peter's song pick:: Women & Children by Author & Punisher https://authorandpunisher.bandcamp.com/track/women-children If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
May 29, 2019 · 56 min
Episode 3: The Great Fire of London
The butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker... but mostly the baker. Things heat up as we discuss the fire that ravaged 17th century London. Leigh's song pick:: Dragging the Streets by Grouper https://grouper.bandcamp.com/track/dragging-the-streets-first-heart-tone Peter's song pick:: Six Grey Mirrors by ROMANTIC https://romanticizemusic.bandcamp.com/track/six-grey-mirrors-2003-prod-by-wrktngl If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
May 21, 2019 · 40 min
Episode 2.5: [Tragedy Tuesday] Maitreya Kali
Everything started off so well for Craig Smith. In this minisode, we take you on a journey from Smith to Kali, and hear how white-out brought us MTV. Leigh's song pick:: Silk and Ivory by Maitreya Kali https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XecGuimMnLM If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
May 15, 2019 · 50 min
Episode 2: Bomber Blitz (In New York City)
We tell the story of the final flight of Old John Feather Merchant, a B-25 bomber that crashed into the side of an iconic New York City landmark in 1945. Leigh's song pick:: Autobahn by Einstuerzende Neubauten https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnaG3BX3lw Peter's song pick:: Ellipse by Oh Hiroshima https://ohhiroshima.bandcamp.com/track/ellipse If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com
Apr 5, 2019 · 56 min
Episode 1: The Plague of Athens
In the inaugural episode of “This Is A Disaster”, Peter tells Leigh the story of the plague that ravaged Athens in 430 BC. Leigh's song pick:: Bathory Erzebet by SUNN O))) https://sunn.bandcamp.com/track/b-thory-erz-bet Peter's song pick:: Repulsive Obscurity by Of Feather And Bone https://offeatherandbone666.bandcamp.com/track/repulsive-obscurity If you like what you hear, please subscribe and leave a review! Instagram/Twitter/Facebook: @thisdisasterpod www.thisdisasterpod.com Theme song by Blank Sun: https://blanksun.bandcamp.com