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Back to the Boones: A-Dub HDX on 20 Years of Cleveland Hip Hop, From Peabody’s to a Concept Album | We Came From Celluloid 029-G-G
Cleveland rapper A-Dub HDX joins Nicky P and Brian Pritchard to talk 20 years of shows, booking a solo Southwest tour when nobody else could come, rapping only what’s real, his album Back to the Boones, and the mixed-genre Devils Night bill they’re sharing at the Maple Grove.
Make It Faster, Add Punk, Cut the Intro: Akron Pop Punk Band In A Rut on Songwriting | We Came From Celluloid 029-G
Akron-area pop punk/alt rock band In A Rut (Chad, Chris, and Steve) join Nicky P and Brian Pritchard to ask what keeps grown men with kids, homes, and day jobs in a band: the $70K–$100K math that rules out going pro, songs that always get faster, their new song Leniency, and building a scene at the Maple Grove.
Devil’s Night at the Maple Grove: Puma Thurman’s Next Moves After Their First Tour | We Came From Celluloid 029
Puma Thurman guitarist Brian Noll sits in for Brian Pritchard as he and Nicky P look back on the band’s first actual tour, from homesickness and brutal heat to getting better every show and Brian’s verdict: a laughing contest everyone won. Plus villain dance scenes, Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen, and a Devil’s Night show preview.
The Show Must Go On: The Femaliens & Why All-Ages Spaces Matter | We Came From Celluloid 028-G
Pittsburgh band The Femaliens (Emily “Chaos,” Chandrika, Jules, and Eve) join Nicky P and Brian Pritchard to trace how a show nobody would cancel became a band: their two-month scramble to a first gig in Erie, a Chupacabra song born at a hungover cabin retreat, their debut album, and Pittsburgh’s crowded DIY scene.
When Marketing Doesn’t Know What It’s Got: Failing to Connect to Audiences | We Came From Celluloid 028
Nicky P and Brian Pritchard trace how Hollywood careers get built on people vouching for each other: Heath Ledger’s open house, Robert Pattinson backing Cronenberg, Johnny Depp backing Gilliam, Jonah Hill’s roommate break. Then they argue over nepotism. Also: Doug Liman’s Go, Willy’s Wonderland’s silent Nic Cage, Mandy, Baron Munchausen, and Viggo Mortensen aging on screen.
Where’s Your Energy Going? Jeremy Jones on AI Show Posters and Bands That Phone It In | We Came From Celluloid 027-G
Jeremy, the sound engineer and booker at Maple Grove Tavern, joins Nicky P and Brian Pritchard to talk about life behind the board, why AI-made show posters mark bands that are phoning it in, Final Fantasy VII and storytelling in games, game soundtracks versus film scores, and the recording studio he’s building in Cleveland.
John Cusack, Jack Black, and Why Bands Need Podcasts Too | We Came From Celluloid 027
Nicky P and Brian Pritchard ask why bands can’t build audiences the way stand-up comedians did on podcasts. The conversation takes in virality, the relaunched wecamefromcelluloid.com, High Fidelity’s lovable-loser problem, Ghana’s hand-drawn movie posters, mom-and-pop video store curation, journaling, and how one word can mean different things to different people.
Sparks McFly: Ben Pritchard on Making Movies With No Script and No Gatekeepers | We Came From Celluloid 026-G
Brian Pritchard’s son Ben, filmmaker and the musician behind Sparks McFly, joins Nicky P and Brian to talk about making found-footage mockumentaries with no script, the online creator collective that became Ohio Walnuts and Next Up, chasing a filmmaking career without gatekeepers, and how a Kickstarter-funded trip first brought his internet friends together in person.
Devs, Digital Ephemera, and the Psychology of Owning What You Paid For | We Came From Celluloid 026
Nicky P and Brian Pritchard open with Alex Garland’s Devs miniseries and a lament for shows vanishing from streaming, then dig into why owning something, a Blu-ray, studio time, your own gear, changes how you value it, unpacking what “return on investment” really means. They close with Puma Thurman’s Devil’s Night show and December tour plans.
Raised on Television: Nicky P and Brian on Fight Club, Nu-Metal, and Growing Up Angry | We Came From Celluloid 025
Nicky P and Brian Pritchard start with music nostalgia, Presidents of the USA, Polyphia’s Tim Henson, and Dream Theater’s post-Portnoy comeback, before the conversation turns personal: Fight Club, nu-metal, and Nicky’s own brush with the incel mindset, and the libertarian philosophy that pulled him out of it. They close out with a TV and movie catch-up.
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