Interviews and discussions about all that is heavy in stoner, desert, doom, grunge, metal, proto, psych, good old rock and roll and whatever else we feel like. Hear from musicians and bands who shaped the heavy music underground and the stars of the scene today. We cover the best releases for the week and discuss a classic record that helped form the stoner/desert genre. Click and listen!!!
(S2E2) - The Kryss Talmeth Experience
This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we talk to the Edinburgh, Scotland power trio The Kryss Talmeth Experience! Craig, Mark, and Matt were so fun to talk to, diving into their new and amazing record When The Wheels Fall Off, brought to you by Kozmik Artifactz, and other topics like where the desert is in Scotland (hint: there isn't one), what the addition of Matt on drums has brought to the band, how the trio translates to "jam" bands, the Edinburg and overall Scotland scene, and where that band name came from, amongst other topics. In addition, Rich and Turbo list their most overlooked records of 2024, the classic album of the episode (we talk Warrior Soul!!!) and Turbo's future classic song. Check it out!
(S2E1): Year in Review: 2024 (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood)
This time on a very special episode and Season 2 premiere of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we have part two of our time with X personality and heavy music aficionado Rob in the 'Hood, joining us this time to discuss our top 12 albums of the year 2024, as well as our top live record and top split/EP. Some of us get number one right, some of us don't, but you, the listener, can be the judge of that. Thank you for listening in 2024 and we can't wait for what we have coming up in season 2 in 2025. Check it out!!!
Episode 45 - Top 12 of Q4, 2024 (w/Special Guest Host Rob in the 'Hood)
This time on a very special episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we have X personality and heavy music aficionado Rob in the 'Hood join us to discuss our top 12 albums of Q4, 2024, because 10 is way too small for this show, plus it was a killer quarter. This is the first time the three of us have ever talked together, and you know there will be some opinions tossed around. For example, why Rob's number one and number two should be reversed. It's the episode released on Christmas where we actually don't mention Christmas at all, which tracks nicely. Check it out!!!
Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour - Episode 44 - Planet Desert Rock Preview (John Gist)
This time on a very special episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, Rich talks to fellow Doom Charts contributor John Gist, creator and curator of the amazing Planet Desert Rock Weekend festival that is once again taking place in Las Vegas, with the 2025 edition happening on Jan. 30 - Feb. 2, 2025. Bands like Fireball Ministry, Unida, Mos Generator, Sergeant Thunderhoof, Luna Sol, and so many more will be playing over the four nights, and John is on the show to tell us all about it, while talking about the state of the heavy music scene as a whole as well. Check it out!!!
Episode 43 - Ian Blurton
This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, on episode 43 we talk to Canadian rock legend Ian Blurton, who dropped his latest record, Crimes Of The City, with his band Ian Blurton's Future Now, which happens to land at number 26 on Rich's top 100 albums of 2024, on October, 30th. We talk to Ian about his amazing career, from is early days with his other great bands like Change Of Heart and C'mon, opening for the Hip, the 90s Canadian music scene, some of his favorite records, and so much more. We also cover our new album of the week, the classic record of the episode, and Turbo's (or maybe Rich's) future classic song. Check it out!!!
Episode 42 - Shotgun Sawyer
This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, episode 42 consists of a really fun interview with Dylan Jarman, vocalist and guitarist with heavy blues rock band Shotgun Sawyer, who have their self-titled album of the year candidate new record dropping via Ripple Music on December 6th, 2024. We talk about all things Shotgun Sawyer including the killer new 10 out of 10 record, what Dylan has been up to between projects, what the perfect drum sound is and who can produce it, his blues favorites, and so much more. We also cover our new album of the week (blues rock!), the classic record of the episode (classic blues!) and Turbo's future classic song (whatever Turbo wants!). Check it out!!!
This time on the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, episode 41 brings us an interview with Alex Risberg, vocalist and bass player with the amazing Swedish band 10,000 Years who are dropping their new and killer record, All Quiet on the Final Frontier, on November 22, 2024, via Ripple Music. Alex stayed up late to talk to us from his native Sweden and dealt with Rich asking about Ghost, as well as discussing the new album, the writing process and what influences them while creating, the lineup change that makes the band a family affair, and so much more. We also cover our new album of the week, the classic record of the episode where Rich goes full fanboy on T. Rex's Electric Warrior, and Turbo's future classic song. Check it out!!!
This time on a special episode of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (episode 40), we have two shorter interviews for your listening pleasure. The first is with Kenny Kreisor from the band Mirror Queen, that just dropped their killer new record, Dying Days, on October 28th. Kenny is fun, very opinionated, and a great interview. We talk about the record, his work as owner of Tee Pee Records, and a bunch more. The second interview is with the new band out of Baltimore, Maryland, Magick Potion, who are dropping their self-titled debut on November 8th, 2024 and whoa is it killer. This was the band's first ever podcast interview and I was honored to break them in…next time will get them to open up even more. Riding Easy Records has a winner with this release, so go listen on Friday. Please come and check it all out!
This time on combined episodes 38 & 39 of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour, we welcome Lynx and Gunner from the band Old Blood to the show. They dropped a new record called Midnight Climax on Oct 4th via Glory or Death Records that everyone should hear. We discuss the new record and how it came to be, the band's journey and how Lynx came into the fold, their upcoming tour, the story behind the album cover, and so much more. This is also our top 12 of Q3 2024 countdown, so come check it out!!!
Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour - Episode 37 - Godzillionaire
This time on a very special episode of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (episode 37), we welcome recent signees to Ripple Music Mark Hennessy and Michael Dye from the band Godzillionaire to the show. They have a new record dropping in January called Diminishing Return$ (I am lucky enough to have heard it, and whoa boy is it awesome...). You may know Mark from his time in the super-underrated 90s grunge band Paw, which we touch upon a bit in our conversation, as well as talking about the new Godzillionaire record, their recording and writing process, their last record that everyone should own called Negative Balance, natural disasters, and we laugh. A lot. This was a super fun time for us and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
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