A long time ago, in a digitally distributed network much like our own, there lived a group of people called the MayhemRadio Podcast Project. And they produced quality alternative media, the likes of which the interwub had never seen before!

Their curator was a virile... er... virulent drunken bastard. His name was the Barroom Hero. And he had a podcast on the importance of stories.

Not kiddie stories, either. But, rather, the nasty adult sort that we tell ourselves (not erotica, either, ya perv). Stories like: we needed to drop the bomb on Hiroshima, or the Native Americans didn't really deserve the land we have now, the war on terror is real, or our lives aren't really wasteful and full of misery.

And it was ever so much fun!

With Music by the most fascinating Mr. Lund

Jeremy and VI continue on their tirade of evil, discussing and comparing first rituals, initiations, the fear element... And continue on with recitations of Aleister Crowley's bastard status (at least on Jer's part), the Death Posture, and disentanglement from society.

Musically, we head back to the 1998-era industrial with a track by the short lived, but expertly achieved band, NCC.

Music by:

NCC Weitrack

MRPP salutes and remembers Robert Anton Wilson:

RAW, as many of us fondly knew him through his writings, recordings, and speaking engagements, is the subject of this week's segment.  He recently went on that great sabbatical in the sky (the one that hopefully will never come to you, friends), but Robert Anton Wilson shall not be forgotten.  RAW never lost his optimism or jeux de vive, whether he was fighting the lingering effects of his childhood polio, mourning his daughter, or saying farewell to his wife.  And he dedicated his life to teaching us how to do the same.

And, for that and all the other amazing things you taught us, we salute you RAW.  If you've made it to the eighth circuit, as we all hope, then you might reading this right now and listening to your own words in this podcast.

That's right, folks, we've got some cuts from an overview by Robert Anton Wilson of the 8 circuit model.  And they're choice, mind you.

Also, here's some links for your eyeholes:  Robert Anton Wilson's home page & his blog.

You can purchase the source for this overview from his home page, by the way. 

Our intro track, titled Hillbilly Hermetics, was provided by Saigon Brothel.  This is a one shot recording specifically for MRPP and is only available here, but there's plenty of other stuff for your enjoyment back at his homepage and myspace profile.

As always, please visit the MAYHEM II forums on myspace.com

 

Keep climbing the mental circuitry ladder, people!

A classic Mayhem segment from the first episode.  We've carved it from the belly of the beast of that first episode, which is pretty fitting for this installment.  Because what says incantation of the dweller at the crossroads more than the word "carve"?

It's a trip in the wayback machine, to a land of blues, booze, necromancy, and hillbillies!

ENJOY!

Brought to you by the fine folks at MAYHEMII

Update 2/2/07:

I've just been informed that Bishonen Kozo aka Ryan Valentine has a new zine out:

Zenarchist Sutras