Welcome to The Electric Theater, a conversation series hosted by M. Shawn "Clown" Crahan.
The latest episode of clown's conversation series features a discussion rooted in mentorship as the veteran shares a lifetime of rock wisdom with the emerging frontman.
0:00 - Bourbon & Festivals
4:00 - clown's son, Simon turned him onto Knocked Loose
6:10 - Garris shares how the band settled on their name
7:14 - The Grateful Dead's song and cover band named "Slipknot. Slipknot attempted to change their name to Pig System - which didn't go over well
9:02 - 'You don't want a band name that's hard to tell people in the airport or to your grandma."
10:00 - MELD
11:10 - Common Ground in welding
12:20 - Louisville Slugger rejects
15:15 - Metal & hardcore to create something heavy
17:10 - Freedom on genre
20:50 - Label relationships
23:00 - Gojira
26:52 - Slipknot Staying Active
33:22 - The family life trade-off
43:20 - "Don't forget, you don't have to play the game."
51:40 - "Slipknot has to be dysfunctional to be functional"
55:59 - World of Warcraft to Fortnite
1:06:30 - Self-preservation in touring
1:11:43 - Social Media
The metal icon shares the start of his latest project, Go Ahead and Die, with his son Igor Amadeus, revisits the lasting impact of Sepultura, and emphasizes that his love for the music is as strong as ever.
0:00 - First meeting Keepsake
2:45 - Significance of personal gifts and explains that when Dana Wells passed, Ozzy actually gave Max a crucifix
5:00 - Being a Family Man Rockstar
10:00 - Defying the cliche of rock n roll debauchery
11:45 - Max confides he and Igor went 10 years without speaking
13:35 - Go Ahead and Die
17:30 - Spending time in a Brazilian jail with his son
21:15 - Paul Gray's influence introducing the bigger picture of metal to Clown
25:50 - Clown confirms Slipknot is the process of recording
29:14 - The inaugural Kerrang! 'Best Band In the World' that happened that led to broken glass to flipped over tables and napkins being lit on fire
35:00 - Soulfly buries their tapes while recording with Ross Robinson with Chino from Deftones as a witness
40:43 -Recording Chaos A.D. at Rockfield Studios in Wales, the same place that Bohemian Rhapsody from Queen and legends like Black Sabbath recorded
42:29 - Korn & Indigo Ranch
47:18 - The purity of the music
49:18 - Max doesn't haven't a cell phone
50:18 - Connecting Conversations
54:13 - clown's family
55:32 - Earning your own stripes
1:04:45 - Best compliment: "music got me through a rough part of my life."
1:06:18 - Max's U2 Influence
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Planetary scientist Tom Wagner and clown discuss how research and planning are helping humanity find new and exciting ways to combat global problems in 2021.
0:00 – Tom Wagner: studying melting poles, volcanos both on Earth and Mars and deciding new missions to explore the solar system.
5:43 – Climate Change Issues
12:41 – CO2 Emissions
14:39 – Rising sea levels, changing weather patterns, the decimation of crops in weather specific regions
16:39 – Solutions
23:58 – Humanity isn’t at critical mass yet, but we are getting there.
26:10 – NASA Isolation Rooms
29:19 – The Science Behind Veiled Antartica (Truth is always stranger than fiction)
41:23 – Bigfoot
44:15 – The Role of Science
53:50 – Wagner's "off time"
54:41 – The Future
The architect behind Behemoth checks in with clown to dissect the era of Covid, assess what normal will be post-pandemic, and celebrate the silver lining in being able to hit the reset button during the downtime on this episode of The Electric Theater with Clown (Slipknot)
0:00 - Time Off
8:00 - Gardening
11:57 - Time to Decompress
15:17 - A 15 year cycle of write, record, tour, repeat.
17:35 - Slowing the f*ck down
19:11 - Post-covid normal
27:45 - Light at the end of the Tunnel
30:43 - Getting the vaccine
34:59 - Covid Passport
40:35 - Growing Impatient
47:25 - A New perspective.
55:38 - Nergal's final tour was with Slipknot, an era he defined as the peak of Behemoth's career.
When not on tour with Butcher Babies, Carla Harvey works as a grief counselor and an end of life specialist. In a candid conversation with clown, the multi-talent talks finality, closure, and dealing with loss in a way that is healthy and productive.
:00 – Grief Counseling through Zoom
2:49 – Art & Death
10:22 - Indoctrination In Upbringing
12:49 – Aging & Life
15:34 – Understanding Death
28:04 – Inevitability of death
30:35 – Gratitude for Hospice Workers
36:00 – Preparing and Celebrating Death
40:06 – Dealing with Death
45:22 – Experiencing Grief
48:20 – Butcher Babies New Music
52:39 – Post Pandemic Reset. Wearing a mask Moving Forward for Good
58:34 – “I love fear but I don’t like being scared. I like fear because I know I can overcome it.” – clown
On the first video interview of The Electric Theater, clown welcomes the iconic frontman for a discussion that ranges from free love, to politics, to making the world a better place through art and music.
0:00 - Record Stores 5:16 – Creating lasting, impactful work of art
5:53 – ‘Nothing’s Shocking’ stemmed from Farrell's love affair
7:58 – True Love
10:10 – Self discovery. Following in the footsteps of legends like Jim Morrison and Darby Crash
11:48 – “God didn’t want me to die, he wanted me to testify” – Farrell recalls overdosing
14:58 – Political Line in the Sand & Joe Biden
17:24 – clown confides in Farrell that he looks up to the frontman.
19:02 – Being a good man, a good father, and a good partner
22:36 – Coming Together
28:24 - “Most of us should be ashamed of our fucking selves.”
32:33 – "We know enough now…you don’t need to have anymore wars.” Poor political leadership
34:24 – Poor political leadership
36:55 – The Pandemic
42:13 – “Wish I was ocean size”
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4:45 - Being exposed to Japanese manga and anime at an early age
8:45 - Seeking out art with an edge
11:50 - Traveling to Japan
15:05 - A unique time to release music
22:05 - Connecting with fans in a digital space
25:45 - Side-stepping the internet trolls
32:09 Deciphering intent from text
37:05 - The forecast for Brand of Sacrifice
45:00 - Living and working in lockdown
49:40 - Using downtime to create
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The revered composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist shares how his enduring love for music is so deeply rooted, that he feels like it's something he needs to defend in his interview on The Electric Theater with Clown of Slipknot. A creative contributor that has had a profound impact on the contemporary climate of music, Hynes' ability to challenge expectations and blur genre lines has made him a force that has permeated throughout the sphere of music as well as film and television - which as of late has consumed his workload.
0:00 Rewards
11:50 Family Support
18:20 Discussion on what "pop" music means
40:52 Staying creative in the pandemic
55:24 Current movie/show scoring