Outer Limited: The Outer Limits Lounge Podcast

Zach Shipps: The Lost Episodes

This will be NEW to just about EVERYONE! An episode from a "lost podcast" from the unsearchable archives! We've dug up an interview from 2019, recorded in Southfield. But trust us, this will 100% FEEL and SOUND like a regular Outer Limited episode. Enjoy!

Chad and Jeff interviewed producer/engineer/musician Zach Shipps of RV Audiolabs https://rvaudiolab.com/

Shipps is also well-known for his long tenure in the Electric Six, but over the last 15 years, he's worked with countless bands around the local music scene. Enjoy this flashback episode and please come back for more next week! 

 

All Heavy-Hitters: Chad and Jeff Look Back...

Chad and Jeff look back on 25 episodes of the Outer Limits Lounge Podcast! Thanks for listening! 

Josh Malerman: Flashback

Season 1 is just about wrapped up, but in the meantime, we thought we'd resurrect "episode # 1" for any new listeners out there! This is a flash back to the first week of March, 2023, when we had author & songwriter Josh Malerman join us for our very first recording. We hope you enjoy! Stay tuned for more special content in the weeks ahead! 

Bonus music: "Starz" by Carjack. 

Jon-Mikal Bartee - The Idiot Kids’ ”Chapels”

We're getting this episode out just in time for the Idiot Kids album release party, which will be hosted at the Outer Limits Lounge on Sat., December 2nd. If you missed that, then that shouldn't stop you from pressing play on this wonderful interview with the band's lead singer/songwriter/guitarist, Jon-Mikal Bartee. Just ignore Jeff's kinda muffled vocals on the recording. 

To quote Jeff: "The Idiot Kids have the energy of punk, the roughened aesthetic of garage rock and the melodic sensibilities of art pop... This is music with shake-you-up hooks, frenzied tempos, gnarly guitars and anthemic vocals." And if you want to find out more and listen, click here: https://theidiotkids.bandcamp.com/ 

Songs featured include:
"Wilted Bloom," "Whtie Flag," "Accidents," "Chapels," and "Nothing" by the Idiot Kids. 

 

John Krautner - ”What ARE You Doing?”

Chad and Jeff were joined by the one and only John Krautner, singer/songwriter/guitarist, known for his tenure in THE GO as well as CONSPIRACY OF OWLS, along with his solo project and his 2015 album, Fun With Gum, Vol. 1. Krautner shared his origin stories, the early days of The Go, and his love for "bubblegum" music, as well as a preview of what might yet be to come for him in the near future, music-wise. 

We recorded this upstairs at the Outer Limits Lounge during the Lions/Bears game, last week! 

 

Songs featured include
"Meet Me At The Movies," "It Always Happens To You," and "So Long Johnny" by The Go
"Ancient Robots" by Conspiracy of Owls
"I Know What's Right" by John Krautner 

plus: 
"808 States" and "Disco (Not Disco") by Carjack

 

 

Wendy Case - ”I know what I’m here to do”

This week, Chad and Jeff welcomed the one and only Wendy Case into the Outer Limits Lounge for an extended chat about her life as a musician. Wendy Case is known for her signature voice and dynamic stage presence, having written, recorded and performed with several bands, including Ten High, The Paybacks, and most recently, Royal Sweets. From her childhood days learning ukulele and guitar to her formative years in Ann Arbor, then over to San Francisco, and back to Detroit, we chart Wendy's life in music, with some inspiring insights and plenty of colorful anecdotes. 

Featured songs include:
"Mindreader" by Ten High
"Just You Wait" by the Paybacks
"When I'm Gone" by the Paybacks
"Call When You're Ready" by the Paybacks
"Saint of Close Calls" by Royal Sweets 

Royal Sweets perform at the Blind Pig on November 24 https://blindpigmusic.com/tm-event/royal-sweets-dr-pete-larson-sex-change/ 

 

And that compilation that we discuss at the midway point is The Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit

Danny Kroha - ”Raw, primal, forbidden, tabboo...of course I ended up loving it!”

Singer/songwriter/guitarist Danny Kroha visits the Outer Limits Lounge to talk about his first guitar, the formation of the Gories, the blues, and so much more. Kroha co-founded the Gories with Mick Collins and Peg O'Neil, and played alongside Margaret Doll-Rod in the Demolition Doll-Rods throughout most of the 90s, (the latter band recorded several albums and toured extensively). Danny has since formed other bands like Danny & the Darleans and released a couple of solo albums. Lately, he's been collaborating with local punk band The Stools, which we discuss at the end of this episode. 

https://dannykroha.bandcamp.com/album/detroit-blues

https://dannyandthedarleans.bandcamp.com/album/bug-out 

https://intheredrecords.com/collections/demolition-doll-rods 

 

 

Jim Byrne - ”Musical Mirror”

This week, singer/songwriter Jim Byrne swung by the Outer Limits Lounge to talk with Chad and Jeff about his various musical projects, including the freak-folk duo, Ohio Wild, the folk-rock band Burning Ponies, and a new series of solo recordings inspired, literally, by the Planet Earth, and conceptually inspired by David Attenborough. Jim also brought his banjo to the proverbial table to sing us a song! 

https://jimbyrne2.bandcamp.com/ 

https://theburningponiesmusic.bandcamp.com/ 

https://ohiowild.bandcamp.com/album/ohio-wilds-greatest-hits 

 

Songs featured include: "Musical Mirror' by Jim Byrne & Mark B. Owen
"808 States" and "Robot Disco" by Carjack
"Littered" by Honest to Goodness