Aug 30, 2018
<p>Some people seem to have an insatiable, irrepressible, uncontainable urge and desire to create.Some people seem to have an insatiable, irrepressible, uncontainable urge and desire to create. My friend Shawn fits into that category. We spend some time discussing where that urge comes from, but the reality is that neither of us really knows. But something is certainly driving Shawn, since he's on tour all the time with Child Bite, puts on an annual festival in Detroit, <a href="http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2018/02/26/we-all-want-our-time-in-hell-limited-edition-samhain-tribute-featuring-ghoul-brain-tentacles-midnight-child-bite-and-more-to-see-release-via-corpse-flower-records-teaser-video-posted-preorders/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">organizes Samhain tribute compilations</a>, <a href="https://boginfinity.bigcartel.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">designs tour posters and album artwork</a>, and works a graphic design job in corporate America.</p>
<p><em>NOTE: We recorded this podcast in the green room at <a href="http://emptybottle.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">The Empty Bottle</a>, and part of the recording features Unsane sound-checking. I did some editing to make this less distracting, but apologies for the background noise.</em></p>
<p><b>Check out more from Shawn, Child Bite &
Berserker Fest</b><ul> <li>Instagram: <a
href="https://www.instagram.com/shawnknight000/">@shawnknight000</a>//<a
href="https://www.instagram.com/childbite/?hl=en">@childbite</a>
<li>Website: <a
href="https://childbite.bandcamp.com/">Child
Bite</a></li>
<li>Facebook: <a
href="https://www.facebook.com/berserkerdetroit/">Berserker
Fest</a></li>
</ul></p>
<p>And, check out <a href="http://www.earsplitcompound.com/site/2018/02/26/we-all-want-our-time-in-hell-limited-edition-samhain-tribute-featuring-ghoul-brain-tentacles-midnight-child-bite-and-more-to-see-release-via-corpse-flower-records-teaser-video-posted-preorders/">WE ALL WANT OUR TIME IN HELL</a> - the Samhain tribute comp Shawn put together. All the records are sold out, but bands do still have copies. If you want one, reach out to me directly since Like Rats has copies left.</p>
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<p><b>Show Notes</b>
<ul> <li>[01:04] Does Child Bite sound like The
Jesus Lizard on purpose? --And being the "odd band out" on most
shows.</li>
<li>[05:57] The beginnings of Child Bite as part of a
collective of Detroit weirdos</li>
<li>[14:53] Where do the creative impulse and the impulse to
share come from?</li>
<li>[18:33] Experiments with living in a tiny
house.</li>
<li>[26:44] What is the creative vision for Child Bite and
how does the writing process work?</li>
<li>[34:45] Recording with Wes Borland from Limp
Bizkit</li>
<li>[40:55] What's going on with Berserker
Fest?</li>
<li>[57:48] The creation of We All Want Our Time in Hell" - a
Samhain tribute compilation - and receiving a cease and desist
letter from Danzig"</li>
<li>[01:08:27] Where to find out more about Child Bite and
Berserker Fest</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Links and Resources Mentioned</b>
<ul> <li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jesus_Lizard">The Jesus
Lizard</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Yow">David
Yow</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.testamentlegions.com/">Testament</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.obituary.cc/">Obituary</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rapture_(band)">The
Rapture</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_Are_Now!">Thunderbirds
Are Now!</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="https://newgrenada.bandcamp.com/">New
Grenada</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.slayer.net/">Slayer</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Bungle">Mr.
Bunglea</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="http://primusville.com/">Primus</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="http://deerhoof.net/">Deerhoof</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="http://liarsliarsliars.com/">Liars</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Kind_of_Monster_(film)">Some
Kind of Monster</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://twitter.com/larsulrich?lang=en">Lars
Ulrich</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpVuylpybiI">Lars playing
a funny drum beat in Some Kind of
Monster</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_Devo:_Volume_One">Deveo
- "Hardcore Devo: Volume One"</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="http://www.misfits.com/">Misfits</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="http://www.deadkennedys.com/">Dead
Kennedys</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Flag_(band)">Black
Flag</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headbangers_Ball">Headbangers
Ball</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Maniacs">Metal
Maniacs</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_King">Kerry
King</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_$5.98_E.P.:_Garage_Days_Re-Revisited">Metallica
- "The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days
Re-Revisited"</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pushead">Pushead</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skankin%27_Pickle">Skankin'
Pickle</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.chevrolet.com/">Chevrolet</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="https://www.thousandtrails.com/">Thousand
Trails RV Resorts</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn4QsRmm6Y0">Earth Crisis
- "Firestorm"</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_Joke">Killing
Joke</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://stnnng.bandcamp.com/">STNNNG</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shellac_(band)">Shellac</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.instagram.com/thewesborland/?hl=en">Wes
Borland</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="http://www.limpbizkit.com/">Limp
Bizkit</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dumb_Face">Big Dumb
Face</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://goldenfuckingtorso.bandcamp.com/">Golden
Torso</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fury_of_Five">Fury of
Five</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WrestleMania">WrestleMania</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.gwar.net/">Gwar</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="https://phaillegals.bandcamp.com/">Philip
H. Anselmo & The Illegals</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.facebook.com/OFFICIALMACABRE/">Macabre</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negative_Approach">Negative
Approach</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.facebook.com/HousecoreHorrorFilmFestival/">Housecore
Horror Film Festival</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://unsanesl.bandcamp.com/releases">Unsane</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="http://www.deathfests.com/">Maryland
Deathfest</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://wodleader.com/competition/southloopgames2017">South
Loop Games</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="https://ritualhowls.bandcamp.com/">Ritual
Howls</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauhaus_(band)">Bauhaus</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="https://www.decibelmagazine.com/">Decibel
Magazine</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://midnight-ohio.bandcamp.com/">Midnight</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longview_(song)">Green Day -
"Longview"</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dookie">Green Day -
"Dookie"</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="http://www.hellsheadbangers.com/">Hell's
Headbangers</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="https://shed-the-skin.bandcamp.com/">Shed
the Skin</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://incantation666.bandcamp.com/">Incantation</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tp4J2PIdBc">Anal Cunt -
"Kyle from Incantation Has a
Mustache"</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://battlecross.bandcamp.com/">Battlecross</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://tombsbklyn.bandcamp.com/">Tombs</a><br/></li>
<li><a
href="https://homewreckeroh.bandcamp.com/">Homewrecker</a><br/></li>
</ul></p>