Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

(S3E38) – Okay You Win

Jadd at Blues Funeral gets it. When he hears something he likes, he doesn’t hesitate to do all he can to get the band into the ears of the people who will love it. This is the case with one of the newest signings to the label, Okay You Win, out of London, England. These guys are no overnight sensations; they have been putting in the work in the scene for decades in various forms, but we now all get to hear the fruit of all of their labor in the form of their debut record, End of Days, which drops on June 26th, and let me tell you, it rules. On this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E37) we talk about their version of grungy stoner desert metal, how the band and the record came to be, playing live, and one of my all time favorite show moments while discussing the bands they love. I cannot reiterate enough how you should all go check out the first singles from End Of Days, preorder it, sign up for the Blues Funeral PostWax subscription, then come listen to my chat with Okay You Win.

(S3E37) – Soft Curse

Gloom Metal? Emo Doom? Give it whatever name you want, but the debut record, Liminal Ritual, from Santa Rosa, California’s Soft Curse, can only be described as awesome. On this episode of  Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E37), we talk to Jonny Andrew, singer and guitarist from the new band that is bringing their hardcore backgrounds to a more traditional doom sound, and let me tell you, this is doom metal through and through, but with a Soft Curse twist. We talk to Jonny about how the band came to be and their history in the very cool screamo band State Faults, why they have gone metal with this project, the Santa Rosa scene, and Jonny’s singing, which is one of the things that takes Soft Curse to another level. Jonny is a music nerd like me so we had a great discussion about all sorts of stuff, so please check out our chat, but only after you go check out Liminal Ritual, which dropped on June 12th and is available on Bandcamp to order on vinyl today. You should all listen and order, because this is some doom of the future that is here right now.

(S3E36) – The Crooked Skulls

Straight out of Jersey and filled with riffs comes The Crooked Skulls, who join us on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E36). The trio dropped their debut record, Midnight Sun, back in March and scored a place on that month’s Doom Charts, and rightfully so. The guys discuss the new record and a whole lot more. The interview went a bit sideways (you will see what I mean) but the guys are super cool, the record is awesome, and we had so much fun during our chat.  Go check out Midnight Sun and then our chat with The Crooked Skulls.

(S3E35) – Ol’ Time Moonshine

There are so many great Heavy Underground Canadian bands out there today, and so many of them are on black Throne Productions. A band that is both of these things is Toronto’s Ol’ Time Moonshine, and on this episode of Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E35) we were lucky enough to have Bill and Chris from the band join us to talk about their amazing new record, Now I Bleed, that is dropping on June 12, 2026. Not only do we talk about the killer third full length and how it came to be, we also nerd out a bit on 90s Alt Rock from Canada, which is always one of my favorite things to discuss.  The record drops tomorrow, so check out our chat and then go order Now I Bleed.

(S3E34) - Wailin Storms

Back in 2020 when I was starting to get back into the heavy underground music scene, one record that stood out that dragged me back in was Rattle, by North Carolina’s Wailin Storms. I was hooked and have been a big fan ever since. Which is why it is such an honor to have the full band join Rich and Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S3E34) to talk about their amazing new record, The Arsonist, dropping on July 10, 2026 via Season Of Mist records, of which I cannot stop listening to. We discuss the new record in depth, band history and influences, recording with 90s alt royalty, and a lot more. There are two singles available now, so go check them out, then come listen to my chat with Justin, Ben, Steve, and Mark.