Kellen’s Petty Talk Show

Episode 60 - Ben Kotin (Such Gold, Taking Meds, Who Decides)

Ben Kotin is the vocalist/guitarist for Rochester-based punk rock band, Such Gold. He also plays guitar in Taking Meds and a newer hardcore project called Who Decides. 

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Episode 59 - Paige Troxell, Kim Gunzinger, Jeremy Morehead (Fred Heads)

Fred Heads is a brand new documentary that features interviews with hundreds of Nightmare on Elm Street fans that discuss what this franchise has meant to them the last four decades. So many different stories are interwoven through the narrative and many will shock you. A healthy handful of Elm Street alumni pop up throughout the over two-hour runtime as well, so there will be some familiar faces!

The movie will be hitting the film festival circuit this fall with distribution information being announced soon!

Follow @fredheadsdoc for all the gory details!

Thank you to Kim, Paige and Jeremy for their time - it was a lot of fun getting to talk and promote the film.

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Episode 58 - John Campopiano, Chris Griffiths, Gary Smart (Pennywise: The Story of IT)

Pennywise: The Story of IT is a brand new documentary highlighting the popular 1990 mini-series based on Stephen King’s best-selling novel.

 

John Campopiano, Chris Griffiths and Gary Smart are the creative team behind the film and have poured over 5 years of time, blood, sweat and tears to bring this film to the horror fans.

 

Funded by Indiegogo as well as money out of the their own pockets, these guys took their passion to the next level and brought back the cast/crew to talk about the film, including so many incredible stories that are not in the common knowledge. The chapters are then interwoven with a plethora of never before seen footage from behind-the-scenes that will truly blow minds.

 

If you want to check out this master work for yourself - be sure to stream it for free on @screambox 😱

 

Let the filmmakers know how much you enjoyed the film: @johncampopiano @deadmouse_griff @deadmouse_producer 🤡🎈

 

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Episode 57 - Matty Arsenault (A Loss For Words, The World)

Matty Arsenault was the vocalist of A Loss For Words, a Massachusetts-based pop punk band that released a handful of studios albums and toured the world with bands like The Wonder Years, This Time Next Year, Transit and Fireworks. For over 15 years, the band stayed active touring relentlessly and churning out records, acoustic EP's, a cover record and everything in between. While not completely broken up, A Loss For Words comes out of the woodwork every now and again to play one-off shows when they feel necessary. 

Nowadays, you can catch Matty doing vocals in a brand-new hardcore band called The World. With a new genre still comes familiar territory. Matty is absolutely crushing this new project as well as managing other artists in his spare time, which he likes to say, he doesn't have much of. Matty lives in Nashville now and although you can almost always catch him grinding on the road, rather than at his crib, he's enjoying life to the fullest and loving every minute.

Be sure to follow Matty on Instagram @mattyal4w 

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Episode 56 - Grady Allen (Anxious)

Grady Allen is the lead vocalist of Anxious, a band based out of Connecticut that is a hardcore/punk hybrid blending many different musical influences including pop punk and emo undertones. This group has been having their biggest year yet with the release of their debut full-length record, "Little Green House". Recently on tour with bands like Bayside, Knuckle Puck, Boston Manor, Koyo, Thrice and so many other heavy hitters, Anxious has proven that they have a place in this scene.

With their unique sound and stellar stage performance, the band has been given many great opportunities to tour and continue world domination. With more new music on the way, some milestone shows at Sound and Fury this month and a fall tour with Oso Oso in the fall, the rest of the year for Anxious is looking to be slam packed.

Be sure to check out "Little Green House" where ever you stream music and shoot Grady a follow @retrogrady !

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Art by @mr.ed_gage

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Episode 55 - Sam Morrow (Musician)

Sam Morrow is an American country-rock artist who has gotten massive attention for his last couple records. His most recent effort, "Gettin' By On Gettin' Down", has nine stellar tracks that really display Sam's versatility as a songwriter. 

It was a pleasure to talk about his humble beginnings in Houston to moving to Los Angeles and dealing with the culture shift. We even got the chance to talk about his methods for writing music and surviving life on the road. 

If you're a fan of this episode, go shoot Sam a follow @mamsorrow and be sure to peep his upcoming tour dates to see if he's playing a show near you! 

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Episode 54 - Benjamin Scrivens (Fright-Rags)

Benjamin Scrivens is the owner/operator and CEO of Fright-Rags, a horror apparel & merchandise company based out of Rochester, NY. 

Starting the business in his apartment back in 2003, Ben began his grind for world domination. While it took several years to start building up a trustworthy and relentless fan base, he continued to develop new ways to keep his product fresh and in the conversation. With a current staff of 8 employees including Scrivens, Fright-Rags has been hard at work bringing horror fans around the world incredible clothing and spooktacular horror items for all to enjoy. 

Ben is also the host of Saturday Night Rewind, an event series that brings some of the best retro screenings to Rochester. From time to time, the evenings are accompanied with celebrity guest appearances and other awesome surprises. 

Be sure to check out all that Fright-Rags has to offer by following them on Instagram @frightrags and browse their online catalog at www.fright-rags.com ! Here you’ll find t-shirts, hats, lunch boxes, plush dolls, lounge pants, socks and anything else your ghostly hearts could possibly desire.

 

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Episode 53 - Pat Kennedy (Light Years, No Pressure)

Pat Kennedy is the vocalist/guitarist of Light Years and the guitarist of No Pressure. He's toured the world many times and continues to push the envelop with his musical capabilities. He put out three full lengths and three EPs with Light Years that gave him countless opportunities to play shows with his bandmates.

In the end of summer 2020 when COVID was ruining everyone's lives without warning, a new project called No Pressure dropped onto the scene. This group, consisting of Pat Kennedy on guitar (Light Years), Harry Corrigan on drums (Regulate) and Parker Cannon on the mic (The Story So Far) has already surpassed all expectations and then some. Their shows have that chaotic energy that most bands yearn for and every release so far has exceptionally slapped. Brand new No Pressure tunes are on the way and the dudes hit Europe this June to continue their world domination. 

If you're a fan of Pat, be sure to shoot him a follow on Instagram @patyears

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Episode 52 - Peter Vullo (Thursday Night Terrors)

Peter Vullo is the host and creator of the highly successful horror event series Thursday Night Terrors. On a monthly basis and exclusive to Thursday nights, Peter curates screenings of horror films that the blood-thirsty fans of the genre are yearning to see. Every season, moviegoers are surprised by a new slate of films that have an ever -changing variety. 

Tickets for upcoming shows can be found on the Amherst Theatre website at amherst.dipsontheatres.com for an incredible price of only $8. 

Be sure to follow Peter @peterfromthetheater to keep up to date on upcoming screenings and his horror collecting posts. 

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Episode 51 - Pete Dowdalls (This Time Next Year, Greyed Out)

Pete Dowdalls is an American vocalist that sang for the band This Time Next Year from 2006-2012 and has since returned to music in a new project called Greyed Out, which features four of the groups' original members. Greyed Out will take the stage for the very first time on Friday, April 8th at the X Bar in Cupertino, California. This will be Pete's first time performing in over a decade. 

While on an extended exit from the music scene, Pete hitched it to China to teach English to children and get a much needed culture shock away from life on the road. After a year, he moved to Los Angeles to reconnect with old friends and eventually made is way back to his roots in Northern California. 

One of his interests aside from making music is fishing and he's very passionate about it. He's also an avid fish tank connoisseur and puts a lot of focus towards marine biology. 

If you enjoy this interview, be sure to check out his music in Greyed Out and This Time Next Year available wherever you stream music. 

Be sure to follow Pete on Instagram at @petedunk and the new band at @greyedout 

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