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Sharing his love for giant Japanese monsters, Kaijucast host Kyle Yount shares some choice tracks and audio clips as well as his knowledge of Godzilla in this informative and fun monthly podcast. godzilla, gojira, mothra, rodan, gamera, ifukube, sato, otani Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount controller@kaijucast.com no clean http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/20/its-monday-you-know-what-that-means/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/20/its-monday-you-know-what-that-means/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 18:33:11 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2503 http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/20/its-monday-you-know-what-that-means/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/18/the-last-pacific-rim-trailer-i-need-to-see/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/18/the-last-pacific-rim-trailer-i-need-to-see/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 18:03:58 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2480 http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/18/the-last-pacific-rim-trailer-i-need-to-see/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/13/make-your-monday-monstrous-2/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/13/make-your-monday-monstrous-2/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 14:20:26 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2478 http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/13/make-your-monday-monstrous-2/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/05/05-05-2013-adding-more-godzilla-fans-to-the-mix/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/05/05-05-2013-adding-more-godzilla-fans-to-the-mix/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 05:18:52 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2462 http://kaijucast.com/2013/05/05/05-05-2013-adding-more-godzilla-fans-to-the-mix/feed/ 0 1:23:38 Hey folks, it’s Cinco De Mayo and it’s been a while since we’ve added some new voices to the mix! Meet Julian and Sean, two local Godzilla fans who I am quite happy to add to our current roster of disembodied talkers. I asked them[...] Hey folks, it’s Cinco De Mayo and it’s been a while since we’ve added some new voices to the mix! Meet Julian and Sean, two local Godzilla fans who I am quite happy to add to our current roster of disembodied talkers. I asked them over for their debut episode and we just shot the breeze about all things kaiju. Hopefully you will enjoy them on the show as much as I did talking to them. Juian used to work at Atomic Comics back in Arizona and Sean is a Portland native and both suggested song or two for the episode. They be showing up on future episodes – wow, I’m really starting to cull together a little group of fans in the Portland area. Maybe this podcast is good for something after all! CINCO DE MUSIC! 1. The Making of Ultraman by Japanese Telecom from Virtual Geisha (2001) 2. Gammera by the Moons from Gammera, The Invincible (1965 – sort of) 3. Flight of Garuda by Daikaiju from Phase 2 (2010) 4. Call Happiness by Akira Ifukube from Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1965) SUGGESTED READING: Pacific Trailer Wondercon Trailer (2,500 tons of awesome!) Behind The Scenes Photos from LP Godzilla (1, 2) Kaiju Combat for Indies Crash at E3 UPCOMING EVENTS: 5/12 – Mothra Screening with August Ragone in Oakland, CA 5/24 – 5/26 Crypticon in Seattle, WA 6/22 – Godzilla Night II in San Leandro, CA 7/12 – 7/14 G-Fest XX DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget to submit your homework for our next Daikaiju Discussion! We are watching Ghidorah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) on May 23rd so make sure you turn your homework in by submitting your thoughts questions and reviews beforehand!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/29/04-29-2013-pacific-rim-wondercon-footage/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/29/04-29-2013-pacific-rim-wondercon-footage/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:45:55 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2449 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/29/04-29-2013-pacific-rim-wondercon-footage/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/29/make-your-monday-monstrous/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/29/make-your-monday-monstrous/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:38:49 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2411 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/29/make-your-monday-monstrous/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/26/04-26-2013-daikaiju-varan-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/26/04-26-2013-daikaiju-varan-discussion/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:26:42 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2391 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/26/04-26-2013-daikaiju-varan-discussion/feed/ 0 1:16:27 Kyle, Martin & Jeff discuss the film and history behind Daikaiju Varan (1958) Welcome to another installment of the Kaijucast… episode 81 in fact! In this episode, Martin, Jeff and I talk about the 1958 monster movie Daikaiju Varan. It[...] Kyle, Martin & Jeff discuss the film and history behind Daikaiju Varan (1958) Welcome to another installment of the Kaijucast… episode 81 in fact! In this episode, Martin, Jeff and I talk about the 1958 monster movie Daikaiju Varan. It’s one of those early Toho films that was made when the studio was still tinkering with their own interpretation of the giant monster movie formula. We had a great time watching the movie and then talking about it…because that’s what we do for our daikaiju discussions. I think we all found something to appreciate about the film. Out of the three of us, I was the only one who had already seen the film. Maybe this film isn’t as widely recognized as I had hoped. We did only get seven listener reviews, so that theory would work in this sense. Unfortunately Jeff had to get back to his family, so Martin and I had to finish out the rest of the show together. But we had other items to talk about and of course, for the monster music lovers out there, we played the following tracks during the show. MONSTER MUSIC: 1. The Confrontation at Fuji by Akira Ifukube from King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) 2. Monster Match I by Riichiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) 3. Rebirth of Varan by Akira Ifukube from Daikaiju Varan (1958) 4. The Military’s Kiss by Big Pimp Episode from Kodoja: Terror Mountain Showdown (2012) SUGGESTED READING: Tsuburaya Announces new Ultraman and Series SciFi Japan article on Men In Suits Documentary BAFE’s An Evening of Rubber Monsters Ultraman Panel Recap from Monsterpalooza UPCOMING EVENTS: 4/26 & 4/27 Stumptown Comics Festival 5/24 – 5/26 Crypticon in Seattle 6/22 – Godzilla Night II in San Leandro 7/12 – 7/14 G-Fest in Chicago 7/18 – 7/21 San Diego Comic Con DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: Next month, we watch Ghidrah, The Three-Headed Monster (1964) and I am pumped! I have been mentioning this film and its significance to the Kaiju film genre since I started the podcast back in 2009. This film has so much going for it – the first appearance of King Ghidorah, the last appearance of the Peanuts’ Shobijin, Godzilla battling Rodan, international intrigue! It’s going to be awesome and we want you to join in the fun by sending in your thoughts, questions and reviews for this discussion. We’ll be watching the Classic Media version of this, which is quite possibly the best home video version outside of Japan. It has both the English dub and the Japanese language track to choose from (plus it has a great commentary by David Kalat!). If you don’t have it in your collection, make sure you track it down… it is also available on Netflix streaming, if you have that service! If you want to submit your homework for this film, please do so before May 23rd. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/22/04-22-2013-stumptown-bonus-with-paul-guinan-anina-bennett/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/22/04-22-2013-stumptown-bonus-with-paul-guinan-anina-bennett/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:21:54 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2387 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/22/04-22-2013-stumptown-bonus-with-paul-guinan-anina-bennett/feed/ 0 1:10:14 Why is this a bonus episode? Well if you’ve listened to any of our episodes this year, you’re probably aware of all the different shows and conventions that we’ll be part of/going to. One of those events is the 10th Annual Stumptow[...] Why is this a bonus episode? Well if you’ve listened to any of our episodes this year, you’re probably aware of all the different shows and conventions that we’ll be part of/going to. One of those events is the 10th Annual Stumptown Comics Festival held right here in Portland, Oregon. In association with our Stumptown broadcast that will be taking place during the show, we thought it would be a great idea to have on some local artists who are a big part of the show and just talk a bit about their creations and what attendees can expect at this year’s festival. Rather than just having these creators over to the Kaijucast HQ for a few minutes, I really wanted to showcase their work because I am a BIG fan of what they do… Those artists just happened to be both Paul Guinan and Anina Bennet, creators of the amazing books Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel and Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention. They came over and sat down with Heather and myself for this bonus episode. We talk about the books, their next projects and (of course) the Stumptown Comics Fest! If you are in the Portland area, we really hope that you can make it out to the festival – I’ve been attending for the past several years and it is one of the most unique comic shows I’ve ever attended and it just keeps getting better and better each year. But if you cannot be at the show, please tune into the Radio Stumptown broadcast during the festival! SUGGESTED READING: Boilerplate: History’s Mechanical Marvel Frank Reade: Adventures in the Age of Invention Stumptown Comics Festival Website Stumptown’s Podcast Alley Setup     Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/22/monster-music-mondays-returns/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/22/monster-music-mondays-returns/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:48:16 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2388 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/22/monster-music-mondays-returns/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/10/04-10-2013-godzilla-artist-jeff-zornow/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/10/04-10-2013-godzilla-artist-jeff-zornow/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:13:59 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2361 http://kaijucast.com/2013/04/10/04-10-2013-godzilla-artist-jeff-zornow/feed/ 0 1:12:59 From the Mad Monster Party in North Carolina, Haruo Nakajima and comic book artist, Jeff Zornow cross paths. Just a brief word of warning: recording conditions were not ideal for this interview. You’re going to hear some heavily processed audi[...] From the Mad Monster Party in North Carolina, Haruo Nakajima and comic book artist, Jeff Zornow cross paths. Just a brief word of warning: recording conditions were not ideal for this interview. You’re going to hear some heavily processed audio, but I assure you, it is worth it! Why? Because we had an awesome time talking with Jeff Zornow – horror and comic book artist, lover of metal and clergyman in the church of Godzilla…and when it comes to kaiju, Gatchaman, Ultraseven or the Giant Robo OVA, Zornow is one of the most passionate people I’ve ever had the pleasure of hanging out with. Those who went to last year’s G-Fest listener party will remember his enthusiasm! I thought it was definitely time to have Jeff on the show again and this time, his recent trip to North Carolina’s Mad Monster Party resulted in him meeting the Godzilla actor, Haruo Nakajima.. We talked about many things with Zornow – his history as a Godzilla fan, his upcoming and existing projects and places where you can buy  his art, so please make sure you click on those links in the notes below! JEFF’S MONSTER MUSIC PLAYLIST: 1. A Pledge to the Open Sky bu Bob Sakuma from Gatchaman (1972) 2. Getter Robo by Isao Sasaki from Getter Robo (1974) 3. Main Theme by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) 4. Big Fire Appears by Masamichi Amano from Giant Robo OVA (1992) 5. Prayer of the Mu Empire by Akira Ifukube from Atragon (1963) SUGGESTED READING: Koichi Kawakita attends Gunhed event New X-Plus announcements on Scifi Japan & a photo update 2004 New Ultra-Act figure announcement on Scifi Japan Alamo Drafthouse to host giant monster screenings in Houston, TX Sally Hawkins added to LP Godzilla cast Guillermo Del Toro would love to make a Godzilla/Pacific Rim Crossover David Goyer talks about his work on  the LP Godzilla script Jeff Zornow’s Original Comic Art Jeff Zornow’s Etsy Shop UPCOMING EVENTS: 4/12 – 4/14 Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA 4/27 – 4/28 Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR 5/24 – 5/26 Crypticon in Seattle, WA 6/22 Godzilla Night II in San Leandro, CA 7/12 – 7/14 G-Fest XX in Chicago, IL 7/18 – 7/21 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, CA DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: As we mentioned in the last episode, our Daikaiju Discussion film this month is Toho’s Daikaiju Varan (1958). I’ve been looking forward to this one for a long time and am really looking forward to not only talking about the film with my cohorts for the night, but also reading your homework! If you want to have your thoughts, questions and reviews as part of the next episode, please make sure that you submit it by the 23rd of this month. 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FROM BEHIND THE MOON THEY COME… TO INVADE THE EARTH! ABDUCT ITS WOMEN! LEVEL ITS CITIES! This month’s discussion [...] Jeff, Kyle, Martin and Adam talk about the ups and downs of the alien invasion film from 1957, Toho’s The Mysterians! FROM BEHIND THE MOON THEY COME… TO INVADE THE EARTH! ABDUCT ITS WOMEN! LEVEL ITS CITIES! This month’s discussion focuses on the 1957 alien invasion epic from Toho, The Mysterians!!! We were a bit torn here at the HQ, but I was very happy to have my discussion crew for this episode: Adam Alexander from the Monster Project joined Jeff, Martin and I for the film. This discussion, albeit heavily bisected, was a LOT of fun. It’s always a pleasure to have Martin show up and watch these films for the first time, but Martin was not alone in this viewing – neither Adam nor Jeff had seen this film (in its entirety) either. Many thanks to my three cohorts and the listeners for this excursion. We did have more awesomeness during this episode, so please make sure you check out the links below. And if you are one of the folks thats been having issues with getting the show on their mobile devices, check us out on Stitcher. MARCH OF THE MUSIC: 1. Main Theme (US Version) by Kinoyuchi Mayauchi from Godzilla’s Revenge (1969) 2. Sky by Ulfuls from Gamera 2: Advent Of Legion (1996) 3. Godzilla Vs. Kumonga And Kamacuras (M23-2) by Daisuke Yano from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 4. The Alpha & The Beta by Akira Ifukube from The Mysterians (1957) 5. Fopp (Dub) by Soundgarden from the Fopp EP (1988) 6. Ending Monologue from Godzilla 1985 SUGGESTED READING: Akira Takarada joins Legendary’s Godzilla production! Godzilla starts filming in British Columbia Matt Frank has provided artwork for G-Fest XX Hi-res photos of SH MonsterArts’ 1964 Godzilla figure New SciFi JapanTV Episode “Memories Of Godzilla” UPCOMING EVENTS: 4/12 – 4/14 Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA 4/27 – 4/28 Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR 5/24 – 5/26 Crypticon in Seattle, WA 6/22 Godzilla Night II in San Leandro, CA 7/12 – 7/14 G-Fest XX in Chicago, IL 7/18 – 7/21 San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, CA DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: Our next film in the Daikaiju Discussion lineup is the next scifi film from Toho, the 1958 Daikaiju Varan otherwise known as “Varan the Unbelievable ” Please turn in your homework by April 23rd to have your thoughts, questions and reviews a part of the next discussion.   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/03/17/03-17-2013-godzilla-co-star-akira-takarada-panel-from-g-fest/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/03/17/03-17-2013-godzilla-co-star-akira-takarada-panel-from-g-fest/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:41:25 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2315 http://kaijucast.com/2013/03/17/03-17-2013-godzilla-co-star-akira-takarada-panel-from-g-fest/feed/ 0 1:11:37 Please to enjoy the audio from last year’s G-Fest panel where I was lucy enough to interview Godzilla co-star, Akira Takarada! Photo credit: Brett Homenick Y’know how sometimes you do something and save it for later? And then you kind of[...] Please to enjoy the audio from last year’s G-Fest panel where I was lucy enough to interview Godzilla co-star, Akira Takarada! Photo credit: Brett Homenick Y’know how sometimes you do something and save it for later? And then you kind of forget about it? Yeah…. that’s what happened here. But, thankfully I did remember it and that’s why this episode of the podcast features notable veteran actor Akira Takarada! I explain it all in the intro to the show, so since this is just the written intro to the show, I would like to thank Brett Homenick for offering me the chance to interview a legend in the landscape of giant monsters (hopefully not for the last time), Robert Scott Field for his amazing powers of interpretation during the panel and the organizers of G-Fest for their allowing me to have the panel just before Takarada’s. That being said, I will also apologize in writing to those who had questions for Mr. Takarada. There was no way to add those in without jacking the levels and making those portions pretty unlistenable, so I had to edit those out of this episode. Hopefully I’ll get to do this again at this year’s G-Fest and I can have an audience microphone set up. We did have some pretty cool news and of course, what would an episode of the podcast be without some music? MUSIC: 1. Requiem by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) 2. Fighter Sortie by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla Raids Again (1955) 3. Markalite Flying Atomic Heat Projector by Akira Ifukube from The Mysterians (1957) 4. Monsterman by DEVO (2012) SUGGESTED READING: LP Godzilla snags Juliet Binoche & David Strathairn LP Godzilla begins filming in B.C. this month New IDW Godzilla series announced: “Godzilla: Rulers Of Earth” by Matt Frank and Chris Mowry Wonder Festival 2013 Report on Scifi Japan X-Plus release report for Giant Alien Zarab on Scifi Japan Monster Attack Team Press Release AWESOME EVENTS: 3/22 – 3/24 Mad Monster Party in Charlotte, NC 4/12 – 4/14 Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA 4/27 – 4/28 Stumptown Comics Fest in Portland, OR 5/24 – 5/26 Crypticon in Seattle, WA 6/22 BAFE’s Godzilla Night II in San Leandro, CA 7/12 – 7/14 G-Fest XX in Chicago, IL 7/18- 7 /21 San Diego Comic Con in Sand Diego, CA BEHOLD!!!! We have completed our commentary for War Of The Gargantuas - Please download, listen and enjoy! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER As mentioned in the last episode, this month’s focus for our Dakaiju Discussion is the 1957 scifi epic, The Mysterians! Make sure you have your homework turned in before March 23rd to have your thoughts, questions and reviews included in the next episode!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/02/27/02-22-2012-rodan-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/02/27/02-22-2012-rodan-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:36:00 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2291 http://kaijucast.com/2013/02/27/02-22-2012-rodan-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:35:23 Martin, Jeff, Rachel, Bryan, Kyle and special guest Keith Foster watch and then engage in a lively discussion on the 1956 Rodan. We had a full house in the Kaijucast HQ Tonight! That pretty much means we had more people that I had microphones for th[...] In this Daikaiju Discussion, we turn our focus to the 1956 Toho classic tokusatsu film, Rodan. In addition to having Martin, Jeff, Bryan and Rachel part of the discussion, we are joined by a good friend of the show and the big cheese over at Big Pimp Jones' album and comic book release, Kodoja. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/02/11/02-11-2013-godzilla-topic-multi-ball/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/02/11/02-11-2013-godzilla-topic-multi-ball/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 01:59:22 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2258 http://kaijucast.com/2013/02/11/02-11-2013-godzilla-topic-multi-ball/feed/ 0 1:19:26 Heather, Kyle & Jeff are finally back together after a long stint of not being able to all record together to just talk about Godzilla. It had been so long since Heather, Jeff and I had been able to get together that I was thrilled to just throw[...] Heather, Kyle & Jeff are finally back together after a long stint of not being able to all record together to just talk about Godzilla. It had been so long since Heather, Jeff and I had been able to get together that I was thrilled to just throw a topic request out to the fans on Facebook. Said topics included discussion about the direction of the podcast, our top five from the tops of our heads, toy discussions, comics, speculation on Godzilla’s future with both Legendary Pictures and Toho, plus a lot more. Major thanks to the active folks on the Kaijucast facebook page for the easily mined subject matter! Just a heads up, this episode also took a somber note from the Mediocre Show – one of the podcasts I listen to on a regular basis- by paying posthumous tribute to some people and animals who have had an effect on us and recently left this plane of existence. It wasn’t a pleasant or happy thing, but loss affects everyone and we felt it was more than appropriate to toast those who are no longer with us. Now!… on to more entertaining items – if you are interested in any of the music we played during this episode, here is this episode’s track listing: MUSIC: 1. Main Title by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (1967) 2. Smoldering Fury by Trevor Duncan from The Great War (but also used in Ghidrah, the Three-Headed Monster) 3. Self Defense Forces March 2 by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla 1985 (1984) 4. Rise From The Sea by Big Pimp Jones from Kodoja (2012) 5. Prayer of the MU Empire from Bukimisha Weird Secret Society ’s album GOUKAI Na GOJIRA (GODZILLA) (2000) 6. The Escape From Godzilla by Ko Otani from Godzilla · Mothra · King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001) SUGGESTED READING: - SciFi Japan X-Plus article - Breaking ToyFair News: New Bandai Creation line & Pacific Rim Jaegers from NECA - Elizabeth Olsen confirms the somber tone of LP’s Godzilla LOCAL EVENTS: 2/13 at 7pm Kelly Sue DeConnick & Pete Wood signing at the Portland Things From Another World 2/14 at 9pm Romancing The Nerd with Adam Warrock, Michotomy & Bad Habitat at the Fez 2/19 at 7pm Geek Trivia with Cort & Bobby at the Kennedy School 2/22 – 2/24 Wizard World’s Portland Comic Con at the Oregon Convention Center 2/22 at 8pm Kirby Krackle & The Doubleclicks at Backspace 2/23 at 7:30pm & 11pm Geeklesque Gets “Weird” at the Star Theater 2/27 at 8pm Wil Wheaton vs. Paul & Storm at the Alberta Rose Theater 3/1 – 3/3 Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington As always, be sure to check out GeekPortland.com for your awesome geeky shindigs & hootenannies NOT A LOCAL EVENT: 3/22 – 3/24: Mad Monster Party in Charlotte, NC 4/12 -4/14: Monsterpalooza in Burbank, CA DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK: The most shocking name in two million years! Never a horror like it! Thundering out of unknown skies – the super-sonic hell-creature no weapon could destroy! As reported in the last episode, this month’s film for our Daikaiju Discussion is the 1956 solo (sort of) kaiju entry, Rodan! If you choose to submit your homework, the due date is February 21st – which is our recording date, so there’s no wiggle room on this one. The earlier you turn it in, the better, too! Please use our spiffy Contact form to send in your thoughts, questions & reviews! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/31/01-31-2013-banana-oil-aka-godzilla-raids-again-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/31/01-31-2013-banana-oil-aka-godzilla-raids-again-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:45:23 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2237 http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/31/01-31-2013-banana-oil-aka-godzilla-raids-again-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:41:16 Rachel, Dave, Kyle & Bryan talk about the first ever sequel for the King of the Monsters, Godzilla Raids Again! I never in a million years would have thought we’d spend so long talking about a Godzilla movie that has always seemed so bland[...] Rachel, Dave, Kyle & Bryan talk about the first ever sequel for the King of the Monsters, Godzilla Raids Again! I never in a million years would have thought we’d spend so long talking about a Godzilla movie that has always seemed so bland. That’s right, this month’s Daikaiju Discussion is for the 1955 Godzilla Raids Again, also known as Gigantis The Fire Monster. Compared to the other films in the franchise, I did a LOT of research because this is one of my least watched Godzilla films in the series. In fact, I had only seen the Japanese version of the film before this viewing (shocking, I know!). Because of that, we watched the Amercian version and it was an adventure to be sure. I was joined in the Kaijucast HQ by Dave Helfrey (aka Baron Von Goloo) with Bryan and Rachel Cook. Not only, did we discuss the film for nearly an hour, but another amazing thing happened… we received WAY more homework than I thought we would. As such (and this is for you long-winded intellectuals) I must offer a humble apology as I had to edit the entries – sometimes severely trimming them. Apologies for that, as there was no way that I could possibly have read all of those essays – especially since I recorded the rest of the episode all by my lonesome! Because of the massive amount of time needed to just cover the discussions, I had to tear through the news and local events fairly quickly. But I did play some music – and specifically, some requests! Hope you enjoy the small handful of tunes in this episode…here they are: MUSIC: 1. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla, King of the Monsters (1954) 2. Godzilla Located by Marau Satoh from Godzilla Raids Again (1955) 3. Main Title by Ko otani from Godzilla • Mothra • King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) 4. Godzilla-san by Takao Saeki & Composed by Tadashi Yoshida from Godzilla Raids Again (1955) SUGGESTED READING: Scifi JapanTV Episode #9 with Shinichi Wakasa and Tom Kitagawa Legendary Pictures Godzilla Legal Battles Ultra Series Director Toshihiro Iijima & Hiroko Sakurai attend autograph signing in Japan Monsterpalooza announces Ultra-guests: Bin Furuya, Susumu Korobe & Hiroko Sakurai! LOCAL EVENTS: 1/31 RiffTrax Live presents “Plan 9 From Outer Space” 2/5 at 7pm Geek Triva at McMenamins’ Kennedy School 2/13 at 7pm Kelly Sue DeConnick & Pete Wood signing for Avengers Assemble at the Portland TFAW 2/19 at 7pm Geek Triva at McMenamins’ Kennedy School 2/22 – 2/24 Wizard World’s Portland Comic Con 2/22 at 8pm The Doubleclicks & Kirby Krackle at Backspace 2/23 at 7:30pm & 11pm Geeklesque Gets Weird at the Star Theater 2/27 at 8pm Wil Wheaton vs. Paul & Storm at the Alberta Rose Theater *Make sure to check out our new supplemental videos on our new Vimeo and Youtube channel! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK: It give me great pleasure to announce that our movie for next month is the movie that started it all for me…the 1956 Toho classic, Rodan! I’m not sure if we’ll be watching the English or Japanese version of this, but we will have a special guest in the studio for this one, so if you would like to be included in this next discussion, make sure you send in your homework (aka thoughts  questions & reviews) before February 22nd! Feel free to use our handy-dandy Contact form. Also, while I do love to read the long essays, please keep in mind that we may need to edit any reviews down for our goal of an hour-long show. Thanks and we look forward to hearing from you!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/13/01-13-2013-live-showlistener-party/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/13/01-13-2013-live-showlistener-party/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:47:00 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2156 http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/13/01-13-2013-live-showlistener-party/feed/ 0 2:08:56 Kyle, Jeff & Bryan endure the two-hour talk-o-rama that was…the live listener party!! Holy smokes, today was cuh-ray-zay! I hope everyone listening still had a good time even though the chatroom was a no-go. I’m officially on the loo[...] Kyle, Jeff & Bryan endure the two-hour talk-o-rama that was…the live listener party!! Holy smokes, today was cuh-ray-zay! I hope everyone listening still had a good time even though the chatroom was a no-go. I’m officially on the lookout for an off-site chatroom that people can join since my hosting seems to be getting lamer and lamer. Onto splendid news, we were actually able to make the show happen for most people…huzzah! Just like last year, I started things off with a set of pre-roll music and audio, including some gems like Godzilla vs Amphibion, which is sort of like an old radio serial and what I was told is/was/could be the audio from the San Diego Comic Con teaser trailer for Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla (I have my own doubts, but it was still kind of cool). I also threw in some cool tracks that I like, such as Bobby “Fatboy” Roberts’ remix of Roar from Cloverfield and the Surf Coasters’ cover of the Ultra Q intro. Plus, we played a handful of music during the show itself. We spoke with Ed Holland and Mike Keller from Monster Attack Team Magazine about the magazine, Famous Monsters and their upcoming convention A-Kon appearance. Make sure you check out their awesome work and keep an eye on their Facebook page for updates and news! When I drove to Hood River to pick up the prizes from ToyFreakz, I recorded an interview with owner David Oaks and talked to him about what it’s like to set up a shop and work with Japanese manufacturers to create store exclusives. Last but not least, kaiju-artist extraordinaire Matt Frank joined us again to talk about his amazing time in Tokyo, making us all just a little more jealous! Then there were the coveted prize packs, literally hundreds of dollars worth of stuff! Some of the highlights in the collections were Y-MSF Gabara figures from ToyFreakz, Godzilla vs. Biollante on Blu-Ray, prints courtesy of Matt Frank, Godzilla trade paperbacks from Things From Another World and the San Diego Comic Con exclusive SH Monsterarts Godzilla figure! There was a lot more, including some pieces from my personal collection. All in all, it was a lot of fun and we are definitely doing it again in 2014 for the Kaijucast’s 5th anniversary! PRE-ROLL MUSIC: 1. Kaiju Alert System from Pacific Rim’s Viral Marketing (2013) 2. The Appearance of Godzilla by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) 3. Godzilla vs. The Amphibion (2001) 4. Godzilla Warning from Godzilla vs. The Thing (1964) 5. Citysmasher (a Cloverfield “Roar” remix) by Fatboy Roberts from Geek: Remixed III (2010) 6. Up From The Depths by Shyaporn Theerakulstit (2007) 7. Ultra Q Theme by The Surf Coasters from Surf Panic ’95 (1995) 8. Ichiiro calls Monster Island from Godzilla’s Revenge (1969) 9. Pacific Rim Trailer Audio (2013) 10. Mahala Mothra by Bukimisha Weird Secret Society (2000) 11. Godzilla Medley by Cha Cha Maru from Godzilla vs. Heavy Metal (1998) 12. SDCC Teaser audio from Godzilla (2014)* 13. Mobilization by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X MechaGodzilla (2002) 14. Rock Rock Godzilla (alt. version) by Kunihiko Kase & Shigeki Watanabe from Godzilla Vocal Collection (1991) 13. Jet Jaguar Punch by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) 14. Gamera March by Kenjiro Hirose from Gamera vs. Viras (1971) 15. “Order the Monsters to Attack” from Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965) *This is what I was told, so hopefully it is true… DURING-THE-SHOW MUSIC: 1. Zone Fighter (TV Size) by Goh Misawa from Zone Fighter (1976) 2. Guilala’s Rock by Taku Izumi from The X From Outer Space (1967) 3. Ending by Ko Otani from Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys (1999) LIVE SHOW SPONSORS! Make sure you visit and buy stuff from them (if applicable)… Things From Another World ToyFreakz Matt Frank Hilltown Kaiju Congratulations to the winners of the prize packs! I’m sure Scott, Andy, Jonathan and Ern will love what we are sen[...] Contests, Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/04/the-kaijucast-emergency-broadcast-returns/ http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/04/the-kaijucast-emergency-broadcast-returns/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:51:51 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2149 http://kaijucast.com/2013/01/04/the-kaijucast-emergency-broadcast-returns/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/31/12-31-2012-frankenstein-conquers-the-world-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/31/12-31-2012-frankenstein-conquers-the-world-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:42:55 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2128 http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/31/12-31-2012-frankenstein-conquers-the-world-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:09:55 Martin, Kyle & Bryan review the 1965 Toho classic, Frankenstein Conquers The World. It’s been on helluva year, folks, and we are closing it out with a Daikaiju Discussion for one of Toho’s weirdest giant monster movies, Frankenstein [...] Martin, Kyle & Bryan review the 1965 Toho classic, Frankenstein Conquers The World. It’s been on helluva year, folks, and we are closing it out with a Daikaiju Discussion for one of Toho’s weirdest giant monster movies, Frankenstein Conquers The World! This film has it all: Mad science, Nazis, humanoid monster, the introduction of a fan-favorite kaiju, Nick Adams, Kumi Mizuno and the devil-fish! It is a bizarre film that is met with both cheers and jeers from monster fans across the world and we dive head-first into this hot mess of a monster movie. In addition to the review and reading the submissions, we did cover some newsworthy bulletins, so please make sure you check the “Suggested Reading” below and, of course, if you are in the Portland area, make sure you check out some of the cool stuff happening here – don’t forget to check out GeekPortland.com for all of the awesome local nerdy events! MONSTER MUSIC:  1. God Of The Earth: Baragon by Ko Otani from Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) 2. Frankenstein in the Quarry by Akira Ifukube from Frankenstein Conquers The World (2965) 3. Operation L – March 1 by Akira Ifukube from War Of The Gargantuas (1966) 4. The Words Get Stuck In My Throat by Devo from Pioneers Who Got Scalped (2000) SUGGESTED READING: Pacific Rim Trailer Ultra Seven DVD Series Now on DVD ScifiJapanTV Episode 8 w/Matt Frank Kaiju Combat Successfully Funded LOCAL EVENTS: 1/6 at 7:30 The Doubleclicks and Molly Lewis at the Portland TFAW 1/8 at 7pm Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 1/10 at 8pm Comics Underground at the Jack London Bar And mark your calendars; the next live Kaijucast Emergency Broadcast show will be on January 13th! We will be broadcasting live with a chatroom with special guests and a few chances for you listeners to win some awesome prizes! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT: Our first Daikaiju Discussion for 2013 will be for Godzilla Raids Again/Gigantis The Fire-Monster (1955), the second film that came in hot off the heels of the wildly popular Gojira. We will definitely be watching one of the versions from the Classic Media release of the film. January is much less crazy than the previous months have been, so please submit your homework on or before January 26th to get it included in the next discussion episode. And feel free to use the handy new Contact form in lieu of sending an email.   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/16/12-16-2012-another-very-kaiju-christmas-episode/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/16/12-16-2012-another-very-kaiju-christmas-episode/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 04:30:50 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2114 http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/16/12-16-2012-another-very-kaiju-christmas-episode/feed/ 0 1:01:43 Happy Holidays, dearest listeners! I know you’ve opted for nice over naughty this year, so episode 71 is just for you – especially if you love cranking the kaiju tunes. I haven’t done an all-music episode since the very first Decem[...] Happy Holidays, dearest listeners! I know you’ve opted for nice over naughty this year, so episode 71 is just for you – especially if you love cranking the kaiju tunes. I haven’t done an all-music episode since the very first December show, and since my plans for this December show sort of fell through, I figured it would be a great time to do it all again. We’ll be back after Christmas with our regularly scheduled programming and the Daikaiju Discussion for Frankenstein Conquers The World. In the meantime…Merry Christmas! There won’t be any interviews, discussions, news or local events in this episode. In fact, I only pop in twice to talk for a couple of minutes each time. All in all, I am actually very happy with the music that I played – most of which has never been played on the show and I think we have a pretty strong representation of kaiju composers in this list – not everyone, but a lot. I even threw in the Ultraseven theme (btw – go buy that DVD set that just came out!). MERRY MUSIC OF MONSTROUS PROPORTIONS: 1. Kaiju Chistmas by Sakaguchi Daiichiro, Kase Kunihiko & Raimon Kenbo from Godzilla’s Songbook (1970) 2. Monsterland by Akira Ifukube from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 3. Gappa by Seitaro Omori from Gappa, The Triphibian Monster (1967) 4. Kaiju Daisenso: Terror Of Mechagodzilla by The Monster Project 5. Opening & Main Title by Tohru Fuyuki from Ultraseven (1967) 6. Minya vs. Gabara II by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Godzilla’s Revenge (1969) 7. The Incident In The Mountains by Akira Ifukube from Frankenstein Conquers The World (1965) 8. Tokyo Tower & Mothra by Yuji Koseki from Mothra (1961) 9. Rebirth Of Godzilla by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (1966) 10. Gamera vs. Zigra Saucer by Shunsuke Kikuchi from Gamera vs. Zigra (1971) 11. Godzilla’s Arrival by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns (1984) 12. Confrontation Of The Two Giant Monsters by Kow Otani from Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) 13. Cannot Escape/National Diet Building Collapses by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla Mothra Mechagodzilla: Toyo SOS (2003) 14. Godzilla vs. The Three Giant Monsters by Daisuke Yano from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 15. Gigan Theme (Revised) by Heavy Melody Music from Godzilla Unleashed (2007) 16. Godzilla Appears In Nemuro by Takayuki Hattori from Godzilla 2000 (1999) 17. King Seesar vs. Mechagodzilla by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 17. Main Title by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) 18. What Fun, The Moon World by Taku Izumi from The X From Outer Space (1967) 19. Ghidrah,The Three-Headed Monster US Trailer (1965) 20. Monster Game by Sakaguchi Daiichiro, Kase Kunihiko & Raimon Kenbo from Godzilla’s Songbook (1970) DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget that this month’s Daikaiju Discussion homework is due in just a few days! Please watch the 1965 Toho classic, Frankenstein Conquers The World and send your thoughts, questions and reviews to controller [at] kaijucast dot com before December 23rd to get your submission into the next episode! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/01/a-rose-is-a-rose-is-a-monster-a-godzilla-vs-biollante-blu-ray-review/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/01/a-rose-is-a-rose-is-a-monster-a-godzilla-vs-biollante-blu-ray-review/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 06:38:51 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2057 http://kaijucast.com/2012/12/01/a-rose-is-a-rose-is-a-monster-a-godzilla-vs-biollante-blu-ray-review/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2012/11/29/11-29-2012-gamera-the-brave-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/11/29/11-29-2012-gamera-the-brave-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:52:29 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2060 http://kaijucast.com/2012/11/29/11-29-2012-gamera-the-brave-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:58:22 Martin, Kyle & Jeff pontificate upon the most recent film featuring everyone’s favorite terrapin of Terror, Gamera The Brave (20006). Welcome to episode 70, where we talk about the most recent installment of the friend of all children[...] Martin, Kyle & Jeff pontificate upon the most recent film featuring everyone’s favorite terrapin of Terror, Gamera The Brave (20006). Welcome to episode 70, where we talk about the most recent installment of the friend of all children’s cinematic excursions! Jeez, did that even make sense? Let’s try that again: Martin and Jeff join me to talk about the 2006 film, Gamera The Brave! Whaddayaknow – that was much less cryptic. Yes, it’s time to talk about one of the most recent giant monster movies that gets the cold shoulder from fans. But why is that? We try to crack that turtle egg a few times… maybe we figured it out… maybe not. We really enjoyed the film and had a lot to say about it and hopefully you will enjoy hearing it. Oh, and there’s a bit more to cover, too. Have I mentioned the Echo Bridge release of Godzilla vs. Biollante? I have?  Good… because we cover that in a mini-review that will be followed up with a full blown written review this weekend! There’s also some news to cover and make sure you head over to that Kaiju Combat kickstarter and help fund that new videogame!!! MUSIC: 1. Main Theme by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla • Mothra • Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) 2. Hats Off To You (Godzilla) by the Groovie Ghoulies 3. Fight in the Business Park 1 by Koichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) 4. Ending Theme by Ko Otani from Gamera 3: Revenge of Irys (1999) SUGGESTED READING: Pacific Rim Viral Marketing begins! Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla Script finished? SciFi JapanTV Teruyoshi Nakano Part 2 Ultraman Mobile Game Coming Soon Godzilla vs. Megalon DVD Extras Breakdown Stay tuned this weekend for a detailed look at Echo Bridge’s release of Godzilla vs. Biollante! LOCAL EVENTS: 12/1 at 9pm Krampus Nacht Ball at the Jack London Bar 12/2 from 10am – 4pm Geek The Halls at the Jupiter Hotel 12/2 at 1pm (all ages) and 7pm (21+) Trek In The Dark at the Bagdad Theater 12/7 at 9pm cortandfatboy is dead: The Final Episode at the Bagdad Theater 12/8 at 7pm PGC3′s Epic WINter Formal at the Someday Lounge 12/11 at 7pm Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 12/15 at 7pm Mike Mignola Hellboy signing at Portland TFAW For all this and more geekery than you can shake a stick at, head over to GeekPortland.com! *Also, don’t miss Dinner & A Movie with Jeff and Drusilla on YouTube DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: For December, we’ll be watching Frankenstein Conquers The World (1965). The film was released on DVD in 2007 by Media Blasters’ Tokyo Shock label, so that’s the version we’ll be watching here. It’s a really bizarre film that features not only Nazis, not only a humanoid monster, not only the first appearance of Baragon, but also American actor extraordinaire Nick Adams. Make sure that if you want to send in your thoughts, questions and reviews to us in order to be included in the Daikaiju Discussion, send your homework in by December 23rd to make sure you are part of the process! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/11/15/11-15-2012-help-kickstart-kaiju-combat-an-interview-wsimon-strange/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/11/15/11-15-2012-help-kickstart-kaiju-combat-an-interview-wsimon-strange/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:19:02 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2031 http://kaijucast.com/2012/11/15/11-15-2012-help-kickstart-kaiju-combat-an-interview-wsimon-strange/feed/ 0 1:09:32 Videogame developer Simon Strange joins me for this episode because the new Kaiju Combat kickstarter is live and needs your help to come to fruition! This month, we turn our focus to Kaiju Combat – a game currently crowd-sourcing its funding t[...] Videogame developer Simon Strange joins me for this episode because the new Kaiju Combat kickstarter is live and needs your help to come to fruition! This month, we turn our focus to Kaiju Combat – a game currently crowd-sourcing its funding through Kickstarter. Now this is not the first attempt by Simon Strange to fund his vision of another giant monster fighting game, but this is a more refined venture with some really great rewards to the backers of this project. We go into a lot of detail about the game, his past in game development and what to expect in Kaiju Combat. This rarely happens, but because I didn’t really have the time to report on any news and because I was recording the rest of this episode solo, so we’ll save the news items for the following show. I did play some really eclectic music, but before you look at that, make sure you click on the links here! Help me get this project funded!! KAIJU COMBAT Go support the Kickstarter Project Check out the Kaiju Combat Wiki The Kaiju Roster Kaiju Combat Forums Kaiju Combat Facebook Page MONSTER MUSIC: 1. Save The Earth by Adryan Russ from Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (1971) 2.Madame Pirahna II by Akira Ifukube from King Kong Escapes (1967) 3. Audio clip from Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) 4. Operation L – March (War Of The Gargantuas) by the Bukimisha Weird Society  from Goukai Na Chikyuboueigun (2001) 5. Gargantua’s Last Stand by Man…Or Astroman? from Destroy All Astromen! (1994) 6. Goodbye Godzilla by Josie Cotton from Attack of the B-Girls (2007) DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER Don’t forget that our next film to watch in the Daikaiju Discussion is Gamera The Brave. Now, as you have heard me talk about before, Media Blasters’ BluRay of the film is still not on the market. They are soooooo close that I’ve decided to extend the date almost one week. If you turn your homework in before November 24th, hopefully some folks will be able to get their HD Gamera on and I’ll get your comments into the next episode. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/10/31/10-31-2012-son-of-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/10/31/10-31-2012-son-of-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:56:59 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=2010 http://kaijucast.com/2012/10/31/10-31-2012-son-of-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:10:38 Kyle, Heather & Jeff get stranded on Sollgel Island with some scientists, gigantic insects, Godzilla and the derpiest little monster to ever hit the silver screen… Minya. Happy Halloween, everyone! My gift to you is the newest episode [...] Kyle, Heather & Jeff get stranded on Sollgel Island with some scientists, gigantic insects, Godzilla and the derpiest little monster to ever hit the silver screen… Minya. Happy Halloween, everyone! My gift to you is the newest episode – which was recorded with Heather, Jeff and myself the other night in which we watched and then discussed the 1967 Toho classic, Son of Godzilla. This is a fun flick that I think at one point during the episode I ranked at the top of the list of bad Godzilla films. Regardless, we had a great time watching the film. Thanks to everyone who sent in their homework. Hopefully next month’s movie will get as many great submissions from the listeners! Please make sure to click on some of these stories down below in the suggested reading section – there are some really great updates to some already awesome news for kaiju fans out there! And as usual, we have boatloads of awesome events happening in town. If you are anywhere near the Portland area, I highly suggest checking out GeekPortland.com and making it out to some of these shindigs! MONSTROUS MELODIES: 1. Monster Island by the  3-D Invisibles 2. Son of Godzilla Trailer Audio 3. Daimajin is Angry from Daimajin Returns (1966) 4. Mothra by Atom Troy from Dance Godzilla Vol. 1 (1996) SUGGESTED READING: Godzilla vs. Biollante DVD/BluRay details SciFi Japan TV Episode #5 with independent kaiju film maker, Kiyotaka Taguchi “Making Monsters for Kaiju Fans” article about Oregon retailer, ToyFreakz on SciFi Japan Q-Pop’s Tokusatsu: Japanese Science Fiction Art Show LOCAL EVENTS: 11/01 at 6pm The Understanding Monster release party with Theo Ellsworth at Floating world Comics 11/02 at 11pm cortandfatboy present BACK TO THE FUTURE at the Bagdad Theater 11/03 at 6pm Star Pilot’s Lament Listening Party at Bridge City Comics 11/04 at 9pm The Video Game Quiz Show at Ground Kontrol 11/08 at 7:30pm Nerd Night Out at the Curious Comedy Theater 11/13 at 7pm Geek Trivia at Kennedy Scool 11/14 at 7pm Sina Grace signing at Things From Another World Also, the last performances of Turkish Star Wars and Lost Boys Live are the 1st, 2nd & 3rd! For these and many more events, check out GeekPortland.com to schedule your geekery! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: So, I tried giving Media Blasters a couple of months to release Gamera the Brave on Blu Ray and they just keep pushing the blasted release date back. I feel like I can’t wait anymore and we are officially making the movie of November the 2006 Gamera The Brave (also known as Gamera Little Braves). Hopefully we will have a special guest in the HQ for that recording! For those that want to see what we see, we will be watching theMedia Blasters DVD that was released back in 2008. If you’d like to send in your homework (aka your thoughts, questions and reviews) to be included in the next discussion episode, just make sure you do so before November 18th. Send me an email with the subject of “Daikaiju Discussion” and we’ll make sure to include it in the next discussion.   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/10/17/10-17-2012-kodoja-attacks-the-kaijucast/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/10/17/10-17-2012-kodoja-attacks-the-kaijucast/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 17:40:13 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1995 http://kaijucast.com/2012/10/17/10-17-2012-kodoja-attacks-the-kaijucast/feed/ 0 1:04:50 The Kodoja statue at New York City Comic Con! Episode 67 is here and we are talking with Keith Foster of the funk sensation Big Pimp Jones about their latest multimedia excursion, Kodoja: Terror Mountain Showdown. I had the pleasure of meeting Keith[...] The Kodoja statue at New York City Comic Con! Episode 67 is here and we are talking with Keith Foster of the funk sensation Big Pimp Jones about their latest multimedia excursion, Kodoja: Terror Mountain Showdown. I had the pleasure of meeting Keith this summer in San Francisco and I really love/appreciate what he and his crew are doing. Kodoja is an album, a comic and an ongoing story about a giant monster running amok… what’s not to love? In addition to promoting the current release, I wanted to showcase the kickstarter project that is currently underway. So far their entire production has been financed out of pocket and they need your help to get the next issue to the printer! And it wouldn’t be an episode of the Kaijucast without a nice hunk of tunes to entertain your earholes, would it? That’s why (aside from the request) I’ve chosen these beauties for you to hear and jam to: MUSIC: 1. Esper Chorus by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993) 2. Earth’s Greatest Deathmatch by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2001) 3. The Rising by Big Pimp Jones from Project: Kyojo (2012) 4. Descending Upon Monsters by Big Pimp Jones from Kodoja: Terror Mountain Showdown (2012) SUGGESTED READING: Scifi Japan’s Daimajin Kanon Series Guide (Part 1 & Part 2) Episode 4 of SciFi Japan TV with Ultraman Saga FX director Toshio Miike (subscribe!) Kodoja on Facebook Pledge today to help the Kodoja Kickstarter! Project Kyojo CD Hot Peas and Butta LOCAL EVENTS: 10/18 at 8pm Comics Underground at Jack London Bar 10/20 at 2pm Zombie/Monster Pub Crawl starts at Paddy’s Bar & Grill 10/21 at 9pm The Video Game Quiz Show at Ground Kontrol 10/25 at 9pm No Pun Intendo at Ground Kontrol 10/30 at 7pm Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School The Lost Boys Live Filmusik’s Turkish Star Wars Don’t miss FRIGHT TOWN! *Don’t forget to check out GeekPortland.com for ALL of the local nerdery happening here! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Because this month contains my favorite holiday (Halloween – and I’m sure I’m not alone) and I have a TON of work to do on my costume, we have a shortened schedule for the Daikaiju Discussion. You only have a few more days to send in your thoughts, questions & reviews for Son Of Godzilla! We’ll be watching the dubbed International DVD from Sony. Just make sure that if you want to participate, you get that “homework” mailed in by the 22nd to have your contributions added to the next episode! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/09/30/09-28-2012-rebirth-of-mothra-3-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/09/30/09-28-2012-rebirth-of-mothra-3-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:45:14 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1975 http://kaijucast.com/2012/09/30/09-28-2012-rebirth-of-mothra-3-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:19:28 Cindy, Justin, Heather and I talk about the final installment in the Heisei Mothra trilogy…. well, we sort of talk about it, but since Justin was involved, we can’t seem to keep on track. Welcome to episode #66 of the Kaijucast, this mon[...] Cindy, Justin, Heather and I talk about the final installment in the Heisei Mothra trilogy…. well, we sort of talk about it, but since Justin was involved, we can’t seem to keep on track. Welcome to episode #66 of the Kaijucast, this month, the focus of our Daikaiju Discussion was the 1998 toho film (and the third in the trilogy), Rebirth of Mothra 3.  While the film has it’s flaws and is definitely aimed squarely at an underage audience, we had a lot of fun watching it… even if it didn’t get the best response from the gang here at the Kaijucast HQ. There were some pretty positive reviews from listeners, which is always great to hear/read. Thanks to all of you that submitted your homework this month. I think we witnessed a pretty strong showing from a film that has never officially been released on home video here in the States. This is the first time in a long while that it has taken me so long to actually finish editing and posting an episode (not counting interviews done outside of the HQ), but there were some really great news bits -hopefully you already know of some-  and some really awesome local happenings. Make sure that if you are anywhere near the Portland area, you check out GeekPortland.com to help plan your nerdy schedule! MONSTROUS MUSIC: 1. Super X by Rejiiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns (1984) 2. Guilala’s Rock by Taku Izumi from The X From Outer Space (1967) 3. Monster Zero Theme  by the Bukimisha Weird Secret Society from GOUKAI Na CHIKYUBOUEIGUN (2001) 4. The Ambushing Holy Beast by Ko Otani from Godzilla · Mothra · King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001) SUGGESTED READING: Legendary Pictures release date for Godzilla Godzilla vs. Biollante DVD/BluRay release date [TohoKingdom thread] [Amazon page] Gamera The Brave BluRay release changed to November 6th  (sorry, no link for this one!) Scifi JapanTV episode 4 Haruo Nakajima autograph contest Daimajin Bluray giveaway LOCAL EVENTS: 10/5 at 6pm Bucko release party with Jeff Parker & Erika Moen at Bridge City Comics 10/5 at 8pm (and multiple dates in October)  The Lost Boys Live 10/5 at 11pm cortandfatboy present Poltergeist at the Bagdad Theater 10/18 at 8pm Comics Underground at the Jack London bar 10/19 at 7pm Filmusik presents Turkish Star Wars at the Hollywood Theatre 10/20 at 2pm 2nd Annual Zombie & Monster Pub Crawl DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: Our next film will be the 1967 Toho classic that introduced the world to Minilla/Minya, Son Of Godzilla. In 2004, Sony released a slew of Godzilla films, including this one. Since that is the most widely available one, we shall be watching that. Normally I don’t really concern the listeners with the exact version we’ll watch, but the Sony DVD is the International version and I am pretty sure the old VHS tapes that were sold stateside had a different dub. I was going to include a link to buy the film from Amazon or some other online retailer, but the prices have been jacked WAY up by the secondary market. I know Halloween can be a crazy time for monster-lovers out there, so make sure that if you would like to be included in the discussion for October, send in your thoughts, questions & reviews (aka homework) via email before October 22nd!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/09/12/09-11-2012-men-in-suits-men-in-suits-get-it-thats-a-reference-to-godzilla-and-this-months-interview/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/09/12/09-11-2012-men-in-suits-men-in-suits-get-it-thats-a-reference-to-godzilla-and-this-months-interview/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 07:04:57 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1958 http://kaijucast.com/2012/09/12/09-11-2012-men-in-suits-men-in-suits-get-it-thats-a-reference-to-godzilla-and-this-months-interview/feed/ 0 1:06:51 Men In Suits documentarians Bill Janczewski and Frank Woodward join the Kaijucast in this episode to talk about their current kickstarter project. (…see what I did there?) It’s not often that I cover something created domestically, but t[...] Men In Suits documentarians Bill Janczewski and Frank Woodward join the Kaijucast in this episode to talk about their current kickstarter project. (…see what I did there?) It’s not often that I cover something created domestically, but the two gentlemen who were a part of this episode are doing such an amazing thing that I really would be neglect in my duties if I didn’t cover their documentary. Men In Suits is about the actors who become the monsters we love to see and Bill Janczewski (producer) and Frank Woodward (director) of Wyrd appear to be doing a great job in bringing these actors’ experiences directly to us, the fans. I urge everyone to check out their Kickstarter project and donate. Even though they have reached their funding to finish the documentary, you can still help make the finished product a better finished product…and get a copy of the movie for your own collection. Just check out the roster of suit actors who are involved: Doug Jones (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth), Tom Woodruff Jr. (the Alien fims), Haruo Nakajima (Godzilla, Ultraman), Bob Burns (The Ghost Busters, Invasion of the Saucer Men), Brian Steele (Hellboy II, Predators), Douglas Tait (Zathura, Knights of Badassdom), John Alexander (Gorillas In The Mist, Men In Black), Van Snowden (H.R. Pufnstuff, Sigmund and the Sea Monsters), Misty Rosas (Congo, Sid The Science Kid), Michelan Sisti (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Dinosaurs), Camden Toy (Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel), Bobby Clark (Star Trek), as well as August Ragone (author of Eiji Tsuburaya: Master of Monsters), Todd Tucker (Drac Studios), Alec Gillis (ADI Effects), William Malone (director, House on Haunted Hill), and Guillermo Del Toro (director, Pan’s Labyrinth). It was really great to talk with them and I hope to have an opportunity to do so in person some day. MONSTER MUSIC: 1. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) 2. Night Over The Harbor by Big Pimp Jones from Kodoja: Terror Mountain  (2012) 3. Godzilla Theme 2000 Millenium by Takayuki Hattori from Godzilla 2000 (1999) 4. Maser Beast-Killer Ray Vehicle March by Akira Ifukube from Ostinato (1993) SUGGESTED READING: Men In Suits Kickstarter Project Men In Suits Facebook Page Ultraseven finally comes to DVD Apparently, Ultra Q is also on deck(!!!!) — according to Golden Media Group’s Roy McAree Tokusatsu Museum Update via SciFiJapan.com SciFi Japan TV Vlog: Meeting Godzilla Summer Wonder Festival Godzilla 2000 Production Notes LOCAL EVENTS: 9/12 at 7pm Jonathan Case signing for The Creep at Portland TFAW 9/13 at 5pm Free Play Party at Ground Kontrol 9/14 at 6pm Chris Roberson, Rich Ellis & Grace Allison signing for Memorial at Bridge City Comics 9/15 at 6pm Battles Without Honor and Humanity Show at Floating World Comics 9/18 at 7pm Geek Trivia at McMenamin’s Kennedy School 9/19 at 7pm Ibrahim Moustafa signing for The Pound at Portland TFAW 9/21 at 9pm Gnome Federation Society concert at the Tardis Room 9/22 at 6pm Firefly 10th Anniversary Celebration at Portland TFAW 9/23 at 7pm Video Game Quiz Show at Ground Kontrol 9/28 at 9pm Amanda Palmer with the Grand Theft Orchestra at the Wonder Ballroom 9/29 & 9/30 Portland Retro Gaming Expo at the Oregon Convention Center 9/29 at 7:30pm & 11pm Geeklesque: Powers Up 2 at the Star Theater   DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget! We will be watching the 1999 Rebirth Of Mothra 3. This is the one with Grand King Ghidorah and the time traveling protagonist… Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/08/30/08-30-2012-daikaiju-discussion-for-gorath/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/08/30/08-30-2012-daikaiju-discussion-for-gorath/#comments Fri, 31 Aug 2012 05:48:42 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1933 http://kaijucast.com/2012/08/30/08-30-2012-daikaiju-discussion-for-gorath/feed/ 0 0:58:41 Martin, Heather and I watched Gorath… let’s just say that film this might have been one of the worst viewings in Kaijucast history. Oh, Gorath… why aren’t you a better movie? So, this is the Daikaiju episode where we dive int[...] Martin, Heather and I watched Gorath… let’s just say that film this might have been one of the worst viewings in Kaijucast history. Oh, Gorath… why aren’t you a better movie? So, this is the Daikaiju episode where we dive into the 1962 “space epic” known in Japan as Yousei Gorath. I don’t want to spoil the episode for you, but if you are a big fan of this film, you might want to skip this show. We just didn’t have a great experience watching this film. I actually wish I had scored a copy of the dubbed US version of the film; maybe the tone would have lightened a bit. We did have a surprisingly strong amount of homework submitted for this film – especially since it’s not available on DVD. So, kudos to you, listener! There were, of course, other things that needed covering. Make sure you check the show notes for the muy importante links to…. uh… mostly SciFi Japan, of course.   Monstrous Music: 1. Offense & Defense by Ko Otani from Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) 2. Ending by Akira Ifukube from Rodan (1956) 3. Monster Marathon audio 4. Atragon Suite by Akira Ifukube from Voyage to DreamQuest (1984) 5. Fierce Ebirah by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (1966) 6. Mothra by Super Cute Baby Monster from Kaijuice (2008)   Suggested Reading: Daimajin Trailer — hold the phone! Actual Special Features?!? SciFi Japan Episode #1 & Episode #2 with the Gaijin Channel Ultraman Festival Local Events: 9/4 at 7pm Geek Trivia at McMenamins Kennedy School 9/7 at 10pm cortandfatboy present Batman at the Bagdad Theater 9/8 & 9/9 (all day) Rose City Comic Con at the DoubleTree Hotel 9/8 at 6:30pm Movies in the Park: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure at Wallace Park 9/12 at 7pm Jonathan Case “The Creep” Signing & Gallery Exhibition at Portland TFAW 9/17 at 7pm Geek Trivia at McMenamins Kennedy School 9/19 at 7pm Ibrahim Moustafa “The Pound” Signing at Portland TFAW 9/29 & 9/30 (all day) Portland Retro Gaming Expo at Oregon Convention Center Always check GeekPortland.com for more nerdly events than you can fill your calendar with!   Daikaiju Discussion: Next month, Media Blasters is supposed to be releasing the most recent Gamera film on BluRay. It’s supposed to be released on the 25th. Hypothetically, I should be able to order it and have the crew watch it before the end of the month. Media Blasters doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to releasing their monster movies on time. Because of this, I have decided to switch September and October’s movie. We will be watching the 1999 Rebirth Of Mothra 3. This is the one with Grand King Ghidorah and the time traveling protagonist…it’s going to be an interesting entry, to say the least! Thanks for listening, please subscribe to the podcast through your favorite podcatcher (which I recently found out is a real thing!), like and follow us on facebook, twitter and tumblr!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/08/16/08-15-2012-bringing-godzilla-down-to-size-with-norman-england/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/08/16/08-15-2012-bringing-godzilla-down-to-size-with-norman-england/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:06:19 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1642 http://kaijucast.com/2012/08/16/08-15-2012-bringing-godzilla-down-to-size-with-norman-england/feed/ 0 1:34:28 Norman England (Bringing Godzilla Down To Size) talks about working in Japan around the king of monsters and directing the best Godzilla documentary to date. Oh boy, I have been sitting on this interview for WAY too long. Episode #63 unearths the in[...] Norman England (Bringing Godzilla Down To Size) talks about working in Japan around the king of monsters and directing the best Godzilla documentary to date. Oh boy, I have been sitting on this interview for WAY too long. Episode #63 unearths the interview I did with Norman England in Tokyo back in October of 2011. Apologies to all (including and especially Norman) for the delay, but here it is. We do talk a little about Godzilla in general terms, but I really wanted to talk with him about his involvement in the amazing documentary, Bringing Godzilla Down To Size. If you haven’t seen it, I honestly believe it is the best documentary to date on Godzilla. It was part to the Rodan/War Of The Gargantuas double disc from Classic Media as a special feature, so if you haven’t checked it out, pick up that set before they become “super rare” or something. Anyway, I had a blast speaking with Norman and I really wish that I had posted this earlier. All in all, the interview alone is just over an hour and that doesn’t count the stuff that we recorded before the interview started and when I screwed up and let the recorder fill up, so we had to do some back-tracking in our conversation. But we do have a great conversation about a whole bunch of stuff revolving around Godzilla, the documentary, the people that make these films and the future of kaiju films in Japan… so I hope you enjoy it. One thing that I should mention is that at the time of this interview Yasuyuki Inoue was still alive. Unfortunately, Inoue died in February this year at the age of 89. See this article on SciFi Japan for more information on Inoue and his influence on our favorite movies.   MONSTROUS MELODIES 1. Rodan US Trailer Audio (1957) 2. Design For Destruction by Big Pimp Jones from Project: Kyojo (2012) 3. Mothra Heads to Akasaka by Akira IFukube from Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) SUGGESTED READING: Scifi Japan TV Ultraman Art Exhibition X From Outer Space getting Criterion treatment Megalon DVDs are Shipping LOCAL EVENTS: Every weekend in August at Cathedral Park at 5pm – Trek In The Park 8/17 – 8pm – Geeklesque Reruns 8/19 – 6pm – Molly Lewis & The Doubleclicks at Bridge City Comics 8/21 – 7pm - Geek Trivia 8/24 – 7:30pm – Hecklevision at the Hollywood Theatre presents Batman & Robin 8/25 – 8pm – Filmusik’s Gamera vs. Zigra at Sewallcrest Park 8/26 – 7pm – Video Game Quiz Show 8/30 – 9pm - No Punintendo (Comedy at Ground Kontrol) 9/8 & 9 – Rose City Comic Con *Make sure to check out GeekPortland for all of your local Portland events! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget that our next film for the Daikaiju Discussions will be the 1962 Gorath. If you are willing to watch the film on your computer, listener Ben Morgan found the film online here. Please make sure that if you would like to submit your homework for the next episode, just email your thoughts, questions and reviews before August 23rd. godzilla, gojira, mothra, rodan, gamera, ifukube, sato, otani Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/07/30/07-30-2012-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion-finally/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/07/30/07-30-2012-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion-finally/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 06:20:00 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1891 http://kaijucast.com/2012/07/30/07-30-2012-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion-finally/feed/ 0 1:51:16 Kyle, Cindy, Rachel, Bryan and Martin talk about the one, the only, the original…Godzilla in this episode of the Kaijucast! I know I am the only person that cares when an episode goes long, but we had a lot to say about this film! What film yo[...] Kyle, Cindy, Rachel, Bryan and Martin talk about the one, the only, the original…Godzilla in this episode of the Kaijucast! I know I am the only person that cares when an episode goes long, but we had a lot to say about this film! What film you say? Well, I have good news, my listeners, episode 62 dives into the original Gojira. My “in studio” guests tonight were Martin and Cindy, who have been on many episodes, but we had two additional discussioneers who you may have heard on the Podcast before: Bryan and Rachel Cook (who were in Episode 29) just moved to Portland! You should expect to hear them pop up a lot more now that they are in the fold, so to speak. We weren’t the only ones with a lot to say, either! We understandably had a LOT of submissions this month from you, the listener. Plus, there were SO MANY THINGS to cover! See them below and make sure you check out those suggested links in the show notes. Also, Martin came through as an alternate co-host, so big thanks to him for recording with me last night! We covered his recent trip to San Diego for Comic-Con and what he got to see and what we, as fans know went down. Plus I had to talk a little more about the amazing time I had at G-Fest this year and of course…. news bits (just a few). THIS MONTH’S MINIMAL MUSIC: 1. Go Godzilla by IKA 2. Main Title/Theme (of Godzilla, King of the Monsters) from Monster Mania – Music From The Classic Godzilla Films 3. Godzilla Under The Sea by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla (1954) SUGGESTED READING: *Meh… who cares if I forgot the news sounder for this episode. Oops!! Daimajin BluRay News US Biollante DVD News SDCC Godzilla Teaser Poster & Trailer (description, because no one has posted it online) SDCC Pacific Rim Teaser Poster (The full panel) Kaiju Combat Kickstarter Tokustsu Special Effects Exhibit Mail Order Zombie Podcast Monster Attack Team website G-Fest / G-Fan Magazine Website LOCAL EVENTS: (Again, we didn’t have time to cover these, but Portland locals should check them out!!) 8/2 at 8pm Comics Underground at the Jack London Bar 8/3 at 5pm ToyFreakz Grand Opening/Reception in Hood River 8/3 at 11pm cortandfatboy Midnight Movie: Conan The Barbarian at the Bagdad Theater 8/4 at 5pm Trek In The Park: Journey To Babel at Cathedral Park 8/7 at 7pm Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 8/10 at 7pm Collen Coover’s Bandette Opening at the Portland TFAW 8/12 at 8pm Filmusik presents Plan 9 From Outer Space at Washington Park   DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION FOR AUGUST In August, we will be watching another fil that’s celebrating it’s 50th anniversary this year, Gorath (1962). It’s one of Toho’s outer space epics (in a sense) and does actually have a giant monster in the film…which I am sure we will talk about. I don’t expect a lot of submissions on this one, mostly because it has never been released on DVD in the states. If you have the movie, please join us in this discussion! Watch it and send in your thoughts, questions and reviews before August 23rd and we’ll make sure to get your submission in the episode. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/07/15/07-15-2012-g-fest-live-show-with-godzilla-artists/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/07/15/07-15-2012-g-fest-live-show-with-godzilla-artists/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:58:00 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1880 http://kaijucast.com/2012/07/15/07-15-2012-g-fest-live-show-with-godzilla-artists/feed/ 0 0:57:11 Bob Eggleton, Jeff Zornow and Matt Frank join Kyle for the first ever G-Fest live show (first of many, perhaps?) to talk about putting Godzilla on paper! Holy smokes, you guys…. what an amazing time I had today at G-Fest. This was definitely t[...] Bob Eggleton, Jeff Zornow and Matt Frank join Kyle for the first ever G-Fest live show (first of many, perhaps?) to talk about putting Godzilla on paper! Holy smokes, you guys…. what an amazing time I had today at G-Fest. This was definitely the place for a live show to take place, so we just have to get more of these happening! This is episode 61 of the Kaijucast and I am joined in Chacago in front of a sizable crowd (for real this time) by Bob Eggleton, Matt Frank and Jeff Zornow and we just scratched the  surface of what it takes to be a Godzilla artist these days. Since I had all three of them on the panel, the conversation did have a serious slant towards the IDW comics, but I really felt like the overall thoughts were on drawing the “Big G’. Because this was a live show, there wasn’t really any news covered – even though around the same time, a teaser trailer for Legendary Pictures’ upcoming Godzilla was shown in San Diego for SDCC. I only played one song this month – it was a request from Ryan and as a tribute to the recently deceased Emi Ito of the Peanuts. Aside from that, there’s really only a few links to share, but please do check them out. MUSIC: “And I Love Him” performed by The Peanuts SUGGESTED READING: Bob Eggleton’s ART du Jour Matt Frank’s deviantart page Jeff Zornow Must Be Destroyed Kaiju Combat Kickstarter Campaign — PLEDGE TODAY!! LOCAL FLAVOR: Always check GeekPortland.com for all of your Portland nerdery! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget that this month’s film is the original, Godzilla (1954). We’ll be watching the Criterion BluRay, so if you want to send in your homework, make sure to do so before the 27th to have your thoughts, questions and reviews included in the next episode!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/06/21/06-22-2012-daimajin-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/06/21/06-22-2012-daimajin-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 02:01:46 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1868 http://kaijucast.com/2012/06/21/06-22-2012-daimajin-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:12:38 It’s another Daikaiju Discussion episode, gentle listener, and this month we attack the first of the Daimajin trilogy (huzzah!) with Jeff and Martin. We have watched these films in reverse order because I randomized the movie list, but the tim[...] It’s another Daikaiju Discussion episode, gentle listener, and this month we attack the first of the Daimajin trilogy (huzzah!) with Jeff and Martin. We have watched these films in reverse order because I randomized the movie list, but the time has come and it was a real treat not only to watch, but then to discuss the fantastic film with these two fine fellows! We didn’t have a lot of extra stuff to discuss, but we did actually play some cool music in this episode! While in San Francisco this past week, I was able to hang out with one of the members of Big Pimp Jones and scored a copy of their new album called Kodoja. And I enjoyed it so much that I decided to play a track off the new CD. MUSIC TO SMASH BUILDINGS BY 1. Fight Among the Skyscrapers from Kodoja: Terror Mountain Showdown (available now, so go get it!) 2. Godzilla and the Polluted Ocean by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971) 3. Daimajin’s Ferocity from Daimajin (1966) 4.  End Titles by Akira Ifukube from The Mysterians (1957) SUGGESTED READING: SH Monsterarts San Diego Comic Con exclusive meltdown Godzilla figure Monster Attack TV Returns! G-Fest is right around the corner! LOCAL EVENTS: 6/24 – 1:00pm Can’t Stop The Serenity at the Bagdad 6/26 – 7:00pm Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 6/28 – 6:30pm The Doubleclicks at Alberta Street Public House 6/29 thru 6/30 Paton Oswalt at Helium Comedy Club …and many more on GeekPortland.com! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION FOR JULY: Your homework for the month of July is to watch and send in your thoughts questions and reviews for the one, the only (and assuredly the one many have been looking forward to reviewing), the original GODZILLA! We’ll be watching the Criterion BluRay disc and then talking for I’m sure some length about what this film means to us, as fans. We’d love to hear what you, as fans think as well, so make sure you email your homework to me before July 27th and we’ll get it included in the next Daikaiju Discussion episode. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/06/09/06-09-2012-live-show-from-wonder-northwest/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/06/09/06-09-2012-live-show-from-wonder-northwest/#comments Sun, 10 Jun 2012 01:41:09 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1854 http://kaijucast.com/2012/06/09/06-09-2012-live-show-from-wonder-northwest/feed/ 0 1:04:05 King Ghidorah invades Portland's Pop-culture expo, Wonder Northwest. Luckily, Heather, Jeff and Kyle were on hand to repel the space monster! Although it does look like we're just screaming, doesn't it? Yes, we are repelling the monster [...] King Ghidorah invades Portland's Pop-culture expo, Wonder Northwest. Luckily, Heather, Jeff and Kyle were on hand to repel the space monster! Although it does look like we're just screaming, doesn't it? Yes, we are repelling the monster with our screams. It’s a landmark occasion, people…. our first ever podcast recorded LIVE in front of an audience. Specifically, this was the audience for our podcast from Wonder Northwest, Portland’s own Pop-culture expo. It was a LOT of fun, so I am really looking forward to doing more of these in the future (like in San Francisco and Chicago). We only had about fifty minutes to actually record, so there won’t be any real news or other local events talked about in the podcast, but there are things that you should know, so I have added a few items down below that should definitely be checked out. Oh, and this is a very music light episode. I wasn’t going to make the fine people and listeners of Portland sit through songs while we three picked our collective noses on stage, so I added one whoppingly awesome song at the very end of the podcast to round out the whole thing to about an hour. Seriously, though. The live show was a blast and we are looking forward to many more of these in the coming years! Now stop all of this reading and get on with the clicking! THE ONLY SONG THIS MONTH (And it was added in post-production!) 1. Symphonic Fantasia Track 3 by Akira Ifukube SUGGESTED READING: BAFE King Kong vs. Godzilla Screening and much, much, much, much, much more! Official Kaijucast Tumblr page thingy! LOCAL EVENTS: 6/12 – 7pm Geek Trivia with cortandfatboy at the Kennedy School 6/13 – 7pm Cristos Gage Angel & Faith Signing at Portland TFAW 6/15 – 6pm Sienna Morris’ Numberism Exhibit Opening at Sweetwater Farm 6/15 – 9pm Geeklesque Reruns at the Star Theatre 6/17 – 7pm Video Game Quiz Show at Ground Kontrol 6/19 – 7:30pm Bigfoots in Oregon at the Jack London Bar 6/21 – 9pm Jonathan Coulton at the Aladdin Theater 6/22 – 6pm Can’t Stop the Serenity The Guild Marathon at Guardian Games 6/24 – 1pm Can’t Stop The Serenity at the Bagdad Theater (Kyle says, “GO TO THIS!!”) 6/26 – 7pm Geek Trivia Night with cortandfatboy at the Kennedy School *Make sure to check out GeekPortland for all of your local Portland events! Not Local Event: What?? Another rerun from last episode? (does that make this a re-reun?) Bay Area Film Event’s King Kong vs. Godzilla/Godzilla – Mothra – King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack double feature at the Historic Bal Theater in San Leandro, California (aka part of “the Bay area”). Special guests include Ed Godziszewski, Steve Ryfle, Cleve Hall, Creepy KOFY Movietime’s Balrok and I’ll be there to do some live podcast recording! Plus Kimono My House will be selling Godzilla stuff in the lobby and…well, you should get the idea. Get your tickets here!  Oh, and if you are local to the Bay area, don’t miss the listener party! All of the deets are here! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Our next film for the Daikaiju Discussions will be the original Daimajin (1966). June is a little tricky for me here at the Kaijucast because just a couple of days after I get back from San Francisco, I have to leave for a work trip during the time I normally do the discussion. Therefore, if you want to have your thoughts, questions and reviews of Daimajin for June’s Daikaiju Discussion, you will need to email me before June 20th! No exceptions, yknow… because of the kind of extreme time constraints. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/05/24/05-24-2012-daikaiju-discussion-for-rebirth-of-mothra/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/05/24/05-24-2012-daikaiju-discussion-for-rebirth-of-mothra/#comments Fri, 25 May 2012 03:18:30 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1838 http://kaijucast.com/2012/05/24/05-24-2012-daikaiju-discussion-for-rebirth-of-mothra/feed/ 0 1:29:40 For this episode, Kyle is joined by Jeff, Cindy and Adam from the Monster Project to discuss the 1996 Rebirth of Mothra. Greetings, visitors, listeners and Godzilla fans everywhere. You have come across episode 58 of the Kaijucast and if you are up [...] For this episode, Kyle is joined by Jeff, Cindy and Adam from the Monster Project to discuss the 1996 Rebirth of Mothra. Greetings, visitors, listeners and Godzilla fans everywhere. You have come across episode 58 of the Kaijucast and if you are up for something amazing, please keep reading. This month our Daikaiju Discussion focuses on a film that I thought I would never watch again (before I started the podcast of coure). But I must say that I was pleasantly surprised at how well this film held up. But what I was most suprised with in this episode was the tangental conversation had between myself, Cindy, Jeff and someone who is making it to his very first Daikaiju Discussion, Adam Alexander of the Monster Project! It was a real treat to have all of these fine folks in the HQ and I hope you enjoy listening to it as well. It makes me yearn for more roundtable discussions. Because our discussion went on for so long, we really didn’t have much time for music or news (good thing there wasn’t much). But we did have another couple of guests in to talk about some local events here in town. Benja and Shads of the Alter Egos Society came by to talk about Wonder Northwest and their own event, the 5th Annual Hero/Villain Power Struggle Pub Crawl! Plus, you can get a glimpse into their event that was held during the Geek Olympathon last weekend. EVEN MORE MUSIC FOR MAY 1. The Trouble With Those Mothra Girls by Daikaiju 2. Battle With The Enemy of Life by Toshiyuki Watanabe from Rebirth Of Mothra (1996) 3. Ending by Toshiyuki Watanabe from Rebirth Of Mothra (1996) SUGGESTED READING: IDW Publishing’s Godzilla #1 released this week IDW Publishing Press Release “Godzilla’s One Crazy Summer” LOCAL EVENTS: 5/25 – 8pm Wonder NW Kickoff Party GEEK OUT at the Space Room 5/26  & 27 - Wonder Northwest 5/26 – Alter Egos Society 5th Annual Hero/Villain Power Struggle Pub Crawl 5/27 - Critical Hit Burlesque’s Geeklesque Destroy All Humans Make sure to check out GeekPortland for all of your local Portland events! Not Local Event: Rerun from last episode, but STILL RELEVANT, I tell you! Bay Area Film Event’s King Kong vs. Godzilla/Godzilla – Mothra – King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack double feature at the Historic Bal Theater in San Leandro, California (aka part of “the Bay area”). Special guests include Ed Godziszewski, Steve Ryfle, Cleve Hall, Creepy KOFY Movietime’s Balrok and I’ll be there to do some live podcast recording! Plus Kimono My House will be selling Godzilla stuff in the lobby and…well, you should get the idea. Get your tickets here!  DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION FOR JUNE Our next film for the Daikaiju Discussions will be the original Daimajin (1966). June is a little tricky for me here at the Kaijucast because just a couple of days after I get back from San Francisco, I have to leave for a work trip during the time I normally do the discussion. Therefore, if you want to have your thoughts, questions and reviews of Daimajin for June’s Daikaiju Discussion, you will need to email me before June 20th! No exceptions, yknow… because of the kind of extreme time constraints. Thanks for listening and I really hope you enjoy this discussion! 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The last time we spoke to Bobby on the show was just before Godzilla: Kingdom Of Monsters was released and, boy, a LOT has happened since January of 2011! Aside from the series getting a new artist, new writer and being capped at issue 12, IDW ran an extremely successful promotion (the get-your-comic-shop-crushed-by-Godzilla promotion) and they have produced two additional mini-series, Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths and Godzilla: Legends. Just the tip of the proverbial iceberg, we’re sure, but Bobby joined us to talk about the new “soft reboot” series that launches on the 23rd of this month, simply titled Godzilla. I’ve read the first two issues and it looks to be a more memorable series than Kingdom Of Monsters. Hopefully you’ll head out to your local comic book shop and pick up your issue….maybe with the wraparound Art Adams GMK cover? Anyway, as usual, we had a little bit of news to share and in this episode, I actually hand-picked all of the audio goodness. So open up those ear-holes and enjoy! MUSIC FOR MAY 1. The Mysterians US Trailer audio (1959) 2. Showdown Between The Three Large Monsters in Okinawa by Marau Sato from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 3. King Ghidorah Attacks Fukuoka by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) 4. The Kilaaks control Ghidorah audio clip from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 5. Four Giant Monsters Violent Fight by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs Gigan (1972) 6. Terror Mountain Showdown by Kodoja SUGGESTED READING: IDW Publishing's Godzilla series editor, Bobby Curnow talks about the upcoming Godzilla titles from IDW. Turner Classic Movies to show giant monster movies in June Bluefin Tamashii Nations USA reveals their SH MonsterArts SDCC Exclusive New IDW Godzilla series begins on May 23rd! Kodoja Album release on June 1st! LOCAL EVENTS: 5/19 – Geek Olympathon 5/26  & 27 – Wonder Northwest Not Local Event, but…CHECK THIS OUT: Bay Area Film Event’s King Kong vs. Godzilla/Godzilla – Mothra – King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack double feature at the Historic Bal Theater in San Leandro, California (aka part of “the Bay area”). Special guests include Ed Godziszewski, Steve Ryfle, Cleve Hall, Creepy KOFY Movietime’s Balrok and I’ll be there to do some live podcast recording! Plus Kimono My House will be selling Godzilla stuff in the lobby and…well, you should get the idea. Get your tickets here!  DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: If you want to get your thoughts, questions and reviews into the next episode of the Kaijucast, make sure you email them to me before May 23rd. The film you should watch is Rebirth Of Mothra (1996). I’m not exactly sure what we’ll be watching, but I would only expect you to watch the dubbed version of the film as that is the only one available on DVD. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/04/29/04-29-2012-king-kong-vs-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/04/29/04-29-2012-king-kong-vs-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:05:57 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1812 http://kaijucast.com/2012/04/29/04-29-2012-king-kong-vs-godzilla-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:09:49 Heather, Justin, Martin & I outside of the Hollywood Theatre after watching King Kong vs. Godzilla! After a month, of being hyper focused on “the most colossal conflict the screen has ever known!”, I am so glad to finally bring you t[...] Heather, Justin, Martin & I outside of the Hollywood Theatre after watching King Kong vs. Godzilla! After a month, of being hyper focused on “the most colossal conflict the screen has ever known!”, I am so glad to finally bring you the daikaiju discussion episode of the Kaijucast. Otherwise known as Episode 56, Heather and I are here to spend almost an entire hour  talking about the 1962 classic crossover film, King Kong vs. Godzilla. As I mentioned over the past few episodes, this movie really has occupied a lot of my thoughts and my time. Here in Portland, I was on the cortandfatboy podcast and KBOO’s Monday Sampler talking about the screening at the Hollywood Theatre. Speaking of the Hollywood Theatre, which is the same place where the 50 Years of Godzilla film festival was held back in 2004, Dan Halsted included King Kong vs. Godzilla as part of his Grindhouse lineup this month. I got up and said a few words about the film and let me tell you, there’s just not enough time to talk about this monumental film when you are in front of 300+ people.     MONSTERS OF MUSIC FOR THIS MONTH 1. Godzilla by Racer X 2. Mothra by Atomship 3. Thunder and the Devil by Akira Ifukube from King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) 4. Myth by Bakufu Slump from Gamera: Guardian Of The Universe (1995)   LOCAL EVENTS: 5/1 – Geek Trivia 5/4 – Cinco De Lebowski 5/4 thru the rest of May – The Masters Of Studio Ghibli 5/5 – Free Comic Book Day 5/11 thru 5/13 – HP Lovecraft Film Festival 5/19 – Geek Olympathon 5/26 & 27 – Wonder Northwest Also: Our King Kong vs. Godzilla Commentary is online! Download it and listen along as you enjoy the DVD at home! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: May’s Daikaiju Discussion film is the 1996 Rebirth of Mothra. Send your thoughts, questions & reviews via email before May 23rd to get your homework in the next episode! 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Which, if I must say so myself, was a total blast and I’ll definitely try to do that at any city that I end up going to (Chicago, you might be next!). As usual we covered some minor news stories and shared a LOT of local events. So if you happen to live around Portland, or if you are visiting, make sure you check out these events and more at GeekPortland.com for all events geeky and awesome here in the Portland area! Now… who wants to see a tracklist?? I thought that might be you. Oh, and lastly, I kind of want to do my typical thing and apologize for the long podcast. This episode clocks in at an hour and a half and while I know no one has ever complained, it is not our intention to record for so long… so there. MONSTROUS MUSIC 1. Main Title from Monster Zero by Bukimisha Weird Society from Goukai Na Chikyuboueigun (2001) 2. Godzilla Ambushed by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns (1984) 3. Operation One Million Volts II from Akira Ifukube from King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) 4. Mutants: Biollante by Heavy Melody Music from Godzilla Unleashed Soundtrack SUGGESTED READING: Gamera 3 Replacement Discs from Mill Creek Entertainment Upcoming Godzilla series from James Stokoe: Godzilla Half-Century War Famous Monsters Of Filmland #262 Me on cortandfatboy from 4/13 [fyi - explicit podcast alert] Andy Campbell’s Blog: The Terror of Mechablogzilla Cody’s podcast: The Fanboy Power Hour LOCAL EVENTS: 4/16 7:30pm Political Science Theater at the Hollywood Theatre 4/17 7:00pm Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 4/17 7:00pm Someday Incubator at the Someday Lounge 4/20 6:00pm Chicks Dig Comics Release at Bridge City Comics 4/22 10:00am Portland Pinbrawl at Ground Kontrol 4/24 7:30pm King Kong vs. Godzilla at the Hollywood Theatre 4/26 8:00pm Comics Underground at the Jack London Bar 4/28 & 4/29 Stumptown Comics Fest 4/28 7:30 & 11:00pm Geeklesque Saves The World at the Bossanova Ballroom DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget that this month’s film for our Daikaiju Discussion is King Kong vs. Godzilla! If you want your thoughts, questions and reviews included in the next episode, send you homework to me via email before the 23rd of this month!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/03/29/03-29-2012-gamera-vs-guiron-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/03/29/03-29-2012-gamera-vs-guiron-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:48:08 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1791 http://kaijucast.com/2012/03/29/03-29-2012-gamera-vs-guiron-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 0:57:09 Kyle, Heather & Justin talk about their experience watching the 1969 Daiei kaiju film, Gamera vs. Guiron. Why hello there, loyal listener and potential new recruit! Welcome to the newest installment of the Kaijucast (which just happens to be epi[...] Kyle, Heather & Justin talk about their experience watching the 1969 Daiei kaiju film, Gamera vs. Guiron. Why hello there, loyal listener and potential new recruit! Welcome to the newest installment of the Kaijucast (which just happens to be episode 54). I’ve actually brought you a shorter episode than normal – instead of an hour, the show is only fifty-seven minutes. I know, I know – you feel slighted! I can’t help it, I’ve got a ton of stuff to do here and I really need to get cracking because this weekend is the 10th annual Emerald City Comic Con and I am heading up to the show with Heather, Justin and my special lady for a full-blown weekend of geekery. I’ll talk a little about what I’m doing in Seattle in this episode, but the main reason YOU are here is to hear our thoughts (and possibly yours?) for the 1969 Daiei “kiddie” kaiju film, Gamera vs Guiron! Thanks so much to  everyone who sent in their homework and I hope you had a lot of fun watching the film. Big news about April’s movie and upcoming commentary in this episode – make sure you are paying attention because the Kaijucast is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Godzilla’s third film in style next month!   MUSICAL MARCH MADNESS: 1. Miyarabi’s Prayer by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla Mechagodzilla (1974) 2. Main Theme by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993) 3. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Gorath (1962) 4. Bicycle Montage from Mystery Science Theater’s presentation of Gamera vs. Guiron 5. Gamera March by Shunsuke Kikuchi from Gamera vs. Guiron (1969)   SUGGESTED READING: Media Blasters’ plan for Godzilla vs. Megalon Famous Monsters issue #262 focuses on Kaiju again Interview with Duane Swierczynski on Comic Book Resources about the new IDW Godzilla series   LOCAL EVENTS: 3/30 – 4/1 in Seattle Emerald City Comicon & Kaijucast Listener Party/Dinner/Get-together 4/3 – 7pm Portland Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 4/3 -8pm Avengers vs. X-Men Launch Party w/Matt Fraction and CB Cebulski at Excalibur Comics 4/6 – 10:30pm cortandfatboy present Boogie Nights at the Bagdad Theater 4/12 thru 4/15 - Bridgetown Comedy Festival 4/24 – 7pm King Kong vs. Godzilla at the Hollywood Theatre 4/28 & 4/29 - Stumptown Comics Fest DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION FOR APRIL If you live in the Portland area (in Oregon), make sure you block out the evening of April 24th because the Hollywood Theatre will be showing the 1962 kaiju battle royale, King Kong vs. Godzilla, for a special 50th anniversary screening! Not only will the theater host the screening, but I will be standing up to say a few words about this monumental film and providing the Hollywood Theatre with material for their pre-show slideshow. Plus, if that’s not enough, we’ll actually have a brand new commentary available for download a few days before the screening AND I’ve changed the Kaijucast Daikaiju Discussion schedule, so that’s a whole month of giant monster madness focusing on this film! More details to come, but make sure you buy your tickets early because Dan Halsted (Head Programmer/Technical Director for the theater) is pretty sure it’s going to sell out! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/03/15/03-15-2012-godzilla-discussion-topic-potpurri/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/03/15/03-15-2012-godzilla-discussion-topic-potpurri/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:35:58 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1747 http://kaijucast.com/2012/03/15/03-15-2012-godzilla-discussion-topic-potpurri/feed/ 0 1:20:53 Heather and Kyle mostly discuss what you, the listener, want to hear...mostly. Greetings and salutations and welcome to another conversational episode of the Kaijucast (episode 53). This month, Jeff is out sick so Heather and I polled the listeners [...] Heather and Kyle mostly discuss what you, the listener, want to hear...mostly. Greetings and salutations and welcome to another conversational episode of the Kaijucast (episode 53). This month, Jeff is out sick so Heather and I polled the listeners on facebook for potential topics of discussion. All of the suggestions were great, but we couldn’t possibly cover them all, so we chose to go with the handful that Heather and I felt most comfortable discussing. If we didn’t get to yours, don’t worry! There were definitely two that Jeff needed to be here for, but he’s (to quote him) “a little barfy” and didn’t want to come. I know… gross, right? Anyway, hopefully he’ll be feeling better for the Daikaiju Discussion later this month. We didn’t go into our standard news section because, frankly, I didn’t really think there was anything really “newsworthy” this month. Having said that, there are some helpful links listed below to some of the topics we covered tonight. And, of course, there’s always the music…   MONSTER MARCH MUSIC: 1. Rodan from Aso by Akira Ifukube from Ghidrah The Three-Headed Monster (1964) 2. Godzilla vs. Angilas by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 3. Underwater Search In Shibuya/Godzilla In The Trench by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Megaguirus (2000) 4. Get King Ghidorah! by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) 5. Jet Jaguar Theme by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) DISCUSSION TOPICS: SyFy’s Monster Man series with Cleve Hall Mary Shelley’s Frankenhole upcoming Hyralius episode Stuart Galbraith vs Media Blasters and their Megalon release Our thoughts on Wrath of the Titans Legendary Pictures’ Godzilla film and the likeliness thereof IDW Publishing’s new “Godzilla” Series LOCAL EVENTS: 3/16 – 3/18: Wondercon in Anaheim (and we are sad) 3/17 9:30am Art Of The Brick opens at OMSI 3/17 2pm Neverending Story at the Hollywood Theatre 3/18 9pm Season Finale of Walking Dead 3/20 7pm: Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 3/21 7:30pm Mean Streets hosted by David Walker 3/22 7:00pm ALL STAR TREK PUB QUIZ w/Trek In The Park at the Thirsty Lion 3/25 7pm Video Game Quiz Show at Ground Kontrol 3/30 – 4/1 Emerald City Comicon in Seattle ADDITIONAL POINTS OF INTEREST: KaijuCommentary now available for Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack Listener Party In Seattle during Emerald City ComicCon – email for details! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Please don’t forget that our next Daikaiju Discussion is for the 1969 Daiei kaiju classic, Gamera vs. Guiron. A ridiculous campy romp that contains just about everything a fan could want from a cheesy film like that. That sounded kind of snarky, but I truly love that film… so much so that I actually bought the Japanese poster. If you want to email your thoughts, questions and reviews, make sure you do so by March 25th, so that I can include it in the next episode. 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Here I am, scrambling like a sucker to get episode #52 in the feed before March actually begins… d’oh!! Anyway, this episode covers Destroy All Monsters – a long time fan favorite and a classic Showa-era Godzilla film. My co-horts for this episode were Martin Vavra and Dave Helfrey (aka Baron Von Goolo). We had a really great time watching the “brand new” Media Blasters release of the film on Blu Ray. And it looked gorgeous. Some minor audio issues bugged me a bit at the beginning, but we had a blast watching it and a blast talking about it. Also something of note, here… there was also a LOT of homework turned in for this one, guys. Well done, everyone! So many, in fact, that we barely played any music! So, here’s what we played:   MONSTER MUSINGS OF THE MUSICAL VARIETY: 1. SY-3 March by Bukimisha Weird Society from GOUKAI Na CHIKYUBOUEIGUN (2001) 2. Audio Clip from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 3. Monsters Over Tokyo by Famous Monsters from Around The World In 80 Bikinis (1999) 4. Major Battle at Fuji I by Akira Ifukube from Destroy All Monsters (1968) SUGGESTED READING: Yasuyuki Inoue Respective & Interview at SciFi Japan (Link to book on CD Japan) Winter Wonder Festival Photo Essay by Ed Godziszewski Brad Pitt Apparently Is/Was Fond of War Of The Gargantuas (who knew?) LOCAL EVENTS: 3/2 cortandfatboy Midnight movie: Enter The Dragon at 11pm 3/3 Geek Portland’s GeekParty with the Doubleclicks, the Broadsides & Robot Uprise 3/4 Walking Dead Every Sunday  at the Hollywood Theatre through March 18th 3/6 Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 3/30 – 4/01 Emerald City Comicon - Don’t forget to let me know if you want to be in on the Kaijucast Listener Party (aka your chance to be on the Kaijucast!) In a day or two, make sure you check out our very first Kaiju Commentary! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION March’s entry for the Daikaiju Discussion with be the lovably campy Gamera vs. Guiron! We’ll be watching the Shout! Factory version of the film (if you haven’t picked that up, do so now!). You need to email your homework in by March 25th to be included. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/02/16/02-16-2012-the-road-trip-episode/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/02/16/02-16-2012-the-road-trip-episode/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:30:30 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1689 http://kaijucast.com/2012/02/16/02-16-2012-the-road-trip-episode/feed/ 0 1:04:29 The Kaijucast heads North! Don't worry, T'Igor wasn't really driving. But almost the entirety of this episode was recorded on a road trip to Seattle. Photo credit: Kyle Lang In this episode (which is #51) of the Kaijucast, Jeff Dean and [...] The Kaijucast heads North! Don't worry, T'Igor wasn't really driving. But almost the entirety of this episode was recorded on a road trip to Seattle. Photo credit: Kyle Lang In this episode (which is #51) of the Kaijucast, Jeff Dean and I record on the road to Seattle, Washington. Why go to the Emerald City? Basically, around Xmas-time when my parents visited I went to the Experience Music Project and SciFi Museum, and I definitely didn’t get enough time into the exhibits. It’s a fantastic museum and if you are in or around the Seattle area, make sure you check out the “Can’t Look Away” exhibit (if you like horror movies, that is). Since we were in the area, we also went to the Fremont Troll, Gasworks Park, Archie McPhee, and a comic shop called The Dreaming (owned and operated by a fan of Godzilla). We also got to check out David E. Dopko’s amazing Godzilla collection and have dinner with Nick “The Hat” Gucker and his lovely wife. There’s an album on the facebook page. In addition to the road trip, I also took a few minutes to discuss the newest issue of Godzilla Legends with it’s writer, Chris Mowry. Not only was it a blast talking to him on the show, Chris drops the first bit of a bomb: IDW is already negotiating with Toho for more monsters… a LOT of them. Stay tuned for the full list as soon as the papers are signed, people! MUSICAL STYLINGS OF MONSTROUS PROPORTIONS 1. Sulfuric Acid Mist / Smokestacks and Hedorah from The Monster Project (2002) 2. Godzilla vs. Super X by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns (1984) 3. Gamera March by Shunsuku Kikuchi from Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) 4. Attack Hedorah by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971)   SUGGESTED READING/VIEWING G-Fest Guests Announced! Emerald City Comicon - we are going to have a listener party of some kind! Monsterpalooza in Burbank - hopefully Jeff & I will be there! Wonder Northwest will return to Portland May 26th & 27th Mill Creek Entertainment replaces Gamera discs! Make sure you go buy Godzilla Legends Issue #4 DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER Remeber that if you want to get your thoughts questions and and reviews for this month’s Daikaiju Discussion film, Destroy All Monters, you will need to email those to me before February 25th. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/01/26/01-26-2012-tokyo-sos-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/01/26/01-26-2012-tokyo-sos-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:09:07 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1678 http://kaijucast.com/2012/01/26/01-26-2012-tokyo-sos-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:15:02 Heather, Justin, Cindy, T'Igor and I delve into the 2003 kaiju extravaganza, Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS in this Daikaiju Discussion episode of the Kaijucast! Someone ring some kind of bell or something, people; we’ve hit [...] Heather, Justin, Cindy, T'Igor and I delve into the 2003 kaiju extravaganza, Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS in this Daikaiju Discussion episode of the Kaijucast! Someone ring some kind of bell or something, people; we’ve hit episode FIFTY! I think this is only the 2nd time we’ve received so many submissions for our Daikaiju Discussions. The last one was for a long-time fan favorite, Godzilla vs. Megalon, so I was pretty surprised that this mouthful of a movie title was so well received by the listeners. Well done, class…well done. Unfortunately that means that we had to do a lot more creative trimming in order to fit everyone’s thoughts into the episode. I don’t like having to cut anything out, but I think we got most of the highlights from everyone’s homework included. Apologies in advance if I missed something?  There weren’t a lot of news items to cover, so make sure you check out the supplemental reading material listed below and, especially if you live anywhere near the Portland area, check out some of these awesome local events! Lots to cover in this episode, so we didn’t get a lot of music in, but as always the track listing for this episode is right here for those that want to know what was played during the episode. MUSIC x MOTHRA x MECHAGODZILLA 1. Immortal Godzilla by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla x Megaguirus (2000) 2. Running Wild by Michiru Oshimafrom Godzilla x Mechgodzilla (2002) 3. Adult Mothra X Godzilla II by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla x Mothra x MechaGodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) 4. Counter-Monster Warfare by Akira Ifukube from Destroy All Monsters (1968) SUGGESTED READING Gamera The Brave Coming to Blu Ray Alien Day in Japan Godzilla Blu Ray Review by Matt Frank Ultraman Street Article on Scifi Japan  Paul Guinan & Anina Bennet’s Boilerplate & Frank Reade Projects Doubleclicks CD available now LOCAL EVENTS Feb 4 Ladies Night Drink & Draw at Things From Another World (Hollywood Store) – 7pm Feb 4 Geeklesque Sallies Forth at the Star Theater – 7:30pm & 11pm Feb 7 Geek Trivia at McMenamin’s Kennedy School – 7pm Feb 8 Frank Reade Book Launch Tour at Floating World Comics - 6pm Feb 12 Walking Dead Returns to the Hollywood Theatre - 9pm Feb 14 Burlynomicon – Heartbreak Edition at The Lovecraft Bar – 9:30pm Feb 15 Frank Reade Book Launch Tour at Bridge City Comics - 6pm Feb 17 Kirby Krackle w/Adam Warrock & the Doubleclicks at Mt Tabor - 6:30pm Feb 21 Geek Trivia at McMenamin’s Kennedy School - 7pm Feb 22 Frank Reade Book Launch Tour at Hollywood TFAW - 7pm   NEXT DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT So our February film of focus is the 1968 battle royale (with cheese) known here in the U.S. as Destroy All Monsters! This film is one of the classics and I personally cannot wait to hear what people have to say about this one. Be aware that February is a short month, so the homework will be due by February 25th! I kind of let the deadline for January’s slide a little bit, but I won’t be able to do that for next month. Hopefully a lot of you have the Media Blasters BluRay or DVD that came out last year. Since it’s included, we’ll probably watch the AIP dub, since that’s the version I like the best. Not that this whole podcast thing is all about me! Anyway, I hope you can get your claws on a copy of the film if it isn’t in your collection. If you’d like to submit your thoughts, questions and reviews for the discussion, email me and include “Daikaiju Discussion” in the subject and I’ll make sure to get your comments into the episode. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2012/01/16/01-16-2012-live-from-the-monster-garage-err-room/ http://kaijucast.com/2012/01/16/01-16-2012-live-from-the-monster-garage-err-room/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:33:11 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1639 http://kaijucast.com/2012/01/16/01-16-2012-live-from-the-monster-garage-err-room/feed/ 0 1:20:17 Kevin DeAntonio, Bob Johnson, Barrie Evans & Loren "Butch" Portillo join us this episode giving today's fans a glimpse into the past. Hey Kaijucast listeners! Welcome to episode #49 of the Kaijucast. Bad news, I’m getting over [...] Kevin DeAntonio, Bob Johnson, Barrie Evans & Loren "Butch" Portillo join us this episode giving today's fans a glimpse into the past. Hey Kaijucast listeners! Welcome to episode #49 of the Kaijucast. Bad news, I’m getting over a killer head cold, so I was very happy to almost turn over the reins to some friends of mine. Ok, that’s not really what I did. But thanks to Skype and Bob Johnson setting up a cool recording space in his “Monster Room”, we were able to connect with this small group of fans “down south”. Heather and I are joined by Bob Johnson, Kevin DeAntonio, Butch Portillo and Barrie Evans as these fellow kaiju enthusiasts share what it was like to be a young Godzilla fan around San Francisco in the 1970s. I’m still really amazed at what was happening in that area of the US at the time. And who knows? This may be the first of several long distance group calls – not just with the Bay Area crew, either! As usual, we have a little bit of news to share and discuss, not too much but there are plenty of local events, too, for those in the Portland area. And because the Kaiju-sation -ok, you have to agree that’s a terrible name- was so long, we were only able to play a few songs (and the episode still came in at one hour and twenty minutes!). But here are those songs for you! MELODIC MONSTROSITIES 1. Storm On Odo Island by Akira Ifukube from Gojira (1954) 2. Attack To The Dune by Akira Ifukube from Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) 3. The Diet Building by Miichiru Ooshima from Godzilla Mothra MechaGodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) SUGGESTED READING: Gojira Articles on SciFi Japan: Curtis Tsui Interview & Initial News Packaging “Fiasco” with Criterion’s Godzilla? Bay Area Film Events Facebook Pages of Kevin, Bob, Barrie & Butch LOCAL EVENTS: Jan 18th: The Doubelclicks at Backspace Jan 21st: Mythbusters’ Behind The Myth Jan 24th: Geek Trivia by TFAW at the Kennedy School DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget that this month we’ll be watching and discussin’ the 2003 Toho film, Godzilla Mothra MechaGodzilla: Tokyo SOS. If you want your thoughts, questions and reviews to be included in the next episode, make sure you get your homework emailed to me with the subject of “Daikaiju Discussions” by January 22nd. The reason the deadline is sooner is that the last week of the month is a very short one. If you don’t have it yet, we’ll be watching the subtitled version of Sony’s DVD – which is a pretty decent version of the film.   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/12/30/12-30-2011-godzilla-vs-destoroyah-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/12/30/12-30-2011-godzilla-vs-destoroyah-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:30:38 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1626 http://kaijucast.com/2011/12/30/12-30-2011-godzilla-vs-destoroyah-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:07:54 My kaiju cadre of discussioneers for this month: Cindy, Martin, the Mad Marquis and T'Igor talk Godzilla vs Destoroyah! Ahh, what a year this has been for the Kaijucast! And what a way to end it… with episode 48, the Daikaiju Discussion fo[...] My kaiju cadre of discussioneers for this month: Cindy, Martin, the Mad Marquis and T'Igor talk Godzilla vs Destoroyah! Ahh, what a year this has been for the Kaijucast! And what a way to end it… with episode 48, the Daikaiju Discussion for 1995′s kaiju battle royale Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. Obviously this is one of my favorite movies in the franchise and there’s not enough time in one podcast to talk about all that makes me swoon as a Godzilla fan within this film. I was happy to have a cadre of kaiju commentators with me for this episode: Martin Vavra, Cindy Okumoto, the Mad Marquis (of Critical Hit Burlesque) and T’Igor all joined me while my very patient visiting parents waited downstairs. Also, many thanks to those who submitted their homework, you guys made some great points. As usual, there were bit of news and local events to share (see the show notes below). And if you are curious about the music played in this episode, here’s the coveted set list from this episode! MERRY MONSTER MUSICAL MELODIES 1. Hoshi No Yo Ni by Misia from Mega Monster Battle Ultra Galaxy Legend The Movie (2009) 2. Battra’s Theme by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) 3. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah II III by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) 4. Godzilla vs. Tokyo by Zebrahead from G.Lasts… Tribute To Godzilla 50th (2004) SUGGESTED READING Pulgsari producer and dictator Kim Jong Il Dies Is Ishiro Honda’s family actually suing Toho? Godzilla Legends issue #2 was released on December 16th Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters 10 was released on December 21st Entertaining SH Monsterarts Godzilla Review LOCAL EVENTS Jan 6th: Cort & Fatboy Present ET: The Extra-Terrestrial at the Bagdad Theater Jan 10th & 24th: TFAW’s Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School Jan 15: The Videogame Quiz Show at Ground Kontrol (the world’s best arcade in case anyone was wondering) Jan 16: Doubleclicks at Backspace Jan 21: Mythbusters Behind The Myths Tour at Keller Auditorium Big Monstrous Congratulations to Heather and Justin on getting hitched! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION So the first film up for our Daikaiju Discussion in 2012 will be the 2003 Godzilla Mothra MechaGodzilla: Tokyo SOS directed by Masaaki Tezuka. This is important (and I mention it in this episode), but normally I ask that the homework gets turned in before the last week of the month. January’s last week is a too short to schedule the screening, recording and posting of that episode, so make sure that if you want to be included in the Daikaiju Discussion for January, you turn your homework in no later than January 22nd! And if you are a first-timer, just send your thoughts, questions and reviews with the subject of “Daikaiju Discussion” via email and I’ll include you in the episode. This film is legitimately available on DVD with the Japanese language track and English subtitles from Sony (which will be the version we watch), so you should all have it in your collections! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/12/14/12-13-2011-kaijucast-live-listener-party-repost/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/12/14/12-13-2011-kaijucast-live-listener-party-repost/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:49:46 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1621 http://kaijucast.com/2011/12/14/12-13-2011-kaijucast-live-listener-party-repost/feed/ 0 2:36:22 Check out all of the awesome prizes we gave away at during the live show! Special thanks to Things From Another World, The Monster Project and IDW Publishing. Was it all a bit too much? You'd better believe it! Now that I’ve decompressed from ou[...] Check out all of the awesome prizes we gave away at during the live show! Special thanks to Things From Another World, The Monster Project and IDW Publishing. Was it all a bit too much? You'd better believe it! Now that I’ve decompressed from our night of awesomeness that was the “Kaijucast Emergency Broadcast” (aka our live show), I’m able to post the audio from that TWO AND A HALF HOURS OF UNMITIGATED CHAOS! Seriously, this was a lot of fun, but clearly it went on too long. Why do we pack so much into one episode? I have no idea, but consider this your Xmas present from the Kaijucast crew. My fantastic co-hosts Heather and Jeff joined me in the studio tonight, we had a chat room that unfortunately had a limit of 25 chatters (something I wish I had known beforehand) and the live streaming audio. Our special guests who joined us via Skype were Bob Johnson of the Japanese news website, SciFiJapan.com, Matt Frank of Godzilla fandom fame and the “store crush” covers for IDW’s Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters promotion, Jeff Zornow (another Godzilla cover artist and huge Godzilla fan), Miguel Rodriguez from the Monster Island Resort Podcast and Thomas Matis of the Tokyo SOS Podcast. And as you can see from the image in this posting, we had a TON of stuff to give away. Being unable to listen to the live stream, I have no idea how it all sounded, but I know there was a minute and a half delay, so I hope that didn’t detract from the episode’s audio. So this is it… our live show. Hope it’s enjoyable for those who weren’t listening live and in the chat. For those that tuned into the pre-roll, this is what I played: 1. Pre-Game Commentary from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 2. Biotech is Godzilla by Sepultura from Chaos A.D. (1993) 3. Theme of Ultraman by Takahiro Matsumoto Ultraman The Next (2005) 4. Can you put a price on a giant monster’s egg? from Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) 5. The Mothra Song by Bukimisha Weird Secret Society from GOUKAI Na GOJIRA (2000) 6. Godzilla Folk Song by the Victor Youth Folk Association from Godzilla Soundtrack Perfect Collection Box 3 (2004) 7. Godzilla vs. Megalon US Trailer (1976) 8. Godzilla Vs. The Smog Monster – Opening from The Monster Project (2006) 9. Get MechaGodzilla! from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 10. Planet X by Atom Troy from Dance Godzilla (1996) 11. Monster Zero Joins The Fray! from Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965) The following songs were played during the actual show: 1. Terror Mountain Showdown by Big Pimp Jones from Kodoja (to be released in 2012) 2. Mothra by the Long Boards from Motorhythm (2008) 3. Godzilla vs. Biollante in Wakasa by Koichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) SUGGESTED READING (Which was not the News in this episode): SciFi Japan Matt Frank’s website & Deviantart Page Jeff Zornow Must Be Destroyed & the online petition “Jeff Zornow for IDW’s Godzilla” Miguel Rodriguez’ Monster Island Resort Podcast & Horrible Imaginings Film Festival Thomas Matis’ & Jesse Garrett’s Tokyo SOS Podcast also: Hilltown Kaiju – home of the Kaiju Bros! Sequential Art Gallery (because I said I would!)   PRIZES PROVIDED BY: Things From Another World – check out their Holiday Gift Ideas page on TFAW.com! IDW Publishing – Major thanks to listener Chris Mowry and Godzilla superfan for sending up the multitude of giveaways The Monster Project – make sure you check  out Adam’s awesome music project! Congratulations to all of the winners of the fine products provided by the above donators! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: I forgot to talk about this much during the episode, but make sure you send your thoughts, questions and reviews of Godzilla vs. Destoroyah via email before December 25th to have them included in the next episode of the Kaijucast! Again, I hope this episode is a fun one to listen to. Apparently people want another live show to happen again and I kind of have a fair amount of bandwidth left, so I’ll keep that in mind.[...] Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/30/kaijucast-live-show/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/30/kaijucast-live-show/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:45:42 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1553 http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/30/kaijucast-live-show/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/29/11-29-2011-godzilla-vs-mothra-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/29/11-29-2011-godzilla-vs-mothra-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:55:50 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1550 http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/29/11-29-2011-godzilla-vs-mothra-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:01:00 The day Jeff's been waiting for: we watch and then discuss the 1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra. Greetings and salutations, Kaijucast fans and followers! Episode #46 is here and I’d like you all to prepare yourselves for a LOT of talking. “W[...] The day Jeff's been waiting for: we watch and then discuss the 1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra. Greetings and salutations, Kaijucast fans and followers! Episode #46 is here and I’d like you all to prepare yourselves for a LOT of talking. “Why?” you might ask yourself. Because in this excursion into the land of giant rubber monsters, we take a look at the 1992 Toho tale known as Godzilla vs. Mothra. Jeff and Heather joined me in the Kaijucast HQ to experience the joy of Mothra. We also had a lot of listeners turn in their homework  great job, class! In addition, we also have a few little bits of news and other tidbits to share pertaining to the average kaiju fan. We only spent a little bit of time discussing it in the episode, but the upcoming live show will be broadcast on Saturday, December 10th at 2pm (Pacific Standard Time). Check out the Live Show information page and keep an eye out for updates. Thanks to Things From Another World, Adam of the Monster Project and Chris Mowry  from IDW Publishing for their awesome contributions to the contests! And special thanks to Old Town Computers for the assist with a temporary computer to help stream the show to the shoutcast host. MINUTE AMOUNTS OF MUSIC 1. Manda vs Gotengo by Keith Emmerson from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 2. Godzilla by The Doubleclicks SUGGESTED READING Excellent discussion of Godzilla vs. Megalon with Steve  Ryfle & Stuart Galbraith IV at SciFi Japan Information on the impending Criterion Gojira/Godzilla: King Of The Monsters at SciFi Japan Rampage to be made into a motion picture (Kotaku) Bob Eggleton & Matt Frank on the Toho Kingdom Podcast Checking The Gate Pocdcast by listener Robert Wright-Stasko LOCAL FLAVOR 12/2: 7:30pm The Doubleclicks at the Waypost 12/2: 9:00pm What Could Possily Go Wrong? (Cort & Fatboy’s Live show followed by Die Hard) 12/13 & 12/27: 7:00pm Geek Trivia at McMenamin’s Kennedy School 12/16: 2nd Annual PGC3 Geeky Wonderland Epic Winter Formal Holiday Party 12/18: 1:00pm Introduction to eTextiles’ “Sew A Glowing Ornament!” DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION I’m quite excited for our next movie in what I am sort of praising as one of the ultimate lineups (see the next few months’ discussion films to see what I’m talking about) is the 1995 Godzilla vs. Destoroyah. I’ve often mentioned that this film is my favorite of the Heisei era and I hope that if you haven’t seen it, you’ll track it down. I know that the movie is definitely available on Crackle.com right now. We’ll be watching the subtitled version, but watch whatever you can get your claws on because it’s definitely worth the watch. As with the rest of the heisei series, it has some goofy moments,  but overall it’s a solid Godzilla film. That pretty much does it for us here at the Kaijucast until our awesome live show in December. Don’t forget to put that down on our calendars and to keep watching this website for more information as we get closer to throwing that switch! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/16/11-21-2011-godzilla-legends/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/16/11-21-2011-godzilla-legends/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:13:31 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1529 http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/16/11-21-2011-godzilla-legends/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/10/11-10-2011-godzilla-legends-matt-frank-my-trip-to-japan/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/10/11-10-2011-godzilla-legends-matt-frank-my-trip-to-japan/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:07:01 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1474 http://kaijucast.com/2011/11/10/11-10-2011-godzilla-legends-matt-frank-my-trip-to-japan/feed/ 0 1:40:44 Can you see the majesty in this photo?? These are Matt Frank's Retailer Incentive covers to Godzilla Legends issue #1. Matt joined us for this episode and we talked all about this fantastic new entry into Godzilla comic-dom! Greetings and saluta[...] Can you see the majesty in this photo?? These are Matt Frank's Retailer Incentive covers to Godzilla Legends issue #1. Matt joined us for this episode and we talked all about this fantastic new entry into Godzilla comic-dom! Greetings and salutations, listeners! For this episode (number 45 for those counting!), Heather, Jeff and I were lucky to have the extremely talented and exuberant Matt Frank join us through Skype to talk about the brand new comic he’s worked on called Godzilla Legends, a brand new mini-series from IDW Publishing that should be on sale next week. Matt was kind enough to provide up with a review copy of his issue and we talked for a while about his involvement, both in the artwork and the story. It’s a great kick-off to what should be a great series, so make sure you check that out at your local comic book shop. We also talked about my recent trip to the land of the rising sun: Tokyo, Japan. As many listeners know, I was extremely lucky to have the opportunity to go to Asia for work and one of those stops was Tokyo. Was I ecstatic? You’d better believe it! A lot of the photos from that trip were posted to the Kaijucast facebook gallery named “Japan Visit 2011“. I hit almost everything I wanted to do, but not without some chaos thrown in for good story telling. If you are planning on visiting Japan, let me know as I am totally happy to share where I found the places. Because of the Tokyo breakdown,this episode is a bit longer than I wanted it to be, but it’s just so hard to stop talking about this stuff. So apologies in advance, folks! In addition to the interview and my Tokyo stories, we did have some new break during the recording process. Make sure you click on those stories and local events down below!   MONSTROUS MUSIC SELECTIONS: 1. Bio-Wars by Koichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) 2. Minya vs Gabara II by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Godzilla’s Revenge (1969) 3. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) 4. Atragon Suite by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla II: Voyage to Dream Quest (1991) 5. Attack Megalon! by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs Megalon (1973)   SUGGESTED READING: Writer number four (or five… I’ve lost count) for Legendary Pictures’ adaptation of Godzilla Destroy All Monsters on BluRay finally arrives Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths TPB now available Godzilla Legends available next week! LOCAL EVENTS: 11/11: Cort & Fatboy’s Midnight Movie This Is Spinal Tap 11/12: TFAW Valve Signing at 7pm 11/12: The Swashbuckler’s Ball at 7pm 11/12: Alter Egos Society’s 5th Annual Hero/Villain Ceasefire at 8pm 11/13: Portland Comic Book Show 11/15: Geek Trivia at McMenamin’s Kennedy School at 7pm 11/16: Wil Wheaton vs Paul & Storm (and the Doubleclicks!) at the Aladdin Theater at 8pm 11/17: Comics Underground at the Jack London Bar at 8pm 11/18: Captain Picard Day at Floating World Comics at 6pm DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER Don’t forget to turn in your thought, questions and reviews on the 1992 Godzilla vs. Mothra before November 27th to have your homework part of our next Daikaiju Discussion episode! We’ll be watching a subtitled version of the film, but feel free to watch the version released on VHS and DVD back in 1998 (sad face). If you don’t have the film (and you really should), it’s still available from Deep Discount DVD. Admittedly, it’s not a great version of the film, but it’s the only legitimate option here in the land of Region 1. If you have the ability to watch Region 4 films (from Australia), Madman Entertainment has a pretty tight looking Heisei boxset with Godzilla vs Mothra included (although shipping might not bring you the set before the homework due date). Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/31/10-31-2011-our-first-ultraman-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/31/10-31-2011-our-first-ultraman-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:24:18 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1477 http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/31/10-31-2011-our-first-ultraman-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 0:53:14 The Ultraman entrance to Tokyo's Ultraman Street greets you, dear listener, for this episode raises its beta capsule and unleashes a whole lotta' Ultra on you ears! So this month, our film under the Daikaiju Discussion microscope was Ultrama[...] The Ultraman entrance to Tokyo's Ultraman Street greets you, dear listener, for this episode raises its beta capsule and unleashes a whole lotta' Ultra on you ears! So this month, our film under the Daikaiju Discussion microscope was Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Gaia: Battle in Hyperspace. With the craziness of just getting back from my big Asia trip (I’m definitely wiped out and I think you can tell in this episode) and the Halloween weekend, I decided that T’Igor and I would keep this viewing low-key and just watch this meta Ultra film on our own (breaking it down as best as we can). Honestly, I just don’t know much about Ultraman. I have seen most (I think) of the first series, but none of the others. When Ultraman Tiga was on Fox, T’Igor and I tried to watch it as much as possible, but it’s not really my speed. Regardless of my Ultra-feelings, I did find the movie enjoyable in some ways. We didn’t actually get any real discussion submissions for this one (which wasn’t a surprise), you’ll hear what I mean. In addition to the movie, I played a number of requested Ultra music (that was tossed out there for the FB fans). Is it just me, or are the intros super long to these shows? Also, sorry the quality of the English intro isn’t better. I seem to only have a high quality version of the Japanese song. And of course we had some news and local events, too!   ULTRA MUSIC 1. Intro by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Ultra Q (1965) 2. English Intro by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Ultraman (1966) 3. Intro by Fuyuki Toru from Ultraseven (1967) 4. Main Theme by Kenji Kawai from Ultraman Nexus (2004) 5. Main Theme by Toshihiko Sahashi from Ultraman Mebius (2006) 6. Ultra Q Theme by The Surf Coasters from Surf Panic ’95 (2001) SUGGESTED READING: Media Blasters Destroy All Monsters BluRay & DVD Release covered by SciFi Japan Criterion’s GOJIRA/GODIZLLA KING OF THE MONSTERS Coming in January LOCAL EVENTS: Nov 1st, 15th & 29th: Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School at 7pm Nov 6th: John Hodgman at the Bagdad Theater at 8pm Nov 8th: Amanda Palmer & Neil Gaiman at the Aladdin Theater at 8pm Nov 9th: Chris Hardwick Book Signing at Powell’s at 7:30pm Nov 11th: Cort & Fatboy present This Is Spinal Tap at the Bagdad Theater at 11pm Nov 12th: “Valve Presents” Comic Signing at Hollywood TFAW Nov 12th: PDX Yar’s Swashbucklers Ball at 7pm Nov 12th: Alter Egos Society’s 5th Annual Hero/Villain Ceasefire Nov 13th: Portland Comic Book Show Nov 18th: Captain Picard Day at Floating World Comics DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION Fantastic news, everyone! Our next film in the discussion-lineup is the 1992 Godzilla vs Mothra! If you own this on DVD, you might be more familiar with it’s US Home Video title, Godzilla vs Mothra: The Battle For Earth. Slightly laughable, I know, but we’ll be watching a subtitled version of the film because (quite honestly) that’s my preferred experience. I’ll try and bring back the KaijuLiveTweets for this one too. If you want to participate in this month’s discussion, just make sure you turn your homework in before November 27th. Just send me an email with your thoughts, questions and reviews – don’t forget to make the subject-line “Daikaiju Discussion” so I can find it easily. Congrats to our big winners of the FEEL THE IMPACT contest: Derek Hendricks, Kevin deAntonio and Adam Armour! And mega-huge thanks to the sponsor of that contest, Impact Merchandising. Make sure you check out their webstore where you can buy all sorts of awesome Godzilla-themed shirts! Join us next month where I’ll distill my (very) recent trip to Japan! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/27/10-27-2011-yokai-spooktacular-and-an-interview-wmatt-alt/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/27/10-27-2011-yokai-spooktacular-and-an-interview-wmatt-alt/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 10:19:08 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1441 http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/27/10-27-2011-yokai-spooktacular-and-an-interview-wmatt-alt/feed/ 0 1:27:06 Yokai Spooktacular special guest, Matt Alt! Woohoo – another Yokai episode (and it’s about time, too!)… So, first off, apologies for the delay in the posting of this episode. I’m actually editing and writing and trying to get[...] Yokai Spooktacular special guest, Matt Alt! Woohoo – another Yokai episode (and it’s about time, too!)… So, first off, apologies for the delay in the posting of this episode. I’m actually editing and writing and trying to get this online from a hotel room in China. I’m in country number four of a four-country Asia visit for my work. One of those countries I was able to visit, however, was the land of the rising sun, Japan. And since I was in Tokyo and since this is the October episode of the show, we have a special interview (conducted in person) with Matt Alt. Matt is the co-author of Yokai Attack!, a book that focuses it’s gaze on the creepy and weird ghosts and goblins of Japan. Matt met up with me in an area of Tokyo called Kichijoji and talked about these wild creatures and why they exist. In addition to Mr. Alt, Heather and I discuss the original Yokai trilogy and the apparent curse that has been placed on the Kaijucast headquarters! There’s a little bit of news (of which I’m sure you’ve all heard by now, since this episode has taken me WAY too long to finish) and it wouldn’t be an episode of the Kaijucast without some suggested reading. Hindsight is 20/20, right? I really should have edited my audio together on the plane so that it was ready to drop in the interview with Matt. So because of my poor podcast planning, this episode was delayed over a week. Why? Because once we left Japan, all of my free time went towards meetings, factory tours, dinners and other nightlife. It has been a bit of a whirlwind of activity here in Asia. Apologies to you, my dearest listeners. Also thanks so much to DJ Fulci of the Horror Holocaust Radio podcast for letting me borrow his mini-recorder. Make sure you check out their shows and commentaries! MONSTROUS MUSICS 1. Gravesite Apparition by Hiroshi Watanabe from Tokaido Obake Dochu (1969) 2. Tsuchikorobi Encounter by Chumei Watanabe from Yokai Hyaku Monogatari (1968) 3. Mystery of the Rokurokubi by Chumei Watanabe from Yokai Hyaku Monogatari (1968) 4. Journey Theme (O-Miyo & Hyakutaro) by Hiroshi Watanabe from Tokaido Obake Dochu (1969) 5. Hyakutaro’s Dream by Hiroshi Watanabe from Tokaido Obake Dochu (1969) 6. Shrine Worship by Chumei Watanabe from Yokai Hyaku Monogatari (1968) 7. Mt Fuji Bathed in the Evening Light by Hiroshi Watanabe from Tokaido Obake Dochu (1969) 8. Kiyoshiro Imawano with Yosui Inoue – Oshiete Jiji (the Azuki Bean song from The Great Yokai War – 2005) SUGGESTED READING: Matt’s Books on Amazon Criterion GOJIRA / GODZILLA KING OF THE MONSTERS is a GO! LOCAL EVENTS: Frighttown (if it isn’t already too late!) DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: Since it’s already so late in the month, I think that a reminder that this month’s Daikaiju Discussion film is Ultraman Tiga, Ultraman Dyna, Ultraman Gaia: Battle In Hyperspace might be a waste of the internet. I’ve been out of touch with Facebook since we drove into China and haven’t been able to remind anyone about turning in their homework. We’ll be watching it the day after I get back from this trip, so I might be a bit of a zombie during the recording. Actually I think that the movie is a lot of fun, so hopefully we’ll get that watched, dissected and uploaded quickly. This is actually the first time I’ve posted two episodes within one week of each other! (And the last time, I can almost assure you…) Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/15/10-15-2011-feel-the-impact-contest-finalists/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/15/10-15-2011-feel-the-impact-contest-finalists/#comments Sat, 15 Oct 2011 07:55:16 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1433 http://kaijucast.com/2011/10/15/10-15-2011-feel-the-impact-contest-finalists/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/30/09-29-2011-discussing-space-amoebas/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/30/09-29-2011-discussing-space-amoebas/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 07:56:45 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1419 http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/30/09-29-2011-discussing-space-amoebas/feed/ 0 0:59:12 Jeff, Cindy and the disembodied head of Justin sit down to talk about Yog Monster From Space (aka Space Amoeba) on this month's Daikaiju Discussion episode! In this very special episode of the Kaijucast, we are celebrating. Kind of … Ok, n[...] Jeff, Cindy and the disembodied head of Justin sit down to talk about Yog Monster From Space (aka Space Amoeba) on this month's Daikaiju Discussion episode! In this very special episode of the Kaijucast, we are celebrating. Kind of … Ok, not really celebrating, but for my birthday, I got a new mixer and because of that I’m still tweaking the buttons, knobs and sliders. I think it sounds a lot better actualy, but let me know what you think. In this particular episode, we take a close look at the 1970 film, Yog, Monster From Space (otherwise known as Space Amoeba). The film is enjoyable, and actually I think it deserves a little more respect and notoriety than it typically gets, but it’s not in the upper echelon of kaiju films. The “guests” in the studio with me tonight were Jeff of Horror Holocaust, Cindy (who was one of my first guests and continues to be a Daikaiju Discussioneer) and Justin of the Going Last Podcast. I don’t know if we were tired or we were really enjoying the movie, but there was a lot less ribbing and we didn’t livetweet this one (which I didn’t even realize until I was typing these notes). D’oh. Not much in the way of news tonight, but there are some cool local events and of course I played music. MY BIRTHDAY MUSIC 1. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) 2. The Crash by Koh Otani from Gamera 3: Revenge Of Iris (1999) 3. Adult Mothra X Godzilla I by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) 4. God Of The Earth: Baragon by Koh Otani from Godzilla · Mothra · King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) 5. Mega Monster War by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Monster Zero (1965) 6. Godzilla vs. Tokyo by Zebrahead (2004) SUGGESTED READING Gamera 3 Blu Ray from Mill Creek Entertainment Korean monster film Sector 7 gets a US release Still accepting entries in our Feel The Impact contest (hosted by Impact Merchandising) through October 10th DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION Our next film (for October) has a doozy of a title: Ultraman Gaia & Ultraman Dyna & Ultraman Tiga: The Battle In Hyperspace. This was released on DVD by Image Entertainment in 2004. I actually don’t own this one. When Image out this on DVD, I chose to buy the other movie. I haven’t done a lot of research, but I’m not sure where to buy this one (suggestions are welcome!). If you already have this, I hope you can join us in spirit for this 2002 Ultra flick. Just make sure to email your thoughts questions and reviews with a subject heading of “Daikaiju Discussion” so that I can easily find your “homework”. Thank for listening and helping the show out – I’m hoping that there will be a number of audio improvements over the next few months. Speaking of, if there is a notable difference in this episode, shoot me an email and tell me what you think! Until next time, ja mata! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/10/9-10-2011-interview-w-adam-alexander-of-the-monster-project/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/10/9-10-2011-interview-w-adam-alexander-of-the-monster-project/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:26:51 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1383 http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/10/9-10-2011-interview-w-adam-alexander-of-the-monster-project/feed/ 0 1:09:27 Kyle is joined by Adam of The Monster Project to talk in great depth about his amazing Godzilla music CD. Do yourself an favor and check it out! This particular episode (episode 41)  may just go down as one of my favorites. Why, you might ask? Becau[...] Kyle is joined by Adam of The Monster Project to talk in great depth about his amazing Godzilla music CD. Do yourself an favor and check it out! This particular episode (episode 41)  may just go down as one of my favorites. Why, you might ask? Because our guest tonight on the Kaijucast is Adam Alexander of The Monster Project! What’s that? You haven’t heard of The Monster Project, you say?! You are in luck, sir or madame as the case may be, because not only does Adam talk about the CD he created, we also play two of the tracks on the show… and, if that’s not enough, you can always check out his website to hear the whole thing for free. Now, even though you can listen for free, I really, really hope some of you buy the CD because (and this harkens back to my love of DIY projects) Adam and the rest of his septet made this! Blood, sweat and tears and all that. If you want to hear more from the project in future episodes, I will be happy to oblige. I also need to mention that while we don’t have any real Godzilla news, I do have some thoughts to share about the Godzilla comics from IDW Publishing. As always, here in Portland we have a ton of great events going on. So if our fair city is accessible to you, you might enjoy the excellent local events listed below. And please don’t leave the site before you check out the amazing contest I’m kicking off today thanks to the sponsor, Impact Merchandising! This could be your chance to fill your closet or dresser with a whole lot of Godzilla shirts! The last thing I want to mention here, there’s something odd about this particular episode’s musical content: not a single one of the following songs heard in this show are symphonic pieces. I dunno… I find that very cool. MONSTROUS ROCK MUSIC: 1. Stomp Tokyo by The Creeping Cruds 2. Hats off to You (Godzilla) by The Groovie Ghoulies 3. Main Title from The Monster Project 4. Godzilla vs. Mothra from The Monster Project 5. Escape From Nebula M Spacehunter by Daikaiju from the album Phase 2 HUGE CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT! SUGGESTED READING: The Monster Project ( & on BandCamp.com ) BotchTheCrab.com (Adam’s personal website) Giant Monster Rampage Impact Merchandising’s Godzilla Shirts     Daikaiju (the band) LOCAL EVENTS: 9/14: 6pm Casanova signing with Matt Fraction at Floating World Comics 9/14: 7pm Buffy Season 9 Premiere with Georges Jeanty at the Hollywood TFAW 9/17: Geek In The City Listener Party The Booyah Strikes Back at Guardian Games 9/20: Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School 9/24 & 25: Portland Retro Gaming Expo DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget that this month’s movie is Yog, The Space Monster and we’ll be watching that during the last week of the month, so make sure you email your thoughts, questions and reviews to me before September 24th and I’ll make sure to include them in the following episode. Also, make sure your email’s subject is “Daikaiju Discussion” so I don’t miss it! Thanks again for being such great fans of the show – I’m looking forward to seeing what everyone comes up with for their contest submission. Talk to you later this month, folks! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/09/feel_the_impact/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/09/feel_the_impact/#comments Sat, 10 Sep 2011 06:59:00 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1360 http://kaijucast.com/2011/09/09/feel_the_impact/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2011/08/31/08-31-2011-gamera-vs-viras-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/08/31/08-31-2011-gamera-vs-viras-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:58:55 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1352 http://kaijucast.com/2011/08/31/08-31-2011-gamera-vs-viras-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 0:59:16 Justin, Heather, The Mad Marquis de Maltease, Sophie Maltease, Cindy and I talk about (and make a little fun of) the 1968 Gamera vs Viras. Wowzers – this is episode number FORTY. I find it kind of hard to believe that if you chose to do so, on[...] Justin, Heather, The Mad Marquis de Maltease, Sophie Maltease, Cindy and I talk about (and make a little fun of) the 1968 Gamera vs Viras. Wowzers – this is episode number FORTY. I find it kind of hard to believe that if you chose to do so, one could actually listen to us talk for two days straight! Now that the flabbergastation is waning, I should warn you that in this episode we open up the can of turtle soup and take a long look at a classic Gamera film and one of my favorites from the Showa era, Gamera vs Viras (1968). When I say “we” the audience consisted of Justin from the Going Last Podcast, my co-host Heather, my friend Cindy and some new additions to the Kaijucast roster: Sophie and the Mad Marquis de Maltease (the Marquis was on the last show) of Critical Hit Burlesque. Things got a little goofy because this Gamera film, although a LOT of fun, is ridiculous in many areas. In addition to the movie discussion, there are a lot of really relevant links down below that I talked about on the show -kaiju related stuff- and if you haven’t already learned of these developments, I highly suggest following those links! I didn’t play a lot of music in this episode, but it matches the tone of the film for sure (here’s what I did manage to play). MUSIC THIS MONTH 1. Ultraman Theme Song by Kunio Miyauchi from Ultraman (1966) 2. Young Go Go by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs the Sea Monster (1966) 3. Gamera March by Kenjiro Hirose from Gamera vs. Viras (1968) 4. Sulfuric Acid Mist / Smokestacks and Hedorah by and from the Monster Project (2006) 5. Main Titles by Akira Ifukube from Yog Monster From Space (1970) SUGGESTED READING Gojira to be put out by Criterion? “Fine Grain” print of Godzilla King Of The Monsters found! Gamera Trilogy details from Mill Creek Destroy All Monsters Extras from Media Blasters Monster Attack Team magazine picked up for distribution by Diamond Sector 7 review by Kim Song Ho Mothra retrospective in Japan by Tom Daugherty LOCAL EVENTS Yog Monster From Space (aka Space Amoeba) will be the focus of September's Daikaiju Discussion! Sept 3rd & 4th: Portland Pirate Festival Sept 6th: Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School Sept 7th: Justice League International signing with Aaron Lopresti OTHER MISCELLANY #Kaijulivetweets On Twitter Congrats to the winners of the signed Wondercon exclusive Godzilla comics:  Jim S, Jonathan W, Ron A, Ernest D & Stephen S! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION The month of September weilds not only a bunch of mighty birthdays (mine, Heather’s, Justin’s and I’m sure), but also heralds the coming of Yog, Monster From Space! We’ll be watching the Media Blasters/Tokyo Shock DVD of this close to/around the 25th, so make sure that you watch the film and send in any questions, comments and reviews before the last week of the month. Now this film is a bit of an oddity, but it has some really cool moments: A giant cuttlefish! Kenji Sahara with a goatee! Bats! And just checkout this rockin’ trailer if you need another reason! Email me with the subject line of “Daikaiju Discussion: Yog” and I’ll make sure to include your thoughts in the next discussion episode. The next episode will feature Adam from The Monster Project and we’ll talk about his CD and his recent trip to Japan. You can expect that to be online sometime around the 10th of September. I’m also very close to announcing another big contest, so stay tuned for that. Hope you enjoy the discussion!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/08/16/08-16-2011-critical-hit-burlesque/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/08/16/08-16-2011-critical-hit-burlesque/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:38:53 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1337 http://kaijucast.com/2011/08/16/08-16-2011-critical-hit-burlesque/feed/ 0 1:20:29 Critical Hit Burlesque's Mad Marquis De Maltease joins Heather & Kyle this month for some geeky talk about burlesque in Portland! So… weird show this month. We were going to talk about a Godzilla-esque tabletop game with Justin, but un[...] Critical Hit Burlesque's Mad Marquis De Maltease joins Heather & Kyle this month for some geeky talk about burlesque in Portland! So… weird show this month. We were going to talk about a Godzilla-esque tabletop game with Justin, but unfortunately our schedules didn’t sync up. So instead of having our guest this month simply promote his own show (the original intent), we asked the Mad Marquis De Maltease from Critical Hit Burlesque -who is a long-time geek- talk about the Geeklesque shows that have been the talk of Portland in recent months. You may have heard us talk about Geeklesque before. Just as the name implies, these shows are burlesque with a geeky twist. It is of course not an all-ages event, but it is always a fantastic time and Heather & I have yet to miss any of the Geeklesque performances. That being said, we still kept the podcast mostly clean (for those who are listening with the youngsters). That being said, we ARE talking about beautiful scantily-clad women removing much of that clothing. So, I’m downgrading this episode (which is episode 39) from “clean” to “not explicit”. How’s that? Even though this wasn’t a how-we-normally-do-things episode, it is jam-packed with stuff so make sure you investigate all of these excellent links very thoroughly! MONSTER MUSIC 1. Godzilla by VVS Music 2. SpaceGodzilla Approaches by Takayuki Hattori from Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994) 3. God Of The Earth by Kow Otani from Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah (2001) 4. The Gamera Song from Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1991) 5. Myth by Bakufu Slump from Gamera: Guardian Of The Universe (1995) SUGGESTED READING Godzilla Gangsters & Goliaths Issue #3 is out S.H. MonsterArts Godzilla commercial(?) by Koichi Kawakita LOCAL FLAVORS August 20: Can’t Stop The Serenity August 21: Trek In The Dark August 23: Geek Trivia August 26 & 27: Filmusik’s Gamera vs Barugon (here’s a link to the 2009 interview w/Galen Huckens) August 28: Geeklesque The Geek Night Returns (Again) September 7: Aaron Lopresti signing at TFAW September 24 & 25: Retro Gaming Expo OTHER AWESOME MISCELLANY G-Fantis: Worlds Collide fan film   Kaiju Double Feature Group/Club on Facebook Thanks to Nick the Hat for the awesome Doctor Who Experience stuff! Thanks to Scott Martin of Hilltown Kaiju for the cool signed Gamera chirashi, photo & Kaiju Bros bracelets! Thanks to Kurt Lloyd of Missing Reel and Lance of Hot Peas & Butta for the PDX meetup! THE MAD MARQUIS’ INFLUENCE Burlesque PDX Rose City School of Burlesque Fredrick Zal’s website September 9: Miss Kennedy’s Cabaret September 13: Burlenomicon at the Lovecraft Bar September 27: Marquis Mad Agenda DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER Don’t forget that this month’s Daikaiju Discussion will be looking at Gamera vs. Viras. You can buy the Shout! Factory DVD on their website. If you are going to take part in the live-tweeting, the hastag we use is #kaijulivetweets and I’ll send out a twitter and facebook reminder. But we are watching the movie on Monday the 29th, so make sure to email your homework in by August 27th if you want to be included! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2011/07/31/07-31-2011-daikaiju-discussion-for-godzilla-2000/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/07/31/07-31-2011-daikaiju-discussion-for-godzilla-2000/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:25:37 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1288 http://kaijucast.com/2011/07/31/07-31-2011-daikaiju-discussion-for-godzilla-2000/feed/ 0 1:29:08 This month, I am joined by Cindy, Justin, Heather & T'Igor for this month's Daikaiju Discussion on Godzilla 2000. Break out the celebratory bottles of red soma drink because another episode is upon us, internet! This month’s Daikai[...] This month, I am joined by Cindy, Justin, Heather & T'Igor for this month's Daikaiju Discussion on Godzilla 2000. Break out the celebratory bottles of red soma drink because another episode is upon us, internet! This month’s Daikaiju Discussion episode (Epside 38 for those counting) takes a stern look at the 1999 Toho film and the beginning of the Millennium (or Shinsei) era of Godzilla films: GODZILLA 2000! Much like Godzilla 1985, this movie has the distinct honor of being the only film of the Millennium series to be released in theaters across the United States. Heather, Justin, Cindy, T’Igor and I all gathered here at the Kaijucast HQ to watch it. We enjoyed watching the movie, but in general felt that it just fell a little flat. We get into all of that in the episode and as a bonus, Heather is back to help with the co-hosting duties. Make sure you check out the rest of the show notes below to fully immerse yourself in all the Kaijucast has to offer this month. Thanks to everyone who turned in their homework, it was a lot of work trimming some of the responses down to a manageable bunch of blurbs – and there were some questions from you guys this time, which was cool too! Remember that you can make music requests (as long as they are kaiju-related) and I’ll do my best to play them. Personally, I feel that the music in this show is top notch, so I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed playing it – I think it is a great slice of kaiju audio entertainment! MUSIC TO ENJOY A PODCAST BY 1. Sad Ultron by Adam Warrock & Dale Chase from This Man…This EmCee! EP (2011) 2. Rebirth Of Varan by Akira Ifukube from Daikaiju Varan (1958) 3. Main Titles by Masaru Sato from Son Of Godzilla (1967) 4. Gamera, Destroy by Kenjiro Hirose from Gamera vs Viras (1968) 5. Godzilla To Tokyo Bay by Akira Ifukube from Gojira (2954) SUGGESTED READING David Goyer to pen Godzilla Gamera 3 on Blu-Ray IDW’s new Godzilla Issues: Kingdom Of Monsters Issue #5 and Gangsters & Goliaths Issue #2 LOCAL FLAVOR August 9th & 23rd: Geek Trivia at McMenamin’s Kennedy School August 20th: Can’t Stop The Serentiy at the Hollywood Theatre Podcast: Culture Wedge Podcast by Kyle Byrd (G-Fest recap Episode) Comic: Robot God Akamatsu Comic: Kaiju: Fire & Grimstone Live-tweets from our screening courtesy of DriveInMob (go to their website!) DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK For August’s homework, I hope you are all hungry for turtle soup because we’ll be watching the 1968 Daiei flick, Gamera vs. Viras. Now we’ll be watching the Shout! Factory DVD and commenting on that. If you don’t own it, you can get it here – and if you need a better reason to pick up the DVD, it also includes Gamera vs. Gyaos. Just make sure you watch the one with the alien squid thing and not the bat-bird thing! Anyways, the standard schtick still applies: watch the film and then submit your thoughts, questions and comments via email before the last week of the month and I’ll include your reviews in the episode. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on this wild ride of a movie. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/07/11/07-10-2011-godzilla-crushes-the-kaijucast-hq-with-matt-frank/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/07/11/07-10-2011-godzilla-crushes-the-kaijucast-hq-with-matt-frank/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:54:14 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1281 http://kaijucast.com/2011/07/11/07-10-2011-godzilla-crushes-the-kaijucast-hq-with-matt-frank/feed/ 0 1:08:58 This month, the Kaijucast is joined by the one and only Matt Frank (yay)! Howdy, Godzilla fans! Episode number thirty seven is upon us and this month, the magic of the interwebs brings us an interview with the one, the only, long-time kaiju fan and [...] This month, the Kaijucast is joined by the one and only Matt Frank (yay)! Howdy, Godzilla fans! Episode number thirty seven is upon us and this month, the magic of the interwebs brings us an interview with the one, the only, long-time kaiju fan and artist Matt Frank. If the name sounds unfamiliar to you, Matt was the creator of the NeoGodzilla monster redesigns that have caught the eyes of many Godzilla lovers for years. If you aren’t familiar with those, perhaps you are familiar with a little comic called Godzilla: Kingdom Of Monsters? You should be; I talk about it enough! Well Matt has been making the retailer incentive covers and some of the other exclusive covers, too, and I thought having him on the show would be a great excuse to shoot the radioactive breeze with another fellow G-Fan! While it would be very easy to fall into the standard tell-me-about-working-on-IDW’s-Godzilla-series line of questioning (which we do cover a little bit), Matt is such a devoted Godzilla fan that I really just wanted to talk about his fanaticism for the Big G and any projects he has going on. What we came up with was really conversational and it was so much fun talking with him that when we hit the forty-minute mark, I really could have just kept going. Because of that, I’m hoping we can get Matt back on the podcast in a couple of months for a listener Q&A. In addition to enjoying Matt’s dulcet tones, make sure you check out the show notes below for a lot of linky goodness – both to a couple of Godzilla-related news items and some awesome local flavor. And what would an episode of he Kaijucast be without a tasty helping of monstrous music. THIS EPISODE’S EAR CANDY: 1. The Street Fight by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) 2. Godzilla Stomp by MC Esoteric from Esoteric Vs. Japan (2008) 3. Theme of Love Koichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) 4. Godzilla 2000 US Trailer Audio 5. Dagarla Comes Ashore by Toshiyuki Watanabe from Rebirth of Mothra 2 (1997) 6. Main Theme by Takiyuki Hattori from Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla (1994) SUGGESTED READING: IDW’s Godzilla Gangsters & Goliaths Issue #2 out this week IDW’s 100 Cover Charity Spectacular will be in stores August 10th X-Plus Megalon surfaces soon! G-Fest is next weekend! LOCAL EVENTS: July’s Saturdays & Sundays (at 5pm): Trek In The Park July 12th (at 5pm): Roll For Romance July 12th (at 7pm): Geek Trivia July 13th (at 7pm): Ghost Rider #1 Signing w/Matthew Clark DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER: Don’t forget that your homework this month is to submit your thoughts, questions and reviews for Toho’s 1999 response to the Tri-star film, Godzilla 2000. I’m pretty sure we are watching the English dubbed version since that is the most widely distributed version here in the U.S. – but if you watch a subtitled version, that’s fine as well. We’re also probably going to join forces with the DriveInMob folks for the livetweeting, so if you are on Twitter, keep an eye out for that announcement both on twitter and Facebook. If you watch the film beforehand and want to submit your thoughts, questions and reviews of the film, just make sure you email me by July 25th to have your homework included on the podcast. I hope you enjoy the episode and I hope you join us again at the end of the month!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/26/06-26-2011-daikaiju-discussion-return-of-daimajin/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/26/06-26-2011-daikaiju-discussion-return-of-daimajin/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:28:48 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1253 http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/26/06-26-2011-daikaiju-discussion-return-of-daimajin/feed/ 0 1:09:16 Dave, Sean, Cindy Heather & myself all break down why Return of Daimajin is such an awesome film in this month's Daikaiju Discussion! Episode 36 is here, folks! We had a great crew over to talk about the second in the Daimajin trilogy: Heath[...] Dave, Sean, Cindy Heather & myself all break down why Return of Daimajin is such an awesome film in this month's Daikaiju Discussion! Episode 36 is here, folks! We had a great crew over to talk about the second in the Daimajin trilogy: Heather, Cindy, Dave (aka Baron Von Goolo) and Sean (who hasn’t been over in ages – you’d have to hit the “way back” button to hear him) and I watched this classic monster movie from one of Toho’s rival film companies at the time: Daiei Pictures. While the film basically plays out like a samurai flick with a giant vengeful monster tacked onto it, we had an excellent time watching the film and if, for some really unfortunate and slightly crazy reason, you haven’t seen the Daimajin trilogy, make sure you pick them up later this year when Mill Creek Entertainment releases them later this year on BluRay – they are a fantastic landmark on the giant monster landscape. If you are unfamiliar with Dave and Sean, you can see Dave/Baron Von Goolo’s episode here and Sean’s episode here (and it was great to have them back). They have also been involved in Daikaiju Discussions since their episodes too. In addition to the really great time with these cats, Heather came over to help me out with the rest of the episode (y’know, recording the intro and the  listeners’ homework and the news stuff – huzzah!).  Make sure you check out the links below. And of course we did play a little music and here it is: MONSTROUS MUSIC: 1. Battle On Mt. Fuji from The Monster Project (originally by Akira Ifukube) 2. Ghidrah The Three-Headed Monster US Trailer audio (1965) 3. King Kong by The Jimmy Castor Bunch (1976) 4. Beginning of the End by Nobuhiko Morino from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) SUGGESTED READING: IDW’s Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters Issue #4 is out on Wednesday the 29th Koichi Kawakita Interview on The God Of Clay Media Blasters announces Godzilla vs. Megalon street date: November 29th! BloodyDisgusting.com Interview with Dean Devlin about GINO Interested in Daimajin? Make sure you check out this article from Ed Godziszewski! TohoKingdom.com’s Podcast On twitter? Here’s the link to our #kaijulivetweets LOCAL EVENTS: June 28th: Geek Trivia July 12th: Roll For Romance July 13th: Ghost Rider #1 Release Party at Things From Another World Geek Olympathon Cognition Signing Party Article on Comic Book Examiner DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION Your next assignment is to watch Godzilla 2000 – since this film was released in the US -both in the theaters and on DVD- I think we’ll probably watch the dubbed version because it’s more widely available. Just remember to get your homework turned in by the last week of July to be included in the episode. Just send those thoughts, questions and reviews to controller@kaijucast.com and I’ll make sure you are in the discussion. Oh and please put “Daikaiju Discussion: Godzilla 2000″ in the subject line – it’ll make it easier to parse through the emails. I don’t want to miss anyone and I accidentally did for our 1985 assignment. If you have any other comments about the show, if you want to make a suggestions for future episodes  or request a Godzilla-related track, make sure you send me an email. I’ve got to get caught up on some of the emails, but I still really enjoy hearing from you all and hope the show continues to entertain the collective you. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/15/06-15-2011-godzilla-gangsters-and-goliaths-oh-yeah/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/15/06-15-2011-godzilla-gangsters-and-goliaths-oh-yeah/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:20:16 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1195 http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/15/06-15-2011-godzilla-gangsters-and-goliaths-oh-yeah/feed/ 0 1:10:03 This month Jeff Dean, co-host extraordinaire of Horror Holocaust, joins the Kaijucast to talk about the Legendary Pictures film, review the new issue of Gangsters & Goliaths and basically talk about the Big G. Wow – Episode 35 is upon us! [...] This month Jeff Dean, co-host extraordinaire of Horror Holocaust, joins the Kaijucast to talk about the Legendary Pictures film, review the new issue of Gangsters & Goliaths and basically talk about the Big G. Wow – Episode 35 is upon us! And after missing a few Daikaiju Discussions, Jeff Dean -half of the terrifying team that puts on Horror Holocaust-  joins us for a conversational episode about Godzilla. In addition to simply great conversation, we are also reviewing the very first issue of IDW Publishing’s first Godzilla mini-series, Gangsters & Goliaths. This is an amazing first issue by John Layman and Alberto Ponticelli. Hopefully you’ve picked it up or will go buy it from your local comic book shop – we highly suggest it! So, anyway, it has been a really long time since Jeff sat down without having watched a movie for the Daikaiju Discussions and the last time we did that, I ended up recording for close to two hours. Other than some key points about the Legendary pictures film, the new comic review and Jeff’s well-placed love for Mothra, I wanted to make sure we didn’t drone on for too long. It’s very easy to talk with Jeff about this subject because We both love giant monster movies! So I hope you like the discussion because Jeff will definitely be back. MUSIC 1. Main Titles by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Ultra Q (1965 *alternate versions) 2. Dogora vs The Self Defence Force by Akira Ifukube from Dogora, The Space Monster (1964 *from Ostinato) 3. Blowing Up The Wargod Effigy by Akira Ifukube from The Return of Daimajin (1966) 4. Markalite FAHP by Akira Ifukube from The Mysterians (1957 *performed A Capella by the Bukimisha Weird Secret Society)   SUGGESTED READING Media Blasters’ Official Destroy All Monsters & Godzilla vs Megalon Announcement Troll Hunter Production Notes on SciFi Japan   LOCAL FLAVOR June 19th: Cognition: The Robot Uprise Signing June 24th: Boilerplate Art Opening   DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER Don’t forget that we are watching the Daiei Pictures’ 1966 classic, The Return Of Daimajin this month for our Daikaiju Discussion. We’re actually going to be watching the movie on the evening of June 22nd (which is a Wednesday), so make sure you get your homework done in time for that! I have to travel for work and won’t be around to host a screening the last week of the month. Just email your thoughts, questions and reviews before the 22nd to have your comments included in the episode. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/09/06-02-2011-talking-podcastery-in-portland/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/09/06-02-2011-talking-podcastery-in-portland/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:30:55 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1179 http://kaijucast.com/2011/06/09/06-02-2011-talking-podcastery-in-portland/feed/ 0 0:51:59 Hey, that's me on the left sitting awkwardly next to Dr. Manticore (Kaebel Hashitani representing Geek In The City), Matt Hunter (representing the A Jumps B Shoots podcast), Fatboy Roberts and Cort Webber (of the Cort and Fatboy Show) and we[...] Hey, that's me on the left sitting awkwardly next to Dr. Manticore (Kaebel Hashitani representing Geek In The City), Matt Hunter (representing the A Jumps B Shoots podcast), Fatboy Roberts and Cort Webber (of the Cort and Fatboy Show) and we're all talking about podcasting. Off to the left and not pictured was Rick Emerson. Photo by the amazing Ara Roselani. Greetings listeners! So during the local convention Wonder Northwest, I was part of a podcasting panel with Cort & Fatboy (of the Cort & Fatboy Show), Matt Hunter (of the A Jumps, B Shoots podcast) and Kaebel Hashitani (who represented the Geek In The City podcast as Dr. Manticore). It was hosted by Rick Emerson (The Rick Emerson Show, Legion of News). I asked on Facebook if anyone would be interested in hearing the audio from this episode and the response was positive. I want to reiterate that this is not “clean” supplemental material, but for anyone that wanted to hear said panel audio, here you go. I tried to sweeten the audio as much as possible. “Big ups” go out to Martin Vavra of Galaxy Sailor Productions, not only for being an awesome regular addition to the Kaijucast crew, but also for filming the panel and pulling the audio off the video so that I could post it to my rag-tag Godzilla podcast blog… Thanks, Martin!!!   So after the panel, Rick Emerson asked if I would be interested in appearing with Matt on his local television show called Outlook Portland. The timing worked out and I was able to make it to the studio the day after Wonder Northwest to talk about podcasting. Here are the videos that were born of that taping:   So, yeah… I don’t really like how I look when videoed (surprise! I’m a nerd with some social awkwardness!). About Outlook Portland: Outlook Portland is an entertaining, fast paced, discussion of Portland events, issues, controversies, and culture. Hosted by Portland talk radio host Rick Emerson, and airing on NW32 TV, Outlook Portland features newsmakers and local figures of every stripe in a round-table discussion covering the whole spectrum of local happenings. About Rick Emerson: Host Rick Emerson has been a Portland media fixture for over a decade. Rick has been seen in film, on stage, and is an active member of Portland’s music community. On June 21st, 2010, Rick launched a subscription based internet radio program, The Rick Emerson Show in addition to a free one hour news program called Legion of News. You can find out more at www.rickemerson.com and www.cascadia.fm. Blargs, PDX, Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount yes no http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/31/05-30-2011-godzilla-1985-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/31/05-30-2011-godzilla-1985-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 06:37:13 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1172 http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/31/05-30-2011-godzilla-1985-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:09:16 Martin, Cindy, Kyle, T'Igor, Heather & Justin take a trip way back to the glorious mid-eighties of Japan and spend a lot of time talking about Godzilla 1985. I think I need to give myself a little more time to produce these Daikaiju Discussi[...] Martin, Cindy, Kyle, T'Igor, Heather & Justin take a trip way back to the glorious mid-eighties of Japan and spend a lot of time talking about Godzilla 1985. I think I need to give myself a little more time to produce these Daikaiju Discussions! This is barely going to make it into the month of May, but I promised it would and here it is… episode 34 of the Kaijucast and this month we are talking all about the first Godzilla movie I ever saw, Godzilla 1985. In doing research on the film, I kind of decided to stop calling it “Godzilla Returns” because that’s more of a fan title I think. Actually I don’t know what else to call it since the actual title in Japan was just “Godzilla” (kind of makes things difficult on the fandom, Toho…).   Anyway, we sat down for a Kaijucast first for this screening by watching the Japanese film and immediately following that with the American version (big thanks to Chris who sent me a DVD made from his VHS tape!). While it was a great idea from the brains of Cindy & Martin and an interesting experiment, I think it was too long before we recorded. So we had a lot to talk about in this episode. If that wasn’t enough, there seemed to be a lot more Godzilla related news this month and I also played some requests, which are detailed below: MONSTER MUSIC FOR MAY 1. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Daikaiju Varan (1958) 2. Raging Mad Godzilla by Ko Otani from Godzilla·Mothra·King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001) 3. Godzilla March by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Gigan (1972) 4. Godzilla’s Farewell by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns/Godzilla 1985 (1984)   SUGGESTED READING Official Media Blasters Facebook Page & Status update re: Destroy All Monsters & Godzilla vs. Megalon Monster Attack Team issue #8 Korean Monster Movie “Sector 7″ poster and teaser trailer on ScifiJapan.com TCM to show Classic Godzilla Flicks GMK screening in San Francisco   LOCAL EVENTS Geek Trivia at the Kennedy School Cort & Fatboy present Superman 2: The Richard Donner Cut at the Bagdad Theater Geek Olympathon Our movie for the month of June is the 1966 Return of Daimajin! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK Beware the wrath of the giant idol, because next month’s focus for the Daikaiju Discussion is the 1966 Return of Daimajin by Gamera’s film studio, Daiei. We will be watching the ADV Films DVD, which (if you have seen this film before) is the one with the lake. So… not the original (obviously) and not the one with the kids in the snow. The Daimajin trilogy is one that I feel every Kaiju fan should see. They are set in feudal Japan and the first two films have little to no kiddie vibes. Overall, these are great and if you can pick them up, I urge you to do so. In fact, you can get it for cheap here at Buy.com or  Rightstuf.com (which is where I bought mine a couple of years ago). Thanks again to everyone who took part in this month’s Daikaiju Discussion. Just remember that you need to submit your thoughts, questions and reviews for the next film before the last week of the month. Just email them to me and I’ll compile the submissions for the April discussion. Feel free to let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see in future episodes or if you have a music request! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/17/05-17-2011-godzilla-vs-bridge-city-winners/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/17/05-17-2011-godzilla-vs-bridge-city-winners/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 16:15:24 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1132 http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/17/05-17-2011-godzilla-vs-bridge-city-winners/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/13/05-13-2011-godzilla-vs-eric-powell/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/13/05-13-2011-godzilla-vs-eric-powell/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 03:40:10 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1097 http://kaijucast.com/2011/05/13/05-13-2011-godzilla-vs-eric-powell/feed/ 0 0:58:26 Totally NOT live from this year's Stumptown Comics Fest, I was fortunate enough to interview Eric Powell (Godzilla: Kingdom Of Monsters, The Goon) for this episode of the Kaijucast! Photo by Martin Vavra. “It’s about time!” Tha[...] Totally NOT live from this year's Stumptown Comics Fest, I was fortunate enough to interview Eric Powell (Godzilla: Kingdom Of Monsters, The Goon) for this episode of the Kaijucast! Photo by Martin Vavra. “It’s about time!” That’s probably what you are saying, right? Y’know… because to me, it feels like I recorded this interview with Eric Powell a million years ago! At this year’s Stumptown Comics Fest, I was fortunate enough to interview the author (or co-author, actually) of IDW Publishing’s Godzilla: Kingdom Of Monsters title about his history in comics, his work on the new Godzilla book and what we can expect in the future with this title and his upcoming release of The Goon. It was a lot of fun talking to Eric and I hope to get him on the show again after the series has been going on for a bit, but in the mean time, this should tide you over pretty well until that time. If that weren’t enough for you, the magnanimous Heather Brask joined me tonight and, my godzilla! Things got a little goofy because I was somewhat ill-prepared… my show notes were basically chicken scratch this month because I haven’t had enough time to prep this month. You see, I’ve been prepping for my table and my Godzilla presentation at Wonder Northwest (see below). Anyway, after a significant amount of editing, I think we have another enjoyable episode (#33, which is available right here) in the can. Make sure you check out the links below to the all of the cool articles and sites that we speak of in this episode.   MAY MUSIC OF MONSTROUS PROPORTIONS! 1. Tokyo Tower and Mothra by Yuji Koseki from Mothra (1961) 2. Main Titles by Akira Ifukube from Atragon (1963) 3. Thunder & The Devil from Godzilla A Capella (originally from King Kong vs. Godzilla) 4. Godzilla to Yuraka-cho (Pleasure District) by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns (1984) 5. Ending Titles by Ko Otani from Gamera 3: Revenge Of Iris (1999)   SUGGESTED READING Japanese Press Function for the colorized Ultra Q – coming to Japanese BluRay & DVD MST3K Gamera films finally coming to DVD! Goohead.com showcases Gamera films and Japanese Tokusatsu heroes G-Fest Lineup OMG - It's the Kaijucast's first contest ever! And, yes, you have to actually listen to the show to know what it is... muwahahahah! LOCAL EVENTS This weekend is the first ever Wonder Northwest takes place in Portland! And I’ll be at the show manning the Kaijucast table (which will be shared with the Going Last Podcast) in Podcast Alley. While there are LOTS of cool panels and presentations to attend, one of note to kaiju fans is happening at 11am, Sunday morning (the 15th). I’ll be presenting Godzilla A Go-Go, where I cover all of the Toho Godzilla films in a mere 45 minute time slot. Don’t ask me how I’m going to do it, because I’m not quite sure myself! If you are in the area, I’d love to meet you, so stop by the show and enjoy the convention! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER Good news and bad news, I think. Cindy and Martin have sort of talked me into watching both the Japanese AND the American versions of Godzilla Returns (aka Godzilla 1985) for this month’s Daikaiju Discussion. It will be a double feature here in the Kaijucast HQ, so we’ll be starting early. We’ll also be live tweeting with the hashtag of #kaijulivetweets – and if you want to follow along, keep an eye out on twitter and facebook for the time/date posting. This was a lot of fun when the crew here did that for Yonggary last month and when I watched Mothra vs Godzilla a couple of weekends ago. Just don’t forget to email your thoughts, questions & reviews by May 27th! Oh, and if you decide to take part in the contest, make sure you follow the directions in the podcast (that’s right, I’m forcing you to listen to the whole thing!). Keep in touch, stay safe and watch more mons[...] Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/04/29/04-28-2011-yongary-monster-of-the-deep-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/04/29/04-28-2011-yongary-monster-of-the-deep-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:05:47 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1079 http://kaijucast.com/2011/04/29/04-28-2011-yongary-monster-of-the-deep-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:05:02 This month I am joined by Justin, Heather, Martin & Cindy to watch and then discuss the 1967 Korean Kaiju, Yongary! Oh, boy. That’s another episode “in the can” as it were (episode 32 if you are counting), and what a can it was[...] This month I am joined by Justin, Heather, Martin & Cindy to watch and then discuss the 1967 Korean Kaiju, Yongary! Oh, boy. That’s another episode “in the can” as it were (episode 32 if you are counting), and what a can it was! We had the honor and privilege of watching the 1967 Korean monster movie Yongary Monster of the Deep this evening for the Daikaiju Discussion this month and, wow, what a film. I feel like I need to preface the following statements with the acknowledgement that no one in the Kaijucast HQ had seen the film before. It was not a terrible film, but not a good film either. It was cheesy and flabbergasting, but the best part about watching this film was that I was with my friends. Martin, Justin & Heather were “live tweeting” during the movie (and if you want to see those tweets, here they are). Regardless of the amount of ribbing this film received on this episode, I really do want to say it was kind of thrilling to see a giant monster movie for the first time and I definitely suggest you watch this film, especially if you have Netflix streaming – that’s how we watched it (thanks, Jim!) and it looked great! Anyway, make sure you check out the links below – lot of goodness down in the show notes there.  Here’s the music I played this month:   MONSTER TUNES 1. Main Titles by Kunio Miyauchi from The Human Vapor (1964) 2. The Three Monsters Fight To The Death by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) 3. Flight of Garuda by Daikaiju on Flight of Garuda 4. The Miracle of the Three Holy Beasts by Ko Otani from Godzilla-Mothra-King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001) 6. Godzilla by Michale Graves on Punk Rock Is Dead SUGGESTED READING: Godzilla Issue #2 is now available! Daimajin Blu-ray On The Way Fingerzilla App Targeted by Toho Lawyers Monsterpalooza Recap on Monster Island Resort Bonus: Yongary Monster Of The Deep Article on Scifi Japan SUGGESTED LISTENING: (keep in mind that these are mostly rated Explicit) Listen to Jimmy Cort & Fatboy The Mediocre Show The Nerdist Podcast Geek In The City ( & the episode I was on) Going Last Podcast LOCAL FLAVOR May 3rd: Geek Trivia moves to the Kennedy School May 6th: Cinco De Lebowski May 7th: Free Comic Book Day May 14th & 15th: Wonder Northwest DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS The Daikaiju Discussion for May? Godzilla Returns (or Godzilla 1985 - whichever version you can find)! The next movie is kind of a favorite amongst Godzilla fans, but maybe that’s just because it’s not available on DVD yet? The 1984 Godzilla Returns, or as it is known in America… Godzilla 1985 – complete with Raymond Burr reprising his role as reporter Steve Martin. Anyway, this film suffers from the same current problems as Godzilla vs Meglon – it’s not commercially available. So, as with Megalon, watch what you can and just remember to get your homework turned in before the last week of May to get your thoughts questions and reviews included in the May Daikaiju Discussion! Oh, and let me know which version you watch so that I can group them together (I think that’s a good idea). Next month’s show features the Eric Powell interview from the Stumptown Comics Fest! So keep an eye out for that. If you’d like to request a Godzilla-themed song, send an email to controller@kaijucast.com and I’ll see what I can do. If you are one of those folks that downloads the show to your computer, you can do that by following this link. Otherwise, I hope you guys enjoy this episode and continue to enjoy the bi-monthly format. See you in a few weeks with the Stumptown show!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/04/09/04-09-2011-godzilla-vs-wondercon-aka-the-post-con-wrapup/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/04/09/04-09-2011-godzilla-vs-wondercon-aka-the-post-con-wrapup/#comments Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:50:42 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1018 http://kaijucast.com/2011/04/09/04-09-2011-godzilla-vs-wondercon-aka-the-post-con-wrapup/feed/ 0 1:14:07 Kyle & Heather break down the majesty of San Francisco's 25th Wondercon! And speaking of majesty, check out those Wondercon exclusive Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters issues. Well we are back from the bay, people! This month, T’Igor, Justi[...] Kyle & Heather break down the majesty of San Francisco's 25th Wondercon! And speaking of majesty, check out those Wondercon exclusive Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters issues. Well we are back from the bay, people! This month, T’Igor, Justin, Heather and I drove down to a fantastic yearly convention called Wondercon. We went last year as patron’s but this year, we were covering the event for this little thing I keep doing here (I’m talking about the podcast, if I’m being too vague). There was a lot to see and if you aren’t a fan of the Kaijucast on facebook, make sure you like it and check out the Wondercon 2011 gallery. This three day convention was so much fun and we wanted to share the con-experience with you all. Since I didn’t have anyone to actually interview in this episode, (the con was strangely devoid of any figureheads from the Godzilla comics or Legendary Pictures) I figured that I’d ask my good friend Heather to co-host the show with me. You should remember Heather from her appearance with Justin in episode 27 from February of this year (and the Terror of Mechagodzilla Daikaiju Discussion as well). So in this episode (which is available right here), we basically talk about what we did and saw at the show. I had such a good time chatting with Heather that we ended up making a long show, so I’ve trimmed that down to as close to an hour as I could. You should expect to see Heather on the show more if for no other reason that she’ll prevent me from droning on and on all by my lonesome. We’ll keep an eye on the time in future episodes, but I hope you enjoy our Wondercon wrapup. Here are the audio selections I played:   MONSTROUS MELODIES: 1. Go-go Godzilla by Brian Setzer from Soul Surfer 2. The Diet Building by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla x Mothra x Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) 3. U.S. Trailer from Frankenstein Conquers The World (1966) 4. Battle At Iwato Island by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla Raids Again (1955) 5. DaiMajin Is Angry by Akira Ifukube from Daimajin Returns (1966)   SUGGESTED READING (& Attending!) MONSTERPALOOZA is this weekend! Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters #1 Sells Out IDW Godzilla Panel Coverage Japan Tsunami/Quake Relief Efforts Continue [BBC Coverage] [Japan Red Cross] [Doctors Without Borders] Stumptown Comics Fest Next Weekend! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER As I announced” in March, this month’s movie is not a widely seen film. And since I haven’t actually seen the 1967 Korean monster film, Yongary, Monster of the Deep yet, I have no idea what to expect – if it’s a stinker or if it’s pure gold, but we’ll find out during the last week of April, so make sure you turn your homework in by sending an email with your thoughts, questions and reviews by April 22nd to be included in the episode! See you all later this month – and I look forward to hearing what you have to say about Yongary! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/30/03-29-2011-daikaiju-discussion-godzilla-vs-megalon/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/30/03-29-2011-daikaiju-discussion-godzilla-vs-megalon/#comments Wed, 30 Mar 2011 14:12:34 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1049 http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/30/03-29-2011-daikaiju-discussion-godzilla-vs-megalon/feed/ 0 1:12:25 The Daikaiju Discussion crew for Godzilla vs Megalon! Surviving. It’s all about surviving, which is exactly what we did this month because we watched Megalon – and then we talked about it. Ok, it wasn’t that bad, but seriously, we [...] The Daikaiju Discussion crew for Godzilla vs Megalon! Surviving. It’s all about surviving, which is exactly what we did this month because we watched Megalon – and then we talked about it. Ok, it wasn’t that bad, but seriously, we had a lot of fun watching this movie and I was joined by Cindy, Martin, T’Igor and Jeff. The episode is online and available here. For some insane reason, I decided that I was going to be completely respectable for this showing and try (very hard) to find nothing but good things to say about the film. I’ll let you decide how that went over because I don’t really know what to say about it other than “Megalon… it is what it is.” I don’t know if anyone even reads these anymore, so here’s what spewed forth from the Kaijucast jukebox this month…   MUSIC FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF MARCH MADNESS: 1. “Gamera Into Space” by Tadashi Yamauchi from Daikaiju Gamera (1965) 2. “G’s Theme III” by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002) 3. “Fierceness of Varan” by Akira Ifukube from Daikaiju Varan (1958) 4. “Tell Me Again” by Juliana Schano from Gamera 3: Revenge Of Iris (1999)   SUGGESTED READING: Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters available tomorrow! San Diego Union Tribune article on the comic Bloody Disgusting/Ain’t It Cool Rumor Battle [Link 1] [Link 2] [Link 3] Wondercon Programming Schedule Posted (w/IDW Godzilla Panel!)   LOCAL EVENTS: Fear Itself signing at Things From Another World [FB Event] Stumptown Comics Fest   DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION: April's Daikaiju Discussion subject: Yongary (1967) Korea steps into the fray this next month with the 1967 Korean Kaiju film, Yonggary! Make sure you watch the version from the 60s and not the remake. I know this movie is available (according to my search results, it is available on Netflix), so if you already have it or can find it on DVD, I’d love to hear your take on it. This will be my first time seeing the film, so I’m going in blind and I have no idea if this is an amazing or terrible kaiju flick. Just remember that you need to submit your thoughts, questions and reviews before the last week of the month. Just email them to me and I’ll compile the submissions for the April discussion. Feel free to let me know if there’s anything you’d like to see in future episodes or if you have a music request!   Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/19/03-19-2011-godzilla-kingdom-of-monsters-issue-one-review-2/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/19/03-19-2011-godzilla-kingdom-of-monsters-issue-one-review-2/#comments Sun, 20 Mar 2011 02:49:04 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=1015 http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/19/03-19-2011-godzilla-kingdom-of-monsters-issue-one-review-2/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/16/03-16-2011-godzilla-friends-the-miniseries-the-emerald-city/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/16/03-16-2011-godzilla-friends-the-miniseries-the-emerald-city/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:52:27 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=932 http://kaijucast.com/2011/03/16/03-16-2011-godzilla-friends-the-miniseries-the-emerald-city/feed/ 0 1:03:34 Godzilla Fans, friends & long-time listeners Bryan and Rachel visited me way out here in Orygun (all the way from Colorado). We talked movies and monsters and had a blast! And we’re baaaaack! So at the beginning of the month we (meaning He[...] Godzilla Fans, friends & long-time listeners Bryan and Rachel visited me way out here in Orygun (all the way from Colorado). We talked movies and monsters and had a blast! And we’re baaaaack! So at the beginning of the month we (meaning Heather, Justin, T’Igor & I) went to the 9th annual Emerald City Comicon. It was the fourth year that I’ve gone (because I do love the convention), but the first time as press because I’m usually encased in plastic with the other Imperial Stormtroopers of the 501st Legion. This year, however, I went specifically for coverage (as I will be doing for Wondercon and maybe that big deal in San Diego, too). I was going to do an entire recap of Emerald City with Heather, but both she and Justin got the convention ick afterwards and timing just didn’t work out. But fret not, dear listeners, for my proverbial butt was saved by the extremely timely visitation of Bryan and Rachel Cook who I met in Colorado last year. So this month you do get to hear from some hardcore Godzilla fans about Godzilla stuff. Plus, I do go over some Emerald City recapping including but not limited to an interview with comic author John Layman about his new miniseries. And if that wasn’t enough, I also review the first issue of IDW’s Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters – just a quick and fairly spoiler-free review, so immediately following the posting of this episode, I’ll be posting a full written review here on the blog. MONSTROUS MUSICAL SELECTIONS: John Layman took the time to talk with me about his Godzilla miniseries while at Emerald City Comicon 1. “Main Title” by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) 2. “Godzilla’s Rampage” by Akira Ifukube from Gojira (1954) 3. “Main Title” by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Godzilla’s Revenge (1969) 4. “Garamon’s Death 1″ by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Ultra Q (1966) 5. “Citysmasher” (remix of Cloverfield’s ROAR remixed by Fatboy Roberts available on Geek Remix 3) SUGGESTED READING: Tsunami/Quake Relief Efforts [Red Cross] [Doctors Without Borders] [Kaiju Fans 4 Japan] [Google's Directory] August’s Destroy All Monsters review in Famous Monsters #70 Shout Factory Winners Announced at SciFi Japan Winter Wonder Festival recap Wondercon Monsterpalooza (don’t forget, Haruo Nakajima will be at the show!) LOCAL EVENTS: March 26th: Geeklesque (21 & Over Event) April 16th & 17th: Stumptown Comics Fest DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION REMINDER Go on, Megalon!! So I know this movie isn’t really widely available in DVD format, but if you are able to submit your thoughts on this gem, make sure you get your thoughts, questions and reviews sent to controller@kaijucast.com before March 26th! So if you don’t subscribe to the show on iTunes or Zune, you can download the episode number 29 right here. I hope the show continues to please your brain through your ear holes. I’ll make sure I get the next episode online before I head south to San Francisco! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/02/27/02-27-2011-terror-of-mechagodzilla-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/02/27/02-27-2011-terror-of-mechagodzilla-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:21:59 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=895 http://kaijucast.com/2011/02/27/02-27-2011-terror-of-mechagodzilla-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:16:19 Martin, Heather, Justin, Cindy and I investigate the cheese of the 1975 Godzilla farewell flick, Terror of Mechagodzilla! Some days you eat the bar and some days the bar eats you, right? I know, I know… It’s actually supposed to be [...] Martin, Heather, Justin, Cindy and I investigate the cheese of the 1975 Godzilla farewell flick, Terror of Mechagodzilla! Some days you eat the bar and some days the bar eats you, right? I know, I know… It’s actually supposed to be “bear”, but I’m making a Lebowski reference! But you don’t care about all that, all you need to know is that despite the wrestling with my audio this weekend, the new episode (#28) is now online and ready to fill your needs for giant monster talk. This is the Daikaiju Discussion episode for Terror Of Mechagodzilla and I had the distinct pleasure of watching the film and then discussing the film with previous guests Cindy Okumoto, Martin Vavra, Heather Brask and Justin Turner (yay!). And if you turned in your homework (aka submitted your thoughts on the film), they have been included. See the links and such below for all of those nifty news stories I prattled on about and the link to Emerald City Comicon’s website! But for those audiophiles that like to listen to the show, these are the tracks I played: MONSTER MUSIC OF THE MONTH: 1. Kazama’s Sacrifice by Keith Emerson from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 2. Godzilla Under The Sea by Akira Ifukube from Gojira (1954) 3. Mothra vs We Are Scientists by We Are Scientists 4. Jet Jaguar by The Nick Atoms 5. Title Screen from Super Godzilla (1993) 6. Mothra by Anvil (1982)   SUGGESTED READING: 80 Variant Covers for Godzilla Kingdom Of Monsters Issue #1 on Bleeding Cool SciFi Japan Interview with cover artist Matt Frank USA Today Gareth Edwards Article Overzealous Toho lawyers suing Honda over vague Godzilla in Odyssey Commercial (NPR Story) EMERALD CITY COMICON! (Psst – you should totally go)   DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK: Next month’s homework assignment is to watch the splendiferous 1973 Jun Fukuda giant monster super battle film, GODZILLA VS MEGALON! I know a few of you listeners love this film and I fully expect to hear back from you about this. Basically, we’ll be watching a subtitled version in an attempt to class it up as much as possible (unless I break down and get the Australian release), but since this movie isn’t super-avaialble in the US, watch what you can – whether you pop in an old VHS tape or the laserdisc or if you have to watch (*gasp*) an illegitimate version of the film. I hope to get as many submissions as we did for the ’75 Godzilla film. Just make sure you get your thoughts, questions and reviews in by the last week of the month. Next month’s show will have a couple of small interviews from the show we are hitting this upcoming weekend, Emerald City Comicon! So keep an eye out for that. If you’d like to request a Godzilla-themed song, send an email to controller@kaijucast.com and I’ll see what I can do. If you are one of those folks that downloads the show to your computer, you can do that by following this link. Otherwise, I hope you guys enjoy this episode and continue to enjoy the bi-monthly format. See you in a few weeks with the Emerald City show! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/02/12/02-12-2011-awesome-people-talk-godzilla-bonus-phil-hester-interview/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/02/12/02-12-2011-awesome-people-talk-godzilla-bonus-phil-hester-interview/#comments Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:29:14 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=842 http://kaijucast.com/2011/02/12/02-12-2011-awesome-people-talk-godzilla-bonus-phil-hester-interview/feed/ 0 1:14:06 This month, we return with another of the popular casual/non-fan interviews with my friends Heather & Justin! Konnichiwa, loyal listeners and welcome to episode 27 of the Kaijucast (which can be downloaded right here). It seems that at least onc[...] This month, we return with another of the popular casual/non-fan interviews with my friends Heather & Justin! Konnichiwa, loyal listeners and welcome to episode 27 of the Kaijucast (which can be downloaded right here). It seems that at least once a year, I invite some casual/non-fans to the show in order to get their reaction to Kaiju films and this is the episode to do that. Sure it’s a poorly veiled loophole that I’ve found in order to include these very good friends of mine to the Daikaiju Discussion screenings, but it was really fun to have them on the show. The guests are Heather Brask & Justin Turner. Oh, and in addition to the interview with these guys, I also have a bonus interview with comic book artist Phil Hester – so make sure you stick around for that one too! Not a lot of news this month, so since Justin has a podcast (see the link below) about gaming, I included him in the news section where we talk about the only news I could find.  The local happening section of the podcast kind of takes over that whole news section and proves, once again, that Portland just has too much cool stuff going on. Of course there are loads of links below for that stuff, so here’s the music that I play in this episode: MONSTER MUSIC OF THE MONTH: 1. “Tokyo Tower Showdown 1″ by Akira Ifukube from King Kong Escapes (1967) 2. “Miyarabi’s Prayer” by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 3. “Godzilla X Meganula” by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Megaguirus (2000) 4. “Murai & Akiko: The Matango Attack” by Sadao Bekku from Matango (1963) 5. “Mystery Science Theater 3000 Love Theme” by Man Or Astro-man? from Destroy All Astromen! 6. “Godzilla In Danger” by Akira Ifukube from Terror Of MechaGodzilla (1975) 7. “Pricing Mothra’s Egg” audio clip from Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) SUGGESTED READING: As a special BONUS(!), Godzilla comic artist Phil Hester joins me for a special interview about his work on the new series. Toy Vault’s newest information about Godzilla Kaiju World Wars Make sure you check out the fledgling but awesome Going Last Podcast LOCAL HAPPENINGS: (Holy smokes, look at all these links!) Feb 22nd: Geek Trivia at Vendetta w/Cort & Fatboy Feb 15th & 22nd: Trivia A Go-Go Feb 15th: Someday Incubator Feb 17th: Ground Kontrol 3.0 Upgrade Complete [Remodel Progress] Feb 23rd: Man Or Astro-Man? at the Doug Fir! [MOAM? FB Page] ["We Have Signal" video] Feb 25th: The Naked Boy 2 Release Party & Signing at Bridge City Comics March 3rd: Mike Mignola & Dave Stewart Signing at Bridge City Comics March 4th – 6th: Emerald City Comicon Now through February 28th: Project Mayorman  [Alter Egos Society] Don’t forget to email me really, really soon if you want to be part of the Seattle Godzilla Get-together. I really hope this meetup in Seattle goes well. If so, I might try and do that in any city that warrants the planning of such a get-together. You should check back in a couple of days to see some more blog postings from your’s truly. I’ve been working on some articles and interviews for the PGC3 that should be online soon. Check back for the next episode during the last week of the month! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/01/29/01-29-2011-latitude-zero-daikaiju-discussion/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/01/29/01-29-2011-latitude-zero-daikaiju-discussion/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:14:20 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=817 http://kaijucast.com/2011/01/29/01-29-2011-latitude-zero-daikaiju-discussion/feed/ 0 1:05:34 Latitude Zero Discussioneers Dave Helfrey, Martin Vavra (front), Jeff Dean, Cindy Okumoto & Kyle Yount brave the depths of the Pacific Ocean and Caesar Romero's madness for this month's Daikaiju Discussion! Welcome to the second episode [...] Latitude Zero Discussioneers Dave Helfrey, Martin Vavra (front), Jeff Dean, Cindy Okumoto & Kyle Yount brave the depths of the Pacific Ocean and Caesar Romero's madness for this month's Daikaiju Discussion! Welcome to the second episode of the Kaijucast for 2011. Exciting times as we’re still in January and this is the first Daikaiju Discussion-centric show of the year. So this week I sat down with several of the guests from previous months: Martin Vavra, Cindy Okumoto, Jeff Dean and Dave Helfrey (better known as Baron Von Goolo) to watch the “classic” Toho scifi film Latitude Zero. What can I say? It sort of has a big monster in it? Oh man, I must say that for anyone out there who watched Latitude Zero and wasn’t happy with the results, perhaps you should watch it with a group of friends. We had a blast with this one, but it is admittedly a pretty bad film. We went over a couple of news items and cool things as well, but as things usually go here, we’ve got a list of tracks played for this episode: MONSTER MUSIC OF THE MONTH 1. Prelude by John Barry from King Kong (1976) 2. Super-X by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns (1984) 3. Search In The Fog by Akira Ifukube from Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) 4. Requiem b Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs Destoroyah (1995) 5. Monster Zero by King Geedorah (2003) 6. End Roll by Akira Ifukube & Ko Otani from GMK (2001) SUGGESTED READING: Gamera vs. Zigra / Gamera Supermonster DVD Release Godzilla 2012 director alludes to additional screenwriter The Kaijucast & this year’s Emerald City  Comicon DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK We’re swinging back to Godzilla this next month. Your assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to watch TERROR OF MECHAGODZILLA (1975). This is the film for which Toho brought back Ishiro Honda and Akira Ifukube and its one of the only direct sequels to its previous film in the Showa era. This one is available from Classic Media in quite a nice format. If you don’t already have it, try and track down a copy for your own collection (also, try to avoid the older version –  it’s pretty low quality). Email your thoughts, questions and reviews to controller@kaijucast.com by the last week of February – this next month is a short one, so don’t forget! Do you live in Seattle? Are you going to Emerald City Comicon? If the answer to either of these questions is “yes”, then I would love to hear from you. I’d like to organize a little get-together Saturday evening in between the show closing and the Masquerade. So email me and we’ll figure out a cool place to go. I’m hoping to get some of the guys from last year’s Crypticon Godzilla panel to go too. Thanks to everyone for all the emails, I think this new format is going swimmingly. You can download the newest episode of the Kaijucast right here. If you have friends that love Godzilla, maybe they’d like to give the Kaijucast a shot? Anyways, talk to you all in a couple of weeks! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2011/01/13/01-14-2011-godzilla-kingdom-of-monsters-the-idw-interview/ http://kaijucast.com/2011/01/13/01-14-2011-godzilla-kingdom-of-monsters-the-idw-interview/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:44:00 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=800 http://kaijucast.com/2011/01/13/01-14-2011-godzilla-kingdom-of-monsters-the-idw-interview/feed/ 0 0:59:09 IDW Publishing’s team of Chris Ryall, Chris Mowry, Carlos Guzman and Bobby Curnow talked with the Kaijucast about their upcoming series, Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters. Happy New Year, my dearest listeners! Why on earth is the first episode of 2[...] IDW Publishing’s team of Chris Ryall, Chris Mowry, Carlos Guzman and Bobby Curnow talked with the Kaijucast about their upcoming series, Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters. Happy New Year, my dearest listeners! Why on earth is the first episode of 2011 (which is the twenty-fifth episode and available for download right here) online so early? Well that’s the product of my only New Year’s resolution which is -hope you are sitting down- to do TWO EPISODES PER MONTH! I basically wanted to split these episodes up into the interview episode and the Daikaiju Discussion episode for each month. I promise I won’t burn out, since essentially this was what I’m already doing in one big push. My special guests are from a little comic book company called IDW Publishing. You may have heard of them… they are producing a new series called Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters (note the name change, true believers!). Pictured from left to right in the photo are Chris Ryall: Chief Creative Officer / Editor-in-Chief, Chris Mowry: Senior Graphic Artist / Writer, Carlos Guzman: Assistant Editor, Ongoing and Bobby Curnow: Assistant Editor, Miniseries. They were cool enough to connect with me via the internet and it was a lot of fun to talk to them. A few listeners submitted questions made it into the show, so keep an ear out for that. Speaking of keeping an ear out, here’s what I played in the episode: MONSTER MUSIC OF THE MONTH 1. Gojira by David Arnold from Godzilla (1998) 2. Monster Zero March by Akira Ifukube preformed by Neil Norman & His Cosmic Orchestra (1998) 3. Frankenstein vs. Baragon I by Akira Ifukube from Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) 4. Godzilla by the Blue Oyster Cult performed by Fu Manchu 5. US King Kong Escapes Trailer Audio SUGGESTED READING Gareth Edwards named director of Godzilla 2012 SciFi Japan retrospective on Godzilla The Animated Series Godzilla Gamblers Rejoice: IGT to produce Godzilla Slot Machine LOCAL FLAVOR La Brujeria Release Party Geek Trivia with Cort & Fatboy I’m super happy with the way this turned out, I get to break up the prep work (which is awesome) and the file size stays lower, plus if I wanted to, I could play more cool music, etc! I’m trying to get caught up on my emails, but don’t let that stop you from emailing me! I’ll be back later this month for the Daikaiju Discussion for Latitude Zero, so make sure you get your homework turned in by the 24th in order to get your thoughts, questions and reviews included in the next episode! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/29/12-29-2010-bloody-best-way-to-kick-off-the-new-year/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/29/12-29-2010-bloody-best-way-to-kick-off-the-new-year/#comments Wed, 29 Dec 2010 16:27:13 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=700 http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/29/12-29-2010-bloody-best-way-to-kick-off-the-new-year/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/20/12-20-2010-kaijucast-holiday-special/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/20/12-20-2010-kaijucast-holiday-special/#comments Mon, 20 Dec 2010 21:08:32 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=779 http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/20/12-20-2010-kaijucast-holiday-special/feed/ 0 2:02:55 David, Heather & Kurt of Missing Reel sit down with the Kaijucast to talk about Grindhouse Godzilla and more! Wow. I mean…just… wow. This is the longest episode I’ve ever done. I really couldn’t find a good place to chop [...] David, Heather & Kurt of Missing Reel sit down with the Kaijucast to talk about Grindhouse Godzilla and more! Wow. I mean…just… wow. This is the longest episode I’ve ever done. I really couldn’t find a good place to chop this down, so Merry  Xmas, my loyal listeners – this is the best gift I can give you: a two hour episode! This month, my esteemed guests are Heather, David and Kurt from the webseries Missing Reel (the new home of Grindhouse history if you haven’t heard). They swung by to dissect the true meaning of Grindhouse and where Godzilla fits into that giant ball of celluloid. In addition to that I have some news this month and actually, none of it came from Scifi Japan (gasp!). Our Daikaiju Discussion for this month centered around the second Gamera film, the 1966 Gamera vs. Barugon. And as always I did play some music (none of it was holiday-themed, however): NON-HOLIDAY-THEMED KAIJU TUNES: 1. Godzilla’s Theme by Akira Ifukube & conducted by Naoki Sako from Always Sunset On Third Street 2 (2007) 2. Godzilla’s Rage by Ko Otani from Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Daikaiju Sousugeki (2001) 3. Showdown on Mt. Fuji: Akira Ifukube from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 4. Godzilla & Jet Jaguar Punch-Punch-Punch by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) 5. The Fury of the Freeze Monster by Chuji Kinoshita from Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) 6. End Credits by Takayuki Hattori from Godzilla 2000 (1999) SUGGESTED READING: IDW Publishing’s Godzilla Monster World (Previews’ order code JAN11 0463) Godzilla Stomp! Card Game Firebreather on CN The Man Who Summons Kaiju DAIKAIJU DISCUSSSION: The first homework assignment of 2011 is to watch the 1969 Toho film Latitude Zero. I know there are no giant monsters in the movie, but the film is a spectacle and I could not exclude it from the list. Prepare yourself for the well-known actors Joseph Cotton and Ceasar Romero in the roles of their lives, but that’s not all! Forget about the dubbed vs subbed battle because this film was filmed in English – that’s right, Akira Takarada and Masumi Odaka are actually speaking English for the entire film! If that’s not enough, how about the promise of classic Toho mecha? How about a winged lion? You must be hooked by now, so just make sure you get your homework in by the last week of the month. You can download the twenty-fourth episode of the Kaijucast here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. I am still overwhelmed by the all the positive response to the show. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/09/12-09-2010-geeky-wonderland-party/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/09/12-09-2010-geeky-wonderland-party/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 19:15:48 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=747 http://kaijucast.com/2010/12/09/12-09-2010-geeky-wonderland-party/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2010/11/29/11-29-2010-what-does-godzilla-eat-for-thanksgiving/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/11/29/11-29-2010-what-does-godzilla-eat-for-thanksgiving/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:41:52 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=752 http://kaijucast.com/2010/11/29/11-29-2010-what-does-godzilla-eat-for-thanksgiving/feed/ 0 1:37:55 Godzilla, Gamera and an assortment of friends made up this year’s centerpiece at the Kaijucast Thanksgiving celebration! You know what I am thankful for? I mean, other than the family/friends standard answer… I’m thankful for these[...] Godzilla, Gamera and an assortment of friends made up this year’s centerpiece at the Kaijucast Thanksgiving celebration! You know what I am thankful for? I mean, other than the family/friends standard answer… I’m thankful for these amazing movies and that so many people are able to look past their flaws and suspension-of-disbelief requirement and focus on the fantastic stories and craftsmanship that these films employ. I’m also thankful for the fine, outstanding citizens of the world that listen to this show. And this month’s show (which is episode number twenty-three and available right here). It seems that each episode I keep having to reel in the discussions in time for the show to come closer to it’s hour-ish long content. So because of that I’m considering a new format to the show -  check out the poll to the right and let me know your thoughts. Martin Vavra was my guest again this month, and really, he just had some things he wanted to talk about regarding Godzilla films and it sounded like it could be a good episode. I was supposed to interview IDW Publishing about their upcoming Godzilla comic, but things got too busy and I sent the equipment to them too late. But that interview will happen for sure! In the meantime, however, here are the pieces of music that I chose for this month’s episode! NOVEMBER TRACKS: 1. Showdown between the 3 Large Monsters in Okinawa 1 by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 2. 1966 Assault – Japan Converts To Clean Energy by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Megauirus (2000) 3. Fateful Confrontation by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Megauirus (2000) 4. Godzilla! by The Creatures from the album Hai! (2003) 5. Mothra Metal by Isao Bito & The Peanuts from the album Mothra Song The Best (1998) SUGGESTED READING: April 8-10 in Burbank, California: Monsterpalooza to host Haruo Nakajima The Science of Godzilla Godzilla: The Series is now on Netflix New Godzilla Novella New episode of Tokyo SOS LOCAL AWESOMENESS: Nov 30th: Serenity / Firefly Screening & Signing Dec 3rd: Face of Meh, Black Santa’s Revenge & Scrooged at the Bagdad Theater December 5th: PDX Browncoats’ Geek The Halls Craft Fair Dec 10th: The PGC3′s Geeky Wonderland party DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK: The Daikaiju Discussion for December will be for the 1966 Gamera vs Barugon. We’ll be watching the new Shout! Factory version of the film (available here). Just make sure that you watch the film and get your homework turned in before December 17th (early this month because of the holidays!). Just email your thoughts, questions & reviews to me and I’ll get your notes included in the December episode. You can download the twenty-third episode of the Kaijucast here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Thanks again for being the coolest listeners ever and sending in all of the feedback I’ve been getting. Don’t forget that if you live near Portland to check out those awesome events above! 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It’s all in the new episode. Mrrrrrrr… I’m kind of ill and needed to post this episode, so I don’t sound my best. But regardless, there’s some cool stuff to cover, but i[...] Want to know how I really feel about Death Kappa? It’s all in the new episode. Mrrrrrrr… I’m kind of ill and needed to post this episode, so I don’t sound my best. But regardless, there’s some cool stuff to cover, but if you don’t like to read the blog post details, you can download the twenty-second episode of the Kaijucast right here. This month, I opted to not scout for a guest mostly because of this annoying feeling in my throat – I’m sure it’s not a big deal, but I didn’t want to get anyone sick either. Especially since I need to go out and do stuff this weekend. You know… Halloween weekend? It is truly the most wonderful time of the year. But I’m rambling again, kind of like I do in this episode. In fact, as you are listening to the Daikaiju Discussion from this month, you can actually hear me looking through my book to get the director of the film – just another nod to the level of professionalism you can expect here at the Kaijucast! We should probably cover the musical selections. TRACK LISTINGS 1. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1993) 2. “Godzilla” by Blue Oyster Cult 3. Hyper Battle Arena by Takayuki Hattori from Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla (1994) 4. Appearance of Spiega by Masaru Satoh from Son Of Godzilla (1967) 5. Meteor Storm by Kow Otani from Gamera 2: Advent Of Legion (1996) 6. Feel In My Heart by Akira Ifukube from War Of The Gargantuas (1966) SUGGESTED READING: Tomoo Haraguchi addresses American Godzilla fans Monster Mash in San Francisco this Weekend! August Ragone’s Blog / Patrick Macias’ Blog 2012 Director Rumor and subsequent squashing of that rumor Gamera 3D? Godzilla: Monster World LOCAL EVENTS: Oct. 29th – Blood & Guts Bash Oct 31st – The Walking Dead screening Nov 2nd – Geek Trivia (w/ME hosting!) Nov 4th – Mike Lawence Steampunk Fairy Tales show at the Sequential Art Gallery Nov 16th – Someday Incubator Lounge Nov 20th – Swashbucklers Ball Nov 21st – Portland Comic Book Show Nov 30th – Firefly Episode screening / Zac Whedon Q&A & Float out signing *Love Grindhouse Films? Make sure you check out  Missing Reel TV it is awesome! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK The November installment of the Daikaiju Discussion will highlight the 1996 Gamera 2: Advent of Legion. We’ll be watching the newly released BluRay version of the film, just because it’s some thing new and cool – hopefully it’s the subtitled version. Just make sure that you watch the film and get your homework turned in before the last week of the month. I am considering changing that due date next year (these late releases are tending to kick my proverbial tail). Just email it to me and I’ll get your notes included in the October episode. You can download the twenty-first episode of the Kaijucast here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Thanks again for being such a cool bunch of Kaiju fans and sending in all of the great comments I’ve been getting. Don’t forget that if you live near Portland to check out those awesome events above! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/10/08/10-08-2010-godzillas-triumphant-return-to-sequential-art/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/10/08/10-08-2010-godzillas-triumphant-return-to-sequential-art/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 22:01:48 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=600 http://kaijucast.com/2010/10/08/10-08-2010-godzillas-triumphant-return-to-sequential-art/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2010/09/30/09-30-2010-godzilla-2012-fan-reactions/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/09/30/09-30-2010-godzilla-2012-fan-reactions/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 23:40:53 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=587 http://kaijucast.com/2010/09/30/09-30-2010-godzilla-2012-fan-reactions/feed/ 0 1:19:32 Sure I have the shirt, but who needs that AR effect when I have Photoshop skills! This month’s episode of the Kaijucast, which will be sneaking into it’s September position in the very last few hours, is the twenty-first show and availa[...] Sure I have the shirt, but who needs that AR effect when I have Photoshop skills! This month’s episode of the Kaijucast, which will be sneaking into it’s September position in the very last few hours, is the twenty-first show and available for download right here, features no special guest. Instead we delve into the subject of the upcoming 2012 Godzilla project from Legendary Pictures. Because I have no co-host for this month -flying solo, if you will- I asked listeners on the Kaijucast facebook page to submit their thoughts on the interview with producer Brian Rogers that was posted at the end of last week (Sept 21st). It’s a bit wonky to do an entire show by myself when I’m just used to having a co-host, but it is what it is! Thanks go out to everyone who wrote in with their thoughts – both on the 2012 film and the Daikaiju Discussion for this month, the original 1961 Mothra! I’m sure some of you are eager to see what audio delights I shared with you all this month. SEPTEMBER SONGS 1. Godzilla Theme from Godzilla A Capella 2. Main Theme by Akira Ifukube from Rodan (1956) 3. Back In Action by Nobuhiko Moreno from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 4. Furious Electron Cannon Assault by Akira Ifukube from The Mysterians (1957) 5. Mothra Theme by Yuji Koseki from Mothra (1961) 6. American Trailer for Mothra (1962) 7. End Roll by Kow Otani (& Akira Ifukube) from Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001) GODZILLA-RELATED NEWS: MORIKAMI MUSEUM: KAIJU THE HISTORY & ART OF JAPANESE VINYL TOYS UK INDIE FILM “MONSTERS” INFO DEMEKING, THE SEA MONSTER SHOWA GAMERA FILMS - Gamera vs. Barugon - Gamera vs Gyaos & Gamera vs Viras - Gamera vs Guiron & Gamera vs Jiger HEISEI GAMERA ON BLU-RAY? SUPER COOL LOCAL STUFF: 10/02: Fright Town 10/05 & 10/19: Geek Trivia 10/06: Alter Egos Society Heroes/Villains Cease-Fire 10/24: Wonder Woman Day 10/31: Walking Dead Screening DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK: The October discussion’s focus will be on the 1993 Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla – a fan-favorite of the Heisei series. We’ll be watching a subtitled version of the film, so there may be some discrepancies between it and the Sony version. Just make sure that you watch the film and get your homework turned in before the last week of the month. I am considering changing that due date next year (these late releases are tending to kick my proverbial tail). Just email it to me and I’ll get your notes included in the October episode. You can download the twenty-first episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. I hope you enjoy the show – I kinda felt it was a little rambley! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/08/31/08-31-2010-the-great-godzilla-experiment-continues/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/08/31/08-31-2010-the-great-godzilla-experiment-continues/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:00:58 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=574 http://kaijucast.com/2010/08/31/08-31-2010-the-great-godzilla-experiment-continues/feed/ 0 1:11:12 Martin Vavra returns for another episode of the Kaijucast! Why hello there, listeners! I’m all settled in my new place and my monsters are on display in the all-new Kaijucast headquarters (it’s awesome, not only do I have room to display[...] Martin Vavra returns for another episode of the Kaijucast! Why hello there, listeners! I’m all settled in my new place and my monsters are on display in the all-new Kaijucast headquarters (it’s awesome, not only do I have room to display all of my collection and posters, I also have a killer kaiju theater going on here). While I am completely IN the new place, there are still a million little things to do. Because of that I had to modify my own schedule. I just barely got the screen hung and the projector installed in time for this month’s Daikaiju Discussion screening and I need to reschedule my August guest to September or something. Regardless, previous guest and constant discussion-eer, Martin Vavra stepped in to be the last minute guest this month. Speaking of this month, you can download the brand new episode 20 right here. Didn’t play a lot of music on this show (something I guess I needed to reduce in time to fit in the discussions) but here’s what I was able to play: MUSIC FOR MONSTERS: 1. “Dinosaur” by King Crimson 2. “Operation Final War” by Nobuhiko Morino from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 3. “Popcorn Crabula” by Man… Or Astro-man? 4. “Fury of the Three Monsters” by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs Monster Zero (1965) SUGGESTED READING: Haruo Nakajima Autobiography ADDITIONAL LINKS: Tokyo SOS Podcast with Thomas, Jesse and ME! Hobby Link Japan’s SciFi Summer sale: (This is where I got both the Aoshima Atragon and Maser Cannon) DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK: For the month of September, watch the original Mothra film from 1961. This one is a classic film from the golden of Toho’s golden age of SciFi and should be somewhat easy to find since it was part of the ICONS OF SCI-FI 3-disc set that was released by Sony last year. I think we’ll be watching the subtitled version of that film, but since both are included on the DVD, I’ll let the audience decide! Just make sure to get your homework assignments in before the last week of the month. As usual, I’ll compile your thoughts and include them in the September episode. Don’t delay, download today – the twentieth episode of the Kaijucast is right here!  Feel free to write me if you have any music requests, are enjoying the podcasts or if you, questions or even ideas for future shows, too – also don’t forget to follow the Kaijucast on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. We are on both iTunes and the MS Zune Network as well, so if you listen through an iPod or Zune, you should be able to subscribe to the show and have the episodes download automatically to your player. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/07/29/07-29-2010-godzilla-isnt-the-only-monster-in-the-room/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/07/29/07-29-2010-godzilla-isnt-the-only-monster-in-the-room/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:37:23 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=560 http://kaijucast.com/2010/07/29/07-29-2010-godzilla-isnt-the-only-monster-in-the-room/feed/ 0 1:39:19 Baron Von Goolo and Kaijucast host, Kyle Yount, freak out on the freaky at Fright Town! Greetings, folks! The Kaijucast Headquarters is shipping out, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t get the newest episode online! Right? Yes, that is r[...] Baron Von Goolo and Kaijucast host, Kyle Yount, freak out on the freaky at Fright Town! Greetings, folks! The Kaijucast Headquarters is shipping out, but that doesn’t mean that I can’t get the newest episode online! Right? Yes, that is right. I’ve got more packing to do actually, so I’m going to make this quick and easy for you. Download the latest episode -which is incidentally the nineteenth Kaijucast show- right here! This month, my co-host for the evening was local spooky-dude, Baron Von Goolo! Baron Von Goolo was voted “Best Boogeyman” in the 2010 Best Of Portland Awards by the Willamette Week newspaper here in Oregon – which is our big entertainment paper. It was a blast shooting the breeze with the Baron, but this month prior guests Martin and Jeff and I also discussed the 1966 Goji flick, Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster for the Daikaiju Discussions! Thanks to everyone who sent in their comments. We also played some music too! Unfortunately, I couldn’t play a lot, because episode runs a little long. Regardless, here are the tracks: MUSICAL SELECTIONS: 1. “Sacred Springs” by The Peanuts from Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) 2. “Main Title” by Hattori Hanzo from Godzilla 2000 (1999) 3. “Roar! (Cloverfield Overture)” by Michael Giacchino from Cloverfield (2008) 4. “Eiyuu/Hero” by DOA from Ultraman Nexus (2004) 5. “Young Go Go” by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster (1966) SUGGESTED READING: San Diego Comic-Con Godzilla Shirt by Legendary Pictures & Link to the AR Flash page Koichi Kawakita Godzilla Collectibles (Sci Fi Japan) New home for the Tokyo SOS Podcast Another Godzilla Podcast: Godzilla Planet [not little kid friendly] Awesome Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster drawing by listener Nick! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK The eighth homework assignment bring us to the roaring 90s with the 1997 Rebirth of Mothra II. If you guys and gals thought Godzilla vs The Sea Monster was a kiddie film, wait until you get a load of this one. This is one of those movies that I don’t own on DVD yet, so I’m not exactly sure which version we’re going to watch. If I can get my hands on a Japanese version with English subtitles, I might attempt to go that route. Regardless the same homework basics apply – just get me your questions, comments and thoughts before the last week of the month and I’ll include them in the August episode! Download the nineteenth episode of the Kaijucast right here!  Feel free to write me if you have any music requests, are enjoying the podcasts or if you, questions or even ideas for future shows, too – also don’t forget to follow the Kaijucast on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. We are on both iTunes and the MS Zune Network as well, so if you listen through an iPod or Zune, you should be able to subscribe to the show and have the episodes download automatically to your player. godzilla, gojira, mothra, rodan, gamera, ifukube, sato, otani Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2010/07/24/07-23-2010-news-from-san-diego-comic-con/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/07/24/07-23-2010-news-from-san-diego-comic-con/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:06:17 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=552 http://kaijucast.com/2010/07/24/07-23-2010-news-from-san-diego-comic-con/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2010/06/29/06-29-2010-cryptonian-behemoths-stomp-seattle/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/06/29/06-29-2010-cryptonian-behemoths-stomp-seattle/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:14:03 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=538 http://kaijucast.com/2010/06/29/06-29-2010-cryptonian-behemoths-stomp-seattle/feed/ 0 1:25:28 Crypticon's Godzilla Power Hour panelists (from left to right) K.L. Young, Kyle Yount, Aron Tarbuck, Jeff Burk & Nick the Hat wowed the crowd on a rainy Father's Day. The download you’ve all been waiting for, folks! Episo[...] Crypticon's Godzilla Power Hour panelists (from left to right) K.L. Young, Kyle Yount, Aron Tarbuck, Jeff Burk & Nick the Hat wowed the crowd on a rainy Father's Day. The download you’ve all been waiting for, folks! Episode number EIGHTEEN is up and running and ready to tantalize your earbuds! For this episode of the Kaijucast, I travelled North to the Emerald City – otherwise known as Seattle for the 2010 Crypticon Horror Convention. I drove up specifically to be on a panel with other Godzilla fans to talk about the history of our giant radioactive deity. The coolest part about it was meeting new fans, Kelly Young, Aron Tarbuck, Jeff Burk and Nick the Hat. While doing this, I recorded the panel and that audio takes up a majority of this month’s show. I will warn you that the audio quality is a little rough since we didn’t have any fancy sound equipment, but it is definitely enjoyable. Additionally, you’ll find links to some of those fine fans’ websites below in the Suggested Reading portion of the post. This month’s Daikaiju Discussion was about the first Gamera movie and I got some great comments from everyone. So please continue to keep up the good work, class! MUSICAL SELECTIONS 1. Battle by Cha Cha Maru from the Godzilla vs. Heavy Metal (1998) 2. Title Credits by Akira Ifukube from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 3. Monster Island Tour Narration from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 4. Gammera The Invincible American Trailer (1966) 5. Ending by Yuji Koseki from Mothra (1961) SUGGESTED READING G-Fest 2010: Guests galore including Akira Takarada and Bob Eggleton plus a killer movie lineup New Book: Killer Kaiju Monsters: Strange Beasts Of Japanese Film (Ed Godz’s review) New Book: Mushroom Cloud and Mushroom Men New DVD (on the way): Gamera vs Barugon from Shout! Factory Another Spooktacular in Keen, New Hampshire at www.thecolonial.org Death Kappa is coming! K.L. Young’s Strange Aeons Magazine: www.strange-aeons.com Jeff Burk’s Super Giant Monster Time (not “kid safe” because of language) Crypticon Seattle (& their Facebook page) Horror Holocaust’s new website DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK The seventh homework assignment for our monthly Daikaiju Discussions will be to watch the classic 1966 Godzilla flick, Godzilla vs. The Sea Monster – specifically the Sony DVD. I’m not sure if we’re going to watch the Engliush dub or the subtitles, but feel free to watch either. If you want to partake in the discussion, make sure you send me your comments, questions and reviews before the last week of the month. Email anything you’ve got to controller@kaijucast.com and I’ll make sure to include your responses in the next episode. Download the eighteenth episode of the Kaijucast right here!  Feel free to write me if you have any music requests, are enjoying the podcasts or if you, questions or even ideas for future shows, too – also don’t forget to follow the Kaijucast on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. We are on both iTunes and the MS Zune Network as well, so if you listen through an iPod or Zune, you should be able to subscribe to the show and have the episodes download automatically to your player. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/05/31/05-31-2010-invasion-of-anime-oasis/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/05/31/05-31-2010-invasion-of-anime-oasis/#comments Mon, 31 May 2010 23:13:21 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=527 http://kaijucast.com/2010/05/31/05-31-2010-invasion-of-anime-oasis/feed/ 0 1:14:31 Can Godzilla entertain hardcore Anime fans in Idaho? You'd better believe it! So I just got back from Idaho last night, and boy did I have a lot of editing to do! I was at the 9th annual Anime Oasis convention to promote the podcast through some[...] Can Godzilla entertain hardcore Anime fans in Idaho? You'd better believe it! So I just got back from Idaho last night, and boy did I have a lot of editing to do! I was at the 9th annual Anime Oasis convention to promote the podcast through some panels and a special presentation of this month’s Daikaiju discussion subject, Godzilla vs Biollante. It was a lot of fun, but also very educational. If I ever am in a position to talk kaiju via powerpoint presentation again, I definitely know more about getting those made up. This episode features something new and kind of cool, too: a special guest review of the new Ultraman film by listener James Bonney. He talks about the film and gives a pretty thorough breakdown of the BluRay DVD release. You can download the seventeenth episode of the Kaijucast right here. But for now, if you want to know what the featured music of episode seventeen is, look no further than this list: MAY TRACK LISTING 1. Miyarabi’s Prayer by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 2. Main title by Chuji Kinoshita from Gamera vs. Barugon (1966) 3. Ending title by Keith Emmerson from Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) 4. Main Theme by Mike Verta from Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends (2009) 5. Biollante by Koichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) 6. Gamera March by Shunsuke Kikuchi from Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) SUGGESTED READING: 3D Korean Monster Movie VIZ Cinema’s War Of The Giant Monsters Ultra-rama on Scifi Japan: Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy DVD Reviews #1 & #2 Ultraman the Next retrospective Ultraman 80 on DVD in Japan Other Stuff: Tom Whalen’s Kaiju prints For Portland-area Locals: Geek Trivia Night @ Vendetta DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK The sixth homework assignment for our monthly Daikiaju Discussions will be to watch and talk about the 1965 Daiei film, Gammera The Invincible. This comes at an opportune time for kaiju fans because the movie was *just* released last month from Shout Factory! That’s the version we’ll be watching here in June. If you want to partake in the discussion, make sure you send me your comments, questions and reviews before the last week of the month. Email anything you’ve got to controller@kaijucast.com and I’ll make sure to include your responses in the next episode. This segment of the show is proving to be quite popular both with myself and with the listeners, so I am very pleased to see how this evolves for the future of the show. Download the seventeenth episode of the Kaijucast right here!  Feel free to write me if you have any music requests, are enjoying the podcasts or if you, questions or even ideas for future shows, too – also don’t forget to follow the Kaijucast on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. We are on both iTunes and the MS Zune Network as well, so if you listen through an iPod or Zune, you should be able to subscribe to the show and have the episodes download automatically to your player. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/05/24/05-24-2010-giant-monsters-attacking-idaho/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/05/24/05-24-2010-giant-monsters-attacking-idaho/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 20:25:03 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=523 http://kaijucast.com/2010/05/24/05-24-2010-giant-monsters-attacking-idaho/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2010/04/29/04-29-2010-san-francisco-rocked-by-the-kaijucast/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/04/29/04-29-2010-san-francisco-rocked-by-the-kaijucast/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:43:26 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=493 http://kaijucast.com/2010/04/29/04-29-2010-san-francisco-rocked-by-the-kaijucast/feed/ 0 1:40:12 April's target for the Kaijucast spotlight, August Ragone, sat down to talk to me about Eiji Tsuburaya's classic Japanese Science Fiction show, Ultra Q. Ok, so I didn’t really rock San Francisco – just the Moscone Center, where W[...] April's target for the Kaijucast spotlight, August Ragone, sat down to talk to me about Eiji Tsuburaya's classic Japanese Science Fiction show, Ultra Q. Ok, so I didn’t really rock San Francisco – just the Moscone Center, where Wondercon is held. Wondercon was really a fantastic convention and I was very psyched to have the opportunity to head down to the show. Aside from geeking out about comics and artists and everything else that was happening at the show (*cough*cough*doctor who premiere)  I was able to see a couple of my local friends, meet new people and record the interview for this episode of the Kaijucast. That episode, number sixteen by the way, is available for download right here. The person who I hooked up with or this interview was none other than August Ragone, a long time friend of mine who took the time to talk specifically about a television show from the mid-1960s in Japan called, Ultra Q. If you’ve never seen Ultra Q or have always been curious, this is the episode for you to listen to. The series is such an important keystone for not only Kaiju films, but also for most everything you all love that comes out of Japan. August and I sat down in a coffee shop outside of the convention center so there’s going to be some background noise, but I’ll tell you… finding a place near that convention that wasn’t filled with ambient audio was nigh impossible! Regardless, we talked for quite a while about Eiji Tsuburaya’s breakthrough television show, and it came out really well (if I don’t say so myself). Additionally, this last month’s assignments have been turned in and after a musical interlude, we delve into the heart of the beast known as Hedorah, the Smog Monster! If you  missed out on this month’s Daikaiju Discussion homework, fear not! There’s always next month’s episode… I could go on and on here, but you probably want to know what music I played in this episode, right? Let get our tails to the track listing, then! APRIL MUSIC 1. Fateful Confrontation by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (2000) 2. Super-X2 by Koichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) 3. Ultra Q Theme by the Surf Coasters (originally written by Kuniyo Miyauchi 1966) 4. Save The Earth by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs Hedorah (1971) 5. Astroboard Departure by Taku Izumi from The X From Outer Space (1967) SUGGESTED READING: Gammera’s triumphant return to DVD! [Shoutfactory store] [Amazon link] Varan’s leading lady gets some attention. Death Kappa – you need to see this! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK: I know this is going to be slightly problematic, but your fifth homework assignment is to watch the second film in the Heisei series, Godzilla vs. Biollante from 1989. Now, I do realize this is could be an issue for many listeners since Godzilla vs. Biollante is one of the only films without a legitimate DVD release, but do me a favor… check through your closets, your friends’ closets and maybe even your local library to see if you can find the old VHS version of this movie from HBO. I will be screening this at the Anime Oasis convention next month in Boise, Idaho. So if you are anywhere near Boise on Saturday, May 28th, you need to make out to the Show in order to see this movie. I can’t tell you if it will be subtitled or dubbed, but it’s a pretty shockingly killer treat that this movie is available to show. I don’t expect anyone to buy this movie just so they can take part, but if you do, you get major radioactive brownie points with me. You can download the sixteenth episode of the Kaijucast right here!  Feel free to write me if you have any music requests, are enjoying the podcasts or if you, questions or even ideas for future shows, too – also don’t forget to follow the Kaijucast on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/03/30/03-30-2010-giant-cyborg-chickens-episode-15-heralds-march-madness/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/03/30/03-30-2010-giant-cyborg-chickens-episode-15-heralds-march-madness/#comments Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:26:26 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=471 http://kaijucast.com/2010/03/30/03-30-2010-giant-cyborg-chickens-episode-15-heralds-march-madness/feed/ 0 1:14:38 Daikaiju Discussion takes the spotlight for Episode 15. Left to right: Martin, Jeff, Kyle, T'Igor, Cindy, Sean & Jodi (in front) I didn’t have just one guest for this episode, I had SIX! That’s right, folks, the Kaijucast is all [...] Daikaiju Discussion takes the spotlight for Episode 15. Left to right: Martin, Jeff, Kyle, T'Igor, Cindy, Sean & Jodi (in front) I didn’t have just one guest for this episode, I had SIX! That’s right, folks, the Kaijucast is all about Gigan for episode fifteen (which of course is available for download right here) and I was almost able to get every single local guest in to watch it (maybe next time, Rob!). This episode ran a little long, mostly because of the great discussion for Godzilla vs Gigan, but also because some major news was announced just today. If you don’t already know about it, you’ll just have to listen to the show. Or, y’know…. just look for Godzilla news items from today. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to check Variety. Seriously it could be the good news that we, as Godzilla fans, have been awaiting for years. That being said, though, those audiophiles out there probably are looking for this month’s track listing. And I won’t deny you that right! MARCH MUSIC 1. Main Title (repeat) by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs Gigan (1972) 2. Three Giant Monsters’ Ferocity by Akira Ifukube (found on Godzilla Perfect Collection Box Set five, disc 6, track six) 3. Destruction of Shibuya by Ko Otani from Gamera 3: The Awakening of Iris (1999) 4. Mechagodzilla II Counterattacks by Akira Ifukube from Terror Of Mechagodzilla (1975) 5. Brown Gargantua vs Green Gargantua by Akira Ifukube from War Of The Gargantuas (1966) 6. Requiem by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Destoroyah (1995) SUGGESTED READING (and watching and listening!) New Legendary Pictures Godzilla Announcement [ variety.com / comingsoon.net ] Negadon creators’ new project on Scifi Japan Amazing Shogun Warriors’ GAIKING Teaser [ Youtube Video / Ain't It Cool News ] New Podcast Alert! Because I totally believe that all Godzilla fans need to stick together, I’m happy to share that another Godzilla podcast called Tokyo SOS started recently. Jesse Garret and Thomas Matis have taken on the task of reviewing every Godzilla movie. Their first episode sort of encapsulated all of the films and now they are getting more granular. The second episode talks about the original Gojira and the Americanized version, Godzilla King Of The Monsters. Make sure you check it out and if you like what you hear, they are on Facebook, too. Anime Oasis Convention: It’s official – I’ll be heading to this convention in May and hosting three panels! Kaijucast Wondercon Invasion! Keep an eye out for photos from our trip to San Francisco this weekend… If you haven’t picked on up yet, those super awesome Kaijucast Prints are still available! DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK: For the fourth assignment, you’ll need to watch the infamous 1971 film, Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Once again, I’ll be watching the Sony DVD that came out in 2004 some time towards the end of the month.   If you have comments, questions or even just want to tell me what you liked best about this movie, email them to controller@kaijucast.com sometime in the first three weeks of April and I’ll compile everything for that episode. Download the fifteenth episode of the Kaijucast right here!  Feel free to write me if you have any music requests, are enjoying the podcasts or if you, questions or even ideas for future shows, too – also don’t forget to follow the Kaijucast on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/02/27/02-26-10-face-the-wrath-of-episode-14/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/02/27/02-26-10-face-the-wrath-of-episode-14/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:48:45 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=452 http://kaijucast.com/2010/02/27/02-26-10-face-the-wrath-of-episode-14/feed/ 0 1:11:10 Imperial Sandtroopoer and good friend Rob Johnson sits down for a chat on this month''s episode of he Kaijucast! I don’t know what it is about this February. I know it’s a “short month”, but c’mon. It’s on[...] Imperial Sandtroopoer and good friend Rob Johnson sits down for a chat on this month''s episode of he Kaijucast! I don’t know what it is about this February. I know it’s a “short month”, but c’mon. It’s only two days shorter. Why does it affect everyone so? Well even though my month has been mega packed, I still managed to get the episode done on time and uploaded days before Merry ol’ March shows up. Make sure you download episode fourteen (available, for instance, right here!) and listen to the awesome tunes, news and interviews. And this month’s Wrath of Daimajin discussion. I’m so glad I decided to make this a regular feature (hopefully it will last through the whole list!) and I hope more people participate in the next month’s discussion (see below).  This month, I went back to the Kaijucast basics and invited my good friend Rob Johnson to join me in “the studio”. Rob’s not a big Godzilla fan, so I wanted to find out just what he knew of the big beast. Here’s the music listing for this episode: 1. Mothra’s song by Yuji Koseki from Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) 2. Main Title by Tadashi Yamauchi from Gammera The Invincible (1965) 3. Kong and Susan 1 by Akira Ifukube from King Kong Escapes (1971) 4. Destroy Hedora from the Ballads of Godzilla album 5. Main Title (aka Ultraseven’s Song) by Tohru Fuyuki Ultraseven (1975) 6. King Kong vs. Godzilla Main Title from Godzilla A Capella 7. Wrath of Daimajin Song Track  (not sure of the title) by Akira Ifukube 8. Wrath of Daimajin Song Track (again,  not sure of the title) by Akira Ifukube 9. Highway Road by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) SUGGESTED READING: New Gamera DVDs by August Ragone DeAgostini Review by Ed Godziszewski Ultra Galaxy on DVD by Jim Ballard Bandai Market Report by John DeSentis Stuff I can’t Afford: Wonderfest with Ed Godziszewski Daimajin Kannon footage can be seen in this youtube video from Kadokawa – if you want to skip it to 1:08, that’s where the footage really starts. DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK: For the third assignment, you’ll need to watch the classic 1972 Godzilla flick, Godzilla vs. Gigan. I’ll be watching the Sony DVD that came out in 2004 some time towards the end of the month.   If you have comments, questions or even just want to tell me what you liked best about this movie, email them to controller@kaijucast.com sometime in the first three weeks of March  and I’ll compile everything for the March episode. You can download the fourteenth episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Make sure that if you have a facebook account, become a fan of the Kaijucast! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/02/10/02-10-10-kaijucast-supplemental-aka-not-a-full-episode/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/02/10/02-10-10-kaijucast-supplemental-aka-not-a-full-episode/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:47:37 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=443 http://kaijucast.com/2010/02/10/02-10-10-kaijucast-supplemental-aka-not-a-full-episode/feed/ 0 0:55:34 (Left to right) Kyle, Jodi, Jeff, Cindy & Martin join forces against the insanity that is Godzilla Final Wars! So, after trimming the discussion to bits in order for the January episode to resemble something reminiscent of an hour long show, it [...] (Left to right) Kyle, Jodi, Jeff, Cindy & Martin join forces against the insanity that is Godzilla Final Wars! So, after trimming the discussion to bits in order for the January episode to resemble something reminiscent of an hour long show, it dawned on me that I had to cut a lot of stuff that I would have liked to include. So, for the hardcore fans out there, I proudly present the almost unedited discussion of Godzilla Final Wars (there were a few moments that were, shall we say, not kid friendly), including the off-topic and rather tangential conversations that were sparked from this bizarre film. Oh, and if you haven’t listened to the full episode from January, make sure you do so, as it has all of the regular music and the chopped down version where I actually have the budget and gross of Final Wars — sorry for the spoiler. This entire thing was a lot of fun, so naturally I do plan on making this whole monthly movie watching party/discussion thing a permanent to semi-permanent fixture in my life. I cannot promise that I’ll have one of these in addition to each episode, the chances are pretty high. That being said, let me know what you think either way; as always, I love hearing from you guys out there! As I stated last week, our next film up for discussion is Wrath Of Daimajin. We’ll be doing the recording on Monday, February 22nd, so I’ll need your input before that time. If it matters, we’ll be watching the second DVD release of the movie from the now defunct ADV Films. If you want to pick it up on DVD, I’d suggest using Right Stuf.com (that’s where I got mine). Don’t forget to vote in the poll to the right! I’d love to know how many of the movies in the discussion list you have seen… Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2010/01/31/01-31-10-akemashite-omedeto-kaijucast-fans/ http://kaijucast.com/2010/01/31/01-31-10-akemashite-omedeto-kaijucast-fans/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:03:32 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=425 http://kaijucast.com/2010/01/31/01-31-10-akemashite-omedeto-kaijucast-fans/feed/ 0 1:18:42 Happy Twenty Ten, my loyal fans and new listeners and even those who don’t really care for the show! The new year is here and while it’s already been here for almost a month, I’m just starting things up! This month’s episode [...] Happy Twenty Ten, my loyal fans and new listeners and even those who don’t really care for the show! The new year is here and while it’s already been here for almost a month, I’m just starting things up! This month’s episode (which, by the way, is available for download here) features some very exciting stuff – mainly the brand new segment called Daikaiju Discussions! To kick off the new assignment based session, I invited all of my former guests (at least the locals) over to watch Godzilla Final Wars. After the film we talked about the film and I recorded it. But my fantastic guest this month was none other than my own son, T’Igor. We sort of got off on a video game tangent – clearly he knows more about this subject than I do, but it was a lot of fun talking with him only about Godzilla stuff. All in all, this episode has over two hours of content that I could have made into an Ultra-long episode, but I did my best and whittled it down to just over an hour (more like an hour and fifteenish minutes).  I’ll post the mostly unedited discussion in a few days – just because I think it was a real kick to hear. But you are probably wondering where that track listing has been placed. Well, you’ve been patient, so here you go: 1. Bio Wars by Koichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs Biollante (1989) 2. Haora Mothra by Yuji Koseki from Rebirth of Mothra 3 (1998) 3. Godzilla vs. Radon by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla (1993) 4. King Of The Monsters by Keith Emmerson from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 5. The King Seesar statue audio clip from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 6. Showdown between the 3 Large Monsters in Okinawa II by Masaru Satoh from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 7. Ending Titles by Keith Emmerson from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) That's right. I put the smackdown on my own son when we play Godzilla: Save The Earth. Don't give me that dirty look... I'm sure it teaches him some sort of life lesson. SUGGESTED READING: Another Killer Silver Screen Spookshow Flyer Slew of Ultraman Mega Monster Battle News by James Ballard - Composer Interview - Press Notes - Premiere Photos Stuff I can’t afford! And as I promised here are some more links from stuff I mentioned in the show. Anime Oasis – the Anime Convention in Boise, Idaho I just might be visiting! Flashback to 2004 with the first news Final Wars that H!O broke. Virtual NES online -  Where you can play the Monster of Monsters Godzilla game in your internet browser The article that Jodi talked about comparing Godzilla to Zombies. DAIKAIJU DISCUSSIONS HOMEWORK: Watch the 1966 Daiei film, Wrath Of Daimajin. In case you are wondering, this is the film with the kids crossing the mountain. If you have comments, questions or even just want to tell me what you liked best about this movie, email them to controller@kaijucast.com and I’ll compile everyone’s sentiments in Fevruary. Just make sure you get those questions in before I do the show (the deadline will be Monday, Feb 22nd). Download the thirteenth episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Make sure that if you have a facebook account, become a fan of the Kaijucast! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2009/12/21/12-21-2009-a-very-kaijucast-christmas/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/12/21/12-21-2009-a-very-kaijucast-christmas/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:44:40 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=411 http://kaijucast.com/2009/12/21/12-21-2009-a-very-kaijucast-christmas/feed/ 0 1:00:18 The controller hosts an all music episode... and just in time for Christmas! Ho Ho Ho and welcome to the TWELFTH episode of the kaijucast. This month’s episode is a gift to all of the music lovers out there. I’ve been wanting to do an al[...] The controller hosts an all music episode... and just in time for Christmas! Ho Ho Ho and welcome to the TWELFTH episode of the kaijucast. This month’s episode is a gift to all of the music lovers out there. I’ve been wanting to do an all-music show for some time now – just something that you can play in the background and not have to keep an ear out for what I’m talking about and because I don’t have a guest this month, this is the perfect time to do that. Next month’s show will be a “normal” one, so if this isn’t your cup of tea, fear not! You can download the show from this link. But let’s go ahead and get that track listing out of the way. One more thing, let me warn you that at first glance, you might say “Hey, that’s not very many songs”. Keep in mind that the first two were medley style compositions that encompass a LOT of Godzilla . Those and the storybook audio clock in at about 15 minutes each! Ok, now you can look over those track! 1. Akira Ifukube’s An Evening Of Special Effects Film Music Track 1 2. Akira Ifukube’s An Evening Of Special Effects Film Music Track 2 3. Thy Name Is Legion by Ko Otani from Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996) 4. Snow Falls On The Island In The South by Masaru Satoh from Son Of Godzilla (1967) 5. Base At The North Pole by Akira Ifukube from King Kong Escapes (1973) 6. American Trailer for Half Human (1958) 7. Godzilla vs. The Alien Invasion 8. Kaiju Christmas from the Ballads of Godzilla CD Recently, I’ve been in contact with James, a fan in Wales (believe it or not) and we’ve been talking a new segment on the show that I’ve labeled DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION. I’ve taken just about all of the Asian monster movies that exist and put them in a list, then randomized that list. From now until that list runs out, I’ll take a little time from each show and dedicate it to reviewing that film, but not only will I be sharing my own musings, I’m inviting critiques, comments and responses from you guys, too. All you have to do is watch that film for that month and send in your thoughts by the time I do the epiode. I’ll have the list of films posted soon, so you’ll know what movies are coming up. Do yourself a favor though and try not to skip ahead too much, it’s best to keep your comments as fresh as your most recent viewing. When I prep the shows, I’ll compile what you guys say and include them in the show. Let’s hope this encourages a even more audience participation and just maybe this will be the most enjoyable homework you’ve been assigned. Having said that, your first task is to watch (or re-watch) 2004′s Godzilla Final Wars within the first three weeks of the month. Send in anything you want – even questions. If they get here early enough, I’ll do my best to get them answered. DAIKAIJU DISCUSSION HOMEWORK Watch the 2004 Godzilla film, Godzilla Final Wars. If you have comments, questions or even just want to tell me what you liked best about this movie, email them to controller@kaijucast.com and I’ll compile everyone’s sentiments in January. Just make sure you get those questions in before I do the show (typically in the last week of the month). Download the twelfth episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Make sure that if you have a facebook account, become a fan of the Kaijucast! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2009/11/26/11-25-09-let-us-give-thanks-for-ultra-special-episode-number-11/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/11/26/11-25-09-let-us-give-thanks-for-ultra-special-episode-number-11/#comments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:28:40 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=403 http://kaijucast.com/2009/11/26/11-25-09-let-us-give-thanks-for-ultra-special-episode-number-11/feed/ 0 1:05:45 Special guest for November Bob Johnson didn't want to smuggle the Oxygen Destroyer back to the states for me. But I asked him to co-host anyways. Because I’ve been crazy busy with all the other things going on in my life right now, I did n[...] Special guest for November Bob Johnson didn't want to smuggle the Oxygen Destroyer back to the states for me. But I asked him to co-host anyways. Because I’ve been crazy busy with all the other things going on in my life right now, I did not realize that it was getting so late in the month until last week! But fret not, dear listener… for the 11th episode is now complete and ready to download here. This month, I wanted to interview my friend Bob Johnson. Why Bob Johnson, you ask? Well, I think he knows a little something about a little series called Ultraman. I just wanted to give my ultra special listeners a small sampling of Tsuburaya’s Wide World of Ultraman. I think a lot of newcomers to the Godzilla genre might have some negative things to say about the mysterious visitor from outer space, but lets hope this episode sheds a positive light on the hero.  This was also the first time I’ve ever attempted to record a show over through Skype. That’s right, as if the podcast wasn’t enough of a techno boom for me, I’m now able to teleport my guest directly into my computer! (That’s a joke, son…) Additionally, I spoke to Robert Troch about his production, Showdown of the Godz. I also recapped my experience at the Filmusik production of Gamera vs. Guiron this month. And, as always, here are the musical tracks played on this episode: 1. Main Title by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 2. Minya’s Lesson by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Godzilla’s Revenge (1969) 3. The Alpha vs. the Black Shark I by Akira Ifukube from Latitude Zero (1969) 4. Kiryu Team’s Theme 2 by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002) 5. Battle Level by Kuniaki Hajima from Ultraman Max (2005) 6. Monsters vs. Ultraman by Tohru Fuyuki from Return of Ultraman (1971) 7. Theme from Ultraman by Tak Matsumoto from Ultraman: The Next (2004) 8. Gamera vs Zigra Saucer by Shunsuke Kikuchi from Gamera vs. Zigra (1971) 9. Biollante’s theme by Heavy Melody Music from Godzilla: Unleashed (2007) 10. Godzilla’s Farewell by Reijiro Koroku from Godzilla Returns (1984) SUGGESTED READING: NEW ULTRA MOVIE REVIEW by James Ballard GETTING SCHOOLED IN YOKAI by Melanie Burgeois and Dan Ross GET IN THE FIGHTING ZONE by James Ballard GIANTS TURTLE SIGHTING IN KOREA by Kim Song …And make sure you check out the official Showdown Of The Godz website by visiting showdownofthegodzmovie.com – and if you see the film, let me know what you think of it. Download the eleventh episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Make sure that if you have a facebook account, become a fan of the Kaijucast! Main Title by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) Minya’s Lesson by Kuniyo Miyauchi from Godzilla’s Revenge (1969) The Alpha vs. the Black Shark I by Akira Ifukube from Latitude Zero (1969) Kiryu Team’s Theme 2 by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Mechagodzilla (2002) Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2009/10/27/10-27-09-japanese-ghosts-and-goblins-take-over-episode-10/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/10/27/10-27-09-japanese-ghosts-and-goblins-take-over-episode-10/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:10:14 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=392 http://kaijucast.com/2009/10/27/10-27-09-japanese-ghosts-and-goblins-take-over-episode-10/feed/ 0 1:18:50 Kyle and Jeff attempt to ward off angry bakemono and mischievous kitsune on this spine-tingling episode of the Kaijucast! Truth be told, this is my favorite time of year… Halloween! And what better way to celebrate the creep-tastic season than[...] Kyle and Jeff attempt to ward off angry bakemono and mischievous kitsune on this spine-tingling episode of the Kaijucast! Truth be told, this is my favorite time of year… Halloween! And what better way to celebrate the creep-tastic season than by forgoing my normal Godzilla talk and shedding a little light on those bizarre Yokai films from Japan. You know you’ve seen the chirashi or the figurines every once in a while and if you had no idea what those were or where they came from, this is the episode for you. My good friend Jeff Dean  from Horror Holocaust was kind enough to come back to the console and talk things up a bit with me… and what we discuss is pretty much just a primer showcasing some of the films dealing with Yokai. We talk about films both new and old stretching as far back as 1964 and creeping up to 2004′s The Great Yokai War.  Episode 10 of the Kaijucast is available here, but make sure you check out the links and notes below too! Here are the musical bits and audio clips I played on this episode, but please keep in mind that I couldn’t actually track down any of the original scores so a number of these are ripped directly from the movie audio. 1. The Tale of Heike from Kwaidan’s Hoichi the Earless (1964) 2. Intro by Sei Ikeno from Spook Warfare (1968) 3. Spook Warfare Buddhist chanting 4. Yokai Dance from Sakuya Yokaiden (2000) 5. The Unleashed Spirits of the War Dead by Kow Otani from Godzilla Mothra King Ghidorah – Daikaiju Soukougeki (2001) 6. Gamera vs Guiron II by Shunsuke Kikuchi from Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) 7. Oshiete Jiji (aka the Adzuki Bean Song) by Kiyoshiro Imawano with Yosui Inoue from The Great Yokai War (2004) 8. Ending by Hiroshi Watanabe from Along With Ghosts (1969) The Kaijucast visits Filmusik Producer, Galen Huckins. FILMUSIK PRESENTS GAMERA vs GUIRON! This month, I also interviewed the producer of what is sure to be a fantastic show here in Portland. At the beginning of November, Galen Huckins will be orchestrating live music, vocal and sound effects performance into a completely new audio track from one of my favorite Gamera films, Gamera vs Guiron! I found out about this from my contacts at the Hollywood Theatre and knew I needed to set up an interview. If you have any inclination to live music, I’m sure this performance is going to be amazing. And if you are in Portland and want to o see the November 6th show with a bunch of people, drop me an email and I’ll get the details to you! Regardless, Filmusik’s presentation promises to be a fantastic evening. NEW HOME FOR HORROR HOLOCAUST BLU-RAY GOJIRA REVIEW ULTIMO SPALPEEN VS KAIJUCAST (just kidding, folks) ANCIENT GHOST PARADE SCROLL APPEARS ON EBAY OTHER SUGGESTED READING: *In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn *Field Guide To Demons by Carol Mack *Yokai Attack by Matt Alt & Hiroko Yoda Download the tenth episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Make sure that if you have a facebook account, become a fan of the Kaijucast! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2009/10/01/09-30-2009-the-art-of-screen-printing-godzilla/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/10/01/09-30-2009-the-art-of-screen-printing-godzilla/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:04:48 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=363 http://kaijucast.com/2009/10/01/09-30-2009-the-art-of-screen-printing-godzilla/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2009/09/24/09-24-2009-episode-9-martin-turns-the-tables/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/09/24/09-24-2009-episode-9-martin-turns-the-tables/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:30:11 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=319 http://kaijucast.com/2009/09/24/09-24-2009-episode-9-martin-turns-the-tables/feed/ 0 1:04:35 Kaijucast alumni Martin Vavra returns for round two... First off, I feel like I need to say something before I get started with the episode stuff. I want to wish my brother, Marshall, a Happy Birthday so here it is in Japanese… Otanjoubi omede[...] Kaijucast alumni Martin Vavra returns for round two... First off, I feel like I need to say something before I get started with the episode stuff. I want to wish my brother, Marshall, a Happy Birthday so here it is in Japanese… Otanjoubi omedetou, otoutogo! Number nine, people! Things are going swimmingly for the Kaijucast this month as I just finished up the ninth episode with my guest Martin Vavra, who (back in January) was my very first interviewee! When we were hanging out this month, Martin offered to interview me! So this is my birthday show (mine is the 28th), for which I guess I’m sort of the special guest in the studio. Primarily, Martin & I  talked about my history with Godzilla and what it is about the genre that I love so much. We also touched on how I compared the genre to other fandom properties, but it wasn’t all hum-drum interview stuff! I played some fantastic music as well. You’re probably wondering when I’m going to stop rambling and post the link to the show, well the episode can be downloaded right here. Make sure you look below at the links to the news articles and show notes. And especially make sure you read on about the Halloween Bazaar (especially if you are from the Portland area). Here are the musical selections from this episode: 1. Pursue Rodan by Akira Ifukube from Rodan (1956) 2. The Terror Of Gezora by Akira Ifukube from Yog: Monster From Space (1970) 3. Man… Or Astroman?   Like A Giant Microwave 4. Godzilla Ambushed by Reijiro Koroku from Return of Godzilla (1984) 5. Mothra vs. Battra by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. Mothra (1992) 6. The Birth of Destroyer by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs Destoroyah (1995) 7. The Unleashed Spirits of the War Dead by Kow Otani from Godzilla · Mothra · King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001) 8. Orga: Irony of Fate by Takayuki Hattori from Godzilla: Millenium (1999) 9. The Enemy Below by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla · Mothra · Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) SUGGESTED READING Ed & Steve get interviewed The Host 2 Death of ADV Films Silver Scream Spookshow in Atlanta this weekend! Toho Magazine & DVD Combo releases! Toho sues Comcast Limited edition Kaijucast print being produced for the Portland Halloween Bazaar. Last but not least, I mentioned being at the Portland Halloween Bazaar next weekend (October 3rd), so if you are from the Portland area, swing by the Doubletree Hotel near the Lloyd Center and come get a free sticker. Buy a print from me while you are at it… kidding! (sort of ) Here’s what the Bazaar is all about: The Portland Hallowe’en Bazaar (PHB) is back with its unique festival atmosphere of music and monsters packed with a vibrant and ghoulish array of activities and spectacles that will entertain and delight everyone in attendance! This year’s Bazaar boasts a slew of NW Artisans and Retailers, Night Shade Shadow Puppet Theater, Live Acoustic Music, Uncle Eerie’s Shiver Show ‘Make Your Own Monster’ Contest, Oddball Entertainers, Skull Bowling, DJ Great Pumpkin Kids Dance Party, Family Photos with Krampus, and a fantastical Day of the Dead Altar centerpiece. The Coffin Cruisers Hearse Club and the Death Proof Nova will be INSIDE the venue, and an all-new DIY Area for kids of all ages have been added to the line up of fun things happening during the 2009 festival! It should be a LOT of fun and I’m really looking forward to it! But if you need more information, go here: http://www.portlandhalloweenbazaar.com Download the ninth episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Make sure that if you have a facebook account, become a fan of the Kaijucast! Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2009/09/12/09-12-2009-greyduck-volume-of-roars-review/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/09/12/09-12-2009-greyduck-volume-of-roars-review/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 19:21:52 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=237 http://kaijucast.com/2009/09/12/09-12-2009-greyduck-volume-of-roars-review/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2009/08/20/08-19-2009-east-west-see-eye-to-eye-for-kaijucast-epsiode-8/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/08/20/08-19-2009-east-west-see-eye-to-eye-for-kaijucast-epsiode-8/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 05:15:23 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=246 http://kaijucast.com/2009/08/20/08-19-2009-east-west-see-eye-to-eye-for-kaijucast-epsiode-8/feed/ 0 0:58:49 East meets the West in a cataclysmic battle to assault the senses in Jim Walsh vs. Kyle Yount Is my watch right? Why is the Kaijucast so early this month? Oh, right, it’s  because my special guest, Jim Walsh, came to visit me from New Jersey a[...] East meets the West in a cataclysmic battle to assault the senses in Jim Walsh vs. Kyle Yount Is my watch right? Why is the Kaijucast so early this month? Oh, right, it’s  because my special guest, Jim Walsh, came to visit me from New Jersey and I just had to have him on the show. Jim and I geeked out on Godzilla mecha and model kits for a long time even before we started recording the session. Eventually we sat down in the hallowed Kaijucast studio for another one of those classic time-flies-when-you’re-having-fun talks. We covered classic anti-kaiju weapons and vehicles and model making and scratch building.  I will toot my own horn here and tout the fact that some of the tracks in this episode were quite awesome, and I had to bring back the news this month since I didn’t in July. But enough about the good times I had in making the episode, if you are still reading this, you probably want to hear it. You can download the eighth episode of the Kaijucast right here. But I know you’re really looking for that juicy track listing though, right? Well I won’t deny you that: 1. Jet Jaguar by Richiiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) 2. Main Title/Meteor Stream by Ko Otani from Gamera 2: Advent Of Legion (1996) 3. The King Of Monsters by Kieth Emmerson from Godzilla Final Wars (2004) 4. We Space Pilots by Akira Ifukube from Gorath (1962) 5. US Atragon Trailer (1965) 6. King Kong vs. Gorosaurus 2 by Akira Ifukube (1973) 7. Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla by Masaru Sato from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla (1974) 8. Ending by Sadao Bekku from Matango (1963) RECOMMENDED READING & OTHER COOL STUFF TO LOOK AT: Scratch-built Varan based on the unused 2002 design. As I mentioned in the podcast, the Godzilla And Kaiju Model Kits Group had a couple of competitions that we called the Iron Chef model contests.  Here’s my scratch-built GMK Varan (that was up against Bill’s King Kong ’73, of course).  I made it out of Super-sculpey, Magic-sculpt and a lot of time. I think he turned out pretty well, and eventually I’d like to modify him so he’s looks a little less like a netsuke and more like a real kit. But to be honest, I don’t know if I can sit still long enough to do that. * If you are at all interested in building your own kaiju kits, make sure you check out Godzilla And Kaiju Model Kits Yahoo group and you’ll be welcomed with open kit-bashed arms. * Make sure you visit Bill Gudmundson’s website, Bill’s Kitchen. *Alberto’s Godzilla Month Project REGURGITATED NEWS: Sony Sneak Peak Another cool added item (but not in the podcast), Steve Ryfle interviewed Michael Friend who worked on the DVD set. Check it out here… Daikaiu sightings at Fantasia Film Festival Daimajin Stalks the City Legendary Godzilla? Download the eighth episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2009/07/31/07-30-2009-ive-finally-finished-episode-7-the-g-fest-episode/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/07/31/07-30-2009-ive-finally-finished-episode-7-the-g-fest-episode/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:21:12 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=220 http://kaijucast.com/2009/07/31/07-30-2009-ive-finally-finished-episode-7-the-g-fest-episode/feed/ 0 0:55:27 Kenji Sahara and I just after the interview. Oh man, was this a different kind of show this time! Usually I sit at the table with my audio equipment and have everything all planned out and hit record, do the show, maybe spend a little time editing a[...] Kenji Sahara and I just after the interview. Oh man, was this a different kind of show this time! Usually I sit at the table with my audio equipment and have everything all planned out and hit record, do the show, maybe spend a little time editing and then it up, into the ionosphere (or whatever we’re calling the internet these days). But this episode, let me tell ya, it was a LOT of editing. But it’s here and, really, it’s just a portion of what I recorded. I have at least three more interviews, not to mention the pending interviews with people that I met there! Regardless, I want to everyone at G-Fest who was cool enough for me to record. Maybe next time, everyone else…. for now you are just going to have to download episode seven of the Kaijucast! So I have the show notes that I have to do here. We don’t have news blurbs (hope there’s not anything I’ve missed that can’t wait until next time).  But I do have links to share from G-fest…oh, and the music. This month’s episode of the Kaijucast was brought to you by a whole lot of Ifukube’s music. Here’s that track listing! 1. Mothra on the Hilltop by Akira Ifukube from Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) 2. Markalite Flying Atomic Heat Projector by Akira Ifukube from The Mysterians (1957) 3. The Destruction of Shibuya by Kow Otani from Gamera 3 (1999) 4. First Meeting by Takayuki Hattori from Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla (1994) 5. Gargantua’s Last Stand by Man …Or Astrroman? 6. Guilala’s Rock by Taku Izumi from The X From Outer Space (1967) 7. Ultraman No Uta by Kunio Miyauchi from Ultraman (1966) 8. Audio Excerpt from Mothra vs Godzilla (1964) 9. Godzilla Comes Ashore in by Akira Ifukube from Hokkaido from Godzilla vs King Ghidorah (1991) 10. Garuda Attack March by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla (1993) 11. Monster Zero by Akira Ifukube from Monster Zero (1965) And here are the websites that I feel like I need to link to: Ishiro Honda Official Site AlaDang.com the-void-skull.deviantart.com Dang’s DeviantArt page My photobucket Gallery from G-Fest Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2009/07/06/07-06-2009-back-from-the-show/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/07/06/07-06-2009-back-from-the-show/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:34:33 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=201 http://kaijucast.com/2009/07/06/07-06-2009-back-from-the-show/feed/ 0 http://kaijucast.com/2009/06/28/06-28-2009-another-episode-goes-up-up-up-to-the-internets/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/06/28/06-28-2009-another-episode-goes-up-up-up-to-the-internets/#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:21:12 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=188 http://kaijucast.com/2009/06/28/06-28-2009-another-episode-goes-up-up-up-to-the-internets/feed/ 0 1:05:58 Yup, I truly love doing this show. I don’t want to say that I was born to do this, because I don’t really believe in the whole destiny thing, but man, I really look forward to this every month. So forward to it in fact, that I would neve[...] Yup, I truly love doing this show. I don’t want to say that I was born to do this, because I don’t really believe in the whole destiny thing, but man, I really look forward to this every month. So forward to it in fact, that I would never deny you the opportunity do download a splendid episode which is available right at this very moment!!! Episode 6 is ready for deployment, so download it here! My special guest at the console tonight was Sean Donahue, a local artist and friend who I met a long time ago and then became reacquainted with within the last couple of years. We had a grand old time talking monsters this evening and I hope you all enjoy the show. Not only is Sean a G-lover, but a collector as well…and he’s got Godzilla tattoos, something that none of my other friends have decided to get to prove their dedication (just joking, guys).  D’OH!  I just realized that since Sean is a master monster maker, I need to have him build my Godzilla costume! Oh, well….there’s always another potential episode he can co-host (muwahahaha!). Anyway, the usual lineup of music, questions and news happened at the audio console for this episode…and here’s that list of tunes: 1. Requiem by Kouichi Sugiyama from Godzilla vs. Biollante (1989) 2. Flares and Godzilla by Masaru Sato from Godzilla Raids Again (1955) 3. Kiryu – Sally Forth! by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla · Mothra · Mechagodzilla: Tokyo SOS (2003) 4. Godzilla vs. Tokyo by Zebrahead (2004) 5. Earth’s Greatest Deathmatch from Godzilla X Megaguirus (2001) 6. Escape from Monster Land by Akira Ifukube from Destroy All Monsters (1968) 7. Main Theme by Kow Otani from Godzilla · Mothra · King Ghidroah: Giant Monsters All Out Attack (2001) FURTHER READING (FOR KAIJUCAST NEWS) US Premiers of MONSTER X STRIKES BACK and GEHARA The H-Man, Battle in Outer Space and the original MOTHRA are coming to DVD! New Ultraman movie Achtung es ist GUALGALON! IT’S COZZILLA! This is a *must* read for Godzilla fans! G-Fest Movies and Schedule posted on the G-Fan website. Download the sixth episode of the Kaijucast right here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any music requests, questions or even ideas for future shows, too. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2009/05/28/05282009-the-kaijucast-strikes-back/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/05/28/05282009-the-kaijucast-strikes-back/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 23:24:22 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=168 http://kaijucast.com/2009/05/28/05282009-the-kaijucast-strikes-back/feed/ 0 0:53:34 Episode 5 with special guest Cindy Okumoto Gentlemonsters, start your downloads! Why? Because I’ve just wrapped up Episode number FIVE of the Kaijucast with my very special guest, Cindy Okumoto. Cindy is an old friend of mine from here in Port[...] Episode 5 with special guest Cindy Okumoto Gentlemonsters, start your downloads! Why? Because I’ve just wrapped up Episode number FIVE of the Kaijucast with my very special guest, Cindy Okumoto. Cindy is an old friend of mine from here in Portland who not only has been entrenched in the comic book scene since I’ve known her, but also happens to love Godzilla! I met Cindy back in 1997 when I first wandered into the comic shop on NW 23rd Avenue, Planet X. And at that time, it was a godsend to find another monster fan. After Planet X closed their doors, she moved onto Things From Another working in their world HQ. She’s known a lot of comic icons and had plenty of cool stories to tell me.  Aside from Godzilla, Cindy is also heavily entrenched in the local horror (I saw her and Howard at Zombie Prom!).  Anyways, I had a blast catching up and we spoke for quite a while this evening about all sorts of monster-related madness. Looking for the track list from this episode? Here it is! 1. Main Title by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) 2. Rodan Attacks Fukuoka by Akira Ifukube from Rodan (1956) 3. Ferocious Lifeform by Michiru Oshima from Godzilla X Megaguirus (2000) 4. King Of The Monsters by Man… Or Astroman? (1995) 5. Prayer of the MU Empire from Godzilla A Capella 6. Daimajin’s Blade by Akira Ifukube from Daimajin Strikes Back (1966) 7. Godzilla 1985 Trailer 8. Godzilla Island Main Title (1997) 9. Planet X from Dance Godzilla (1996) 10. The Ambushing Holy Beast by Kow Otani from Godzilla · Mothra · King Ghidroah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) 11. Dr Who’s Last Moments by Akira Ifukube from King Kong Escapes (1973) 12. Ending by Akira Ifukube from Destroy All Monsters (1968) FURTHER READING FOR KAIJUCAST NEWS Daimajin Revival This Fall? Last Dinosaur Not Dead G-Fest Contests Download the fifth episode of Kaijucast here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any ideas for future shows, too. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount no no http://kaijucast.com/2009/04/29/04292009-squeaking-in-at-the-eleventh-hourepisode-4/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/04/29/04292009-squeaking-in-at-the-eleventh-hourepisode-4/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:42:31 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=149 http://kaijucast.com/2009/04/29/04292009-squeaking-in-at-the-eleventh-hourepisode-4/feed/ 0 1:03:40 Finally managed to wrap up my Godzilla podcast for April! Where does the time go?? Is it really so close to the end of this month? Well regardless of my problems with time and space theory, it’s here! The new (sort of) episode of the Kaijucast[...] Finally managed to wrap up my Godzilla podcast for April! Where does the time go?? Is it really so close to the end of this month? Well regardless of my problems with time and space theory, it’s here! The new (sort of) episode of the Kaijucast! It was a little odd sitting here all by my lonesome with a microphone, so I am definitely not interested in doing this show by myself as a long term thing. I got a little too rambly for my own taste, but I tried to keep it in check for the few minutes that I was flying solo. I guess I am just going to need a co-host per show! Anyway, this episode continues the adventure with my friend Jeff Dean from Horror Holocaust. We talked about Godzilla music and toys and he even grilled me on a couple of subjects. It flowed so well, I didn’t break for music during the conversation when we were sitting here and I didn’t break it up when I was editing it either. Since I didn’t play a lot of music, the track listing for this show is a little short. And speaking of that, here it is! 1. Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster News clip 2. Godzilla Fight by Riichiro Manabe from Godzilla vs. The Smog Monster (1971) 3. Adult Mothra vs. Godzilla by Akira Ikufube from Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) 4. The G-Force Theme by Akira Ifukube from Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla (1994) 5.  The Transistor Radio by Sadao Bekku from Matango (1963) FURTHER READING FOR KAIJUCAST NEWS: BIG MAN JAPAN in theaters May 15th Godzilla screenings in Rochester, New York! Small update about G-Fest (I’m going!) Godzilla & The Monster of Mass Destruction (official website) Download the fourth episode of Kaijucast here! Feel free to write me if you are enjoying the podcasts or if you have any ideas for future shows, too. Podcasts Godzilla geek, Kyle Yount clean no http://kaijucast.com/2009/04/08/04072009-whos-got-two-thumbs-and-is-going-to-chicago-in-july/ http://kaijucast.com/2009/04/08/04072009-whos-got-two-thumbs-and-is-going-to-chicago-in-july/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:34:18 +0000 Controller http://kaijucast.com/?p=140 http://kaijucast.com/2009/04/08/04072009-whos-got-two-thumbs-and-is-going-to-chicago-in-july/feed/ 0