The band checks in from Las Vegas where they are about to play the Double Down Saloon on tour, to talk about their recent Portland shows and some Vegas memories. Also, Doctor Octave interviews Bjork.

#21: Tour Diary #1

Jun 2nd, 2017

After four CA tour dates, Cartoon Violence reports from Portland about their tour experiences so far, their two upcoming Portland dates, and the rest of the tour to come.

#20: Cartoon Violence (guest host Aaron Carnes)

Jan 1st, 2017 1h 12m

Journalist Aaron Carnes interviews the band Cartoon Violence about their podcast, music, and upcoming EP, and they all discuss their top 5 Winter songs.

#19 Petriform

Nov 1st, 2016 1h 1m

Petriform, a California electronic and chiptune musician, joins us for episode 19, including our top 5 rock songs – that is, songs about rocks!

#18 Mike Park

Sep 1st, 2016 51m 1s

Mike Park, founder of Asian Man Records, discusses the indie record label business and his new project Kitty Kat Fan Club, plus we discuss our top 5 #catsongs in episode 18 of our podcast.

#17 Matthew Joseph Payne

Aug 1st, 2016 1h 7m

Matthew Joseph Payne talks about his project, The Mineral Kingdom, which combines GameBoy with banjo, classical instruments, vibraphones, and live visuals. We also discuss our favorite vibraphone songs. Show notes at http://bit.ly/cvhap17

#16 Mega Ran

Jul 1st, 2016 49m 35s

Our old friend Random aka Mega Ran joins us this month to discuss his recent adventures, top 5 emcees, and what it was like switching from teaching to rapping full time.

#15 Jean Baudin

Jun 1st, 2016 1h 15m

Jean Baudin is a bassist who performs his own instrumental music on an eleven string bass with over 20 pedals. He also was a founding member of the thrash-funk band Nuclear Rabbit. Featuring our top 5 bass riffs. Show notes at http://bit.ly/cvh

#14 DJ 8-Bit Mullet

May 1st, 2016 1h 34m

For the first episode of Season 2, we go from West to East coast and talk to DJ 8-Bit Mullet, AKA The Artist Formerly Known as Big Al. We catch up with him and find out what he’s been up to since releasing Big Al’s Jams: Big Album in 2014, whic

#13 Failed Bands and Breakups

Apr 1st, 2016 1h 33m

Our one year anniversary episode features past guests Adam T Davis (Gnarboots, episode 4), Pink Thunder (Robo Beat 'Em Up, episode 5), and Joey Guthrie (Curious Quail, episode 6). Topics include past bands, breakups, and our Top 5 breakup songs

#12 Keiko Takamura

Mar 1st, 2016 1h 20m

Singer/Songwriter Keiko Takamura, also a member of the band Crashfaster, stopped by to talk to us about Second Life, MTV, Kanya, Ke$ha, and our Top 5 Disney Songs. Show notes at http://bit.ly/cvhap12

#11 Slime Girls (Pedro Silva)

Feb 1st, 2016 57m 51s

Pedro Silva of Slime Girls and Astroskeleton joins us for a discussion about chiptune music evolving into non-chiptune music, our least favorite candies, our favorite anime, and our Top 5 David Bowie songs.

#10 Star Wars Holiday Special with T-Rox and Noukon

Jan 1st, 2016

Our bassist T-Rox and visualist Noukon join us for Episode 10, where we discuss the brand new film Star Wars The Force Awakens, share our favorite Holiday Songs, and do impressions of Jewish werewolves.

#9 Freq.Fest.Nor.Cal

Dec 2nd, 2015 1h 48m

We brought microphones backstage at a two-day chiptune festival called Freq.Fest.Nor.Cal on 9/11 and 9/12, and recorded whatever quality things people wanted to say. We also included some of our live songs from our set earlier in the evening. I

#8 Jon St. John

Nov 1st, 2015 1h 4m

Jon St. John, Voice of Duke Nukem, Big The Cat, and Heskell from the upcoming 3D Realms game Bombshell, sat down with us on a press tour to talk about music, video games, voice acting, cover songs, and the F word. Show notes and our top 5 lists

#7 Elegant Trash

Oct 1st, 2015 1h 4m

Lee Austin Hoffman is the creative force behind Elegant Trash, a Bay Area band which has had many incarnations since first rising up in Georgia 13 years ago. He also plays drums in the band Glass Atlas, makes his own zine called Bang Magazine,

#6 Curious Quail

Sep 1st, 2015 1h 31m

Curious Quail are a bay area indie rock band blending orchestral and chiptune music. Started as the solo project of Mike Shirley-Donnelly, it eventually grew to include a full band including Erin Keeley on bass and vocals, and Joey Guthrie on d

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