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5 Questions With Mac Sabbath (Interview)
At the end of last year, I posted a quick little blurb about Mac Sabbath, the fast food-themed parody band that give their own delicious spins on classic Black Sabbath songs. Now I’m back to present you with a brief interview that was done with band manager Mike Odd, the spokesman for Mac Sabbath.
I’ll fully admit that I went a bit on the silly route with these questions. However, the answers are just as, if not more, ridiculous! Head on down for this exclusive five question interview with Mac Sabbath!
The band is also embarking on a short tour this September. All tour dates can be found below.
All right, let’s have it: Why? What’s the reasoning (not seasoning) behind Mac Sabbath?
Well, Ronald Osborne seems to have traveled though time to deliver us a message or some sort of warning of the evils of fast food. If you look at the current climate of the “nourishment” in America and realize the very people who are appointed to be protecting us from evil corporations who don’t have any interest in nourishing anything let alone any one are the same very people who run those corporations, it’s downright, well…Bloody Disgusting! Sometimes it takes a heavy psychedelic rock band of mutants teleported from the 1970’s to point out what once was and what now is. You dig?
Scenario: It’s 2am and you’re deservedly drunk after showering an audience with loads of trans-fat at a sweet and savory gig. You decide to hit up your local (drive thru) what do each of you order?
Although this is the arguably the biggest drive through metal band in the world, we do not advocate late night snacking. It’s best to get your 3 square meals at regular hours. Oh, and as far as 2am goes, to live in a world where we could get this arena size stage show packed up by then would truly be a tasty treat!
While Black Sabbath has a large library of songs, it’s not infinite. If you run into a situation where you want to cover other classic metal songs, will you have to change your name or do you have a plan in place?
Well I’m hard pressed to imagine a world where Mac Sabbath would run out of Black Sabbath songs to butcher. I personally don’t see the need for 10 Mac Sabbath Albums. But I guess you never know, Ronald Osborne goes on and on about all these other “Drive Through Metal” bands that are stealing food out of his mouth, like Burger King Diamond, Cinnabon Jovi, and KFC/DC. I’ve looked these up and they don’t seem to exist, but I would not be surprised if some of these bands popped up soon and he was behind it.
A certain burger chain claims to have served over 99 billion burgers. Do you think you have it in you to serve over 99 billion gigs?
I think we are soon approaching 99. I don’t know about them but I think that’s plenty. How about a pay-per-view with 99 billion viewers? Sooner or later this drive is through, so act now for this limited offer!
Fast food restaurants each have a special sauce, that unique ingredient that many attribute their great success to. Does Mac Sabbath have some kind of “special sauce”? If so, care to share the recipe?
I think the obvious ingredients you speak of are over the top-heavy psychedelic sounds and sights coupled with the guilty pleasure of savory morsels. But I think that what makes this combo meal truly magical is that is a truly scary, heavy, and downright wicked feast for the senses while still being family friendly. Enjoy!
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Tour dates:
Sept 1 Majestic Theatre Detroit MI
Sept 2 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland OH
Sept 3 Durty Nellies Palatine IL
Sept 4 Bogats Cincinnati OH
Sept 5 Zanzibar Lexington KY
Sept 6 Cosmic Charlies KY
Sept 8 Altar Pittsburg PA
Sept 9 Chameleon Club Lancaster PA
Sept 10 Wonder Bar Asbury Park NJ
Sept 11 The Black Cat Washington DC
Sept 12 Knitting Factory Brooklyn NY
Sept 13 Skully’s Music Diner Columbus OH
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika
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