Wednesday, August 30, 2017

A Triple-Shot of Classic VHUS this week. Because I care.


Nothing new or spectacular to report this week, kids.   Except this:

I've JUST about had it with Twitter, the most ANTI-social media on the planet.    Someday, I hope to discover exactly WHAT I said (and WHO I said it to) that has made me so mind-fuckingly invisible there after 3 years.    I'd gladly trade all 3400+ of my followers for 34 who would actually talk to me once in a blue moon.    Sigh.    

But let's face facts... Twitter is really built for a different generation than mine.   You all KNOW that people over 60 just CAN'T be FUNNY, WITTY, and INTELLIGENT, rightBecause that's a hipster job!!   Yep.

Follow me if you wish... but don't bank on me sticking around Twitter too much longer.   Because no clique will have me.


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Before we get down to business, our standard Podcasting Public Service Announcement:

Kids, don't waste your bandwidth on pale, hipsterized imitation podcasts packing only a tiny fraction of Uncle's brains and experience... trust the kid-tested, stepmother-approved VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW.




This weeks' love offerings:

From March, 2015: Podcasting advice from the LAST person you should ask, along with music from TIAMAT, BLACK WIDOW, CORVIS STONE, ARJEN LUCASSEN, UNREAL CITY, AGNIESZKA SWITA and a bunch more lava lamp-powered prog, metal, comedy and classic rock obscura!

DOWNLOAD VHUS v.30 
(Because you didn't do it back in 2015)




Also from March, 2015: Irish jokes from hell, plus music from WHYZDOM, TOUCHSTONE, GRAND TOUR, AMORPHIS, THE DEVIL'S BLOOD, WOLVERINE, THE BLACK and a bunch more blacklight-powered prog, metal, comedy and classic rock obscura!

DOWNLOAD VHUS v.31
(Because your mother would want you to)





And another flashback to January, 2017: Creepo The Clown fills in for a sneezy Devil, plus music from  PINEAPPLE THIEF, GOBLIN REBIRTH, LOONYPARK, ORCHID, SE DELAN, DARKHER and more incense-fueled prog, metal, comedy and classic rock obscura than allowed by law!

DOWNLOAD VHUS v.65
(Because I said so, dammit!)





 
More episodes on the VHUS Home Page @ Pod-O-Matic!







 


Till next time,

Uncle D.L.

THE VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW
2014-2017 





Wednesday, August 23, 2017

VHUS: Space May Be Infinite... But Not Our Server...







A quick note about the promised availability of back episodes until the site closure (late November, 2017)

Short version: Too many episodes, not enough server space.   Starting next week, we will be reducing the number of back episodes available on our home page, as well as shortening their window of download-ability.

Classic Encores: One week... then gone forever.

Recent Episodes: Two weeks... then ditto.

Episodes 68, 69 and 71-77 shall remain in permanent residence until the end.     (But get 'em all while you can!)

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Before we get down to business, our standard Podcasting Public Service Announcement:
 
Kids, don't waste your bandwidth on pale, hipsterized imitation podcasts packing only a tiny fraction of Uncle's brains and experience... trust the kid-tested, stepmother-approved VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW.


This weeks' love offerings:

From February, 2015: More ginger jokes from The Devil, plus music from COMEDY OF ERRORS, BEARDFISH, THRESHOLD , ANIMA MORTE, FEVER TREE, FATAL FUSION and a bunch more blacklight-powered prog, metal, comedy and classic rock obscura!

DOWNLOAD VHUS v.29 
(Because you know it's the right thing to do.)




And a recent flashback to January, 2017: The Devil attends the inauguration, plus music from  STEVEN WILSON, CAMEL, JERUSALEM, MAD CRAYON, SUB ROSA, RITUAL and more incense-fueled prog, metal, comedy and classic rock obscura than you can shake a jostick at!

DOWNLOAD VHUS v.66
(Because your mother would want you to...)


 

More episodes on the VHUS Home Page @ Pod-O-Matic!












NEXT WEEK:
THREE heavy chunks of VHUS history for your dining and dancing pleasure!    Better make some space on that hard drive!!

Till next time,

Uncle D.L.

THE VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW
2014-2017 





Wednesday, August 16, 2017

VHUS: Our reruns are better than the competition's new stuff! (Really!)







You think I'm kidding?

Despite our untimely demise, VHUS has held the #1 spot on Pod-O-Matic Metal for 77% of the days of 2017 (so far).

Add the occasional # 2 to the mix... we've spent 94.3% of the year at either #1 or #2.     (I hate to brag... but I so rarely get a chance.)

Kids, don't waste your time and bandwidth on pale imitations with a tiny fraction of Uncle's experience... trust the kid-tested, stepmother approved VERY HEAVY UNCLE SHOW (until December anyway).

 On to business...

From February 11, 2015: My first full show after my 6-week hell of overpriced oral surgery, featuring ORCHID, BIG BIG TRAIN, OPETH, MESSENGER, LUNATIC SOUL, ENCHANT and a bunch more blacklight-powered prog, metal, comedy and classic rock obscura!

DOWNLOAD VHUS v.28 
(You know it's the right thing to do.)




Our second feature: From Groundhog Day, 2017, including GHOST, AIRBAG, UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS, AISLES, RED SAND, JADIS, WITCHCRAFT and more incense-fueled prog, metal, comedy and classic rock obscura than you can shake a jostick at!

DOWNLOAD VHUS v.67 
(because your mother would WANT you to...)


 

More episodes at the bulging VHUS Home Page @ Pod-O-Matic!


 



One quick response to a letter in Uncle's InBox (which is still very active BTW).

Q: "You've been conspicuous by your absence on Twitter lately.  Are you feuding with the Twitter elite again?"


A: No more than usual.  Have you actually READ Twitter lately?   It's "all-Trump-all-the-time", and a real downer.  Worse yet, I thought it was going to be the dawn of a new era of imaginative, creative #hashtag games when @midnight finally fucked off last month...  

WRONG! They're worse than ever.  And only the elite ass-kissing-cleavage-whores of Twitter can get a Like or a Re-Tweet.  I still check in every day, but i don't stick around long.

Thanks for writing!   And if you care, you can still follow me on Twitter @VeryHeavyUncle


Wednesday, August 9, 2017

World Series Of Heavy Listeners - JULY! (+ 3 classic episodes!)








As promised...  The final monthly edition of THE VHUS WORLD SERIES OF HEAVY LISTENERS  (July rankings based on total streams & downloads)

1 - United Kingdom
2 - Belgium
3 - Spain
4 - France
5 - Finland

6 - Canada
7 - Switzerland
8 - Mexico
9 - Sweden
10 - Germany

11 - Brazil
12 - Russia
13 - Australia
14 - Japan
15 - Ukraine


Well done everyone!    Official Statement: We will do just more of these - an epic ALL-TIME HEAVY WORLD SERIES covering our 3½ year tenure.   When?   Sometime in late November, just about the time we tear the site down.







Moving on to our continuing Inventory Clearance Sale, please find THREE vintage VHUS episodes, all looking for a good home on your phone, laptop or PC.   (Hell, slap these into ALL your portable devices!!)

Why 3?   Too many great episodes, not enough time....   


From January 14th, 2015:

VHUS Classic Encore v.26 - a medically-mandated  "Uncle-Free" VHUS hosted by LUCI & Audrey -  featuring RIVERSIDE, PENDRAGON, UK, QUIDAM, KAIPA, PORCUPINE TREE and LOTS more!   (As for The Devil: Missing-In-Action)


DOWNLOAD VHUS v.26 to complete your very heavy collection!




From January 28th, 2015:

VHUS Classic Encore v.27 - an "Uncle-Lite" VHUS, guest-hosted by LUCI & Audrey -  featuring ANATHEMA, NOSOUND, AFTER FOREVER, KANSAS, cult comedy from THE CREDIBILITY GAP and more!   (And still no Devil to be found.)


DOWNLOAD VHUS v.27 - because it's the right thing to do!!






And from just last February...

VHUS v.68 with CALIGULA'S HORSE, TILT, EVERSHIP, PFM, BAD DREAMS, PALLAS, ACCEPT  and a cast of dozens!


DOWNLOAD VHUS v.68 for the HIGHEST podcast satisfaction available without a prescription!







More episodes on our Pod-O-Matic Home Page






A few notes have started trickling in, all asking that same old question: Why did I hang it up?   Answers MAY be forthcoming - but I seriously doubt you need to hear them.   Most of them are rather personal.

Till next time,

Uncle D.L.
The Very Heavy Uncle Show
2014 - 2017

CONTACT UNCLE D.L.   (It's e-mail.   It won't kill you.)

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

VHUS: Still bowing to the whims of our listeners...








By your command, attached please find two more factory-refurbished VHUS episodes for your dining and dancing pleasure:

 
From December 31, 2014:

VHUS Classic Encore v.25, featuring THE FLOWER KINGS, GHOST B.C., BLOOD CEREMONY,  JUDAS PRIEST, LUCIFER'S FRIEND and LOTS more!


DOWNLOAD VHUS v.25 to complete your very heavy collection!






And from just last March...

VHUS v.69 with KNIGHT AREA, RIVERSIDE, ANEKDOTEN, OPETH, HAKEN, QUEEN, THE DEVIL's BLOOD  and a cast of dozens!


DOWNLOAD VHUS v.69 for the HIGHEST podcast satisfaction available without a prescription!





More episodes on our Pod-O-Matic Home Page

FROM THE INBOX: I have received more than one note from the faithful asking if we are planning on compiling a V.H.U.S. WORLD SERIES OF HEAVY LISTENERS for JULY?

Hmmmm.   I knew I forgot something.    Maybe next week?

While I'm on the subject, I still have (somewhere) all the original statistics from previous world series.    Thus, at some point I will assemble an "ALL-TIME" WORLD SERIES to tie everything up.   This may be good crowd-pleaser for the final week of the website.  








 

Till next time,

Uncle D.L.
The Very Heavy Uncle Show
2014 - 2017

CONTACT UNCLE D.L.   (It's e-mail.   It won't kill you.)