Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

Interviews and discussions about all that is heavy in stoner, desert, doom, grunge, metal, proto, psych, good old rock and roll and whatever else we feel like. Hear from musicians and bands who shaped the heavy music underground and the stars of the scene today. We cover the best releases for the week and discuss a classic record that helped form the stoner/desert genre. Click and listen!!!

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36 minutes ago

On this episode of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E36), Gary Lee Conner, guitarist and songwriter from one of my top 10 favorite bands of all time, Screaming Trees, joins the show. Not sure I need to say much more than that, as Mr. Conner is a legend and we are humbled by him coming on our show to talk about a whole bunch of stuff, including the repressing of the Trees’ first full length, Clairvoyance, on vinyl for the first time in forever (preorders start on July 1st), plus some amazing Screaming Trees stories including some great Mark Lanegan bits. Gary Lee was so great and this episode is a must listen for anyone who loves the Screaming Trees like I do, so please check it out!!!

4 days ago

(S2E35) – Borracho
On this episode of Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E35) we talk to one of our favorite bands, Borracho!  We have all three members of the DC Trio join us from their practice space to chat about their upcoming new record, Ouroboros, dropping August 8th, 2025 via Ripple Music. We have been lucky enough to hear the new record and boy oh boy is it killer.  We discuss how Ouroboros came to be, the writing approach to the record, how this album is different from the past ones, who the best guitarist in the band is, and so much more, all while on the clock!  We were so lucky to be able to chat with one of our favorite bands of all time, so we would love it if you please give it a watch or listen and maybe even subscribe to our channel.

7 days ago

(S2E34) – Mark Aceves (Zed, ACEVES)
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E34) we talk to the bassist from the legendary band Zed, and now from his own solo project ACEVES, Mark Aceves! Mark’s debut solo record, Magnum Dopus, drops on June 27th, 2025, and it is a killer mix of stoner/punk/grunge/pop that just flat-out rocks. Mark delivers a deeply personal and incredibly fun record, born out of tragedy, that must be heard. Mark was super cool and covered all sorts of stuff about the new record, his influences, what it was like to sing lead vocals for the first time, how this record was therapeutic for him during some very tough times, and so much more. We even get a Zed update with some breaking news on what they are up to.  Please check it out!!!

Friday Jun 20, 2025

(S2E33) – Hexecutioner
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E33) we talk to Seattle, Washington fuzzy doom duo Hexecutioner! We had both Erin and Bryce on the show to talk about their excellent new record, and number 8 on the May 2025 Doom Charts, Tornit. All sorts of Bigfoot talk ensued in addition to the discussion about all of those tasty riffs on the new record, how these new songs came to be, the band’s biggest influences, what album three may sound like, Rich pushes for the vinyl pre order to go live, and so much more. We also discuss the album of the week, the classic album of the episode, and Turbo gives us his Future Classic Song. Please check it out!!!

Tuesday Jun 17, 2025

(S2E32) – Maryland Doom Fest Preview with founder/curator JB Matson
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E32) we preview the last ever Maryland Doom Fest with founder and curator JB Matson! We talk about the killer 2025 edition of the festival, the bands in this year’s lineup he is most looking forward to seeing, some of his favorite moments from past MDFs, why he decided to make the 2025 MDF the last one, and so much more. JB was super cool to give us his time so close to the festival, so please check it out!!!
 

Thursday Jun 12, 2025

(S2E31) - Mooch
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E31 we talk to Julian and Ben from one of our favorite bands, Mooch, who have an amazing new record dropping on June 20th, 2025 via Black Throne Productions, titled Kin. The new album rules and we spend a lot of time talking about it and how it came to be, as well as other topics, like when Rich asks a Canadian band, about their opinions on the Tragically Hip (Sloan comes up as well), the upcoming Mooch tour dates, if a live album is in their future, if Morning Prayer could be included in said hypothetical live record, and a ton more.  Rich and Turbo also discuss their favorite Canadian bands and Turbo gives us his Future Classic Song. Please check it out!!!

Tuesday Jun 10, 2025

(S2E30) - Daytripper
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E30) we have a stand-alone interview with The Scribe Sage and The Rogue Sage from the heavy as hell doom band from Phoenix, Daytripper.  This one is unlike any interview we have ever done before, and one of the reasons we are now posting the video version, so I highly recommend you check out our discussion with the Phoenix, Arizona band as they discuss their trek across the land to Maryland Doom Fest.  We also discuss their latest release, Book I: The Trip (from Glory Or Death subsidiary Wet Records) and what the Alchemist is cooking up for new material too. Please check it out!!!

Wednesday Jun 04, 2025

(S2E29) - Jake Cavaliere (Lords of Altamont/Black Honey Cult)
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E29), we could not be more excited to talk to rock and roll legend Jake Cavaliere of The Lords of Altamont and of his new project, Black Honey Cult, which Rich has not stopped listening to since it came out on May 2nd, 2025, via Heavy Psych Sounds. Jake was super cool to take all the time he did with us to talk about the new self-titled debut from Black Honey Cult, the band’s origin, where the name came from, and the plans for the band going forward, while Rich tried to guess what Velvet Underground song most influenced each track (Rich is a VU nerd, in case you didn’t know). Jake told some great stories about his time as the “stylist” for The Cramps, life on the road, and even breaks some news about The Lords of Altamont and what is next for his main project. Rich and Turbo also discuss their top albums for May, and Turbo gives us his Future Classic Song. Jake was one of my favorite guests so far, so please check it out!!!

Friday May 30, 2025

(S2E28) - HolyRoller
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E28), we talk to North Carolina rockers and Ripple Music signees, HolyRoller!!! We were lucky enough to have all four members of the band join us to discuss all sorts of stuff, but the main focus was on their new amazing record, Rat King, dropping on June 6th, 2025 via the aforementioned Ripple Music. We cover a lot of ground, including the band’s influences, how Rat King came to be, the NC scene, and so much more.  Rich and Turbo also discuss Turbo’s Top 200 albums of all time list.  Please check it out!!!

Tuesday May 20, 2025

(S2E27) - Witchrot
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo's Heavy Half Hour (S2E27), we have a stand-alone interview where the boys talk to the Canadian band Witchrot! We had co-founding member and guitarist Peter Turik and newest addition to the band Patrick Sherrard who handles the keys join us. We spend a lot of time discussing the new record (that rules BTW), Soul Cellar, dropping on May 23rd, as well as a bunch of other topics, like their upcoming tours of Canada and Europe, the writing dynamic between Peter and vocalist and co-founder Lea Reto, the band’s influences, and so much more. Please check it out!!!

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