Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour

(S2E78) - Scene Chat w/JJ Koczan
On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E78) the great JJ Koczan, main man from one of, if not THE, number one source for Heavy Underground music news, The Obelisk, joins the show to talk about the state of the scene and so much more. Check it!

(S2E77) – The Oil Barons
On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E77) we talk to the amazing L.A. band The Oil Barons! These oil boys dropped their latest epic, the aptly titled Grandiose, that landed nicely on the September Doom Charts at spot 18. The record is something to behold, and these guys are so fun to chat with about so many topics, with some of Rich’s favorite things like The Simpsons and Twin Peaks getting some air time.  We even had a surprise interview crasher who you may recognize from another popular heavy underground channel.  The Oil Barons are awesome and more people need to know all about the band, so please check out our chat, then go buy their album!

(S2E76) – Daytripper (Returns!)
On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E76), we have the heavy and mysterious desert Sages from Daytripper join the show, returning to discuss their new and Amazing EP, The Alchemist, which drops on Friday, October 24th.  This time we have four of the Sages, as the Pirate Sage and the newest member of the band, the Warrior Sage joins the show along with the Scribe Sage and Rogue Sage (hopefully the other new member, the Seer Sage, will join us for our next palaver).  The Sages tell us all about The Alchemist, the band’s journey across the barren wasteland to Maryland Doom Fest, opening up for Castle Rat, and so much more. I love bringing the Sages on…Daytripper rules so please check on the new EP and our new chat!

(S2E75) – The Gray Goo
On the latest episode of Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour (S2E75) we talk to the stoner prog trio out of Montana, The Gray Goo! All three members of the band joined us to talk about the band and their latest record Cabin Fever Dreams, which is a wild and fun ride. Artists like Zappa, Mr. Bungle, and Primus come up in our discussion as well as this being the most prog episode of the show ever, with everyone from Rush, to King Crimson, to ELP getting a mention. Rich seems fascinated with Montana, so he asks a bunch of questions about where the band resides as well as the origin of all of their great artwork. The guys are super cool and the record is great, so check it all out!!!

(S2E74) – Cattlemass
If anyone questions if there are any good new bands out there, you need to listen to episode S2E74, where on the Rich & Turbo’s Heavy Half Hour we talk to Chris Price from the new L.A. band Cattlemass. Chris and crew bring the old school, raw 70s proto doom vibes on their debut record, Alpha 1128, dropping on Oct. 24, 2025 via Seeing Red Records. Chris tells us all about the new record, where his doomy side originated from, how he got the record to sound so amazing, details about the super cool videos that go with the record, and so much more. Plus, you can learn some very cool history on the show. Check out the interview and definitely check out Alpha 1128, it is a debut and maybe even album of the year candidate.

(S2E73) – Black Sabbitch
For our 100th episode (S2E73), we have Emily Burton (guitar) and Angie Scarpa (drums) of the amazing Black Sabbitch!!! If you have not heard the band’s take on the Sabbath classics, then you are certainly in for a treat, especially given that finally, after 13 years as a band, their fans' requests have been answered in the form of a physical record, Unrest In The West, brought to us from Ripple Music, and dropping on November 7th, 2025. This live-in-a-studio-with-a-crowd record is the perfect example as to why the band has headlined major festivals, played for 80,000 people, and was once requested by the late Prince of Darkness himself to play at one of his shows. We talk about so many cool things, break some news about more upcoming Sabbitch stuff and about Emily’s other band, the legendary Fireball Ministry, share Paul Stanley stories, talk about Sabbath nerds (all of us), and so much more. Please check it out!

(S2E72) – Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest Preview
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E72), We talk all things Tampa Doom & Gloom Fest II with Tommy Stewart from Black Doomba records, who is one of the sponsors of the event, and with two performers, Eric Bigelow from EMBR who will be performing for the 2nd time, and Dee Calhoun, who just dropped his amazing “outlaw americana” record, Angry Old Man, and will be bringing his acoustic doom to the stage as well. The 2nd annual Tampa Doom & Gloom fest will be taking place on November 1-2 at Deviant Libation in Tampa and includes Bask, Electric Mud, Hollow Leg, Rich’s new favorite band Florist, Doomsday Profit, and dozens more. See you there!

(S2E71) – Black Tongue Reverend
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E71), We talk to Eric Tulip from the Albany, NY hard rock band Black Tongue Reverend!  Eric sat down with us to discuss the trio’s new record, Upstate Of Mind, which is outstanding. We talk all stuff BTR and get into some areas that we don’t usually get into, like The Grateful Dead and Jam bands and Eric’s interesting take on listening to music. We had a great time talking to Eric, so if you don’t know Black Tongue Reverend go check out all their stuff, then come back and listen to our chat.

On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E70), We have Rich’s New Favorite band, Florist! The Tampa stoner/psych/space rock band just launched their new record, Adrift, and oh boy is it amazing. All four members of the band joined the show to talk about their amazing new record, the upcoming Tampa Doom and Gloom Fest, the band’s inspirations and origin story, and so much more. I love these guys and there are huge things on the way for Florist, so go check out their stuff then come back and listen to our interview.

(S2E69) – Black Tusk
On this episode of the Rich & Turbo Heavy Half Hour (S2E69), Andrew and Scary from Savannah, Georgia’s sludge punk masters Black Tusk join the show! The Season of Mist band dropped their latest record, The Way Forward, last year and boy does it rip. We talk about that album, what’s coming up next for the band, their current tour, and the guys drop a few hints on when to expect new material. We also have a spirited lovefest around the Richmond band Avail and Andrew’s dog Darby even makes an appearance. Check it!!!