SoundCheck Flix

Episode 4: Justin Pearson - ”The Holy Mountain” (1973)

SoundCheck Flix Co-Hosts Tim Pyles and Graham Stevens sit down at the Casbah San Diego with the prolific musician Justin Pearson, who many of you know from The Locust, to discuss Alejandro Jodorowsky’s 1973 film The Holy Mountain in SCF episode 4.
The Holy Mountain (1973), written, directed, and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, is a beautifully captured surrealist film in which an alchemist leads a messianic character and seven others (and its audience) to the Holy Mountain on a journey through illusion and truth.
If you haven’t seen The Holy Mountain, it’s a surrealistic trip we recommend. And, if a recommendation from a member of The Locust isn’t enough for you to watch the film, perhaps after you learn more about Justin, you’ll follow his lead on The Holy Mountain.
When thinking of the prolific musician Justin Pearson as an artist, there are a multitude of bands/projects one can look to, each of which his presence as a bassist/vocalist is distinctly felt alongside the immense talent of the countless others he’s worked with. The most well-known of his long resume is probably The Locust or, most recently, Dead Cross. The Crimson Curse, Some Girls, Holy Molar, Head Wound City, Retox, Deaf Club, Planet B, and Satanic Planet are only some of the others– each unique, but also unified in their intensity. He has collaborated in various capacities with an array of artists including Mike Patton, Martin Atkins, Dave Lombardo, Kool Keith, and Satanic Temple co-founder, Lucien Greaves. This fervency goes well beyond playing music. He is also the owner of Three One G Records, started in 1994. In 2010, Pearson further expanded his list of talents by becoming a published author with the release of “From the Graveyard of the Arousal Industry.” This was followed in 2011 by “How to Lose Friends and Irritate People,” and a comprehensive collection of his lyrics titled "The Race to Zero" in 2018. Justin found himself acting for the first time in 2013 under the direction of Asia Argento and alongside Charlotte Gainsbourg for the film “Incompresa,” of which he also contributed to the soundtrack. In 2016, he even ventured into the realm of cartoon voice overs, taking on the role of a vegan snack elf on Cartoon Network's Uncle Grandpa. He has also more recently taken on the world of Podcasting alongside co-host and Planet B/Satanic Planet bandmate Luke Henshaw in the form of Cult and Culture.

Episode 3: Dave Warshaw - ”Billy Jack” (1971)

SoundCheck Flix Co-hosts Tim Pyles and Graham Stevens talk to San Diego-based musician and artist Dave Warshaw of the Creepy Creeps and CREEPXOTICA about the 1971 movie starring Tom Laughlin, Billy Jack, in SCF episode 3.
Dave Warshaw is a multi-faceted artist and musician offering the world Billy Jack-level badassery - a family man, a legendary San Diego tattooist, a professional illustrator with over 20 years of experience, owner of Warshsaw’s Provisions, and guitarist in the surf-punk band Creepy Creeps and their alter-ego CREEPXOTICA. While based in San Diego, Dave is currently accepting new clients for commissioned artwork and design projects. He can be contacted through Warshsaw’s Provisions.
Billy Jack is an independent Western-Action-Drama released in 1971 by Tom Laughlin, who co-wrote, directed, and starred in the movie. It centers around a Green Beret Vietnam War veteran and hapkido master, Billy Jack, who defends a hippie-themed Freedom School and its students from the local authorities and townspeople who don’t like the counterculture and diversity represented there.

Episode 2: Seton Edgerton - ”Point Break” (1991)

Tim Pyles and Graham Stevens sit down with musician and surfer Seton Edgerton of Well Well Well to discuss Point Break (1991) and surf culture in Southern California.
Seton Edgerton, a real blue-flame special, is the lead vocalist/guitarist of Well Well Well - the Arnold Palmer of modern pop music. The music has been characterized as “easy listening for uneasy people from Southern California.” Well Well Well has a new album, "Palm Springs: Demos & Deep Cuts," out August 4th via Royal Oakie Records. 
Point Break (1991) is an action crime-thriller, starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze. The movie centers around a young undercover FBI agent, Johnny Utah, who infiltrates a gang of bank-robbing surfers.

Episode 1: Lety Beers - ”Rock ’n’ Roll High School” (1979)

Tim Pyles and Graham Stevens sit down with Lety Beers to discuss Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979).
Lety Beers is the drummer and founding member of the Schizophonics. She’s played in several projects that include the Rosalyns, the Little Richards, Bobby and Pins and often fills in when the legendary El Vez needs a drummer or bassist. When she’s not busy ripping it up all over the globe on her drum kit you can find her dancing in the front row at a show, skating with her skate gang, spinning records at one of the local hot spots or hanging out with her wiener dog, Beanie. 
Rock ‘n’ Roll High School features the Ramones helping a rebellious student fight the powers that be at Vince Lombardi High School.